Yesterday morning I prayed a very simple prayer:
God, would you restore in me a heart of worship?
I think this is one prayer God loves to answer! Within a few hours, my heart was alive. My entire focus for these last few weeks has shifted. I told my team tonight, that if they take only one thing away from this last leg of the trip, I want it to be passion, fire, and love for God. I want this team to be souled out worshipers of God!
Tonight we created an 'Altar of Rememberance'.
The Israelites would mark a place and time in history where God came through for them, by creating an altar of stones stacked one on top of the other. Those altars were a reminder of how God was faithful, and an encouragement that He will be again.
We taped four sheets of paper together, and in the center wrote out Psalm 7:17 – "I will give to the Lord the thanks due to His righteousness". We played a few worship songs, and took time to simply remember what God has done for us, and thank Him! The paper is now filled with words of thanksgiving from each person on this team.
In our living room, we have an "encouragement center". We each have a basket with our name on it, and anytime you want to encourage or prophesy over someone you can simply write it out and drop it in their basket. Now taped over the baskets is our altar of rememberance. When you look at it, you can't help but shift your focus back to God. It is a beautiful, annointed document, and I am thankful that God showed up tonight and touched people's hearts.
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Trivia
The first person to leave a comment on this blog with the correct answer gets the point. Whoever has the most points by the end of this trip will receive the prize (a souveneir from Nairobi).
What lake forms part of Kenya's borders? (This lake is also the second largest fresh-water lake in the world)
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Leaderboard
Ms Patti – 1 Point
Judy Cave – 1 Point
