02.19.11 LIFE!

Today ends our 6th week of Track II....that is hard to believe! We are now running prophetic ministry and healing rooms in the prayer room. What an awesome opportunity to minister the heart of God to people who need to know His love and power! Another huge blessing to me has been to watch my fellow interns, along with myself, growing in so many ways. What can be done with a company of sons and daughters who grab a hold of who they are in Christ, press to know His heart and then move out in confidence in the gifts and anointing He has given to each of them? And I am not talking about just here in KC!

This afternoon we did our first 'Life Siege' at a KC abortion clinic where 6,000 babies loose their lives each year. We stood around the property with red "Life" tape over our mouths in identification of the little ones who have no voice for themselves and prayed for the ending of abortion in our nation....appealing to the Higher Court of heaven for righteousness and justice to arise for the unborn. From what I have been told, somewhere during this time of standing silent and praying, the Lord begins to wreck your heart with His own heart over this issue. I found that to be true.

Interestingly enough, I have two friends who do not know each other, both are due about the same time, both are having girls and I found out within about an hours time frame Wednesday morning that both will carry the name "Justice". And then another friend commented on my FB photo from the Siege that a couple of weeks ago the Lord kept speaking about justice for the year 2011 through 3 or 4 different people at one of their church services. It is evident that this is a stirring the Holy Spirit is awakening in the Body of Christ. As we begin to lift that cry/prayer to the Lord, coming into agreement with the intercession that Jesus Himself is making at the right hand of the Father (He ever lives to intercede for us), heaven and earth are going to press for justice and righteousness together! I heard many years ago from a minister in North Carolina that, "The intercessors get to participate".....in what the Lord is doing. Since we are all called to pray without ceasing, this includes all of us! I keep being struck with the humility of the Living God....He wants and allows us to labor with Him? Nothing less than amazing!

It was such a different intercession experience to have such a deep cry and an inward groaning for justice but to be completely silent. In that silence and with the tears I was getting such a sense that our prayers were resounding through the heavens like thunder before His throne! I was also deeply convicted for the years I have spent fairly unmoved by this common reality of our American culture. As we have this growing cry for justice to spring forth in our lives, our nation and in the world....are we ready for what that might look like? Just as in childbirth, the transition is a bit rough, but the reward at the end of the whole process is new life! So it will be as God brings about justice in the earth.....making wrong things right....the transition might be a bit rough, but afterwards.....Life!

Much love to you all!

Heather

02.07.11 Firsts

Well, February is well underway! It is my hope and trust that this finds you all well. As I consider the past few weeks it struck me that I have had a couple of 'firsts'.....like my first blizzard last week! As we were hearing the warnings of the coming storm and they kept tossing around that word....I had to wonder what they were talking about...at trip to DQ?! Well, now I have been educated by experience! This shot of my car was just prior to a little time of whiteout. It was amazing to watch the foot of snow, which is now an ice pack on all of our yards, accumulate that day. What a Creative God!

Track II of this internship is concentrated, "hands on" training for obtaining our PHDs...prophetic, healing and deliverance! We are receiving some of the most down to earth, practical instruction, laced with such humility on these three areas weekly and then being given opportunity (sometimes known as sink or swim!) to put our hands to the labor in these three areas. This past Saturday my Track II spent almost 4 hours doing prophetic ministry over Track I which has over 100 students! The time alone was stretching but by virtue of having some experience with the prophetic I ended up leading one of the teams. What I didn't know was that as the 'leader' I had to give the first word over each person that came through our team and if the team stalled, it was my job to prophesy and kick it back into gear. What?! Nothing like a little pressure...and that's not quiet how my prophetic flows. Give me 5 or 10 minutes and I might hear something or I might not! Well, Saturday certainly changed my status quo! It is just a blast to have to lean on God....and you find that He is there and He is faithful! It was a pretty cool day, though it wore us out. I also found great delight in watching some of my fellow interns start out so hesitant but then found that flow and just enjoyed ministering words of life. Makes one wonder what other tricks the staff have up their sleeves for the next couple of months??? :)

The Holy Spirit is bringing such clarity to what I have been called to and that in and of itself brings such a confidence. As I finish this internship in April I know that I will be remaining here at IHOP-KC as a missionary, ministering to the Lord in prayer and worship, first and foremost, in a full time way....as my occupation. Ministry to others will be an overflow from that place....and oh what opportunities abound here, even to touch the nations!

As always, know that I am so grateful for all of you that He has placed in and around my life! May you know His favor and grace, as well as having all wisdom and understanding for the time and the season we find ourselves in. He is Faithful! Much love in Him.....