Outreach

Aloha!!!!

God is amazing!! The love He pours out is overwhelming. The constant love I have received lately is encouraging.

As a part of my DTS we are leaving for our "outreach" portion on June 25. The team I am joining is heading to South Africa for 3 months. We are going to be on a "overland truck", which is basically an old army truck converted for passengers. We will be traveling for 26 days stopping at villages around South Africa, working with food programs, church plants, medical care etc. The next two months aren't set in stone as to what we are doing, but God will direct us and open doors to serve and share the Gospel.

The main reason I am writing is to ask if anyone feels God directing them to partner with me financially. Since the South African "rand" has become stronger with the "dollar", the costs of our outreach are higher then expected. At this point, I'm $3500 american dollars short. I would love it if you could pray and ask God is he is asking you to support me.

Please email me and ask ANY questions you have about my time here in Hawaii or about South Africa. Thank you for your continued prayers, constant support and love.

Jonathan Grime

THIS WEEK...

This week has been PIVOTAL for me. We had three New Zealand'ers come and "teach" us this week, but it wasn't just teaching. They lead us in musical worship (which i got to be a part of, playing drums all week), they lead us in prayer and also in prophecy. I was encouraged time after time to be more bold. Being a Canadian, i think we as a country, are passive people. That's not always a bad thing, but God calls ALL of His people to be BOLD. I need to be bold, i want to be bold, I AM GOING TO BE BOLD!!! A few of the speakers that have visited our class have told me God is raising me up to be a leader, a TRUE MAN of God. If you know me at all, I serve, I do things in the background, helping others. This was hard for me to hear, because that adds a lot of pressure. But with God, and all of his power, his will build me up and stand beside me in victory!!!


Isaiah: 54

10 For the mountains may move
and the hills disappear,
but even then my faithful love for you will remain.
My covenant of blessing will never be broken,”
says the Lord, who has mercy on you.

¹¹ “O storm-battered city,
troubled and desolate!
I will rebuild you with precious jewels
and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.
¹² I will make your towers of sparkling rubies,
your gates of shining gems,
and your walls of precious stones.
¹³ I will teach all your children,
and they will enjoy great peace.
¹⁴ You will be secure under a government that is just and fair.
Your enemies will stay far away.
You will live in peace,
and terror will not come near.
¹⁵ If any nation comes to fight you,
it is not because I sent them.
Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.

¹⁶ “I have created the blacksmith
who fans the coals beneath the forge
and makes the weapons of destruction.
And I have created the armies that destroy.
¹⁷ But in that coming day
no weapon turned against you will succeed.
You will silence every voice
raised up to accuse you.
These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord;
their vindication will come from me.
I, the Lord, have spoken!

This was a verse given to me, that one of our teachers got from God. I don't fully understand what it's trying to say, but MY GOD, it's powerful!!!

JON OUT!!!!!

the hike to END all hikes

I'll be honest, I've never really been a HARDCORE hiker. I like to mountain bike, snowboard, but when it came to hiking, i usually opted out. But yesterday our DTS group when on this INCREDIBLE hike to WaipioVally here in Hawaii. I'm not exactly sure HOW far the hike was, but lets just say, it felt like it was never going to end. The road leading down to the start, was more or less a 45 degree slope, and walking back up that 1 mile road almost KILLED ME!! But through the "rain forest" like forest, over the moss covered boulders, along the muddy paths, and "fording" through a river to reach the 2000 foot waterfall, was WELL worth it. I didn't take a digital camera with me, but only a point and shoot film camera, so if you have facebook, some people took pictures and you can see a glimspe of this God made masterpiece.
I can't describe the feeling of laying in a waterfall pool, on my back looking up. It was simply beautiful. The end.

Jon OUT!

a whirl-wind of events

Throughout my time in Kona, God has been showing me what LOVE, GRACE, PATIENCE really means, and how HE is the ultimate in all those ways. I fall short in every way. I strive to be everything God has called me to be, to be the MAN of GOD He wants me to be. Yet still, God accepts me, knows my heart, and through all my short-comings, i am CONSTANTLY LOVED by Him, not matter what. Now whether you believe in such love, or whether this love is a concept not a reality, the truth is right there, just a hair away from you. God does not hold love above you, like a PIÑATA full of said love, leading you blindly with a bat. He gives it to you freely, openly, WHOLE HEARTLY for us, all we have to do is accept.
I DO!!!!!!!
I want to love like him, see HIS people the way he sees them.
These are the things I pray daily.

I'm hoping through this time, and the rest of my life, I will continue this pursuit of Christ. For my LOVE for HIM will not fade, to be Christ like.

support

Dear friends, family and loved ones,

As you may already know, I have been living in Kona, Hawaii since April.2.09. I'm attending a Youth With a Mission (YWAM) course called PhotogenX DTS (discipleship training school). This course focuses on using photography to bring injustices to light in the world, and to spread Jesus' love and passion for all the nations.

I will be in Kona until June 25, and from there I will be traveling with 16 other friends from my DTS to South Africa to join the PhotogenX team already established there. There are 3 other groups from my DTS traveling to Panama, and to other Central and South American countries such as Cuba, Columbia, and Nicaragua. Those teams will be launching a 30 day prayer book called 'Voice for the Voiceless' in the Spanish speaking world. This book was created by our school leaders Paul and Susie Childers in order to address the issue of gender-based injustices around the world. (www.voiceforthevoiceless.com.au)

I have sent a few 'Voice for the Voiceless' prayer books for you to have, as well as a book the last PhotogenX team made called 'Sex + Money, A global search for human worth'. This book made out of a year long photo track going around the world photographing and discovering issues and injustices that God wants to end. Please read, pray and know these aren't just statistics, but humans like you, me, your family members, and friends, that these issues are happening right in our own backyards, cities, and countries.

As a part of this ministry, I'm wanting to and have felt God calling me to join them on more of a long term basis. At this point, coming to YWAM and joining the PhotogenX DTS has been God's calling on my life and I'm praying to God to reveal this next step in HIS plan for my life and how that is going to look.

I truly appreciate the support you have all shown me since I have started this journey. As I continue, please pray for clarity and direction for Gods purpose for me as well as continued financial support, as working for PhotogenX is a voluntary ministry. The next step I'm praying through is to whether or not I can go on the next PhotogenX 'around the world track'. At this point I do not have the funds to buy an around the world ticket. If you feel God leading you to give and support me, I encourage you to email me to find out more details about the ministry I'm involved with and how you can get involved. The email you can contact me at is jonnygphotography@yahoo.ca

I cannot go on with this ministry without God, so I thank Him for love and passion for his people. I also cannot without your love, prayers and support, so THANK YOU again for you continued involvement in my life.

Much love and ALOHA in Jesus' name,

Jonathan Grime