"Through 22 years of growth, God has called me to wholeheartedly pursue a fasted lifestyle of surrendered lovesickness. God has an intense fire burning and growing in me, an unstoppable zeal, and unending love for Jesus. I am a sojourner on earth, an eternal citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven, a forerunner, and a watchman preparing the way for the glorious and imminent return of Jesus,
by sharing the Gospel as a world missionary."


Monday, November 29, 2010

From Mongolia to Nepal...

WHY NEPAL? Because God must have intertwined several extra strands of ADVENTURE around the DNA of my Purpose! He has led me to join a pioneering team for the first cross-cultural YWAM BSN (Bible School for the Nations) in Pokhara, Nepal. The BSN is very similar to the Bible School we led at YWAM Idaho this last spring, but has some DNA that is incredibly complimentary to God's vision for Mongolia. It's primarily focused on teaching Genesis to Revelation to local leaders so they can therefore teach God's Word to their community. So I'll be on staff in Pokhara teaching God's Word to Nepalese through the winter. I've saved the best news for last... my brother CALEB is joining the adventure! An adventure that will most assuredly include some trekking through the Himalayas and maybe even a glimpse of Mt. Everest!

Hooley Family Elk Hunting in Idaho for Thanksgiving just before embarking across the Globe!

It seems like a fast transition, but months of prayers, confirmations, and peace have laid the foundation for this next stepping stone. As Christ puts it, "The spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak." By God's grace, I've endured a slight case of shingles causing back pain since arriving in Idaho. Doctor's conclusion was from not sleeping for a week (worst jet-lag I've ever had). After this last restful thanksgiving week hunting & camping in the woods with my awesome family, I'm fully recovered and ready for Nepal. Praise the Lord!

Some call us the Scary Hairy Hooleys;
God calls us His Armed Mighty Warriors
The Backpacker DTS students of 2010 have officially graduated as transformed men of God after our final debrief week in Idaho. Not even a week has passed since then, and I find myself driving across eastern Idaho, Montana, and Washington... bound for the Seattle airport once again! God has led me through three months in Mongolia, two weeks in Idaho, and now six months in Nepal...God-given purpose clarified that I am called to Asia! By summer of 2012, I'm praying puzzle pieces of vision will interlock into a picture of Christ living in me... in a yurt... in Mongolia... long term!

Calling Heaven to Invade Earth from the countryside of Mongolia, to the Great Wall of China, to the mountains of Idaho, to the Himalayas of Nepal, and to the ends of the earth...

Zach Hooley
on Facebook, Skype, & Blogspot
Staff on Bible School for the Nations in Nepal
Visionary for Backpacker's Discipleship Training School with...
Youth With A Mission Idaho
Sent from an iPod

To see a gazillion pictures of death-defying adventure of 2010,
browse my Facebook pictures here.

Mom & Pops are full-time Bible School students at BSSM (Bethel Supernatural School of Ministry)
Zach & Caleb will be in BSN (Bible School for the Nations) at YWAM Pokhara in Nepal until May

One Crazy Family Passionately Pursuing the Superior Pleasure of Loving Jesus Wholeheartedly

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