One of my favorite moments so far this month was getting to pray with one of my new teammates, Lila, over a field of flowers as we walked in the fields around where we are staying in Bulgaria and overlooked the nearby small port city of Silistra. We were watchmen on the wall; standing on a rock wall overlooking the fields. We prayed together, declaring truths over us, our team, and the city nearby, as well as the country of Bulgaria. Bulgaria is a place that has faced oppression from communism. The people here don’t always believe that they have value and worth in God. They don’t believe they can be free. This is something significant to me, as I just recently started walking in more and more freedom both on the Race and in the time leading up to the Race. The freedom that I had been envisioning before the Race became a reality when I learned it was already mine and I could reach out and grab it.
This has been a journey of learning how to do that. Especially in a place where you can feel the oppression and the spiritual warfare around you. At first, I brushed it off, thinking it was okay, that it wasn’t too bad. But as time went on, I saw how much it was affecting me emotionally, spiritually and physically. But I was determined not to lose the ground I had fought so hard for, not to lose the freedom God had given me.
As Lila and I continued declaring truth and praying aloud, I started crying. I confessed to God some negative thought patterns I had been noticing. I was having a critical spirit about things. I did not want this to continue. I confessed it to God and brought it out into the light. We declared newness and light and victory. Truth and peace over us and our team. I was forgiven by God and felt peace and renewal wash over me.
We continued walking in the field after our prayer and were mesmerized by the beauty of the fields; the sun shining, and the bright red poppies scattered in the field, showing God’s tender heart for His people here. He loves them with a passion and views them with tender mercy. He wants truth and renewal and peace for them too, just as I had experienced that day.
Please join me in praying for peace and freedom and light over Bulgaria. The light of Christ is brighter than any darkness. Pray for the Roma gypsies, a scattered population that has no homeland. Pray for the people here to unite and claim the truth and freedom that already belongs to them through Christ. Pray for peace and truth and more freedom over your own journey and mine. It is a fight, but it’s a winning fight that God has already given us victory for, but we cannot give up.
*Update on my fundraising goals- I am 84% funded, which means I am almost there to reach my final goal! I am about $2600 away from being fully funded to stay on the Race. If all of the funds are not raised, I am not sure what will happen, as I am already past the final deadline and I need your help to finish well and finish the Race! Please pray and donate today, any amount helps and is much appreciated! You are a part of this journey just as much as me-I cannot do this without you! I am thankful for you!*
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Love,
Jen
