Though God’s plan has been in the works longer than I can perceive, He began revealing His plan to me in month one: Guatemala. I was sitting in a room with my teammates of “180” (our team name) that I had spent only days with, my squad leaders, and my amazing coaches, Mike and Patti Paschall. It was Launch for our World Race, and I had no idea at that point in time the journey I was about to embark on, and that just nine months later I would not even resemble the same woman I was in that room. We each went around answering questions we were asked about our expectations, our strengths, goals, etc. Then Mike and Patty would speak life, or prophesy over us as individuals, and then as a team.
After I had shared what was on my heart, Mike began to prophesy. He said, “I keep hearing Germany. Germany, Germany, Germany.” He began prophesying over me and my experience to come in Germany. Afterwards, a few people had a bit of wonder, considering Germany was not on our race route – so we chalked it up to a possible final debrief location. That word stuck with me. I wrote it down, and trusted God to get me there. A few months later we found out that our final debrief was scheduled to be in Ireland. My heart sank a little, but I still hoped that our team would make it there through our Europe ATL, keeping in mind that I had five others to consider as well.
The next run in with that word was in Cambodia during month four. My teammate, Melina, was reading “Red Moon Rising” by Pete Greig and Dave Roberts, and I was next in line. It is a book about how the 24/7 House of Prayer movement got started. These houses of prayer started in Europe and spread like wild fire to the rest of the world. It is a place open 24 hours a day, seven days a week where people pray, worship, and intercede. People have experienced God in incredible ways; witnessing or experiencing miracles, healing, prophesy, visions, the power of God, as they pray and intercede for the nations; the Church; God’s children.
We both read testimony after testimony of God’s incredible move across the earth through this medium. We read about countries all over the world that were witnessing moves of God. One of these countries being Germany. We read about Burn24/7, a branch of the movement that had made its way to Germany among many other countries. We both instantly felt we were supposed to get there. We began praying about going there as team 180 for our Europe ATL.
Three months later we faced a squad-wide team change, and 180 was no more. I joined my new team, “Judah” around the table as we began to talk about finishing the year, team goals, plans, and ATL for Europe.
On top of that, we are taking Melina’s team with us to Berlin! Her and I just finished coffee in the diner car, talking about how crazy and exciting all of this is. We both knew in our little tree house in Cambodia that we were meant to be there, and here we are… well on our way.
Our two teams consist of people that are incredibly gifted musically, and all have a passionate heart of worship for the Lord! We are beyond thrilled, and I am both elated, and astonished at God’s hand in all of this. He is SO good, and so faithful. His ways are so much higher. His divine providence for our lives is truly better than we can ask, think up, dream up on our own! I am so blessed!
“I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together!”
Psalm 34:1-3
