Dream: Picnic Tables & Flash Photography

Last night, although my dream included many people, conversations, events, and places around the world, I started to notice a recurring theme.

It was the same thing every time, but each time it grew into something more. At the beginning, it was Jonathan sitting at a picnic table taking interest in and interacting with those around him. As I was in different locations of cities around the world, I would see the same thing. Some of the people would join him and everyone would sit around the table together as equals laughing and talking and sharing like a community or close group of friends who considered each other family. Jonathan would teach and also minister as Jesus did, but you could almost see the relationship in a tangible way.

After seeing similar scenes a few times in different places, eventually it was the Welton Academy staff and I around the table with him. After a while we all went back to our own cities where we duplicated the process by sitting at our own tables as some people came to join us.

Every single one of these tables had something in common. At the end, before everyone moved on, the person who initiated the table group would point a camera and take a group photo of everyone standing together. There would be a big flash, then the people in that picture would go to their cities and do the same thing.


The next part showed these powerful men and women of God around the world doing incredible things as world changers. They were considered respected and influential, yet they would each make time to sit at their tables with others. I didn't recognize any of them personally, but it was when I saw this and heard someone ask if I knew who they were, that I made the connection that these were disciples who had come as a result of what started the very beginning.

The dream ended with a bright flash as the final group photo was taken and then every picture fit together showing tons of people around the earth interconnected and smiling.

As I was taking a shower this morning, I was talking with the Lord about the meaning, since the dream kept coming to my mind. I wondered why it was that all of these people had taking pictures in common and were able to reach, impact, and influence so many who in turn did the same thing and so on. I asked Him, "What about the camera and these leaders taking group photos? What does that mean?"

Immediately I heard, "They captured their hearts with love!"