Update on TheCall Detroit!

TheCall Detroit (11/11/11)

Last weekend, the NightWatch students of IHOPU had the opportunity to strengthen the nightwatch at TheCall Detroit, a 24 hour prayer rally in Michigan.  A couple months leading up to our trip to Detroit, we prayed every night from 1-2am in a side room within the prayer room.  We developed a burden and a heart and a love for Detroit before even going there.  Most of us had never been to Detroit, except maybe a layover (as was my case).  Detroit airport was all that I had seen of the city and a cabin somewhere on the east side of Michigan with my Ohio family is all that I had seen of the state itself.  Those nightly times of prayer focused on Detroit so impacted me and it prepared me a tiny bit as we went to TheCall.  

We had no idea what all to expect as we headed to Detroit, except that it was going to be mostly driving, very short, and that God was going to do something!  We left in a 9-10 car caravan (split up into 3 sets of 3-4 car caravans) on Thursday after classes and got to Detroit about 15-17 hours later, depending on which caravan.  Then, we slept for just a few hours and then woke up, drove to one house for breakfast (all 40 of us were at 3 different houses, hosted by very amazing and generous families!).  At 5:30pm, we drove a half hour to Detroit.  From 6pm till 6am we were at TheCall, and from 9-2am we were asked to count the offering, a two hour task took (some of) us about 4 hours!  Then, around 2am, we were called up onstage to pray and participate (I was still counting and didn’t get there in time).  We then left TheCall around 6am and slept for about 7 hours, woke up and headed out to eat before leaving at 8:30pm. We got back to Kansas City around 9am.  

Much driving, but it was all worth it!  It was so awesome being able to go, even if it was very short.  I got to know more students better and we have many inside jokes, as is the usual result of any ministry trip!  I am so blessed to be in this school and among this community of students, running together and provoking one another to righteousness!  God is so good! :)

Oh yeah, and while at TheCall, my foot started hurting really bad again, and I was becoming very upset.  At one point I even had to be wheeled to my seat.  However, at 5:33am (yes, we looked at the time!) I got healed again!!  God is so good!

~Emily :)