Can-Openers In Training!

Dear Friends,

Since the last time that I blogged, I have completed a year and a half of Bible College.  We have seen the Lord move in many ways.  In some areas, we have been blown away as to how God has shown Himself faithful.  Just the fact that we have been here an entire year without a source of income is a miracle in itself.  The Lord has sustained us this whole year.  Maira has been taking care of our children.  She also has been working at the Children’s Equipping Center on Saturday nights and has become a part of the IHOP Latino worship team.  We have seen the children growing in the Lord.  It’s amazing what they can process and learn. 

Two years ago, the Lord called us to Kansas City, Missouri but we were not sure why.  We just knew that we needed to go.  We obeyed and came in December 2010.  Since the beginning of this year, we have been through very intense training.  Not just through school but life in general.  We have asked often what this is all about.  The Lord has been showing us small glimpses as to where this is leading.  He has told us that we are to be His can-openers.  What does this mean?  He explained that, He would send us to dark, oppressed regions and through the power of prayer, His spoken Word, and the fasted lifestyle.  We would partner with Him in tearing down strongholds, causing the hard places to open up and allowing His Holy Spirit to pour in.  Once He revealed this to us, we understood why He brought us to IHOP-KC.

The International House of Prayer’s core vision and values are Intercession, Holiness of heart, Offerings to the Poor and Prevailing Faith.  Which is what the Lord has had us living out.  Our roles here include 24 hours of intercession a week, raising our children in these visions and values, learning the structure of the prayer & worship sets, the structure of the prayer room in general, and continuing training at IHOPU (International House of Prayer University). 

The training here at IHOP has been very intense but worth every moment.  The Lord has called our family to serve Him full time here in Kansas City.  In order for us to give ourselves fully to this, we need to raise a team of friends that would link arms with us in this journey through prayer and financial support.  Would you link arms with us?  Would you prayerfully ask the Lord what is your role in this?  I will be getting in touch with you soon once you have had time to pray.  I look forward to speaking with you.  Thank you so much for reading this.

Blessings, 

Eli and Maira Morell