Physical healings and stepping into new things!

The 5 nights of gatherings last week were amazing and awesome and you missed it if you weren't here. Tuesday night was the night of spontaneous dancing. The whole front of the alter was crowded with people worshiping the Lord through dance and a prophetic song being sung. The sweet presence of the Lord was filling my heart to over flowing. I felt this determination rising up within me to press into Him for more.

I led a prayer set 4 afternoons last week, Monday through Thursday, and was at the gatherings every night. I didn't have much time to blog like I thought I would. After so much time in the presence of the Lord, I feel His closeness. It feels so good to have Him sooo close.

On Sunday mornings, Wind and Fire has an intensive time of equipping called Blacksmith. Well this Sunday morning, we took some time to share testimonies from the previous week of gatherings. There were several physical and emotional healings!! A woman who was severely crippled with arthritis was healed. Her wrist had been completely frozen up and unmovable and God totally healed it in an instant! Another woman shared her testimony of how he healed her back. There was also a young man who really needed some love and acceptance, and he felt love and acceptance for the first time. God really started healing his heart. It was so beautiful. Many others shared how God was transforming their view of Cedar Rapids and reaching out to those around them.

After the week of gatherings was over, I admit I needed some rest! I spend most of the weekend composing some new music. I am really loving all the time that I am getting in front of an instrument in the presence of the Lord.

The Lord is surrounding me with an awesome worship team. The woman who oversees the prayer room schedule was quite shocked to see that I had almost a full team on my second day already. Thank you Lord for your perfect timing! We are starting to really flow in the Spirit and a real unity is developing quickly.

Two people on this team are fairly new to singing and praying from a mic. I love to see people stepping out into the things the Lord has for them. It so moves my heart. The Lord's goodness and kindness and mercies are never ending. If you haven't stepped out into what He wants you to do, maybe it's time to do it. :)

Prayer and 5 Nights of Gatherings

I had my first prayer set yesterday. I asked my new friend Elizabeth if she would come sing with me. She agreed. She was a bit timid at first, but by the end, was ready to do another one. There were tears of healing and tears of joy as we prayed, read scripture, and worshiped the Lord together. As we left yesterday, she was eager to join me again today.

Our prayer time today was intense, and the 2 hours went by SO fast! I was grateful to have a drummer and prayer leader join Elizabeth and I today. When I stopped playing, Elizabeth said, Is it 2 already?? She sang with such boldness and confidence today! We reluctantly stopped, but then we had a time of fellowship. Someone had brought a huge crock pot of soup to the prayer center. So, we ate together and shared our testimonies, and of course, we couldn't help but pray some more.

Right now, I'm sitting in the prayer center, soaking in the presence of the Lord waiting for 7:15 to get here. The Prayer Center is hosting 5 consecutive nights of gatherings this week. We had the first gathering last night. Let's just say that the Holy Spirit showed up in a powerful way. We started at 7:15, and I had a hard time leaving at midnight.

A gentleman named Roger Pope spoke about how the Lord told him to move to Waterloo, Iowa from Florida. He shared testimony after testimony of how the Lord has opened doors for him in Iowa. I was so encouraged and inspired. I also received 2 prophetic words. Thanks Lord!!

God is shaking the state of Iowa through worship, intercession, and a coming together in the body of Christ. Lord, release the revelation of unity in the body of Christ throughout our state. Shake this nation with these gatherings.

I'm looking forward to tonight. I'll try to post again tomorrow about tonight's gathering.