They said it will rain...

This week the weather forecast was continuously hinting to plausible rain. To be honest, walking around in the rain is fun - but there is a limit to this sort of fun. Wet feet, constant grip on the umbrella, huge surprise drops from the rooftops, just when you think it is all over - you all know the joys of spending an extended period of time in the rain. So the forecast said it will rain- but our God told us that He will bring light as we walk on the streets of Manhattan.

So we packed our lunch, grabbed the guitar and went into the city to enjoy the day that our Lord has made.

There was no rain, just a little bit humid. As we moved from Washington Square Park (where we had a time of worship) and went upwards to Duffy Square, stopping at several parks to worship, God moved, bringing His light into the streets of New York City. By the time we were back to Main Street Flushing, the sky has cleared and the sun was out. I believe it was God's way of saying to us that He really enjoys the worship out on the streets - so He worked around the weather forecast..

On Wednesday Yuho and I went to Tompkins Square Park where Street Life Ministry (http://www.streetlife.org/index.html) has been coming for many years now - with food, clothing and hearts ready to pray and lavish the love that God has showered upon them so generously. They are an amazing bunch of people! I was introduced to a couple of people at the park- some regular visitors - Maximo and Marcella. To make a long story short- I had a grand conversation with Maximo - who worked for a well known (back in the day - 60's) Feenjon Group. I also met Marcella - a woman who knows God and is not trying to hide it under a bathtub :) It was refreshing for my heart and soul to listen to someone talk about God with such passion and conviction - it felt like a small service on the street..thank You, Lord! 

God is walking on the streets of New York City...we simply love to follow Him...

Thank You for reading this

and please keep us in your prayers as we go out into the city again on Tuesday and Wednesday

Shalom,

Gintare

"I feel like I just got married"

This is Washington Square

this is God seeking out one of His lost sheep

and we got to be part of this amazing encounter

This man's name is Lawrence and God found him in Washington Square as we were lifting up our voices to the King and Lord of all! 

This man...he said many things- amazing things! But one sentence really amazed me "I feel like I just got married" The wedding feast of the Lamb

"Write this, happy are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb." (Rv.19:9)

Thank You, Lord! 

this was this Tuesday, September 13

Then we moved to Times Square, Duffy Square and had a time of worship there

May this short note encourage you today

For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
 ¹⁵ The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says:
 ¹⁶ “This is the covenant I will make with them
   after that time, says the Lord.
I will put my laws in their hearts,
   and I will write them on their minds.”^[b]
 17 Then he adds:
   “Their sins and lawless acts
   I will remember no more.”^[c]
 18 And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.

A Call to Persevere in Faith

 ¹⁹ Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, ²¹ and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ²² let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. ²³ Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. ²⁴ And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, ²⁵ not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Hebrews 10

Thanksgiving!

For the many feet that walked and still tread the streets of NY declaring God’s Lordship, breaking down the strongholds of this city!

This is God’s city! A blessing to the nations!

Tuesday our YWAM Cornerstone group went out into Manhattan to find a place of worship in the Central Park. Those who are from New York area, you probably remember the lovely weather we had this past week. Rain..rain...rain and some more rain (and a little bit of wind here and there)- perfect combo! We had a guitar, a djembe and a lot of -YES, RAIN! To make a long story short...after about an hour of wandering and wondering around we stopped to hear what God wants to say about the situation. We stopped, prayed, listened and heard Him say "worship me". We went back into Central Park and right away- there it was, a tunnel/bridge thing :P. And so we opened our mouths and songs of praise were released as the rain continued to pour. 

After that, we split into 2 groups and Intercession Evangelism Team headed out to Fulton street. Fulton street is very significant. This is taken from JHOP Website:

In 1857 the Lord heard the prayers of Jeremiah Lamphier and other like-minded believers. Within six months, ten thousand business men were gathering daily for prayer in New York, and within two years, a million converts were added to the American churches. Undoubtedly this was one of the greatest revivals in American history that swept through New York City, and it was of such an order as to make the whole nation curious. There was no fanaticism, no hysteria, simply an incredible movement of the people to pray.These prayer meetings led by Lamphier started at Fulton Street. 

We found the corner of Fulton and William street, where the prayer meetings took place and sang songs of praise to the King of Kings. After a time of worship and prayer we went back to Time Square, met the rest of the team and had a time of worship. 

Duffy Square is also a very significant place! 

This is an excerpt from Linda Cowie’s NY Research for spiritual mapping, page 24:

“On the 22nd of July, 1987, 150 members of the Operation Liberty Outreach teams walked the full length and breadth of Manhattan. The participants were divided into four groups. One started at Battery Park on the southern tip of the island and walked north along Broadway. Another group walked from the northern tip down. The other two groups walked in from east and west of 42nd Street. All convened around noon at Duffy Square, a central pedestrian island in the middle of Times’ Square. The square was hot and teeming with lunchtime crowds. The noisy traffic and build-up of fumes made Duffy Square an unusual place for worship, but “Summon your power 0 God” was sung several times with a great sense of expectation. What a victory to “...declare His praise in the islands.” (Isaiah 42:12) Little did we know that the Times’ Square Church pastored by David Wilkerson would be located nearby within a year’s time.” 

It is a place of worship! We will continue to have worship at Duffy Square. If you want to join, let me know gintares11@msn.com

“I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one “

BE THE “ONE”

scroll...squirrel..or a blog that you can scroll where there are no squirrels

“Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.” (Joshua 1:3) 

YWAM Cornerstone has stepped into a new season, joining a myriad of prayers of many men and women of God for the city of New York!

By the year 2015, God has given YWAM Cornerstone a vision to have 30 full time staff and 100 mission minded people (through DTS training). YWAM Cornerstone also wants to raise and invite people to intercede for the City of New York.

Before diving into some practical information, you might be wondering- what is up with the title? Let me tell you...I was talking with Yuho (one of the staff members at YWAM Cornerstone) about creating a blog and writing down what God is doing as we walk upon the streets of Manhattan declaring His Lordship. Yuho said that God had asked Him to write things down on a scroll and when he said "scroll" I heard "squirrel" and had a grand non-stop laugh...we shall leave the squirrels in peace and use the oh so grand modern technology :)

I will be focusing in this blog on what God is doing in the city. Please consider following this blog and being part of God's move in NY and across the whole nation of United States. If you have more questions and would like to take part in this, either by intercession/prayer - wherever you are or taking part in some of the times of prayer-worship-intercession out in the streets of Manhattan, write me an email to gintares11@msn.com

Why New York City?

1st WEEK! THANKSGIVING!

The focus of the first week was thanksgiving for the many feet that walked and still tread the streets of NY declaring God's Lordship and breaking down the strongholds of this beautiful city of God!

God has endowed every city, like every person, with the potential to offer a gift to the world. 

New York City has a gift to the world!!!

For many, Ellis Island was known as “gateway of hope”. From 1892 to 1924, twelve million people were “processed” through the gates of Ellis Island, a U.S. immigration station off the coast of Manhattan. New York offered the gift of hope for many. It is time to take this city for God! Jesus wept over the city; we must do likewise! In order to take the city for God, the Body of Christ needs to be united in intercession and warfare, so that the enemy would be subdued; to intercede- to share the burdens of His heart through intercession.

“I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one “ (Ezekiel 22:30).

Just a little more than 130 years ago a businessman named Jeremiah Lamphier started one small prayer meeting that became a vehicle to an un-ending prayer meetings all over the city, the nation and the entire world! What if, in the present generation, we would take up Lamphier’s mantle and instead of a one hour prayer meeting we began to lift up continuous prayer, praise and worship to Jesus Christ - just because he is worthy of it!

This is an excerpt from Linda Cowie’s NY Research for spiritual mapping, page 24:

“On the 22nd of July, 1987, 150 members of the Operation Liberty Outreach teams walked the full length and breadth of Manhattan. The participants were divided into four groups. One started at Battery Park on the southern tip of the island and walked north along Broadway. Another group walked from the northern tip down. The other two groups walked in from east and west of 42nd Street. All convened around noon at Duffy Square, a central pedestrian island in the middle of Times’ Square. The square was hot and teeming with lunchtime crowds. The noisy traffic and build-up of fumes made Duffy Square an unusual place for worship, but “Summon your power 0 God” was sung several times with a great sense of expectation. What a victory to “...declare His praise in the islands.” (Isaiah 42:12) Little did we know that the Times’ Square Church pastored by David Wilkerson would be located nearby within a year’s time.”

This week we have focused on 2 very important places in Manhattan: Duffy Square and the corner of Fulton- William Street. I will compose another post, telling you a bit more about our time in Manhattan.

Shalom,

Gintare