The Gathering - Follow Up

So my experience in going to conferences with Cameron is that generally each one is "for" one or the other of us. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone but me. Essentially, each conference we've gone to ends up having a tone of God doing work in both of us, but one of us seems to get way more than the other - and that's OK. It's more than OK, it's perfect!

So the Gathering was for Cameron. Hands down. I had a wonderful time, was filled with the Spirit and had some nice prayer time. I felt invigorated and excited to be walking with Jesus. I was inspired by the history of the Vineyard and the roots of what the Vineyard is about and how we do faith. Wonderful, powerful and exciting stuff. I couldn't wait to bring it home.

Now Cameron, he hesitantly took time out of one of the workshops to enter into a prayer time with some prophetically gifted men. He really didn't know what to expect but the words he received were so affirming for him (much to my dismay ;) My greatest fear was in a way confirmed when a man shared his vision of Cam in a single-engine plane flying about from place to place and loving it. There's, of course, more to the story but in short this was so significant for Cam. He used to fly planes in college - went to the University of Dubuque for aviation. He didn't finish and didn't get his pilots licence, but the accuracy of the word was astounding (and this isn't the first time he's had words involving planes and adventure).

In symbolic terms, planes very much represent over-seas ministry. This is where my dismay comes in. I'm comfortable here at home. I don't want to leave. I'm very stubborn and I'm having a really hard time submitting to God on this one. So, God has His work cut out with me. I've challenged Him to change my heart, because that's the only way. He's already working on me. I guess I'm just grateful I wasn't told to go to Africa (though Africa would actually be pretty cool). I frequently have dreams of tropical places but always attributed that to living in Miami for a few years. Maybe it's more than that. I guess we'll see.

So my favorite part of the conference was in the ending prayer. We gathered with some people from other churches and just prayed together and blessed each other. There were a few words given at that time, some more significant than others. The one that touched my heart instantly and made me smile (OK, I actually laughed out loud) was a word for both Cameron and I: "with you two, it's a matter of what you see is what you get" and I don't think that could be any more true. Ha ha.