Prayer Letter

I have been a bit lax in my communication, and my only excuse is that my time is very heavily occupied out here in Kansas City. That, however is part of the reason that I write to you, to tell you about what is occupying my time, and also what will occupy my time in the coming months and years. I have spent the last five months in Kansas City, MO at the International House of Prayer doing the One Thing Internship. Consider it the first semester of the bible school out here, IHOPU. I have had a wonderful time out here; have made many friends, shared laughs, joys etc. Most importantly I am being transformed by the renewing of my mind. The Lord is beginning to heal and restore my heart, my body, my soul, my mind. 
I came seeking my ‘calling.’ I figured it would be a simple, straightforward thundering voice from heaven telling me where to go, when, what to do, and how to do it. The Lord is ever so patient in His dealings with man, and has merciful longsuffering on my ignorance. He has revealed these things to me, but not at all in the way had I expected, or in any way I would have guessed. 
The reason I exist is thus: To love the Lord my God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. We have different callings within the body, and different ministry opportunities, platforms, strengths, there are a few things that I am specifically called to now and also some things a little different at a later time in my life. Right now, I am called to sit at Jesus’ feet and minister to Him as an intercessory missionary, and to get rooted and grounded in love and truth at IHOPU. 
Being an intercessory missionary is a fancy way to say that I will be sitting in a room for 12-2 hour sets a week, (24 hours) praying to a God I can’t see, singing to a Man I have never met, wasting my life at that Man’s feet. To the unredeemed, and even occasionally believers, it is utter foolishness. I certainly do not always see the fruits of my labor. The Lord loves to use the foolish things to confound the wise. I am choosing, for a season, to waste my life at Jesus’ feet, taking the role of Mary of Bethany, because if I am going to see revival in the church, and the nations, I first have to be revived. 
I will be spending my entire life ministering to the Lord as a priest, but for the next 3(ish) years I will be getting that foundation set, good habits formed, etc, here at IHOPU. On June 22nd I will graduate from my internship, and head back to Boulder. I will be home for less than a week, and I will be shipping out to Campina Grande, Brazil. A group of young adults will be working with a ministry, helping with glasses for the poor, doing youth and community outreach, proclaiming the Name of Jesus, and loving our brothers. 
I will be coming back on the 14th of July, and be working for the next year, all of this in the midst of doing 50 hours a week of summer school, so that I can start school on August 16th as a second year student. I am getting busier and busier! 
I want to be a team, and let you know what it going on in my life, and I would love to know what is going on in yours! Please feel free to email me at iplaysixstrings@gmail.com or send me a letter via snail mail, I love getting letters (home baked cookies) and would love to write you back, if you so desire, write:
Ian Weiner
1507 Centaur Circle
Lafayette, CO, 80026
Be sure to let me know how you are doing, what is new, what I can pray for you about, etc. The Lord loves partnership, so thank you for seeking the Lord with me in daily prayer! 

Please pray:


That Jesus’ Name would be exalted to the highest place in every area of Ian Weiner’s life, with loving obedience toward loving God with all his heart, soul, mind, strength. 
That Ian would know the love that Jesus loves him with, and that he would love others with that same love.
That the Lord’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven, as well as in Ian’s life. 
That the fruits and gifts of the Spirit would grow to their fullness in Ian. 
That the Holy Spirit would release wisdom and understanding in the knowledge of God in Ian’s life, unto sharing his revelation with others. 
That the Lord would provide everything needed for Ian to fulfill his ministry calling in Brazil, as well as at IHOPU.