Unity and Spiritual Warfare

Yesterday was a day of breakthrough for the women on our team. When you put together an odd number of young women for a Summer Project, it can be challenging. Frustrations had built up among some of the gals and it hit the fan yesterday (meaning it all came out on the table). Several of the girls got the opportunity to work through a Biblical model of conflict resolution and confrontation with each other. It was beautiful to see them share openly and honestly with each other about how they had hurt one another. And then seeing Christ bind their hearts together in unity was wonderful. The evening followed with each woman sharing her heart about various hurts and pain in her life and the other girls rallying around and encouraging her and asking good, safe questions. It was a lovely time, as they dropped down their walls and offered each other their hearts.

Our team has been feeling some spiritual darkness and even attack (dreams and feeling the presence of evil). We have prayed through our hostel, in each room. Last night after the women's sharing time, we decided to make posters with scriptures and words declaring that the name of Jesus is more powerful than the Enemy. For about an hour, we blasted powerful praise and worship music and put these posters up all over our living areas. It was a powerful evening! Everyone slept soundly last night and there is a new sense of peace and rest at the hostel.

We truly serve the Name that is more powerful and last night was a beautiful declaration of that. We serve the God of emotional and spiritual breakthroughs and also the One who is more powerful than our Enemy. I feel more in love with Jesus today and I believe our team does too.