Casa de Oracion

“The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. O wall of the
Daughter of Zion, let your tears flow like a river day and night; give
yourself no relief, your eyes no rest.” Lamentations 1:18

The bible tells us that we need to cry out to the Lord day
and night. In Luke 18 it talks about the widow who went to the unjust judge who
didn’t fear man or God. The widow never relented and never gave up. She
continued to cry out for justice. Eventually, the judge gave in. He gave the
women justice for her adversary. It ends with the question, “When the
Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

Another examples of unrelenting prayers is Luke 2:36-38.
Anna the prophetess cried out to the Lord for 80 years. She never left the
temple, “…but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying” (v
37). 

One more example is in Isaiah 62: 6-7, “I have posted
watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give Him no rest till he
establishes Jerusalem
and makes her the praise of the earth.” This is saying that we need to
never be silent, never stop crying out, wanting, seeking, and praying, until
the day that Jesus returns and establishes his kingdom here on earth.

So what does all this have to do with my time in Nicaragua?

As I talked about briefly in my last blog, I am involved in
starting a house of prayer here in Granada. 
Caleb Spitler and I have been working on this non stop for the past 4 weeks.
However, God did something amazing. Last week, February 10, we opened the house
of prayer. We have people coming in to pray from 7am to 7pm. Additionally, we
as a team have been praying outside those hours. Collectively, we guessed about
12 hours in a 24 hour period, people are praying in the house of prayer. I can
hardly write I am so excited about it. The Lord has provided and blessed us
beyond reason. Tomorrow we are going to speak at a pastoral meeting. This
meeting is for 10-15 pastors in the city of Granada. Opportunity
after opportunity has just presented itself in unimaginable ways.

The time spent in the prayer house differs great with each
person. Some time when we go out there as a team it is loud with praise and
worship. Other times it is silent, simply looking up at the stars (we dont have
a roof), and just being in the presents of God. I love it. Emotion can just
over take us, excitement, repentance, or joy. I love the time spent in there,
both with a group or simply me and God. 

Besides being able to have contact with so many pastors in
the community, the building itself is getting an overhaul. We have no money for
this project. However, we have so many people willing to donate time. We have 5
men who have volunteered their time for construction, a man willing to wire the
place for electricity, and another who can build us a roof. Awesome.

In the future, we hope to have a roof, a solid building, and
be able to open up it to the community, having it available to anyone to just
walk in. we want this to start a fire in Granada.
The 3 main reasons for the prayer house are: Intimacy with God, Revelation in
the Holy Spirit, and Revival. 

Ok, now that I have blurted that out in a moment of
excitement, we still need help. Remember the part where we said we have no
money? Well, we have set up an account at aim for donations. Please pray about
that, and just pray in general. This needs to be surrounded in prayer. When I
get the account information I will post it. Also, we are currently working on a
video for the house of prayer. I will get that up as soon as possible. I am
excited to see the things to come with this. This will not peter out, the fires
will keep going strong, prayer is important and Prayer is power.