Brazil Journey
It is hard to capture the journey of Brazil in a blog like this.
Climbing a mountain...that sums it up pretty well.
Let me add a bit of meat to that dry statement. I am going to do this in point form.
#Brazil was spiritually heavy#
It felt like I was on a battlefield in a spiritual war.
I do not know how I can explain this. You had to be there to understand. There were days I could not sleep, because I felt like I was being watched. I had nightmares worse than my greatest fears on earth and there were cold nights when I woke up with my body covered in sweat. I saw black spiders as big as a table (this was for real, an unknown dark spirit) they were as real as you and me. I prayed against them. I spent days praying over rooms and places and anointing them, I was drained many times. I saw witchcraft. God revealed to me the Spirit of discernment. There was victory, all the unknown spirits were revealed and I prayed over them the blood of Christ.
#God is making me a man.#
I know this is a bold statement but it is the truth and I would lie to you if I said that this is not happening. God placed me in the wild to tear away all of my false self. He is revealing the adventure spirit in me and making it come alive
more and more. I am stepping up for what is right and not hiding like I use to. He is shaking me, there is days I wanted to run back home, but after pushing through, a victory shout came out of my mouth that had this feeling of freedom to it. I love this journey of becoming a man, but I also hate it. Things are being shaken that I do not like, things are being revealed that make me feel ashamed, but I know the fruit on the end will be worth it.
# Team - my family?#
To share a home with 15 different people with different personalities each with their personal problems is not easy. The days that we get along we can praise God. Challenging I tell you. But the more we spend time with each other, the better it gets. I am starting to enjoy them.
Friends? Yes.
Family? Working on it...
#Prayer requests.#
The question that haunts me is : " What am I going to do next year? ". I wish I can just forget this stupid question. I tried to hide from it, but it just keeps on popping up. I do not know what God wants me to do next year yet. I feel like I need to go study theology and I actually want to. I am not sure if it is God's will for me to go study and if it is then I am stuck with the question of where? If I go study Theology there is just too many options in Cape Town and I am scared that I might
pick the wrong one. My values do not agree with that of the college as it is too LAW orientated . Then there is the problem of the finance and money for accommodation as well.
Can you please pray for me as I need clarity. If you get something from God, please share it with me. Your support in prayer would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and thanks for all the support in prayer. It helps me a lot. I also want to lift up Brazil as a prayer request.
Have a blessed day
Henk Swart ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )*