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| somewhere in Reykjavik |
Iceland - land of fire and ice
I was a bit disappointed that I couldn't see the country at an aerial view coz it was quite cloudy but when I was entering Reykjavik, I was caught with the beauty I saw. I felt at home when I was walking around the centertown with my team - I was in a city surrounded my mountains!!! My first day with the team was quite interesting... we went singing Christmas carols to old folks home, then in the evening, we were at a youth meeting. It was so good to just love on these youths, encouraging them, and seeing hope for Iceland through these passionate youngsters, who love Jesus.
Speaking of singing in old folks home, we went to this one close to the Salvation army, and one lady told us something that really encouraged everyone - God healed her from her illness and told the head nurse/director she doesn't want to take any pain killer coz she's no longer in pain. Two of my team prayed for her during their first visit. This time, she's having trouble in her throat so we prayed for her. The director, being aetheist, said, it was a miracle and asked her to tell the rest of the patients what she has experienced. PTL!!!
On sunday morning, we got together and sought God for the church meeting in the afternoon. I got a few words of knowledge from the Lord and I didn't know who to give it to and when. So after the team led worship, the guest preacher came up front and started sharing about what God has been and is doing in Greenland. I got so excited and really encouraged because the main message was what I got from the Lord that morning. I eagerly waited to talk to him after the meeting. Now, I understand why the Lord told me not to be on facebook for the time I was going to be with the team coz He was going to make connections face to face (and not online) with key people, who will play a role in my future trips in Northern Europe.
The story gets better when I met two guys, who are with 24/7 in Iceland. The night before taking the ferry to the Faroes, I had a good chat with Michelle (an American girl doing a DTS with YWAM Iceland), and I absolutely loved my time with her. God showed me to be a gift to people, to be the prophetic word for people, and be a vessel of God's love. Then Simon and Eric came (not at the same time), and we had a great sharing time of what God is doing in Iceland. I also found out that a lot of things that God has been doing in places that God has put in my heart, which made me almost jump off my feet! You see, I mentioned earlier that God was going to enlarge my network and build relationships with people who have burning hearts for Europe. And here are brothers who absolutely love God and are willing to spend time with Him in the "secret place" for God's kingdom to come in Europe.
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| view facing the YWAM FO base |
We were told that we'll be able to sail if the ferry arrives in Iceland, so I was praying the whole time on my way to Smyril Line office. When I got there, the staff told me that he just got a call telling him that the ferry just arrived from the Faroes. Yay! The sea was calm, and guess what? We had the whole boat to ourselves! There were only more than 10 people on that boat. That night, we did a 16-hour prayer. It was quite a battle but I learned persistence in prayer. So after 19 hours being on the boat, we arrived in Torshavn, welcomed by such a great scenery. Again, it felt like home because people build their houses not only near the coast but also in the mountains, so at night when the lights are on, you can see the mountains full of lights.
The team will do worship and prayer to all four corners of the islands and my time with them was in the southern part, one of the largest islands in the country. We had a great time of worship and prayer with some locals in a village, according to historians, where the vikings and the Irish monks first settled. The night we went there, Sanna Hammer, YWAM Faroes director, showed us a banner made representing the vision God gave her. That night, God showed me a clear picture of Jesus, with arms wide open, saying COME. I saw this in the map of the Faroe Islands. I believe Jesus was confirming the words spoken to some of us, with regards His desire for the Faroese to come back to Him. During that weekend, one of the ladies shared a dream she's had a few years back - that she was to start a church or some kind of a ministry in that village. While we were worshiping, I got some specific words for her and so we prayed for her. I also believe it was a confirming word for what God told us about - that He wants to build and rebuild Tabernacles of Praise. That He wants gather a people of praise coming together in His Tabernacle to worship and pray. It is an honour to be part of what God is doing in this village. Thank You God!   |
| lighting candles on the mountain, 4 candles, S,N,E,W Faroes |
The day before I left the team, we went to this mountain. Such a great experience to just drink in His beauty through nature. This is another story I could share next time so I'll just mention one last thing God did in my time there. A Faroese girl called Mary met up with me in Torshavn, and she took me to her home, met her family and my oh my! The time with her was such a blessing. It felt like we've known each other for a long time. I really love how God connects people. Being in God's family is such an honour. Her family blessed me a lot - warm hospitality, very accepting and genuine love for one another really blessed me.
Takk Gud fyri tína góðsku. Thank you Lord for your goodness, in Faroese language.
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| just before we came down the mountain |
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| overwhelmed Mary |
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| had to hold onto that cable so i won't be blown away |
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