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Dunamis Fellowship Alaska

A regional expression of Presbyterian-Reformed Ministries International

Annual Celebration Report

October 3, 2014

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His loving kindness is everlasting. (Psalm 136:1, NASB)

To mobilize, equip, and deploy

Spirit-empowered witnesses

For Jesus Christ

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Table of Contents

Page

3 Who We Are / Membership

6 Dunamis Fellowship Alaska Leadership Model

7 Dunamis Fellowship International Leadership Team

8 Calendar of the Events since the May 2013 Annual Celebration

9 Dunamis Project Alaska Director’s Report

10 Dunamis Project Alaska Director’s Report – 6th Series, Dunamis II, “In

the Sprit’s Power”

11 Dunamis Project Alaska Director’s Report– 6th Series, Dunamis III,

“The Power of Prayer”

12 Upward Challenge Alaska Director’s Report 2013 – “Mountain Mover”

19 Upward Challenge Alaska Director’s Report 2014 – “First Responders”

22 With the Wind Alaska Director’s Report 2014

24 Mat-Su Small Group Report

24 Eagle River Small Group Report

25 Anchorage Small Group Report

26 Prayer Resources

26 Current Intercessors List

27 Financial Report

28 Vision and Guidelines for Small Groups

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Who We Are / Membership Submitted by Judy Cook and Judy Holland

Dunamis Fellowship Alaska (DFAK) is a regional expression of Presbyterian-Reformed

Ministries International. As the arm of PRMI in Alaska, our vision, our programs, and our

models of leadership and ministry are authorized by and accountable to PRMI. We are

committed to working together to accomplish the purpose of the Dunamis Fellowship—to

mobilize, equip, and deploy Spirit-empowered witnesses for Jesus Christ.

The other regional expressions are Dunamis Fellowship Canada (DFC) and Dunamis

Fellowship Great Britain and Ireland (DFB&I). The communities in the lower 48 are represented

by Dunamis Fellowship International (DFI) in Black Mountain at PRMI’s headquarters.

Membership Qualifications

1. Called by Jesus Christ and anointed by the Holy Spirit to take part in fulfilling Acts 1:5, 8

and Matthew 28:17-20.

2. Past or present participant in any of the PRMI Dunamis Projects, Dunamis Video

Courses, or PRMI advanced ministry courses.

3. Annual commitment to the Tenets of the Dunamis Fellowship. (The Basic Tenets are

found in the fellowship brochure.)

Mobilize, Equip, and Deploy

Mobilize means to put into motion, to organize and make ready for use, as for war. Mobile

means movable. In military usage, it means capable of being moved or transported quickly and

with relative ease, as a mobile unit.

Equip means to furnish with the necessities for an undertaking. In military usage, soldiers were

equipped for battle. Other usages include to train and to prepare intellectually, or to dress

oneself for a certain purpose.

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Deploy means to unfold or unroll. In military usage, it means to spread out so as to form a

wider front of narrow depth.

Current DFAK Leadership Team

Judy Cook DFAK Director, Dunamis Project Director, Leadership Vision Implementation Team (VIT)

Lisa Coleman Upward Challenge Alaska Director, Youth VIT member Judy Holland Communications Administrator Julia Lavin DFAK Intercession Director Susan Lundgren With Wind Alaska Director, DFAK Treasurer Erin Rainwater Small Group Facilitator Glynn Strabel Small Group Facilitator, Prayer VIT member

Current Alaskan Membership of the Dunamis Fellowship Please send updates or corrections to Judy Holland at [email protected]

Mitzi Barker Sharron Jordan Carlson Ed Carlson Lisa Coleman Steve Coleman Judy Cook

Pat Cook Judy Holland Evan Holland Crystal Kennedy Julia Lavin Susan Lundgren

Terri Miller Erin Rainwater Dale Shillington Glynn Strabel Vicki Tinker Glenn Tinker

Everyone in leadership in PRMI events and programs must be members of the Dunamis

Fellowship, yearly committing to the tenets.

The DFAK operates two e-mail lists: A General list for anyone who has ever attended

any type of Dunamis event, and an Intercessors list to provide prayer for personal and

corporate requests. The General list is our method for broadcasting event announcements,

invitations to prayer meetings, announcing "rides needed/rides available" to retreats, and other

such general announcements. For more information about the Intercessors list, see the section

titled "Prayer Resources". To sign up for either list, contact [email protected].

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Dunamis Fellowship Alaska (DFAK) Leadership Model

Can form an expanded

Leadership Team to

implement program

and incorporate other

gifts.

Event Debriefs

Ignite Events

The Dunamis

Project, UC , and

WtW Directors call

together their own

leadership teams

for events.

Teachers must be

DI Faculty or under

faculty supervision.

PRMI

International

Leadership

Team

Short-term classes

DFAK Leadership Team

The Director, Communications

Administrator, 3 Project

Directors, 3 Small Group Leaders,

the Intercessory Team Leader,

VIT representatives.

group leaders, and VIT

representatives.

Works with PRMI staff

to select directors of

project teams: Dunamis,

Upward Challenge, With

the Wind.

Initiates events and

programs to mobilize,

equip, and deploy

members of DFAK.

Establishes and supports

Small Groups.

Plans and implements

the annual meeting

Prayer Mountain

Dunamis Video

Courses

All members of the Dunamis Fellowship in Alaska

Prayer Meetings

Mission Outreach

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Dunamis Fellowship International Leadership Team Submitted by Judy Cook

Just as there is a local leadership team for Dunamis Fellowship Alaska, there is an

international leadership team for the Dunamis Fellowship International, of which we are a

regional expression. There are currently 3 regions that have their own local expressions

(Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, and Alaska.) Well, we are almost a country. The people

who are in the lower 48 are members at-large of DFI, but there is some momentum for regional

organization there.

The advantage for us as a region is that we have a local structure to implement vision

and program, and a local leadership to help mobilize, equip, and deploy members as well as

connect us to the international community in a corporate way. Our growing local community

structure has helped us move from simply being a local task force helping the PRMI staff put on

the Dunamis Project in Alaska, to a community involved in all you see on the calendar page,

much ministry and intercession within the community, and the building of a growing

community of Holy Spirit empowered witnesses to Jesus.

The international team meets bi-monthly on a conference call to do such tasks as: plan,

implement, and debrief the DFI Meeting every January in Black Mountain, NC, to assist the

Director of the DFI in determining who is called to be a faculty member of the Dunamis Institute, to

pray, discern, and receive reports of activities of the regions, to oversee the formation of

regional expressions so as to extend the framework for people to be engaged in the ministry,

and to report and be accountable to the PRMI Board of Directors.

Being a member of this group allows me to hear ideas from other areas, and to share

with other communities what we are pioneering here in Alaska.

Current Members of DFILT are:

Brad Long Executive Director of PRMI

Cindy Strickler Director of DFI and convener of DFILT

Tom Wilcox member of the PRMI Board of Directors

Chris James DFGB&I Barb Ferrier DFC

Judy Cook DFAK Whit Trumbell DF at large

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Calendar of Events since the May 2013 Annual Celebration

Submitted by Judy Cook 2013

1. June 16-22 - Upward Challenge 3 “Mountain Movers” at First Presbyterian Church in

Wasilla

2. Sept. 14th - Prayer Ministry Practice Day at Skyline Family Fellowship

3. Oct. 5 - Prayer Mountain Skyline Family Fellowship in Eagle River

4. Oct 9-13 - Dunamis 2 “In the Spirit’s Power” at Victory Bible Camp

5. Oct. 14 - Fellowship Potluck and Debrief at Marjorie Haun’s home

2014

1. March 29 - Prayer Mountain at Skyline Family Fellowship in Eagle River

2. April 2-6 - Dunamis 3, “In the Spirit’s Power” at Victory Bible Camp

3. April 7 - Fellowship Potluck and Debrief at Marjorie Haun’s home

4. May 26 – With the Wind Alaska inaugural event at Mountain Streams B & B.

5. June 1-7 – Upward Challenge 4 “First Responders” at St. Therese’s Camp in Wasilla

6. Oct. 4 – Prayer Mountain at Skyline Family Fellowship in Eagle River

7. Oct. 8-12 - Growing the Kingdom Community in the Power of the Holy Spirit /

Celebrating 20 years of Dunamis in Alaska at Victory Bible Camp

On-going Meetings:

1. Anchorage Small Group meetings - Erin Rainwater

2. Valley Small Group meetings – Glynn Strabel

3. Eagle river Small Group meetings – Ed Carlson

4. DFAK Leadership Team meetings – Judy Cook

5. Dunamis Project Team meetings – Judy Cook

6. Upward Challenge Team meetings – Lisa Coleman

7. With the Wind Team meetings – Susan Lundgren

8. Intercessory support and prayer ministry upon request – Judy Holland

Upcoming Calendar Events

1. Apr. 15-19 2015 - Dunamis 4, “The Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ”

2. May 25-30 2015 - With the Wind Alaska

3. May 31 to Jun. 6 2015 - Upward Challenge Alaska

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Dunamis Project Alaska Director’s Report

Submitted by Judy Cook

The Dunamis Project Leadership Team for the current retreat series also functions as a

small group. This group shares a goal with the DFAK small groups to develop leadership though

it has a different mission and focus. The team meets throughout the year.

Current Dunamis Project Leadership Team

Ed Carlson Morning Prayer Leader, Intercessory Co-Leader Judy Cook Track Director Pat Cook Help with Facilities and Support for other Positions, Sound Booth Help Evan Holland Leadership support in various positions and discernment Sharron Jordon Registration, Housing, and Hospitality Coordinator Crystal Kennedy Facilities Coordinator Julia Lavin Intercessory Leader Glynn Strabel Prayer Ministry Leader Vickie Tinker Worship Leader

Local Teaching Team

Judy Cook Dunamis Institute Faculty Steve Coleman Dunamis Institute Apprentice Teacher Susan Lundgren Dunamis Institute Apprentice Teacher Dale Shillington Dunamis Institute Apprentice Teacher

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Dunamis Project Alaska Director’s Report – 6th Series Dunamis II, “In the Spirit’s Power” October 2013

Submitted by Judy Cook

This event had 67 in attendance coming from 16 various congregations in 6 different

cities. The ages of participants ranged from 12 to 83. We had 20 couples present and 3 entire

families. It was wonderful.

We experienced considerable warfare from the enemy coming into this project, not

overly surprising since this retreat contains much of the core teaching of the Dunamis Project--

hearing from God, discernment, and the dynamic of cooperating with the Holy Spirit. We also

took a close look at the various functional and manifestational gifts of the Spirit, and how the

latter are manifested within the dynamic of cooperation. The Lord blessed the teaching time

with a demonstration of tongues and interpretation. It was a powerful moment, and we

struggled to move into the kairos moment, missing some pieces of what God wanted to do. We

continue to learn.

Teaching Team: Frank Drake, Judy Cook, Dale Shillington, Steve Coleman

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Dunamis Project Alaska Director’s Report– 6th Series,

Dunamis III, “The Power of Prayer” April 2014

Submitted by Judy Cook

Prayer Mountain laid the groundwork for this project when 19 people gathered in the

Skyline Family Fellowship church to worship God and engage in corporate prayer. For 3 hours,

using Nehemiah 1-6, we read scriptures, listened to God, and prayed to combat the enemy and

restore the prayer shield around our community. The fruit of that time was seen in the Dunamis

event which was described as peaceful, sweet, and punctuated with times of revelation.

Thursday was a day to examine our individual prayer lives and deepen our intimacy with

God through repentance and listening to Him. Friday was a day to turn our focus outward and

engage in intercession in small groups for difficult situations in our community and world. It

was also a day to learn and be encouraged by how revivals have begun in prayer. That night we

ended up in a glorious time of worship before the throne—silence and deep peace. Saturday

was a day to receive vision, understand authority in prayer, and learn how to more effectively

pray in a group. God touched many that night again.

To God be the glory. Great Things He has done. And He did much through the

community of saints who willingly obeyed Him. The contribution of each member of His body,

not just the leadership team, was vital and evident as we are learning to function biblically

according to Ephesians 4:16.

This project included a considerable number of prayer exercises of many varieties.

Several noted that these were stretching, but helpful. A number of people participated in new

ways or were invited into new roles including intercession, prayer ministry, and using spiritual

gifts. Powerful testimonies Sunday morning allowed us to celebrate encounters with God.

51 were in attendance

Teaching Team: Mary Ellen Conners, Judy Cook, Dale Shillington, Steve Coleman

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Upward Challenge Alaska Director’s Report 2013

“Mountain Mover”

Submitted by Lisa Coleman

Upward Challenge 2013 kicked off the year in Wasilla, Alaska, June 16-22 with forty-five

youth and adults in attendance. We met at First Presbyterian Church of Wasilla, our host from

2011. It was a wonderful week, as God displayed both His power and His love in undeniable

ways, and most of the kids were deeply impacted. The week was characterized by the intimate,

loving community at camp and God’s powerful Holy Spirit labs. We couldn’t have devised more

effective prayer exercises than the ones He gave us. There were multiple healings, demons

driven out (many through the prayers of the campers themselves, not the “experts”), difficult

conversations handled with love, and kairos moments recognized. Spiritual attacks came hard

and fast on Monday, and continued throughout the week, but we learned quickly to draw

together and call upon the Lord, and our intercessors, and He triumphed every time.

Group Discussion Time at Upward Challenge Alaska

It was hot in Alaska this year! It felt more like North Carolina than Alaska. We even had

to cancel one afternoon outdoor activity and move it indoors. We don’t do 80s well up here, let

alone 90s.

We began the week on Sunday afternoon with leadership training and anointing. All the

leaders then helped with final preparations for camp and then campers began arriving around 6

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p.m. We officially began our UC week with dinner and worship. Small groups met for the first

time that evening, and this year, God led us to do something new, same-gender groups. We

were excited to watch the groups as they quickly drew together. Nearly every camper

commented on how wonderful the small groups were and that they loved keeping the genders

the same. They felt that it made it a lot easier to discuss personal issues and become more

intimate with one another.

Group Teaching at Upward Challenge Alaska

Excellent teaching was provided throughout the week by Steve Coleman, Judy Cook and

Benjamin McEntire. Evening talks were led by various leaders, and included testimonies on

operating in God’s will vs. under our own power, letting God use us now, not waiting to get

ourselves “fixed” before thinking we can be of use, and moving away from the lies of New Age

and into the light of Christ.

Our afternoons were active! Our camp pastor/fun guy, Henry Woodall, led games on

Monday. It was a hoot listening to a room full of teens giggling as they were taught line dancing

and country dances.

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Line Dancing at Upward Challenge Alaska

On Tuesday, the group had a choice of heading into the mountains for a hike (and a dip

into an ice-filled lake) or staying back at church to participate in a variety of worship workshops

(dance, art, music).

Upward Challenge Youth by Mountain Stream

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Group Photo of Those Who Went Hiking

On Wednesday, we did service projects. One group stayed at church to sweep the

massive parking lot and repaint the lines, another group went to a nearby thrift shop to help

sort clothing.

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Sweeping the Parking Lot

On Thursday we had several prayer activity options. The guys stayed together for a

healing prayer session, one group of girls remained at church to practice listening prayer, and

two other groups set out on “treasure hunts,” first praying together for words or pictures and

then setting out to see how they connected. The debrief that night was especially fun as the

various groups reported on how God had worked during that time.

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Expressing Worship at Upward Challenge Alaska

Friday was the sweetest day of our week, as we drove to Mountain Streams Bed &

Breakfast in Hatcher Pass for a day of prayer. It was the perfect culmination of the week! Glynn

Strabel had prayerfully prepared her beautiful home and land for the walk, and shared a

wonderful testimony about the property with the campers. The campers then did one or more

of the three prayer walks available and then we spent the afternoon in solo time with God. We

concluded our day of prayer with a back-porch worship/communion service led by Pastor

Henry, and then had a barbecue dinner and a debrief of our day.

Porch Time at Upward Challenge Alaska

Our final day was a surprise, as God led us to lead prayers for empowerment on

Saturday morning—not necessarily the ideal time as there was no chance to debrief afterwards.

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Nearly all of the campers came forward for prayer and many rested in the spirit, some were

blessed by holy laughter, others experienced healing.

The campers have expressed a desire to remain connected throughout the year and we

are planning to hold periodic Upward Challenge events before next year’s camp. The first of

these was a debrief on July 21 that was well-attended (about half the camp was there). Good

teaching and clarity were provided by Judy Cook and others. We are very excited to watch how

Upward Challenge is growing and impacting the youth in Alaska, and feel that something

incredible is building here. We pray that we will walk in step with Him and that Upward

Challenge will glorify Him only. It is a joy to be in ministry with Him!

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Upward Challenge Alaska

Director’s Report 2014

“First Responders”

Submitted by Lisa Coleman

There are lots of things that really excite me about this year. The first that comes to

mind is that one of our campers accepted Jesus for the first time. The whole camp could see it

coming and rejoiced on Saturday when the young man shared it with all of us. It was wonderful

to watch God working on him throughout the week! The second thing that we were especially

thankful for this year is the camp. We LOVE St. Therese’s Camp in Wasilla! Not only is the

setting beautiful, and the camp comfortable, but Rudy, the director, is a wonderful man of God

with a servant heart. He stayed very connected to us throughout the week, caring not only

about how the camp was working out, but how the kids were doing. We hope to have a long

relationship with Rudy and St. Therese’s!

We had a lot of support from the Alaska Dunamis community – more than ever before.

We had an intercession team of more than 20 Dunamites praying for us offsite, and most of

those in leadership had attended one or more of the Dunamis events.

The community built during the week was exceptional in its inclusiveness and caring.

During our debrief on June 20, this was the aspect of camp most commented on. The love and

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caring were felt and treasured by the campers – and also by those who attended the debrief

and not the camp. Two 12 yr. olds who came that evening spoke up and said that they can’t

wait to come next year because it was so obvious that everyone loved each other and no one

got left out. More than one person commented that the age differences became blurred as we

became a family.

Unity amongst the leadership was very strong. We were on the same page and

everyone poured themselves out fully and cheerfully. Not much was left in the tank when the

week was over! While leaders took their roles seriously, they were also humble and recognized

that everyone’s contribution to the event was important. One leader spoke up during the

debriefing event and said that she didn’t really know what she was doing, but it was a safe

place to practice. She got a big Amen to that.

Other observations:

While our camp total was about the same as last year, we had fewer kids in the 18 and

under range. Our core group the previous years had come from First Pres. Wasilla, and

we had fewer kids from that youth group. Moving from the church to St. Therese’s

could have contributed to that.

We had a lot of manifestations/deliverances! Sam Hale, one of our teachers, told us

he’s never seen so many at an Upward Challenge. Judy Cook had advised us in advance

to be prepared as this material often stirs things up, and she was right. We spent a lot

of time both at camp and afterwards, debriefing spiritual warfare and deliverance

ministry. Many of the kids were powerfully (and some fearfully) impacted by seeing

manifestations and deliverances. There’s a big difference between hearing about it and

experiencing it. As one camper’s mom told him, “There’s no going back now. You know

a new reality.”

Financially, we were able to stay in the black, but only because we had money left over

from last year. We will need to charge more for camp next year and do a better job

cutting costs where we can. We did have more registrations paid and more offerings

received, so that’s a step in the right direction.

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Camp Stats:

18yrs. – younger: 11 guys, 10 girls

19 -26 yrs.: 2 guys, 5 girls

40 yrs. +: 5 men, 10 women

At Upward Challenge for the first time: 19 people

Things we learned:

Don’t automatically repeat things from one year to the next. Need to see if that’s the

direction God wants to go. (example, same-gender small groups didn’t open up as easily

as they did last year)

Follow-up after Upward Challenge is very important, especially if significant things

happened at camp and kids have a lot to process. We heard from a few kids/parents

afterwards about things they were wrestling with and asked all of the small group

leaders (youth, YAMs and adults) to contact the campers and check in with them.

Celebrating after camp is awesome! We met two weeks after UC for a potluck, slide

show and debrief and 28 people showed up. We were there nearly 4 hours and no one

wanted to leave. It was great to hear people’s reflections on the week and also hear

from some of the off-site intercessors who joined us. This is something we will do

again!

The student leaders are not the only ones to focus on for leadership development. The

YAMs made a significant contribution and we’re thinking of more ways to plug them

into different areas of leadership in the future.

Our agenda is not necessarily God’s agenda. We are not certain that we achieved our

goal of equipping First Responders, but we do know that God did remarkable things

during the week. We were able to step back and listen for His guidance and hopefully,

didn’t get in His way too much. Freedom was a big theme during the week and there

was a lot of prayer ministry. Showing kids that they could be safe and loved for who

they are in the family of God was also huge. He showed up in unmistakable, BIG ways

that left all of us in no doubt that He was there and He was at work. Guess it doesn’t

get much better than that!

Areas for improvement:

Start meeting earlier in the year as a planning team – at least once or twice in the fall

and then monthly.

Provide more opportunities for the campers to connect throughout the year.

More leadership training events during the winter.

Work towards becoming more self-sustaining financially

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With the Wind Alaska Director’s Report May 26-30, 2014

submitted by Susan Lundgren

The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or

where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit. John 3:8

The inaugural Alaska With the Wind retreat was held at Mountain Streams Bed and

Breakfast in Palmer. The two people with the original vision for a young adult event, Benjamin

McEntire and Josh Modrzynski, traveled to Alaska to help us establish this program. With the

Wind is for young adults to discover what it means to cooperate with the Holy Spirit right

where they are.

We had 6 attendees, 4 from Alaska and 2 from out of state. With only 6 attendees, we

were able to quickly build community and trust. Our initial name tag activity helped set the

tone as the instructions included having to reveal something about your identity on the name

tag.

Through teaching, a movie, a field trip, a guest speaker on prophetic art, small groups,

and various other activities, we were able to explore cooperating with the Holy Spirit as

individuals and as a community to grow closer to Him and advance His Kingdom. The line

between the older and younger adult participants blurred quickly as gifts and leadership started

to become apparent in the younger adults. The leadership team was confident enough to have

the younger adult participants discern and decide for a segment of the event. As is often the

case, those who came to serve, were also served.

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Three of the six went on to be young adult mentors at Upward Challenge. Susan and

Julia were recently able to get together with some of the participants in July and they report

continuing fruit and growth.

The support from our Dunamis community was critical to the success of this event.

Susan’s thank-you card list is over two dozen people who donated time, food, money,

materials, prayers, and more to help deposit His treasure in our young adults.

With the Wind Alaska Event Leadership Team

Judy Cook Dunamis Institute Faculty Susan Lundgren Event Director, Intercession Coordinator Benjamin McEntire Event Pastor, Prayer Ministry Coordinator Josh Modryznski Conference Director Glynn Strabel Host and Facilities Director Julia Williamson Worship Leader ALL Everything else

Teaching Team: Judy Cook, Susan Lundgren, Benjamin McEntire, Josh Modryznski

Intercessors: Everyone plus terrific support from our DFAK community

Worship Team: We were excited to see a couple of the participants help out with music; Josh’s

computer was also indispensable

With the Wind 2015 we expect a few more young adults and will be adapting material

from the Power of Prayer Dunamis Project.

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Mat-Su Small Group Report

Submitted by Glynn Strabel

The group started in November 2012. We have been meeting at 1st Presbyterian Church

of Wasilla on Monday Nights from 6-8:30 PM. Because of weather or other involvements, we

have not always met every Monday. We start off with fellowship, bagged dinners and then

start the study/discussion/prayer around 6:30. Those attending, younger and older women,

have been to the Dunamis Project or Upward Challenge. The group has numbered between 3

and 12 people. We agreed to read and study the book, Let Jesus Heal Your Hidden Wounds.

Eagle River Small Group Report

Submitted by Ed Carlson

The groups have been small but the Holy Spirit has shown up every time. We all have a

sense of being distressed and filled up at the end of each meeting. Hence the new nickname

the Eagle River Oasis

During the July 2014 meeting, there was a challenge to not to be silent, but always

express ourselves through Christ's love. There was also a vision of us sitting in the ocean on our

surfboards waiting for the big waves (revival). Our prayer was for wisdom to select the right

wave to be where God wants us to be. Pray for revival. Do not give up. “Continue to knock”.

We continued meeting during the summer once a month on the second Thursday.

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Anchorage Small Group Report

Submitted by Erin Rainwater

Over the past eighteen months, the Anchorage Small Group met twenty-eight times,

with an average attendance of five. As few as two or three people attended some meetings

while up to eight attended others. We've also welcomed new members and visitors. Everyone

is welcome to come to any of our meetings and, if unable to attend, to send us prayer requests.

Julia Williamson, Susan Lundgren, Nicole Noyles, and Tami Moore have been graciously

opening their homes to our meetings. We are always interested in people willing to host, even

if only once or twice a year. The main requirement is adequate parking within a short walking

distance. If you are interested, please contact Erin Rainwater at [email protected].

We thank the people, both known and unknown, who provide prayer coverage for our

meetings. We appreciate your sacrifice in interceding for us. And certainly not least, we offer

our thanksgiving to God for protecting us, guiding us, and listening to us. We also offer

thanksgiving for the angels who have watched over us.

Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we spend significant amounts of time in listening

prayer, discerning what we hear/see/feel, performing prophetic acts, and providing prayer

ministry for one another. We often function as an intercessory prayer group, praying for the

DFAK leadership, the Project team, With the Wind, Upward Challenge, Portland Ignite and

other teams and events.

In the coming months, we will be experimenting with methods for long distance

participation, such as by cell phone, Skype, Google Hangout, and similar methods. What we will

be able to offer will vary. While in-person is preferable, if you want to join us electronically,

please contact Erin Rainwater several days in advance so an appropriate method can be

coordinated with that meeting's host

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Prayer Resources

Submitted by Judy Holland

One of the features of the Dunamis Fellowship is that it is an intentional prayer

community. As such, we engage in prayer in a variety of ways. We have periodic meetings to

pray for Dunamis events, to seek God's guidance for Dunamis Fellowship activities and to

support PRMI. (Watch your e-mail for invitations to participate.) We also engage in prayer with

and for one another.

Prayer requests can be submitted by anyone involved in Dunamis via e-mail at

[email protected]. We limit requests for prayer to personal or family needs of people who

have attended Dunamis, or prayer support for one another as we deploy in ministry.

Dunamis participants volunteer for one-year commitments to serve on an Intercessors

List. Intercessors agree to (1) pray as God leads immediately upon receipt of an e-mail, (2) pray

as often as God reminds us of that particular need, and (3) to keep prayer requests confidential.

Anyone may join the intercessors list at any time (again, [email protected]), but we

generally re-commit in January.

We also provide support for one another as we identify opportunities for prayer

ministry. This includes when we are in need of prayer ministry as well as times we have been

asked to provide prayer ministry for someone else. If you need assistance in identifying or

contacting people to pray with you, you may contact me at the same e-mail address and I can

help make those connections.

Current Intercessors List

Submitted by Judy Holland

Mitzi Barker Ed Carlson Cheryl Clementsen Steve & Lisa Coleman Pat & Judy Cook Gene & Nancy Ervine Sarah George Judy Holland

Pat Jensen Kathy Keville Julia Lavin Susan Lundgren Ted McGovern Terri Miller Teresa Moyer

Sarah Pace

MJ & Maria Quick Esther Reeves Ledia Scott Karen Severson Dale Shillington Glynn Strabel Greg & Julie Wohrle

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Financial Report Submitted by Susan Lundgren

There has been very little activity with the movement of all event registration activities

and funds to PRMI. The DFAK is constantly grateful for the generosity of the DFAK community

with their time, money, prayers, materials, and talents.

5/16/13 to 9/29/14 DFAK Account Balance 5/16/13 $568.83

Dividends $0.46 Expenses $0.00 none claimed, donated

Liabilities

$0.00 Balance 9/30/14 $569.29

DFAK EIN: 26-3632975

DFAK Tax Year is defined as the calendar year.

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Vision and Guidelines for Dunamis Fellowship Alaska Small Groups Vision

DFAK small groups are for those who have in the past or are currently attending the

Dunamis Project retreats. Because the Alaska Dunamis community comes from many churches

and covers a wide geographic area, it is a challenge to maintain fellowship with one another.

Years ago when a number of people expressed a sense of feeling disconnected, God granted us

the vision of grounding the Dunamis community in Alaska in small groups. Currently we have

three groups meeting--Anchorage, Eagle River and the Valley.

Purpose

1. To help fulfill the purpose of Dunamis to raise up Spirit-led, Spirit-empowered leadership in the context of intentional, loving community where relationships are key ingredients, and where everyone is valued.

2. To have a place to work carefully through the manual of the previous retreat to deepen

the grasp of concepts and practice them before the next retreat. Or, to use the Dunamis Video Project materials for teaching.

3. To have opportunity for discussion and lab time in a safe environment of a discerning

community where debriefing is practiced.

4. To be able to worship, pray, minister, and fellowship with an ongoing Dunamis community.

5. Most importantly, to be part of a small group community of Spirit-led believers

committed to discerning and following the Holy Spirit in nurturing the members, and helping one another follow Jesus to accomplish the mission He calls each one or the group into.

Guidelines for Groups

1. DFAK small groups recognize that they are under the umbrella of the Dunamis Fellowship Alaska, and nationally submitted to PRMI's pastor of the Dunamis Fellowship, Cindy Strickler, and the tenets of the fellowship.

2. Groups will adhere to PRMI's teaching, theology, practice, and leadership model.

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3. DFAK local leadership commits to prayerfully support and be a resource to each small

group, visiting home groups and encouraging them and helping them keep on track.

4. Each small group will have a leader or perhaps co-leaders. The person hosting a group need not be the leader.

5. Small group leaders will communicate with the DFAK leadership team, and bring or send

a report of their activity to the annual meeting so we can all hear about what God is doing in the larger community.

6. Leaders of the groups are members of the DF, and participants have in the past or are

currently attending the Dunamis Project.

7. Groups commit to be led by the Holy Spirit to both select and develop their focus, and will communicate this to the DFAK leadership who commit to helping with discernment.

For example, a group may select

a teaching/lab/debrief focus where meetings include prayer, and individuals are encouraged to develop their ministry gifts

an intercessory prayer focus where the work of prayer is done, and teaching/lab/debriefing inform and train the group

a mission focus such as the task force has, but where prayer ministry is practiced, individuals are encouraged to develop their ministry gifts, and the teaching manuals are studied prior to the next weekend