Synchronicity

Three years ago, I read a passage from Irresistible Revolution that included a verse from Ezekiel about softening a heart of stone. As I finished sharing with my church, I put a rock in the pile of our stones of rememberance. I was near tears.

On Wednesday, a Hungarian missionary prayed that I would receive the gifts of the Spirit in a hostel in London, picking me out of a crowd to talk to.

On Sunday, the Pastor announced this would be Pentecost Sunday, and if anyone wanted to speak in tongues, he should come up and be prayed over at the end of the service.

At the end, he read "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." --Ezekiel 36:26. I was in tears.

Tongues

I only spoke in Spanish and English...
But I felt the Spirit inside of me, and saw a little light.

In the presence of many counselors...

An Orthodox priest, Covenant House FC admin, Navigators staff, and a missionary in London:

"Don't work for the agency or the church, work for the kingdom."

"What excites you isn't an organization, it's serving and connecting to people and all of those things...do those things."

"So, if you're not incorporated and reporting these things, it will look like tax evasion, embezzlement, and fraud." 501c3, got it.

"You need accountability." "You need to have counseling and regular reflection, meetings." "You need like-minded people around you."

"Fasting and prayer." "You need to focus on loving and pursuing God, not on your plans." "How's your sabbath going?" "Do you fast? You should." "When you make space in your life, God will move."

Hostel Preachers

I prayed for God to arrange my meetings...

There was a girl from Hungary at the hostel in London there for a missions trip.

First, she picked me out to talk to. Then she frowned at my music, then she prayed over me that I would be filled with the Spirit and told me I needed to Sabbath and Fast and stay up with God.