A Beautiful Journey through the Fire into the Heart of God

It could be described as a spiritual journey, a pilgrimage, a baptism by fire, or even
“Survivor”- The Mozambique Edition…
A 6 day trip with 100 people crammed into the beds of three Camions (Trucks) careening across the African Plain… in the open air, under the hot sun….and of course, surrounded by angels of grace, mercy and protection the whole way.
At times it was incredibly beautiful….like singing African worship songs as we watched the red hot globe of the sun sink into the horizon, or greeting the hundreds of children that ran along the side of the truck as we drove through the villages of round mud huts and thatched roofs, and the beautifully unique mounds of rock that rose hundreds of feet above the plain like huge fingers reaching out of the earth, or the multitude of stars dancing overhead as we drove on and on into the night.
At times it was very stretching …. Like when we had been driving for 10 hous and one of our trucks got a flat tire and we had to camp with 50 tents in the back of a police station at 2am only to break camp at 5am to move on before it got too hot, or driving on pothole ridden dirt roads perching on a tiny travel pillow, being covered in red dirt, sunscreen and the sweat of the person sitting next to you!, or when the sun was beating down on us with so much heat we thought we would burst into flames at any minute!!....
Oh… but the eternal fruit that comes from such a journey!!
The fruit of 100 hearts that began as almost complete strangers from 19 different countries being bonded together in the heat of adversity… to be introducing your self one hour and sleeping on the person’s shoulder the next, to pray and cry together, laughing and pouring water on each other, piling our legs a top of others so much that we’re not sure who’s leg is who’s… listening to testimony after testimony of God’s goodness in the lives of those around you…prophesying into eachother’s lives and over the villages that we drove through.. these were all beautiful things.
There were also fruits of thankfulness, patience, humility, kindness, joyfulness and praise in difficult circumstances, honor and submission to authority, long suffering and sooo many others.
And that was just the JOURNEY. The conference was also incredible… I could write many blogs about the Lord’s goodness and faithfulness to pour out His love and power on these people…including me. The presence of the Lord was powerful and intense as we worshipped alongside hundreds of our African brothers and sisters. They were sooo hungry for a touch from God, so open to His word and His power, soo desperate for His presence. Revival came to this city and the fire is just beginning.. Many were saved, many were healed both physically and spiritually. I had the opportunity to look into the eyes of a blind man who saw for the first time by the Power for the name of Jesus… I was able to pray for a deaf woman and watch the smile grow on her face as she heard for the first time. I too received prayer for an anointing from the Holy Spirit to walk in more power and He began a work of deep inner healing of my broken heart as I received a gift of JOY from the Lord like I’ve never experience… laughing harder than I have for a long time.
We definitely received far more than we gave as we were overwhelmed by the love and generosity of the church who hosted us… they are truly a people that walk and meet with God intimately and who expect Him to move in power in their lives and in their city. It is incredible to be in a place where being overwhelmed by the presence of God is normal, where miracles are expected and where daily transformation before the Throne of our King is a way of life. He truly is alive and worthy to be praised!!
I am falling deeper and deeper in love with Him each day.

So thank you for your faithful prayers and support… I am truly blessed. The Lord has been good to me. Celebrating my birthday in the back of a truck with 25 other people was supernaturally glorious and it was the best day of the trip by far. God even gave us clouds the whole way!!! It was the best birthday gift! And for those of you that prayed that I wouldn’t be motion-sick …. THANK YOU!! I had the blessing of not being sick at all!! Thank you again… until next time my sweet friends and family!!! Let me know how I can be praying for you!