This prayer-room sure don’t look like ‘Church’
The incense is rising. In a Two-Star Hotel-come-improvised-House-of-Prayer near Gibraltar, God’s people are gathering. They seek this One who hung on a Cross as a curse, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. It is serious face-time, carpet-time, lay-it-all-down time for the Bride of Christ in this region. My prayer is that as she arises from her face-time she may look like her husband.
The “Campo de Gibraltar” is an area encompassing eight towns and cities near my home, the Rock of Gibraltar. With a population of 250,000 this region needs a mighty move of God that streams may flow in the wasteland. This area has never had a strong move of God. In fact, Spain, Portugal, the Principality of Andorra and my home town of Gibraltar (Collectively know as the Iberian peninsula) have never had a “Revival”. Numerous churches in this area have partnered during the month of November for a 24/7 house of prayer (See: campo247.com) for this same purpose. It is my hope that this focus remains, and that this house of prayer be sustained well after the official one month 24/7.
Last night my church (Living Waters Tabernacle) took the prayer room for the first time and it was awesome! Prayer warriors had been arriving from the region, from Morocco, from the USA, and from Korea. Hey, something beautiful is happening. In this prayer room there are hardly any chairs - Think more along the lines of rug-on-the-floor. This is not your typical “churchy” place. Man there is something special about praying on the floor face down before your Lover-King. We worshiped, we cried, we pressed-in. This blog post is not about what happened though, it is about what is being awakened! I just got a dose of HUNGER that was not there before. There is a stirring in my heart that is of a much deeper reality than what I normally have felt. I didn’t know that my heart could “bleed” but last night it did. I felt the heart-cry of a bride lovesick for her husband, and a King desperate and jealous for his beloved. I want more.
This weekend sees a team from England teaching on Harp & Bowl, and a Regent University professor teaching on Song of Solomon. Good stuff. This house of prayer seeks to be an equipping base for missions, with an eye on Morocco and North Africa. Please pray for all of us as we seek the Lord during this season.
More updates will follow - so watch this spot.
Tags: 24/7 Prayer, Revival, Campo de Gibraltar, Campo247.com
