As the Eagle Flies. Thank you Catalina Family!

This morning, Joseph and I got off the Catalina Express boat at about 11:15 am and said goodbye to some dear "family" that we got to spend time with this weekend praying, worshipping, laughing and just hanging out.  Our friends Annie and Fran invited us out to Emerald Bay for their weekend retreat with Derek and Terry from Harvest Rock.  We came out ready to be refreshed through worship and fellowship but I'm not quite sure that either of us were totally prepared for the encounter we were going to have with God's Holy Spirit.  At least, I wasn't prepared for it.  I expected to get to have a great time of fellowship and to enjoy the beauty of our surroundings. What I was met with was the thick fog of the Holy Spirit.  Saturday afternoon and evening were filled with worship unlike anything I've ever experienced.  For me, it felt like there was so much freedom and connection.  Many people shared feeling and seeing the presence of angels around us during worship.  It was as if we were all being prepared for something through the process worshipping together.  Truly, that is what I believe was happening.  It seemed that everyone that was there was there for a specific reason.  This was only impressed upon me more on Sunday.  Each of us had the opportunity to be commissioned for whatever God might be calling us to.  It was so powerful to be prayed over and to feel sent out from this group of people and from God to do the work that has been set before us. As the praying and prophecying happened, I felt the burden of fear, anxiety, stress and unworthiness fall right off of me.  I felt so absolutely connected to everyone that was in the room.  As each one went up for prayer, though I had just recently met many of them,  God really touched my heart for them and brought to a place of deep prayer and groaning for each of their live's missions.  This weekend in Catalina was ordained by God!  We are so immensely greatful to the Lord for the opportunity to be there and so immensely greatful to our Catalina Family for sending us out and supporting us spiritually and physically.  It is humbling to be loved in so grand a manner!