"In the war of the mind
I will make my stand
In the battle of the heart
And the battle of the hand"
This past week has been a huge one. We are truly going through the trenches. Early this week we went to a mountain named Devils Door. Along with some of my teammates and squad leader Allan we climbed to the very top of this mountain. I cannot express how good that felt to be up there and see all His beautiful creation from that view. I sat there for a moment on a step area and just took it all in, and after awhile I stood up and raised my hands in worship. Then I opened my eyes and at the top of my lungs I shouted some Truths… as in… I am a SON… Jesus is ALIVE…. God is GOOD …. I am a WARRIOR AND I WILL NOT BE MOVED….And for me… this was so huge to be able to say this… to say this on a mountain named DEVILS DOOR…. For a long time I have been on the very edge of that door… My mind would listen to so many lies… I would beat around the bush on so many things…. but I say NO MORE… Ever since I landed here in El Salvador it has been my new season in my walk with Christ… My thoughts have been clear… My heart is filling up with His Spirit…. I am who He designed me to be…. And I will continue to walk forward!
*Side note… Our Abba speaks through both His Creation and His Word… ask Him to tune you in on what He is trying to speak to you! Be in awe of His beautiful creation! His imagination blows me away!!!!
Also to just update you on where I am at. This new season is so amazing. I am falling so deeply in love with His Word! I wake up in the morning and read 2-3 devotionals which that gets me in about 5 books of the Bible! And then Ill do the same at night before I go to bed! I been praying like the prayer warrior I am! My heart is so peaceful right now! So joyful! My mind is clear as can be, and I am totally hearing God like never before!
Update on where my team is in all this. The first two weeks has been tough. Our feedback times were not going good at all. There was a lot of tension and a lot of division. We seemed to have a hard time becoming one.. We all love each other dearly, but we just had a lot we needed to get over… get passed… work through … however you want to put it. So I just want to express to all those who are following us.. This is not a vacation…. We have to work at it.. but two days ago… instead of having a feedback session we decided to just be open with each other and tell each other exactly where we are at in all this. Well… there was a lot said…. a lot of good… and a lot of bad. But one thing we have to see is that… A lot of us still have stuff we are stuck with and trying to step out of… and stepping out of it is the hardest part…. As I know this for I just got out of my old season… But thats why I am so blessed to be with this team.. for I can continue to speak life over them… pray for them… for I know the good that can come from being in the dessert… I know the good that can come from choosing to have a good day and trust in the Lord instead of just letting our baggage take over us.. I know the good that can come from truly fighting for His presence in this team… So where do we stand as of now…Well… Walls have been knocked down…. And we can either choose to walk together and become one…. are we can choose go in different directions. Yesterday we as a team had a really good day. A lot of laughs… very good ministry time. You always have a choice… You can choice to let God work through you and let His name be lifted higher… or you can choice to let your baggage take the best of you… You have the choice to be joyful. or the choice to be moody… And this is my choice.. I believe in my team… I believe my team has something to bring down from Heaven to these Nations… I believe in every single person on this team… So this is my choice…. I will fight for them… For I am a warrior…. A prayer warrior as well. We might have been bent a little… rough around the edges… but we will not be broken!!! Devils door will not be opened here…. For the Kingdom of God is going to explode through us! We are fighting. We all want to be changed and grow more in Christ. So join me in prayer that we can take a stand now and move as one and fight together for we are brothers and sisters. We are all different, but that is the church body… we are all different… but we join up as one…one body… and He is the Head.! We were put in this team for a reason! With God there is no consequences . His design is perfect and I trust in His plan for us!!!
Some things you can join me in prayer in… Gangs are a big problem here… I was told about 12 women a day are found headless for they said no to be that man's girlfriend… there is so much violence here… So pray with me that these young kids…adults… learn to live out a life of love… they do not need to live this way. They can have the same hope me and you have. … Also I am in prayer that these churches around here find the good in differences and the good in working them out and can say Amen together…. Also I am a big dreamer…. So I have been praying for God to quadruple the number of people this pastor here can shepherd! I mean why not! … Also yesterday we spoke to these young adults who are doing this outreach program within the community in San Salvador …right now their ministry is with older kids but in the past it was with younger ones… So just join us in prayer for them… Lastly there is a man in the church here who needs huge prayer… His wife just had a baby but it was premature and needs a lot of medical attention… This family was told they would never have children for medical reasons, but this would be their SECOND child!!!!!!! So Gods healing touch is needed on baby Tores! …Praise report… A young man gave his life to Christ yesterday .. And The man that wanted to fix his family and turn to Christ came to church yesterday! Along with three people when we went out and went door to door the other day came to know Christ!
It is truly a blessing and honor to be here and be apart of Gods plan here. He is doing big things daily here. Devils Door is shutting and I will stand and fight here along with my Jesus. I thank yall for your support and prayers. They are truly working. I love yall so much!
