As I write this, I am reminded of a story in Exodus. A story in which a man is asked to do
something He feels completely inadequate to do. Nonetheless, God is calling him. Still, he gives God every reason he can come up with as to
why he is the wrong guy for the job set before him: He thinks the leadership
won’t believe Him. He has a speech
impediment. They won’t know who
God is. They won’t understand
him.
Yadda. Yadda. Yadda.
Perhaps my favorite line he feeds God is, “O Lord, please
send someone else to do it.”
It’s so transparent and human. I’ve said the same thing myself.
But, the Lord cared so much for Moses and His people, that
He gave him a supernatural sign to get his attention. He reminded Moses who He was. He told Moses that His divine words would come from Moses’
mouth, and He would perform miraculous signs through him.
Wow.
So, what does all this have to do with Japan?
A few months ago, Lisa Coscia, now the principal of a school
in Okinawa, Japan and my former principal at VCA, told me how much it would
bless her students if I were to come lead worship for their chapels. At the time, I responded with a short
laugh, meaning “that’s a pretty far distance for a few songs to be sung.”
She mentioned it several times, and I thought about it,
dismissing it every time.
In my mind, it wasn’t logical.
About a month later, the Lord wouldn’t let me leave it. He prompted me to find out more
information and sent people in my life to remind me of the power of the Holy
Spirit in worship. He brought my
mind back to His words that have been spoken over me numerous times, that I
would indeed “sing over nations.” That
I would see people healed in worship.
I “pulled a Moses” and questioned God, asking for
confirmation, and the Lord gave me a clear one. A few short hours after I asked for it, He brought me a
supernatural, physical sign. I
can’t say He’s ever spoken so clearly to me. I was broken.
It was then that I knew I had to go. He was summoning me. Something would be unleashed in my
worship over there.
Even after this sign, the Lord continued to speak to me
through a dream, in which He pleaded that I intercede for His people.
There is so much more that I could write, pointing to the
ways in which God has confirmed this trip over and over again. And, it blows my mind to think about it
all.
Needless to say, even without full understanding, I am
obeying. I will be going the week
of Thanksgiving (November 17th-24th), and using every waking moment to minister to these people in
Okinawa.
My friend, Jimmy Paton, will be joining me on this endeavor,
and I am extremely grateful for his willingness to help me in teaching,
ministering to, and loving on these people. What a heart for the kingdom this man has!
Only 3% of the people of Okinawa claim to be
Christians.
So, I’m asking for your prayers and support.
Pray that the Holy Spirit would use every song sung to break
down walls and go through seemingly impenetrable hearts.
Pray that our songs would be a prophetic voice of encouragement
to the people of Okinawa.
Pray blessing on the Coscia family.
Pray for safe travels, smooth passage, and doors to open for
us to minister.
Pray that we will be able to show these people an accurate
picture of the character of God and how vast His love is for them.
Pray for healings, be they physical or emotional.
Pray that the Holy Spirit would move in miraculous ways.
I can’t thank you enough.
-Allyson
