Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Blitz review

Hey Hey!
I am back from California!
You can read the previous blog for more info but basically IHOPU sent 300 students to Southern California to contend for revival, to encourage the Bride, and to also get people ready for the FIGHT! conference. I was gone 10 days. While we were out there 300 students stayed in the Prayer Room praying hardcore for us and California. I heard that there was some attack even on the intercessors here and boy did their prayers make a difference! We had good air coverage!! 
 We took 5 buses (40 hour bus ride!) and went to 8 different locations in southern Cali. My group ended up going to Santa Barbara! I got to see the Gupta's and G&G Trelstad!! So great! I miss them!  
I was in a place called Isla Vista, or IV; its by UCSB. I heard that it is one of the top party schools/locations in the USA. We got in Friday night around 11pm and we all walked on the streets with our luggage while everyone else was partying. It was a funny sight, I wish I had it on camera! We got to 'hang out' with the people on the party street and tried telling them about Jesus. The location we stayed at is known as the "Jesus Burger House" to the locals. Every Saturday evening this house (filled with Christian students: 8 girls on top floor, 8 guys on lower level) give out free Burgers and use that to minister God's love to the people. The folks we stayed with were so great, they really love Jesus! We spent our time encouraging the body and praying in their prayer shed right behind the Jesus Burger house. The Holy Spirit broke out like a bomb in that room! Healings were occurring, there was a spirit of prophecy, God's joy and delight was breaking out, deliverences... It was a party!
When we first got there we went to a conference the IV church was putting on, then we served the pastor by cleaning his house, praying in the prayer shed, hanging with the body- which usually looked like prophesying over each other, getting 'drunk in the Spirit', worship, and chats and enjoyment of eachother.
We got to go to UCSB for 45 min and went out in twos and talked to people about Jesus. There was this one man who I got to talk with for awhile, it was a really good learning experience for me because I had not really done anything like that! The Lord was teaching me as I went, but hearing testimonies from the other groups it is a crazy truth that not as many people as I would think have any idea of who Jesus is. (But heck, I've been learning myself!) Many people haven't even heard of Jesus.
Then we went to the Fight! conference.
It  was awesome.
The speakers there made me    tremble, in an excellent way. (Mike Bickle once asked, "when was the last time you heard a sermon that made you tremble? When was the last time you gave a message that made  someone tremble?) The speakers were Lou Engle, Jackie Pullinger, Jessie Engle, Dick Eastman, Loren Cummingham, and Brian Kim. Wow! Every time... and they were funny!

The Lord has been solidifying me on this trip.I've been stepping out in faith and have been learning to have confidence in His Love. God is soooooooooooo faithful!!!!!!!   Amen! He is so good, so joyful- Jesus is the happiest man alive! God is so just, so excellent, so terrifying, so comforting, so Holy, so peaceful, and so much more! He's so BIG! He's got everything I need!
I will post more on the Blitz very soon! With some good stories!~Hope this is a good teaser!
Oh and the testimonies!!! Next Blog for sure.

2 comments:

  1. It was so great to see you last week!!! I am glad the rest of the trip went well. It's great to hear how God is moving and teaching you each day. Love you!

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  2. ANNIE!!! I SOOO love you sooo much! You are so good at loving people!! I miss you!

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