CHANGING YOUR HEART:
Karen Isenhower, USA National Director for Moms In Touch International, wrote this after the Arise! Cry Out! Live-Event in October.
“To experience a preview of heaven, to be a part of something so simple, yet so powerful. ... I’m still wondering how best to describe it. Proclaiming, with the other country coordinators, ‘Worthy is the Lamb!’ was a highlight of my life. It was such a compelling picture of the beauty and unity of heaven, with Jesus being central to all. My heart was filled with indescribable joy in that moment of worship that included voices in sixteen different languages. Praise, confession, thanksgiving and intercession are now imprinted in my mind with a special force because of what I experienced in prayer with my international sisters. Somehow, our prayers transcended human language as Olga Petrova from Russia, Marianna Dubciak from Moldova and I prayed in our small huddle. There was an astounding sense of God’s presence and understanding, though Olga and Marianna prayed in Russian and I prayed in English. The three of us shared many tears, smiles and hugs. Every song, every transition, every moment was intensely riveting and powerful for me. Each element taking me closer into my precious Savior’s arms. What did God speak to my heart at Arise! Cry Out!? Through every moment He was saying to me, ‘I love you.’”
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I was so blessed by the whole thing, start to finish--but one of the things that impacted me personally the most was Fern's comment/charge to us about being foster mothers for all the children and youth who don't have moms who pray for them. I am tearing up now as I think of that high calling, and I have a fresh vision for the impact my prayers can have for the prayerless children in my city.
ReplyDeleteThe next day - I caught a glimpse of how God may answer my prayers for direction and connection with Himself for my young adult daughter. And with that glimpse comes great peace . . . as I wait on Him!
ReplyDeleteI have one thing to say, "Jesus is the Victor!!!" My family is under attack, but I was reminded of this truth, and I will be quoting this daily. thank you Mom's In Touch
ReplyDeleteThank you Lord for Moms in Touch! Thank you Lord for this spirit-filled time to Arise! Cry Out! Thank you Lord for Fern Nichols and every praying mom across the world - the burden sharers, the brave-hearted, soft-hearted, one-hearted, single minded moms. You will move mountains Lord - you gave me the place to bring them and to confidently lay them at your altar, to reclaim the victory that I have in you, Lord Jesus! Just when I thought I was going to have to leave a burden left uncovered, this venue gave me every opportunity to share them with you - fully covered - and fully released. God I pray that your mighty work continues to be done in each of us, our hearts, our homes, our children, our schools, our communities, our churches, our country and this world. You are a loving God - to you be the Glory! Thank you Lord for the real and tangible picture of my family restored as Fern invited hers on stage - exactly what we have still on earth - 4 children and 8 grandchildren. You give me hope and courage! Jesus is the Victor!
ReplyDeleteThis was my 1st year attending this event. It was so very powerful and encouraging! I have a prodigal son and have been praying that the strongholds of apathy, depression and rebellion would be pulled down. I felt sure after the event that something had happened. Much to my sorrow, when I returned home, my son was just as disrespectful to me as he had been. The next day, he went to a friend's house, and when I picked him up, he was stoned. My heart absolutely broke. I was bewildered and confused. Sunday night, when I was discussing this with my husband, how disappointed I was and felt like my efforts and prayers seemed to have been in vain, God brought to my mind the verse that had been spoken at the seminar about "we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers." Then I remembered the armor the lady had so well illustrated that we have to put on for this "battle" that we are fighting. And then God showed me that as a military might goes into a city to bring down a stronghold, you can rest assured that the other military power which currently has control is not going to lay down and give it up without a fight." Then I understood, God was indeed working. The battle is on. And it is heated. The enemy or the "Jackals" as so well illustrated in Miles story about the wildebeasts, were nipping at my son's heels. I ask all of you prayer warriors to pray for my son Michael to be delivered from these strongholds and the drugs. Thank you dear ladies for being such godly examples of how we are to fight on for our children. May God's blessings rain down on all of our children!!
ReplyDeleteGod did help me defeat obstacles before Arise Cry-Out Sat. I was truly blessed Sat., I felt God's presence and glory all day Sat., and he is still doing a work in me. I have been praying for another mom to pray with me and God answered that prayer. I have one and we are going to meet and pray. Praise be to God!
ReplyDeleteThursday - five days after Arise! Cry Out! and God continues to work with me on the things he revealed to me and let me experience that day. Being someone who is easily distracted, my personal prayer time is often limited to "emergency cry outs and groanings". But through ACO, God has given me a practical way now of coming to him every day. Today I start my "Mountain Climbing Expedition".....Thank you Fern for asking us to pray for our mountains at ACO and for Crimson Bridge to lead us in worshipping our God who moves them.....I am gearing up and looking forward to the climb...a great adventure indeed and cannot wait to see what MY GOD - THE MOUNTAIN MOVER - MY GOD - THE CONQUERER will do... oh what a glorious adventure indeed...Now let's pray!
ReplyDeletePalayankottai MIT had a very blessed ACO..AllGlory be to GOD...
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible experience! Praying and fasting the week before ACO was such a powerful time with the Lord to prepare my heart for His arrival. (Thank you to the Chairwoman who sent out that reminder to HSFs!) God did indeed show up at ACO. His presence was so powerful! We worshipped and prayed with intensity and at the end I was overwhelmed with the sense from the Lord that our sacrifice of prayer was pleasing to Him.
ReplyDeleteMany people commented to me that we must do this again!
I am so inspired by what God is doing, but God does things perfectly and in His wisdom and in His way. I confess to being tempted to be disappointed that out of hundreds of women who were invited, a group of 30 came. I now know that God purposed each woman there to share in this glorious event. Each one was to do battle, to share the sweetness of victory (unseen at the moment), the joy of fellowship, the truth of His powerful word in our lives and prayers. He has reminded me in many ways even in the few days since ACO that we are to fight the Good fight. That it is a battle and with all the Women who prayed around the globe that day we say Jesus is the Victor. Through ACO I strengthend for the battle. Jesus is the Victor!
ReplyDeleteGod's presence was just awesome at our ACO
ReplyDeletegathering in St. Maarten. Truly, after the session of taking a moment to reflect on Jesus' cleansing blood and letting it washed us afresh, everyone present in the santuary united as a mighty powerful army to engage in prayer, praise and worship. Thank you Heavenly Father for this great ministry of MITI and for hearing and honering our prayers.
A Devine Shaking of Change has taken place in the earth to this generation and the generations to come! God has answered this particular prayer for my son, who is a young believer in Christ, that he would boldly proclaim the name of Jesus and not be ashamed. And that's axactly what he recently did, and posted it on his social network page. To God be the Glory, Jesus is the Victor and therefore we have the Victory!
The past 6 months have been amazing! There were many obstacles. I had booked our church and it was posted on the MITI website. After a few months, I visited the pastor and found that a wedding had been scheduled and ACO was bumped from the calendar. God had prepared me to accept it, because He had brought two women into my life that very week from another church. I had told them about our church hosting ACO and they wanted information. I scheduled a meeting with their pastor immediately and he had the information and was willing to host. I taught "Igniting a Passion To Pray" class during the six weeks preceding ACO and it greatly increased my faith. We planned for 200. 30 women attended. It was powerful! One woman is an international student doing graduate work here, who had to leave her children in her home country. She commented that her country was not represented on the MITI ACO world map. The ladies who brought her, said that the country was represented, since she attended. She was excited to be at ACO and is planning on beginning a MITI group when she returns to her home country on the other side of the world from our little Heartland community! Another Mom has posted several comments on this blog and she has begun her own blog to help others "move their mountains". I know prayers were being answered that day and continue to be answered. I, personally, prayed with my daughter, who was there to support me and to pray for the little one being knit together in her womb. JOY! The church that hosted has been given a larger church building for their home. Our MITI group worked together, praying and preparing for that precious day. So many amazing things. God is changing me and that is one of my biggest mountains needing to be moved! He is a glorious God! Jesus is the Victor! To Him be all the glory!
ReplyDeleteAfter experiencing the ACO Live Event in October, and reading Fern's new book When Mom's Pray Together, I knew without a doubt that we needed to have a Host Site for the November ACO event in our city, at my church. I had not planned to be a Host Site Facilitator, already had a "full plate", and expected to attend the November event at the closest site, about 30 miles way. God definitely had another plan in mind that he revealed to me at the perfect time. Little did I know that the seeds that were planted through this process would spout into two Host Sites in our county, and that I would be a HSF and work together with the other HSF. God is awesome! So many wonderful things have already happened, and I know that prayers will continue to be answered. God is faithful!
ReplyDeleteI am so grateful for the MITI Website! I found a Host Site close to my sister's home town, 120 miles away and invited her to attend ACO. I am thrilled that she heard the call from God and obeyed! Not only did she attend, but she brought a friend, and they were both greatly impacted by the experience. The blessings continue to pour out. I made new friends in San Diego at the Live Event, who were awesome prayer partners, and we continue to keep in touch via email. The other HSF and I worked and prayed together and have become good friends, and didn't even know each other before ACO! I have also gotten to know our State Coordinator and that is another great blessing!
Thank you to all the MITI staff for all of your hard work in putting this event together. It was defintely a life changing event and I am eternally grateful.