FIRE TRAILS!!
Full of enthusiasm and living out his passion, Nathan spent 2 months in preparation, culminating in the Fire Trails School Marathon Thursday March 10.
Invited to unite, Christians and Christian churches took hands in serving the community for 40 days, early March until 16th April 2011 as "Fire Trails" pass through South Africa.
“The fire trails originated in the biblical understanding that God’s fire fell several times on an altar in the Bible. By giving ourselves to God as a living sacrifice, we pray for a release of God’s manifested glory in our time,” says Elza Meyer.
"Four trails will be covered by several “trains” consisting of action groups, travelling by car, bus or train, visiting towns and cities on invitation. Schools and the market place will be advised to take hands with churches in taking responsibility for the spiritual climate in their towns and cities. They trust God for a result in the physical dimension: crime diminishing and people acting unashamedly ethical."
http://www.firetrails.co.za/
Commissioned to prepare the way here in Knysna, Nathan and Felicity Kapp, together with numerous church leaders, Schools, Correctional Centre, Municipal Management and even our honourable Madame Mayor, ignited a revival fire in the form of "The Knysna Fire Trails Relay Marathon." 12 schools as well as the Knysna Correctional Centre commandeered 3-5 student athletes to participate as ambassadors for the cause.
The cause/purpose of the event was made very clear the Student Athletes would run with a FIRE TORCH symbolically carrying the REVIVAL FIRE OF GOD,(1) to take a stand against the social ills that had a strangle hold on our schools and the community in general.(2) It was also to encourage a lifestyle of prayer in our schools, municipality and market place. (3) To have an attitude and heart adjustment to create real unity, Godly Love and care for our town and all its people. (4) For God's REVIVAL FIRE to impact Education, Health, Church, Government, Business, Media, Sport, Art and Culture
Even though there were scattered showers, it definitely didn't dampen their spirit in fact in positively impacted our logistics by one hour.
Some high lights...
Oak Hill School provided a hand painted banner for the starting line. It was also here where the cavalcade set formation (traffic dept., YFC support vehicle, Runners, 3x Mothers Who Care, followed by a Fire Dept truck)
Even the wet weather could not dampen the spirits of the students at Knysna Primary School!
Sunridge Primary School... the entire school stood outside anticipating the arrival of the student athletes, singing at the top of their voices and waving hand made posters and banners.
As only God's perfect timing can arrange for the arriving of the Flaming Fire Torch at Knysna Senior Secondary 5 minutes before the end of their specially arranged assembly. The school was elated to actually physically see the torch being run in and handed to the principal.
Students from Knysna Sr Secondary were just warming up when arriving at Percy High School and decided to continue running the rest of the way to the prison.
The Knysna Fire Trails Relay Marathon reached approximately 8500 students and untold numbers of on lookers. Special assemblies were also conducted concurrently to the RELAY MARATHON.
The Knysna Correctional Centre was included in the Relay as it often happens when the students fall through the cracks they land up here. We thus believed that it was appropriate to include them.
Being the last leg of our relay they had the privilege to hand the torch to Madame Mayor.
The Marathon drew to a close with the Honourable Madame Mayor, who graciously endorsed our initiative, and grace us with her presence at the finish. Madame Mayor further shared around the key issues of Prayer for improved moral values and especially for prayer against many of the social ills i.e. (Substance Abuse, Sexual Violence, Unplanned Teenage Pregnancy and Gangsterism).
The Fire Trails Team sang a few opening chorus, Nathan MCed the ceremony welcomed invited principals, teachers,students, parents, business people, dignitries and Madame Mayor.
A prayer was offered up, and the FIRE TRAILS Organisers shared their prophetic declarations and then presented Madame Mayor with a special key (Key of David) and plaque. Honouring her as the first citizen with authority to spiritually lock and unlock the city.
Shofar's were blown and the event hearalded a spiritial victory. God was glorified and an awareness among the community was initiated. The 10 March 2011 will go down in History. Praise the Lord!!
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