Jesus People

Life Update – Hello to all of our amazing friends and family. Let me start by saying thank you for all the prayers, gifts, and words of encouragement as we step out in faith. We are beginning to see some of those prayers, open doors and returned from Phoenix last week after spending some time with mentors and some very cool Jesus people!

Jesus People, I like that label!!

I recently took some time to dive into some of my own faith roots. If you know me, I am all about discovering my family heritage. In fact I couldn’t wait to get the results of my DNA test back to see how much American Indian I am (I was told my whole life my great, great grandma was half). Come to find out, I am zero Native American. *Insert sad face*

I did discover that I’m 2% Northern African/Middle Eastern so this explains my affinity for hip hop.

Knowing my family heritage has always been important for me. For me, if I can understand where I came from, I can discover why I am the way I am. I can know some of my family’s roots . So when I dived into my Pentecostal roots I turned first to Acts 2 in the Bible. This study led me to look at moments in history where the Holy Spirit moved in powerful ways through the followers of Jesus who not only believed in Him but also in the infilling of His Holy Spirit. From the book of Acts, all the way to the great reformation, to the church establishing the Protestant faith, to the Azuza street revival in L.A., the Holy Spirit has been moving and continues to move deeply.

I’ve always known that the Azusa Street Revival sparked many of our modern day denominations but to dive into the stories of what happened through William J. Seymour and so many others really is amazing. It was said the fire department was called many times because of what looked like flames over the church as it made some think it was actually on fire. How remarkable it must have been to see those signs and miracles!!

But I don’t just want to see another great awakening, I want to be part of it. I want to see our modern day churches hunger for God in such a way that when God shows up it causes people to see fire! I want to be a part of the Jesus People!

⁃ Dustin