We are now in Berlin, and we have had a great time so far!
We spent the first couple of days in a smalltown, Slate, where we got to serve a couple of churches.
We lead some worship in two churches during morning service, then we met some people from another congregation for coffee. The language barrier was a challenge, but it was still really good. In the evening, we had a concert, and that was very special. There was such a breakthrough in freedom in that room, and many people got touched. People didn't wanna leave, and they were very thankful that we came.
Next day (Monday) we drove to Berlin, where we are now. We went to Sachenhausen the first day and Tuesday and Wednesday, we blessed people in the streets and invited them to the concert on Thursday. People got encouraged, blessed and touched in the streets, and we also had an amazing time connecting with Joshua Church in the evening! It was so powerful worshipping with them, and we are really looking forward to work with this church and have concert with them tomorrow!
It is so exciting to learn about the culture here, to see the people from God's perspective and to see what God has in store for this nation. Germany is such a treasure for God, and He has put something so unique and special in this people. We are so privileged to be able to dig out the gold in this nation and brush off the dust.
We would love some prayer support from you, as we are continuing our journey. As I said, we are having a concert thursday night, and there might be many unsaved people showing up! So pray for God to encounter these people, as well as encouraging and touching the body of Christ in Germany as well. This upcoming weekend, we are going on a youth camp. So pray for spirit lead conversations and relationships, and a concert (Saturday night) where His presence may dwell, so that God may draw all men to Himself! We want to see the whole people of Germany lifting up the name of Jesus, and then Jesus will draw all men to Him!
We are now at a retreat center outside of Sarpsborg in eastern Norway, and we have an amazing group of worshippers gathered here to do preperations through teaching, band practices, team building etc.
Tuesday night, Joy had a word of knowledge, that someone had pain in their back. A guy in our team had struggled with pain in his back almost his whole life, and as soon as we prayed, all the pain left immediately! God is soo good!
Wednesday afternoon, we had a seminar about the hearing God's voice to encourage others. We practiced on each other, and several people got to experience God speak through them for the first time! In the afternoon, we went for treasure hunt (writing down clues, asking God who is on His heart that he wants us to talk to, then go in the streets, look for our clues, ask God what to do and just love on people). We got to encourage and bless a lot of people, and several people got very touched.
One person that got touched was Daniel (the guy in the middle on the picture below) Tony, Therese, Per and me (Ester), had the clues yellow house and store on a corner with i big, red sign. We found a restaurant on a corner with the exact sign we were looking for, so we walked in there. Daniel was highlighted to us, so we talked to him. We had a great talk, we got to pray for him and as we prayed, he felt like a power coming from us. We got to encourage him, share testimonies and tell him how God wanted to show His love for him and so on. We also gave him a youth version of the New Testament which he was very thankful for. He was so overwhelmed and he felt so loved. We were also very encouraged, and we are so excited to see what God is gonna do in him.
We had a great time on treasure hunt, and we are now ready to go to Germany and Czech Republic, to find the treasures of God and show them His love!
The band is gathered, and we are soon hitting the road!
First of all, a presentation of our team:
-Mary Elizabeth Vorrath from USA: Team leader
-Amelia Joy Svedin from Sweden: Keys and vocals
-Josh Freegard from England: Drums
-Aslak Aarsland from Norway: Electric and vocals
-Ester Frantzen from Norway: Vocals and dance
-Stian Bekkvik from Norway: Bass
-Dillon Rogers from USA: Bass, Electric and vocals
March 9-10, we were serving Church of Living Water, a Vietnamese church in Oslo, having workshops, worship concert, as well as preaching and teaching on their sunday service. We had a great time with these amazing people, and God did amazing things. Many people got touched by the Lord, and there was a new level of freedom released in this church. We loved working with these kids, and we are looking forward to see what God continue to move in this church.
This Monday, March 18, we are starting the preparation camp for our mission trip. We have four days of team building, equipping and practicing before we drive by bus to Germany and Czech
Republic for ten days! We are excited to see what God is gonna do through us as we are evangelizing and lifting up the name of Jesus in these nations! We will keep you updated!
The vision & heart beat of Disciples of Worship is to take worship to the lips & the heart of the nations! We are pleased to announce we will be taking a team of 20-30 worshippers young & old into Germany & Czech Republic this upcoming Easter Break.
Would you like to be a part of impacting people's lives this upcoming Easter holiday and show people the transforming power of Christ's salvation & resurrection?
As worshippers, we will go into Europe, lifting up the name of Jesus through dance & music letting God's presence draw people's hearts! Learn how to use your gifts & share your testimony to evangelize to the lost during this special time of Easter.
Starting in Fredikstad, Norway we will have a couple days of preparation & training. We will then travel by bus provided by Slettevold Bussreiser AS to Slate & Berlin, Germany for a few days then take the Gospel in to Prague, Czech Republic.
March 21- April 1, 2013 Cost: 8000 NOK/ 1400 USD + transportation to Fredrikstad, Norway
Join the optional Worship Training Camp in Fredrikstad, Norway taking place ahead of the worship mission on March 18-21. Another great opportunity to grow in your relationship with God & worship leading. Cost for Pre-mission Camp: 800 NOK/ 150 USD
It is hard to believe now that our 3 month Disciples of Worship tour has ended. Yet I think we all believe it is just the beginning of something new. We look forward to start up another 3 month tour in the North of Norway this Spring from March-May 2013 to go back to some of the places we were at this fall and build on those relationships yet also pioneer a few new locations.
This past 3 months we've ministered & spent many days in Oslo, Ålesund, Vaksvika, Sula, Ørnes, Harstad, Kasfjord, Borkenes, Leknes Lofoten, Borgen YWAM, Tromsø, Lakselv, Karasjok, and Tana. Many salvations, healings, Holy Spirit manifestations, worshippers discipled, and so much of God's presence we have experienced. Yet this is just the beginning... Lord we want MORE!
The last 2 weeks joining with Teen Mania's School of Worship in Texas & Eva Jeanette, Christian Sami Musician from Karasjok, & Svein Slettevolt Buss Reiser AS, & intercessors Jim & Henriette Freegard, the 32 of us traveled through the North bringing God's presence leading people to salvation healing emotionally & physically. Many of us were transformed as well on this trip.
We were able to minister to over 500 people in the small places in the North, 14 people committed their lives to Jesus, over 10 people experienced physical miraculous healings, and at least 5 people experienced the baptism of Holy Spirit to empower them to be his witnesses to the utter most parts of the earth, and many others encouraged & challenged to walk with Jesus more closely.
Here are some of the testimonies from our team:
"The Lord has really been growing me in spiritual gifts on
this trip to Norway. The Lord has given me the opportunity to minister to
others through prophetic word and he has drawn me deeper into His intimacy
through spiritual freedom and gifting. I don’t think the gifts themselves
brought me deeper with Jesus as much as surrendering these areas to Him brought
freedom.
I also feel strongly about revival in Norway. I believe Norway is going to
front the world wide revival of the Body of Christ. The Lord is going to raise
up a people from Norway and they are going to at least in part fulfill Isaiah
61:4. They are going to rebuild old ruins and this revival will spread like a
fire through the rest of Europe and the world. I believe this is the Lord
preparing His bride for His imminent return."
- - Anna Shay
"The first week we were in Norway, the Lord kept putting
Isaiah 60 on my heart. During the Harstad prayer conference, Mr. Williams asked
if I had something to share with everyone. I said “I don’t think so but I’ll
pray and see.” The Lord then reavealed to me that I was suppose to share Isaiah
60 with the people. Verse 10 says “…so that men may bring the wealth of the
nations.” The Lord then revealed to Mary that many people were coming to Norway
from all over the world to bring the wealth & treasures of wisdom of the
Gospel and knowing God intimately to help wake up the people of Norway to their
identity."
-Bethany
"In Karasjok after the concert during ministry time, a Sami
lady was the first one to come to the altar. She had Alzheimer’s disease, so we
prayed for her. Her eyes seemed to be dead & dull. Then after a while the
two ladies with her who led the old lady to the altar started crying, as the
lady began to speak. They told us she was better, and there was a significant
difference in her eyes. A new sparkle of life and she was actually smiling.
We also prayed for a girl who had pain in her knee. So we prayed and the pain
left instantly! I talked to a woman who told me that this was a huge blessing
to her She was originally from another nation, where she used to attend church
services several days per week. She doesn’t have that opportunity here. But she
flet that the Holy Spirit refreshed her tonight and filled her with a new hope
of revival to happen in Karasjok."
- -Amelia Joy
"In Karasjok we put a choir together and while our group was
singing I thought I kept seeing hands go up in praise and as a sign of
surrender to the Lord. When the movements caught my eye I would look in the
direction but my physical eyes didn’t see them. Many others on our team saw the
same thing. I realized it was my spirit
seeing what God was doing in their hearts. I felt chains being broken,
healings and more. At the end of the service I received hugs from mostly Sami
people with tears in their eyes. Then I met two girls. One of them asked Jesus
to come into her heart. The other really liked the service but was more
hesitant but she said that she might give it a try."
- Yolette Josey
"The Lord has stirred up so much faith in my heart since we
have arrived here in Norway. My eyes have been unveiled to so much
darkness in this country and it continues to tug on my heart every day! There
is so much that I can testify about, having the privilege to be on this trip is
a testimony in itself. I have had the chance to speak into teenage girls
here and they are SO thirsty for The Lord and there is so little Christianity
for them to feed off of. Literally heart breaking.. It makes me ask
myself what am I doing? I have the gift of Gods great love and there are people
everywhere who have NO IDEA who Jesus Christ even is. The Lord has put
the passion for this nation on my heart. After the encouragement of a girl I
met at our first conference I have been nothing but excited for what God is
stirring up. She came up to me after worship and expressed how touched she was
by the presence of God, and went on telling me of how much she loved what we
brought to Norway. I explained that its not us or the music, it is the power of
The Lord touching this Unreached nation. If The Lord can move on her heart in such a
way, imagine what He is going to do for this whole generation!!!" With this God continues to reveal this scripture
to me.. •Isaiah 61:11 "For as the soil makes the sprout come up
an a garden causes seeds to grow, so the sovereign Lord will make righteousness
and praise rise up before all nations." ~Amanda Keener
"God has done some amazing things in my life on this
trip already and I'm not even finished yet. Starting out this trip I knew that
it was going to be different from the usual missions trip, but I did not
realize that it was going to be as different as it has been. During this
trip i have not only participated in ministering to other people but at the
same time everything has been ministering to me on a level that I never
expected. God used me do things such as speaking prophecies over people,
leading people into worship, and even helping to lead two people to receive the
gift of tongues! All through this God has reaffirmed His intense love for me in
my heart by showing me how He can and will use me during this trip and for the
rest of my life. God has also given me visions of comfort and the love of the
Father to assure me that he is proud of me and will always love me no matter
what. It's really been amazing and I can't wait to see what He will do next."
- -Jonathan Weibe
"This trip has been amazing so far and the Lord has done a
lot. I could testify about so
many different things but I’ll just share one - Yesterday I
was walking at the YWAM base and I twisted my ankle pretty badly. This morning
while we were praying Charlie asked if there was anything he could pray about
for me and I told him about my ankle then we prayed. At first it didn’t feel any
different but I still continued to have faith in the Lord’s ability to heal me.
Approximately 12 hours later, my ankle is completely healed and pain free. God
is good!"
- -Anna Grace
"Today I was able to be recognize the “gold” in
other people. While doing Ministry in the streets of Tromsø, the Holy Spirit
manifested himself through me. He gave me a vision of a girl with two distinct
features; long blonde hair and blue eyes. I knew that I wouldn't have to search
hard for her, that we would just cross paths. And that's exactly what happened.
I was crossing the street and notice this girl standing alone, when I saw her,
I knew she was the one from my vision. I approached her and gave her prophetic
encouragement. I expressed the love of the Father for her. I shared that she
was created in His image and how he delights in her. I was even able to pray
for her. Her eyes watered. God moved & touched her heart. (Street Ministry
Testimony # 1)
Evangelism is giving people a taste of God's
goodness. It's amazing what God can do both in and through you. Not only was I
able to share a prophetic word but I witnessed a miracle first hand. Walking
through the city of Tromsø, I saw a man walking on the opposite side of the
road limping. With no second to think, the Spirit led me. I was walking behind
the group I was in and yelled for them to follow. He was walking up a hill and
I had to run to catch up, and I finally did at the top. I introduced myself and
explained how I saw him limping and wanted to pray for him. He was receptive
and allowed me to. We laid hands on his leg and declared healing. When we
finished praying I stood to face him, he just looked at me and suddenly his
face literally lit up. He began walking, dancing and even jumping. After he
fell to his knees and hugged me. I couldn´t help myself, I began to cry. He
said it was a miracle and asked where I got my power from. A door was open for
us to minister the love of Jesus Christ. He told us that he was an Atheist, but
after this personal experience of miraculous healing, he believed. GOD IS GOOD!" (Street Ministry Testimony # 2)
