Back from a short hiatus....

Thanksgiving was different this year. Instead of completely fleshing out, I was in the prayer room for as much or more time than I spent eating. It was rewarding and refreshing.

My roomies and I cooked a feast in our apt and invited roaming nomads (friends with nowhere to go) for dinner. We ate A LOT, then headed to the HOP for our 4pm Intercession set. The Lord was all over it, as we prayed for salvation of our friends and families feasting together. The room was fairly bare, but I was honestly overjoyed with ministering before the LORD. The experience really did remind me that that is my first assignment: to minister to the Lord's heart.

Afterwards, I went with my friend Sam to the Byrnes' residence for more food and family. It was great getting to know some of their friends. We even played Taboo!

At 10pm we returned to the HOP to find that the 10pm set DID get miraculously covered! God really is interested in keeping the 24-7 fire burning in the ATL!

On the down side, throughout the day, I started coughing and sneezing. I am still getting over this bug, but I am WAY better than I was last Friday!

Pics from First ATL Rumble

Rumble

Tonight we had our first ever "official" Rumble in Atlanta. Kirk Bennett came in town to encourage and equip the B4L ATL team, so we scheduled a Rumble for this evening. Not alot of people knew about it, and it was kind of last minute, but I think close to 100 people showed up. God also really kissed us with location because we were able to have our training and meetings which were all day, and the Rumble all at City Harvest Worship Center, where IHOP usually sets up house. IHOP has to move to our Annex for early Sat through Sunday afternoon so the church can actually use their building.

The Rumble was so much fun. Jenn, Cathy and I look at each other and are like, "what is going on here?!" "We just went from 3 people crying out in a small room to about 100 with a full band, interceding for the ending of abortion in Atlanta!" God surely is up to something!

Fun side note: last night we did a Silent Siege with Kirk and his team at the clinic we are sieging. We stood right up next to the windows of the clinic, which we have never done before. We usually stand on the opposite side of the road from the clinic due to many factors. It was so much fun bringing a "sneak attack" to the clinic. The staff there was definitely not expecting us, and we were able to press in as we pressed up against the building.

DC Election Day Siege Pics

Here are a few new siege pics. They were taken on Tuesday (hence the title) as we stood in prayer for four hours. It was so good to be there! We did a formation with one line facing the Supreme Court, and the other toward the Capitol. Of course, not siege in DC is complete without a few pesky reporters, and rain. It did wait until the end to rain though.

I love DC

I love being in DC. I really enjoy being in the middle of so much action. I get such a thrill from getting inside info and being able to pray into it. That is what JHOP is all about. God gives us strategy through the CIA (Christian Intelligence Agency) and we pray. Lately we have been getting info on what races are key and who to pray for.

One of the things I love about this community is that everyone here keeps up with political news. In their spare time they are combing the online news sources for info on people or issues we are praying for. Since politics is something I've always enjoyed, this is somewhere I have naturally felt like I have fit into. It can be hard sometimes being the only one fired up about something going on politically at IHOP, since most people's primary focus is on intimacy and end-times. But, I guess that is why God has me there, and He loves variety.

Also, this is the perfect time of year to be in DC. The leaves on the trees are beautiful. I love driving down East Capitol and seeing the perfectly painted trees lining the street with the US Capitol at the finish. It is especially astounding when the sun is setting. Oh, the nostalgia of being in DC in the fall. I hope we have victories in the elections like we did 2 years ago when I was here.

Quick update...

I'm in Washington DC. I left my house yesterday morning at 7:15am and didn't arrive here until midnight. I met Cathy & Amantha in Athens then we left from there. We stopped off in Ft. Mill, we thought for only a few minutes, but ended up staying for about 2 hours. We got there toward the end of the "family meeting" and the family blessed us with prayer. I was just blessed to see a few of my friends, with a special suprise in seeing my good friend April, unexpectedly.

We sieged from 11am-1pm at the Court. It is so different from sieging an abortion clinic. More on that later. I am now in the Justice House of Prayer and about to worship. It feels like home.