Forever Starts Now: August 2016

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Rest

Rest.

That moment when you realize God is not just giving you an opportunity to rest, but when He is calling you into rest.

I made it to YWAM Chico about a week ago. Spent the first weekend getting to know the amazing team that I will be spending this season with, and then began navigating the way through a week full of lectures and training matched with preparation for coming students.

Somewhere in the first few days I caught a nasty cold. With no chance to slow down or take things slow it was grin and bare it.

There are heaps of things left on the todo list before the DTS and CDTS students arrive on Tuesday, but today is the day to put everything aside and stop.

God talks a lot about rest. He makes it a mandatory thing, He doesn't just give us the opportunity for rest.

Psalms 23 says "He makes me lay down in green pastures." That whole "MAKES" word isn't just a request kindly asking us to do what we are told. It's a full force word. You don't slow down, He will make you slow down.

I was reading Matthew 11:28-30 this morning where it says, " Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

So, today, with lists of things to do and not enough time to do everything, I am resting. Resting in the promises of God's tomorrow. Resting in the fact that this is my day to rest. Resting in the arms of my Papa. Resting to restore my soul. Resting because that's what I need to do.

And it is so good!

Prayer update-

Pray for these people and the staff!

Pray for deep revelation and growth

Pray for unity

Pray for finances

The Lecture fees are $1750

The Outreach fees will be $3200-$3500

If you feel God is leading you to support me financially, you can donate online at this link… DONATE

Make sure to make a note that it is for Jodi Noordmans FALL BOLD school.

you can send checks payable to YWAM Chico with a note saying it’s for my BOLD School Support. (note: please do not write my name directly on the check)

You can also just send me really fun mail to this address! :)

Send mail to:

Jodi Noordmans

BOLD AUG 2016

YWAM Chico

15850 Richardson Springs Road

Chico, CA 95973

Thank you!

Jodi

Friday, August 12, 2016

YWAM round 2

Hey everyone!

New and exciting adventures are on the horizon!

I am headed back to Chico California. I believe that God has a whole lot more for me to learn and experience there. I will be involved in a school called BOLD. It is the Basics Of Leadership Development school. I’m excited to see God use my leadership skills and develop me deeper in his design for my personal leadership.

I believe that God is working in me to pull all the piece of my life together. I have a lot of different random pieces from my life, that up to this point have felt like this thing and that thing, Never fitting together or really being helpful from one area to the next. I believe that God is about to change that and bring everything together.

The school will run from Mid August through Mid February. It is a two part school, the first section will be held at the YWAM Chico base and be a series of lectures and trainings. The second will be an outreach putting into practice the tools we have learned during phase one.

Please join me in prayer for this school.

Pray for the students and staff

Pray for deep revelation and growth

Pray for unity

Pray for finances

The Lecture fees are $1750

The Outreach fees will be $3200-$3500

If you would like to support me financially, you can send checks payable to YWAM Chico with a note saying it’s for my BOLD School Support. (note: please do not write my name directly on the check) You can also just send me really fun mail to this address!

Send to: