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Lots of stuff has happened since I got home, but one thing in particular I wanted to write about.

So, one of the many topics that was spoken of at Roundabout was the future of Germany - regaining their national identity and being freed from shame. Dudi in particular has a strong sense of the importance of walking out that process.

She, Petra and I talked about that at lunch one day during Roundabout - how Germany needs to be Germany so that the Kingdom can advance in Europe and the world. That was a stand-out topic for me while I was at Roundabout - I had thought about it a lot, and came home still thinking about it.

Fast-forward to the Tuesday after Roundabout.

I was at our early morning prayer gathering at Glory of Zion, where I go to church. Chuck Pierce is the main leader at GOZ, and was leading the prayer meeting...so he spots me and says 'Darren, when are you going to Germany?' He'd been traveling and ministering when I was gone, so he didn't know that I'd just come back.

So he called me over to pray for the trip - here's the transcript of what he prayed/prophesied:

Father we say right now, before time you sent him into Germany and Father he went there, he began to operate in what you had already planned and father now he is responding to change the course of the earth...

Lord we speak to Germany today - we say to you all of the reproach is being rolled away from you

Lord there's a new work beginning - a new time is arising over Germany

The presence of God was very strong as Chuck was praying - he didn't know much about my trip except that I planned to go. It seems like restoring Germany's identity is really important to the Lord. The topic is so much on His mind that the Holy Spirit needed to bring it up again all the way back in Texas.

So, especially for Dudi, but also for the rest of us, the Lord wants to build our faith and reinforce our conviction that He is doing something in Germany - that He is restoring something vital to both the nation of Germany and to His Kingdom.

Lord bless you...

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