Great Britain Trip Report
Loved, Praying Friends~
First, let me express my utmost gratitude for all of you who prayed for us while we were in Great Britain. The Lord amazed us over and over again as He gave us great favor with all the people, in all of our meetings and in the land. Below is a very brief summary of some of the things that the Lord did (there is so much that happened, it would take a book to write it all).
NORTH IRELAND - (Oct 14-19)
We landed into Dublin somewhat tired from a long flight and bus ride up to Northern Ireland. I came down with a major cold and was drugged for 4 days to prevent coughing over everyone. Our school was from Mon-Wed where we were honored to hear awesome stories regarding reconciliation between generations, Catholic-Protestant and Jewish-Gentile. It was humbling to be with others who are really walking out reconciliation in a land full of strife. We had awesome prayer times and our team bonded well in these first 5 days together. We saw the Lord birth and issue a major call for the worshipping youth to come forth and sing/dance over the land. We were honored to be at a retreat center that is living out community life daily .
ENGLAND - (Oct 19-22)
We flew into southern England where we received wonderful hospitality with a European prayer leader (the team stayed in various homes). Our host gave us a car tour of the land where we learned more about the region. We met some wonderful people and had some intense prophetic encounters and prayer times with those in the land. Our day meeting was based on generations and we met some wonderful youth that love God wholeheartedly. England was a brief stay but the Lord seemed to cram a lot into every part of our days.
WALES (Oct 22-24)
Our trip to Wales was the most meaningful to me. We were only there a brief time but the Lord privileged us to meet with the most humble leaders that are walking out depths of reconciliation that I have rarely seen. We heard stories that connected me to the land in a unique way (plus I have strong roots in Wales, which made it even more meaningful). We heard the story of the land and experienced ancient songs and dances that are being revived by the Lord for this present day. We received a prayer of blessing from the leaders and prayed for them in return. The prayer time reminded me of the word in Malachi 4 where the Fathers were blessing the children and the children were blessing the Fathers. The land is beautiful and we got to hear stories that melted my heart. We prayed and sang over the land and the sea (it is a coastal town). I hope the Lord allows me to return some day and see the continuing work that He is doing.
SCOTLAND(Oct 24-28)
We arrived in Edinburgh at night and stayed at a wonderful B & B. Edinburgh is a very large and ancient city with a lot of destiny and destruction going on. We were warmly received by others and had wonderful prayer times and prophetic prayers. We joined a group who were praying for the parliament and visited the parliament later that day. We toured the castle and gleaned some history of the land. During the last night, the Lord blessed us to go deeper and pray with other leaders for their city as the spiritual climate has various depths of darkness that needed prayer.
Overall, the Lord graced us with divine appointments and great grace and unity in the team and with others. The Lord gave us understanding that we were to enter the land as great great grandchildren that were coming to honor our forefathers and that we were to bless the people and the land by hearing their story and mostly staying quiet (very opposite for what Americans are known for). HONOR and LISTENING/PRAYING were our main assignments.....and we saw the Lord do amazing things as we simply obeyed His leading.
We had a lot of times of debriefing on our flight home. Plese continue to pray for the Lord to protect the team and their families as we all try to readjust to family and work schedules. I return to work tomorrow and will need grace to get back into a full time work mode.
The trip was amazing every day. It felt like we were gone for 2 months as the Lord compacted our days with so many spiritual things that happened. Most of it seems to holy to talk about. We all felt the effect of those who were praying for us....thank you so much for your faithful prayers.
It is good to be home....thank you for your partnership in prayer.
Lynn
Monday, October 30, 2006
Sunday, October 01, 2006
UK Trip October 13-28, 2006
International School of Reconciliation Studies
website: www.gracebridge.org
After months of praying and preparing, we’re just about to leave! On October 13, we are privileged to be part of a team of 14 reconcilers who are flying to North Ireland. You are acquainted with the “Troubles” that have wrecked havoc on this beautiful country. Someone once described Belfast as the “hate capital of Europe.”
While there, we will conduct we will conduct a residency week, dealing with Catholic/Protestant, Jewish/Gentile and Generational reconciliation issues. These gatherings instead of lectures, and stiff classes, are relaxed, memorable times of telling story, listening, laughing, praying (and some times weeping), and humbling our way deeper into God’s heart. We’ll be meeting with Catholics, Jews, Protestants, and others.
After Ireland, we will travel to Portsdown, England (near Portsmith), and Lee on Solent where we will hold a one day gathering on generations. From there we go to Wales and meet reconcilers and praying servants who have spent their lives promoting peace.
From Wales, we will go on to Edinburgh, Scotland, where we will have mtgs. with the Edinburgh Prayer Watch, the Scottish Parliamentary Prayer group, and we will hold a day gathering of leaders on leadership at the Salvation Army Hall in downtown Edinburgh.
When you hear of us going to Great Britain you might think “Those lucky dogs! They’ll be up to their eyeballs in beauty, and they’ll be glorified tourists.” Great Britain does beauty amazingly, but you can see by the itinerary this is a working trip. We will be staying in fairly sparse hostels. We are asking God to give us His heart, to give us life transforming words and to touch all that we encounter with His power.
We’d love you to enlist as part of our prayer team. Would you email us back if you’d be willing to put a picture of the team (following page), on your refrigerator and pray for us at least once a day?
Fawn
Fawn@reignbridge.com
Our Itinerary
October 13
Leave from LAX, Tokyo, and Kansas City
October 14
Arrive in Dublin
October 16-18
Residency school
from 9 am to 9 p.m.
at Christian Renewal Centre, Rostrevor,
North Ireland
October 19
Fly to Bournmouth England for mtgs. in the Portsmouth area
October 22
Fly to Wales Meet with reconcilers and praying servants.
October 24
Fly to Edinburgh
Mtgs. with Edinburgh Prayerwatch, Scottish Parlianmentary Prayer Group and we hold a day gathering for leaders.
October 28
We fly home. Keep praying for us as we’ll be somewhat sleep deprived and have to all go back to work.
Fuel Our Courage…Pray for us!
We’re Praying for the following:
John 17 trinity unity for the team,
for sensitivity to God’s voice, for
great health, and
for God to do all that’s in His heart
that there will be sufficiency for all that is needed.
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International School of Reconciliation UK Team
for our pictures, see: http://www.reignbridge.com/ireland/
Mike Kashola Caitlin Beidler Joyce Smith Lynn Heatley
Ron Archer Nicole Grinstead Andrea Grinstead
Joey Parish Fawn Parish Fern Noble Karen Vercruse
Carey Nosler Kristyn Thurman Melody Prout
website: www.gracebridge.org
After months of praying and preparing, we’re just about to leave! On October 13, we are privileged to be part of a team of 14 reconcilers who are flying to North Ireland. You are acquainted with the “Troubles” that have wrecked havoc on this beautiful country. Someone once described Belfast as the “hate capital of Europe.”
While there, we will conduct we will conduct a residency week, dealing with Catholic/Protestant, Jewish/Gentile and Generational reconciliation issues. These gatherings instead of lectures, and stiff classes, are relaxed, memorable times of telling story, listening, laughing, praying (and some times weeping), and humbling our way deeper into God’s heart. We’ll be meeting with Catholics, Jews, Protestants, and others.
After Ireland, we will travel to Portsdown, England (near Portsmith), and Lee on Solent where we will hold a one day gathering on generations. From there we go to Wales and meet reconcilers and praying servants who have spent their lives promoting peace.
From Wales, we will go on to Edinburgh, Scotland, where we will have mtgs. with the Edinburgh Prayer Watch, the Scottish Parliamentary Prayer group, and we will hold a day gathering of leaders on leadership at the Salvation Army Hall in downtown Edinburgh.
When you hear of us going to Great Britain you might think “Those lucky dogs! They’ll be up to their eyeballs in beauty, and they’ll be glorified tourists.” Great Britain does beauty amazingly, but you can see by the itinerary this is a working trip. We will be staying in fairly sparse hostels. We are asking God to give us His heart, to give us life transforming words and to touch all that we encounter with His power.
We’d love you to enlist as part of our prayer team. Would you email us back if you’d be willing to put a picture of the team (following page), on your refrigerator and pray for us at least once a day?
Fawn
Fawn@reignbridge.com
Our Itinerary
October 13
Leave from LAX, Tokyo, and Kansas City
October 14
Arrive in Dublin
October 16-18
Residency school
from 9 am to 9 p.m.
at Christian Renewal Centre, Rostrevor,
North Ireland
October 19
Fly to Bournmouth England for mtgs. in the Portsmouth area
October 22
Fly to Wales Meet with reconcilers and praying servants.
October 24
Fly to Edinburgh
Mtgs. with Edinburgh Prayerwatch, Scottish Parlianmentary Prayer Group and we hold a day gathering for leaders.
October 28
We fly home. Keep praying for us as we’ll be somewhat sleep deprived and have to all go back to work.
Fuel Our Courage…Pray for us!
We’re Praying for the following:
John 17 trinity unity for the team,
for sensitivity to God’s voice, for
great health, and
for God to do all that’s in His heart
that there will be sufficiency for all that is needed.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International School of Reconciliation UK Team
for our pictures, see: http://www.reignbridge.com/ireland/
Mike Kashola Caitlin Beidler Joyce Smith Lynn Heatley
Ron Archer Nicole Grinstead Andrea Grinstead
Joey Parish Fawn Parish Fern Noble Karen Vercruse
Carey Nosler Kristyn Thurman Melody Prout
Descanso Retreat Sept 30, 2006
A note from Lynn:
We had a wonderful day retreat at the lovely Descanso gardens where we learned about sacred/spiritual pathways.
Sacred Pathways describes the way we relate to God, how we draw near to him. Most of us naturally have certain predispositions for relating to God, which is our predominant spiritual temperament/sacred pathway.
Here is a very brief synopsis of The Nine Sacred Pathways, taken from the book "SACRED PATHWAYS" by Gary Thomas
• Naturalists—prefer to leave any building, however beautiful or austere, to pray to God in His various places of creation/nature. They are recharged in nature.
• Sensates—want to be lost in the awe, beauty, and splendor of God. When these Christians worship, they want to be filled with sights, sounds, and smells that overwhelm them.
• Traditionalists—fed by what are often termed the historic dimensions of faith; rituals, symbols, sacraments, and sacrifice. These Christians tend to have a disciplined life of faith. They have a need for ritual and structure.
• Ascetics—want nothing more than to be left alone in prayer. Let there be nothing to distract them—no pictures, no loud music, and leave them alone to pray in silence and simplicity.
• Activists—serve a God of justice, and their favorite Scripture is often the account of Jesus cleansing the temple. They define worship as standing against evil and calling sinners to repentance.
• Caregivers—serve God by serving others. They often claim to see Christ in the poor and needy, and their faith is built up by interacting with other people.
• Enthusiasts—excitement and mystery in worship is the spiritual lifeblood of enthusiasts. They are inspired by joyful celebration. These Christians are cheerleaders for God and the Christian life.
• Contemplatives—refer to God as their lover, and images of a loving Father and Bridegroom predominate their view of God. The focus is not necessarily on serving God, doing his will, accomplishing great things in his name, or even obeying God. Rather, these Christians seek to love God with purest, deepest, and brightest love imaginable.
• Intellectuals—they love God with their minds. They like to study the Bible and other books. They might think; if I am not learning anything new about God, then my relationship feels stagnant.
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