The coldest day I've ever known here.
We planned to go on a mini safari adventure but it was too cold so we did some team intercession. I love this because Zack, Andi and I planned it, Gods hand was totally in it because when we asked Him and He gave us all a piece of the puzzle. We sat in a circle with one person in the middle throwing out encouragements to them to lift them up. God has been giving me the word "Unity" over our team. I believe this isn't something we should take lightly, I think it's going to have to be a team effort and not just in planned sessions, every chance we get. It's interesting enough that I feel this over the team but I also feel this over the world. If we believe we can change the world why isn't their more missionaries? If the head of the household is the man, then why is this a fatherless generation? If the problem is us, why don't we do something?
And many more questions run thru my head daily.
The answer to these questions is unanswered in my mind!
This blows my mind so much! I often have to shut myself out from the world to spend with God because the oppression of this world and reality that there is a lot of need, to be shown that I can only do so much.
One of the team members told a story of a man from the first day that wanted prayer over his addictions on drugs when just before that he was buying a bunch of teenagers some drugs. What? Mind blown! Seriously!
After lunch we did a classic door to door evangelism in split up groups.
A grandma, mom, and son we prayed for were going thru a lot. The son having drug addictions making the mom drink and the grandma was having side pains. I told the mom "Jesus loves you!" While Meghan asked if she really felt loved when she didn't. She believed it but she didn't feel it. I looked at her and with her full attention I told her "every time you feel like you want to drink because of all this, I want you to get all by yourself to spend with Jesus! Just you and Him!" I then asked if she writes which she liked a lot! So I asked her if she could journal all this stuff she had been spilling out to us, which she said she could. I then went into explanation that by journaling she will be laying all her burdens at the cross, at His feet, into his hands...because He loves you so much, He doesn't want you to hold this and that the empty space in her heart could only be filled with His love. This was my challenge to her and she took it without a hesitation. This is what my counselor taught me when I was going thru a rough time and among all that she taught me I felt like this was the best thing she needed and so did God. I just felt like His face was shining in this moment to show her He really does love her.
I told her before we left " don't forget my challenge to you!" And she sweetly and with a appreciative heart said " I won't forget! I won't forget!"
The son with the drug addiction, his heart was changing for the best. I'm excited for Him. God really has a great plan for Him and I told him that.
To make things better:
Meghan was a prayer warrior for God and we all saw God heal the grandma's side today.
Jesus is winning!
To end this awesome time...a rainbow was displayed in the sky.
Saturday 9/21
All day we got to play with a boys group ages 7-11! We played soccer and a bunch of other games. They were a lot of fun!:)
After dinner we had some team intercession and prayer. These times are always good!
God always shows me how much of a atmosphere changer I really am.
Andi and I did laundry so that was interesting especially since the dryer barely dries clothes so all my clothes were close to soaking wet.
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Katie Jones
