Training camp….where oh where to begin. I came to camp three days ago not expecting too much; you know, a few cultural classes, learning some language and growing closer to the girls. One out of three isn’t that bad right?
God has been moving in amazing ways. From night one he began meeting me in an intimate and personal place in a way that I never expected. All of this was epitomized last night in our service. When were worshipping I was met by the Holy Spirit in a place of pleading and yearning for more and more of God’s presence and heart. It was so refreshing and joyful and heart changing that I was moved to laughter and then to tears.
These past two days God has been speaking to me through multiple people about silence and about just learning to stop and rest and listen in silence to his presence and of course through his sovereignty that’s what the session last night was about. Just being silent and listening for what God is trying to say. We had a time of sitting in silence and waiting for God to speak and we did this twice and both times I was so frustrated because I was drawing a blank. My thirst for God has been so rekindled these past few days and I felt like I was being left empty and wanting.
We then did an activity where we were going to be listening and speaking over others with our eyes closed and having them do the same over us I was feeling defeated and frustrated. Then God did what only he can do and blew me away with his presence! He gave me words for two people that I didn’t even know and to see the way it resonated with them and was exactly what they needed to hear was so extremely encouraging it brings a smile to my face just thinking about it. The same was done to me. God used people who did not even know who I am to speak to the boldness that Christ has given me and to speak against any fear that I may have about the unknown that comes after this trip.
God has so many great things in store for this trip, these ladies and this ministry.(The canvas below is what we as a team prayed about and then made as a representation of what God has in store for thailand, the text at the top is "freedom" in Thai) I cannot wait to see the freedom that is found and declared both in Thailand and on the home front. As a team we have been proclaiming victory from victory over this trip and all that are involved.
