Good Afternoon (morning) friends and family (all others). I wanted to update you all on the progress of the internship thus far. Up till now the intership has consisted of four to six, sometimes eight hours of prayer room time a day. Prayer room time has been a greater feat in some ways then I thought it would be. I have realized that I was to learn how to pray, and that I want my prayers to actually be answered - this means persistance is not enough. This means faith, knowing the Will of God are actually the most important parts of prayer. It has been an interesting journey to be on; figuring out what a prayer life should really look like. The fact that the prayer room is really a free-for-all makes it challening to, because you can really do whatever wish, whether it be pray, read, worship etc. I have found the most valuable practice to be actually increasing in the knowledge of God, which has consisted of reading His Word (Bible) as well as other very biblically based books about Him (God/Jesus). I have thoroughly enjoyed the reading times that I have had and I look forward to all the reading I will be able to accomplish over the next month and a half. That mostly sums up the prayer room time.
The internship teaching has been a positive/negative scenario for me. The majority of the classes that I have been a part of are not very indepth. I have heard most of the content because of the community involvement that I have had with Sanctuary House of Prayer in Winnipeg. Most of the content seems to be based on ideas/concepts/deductive study rather then specifically the study of the Word. I will say that I have heard repeatedly from the teaching staff that "if it is not in the Word do not believe it, the Word trumps everything else". I say that so you know that the teachers themselves generally present whether it is just an idea of their own or a principle of the Word of God. The main focus in the classes has been the emotions/intimacy of/with God. The topics include: PHD (Prophetic Healing & Deliverance Class), Intimacy, Song of Solomon, Life of David, Book of Daniel. The schedule of these classes is spread out which is another I find it hard to connect, or they are just a three day stint. Life of David & Book of Daniel have been my favourite classes, and Connection Time with Stewart Greeves has been by far the most informative (Question & Answer).
The main highlight for me has been reading books & building relationships. I have had the chance to read six or seven books already which has been great. Including some of which would be: The Cross of Christ, Pure Heart, Rewards of Fasting, Attributes of God, Humility, Culture of The Kingdom, about half of Leadership is it male (What does the Bible Say?), Why Revival Tarries, Sacred Marriage, Rejection & Praise of Man and I have started; C H Spurgeon on Leadership and The Christian in Complete Armour. I have thoroughly enjoyed the time I have and will get to read it has been so growing for me. I have also really enjoyed building relationships be it with the three other roomates I have or the guys in the next apartment or the ones that I end up eating with each day. It has been great to learn from them and also speak into their lives. It has been great to get perspective and try to put into practice (obey) prefering others before yourself. There are a lot of opportunities to grow which is a excellent window into the next season, I will have many tools to use when I get back home to invest the relationships that I had before I left, I look forward to it - as well as inserting a reading day or weekend into my schedule.
Blessings.
Shaun A. Reimer.
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