Draw Me/ 40 Day City Wide Prayer and Fast

Sarah Westergren of West Richland prays along with around 2,000 other Christians to songs of praise and worship that were performed by a band composed of members from various local churches during the final prayer meeting at Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick.

This is the picture that made the front page of our local newspaper on our final night of our City Wide Prayer and Fasting season.

Well I for one am feeling undone by this week, in a very good way. (I haven’t been able to give much time to blogging) God has been pouring out and filling up my spirit, over and over again this week. It has been such an amazing week for me. Those of you that have been following my postings on our City Wide Prayer and Fast know that last Sunday night was our final meeting. Over on my Pastor's blog he has posted a copy of the local newspapers coverage, plus a video done by a local TV news cast. So you can catch up with all the facts and the cities reaction to this season of prayer. Do check it out!

What I would like to share though is this, what went down in my spirit through this last day and the following week. It was like the heavens were parting and for this season right now, we have God's attention. Ten years ago when there was revival at a weekly city wide gathering of young people at a place called The River, I heard a guest speaker (Benny Perez) pronounce, "Tri Cities, you have got God's attention." I can still here the ringing in my ear, his voice carrying a weight of the Lord's heart. That revival went on to last five years in this region. I was privileged and blessed to be a part of that season in the Kingdom. Over 1500 young people gave their lives to Jesus. Those were just the ones we were able to record. Many, many lives were changed and permanently set on course for the Kingdom. Today I look around and see the fruit of that precious time, young people established in churches and ministries through out the region. Two brothers, Elijah and Jordan, from the worship team are now worship Pastors in mega churches in Seattle and Portland, leading thousands and impacting many, many more young lives.

This week as our time of fasting came to a close, I began to hear those words in my spirit again. “Tri Cities, you have got God's attention!" It seems to be vibrating in the soil around here. That is a strange way to put things, but I don’t know how else to describe it. What I do know is this; I am seeing the same signs in my spirit and in those around me that I saw ten years ago, before revival hit our youth. I will try to share just one of the things that I am seeing. The one thing that is most significant to me from my perspective. This morning our pastor spoke about this being a NOW time for healing (Isaiah 58:8) and focusing on the one thing God was showing you. I couldn’t agree more. His analogy was to stop channel surfing, and stick with one show and focus. Well for me that focus has been prayer. The one significant thing I was focused on in the last revival was prayer. This whole movement amongst the youth 10 years ago was definitely colored and marked by the intense spirit driven prayer life of the youth that preceded and followed this move of God. Well in these last two weeks, I am ecstatic to say, that the young people I have been around in this city have had a huge, noticeable increase in their desire to pray. I have not seen this level of hunger since The River days. I could go on and on and on about this. But I won’t. I will let the hunger speak for itself. I for one though am going to stay focused and run along side the youth in their reaching out and embracing the Lord and His prayer request list in the arena of prayer. I have made a decision to be available to the youth when ever they want to pray. Many are hungry to learn how to go deep in prayer. Not just the supplication type of prayer that says this is my request list God. But the type of prayer that asks God, what is on your prayer list?

There is no other friend
There is no other friend like You, oh Lord
No other brother
No other brother like You

There is no other love
There is no other love like You, oh Lord
No other sweeter
No other fountain but You
And how long until I’m satisfied
I must have more of You
For I was born in Zion
Awakened love is crying out for You
It must be You

And if I’m healed by
Just one touch
of your garment, Lord
Then how much more
of Your love is for me
than I’m tasting, Lord?
Draw me, take me and I will run
Over the mountains and down into the valleys
I will run with You
And how long until I’m satisfied
I must have more of You
For I was born in Zion
Awakened love is crying out for You
It must be You

All, all my fountains are in You
All, all my fountains are in You
All, all my fountains are in You
All, all my fountains are in You
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This song was sung last Monday night by a former River worship team member who now goes to my church. He sang this song prompted by the Lord after an intense time of prayer. This song, NO OTHER, by David Ruis was one of the songs that marked the past revival. The call to God, released in the spirit realm as he sang this song was definitely one of begging God to draw us.

Son 1:4-5 Draw me, we will run after You. The King has brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in You, we will remember Your love more than wine; the upright love You.
I am black, but (beautiful) comely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

Son 4:9 You have ravished My heart, My sister, My spouse; you have ravished My heart with one (glance) of your eyes, with one chain of your neck.