Indonesia; land of wonder, mystery, and so much beauty. Literally everywhere you look there are smiles staring back. It’s been a year since I was last here and it is just as amazing as I remember. The people, food, culture, even the traffic, I love it all.
Everyday I wake up, talk with the homie in heaven, worship with my team, then begin a day filled with selfies, “hallos”, handshakes, and prayer. I’ve been asking myself a lot about what it is I’m here for again. What does God have for me in this season? Why on earth did I sign up to leave my home again just a month after my first 11 months overseas to do it again for another 5 months. The still sound of a whisper hits my eardrums: to love, to be bold, to step out, to grow, and be a human being.
When I left over a year ago to start this wild adventure with God, I knew that it would take the rest of my life to some capacity. I was turning away from everything that I had once known to be comfortable and to discover who God had created me to be. I’ve come a long way from who I once was. What was once uncomfortable and unknown to me has now become so normal. What once made me cringe and desire to run away now draws me in and fills my soul.
I was made for this. I was made to be a disciple who creates other disciples. I was made to heal the sick, clothe the needy, feed the hungry, and to love my neighbor as myself. It’s all written in this book I’ve read my entire life. I’ve never really known what it actually meant or that I was actually capable of doing a lot of what it said until I gave everything up. I had to stop caring what the world thinks about me. The only real thing that matters is my relationship with the Father and who He has created me to be, ME.
So I’ve been having these visions since I arrived here in Indonesia. A lot of these visions come during time of worship. I keep seeing waves of angels flowing from the mouths and instruments of those around me as we sing praises to our God and King. We are changing the spiritual atmosphere out here, we are breaking down walls and we are shattering the chains that the enemy has placed here. Not only am I seeing angels but I keep seeing visions of people getting healed. I keep praying that God would give me opportunity to blow some people’s minds with what He is capable of. For some reason, I envision myself getting up on a stage in front of hundreds of people and the Holy Spirit just moving through me as person after person falls out. That would be pretty wild.
Well as of now, I haven’t been able to stand in front of hundreds, but I have been able to minister to a few. The other day, after a long day of teaching English, passing out high fives, and sweating at least 5lbs, one of the teachers here asked us if we would pray for her back, I jumped at the opportunity. We had her sit down on a chair in the middle of the room, we prayed for a bit and I asked the homie to fill her up with the Holy Spirit. She started crying. I had my hand on the lower part of her back and as I asked for healing I literally felt it straighten. We prayed a few times and before she had to leave she said that her back felt 90% better than when we started. She went from about a 10+ in pain to roughly around a 2. Come on Lord!
I knew the Spirit was moving and as the first teacher had to go I asked one of the other teachers here to jump in the circle. I had seen her limping around the past week and she briefly mentioned to me at some point that she had pain in her knee. I prayed once and God instantly touched and healed her. Boom. Should that be unexpected? I think not. The day that Jesus rose from the dead was the day that He proved that nothing is impossible. What He has said is true! All of it! This book I’ve been reading is true! I’m not sure if you’ve picked up a copy yourself. It’s called the bible. Check it out sometime.
Okay so for real the Holy Spirit was on the move in that little room with the AC that kind of works and at the time smelled like a dead rat. Once the second teacher was healed I asked the rest of my team if they had any pain in their bodies at the time. One of the guys on my team said he had strained his neck that morning. I had the teacher pray and after a few tries almost all his pain had left the team members neck. Casually.
So why am I here again? To bring the kingdom of God to the people around me. I’m here because the Holy Spirit is alive and my soul is very well. I’m not special, I’m just doing what my father has told me to do. My heart is full.
