i haven't blogged in almost a week! unheard of...
i'm not sure whether or not you have all heard the tragic/wonderful news: Captain Danielle Strickland and Captain Stephen Court are being sent to Melbourne, Australia to continue the fight there.
they have sweet appointements which seem custom made for them:
Danielle-- Justice lady (i'm sure that's not the official title).
Stephen-- Mr. Education (again, unofficial).
i'm very glad for Australia, and i'm very glad for them-- they are blessed in their coming and in their going, and they are going from strength to strength to strength and from glory to glory to glory.
they're not stepping down-- they're getting a larger sphere of influence, and they will bless and be blessed as they fight in the Army in the Southern Hemisphere.
but...sigh...i'm really going to miss them.
cool story:
my squad leader came to squad on Monday and said, "guys, i'm feeling really heavy, can you pray for me?"
we didn't know why he was feeling this way, so we prayed a couple generic prayers and tried to listen to the Lord for guidance as to how to approach whatever was going on inside of him, which was a mystery to us.
we asked him why he was so sad, and he said that he couldn't tell us.
so we just kept praying (mostly in silence).
as we were awkwardly watching him cry and struggle, without knowing what he needed, i suddenly felt-- "Stephen and Danielle are moving." i'm guessing that it was the Lord answering me when i asked Him, "what's going on?"
so then i started crying. the other people there probably thought that i was emphathizing strongly with him...but honestly...i just felt really sad that they were leaving.
well-- i was right. they are. sigh.
i'm mournful about their coming departure-- but isn't that cool that i heard from God? wow! we can hear His voice! i shouldn't be shocked by this anymore, but somehow, whenever we hear His voice it still makes my heart leap.
bless you Stephen, Danielle and Zion. we've got your backs.
3 comments:
A deep felt farewell it will be for all of you. The nature of your ministry has developed an intimate bond with each other. The other side of the world will benefit from their future leadership, and their dedicated leadership within your midst has brought out some deep and strong character in you all. God's activity is always the deepest blessing - not learning more Greek words, or having cool techniques or brazen courage (although they all sort of develop. God's activity in your presence - your presence in His Presence.
It is amazing to hear God's voice, to know it is so unlike any other voice, but it is not shrill, or irrational, or chaotic. To me, the sound of God's voice has always been peace.
Justice Lady and Mr. Education - super heros to be sure.
Your posts are always a joy for me to be able to read and hear about your perspective in God's love.
it's always crazy to me when i hear something that makes no sense in the morning and then in the afternoon i get why. and usually i dont listen to that voice, because, i dunno- i think its my own brain sometimes.
it is super, though, when we hear jesus and it clicks that- oh yeah, thats jesus...
Thanks Olivia!
You are a true soldier... we consider it pure joy to be able to fight alongside you on this front and right beside you from the other side of the world!
Fighting on...
Grace.
Danielle
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