Midwest report

Burn Wagon Midwest
Trip Recap by Josh Cotts

The Midwest Burn Wagon was one of the most intense and anointed trips I’ve ever been a part of.  From the hot and humid city of Ardmore to the cool Northwoods, God revealed Himself in a mighty way.  We believe His purpose for this Burn Wagon was to release a uniting spirit, a family spirit, the spirit of Elijah to key families across the Midwest, but also to bring the body of Christ in this nation together under one head.
Our trip began in Ardmore, where God showed up and wrecked the whole place.  We found ourselves singing, “We welcome You,” inviting the King to take His throne among His people.  While God revealed to us that a spirit of pride hovered over the area, we came in humility, believing that God would literally obliterate that spirit.  Aside from the warfare, God showed up…and that’s what matters most!  Because wherever He reigns, the enemy can’t!
We then were led to Little Rock, Arkansas where we ministered at Living Stone Fellowship.  As soon as we arrived, our eyes were opened to the spiritual atmosphere.  So much grief, so much toil.  Just depression…everywhere.  During the service, God couldn’t help but pour out his oil of joy on this body!  He was saying, “It’s time to get out of the pit!”
The majority of our trip was spent in Wisconsin where, I hate to say it and I love to, we went through heaven and we went through hell, but it was all what the Lord wanted.  Division…that’s the only word that could describe that spiritual atmosphere.  But thanks to the revelation that we had received during the Burn Wagon kickoff about how we only needed to create a throne for the King to sit on, we made it!  Our team struggled with division several times while we were there, but every time, the Lord allowed for Himself to be glorified.  Our dirt was brought to the surface and we were cleaned up.  Aside from what happened with the team, God connected us to what we believe was a couple that God had special plans for as to what would happen in their region.  We had the incredible opportunity of being able to live with them for a week, encouraging them, worshipping with them, and interceding for and with them.  God was calling out Wisconsin’s destiny and fulfilling a prophesy that was made by Smith Wigglesworth about a fire of revival that would start from the Northwoods and stretch throughout the nation.  We called out for those dry bones of vision to come alive and their destiny to be fulfilled!
The next stage in our trip was in Minnesota, where we met up with Josh Lindquist, leader of Generation Revival, to minister in a youth meeting.  Compared to all of the other locations we had visited, this was like an open heaven, so it was refreshing for us.  Ha ha!  The youth meeting was awesome.  It was full of just simply declaring over this generation their purpose and destiny.  Not to mention that a lady had given a prophesy about a week before we arrived that was some of the exact same things that we had been singing that night!  Fire!
We ended up in Arkansas, first at Fort Smith, and then at Bentonville.  In Fort Smith, still…we had an open heaven.  We ended up singing, “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it!”  It was a time of more destiny!  Gosh!  I’m getting tired of that word because it’s all I’m saying…but I’m really not!!!  At one point during our worship time, it had started raining, and the rain was coming down so heavily, that we could barely hear ourselves sing and play.  So, we just stopped playing!  As we sat there in silence, the Lord’s peace filled the atmosphere.  It was reviving!
Then…Bentonville.  Wow!  Let me tell you…I’ve never felt so much fire inside a room the size of a master bedroom than I did there.  God renewed vision for the fire of a Burn to return and we spent the last hour of it just loving on Him.  He is such a good God!
Though at times it seemed we were walking against the wind, God came through every time.  Not once did He leave us behind.  We literally carried His presence and His throne into every city and region that we traveled!