Thanksgiving Outreach

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

A quick update on whats going on with me. My school is leaving for Birmingham, AL for for some evangelism over the weekend and I'm excited about our opportunities there. Here are some things I will be involved with:

1) On Thanksgiving day, we will be painting the interior of a house that has been built for a homeless family. We were going to be serving a meal for homeless people, but that fell through.

2) Both Friday & Saturday we will be helping inaugurate a 24-hour house of prayer in the Five Points area of Birmingham. That will consist of leading prayer and worship, evangelism to the community, assisting with an established homeless ministry, and whatever else that God decides for us to do!

Please pray for our safety and boldness to share the love of Jesus. Our contacts there are very excited for our group to come and have already been encouraged by God's planning for our stay.

Praise report!!
Thanks for praying for my neck. I was able to go to the chiropractor and found out I had a dislocated rib in my chest. My neck had been compensating for the dislocation since I had been in India in July. My pain has reduced tremendously. Thank you Lord!!

May you have a great Thanksgiving holiday and I encourage you to tell someone you normally wouldn't tell how much you appreciate them. It may change their outlook on life.

Thank you so much for supporting me over the past several months. I'm blown away by all that I have received from you in order to follow what the Lord has been leading me into. I could not do it without you!

Streams of Mercy

Hey everyone!!

I wanted to let you know about a new organization that I recently found out about called "Streams of Mercy". They are a non-profit group that raises funds for 17 orphanages in 10 nations of the world. Their goal is to support 100 orphanages at $750 a month per orphanage. You can check out their website here. Check it out and be blessed!!

First month of SOW (School of Worship)

Hello from the beautiful land of northern Tennessee!!

The leaves are finally colorful here and it's made the craziness of YWAM a bit more bearable. I'm excited to finally be able to update you on what's going on in my life. God has been moving in fantastic ways the past couple weeks. We've been having teaching on the Holy Spirit in worship and God is opening our eyes to new aspects of His love. Many in my class have been delivered from various struggles such as pornography, homosexuality, suicidal thoughts, and anger. Some also were blessed with physical healing (one girl had a lump in her back disappear!!) as well as emotional healing and forgiveness for those who have wounded us. God is amazing!!

Of course, I have been playing and writing lots of music the past few weeks. I have to write a song every week and it is stretching me beyond belief, but God is giving me perseverance. We recently had a "24 hours of prayer and worship" gathering here at the base. As I'm the only full-time drummer, I was involved quite a bit. I also play drums a couple times a month for Epiphany Baptist Church, a local church in Springfield, Tennessee, and God is showing up as several people gave their lives to Christ last week!

Another big praise report is that our outreach plans have been finalized! Our school will be traveling to Northern India in January and Nepal in February. We will be spending time helping local missionaries in coffee shops and house churches in India and doing lots of village ministry in Nepal. More information on that soon!

Please pray....

1) Endurance for me - I'm busy with class, playing worship 2 to 5 times a week, writing songs, work duties, and bible study. I can only go so far on my own strength.

2) Healing - Many here are dealing with the seasonal cold and flu and I have tooth and back pain I am dealing with.

3) Direction and acceptance - For the new believers I mentioned before, has they step into a new life.

4) Finances - Our school needs to raise about $52,000 for outreach and with the economy not looking good, it's hard time for everyone.

5) Thanksgiving outreach - We will be traveling to Birmingham, Alabama over Thanksgiving week to work with some local mission groups to reach their communities for Christ.

Thank you so much for your support! I encourage you to tell someone this week about what God is doing in your life. Our words have great influence in peoples lives and now, more than ever, do those around us need to hear about God's everyday faithfulness. I would also love to hear from you, so drop me a line anytime.

A big "thank-you" to those who have sent me goodies. I have been super blessed by your generosity.

May you feel God's love in great ways

YWAM Nashville

The entrance....duh...

DTS class in the Worship Center

The Worship Center

The guys room
The Glory Barn (guys dorm). It doesn't smell glorious....

YWAM Nashville

The Big House: guys eat, girls sleep, and we all learn

I've Arrived

Hello all!!

I have finally arrived at the School of Worship here in Nashville, TN after short break in Chicago and I am settling in quite nicely. I'm very excited about this opportunity to worship God with the very talented people in the school and so far everyone has been very friendly and accepting. We are going through some orientation this week as well as some teaching and will kick off our full schedule next week. The staff here are great and have a ton of worship opportunities prepared for us on the base, as well in the community, so God will be using and stretching us a lot.

Thanks so much for praying for my travels!! My car made it, driving went by very fast,  and the Lord is helping me transition to the people and environment quickly, which is a blessing as it's very difficult to say good-bye to family and friends after such a short time with them. Please keep praying for me in these areas:

1) Finances - I still need to pay for my outreach and most of the lecture tuition.

2) My car - The transmission is going out and I'm praying that God heals it instead of me having to dish out a lot of cash.

3) Schedule - YWAM days get very long  and are very active, so pray that I will have strength to endure the grind.

4) Health - My neck is out of place and causes me a great deal of pain.

Please feel free to e-mail me or even send me a letter or cookies!! You can write to me at samblommel@yahoo.com or 

Sam Blommel

Fall SOW

YWAM Nashville

P.O. Box 78219

Nashville, TN 37207

Thanks and God bless!!

Back in the States...

I am back in Denver after a crazy trip encompassing the globe. We are finishing up here with some lectures designed to help us integrate the lessons we learned on outreach into our daily lives and how we can properly share our stories with others. It has been crazy to try and process everything I've seen and experienced, not to mention be around "normal" culture again. The time has been good though and God is still showing us new things as well as reminding us of His faithfullness on the trip. It's amazing how quickly you forget it!

I will be heading home this weekend so please pray for travel safety for me. Also, pray for my future as I try to figure out where God is leading me next in life and where He wants me to serve. I am excited to see and share my experiences (there are countless ones) with all of you, and also to hear what God has been doing in your life.

Have a great day and God bless