Our second day here in Swaziland Rachel (our contact here at El Shaddai) told us about the prophecy that Swaziland is going to be the Pulpit of Africa. That this country is going to be the light Africa needs to see Jesus.
A few nights later we were in worship singing so incredibly loud. I felt like our voices were echoing off the walls and I was sure everyone on the property could hear us. I couldn’t help but smile at the thought.
While I was worshipping I prayed over that feeling our voices meant something, and the Lord provided a vision that our loud voices singing and worshipping Him, were actually producing a powerful brilliant bright light in Swaziland – specifically on the left side of the country. The light I saw was a reflection of our voices radiating out, passing the borders of Swaziland.
Then a few nights ago, Rachel led worship for us and presented a bed sheet sized cloth map of Swaziland drawn out by Katie (who is here via the Peace Corps). She offered it up as a place to pray over the country.
I went up there and knelt on the left side of the country – which is where I saw the light in my vision earlier in the month. My face was to the ground in my hands praying, and as I prayed I decided I wanted to pray specifically over Mbabane, which is close to where we are. But to be honest, I had no idea where Mbabane was on the map… so I looked up to try and find it and as soon as I sat up, Mbabane was staring me in the face.
I laughed, because without even knowing it, the Lord had provided a vision of light radiating from Mbabane (the left side of the country) weeks ago. I didn’t know that’s where the light was radiating from – specifically where we were – but God knew, and He showed me. Except I had no idea until tonight.
As I continued to pray I asked the Lord how I could be praying over the country as a whole. The vision the Lord gave me was one of dim lights throughout the country. That there were Christians who were in hiding all over the country, afraid to come out in to the darkness and be a light to others. I prayed over those people, that they would be empowered by the Lord and given strength to come out from hiding, to come out from their houses, and grow in their light. I prayed that people we met this month, the people we talked to, that some of them would be those dim lights and I prayed that our words and our presence here was a spark that could light their fire – a spark that could ignite that dim light into a wild fire that can’t be contained.
I got the feeling that the kid I was assigned to this month, W, was one of these dim lights. Despite his quiet demeanor, that the Lord could use him as a powerful speaker of the gospel.
Prayer Request – please pray for these dim lights throughout Swaziland. Pray for those who are too afraid to come out in to the darkness and shine the light of Jesus. Pray for W, that he grow in to the godly Christian man the Lord has created him to be. He already has a strong knowledge in the biblical stories, pray that he uses the bible I gave to him as a powerful tool. That he continues to be a leader to others, that his voice grows stronger.
