Day 60, Budapest

It is already the second day into the week, but I want to give you an update on this previous week's sessions. We dealt with our authority in Christ. From the Fall of man to the resurrection of Christ, some big things changed and we really took a dive into how Satan builds strongholds in our lives.

The enemy doesn't want us to discover our original design. When we do, we become dangerous. He builds strongholds in our lives that he uses to keep us from discovering our original design, the way God created us as. We spoke of several kinds of strongholds, including generational, curses, fear, and soul-ties.

Generational strongholds are passed down from parent to child, or even from grandparent to grandchild. Alcoholism is an example of this. Children of alcoholic parents more often that not struggle with alcoholism or marry someone who does. People who were abused, struggle with being heavy-handed with their own children.

Soul ties are also strongholds. People can form soul-ties with people through sinful activity, traumatic events, sexual immorality, and occultic practices. Even people who have been abused or held captive form weird relationships with their abusers and captors. These things can draw people together in an unhealthy way. These ties need to be broken.

As we prepare for our three months of outreach, we are focusing on breaking down the strongholds in our life, and discovering who we are created to be and the authority that comes with it. Our strength and authority is increased as we break the areas that the enemy has held captive in our lives. Man....this has been an amazing journey. I have been changed, and I have seen immediate changes in the lives of my team members as we break down the doors of the places of our lives that the enemy has built strongholds, and take back what belongs to us.

As I see these things happen, my excitement about our ministry in Egypt and India increases! We are becoming more and more effective each day as we uncover new layers of our identity in Christ. We have only a few weeks left before we leave. Please continue to pray for us. We applied for our visas today, so pray that God will provide entrance into India for our team. We also need more support. Thank you guy so much for your encouragement and kind words! They do mean a lot to me, I plan to sit down soon and reply to them.