BLOG: Spirit Moving in France
I love France. I love the people. The passion. The dance.
I’ve been many times. Sown into the people and relationships.
Two years ago we saw a tremendous breakthrough amongst the young people. It was a marker. The stories continue from that time.
This time I was looking for further signs… Would we feel embraced? How hungry would the people be? How much passion would be evident?
I was amazed at what we saw. We have seen breakthrough before but this time adults and even older people were getting blasted by Holy Spirit. The response was passionate! The worship transcendent. The presence powerful. God is extending the grassroots move here.
One night at the Conference I was hijacked by Holy Spirit and my message ditched as a Spirit of Prophecy came over me in waves about an unstoppable move of God across Europe. A passionate company of Radicals who would move through Paris and Lyon. It was a very powerful experience and exciting to be used that way. The presence rested on us. We are looking for deeper manifestations of the Oracle Spirit.
Munday Martin washed the feet of former Muslims as an act of love towards the Muslims in France. We felt strongly passionately loving the Muslims is going to be a vital shift towards a wider move in Europe. That the muslim community needs to see the love and friendship of Jesus. Love overcomes. Love wins. Love will shape the future.
COBHs Jane Schroeder preached a heavy weight word on the Seer Realm and the love and compassion of Jesus. I think it was the most impacting word Jane has given yet and came at a high level of authority and love. A lingering heavy presence came and people remained for an hour afterwards just soaking in the atmosphere and heart of Jesus. I was so proud. So honoured to be journeying with Jane and the team. Seeing them come through into this level of maturity made all the last few years worthwhile. I am so glad! Love our friends!
In the next BLOG, I want to talk about LYON and what we see being shaped there. There is huge potential to model something new. I believe what happens in Lyon will work through out all of France. Justin
We’re back… so much to tell you… Europe’s Day
We’re back. We landed in Gatwick London last night after being at a strategic gathering of apostolic and creative people in Lyon. Prior to that we were in Montelimar for a five day event. I have so much to tell you but time is short today. Can’t wait to reconnect! Significant spiritual, geo-poltical and cultural shifts are happening. The signs are everywhere. Whatever happens next we are in new territory. What that new era looks like we are about to see it emerge right in front of our eyes.
More coming soon…
Mainland Europe stirring
We’re back from our seventh journey to France this time connecting with a very unique group of people who are committed to overcoming the past to embrace a new future for Europe. Courageous new apostolic leaders who are willing to follow Holy Spirit into a brand new day of wonder, healing & harvest. Running off the beaten track. Digging up wells and picking up mantles. Pioneers who value their individual history but are not afraid to rise together with others who are different to release the greater purposes of heaven on earth. People who in many hidden ways are shaping the landscape.
I’d like to thank Kelly and Erin of Parousia Paris for pulling this incredible weekend off. You guys are nuts! It was a joy filled blast! I can honestly say I think I fell in love with France and Paris as a city this time around… Here’s a few pixs from the road:
Mainland Europe Awakening
A few additional thoughts-
Despite the Economic & Political woes the beginning of widespread awakening is coming to the
Mainland. With a yawn the sleeping beauty Europe is awakening to the new day with the gentle kiss of Jesus. We will see increasingly an interchange between Germany, France, Spain and the UK and beyond. Strategic Alliances. Apostolic and prophetic voices will arise in Germany to shape the future. Gatherings will become a convergence of nations and streams. The wildfire DNA will be intermixed with other nations to bring great momentum to even some of the darkest places. Eventually thousands will gather in key cities. Keep looking beyond these shores and get positioned to go. The ground is groaning. Some of you will sow your remaining years into foreign soil.
Convergence of Streams & Nations
When a group of people stick to their own kind their DNA mutates and becomes distorted. So it is the same in the Kingdom. Streams that only mix with their own kind eventually become unbalanced and laced with error. A group mindset develops whereby the people involved go beyond Papa’s boundary and even end up ridiculing others who are different.
But for those that are open Holy Spirit is drawing together streams like we have not seen for some time. People are re-connecting, seeking relationships and embracing working together. For some this will transition beyond connecting into Divine Alliances and Friendships of the Heart. This Convergance will be built upon a culture of honour where powerful people are released alongside each other into their potential. I see the DNA of the Bethel Church in Redding USA as being one of the keys to this taking place. The teaching on honour is working it’s way to a Global audience who are being given a grid to walk together in diversity without being threatened. This is going to continue. Be open to connections, new faces, new places, even old connections coming back to life. Time invested in People will pay huge dividends. Embrace honour as a lifestyle. It is worth more than gold.
UK Rising
I’ve said this many times but I’ll say it again! I’m excited about the Wild Islands (Britain & Ireland). The eyes of the church are going to come upon the UK in this season. I believe this is a Decade of influence for a new sound a new rhythm to be released. The Lion nation is beginning to shake off it’s false identity and rise with humility to be the influence it is called to be. The voices of these islands will reach far and wide and bring the seeds of reformation to distance shores. You are a part of that. You are Rising even as these Islands are rising. It is the breaking of empire, the release of the earthy dirty apostolic, new expressions, new ways of gathering and moving. Something creative which will bring adventure and change to stagnant places. I see the States in particular being impacted which in turn will impact other nations. The wild fire is going to burn there powerfully bringing alignment for a greater destiny the USA has to play in the days to come.
I could say a whole lot more but I’ll stop there for tonight. I do however want to mention one significant event coming up next week. We are in Germany for a five day conference from Monday with a large team and around 300 hungry people from all around the EU. In all honesty I am deeply excited about this on many levels. It is going to be wild (in a very good way) and I sense something unusual is about to take place. Our host Martin Spreer is the real deal. If you’d like to join us the details are on our events page or you can go directly to this link –
“http://cgdu.eventbrite.com/?ref=ecount”
Until next time! Chin up ‘cos help is on the Way!
Justin Abraham
Europe’s Day
Stephen Mckie and Justin Abraham are in France this weekend connecting with Parousia Paris some of the most wonderful emerging leaders who are willing to put it all on the line to break the status quo. Risk takers.
There is a grassroots group of people rising across Europe. A convergence of nations standing together as One heavenly people. I see Europe’s Day and it is Bright. France, Spain, Germany, the UK and many more places flowing organically together in the Hand of the One who is able to make all things new. Breaking national boundaries. Breaking through the past into a a new outcome to shake the culture & governments. An unstoppable flow of the humble scum-bag apostles and prophets who cannot be bought, cannot be steered by man, are dead to themselves and the world and live for the True King.
What is rising may as yet seem unseen, but it is real and it is here. Eventually it will emerge like storm tide
and submerge nations. We stand on great Promises, promises that are as unshakable as the heavens. Promises prepared in advance for a chosen time.
The Radicals are coming. It will not be a one man grating ministry machine – but a surge, a force, an unstoppable generation who live only to Live Free in the light of His Face.
Sound crazy? Sound like something that resonates? Consider coming with us to see it rising firsthand. Later in the month we are in Germany with 260 radical hungry people for a five day event. Converging with several different ministry streams- a Divine cross-pollination. We are also taking teams onto the streets as part of that series of gatherings to pour out the joy, party and miracles to the seekers beyond the church walls:
GERMANY (25th – 30th APRIL) with MARTIN SPEER & Co http://www.cgdu.de/
It is high time. High time to wake from slumber for our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
We live with His fire in our hearts and we cannot relent.
Standing with you, still hungry COBH
A French Perspective…
Sebastian Winston and his wife Anne-Claire carry a BIG heart. I asked Sebastian what he felt after this weekend with our team, what is he seeing taking place in France. Here’s his response- check it out..
So, what are my feelings?
I am losing my grid for what we’ve known so far, I feel the need to learn to relate to others from the position of living in union with Christ, living in heaven and containing heaven.
I see a plowing of the old ground, mindsets being broken, thoughts being led captive to Christ, and wild demonstrations and preaching of the Gospel in our nation.
As Christ is being revealed in us by the Father, many will be led to simplify their lives, to slow down to allow Holy Spirit to completely reset their mindset and perspective of life and of the world around them.
One friend who was there last week-end was twice prophesied over that there would be a shift in his job in order for Papa to take him further in the new. It seems that he is actually going to be fired in a few months. I had him on the phone last night, he told me he’s ready to leave everything, everything he’s known is falling apart and he’s at last coming to the knowledge of the true Good News. He’s gonna come over to our house to hang out, quit his efforts, and let Papa wash over him with His love and grace, and ignite new dreams in his heart !
My heart now is in fathering fathers and mothers and harvesting harvesters, to see Christ formed again and firmly established in many who have been bewitched and severed from a life of Grace.
I can definitely see glory communities forming in France around this revelation of the Cross, people who will actually reach out in honor and love to the established churches, but who will not back up and be contained by the status quo.
Heaven is at hand, we’re sojourner in this society, why lower the standard and be stuck here when our Lord opened a limitless portal for us to live in the Father’s heart ?
Too many forerunners throughout history carried aspects of this reality in our nations and around the world, we cannot be unbelieving and dull anymore, our hearts must burn at least for what they had.
There’s a beautiful thing that’s gonna happen in our nation : people will discover the way of truly giving up their lives. Not the religious self beating up, bound by fear and condemnation, but rather the sweet trusting abandonment to our union to Christ’s death and resurrection, with the unshakable knowing that Father God has risen us up by His glory and now sees Jesus in us !
An absolute satisfaction in our union with Christ, a holy obsession, a holy and blissful possession !
Many will function with creative wisdom in society, but will be walking by faith and not by sight, being more aware of their union with Christ and all of Heaven contained inside them than of the surrounding natural world. It will be an offense to the rational humanistic idol in the mind of our nation, Lol !!!
As far as I’m concerned… I am gonna be drinking and serving and learning to love and enjoying friendship with God and with the people He’s put around me… Nobody ever won a nation or a single soul by striving, so let’s crank up the party and let our bellies rip open to let it out ! Hahaha !
…can’t wait to see what’s coming our way ! Disturb us Daddy!
Sebastian Winston
Great stuff! Bless you Justin Abraham
France… ummm.. well… it was nuts!!
Major changes shaping up!
Are you feeling the glory? There is something unusual going on. Waves of the Spirit breaking in. We are hearing reports from different places. Are we on the verge of a great shift, another degree of heaven manifesting amongst us adding to the glory, joy and intoxication that is already here? Heaven always expands. The last few weeks have been exceptional.
But more on that in a future blog…
Back to France: Massive encouragement!
Since last time over in France this emerging movement has not only been consolidated but matured. Some of the young people are beginning to emerge in their own right as voices and parents to a new generation of Franch fire carriers. We are stepping back to make space for them to move forwards. Sebastien Winston is one of these new faces. A true lover of the gospel with a kind Father’s heart and explosive joy. He spoke in one session and it was sweet. Also Charly Carpet a young woman who was impacted last year and spent the whole time since soaking in the word, drinking the gospel, encountering Jesus. Charly shared on grace and it was Spirit inspired a flow from heaven. I don’t think she even opened her eyes the whole talk! These guys carry it.
There are many more like them on the way. You could see them opening up and changing right in front of your eyes. Eventually the few will become a tide a powerful flow that will change the landscape forever and release the destiny of a generation. They are here.
Jesus parties hard!
It was one heck of a party weekend. Never seen Stephen so whacked! We laughed all the time.
French people are wild when God grips them. They dance like I’ve never seen in any other nation. The joy, glory, dance, passion was all explosive and so expressive. The presence came so thickly over and over again. The glory was so heavy at times well beyond functioning. One of our team got whacked in the bushes rolling in the mud. Messy bliss!
Jane Schroeder spoke the second night and blew it up. Jane is the bomb! We spent hours and hours after it just basking in the manifest resting glory. People were lost in Papa. I think we could have stayed up all night it was so rich.
Something is breaking. Cracks are appearing. Small signs of a big new day for Europe. I honestly don’t think there’s any going back for this generation. How can they? They have tasted of the age to come and that reality changes you’re perceptions of God forever. You can see it in their eyes. Messed up for life. Addicted and intoxicated with something beyond just Christian events, the reality of Papa’s burning heart of love. That kind of fire doesn’t go away. It follows you.
The Lion Lyon
We went to Lyon as part of our journey walking the land – which ended up being just dancing and singing in the rain between Starbucks hits! Not warfare but joyfare! The heavier the places we went the more we laughed. We were overjoyed! Singing in the new singing out the old. Whacked up on the endless bliss of a Loving Daddy. I don’t think some of our French friends understood this but we know it was what Papa wanted. We live from another reality not earth.
There in Lyon I saw a man and felt such love for him. I approached him and smiled. His face lit up. We asked him if we could bless him or pray for something he needed. I was amazed by his response. He asked us to pray for France as a nation and to release joy and prosperity and that people would be happy. I felt permission was given right from the land – we had the key. I later realised he’d been standing under a literal glowing key shaped light. All weekend God kept showing me keys and the number 33 (in the carpark, by the road, on the wall) – which speaks to me personally of destiny and fulfilling the mandate of heaven. It’s a personal sign from Papa. Keys and 33 where all over the place. I guess Holy Spirit likes to show off!
In fact I went into a shop and bought an umbrella to dance in the rain and the woman gave me a gift of a leather key holder as an extra. I was about to give it away when God spoke to me and said it was a sign! Doh almost missed it! We are becoming key holders. Can you get you’re head around that? I can’t! Must go lower and lower and see them go higher and higher. Down is up.
Catholic Crypt gathering
We got to speak in a Catholic church to a mixed group of evangelicals and catholics a crypt in Lyon. It was where the Catholic Charismatic move started in the 1960s that touched many Catholic people. A womb!
It was a tricky situation for us. Balancing honour with being wild fire and free. We were asked to go easy on them and give them a taste of the wine. How the heck do you do that? It’s not a tame fire!
Somehow Daddy took the reigns and we managed to release the full passion, joy and fire without hurting or damaging anyone. They felt out hearts. The response was brilliant. Dreams awakened. Faith released.
I was so grateful. They wanted us to stay. The team was brilliant praying for them all.
Maybe we’ll go back one day…
So much to tell you!
I wish you could see and feel what we’re seeing. It’s not more of the past. God is moving in new ways and it’s growing year by year. You can see how the future is not going to be the same. It’s exciting and gives you butterflies in your belly! My body shakes inside me often. I tremble. And it’s all God’s fault!!
We laughed for hours and cried. We were attacked (literally a demonized man tried to strangle me after a voice told him to kill me- it was quite funny actually) and persecuted by those who didn’t understand what they saw and heard. But in it all God is moving like an incoming tide that cannot be stopped nor held back. We are bold because our message does not come from men but above. Heaven is happy!
We feel so fortunate to be alive, to be seeing what is taking place, a day of awe and wonder where whole nations will be won. We are so happy. So amazed to be here right at the beginning of the day of fulfilment of decades and even centuries of Promise. Ancient paths meeting new springs, new rhythms.
So where to we go from here?
Europe is wide open and our hearts have been sown into the soil. We were just in Spain. We’re back in Paris in April. This time to minister to some of the most wonderful courageous leaders who are pushing the boundaries. Deep drinking. In the meantime we are off to Scotland, England and then Germany. We would love for you to join us. It is life changing watching and tasting His Spirit the Wild Spirit working. I feel these events will open a door from which we can never come back. It feels that pivotal right now. There is an overshadowing here to take us beyond conferences and events. Something deeper, more profound is taking place. What that looks like only God knows but we say let it come Lord. We are willing.
In His Burning Heart, Justin Abraham
Wildfire France – Lyon and St.Donat
France has a special place in God’s plan for Europe
It is a nation dripped in the supernatural, celtic christianity, mystical history and martyrs blood. It was once known by some as “The Most Christian Nation of France”. A Pope once commented that there was no other nation like it in terms of Christian influence. It is deeply marked by the Gospel and when it emerges again to take its place all of Europe will feel the impact.
A happy accident
Our place in France was a happy accident five years ago. A Canadian speaker called Charlie Robinson dropped out of a conference in Paris last minute and we had an unexpected phone call saying “Can you come right now instead of Charlie!”. Sounded nuts but we liked it. We dashed out so quickly from the house we forgot our coats. When we got there the Holy Spirit broke out and it was an offensive ruckus of heaven breaking the box. It was shocking for them and us. Sometimes it seems Holy Spirit isn’t a gentleman after all. Half the people ran to the front half left the building as quickly as possible! But the hungry were stirred.
From that time France won a special place in our hearts. Mainly due to a brave woman called Kelly Dailey and her love for France – it was catching. Kelly is an American by birth but has lived in France for over twenty years digging right in with the culture and language and dance. Kelly runs a health and dance studio and just loves people and brings them dignity. She brings out the best in everyone around her. Kelly found a life long friend in us and we knew our family had just been extended. Kelly runs a website called parousiaparis and is touching lots of the poorest of the poor as well as releasing joy all over the place.
We have now been to France five times and each times God has come in magnificent chaos. Seems they like the wine! Last year at a youth conference near Montellimar Jesus showed up in such power one night that we didn’t know what to do and just watched as Papa showed off. It was truly wild and blissful. Here’s the vid:
There is something in France, it’s DNA, it’s calling that is like fire. Eventually they won’t need us at all! A new generation is rising. A generation of radical courageous people marked by heaven. There will be no stopping them.
If you’d like to travel with us we will be back in Paris France in April and October (with Michele Perry) this year, and also for the first time into Germany in April for a five day conference. We also hope to go to Spain as God makes a way. Or you can join us on the Wild Islands UK tour. This is Europe’s day. It’s started and the UK and you are called to be a part.
Blessings Justin & Rachel Abraham
Rising Revival in France
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