Out Reach Fee #2

How to Contact Ekkehart:
Email: ekkehart.h@gmail.com
Skype: ekkehart.h

Dear Friends and Family,

        I am fortunate to have all my lecture phase fees paid off. I have been so blessed yet others have had a different route hearing from the Lord last minutely and out of obedience they came without total financial covering. My friend Ekkehart Hoenen is a complete gentleman and his heart so aimed toward the Lord. I have been privileged to get to know him thus far. He is from South Africa and turned his life around for the Lord the second year of his electrical engineering path and took Bible college courses alongside His university education. He has used his strengths to reach and teach the youth of Barbados and South Africa. He heard from the Lord to “go out and dance with the joyful” from Jeremiah and that he is doing in the Performing Arts Discipleship Training School.

 He is such a servant and desires the best for others. He is an example for young men in our group and is a valuable asset to our whole group.. Fortunately he has the lecture phase covered but for outreach to South Korea and possibly Japan, he needs around 3,500 to complete the total cost. He has developed God’s father heart for orphans and has been supporting an orphanage in Malawi Africa and hopes to build a website alongside every day work, but because he is being called in YWAM for this season he cannot afford to continue supporting them. We will be fundraising on campus as much as possible alongside the donors efforts.  Prayerfully consider giving. 

                                                 From my heart and hopes,

                                                             Annalyse Olivas

Outreach Fee's

How to Reach Bri Anne:

Email:brianne.miller@live.com

Skype: bri.anne.miller 

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Hello Family and Friends,

              It is in the fourth week of lecture phase of the DTS. Praise God, I have all my expenses paid.  Yet ….there are others who came more on the spare of the moment and not all the money has arrived. I am introducing my friend Bri Anne Miller who has had a diverse life and I see God’s plans of using her in dynamic ways. She to is a dancer who has studied Israeli style dancing since she was four and at eleven she began jazz and tap. She has a big heart to speak for others through her writing and sign language gifts. When I first met her I underestimated her abilities hidden behind her reserved nature. For instance she has written an autobiography on a family member during a traumatic time. It is on its way to being published.

She grew up in Oregon in a Messianic home with 3 older siblings and parents deeply involved in ministry. Her vision is to combine communication and performing arts to educate those in how to communicate with the aid of performing arts to represent the people in need. Two weeks prior to this DTS she was given the opportunity to go to China for 1 ½ months. Our outreach happens to be South Korea and Japan. If you sense God's tug to donate towards her fee's, there is a PayPal Donation button on my blog under followers. We will need 6,000 in all and right now she has 1,500. She will need 2,500 by the end of tomorrow in order to purchase a plane ticket. By the beginning of June all fee's must be paid. If the Lord would lead you to do so thank you already:)

Week 3

It has been way way to long. There will be more consistency:)
            My roomates are awesome. Two from Korea, one from Iceland, one from Norway, one from Oregon and the other from North Carolina. There are 5 DTS's going on at one time. The roller coaster has just begun and its week four. This Tuesday there was corporate worship in the Ohana Court, where everyone on base gathers. I twisted my ankle dancing and have been on the road to recovery since. Ice 3 times a day, ibuprophen and elevation. It is getting better:) My mind was the weaker place because things kept saying you were doing it for the wrong reasons... yata yata. People have been coming up me saying "When you dance, something inside of me moves" or " God is so happy with His little girl dancing for Him at the recital." Encouragement all around.
                    I believe the mini injury has had its purpose to realign my mindset that I am not here to dance but to "Know God and make Him known" as the YWAM mission says. It also made me more aware of others, to observe them closer and listen better. It has had it's purpose and thank the Lord for the reminder.
              There has been much spiritual warfare since week one. Sickness, then pestilence (the bugs like to kiss me but I am not reciprocating their affection), my camera broke but it got exchanged at costco (few!), friend of mine had been undergoing mental battles, and then myankle ditty. A guy in my group got chicken pox, two other guys had ankle injuries, a friend fell in the rain and was out for a week. Oye! It has been one theme repeating itself. I am reading "Spiritual Warfare for every Christian" by Dean Sherman. Ephesians owns my life! Speakers have been emphasizing the armor of God, No confidence in the flesh, and the first chapter listing the blessings all Christians. I am stirred to begin a study group specifically for Spiritual warfare because many other girls in the dorms want to be equipped warriors as well. .

                       Every week the curriculum is mainly based on a speaker we have from 9-12 am and this week we have had the priviledge of Loren and Darlene Cunningham along with David Dawson. I was a busy scribe trying to record all the notes but sometime i just had to put the pen down and drink it in.
                  This weekend has been filled with divine appointments. Especially Friday night in the prayer room. It had a mini typhon with rain that created mini rivers in 5 minutes. I love creating in the rain- its an inspirational time personally. I ran to this 24/7 prayer room and as soon as I walk in I heard this woman playing the piano with such a unique voice ahhh! Then after being there for 2 minutes another friend began to play the African drum and that was it. I had to dance. The injury made me reach deeper and create movement avoiding the left ankle. The three of us began to feed off one another and the Spirit filled this place. After the 10 minutes all three of us gathered and were so amazed at what had just happened. Another woman came up and was really touched by everything she witnessed. I had been asking the Lord for vision and the pianist said she received pictures and I wrote them down. She is from San Francisco! Ended up praying with another woman who had another word from the book of Ephesians! God always wants to speak, He waits for us to listen.
         Saturday was a class trip to Hapuna Beach, with the white sands and clear waters. We did all the beachy things, took pictures with the underwater camera that now works and ate a beautiful Korean style BBQ. Yum! Guitar players filled the air with their notes and girls with their voices in harmony, while fellowship flowed in the background. Peaceful and tiring from the sun.
              Sundays are the off days and luckily the churches around the area provide the transportation/shuttles for students to attend from YWAM. I caught the last shuttle to Living Stones Church. The pastor talked about Ephesians 1:15-30. All about the hope, power and riches we have in Christ. He had an amazing point. Most Christians only function in how much they know, yet we know so little of how much we have in Christ. He called this potential energy and when we increase the knowledge with the activation of faith it becomes kinetic energy where it is taking the ball somewhere. He also discussed how much messed up thinking Christians have about how God views them. This is considered bondage and bondage is a negative fortress that surrounds our mind. We want God's fortresses to protect and guard us, not our mental captivity of fear and pride to keep us inside the fake fortress. This is why we need to constantly ask God what He wants to break in us.
            I have been looking longingly at paddle boards everytime I go to the beach. I tell God "How would I afford a day on one of those." Before leaving the church this spirit led woman approaches me saying " I know God wants me to pray for you. There is something you've hurt" I point to my ankle. She goes on "You have a word for a friend of mine" I'm thinking okay I'm open. She began to pray so precisely and God gave me the precise word for her friend. Come to find she is a paddle board instructor and she wants to take me for a ride this week. I am assuming its for free. We connected in the spirit and it bolstered my faith knowing my desire for this came to me rather than me looking for it or having to bargain for it. Crazy;)
                             Our team is about 1/2- 1/3 Korean and there are 39 of us. Many individuals to get to know. We need unity and protection over our bodies. We are all changing so much and learning how to encourage, manage our time, clean our rooms, being community minded souls to give what I need to my brother before my own. I am very fortunate to have all lecture and out reach fee's.  Our team has people who are not all the way paid for $6,000  outreach and would greatly appreciate donations. We are coordinating fundraisers and ways to get quick cash. If God would lead you to donate please please call me at 805 620 2866. I'll help arrange ways to get the money here. Thanks for reading another blog- God is on the move.

Break through number 2

God is giving so much mental clarity yeah!!!! Being around room mates at times makes me feel crowded inside because I have been used to spending time alone in my room talking to God out loud. He is crumpling religion up and telling me I can experience Him anywhere. I have the freedom to pray out loud ha! Freedom is all around us, awareness is all we need to take hold of it.

          We are discussing the subject of "Kingdom Sexuality" learning how God ordained relationships. Kenny Jackson, our leader's husband shared how the world's rivers run from north to south but the Nile River runs from South to North and it is the only river that does such. He had a little glass full of the pee like water from the Nile. He used this as an illustration of how we are called to go against the flow of the worlds information of how sexuality is presented and this reminded me of Leeland "Opposite Way." We discussed this idea, Is sex a need and why. Need: a nescesity for life. Reproduction yes- always in context of marriage. We looked at Jesus an unmarried man and the case was closed.

               Such transparency! God lead one of my brothers to confess on the topic and I thought that I should share how God has delivered me as well. My heart beat soared and heard a voice say "don't, Don't, DON'T" before I came up. The story begins when I was 13-14 and there was a book I thought it read organism but I opened the book and was introduced to what and how orgasm occured. From then on I was curious about it and guilt kept following me. My goal was to be pure and blameless but was this really affecting me? YES! I thought a prophet would come out and say to my face what I was doing in secret. I never went on any porn sites or looked at magazines. Oh Ms. Purity would be found out. She would soon find out God wants truth in the inmost parts, psalm 51 and that God loved her the same even in the midst of sinning. 

                           But God's gift with making me a visual person made it hard. Especially little hints in movies scenes would replay in my mind. Music really affected me to because my ear for music, did not have protection at times and certain songs would arouse things from my ears to my body. Uggg- the world rushes. When God says "Don't awaken love until it so desires" not that sex is love, but the idea that this isn't to be awakened till my husband comes along. When I was 18, God delivered me through prayer and constant submission. He delivered a message as well. We are called to give Him pleasure not ourselves. I was taking away my husbands gift that He would want to give me. Out of consideration for my physical best friend other than Jesus, I prepare before hand. 

                        After sharing my insides with the group- healing flowed through people and many thanks came for the boldness to get in front of 45 people and share my guts. What shame? Who are you shame to try and taunt my life for being truthful with my neighbor? People wanted prayer and people wanted to talk about their struggles and know how God has had me walk this out. He is coming for a pure bride- How pure do you want to be? Just physically or mentally as well? This is between you and the Lord very much so- but I want to be transparent like glass. What is there to hide? Only sin causes us to hide like Adam and Eve in the garden. Our group named me courageous. I couldn't believe it was coming out of my mouth- it was God.

break throughs begin

Things are getting down to business:) I can feel your prayers for my health because I am healing quickly yeah! Today we watched a video of the performance that we will be putting on and it put me on edge for all the Lord would have us do in a short amount of time. After we were all exiting the theater, my face does not lie of the action inside and our "grandpa" Charlie came and held my hand saying "more training and you'll be ready."
                   I love my roommates. They are a low key group, quiet and considerate. We bonded after 3 days and are all like family " You need this? Here you go." or "Does anyone have this?" then two people say they got it. Such a community I enjoy being with. The guys are very respectful and if most are corrected they take it with humility. Most aim at becoming men of God which is awesome to be around. We were at the Ohana court for corporate worship which happens every friday and I was standing on the side where I didn't have a chair. My brother came over to accompany and when it was time to sit down he got me a chair:) I didn't even see him put it behind me. We all serve each other and this is what I have desired all along. It does take more effort to be aware of others needs but the Holy Spirit makes this easier.
                         Two days ago our group was in the prayer room that is open 24/7 which is my place to personally breath after a day of being with people and a place to be away from my room. I felt the call to dance but decided I would try to dance outside so I wouldn't be an "annoyance" or "distraction". I went out side and I couldn't hear the music because there are two sets of doors going in to make it sound proof. Frustrated that there were people outside. I am used to dancing alone, letting it be unto the Lord but He has shown me that an audience of one depends on your mental state and people shouldn't matter. period.
I busted out in tears because of the supression of expression and one of the PADTS staff was outside and pulled her aside to process. She began to pray for the fear of man to be broken, for perfect love casts out fear and I began to weep. In my mind I asked the Lord why this emotion and He spoke that when I am disobedient to step out it grieves the Holy Spirit and I am with holding blessing from others.
                Don't you hate living in lies because they become an escuse for not doing what you know you need to do? Not sure where the idea of dance being a distraction came from. Only if its for attention then this occurs. I was carrying my tray of breakfast (which are the best meal. Usually some kind of fresh fruit, and yummy oatmeal that they offer coconut to put into!) I asked the Lord , "Where would you have me sit?" Landed next to this kick butt woman who prayed over me for deliverance from the fear of man and to silence Satan's voice that is hindering my worship. Again I entered into the prayer room and a dance came. After words I wept again because I felt as though the wall was broken spiritually but it is something I must continue to do. In the bathroom I met a girl Marie who I poured my heart out to and she turned to me with caring eyes saying "Annalyse, you blessed me when you danced. It challenges me to be bold in the gifts God has made known to me that I need to exercise. I felt the heart of God get excited when you danced, like a Dad being passionate about His daughter being on stage for a recital. Especially when she is looking at Him the whole time and wants to please Him." Woah......
               We had to meet in the classroom and I rushed to one of my counselors to tell them what the Lord had done and it ended up the staff was in the upper part of the prayer room and they witnessed it. They voiced how they were blessed and "it was good" not in the performing way but in that stepping out was good. Now it is time to intercede for others who too struggle with stepping into their God glorifying gifts to be used and reflect the Lord. You can respond or reflect, Questions- What would you do if God called you to do something outside of your comfort zone? Does this happen often? Do you know what is holding you back? In what way do you feel limited? My charge to you is to put it before prayer, do it and post it on here to witness. Here is another tid bit from Joy Dawson who is John Dawson's mom gave a word to our specific generation saying: We must understand the following: Delayed obedience is disobedience. Partial obedience is disobedience. Obedience with murmuring is disobedience. What are your thoughts?

I guess little creatures like beach lice followed me home. I have around 12-13 bites on my body and I have to now change/disinfect/spray repellent. The last 2 days have been full of sneezing and congestion. Trying to discern whether its the bog (the ash air from the Kona volcano) that is affecting my sinuses or whether it is sickness. I took an antihistamine but it did not do much therefore I believe its the latter because last night it was hard for my body to keep warm and my throat has tightened up. I've been praying over my room and my roomates that they would not contract what I have. I need your prayers.
                 I love being up early hearing the island wake up before everyone else. I called the mongoose mini ferrits for a while and found an area where hummingbirds congregate. The geckos have the glowing green colors with bright coral dots on their backs. I will put up pictures don't worry. There are saffron canaries that are a rich yellow and it reminds me of my Grandma Robles because she loves birds and would oohh and ahh at them with her binoculars. There are many spiders who perch themselves in inconvenient places so we have to crash their parties a lot.
               It is a bit overwhelming having 7 room mates and I do find myself getting frustrated with how unclean girls can be:) I'm so used to having my space to talk to God outloud and when I don't just speak outloud here I feel caged inside. There is an invisible wall that the Lord is teaching me to break through with my words and willingness, to speak on behalf of everyone.
             There are 39 students in my performing arts DTS and I have such a heart for them. God is pouring amazing amounts of love into everyone for each other through the Holy Spirit. Such transparency and support can be found in each other. What is there to hide in Christ? The shame indicates a thinking of I will be thought less because.... when the one who really matters is already smiling at us and waiting to forgive us. People of all stages in their walk are here and I am learning to adjust my knowledge and be open to others. God is very much at work confirming a specific place He wants me to go and it is very exciting seeing what the Lord has prophetically giving me come into fruition. This does feel like home- yet my body seems to be opposed at first.  So much freedom here, and it must be fought for because Satan hates that we are taking what is ours when He wants to steal it back. Ha!
                  I have a spiritual warfare book in my room and my roommates+ other girls from separate rooms want to join in on a Bible study yeah!!!! We want to be equipped women of God, ready to war for what matters in our lives. Learn about the invisible realm  and get the sword out. I know much is going to happen and I get to witness others lives being radically transformed into the likness of Jesus. Testimonies and how people got here are crazy! We have such a colorful God who is the artists trying to portray His heart with what He has made.

Aloha and Sianara

 Dearest bloggers
               God gave me an over the top farewell party held by dear companions at a friends house. My sister had everyone write notes and put them in a beautiful sunflower box she present to me in front of everyone and people shared stories of how God impacted them through me. So humbled by the praise and the prayer that followed the receiving of the letters. I have decided to read one each day so it will last longer. My Auntie hosted dinner one night and my grandma made me a dinner and favorite German Chocolate cake the last night. Friends were visited and telephone calls made and received by family. Talk about family being a support like a mattress under you ...Dang!
         Okay 4:30am came quicker than anticipated. Showered and left at 5:10. I am so grateful for my daddy accompanied me. The minute we arrived at the airport we found that our plane ride was canceled so.......... By 8 we had a bit of a walk from the Hawaiian to the United Airline, then a 20 minute wait in line for baggage check. I was at the do it yourself baggage weighing place and my new confirmation went in but the touch screen kept saying "FLIGHT 57 IS FULL." Then prayers came for favor and an exception to the rules. The woman at the station kept saying that it was full and that baggage was supposed to be in 45 minutes before an 8:53 flight and it was 8:30 by the time I got my ticket. Thankfully they took my baggage in a hurry and said it was possible that I wouldn't receive it at the airport. My dad and I rushed to the metal detectors, where we departed.  I was fast walking to the yellow sign "gate 77"with my carry on, laptop and satchel until I heard "LAST AND FINAL CALL FOR ANNALYSE OLIVAS AT TERMINAL 77." I was the last person on that plane after running like some warrior woman to the gate. I sat in my seat that had 3 free seats, thinking that scene was like a movie:) The flight change was a blessing in disguise because I originally wanted a direct flight to Kona and that is what happened.
                      The flight was peaceful and I enjoyed the turbulence while others were throwing up. Poor people. There were these two blue eyed brothers who had never been on a plane and their expressed excitement was refreshing. Could see the white rolling lines of the shore from my seat- what a site from above. They YWAM staff was so helpful getting my luggage and were warm with their welcome. Registration came and I figured out that I had over paid online and that they do payments in increment rather than one huge one. The bank situation is not stress ful- heck I am not going to stress when in Hawaii or Hav vaieee:)
       Goodie! The arrival day did not have any structure and I saw that most people were like myself wandering around aimlessly 1/2 awake wondering what to do with the free time after dressing our beds.  Welcoming ceremony was a site to see with the dancers all outfitted and the men firm in their stance and jaw line set. Loren Cunningham came to Hawaii and talked this morning! What a treat to have the founder of YWAM with us and his wife Darla will be speaking in the next few days. We are praying for one of our team members to be coming from the Ivory Coast, where war has broken out and he is in a safe hiding place. He needs to get home to pack and then get to the airport. War is nothing to mess around with.
        Jesus is so visible in the small details of everyday life. He is showing me what and who to release in His hands. He is confirming over and over and I am learning the hearts ways and His heart for the nations. My roommates are so sweet! We have opened up our clothes, products and hearts to one another. So supportive. I'll be back! Aloha!