We're In the Lord's Army!

Today we were Prayer Warriors on the front line, pushing back the darkness of Santiago. Our prayers were for the veil to be lifted from the eyes of the people, and that God would shine through. The Spanish speakers took to the streets while the team scattered through the city to pray for divine appointments, and anything else God placed on our hearts. Today we tried to break down the boundaries, just enough to get God through. Satan is here, and our goal was to push our way in. We all feel that that wall is starting to crumble. Those out on the streets felt more acceptance today than any other day. People were taking tracks and bibles, and actually keeping and reading them! The mission is not over, there is still a lot of work to do in the city and this country, so we must continue to push down that wall to get through. Please keep these people in your prayers. Pray for us tomorrow as we set out once again to reach more people, pray for hearts to open and ears to listen. It hasn´t been easy to speak to others, and rejection is more common then acceptance. However we all have some pretty amazing stories to tell.

Today I (Kari) had the opportunity to partner up with Stephanie Langolf. We spent a good hour just in prayer and bible reading to prepare us for the day. We prayed for the team, for the church, the people, the city, and much more. God led us to three people today to speak with. Stephanie did all the talking (since she´s the Spanish genius ;) I did the praying. On our way to speak with some homeless men she had met yesterday, Stephanie and I felt drawn to a man on a bench. While we did not save him today, we planted the seed of God and gave him some information. After walking away, Stephanie turned around and said that is the same bench she met the homeless men yesterday. We both know that the bench at the same location was no accident, no coincidence, but divine appointment. While leaving the city today, I passed a woman on a bench reading a track, a woman that yesterday had said no to our group. God is here, and he´s not leaving!

There are many more amazing stories, Mary talking to someone from Portugual, Stephanie an Agnostic, Chuck a Buddist, and many more. Just know that God is using us, and we are being obedient in our faith. This mission has caused us all to grow personally on our spiritual walk. We are questioned on our faith, rejected and discouraged, tired and sore. Yet all of us go out every day to do God´s work. Ann asked me today to tell her the best thing on this trip and I thought I´d share it with you. For me I´ve grown so much personally. I´ve been praying out loud, talking to people in the streets, and sharing what God has shared with me. This has been my biggest and best reward so far. I have seen growth in all of us, it´s been amazing to watch us all work. Throughout the city today, we saw our team praying and sharing, we´ve been encouraging each other, and building each other up. I am truly blessed to be here with these people, and share this experience.

Well now that the serious part is over...I´ll share some of the fun stuff we´ve done today! We went to another couple´s apartment for lunch and had delicious sandwiches, and then went off to shop. Karli left her bag on the counter in a store, Anna bought cologne for men (thinking it was for a girl, have to love spanish!), Gerison (a church member) got lost and his group walked around for an hour, and we rode a train with tons of college kids. We´ve all gotten introduced to Café con leche, I´m convinced its the best coffee in the world! We´ve tried some delicious Spanish food, the best so far is Tortilla Español, hands down!!

Well its getting late and the rest of the group will arrive back at the church for dinner (yes its 10:35pm!) Please pray for us tomorrow to go with the same motivation and encouragement we had today. Pray for our drama to reach the hearts of many tomorrow, and help us to be obedient to God´s calling. I hope everyone has a wonderful night! We love you all!!