Hey guys!
As I sit here wondering what to write, I'm relistening to the time in August (right after I had returned from training in Thailand) that I shared on a Sunday morning with my home church in ND on plans for Destiny Rescue in the Dominican Republic. I was in that in-between time of waiting on immigration paperwork, still hoping that temporary residency would come through.
I didn't know on that Sunday morning in early August that the paperwork would drag out another full month before we found out that we were pursuing a completely closed off option. A little over a month later, I was in MI spending what I hoped would be the last few weeks of waiting.
I didn't know that Sunday morning in early August that I would
still be in MI almost a whole month after leaving ND, trying to figure out a
second direction to pursue concerning immigration.
Nor did I know that Sunday morning in early August that I would
still be in the States until the end of October.
It probably seems like I've visited this story so many times in my blog, but you see, here's the wonderful, God-proof thing:
On that Sunday morning in early August, there were questions
that came my way about things to pray for and things that could possibly happen
and - the answers are pretty much the same as they were then!
Ok, so you're probably crinkling up your forehead a bit and
trying to comprehend my rambling, but let me explain.
That morning, I shared statistics (which pretty much remain the same) and hoped for plans (many of which we've seen unfolding in front of our eyes as we've been here - some have progressed just as we hoped, some have changed in small ways but stayed on track with the overall focus, and other have completely been put aside and/or replaced.) All that is normal. All those are the usual things that come with any kind of presentation.
But what made me excited while relistening to these questions
and answers were the statements that were woven into that session. Facts. Truth
that is still the same. And the words spoken in prayer.
"Do you want to know why the watchmen need to stay on the wall?"
"Stay in prayer. Pray for darkness to be exposed. That's a
privilege we have as intercessors, that darkness looming and evil being planned
would be unveiled."
"There are things happening behind the scenes."
"Trust. To step out into the waters, the great unknown
where feet may fail - it's literal. That's literally what is
happening."
"This is God's story, this is His plan. And He's not gonna
stop now."
"There's great resistance against what [she] will be
doing...The enemy does not what [her] there."
"That is one of the ways we can be praying, is to be
praying against that resistance. That these doors will be opened up."
"There's no doubt that there's gonna be great resistance
and [she's] gonna need prayer, to be covered in prayer."
"You really need to be praying for her protection. We have
a responsiliblity to [her] as a body to be covering her in prayer."
"[They] definitely need a lot of prayer for wisdom and
discernment..."
"God, You called us as a body...and we accept that
calling."
"We say yes, Father, to standing with them. We won't stop
until it's done."
"There is no physical boundary."
"We say yes, and we do not look back."
"Father, you will intervene and be there in the places to
direct where they need to be."
I've been thinking about you, the ones reading this blog, the ones staying in touch by email or messaging. I've been thinking about you as the Body of Christ and the prayers you have prayed on our behalf.
There is an army of believers behind this work, warring and
battling in prayer, and that is why we see miracle after miracle.
The prayers you are praying are why we have contractors working
on repairs to the home in December - December. The holiday month when it can be
next to impossible to find willing contractors to take on new projects. This is
why our local friends shake their heads at us and tell us, "You need to
know that this is not normal - this does not normally happen!"
Prayers. The reason why I hardly have time to think about where
the finances will come from to pay for a bike or scooter so I can have my own
transportation before someone up and offers to buy it for me. I hardly even
thought about it! But there are people praying for our physical needs as well
as emotional and spiritual ones.
And prayers are what we need to keep going.
The last few weeks have been a wierd succession of emotional ups
and downs and I finally realized that it's because we're waging a war against
darkness - duh!
Other than Thanksgiving week, physical plans surrounding the
ministry have been accomplished with no interruptions. It's like the enemy was
attacked by an onslaught of prayers from the believers and had no choice but to
retreat.
But he's a sneaky one, this enemy of Jesus Christ. he's been
trying to stick his foot in to mess things up by another way. By emotions.
They're hard to see. But the undertow is real.
So we keep praying! And we pray for spiritual vision to clearly
see what is happening.
My dear brothers and sisters, keep praying! Praying. Fighting. Interceding.
You are a part of this. There have been days that I've felt alone,
even stranded. But truth wins. Truth is that the Body of Christ can not
function unless each member plays their part.
So, my encouragement to you when you go over a prayer list and
see my name or see the name of this ministry and send up a quick prayer - in
those moments if you ever wonder if your prayers mean anything, remember this -
yes! They can mean the difference between winning and losing.
Hugs!
Rose B.
