Leading worship for a church service.
Helping with "King's Kids", a ministry for local kids
The team out on a safari.
Chopping wood for the stove.
Beautiful sunsets every evening.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Going to Kenya
Hi everyone!!
It's been a crazy week for me as we get ready to go to Kenya. We originally were supposed to leave Monday the 12th but now we are leaving Friday the 9th (in 2 days) because we got a better deal on tickets, so that is a huge blessing. From what is planned so far, we will be spening the majority of the time working with a YWAM base in Mombasa, Kenya and will have opportunities to lead church services, do street evangelism, and speak in the local schools, so those are some things you can pray for. We will get back to the States February 19.
Some more quick notes on our team:
We are now a 10 person team as 6 students and 2 staff are no longer coming with us because of personal reasons and that has made it difficult for our planning process. It has been especially hard for me as key people in my life are no longer coming. I have also been asked to be a student leader and to help out the staff with greater responsibilities. I desperately need your prayers for me to have gentleness, patience, and do my best to unify the team. Fortunately, God is bigger than any of my problems and it will be fun to see God use us.
My plans after School of Worship:
I'm excited for what is ahead as I believe the Lord is opening some doors already for me when I finish outreach. I have applied to a Basic Leadership School at the YWAM base in Orlando, FL. It is a school designed to raise leaders up with the necessary tools to organize and direct mission outreaches and ministries. I'm really excited for this opportunity and ask that you would continue to pray for me so that God would continue to be faitiful and provide for me to go.
Thanks so much and enjoy the rest of winter for me as I have to now suffer through 90 degree weather for the next 6 weeks.
God's blessings to you,
SAM BLOMMEL
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
New Year YWAM Update
Happy New Year everyone!
I'm back in Nashville after a great Christmas break and it was wonderful to see many friends and family. Thanks to those who were able to see and encourage me.
A big update on what the new year is going to bring for me -
My school outreach has been finalized to Kenya and we are planning to leave Jan. 12 and will be gone until Feb. 20. We are still trying to go to Tanzania as well, but currently do not have enough funds for that portion. God has been faithful so far and we believe that He will provide in His timing. Thank you so much for your prayers for me.
Praise report -
Yesterday, I received a huge blessing! The remainder of my tuition has been miraculously paid for by an anonymous donor. I can't explain what a huge blessing it has been. Thank you all so much for giving and making this school a reality for me.
If you still you like to donate, we still need about $10,000 as a group to cover the remainder of our trip, you can send a check to:
YWAM Nashville - SOW
Sam Blommel
PO Box 78219
Nashville, TN, 37207
Make the check out to YWAM and don't put my name anywhere on the check.
We will be preparing for outreach the next several days as well as working in the Nashville community to spread the love of Jesus. We are excited to finally have a plan in place and to be working towards spreading the Gospel in our world.
I would love to hear from you and what is happening in your life, so drop me a line at any time.
Have a great start to the new year!!
I'm back in Nashville after a great Christmas break and it was wonderful to see many friends and family. Thanks to those who were able to see and encourage me.
A big update on what the new year is going to bring for me -
My school outreach has been finalized to Kenya and we are planning to leave Jan. 12 and will be gone until Feb. 20. We are still trying to go to Tanzania as well, but currently do not have enough funds for that portion. God has been faithful so far and we believe that He will provide in His timing. Thank you so much for your prayers for me.
Praise report -
Yesterday, I received a huge blessing! The remainder of my tuition has been miraculously paid for by an anonymous donor. I can't explain what a huge blessing it has been. Thank you all so much for giving and making this school a reality for me.
If you still you like to donate, we still need about $10,000 as a group to cover the remainder of our trip, you can send a check to:
YWAM Nashville - SOW
Sam Blommel
PO Box 78219
Nashville, TN, 37207
Make the check out to YWAM and don't put my name anywhere on the check.
We will be preparing for outreach the next several days as well as working in the Nashville community to spread the love of Jesus. We are excited to finally have a plan in place and to be working towards spreading the Gospel in our world.
I would love to hear from you and what is happening in your life, so drop me a line at any time.
Have a great start to the new year!!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Change of Plans
Happy beginning of the busy holiday season!! May the Lord refresh you!!
I have recently learned that the Lord is changing the direction for our school. Originally, we were going on outreach to India and Nepal for two months, but that has now changed. Due to many factors, we are going now instead to Kenya and Tanzania and working with the local YWAM bases there. Please pray that everything would fall into place quickly as we only have 4 weeks to prepare. Be encouraged that your prayers for me going to India have not gone unanswered, but have helped open doors for many other YWAM teams that are going there over the next few months.
If you would like to help me go to Kenya and Tanzania, you can send a check to:
YWAM Nashville - SOW
Sam Blommel
PO Box 78219
Nashville, TN, 37207
Please don't put my name on the check but make it out to YWAM. I am currently in need of about $1500 for lecture phase and $4000 for outreach, so you are helping me immensely. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
More great news!! - I'm able to come home for Christmas week and am being allowed to come home three days sooner than orginally planned (Thanks God!), so if you would like to see me, which I would love, call me or email me and we will get together. I would love to share with you what God is changing in me!
Many blessings upon you as you endeavor through the holiday mayhem. Remember that Jesus loves you so much that He would have come to the earth if it was only for you!!
I have recently learned that the Lord is changing the direction for our school. Originally, we were going on outreach to India and Nepal for two months, but that has now changed. Due to many factors, we are going now instead to Kenya and Tanzania and working with the local YWAM bases there. Please pray that everything would fall into place quickly as we only have 4 weeks to prepare. Be encouraged that your prayers for me going to India have not gone unanswered, but have helped open doors for many other YWAM teams that are going there over the next few months.
If you would like to help me go to Kenya and Tanzania, you can send a check to:
YWAM Nashville - SOW
Sam Blommel
PO Box 78219
Nashville, TN, 37207
Please don't put my name on the check but make it out to YWAM. I am currently in need of about $1500 for lecture phase and $4000 for outreach, so you are helping me immensely. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
More great news!! - I'm able to come home for Christmas week and am being allowed to come home three days sooner than orginally planned (Thanks God!), so if you would like to see me, which I would love, call me or email me and we will get together. I would love to share with you what God is changing in me!
Many blessings upon you as you endeavor through the holiday mayhem. Remember that Jesus loves you so much that He would have come to the earth if it was only for you!!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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!
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!
Monday, November 24, 2008
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!!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
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
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
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