Canceled ministry brings restoration

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I know it’s
been awhile since I last updated all of you. 
The days and weeks have melted away and so much has happened that
it is hard sometimes for me to know where to begin.  However, I really need to tell you about
today. This morning, the Lord did a powerful work in my team.  There are twelve students on my team plus six
staff.  They are a great bunch of
students and have been an absolute joy to lead. 
The team has amazing potential and I have been seeing the Lord bring
more and more of that out of them.  The
last two weeks have been a challenge for us because all or most of us have been sick with
colds, flu, bronchitis, and fatigue, as well as a few minor injuries.  All of this together, has taken a toll on the
team causing them to be somewhat discouraged.

This morning
started out like any other morning.  We
were all getting ready to go out into Kibera slums for morning ministries and
it started pouring rain.  The rain looked
like it was settling in for awhile so we decided to cancel the ministry that we
had planned.  The other leaders and I
started praying and felt convicted about us not having any quality times of
corporate prayer.  I specifically felt a
need to pray over one another and ask the Lord to show us how to pray for each
other.  It was a powerful time of prayer
and worship.  I saw the Lord touch some
deep pains that were hanging onto students hearts.  I saw the Lord free some of the students from
lies that the enemy held over them.  The
Lord was restoring us and cleansing us from all of the junk that was weighing
us down.  I even seen a couple of
students breakdown completely, when I’ve never seen any emotion in them
before.  The whole team started praying
and prophesying (speaking God’s truth) over one another.  It was powerful and it was so freeing.  This went on for about two and a half
hours.  Layer after layer, wall after
wall just began to peel off of each of these students.  We are just now beginning to experience the
power of living in a Christ-centered community. 
I think all of us walked away from that time with tears in our eyes,
encouragement in our hearts and a genuine love and respect for one
another.  The best part about it is that
it wasn’t about anything that we did. 
The Lord set aside this day so that we might be encouraged and the Holy
Spirit did all of the redemptive work. 
Man! The Lord is so good to us! 
Thanks for all of your love, support, and encouragement.