MOVE Day 3

Today was intense. The story of the day we focused on was that of King Josiah from 2 Kings 22 and 23, and how despite his past and horrible father figures, he walked in the ways of the Lord. There was a very intentional focus on the importance, power, and need for God's Word in our lives, especially because it was when Josiah metaphorically "ate" the scroll that he turned the nation of Israel around.

We had some more great electives, and many of us hung out at a coffee shop called lemonjello's and had some great conversations during free time. A group of about six of us tried to play in a volleyball tournament...but they lost in the first round :(

The main session tonight was extremely powerful as Jason French preached about Josiah and our need for a passion for the Word. It ended in a call for students to go to their adult leaders and ask for prayer and Scripture over the issues in their lives. That sparked a Spirit-led time of confession and prayer like I have never experienced. There were literally lives changed and even physical healings tonight (for real). After an hour or so of this, we debriefed and discussed these things in our youth group time, and it was inspiring to see teens come together as a community for encouragement, accountability, and prayer.

While this evening was an incredible Jesus experience, He's not done. We will be watching an intense documentary on the persecuted church tomorrow, and it will be very impactful (I had a chance to preview the film, and it is incredible). Your prayers are working in amazing, supernatural ways--so please, please do not stop! We've also got extended recreation time tomorrow to go to the beach, but pray for Jesus to be in all of the conversations, lessons, worship sets, etc. Love you all!