Let me share with you a quick story of receiving a Christmas gift from God...
I seize the opportunity to ride north on a motorbike with the cool air blowing through my flowing air. I know the mountains in the background are Bhutan; I also know it is nearly impossible for foreigners to enter Bhutan. I let up a simple prayer to my Father if He could travel ahead and make a way. I finally come to the border crossing, rev my motorbike engine, and wisely choose not to blaze through the gate past the guards. Instead, I build a simple friendship with the Bhutanese border patrol and after many persistent minutes of asking, he says I can enter his country! We walk right past the border guards as if they are blind! I say a quick prayer from Bhutanese soil and quickly reenter West Bengal before I get into any trouble. God Loves nations. God loves to answer our simple prayers of faith. God loves to hear prayers coming from every nation!
Darjeeling
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." I testify to this truth. God fulfilled my lifelong dream to meander the streets of Darjeeling and gaze upon Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain on the planet! In worldly standards, I have nothing and am nothing; in Kingdom standards, I am a child of the most-high God receiving the delight of my Heavenly Father! When we put Him first above all else, we inherit eternal life. John 17:3 says, "This is eternal life... to know God." God can be known here, and wants to be known now. Therefore, our eternity starts today! Walking in the light of eternity, I soak in the sun rising beyond the Himalayas as a smile from Heaven (Psalm 67:1-2). God loves to give us children the desires of our hearts when we seek His Kingdom first in everything we do...even border crossing and mountain gazing!
This past Week
Hamiltonganj - Siliguri (8hr train)
Siliguri - Kalimpong (4hr bus)
Kalimpong - Darjeeling (4hr jeep)
Darjeeling - New Jaipaiguri (5hr jeep)
New Jaipaiguri - Varanasi (18hr train)
Varanasi - Lucknow (9hr train)
Lucknow - Delhi (9hr train)
Delhi - Hong Kong (8hr flight)
Hong Kong - Chicago (15hr flight)
Chicago - Madison (4hr bus)
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84+ hours of traveling this week alone, not including the many hours of rickshaws, walking, and waiting. How many hours did you spend traveling this last week? My Father has called me to be a world-traveling Presence-Carrier in some of the darkest places on the planet. I'm awestruck how many people God has impacted in just one week of crazy traveling in Asia, many encouraged and even some saved! I can't even begin to imagine the eternal fruit of all the prayers God has and will continue to answer in the coming years in all those places! I am honored to have such friends and prayer warriors who faithfully partner with this burden I carry for Revival in every place my feet touch.
Zach Hooley
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