Empowerment

"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, becasue anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men." Romans 14:17

What does it mean to be counter-cultural? Our speaker this past week, Phil Gazley, made a solid point on this topic: Be a counter-cultural person that is engaged in our culture.

Today I am starting what is know as the Daniel fast (Daniel 1:15). From now, until the end of the DTS lecture phase I will be eating nothing but fresh, raw veggies and water. Through fasting and prayer, our Lord gives knowledge and understanding of all kinds. By weakening our physical bodies, God can strengthen us in wisdom and revelation. My heart is to seek the Holy Spirits guidance not only for the rest of the DTS here in Las Vegas but also for my decisons after.

My heart is continually growing for this city, specifically the art district which I have been spending a lot of time in trying to establish contacts to get involved with the community. There is so much potential for Jesus to awaken this community and I want to partner with Him in any way while I am here. The Lord is jealous for them, His passion is unrelenting and it's time for the people of Las Vegas to know a true, real, loving God.

Prayer Requests:

1. Please please please pray the art district community, they are all so spiritually hungry. Right now Im working to partner with the owners of art galleries, antique/thrift stores and a natural hair care salon. There is huge potential to reach out to the youth through these places. There is also a local theatre that we want to get in contact with to show a film about human sex trafficking. check it out for yourself too! http://www.sexandmoneyfilm.com/

2. Pray for my fast, that I will be obedient in it and for encouragment. Im not sure how long it will last but I'm thinking about the rest of the DTS (8 weeks). We'll see how the Lord leads.

3. Pray and consider supporting me not only in prayer but in finances as well. My work here is completely volunteer and I am relying on God for my rent, food and outreach expenses during this time. If the Lord leads you to give or tell people about what I'm doing, please do so.

I would love to talk more about what the Lord is doing vis email, so feel free to send me a message. (marissag.marie@gmail.com)

Checks can be made to YWAM Las Vegas with my name, Marissa Gonzales, in the memo.
My address is 522 W Washington Ave, Las Vegas NV 89106.

Thank you so much. Blessing and Peace,

Marissa