Attacks on the Lionhearts
I woke up in the early hours of the morning having to use the restroom A LOT and very weak. I got up and went into town with my team either way, yet as I tried to eat breakfast I got queasy and nauseous. I went to the back of the store and lay on a piece of cardboard.
My teammates and even the workers of the store came to check on me. Zeb, Ginger, and Shannon prayed for me, and Ginger read some of the Psalms and some verses in Isaiah ouloud to me. Each subsequent prayer and Scripture poured more life into me. Ginger then let me listen to some worship music and it totally uplifted my soul. I let myself get dehydrated the previous day, though I know that the enemy was also trying to rip my soul in two and take me out of the game. God had a different purpose and it has renewed my confidence in His goodness and faithfulness.
Our brother Gilberto came and checked on me and then even his daughter came to ask if I wanted pizza twice, helping me up the second time around. I was humbled in that moment that those I barely know and even my team would have the care and genuine heartfelt concern for a soul such as mine. Thank you God!
As the day progressed and I continued to drink more and more fluids, I got stronger and when we switched areas to be by the other store, I sat in an air-conditioned office, found pen and paper, and the Lord poured these words out from the tip of the pen. All day I had felt I needed pen and paper, but I was too weak to ask or well too distracted by the weakness. Either way, these words, this poem, I found written out brought great peace and strength to my soul and the next day I was back to full strength.
Team Lionheart all this past week has been under severe spiritual attack because of the work we are doing to plant, water and harvest seeds at this time and the enemy is pissed that we are unfettered by his attacks. It was this very reason that I had been praying the previous few nights to this day that I could stand in the way of any attacks upon my teammates. I'm pretty sure it worked for this day. Hahaha…. Either way, please pray for us to stay strong and together as a team to fight back the attacks.
In that light, I feel extremely blessed and honored that the enemy would think he has to mess with me to take me out of the game and away from doing ministry. Little does he know that that time to be poured into, to be taken care of, to worship the Lord on a cardboard box, to have the chance to reflect and think upon the hard things is more useful to me than anything else and God knew it. Thank you Jesus for your love and kindness in all things!
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