Saturday, May 8, 2010
Win Winchester part 1 - the hidden treasure
On Wednesday we traveled from Louisville to Winchester Kentucky, the home of Melissa Camenisch, Jordan Marlowe and Levi Lamy who is from near Winchester. Before heading to the church we took the time to ask the Lord for clues about people he wanted us to talk to and then went treasure hunting. Pastor Dwight had McDonald's, red sign, and light shirt and the verse in Hebrews about the Lord strengthening the ankles on his map. He found a guy sitting in McDonald's with a light shirt on and who had a prosthetic leg. The man said the doctors had told him he would be in a wheelchair in a few years because of his diabetes. Pastor Dwight got to pray for him and give him the verse. Levi had the name Conner, red shirt and in need of encouragement/affirmation on his map. Levi found a guy with a red shirt on and who’s last name was Conner. Even though he said he didn’t need prayer for anything, Levi was able to encourage him and pray for him. Before tour, Melissa had heard the name Jenny. While at the park she saw a lady she felt like she needed to pray for and found out her name was Jennifer. After explaining how she had been looking for her all of tour, the lady really opened up and shared about some struggles she was going through. Also on Melissa’s map was “family problems” and that was one thing she wanted prayer for. Jordan had the statue in College park on his map and got to talk with a guy near the statue. Showing him his map, he asked if anything else on his map fit him. The man said he had been trying to get off drugs, which was on Jordan’s map. Jordan got to pray with him about that and also in finding a job. Other then praying for people, we also did some praying over the park and planting scriptures of peace and joy. The Lord is really touching this city and doing amazing things in it.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
NEWPORT KY!!!
Newport Kentucky, May 2-4 2010.
Sunday night we ministered at “Life gate Church” in Newport at their Sunday night service. We received many words of knowledge for people and many were for their Church. Angela and Ryan had words for the Church about the building they are hoping to build and that the Lord still had that in his plan and that he was wiping away the unneeded things to make room for the new life that he’s bringing. Joe got a word of knowledge for a young man he was talking with about being depressed and got to minister to him and encourage him to lay down the many responsibilities that he was holding on to that he didn’t need to anymore. Laura got to pray with a lady who said she wanted Laura’s anointing of dance and to press through her knee problems and also got a word of knowledge for her about sleeping all night and was able to pray for her and encourage her in that. Sarah got a word for a young girl about her name being Sarah because she was a princess, even though it wasn’t her name and got to pray for her and it really touched her. Hannah had gotten a name before tour and then found her here and told her the Lord wanted her to know she is beautiful and that others had told her different but what God says is all that matters. It really meant a lot to her and Hannah got to pray with her about it. Jordan shared that he struggled with pushing past a horrible back ache and the grace the Lord had given him in that and then was able to pray for several people with back pain, all of them said they felt significantly better and believed the Lord was going to heal them all the way.
We had the privilege of giving our testimonies, rhythms and dramas for a public middle school for children who had been kicked out of all other schools. All the MC’s shared about their own experience of rejection, shame, abandonment, feelings of worthlessness and how their lives changed thanks to unconditional love and truth received through positive relationships, and a “special friend” (We were not aloud to speak the name of Jesus, but we definitely still brought the kingdom). We were able to speak value, worth, hope and purpose in the kids and they really received it.
Also on Monday we were able to serve one of the elders in their Church who is battling cancer. We did some mowing, planting flowers, weeding and other jobs around their home. Along with working we really were able to minister to them by praying over their home and over them and the Lord really touched them.
Monday night we got to hang out with the youth and young adults at a party which consisted of some hard core basketball, a bonfire, hamburgers and getting to know them better. We had a great time and made some good relationships with the youth and young adults.
Thank you to Pastor Dennis Cole for sharing his heart with us, that he has learned that the spiritual life is a journey with the Father rather then a series of conclusions which lead us into pride. He and his wife Sheila invested time in us by asking our discernment of how we saw the Lord at work in their congregation. This was a precious time because we were able to ask them questions and see more of their heart for their Church. This is the first time in three years a pastor has asked the MC’s for their discernment and feedback.
Sunday night we ministered at “Life gate Church” in Newport at their Sunday night service. We received many words of knowledge for people and many were for their Church. Angela and Ryan had words for the Church about the building they are hoping to build and that the Lord still had that in his plan and that he was wiping away the unneeded things to make room for the new life that he’s bringing. Joe got a word of knowledge for a young man he was talking with about being depressed and got to minister to him and encourage him to lay down the many responsibilities that he was holding on to that he didn’t need to anymore. Laura got to pray with a lady who said she wanted Laura’s anointing of dance and to press through her knee problems and also got a word of knowledge for her about sleeping all night and was able to pray for her and encourage her in that. Sarah got a word for a young girl about her name being Sarah because she was a princess, even though it wasn’t her name and got to pray for her and it really touched her. Hannah had gotten a name before tour and then found her here and told her the Lord wanted her to know she is beautiful and that others had told her different but what God says is all that matters. It really meant a lot to her and Hannah got to pray with her about it. Jordan shared that he struggled with pushing past a horrible back ache and the grace the Lord had given him in that and then was able to pray for several people with back pain, all of them said they felt significantly better and believed the Lord was going to heal them all the way.
We had the privilege of giving our testimonies, rhythms and dramas for a public middle school for children who had been kicked out of all other schools. All the MC’s shared about their own experience of rejection, shame, abandonment, feelings of worthlessness and how their lives changed thanks to unconditional love and truth received through positive relationships, and a “special friend” (We were not aloud to speak the name of Jesus, but we definitely still brought the kingdom). We were able to speak value, worth, hope and purpose in the kids and they really received it.
Also on Monday we were able to serve one of the elders in their Church who is battling cancer. We did some mowing, planting flowers, weeding and other jobs around their home. Along with working we really were able to minister to them by praying over their home and over them and the Lord really touched them.
Monday night we got to hang out with the youth and young adults at a party which consisted of some hard core basketball, a bonfire, hamburgers and getting to know them better. We had a great time and made some good relationships with the youth and young adults.
Thank you to Pastor Dennis Cole for sharing his heart with us, that he has learned that the spiritual life is a journey with the Father rather then a series of conclusions which lead us into pride. He and his wife Sheila invested time in us by asking our discernment of how we saw the Lord at work in their congregation. This was a precious time because we were able to ask them questions and see more of their heart for their Church. This is the first time in three years a pastor has asked the MC’s for their discernment and feedback.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Louisville!!
Louisville, Kentucky- Friday April 30, through Sunday May 2, 2010 and May 4 2010.
Saturday morning we had the opportunity to go with Pastor Ted Sandquist to another congregation in the city and make breakfast burritos for the homeless. After helping them make the food, we then were able to go into the city to different places that support the homeless and provide them with breakfast. We even got to do our stomps a few times.
Coming in to Louisville, we read that it is a city of new beginnings and that it was a place of new found freedom from slavery. On Sunday morning we received many encouraging and affirming words for Pastor Ted’s congregation, “In Christ Church and Ministries.” John sang over them the song “Pioneer” and gave them a word about being ground breakers. Pastor Dwight gave them a word to not be weary but to see all that they do as preparation for love; that just as God has been involved from the beginning of time in preparation, He has likewise been involved with them laboring with and through them. Levi received a word from Isaiah 40 about them preparing the way of the lord. Melissa and Ariana together did a prophetic painting of a colorful tornado bringing change to the Church. We received many more encouraging words for the congregation and they were very blessed by them. Pastor Ted’s wife Dawn told us how encouraging the words were to them, especially about being pioneers.
After heading to Newport Kentucky for a few days, we are now back in Louisville Kentucky to pray with Pastor Ted and another local Pastor named Pastor Milton whose Church has been built right in the middle of 7th Street known as “the bad street,” which is lined with “adult” party clubs and only a few blocks from the home of the Kentucky derby horse race. We walked the property of the Church declaring Scriptures and praising God and praying his presence in that neighborhood. Then we went to the parking lots of the some of the clubs near by declaring the goodness of the Lord. While reading the Scriptures some felt resistance, a spirit of Jezebel, fear, a spirit of enslavement, a sense of loss, powerlessness, shame, worthlessness, deceit and frustration for the women who are trapped in that lifestyle, as well as anger over the injustice and uncleanness. Thank you Pastor Ted for teaching us principles of declaring the Scripture that regardless of how we feel when we intercede like this the enemy strongholds are confronted by God’s word. This is our third year praying on that street and we have seen some positive changes each year we come back.
After prayer walking we helped them around the Church with planting some flowers and painting prep. Tomorrow we head to Winchester Kentucky for our longest stop.
Saturday morning we had the opportunity to go with Pastor Ted Sandquist to another congregation in the city and make breakfast burritos for the homeless. After helping them make the food, we then were able to go into the city to different places that support the homeless and provide them with breakfast. We even got to do our stomps a few times.
Coming in to Louisville, we read that it is a city of new beginnings and that it was a place of new found freedom from slavery. On Sunday morning we received many encouraging and affirming words for Pastor Ted’s congregation, “In Christ Church and Ministries.” John sang over them the song “Pioneer” and gave them a word about being ground breakers. Pastor Dwight gave them a word to not be weary but to see all that they do as preparation for love; that just as God has been involved from the beginning of time in preparation, He has likewise been involved with them laboring with and through them. Levi received a word from Isaiah 40 about them preparing the way of the lord. Melissa and Ariana together did a prophetic painting of a colorful tornado bringing change to the Church. We received many more encouraging words for the congregation and they were very blessed by them. Pastor Ted’s wife Dawn told us how encouraging the words were to them, especially about being pioneers.
After heading to Newport Kentucky for a few days, we are now back in Louisville Kentucky to pray with Pastor Ted and another local Pastor named Pastor Milton whose Church has been built right in the middle of 7th Street known as “the bad street,” which is lined with “adult” party clubs and only a few blocks from the home of the Kentucky derby horse race. We walked the property of the Church declaring Scriptures and praising God and praying his presence in that neighborhood. Then we went to the parking lots of the some of the clubs near by declaring the goodness of the Lord. While reading the Scriptures some felt resistance, a spirit of Jezebel, fear, a spirit of enslavement, a sense of loss, powerlessness, shame, worthlessness, deceit and frustration for the women who are trapped in that lifestyle, as well as anger over the injustice and uncleanness. Thank you Pastor Ted for teaching us principles of declaring the Scripture that regardless of how we feel when we intercede like this the enemy strongholds are confronted by God’s word. This is our third year praying on that street and we have seen some positive changes each year we come back.
After prayer walking we helped them around the Church with planting some flowers and painting prep. Tomorrow we head to Winchester Kentucky for our longest stop.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Tour 2010!!!! First stops
Vinita Oklahoma- Wednesday, April 28, 2010
We have been on the road for three days and already the Lord has used us to bring his kingdom through healings, signs and wonders. Wednesday night we were at New Life Church in Vinita Oklahoma and as soon as we walked in the building the presence of the Lord was there and the sense of his joy and glory was there.
Laura received a word for a man about the Lord bringing restoration to his family and later found out he had recently gone through a divorce and was living with his parents who were getting ready to go over seas for missions. Hannah felt like she needed to speak her testimony of not being alone or forsaken by God over a girl who we then found out name was also Hannah. Angela got the name Cat and a lady came up to her and said her mother went by Cat and was having major back problems and was really struggling with depression. Larissa prayed for a man who came in with a knee brace on and in a lot of pain and after being prayed for felt like there was a heating pad on his knee and was pain free. Ryan and Sarah were able to minister to a young girl who had dealt with cutting and while praying for her, Ryan got a word of knowledge about her father and she told him she didn’t have one. They prayed for her and felt like the Lord had broken holds off her from the enemy about not having a father.
Many more people encountered the Lord that night, and were set free from bondage and encouraged. We had the opportunity to pray over the pastor and received many words for him confirming him doing something new and encouraging him in the steps he’s taking to get there.
Alton, Illinois- Thursday, May 1, 2010
We worked with Tim Stark’s Juvenile Diversion program. that helps youth who have gotten in trouble with the law turn around and make better choices. We got to share testimonies, drama’s and dances, and had a time to just talk and pray with them one on one. Some of the kids really opened up to us and shared what was going on in there life while others remained walls. Jordan got to talk to some guys about who Jesus is to him and they really opened up and asked many questions and expressed a great hunger for a God who cares about them. Levi asked some guys what God was to them and was able to share with them the reality of who God is as a father. Melissa got to minister to a girl who had felt like no one had been there for her since her mom died years ago and was really able to be a friend to her and listen to her.
Even though this was a stretching experience for many of us, we saw the Lord use us to plant many seeds and begin to pour into these lives by showing that we care for them and showing them how much their father cares for them. Continue to pray that God use us to penetrate walls in people with the love of Father.
We have been on the road for three days and already the Lord has used us to bring his kingdom through healings, signs and wonders. Wednesday night we were at New Life Church in Vinita Oklahoma and as soon as we walked in the building the presence of the Lord was there and the sense of his joy and glory was there.
Laura received a word for a man about the Lord bringing restoration to his family and later found out he had recently gone through a divorce and was living with his parents who were getting ready to go over seas for missions. Hannah felt like she needed to speak her testimony of not being alone or forsaken by God over a girl who we then found out name was also Hannah. Angela got the name Cat and a lady came up to her and said her mother went by Cat and was having major back problems and was really struggling with depression. Larissa prayed for a man who came in with a knee brace on and in a lot of pain and after being prayed for felt like there was a heating pad on his knee and was pain free. Ryan and Sarah were able to minister to a young girl who had dealt with cutting and while praying for her, Ryan got a word of knowledge about her father and she told him she didn’t have one. They prayed for her and felt like the Lord had broken holds off her from the enemy about not having a father.
Many more people encountered the Lord that night, and were set free from bondage and encouraged. We had the opportunity to pray over the pastor and received many words for him confirming him doing something new and encouraging him in the steps he’s taking to get there.
Alton, Illinois- Thursday, May 1, 2010
We worked with Tim Stark’s Juvenile Diversion program. that helps youth who have gotten in trouble with the law turn around and make better choices. We got to share testimonies, drama’s and dances, and had a time to just talk and pray with them one on one. Some of the kids really opened up to us and shared what was going on in there life while others remained walls. Jordan got to talk to some guys about who Jesus is to him and they really opened up and asked many questions and expressed a great hunger for a God who cares about them. Levi asked some guys what God was to them and was able to share with them the reality of who God is as a father. Melissa got to minister to a girl who had felt like no one had been there for her since her mom died years ago and was really able to be a friend to her and listen to her.
Even though this was a stretching experience for many of us, we saw the Lord use us to plant many seeds and begin to pour into these lives by showing that we care for them and showing them how much their father cares for them. Continue to pray that God use us to penetrate walls in people with the love of Father.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Class of 09/10- And so it begins...
Today the MCOKC class of 2010 is leaving for a little over three week tour. In a just a few hours we will leave Oklahoma and head to our first stop in Vinita Oklahoma. This past weekend we had Gary and Sandy Cake from California here with us and we were greatly blessed and encouraged by the prophetic words they spoke over us. On Saturday night, they commissioned us by praying for us, and by leading us in prophesying over people from the church who were there.
On Sunday night, we were involved in the youth banquet for the youth here at the church. We were encouraged to be asking the lord for prophetic words to give the youth. Levi got a word for a young man about the Lord wanting to have a father/son relationship with him. After Levi had given him the word, Jordan heard the same word about the Lord wanting a relationship with him, and without asking Levi about the word he gave the man, he gave it to him. Jordan asked the young man if he wanted to have that relationship with God and he said yes. Jordan was able to pray with him and talking with him found out he had a pretty rough relationship with his earthly father and didn't really know what it was like to have that. The Lord really showed him how much he loved him and the desire he had to have a relationship with him.
We would greatly appreciate your prayers for us! Here is a list of our stops and the prayer focus for each place:
General Prayer Requests. That God will send us his number of students for next year, recruiting while we are on tour. Wisdom for PDwight and staff to know who should intern next year.
Grace, peace and God's care and presence on our families and host families as we travel then re-enter.
These prayer requests for each stop. We leave April 28th and return May 21st.
Wednesday-first tour presentation Vinita Foursquare, MC's be humble and filled with Spirit and faith and peace; that they remember dance/rhythm/dramas and speak without fear.
Thursday- safe travel to Impact Juvenile offenders east side of ST. Louis.
Friday- Safe Travel to Louisville, KY (Ryan Ellis' home).
Saturday- Good weather and God's love for homeless outreach Louisville
Sunday- Anoint dances, dramas,testimonies and prophetic prayers to save and heal in our first time doing two complete services in one day-both in Louisville and Newport Covenant Churches.
Monday- Give hope and faith for change to youth and staff in alternative public school (for troubled youth kicked out of regular school)
Tuesday- intercessory prayer walk in Louisville
Wednesday- safe travel to Winchester, KY (Melissa Camenisch , Levi Lamy and Jordan Marlowe's home.)
Thursday-Sunday-Winchester, KY -impact in school, strength for workday and effective proclaiming of the kingdom of God in our outreach in the park and the service Sunday AM.
Sunday – Mothers day, safe travel to Columbus and good connection with youth /families that night.
Monday- Safe travel to Ithaca NY.
Tuesday-Wed refresh and strengthen staff and students in their school for the church.
Thursday- safe travel to Middlefield OH. (Sarah Sundberg's home.)
Friday- Impact Kids in public school.
Saturday- Connect with youth and people in the church and outreach and release of the prophetic ministry
Sunday- anointing and miraculous and prophetic impartation in the congregation. Then safe travel to Lansing, MI. (Hannah Hall's home.)
Monday-Wednesday, Lansing-Strength and good health on our busiest stop. We work each day and do outreach into their neighborhood, including one public school ministry, and anointing on prophetic arts and a possible workshop for the church. Wednesday is a school assembly in their Christian K-12 school, plus work outreaches and a service that night
Thursday- Safe travel home. Probably have to stop overnight in St Louis.
Friday- Home safely for Tim Cunkle's graduation and grace for other re-entry activities.
Saturday- rest and re-connection with host families.
Sunday- tour testimonies at CLC and good connections with youth from CCF and CLC (graduation of youth Sunday as well.)
On Sunday night, we were involved in the youth banquet for the youth here at the church. We were encouraged to be asking the lord for prophetic words to give the youth. Levi got a word for a young man about the Lord wanting to have a father/son relationship with him. After Levi had given him the word, Jordan heard the same word about the Lord wanting a relationship with him, and without asking Levi about the word he gave the man, he gave it to him. Jordan asked the young man if he wanted to have that relationship with God and he said yes. Jordan was able to pray with him and talking with him found out he had a pretty rough relationship with his earthly father and didn't really know what it was like to have that. The Lord really showed him how much he loved him and the desire he had to have a relationship with him.
We would greatly appreciate your prayers for us! Here is a list of our stops and the prayer focus for each place:
General Prayer Requests. That God will send us his number of students for next year, recruiting while we are on tour. Wisdom for PDwight and staff to know who should intern next year.
Grace, peace and God's care and presence on our families and host families as we travel then re-enter.
These prayer requests for each stop. We leave April 28th and return May 21st.
Wednesday-first tour presentation Vinita Foursquare, MC's be humble and filled with Spirit and faith and peace; that they remember dance/rhythm/dramas and speak without fear.
Thursday- safe travel to Impact Juvenile offenders east side of ST. Louis.
Friday- Safe Travel to Louisville, KY (Ryan Ellis' home).
Saturday- Good weather and God's love for homeless outreach Louisville
Sunday- Anoint dances, dramas,testimonies and prophetic prayers to save and heal in our first time doing two complete services in one day-both in Louisville and Newport Covenant Churches.
Monday- Give hope and faith for change to youth and staff in alternative public school (for troubled youth kicked out of regular school)
Tuesday- intercessory prayer walk in Louisville
Wednesday- safe travel to Winchester, KY (Melissa Camenisch , Levi Lamy and Jordan Marlowe's home.)
Thursday-Sunday-Winchester, KY -impact in school, strength for workday and effective proclaiming of the kingdom of God in our outreach in the park and the service Sunday AM.
Sunday – Mothers day, safe travel to Columbus and good connection with youth /families that night.
Monday- Safe travel to Ithaca NY.
Tuesday-Wed refresh and strengthen staff and students in their school for the church.
Thursday- safe travel to Middlefield OH. (Sarah Sundberg's home.)
Friday- Impact Kids in public school.
Saturday- Connect with youth and people in the church and outreach and release of the prophetic ministry
Sunday- anointing and miraculous and prophetic impartation in the congregation. Then safe travel to Lansing, MI. (Hannah Hall's home.)
Monday-Wednesday, Lansing-Strength and good health on our busiest stop. We work each day and do outreach into their neighborhood, including one public school ministry, and anointing on prophetic arts and a possible workshop for the church. Wednesday is a school assembly in their Christian K-12 school, plus work outreaches and a service that night
Thursday- Safe travel home. Probably have to stop overnight in St Louis.
Friday- Home safely for Tim Cunkle's graduation and grace for other re-entry activities.
Saturday- rest and re-connection with host families.
Sunday- tour testimonies at CLC and good connections with youth from CCF and CLC (graduation of youth Sunday as well.)
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Little Rock!
We had an incredible time in Little Rock with the people at Victory Fellowship, pastored by Paul Doherty. We arrived on Saturday night and did their Sunday service the next morning. We all received words of knowledge for people that were right on. The pastors and elders kept telling us how blown away they were by how accurate the words were for specific people.
While Genesis was giving a young girl a prophetic word, the Lord showed her something else about the girl, and she was right. This girl received many words and encouragements throughout our time there and was very blessed.
Jordan had a word for someone named Charles about going around in circles and that the Lord had a destination for him. A lady with a name similar to Charles spoke with Jordan and he got to pray for her and her husband.
John gave a word to a guy about being called to lead. He didn't mean leading in a pastoral way, but maybe something else. The man told John that he was going to be a coach. They were both surprised by how practical God's word was. :)
Kristen had the opportunity to talk to a girl for a while. They had a good deep conversation, which I'm sure helped her a lot in having someone to listen to what she's going through.
Denica had a word for a lady towards the back of the room. She found out later that this was only her second time coming to the church, even though her husband had been coming longer. The pastors said what happened was a miracle, because this lady was not used to the practice of the gifts of the spirit and was pretty skeptical. But when Denica singled her out, she was blown away by how it lined up with her. She said that if it had come from anyone else besides some young person who didn't know anything about her, she would not have received it. God changed her life that day, and her husband testified to it!
Before church Larissa and Laura taught their Sunday School class. They talked about prophetic art and treasure hunting. During Larissa's workshop, Laura gave a prophetic drawing and word to a young girl, and she and her mom were very touched by it.
It was awesome to see how many children were there and how excited they were about Master's Commission! Several of them are already planning on coming to MCOKC when they are old enough.
On Sunday evening we had the opportunity to pray for and release words over all the elders. They were extremely blessed by this.
On Monday and Tuesday we did some work projects at the church and the pastor's house and had some time to hang out with our host families and each other. Altogether it was a wonderful time of building relationships, and they already can't wait until MC's come again next year!
We are now in New Orleans and have started working the Microsoft show. Thank you all so much for your prayers. We love you!!
While Genesis was giving a young girl a prophetic word, the Lord showed her something else about the girl, and she was right. This girl received many words and encouragements throughout our time there and was very blessed.
Jordan had a word for someone named Charles about going around in circles and that the Lord had a destination for him. A lady with a name similar to Charles spoke with Jordan and he got to pray for her and her husband.
John gave a word to a guy about being called to lead. He didn't mean leading in a pastoral way, but maybe something else. The man told John that he was going to be a coach. They were both surprised by how practical God's word was. :)
Kristen had the opportunity to talk to a girl for a while. They had a good deep conversation, which I'm sure helped her a lot in having someone to listen to what she's going through.
Denica had a word for a lady towards the back of the room. She found out later that this was only her second time coming to the church, even though her husband had been coming longer. The pastors said what happened was a miracle, because this lady was not used to the practice of the gifts of the spirit and was pretty skeptical. But when Denica singled her out, she was blown away by how it lined up with her. She said that if it had come from anyone else besides some young person who didn't know anything about her, she would not have received it. God changed her life that day, and her husband testified to it!
Before church Larissa and Laura taught their Sunday School class. They talked about prophetic art and treasure hunting. During Larissa's workshop, Laura gave a prophetic drawing and word to a young girl, and she and her mom were very touched by it.
It was awesome to see how many children were there and how excited they were about Master's Commission! Several of them are already planning on coming to MCOKC when they are old enough.
On Sunday evening we had the opportunity to pray for and release words over all the elders. They were extremely blessed by this.
On Monday and Tuesday we did some work projects at the church and the pastor's house and had some time to hang out with our host families and each other. Altogether it was a wonderful time of building relationships, and they already can't wait until MC's come again next year!
We are now in New Orleans and have started working the Microsoft show. Thank you all so much for your prayers. We love you!!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
How Tour Impacted Each of us
This year on tour I was really impacted by the way God “entrusted” people to me. He showed me how people are gifts, and that we should handle them just as the Father does. He also showed me that the only reason we had success every time we ministered is because He is the one who called us to do what we do. There were so many times when all I felt was my own weakness or I couldn’t get my mind off my problems. But because God has called me to touch people’s lives, He spoke through me and used me to love people every single day. I’m seeing more and more how God uses the weak things of this world (that would be me) to confound the wise or the strong, and I am so grateful. He also revealed to me more of my destiny and who I am on this trip—that I am called to carry God’s heart as an intercessor, and also that there is a special place for me in speaking to the hearts of young girls and even those who struggle with thoughts of suicide. I will never forget the gifts God put in my path, and I’m going to keep looking for those people who think that no one cares or are forgotten in order to expose this deadly lie and set hearts free!
-Denica McCall
Going on tour this year was something I will never forget! It amazed me to see the way the Lord used us as we stepped out in faith. The Lord really gave me an ability to connect with people, especially the teenage girls. I can’t tell you how many broken girls there were who wanted to know that they were loved and cared about. I had the opportunity to minister to several young girls who just cried when I hugged them and spoke the truth of their identity over them. One girl that I was praying with received a lot of inner healing from the Lord. She felt the Lord tell her that she was beautiful. It was a precious moment to experience that with her. When we were done, she looked up at me and asked if she could call me her sister. That touched me so deeply because of the way the Lord connected us together in such a short time of maybe ten minutes. It really was the Lord that connected me with those girls, and I am so thankful that He used me as His vessel on this tour.
-Laura Swanson
On tour I met a lot of incredible people. Getting to meet so many amazing people was something I enjoyed and was really blessed by.
On various occasions I could see birds soaring. One memory that particularly sticks out to me is when we did our dance “Freedom” in the park. In front of me I could see a bird soaring in the open space between the trees. I saw other birds later, too, and I felt blessed to see them.
At one of the stops, I was really touched by meeting a girl whose story was similar to what I’ve been through. I’m also keeping in contact with another girl whose friend recently passed away. I knew that the Lord brought us together. Hopefully I can continue to be a part of these people’s lives through prayer and allow them to be a part of mine.
-Genesis Burgess
I was very impacted by our tour and all the things the Lord accomplished through it. When we were ministering in Newport, Kentucky, God showed me how awesome and creative He is. We were doing a treasure hunt, and I had the words walker and scoliosis on my map, but I couldn’t seem to find my person. But I found a guy with a broken foot and asked if I could pray for him. He said, “Sure, but I would rather you pray for my mom who has scoliosis.” This was very encouraging to me.
When we were in Lansing, Michigan, I got to wave a pink banner, which was a vision I had at the beginning of the MC year. The Lord told me this would be a sign of the change coming in my life. I was able to give a testimony to the people there of how the Lord has changed me: my pride, fear of trusting others because of hurts, and a few other things. I also shared about the Lord’s care and love for me.
-Jordan Marlowe
Before coming into MC’s I was in a relationship with a guy, whom I broke up with to come to Master’s Commission. But for the first six months I secretly kept in contact with him. The Lord convicted me of it, so I went to the group and told them what had been happening and they willingly forgave me. But I was still harboring a lot of hurt from the relationship.
While we were in Louisville, Kentucky, the pastor of the church gave me a word from the Lord. He said, “strong heart; healed heart.” That word meant so much to me. When he told me that, I had a vision of Jesus kneeling in front of me, picking up the million pieces of my heart that had been destroyed, and making it new. Instead of sticking some band-aids on it so it would stay together, He completely reconstructed it and added pieces of His heart!
-Kristen Milar
On tour I got to do a Prophetic Art Workshop at a couple of the churches we stopped at. It was so cool to see how the Lord used it because I did not expect people's lives to get impacted through just a workshop. So many people came up to me after I did the workshops and told me how incredible it was for them. One mother told me her son had said he felt like he finally had a place in the church.
Only the Lord can transform someone's heart like that. It gave me greater faith to trust that He can do big things with something little. It wasn't that I had a low expectation or a negative idea of how the workshop would go; it was that I didn't have an expectation for Him to do something great. Why wouldn't I always expect greatness to happen when the Greatness Himself is in charge? I think I would have to say my favorite thing that
happened was when a 3 year old boy brought me a drawing he had done during my workshop and said, "It’s for you! It's a grasshopper in the grass!" How good it is to be a grasshopper if you are in your source!
-Larissa Cunkle
One of the most impacting experiences I had giving a word of knowledge was in Louisville, Kentucky. I gave a word to a young man about being an overcomer; God has made him a victor over situations in his life. This was really impacting to him because we had talked the night before about how his brother had really hurt him over the years. He wanted restoration in the relationship and to be able to forgive him.
After praying for a while, I felt the Holy Spirit prompt me to ask if I could stand in the place of his brother and apologize for all the things he had done. We both began to weep and he experienced a great level of freedom from the pain his brother had caused him.
In keeping in touch with him, I have found out that his brother has come back into his life! He feels like God is still working in helping him love and forgive him completely.
I’m so glad God used me to speak into this young man’s life and that he will never be the same!
-John Port
-Denica McCall
Going on tour this year was something I will never forget! It amazed me to see the way the Lord used us as we stepped out in faith. The Lord really gave me an ability to connect with people, especially the teenage girls. I can’t tell you how many broken girls there were who wanted to know that they were loved and cared about. I had the opportunity to minister to several young girls who just cried when I hugged them and spoke the truth of their identity over them. One girl that I was praying with received a lot of inner healing from the Lord. She felt the Lord tell her that she was beautiful. It was a precious moment to experience that with her. When we were done, she looked up at me and asked if she could call me her sister. That touched me so deeply because of the way the Lord connected us together in such a short time of maybe ten minutes. It really was the Lord that connected me with those girls, and I am so thankful that He used me as His vessel on this tour.
-Laura Swanson
On tour I met a lot of incredible people. Getting to meet so many amazing people was something I enjoyed and was really blessed by.
On various occasions I could see birds soaring. One memory that particularly sticks out to me is when we did our dance “Freedom” in the park. In front of me I could see a bird soaring in the open space between the trees. I saw other birds later, too, and I felt blessed to see them.
At one of the stops, I was really touched by meeting a girl whose story was similar to what I’ve been through. I’m also keeping in contact with another girl whose friend recently passed away. I knew that the Lord brought us together. Hopefully I can continue to be a part of these people’s lives through prayer and allow them to be a part of mine.
-Genesis Burgess
I was very impacted by our tour and all the things the Lord accomplished through it. When we were ministering in Newport, Kentucky, God showed me how awesome and creative He is. We were doing a treasure hunt, and I had the words walker and scoliosis on my map, but I couldn’t seem to find my person. But I found a guy with a broken foot and asked if I could pray for him. He said, “Sure, but I would rather you pray for my mom who has scoliosis.” This was very encouraging to me.
When we were in Lansing, Michigan, I got to wave a pink banner, which was a vision I had at the beginning of the MC year. The Lord told me this would be a sign of the change coming in my life. I was able to give a testimony to the people there of how the Lord has changed me: my pride, fear of trusting others because of hurts, and a few other things. I also shared about the Lord’s care and love for me.
-Jordan Marlowe
Before coming into MC’s I was in a relationship with a guy, whom I broke up with to come to Master’s Commission. But for the first six months I secretly kept in contact with him. The Lord convicted me of it, so I went to the group and told them what had been happening and they willingly forgave me. But I was still harboring a lot of hurt from the relationship.
While we were in Louisville, Kentucky, the pastor of the church gave me a word from the Lord. He said, “strong heart; healed heart.” That word meant so much to me. When he told me that, I had a vision of Jesus kneeling in front of me, picking up the million pieces of my heart that had been destroyed, and making it new. Instead of sticking some band-aids on it so it would stay together, He completely reconstructed it and added pieces of His heart!
-Kristen Milar
On tour I got to do a Prophetic Art Workshop at a couple of the churches we stopped at. It was so cool to see how the Lord used it because I did not expect people's lives to get impacted through just a workshop. So many people came up to me after I did the workshops and told me how incredible it was for them. One mother told me her son had said he felt like he finally had a place in the church.
Only the Lord can transform someone's heart like that. It gave me greater faith to trust that He can do big things with something little. It wasn't that I had a low expectation or a negative idea of how the workshop would go; it was that I didn't have an expectation for Him to do something great. Why wouldn't I always expect greatness to happen when the Greatness Himself is in charge? I think I would have to say my favorite thing that
happened was when a 3 year old boy brought me a drawing he had done during my workshop and said, "It’s for you! It's a grasshopper in the grass!" How good it is to be a grasshopper if you are in your source!
-Larissa Cunkle
One of the most impacting experiences I had giving a word of knowledge was in Louisville, Kentucky. I gave a word to a young man about being an overcomer; God has made him a victor over situations in his life. This was really impacting to him because we had talked the night before about how his brother had really hurt him over the years. He wanted restoration in the relationship and to be able to forgive him.
After praying for a while, I felt the Holy Spirit prompt me to ask if I could stand in the place of his brother and apologize for all the things he had done. We both began to weep and he experienced a great level of freedom from the pain his brother had caused him.
In keeping in touch with him, I have found out that his brother has come back into his life! He feels like God is still working in helping him love and forgive him completely.
I’m so glad God used me to speak into this young man’s life and that he will never be the same!
-John Port
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