God is Good

God is faithful

Tonight for the first time I sang with the young adult team at Succot Hallel. The time of worship was sweet. The presence of the Lord fell in the room. He was just drawing us into more intamcy with Him.

But after the 2hr watch we were in the back room debreifing. (And my hip had been hurting all day.) Before we left Stephen asked if we could all pray for it. They prayed and prayed and nothing changed. Then we prayed for Christen who had been having very bad allergies. And in the middle we asked how she felt and and she said her chest felt lighter. So we continued to pray. Then she felt much better, but her glands were sore. So we prayed for those and she said,
"now they don't hurt". The Lord healed her. Then they turned to me again and said, "does it still hurt" and I said, "yes". So they prayed for my hip again. John Mark saw in the Spirit something from my foot to my hip. So he touched my foot and Stephen touched my knee and then I felt this cold presence on my hip and no one was touching me. By the end my hip didn't hurt any more. The Lord healed whatever was wrong with my hip.

Then the Lord just wanted to pour out more of Himself. Prophetic words of encouragement were brought forth for people. The Lord is so Good. He just wants to bless His children. That if you are willing to just sit with Him, He will pour out.

Well, I am getting back in the flow of things. I am mainly participating in watches, at the Prayer Tower and Succot Hallel. However, about three times a week I am on the worship team.

It is different being out here during this time of year. People are stretched so thin that sometimes I find that ears are not open to wha the Spirit is saying. It all comes from good intentions, but the word of the Lord seems harder to share right now because it is falling on deaf ears when it is even allowed to be said.

So please pray that even in this season when so many volunteers are gone and those left are stretched thin, that we will continue to tune are ears and hearts to the sound of Heaven.

ME!!

So I guess I might as well go back to last week. Last week was interesting. Everything seemed hard. Things seemed difficult that I have done so easily before. So, the week went and on Wed I decided that I was going to see The Covenant. thecovenant.com It is a play about God's covenant with His people. I saw it last year and loved it. And Wed was the last day it was playing until fall. So I went to buy my ticket and as I was getting the man working the cash register said wait aren't you a volunteer or student and I said yes. So, my ticket was cheaper which was my only concern with going to the play was the cost of the ticket. So God was so good.

Now the whole week wasn't bad, per say. Like on Tues evening a group of us went out after a watch and had dessert. And the presence of the Lord just fell in the restaurant. And I encourage you guys to take the Lord with you to the streets. We don't share Yeshua with people, but we simply let the Holy Spirit have his way with us and pray that the overflow will effect people.

Then Thur continued to be an awkward day. I had an evening watch and it went, it was neither good or bad. But then my friend had the following watch and he had difficulty finding music. SO I told him, he should play piano and I will sing. And it was amazing and powerful. We were singing God's vengeance and mercy. I just felt that my slump week was over. Words just flowed, tune and melody just flowed. It was a good night.

Then last night I had a time of soak (resting in the Lord) with friends. And the words spoken over me were amazing and what I needed to hear and explained some things I am going through already.

So, God is so good.

Shabbot Shalom

Sorry that it has taken me this long to write about what happened on Sunday. Which I will do but I figured that I should start with today. Today, has been a horribly (good) productive day. Now it surprised me because last night I got to bed the latest that I have in a month and woke up the earliest that I have in a few weeks. I had breakfast with my flat mate. Then I ran errands, for myself, Bethany, and Andre. I got home made Jello for dinner, swept the floor mopped the floor and then got ready for dinner. I had a wonderful Shabbot dinner with Bethany and Michael and then we watched a movie. And then Bethany and I sat up until 1 talking about life and things that need to get done this week. So for me and maybe any normal person, a very productive day.

The rest of the week has been good. But nothing really special. I did throw Bethany's Bridal Shower on Wednesday and it was a huge success. And I am very glad it's over.

So on to Sunday. Sunday is my first night watch of the week and this time some friends came to join me. It was quiet at first just music and waiting in the presence of the Lord. But later I started to see things in the spirit. It started for me as areas of color. So the first one I saw I crawled over to and laid in and then my friend made a comment that I was in a "portal". I am not entirely sure how to explain them, but as far as I know it is a place where Heaven is meeting earth and the Lord is giving something specific, but you don't always know what the specific thing is. Then I saw a few other portals, that my friends went to. Then I decided to share that there was an angel in the room and one of the guys said I had been praying for that. At that time I realized that the angel was what was opening the portals. So I decided I wanted to know where the angel was standing, since I didn't know where he was I just knew he was there. So as I was feeling in the spirit I found a door. It was kinda funny because I was walking and then was just stopped in the physical there was nothing there. But I felt it was a door and then in the spirit I could see written above it was the Hebrew word shir, which is song. Know I liked that it was in Hebrew because for me that meant I wasn't just thinking something. Because I told the guys what letters I saw and then they "read" it and I just happen to know that word in Hebrew. So I know it was the Lord and not me. Back to the door. I also knew I was not to go through the door. So one of the guys who is a musician went through and the Lord just gave him words. Things for him, things for other musicians. It was an amazing night.

Then that night when I got to bed I had a dream for someone at home. And then before I went in for my watch the following morning I stopped by the friends house who had joined me the night before and the Lord just ministered to me and gave me a word. So Sunday was a good day.

The Wizard of Oz

So, yesterday I wanted to write in my blog that I wanted to go home. There's no place like home. However, today I am doing better, still not perfect, but better. Within the last three days many things have happened that are making feeling like I am just going around the mountain again. I don't feel like I am making ground. One is where to live. the lady I am going to rent from called on Mon asking if I was going to rent and I had told her 2 weeks ago that I would. And now we have to meet with her and her land lord and it just feels frustrating because last year I didn't have to do that. It could all be nothing but it's frustrating. Then on Mon I changed my airline ticket home and later that day I ran into conflicts with my visa run and the date I just changed my ticket to. And now today my visa run completely fell through. So I now have a week to plan a trip out of the country. And to top everything else off I hurt my back a little over a week ago and it hurt to sit. So yesterday I really just wanted to go home. Today I feel better however because God it good I guess. This weekend it the "One Thing Conference". There is apparently a lot of spiritual warfare going on because (so to speak) of it. I feel that if I can just push through to the conference that it will be better. It will be a good time of filling and refreshing.

And yesterday or Mon morning I had a good dream. There was a crowd of thousands of people in a stadium. The place was packed. I was coming on stage as the speaker. I was speaking on abstinence. So, that means the crowd was youth and young adults. Here comes the fun part, my husband was just off the stage and I was pregnant. And as I was talking I mentioned that this was my second child. Now I know that is a different dream but I really feel like it was from the Lord. Pretty much everything in it is a confirmation of other visions or words. We'll see what the Lord brings about.

But it's one of those things that in times like this, where I feel stressed that I need to hold onto dreams and visions and words that I have received from the Lord. And know that He has brought me here and that He will provide. Sometimes it's hard to see that in the midst of it all but it is still true.

Visitors

So last week I had visitors. I don't know if you have ever been on a trip and your in a foriegn country and someone you know is coming to the same place. Well, you get excited. That's how I felt last week. The pastors form HRC came for a whirlwind tour of the Holy Land. So I only know 2 of them but I invited them to the Prayer Tower as well as we were having the Jerusalem Praise Experience. Another girl who is up in the Prayer Tower is from HRC so she was inviting them as well. So on Tuesday night they showed up as I was closing the Prayer Tower. There was much confusion. Most of them went down to the Praise Experience and a few stayed because of the presence of the Lord in the Upper Room. Then all of them came up at the end and had their own private worship time. It was amazing.

Then on Wednesday we went to their evening meeting. I was excited to find out that the person speaking that night was Robert Stearn. Then I had a time of prayer with a few people and I recieved a few words. One person said she saw me under a large wing and that I am in a safe place. That in this safe place they will ask me to do things that I have never done before but they will come along side me and mentor me. When this learning time is open that it will open the door to the nations. So that was very encouraging. That was fun.

Then that Saturday I was at a birthday party and I learned that the Levites when they turn 25 start being trained in temple duties and that when they turn 30 they begin full time ministry in the temple. I felt like I am in my training time but I also feel like it will be an accelerated training time. I can't wait to see what God does.

House of Prayer

I promise I will sit and write right now the things that have gone on in the last two weeks and I will post them every 2 days. But it is good that I am too busy to sit and write.

Two Shabbots ago I went with some friends up to the third house of prayer. It is run by Tom Hess ( I don't know who he is but..). It is up on the Mount of Olives which is why I haven't been to it before, because it is far away, hard to find, and in Arab territory. I was told about it last time I was here but God's timing is perfect. We went there to participate in the watches but when we go there because one of the guys had worked there before we were just given the watch.

They do their watched differently. They call them gates. They have (well I think someone else did but) taken the gates of the old city and has extended them out on a world map and found what gate what countries are in. So the USA is in the Jaffa Gate. They have also done that for just Israel, so what cities are in what gates. Then their watches are certain gates. So we were there for the Jaffa Gate and one I can't remember its name. They way they operate is the same, there is music sometimes, you can pray whatever you feel and there are flags and shofars. The really cool thing is that the prayer room is on the top of a house. You go up these stairs to the roof and you are in an enclosed gazebo. There is where the music and instruments are and things are kept. Then you can go out side and walk on the roof and proclaim out over the city. Here is the view from the rooftop. It looks at the back of Mount Zion.

And down into the valley.

Then we stayed for Shabbot Dinner. It was a great time of worship and tradition. For we started with worship and then had the lighting of the Shabbot Candles, then more worship, then we had the wine, a little more music and then we broke the bread. And somewhere in there we sang the Shabbot Shalom song. Then we had dinner. We stayed and talked and then took a taxi home.

But during worship it was really awesome. I was sitting on a step because I didn't feel like I could stand anymore. And in the spirit I could see in my right hand was a flame the size of my palm and in my left hand was a gold bowl. I still don't know what they are or are for but I know I received them.

A Public Watch

Today, today what to say. Well, it was a good day. I woke up in time to get to part of the morning watch however the bathroom was then full for the next hour. So I got up and planned on going to the 8am watch. I started walking there and then realized that that watch is for the Church leaders so I came home and slept. However, I then slept into part of the noon watch. I sat there going should I go or not I will be late. Well finally I said I need to go so I took my laundry to the cleaners then I got to the prayer tower for the last half hour. But the last half hour was amazing and it flowed into the next half hour of the following watch. Just a burden for the nations came out. Then I was sitting in reception checking my email, when Donna came and asked if I would like to lead the evening watch. I hemmed and hahhed for a little bit, because a friend had sorta invited me to dinner but nothing had been confirmed. But I said yes because that is what I came to this country for, not to eat (hee hee). So Donna was happy. Then I caught a bus for Succot Hallel. On Tuesdays they have a watch for the One Thing Conference.* That watch was amazing. I spent most of it writing down a dream I had last night that the Lord brought to my memory. Then I caught a bus back to town with just enough time to eat dinner and get to the Prayer Tower for the evening watch. And actually during Succot Hallel the Lord let me know what the evening watch was suppose to be. So I get up there. I have about 10min and have time to prepare myself. I ended up singing as well with Cedric, which I said I could do. I mean I love singing to the Lord. So I opened the watch and it just went. I was very glad that after I said something that I felt on my heart that someone else came up and read a scripture that confirmed my word. So it was a good night. The Spirit flowed and it was sweet. So tonight I lead a public watch, yeah!

*If you feel like you should, please keep the One Thing Conference covered in prayer. It is suppose to be just as powerful for Israel and the nations as The Call is for the USA. Plus, I feel like it is going to be a spring board for The Call. Since Lou is going to be here and just the words I have heard that the Lord has given this conference. I think that this conference might impact The Call. So please keep it covered in prayer as well.

The Body

Okay only the highlights. Yesterday was amazing. I was at a watch inwhich I had not been intending on being at. I was playing my music because the person running that watch was late. I playing glory music and she came in and liked it so we left the music. There was some indivdual time of prayer and then we sat around together holding hands because that is what Nicole saw us doing when she walked in. We were sitting there holding hands and Nicole was praying something. And I had a vision. I was unsure of what it meant but I shared it anyways. The neat thing was to see the body work as one. I shared and Nicole and the other gal prayed into with understanding and then I recieved more. And there wasn't this oh I know what that is or I knnow. It just flowed as if it was one person.

So here is what I saw...
Off in the distance was a walled city. As "we" (I just knew it was we) got closer the city got bigger and bigger. Then we entered it and it continued to get bigger and once we were in it you could no longer see the borders of the city it just continued on forever. And it had stone buildings, some big towers, some smaller, like a city would be. Then I watch wild horses run into the city. They ran in the gate and once they ran up the main street they spread out and filled the city. And the horses just kept coming. They prayed thanking the Lord for sending His people to the city. For letting them be wild, not controled by religion and such. And for sending them to the New Jerusalem. For send His warriors. Then I saw that the wild horses were running in because behind them was the Lion. The Lord was leading them He was corraling them. We called forth the people that God wanted to come here and we asked for grace for the workers who had been here and would not be "needed" during the battle but who would be being replaced.

It was just amazing. And probably the collest thing was the body working as one. It just came there was no fighting for time or arguing with each other. We were in agreement and the Lord was able to do what He needed to do. And that is only one of the amazing things the Lord did that day.

Songs

So I forgot half of the good stuff from Thursday. The other part I that was amazing was that I got a prophetic song. Sadly right now I do not remember the tune but I wrote down the words.

Your presence smells like frankincense

It drips like oil

It tastes like honey under my tongue.

(repeat)

He knocked at the door

He poked his fingers through the lattice

Oil dripped down the gate

Where has my beloved gone (4x)

I'll chase after you

Then parts just kept repeating. It was so awesome. The presence of the Lord was so thick. Then we prayed that the anointing that was up on the top floor would go down to the bottom floor because the young adults were having a worship night. And I realized that it was amazing that King of Kings have the top floor and the bottom floor because if they can get the anointing flowing between the floors they can change the whole building. So then I went down to the DeepEnd (young adults) and the anointing was the same. The other part about that night I didn't share was that the leader got a prophetic song and it sounded like one of those songs that you sing to make fun of people. When I can find out how to do it I will record it and put it on this. Here is the song, it's very simple.

You're the King of the castle

We're no longer dirty rascals

So Thursday was a very good. Friday and Saturday have been a little boring because of Shabbot but life is good, because God is good.

Amazing Day

This is not everything that went on but it was I journaled about yesterday.

Thursday, April 26 2007

Yesterday I saw what I thought were angels in the Upper Room but I was unsure. Because I would see them out of my peripheral vision and then I would look and there was nothing. So today as I was up there during the morning watch and during my watch. I realized that they are “watchman” angels and that they have a wall that they watch and protect. Most of the time when I see them they are walking but once I saw one kneeling/praying. Then I saw one out in the hallway.
Tonight at the DeepEnd

We were singing take me into the Holy of Holies and I had my hands raised and I felt the Lord just grab my hands and say “Are you ready?” And he just picked me up and brought me to the Holy of Holies/Heaven. I physically went down to the ground so not to fall. I then saw myself lying down in Heaven in the same position. Everything on me slowly turned white and I was now wearing a dress. I looked about 6/8 but I was a grownup. I slowly stood up and twirled about in my new skirt. Then I was standing on my Father’s feet and we were dancing. My head only came up to his waist and I couldn’t see His face. It was kind of like those old cartoons where God would be walking with man and His face would be in a cloud. Then He picked me up and gave me a huge hug. We were dancing on clouds. Then he asked if He could show me something and I said Yes. So He took me to a room and as we walked in and it was totally dark. Then these flashes of light would go shooting by. After being in there a while I saw this necklace coming at me and I realized that the Father was giving it to me. It was a necklace with 2 red stones, one on top of the other. I knew that they were diamonds and that they were red because of Yeshua’s blood. The Lord put it on me. Then we left that room. We walked and talked some more I don’t remember what about. Then he pushed me back to earth.

Visions

The first Thursday I was here I went to the Prayer Tower in the evening. There was a prophetic sculpture on the floor. I don't remember what was in the middle but I know that there was blue fabric coming out of the middle as the River of Life. And as I was sitting there during the worship time we were singing something about the throne. Then I noticed that sitting on the middle fabric was the throne of the Lord and then I thought it was the Ark of the Covenant. Then I realized that they are the same. It was amazing. I didn't say anything because I didn't know if that was okay.

Then Monday morning after I talked to Hilda we were worshipping. We were singing something about the Lord coming down. We had the Israeli flag on the floor and we were asking the Lord to show himself to Israel. I was laying on the flag interceding when all of a sudden I felt something. I looked up and there were feet and I knew that Jesus was standing on the flag that we was there for His people. Now I still hadn't asked if it was okay to say the things that I see in the supernatural. So again I did not say anything.

Later that I was there for the Israel Prayer Watch. During this watch they pray for all the different ministries in Israel and for any prayer requests they have. We started with worship and the requests were sitting on a chair in the middle. And as we worshipped Hilda felt that we should hold the requests and we slowly started reading them. As this was going on I saw a huge angel standing in the middle with his sword drawn and his sword was a flaming sword. I was not sure why he was here but I this time I knew I need to share it. So I went to Donna, who was leading the watch, and told her. She said that when Hilda was done praying that I need to share that with the group. So I did. They were all excited and they felt that since he was there with his sword drawn that he was ready for action and that because the Word of the Lord is the sword that when we prayed for these requests that we need to find scripture to pray over them. After that I asked Hilda if it's okay to share what I see and she said yes of course. So I told her that I saw Jesus that morning and she was sad/mad that I didn't share it.

But I am excited to be at a place that is so willing and ready to know what is happening in the spiritual realm.

By the way. I talked with Hilda and she threw my right into the watches. She is having me start out with just join in on them. And she told me which ones are good to go to. Then she said I should come to the staff watch and she gave me one devotional watch of my own. During that watch, 2 hrs, I can do what I do and if people come just keep going. And near the end of the watch I can ask if they need prayer or anything. Then after about 2 weeks of that, we will look at doing more. And Hilda will be gone for about 2 weeks. SO when she comes back I might get to do more. So that is exciting. And I know I am using the word "exciting" alot but I am not sure what word would work better.

Blessings

So God is good. Sometimes it just seems harder to notice. As I talked to my mom today, I realized alot of the things that the Lord has given me. The Lord has given me favor, He has given me mothers and fathers when I need them, He as given me a place to live, and He has given me friends. Just to share a few...

Last Sunday after church a husband and his wife invited Jacky and myself out for dinner. The husband asked why I was here and where I was staying. Then later in the evening he was telling me that if he and his wife stay in the country that he would like to rent an apartment in the center of the city for people like me. For people whom God has called to the area. This place would be a minimal cost but it would be available for people. Then he said if his son hadn't just gotten his room to himself. HE would kick his son out of his room and let me stay there while his son sleeps on the couch. I know nothing physical came out of that night, other than supper, but there was just this sense of favor and that there are people in this city and I can lean on when I need help.

Yesterday, was a hard day. I had some disappointments occur. Now what occurred was God and was or will be good, it is simply hard at the time. So I went to Succot Hallel and worshipped and listened to a man who is connected in ministry with Heidi Baker. It was fun to be around a group of people who were manifesting in the Holy Spirit. (I'll tell you a story from that later on.) Then I went back to the Hostel late. I didn't feel like going to bed because I was still feeling sad. So I went into the kitchen and there was a lady and her son packing some things up to ship home. She asked me how I was and I said not good. She asked why and I told her. And she became a good substitute mother. She tried to make me feel better and invited me to join her and her son the next day. I helped them pack and then went to bed. Now my bed faces the bathroom and when the light is on it shines in my face. So when she came in she put her towel on the bed in front of me so that the light would not shine in my eyes. Then this morning she asked how I was and I said not so good. She then gave me a bottle of water and she said that the water in the bottle was from so river by some Pharaoh and that you are to dump it on your head and you will be blessed and she gave it to me. Now not that I believe that this water will bless me I do know that for the time I needed it the Lord gave me a mother to try to physically make me feel better.

There are the 2 examples of the Lord being good that I can type easily. You can stop reading now or you can hear the story from Succot Hallel.

So at Succot Hallel we worshipped for about an hour and a half and then the man got up to speak. He didn't really speak as much as speak the father heart for that time. So a bunch of things happened and people were getting blessed and I was cheering up. Then he talked alittle about having a vision from the Lord. That we need a vision. Then he asked for those people who had never received a vision from the Lord to raise their hands so he could pray for them. Now there were about 75 people there. No one raised their hand. He asked so you all have had a vision and we all nodded or said yes. Then he asked well who would like more visions and everyone raised their hand. So he invited us up and he prayed for all of us. It was just incredible to be around a group of people like that. So there's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Wow

The other day I went to a bible study lead by a Jewish Rabbi. It was amazing the insight that he can give on the Old Testament. The neat thing is that he is a very understanding Jew. He doesn't believe in Yeshua but he is willing to work with the Christians because he can see that what they are trying to do is good. The other amazing thing is both he and his wife survived the Holocaust. (We just had a day of remembrance for the Holocaust.) And the stories that he shared just crushed me. And the peace that he has. For him the Holocaust was not that bad he was here in Israel I think and he has forgiven the Germans. But his wife, who was only five at the time, she jumps every time she hears a dog bark. She can't be around people speaking German. It just broke me. And her story of surviving is amazing. I think he said her mom was bring her and her siblings, ages 1, 2, and 5, they came to the border of Switzerland and there was a guard and he would not let them cross. The guard was smoking and he could not get it to light, so he called another guard over and said don't let anyone through. And the new guard let the family through. Later the guard was court marshaled but the family testified for him and he was released. Isn't that God.

The other crazy thing is that right after I am suppose to leave there will be The ONE Thing conference here in Jerusalem. So, yes, I am changing me ticket so I can go. Because people like Heidi Baker, Lou Engle, the Merchant Band will be here in Jerusalem and I wouldn't miss that for the world. Not to mention that I think this is suppose to be like the CALL Nashville for this area and it is right before the CALL. And so last night I was at Succot Hallel, who is hosting the conference, and Israel is celebrating it's independence this weekend so there was a youth group there dancing and singing for the Lord. Then there was a time of prayer for the youth of the nation and then silver trumpets were blown in the direction of Ramat Rachel (where the conference will be). Then it went into a "normal" time of worship. I was trying to worship the way I do and the presence of the Lord just fell on me. I was sitting there shaking and I saw tons of angels just "hovering" over the room. And I thought well that isn't new. This place I would say pretty much has an open heaven. So I kept asking the Lord why it I was seeing these angel and what they were doing. Then I thought of Jacob and the ladder with the angels ascending and descending and I realized that these angels were not just staying over Succot Hallel they were going somewhere and coming back and going and coming back. That is when the Lord revealed that as we were worshipping the angels were going to Ramat Rachel and preparing it and coming back to get more to prepare the way. Then I felt the need to tell the director of Succot Hallel, Rick Riding. Because earlier he had asked for prayer for the conference because they are beginning to run into opposition, this is also how I knew who to talk to. So I tested whether that was the Lord or not. Then I said "Lord well if this is You bring him to me." Then I felt my heart pounding, which I know what that means and the Lord said, "Step out of your comfort zone and go to him." So I went and introduced myself and told him that I saw angels going for here to Ramat Rachel as we worshipped. And he said to prepare the way. I think he was excited to hear that. So last night was a good night.