05/31/2013
It was as I suspected……..
I had long speculated that the chiefest among reasons for me being out here... was to come, pray & intercede. I must admit, I suspected this at first and was a little offset with the Call, I thought “why can’t I just do this from home?”, but I followed & obeyed.
From the moment I stepped foot on this land, I couldn’t shake the impression of Nehemiah from my mind. I had to hit the deck (streets) & pray! If you have been following, I have documented all along…answers to prayers, but one of the biggest is coming to light (as I have never walked in this capacity before).
Deb, a Missionary in Guinea for the last 25 years has been a contact for this city. Her daughter (Melodee) joined us on board as the Ships Security Officer onshore. Deb came over to say “we are going to miss you folks”. She mentioned she has returned from the USA (6 weeks) she could tell something had changed here in Guinea. I said, “What do you mean?” She said, “For #1, the garbage!” She said “I said to my daughter (Mel), the garbage, there’s no garbage!” “ Mel said “there’s garbage!” Deb said, “no, a mountain has been moved here, there is no garbage like there used to be!!!”.
God blessed me to hear that!. I shared with her what had been on my heart all this time. We have spoken only once before, but not about the garbage initiative (nor did I tell Mel)! She said, “the other thing you can pick up and sense in this land is that the atmosphere! It’s incredibly different than it used to be” She said, “we’re almost afraid to let you guys go as so much has been accomplished in this land here”.
As I shared with Alusine (my garbage collector & Pastor friend) what was next on my heart, he said “for your time here, sometimes the Lord is looking for someone to stand in the Gap”. I stopped as it resonated through my being. Ezekiel 22:30 “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land”.
The verse before it that gripped me even more!!!. “The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice. ” Just one more prayer, just one more prayer!
