JHOP, Harvard and Trent

Technically yesterday was our first day... Elizabeth made it in after 3+ hours of being delayed, but alas, we're all here. And we're ready to run.

Harvard, Boston, MA. It seems as though the spiritual climate matches the natural at the moment. Cold, and sun/Son-depraved, it seems to have lost it's warmth and enthusiasm. Harvard University... a place of rich spiritual heritage, is now seemingly hollowed out, and lacking vitality in regards to faith in Christ. However, if gazed through the lens of Christ and seen with an eternal, dove's-eye view, there is something shifting.

We were able to meet with Eunice Lee, a YWAM alumni who is a student at the University, who is currently leading a small group of faithful prayer warriors, eager to gather in the place of intercession for the Universities original design (which was to train up illiterate ministers to be effective in the administration of the Gospel). Though small to man's eye, this group is a powerful testimony that great things don't need to come in great sizes. A modern day Gideon's army to declare war on the ideologies of man, and to gaze on the beauty of Christ while hell stands in temporary opposition.

Shortly after this encouraging meeting, that spoke of subtle/inevitable revival beginning, we met with Trent Sheppard (author of "God on Campus") who shared with us the simple, but overlooked, and profound reality that JESUS WAS (and IS A MAN). As he unpacked the idea of what real community looks like for him, his family and his friends, he opened up his heart to us to reveal the idea of Jesus' humanity. Peter walked on the water because; a. Jesus was an actual MAN walking on water and b. because the 12 disciples of Christ were called to become like their Rabbi.

What amazing revelation! We must not forget that Jesus was, Jesus IS a man. As we read through His acts, we have to keep in mind that he was and is flesh and blood. As believers we can make things weird, but the demystifying truth is that Jesus laid his human hands (with only very little aesthetic differences than our very own hands) on people and they were healed, with very "normal" lungs and breath and tongue and lips He delivered words that administered healing to and for the nations. Jesus was human. We are human. Let's walk on water without being weird.

The JHOP (justice house of prayer) crew has been amazingly hospitable. Members cooking us food, sharing their living space and being a walking testimony of God on the move in Boston.

Side note: We got Wallace the Tabernacle (our van), after much testing of our patience (but even in this our friend Ryan Moreno gave us a timely word of encouragement to keep our eyes on Jesus.

Thanks for your prayers, please let us know if you have questions about ANYTHING!