Amber Cranfill - Intern

Only hours after meeting one another, Lucy, Jessica, Calle, and I felt like we had known each other for months. We talked about how excited we were to finally arrive at Streams, how much we hoped we would grow during our time here, and our anxieties about letting go of our past hurts in order to take hold of new blessings. My room mate Jessica is a little younger and wild for God. We are both artists who love to create from our experiences with God. Within the first few nights, we had an impartation session in which our leaders spoke into our destinies, greatly impacted our souls, and gave each of us hope.

Our first class is “The Art of Hearing God.” Each class season is like a soaking session for each of my classmates and I who sit and soak in the wisdom and understanding imparted to us. Sometimes, I have felt physically exhausted toward the end of class because of the amount of change that has taken place in my body, soul, and spirit. Other times, I feel empowered by God’s exhilarating presence. God has begun a deep work in my life.

The internship aspect of the Streams Intern Program was interesting at first in that some of us were shifted around to different locations until schedules became more routine. Right away, I could tell that each leader/mentor was fully devoted to building character in us so that we can reach our destinies. I was one of the group that was shifted to logistics which meant that I would work in the gardens that day. However, everyone is not what they seem here at Streams. The “Master Gardner” that we happened to meet turned out to be someone who was empowered by God to speak into our lives! God is everywhere.

Finally, and most importantly, I have been able to connect with others who have similar giftings and endured similar struggles. Like a family or really close friends, we usually talk late into the night and share how God has impacted our lives, …as if it hasn’t dawned on us that He was running our lives the whole time! My personal relationship with God has skyrocketed far beyond what I thought was possible. God has increased His presence in my life and I have opened up more in worship. Before I came to Streams, I would read my Bible to gain strength to survive the day. Now, my spiritual devotions come out of a passion to be in His presence and to love on Him. This has already been a life-changing experience and I think it has only been like a week and a half?

Charles Vande Veegate - Intern

Late Breaking News…

The Fall semester of Streams Academy is underway. My name is Charles Francis Vande Veegate(Would you like to buy a vowel?) but mostly my friends call me Chuck, I hail from Grand Junction, Colorado and am the eldest in this years class.

Well, we all landed as scheduled for the first day of training on the 13th of September except for Elisa Zupancic, Dustin’s lil sister, who faced some extra opposition but overcame… as we all can and will who pursue out appointed times and seasons. We hit the ground running and are starting to synchronize with the swift pace of preparation for our second outreach; Haunted Happenings in Salem Massachusetts.

I would like to extend officially our gratitude and appreciation for all you who visit us in Cyber Space to keep apprised of our comings and goings. It’s my heart that “your” life will enriched and your faith encouraged as you see our God be the EXTRA coupled with our ordinary, to manifest the most extraordinary display of His power and might that we have seen to date. We extend our hearts to you as well and know, that although you might not be seen of men, your participation in prayer is “essential” to our success and we covet those prayers and will seek to be aligned with all our Gather wants for us to be(first) and do(second).

May the Lamb of God receive the full reward of His sufferings.
“Chuck”

Introduction - Dustin Zupancic (Staff)

Welcome to the Streams Academy Blog for the 2007-2008 interns. Hopefully this blog will bless you as you read what is going on in the interns lives while they are here. Use this as a tool to pray, keep updated and to just be encouraged!

Most of the updates posted here will be by the interns themselves so I pray that this will be a blessing to all who come read this, may you be inspired and challenged to chase after intimacy and depth with the Creator!

Posted below is a picture of the current interns and staff for this year so you can meet them and know who's who when they are referred to on here. (Click on it for a larger image)





--Dustin Zupancic 2nd Year Intern/Staff