Praise Report: David's Tent DC

Last year I decided to leave my position as staff with Youth With A Mission in Washington, D.C. (YWAMDC) and be a student at the International House Of Prayer University in Kansas City (IHOPU). Since then, I felt the Lord telling me He was going to build and strengthen a bridge of relationship between IHOP-KC and YWAM DC. I also was commissioned by the staff of YWAM DC to bring a team of worshipers to David's Tent 2014. (This year it is 50 days of nonstop worship to the Living God on the White House Ellipse. Click on this sentence for a satellite photo with the tent in perfect view)

So I came to IHOPU as a student, and made a commitment to pray for David's Tent on the corporate prayer mic as often as possible (see the 24/7 prayer room webstream if you don't know what I'm talking about). After praying on the corporate prayer mic for a few months, I met another staff member named Stephanie Fountain, who was also interested in taking a team to David's Tent from IHOP-KC. She wanted to lead the team and I helped her. There were also 12 more members of our community for 14 total! The Lord answered my prayers and we had a team!

It was not without difficulty though, as we literally didn't know with what vehicles we were going to drive until the day before we left. Thankfully the Lord provided (of course!), and we set off on our adventure! After taking about 24 hours to drive from KC to DC, we got to DC about 10pm on Saturday October 4^th and went straight to sleep!

The next day we spent as acclimation to the next sleeping schedule, as we were staffing the tent from midnight-6am 5 days in a row. Monday morning, right at midnight we took our first watch at the tent, and were able to lead worship for a majority of the time there. It was such a blessing to be a “wave of refreshment” (as they called us) for the staff who were there at the tent for the whole duration.

In addition to helping fuel the worship during the Nightwatch at the Tent, we also did a few other things. On Monday Stephanie and I went to the Supreme Court and did a life siege. We were reminding God, the government in America, those passing by and ourselves that there are still thousands of abortions performed legally in America every single day.

We also were able to pray for the building in which a world-class Bible museum is being built. The museum is set to be completed in 2017 and will provide a seamless, airtight case for the authenticity of the Bible as a historical accurate document.

What we did on Wednesday was the highlight of the trip for me, as we were able to worship The Lord and intercede in the center of the U.S. Capitol building itself (which is also the center of the whole city of DC). What a delight! My group and I were so excited to be a part of such a historic event in setting in motion things to come through our prayers and worship. Since that night of worship and prayer, I've been gripped several times with a heart for prayer like never before, specifically for God to raise up 24/7 prayer in the U.S. Capitol building. I've literally felt as though I've been in labor (although I'll never TRULY know what labor is like, being a man), giving birth to something powerful through intercession. May God truly raise up day and night prayer and worship in the very center of our Capitol! (click on this sentence for an awesome video snap shot of our prayer meeting! And this one too!)

This is what my heart has been burning for, that from the center of our Nation's Capitol, Jesus would receive the reward of his sufferings and we would place 24/7 prayer at the center of all we do in our nation.

Please join me in praying to that end:

Jesus, you are infinitely worthy of so much more than we could ever give you. We agree with Heaven that 24/7 is not extravagant, it's only our limitation to how much we can worship. May you give us your heart for day and night prayer in DC, and grip a whole nation to labor spiritually and physically to that end. Strengthen the YWAM base in DC as they are spearheading the efforts along with others in that city.

May the Lamb receive the reward of His sufferings in Washington DC!

P.S. I'm still planning on being a student here at IHOPU, but I'm also trying to get as many people from IHOP-KC to support those laboring in DC. I have thought about moving back to DC but feel the Lord wants me to stay here for the foreseeable future.