Posted in General Posts by Michael Leutwyler on 8/2/2010
On july 24th, 2010 sixty-nine strangers came together. They came from all over America, And before the clock was able to strike 12:00 am on the 25th they were a family. I have been blown away by what God can do in only a week, what if we gave Him 2 months? What if we gave Him 11? Think about it. God is Mighty. God is Beauty. God is Grace. God is Mercy. God is Peace. God is Redemption. God is patience. God is freedom. God is Salvation! God is in you. Will you bring Him to the nations? The freedom He has given you, the love, the power, the mercy He has shown you, will you share Him with the captives, with the broken, with the helpless, with the needy, with the lost? Sixty-nine of His sons and daughters have said yes to this call. Will you? Join us. whether that is through donation, through prayer, or by leaving everything behind for 11 months to go. Join us! We have been submerged in the Holy Spirit over these past 9 days, We have been broken and we have been renewed. We have joined together in the middle of a Target and prayed aloud for all to hear. We have released the people who have wronged us, because we have been released. We have shared our testimonies. We have been humbled. We have spent seven hours a day in continuous worship and prayer. We have served one another. We have PUNCHED satan in the face!! We have washed each others feet, as our Father has washed ours. We have loved people we never thought possible. We have been burdened. We have laughed. We have cried. We have joked. We have sang. We have screamed so hard that we've lost our voices, and then kept screaming. We have danced. We have cut hair with pocket knifes. We have have ate food from all different types of cultures. We have been hungry, and we have been fed. We have been tired, and we have been awakened. We have been set free. We have been given a call, a call to leave our families, our friends, our stuff, everything to serve our Creator our God. And we have said...
 YES! Father here we are.. Here we are oh God, use us, send us! On july 24th, 2010 sixty-nine strangers came together, and on August 1st, 2010 they left a family.
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Posted in General Posts by Michael Leutwyler on 8/1/2010
So, tonight is my last night at training camp for the Race. What can I say about this week? First let me tell you that when the 24th came and it was time for me to make my way to training camp, all I can saw was I was overwhelmed with fear, and for everyone who knows me that is not me at all. I was having doubt, Satan was putting things in my head like Michael, can you really leave everything for a YEAR? Your family, friends to go out to places you've never been with people you don't know? I was terrified. God quickly got rid of that fear. On the second night of camp God BROKE me in a way that i have never felt. I was sitting in a chair weeping, and Momma C (a squad coach, and a truly amazing woman, I love her!) was praying with me. When one of the WR Squad leaders came up to me and started to Prophecy over me. He told me that God wanted me to bow down or go to the front. So i walked to to the front and got on my hands and knees and started to scream out to my Father. I told Him how sorry I was for my past and for the people that i've hurt. It was amazing.
In that moment I felt God release me from everything. From my past sins, from my burdens, from my thoughts that I'm not good enough, that God doesn't love me as much as He loves others, from thoughts I wasn't praying or worshiping in the right way.
He told me...
He is proud of me.
He loves my creativity.
He loves the way I worship.
That when I close my eyes to pray/worship, It's just me and Him.
He made me the way I am.
He doesn't want me to forget who I am.
He loves me more than I can imagine.
He has forgiven me for my past.
And He knows who I am!
My chains were gone!
Gloria a Dios!
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Posted in General Posts by Michael Leutwyler on 4/28/2010
Hello everyone!
I pray that YOU will prayerfully consider partnering with me financially. There is a lot of money to raise, before this trip is can become possible. If you would like to sponsor me just click here or the Support Me! Be A Part Of This Race tab on the left. PLEASE prayerfully consider joining me in this ministry. Also I would love to get together and talk more with you about this opportunity. If you would like to talk with me further about this ministry just click the Get In Touch With Me tab also on your left. I am praying that you will all consider joining in with me on this ministry. God bless. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Also I wanted to let everyone know the different ways you can donate and become part of this ministry! Here are the ways you can donate! 1. Check by mail: Pros: I receive 100% of the donation (no fees are taken out) Cons: It could take up to 2 weeks from the time you send it in for it to actually reach my account Checks can be mailed to: Adventures in Missions PO BOX 534470 Atlanta, GA 30353-4470 EMAIL ME FOR A COPY OF THE SUPPORT CARD THAT NEEDS TO BE SENT IN WITH A CHECK! (Click on the Get In Touch With Me tab on the left) 2. Credit card: Pros: It's fast and secure! You can also set up one-time, monthly, or even quarterly donations! Cons: The WR takes out 5% in order to cover fees imposed by the credit card companies. Click on the SUPPORT ME! tab on the top left. 3. Bank Draft: Pros: Fast and secure! You can also set up one-time, monthly, or even quarterly donations! Cons: The WR takes out 3% in order to cover fees imposed by the bank. 4. Check to me: Pros: some people do not feel safe sending in their money to people they don't know, even though it's totally safe in this case! Another pro: there are no fees taken out! Cons: It's slow. I have to deposit the money in my bank and then send in a check to my account at the WR Another con: you don't get a tax receipt If, you still want to send the money directly to me, just click on the Get In Touch With Me tab on the top left and send me a message and I will email or call you with the mailing address |
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Posted in General Posts by Michael Leutwyler on 4/23/2010
Yesterday, I was talking with an old friend. I actually met him on my very first mission trip. We started talking and, he was asked me how I was, and asked him the same. It wasn't much just small talk, we were catching up. Then, he asked what I'm doing now. I told him God had called into the mission field and that I was going on the World Race. He was so excited for me. We talked about the whole trip, and he told me that he had just recently gotten back from Thailand, and how amazing it was. It was getting me so excited, making the flame grow and grow inside me. Then he said to me that I need to make sure that I am spiritually prepared for what I will go through during this mission experience. He said the things he saw there broke him, and that I NEED to be ready for attacks from satan, Because satan hates what I'm going to be doing. I know this is strange but, I hadn't thought about that. Every time I think about the World Race, I just fill with excitement. I thought that this whole trip would be a growing experience, something that would only bring me closer and closer to God, and that is what it's going to be, but satan takes advantage of everything, and uses GREAT things to push us away from our Father. My greatest desire is to give everything up for the Creator Of Everything. To become a living sacrifice - Romans 12:1-2. So I am asking YOU to pray for me everyday, that I will be able to give everything over to God, and that nothing will be able to come in between a Father and His son. That He will come and make me a warrior for His Kingdom! That I will remember that this trip has nothing to do with me and everything to do with Him. That when I see things, like what is happening with Sara: Click below..
I can know that God is there that He has sent me to help, to give her the hope that i have in Christ. That no matter what happens to me there, God loves more that we can ever imagine, and all we have to do is love Him in return. So that i can show people like Sara that all the things we've done, we've said, and we've been through none of it matters, because WE ARE FORGIVEN, and there IS HOPE IN OUR FATHER. Praise God! Is there anything better? I am Just asking for your prayers not just for me, but for the entire September team, For the people of the 11 nations we'll be going too. God prepare us! Let your will be done!
If you will pray for us, please leave a comment letting me know. :) And i also ask that you prayerfully consider helping with the financial aspect of this journey.
Thank you all, God Bless!
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Posted in General Posts by Michael Leutwyler on 3/3/2010
Thank You!
So last Friday on 2/26, I was at work (I am a server at O' Charlies). Anyway, It was a regular Friday night. I had just got off from my morning shift and and was about to come back on, when I felt the need to pray. So I went somewhere quiet and prayed. Then I clocked in and started serving. After a couple hours I was about to get off work! I cleaned all my tables and finished up all my side work. It was time for me to cash out! So sat down and counted my money, when i realized I was missing about $100. I looked everywhere, but I couldn't find it. I was so mad. So I sat down and prayed that God would take away my anger, because i knew being angry about it would not help find the lost money, but It seemed I couldn't get rid of my anger. A little while later I was talking to another server telling him what had happened, when i remembered what i prayed before i started working. You see God has been trying to teach me that there is nothing to big or too small for Him. What I prayed just hours earlier was this: I asked God to be with me, to shine His light through me, I said God You are my provider and I want only what You want me to have. So Father supply me with what I need tonight and nothing more. I prayed that I would walk out the doors of O' Charlies with only the amount of money He wanted me to have. Once I remembered this all the anger I had toward the situation was gone. I realized that God was in control of the situation. He is my provider! I realized that if I had left with all that money, I would have thought that I did great, but God wanted me to see that He is great. I am so thankful for this! It was awesome to see that God is always with me. That I can come to him whenever i need him. That He will always provide me with what I need in this life, And that there is Nothing to big or too small for Him.
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. - 1 Timothy 6:17
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Posted in General Posts by Michael Leutwyler on 2/25/2010
God is calling, I'm answering..
What are you willing to give up for Him?
God has called me to many things but nothing like The World Race. He has been moving me to The World Race very quickly. I mean I discovered it back in the beginning of January and felt instantly drawn to hit. I knew God wanted me there. So i applied, the next day i interviewed, and the day after that i got accepted. I couldn't believe how fast He was moving. Once I was accepted, I spent a lot of time in prayer to make sure God was truly behind this. It wasn't long before I was 100% sure This was His doing. I haven't looked back since. But this a huge task and for me to fulfill the call He has placed upon my heart I am going to have to give up everything. I'm giving up the comfort of my bed for a sleeping bag. The Comfort of my daily shower to not know when I am going to get to take a shower next and is it going to be in a bathroom, or outside with water from a bucket. I'm going from knowing that if I want or need something that I could just drive to the store and buy it to praying that God will provide me with what I truly need. I am leaving the luxury that i have grown so accustom too here in America, for a life of abandonment. I feel truly blessed that God has laid such a huge task on my heart. I know that such a task can only be completed through Him. So I am pleading with you for your prayers. Please set aside a time in which you can pray for me. I need God to prepare me spiritually. Also that He will open the hearts of everyone so they may receive His Word. God Bless!
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your
bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your
spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to
the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-his
good, pleasing and perfect will. - Romans 12:1-2
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