My time here in Rhode Island is coming to an end. We have a service tomorrow that we are doing at a local Rescue Mission. But after that we are Virginia bound.
It's been an interesting week for me. Our contacts here are incredible people of God. Very gracious and very, very hospitable. Great family :) My host home was awesome. Beautiful home with an outstanding view. Great people. Love the Lord. Made me feel very at home which helped this week for sure.
Rhode Island is a gorgeous state. I never really thought anything of it, but, it's beautiful. Notorious for crazy, ridiculous, huge mansions. Oh one day... Lord? Maybe? Anyways. We were in Newport on Wednesday doing prayer walks around town. After we were done we were taken to Ocean Ave. I have never seen a view of the Atlantic like this. It was cloudy all day but as soon as we started driving rays of sun shown through. It was such a beautiful scene. You look out on the ocean and it goes forever. The rays reflecting off the waves. The smell brought by the breeze that day. It was a total Me and God moment. I was standing there, just looking out on the ocean. All I kept thinking about was how can people think there is no God when they see this? The rays of sun portrayed His glory. Sometimes I ask God "Show me Your glory", look outside. Look at His imagination becoming creation. He is all around us. So many times I think God is unreachable. That I, for some reason, can't grasp Him. I just want to see Him sometimes yah know?! But He's all around me, all day, everyday. This place we call earth, He breathed into existence. It's so easy to see His glory. Open your eyes! Anyways, God is amazing. His imagination is beyond anything I could ever think of. And the God who made all of it, His thoughts of us outnumber the grains of sand on the beach. Amazing.
As a team this week, prayer was a huge part. Interceding for this area. The history of this place, again, is Jesus! This place was established as a place where people came and felt the freedom to worship God as they wished. A refuge from Puritan legalism and guidelines for worship. Honestly, you would never know nowadays. There is such fear here now. Fear of freedom. Freedom to worship God, to experience true freedom in Christ. I felt it this week. As a worship team, preparing our worship sets. I thought "what if they wont accept this song, or the way it sounds or flows?". It's almost like God was letting me know what it's like here for many people in the Body of Christ. God kept pressing it on my heart to pray for freedom here. But my picture of freedom isn't the only way it is supposed to look like. There can be freedom in structure. A good revelation I needed to receive. It needs to be freedom in their hearts. That will bring change and start revival in this place. Pray for revival here! Pray that the Spirit of Freedom would reign instead of fear.
This weekend we ran an SST Mini. Go to www.sst.org if you would like to know what it is. :)It went well. God really moved on some kids hearts, touched some of them. A few of them really started to step out so hallelujah for that.
This week has been a week of "Why God?" for me. Alot of different stuff has happened. With myself, friends, and just being here. But He keeps pressing His sovereignty. His Authority over my life and the earth. And that's all I need to know for now. I need to be at peace with it. I'll keep praying, I'll keep interceding, seeking God's face.
Oh, praise report. Scott Brown, a conservative, has taken the Kennedy seat in the senate! Praise the Lord! Let's believe for this guy. That he will keep to what he believes and knows is right. That he will be consistent and show integrity. It's time for a change not only in the Spiritual here, but also the physical.
Not much to write about this week surprisingly. Maybe I'm just forgetting some things? Oh well, if I remember them I will post 'em up :)
Like I said, tomorrow we have a service to do and that's all for Rhode Island. Leaving early Monday morning for Virginia Beach, VA. Very excited about this next week.
Thank you guys so much for keeping up with this blog and for your prayers. I ask you continue to pray for my team and I. We need it! In a good way that is. Haha.
Alright, that's all from Aaron tonight.
Blessings :)
- Aaron
P.s, Valerie Ruth Molina is still amazing! :)
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