ALZA EL VUELO

Alza el Vuelo meaning "take flight" was the theme for the retreat for our Jovens this past weekend. I am having a hard time to know where to start because i just loved this weekend. There were 2 speakers. One spoke on Friday and one on Saturday. We had AWESOME WORSHIP both nights and then on Saturday we had a concert and worship.
Some of our staff have been on our faces before the Lord praying for this weekend allowing God to move in whatever ways He wanted or needed to. The first night, the speaker had kids come up to the altar if they wanted prayer. SO MANY TEENS WENT UP THERE. i was in awe. So i got to go up and pray for some of our teens and i felt the Lord breaking their chains of bondage in that moment. What a cool experience. The next night was more of a ministry time and even MORE of our teens were up in front. Seeing them literally crying out to God is just a glimpse He is giving us, as staff, to not give up praying for them. He is always moving and it is a result of obedience from us on our faces for our youth that we so desperately want to see them know Christ personally. Worshiping our God, seeing Him touch His sweet children, and seeing them being ministered to in such a cool way was the cherry on top for this weekend. And the best part is, some of our staff got to experience it along with them. We were there physically praying for them and over them. Like i have said before GOD is moving in our teens. Please continue to pray for them and their relationships with the Lord. Pray that it wouldn't be a "camp high" from this weekend but that they would continue to feel the Lord's Spirit inside them who is alive and wanting to move in and through them.

So after the first night i was beginning to think if this conference/ retreat was for the jovens or for ME!!! i have to be honest with you all for a minute. i was feeling REALLY discouraged on friday afternoon before we went. Just feeling the weight of alot of things on my shoulders. i tried calling my best friend and no answer. i just felt like i REALLY needed someone praying over me in that moment. to the point where i almost just wanted to cry. So i just spent time resting in the Lord before i went on with the night. then i went to this conference, kinda worried about all the spanish that is gonna go on and not understanding all of it. Worship started, and it was songs i knew and loved. then some songs came that i didn't know but i just couldn't stop worshiping God. it was crazy i have NEVER really been able to sing a new song i didn't know (in spanish) and understand it. well the rest of the time was songs i didn't know but oh my word did the Spirit of God allow me to understand what i was praising Him for. And now i am officially obsessed with all the songs we sang. i have already downloaded them and it is constantly on in my room. SORRY ROOMATES!!!! That worship was probably the most amazing worship service i have EVER been in. Feeling the presence of the Lord. Not stopping because it was time for the speaker to talk. Just being in the presence of the Lord and allowing Him to do His thing. Something happened in me while i was worshiping. Freedom came. I believe as i was jumping for Jesus in my worship to HIM, He allowed all that weight to just roll off of me. And He began filling me up with more of Him in that moment. Keep in mind, i was jumping till around 11:30pm. I walked into that place with a weight on my shoulders and i walked out like a duck flying circles in the air,(that is what the speaker spoke about the first night). But seriously, i left that place feeling so FREE, SECURE in who i am in Him, and a having PEACE in the Lord. Not to mention that both nights, i understood what each speaker spoke about. i don't even get that every Sunday at my church. Everything was the Lord. I recognize it, I see it, and I feel it. i came back Friday night as a free woman who did not want to stop worshiping the Lord. I couldn't go to sleep so i just had such a sweet conversation with our Savior. Thanking Him for the freedom i have through Him.

i got a little glimpse of worship the second night. it is a song written by the man who spoke, David, and it is called Tengo Sed! ( i am thirsty)
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