David and I both heard God tell us to fast and pray ever since Pastor Sidney came and spoke to us in our first week of class. We agreed to fast from food altogether for a period of time (and trust me, it was a very hard time because we were tempted with many delicious foods, that we NEVER have over here), but with God’s help, we were obedient to Him. We choose three things to focus on. At first, we thought that we should only limit our focus to one thing, but we serve a really big God, so I’m sure he could handle as many things as we could ask for! These were our three:

1) That He would bring revival to our DTS and people would gain a deeper sense of His love and power.
2) About 2 weeks ago, one of our classmates, Mai, found that she had an ovarian cyst the size of a potato and they didn’t know if it was cancerous or not, so we were also praying for healing and good results.
3) For clarity in our next step after DTS

The first 3 days were unpleasant because of the body’s detoxification process and we were very tired and sluggish. It also brought out some of our not-so-great qualities, like being easily annoyed and apathetic to those around us. God dealt with these emotions. However, it was amazing to see how clear our thinking had become. When your body doesn’t want to move, you find yourself thinking and praying even more! Over the period of our fasting, Daddy God answered each prayer. The results were:

1) On Wednesday of our DTS class, God brought a huge revelation to many of our classmates of the kind of intimate relationship he wants to have with them. He really showed people He loved them and that his character was good. Many people broke down.
2) Mai went to the doctor again on Friday and they found out that she DOES NOT have cancer! She has to go again in a month to see if it has enlarged any and they might have to operate (so please pray for more healing), but the scary part of waiting is over.
3) The last night of our fast, both David and I had detailed dreams about a direction to pursue after DTS!

We realize that fasting is a choice. It was never forced on us. In fact, we had freedom to stop whenever we wanted to and it was this freedom in the Lord that we decided to go through with it, in joyful obedience. We humbly wanted to share this experience with you and our intention is not to boast about our fasting (or to try to guilt you into the discipline of fasting), but simply to encourage you in deeper levels of intimacy with Father God.