Jaco – you beautifully broken masterpiece.
As I walk your streets and take you in,
I see the beauty and worship shining from within.
But there is darkness too; your reputation precedes you.
Lust is being replaced with purity.
Addiction is being replaced with freedom.
Idolatry is being replaced with worship.
Jaco belongs to Yahweh.
Tearing down these demonic strongholds and renewing the reputation of Jaco isn’t an easy or quick thing. It takes grit, time, and some strategic warfare. And satan doesn’t play fair here or anywhere else.
While H squad has been here, several of us have been attacked with some very unpleasant dreams; myself included. One morning during worship, I was being bombarded with images from a particularly icky dream and they wouldn’t let up even when I prayed and spoke truth. I focused my imagination on the face of Jesus and locked eyes with the one whom my soul loves. I could envision myself standing in front of him and I expressed how I felt tainted because of the dream. He had me look down at myself and I was clothed in a robe of purest white; a robe like his. Just then I felt and saw Father God come up to us, and he asked me to come walk with him. As I walked with Father God, I was sharing about this bothersome dream and how I didn’t want it, but I couldn’t seem to stop the attack from coming. He showed me a still image from the dream in picture format (like a picture you’d print from Walgreens) and he burned the picture while we were together.
Since then, I have not been bothered by that dream or any dreams! My God is the God of freedom and he’s already won the war. We need only to partner with him in the fight.
Please continue to pray for our team and squad that we would be protected while we are out in the field, and that we would all be walking in obedience to the Father. Thank you for your love and support of myself, my team, and my squad.
Additionally, if you have questions about this story I shared, or want to know more please feel free to connect with me personally and I would love to deeper into it and answer questions as I am able.
Much love,
Laina
