10.5 hours to Istanbul, Turkey. And then 5.5 hours to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan!
When we arrived we had not slept in beds for 36 hours!
Our main mission for this trip was to pray. We joined with missionaries, and locals from the countries of Central Asia to pray a "wave of fire" across this region of the world. A fresh move of the Holy Spirit over, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Turkey.
We kept the "fire" going 24 hours per day. We would pray coorprately for 7 hours everyday but there would always be someone in the prayer room to keep the "fire" going and to make sure it never went out.
During the prayer time the Holy Spirit would often identify strongholds that needed to be destoryed over the land or people for the the Spirit of God to be released. Much like in the book of Daniel when he prayed and fasted for 21 days until the messenger angel broke through from the battle against the "Prince of Persia" happening in the heavenly realm. To symbolize the breakthrough moment that was happening in the spiritual realm we would often do a physical act when prompted by the Spirit.
On one occasion, we wrote all of these lies on tea cups. Lies of the enemy that the Spirit showed us needed to be broken over a specific country and after praying out those lies we broke the cups with a sledge hammer.
Strongholds demoslished!
The beautiful mountain view from the house we stayed at in Bishkek.
A local art gallery. Very majestic paintings!
The main square in the capital city, Bishkek.
This is one of the main government buildings called "The White House".
We had the privilege of being in Central Asia during one of the biggest celebrations of the year. The Persian New Year, which is the first day of spring for us.
We went out to eat at a traditional restaurant. Great food!
These are 2 of the main food dishes. Osh, which is basically very oily rice with spices and meat. And the other dish is lamb on noodles. (Traditionally it could be horse meat but ours was lamb).
A friend from Tajikistan that was in Bishkek for the prayer meetings.
They have many, many, many horses. They are a bit wild and can be seen all over the country side like you might see cows or sheep in America.
That is a yurt in the background. The shepherds and farmers use them in the summer months when the flocks are way up in the mountains.
Below are some pictures from the trip taken by Bailey Packard, on our team. Enjoy!
This is the local bizarre. You can buy anything and everything!
One of the main exports is dried apricots and nuts.
You can buy many different varieties depending on your specific taste.
Thank you so much for your prayers and support! It was an amazing trip and God moved mountains in my life and in Central Asia through our prayers!
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