Hello all!
Here is the promised video of Island Breeze dancing in the garden. It was an honor and privilege to film! They are exceptional people and beautiful worshipers, and I’m happy to get to share this with you.
The verse that is coming to mind is Isaiah 43:5 –
5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east
and gather you from the west.
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar and my daughters
from the ends of the earth—
7 everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made.”
The Lord has called all nations to come together and worship Him as one, and this past conference was a perfect picture of that coming to fruition. I encourage you to watch the replays and enter in to the awesome worship we had this weekend, and bask in God’s glory as all His people come together as one to praise His name.
I also want to encourage you and declare that each and every one of you has your own unique portion of that worship — each of you has that fervent fire of God inside you. Stand up and open your mouth and let it bubble to the surface! He has called every one of us to worship His name. You needn’t be a singer or dancer to be able to sing or dance in His presence. All worship blesses Him!
And ALL His people cry “GLORY!” Ps. 29:9
Be blessed!
Tracey
Posted by Bedie Post on September 12, 2013 at 4:36 pm
Tracey, I love the videos you are doing…but your words also bless me. I am so in awe of what God is doing with you and in you. Blessings back to you…what a jewel you are in the Kingdom of God!
Posted by Candi MacAlpine on September 12, 2013 at 4:41 pm
Tears flowing so exquisite and beautiful worship to our King
Posted by LeRoy Whitman (@LeRoyWhitman) on September 12, 2013 at 5:05 pm
Wow. It is so different from what I am used to, it is FOREIGN to me. It makes me uncomfortable at points. But that is also the beauty of it. The Lord has so many people in so many cultures and expressions. Missions in the past suppressed the cultural expressions in favor of the cultural forms of those bringing the gospel. But the peoples themselves, as believers, know how to redeem the forms to worship God in Spirit and truth. It is great that we are at a stage in history in which the Lord is reconciling all things to Himself. I am so grateful for the vision of Glory of Zion and Global Spheres for the healing of the nations, and Christ blessing all the families of the earth.
Posted by Dakota on September 12, 2013 at 5:19 pm
So beautiful ! thank you for sharing it with all of us ! Bless you all ! 🙂
Posted by Rebekah on September 12, 2013 at 7:29 pm
There is such an annointing on this video. I was completely broken down in tears while watching. Thank you Tracey and Island Breeze, as well as James for the beautiful song.
Posted by Louise Cheney on September 12, 2013 at 7:31 pm
So amazing!! Thank you so very much. Continue doing theses videos please . They are so anointed
Posted by Penny Krevatas on September 12, 2013 at 11:26 pm
Thank so much very beautiful.
Posted by Debra on September 13, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Wow what a way to start the day! Beautiful! Thank you Island Breeze and Tracey!
Posted by Kealoha Kaopua on September 13, 2013 at 9:38 pm
Tracey – you are a great talent and a wonderful heart. It was such a joy working with you on this project. Keep up the great work and hope to see you in Kona real soon!
Posted by lilysimmons on September 13, 2013 at 9:48 pm
I dream of worshipping my King like this as I am in a wheelchair and long to dance with my Lord.
Posted by Cynthia on September 13, 2013 at 10:30 pm
You CAN dance with the lover of your soul. Limited movement is still movement. A heart of worship can be manifest from a wheelchair. I’ve seen it before… lifted arms, lifted eyes and a bowed heart… all together lovely. He’s waiting….
Posted by Cynthia on September 13, 2013 at 10:33 pm
As Tracy said, “You needn’t be a singer or dancer to be able to sing or dance in His presence. All worship blesses Him!”
Posted by Laura S. Jensen on September 13, 2013 at 11:50 pm
Hello sister! As a praise dancer myself, I express a lot through the hands, arms and facial expression, as is evidenced in this video. I don’t know you or if you do this at all…..if not I would encourage you to start! It is so freeing!
Posted by Shana on September 13, 2013 at 9:58 pm
Thanks be to YHVH for establishing gardens for us to walk and dance within and all for You… help us to boldly express every move for You! Thank you for this new year!
We celebrate in Spirit and in Truth and in dance and in solitude. Aloha and Mahalo
and Shalom. Maranatha! PTL JC! +
Posted by Victoria Kaopua on September 13, 2013 at 10:52 pm
Thank you for the opportunity to be apart of this. It’s such a great blessing to be able to express my worship for my King through my culture. Great job on the video Tracey! Love you my GOZ ‘Ohana!!!
Posted by Deloris Cole on September 13, 2013 at 10:53 pm
The dancing of Island Breeze is so beautiful and haunting. I see them dance and I feel the passion they have for the Lord even though I am thousands of miles away. I am blessed by the time in the garden.
Posted by Nilsa on September 13, 2013 at 10:55 pm
Absolutely Beautiful, the expressions of worship to the Lord our God is amazing! I am curious as to what does the design on the bottom lip of the worshippers mean ?
Posted by Pam on September 16, 2013 at 6:01 pm
From Celestine:
The design on Victoria’s chin is a ‘Moko’; a Maori identification of what tribe you come from. Kind of like your ancestry.
Posted by Laura S. Jensen on September 13, 2013 at 11:46 pm
That was beautiful AND anointed! Tastefully videoed….I agree with Leroy Whitman’s comment especially. And I would like to take it a step further and say that I hope there will be some teachings on some of their use of the hip and shoulder movements in their dance. As a praise dancer myself, that is an area we are discouraged to avoid moving. As it flowed in the dance, I did not find it offensive…only giving rise to wanting to LEARN MORE! The hand and feet movements added a lot – as did the facial expressions! I would also like to know about the worship tool on the string…..POWERFUL! THANK & PRAISE YOU, ADONAI FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER IN SUCH A WAY FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS! Just another way this ministry STRONGLY IMPACTS MY LIFE!
Posted by Pam on September 16, 2013 at 6:04 pm
From Celestine:
The ‘Poi Balls’ that you saw in the video are a Maori weapon we use to express the spiritual warfare involved in worship.
Posted by Betty Cain on September 14, 2013 at 12:03 am
This is a blessing. Thank you for sharing. They are a beautiful group.
Enjoyed them during Head of the Year.
Posted by Barbara Overgaard on September 14, 2013 at 4:46 am
Beautiful as always. I miss you my Island Breeze friends!
Posted by Fanfan from Philippines on September 14, 2013 at 6:41 am
I’m so blessed to see them dancing before the King of the nations! I also had the chance to dance with my banner on the same spot of the Israel Garden during the last day of the Passover conference in March. Two years ago,the Lord told me to dance in this garden…and He made a way for us to visit GOZ….and I danced before Him in a new way! Hope to see more people from other nations dancing on that same spot. This garden is such an oasis! Glory to you Lord!
Posted by Jean Shortsleeve on September 14, 2013 at 11:00 am
Anna Roundtree (in the “The Priestly Bride”) shares from her “spirit -travels” into Heaven that there are times when the dancers/worshippers are invited to come and dance to their purest delight, on the sea of glass before the very Throne of God. Sometimes it’s only the children, other times it’s whosoever will. Thank you for this little glimpse into a slice of Heaven on Earth. I will meet you dancers on Heaven’s dance floor and get as much practice in as possible in the meanwhile on earth’s dance floors.
Thank you Island Breeze for opening up the Garden Worship even the more, absolutely inspiring!!! And did anyone notice the new “Breeze Moves” Broski Keith is developing!!!? You go brother! Are we havin’ fun yet?
Posted by Elizabeth on September 14, 2013 at 12:19 pm
Outstanding sound from heaven…Thank you for sharing the ministry Father has given you…it so touch’s our hearts!
Posted by Idelia Haynes on September 14, 2013 at 12:34 pm
I cried throughout the entire worship. The presence of our Father is felt with 2 Nations giving honor to him.
Posted by Tonia Gaston on September 14, 2013 at 2:58 pm
This is such a beautiful and well done video, what a blessing you are Tracey. This is my favorite song by James Vincent, and the Hawaiians take it to a whole nother level!
Posted by Esther Tubbs on September 14, 2013 at 10:37 pm
The hand and body motions so express the fervent and flowing passion of their worship!
The Lord is truly worshiped and praised as expressed in this cultural dance.
Posted by Gabriele and Tom Rumbold.Norway on September 15, 2013 at 6:42 am
Beautyful….. BUT…. would soooo like to SEE the dances, not only fragments or one movement here and there….so maybe an other one soon where we can enjoy ( and maybe even learn 🙂 ) movements …. Thank you, Hawaiian sisters and brother for adding to the flavour and enlargening our horizont!
Be blessed and multiply!
Posted by Pam on September 16, 2013 at 6:05 pm
Perhaps someday we’ll be able to provide some online Hawaiian dance lessons!
Posted by Gabriele and Tom Rumbold.Norway on September 16, 2013 at 7:27 pm
That is a wonderful idea 🙂 !!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Helen Brown on September 15, 2013 at 2:12 pm
I love the various forms of dance as an expression of worship. Unfortunately, I was a bit frustrated by the video because the camera moved around so much. I wanted to actually watch the dance and see what they were expressing with their moves. The camera often allows us to see more of the dance itself during the worship services.
Posted by Pam on September 16, 2013 at 6:03 pm
Helen –
Thank you for your comments. When we film dancers during worship, we are trying to let other people experience what we are experiencing here on site. This video, however, is an artistic expression of worship in the garden, so the focus is not on the dance itself, but on the worship being expressed through their hands, their facial expressions and their footsteps. Perhaps one day we can provide instructional video through the Glory of Zion website.
Pam
Posted by Anne Cochran on September 15, 2013 at 5:30 pm
THANK YOU so much for posting this. The worship at HOTY was so amazing – my spirit is still waking me at night singing! And the Hawaiians added so much beauty and holiness to the event. How blessed to be part of an Apostolic church!
Posted by Willie Smith on September 16, 2013 at 5:33 pm
Tracey, Awesome worship with powerful anointing. I feel HIS presence as I watch each dancer. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by martin Rhodes on September 17, 2013 at 12:32 am
Always awesome, when Island Breeze give praise to the LORD and James sings . As Chuck started to prophesy Holy Spirit Filled Me . Amen brothers and sisters you are as always very inspiring . Thank You and Bless You All.
Posted by ronbabcock on September 17, 2013 at 3:01 am
What a beautiful expressive dance to worship the Lord our God. We will be reminded to worship him everyday in everything we say do. Make a Joyful noise unto the Lord.Psl 100
Posted by Cheryl Birkhead on September 17, 2013 at 5:14 am
Well done Tracy! and all! Love it!
Posted by Maria Wennberg on September 17, 2013 at 9:48 am
This is so amazing and beautiful. They are a part of the Garden, yes with their worship and dance. Can we keep them?? I love you all and thank you for the creative work the Lord is releasing through you. What an absolute joy to be in the Garden and to have you remind us of that joy, each time you send us an update. Maria
Posted by Patricia Bullock on September 17, 2013 at 9:39 pm
Thank you Island Breeze for sharing your unigue expression of worship in dance to the Lover of our soul!!! I am of Indian and African descent and it is was of wonderful and delightful to see that He has created each one us to worship and praise in so many unique ways with abandonment and joy.
Thank you Tracy for capturing this in the Garden……….I felt as if I was there with you all.
Thank you James for expressing the heart of Him who has promised to be with us always. This is one of my favorite songs. How do I get of cd of it?
Posted by Pam on September 17, 2013 at 10:16 pm
You can find the song on “The Portal” CD by the Glory of Zion worship team.
Posted by Brenda on September 18, 2013 at 7:47 pm
Beautiful and very anointed!
Posted by eileen on October 4, 2013 at 10:41 am
just what we all need to hear. Do not be afraid, for the Lord is with us.
Posted by Shelley on September 28, 2015 at 2:17 pm
I attend GOZ via the web but did not know this video or garden website existed. However, the LORD lead me to it this morning to worship Him. What beauty in worship in song, dance, …in spirit and in truth….utter beauty reflecting His Glory. Thank you GOZ for recording and posting this video.