Buttershaw I will miss you so dearly. You moved my heart more than last time. I never thought it could get better and better. God is truly amazing.
I have seen Buttershaw grow in love, power, grace, wisdom and unity. I'm so glad to have had the honor and privilege to be blessed by them, loved by them, honored by them, and to serve with them.
How often we go places on a mission to leave more blessed and uplifted than you came and to receive more than you give. How that works is beautiful.
I see so much potential for that little church in the middle of the estate. Growth numerically, growth in power, love, and grace to see God move in such majestic ways and to lift a city out of the mire and into the arms of Christ.
Today was beautiful.
We traveled to Fountains Abbey an ancient monastery that was quite wealthy. The ruins were epic and beautiful. What a stunning place. Parts of it reminded me of the stone cities in Lord of the Rings. So majestic. There is an archway that simply makes you look like an ant. You would think it was the doorway for giants 100 ft tall. So incredible. I'll include one or two pics in this post, but visit my facebook page for more photos of this amazing place. They are listed under England 2010 part 5.
here's a couple pics...
After we returned I joined the Trekker's at the church. The kids ministry. It was great just being with the kids and the leaders from the church one last time. Good to visit with some of the youth, Michael and Malcolm too. I think those guys are awesome.
Then I had tea (which means dinner) at Joan's house. She's a lady in the church who has lived a long and amazing life. She made us some amazing lasagna and an incredible dessert. We also had loose leaf tea in fine china. It was so English (aside from the lasagna, ha ha). Then from there we went back to the church where I got to do something that has been on my heart for weeks now.
I led about 25 - 30 members of the church on an encounter/soaking night. It was so cool. I played some music and guided them into encounters with the Father, then the Son, and then Holy Spirit. It was amazing the feedback we got from some of the people there. One guy said, "This is the most incredible experience of my life." as he encountered the Father. Others had moving personal encounters with Daddy God and Jesus and at the end we just sought after the glory of God and the beauty of Holy Spirit and His work in our hearts. It was such a way to end our week here. Afterward we said our goodbye's and now it's midnight and I have to wake up in 4 hours to travel to London for the journey home. I so love it here. I so do.
Bradford is not a city anyone thinks about visiting, but it has quite a lot of charm. It's where Smith Wigglesworth lived and ministered. It was once a very wealthy city, now not so much. Buttershaw is an estate (which means low income housing, in England). Both these places have so much potential in the Lord. They are brewing revival. I see God beginning His work and beginning to shift the direction they are going. When things seem the darkest, it is when the light shines brightest. The churches in Bradford are rising up to the greater call of Christ Jesus. They are doing what Jesus did. They are healing the sick, delivering people, saving the lost and loving their city as God loves it. The kingdom is shining, the angels are singing, the atmosphere is shifting, there is much reason to rejoice for the kingdoms of this world are becoming the kingdoms of our Lord and Christ...
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