Trip to Sweden

Gothenburg (Göteborg)
          Don't you just love it when God moves in mysterious ways?! So we were at this Swedish-speaking church leading worship and in the midst of it, I felt God was saying to the Body of Christ that He wants to bring healing and restoration; that He wants to stir up a deeper level of faith into the hearts of the people.
          After the meeting, someone came up to me (and I guess some people in my team too), that he was so touched because noone knew of his situation and God spoke about his to someone he's never met before.
          Then there was this lady sitting in the corner... I was prompted to go to her and just pray for her. Then she spoke in tongues, in Spanish! I felt I understood what she meant so I sang this short chorus in Spanish, that speaks about "desiring deeper intimacy with Jesus". Later on I asked her if she speaks the language and she said no, she is a Finn, never learned any word of Spanish before.
          We went to this church to minister to them but to me, we left so blessed - not just spiritually but financially too! They fed us, accommodated us and sent us with some gifts. God is so good!!!
Restenäs, Ljungskile
          It was Youth With A Mission´s 50th Anniversary so all the bases in the Nordic and Baltic nations came together to celebrate God´s goodness. There were about 700 to a thousand people that came. I met some people that really encouraged me. One, was this girl who did her DTS in Finland and I was on staff. It really blessed me to see that God is using her in discipling the Latvian youths. She took the challenge to lead the DTS. I just felt so happy that I get to see how much she´s grown in her leadership skills.


worshipping God at the cross

           Another, to see a lovely couple who did the SOW in Budapest, to hear their stories after the school, and just spending time with them. Also, I get to hear something that happened in the fall of 2007, my first time to visit the place.... I was up at the prayer mountain with the cross on it. I was praying with my sister that time, and I remember asking God for rain to come down and soften the ground of the hearts of the people. I asked Him to rain down with His Presence so that people will be saturated with His goodness. One more thing, I asked for a literal rain - I mean pouring rain. After we left the place, when we were waiting for the bus, it sure did rain. One thing I did not know was, the rain poured down in that area for about 15 - 20 minutes. I just knew that God has accomplished what He wanted to do in the hearts of the people. I also felt that a release of great harvest is yet to come.
          During the festival, Loren and Darlene Cunningham came, shared their stories and before that night was over, YWAM Restenäs is free from their mortgage. Yes, my dear friends, the spirit of generosity and faith were stirred up that night when we gave an offering to bless Restenäs. 

praying for Finland

I could go on and on but there´s one more thing that really blessed me. I met this lady from the Faroe Islands. I was introduced to her because I was looking for a contact for the SOW outreach. I learned that she has served the Lord and my people for 9 years. And to see her excitement that someone from the Philippines is coming to bless her country back. I love it when God does this kind of encounter. Ok, until next time!!! Blessings to you all!
P.S. check these links:
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