The Disney World Concert Hall

Northern Connections invited as Gatekeepers to Christian Extravaganza

Northern Connections recently received a message on their message-manager inviting them to attend the Christian Extravaganza being held at the Disney World Concert Hall on Saturday August 20th/05. Wow, we had 5 days notice to organize representation and make the journey to Los Angeles, California! So off to work we went!

The Christian Extravaganza is organized by Alice Hill from Beverly Hills, California; its mission statement is to provide a platform to bring the finest Christian artists, dancers, musicians in the world from all cultures and nations to the finest stages of the world. Gathering together in unity they perform unto the God of the heavens and earth with praise-filled hearts.

As we returned their message we spoke to Alice Hill from Beverly Hills, organizer of the Christian Extravaganza. The invitation came in the form of a general invitation of all those who had attended the previous year’s venue. It was only when we spoke that she learned that we were First Nations and had attended the Extravaganza the year before, held at the Kodak Theatre. She informed us that they had been praying for three months for First Nations representation for this event and were unable to make connections, due to already existing commitments of local First Nations people, and was delighted to hear from us.

So we sent out invitations to our people, praying that God would hand select those that were to make the journey. The final representatives who had committed to going were Robert Nabess, Guy, Melanie and Joel Molin. We departed The Pas Thursday evening driving through the night, so that we would arrive into Winnipeg in time to depart on a Westjet flight to Los Angeles, via Calgary.

Upon arriving into LAX Airport we were blessed to discover that the arrival to our hotel, as well getting our bearings to and from the Concert Hall went smoothly, without confusion. The rest of the evening was spent touring around the many new sights of the city of L.A., Hollywood, and other attractions that we had not seen the year before. Saturday morning came early and we made our way to the downtown area of L.A. Much of the time prior to the event was spent sharing the things that God had done for us on previous trips. Excitement was building in anticipation of what He had planned for the evening’s event. We knew there were going to be breakthroughs in the Spirit, for Melanie and I (Joel) had come under heavy opposition. Sudden severe earache threatened air travel, weather conditions hindering connections to The Pas from Pukatawagan and a much more than usually hectic business office was demanding attention just an hour prior to our departure to Winnipeg. With these increased activities we knew that the enemy was getting squeezed into a corner and was pulling last minute punches. This only deepened our conviction to press on.

As we met with Alice she explained that we were to prepare the Hall in prayers prior to the event dressed in full regalia. We made our way to the front of the stage where Guy and Robert took their stand at either end of the stage, unknowingly becoming symbolic Gatekeepers to the entrances of the stage. Guy having just recently come from a gathering in Quebec City, Quebec, was reminded about a prophecy concerning him of his role in bringing down the wall in high places and taking the responsibilities of a symbolic Gatekeeper.

Melanie, dressed in her new Fancy Shawl Regalia (Royal Robes), was moved by the Spirit to approach the centre of the stage where she bowed her head in prayer. The audience, looking back and forth to the two warriors dressed in red regalia, Melanie in the middle appearing to be asking for favor from the King, was being prepared to receive God’s word. A time of worship commenced, opening the Christian Extravaganza. Shortly afterwards a prophetic Pastor shared the season that we were entering into, comparing it to the book of Esther in the Bible. Esther having been raised to her position “for such a time as this”, to approach the King’s throne in her best Royal Robe, pleading for mercy on behalf of her people. Again Melanie unknowingly stepped into this prophetic visual act in front of the stage to captivate the audience when they heard God’s word spoken through the story of Esther.

Throughout the event’s entirety our warriors had maintained their stand, speaking volumes to the audience. Alice Hill approached us after, confirming what we had already sensed in the Spirit, that God had appointed our warriors as Gatekeepers to the event.

With the event coming to a close we were extended an invitation to participate in the next year’s event. Please be sure to check-in from time to time on our website for details on this event and other upcoming outreaches.

Due to photograph restrictions in place at the Disney World Concert Hall we were not allowed to take photos during the event. So we apologize for not being able to do the usual pictorial reports.