April 3, 2017
Wow what an amazing start to our month in Malawi. First of all our debrief was amazing this is when we have 5 days at a beautiful destination to refresh, rest and refill. A select few of the leadership from the states fly in where we debrief and have some sessions with them.
This debrief was amazing!! The best one so far!!! Besides being on the beach and surrounded by mountains. My squad reached a place I have been praying for. And that is surrender and hunger for the gifts of spirit. One night we spent laying hands on eachother and imparting those gifts. People didn’t care if it didn’t make sense and were just open to the ways of the spirit!! It was sooo beautiful. Our squad felt like it got to such an intimate place with God and eachother. It was a glorious time for us all!!
Since man’s month was over I was reunited with my amazing team, and found out the team I was with last month I impacted greatly and didn’t even know until some told me. It is such a reward when you find out Holy Spirit in you has changed someone so greatly!! One of my greatest prayers is to be a vessel that He can flow through!!
Our coaches from the states who are so humble, affectionate, and tender hearted who have been such a great support for me during this journey were there this time. They aren’t at every debrief so it was such a treat to have them!!
As we left debrief My faith was stoked for this month, just been declaring and believing it will be one of the best months!! Believing always for God’s favor and provision on us as we do His will. We took a four and half bus ride to our ministry site through these beautiful mountains. I had quite a few heart melting praise attacks because of the glorious beauty it was so overwhelming!!! These travel days are literally like we should pay extra because we are having such a glorious tour of His Creation!!!
As we arrive to our destination God once again rocks us with His provision!! Like I said I could of feared because of all the stories I heard about people’s stay in Africa, but I chose to believe My Father’s abundant provision that He promises and that His favor would be on us. So here we are in what people have said is the poorest country on the poorest continent (not sure if that’s true, but that tells me it’s pretty poor) and He provides a beautiful separate apartment attached to the children’s home we will be ministering at with a huge spacious bedroom with comfy beds with our own bathroom (with a flushing toilet!!) in our room. The guys also have their own room with their own bathroom, a huge fully equipped kitchen with what looks like new everything! Glass dishes silverware, Tupperware, cooking utensils. A nice big kitchen table to have family dinners, and couches!! They had the kitchen stocked with food already and their hospitality was over the top!! Literally overwhelming praise attack! Remind you this is supposedly the poorest country on the poorest continent and we are staying in what seems like the best!!
God is so good to us!! As I was laying in bed the first night I just kept thanking God how safe and comfy I felt in that bed. God is so good!
The next morning in my time with God I tried to get in the Word, but my heart was so overwhelmed that my time with Him literally consisted of just continuallly thanking Him!! My heart was so full and overflowing with thanksgiving I couldn’t stop thanking Him!! And the more I would say “thank you Father you’re. so good,” His Presence would manifest more!! And I couldn’t stop having a praise attack!! Wow, wow no place I’d rather be than here in His love here in His Presence!!!
Our ministry consists of finishing building a new school for the kids at the children home. I’m totally for real, I was so excited when I found out we would be doing manual labor and have a part in building a school for these teens!!!! If you know me you know I love physical labor!!
We also will be ministering in the devotions they hold here twice a week for the kids. And also will be doing some evangelism in some nearby villages. So pumped to see all God is going to do and all the lives He is going to transform and deliver!!
April 7, 2016
Fast forward to end of week!!
So I have a new found love and respect for construction workers (yes daddy and friends who do this if you’re reading–wow that work is no joke, you’re more amazing then I even thought!!) Mixing cement, plastering walls with it, smoothing it out. Work out!! We have been so enjoying it, and loving just hanging out with the workers and loving on them, and talking about Jesus!
We have been hanging out with the kids this week and ministering at their devotionals. I was so excited to be able to preach about trusting and believing God to be their provider and not to seek money. Love it!! Planting seeds about our inheritance in Christ and teaching them to activate their faith and authority to obtain what is there’s in Christ!! Come on that’s how the nation will be transformed!!
The kids are such a blessing tho and have ministered to me more!! I know we are not supposed to have favorites, but this one boy reminds me of the boy who I call my son that I helped raise in New York. He totally captured my heart. He loves hanging out with me and escorting me to go collect eggs and tomatoes at the nearby houses. And he just talks and talks to me–he actually ministers to me more than I do to him!!! Sadly next week the kids go on holiday so they are all gone for the week, but that means we will hit the streets and evangelize!!! Wahoo!! My favorite!! Telling people about Jesus!!! Bring them in Lord!!
April 8, 2017
Today my ministry with the kids was sitting for a couple hours with the cutest little one lying on my lap. Every one else was actively playing games with the other kids, but this one cutie plopped herself on my lap, and as I sat with this precious life in my arms; a life that Jesus bought with His blood I just began to pray over the plan of God over this child. I began to plead the blood and take authority over the plots of the enemy and that God would keep her. I got so overwhelmed by the Presence of God and for this precious life and what a privilage it was sitting with her in my lap and me being able to hold her, pray and declare God’s destiny over her!! Ohhh this authority that Jesus paid such a high price to give us!!! In that moment I had the thought if I just left home for a year and came across the world to hold this child and pray over her destiny and make her feel safe in my arms it was so worth it!!!
Let ya know the testimonies of God at the end of the month due to limited wifi!! Love you all and thank God for such an army of people supporting me in the spirit!! Makes all the difference!!!
