Live for Jesus

If you don't jump off...you don't need anyone to catch you. That sentence sounds super gay but for real,(ill explain at the end) I got so tired of living in the same cycle of life. Walking right behind the last person because it the norm. Go to school because that just what everyone else does after highschool. b/c its acceptable in society. DON'T GET ME WRONG! I'm 3years done school, will finish! School/education is so important but i was going to school to follow the norm.going to get educated on something I didn't really LOVE, so i could make bukoo money $$$ to buy nice things for me and big house. Ect!
Nice things, big house, $$ are all amazing but that is what consumed my future. Not okay and will leave you feeling empty and useless. We were made for so much more. We could die tomorrow and what then?? All our earthy wealth. Diploma, bank statements, house doesn't go with us. Following Jesus is the most adventurous, exciting, most fulfilling life. But he ask of one thing. Give me EVERYTHING. That means my future, my $$,my big house, my comfortable lifestyle, everything.
So I jumped off/tried and gave EVERYTHING I desired to follow Jesus because I realized what I had and what my whole life was working for was all useless...all garbage. I want to use everything, whether my job, my bukoo amount of $$$, or my big house. Whatever Jesus gives me I want to use for his glory. Most fulfilling life. Living life with jesus will rock your world and you'll never see the world the same.This relationship he offers everyone is something I burn with excitement when I realize what I have found. And that's the thing. I've heard about it my WHOLE life. (Born in a missionary/dads a pastor household) but it has to be a PERSONAL.!! Personal relationship. Just talking about it, just trying it half way doesn't do anything. Jesus wants you to trust him and JUMP. Give him everything because he so faithful to catch you.i gots a lot more but it's really late here and wanna go to bed. Would love to talk more. Having any questions or whatever, wanna chat hit me up on FB!love you supporters. I wouldn't be here getting rocked and serving and spreading Jesus ALLL OVER Brazil without you. No wifi till Monday. Pray for my team and I. Leave for a conference at a pretty big church tomorrow. God wants to show up big this weekend and we sure best be letting him shake up this church. Through us? Shoot. Love to be apart if it. Okkkk byeeeeeee

Crazyy couple weeks

My life the last couple of weeks was amazing. went to a river community along the amazon river. That is our main ministry here in brazil. (Our fourth river community.) I'm falling in love with these people. There lifestyle, there worth ethic and there natural love for people in there community. These places could just be rocked with just a little Jesus.. A little bit of light will take over a room of darkness. And that's exactly what we did. Kids club every morning, house visits during the day, Christian movies at night to bring community together, youth purity seminars, woman's night ect. We talk and build relationships spreading Gods love and the life he offers to everyone. We just finished up our last community. Bitter sweet.
( Things running through my head)The world is SO BIG. so much people living there lives in misery and depression not knowing how much their creator loves them and so desperately wants to talk with them everyday. Its a privilege to work for my God. I just want people to see Jesus and have him. I don't care if they dont know me or dont know my name, i just want them to know my God. Awe I know what Jesus has done to my life and from that I get a hunger to share!
But tomorrow till Monday we are leading out a conference. We did one couple of weeks ago. About discipleship and how to make disciples. It was a great week and know this week God has something special up his sleeve. Please be praying for my team and I! Love you all. Thanks for checking up on nates life.

I'm so in love

With JESUS OF COURSE! I just end the day sometimes just asking God for more of him. More heavy revy of his love, his character, his presence, more of who he is in my life. Everything is rubbish compared to knowing Christ Jesus. Paul's famous words. Don't get me wrong I want the fullness of everything God has for me. I want his purpose and plan for my life ect but it has to come from a place of intimacy with Jesus. I'm beginning to learn that when I focus on other things, even like "what's Gods purpose for my life" or what does he want me to do after YWAM. When things like this turn into worrying or anxiety it steals the joy and the moment that God want to me to be in right now.
Back to this week!
Boys club was the first two days. 7 boys who were taken off the streets of Belem and put in a home. Btw Amazing organization named Arca. Please be praying for the staff! Full time missionaries who devote their lives to street kids:) got to love on the kids playing games, soccer, river swimming ect and devotional time in the mornings and evenings. I was instantly drawn to one kid named Ezekiel. Crazy crazy past. He 16 years old( oldest of the group) and really felt him being a leader to the other boys. Never done it before but challenge him to lead out the last evening devotional time. He did amazing. Filled with he HS crying and really was amazing to see God work in such a short time we were there. He is defiantly a leader to the younger ones.. These last two days we walked around the streets of Belem. Searching for street kids to bring in and give food, shower, games, show some love. Perspective rocked these past few days. God goes out of his way, he searches for us, intercedes for us, has fun with us, playing games or whatever we want to do with us. We got to have a taste of something Jesus does for us. Passed out bibles, prayed for homeless guys to see Gods love for them..but on the other side I also personally saw little kids sniffing glue, knife fight almost break out right in front of my eyes. Open my eyes to this world and the addictions we are still enslaved to. I just couldn't get it out of my head. "What makes their addictions any different than ours" our addictions are money, fame,.status. It's all about me me me and not on God. Both ways our eyes are sucked into worldly desires and not on Gods eyes. But what really changes ppl perspective... What really give hope? Jesus. The only answer to all our problems. I think of my life an the last year or so. What made me changed my perspective from living apart of this worldly pattern( seeking popularity, money, status in other ppl eyes) to now giving my whole life for God.And whatever he wants I will do. Here I am send me. Be my everything. It all started with seeing Jesus. Not a religion jesus but seeing the relationship Jesus. A relationship he invites all of us in to will CHANGE LIVES. And that's the heavy revy I got this week. No matter what anyone is in. Not matter homeless, no matter how deep in addiction ppl are to worldly things... revealing the intimate relationship Jesus has for everyone changes everything! He is our daddy that never leaves us and always takes care of us. Thank for reading. Love all my supporters and everyone reading. Still have a couple more river communities were planning. So please be praying for my team and I:)

Important tips

Tip number one! Don't pee in the amazon river. Serious scary business. Why do these creatures even exist! If you don't know what I'm talking about.. Google it. Lol
Kinda last minute blog but in bed, hours before I leave for two weeks to go to the amazon rainforest and immerse as a life of a villager.
Just telling you about my weeks here has been Kinda weird. these last few days.. There's this idol worshipping that goes on in Belem Brazil. And we live exactly on the street where they trek through worshipping this doll. And it's not just a little thing. This is millions of ppl. Biggest idol worshipping in the world and its this goes one week out of the year and it so happens that's when we're here! He would go out with water, food, tracks, and the love of Jesus. We would just love on them and share the good news. Brazil is so ready for Jesus. We would talk hours on the streets just hanging and sharing and letting God do the rest...
And this brings me to what I learned here. I would ask and ask God why did you place us here.? Out of all the weeks and out of all of brazil. why did we end up living on the street that they walk through.
God just want us to be obedient and fully give all of us at the place where we are placed.and even when its difficult to see the good, especially in a place where the MAJORITY of the ppl are worshipping this doll just remember that Gods in control. I was reminded that there are seed planters. And there is times were it doesn't look pretty. It doesn't look like we are doing anything here. But God told me this week I placed you here in the middle of this junk to plant seed in ppl hearts. And that exactly what we did. Heavy revy when we realize its our job to be obedient to step out boldly wherever he placed us. That's it. God does the rest and he shows up and blows up the place! Like he always does.Well during this last week we served the ppl like I mentioned. Not only with food water but also with medical checkups. Had some amazing talks with ppl and sooo many ppl interested. Asking questions, getting our phone numbers to meet up, asking us to speak at there university more on missions. Ect. God is faithful. Can't wait to be apart of the work that God is doing in the village communities. Thanks for reading. Love my supporters and ill be out for two weeks but back blowing y'all up with amazing things. Please be praying for my team.

Speak da truth

Yesterday, I preached for the first time in front of a church. The stage was all mine. All eyes were in front of me. It was something I don't really like or not really use to. Something I would probably be terrified to do. BUT when God gives you a word to share and gives you the courage to speak... It becomes fun. It's not me speaking anymore but the power of Jesus just speaking through me. It's just what I needed along with just what that particular church needed that day..

So since we have been here. Probably 5 days out of the week we have been preaching / testimonies at various churches... I have gave me testimony a couple times but never really felt to preach yet but yesterday morning in my quiet time. God directed me to James 1... As I stated reading it, it hit a spot in my heart and new it was my day to preach. James 1 is about rejoicing in ALL circumstances and we really went deep into James and it was an amazing time and I left that church really feeling Gods presence so evident. The Lord is so good to me. Later, I found out that the pastor canceled the speaker after me because he wanted the church to leave that night soaking and thinking about what God spoke that night. He said it was the exact problem that, that particular church is having problems with. I love being obedient. God I am your follower. Take me into the darkest and roughest places that need to hear the love of Jesus and I will be obedient to step out.
Thank y'all for reading. My supporters are amazing. I pray for David courage for all. Lets look into the face of worldly giants and say my God is bigger than you and I chose to look at Him instead of my circumstances.

I love my friends

To my friends and supporters! All your prayers and love you have for me has been an extreme blessing to my life. Time just flew by here! I can't believe I've been in Kona for 3 months already and now heading to Belem, Brazil to the tribes/villages of the amazon. My adventuring out through the island has been so fun! Experienced some wild things like venturing out to the peak of the tallest mountain in the world! umm black sands beach with an amazing view( picture of beach down below). swimming in lava tubes which now in fresh water caves (picture down below)! All of the scenic places have been amazing BUT honestly after a while every thing, every place (even Hawaii) gets old and less exciting every time. I think it's because you know more or less what your about to experience and what your about to see! BUT MY JOURNEY WITH JESUS NEVER GETS OLD! Walking with Jesus everyday is a lifestyle that is unreal and keeps on getting more and more exciting everyday. You never know what your going to experience... You never know what your going to see! As I seek him He is so faithful to reveal a new revelation of His love and presence in my life. Jeremiah 29:13. Y'all have no idea how much joy I have in my heart, and I couldn't of been here without you. Thank you so much for believing and investing in my life. God has placed a burning in my heart to live a life of fearing God! I am a son of the living God and also his obedient follower and with Jesus I have SOOO much good news and I'd love to tell you more.
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817-372-1518 (cell phone number) text me b/c I'll be in brazil OR EMAIL ME nathansreyes@gmail.com
My supporters are so amazing an I love y'all so much. Please contact me for prayer request, questions, advice( love hearing from the wise) lol and I'll try and keep posted as much as I can! God bless you!

Razil BRAZILLL!!

Only days left before I'm in another country. So excited for what God has planned for my team and I. We've been growing deeper in love with Jesus and been getting poured into every week by amazing speakers. But this sunday we step out of our training grounds here in Kona and step foot into the tribes and villages in the amazon region of Brazil. God has so much already planned for our team but He wants us to grasp 3 important concepts he put on my heart....
1.) everything we do in brazil needs to come from a place of intimacy with God.
2.)the character of God tramps any experience with God.
-please just sit and think how tasting this is.. Sitting with Jesus in my quiet time, just gazin on his character and who he is, is better than any healing miracle, ect that I have with Jesus.
3.) the best way to fix problems that come up in brazil and for any problem in my life is simple... GAZE ON JESUS. BE OBSESSED WITH THE BEAUTY OF JESUS!
Wanna get over hard times/challenges?
Don't look at them.
Get fixed on the big man and our problems automatically gets back seat compared to the beauty of Jesus:)
I have a beautiful team. Please be praying for us. We have one thing set in our mind and that's to share the love of Jesus to all!! The devil doesn't like that to much but with Jesus everything is so easy. He is our guide! Love y'all thanks for the prayers and checking up on my life!!