Dubi from above
The Spy Team!
Our hotel room
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
My Apologies - "New" Post Out of Order
My apologies for not posting this immediately. For now, this post will have to remain out of order. The information in this post is from May 31, 2007 - Melody's first day in Europe. I received an e-mail from her but at the time was unsure if it should be published. She has approved this post and it is now ready for your reading pleasure. :)
May 31st, 2007
May 31st, 2007
We're Back in Germany
Greetings everyone,
I am little sad that we didnt get to visit with President Bush. It certainly appears that the Lord has a strategic plan for the Czech people. Wow, what a ride. We are back a the YWAM base and it feels good. Our team did a little more research work on Monday morning after leaving our brothel. Our host was so nice and made us our last breakfast. After meeing with the guy who represented the owner of the large house the girls were looking at we crossed over the river into a park (I think its pretty significant that the house sits just beside the river that runs through the town) we did a creative worship project by gathering rocks from the area and making a memorial of all the things we were thankful to the Lord for. This will continue to grow as prayer teams come in to interceed for Dubi and the work that God has started to transform this town.
We also had an opportunity to find a nice pizza place for lunch to reprocess all the information the Lord gave us. We all felt that amongst all the bad we can find the Lord showing himself in the potential for beauty and good. The two guys spent the entire day before mapping out the city and gathering practical data such as where the schools, casinos, brothels, police station, hospital, etc. were. They were also able to obtain information on the history of the town as well as what the daily activity looks like. This would include how many working girls are out during the day, what do the teenagers seems to occupy themselves with, are there many older people and where do they congregate.
I led four of us in spiritual mapping the city, this would include any impressions the Lord would give us as as we prayed out specific areas of oppression, strongholds or places of favor. We did find a few pretty interesting areas that turned out to have some suspicious backgrounds. This information will be critical as other teams come in to pray in breaking strongholds. While we were out doing this "Dana", "Sharon" and two others met with a pastor and the last christian family left in Dubi. There are actually nine believers (4 adults and 5 children) left out of a city of eight thousand and the Lord opened up a door for us to meet them. They are in a building that was actually a church plant from another town and that church didnt share the same outreach vision as the plant so they want to sell the building. The church we worshipped with on Sunday in Litvinof might be willing to take this place on and so the remnant in Dubi may be able to prevail.
After lunch our team broke and the three of us stayed on and the rest went back to the YWAM base. It was sad to say goodbye but this is just the begining of God doing His new thing here and our paths may cross again. We then went to Teplice to the internet cafe where we were able to communicate last time. It is odd just minutes away is a bustling city that feels like another world. That night (Monday) we stayed in the church office of the Litvonov congregation. Carla was a wonderful woman who translated for us on Sunday and again was with us this evening. We were treated to one of the parishoner's art gallery and wine shop where he makes very fine spirits (remember THIS IS Europe). A few of the elders from the church also stopped to see us and I learned a great deal about the old history of the Czech nation. Prior to the 1600s they were a strong proud people who stood fast against the state church and the crusades, there was a significant battle and the martyrdom of Jon Hus that broke the spirit of the people. When communism took over they lost whatever heart was there and now you can just see a sort of hopelessness. The country is primarily athiest with just a few christians and a large muslim movement encrouching.
Later that evening we went back to Dubi and had a chance to pray with "Rob", his wife and another lady who is a believer (she was the one crying in the sunday service when she heard our testimony and our heart for Dubi). This was a surreal scene, I felt like I was back in socialism. They lived as a family of seven in a two bedroom apartment that had no closets. Its hard to describe the beaten down look on his face. I had shared that the Lord put it on my heart to come to his town three months ago and he just couldnt believe it, that the Lord heard his prayers for saving this church and having people worship here. The church met in the ground level of this building and there are four apartments above where the christians live. In two weeks they will know if the Litvinov church will buy the building or if they will have to move out and the light of Jesus will go out in this place.
I had also told him that the Lord had given me Isiah 43 to 44 five to pray for Dubi. He couldnt believe this either since his wife had gotten the same verse two weeks ago and he was prompted to play this in music at their last worship service but he was discouraged and passed it by. The verse speaks of not being afraid that the Lord will be with us because he is doing a new thing, streams in the desert. Just like the river that runs through Dubi. This was so encouraging for him and the others. God truly is at work here and has left a remnant. His timing is truly perfect.
This morning (Tuesday) I got up quite early and prayed with the pastor, his wife, an elder and our interpreter Carla. They get together and do this every morning and have been doing so for quite some time. As we departed they told the girls that they were welcome to stay anytime and the people of the church were touched deeply by their testimony for Dubi. We then came back to Dubi and took a few more pictures and did a little more scouting. We did find one other very important revelation. There is a spa in this town where people come for healing and recouperation from surgeries. The building is very unimpressive, it just looks like a big yellow horseshoe shaped hospital. There didnt seem to be an easy way to get in so we walked into the center plaza and much to our surprise found an almost entirely Muslim population. Wow, could this town handle one more false religion... Bhuddist, Athiest, Gypsy Witchcraft, prostitution, the mob and Muslims... Statistically the goal of Islam is to take over Europe and it is well on its way. They are sending more missionaries out than we are and the Czech is ripe for the picking since it is atheistic and they are easier to convert.
We then picked up "Rob" our christian friend and he took us to the teplice orphanage since he worked there for many years. This was a good contact but we found out that it was more like a foster home for kids in high risk situations. The other orphanage that the prostitutes use was supposed to be downtown and the children are adopted from there. This place actually looked pretty nice, clean and cheery from where we could see. The woman in charge was very suspicious of us and we didnt get too far. A good piece of news is that "Rob's" wife has applied for a job where the little ones are and an evangelical pastor's wife from Teplice already works there. This will be a great contact for later on.
We now felt that this part of our mission was done and that the Lord was telling us to go back home to Herrnhut. There will be another team following us from our state in two weeks. Please pray for safety and favor for them. This truly isn't some extreme spiritual missions experience. It is pretty serious both in the physical realm as well as totally in the spiritual realm.
Continue to pray for the protection of those who gave us favor and our team. We want to see God reclaim this land through prayer, worship and creativity.
I am little sad that we didnt get to visit with President Bush. It certainly appears that the Lord has a strategic plan for the Czech people. Wow, what a ride. We are back a the YWAM base and it feels good. Our team did a little more research work on Monday morning after leaving our brothel. Our host was so nice and made us our last breakfast. After meeing with the guy who represented the owner of the large house the girls were looking at we crossed over the river into a park (I think its pretty significant that the house sits just beside the river that runs through the town) we did a creative worship project by gathering rocks from the area and making a memorial of all the things we were thankful to the Lord for. This will continue to grow as prayer teams come in to interceed for Dubi and the work that God has started to transform this town.
We also had an opportunity to find a nice pizza place for lunch to reprocess all the information the Lord gave us. We all felt that amongst all the bad we can find the Lord showing himself in the potential for beauty and good. The two guys spent the entire day before mapping out the city and gathering practical data such as where the schools, casinos, brothels, police station, hospital, etc. were. They were also able to obtain information on the history of the town as well as what the daily activity looks like. This would include how many working girls are out during the day, what do the teenagers seems to occupy themselves with, are there many older people and where do they congregate.
I led four of us in spiritual mapping the city, this would include any impressions the Lord would give us as as we prayed out specific areas of oppression, strongholds or places of favor. We did find a few pretty interesting areas that turned out to have some suspicious backgrounds. This information will be critical as other teams come in to pray in breaking strongholds. While we were out doing this "Dana", "Sharon" and two others met with a pastor and the last christian family left in Dubi. There are actually nine believers (4 adults and 5 children) left out of a city of eight thousand and the Lord opened up a door for us to meet them. They are in a building that was actually a church plant from another town and that church didnt share the same outreach vision as the plant so they want to sell the building. The church we worshipped with on Sunday in Litvinof might be willing to take this place on and so the remnant in Dubi may be able to prevail.
After lunch our team broke and the three of us stayed on and the rest went back to the YWAM base. It was sad to say goodbye but this is just the begining of God doing His new thing here and our paths may cross again. We then went to Teplice to the internet cafe where we were able to communicate last time. It is odd just minutes away is a bustling city that feels like another world. That night (Monday) we stayed in the church office of the Litvonov congregation. Carla was a wonderful woman who translated for us on Sunday and again was with us this evening. We were treated to one of the parishoner's art gallery and wine shop where he makes very fine spirits (remember THIS IS Europe). A few of the elders from the church also stopped to see us and I learned a great deal about the old history of the Czech nation. Prior to the 1600s they were a strong proud people who stood fast against the state church and the crusades, there was a significant battle and the martyrdom of Jon Hus that broke the spirit of the people. When communism took over they lost whatever heart was there and now you can just see a sort of hopelessness. The country is primarily athiest with just a few christians and a large muslim movement encrouching.
Later that evening we went back to Dubi and had a chance to pray with "Rob", his wife and another lady who is a believer (she was the one crying in the sunday service when she heard our testimony and our heart for Dubi). This was a surreal scene, I felt like I was back in socialism. They lived as a family of seven in a two bedroom apartment that had no closets. Its hard to describe the beaten down look on his face. I had shared that the Lord put it on my heart to come to his town three months ago and he just couldnt believe it, that the Lord heard his prayers for saving this church and having people worship here. The church met in the ground level of this building and there are four apartments above where the christians live. In two weeks they will know if the Litvinov church will buy the building or if they will have to move out and the light of Jesus will go out in this place.
I had also told him that the Lord had given me Isiah 43 to 44 five to pray for Dubi. He couldnt believe this either since his wife had gotten the same verse two weeks ago and he was prompted to play this in music at their last worship service but he was discouraged and passed it by. The verse speaks of not being afraid that the Lord will be with us because he is doing a new thing, streams in the desert. Just like the river that runs through Dubi. This was so encouraging for him and the others. God truly is at work here and has left a remnant. His timing is truly perfect.
This morning (Tuesday) I got up quite early and prayed with the pastor, his wife, an elder and our interpreter Carla. They get together and do this every morning and have been doing so for quite some time. As we departed they told the girls that they were welcome to stay anytime and the people of the church were touched deeply by their testimony for Dubi. We then came back to Dubi and took a few more pictures and did a little more scouting. We did find one other very important revelation. There is a spa in this town where people come for healing and recouperation from surgeries. The building is very unimpressive, it just looks like a big yellow horseshoe shaped hospital. There didnt seem to be an easy way to get in so we walked into the center plaza and much to our surprise found an almost entirely Muslim population. Wow, could this town handle one more false religion... Bhuddist, Athiest, Gypsy Witchcraft, prostitution, the mob and Muslims... Statistically the goal of Islam is to take over Europe and it is well on its way. They are sending more missionaries out than we are and the Czech is ripe for the picking since it is atheistic and they are easier to convert.
We then picked up "Rob" our christian friend and he took us to the teplice orphanage since he worked there for many years. This was a good contact but we found out that it was more like a foster home for kids in high risk situations. The other orphanage that the prostitutes use was supposed to be downtown and the children are adopted from there. This place actually looked pretty nice, clean and cheery from where we could see. The woman in charge was very suspicious of us and we didnt get too far. A good piece of news is that "Rob's" wife has applied for a job where the little ones are and an evangelical pastor's wife from Teplice already works there. This will be a great contact for later on.
We now felt that this part of our mission was done and that the Lord was telling us to go back home to Herrnhut. There will be another team following us from our state in two weeks. Please pray for safety and favor for them. This truly isn't some extreme spiritual missions experience. It is pretty serious both in the physical realm as well as totally in the spiritual realm.
Continue to pray for the protection of those who gave us favor and our team. We want to see God reclaim this land through prayer, worship and creativity.
Monday, June 4
Greetings to everyone,
We are out of Dubi and in Teplice in an internet cafe! All I can say is that we literally experienced the book of Joshua. We went in on Friday and got settled in our hotel which was really a brothel. God truly gave us favor. We were located right in the center of the red light district. The rooms were fine and we had to trust the Lord to keep us safe. This is such an amazing miracle I just cant even describe what God did. Regular people dont get to stay here. We were placed two to a room and even given a discount rate.
"Emily" was our hostess. She literally was our Rahab. There were two girls working out of her place but their situation was different. They were independents so they could move about freely in town or where ever. The place operates more like a family. One of the girls has been there for six years and the other one we didn't visit with much. There were two other girls there but it didnt seem like they were in the trade. One cleaned and cooked and one did most of the cooking. She apparently was trafficked from the other side of Slovakia a quite a while ago and "Emily" hired her as a waitress so she was able to get out of the business. We were treated very well, infact, since it is basically a night time establishment, "Emily's" husband would come in in the mornings and cook breakfast for us. They didnt charge us much at all which is a huge blessing since foreigners generally have to pay inflated prices.
When we first walked in on of the girls spoke in Czech that we were "different". We didnt even have to say or do anything and Jesus was already speaking love. Our rooms as I said were fine when you consider what they are used for. The doors really wouldnt keep anyone out so we took our valuables with us and just asked the Lord for protection. We went out in the afternoon and started our spy mission just asking the Lord what was there and for significant areas we should be praying over. One amazing thing was that there is a River that runs directly through Dubi. A couple of weeks prior to arriving here my husband and I met with the team that will be following us. One of the young girls on the team had a dream of a town with a river running through the middle. At the beginning of the river the water was fresh and clean and by the end of the river the water was black and dangerous. This is exactly how it is here, at the headwaters lies a church and nice neighborhood, the brothels are shut down and beauty is coming back but at the end the area is very poor and run down. It looks much like the slum area and the brothels are very wicked. The girls are working much of the time here.
We do alot of prayer walking and reconnecting with our team. We are fed supper which is very good. Our first night was a bit akward but we were feeling the Lords favor. That evening we were downstairs in the dining room which is really one room with tables, the bar, sofas, and a platform with a high stool on it. When we first arrived I thought that this was a pretty small stage for the band. Well, it wasnt for the band it was for the girls to sit in the window. The first night was interesting since the girl in the window was dressed pretty scantily and very very sexy. She was quite animated and seductive. One older lady stopped in selling lingerie much like an Avon lady and so this girl was giving us a bit of a fashion show. We just went about our business but didn't communicate displeasure.
That night I watched a couple of girls across the street who had to just sit there for hours. One looked very young and it was sad to watch. Two people on our team spoke Czech well and three spoke German so we could communicate with our hosts and others in the bar. I had great expectations of connecting with the working ladies but it was looking like that wouldnt be happening. Upon retiring to our room I was right across the street from another brothel and wanted to get a picture of what the girls had to go through. As I was trying to get a shot a very large angry man came to the window and totally flipped me off. I quickly closed the curtains fully expecting him to charge across the street and make alot of trouble for us. Our bedroom door had just a thin cardboard panel in the middle so it wouldnt take much at all. "Emily" our hostess was God's literal Rahab, we found out later that he did make a nasty phone call and then did storm acrosss the street and she totally protected us.
There was some activity that evening in the other rooms but The Lord gave us rest and we just had to trust him. Saturday consisted of mapping the city both literally and spiritually. I will write more details on that later when I get home. It is part of prayer strategy to pray out different areas of a city. We can see that God is working there and has gone before us to make more of an impact on everyone in the village. Czech republic is primarily athiest so its just not prostitutes, there is other stuff.
Saturday evening was good. We came together as a team and shared communion in one of the rooms. I guess that is something that doesnt happen every day, ten Christians sharing the Lord's supper in a brothel bedroom in Eastern Europe. Saturday night brought more men into the bar but it was pretty cool until about ten then we knew too many of us were being checked out and we retired for the evening. Again some action in the other rooms but we all slept well. Sunday morning was a treat, we were able to worship with an evangelical church in the next town. It was funny singing songs we sing in church in Czech. When we shared that we had a heart for the prostitutes in Dubi and wanted to see God change this place a couple of people started crying.
There are obvious lines drawn between the people the Czechs, the prostitutes, the gypsies and the Vietnamese who have erected a Bhuddist hall. The sermon was about being filled with the Holy Spirit and the pastor asked if anyone wanted to be anointed to have more of the Spirit. Almost everyone stood and He and another Elder went around and anointed us with oil. We shared a meal and then this church had a meeting to see if they wanted to continue to support the church building in Dubi. It had dwindled down to two people. They needed to decide if they were going to sell the building. Doris and Shalyn had been led to move to Dubi and start a work there that the Lord is putting together. They may have a great connection here. In the afternoon we climbed to the highest place overlooking the town of Dubi and prayed and worshipped from there. After that we had free time and I was able to get alot of good pitures.
I prayed that the Lord would make me invisible and He did. I was able to wave at a few girls in the windows and smile but most just look through you. They are very young and have already grown very hard and hollow. It appears that many cannot leave the buildings and that is an indication of trafficking. On June first the Czech Republic passed a law that the girls cannot stand on the street but must be inside. This will be better for the town but doesnt solve anything. Most of the girls inside are not Czech, the Czech girls worked outside and were free.
Our evening was pretty amazing. We totally bonded with everyone in family. I brought a few silver bracelets with scripture on them and gave them to the girls who worked at our hotel. They were so blessed. The one girls especially just hugged me and hugged me. I just wanted to take her away from this life so she could taste some freedom and this girl has it good, she is her own boss. "R", the girl from the first night who gave us the fashion show was the most excited that she received the gift but she was sad that she didnt have a gift for me and then she returned from the back with a silver crucifix pendant that I truly treasure. I will wear it an pray for all the girls who dont think they have a way out.
I brought some of my family history with and that gave us good conversation and we had more in common when they found out that I too was Czech. I too had favor and they asked if I would come back to visit some day. My heart breaks for all of the ladies. They are like prisoners in glass boxes who have to dance huddled together in nothing more than bra and undies all day long. Just going to walmart would be a different experience for them.
Its Monday and our team checked out a pension, large house, that is for sale that the girls are asking God if He would want them there to do ministry in. It is very well kept and has sat empty for five years since it was a brothel and was apparently owned by a someone who cannot come back to Dubi. Interesting how the Lord is bringing us right into the thick of things. It would be a great place and has been fixed up alot but the Lord will have to make this happen. We are now in Teplice and will spend the night in a church in the next town. We will go back to Dubi tommorrow for a few more pictures and more prayer. We will also try to go to the orphanage either Tues or Wed and then back to Herrnhut on Wed evening. I have other detials to fill in but should go for now. I love you all and could never have done this if everyone hadn't been praying. Please dont stop because we are not finished yet. Our team is now only three people and we need to still be safe and hearing the Holy Spirit.
Keep the prayer room going! Im hearing incredible things are happening!
We are out of Dubi and in Teplice in an internet cafe! All I can say is that we literally experienced the book of Joshua. We went in on Friday and got settled in our hotel which was really a brothel. God truly gave us favor. We were located right in the center of the red light district. The rooms were fine and we had to trust the Lord to keep us safe. This is such an amazing miracle I just cant even describe what God did. Regular people dont get to stay here. We were placed two to a room and even given a discount rate.
"Emily" was our hostess. She literally was our Rahab. There were two girls working out of her place but their situation was different. They were independents so they could move about freely in town or where ever. The place operates more like a family. One of the girls has been there for six years and the other one we didn't visit with much. There were two other girls there but it didnt seem like they were in the trade. One cleaned and cooked and one did most of the cooking. She apparently was trafficked from the other side of Slovakia a quite a while ago and "Emily" hired her as a waitress so she was able to get out of the business. We were treated very well, infact, since it is basically a night time establishment, "Emily's" husband would come in in the mornings and cook breakfast for us. They didnt charge us much at all which is a huge blessing since foreigners generally have to pay inflated prices.
When we first walked in on of the girls spoke in Czech that we were "different". We didnt even have to say or do anything and Jesus was already speaking love. Our rooms as I said were fine when you consider what they are used for. The doors really wouldnt keep anyone out so we took our valuables with us and just asked the Lord for protection. We went out in the afternoon and started our spy mission just asking the Lord what was there and for significant areas we should be praying over. One amazing thing was that there is a River that runs directly through Dubi. A couple of weeks prior to arriving here my husband and I met with the team that will be following us. One of the young girls on the team had a dream of a town with a river running through the middle. At the beginning of the river the water was fresh and clean and by the end of the river the water was black and dangerous. This is exactly how it is here, at the headwaters lies a church and nice neighborhood, the brothels are shut down and beauty is coming back but at the end the area is very poor and run down. It looks much like the slum area and the brothels are very wicked. The girls are working much of the time here.
We do alot of prayer walking and reconnecting with our team. We are fed supper which is very good. Our first night was a bit akward but we were feeling the Lords favor. That evening we were downstairs in the dining room which is really one room with tables, the bar, sofas, and a platform with a high stool on it. When we first arrived I thought that this was a pretty small stage for the band. Well, it wasnt for the band it was for the girls to sit in the window. The first night was interesting since the girl in the window was dressed pretty scantily and very very sexy. She was quite animated and seductive. One older lady stopped in selling lingerie much like an Avon lady and so this girl was giving us a bit of a fashion show. We just went about our business but didn't communicate displeasure.
That night I watched a couple of girls across the street who had to just sit there for hours. One looked very young and it was sad to watch. Two people on our team spoke Czech well and three spoke German so we could communicate with our hosts and others in the bar. I had great expectations of connecting with the working ladies but it was looking like that wouldnt be happening. Upon retiring to our room I was right across the street from another brothel and wanted to get a picture of what the girls had to go through. As I was trying to get a shot a very large angry man came to the window and totally flipped me off. I quickly closed the curtains fully expecting him to charge across the street and make alot of trouble for us. Our bedroom door had just a thin cardboard panel in the middle so it wouldnt take much at all. "Emily" our hostess was God's literal Rahab, we found out later that he did make a nasty phone call and then did storm acrosss the street and she totally protected us.
There was some activity that evening in the other rooms but The Lord gave us rest and we just had to trust him. Saturday consisted of mapping the city both literally and spiritually. I will write more details on that later when I get home. It is part of prayer strategy to pray out different areas of a city. We can see that God is working there and has gone before us to make more of an impact on everyone in the village. Czech republic is primarily athiest so its just not prostitutes, there is other stuff.
Saturday evening was good. We came together as a team and shared communion in one of the rooms. I guess that is something that doesnt happen every day, ten Christians sharing the Lord's supper in a brothel bedroom in Eastern Europe. Saturday night brought more men into the bar but it was pretty cool until about ten then we knew too many of us were being checked out and we retired for the evening. Again some action in the other rooms but we all slept well. Sunday morning was a treat, we were able to worship with an evangelical church in the next town. It was funny singing songs we sing in church in Czech. When we shared that we had a heart for the prostitutes in Dubi and wanted to see God change this place a couple of people started crying.
There are obvious lines drawn between the people the Czechs, the prostitutes, the gypsies and the Vietnamese who have erected a Bhuddist hall. The sermon was about being filled with the Holy Spirit and the pastor asked if anyone wanted to be anointed to have more of the Spirit. Almost everyone stood and He and another Elder went around and anointed us with oil. We shared a meal and then this church had a meeting to see if they wanted to continue to support the church building in Dubi. It had dwindled down to two people. They needed to decide if they were going to sell the building. Doris and Shalyn had been led to move to Dubi and start a work there that the Lord is putting together. They may have a great connection here. In the afternoon we climbed to the highest place overlooking the town of Dubi and prayed and worshipped from there. After that we had free time and I was able to get alot of good pitures.
I prayed that the Lord would make me invisible and He did. I was able to wave at a few girls in the windows and smile but most just look through you. They are very young and have already grown very hard and hollow. It appears that many cannot leave the buildings and that is an indication of trafficking. On June first the Czech Republic passed a law that the girls cannot stand on the street but must be inside. This will be better for the town but doesnt solve anything. Most of the girls inside are not Czech, the Czech girls worked outside and were free.
Our evening was pretty amazing. We totally bonded with everyone in family. I brought a few silver bracelets with scripture on them and gave them to the girls who worked at our hotel. They were so blessed. The one girls especially just hugged me and hugged me. I just wanted to take her away from this life so she could taste some freedom and this girl has it good, she is her own boss. "R", the girl from the first night who gave us the fashion show was the most excited that she received the gift but she was sad that she didnt have a gift for me and then she returned from the back with a silver crucifix pendant that I truly treasure. I will wear it an pray for all the girls who dont think they have a way out.
I brought some of my family history with and that gave us good conversation and we had more in common when they found out that I too was Czech. I too had favor and they asked if I would come back to visit some day. My heart breaks for all of the ladies. They are like prisoners in glass boxes who have to dance huddled together in nothing more than bra and undies all day long. Just going to walmart would be a different experience for them.
Its Monday and our team checked out a pension, large house, that is for sale that the girls are asking God if He would want them there to do ministry in. It is very well kept and has sat empty for five years since it was a brothel and was apparently owned by a someone who cannot come back to Dubi. Interesting how the Lord is bringing us right into the thick of things. It would be a great place and has been fixed up alot but the Lord will have to make this happen. We are now in Teplice and will spend the night in a church in the next town. We will go back to Dubi tommorrow for a few more pictures and more prayer. We will also try to go to the orphanage either Tues or Wed and then back to Herrnhut on Wed evening. I have other detials to fill in but should go for now. I love you all and could never have done this if everyone hadn't been praying. Please dont stop because we are not finished yet. Our team is now only three people and we need to still be safe and hearing the Holy Spirit.
Keep the prayer room going! Im hearing incredible things are happening!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Prayer Request - May 31
Tomorrow is the day... We will start our spytrip to Dubi as we meet as a team of 10 people and get to know each other first. "Sharon" and I will give some orientation and guidelines before we leave. On the 1st of June we will go into the 'promised land'. We will stay in a motel in the midst of Dubi. Our team is very international (we have 3 Germans, 6 Americans and 1 Britain) We are very thankful if you could cover us with prayer during this time: We expect clear guidance from God. He has opened already so many doors in the last weeks so we hope that he will give us a clearer vision for our role in Dubi!
At the moment we are pretty tired - just last weekend was a big festival in Herrnhut going on where we had to help a lot. But now there is special burden on Sharon's and my shoulders as we are going to lead the team. We need a big portion of strength and wisdom as leaders! - On Saturday, the 2nd of June we will have an important meeting with Jiri (a Christian from Dubi) and a pastor from nearby with translation. There we will share more about our vision and as the building the Christians live in shall be sold. We are very open to buy it if it's God's will!
On Sunday we will also have the opportunity to make connections with the church nearby in Litvinov and to share about our vision for Dubi. It's very important for us to have good relationships with the church and to have good communication even though we don't speak Czech yet!
- Pray for openness and honesty in the team (we don't know each other yet, but all are mature christians with a lot of experience).
- Pray, that we will have unity as a team and walk in our gifts.
- Pray that we will be protected as it is a tough area we are entering, full of corruption, prostitution, drugs and lies.
- Pray that wherever we will stay or pray we will be a blessing for the place and the people! Thank you so much for your prayers!!! You are helping to build God's kingdom in a dark place!
At the moment we are pretty tired - just last weekend was a big festival in Herrnhut going on where we had to help a lot. But now there is special burden on Sharon's and my shoulders as we are going to lead the team. We need a big portion of strength and wisdom as leaders! - On Saturday, the 2nd of June we will have an important meeting with Jiri (a Christian from Dubi) and a pastor from nearby with translation. There we will share more about our vision and as the building the Christians live in shall be sold. We are very open to buy it if it's God's will!
On Sunday we will also have the opportunity to make connections with the church nearby in Litvinov and to share about our vision for Dubi. It's very important for us to have good relationships with the church and to have good communication even though we don't speak Czech yet!
- Pray for openness and honesty in the team (we don't know each other yet, but all are mature christians with a lot of experience).
- Pray, that we will have unity as a team and walk in our gifts.
- Pray that we will be protected as it is a tough area we are entering, full of corruption, prostitution, drugs and lies.
- Pray that wherever we will stay or pray we will be a blessing for the place and the people! Thank you so much for your prayers!!! You are helping to build God's kingdom in a dark place!
A Story Received...
The first week this blog was created. The e-mailer's name has been removed to protect his identity.
"I saw your blog about working with women who are trapped by prostitution, God bless you! For seven years I didn't know if my daughter was dead or alive, but never stopped praying for her. During those years my daughter, Faith was involved with drugs and prostitution.
On Nov. 29Th of 06 she entered the Walter Hoving Home for women in Pasadena, California where she received Christ and has been in a process of miraculous healing ever since. This is a one year program designed to place these women on a track to walk with Jesus Christ in a new life. When i saw the work that God has led you to I thought you might be interested in these homes. There are three homes, Pasadena, New York and Las Vegas. John and Elsie Benton began these homes many years ago to minister God's love to women who are trapped in prostitution and the drugs that are part of that life. If you google Walter Hoving Home you will be connected to their web site. Again, God bless you for following His lead to this awesome work!"
Link to Walter Hoving Home
"I saw your blog about working with women who are trapped by prostitution, God bless you! For seven years I didn't know if my daughter was dead or alive, but never stopped praying for her. During those years my daughter, Faith was involved with drugs and prostitution.
On Nov. 29Th of 06 she entered the Walter Hoving Home for women in Pasadena, California where she received Christ and has been in a process of miraculous healing ever since. This is a one year program designed to place these women on a track to walk with Jesus Christ in a new life. When i saw the work that God has led you to I thought you might be interested in these homes. There are three homes, Pasadena, New York and Las Vegas. John and Elsie Benton began these homes many years ago to minister God's love to women who are trapped in prostitution and the drugs that are part of that life. If you google Walter Hoving Home you will be connected to their web site. Again, God bless you for following His lead to this awesome work!"
Link to Walter Hoving Home
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
