先週は盛りだくさんでした。
震災以来、良い意味でも悪い？意味でも盛りだくさんです。
でも、悪いことがあればその何倍もの良いことで
私たちをびっくりさせてくださるのが神様です！！
とにかく、震災以来、
なんだか世界のいろいろな場所から天使だった？と思っちゃうような人たちや、励ましのメールや教会へのサポートを頂いています。
アメリカはもちろん、インドネシア（ジェレミーの昔の友人から）、アイルランド（全く知らなかった教会のキッズチャーチから）、カナダ（これまた全く知らなかった教会から）、スエーデン（くみの妹を通して）、台湾のトップチャーチの方々から、イギリス。。。
そして、先週は被災地の視察に来られた東京のThe Altar IHOP、HOPFAN Japanの方々９人がジェンキンズの自宅にまで来てくださり、励まし祈り預言してくださいました。
Kansas city にあるInternational House of prayerを訪れてから、「神の臨在がとどまっている場所。誰もが入ってきたら神にうたれる！」場所を仙台に欲しい！！という思いは特に４年前からあったものです。その前にも２４／７の祈りのビジョンはくみのイギリス時代からの思いです。そして、今やらない理由はない！ということで、とにかく始めてみるべきなんじゃないかと思っていたそんな矢先に、The Altar IHOPのジェニファーさんとコネクトする機会があってこういう展開に。。。！
ワクワク！詳細まもなくアップしますので、お楽しみに！！
この地に「神様の臨在がとどまる場所。神様の栄光がとどまる場所。人々が来るときいつでも神様を体験して出て行くことができる場所。啓示があり分与がありクリエイティビティーが溢れる場所。」主への愛に燃えて賛美と祈りが続く場所。
そんなものをホストできる場所となりたい。
I feel this is going to be ANOTHER great week...!!
Actually, lots has been happening every week, since the earthquake.
Both good and not so good, I suppose.
But our God is just so good.
When there's something not so good, He will surprise us with so much more GOOD stuff.
God has been sending so many surprising gifts to us, especially since the earthquake.
From all over the world, literally, we have had people come visit us (and we wondered afterwards if they were actual people or angels?? they just come and bless us so much...), encouraging messages, financial gifts. They came from America, Indonesia, Ireland, Sweden, Canada, Taiwan, England... most of them, we haven't even ever met before.
Last week, we had a team of 9 people from The Altar IHOP and HOPFAN Japan come visit us in our house! We had a truly amazing, crazy time with them. It was such a blessing.
I (Kumi) have had a dream of having a place in Sendai where God's presence dwells and stays, where people will be hit by God's presence and love when they enter... this has been on my heart especially since visiting the International House of Prayer in Kansas City about 4 years ago. Having a 24/7 prayer initiative has been also something that has been on my heart since my time in England. And at this time, I've had it on my heart again, thinking "Why not now? Why not do it??" So we are going to lauch something! very soon!! And this is when I connected with Jennifer Gracey of The Altar IHOP in Tokyo. Perfect timing.
We want a place HERE...
where there's passionate worship and intimacy with God, prayer happens... and there...
where there's passionate worship and intimacy with God, prayer happens... and there...
GOD'S PRESENCE DWELLS
GOD'S GLORY STAYS
PEOPLE COME IN AND EXPERIENCE GOD AND GO OUT FROM THAT PLACE
REVELATION, IMPARTATION AND CREATIVITY OVERFLOWS
We are going to be people that host such things.
GOD'S GLORY STAYS
PEOPLE COME IN AND EXPERIENCE GOD AND GO OUT FROM THAT PLACE
REVELATION, IMPARTATION AND CREATIVITY OVERFLOWS
We are going to be people that host such things.
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