UPDATE FROM IHOP KANSAS CITY.

Hello everyone!

Its been a while since I gave an update, so I thought this would be a good time to let everyone know what’s up!

I cant believe how fast this has gone, but I have 1 week left of school for the whole semester!!!! The classes I’ve been taking have been amazing; 4 months, 3 weeks per class, 5 days a week, 3 hours a day (7 on Fridays lol) I have learned so much (way too much to communicate it all in one blog), they have taking me to a new level in the Word and laying down a stronger foundation for the rest of my life in God.

So far I have taken.

THE PRAYER ROOM

Haha its not really a class but its the place where I learn the most :) and it does count for 40% of my grade for every class too lol. I am required to spend 24 hours a week in the prayer room and 24 hours has not been enough lol, It’s addicting!!!

It is like having your favorite meal available for you to eat everyday all day… yes some times your going to get sick of it, but it is still your favorite meal and whenever you go with out you hunger for more!

Its like brushing your teeth! You want to do it 2 to 3 times a day, if you forget a time or two it doest really bother you that that much, if you miss more than a day it will definitely bother you, if you miss it 2 or 3 days it will bother everybody around you! lol

I could go on and on about the prayer room :) I love that place, I love the presence of God, I love that there is worship to the Lord going on 24 hours a day non stop for almost 10 years now :)

THE CALL INSTITUTE – LOU ENGLE.

This is my favorite thing about being here in Kansas City. Once a week I get to spend 3 hours with one of the major spiritual leaders in America and even to the nations, a man who I consider to be one of my hero’s in the faith and a spiritual father to a whole generation, I am so privileged and BLESSED to get a opportunity to do this.

More than a class, this is more like intense discipleship! Lou passionately shares with us the Word of The Lord, stories from his life, life lessons in ministry, but most importantly… He prays for us and with us! Lou takes the small TCI group and he brings us in to his family, his wife Therese is everybody’s momma, and we are all brothers.

Being in small prayer meetings with Lou Engle has been the best experiences I have had here, I am so thankful for this!

Excellencies of Christ (Christology 101) – With Allan Hood

Amazing class about Jesus from Genesis to Revelations capturing the beauty of Jesus and the glory of The Son of God becoming a man and dying on the cross to rescue humanity back to the Father.

I averaged an A and a cry a day in that class :)

Eternal Glory of an Intercessor – Corey Russell

Haha if anyone of you ever seen Corey Russell preach you probably can imagine what this was like… Yet it was way more intense than even I was expecting. In this class I learned that I have much to learn about praying!

He focused on Jesus always living to intercede (Heb 7:25) and how we get to partner with Him in the glory of intercession. We also went in depth in the life of men and woman of prayer in the bible and we studied the life of modern intercessors who shaped history through their prayers.

Part of the class was praying a hour a day for a single lost person for 3 weeks, there were so many testimonies of real breakthrough and salvations of family members and friends! PRAISE GOD!

Life and Message of a Forerunner – Wes Hall

I would have to say that this class was my favorite class so far! It covered an Introduction to Eschatology (Study of the End Times) The life of John the Baptist, all with the focus of raising up messengers to be a voice to the nations!

I had a dream from the Lord almost 2 years ago that really marked me, about me being a messenger in the end times and this class made that dream come alive to me. (Ill post the dream sometime soon )

Song Of Solomon – Dana and Matt Candler

That’s the class I’m taking right now, we have our finals Wednesday so please pray for me! Its been really good, learning the spiritual truths about Jesus as our bridegroom and understanding the journey of love we go through as His bride. This class is making me fall more and more with Jesus :)

Prayer Room Practicum – Stephen Venable

This is a once a week class for the whole semester with the best teacher at IHOP. It is a class on Christianity 101, Biblical Doctrines, Time and Money Management and many other important subjects needed to be rooted and grounded in the Lord.

IN OTHER NEWS

I have been helping my housemate Micah Meigsburg start a BOUND4LIFE chapter here in Kansas City to pray for the ending of abortion.

I’ve connected with The Call and JHOP family, that I was with last year on my trips to DC and San Diego. We have been gathering weekly for prayer meetings and we have traveled travel short distances for different prayer assignments.

I’m connecting with a ministry focused on Human Sex trafficking called Exodus Cry. I will be possibly be going on a missions trip with them sometime in the near future!

AND

I’ve been playing basketball at IHOP University’s league. I am on the green team and we finished the season in first place and we are the favorites to win the playoff. We have a HUGE game tonight so pray for me :)

Well that’s about it :)

I pray that the Lord may bless you indeed! that He may be with you to guide and protect you, that He will shine the light of His face on you and that His love may strengthen and refresh you! - In Jesus name

Leo Alves