"You make all things new, you make all things new!!" :D :D YOU GIMME JOY THATS UNSPEAKABLE, AND I LIKE IT, YES I LIIIKKEE IT

Pray for my eyes s'more... Theyre aching this morning and I missed class cuz of it. Ugh.
In good news, Its thundering out and I'm still smiling from last night.

Last night was super duper amazing :) met like half dozen new amazing friends!! I love the prayer room! Got some AMAZING spot on prophetic words.

Track II runs from October 2nd through December 19th

The Japan trip dates are not set in stone yet but should be around the time Track II ends and be about 10 to 14 days estimated.

:-)

Commitments from Joy

Soooo.. taking a break from the prayer room to tell about my day which has two major outcomes:

1. I'm committed to doing Track II of INTRO to IHOP-KC!

2. I'm committed to being apart of the team from IHOP that is going to Japan on a missions trip!

Now you are surely wondering one of the following "wow, track what? Japan missions trip?" or "how can you commit to something you don't have the means to do?"

Well to answer the first question: Track II is the continuation of Track I of INTRO to IHOP-KC (the track I am currently in) and is more focused on Justice, Outreach and Practical Ministry Application of the many things we've learned within Track I. For example we will get 24 Hours of training in Healing and Prophetic ministry and then 24+ hours of leading in those fields. We will also do prophetic treasure hunts, street evangelism and similar such things once a week. Another unique teaching in Track II is Forerunner Partnership Development (FPD) which teaches and coaches missionaries on how to set up a partnership system to enable them to live a lifestyle of giving even out of their serving.

Japan is an answer to a prophetic promise God made to me this year; that this year i would go to the nations to serve Him. This started way back at the turning of the new year at the Urbana 2009 missions conference. While i attended that, god gave me a huge desire in my heart to go to the nation of Japan in the short term and longterm missions field. Well a lot of stuff has happened this year (including an early short lived attempt to go to Japan with YWAW that wasn't God's timing) and now I'm out in a far away land growing in God's word and strengthening myself, and yet still the year is coming to a close and there were honestly a few thoughts in my head such as "Am I sure I heard God right? Yes.. but then how is this going to happen??" Well, through a series of events and fun meetings I ended up meeting some new friends out here in Kansas City who have been to Japan several times on missionary work and are planning another trip there in December (the last possible month of this year... ironic!!!). .. and then they invited me to pray about coming!! WOAH!!

Well without wanting to jump the gun on it, I've taken a few weeks to pray about it and have simply come to this conclusion; God wants me to go. He wants His bride in Japan to know Him, and not enough people are being invited to the wedding feast. Theres no way this passion inside of me is of my own flesh. :-)

And to answer the second question: Thats easy, people do it all the time with things they believe are necessary and God appointed. For example, raising a Child. Yes it helps to prepare as much as possible (which requires a commitment as early as possible, which is what I'm doing!), but mostly you have to have Faith and a willingness to give it your ALL to see the mission through to raise the Child into adulthood, and thats the stance I'm taking with this season of my life. Trusting God in Faith, giving it my all. Seeking, asking and knocking at the door till I'm walking through it into the next season of my maturity in Christ.

More details coming soon as I get them.

With eternal love and eternal thanks,
Jeffrey Scott Simonson

Awesome stuff today :D really feeling God's enjoyment on my life :) ... I seek to Enjoy Him and give Him more reasons to be excited

Healer

So God healed my eye last night completely while I was in bed :) Feels 110% now :)

Here's a picture I took on my phone a few weeks ago out here in celebration of God's goodness!!

My right eye is bugging me extremly bad. Please pray that whatever is irritating would stop, so I can sleep at LEAST

So tonight I get to operate one of the IHOP-KC Video Cameras... Praying this goes more than well! :)

I'm begining the book "Seven Longings of the Human Heart" tonight :)

Goodnight :)

John 17 is an AMAZING plethora of Jesus' hopes and promises for us.
Example; verse 24: Pray that Jesus would show you His glory daily:D oh man that verse ROCKS

So after some "knock, seek, ask" I am going to get the opportunity to operate some very expensive cameras for the IHOP international webstream :D

Today the challenge has been issued; One Thing vs. INTRO... Ultimate Frisbee Championship.

OHHH YAH ;)

My God makes me happy/joyful even when I perform poorly.. He makes me wanna do my best always.

Harps and Bowls.. Never knew they could be so fun :D

The Koreans destroy at the Book of Revelation Quiz...

Tonight we played Ultimate Frisbee, and the weather felt Californian!! Soooo nice! IHOP is starting to feel homely... :) .. But still no beach / mountains! Hah

Haha, not sure when the last time I updated my bloggy was :) but rest assured I'm still alive and God's still moving. I love Jesus sooo much (:

Last night Jesus told me I'm still worthy of a wife. That he brought me to IHOP for a purpose. That he loves my faithfulness and is rewarding my obediance :D

Apologies for not updating recently :-) Ive been just reelaxing in the pesence of God and seeking his face and making new friends here an getting breakthrough:)

PS - Bout to go to a prayermeeting with Rolland Baker and Cindy-somebody focused on the marketplace so thats exciting! And its my day off!
yay for water ;)

Wow! Last couple days have been megawesome :) met some really cool new friends, a few anwsered prayers and a exciting possibility! Sorry my txt updates r short!

God's been doing cool things today :) Im lso uper exhausted right now, pray this dumb sickness finally leaves! Love ya'll and Im trying to journal moreee

Pray for me, my throat feels not-the-best, as does my head.

Yesterday we had more Revelation teaching and started our Pure Heart program. Im pretty excited about what God's gunna do through that! <3 pray for rest

Something Beautiful

So I got some good news and some bad news.

Bad News: Lost my wallet and broke my fast early.

Good News: I lasted 5 and a half days!! ... and when i started my fast i got before Jesus and said "Hey Jesus, I'll do this one week fast 'cause i want to, but I'll make fasting a weekly devoted thing if you come meet me with Intimacy and Power!"

Oh boy. Did he?
YUP!!!

Not only did I get a LOT of awesome revelation on subjects, anointed prayer time (crying/laughing during a 30 minute session in the GPR??!)... but mostly, Thursday night at the Awakening Service..

Got there at 6, decided I was gunna go straight upto the front lines and just be me n' Jesus :)

Long story short Holy Spirit came and gave me lots of laughter, and a crazy tingling sensation through my whole face, neck, and almost to my shoulders. I couldn't understand it. I've been waiting almost a year now to expierence the Spirit in a undeniably tangible way, and wow... I could never explain that off as anything but supernatural. Anyways, I eventually left the front lines 'cause I had been standing/sitting there for hours in one place. I went and found my friend Brett and brought himoutside and was like "Dude I dunno what just happened but but... wooooahhh!"

Then it got worse and I felt drunk (but strangely sober and aware of everything as well). It was amazing.

A similar but lesser thing happened the next night as well, and many other small blessings.

Oh goodness :)
Love my savior!

Monday, yesterday!!:

My day off! I spent a lot of it reading, doing homework, starting to stress then praying about it, and mostly hanging out around & inside the Global Prayer Room (GPR). It was AWESOME. I did my firest rapid-fire prayer line during a one-hour Tokyo iontercession set. Praying boldly in front of hundreds of people feels Crazy!

Anyways, I'm in class right now and I ought to pay attention :)

Love ya'll
Jeffrey

I'm so sorry I havnt been able to get to a computer to update my blog in what seems like forever. A lot of good, interesting and fun things have happened :)