Wednesday, May 19, 2010

A New Start

Hello all. Much has happened since our last post. Where to start...

The last several weeks of lecture have been very good. We had Mike Oman teaching on the Father Heart of God. This was a fantastic week, getting to know Mike, hearing his stories, and developing a friendship that we hope to maintain for some time. Mike invited us to attend his Leadership Training School Seminar in October in Switzerland. We both feel that God is telling us to spend more time in his classroom, before we grasp hold of His anointing for our future ministry. This could be a great opportunity for that. (Please be praying for direction for us)

Next we had David Da Carvahlo teaching on The Divine Plumbline. This is a teaching on the foundations of the heart. As we are hurt by authority figures in our lives, we build walls around us to prevent ourselves from being hurt again. The walls get crooked and actually prevent us from reaching Jesus completely. The Divine Plumbline is dismantling these walls and building new walls with Jesus as the foundation. This was a great week for us!

We've also had teaching on Worship, Spiritual Warfare, Covenant Commitment and Evangelism.

Our team is developing quite nicely and we are becoming a great family. This is important as we move into a planning phase for outreach (more on that later). Its been fun for me to see the students reach and surpass some of the goals they set in the beginning of the school.

We have also been working in local churches helping with their weekly worship services. This DTS is focussed on the Italian church. Its been a joy to be with these people, and share with them about missions and the other words God has given us to share (Lordship of Jesus, Hearing the voice of God, God's Faithfulness). We have a drama that our students perform and its quite powerful! Many of you may have seen the drama before, to the Lifehouse song Everything. This drama will be a great tool for our group during our 2 month outreach. We've had the opportunity to pray with and for people in the local churches as well. This has been great for us, as we've seen broken people find peace and hope in Jesus.

Our outreach location had been decided early on in the school, however, due to a few un-forseen circumstances, we'll no longer be able to go to Sicily in June. Our staff team prayed and sought God for a second location and after much consideration we, with the students, reached a decision! We will be spending 2 months in Northern Ireland (mainly Belfast)! For many of us on the team, this is fulfilling lifelong dreams! We leave June 21st for Belfast and will be in and around Belfast until August 25th. Please be praying for this time and for the next month as we prepare for outreach!

As far as personal things for Kaylyn and I, there have been MANY new things. Two weeks ago, Kaylyn's cousin Luke, who had been battling Leukemia lost his fight. We have been praying so hard for Luke's complete healing and now, he is completely healed, though not in the earthly sense. We ache for our family in Vancouver that is missing their son, yet we rejoice with them knowing that Luke is pain free and with Jesus! Please be in prayer for Steve, Vikki, Jake and Tori Jensen (Luke's family) as well as the rest of the extended family (Whites and Spencers and more).

The computer we arrived in Italy with didn't make it too far past our arrival date. We had about 3 good weeks with it here in Italy. Soon the machine wouldn't turn on or stay on for long. We needed a replacement computer. It has arrived, after much anticipation and waiting. (This is the reason for lack of Blog Posts in the last month) We now have a great computer that will help us keep in better contact with you!


Last Saturday we took a day trip to Rome (2.5 hour drive). This has long been a desire of both Kaylyn and I, to go to this city. We left Pescara at 6 in the morning and spent an entire day in The Eternal City. It was absolutely breathtaking. It rained the entire day. We waited in long lines to see the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica. We walked several miles. We were on our feet from the time we got off the bus, until we got back on the bus. But it was absolutely breathtaking. (See our facebook Pictures for a glimpse). Absolutely breathtaking. We are making plans for another trip there, possibly just before we fly home in August.

Thanks for stopping by. We will be posting more frequently now, as we have the means to do so. If you want to get in touch with us, you can send us an email to: bradyandkaylyn@gmail.com or find us on skype: b.k.manning We look forward to hearing from you!