So our last 3-day event held at a school where we ministered to thousands of students from elementary to college age was so amazing to watch God move in these students lives particularly the high school and college kids. So many opened up and gave their lives to Jesus, some even receiving freedom from homosexuality and some just encouraged to pursue more of God!!!
This one particular session we were sharing in was 16-17 year olds. After my squad mate and I shared our testimonies some of our other worldracers came up to the front, and we all went down the line telling the students what we struggled with. We then opened the floor up for any questions and wanted them to know that everyone had “been there-done that” and they’re not alone in their struggles.
One of the girls came up and just started confessing with tears falling down her cheeks her hatred for her dad and she struggled with unforgiveness. So one of the racers had that same struggle with her dad and was able to speak into her. Student after student came up in vulnerability. It was so orchestrated by God!!
There are a lot of young boys that claim to be gay and strut around proud of it. So when one of the racers shared their past struggle on homosexuality because somebody growing up called her gay and she believed that lie–one of the boys strutted up there and asked, ” what is the struggle/problem with homosexuality?” And she was able to minister beautifully how God did not create her like that and how God started to reveal her real identity in Christ, and that she was worth so much more.
Another one came up and said he didn’t have any major problems, “but why is it that I sometimes feel like I want to die, like life is boring?” He said it with no emotion and I had to do everything to hold myself together from weeping. I just was shocked with how many students struggle with suicidal thoughts and homosexuality. And when they told you their life story it made mine look like I went through nothing!! Wow perspective is huge!! It made me all the more humbled that God would allow me to make a difference in these students lives.
At one of the altar calls one of the guys came up and he was so thankful and just expressed his gratitude for us coming to the Philippines to his school and teaching them the Word of God and how to open up with their struggles. And he just wanted me to pray over him for guidance of Holy Spirit to stay on the path of God. Gosh I had like a David moment…”who am I Lord” that you would use me. Humility smacked me in the face and I was so honored and so grateful and just reminded to never take anything I do in God lightly. That these are people’s lives that are being changed. And people’s lives are so important and so valuable and so worth the precious blood of Jesus. And if it is just for one person it is worth it!!
I just think about that one boy who said he feels like he wants to die–what if he had a plan to kill himself that week and then he shows up to school and hears what God did in our lives and it sets him free!! Wow I can’t even….it’s so overwhelming to think about. People’s lives are so important. There is a lost and dying world out there and if we claim we have Jesus than we have their answer!! The question is what are we doing with this new life God gave us? Are we so self consumed thinking about ourselves and how people are treating us? Focusing on our goals and and our lives how we can succeed–just thinking about ourselves. Or do we surrender daily to Him and give our devotion completely to Him so He can give us His eyes to see this dying world and rise up in the authority of Christ and do something about it? I know personally I’m believing for more utterance and boldness in sharing the gospel, and that I would refuse to let any religious devils shut me down. And revelation of this authority that Jesus paid such a high price for us to operate in.
I was also reminded that we have no idea-no idea what people are going through and what they have lived through. Some of these kids I would of never guessed that they lived the life they did, and what they were struggling with. It is so important that we don’t judge people. It is so easy to assume and falsely accuse people, but the truth is we really have no idea what a person is walking through. Gosh it just makes me fall on my knees and repent to ever judge someone because we just don’t know…we really don’t know….
This month has been awesome in me overcoming fear of public speaking, being that I had to speak everyday of ministry in the schools and in the churches. That is actually huge for me being that I used to run from the mic, but I can see now why the devil never wanted me to speak because honestly Holy Ghost just takes over and the words He speaks are so powerful and people are being changed and transformed and giving their lives to Jesus. I’m just supposed to be an available mouthpiece for Him to speak through. And how dare I not testify of all that Jesus has done for me!!
So we are on the beach the rest of this week for debrief just got assigned our new teams. I got an amazing team who I have built relationships with and worked with already. They are people I have been vulnerable with and I trust and feel safe with them which is huge. So keep us lifted up that we operate in the unity of the spirit!!
We close out Asia Sunday heading to Hong Kong for an all day layover, then heading to Africa. Our ministry will be in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
We will be in the suburbs and our ministry hosts own a hostel as part of their ministry so our ministry will include ministering to the backpackers that come through. Also prayer ministry at the Bulawayo Prayer Centre, evangelism, and working with youth and children doing bible studies in the schools. We are so pumped and I got my dream team!! Please be praying for them as well their names are…
Walker
Joshua
Nathan
Rashidat
Kayla
Bliz
Can’t thank you enough for your support on this journey!!
