The Spirit is going viral in Haiti

So many of us have been praying that the kingdom would come for much of our lives. After all Jesus told us to pray that way. Frankly, I didn’t used to have much of an idea what that even meant. As much as Jesus talked about it, it remained an obscure concept.
But here in Haiti, I’m seeing the kingdom come. The Spirit is not just falling, he’s going viral and spilling out into every street corner.
We drove to meet a pastor and found the road blocked. Ahead in the middle of the street a band was playing and hundreds of people were dancing. We stopped and our gang piled out of the van. It wasn’t any one church – it was just a bunch of people celebrating the kingdom coming to Haiti through their dance.
Our youth pastors dove in and joined with them – twirling and singing with the masses.
We stopped at a tent city with 2500 people living in it. A committee was taking applications. “What have you been able to do for your people?” I asked.
“We got a well put in here for our people and now we have water,” one of the leaders said.
“What do you need?” I asked.
“We need food – we’re hungry. We want to get some land to build homes. And our people are still hurting, we need to have our hearts healed.”
“Do you have a church who can help you?”
“No. Could you help bring one here?”
“Yes, we will do that. And could we come back tomorrow morning and pray for your hearts to be healed?” I asked.
“Yes, come and pray for us. Our people are carrying grief in their hearts. We see God fulfilling Matthew 24 in our midst. We need your help.”
We gave them a bunch of water and some bread and the promise that we’d return tomorrow to pray. We’ll be back at 9 a.m. and see what God wants to do. We tweeted the interaction and asked Anderson Cooper to come and bring help tomorrow. And in less than an hour, it’s been re-tweeted hundreds of times.
And I’m wondering, “Is this in the news? It should be. Do people out there see what’s going on here?” I’ve heard it referred to by Americans as a “national day of mourning.” But that’s not what’s happening. On the heels of the greatest natural disaster of our time comes the greatest outpouring of God’s Spirit that I’ve ever seen. I’m still trying to absorb it.
All you intercessors out there crying out for God’s presence, all you seminary students learning how how to put people in touch with him, all you desperate people who feel abandoned by God, I have a suggestion: You need to get on a plane and come to Haiti.
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“Yes, Lord! Oh God, come and heal their hearts. Holy Spirit, please pour out on Haiti. Blow your sweet wind over this land and overflow on to the nations in the west. Come Lord, we need you…”
Seth, please give us more video to share with our friend.
Bless you brother.
Wow, come Holy Spirit, may heaven invade earth for your glory Lord!!
Wow. Thanks, gotta get there!
“God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge!” – Psalm 46:1-3
“Oh I feel like dancing, it’s foolishness I know….”
“You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy”
Psalm 30:11
Dear Daddy Seth.
we are praying for your mission work.
God is good God and He will be do for His glory for these people and I pray this morning for these people.
God, come and heal their hearts.
Emmanuel Sadiq
On my way… and praising God the whole journey! I have been praying for rival and a change of heart for the Haitian people and the Dominicans for 4 years now… God is moving and for that I am so eternally grateful.