Firestarters Ignited Event

Thanks, Joe, Rich and the other Mount Joy Mennonite pastors, leaders and church members for your warm hospitality and willingness to allow Firestarters to meet in your facility over the summer months!

Before this particular event God told one of our staff members that this event would be a "surprize." And she sensed a lot of momentum. Well, she was right on! We were suprized when hardly anyone showed up, even though this was the most advertized event we have done so far. There were maybe 35 - 40 people there and about half of them were our staff. But God had prepared us for this and beforehand He had told us not to worry about how many people came. He said "You will be a burning bush for some Moseses tonight." And so we were.

Jen started things off talking about worship that pleases God. She read about the "sinful" woman who poured perfume on Jesus' feet and washed them with her tears. God wants true worship and we should be careful not to judge others' worship around us (as Simon the leper and the disciples did with this woman). We had an awesome time of worship together afterwards!

Then Sean taught about passion, purpose and destiny. He challenged us all to not settle for mediocrity when God wants us to pursue the purposes that He has put on our hearts. He spoke with resolve and passion, reguardless of his small audience. Later we heard how lifechanging this message had been for some listening.

At around 9:00/9:30pm we invited anyone who desired it up to be prayed for. No one came, so we dismissed everyone and continued to worship for a while, determined to be that "burning bush" even if just for a few. A few people left, but most just stayed sitting in their seats, as though waiting for a Holy Spirit oencore. Then one by one people started to come to the altar for prayer for passion, purpose and destiny to be fully released in their lives until all 6 ministry team members were praying with people with others still waiting for prayer.

By 11:00pm many people were still there worshipping and praying together, most of them staff at this point. God was giving prophetic words and one staff member testify of being healed of Asthma! She had been prayed for at a Firestarters staff meeting a few weeks ago and since then has not needed her inhaler!

God truly prepared us for this night and what He told us came to pass. We were suprized as God said we would be. We sensed we were a "burning bush" and several "Moseses" in training were there. And there was an amazing amount of momentum, especially amoung the staff! Completely unfazed by the shallow turn out, 2 more people joined Firestarters volunteer staff at this event!