These past few days have been wonderful. The heat returned quickly the past 2 days, but then today overcast hit again. So not normal here. Jess and I have been talking about it and actually we think God is shifting things in the physical in preparation for what's about to happen in the spirit.
So PLEASE be praying for these next two weeks. We both feel something huge is about to be released, and like in Esther 4:14 where it talks about the time: "For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" So excited to be a part of His Kingdom coming here right now!
So just a quick cap of the past few days, and what I've really been able to absorb and soak so far in.
Saturday
Shared some pics on facebook, but Jess and I led worship for Extreme Prophetic's last day both Saturday morning sesh and Saturday night. There was about 70 students in training. Basically for those who don't know much about Extreme Prophetic you can check out www.csa-xp.com and go under events and check out their mission schools. They do trainings/outreach in Thailand 2 times, sometimes 3 times a year. They have another one coming up in September, but felt hugely blessed to co-lead with Jess for these guys. It was enjoyable to do the last of their trip, although they were tired from long days and pouring out, they were still firey and excited about what God had done and was doing in this city.
Here are just some snap shots.
We had a time of ministry at the end where the Spirit just started falling on people. Two thai women grabbed my hands and were just laughing out of control they both hit the ground with so much joy. One of the girls though started grabbing her stomach and seemed like she was in a lot of pain. Sarah (the same woman IRIS prayed over their building for the children's safe house) her daughter Anna, and I asked to pray for her and asked her what specifically she was battling with. She told us she was being tormented inside by a spirit.
We began to get words of revelation of abandonment, about her needing to forgive her father and that there was a root of anger. She told us her father was never present in her life. She never knew him, but he was heavily involved in witchcraft and demonic entertaining. So we began to pray and take authority over the manifestation happening in her. We began speaking and releasing and asked her if she could forgive him and trust God was a good father. It was so heart wrenching watching the pain in her just climb out... you could physically see her choaking and coughing out the spirit wrestling in her. We kept declaring FREEDOM and peace and the love of the Father and after about 15 minutes, you could see her countenance change. She was crying and saying she was free. Hallelujah!!! We continued to pray over her and tell her that she had authority that whenever torment tries to come, she knows who she is as a child of the Father and that He is present and through him she has already overcome evil.
This is so impertenant in the Thai culture to teach this. Two things I am seeing that are really key here (the first I mentioned prior):
1. Really asking if they are healed and not just being polite. We got word back a few days ago from the couple we worked at with in Bangkok at the block party. They saw over 30 people come to their new small group the next day, half from the party!!! YA!!! and then on top of it, about half of those who were healed are reporting complete healing! Such good news!
2. Also teaching them how to walk and operate in the authority God has given them. Not to depend on others or especially missionaries to conquer for them. "... in all these things WE are more than conquerors through him who loved us!" Romans 8:3. Once they know they are loved, and adopted as sons and daughters, they then need to understand what authority that gives them to fight the evil one and depend that God is bigger than the spirits and torment.
After a late night returned back to the house to call it a night.
Sunday
Jess, Angela (who works with the slums ministry) and I went to Ban Amphur beach a bit north for a down day. Just read, slept, laid in the sun, ate a mix of different foods, jumped in the water and Angela and I played a rediculous game of scrabble for hours! Then headed back toward the city and grabbed food at a place down the street from Jess' which is like an American cafe/restaurant, however the food was not quite what we expected. Jess ordered fish and chips and basically got what we think was a slab of shark covered in crumbs...haha! I will probably mostly stick to Thai food while here.
Monday
Yesterday went back to Sketch Book Cafe to meet up with a couple from Chang Mai who is looking at possibly doing a guest house/team living hospitality here in Pattaya. It is so needed! It's difficult to describe how things work here specifically in Pattaya, but things are much more incovenient when it comes to driving, catching Song Taos and if your staying in a hotel or apartment that is not near anything, everything can become inconvenient and take a long time. Plus it's expensive!
So while Jess sat and talked vision and heart with them for a bit, I grabbed a cup of coffee, did some communicating back home and hung out in the gardens. It was pretty humid, but refreshing.
We then headed back to Jess' house to get a few things done and I really felt a burning on my heart to pick up guitar for a bit and start writing some songs/worshipping, in preparation for not only the team coming in next week but even in return of coming home. One thing in this time the Lord has just been showing me is such a need of running from rest. It's easy in our culture to feel guilty if we aren't doing things or to even get lazy in our time. We feel we deserve to check out after running so hard, but rest isn't checking out. I feel rest is intentional. You still think, feel, experience, but instead of letting other things master your time, it's like you protect time to just focus and enjoy the moment with the Lord. Be open, be receptive, be easy!
So in sitting outside and playing guitar, just starting playing and writing and singing, and just felt this release of just refreshment from the Spirit come, and anticipation. I feel more drawn to spend more time intentionally in the word and releasing in music right now for the next few days before our schedule picks up again.
Went out to dinner and walked down Walking Street to show the couple a bit of Pattaya and how its different than Chang Mai spiritually and even congestion of people and bars. The longer I am here the more it feels lighter and not so heavy burdened, but even seeing the girls out in the bars, I feel more love and hope.
So... in that said. That's what's been happening the past few days. Will post again later this week. Much love. Miss so many of you, and appreciate your prayers and encouragement!
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