A BUG IS GOING AROUND ...

What a week that just went by? National Day of Prayer on Thursday. Remix on Friday.

Thursday ... Truly a night where the community of Elmont came together for one purpose - TO PRAY FOR THIS NATION! I personally walked out of that place knowing God was there and He did hear our prayer and He will answer. After talking to others in attendance, similar sentiments were shared. About 45-50 people came out and it was awesome to see a multi-generational, multi-cultural gathering of believers praying for America's government, military, education system, media, businesses, families, and churches. The team leading worship was inspired. The prayer stations were vibrant. The corporate prayer pressed into the deeper end of the pool of the presence of God. Many believe this could be just the beginning of focused prayer times for the nation and community - by the community!

Friday ... I think the prayer bug just spread from Thursday into Friday. The focus at Remix this session has been on the facets of prayer: the APPEAL, the POWER, and this week the DIALOGUE. In essence, the ground has been fertilized with the study from the Word on prayer. Thursday night activated the seeds into active growth through our expression of prayer and worship. We studied on how God the Father, God the Son Jesus Christ, and God the Holy Spirit want to hear from us all the time but they also want to speak to us. The night was starting to close with any prayer requests - which there were a few. Then the worship team sang the song based on Psalms 121 - "I Lift My Eyes Up To The Mountains". We were ready to just sing it once or twice and close out with prayer but ... thats not how it went down - THANK GOD! The group stood together in a big circle and just kept singing and worshipping as the Spirit lead. People speaking to God in the heavenly language, people shedding tears, people praising God, people praying was a sight to see. A call for prayer was put out ... to pray for all students to be successful as they close out this academic year and as some close one chapter in their life to start a new chapter in a couple of months. They all came to the front and the rest of the group surrounded them and prayed over them as the Spirit lead. Then roles reversed. The students stepped back and the adults / parents of little children (who requested prayers for their kids' health and education, etc...) stepped into the middle. Now they were surrounded by the students and others and prayed over. The following quote sums up the experience ... "Yesterday i really felt the amaizing presence of the Holy spirit in our midst...Pls pray for the next meeting."

God is alive and well and is speaking to all of us! Let's continue to DIALOGUE with HIM so He can accomplish His plan through our lives. I dont mind catching and spreading this bug around ...

Enjoy The Ride,

Cecil