I remember back at home thinking there is so much more. I would cry out to the Lord what is it?! I knew in the depths of my being the calling was calling. I didn’t know what it looked like or how I would get there. I knew from the day I got saved I was to travel the world and share the gospel of Love. Love Himself that changed my life forever. As I sit here in the middle of Maylasia a 97% Muslim city I’m so humbled and so honored that He would send me to a place knowing that He has equipped me for this task of being the Light in such a dark place. We are the first world race team to be sent here to this Muslim city. I don’t say that to boast in us please here my heart–it actually makes me weep in humility that He would find us fit to be sent here to pioneer something.
My experience thus far has been glorious because of the grace of God on my life. I have never felt so born to be doing something, so smack in the middle of what He wants for my life and the satisfaction of fulfilling what He has called me to do. The freedom to follow Holy Spirit!!! And to really know that no matter where I go and where I am He is ever so present with me, and that there is nothing to fear when you know and believe what He has promised in His Word. Nothing can hurt me or harm me. Calamity, plague, sickness, destruction…no evil shall touch me as I stay hidden and abiding under the Shadow of the Almighty!! Abiding in Love and in Faith. Oh how glorious it is to walk in the promises of God and to see His divine work at hand in our life!!!
People can’t tell me it’s not true because I have walked in it and experienced His supernatural ways!! And my only responsibility is not to convince people, but that they see His power operating in my life. Oh how glorious it is to be able to testify to Muslims and love on Muslims when people even here say they are so closed off. And remind you that it is illegal. But greater is He in us then any spirit of religion!!
This life is available to whosoever believes!!! Divine health, divine peace, divine provision, authority over your domain is all available!! When people would warn me about sickness and even when everyone was getting sick–it would not touch me!! When provision looked like it wouldn’t be there then all of sudden there was abundance!! When people would look at me cray, cray for taking authority over certain weather, but then it would obey– when what normally would cause people to be in an emotional upheaval there was so much peace flooding my soul that has caused me to skate through this all with such grace that I don’t flinch at the grossness of places where we sleep or dirty bathrooms or bugs or whatever weird situation we are in now because I am simply bathed in His Spirit and His Presence in my life keeps me ever so content with whatever is going on. Even now writing this about Him my soul is flooding with Peace and His Love is washing over me with such bliss here in His Presence.
I’m becoming more unashamed to talk about the Power and authority He has given me. Some think it might be boasting of yourself, but how dare us not use our authority after Jesus paid such a high price to get it back for us!!! It is available!!
With that said I would like to talk about what has been my greatest challenge here. And that would be taking 5 people I don’t know who are extremely different and have different beliefs sending us across the world to live together and to ministry together. I have lived on my own pretty much the past 10 years. Every apartment I had and the house I owned I never had any roommates.
So I have been used to being by myself, but in that it has bred a bit of selfishness. So I really was looking forward to this trip because I knew I would be forced to deal with it living so close!! Sometimes all of us living in the same room!! No privacy whatsoever!! Not only that but all my roommates are young adults. Not only younger then me in age but also younger in walking with the Lord. Just stating facts here… and most of my closest friends in the states are 40-70 years old. I always was drawn to hang out with older people because of their maturity and mostly ministers because I was so hungry for the wisdom of God.
So not only do I have roommates, but younger ones that are in a different stage in their life and walk with God then I am. So I have had to lay down just ways I get on with my friends back home. And because I’m not on this trip as a mother to them or minister per say, but have to operate as a friend and teammate to them it makes it extremely challenging to keep my mouth shut when I see things they are struggling with and want to give them answers that have propelled me, but I have learned being slow to speak and quick to listen is huge!!
Daily we meet as a time and we talk things through. Communication is key to relationship. Most families don’t talk things through. We just seem to blow things over and hopefully it gets resolved on its own with time. But that gives way to little foxes spoiling the vine. The devil can have a field day with our thoughts and relationships when we don’t talk and bring things to the Light.
You can never over communicate!! In fact I believe the devil’s greatest tool is lack of communication. And I have definitely experienced that when I haven’t talked things through with people and try to brush things under the carpet. It only caused more confusion, and drove a wedge between us. Creating a lack of trust.
So during one of our weekly discussions that our leaders send us we had to share a struggle. And I was able to share with my team that living with them at this stage of my life and where I come from was a struggle. And in just being vulnerable like that it had brought so much freedom!!! I thought they would be offended, but they were super supportive!! This process the past two months has helped me grow in humility by asking the Lord continually to soften my heart, and keep me teachable!! For Him to help me be slow to speak and quick to listen. And I love how it is growing me in discipline of when to speak and not to speak!! It is just another area to be sensitive to Holy Spirit!!
I must say being able to just confess that as a challenge and even a struggle at times produced so much freedom in me and in that area!! And I gained a new sense of trust with my team!!! Communication is key!!
So quick update on connections if u read my last blog!! It was like a world wind came in and we have been able to connect with three church’s. we were able to help decorate for the Christmas event and we will meet with the administrator to see where we can plug in with their children and youth ministry. We connected with another church ministering to the kiddos and was able to decorate for Christmas with them as well and will be performing songs with them at Christmas morning service!!
We also connected with another church and will be singing Christmas carols in the mall mind you that it’s all Muslims again!! I’m so excited to be singing about Jesus in the middle of the mall with all these Muslims walking by!! Please pray that those words and lyrics hit their hearts and they are touched by the love of Jesus!!
We are excited to have made these contacts so future worldrace teams can come to this city to help build the Church’s here. The percentage of Christians supposedly is .001% here. So we want to be able to support the Body of Christ here to shine the Light and snatch people out of darkness and deception!! God is good!! Thanks again for your prayers and support!!! Love you all and believing you experience the Love of the Father that sent His son Jesus for you this season!!! Merry Christmas!!!
