A few weeks ago my team and I spent a few days in Granada, Nicaragua doing a team debrief. Maybe you remember a mention of a man named Moses who we prayed for and saw the spirit of God come upon. Anyway these past few days we were in Granada again preparing for our flight to Thailand, and also going through team changes.
If there is any confusion about the team changes that I keep referring to let me clear it up! The world race is about change, its about being pushed out of comfort zones, its about growing closer to Jesus and often this growth is not easy. Anyway our squad of 43 people also consists of 3 squad leaders which have been leading us the past few months. After this month these three will be heading home and so three new leaders from within in the squad have been raised up. Due to these three becoming squad leaders, three new team leaders had to be raised up, and all of the teams experienced some big changes. I am with two of my old teammates and have three new teammates to learn and grow from! Im excited to see what God has for us!
Anyway back to Moses! Two weeks ago we were blessed to meet Moses and be part of God moving in his life. We prayed over him, spent until 2am listening to his life story and sharing with him about the love of God towards him. We were not supposed to return to Granada, but because of limited housing in Managua we were blessed to stay a few nights. When I found out we were coming back all I could think of was finding Moses.
The first two nights there was no sign of Moses. I passed through the area where I first met him when he approached and asked, “What do you need,” in an attempt to sell me drugs. I walked the streets with eyes pealed, and only saw a few look-a-likes who upon closer inspection were not the culprit. I asked God “Please let me see Moses,” God answered!
An Hour before we were leaving I found myself stoping at a connivence store to spend the rest of my cordoba before flying out. I paid the cashier, stepped out of the door looked up and was face to face with Moses! Our eyes met each other with surprise and then we embraced like old friends.
In his typical response Moses said, “Woooow!” He began to tell me of the change that he has been experiencing. He described how he is in the process of getting the paper work finished for a job at a local restaurant. He stated that he was free from using drugs. He proclaimed that he was CHANGED! I walked with him back to the hostel to reunite him with others who were with him two weeks prior.
As he sat in a plush chair in our hostel, with a smile stuck on his face and stated, “Jesus is happy!” I smiled back knowing that our second meeting was not some whimsical motion of chance, it was divine, it was known before the foundations of the world! There is rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents. God has chosen Moses, pray he will be a light in Granada! Jesus is happy, His kingdom is advancing!
Right now I am on a plane to Thailand to work in the bars fighting against the stronghold of sex trafficking. Pray God will shine so bright in our hearts, pray against discouragement, pray for freedom for Gods children. We are going to make God smile, with Him we are going to change the world! Blessings in Christ!
