I am YOURS…..
The main road is called Bangla and there are smaller streets that veer off. These streets easily contain more than a hundred bars collectively. Each of these bars has at least 5 women working at them. The opportunity for ministry is endless. To prepare for the the battle of the nighttime, we go out during the day to walk the streets and pray.
For the first few days I didn’t know what to pray. I mostly just walked up and down the streets and prayed in the Spirit. I knew the Spirit would know what to pray – even when I didn’t.
One day I was sitting on Soi Eric and I was looking around at the bars. I asked God to show me what to pray. I wanted to pray what He wanted me to pray. I wanted to come alongside Him in what He was already doing in that area. .
I shook my head to clear my mind and started to really observe the area. The bars were crammed into the streets. They were RIGHT next to each other. There were stools surrounding each bar and poles going through the bars. The girls dance on the poles at night. There were coolers full of beer and bottles of liquor everywhere. I could see the huge speakers that pumped loud music all night. I didn’t want to judge so I forced myself to just look without thinking. To just observe.
“Amanda, these buildings are mine. They are made with MY CREATION. Pray for these buildings to be used for MY GLORY”.
I never thought of that.
So I got up and started marching through the streets. I was praying that all the buildings would be used for God’s glory, that even the speakers would play music that would glorify God. I prophesied that these bars would soon sell more cokes than beers. I prayed that what the enemy meant for evil, God would use for good. I declared God as sovereign and in control of that whole area – despite what it looks like now. And i BELIEVED everything I prayed.
So a few days later, we were down Bangla Road at night. We had already been to three bars and it was late, but Ashley and I decided to have just one more conversation before we left.
We walked down Soi Sea Dragon. All the bars have speakers in them that are controlled by a DJ booth halfway down the road.
I posted a video below of what we heard!!! I couldn’t believe it!!
God is SO AMAZING!!!!
The cool part is the words of the song. It’s not about what we do. It’s about who HE is. It isn’t about what we have done or what we can do. We are amazing because of who we are….and we are God’s precious children. We are beloved.
When I watch this video, I am just floored by how amazing God is. There is a song playing about who we are in Christ, and the scene unfolding shows people who are just so lost. They don’t know Him. They don’t love Him. But HE loves them enough to send us halfway around the world to shine His light on their street for one night….one moment in time. And He answered my prayers. Because for that moment, those speakers were being used for HIS GLORY!!!
P.S.
THANK YOU ALL for you amazing support!!! Since I last blogged, $310 has come in!!! Thank you for all who have helped me carry out God’s plans for my life!! Please help me continue to bring KINGDOM to the dark places in the world!! My next calling is to continue this ministry in India. I am still in need of $2130 to make this happen. Please pray about helping to send me to India to continue God’s work for justice in the commercial sex trade industry!!
