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# Created User IP address First Name Last Name Email Mobile Phone Address Birth Month Birth Day Birth Year Why are you interested in pursuing this initiative? Tell us about your family: What is your experience with Zoweh events and/or resources? How did you first connect with Jesus in a personal way? Tell us about a time when you shared your Jesus story. Explain your familiarity with the following terms: wounds, vows and agreements. Tell us about a significant wounding moment that you experienced. Explain your personal familiarity with spiritual warfare. Give an example of how you have heard from God. Have you had any training in listening and/or engaging in another man's story? Which of the following books have you read? How did you discover the Elder-Sage Initiative? What is the best time to call you? First Name Last Name Email Phone Operations
6 Fri, 02/02/2024 - 14:19 Anonymous 71.244.249.60 Thomas Platt tdp252a@gmail.com 4109260011 June 24 1957 I am feeling led by God to a place where I can reach people walking sownhill, meeting them where they with God's healing strength, being a vessel he can work through to help them turn around and see His light. Not thru me, but thru Him. My father was a PTSD WW2 Vet who treated me and my 3 siblings in mentally abusive situations. My wife and I, married in 1988, now 36 yrs, raised our 3 boys to be men of God in the Pikes Peak mountains. We have 3 granddaughters, 3 grandsons from ages 18 to 5. Rita and I now live in Maryland with our dog Zuzu.
 Just what I have heard from Rusty Eckman and Flip from Waterboyz for Jesus
 I was 7 in Stark, FL with my parents in a camp and there was a revival tent where we were staying. In the meeting I felt His presence, like a warmth of joy. He would meet me in many ways and shapes since. I shared as a 38 yr old w a 17yr old getting ready to go in the Army in 2000 over a period of 6 weeks. He was not receptive at first having no father of his own. I tried to show and give him the love, peace and understanding God had given me. Jeremy died in Iraq in 2002, but he gave his life in 2000.
 Wounds, all of us have them John 10:10
Healing a wounded heart starts with admitting them, naming them Vows I make when wounded can keep us from His love, agreements like, i will prove to dad I wont quit, to let God break any agreement being in His way.
 13 years old being beaten by 4 15/16 year olds while on Sunday on church grounds while Christian adults stood by and laughed. I believe it hovers waiting for weakness, insidious. I believe watch prayer is needed for each of us. I know because as a little 3 yr old boy, not yet knowing Jesus 'something' in the shape of a sickly orange fuzzy grinning ball of light appeared to me in my basement and said "Worship me!". I stamped little foot and said, 'No!'. It smiled, said "We shall see!" And it disappeared. No one believed me. But my God, Son, and Holy Spirit have had and will have my back and their plan for me exists on this earth until I draw my last breath! I have had a recurring vision...I am in a beautiful garden with a golden path leading to Glory ahead. There is also a staor where A person at a time can walk, leading to a multitude walking into darkness. A voice said I could choose either path, to walk on or walk down and bring people up one at a time. I have been wrestling. I believe I am on the helping path. No but I need it. I keep going to retreats and having younger men gravitate to me, repenting or receiving God. The Heart of a Warrior, The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity Evenings after 7, will not be available 2/8 thru 2/20
5 Tue, 01/30/2024 - 23:06 Anonymous 2600:6c5e:357f:8225:f8a3:66ce:4f87:dfb1 Dav2 Barry davebarryrtf@gmail.com 9492919349 November 5 1952 I am in this stage. I miss my Zoweh involvement from my time living in Raleigh 2013-2014. I have been in men's groups since then, but few had the Zoweh DNA. 3 married children with 9 grandchildren. Two daughters and son-in-laws with Cru Campus Ministry full tie and each with four children in Acworth, GA and Spartanburg, SC. My son and wife have slept in sseparate bedrooms in the same house with a son who turned four last November. Their broken relationship has grieved Jocelyn, my extended family and me. Pray for God's breakthrough for Daniel and Victoria Barry. They live in Simpsonville, SC 15 minutes from us. MIchael's Wed. am studies 15 months. Heart of a Warrior Encounter twice 2013 and 2014. Tony Colon's Monday night group 15 months. Shooting shotguns at a fund raiser. I trusted Christ at age 20 on June 20, 1973 at a 5 day sports camp in Santa Barbara, CA. I was not raised in the church or by a family that beieved in God. They never said grace before a meal themselves but let me do so when I was with them. I led a Bible study in my fraternity my first year as a beilever. A year later I jwent back as a huddle leader at the same sports camp. A year later I joined Campus Crusade for Christ 1975-2007. Wounds--scars from hurtful expereinces in life.
Vows--speaking ungodly beliefs about yourself, about another or about God.
Agreements--could be positive with God and His Word. Could be negative agreeing with the lies and deception of our demonic enemy.		 After one year on staff in Hong Kong, the two leading Cantonese staff under the director both told me they thought I was not concerned for people and that I just wanted to use people for my own goals. It was in the presence of a counselor visitng from a Cru Faculty minitsty. I was devastated that I had failed in allowing these men to see m2 years there. e in such a critical and negative way. When I went to the director asking him to meet with the three of us and try to bring about reconciliation, he was unwilling to do so. He did not want to get involved. So I ended up leaving Hong Kong after just 2 Iyears there. I left hurt and broken with these unresolved relationships. Ephesians 6:10-18 speaks of this warfare and how to put on the full armour of God each day. After Cru staff Jocelyn and I were trained for 4 1/2 months of live-in full time training to become Restoring the Foundations minsiters. We helped hundreds of people one at a time in RTF healing and deliverance ministry--either one three hour session or five three hour sessions. I have learned to take my authority over the enemy. I have helped people take their authority as a beloved child of God and command all demons to leave them and go far away where Jesus takes them. Greater is Jesus in me than anything in our evil world. I heard from God the day I accepted the Lord when he assured me that He had come into my life. I have heard from God's Word and in my spirit when I made major decisions, such as applying for Cru staff, leaving Cru staff, going into healthcare chaplaincy, applying for Restoring the Foundations training, following HIm to Raliegh, then leaving Raleigh to travel the world for 16 months and then settling in the Upstate of SC to live closer to our married children and grandchildren, and then retiring in early 2022. Yes. My Cru MDiv education taught me to listen well and how to minister to others either through a local church or through a para-church ministry. I used to meet with men in the Triangle to share each others stories. We were trained to interview each of the ministry receivers that we did RTF minstry with. The intrview helped us identify what generational curses, ungodly beliefs, ungodly identities, word curses, soul ties, hurts, and demonic oppression to minister to. The Heart of a Warrior, Bondage Breaker, Victory over the Darkness, Wild At Heart, ​​Fathered By God, Mere Christianity Anytime. What time and format are the Elder Sage four week study? I understand there is listening to a video each week. Is there any smaller group discussion groups about the videos or not?
4 Tue, 01/30/2024 - 18:17 Anonymous 3.145.195.28 Brian Rudd brian.d.rudd@gmail.com 16786145263 October 15 1963 One realizes the value of a mentor when there wasn't one when growing up. I would like to offer a younger man those things I did not have in hopes of avoiding many of the wounds, both worldly and self-inflicted that I suffered. I would like leave a legacy of helping God to heal hearts and then set them on fire for Him.
Nothiing to prove.
Nothing to hide.
Nothing to fear.		 It is my wife and I and a cat. We find ourselves, more often than not, associating with younger couples. As we have both managed teams of younger adults, we woould often have them over for dinner or just to socialize. We want them to know there is a safe person that is interested in them as a person. We love to see them succeed in life and to be happy. I have attended two "Heart of a Warrior Encouter" weekends, I have led a small men's group using the book of the same name and I am still readining "King Me". My wife Martie and I have joined a new church aand I feel God is leading me to be more invoolved with their Men's Ministries. I was raised in a church that never gave and altar call and never talked about salvation, damnation or anything "real" when it came to the Holy Trinity. I was sent to a Christiian Middle School and there , at the age of 12, accepted Yeshua as my Savior. I was baptized, to my parents ire, soon after at the school. I taught skydiving for 21 years. Once while ridiing to altitude a guy saw me covering my mouth and eyes closed while sitting on the floor of the plane. He could tell "somethinig" was going on and asked loudly if I was ok. One of the other divers told him to leave me alone as he knew I was praying for out safety, our jump and our landings. Later, around a campfire he asked me if I was praying, was I praying for him too. When he asked why, I explained I wanted ALL of us to make it into heaven and that this sport can arrange it really quick. I told him of my faith and how I found it. It is the one time I lead another to Yeshua. I am very familiar with each as I learned about them in "Heart of a Warrior". Funny how you never know something is wrong until it's shown to you. Most of my wounds came from my father and most were "you'll never be enough". I agreed with that lie and that was easy as I was both small and sick with a chronic illness. However, I made a vow that I would do the things that scared ohters and that would "prove" I was good enough. I was 18 and was biding my time until I turned 21, going to college and workinig part-time. While running errands on a Wednesday with my father, he asked me "Son, what do you want to be when you grow up?" I replied that I wanted to be a Dekalb County Police Officer. Before I could tell him the reason was because when I was a kid, I watched my father render aide to someone and that inpsired me to help others, he replied "You have to be a man to be a cop and you'll NEVER be a man" I have found myself in spiritual warfare not only for myself but for others. It ain't over and it won't be until Yeshua comes for us. I have prayed for the spirit of fear, addiction and rage to be broken off others as well as a some for myself. This is something not to be entered into alone either so I always gather other fellow warriors to assist. Martie and I bought our first house in 2017. Rather, God dumped it in our lap as we thought we'd never own property. Well, you know Him, he likes to show off. Not only did we get a house but some decent property with it. Enough so that I could name it. So our place is known as "Bhennaigh le Dia"; Irish for "Blessed by God". We bought in February of 2017 and that Spring, I took my first real walk on the property. We have two creeks that meet at a waterfall. I walked down there and was enjoying the warmth of the day and the new life sprouting everywhere. It was then I heard "Do you see that tree?" I said "yes". I then heard "Do you see that other tree?" "Yes, Lord". "Well, do you see that OTHER tree?" "Yes, Lord" (Mind you, I'm standing in the middle of a dense forest. Of course I could see the trees) "This land I give to you. You are to use this land and this house to allow My love to rain down on others". Ever since, we open oor home to any and all. There is ALWAYS rooom for one more and we have a guest room just for those who need to get away with God or need a safe place. I was trained in active listening. I know to ask questions andthen shut up.
We mn have been so wounded that it is almost impossible to be vulnerable. Most times in their past, when they have opened up, a family member, significant other the world has reached in and stabbed his alredy wounded heart. It is my task to create a secure environment where a man can be vulnerable. Sometimes, a simple "me too" is all it takes.

The beginning of friendship starts with "What, you too? I thought I was the only one:. - C.S. Lewis		 King Me, The Heart of a Warrior, Search and Rescue, The Screwtape Letters, It’s Your Call, Wild At Heart, Mere Christianity After 2:30 PM. I'm off work by then.