Wow... God surely gives when we ask

I realized a while back that God was changing me into the person I prayed for, but recently, I thought God hasn't been answering me. I felt like I was ignored so many times. but today i remembered God is a good Father, giving us what we ask when He thinks it's best. Even at DTS during worship, I felt so disappointed in me for not being able to praise Him. I prayed so many times that He would be so real that I can do nothing else but praise Him with all my heart and body. Well, I wasn't able to do that today, but He answered a different prayer.

I wrote in the last blog that people who did a past DTS would come and pray for us and prophesy for us. After I found out they were coming, I prayed to God that I would receive many blessings and hear prophesies about me. Surely, He answered my prayer even before the worship service. More than 8 people prayed for me today and 4 people prophesied about me. Oh boy, these prophesies were exciting! It's exactly what I wanted to hear!

So many things happened but one interesting thing that happened was when one of my DTS staff was praying for me. He was praying that at that moment while he had his hand on my head, I would be able to see a vision from God. I waited desperately to see something, and I wasn't able to make out anything. Then few seconds later, an apple came into my head. I doubted that sign thinking I forced it out. Few minutes later, 3 of the past DTS people that came to pray for us prayed for me. One of the guys was describing what he saw, and he said he saw a big apple tree! and that soon I will be dropping juicy apples. that was so good to hear. They also said I will overflow real soon, maybe in about a week.

There were more prophesies that fit my dreams, which gave me confidence that God really does love me and cared for me always. I realized that He never left me, it's just that I doubted His presence and the words He spoke to me. I got to be patient and trust in Him that He provides whatever I ask for His Glory.

Today was intense and it hasn't even been a week. I never felt such a revival in many many years. It was the closest I talked to God in my life. I am so excited what else God has in plan for me. I can write on forever about tonight, but I got to shower and go to bed soon.

Good night evreyone!

Day 4 at DTS

Sorry for not updating for so long! I finally got my hands on the computer last night but then the internet shut off when I was about to start blogging.

So first, Hawaii is pretty cool except the humid weather. It's so tropical here and the plants look crazy. There's a lot of colorful geckos and pretty birds. The ocean feels super clean and looks so blue. It's like a whole new country here; it doesn't seem like the U.S. at all.

Anyways, I got here Thursday night so not much happened. I just took my photo and went to my room. Few leaders took me and another roommate who came around the same time and prayed for us when we were here. I haven't seen anyone pray like them before. I don't want to be mean or rude, but the way they prayed was actually kind of funny. I almost cracked up. But the way they pray is also cool because it seems very intimate.

Before I came to DTS, I was a bit worried that I might not be able to mingle well with the students and leaders here. Cool thing was that it was a lot easier than I thought. From day 1, I really felt people's prayers that I would get along well were being answered. At UCSB, I felt very apart from the white people who talk like "Sup brooo, I'm so stokedddd." And as soon as i got on the shuttle bus to school from the airport, the first guy i met was like "Supppp brooo." Surprisingly, he's one of the guys I chill with the most here. We share a lot of common interests and think about similar things.

Some other cool things happened last night and this morning. A friend from my DTS got a phone call last night while we were sharing our testimonies that his dad, brother, and great grandma who was turning 100 this year got into a car accident and his grandma was in the ER. So we all prayed for him and oh boy, I totally felt the Holy Spirit there. People prayed that the relatives would come out better than before the accident and they would recover fast. When they prayed that, I had a deep confident feeling that they would be OK. Also people started to prophesy and share their visions saying that the Angels were with the family; it was very interesting since I haven't heard anyone prophesying. Five minutes after the prayer and when we all went to our rooms, I saw him right outside my room sharing to his roommates how he just got a phone call that his relatives were all right with only few cuts and bruises. The cool thing was this student's family doesn't believe in God and many times tried to convince this student that God wasn't real. This day was a big leap of faith for him and a big encouragement.

Another cool thing that happened was this morning. A guy named Josh was telling me how he was reading a book we all have to read and how he felt jealous and mad at God for now being so personal with him as the author in the book. He also told me how he broke his back long time ago and few disks popped out. Anyways, we went to church with few other guys and Josh happened to sit next to me. After the service, the pastor was telling people with depressions to come up to be prayed for. Then he said they specifically wanted to pray for people with back pains. As soon as they said that, I looked at Josh and said, "dude, that's you." When I said that, he just shook his head saying no. But then after service, he just walked toward the front to be prayed for. When i was outside talking to other people, I saw him come outside with the biggest smile. He isn't the type of guy that smiles that big. He for sure saw the love of God this morning after being so mad at God for not showing Himself personally. Oh yeah... Josh was annointed with oil and his back pain disappeared. I checked with him again earlier today and he said the pain is still gone. He was super duper happy.

Tomorrow, few people who manifests the power of the Holy Spirit in their prayers are coming. I'm really excited how I will witness the Holy Spirit. Hopefully they can prophesy about me or just pray for me deeply. I'll write about my experience tomorrow when I can get my hands on the computer again.

It's only been 4 days and I really believe the Holy Spirit is strongly present here. Of course He is everywhere, but I definitely feel Him more. I'm really curious what God has in store in the next 6 months. It's exciting!

DTS here I come!

I'm packed (hopefully I'm not missing anything... OH! my pillow! brb... ok), I did everything I need to do at home, and I think I'm ready to leave. Now I just have to wait until I go pick up my grandma and then head to the airport. It still hasn't really hit me yet though. Hopefully it doesn't hit me all at once at the airport that I drop a tear haha. 6 months isn't that long though. I've done it before when I studied abroad to Korea for 6 months, and time then went by super fast. If Korea went by that fast, spending time with God 24/7 at DTS got to be faster... Godspeed ya know? Well, I really hope God reveals Himself more than I'm expecting and that it's such a good time that time does go by super fast. I think it will though, I have a good feeling about it.

It's pretty amazing how everything is coming true. A month ago, I began to be unsure if God was calling me to DTS, but now that it's all happening, it's pretty cool. OK, I'm going to start heading out now. Pray that I'll adjust in with people there smoothly!

First Day of bloggin

Hi guys. I decided to start a blog so people would know how I will be doing while away at Discipleship Training School. It's going to be a heck of an experience so I'm going to try to give you guys a feel of what's happening during the 6 months. Ernie and Daniel Soomin in Colorado told me so much about it, and I'm having so much expectations on how God will "rock my world," as Ernie always says. Ernie even said not only will He meet my expectations but He will pass the 10 in my rating scale. So before I even go, I need to prepare my heart to be widelllyyyyyy opened so that God can work in me. Even though everyone is busy and have so much to pray about already, please please please squeeze me in your prayers and pray that my heart is completely, inside out, prepared for DTS. I truly want to be K.O.ed by the Holy Spirit and surrender to Him.

When I think about it, I can't believe I'm actually going. Within the past month when I decided to go, it was such a battle with Satan. So many things happened that would make me lose hope that I thought my calling to DTS was not true, but Ernie would help me regain hope, and now here I am leaving this Thursday. Now that I think back to when God called me to go DTS and how confident I was about the calling, I feel dumb and weak being tricked so much by Satan. I guess another thing to pray for me is for me to be more obedient to God and quit straying away from what He has called me to by thinking too much. Haha I like this blog, because I can ask whatever I want and no one is pressured to answer favorably, but still allows the loving people to pray for me. Thank you for praying for me!! Thanks for all the love and supporting me to go DTS! This past few weeks, I've really felt God's love, especially through GNC. Hopefully I'll come back a new man gladly working my butt off for GNC!

This is enough of sharing my thoughts with you guys for today... I'm really enjoying this blog thing...