Sunday, February 27, 2011

Love Her Like Jesus *warning very blunt*

Well I've been in Brazil for two weeks, and I really have fallen in love with so much while I've been here! Some mornings I wake up, and I just think "wow, I'm in Brazil" I've been praying about this for over two years, and raising support for so long. God is so faithful! There is so much I want to tell everyone, but I am already feeling a bit sleepy, so I guess we will see how long this will be LOL...So, I have already done a lot in less than two weeks. I got the opportunity to go out onto the streets and meet some prostitutes and transvestites. This was quite an eye opening experience, something that is truly indescribable , and cannot be understood until you actually do it. Most of the people we encounter are just searching, they are filling the hole in their life with something that just leaves them so empty. They just love a conversation with a new friend, and many are open to receiving prayer. Some have already asked if they can come with us off the streets, and how much it will cost, but the love we give them is FREE...I am only doing what I see my Father do. I cry for these people, the one who just desire love so badly. But really, imagine, how desperate do you have to get to sell your own body, the one and only thing that is your's, you didn't buy it, you sell it at least 10 times a night, sex is no longer about intimacy it's about how much money can I bring home to feed my children, or myself. It's really heart breaking, but what can I do, what can YOU do, just pray, open your heart, I challenge you to stop looking around you with judgment in your eyes and start looking with God's eyes. Going out on the streets has not been easy for me, I don't know who would really consider it easy. It is something that God is using to help me grow closer to Him. But I just look at these people, directly in their eyes to show them God's heart for them. I only went once, and was not able to go again yet, but even one of the guys(dressed as a woman) remembered me and asked where I was the next day, of course this made me smile, and I just hope and pray He saw Jesus in me. I know that my identity is in Christ, the love and joy I have comes from God, and I want everyone I encounter to know their identity in Christ, to know they are always loved! okay...so that was a lot...but thats only half of it....I also went to a church in the favela's(the slums) I LOVE this! The children that come are just so precious, they are covered in dirty, smelly and do not wear shoes. Today I had the opportunity to hold a little girl, probably about three, no shoes on her feet, no pants(of course she had underwear) and a dirty old t-shirt. She had snot running out of her nose, my natural self wanted to run away from the germs all over her, but I was FILLED with compassion and just gave her a HUGE hug. Her name is Stephanie, and she is my favorite little girl. When we opened up the front for prayer, we put pretty smelling anointing oil all over our hands, the little girls all wanted to smell it and so I took their hands, spread it on them and prayed for each of them, when Stephanie came, she jumped into my arms and would not let go, I picked her up and just held her close. I prayed destiny and truth into her life. She had no idea what I was saying, but I just loved her the way Jesus would love her. She rested her head upon me and just relaxed. Every once and a while I thought about how gross she smelled, but yet again I was filled with compassion and love. We had to leave, but she did not want to let go. I will definitely be back to see her again, and all my other friends. I just want to love them like Jesus would love them. I don't care how they look or how they smell, I see them the way Jesus see's them. I have a lot more to tell everyone about, but it is getting later(it's after midnight here, and I've had a wonderful day) Please keep me and our team in your prayers, and also all the people we encounter. I really am enjoying it here, of course there are some things I am still getting used to, but I am just so blessed....