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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Sunday, August 21, 2011
oh what a family.
God longs for the people of Ireland. He wants to be known truly & fully for who He is-not as a dividing, angry God, but a loving God who's kingdom is a family.
I am beyond blessed to be able to go into this land, so rich in revival history, & simply blow on those buried embers & declare who I know God to be. What I believe is going to have the biggest impact is the family God is sending me with. The twelve of us are all different ages & nationalities, but we are a family & nothing less. If we step into Ireland humbly, walking out the love of God for one another & everyone we meet, who knows what will happen, because this was God's original intention: family.
We've been studying 1 Corinthians 13 together & have learned that love is simply letting go of all "self" & being intentional about everyone else. This is what family looks like. This is what we're trying our best to do. Of course we make mistakes, but we've all agreed to carry an unoffendable heart, full of grace. We just want Ireland to know that Jesus is Lord by our love!
And so, without further adieu, here's the family....
Michael Craig from Scotland.
Jaimie Strickland from California.
Daniel York from Colorado
&
Anna Seistrup from Oregon.
Cassidy Green from Texas.
Vanessa Vawer from Oahu.
Juan-Erik Gabrielson from Norway.
[he's also half Spanish, hence the "Juan"]
Riley Bond from Colorado
&
Carlee Angell from Colorado.
Katelyn Leavitt from Alaska.
Martin Frazer from Australia.
Good Lord, I am so thankful for these people!
Please pray about helping us get to Ireland! We still need heaps of finances (I need another $1,035 to leave & then another $1,000, about, to stay). Just use the "donate" button to donate.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
"Buried embers will blaze again"
Dear friends,
Now, I am on staff for another school here called The School of the Circuit Riders. There are almost 300 students gathered here for five weeks of intense lectures, worship & prayer, community, & outreach to the city of Kona. The Lord has been awakening the hearts of a generation to the raw, authentic power of the gospel & instilling a faith like never before to see it bring revival. Over 200 years ago, a group of young, laid-down preachers gave their lives to spreading the gospel across America, traveling on horseback & stopping at nothing. They were given the name "circuit riders", & I believe that this generation is destined to be driven by that same devotion & zeal, seeing the Great Commission fulfilled from first living out the first & second commandment.
This has already been proven as not just “talk” as 3 days into the school there were over 20 salvations & over 15 healings here in the community (during local outreach that we do 4 days a week)…& we still have 2 & a half weeks left! One can only imagine what’s going to happen!
At the end of the 5 weeks I will be going to Ireland to help pioneer a long term community that will plant themselves in the nation, committing to seeing salvation sweep across the land & unity & peace restored in the Church. I will only be there for 2 months because though I may not be called to Ireland long term, I am committed to seeing these dear friends of mine walk out their callings in that nation.
As you know, these things cost money, (about $4,000, to be exact) so here’s my simple request in regards to support- just go before the Lord & ask Him how He wants you to support me-whether that be by one quick prayer, a commitment to praying, or a commitment to giving me monthly financial support. If He tells you the finance kind of support, you can send it through the paypal donate button here on my blog. Also, if you'd like more information on The School of the Circuit Riders or just Fire & Fragrance (the umbrella program over all of this), you can go to www.fireandfragrance.com. I’ll be heading out to Ireland on August 23, so please get back to me or just donate as soon as possible!
So much love.
Sincerely,
Taylor Mehl
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Joining the Circus
My God is a jealous God. He is jealous for my heart, my life, my affections, & all my attention. He doesn't just want sundays or a season, He wants every minute of every day. He's always meant to be my all. He's living inside of me, anything less is impossible.
I'm twenty years old now, & this concludes what has become my reality in this past year. My eyes were opened to the simplicity & necessity of hearing the voice of the Lord & obeying-not just in "important" matters, but in everything. Choosing this life isn't always the easiest, but in a way, it is-when you are walking in the will of God, you have full access to His grace & peace & the solidity of all His promises. He is worthy of total trust.
With that said, I want to share with you what the Lord has called me to next. Starting at the end of this month, I will be staffing a summer school here in Kona, Hawaii called The School of the Circuit Riders, also known as "the circus"-only because we are expecting over 300 students! I'm not even sure how to describe all that this 5 week school will entail, so I'll let these two promo videos do the talking...
This school will be calling forth the true longing of every heart that only our untamable God can fill & commissioning a group of radicals into missional lifestyles.
In this school, I will be helping disciple the girls through their five week journey, I will be part of a small hospitality team doing a lot of "behind the scenes" work, & I will potentially be leading a two week long outreach team to the US Mainland (that part is still not for sure). The two month long outreach locations are Nepal, Japan, Pakistan, Ireland, & some places in the US. Some of the students are coming from other YWAM bases & ministries & will be commissioned "back home" at the end of the five weeks. So many people from so many backgrounds with so many different dreams coming together with one driving force-a simple desperation for ALL of God. This will be quite the journey.
There's two things I'd like you to pray about. First, ask the Lord if this is where you are supposed to be during the summer-they're still accepting applications!! Second, please ask the Lord how He wants you to support me-whether that be by one quick prayer, a commitment to praying, or a commitment to giving me monthly financial support. If He tells you the finance kind of support, you can send it through the paypal donate button here on my blog. Also, if you'd like more information on The School of the Circuit Riders or just Fire & Fragrance (the umbrella program over all of this), you can go to www.fireandfragrance.com.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Family, tacos, & revival...
THIS LAST WEEKEND was crazy.
A group of about 30 young Jesus-loving fire-breathers, who were all connected somehow & now living throughout the state of california, gathered together to simply BE family & seek God's face as a family. We worshipped together with no end, studied the Word together, shared each others' dreams for California, we prayed together & over each other, & we ate TONS of Mexican food & In n Out. It didn't stop there though. When authentic community happens around the presence of the Lord, there is a natural overflow into the streets...that is revival, & that is exactly what happened.
The first friday night that we were all together, we spoke at New Song Irvine's college group & prayed over almost 100 students who had all reached the point of desperation for more of God. Then the next night, after a full day of the Lord pouring out His spirit, reminding us of who He is & who we are, & renewing the joy of our salvation, we unanimously decided that we had to go out & tell someone about all of this! So all 30 of us went to the Irvine Spectrum-a giant outside mall with shops, restaurants, a movie theater, & a giant ferris wheel-& definitely saw the fruit of the joy of our salvation...more salvation!
Two of the girls on my team led an atheist in Barnes & Noble to the Lord, Jeff Reid & Eddie Brown-the two spiritual fathers of the group who are crazy!-led two young high school boys to the Lord, & beyond that, we prayed over everyone we could, spoke into their identity, & also got rejected quite a bit. But it was all worth it! Here's where it gets ridiculous...
When we gathered together to debrief the night & share testimonies, some random kid that we didn't know jumped onto the fountain right behind us & started preaching about God's love! So we figured that if went over there, it would draw more people in. And sure enough, a crowd of about 100 gathered, a kid ended up throwing off his shoes saying that he wanted to get baptized right there in the fountain, security came & said he couldn't do that, they escorted the young evangelist out, then one of our guys jumped up & told everyone that we all love Jesus & would love to pray for anyone who wanted it, then a boy came up shaking under the presence of the Lord asking what was happening to him, He got saved, & then a few more got saved.
So there you have it-the world's longest sentence & the craziest night Irvine's ever seen. I think my team's expectancy for these last two weeks in LA has escalated a bit after all that, & rightly so. Keep praying that God would release the fullness of what He has for this place!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
the winter is past & the springtime is here
"My lover said to me, "Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one! Look, the winter is past, & the rains are over & gone. The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come..."Song of Songs 2:10-12
It's a beautiful season on the West Coast. The hills of Los Angeles are greener than usual, a strange hope is in the air. Something is changing here, something big is coming. My team came not knowing what to expect, but with one simple word from the Lord to run with: spring is here.
We started ministry on April 1st at the University of California in San Diego (UCSD), coincidentally on the same day that former president Bill Clinton was starting off a conference focusing on global change. We walked around the campus praying & worshipping-enthroning Jesus in His rightful place, high above the humanism that is so celebrated there. HE is the only solution to all the injustice on the earth, amen?
The next night, two worlds collided as my family & childhood friends came together with my new ywam family for a night of worship. We simply ministered to the heart of the Lord, & He was faithful to come & inhabit our praises, sending waves of His love & healing. We saw many hearts encouraged as we prayed over one another & also one partial healing (the pain went away in someone's shoulder, not sure if it's fully healed). We joined together with one family praying for salvation for their children & got word the very next day that the oldest daughter had accepted the Lord into her heart that night! I was so humbled & thankful to see the Lord pour out His faithfulness & open heaven over my home!
Next, we moved on to Los Angeles, & on day one of ministry there, at Venice Beach, my team shared the gospel & prayed for over 30 people. We had the opportunity to bless some incredibly anointed rap artists who were believers, & we ran into a young man who was temporarily homeless & had just been robbed the night before AND it was his birthday!-so we bought him a root beer float, a new sweatshirt & some shoes, & we prayed over him. His name is Robbie, & the Lord is radically pursing his heart & he knows it! Oh, & one of the ywam LA guys we were with led a kid to the Lord at the skate park. The kingdom of heaven is near!
So our schedule for LA is simply this: hitting the streets during the day, doing evangelism, prayer walks, & worship, & then helping establish the ywam base's house of prayer at night, doing sets four days a week. We're also partnering with a local youth group, Models for Christ, Kid Works-an after school program for children at risk, & some other local ministries. We've connected at a heart level with all of these people rather quickly with the help of a similar word of the Lord for this season-the winter is past & the springtime is here!
Here's the rest of our schedule, so that you can be praying for us along this journey!
April 3-29: Los Angeles, CA
April 30-May 2: Redding, CA
May 3-10: Corvallis/ Albany, OR
May 11-June 13: Seattle, WA
Also, you can join our group on Facebook for more consistent updates
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/home.php?sk=group_102865653130263
Ps. I'm sorry, I just realized I haven't introduced my team!...
Katelyn Leavitt-25, from Alaska, co-leader
Alex Graves-24, from Washington, co-leader
Megan Heller-17, from Kauai
Elisabeth Melkerean, from Norway
Jaimie Kim, from Korea
Victor Chun, from Canada
Jen & Michael Arsenault, from Florida (Jen's pregnant!)
...& that's the family.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
[psalm 19]
(sunrise in Nazareth)
"The heavens proclaim
the glory of God.
The skies display His
craftsmanship.
Day after day they continue to speak;
night after night they
make Him known.
They speak without a sound
or a word;
their voice is never heard.
Yet their message has gone
throughout the earth,
& their words
to all the world.
God has made a home in the heavens
for the sun.
It bursts forth like
a radiant bridegroom after his wedding.
It rejoices like a great athlete
eager to run the race.
The sun rises at one end of the heavens
& follows its course
to the other end.
Nothing can hide from its heat.
The instructions of the Lord
are perfect,
reviving the soul.
The decrees of the Lord
are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
The commandments of the Lord
are right,
bringing joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord
are clear,
giving insight for living.
Reverence for the Lord
is pure,
lasting forever.
The laws of the Lord
are true;
each one is fair.
They are more desirable than gold,
even the finest gold.
They are sweeter
than honey,
even honey dripping from the comb.
They are a warning to
your servant,
a great reward
for those who obey them.
How can I know all the sins
lurking in my heart?
Cleanse me from these hidden faults.
Keep your servant from
deliberate sins!
Don't let them control me.
Then I will be free
of guilt &
innocent of great sin.
May the words of my mouth
& the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to you,
O Lord,
my rock
& my redeemer."
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