So my tour continues on to LA, California... to Las Vegas, Nevada and now into Kansas City, Missouri.
L.A. was an amazing time reconnecting with friends and family members. We were able to stay with my Aunty Kuka and Pastor Solomoga for a week and a half loved it there and was so blessed. As well as with Jon my leader from my Holoholo Discipleship Training School(D.T.S) who couldn't part with us at the end but had to (bless him). We were able to minister to the Samoans in LA at the Samoan festival, church services and luau. Many shared their hearts for missions and the willingness of wanting to serve Jesus at any cost. I was really moved when seeing many of the youth wanting to do more for Christ. We were able to keep in contact with them as well as tell them about DTS. Many became interested.
Being there gave me an opportunity to hang out with some family members more then usual. This time I was really able to talk with them and get to know them more then casual. I had an amazing time. I was able to see the fruit of how God has blessed me with a family that loves Him and makes Him known in their lives. I was able to meet those who were struggling yet longed for God in every way. It gave me a good opportunity to be Christ like. Not needing to shove the Bible down their throat but just loving them and caring for them as Christ has. Of course when you first hear of everything... you want to try to take their burdens and make it yours. Wanting to figure it all out so you can help them, but God really showed me how to just pray for them. That it is not my job to hold their burdens but His and all I needed to do is pray and trust that His timing in EVERYTHING is better than mines. Although I know one day they will soon completely surrender their lives to Him until then I'll let God be God. This has also encouraged me to pray for our people... as Samoans. We are called to more than what we can comprehend. I really feel that as Warriors of our living God there is a greater height that we need to rise up as warriors. That we need to really take our job serious. Samoans be Samoans don't be anything but what God has created you.... the same goes for any race you are. Be the Best God has created you to be...and if you don't know how... simply do this... ASK HIM! Ask Him, we can converse with Jesus and He is more then willing to show us. He's not selfish he wants His children to know how to serve Him. Romans 10:5-13 yes Salvation is for everyone but know that God wants us to know what He knows too. Read it and ask God what He wants YOU to receive out of it.
Going on to Las Vegas. It was an amazing trip of relaxation. We only had one church service. We were able to meet the founder of Island Breeze and got a chance to hang out with all the dancers who danced before us. We were able to hang out with some of their children and their friends... for they are around our age. While we were there we were able to open the doors for any of them to join us. One girl joined us for the ending of this year. Through Las Vegas we were able to have a new Tahitian number. This Tahitian number talks about praying to our Heavenly Father and asking the Holy Spirit to move in us. We had one of the Tahitian dancer from the Team in Las Vegas teach us in Missouri.
We loved our time in Las Vegas but we had to train in Missouri. This tour we now have three new dancers. One girl is from when we were in Pennsylvania. She did her D.T.S and felt to join us for a year. The other girl is from Las Vegas, her mom and dad used to dance with Island Breeze and One of Aunty Olepa's nephew from New Zealand is joining us for 3 months because of his visa, but wants to come back. In Missouri as we were training for the first week and a half we also went to International House of Prayer aka (IHOP).
Being in the Prayer Room gave us just refreshing time with the Lord. Our team was able to be soaked up in the Holy Spirit. Many of us so overwhelmed in the Holy Spirit that we either fell, cried or was praying in tongues. It was really good for our team to get prayed for. Now we have just started the actual tour in Kansas City, Missouri. I will give you all a complete update at the ending of tour. We have been able to go to many school, churches and places for big events. We love what God is doing and how the Holy Spirit is moving. It is difficult like any other tour with spiritual battle, BUT the God is us is GREATER than the god of this world. We have FULL authority over the enemy and know that at the end Jesus will win the Victory for all to know Him and make Him known.
We Believe It, We Trust It, We Proclaim it and We Move In the Holy Spirit. Continue to pray for us as we're here in Missouri. IHOP has been here praying 24hrs for 11 years and we have come in agreement for Everyone to Proclaim Jesus Christ Lord over all their lives. AMEN! Thank you so much for all you have done. Love you all and Miss you Mightly. Take care, God bless and May you continue to find new ways of how to Worship our Heavenly Father. May you Never forget all He has done for you and May you continue to make Him #1 and nothing less than that... For He deserves it ALL!
Love always and Forever,
God's Warrior Princess
**Rayna M. Downey**
