Rathaus Neukollne - Dec. 30th

As usual, the Holy Spirit led me along. After I turned off the main street, He told me to walk straight ahead for a long ways. The road dead-ended at a canal and my heart skipped with joy.  The Lord had led me to water that I love and a pathway to walk along!  The canal seemed to stretch on for infinity.

Lots of people were out walking along and young boys were running everywhere setting off small fire-crackers.  I felt a darkness to this area and I prayed for flowers to bloom along the river; for new paint to come on the buildings; and for His redemption rain to fall. 

As I walked along dark thunder clouds were pursuing my back yet my face was towards clear skies and the sun.  The Holy Spirit whispered to me, "You will not go back the way you came.  I will lead you home a new way."  I walked on and came to a beautiful bridge.  When I come to bridges, I hear Him say, "Go on the bridge and pray over the area."

 

 After praying on the bridge, I walked until the road had a barrier and went to the right.  Just at this moment, the storm rolled upon me.  It started in spatters and then became a down-pour.  I started singing, "He's mightier than the wind.  He's mightier than the rain......"  Then the rain turned to hail and the hail literally slapped me in the face with stinging blows.  I sang harder, "He's mightier than ANY storm!" 

The Lord led me from there straight to the S-Bahn station.  It was wonderful!

Mehringdamm - Dec. 4th

I felt led to walk down a main street off of Mehringdamm which was Gneisenaustr.  In the far distance, I saw a church steeple and felt the Holy Spirit tell me that it was my target.  On my way down, I took a side tour down a street and walked along a cemetery that was about a mile long and then back to Gneisenaustr.  When I arrived at the church I was overwhelmed at the vastness and beauty of the building.  Here is a picture I took:

I went up to the church and found that it was called Kirche am Sudstern.  I felt led to walk around it and pray for old wells to spring forth.  In the back of the church I felt a particular darkness - and prayed about that.  Later in the evening, I met with some people and learned that the Holy Spirit first broke out in Berlin in this very church.  Now it is in a poor spiritual state.  It was encouraging to learn that the way I was praying was pretty accurate.   Blessed be His name!  I also learned that this was the church where Corrie Ten Boom spoke after the war.  She looked out over her audience and saw one of the prison guards from Ravensbruch where she had been a prisoner for hiding Jews.  Hatred for this man filled her heart but as she spoke, the Holy Spirit started to work on her and she forgave that man.  After she spoke, she shook his hand and I believe he put his trust in Jesus.

I walked back the way I had come but on the next block over and on this block was also a cemetery that went on for about a mile.  I thought it was interesting that cemeteries bordered both sides of Gneisenaustr.  I prayed two things:  1). That people would notice the cemeteries and think on the fact that they too will die someday.  I prayed that they would ponder eternity.  2). I prayed that "death" would not mark the territory but that life would be a well springing up and out. 

I found a cool indoor market called Marheinekle Markthalle on Zossener Str.  It had all sorts of fresh meats, fruits and vegetables as well as really interesting looking food along with lots of other cool stuff.  The neighborhood was really cute.  It was a great way to end my prayer walk.

Mockernbrucke - Dec. 3rd

I first walked to a small park that was about a block from the train.  As I walked through the park, I had a revelation that it was the Jews who loved the parks of Berlin and spent a lot of time in them.  In my minds eye I could see the Jews in the parks and then I felt the sadness of Jesus.  I felt a pang within that was His deep sadness that the Jews had been exterminated. I wondered if Jews will ever return to Berlin in large numbers.  Possibly during the Millennial reign of Jesus.

Next to the park was an auditorium with an interesting roof - something like a crown.

I went up to it and felt led to walk around it and claim the building for the kingdom of Jesus.  I declared that Christian concerts would be done in the building along with Christian seminars, etc.  There was a guy in a real nice sleeping bag sleeping under the eaves.  Besides him, all was quiet and there was no sign of life.

After this I walked back through the park and across the main road on a foot-bridge that crossed over.  The Berlin Air Museum is there and I walked along the side of it.  Behind the Berlin Air Museum they have a park with a fence all around it.  Inside the park are parts of airplanes and 2 windmills which were really pretty.

Then behind all of this was a huge park.  ANOTHER PARK!  I'm amazed at how the Holy Spirit is always leading me to parks.  One portion of the park was along side the railroad tracks which I walked along for a long ways.  I came to a big building where the train people work and prayed for them.  Then I came back out to the main roads and continued to pray until I came back to my starting point.

Cool skate park behind the Berlin Air Museum Park

Eisenacher Str./Kleistpark/Yorckstr. - Nov. 26

The train stations are so close in this area that once again, I combined some stations.  I wanted to walk through the three different station areas but I don't think I was very successful.  I went through an area where there were a lot of Muslims and so of course I prayed for them.  Then it felt as if I stepped from one world, (on the poor side) to another world (wealth) within one block of each other.  Suddenly the buildings looked nicer and it was just a strange feeling.  I came to a building that was so architecturally stunning that I couldn't keep my eyes off of it.  I went over to it and it seemed to be some sort of sports center.  Then behind it was a playground with the same type of cool architecture and next to that a big old brick building that was obviously a school.  The play ground was one of the coolest I've seen in Berlin and I've seen some cool playgrounds!  I was thankful to the Lord for leading me there and I prayed for the children who were at recess.

My pictures don't do it justice but here are a couple:

Not long after this I came to a Christian Church.  I was so pleased that it was tucked into that little neighborhood because I sensed that the people really need that light of hope.  I was thankful that it was near the school and in a place where a lot of people live.

They had this nice sign in the door along with a few others.

I ended up taking a bus to an S-Bahn station because I didn't want to retrace my steps and that was my prayer walk for today.

Blissestr. & Bayerischer Platz - Nov. 21

Once again, I combined two stations and after a walkabout, I found an Evangelistic Church which I prayed for.  Then I circled back around and came to the area of Bayerischer Platz.   As I walked through the neighborhoods, I found signs here and there, bolted to lamp posts that said things like: "Ban on Jewish musicians.31.3.1935" or "Jews may no longer keep pets.15.2.1942" or "Jews must turn in their radios and bikes".  As I contemplated on the signs, I was suddenly seized with the heart of the Father for Berlin.  I felt not only His grief for His beloved people but His anger as well.  Tears came to my eyes as I was engulfed in His sadness.  Then it came to me: No wonder He wants to reclaim Berlin.  It is the very place where a satanic seed was birthed to destroy His beloved people.  I knew once again that He will indeed reclaim Berlin.  I had a longing for Christians from America to move to Berlin, to help Him invade and take over the city.  I pondered once again what I believe to be true and that is that Berlin is the earthly throne room for satan.  I can't wait for the day when my Jesus will storm this city and take back everything the enemy stole.  I learned from the Internet that Bayerischer Platz was once known as "Jewish Switzerland" since so many well-to-do Jews had settled there after the turn of the century.  I learned that sometime in 1993 some 80 signs were posted all over the neighborhood as a remembrance of what was done, not quietly, but quite out in the open to the Jews.  For the neighbors to say that they didn't know is quite atrocious.  I thank the Lord for the vigilant people whose hearts break and who seek to remember.

I walked down Martin Luther Str. and then returned to Bayerischer Platz and sat on a bench to pray.

On the way home on the train, I once again saw a British guy that I had seen the day before on the same train.  We had talked then, and he came over to me to talk again.  It wasn't until we parted that the Holy Spirit said, "It wasn't an accident that you met this guy two days in a row.  I wanted you to talk to him about me."  I knew this was true and walked fast hoping to see him again, and there he was standing outside of the station.  I told him and his friend that I felt the Father wanted me to share with them how much He loves them.  They both got huge smiles on their faces and they really thanked me. I said, "He is the one to thank.  He is the one who loves you."  The friend replied, "But you had the boldness to come to us."  It was well worth it!

Fehrbelliner Platz - Nov. 20

I found a huge beautiful school and the sign out front said that it was a school for Japanese and Turkish students - to help with their schooling.  I walked and prayed all around this school.

After this I found a Christian shop which looked kind of like a library.  It was called Treffpunkt B.  They had Christian books and a Christian calendar out on the sidewalk and many more inside.  It was very nice and I was glad to be there to pray for the ministry.

After this I came to a small square that had a giant stone mushroom in the middle.  I have no idea what the significance of this was.  From there, I headed back to the train.

Konstanzer Str. Nov. 19

I try to pray to and from my locations on the train.  This day a man across from me was guzzling down the beers and my heart just broke for him.  I spent quite awhile interceding for him.

As I walked through some neighborhoods, I came to a sign that said the Kurfurstendamm area was a popular area where Jews lived and when the Nazi regime began to persecute and kill them, many came to the certain street that I was on and were hidden in homes.  It was a really beautiful street lined with huge trees and the flats all had stunning facades and balconies.  I walked up and down both sides of the street in prayer.

After that I found an old park.  A sign said that it was a popular square in 1907.  From there I walked on until I came to a beautiful Catholic Church building that had what almost looked like a park in the front and a public square in the back.  The little square was on Parizer Str.  I felt led to sit on a bench and pray for the area.

From there I found Fehrbelliner Platz which is on the U-7 line and thought I could just take that back but I had 10 minutes left, so I kept walking and found a park!  There was someone sleeping on a bench in the park and all wrapped up in blankets, so I left a flyer next to him.  I was able to walk the length of the park in 10 minutes and pray for the joy of the Lord to come down.

Wilmersdorfer Str. & Charlottenburg - Nov. 17

I combined two stations again today - Wilmersdorfer Str. & Charlottenburg.  I went out of the station and came to a long plaza with shops on either side.  I walked down this while I prayed.  It was a Saturday and so there were a lot of people out shopping.  After the plaza - I felt led to turn down a side street and I came to a cute street market with lots of produce and homemade items.  It was really fun to walk and pray among all the people.  I headed back to the main plaza area and this time I noticed a table and sign that said, "Kostenlos Bibeln" which means "Free Bibles."  The little table was piled with bibles, tracts, calendars and items for children.  I was very impressed and while I was getting my camera out to take a picture a couple came to the table and spent a long time talking with the lady.  I went up to her and told her that I was a Christian and that I was prayer-walking and wondered if I could pray for her.  She was very sweet and said she would allow me to pray and while I was praying, two children came up.  So I stopped praying and they both spoke English but were eager to take some of the items that she had.  She gave them some things in English.  I saw the parents and wondered where they were from since they spoke English and I learned that they were from Egypt!  We had a sweet conversation - one in which I felt like Jesus just wanted me love them through me.  It was so pleasant that at the end, the man was looking for his card so that I could stay with them if I ever visit Egypt.  Sadly, neither of us could find our business cards!  I was so pleased that the children had the Christain material.  After that, I was able to talk to a man from France and the lady at the table was busy talking to some other people.  It was fantastic.  Ministry broke out while we were praying.  Eventually, I was able to pray for her and take some pictures.

Bismarckstr. - Nov. 16

 I decided to combine several stations on this prayer-walk because they were in short distance of each other and on my previous prayer-walk I had passed two of them.  The combined stations are:
Sophie-Charlotte-Platz
Bismarcstr
Deutsche Oper
    Richard-Wagner-Platz

The cool old pictures were hanging in the  station and this one depicted a CROSS - which you don't see much of in Berlin!

I walked around the Deutsche Oper Building - which was huge and home to German Opera.  I prayed that operas about Jesus would be written.

After this, I came to what looked like the headquarters for the Church of Scientology.  Of course I prayed that the lies and control of this cult would be broken over the hearts and minds of the Germans.

As I walked on the Holy Spirit high-lighted a streets up ahead and said to walk to that point.  I did and then realized that once again I was coming to the Charlottenburg Rathaus but only from the opposite direction.  I decided that I was meant to pray over it once again.  I cast out every evil thing and declared that the Kingdom of Jesus would go into the place.  I prayed that the Holy Spirit would blow over and in to the building.

Charlottenburg Rathaus

After this I took a left turn and came to another old church.  It had been shared by Lutherans and Reformed.  I walked down one side of it and down the block when the Holy Spirit sent me back to walk completely around the building and pray for revival to come to the people who attend.

Luise Church

U7 Mierendorfplatz - Nov. 13

I FINISHED PRAYING AT EACH STOP ON THE RING-BAHN!  I laid my map out and asked the Lord where I should go next.  I thought about going on the out-skirts of Berlin but I sensed that He said to stay in the inner city and do every train line stop.  Then I felt directed to start with the U-7

I walked about a block out of the train station, looked to my right and saw a huge gold cross on top of a building.  I decided to go down to it to inspect and learned that it was a Syrian Christian Church.  They had articles in their display window about Syria, Lebanon and Damascus.  I prayed for the church and for those countries.

You can barely see the gold cross but it is on top of the round column.

Next I was led to the Spree River.  Once again it was a gorgeous Fall day and I really enjoyed the beauty of the water, the trees and colors.  Across the river I saw what looked like a church tower and the Holy Spirit told me to go to it.  Then He led me on a beautiful way there across a Pedestrian Bridge that a man told me was built in the 1920's.

 After I crossed the bridge and walked a-ways, I came to the Charlottenburg Rathaus (Town Hall)  and I knew that I was to pray over it.  Across the streets was the Catholic Church.  I prayed for revival fires to fall and that the Holy Spirit would baptize the people.  At the end of the block was a placard saying that I was in the Lietzow Alt (Old) District which dated back to the 1300's.  Whooooo!  I was so thankful to the Holy Spirit for leading me to the ancient grounds.  There had been a huge church there but it had completely burned to the ground.  The steeple that I had seen from the other side of the river turned out to be part of the Rathaus.  I ended up completely encircling it which is what I think the Lord wanted me to do.  At the end of my time, I found myself at a U-7 which was one station from where I had started.

Treptower Park - Oct. 31

Besides the vast green, the beautiful river and flower gardens, the prominent feature of Treptower park is the Soviet War Memorial  built to commemorate the 50,000 Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in April - May 1945.  It was opened four years after the war ended on May 8, 1949.

We had always felt a darkness in this part of the park and three years ago we took a YWAM team from Norway to worship, pray and declare that the Kingdom Of Jesus reigns over the place.  

On this day I walked further behind the memorial and found a beautiful lake that I never knew was there!  It was a  delight to see.

It was the most beautiful of Fall days here in Berlin.  The sky was blue, the leaves were spectacular with their golds, reds and yellows.  What a God we serve!  It was a joy to praise Him in this place and to intercede for the people He loves.

Sonnenallee - Oct. 30

Today I was led to a huge factory.  It took up both sides of the streets and I really sensed that the Lord wanted met to intercede for all of the workers which of course I did.  From there I found a school and I walked all around it and prayed for the students and teachers.  Then I just walked through the neighborhoods.  In the  middle I found a small square with an old statue.  A plaque said the area dated back to the 1700's and that it was the Bohemian part of town.  It was a sweet area.  Last year a group of us had gone to Sonnenallee to prayer-walked and worship.  We felt a lot of darkness at that time.   On this visit, it didn't feel quite as dark - praise the Lord.

Neukoln - Oct. 28

As I walked the streets of Neukoln, I felt an extreme heaviness.  Since I started prayer-walking I hadn't felt such a feeling.  It seemed to me that there was almost no presence of the Lord in Neukoln.  I passed a woman and felt a quickening that she was a witch and the Holy Spirit told me to look into her eyes.  I did and I felt a bodily effect from doing that.  In fact I felt such a heaviness within that it produced weakness and rapid heart-beat.  I found "the park" in the sense that the Holy Spirit almost always lead me to a park.  Beyond the park was a youth center where I felt the Holy Spirit wanted me to pray.  There were lots of boys playing basketball.  After that I came to another park that was very enchanting.  It was called Korner Park and the sign said it was built in 1912.

In this park I prayed for the joy to come, for the spirit to fall and for playing, dancing and families to gather in His presence.  I passed a building that was full of only men playing cards.  There were a lot of men and kids on the streets but not too many women.  The women I did see all looked anorexic for some reason.

A couple of weeks after this prayer walk, I was talking to a fellow Berliner and telling him about my experiences in Neukoln and he said that he asked someone, "Where is the darkest place in Berlin?' and that person answered, "Neukoln".  For me this was a sweet confirmation from the Lord for what I felt in my body and spirit on that day.

Korner Park

Korner Park

Hermannstr. Oct 26

I really enjoyed the atmosphere of Hermannstr and prayed that each step I took would be ground for the kingdom of Righteousness.  I prayed blessing on all the people.  I was eventually led to turn left off of Hermannstr. and I ended up walking all the way to Tempelhof Airport (or should I say the former Airport) as it is now a park.  There were a lot of people riding their bikes in the park and some were grilling or just hanging out.  I walked for just a little ways on the perimeter of the park while praying in tongues and then I found a beautiful path sandwiched in between two graveyards.  This path led me back to Hermannstr.  On that path there was a memorial sign.  It seemed like a place where Soviet Barracks had been.  I prayed peace over the territory and restoration for damaged, wounded lives from the war.

Tempelhof Airport

path leading back to Hermannstr.

Tempelhof - Oct. 24

I was led out of the station and turned right down the busy Tempelhof Dam.  After about 10 minutes of walking, I looked down a street to my right and saw beautiful trees.  I turned down the street and came to another beautiful park!  There was a lake with terraced areas with roses and there was church set up on small hill.  The whole scene was perfectly brilliant!

As I walked through the park, the Lord spoke to me about Germans.  He said that he has a special love for them because of their love for beautiful green spaces.  He loves that Berliners love to enjoy nature and that they enjoy gathering together in nature.  He told me that the dark winters teach Germans a special secret for joy of outdoors after the cold seclusion.  He said it is a picture of darkness to light and an important picture for the world to know.  Once again, I saw the parks full of joy, gladness and inhabited by Christians.

Sudkreuz Oct. 22

The Holy Spirit led me out of the station to a pedestrian walkway that went along the railroad tracks.  It was quite nice with flowers on the side.  Up ahead was a bridge going across the train tracks and I felt the Holy Spirit tell me to walk over that bridge.  When I came to it, I found it was a newly built foot-bridge still not completed but I was able to cross it.  Directly across the street from the bridge were some old brick buildings and I sensed an urgency from the Holy Spirit to pray around one particular building.  I had a strong sense that evil things were being done in that building.  As I walked along side of it interceding I felt that I was to encircle the whole block which was about a mile the whole way around.  There were many similar old buildings and signs telling about historic events.  Many different business's used the buildings for office space.  Once I returned to the first building, I took some pictures.  After this, I was suddenly seized with fear.  My legs got shaky and my whole body felt like it had taken on every demon in hell.  I kept praying and anointing the brick wall with oil.  Across from the buildings was a huge garden kolony and I hurried in there hoping that the beauty would take away the fear and my pounding heart.  However, the fear didn't completely go away till I was back on the train platform 12 minutes later.  I stopped in the middle of the footbridge at the Holy Spirit's instruction, and looked back at the building and claimed it for the Kingdom of God. 

Innsbrucker Platz - Oct. 18 & Schoneberg - Oct. 19

INNSBRUCKER PLATZ-
I didn't have an hour to pray today but only 30 minutes.  So, I was led along a quiet back road till I reached Friedenau and from there I caught the S-1 to Schoneberg and back home.


SCHONEBERG-
I had a delightful walk mostly through neighborhoods.  I felt led to pray, "Wake up!"  I also sang,  "Fire fall down, fire fall down.  Show them your way, show them your truth and glory...."

I always intercede for the people around me on the trains while I'm traveling to and from my prayer walks.  On this day when I was on the way home, I began praying for a man sitting next to me.  As I prayed, I had a strong impression that I was to give him 5 Euros.  The impression was so strong that I actually followed him off the train in order to give it to him.  He didn't speak any English but right at that moment, his friend arrived and the friend spoke English!  I had him translate for me that I had been praying for him on the train and that the Lord had told me to give him 5 Euros and to say that the Lord loved him.  At first he didn't want to accept the 5 Euros but when he understood that it was from Jesus and not me, he accepted it.  He and his friend both had big smiles.  I found out that they were Muslim and just left them with the truth that Jesus is God and He loves them both very much.

Budesplatz - Oct. 17

I exited the train station and felt that I was to turn left.  As I walked down the street, I saw way up ahead a yellow foot-bridge going across the highway.  The Holy Spirit said to me, "That is your target."  However, it was quite a ways down and after walking about 9 blocks I was suddenly in a park that was on either side of the highway.  It was huge and very beautiful with many magnificent trees full of all the fall colors.  I declared joy and dancing in the park. From the beginning of my prayer walk times, the Holy Spirit has consistently led me to parks and every time I have been in the parks, I have a sense that He wants to use the parks to bring revival to Berlin.  I also "see" the parks full of Christians, praising His name and rejoicing.  I kept walking till I came to the Rathaus Steglitz Station.  On the other side of the station is a park where I used to meet a friend for prayer.  I had no idea that the park went on so long on the side I had just come from.  It was time to turn around, so I went back walking on the opposite side of the park.  To my great suprise, I eventually came to the yellow bridge!  I had no idea that it was connected to the park.  I praised the Lord for bringing me to my "target".  I went to the middle of the bridge and prayed looking out over both sides.

Heidelbergerplatz - Oct. 16

Today I was joined by Bre, Natalie and Elvira.  We found a garden kolony and prayed through out.  After that Natalie felt led to turn down a certain street where we found a huge complex of apartments.  We placed many fliers around the doors and prayed for the hundreds of residents.  Once again....I had a feeling that we were praying in a place where perhaps no one had ever prayed before..

After this we came upon the Springer Zeitung which is a major newspaper here in Berlin.  Since 1952 (according to Wikipedia) it is the most widely circulated daily newspaper in Europe.  We really felt it was providential that we had come to pray at this place.  We spent a lot of time praying and the Holy Spirit gave us all creative ways to pray.

Just down the block from The Springer was the original Heidelberger Platz.  We prayed there as well, digging up any ground of revival that may have existed.

Hohenzollerndamm

Today was really awesome!  I was walking down the main busy street from the train station when the Holy Spirit randomly said,"Turn right here" so I did.  I walked on a ways until I came to a corner and on my left 5 policeman were standing there which got my curiousity up.  I went over and realized that they were gaurding a house but I didn't know what it was.  A policeman came over to me and told me that the Israeli Ambassador lived there!  After that I noticed the Israeli flag.  I was so impressed that I had been led to this place.  The whole house was surrounded by a glass security wall and lots of little sattelites.  There was even a shack on the corner for the gaurds.  The Holy Spirit told me that He had led me there to pray in front of the house and to walk all around it. So I encircled the whole block while praying.  I think the police were a little suspicious of me.  I felt like a secret agent for the Holy Ghost society.  I also passed some other small embassy homes, one of which was the Latvian Embassy which I found interesting because we want to go to Latvia. 

After praying for Israel He led me to the most beautiful river with amazing mansions.  As I walked, I was transfixed by the beauty!  What joy to go prayer walking with Jesus.  He leads me to the most amazing places and beautiful settings.

Halensee Oct. 5th

From the train station I was led to Kurfurstendam which I walked down quite a ways - always praying, singing or speaking in tongues.  After praying for almost an hour, I found an U-Bahn and made my way home from there.  It was an uneventful prayer walk other than it was a privilege to be interceding for my Lord.

Kufurstendam Str.