School Breakthrough

The last few weeks of the Discipleship Training School (DTS) that I am currently involved with here at YWAM Harpenden have been incredible. The speakers that we have had come in have really built on each other with the theme of identity and freedom in Christ. The results have been that the trainees who are doing the school have been able to break off the fear and passivity that they have struggled with since they arrived.

We had a time of original design and stronghold prayer last week, which is where small teams of people pray with each trainee and listen to what God is saying about them. How he created them and what gifts they have, and then ask God what is coming against that. It has really touched my heart how much of a difference this has made to each and every one of them, to take hold of that identity and to gain the confidence in who God says they are. To stand against the lies that they were believing and declare the truth of who they are. God is so good.

I am really excited to see what God will do through them in the coming months as we are now looking toward various different short term outreaches round the U.K.

Hope

We have just finished a week of 24/7 prayer here at YWAM Harpenden. The focus of the week was hope and the restoration of hope in the U.K. It was given this focus "Hope, expect with confidence" as God has been speaking to a lot of different people here about hope over the last few months.

I was really excited to be able to do this, as I have a real heart for seeing God move in this nation, and restore the inheritance and identity that this nation carries. So to be able to have a focused time with everyone else here to really seek God and cry out for this was amazing. There is now a real excitement here on the campus about what God is doing here in the U.K. and what this year and beyond could mean.

It is also really exciting to see the evolution of the prayer room which we established here on the campus about a year ago, and to see the art work develop and the space get used more and more. You get a real strong sense of Gods presence as you enter the space, and I always come out feeling revived, such an incredible space.

Winter Batchwood

We did our first Batchwood trip of the year last week. This is the ministry to the local club where we take water and lollies’ and spend time talking with the clubbers, taxi drivers and bouncers. It was certainly one of the coldest nights I have done, which changed who we got to interact with. Because of the cold, people did not want to stand around talking at the end of the night, instead they wanted to get in the taxis and find somewhere warm quickly. Most of our time was spent with the taxi drivers or bouncers, which would normally be spent with the clubbers. It was a great opportunity to strengthen our connection with the people who work here. The bouncers really enjoy our presence, but they also do not normally get a chance to talk and ask questions, as they are also busy. So to have a chance to talk to them and go deeper than just a hello, the same with the taxi drivers, was really amazing. We even got asked by a couple of the taxi drivers when we would next be back as they wanted to talk more about hope, and what it means to have hope.

I am always really encouraged when I go and get to talk with people about life and to share about who God is. I also really enjoy taking people down who may never have done anything like this before, and to see them be nervous when we go and excited and wanting to go again when we are returning. To be able to be a part of that is so special, to share with others about God is such a gift.