So here I am, 1:43 AM, I’m not signed up to pray now, but I had my 2 hour prayer session earlier and I’m still up. I can’t seem to sleep, my mind is filled with so many thoughts and I keep thinking about all the wonderful things that we prayed for and lifted up to God. So I’m sitting here with my ramen cup of noodles, pondering all the wonderful things God has already done throughout this crazy week of 24/7 prayer.

My past prayer times have all been good and humbling experiences, but tonights prayer time especially really hit me hard and def got those wheels turning in my head. For the first hour, I prayed with our small group and it was good stuff. I enjoy praying in a group because people bring up new prayers that I am like oh I should pray for that too! Everyone in the group brings their own praises and needs and its a blessing to hear all of them. I feel as a small group we really grew together after tonight. Somethings that I wanted to highlight that really hit me tonight and I urge others to lift up in their prayers as well:
- Praying for post 24/7 prayer, that we continue to keep the fire burning for God and that this flame won’t be exstinguished by satan and that this would not just be a one week deal.
- Praising and thanking God for the staff of IV, how amazing and wonderful they are. They serve us diligently and wholeheartedly and I think sometimes we forget to thank them or appreciate all the hard work that they do.
- Praying for those who still feel that their prayer times are still dry and forced, pray for their patience and that God will show himself to them in due time. Pray that they will not feel left out or inadequate that they are not feeling that “spiritual high” that others seem to be feeling

For my second hour of prayer, I got to pray with collin, evan, and alli. It was ironic that there was someone from each of the grades in our group. So we got to pray for each grade individually in IV and as well really lift up the Asian American ministry and to really hope for good things to come.

I think overall, I wanted to thank all those in IV that have created such an amazing community for me here at UW. This group of people who I have the best memories with and really am glad to have such people surround me with their love and are able to keep me accountable.  God really has blessed me and I think that i really finally realized how much of a blessing IV has been in my life. Being able to grow in Christ with other sisters and brothers in Christ while having SO MUCH fun at the same time. I think I am just really being aware of who surrounds me and who God has put in my life and really counting my blessings, because they are overflowing. Out of all the stress and frustration that school and life brings, remember to take a step back and count your blessings!

much love, Sarah Lin