Great is YOUR reward...

Friday was the graduation of our Fall schools.  Nearly 100 students from all over the world completed their various training schools that they had begun in September of 2011.  They have spent the past 2 months in India, Central Asia, Thailand and the Dominican Republic.  During those times we saw the following take place: 36 salvations (some of those in a closed country), 32 people healed, 45 bibles given out, and 30 believers who committed to give their lives to serving in world missions.  The total amount of people ministered to was 7,057 people!  Wow!  36 people who 3 months ago had no relationship with Jesus are now destined for an eternity in heaven and are being discipled to reach others!

Psalm 128:2 says, “You will eat the fruit of your labor...”  Every prayer you pray, every dollar you give, every email or card of encouragement you send us.  Every sticky note that says, “We love you and are praying for you!”  All those things are a part of those 7,057 people who heard the message of the love of Jesus the past to months!  For all of eternity YOU will eat the fruit of your labor for your part in these lives and all the lives we touch going forward.  Every salvation, every healing, every person that commits their lives to missions - YOU reap eternal reward of that fruit.  And then the livest that they touch!  Your fruit multiplies to a point that you will never see the impact of your prayers and giving this side of heaven.  So thank you for your monthly participation!  Great is your reward!!!

Revival??

Growing up in a culture of Christianity, the word revival can mean anything!  Jumping up and down, yelling, praying in tongues, blowing on people, and even burning all of your secular cd's (though most would end up buying all those cd's again, three months later).  Not that any of those things are wrong or evil, but are they really revival?  Maybe?  Glenn Sheppard or Winkie Pratney can probably give a more accurate descriptions of revival than I can, but this is where I am at currently: "Revival is falling in love with Jesus all over again!"   Revelation says, "return to your first love..."  I love this!  It's not add more bible reading, or add more hours of prayer or evangelism (though one would argue that those are bi products), but it is falling into crazy love with Jesus all over again!  Or for many of us it may just be for the first time!  I just want to encourage you that whether you are on a spiritual high with Jesus or a spiritual low; seek his face!  Fall in love with him again!  Search with help from the holy spirit for any "little foxes" that may be blocking you from going to a deeper intimacy and love from Him!  Things that keep you from seeing the beauty of Jesus in a way you never have before.  No matter what stage you are at in your walk with him, there is more!  Fall in love with Jesus all over again!

An open door to salvations...

 

I (Andy) remember being 18 and on my first trip to a closed country in Asia (almost 20 years ago).  I remember praying with a yellow skinned “slanted” eyed 10 year old to receive Jesus in his heart.  The first time I had ever led someone to the Lord!  I couldn’t believe that God would “speak through me” - a poor excuse for a Christian from SW Michigan!  But he did; and it launched me into a love relationship with Jesus that is still growing and being shaped….

A recent report from our students on a 2 month mission trip in Asia, is that last week 6 people GOT saved! This is amazing!  Not only are parts of Asia closed, but usually in a 2 month outreac, salvations don’t happen this quick!  The week before 1 person gave their heart to Jesus; so in less than 1 month.  7 people have come into God's kingdom!

Imagine, last year this time, many of these students were just trying to survive their Senior year of High School and now they are  winning people to Jesus! 

Thank you for your part in this!  Because of your monthly prayers and financial partnership with the Millers, we are able to help train, disciple, and send out hundreds of young people like this every year!  These salvations are because of YOU!



Hearing God Speak...

This morning about 50 staff and students gathered in a tent in Florida.  We spent an hour and a half praying for London, England.  During this time we prayed for 6 specific youth that live in a town called Illford.  We had pictures of them up and we broke into different groups and asked God to give us "words" or verses from the Bible for these young people!  It was amazing to see the verses and words they got for these kids were "spot on" to who they actually are!  The students in Florida had NEVER met these kids in England, and yet God was telling them things about them that only God or those close to them would know.  And yet, a group that was a 22 hour plane ride away was praying these things out! 

This was a great experience for these students in Florida.  There teaching this week is on "Hearing God's Voice."  In fact as we were wating on God to speak to us about the kids in England, one of our students yelled out, "Wow, God just dropped something in my head about this girl!"  Maybe the first time he had been aware that God wants to speak to us! 

These are the excting things that Rachel and I get to be a part of!  Young people like this guy, who are hearing God for the first time!!!  Thank you for being a part of sending us to be your extended hand to serving and training these young people!



off and running...

2012 begins:

The new year is off to a great start.  Our winter schools have started with approximately 30 students in 3 training schools...The Fall students are on outreach (the 2 month mission trip part of their school).  They are in Dominican Republic, India, and Asia!  We have already had reports of 1 salvation in a communist nation and 2 healings in India!  Our ladies are reaching out to prostitutes in brothels in Asia as well as open air preaching of the Gospel in India to a crowd of 100 and an outreach for about 40 children!  These guys haven't been gone 2 weeks and God is already at work!  Praise God!  20 somethings are changing nations with the presence and power and love of God!  Please keep them in your prayers!!!

PAX:

  

In case you missed it...we finally got a picture of Paxton!  He is a boy...born April 4, 2011.  He is currently the weight of 21 pounds!  We will get him in 2012 but we NEED your prayers!!!  Pray the Korean government releases him to our care!  And that it happens fast!  He is currently 9 months old (the same age Tysen was when he come to us).

Looking back & looking ahead...quick year in review...

2011 has been such an awesome year!  Over 500 students and participants have been trained and disciple here at YWAM Orlando and have gone out to over 6 countries on 4 continents to share the news of Jesus!

Our family was able to lead a team to London this summer where we were able to pour into the lives of 15 youth specifically and see God break their hearts for Him and create a fresh hunger and desire for the things of God.  We saw their broken image of God be put together again be healed and God’s true character and nature was once again revealed to them.

And most amazingly, on Tuesday we finally go a picture of our 8 month old son Paxton given to us!!  He is still in South Korea waiting for us to finalize the adoption; but we soon anticipate his arrival in 2012 to become a permanent part of our Family!!

We are so excited about all God is going to do in 2012!  We anticipate being able to train and disciple and send out over 1,000 young people all over the world.  We look forward to the completion of our adoption.  We anticipate the lives that will be reached with the Gospel to share eternity with Jesus!

We would love to enter this new year with all our ministry needs in place.  With airline tickets and training and some adoption expenses all expected this coming year, we need to have $1,000 raised by the end of 2011 to start 2012 off running!

Would you please consider a year end gift of $25 (or any amount) to help us meet our need?   

Should you choose to give, just click on the "Donate" link to the right and follow the instructions OR you can mail a check made payable to "YWAM" to the following: Andy & Rachel Miller; PO BOX 620487; Orlando, FL 32862

Blessings
The Millers

the neXt wave...

Christmas.  Stockings.  Egg Nogg.  Baby Jesus.  Wise men.  Santa.  The Grinch.  Immanuel.  "Red Rider BB Guns." Cheap cinnamon donuts that taste like curry...  Probably all things I should be talking about @ this time of year, and yet I am distracted....Christmas is my favorite time of year, don’t get me wrong.  But something in me is burning and hungry for something greater than another Christmas carol. 

Last month, Rachel, Ty, and I and about 350 other YWAM missionaries gathered in Alabama for 5 days to seek and chase after God.  Crazy right?  We had a plan.  We had an agenda.  YWAM has had a sense that God is raising up a “wave” of 200,000 new missionaries to GO to the cities, countries, & nations of our planet to share the news of Jesus to those who have not heard.  Yet during this time, our agenda’s and plan’s went out the window, but God met us !  There were times when everyone in the room was dancing because we were encountering God.  There were other times when all of us found ourselves on our faces because we were so in awe of God and his character and nature.  Many, if not all of us, left with a renewed sense of passion and vision as to “why it is we do what we do…”  We came in with our plans and left with God’s plans.  Others came in with their vision and left with God’s vision for their life.  Us included.  I am hungry for God.  I have to have Him.  I have to be changed.  I am grateful for all he has done in me, but I am desperate to know Him and become more like Him.  I am desperate to get rid of my agenda to be known and to make my agenda be that Jesus is known.  Thank you so much for your part in this next wave!  Thank you for sending our family to help coordinate, plan and serve in different capacities of this 5 day conference.  We felt as though we had a part in shaping over 350 lives to closer hear God and obey his calling for their lives.  YOU therefore played a role in that!  Not only does your partnership affect us; but in 5 short days, YOU helped transform 350 people you’ve never met!  Thank you… & oh - Merry Christmas!!!