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Hey everyone,

Across twelve time zones, I’m back in Amsterdam again, this time leading a team. We arrived on the 3rd and already have seen some cool things. The spiritual climate of this city has changed since a year ago and people seem much more open to the Gospel. Brothels are closing down, live sex shows are losing business and the Amsterdam Church is coming together and seeking the Lord corporately. This is an exciting time for Amsterdam, and just the beginning of bigger things.

On Tuesday, our team went out with a ministry called the Prayer Station. This ministry was actually started by the Brooklyn Tabernacle in New York, so those who are from Smithtown and are reading this should recognize what the Prayer Station is all about since we do it at SGT as well. Basically, a bunch of people put on gaudy red vests that read “Prayer Changes Things”, or in Dutch “Bidden Helpt”. They then go out into the center of the city by twos and ask if anyone needs prayer. Simple, huh?

I was paired up with an amazing woman named Berna (she is the wife of the man in this picture, but she herself is not pictured). We made an amazing team as she would initiate conversation in Dutch, while I would pray for that person. When I got a word for them, Verna would hand it over to me and I would pray and prophesy over them.

Verna was led to go talk to a certain girl, so we went over. Unfortunately, I can’t remember her name, but she was from Iran and was touring around Europe. We asked if we could pray for her and she said we could pray for her uncle. His 21 year old son had just passed away and he was grieving his loss. Even before she said this, I felt the Lord give me Romans 8:28 which says, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” I told her this and also the story of Joseph, how he was sold into slavery by his brothers, but God used it to save Israel by bringing them into Egypt during the famine. In the same way, even though God did not mean for her cousin to die, God will turn the situation around for His glory.

After I shared this with her, she seemed completely different. Verna then gave her a tract about Jesus that had the sinners prayer on it. She asked her if she wanted to accept Jesus, and she said yes! Right there on the spot she entered into the Kingdom of God. I gave her my email and asked her to stay in contact and ask any questions she may have about Jesus. I also told her that God sees her and hears her as she cries out to him while looking at the stars. She started to smile as she told me that she does that all the time.

A short distance away, a girl on the team also prayed over a woman with arthritis in her wrists. After she prayed she said the pain was completely gone!

This week has been amazing, and it is just the beginning. We are extremely excited to see what God has in store for us and for Europe!

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