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The Lord has really be weighing heavy on my Spirit the last couple of days. I have been feeling a stirring for the last couple of months, but I haven't known what it was. The LOT Project and AHOP have been doing really well and I couldn't be more excited for what God is doing in Anderson, SC. On a personal note, I haven't ever been hungrier for a deeper relationship with the Lord. In asking God what's next, I feel that He has a lot left to pour out in Anderson, specifically in the area of discipleship. Earlier this month I was asked to speak at YWAM's DTS (Discipleship Training School) in Kona, Hawaii. I was very honored by this opportunity and I started to look into the program. As I researched the school, I realized that it was something that I would be very interested in. Over the past 5 years my heart's cry has been to be discipled. In talking to the YWAM DTS leader, I could see that his heart is to truly see communities transformed by the love of God. The more I thought about it, I could see the urgent need for discipleship to come to Anderson, SC. With that being said, I believe that God is leading me to attend YWAM's DTS this fall. I really believe that there is a lot there that can be imparted to me, and in return be brought back to Anderson, SC. This may sound crazy to some, because it is, however, I am going to follow the Word of the Lord at all cost. School starts September 30th, so I will be leaving before that. So here's the catch: I need prayer and financial support. I have to have a one way plane ticket ($538 or skymiles) to Kona, Hawaii, and $10,000+ over the course of the next 3 months. This may have knocked a few of you out of your seats, but I know that this is totally possible and it is in the Lord's hands. What does this money go to? Well, the first 3 months of school we have 30 hours of class time, corporate worship, and street outreach. Then the second 3 months we go to another country (South Africa, Finland, Israel, Amsterdam) or another US location. (New York, California, and maybe Anderson) The funds will also cover food, boarding, school materials, etc. I have total faith that God is going to provide the funds for this opportunity. I am asking you to pray for me and if you feel led to give to ask the Lord how much. If you want a tax write off make the checks out to The LOT Project and leave the memo blank. Put a sticky note on it notifying that the money is for the trip. You can also donate by paypal, there will be a button up shortly. I thank you for taking the time to read this blog and for considering partnering with me. Please pray for me as I continue to follow the Lord's leading!

Matt

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University of the Nations
Matt Beasley
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Kailua-Kona, HI 96740-2199

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What does love look like?

“What does love look like?” is the question I’ve been pondering
“What does love look like?”
“What does love look like?” is the question I’ve been asking of You

I once believed that love was romance, just a chance
I even thought that love was for the lucky and the beautiful
I once believed that love was a momentary bliss
But love is more than this
All You ever wanted was my attention
All You ever wanted was love from me
All You ever wanted was my affections, to sit here at Your feet

Then I sat down, a little frustrated and confused
If all of life comes down to love
Then love has to be more than sentiment
More than selfishness and selfish gain

And then I saw Him there, hanging on a tree, looking at me
I saw Him there, hanging on a tree, looking at me
He was looking at me, looking at Him, staring through me
I could not escape those beautiful eyes
And I began to weep and weep

He had arms wide open, a heart exposed
Arms wide open; He was bleeding, bleeding

Love’s definition, love’s definition was looking at me
Looking at Him, hanging on a tree
I began to weep and weep and weep and weep

This is how I know what love is, this is how I know what love is

And as I sat there weeping, crying
Those beautiful eyes, full of desire and love

He said to me, “You shall love Me, You shall love Me
You shall love Me, You shall love Me”

With arms wide open, a heart exposed
With arms wide open, bleeding, sometimes bleeding

If anybody’s looking for love in all the wrong places
If you’ve been searching for love, come to Me, come to Me
Take up your cross, deny yourself
Forget your father’s house and run, run with Me
You were made for abandonment, wholeheartedness
You were made for someone greater, someone bigger, so follow Me
And You’ll come alive when you learn to die

-Misty Edwards