Staff Highlight

What could possibly be said for one such as her? She saves the day so many times by her servant heart and the things done when no one is looking. Faithful, joyful, friendly, in love with Jesus, determined, a leader are only a few words that this family and ministry would describe Courtney as being. She is not only a great friend to us with 7 Thunders but she is a huge backbone to the Furnace Prayer Team as she is raising up ones skilled in song with the ability to proclaim with boldness and confidence the Word of God. The Lord has been using her in great ways to proclaim the Father’s Heart with her words and actions. She is truly a gift to this team.

Washington DC

During the end of October about half of our team took a trip to Washington DC to join The Cause, led by Lou Engle, as they took a silent siege to stand for the unborn babies. For five hours a day at least 100 persons stood before the Supreme Court while appealing to a Higher Court to reverse the curse of Roe vs. Wade, the law giving people the right to kill their babies. They were also standing in prayer asking God to have mercy on our nation. We realized even more vividly that this is a journey that the Lord is longing to take this generation on in order to cry out for righteousness and justice in their nation. In almost every nation there are forms of unrighteousness whether in the government and/or in the people and the Lord is raising up a standard against it. He is not raising up those who will protest or use violence but the righteous who will shake and shape their nation through prayer and fasting. “If my people will turn to Me with all their hearts, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; if they will rend their hearts, who knows if He will turn and relent from doing harm and leave a blessing behind Him.” (Joel 2:12-14)

  Update from Tenn. Trip

We took a combined team from 7 Thunders and FPT of about 11 to the tri-cities where we then met up with a group of about 20 from The Cause. The impact of the zeal for righteousness and justice found in the groups transformed many people with a fresh vision of the desire of God for these foundations in our nation. As Kirk spoke on the need and urgency for righteousness in our land by the turning back of Roe. Vs. Wade, many people were touched who either had an abortion or knew of someone who had. One lady that attended the meeting experienced the forgiveness of the Lord for the first time for over 35 years. She had had an abortion in her earlier years and was finally brought into the light of His forgiveness and released from the guilt and shame that had bounded her up almost all her life. Along with this we had a meeting with the pastors from the tri-cities in which Kirk exhorted and empowered them with a vision of city wide prayer as well as individual lives of prayer. He also released the vision to begin to walk in prophecy, releasing the testimony of Jesus into their cities.

 The Furnace Prayer Team takes a stand

(2 Chron. 29:11)

The 7 Thunders team came back impacted and changed forever by taking a stand for righteousness in our nation as they stood before God. They were impacted by the difficulty in standing before God because it brought up the lack of the fear of the Lord, the impact that He would draw us near in order to partner with Him on behalf of the purposes in His heart, the honor to stand on behalf of the unborn, as well as the sin of allowing unrighteousness to stand, and the weakness of the body in standing for long hours. They encountered the intimacy that the priests found as they ministered to God in the place of standing which opened their hearts to receive the emotions of God.

Since we are called as priests before our God the Furnace Prayer Team has taken up the position of standing before the King of Kings in order to minister as well as standing to appeal to God to reverse the curse in our land called abortion. During our times of meditation we split off into shifts in order to have a frontline standing before God the whole time we are in the prayer room. As we continue towards the Goal, pressing in towards His heart the Lord is growing a deeper and stronger desire within this team to be priests before our God with a flowing heart. (John 7:38). We are truly starting to see clearer aspects of the priesthood within this team.

 Dreams Forum and Seminars

This last month we have started a One Day Forum on dreams and interpretation. Kirk and another leader in the House of Prayer, Ben Atkinson, have joined together in order to empower those who dream and long to dream to treasure these gifts from God as the Word of the Lord being release to them and through them in dreams. The Lord is again bring forth the importance of dreams.

 Upcoming Trips

 Chicago - In December Kirk is doing his annual trip to the IHOP Chicago to teach on the prophetic and the depths of the house of prayer.   

Elkhart , Indiana- 7 Thunders team will be ministering to a House of Prayer.

Cape town , South Africa- This will be a significant prayer journey next May.

 La Paz, Bolivia- This is significant in regards to righteousness and the Father’s heart for the orphans.

Prayer Requests

·        The 7 Thunders staff – Courtney Arrington, Luke Ahrenholtz, Katie Bennett, Tyler Dunstan, Andy and Bek Hickman, Jordan Johnson, Rachel Myers, Rebekah Myers, Christina Ward, and Sarah Youmans, that the Spirit of Grace and supplication would continue in them to pray and prophesy.

·        Kirk - Pray that he carries his heart with no offense. The grace to write a book. Grace to press into a more and more radical ‘ministry to the Lord’ time.

· \      Isaac, Katie, and Abby – Increased joy and zeal for God. Something of real                  power is continuing to happen with our children, and we’re asking for the Spirit to guard and disciple them in it.

·        The I.H.O.P.s – There are houses of prayer springing up all over the world. We have had the extreme privilege to be friends with an amazing number of them. Pray for ways to keep those friendships alive, viable, and strategic.

·        The Bennett’s - Pray for the health and well-being of our family, our finances, and understanding in our lives.

·        Trips - guidance and direction concerning 2005

 This newsletter is written and sent by Rachel Myers