ELAV Day 1

Well, it's almost 2am here in Israel and I'm home from the first day of the Elav youth conference. Thank you so much to everyone who is praying! We need it! The conference is off to a great start though. All the youth arrived today who are staying at the venue, and so far, there have been no major glitches. A few scares, but God had been so faithful and it was a great day! After just the first session, many of the youth are already being touched by Abba. We had two brothers (who for security reasons must remain nameless) from Gaza share testimonies of what God is doing there and the growing number of believers. It was so powerful to see their Jewish brothers and sisters surround them to pray and lay hands on them. Itzhak Mor-Haim shared a powerful word about our need to be available and willing to live the life of a servant for God to use us. Many of the youth were compelled and we saw Holy Spirit moving in them. Please keep praying for us. All the staff and volunteers are staying very busy during the days, so pray that we feel supernaturally rested by the time we need to be back on the bus in the morning - just six short hours from now. Pray especially for the spiritual warfare we are experiencing. The conference this year falls during Ramadan, the Muslim holiday. Satan would like nothing more than to defeat us in someway during this time. Pray for continued grace and peace over the conference as a whole and all involved. We're off to a great start and can't wait for the next two days! But I must be off to bed or I won't make it through them! Thank you for all your prayer love and support. If you have any questions about the conference or how you can be praying, feel free to comment or email me at chelsea_nunnenkamp@hotmail.com

Also, check out this promo video for the conference - it will give you a small taste of what's going on ever here!