Papua New Guinea

This story starts all the way back in September of 2023.

Right before I went to Montana for 9 months of Bible School (SBS). A friend was praying for me and felt like the Lord highlighted this verse to them.

Hebrews 12:1-2

A few weeks go by.

October 4th - We have a prayer and intercession time for YWAM Montana’s new initiative 33 in 3.

We walk into the Prayer Room and everyone gets handed a name tag. I go over and pray for one of the staff who’s name tag says, “Purser.” I don’t know what this means or even how to pronounce it, but while we are praying I feel the Lord saying, “Halle that’s you, you’re gonna be the Purser.”

“What? No I’m not.” I respond. That’s probably just me in my own head. I think to myself.

I don’t think too much of it, but I write it in my notes just in case that really was the Lord and not just me.

October 8th - I am deep in the workload of SBS and I get a text from my dad. It reads: “Was thinking about Heb 12 this week. How Jesus endured the cross. He had his heart set on the finish line and not his current circumstances. I’m proud of how you are running the race. I know it’s not always easy, probably not all that fun at times, but you are enduring the hardships.”

I am starting to realize that the Lord keeps highlighting this verse in Hebrews to me, so I spend some time in meditation and prayer about it. The words endurance and endured stuck out to me.

Maybe this was going to be a season that I would need to ‘Endure’?

October 19th, Base Prayer and Fasting Day.

I slept in this morning because my breakfast workduty was cancelled. The base was hosting a day of prayer and fasting so the kitchen was closed. I worked on some homework and then walked to the main building at 9am. We started our time out with worship and prayer.

They had told us we would spend a majority of our time that day praying for 33 in 3.

I felt a nudge from the Lord to go write my name down on the page titled “PURSER”

For a while I didn’t do it. I walked around and read all the different pages and options for serving on the YWAM Liberty Ship…

Finally, I thought to myself - why not just write my name down. This doesn’t mean I’m committed and going, just that I am interested.

I walk over and read what someone else had already written on the page, “Endure” was the word I got for whoever will fill this role Hebrews 12:2.”

I am shocked.

Ok Lord, I hear you. You are speaking pretty clearly.

I write my name down.