To the churches in P-

Over the weekend I felt God confirming over and over again that my primary assignment here is to be an intercessor. He gave me the chorus "Set me on the walls" from Isaiah 62 and SOS 8:10. Please pray for me as almost every day there are things that happen which interrupt or cut short my prayer time, always things that are completely out of my control. It's like the enemy knows better than I do what my job is here, and he'll do anything he can to stop me from engaging and connecting with the Lord.

This is what I was getting over the weekend while praying for the church here.

"It is not enough to be different. You must know me. You must love me."

Here people are not afraid to say they are Christians. They want everyone to know that they are NOT M-lim But it seems that their identity as believers may only go this deep. This is not the case for all believers here, but for many who have grown complacent and cold in their walk with God. I felt God saying, "Is your identity in NOT being a M? Or is your identity found in knowing that I created you and that you are precious is My sight?"

The passage I felt led to pray was Eph 1:17-19. May the Lord give them wisdom and revelation to know who He is. May He open the eyes of their hearts to give them understanding.

A friend of mine was praying for me and encouraged me to "use the sword" which is the Word of God. There are key verses to pray for this region of the world and we must ask God to show us those verses so we can effectively stand in the gap. I felt God saying saying, "Who will tarry with me for an hour? Who will press in to understand my heart for these people and my zeal for my name?"

Will you tarry? Tarrying takes work. It takes waiting. It is labor. But it is the only thing that reaps a harvest at the end. God wants us to understand how he feels about these people. He wants us to know that His heart is breaking because they don't seek to know Him. He wants us to feel how He feels. He wants us to know the passion that He has, the passion that led Him to the cross. Oh Lord, God of the harvest, send out laborers for the harvest.