Middlefield, Ohio May 13- 16 2010
Thursday we traveled to the hometown of Sarah Sundburg- Middlefield Ohio. Friday morning we had a time of worship and prayer with the one of the Pastors of Christ’s Covenant Church, Mike Southern. The church leases out it’s building to a small school and we were given the opportunity to pray for and prophesy over the principle who is going through some big life changes. It was very encouraging to him and he was really ministered to by the Lord. Then we prayed and prophesied over Pastor Mike and the Church’s secretary and their families. The Lord also provided the chance for us to pray over one of the youth who was hanging out with us that day. It was not only encouraging to those we gave words to, but to us and how right on the words were and to see that the Lord blesses us as we step out in faith.
In the afternoon we went to a local middle school where Pastor Mike and another Pastor from the area have a weekly after school program. We had lots of fun playing games with the kids and getting to know them. Then we did some dances and shared some testimonies with them. A lot of the kids seemed to relate to several of the testimonies that were shared. There seemed to be genuine connections and several of the kids asked for prayer and mentioned wanting to come to Master’s Commission when they were old enough. A few even took brochures home to their older siblings to see if they would like the idea of Master’s Commission.
Saturday Morning Jordan and Hannah shared with a group from the church about treasure hunting. Many of them were very excited to hear more about it and also put it into practice. We then split up into groups and went to different places around the city talking and praying for people the Lord highlighted to us. Every group found multiple people on their maps to pray for and they felt very encouraged by seeing the Lord use them to speak to people. It’s very exciting to see where the Lord is going to take them and we were happy to share with them just one tool they can use in doing that. They are excited to see their congregation grow more in the gifts and in reaching out to people, especially for their annual “rib burn off” in August which attracts many people from the neighborhood.
Then Saturday night we got to hang out with some of the youth for their pizza and movie night. We had a great time eating and watching a movie with them. It really gave us a chance to interact with the youth and speak life to the ones we wouldn’t have got to reach out to on Sunday morning. After the movie a few of us were asked to share our testimonies and we believe it encouraged them that the Lord has given them purpose and identity in him.
Sunday morning we joined the church for Praise and Worship and it was exciting to see God at work in the church congregation. One of the men from the church who went on the treasure hunt the day before got up and shared his testimony along with a word from God that lined up with what our tour theme was; Love. The excitement he spoke with and the passion he poured out really helped strengthen the congregation’s faith as well as our own. And that was just the beginning of how God moved mightily that morning. During Praise and Worship Jordan and Levi painted prophetic pictures for the church. One depicted heaven’s doors opening over the church and the blessings of God pouring out in the shape of a falcon because the falcon represented the speed in which God’s blessings are going to hit the church. The other was a picture of a sword stuck in the ground of a battlefield with the word ‘Son’ written on it to encourage the church that they should fight as the Sons and Daughters of God because that is their identity. The congregation seemed really excited and really grabbed on to the words from God. This theme continued through the testimonies and dramas and the prophetic call outs. The words were really uplifting and exactly what the people needed to hear. There was a call of impartation and the people were really hungry for God and what he wanted to do. People were asking for prayer left and right, wanting to strengthen their faith for the spiritual gifts God have given them and then some of them immediately began to use the giftings they had in them. People began giving words to different Mcs and everyone left feeling a great encouragement. And in the midst of all of this, Laura got to speak and pray with a potential student who seemed really excited about what could possibly await her in Master’s Commission. We left Middlefield feeling very encouraged and excited about what God will continue to do in Christ Covenant as well as for the rest of our tour!
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