8.19.03 Arrival into Sofia, Bulgaria
8.20.03 Reunion in Lom. Bulgaria
8.21.03 Arrival into Kazanluk, Bulgaria
8.22.03 Kazanluk Bar-B-Que
8.23.03 Day in Nesseber
8.24.03 Dobritch Turkish Muslim Gypsies
8.25.03 Varna Turkish Muslim Gypsies
8.26.03 New Life Church Sofia, Bulgaria
8.27.03 Arrival in Istanbul, Turkey
8.28.03 Fresh Bread for Istanbul

We are having such internet troubles - turns out another city next to Kazanluk is stealing the bandwidth somehow and all the internet cafes are shut down.

Quik report as we wrestle with technology:

Kazanlak Day 2 was incredible of course. Reports of tumors falling off leaving no scars behind, salvations salvations and more salvations! A girl with paralyzed hand/arm was healed, an infant baby got drunk in the spirit -- totally wild! Diana Porter and Kathy Pitman said that the baby was all alert and acting like a normal infant as the mother held the baby up for prayer. As Diana and Kathy laid hands on the baby's head it started to quickly nod off, eyes rollingback in his head and then it started jerking and doing crunches -- not acting baby like at all, but more like us under the annointing! Hah!

Another woman followed Sandy Sandifer around for two days - Sandy would pray healing over her, her knees got healed, then lead her to salvation. But she kept following her, finally Sandy said "what is it you really want?" and the woman said that her husband prostituted her, making her do such horrible things for money that she was an outcast even among the gypsies - no one will have anything to do with her. Her husband made her get an abortion and she wanted to know if God would forgive her for that. She also said that her husband was now living with another woman and would beat her whenever she tried to return home. She said she felt such love when Sandy prayed for her that she just wanted more of whatever it was that it was that was making her feel so good. So Sandy, and a couple of the other women on the trip layed hands on this woman and she fell under the annointing and got filled with the joy of the Holy Ghost. Soon a huge crowd had gathered around the site of all the women rolling and laughing on the ground with this outcast. The gypsy woman just kept saying that all she could feel was the liquid warm love flowning down her throat and into her belly! HAHAHA!! Finally we had our translator ask the crowd around us if anyone else would like some of what "The lady on the floor was having" - ha - and women came forward to be prayed for and filled with the Spirit!

At lunch we fed everyone bar-b-qued lamb and lamb stew with big fat loaves of bread! Afterwards we went and annointed the apartments in the apartment buildings praying blessings over each home and praying for the sick. There are some photos below of the apartment our group purchased last year for the orphans. THe photos are of the girls apartment. I didnt get a chance to get over to the boys apartment.

The love that is flowing between our group and the Gypsies is so so sweet! We are just approached all day long for hugs and hugs and hugs. Children and adults alike just cling to us as the Lord pours his love through us onto them. For those of us returning there were many many emotional reunions and for those new this year there were instant bondings and acceptance into our supernatural family. There isnt a dark corner in this whole 'ghetto' that you just cant go walking right into with the Love of the Lord. Everywhere they welcome you and their faces light up to see us. Either just to sit next to them and hug them or pray for the sick. It is so awesome. God has knit our hearts so intimately together, the love is so sweet and He has been so faithful to complete His love in generous healings and extravagant miracles!

The party in the main area continued on all day and by night fall had culminated in a huge gigantic Holy Ghost dance party as we blasted the new My Beloved songs and Winnie's 'Something Happens' mix. I dont know how else to describe it except to say something akin to a supernatural atom bomb went off and the entire compound exploded in Holy Ghost Joy. People who had been observing all day suddenly got filled and folks began losing their minds with joy left and right. The entire compound became a massive heavenly mosh pit with crowd surfers and large mounds of people falling out and dancing in the Spirit. It was so amazing. So totally amazing. And to think it is only a small glipse into the party going on in the throne room! HA! please be patient and pray for us as we try to get more up on the internet.

The goodbyes that night were so emotional. Pastor Mitko told us all every one said through tears was how they did not know how they could possibly wait a whole other year to see their sweet Americanskis again. We dont know how we will be able to bear the wait ourselves.

 
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