Dallas, TX

September 4, 2007

 

The sight is rare. Fifty or so young people have gathered on Oak Lawn Avenue, positioning themselves on the sidewalk outside of JR’s Bar and Grill, one of many nightclubs found in this neighborhood, which is well-known for it’s large population of homosexuals. The group stays in a tight circle, praying and singing worship songs and asking God for holiness. They are there to confront the spirit of perversion and siege unholiness.

 

This is a Purity Siege. Unlike a political protest that is against something, a purity siege is for something… holiness. It is on-location prayer at sites of “impurity”, and is just one way people are participating in the I-35 Highway of Holiness movement, which is part of Light the Highway: a worldwide movement to bring reformation to cities, regions and entire nations as thousands of believers commit themselves to personal and corporate holiness along their ‘”highways”.

 

As the Siege continues, the power of God falls, and the young people start evangelizing, talking to, and praying for people including homosexuals, transgender and transvestites. They share with them how God loves them, and through the power of Jesus Christ, they can be set free from their sinful lifestyle. The purpose of the Siege was not to communicate a message of hate or exclusion, but rather, a message of love, forgiveness, acceptance and freedom.

 

The response is overwhelming as people begin to fall on the ground under the power of the Holy Spirit. Others begin making proclamations, saying they want to “leave their lifestyle and be set free”.

 

Those present continue to intercede for five hours. As expected, many people are in opposition to the Siege and contact the police; however, upon arrival, they protected those who are praying. God is moving and is not going to let anything stop His plan.

One of the most astounding encounters of the evening was that of James, a 19 year-old homosexual atheist, who called the police in an effort to stop the Siege. One of the men from the Siege struck up a conversation with him, and James stated that he had never accepted Christ nor felt the power of God. The young man told James he was about to experience something that would change his life, and that is exactly what happened. James was one of many who fell under the power of the Holy Spirit that night.

 

He then accepted Christ as his Savior, and was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues. James intended on proposing to his male partner that evening, and wore on his finger the ring he was going to give him. However, after he encountered Christ, he discovered the ring now bore the imprint of a cross. God had marked the ring, a symbol of his old lifestyle, with a cross! Later, a jeweler looked at the ring and confirmed that this alteration of the metal just does not happen. We serve a miraculous God!

 

Immediately, James packed his Jeep and moved in with five students who attend Heartland School of Ministry, a Bible college in Irving, TX. He left his family, his partner, everything he knew, and everything that identified him with his past. His plan is to attend Heartland School of Ministry. In an interview, James said, “I am willing to talk to any homosexual, drug addict or sex addict because I know what hell feels like, but now I know what heaven feels like and it is so much better.”

 

On August 15, 2006, Cindy Jacobs prophesied over I-35: “This is a time of uprooting the ancient things in my cities that have stopped my glory and power from manifesting. Uproot corruption, pornography, abortion, homosexuality, terrorism, violence and any other thing that opposes My will.” Read entire prophecy. As we begin to uproot, we will continue to see God perform miracles just as he did in the life of James.

 

If you would like to participate in Purity Sieges happening in your area, you can go to the Purity Siege page at our Light the Highway website and find out what is happening.

 

If you are in the Dallas area, and would like to participate in a Purity Siege with the team from Heartland World Ministries Church or if you would like to plan your own Purity Siege. Contact Joe Oden for more information about how to do this at: joe@joeodenministries.com.