We're Back!

It has been a few days since we arrived back in Oklahoma City, but I’ll update you on our visit to Ithaca and the end of tour.
We arrived in Ithaca, New York last Tuesday afternoon. Faith, Pastor Ken’s wife met us and took us to a nearby waterfall. It was so beautiful! We felt like God wanted to come to us and to this church just like a waterfall.
Wednesday morning we ministered at their school, Covenant Love School. The kids absolutely loved having us there, and we got to meet some of them and pray after our dances. John got to pray over an entire class for their relationships, and Laura prayed for two girls who were nervous about their transition into high school. Covenant Love only goes though eighth grade.
After the kids went to their classes, we prayed over the principal as well as a special education teacher from the district who was there. The two women were blown away by the presence of the Lord they felt as we prayed, and they were very blessed.
In the afternoon we worked on re-staining their playground. We got to go to our host homes for a couple hours and then come back for an evening youth service. God really used us in the service, and we were excited about how many youth were there!
Kristen gave a word to a girl about God’s love and prayed for her about her relationship with her boyfriend.
Laura gave a word to a girl about God wanting to increase her joy, only to find out later that Joy was her middle name! She also prayed for several other girls, one of which really struggles with shame. She prayed God would release her from that. A lady also came up to Laura and said she was really inspired by her treasure hunting workshop because she has all these ideas and has needed an outlet for them.
Larissa prophesied over a girl who is about to graduate from high school about her desires to serve the Lord. The word touched her really deeply as she has been considering possible MC programs or college. She felt connected with Larissa immediately, like she was her sister.
Genesis sang and danced over a girl and also was really touched by getting to meet another girl.
John gave a word to a young man about being a son in the house. He came up for prayer and really opened up to him about some deep things. John also prayed for other guys about similar struggles.
Jordan had a word of knowledge for a young man about being in business and found out that he was majoring in business in college. He released destiny over him. Jordan also prayed for a boy who received some deep healing concerning circumstances surrounding the funeral of his uncle.
Denica prayed for two sisters who were really touched by our ministry. One of them is going to move to New York City to be an actress and the other said that Laura’s testimony related to her senior year in high school and she is still working through some of those things. Denica also spoke to a girl about her age who struggles with not being seen and being “shy.” Denica shared her testimony and encouraged her.
After the meeting, one of the pastors, his wife, and a couple other people began to prophesy over people in our group and pray over us. It was such a time of refreshing. We felt like everything we poured out was being poured back out on us.
We left Ithaca the next morning and headed to Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. It was an awesome time of fun and relating with one another. We headed home that night and arrived Saturday afternoon! We are glad to be back and are so grateful for how God used us on this tour!