Well it is election night (late) and it has all been decided in terms of the 39th Parliament. I (Faytene) am sitting here on my bed as I type and, though I am completely exhausted from a full day of working on 3 campaigns this 'election day' (pictures coming soon), I can't seem to sleep.

I feel quite emotional actually....

Around 7pm on the nose tonight I was sitting in a polling station in North Vancouver volunteering. I was totally focused on task when all of a sudden the Holy Spirit came and overwhelmed me right there in the gymnasium. I knew in my spirit things had just shifted in the nation and that the next government had just been announced (though I had no factual knowledge of this). I called back to the headquarters on the campaign that I was helping with and, sure enough, the E-Day coordinator told me, "They just un-officially announced that the Conservatives have won. It is going to be a minority government." Ever since that moment I have not been able to stop weeping. I feel this incredible mix of 'bitter-sweet' (interestingly I have heard this phrase several times over the last few hours here in Vancouver).

#1-it is the feeling you get after you have completely poured yourself out and have nothing (of yourself) left to give...I am sure many who worked on campaigns can relate to this

#2-it is the feeling of incredible gratitude to the God for answering many prayers giving us evidence of the turning of a tide in our land (not endorsing a party here...just stating the facts: there has been a shift)

#3-it is the feeling of deep sadness that some very outstanding brothers and sisters will not be going to Ottawa for the 39th Parliament. In the GVRD there were some gems that ran. These are men and women that carried and amazing heart for our land and I believe would have been some of THE key players if elected. They were incredibly talented, skilled, sharp and tender to heaven.

I feel a deep sense of loss deep in my gut due to the fact that these one's were not elected. Perhaps I feel for them even more because many of them were in my home town and became my friends over the last weeks. I am thankful for the tide that has been turned, and, I thank God for the work of unified prayer He is catalyzing in our nation, at the same time I have a soberness in my spirit of how much work we have yet to do in terms of practical mobilization.

We've only just begun.

A sleeping giant in the nation has awoken but, at some level, perhaps we still need to learn how to run.

Having said that, I am SUPER PROUD (big time!!) of all the young people from coast to coast that did take up the challenge and serve along side pro-morality campaigns. I don't know the final tally but I think the MY Canada-ites helped with 15-20 in total. That is a great start considering we all just got thrown into this last fall by the Holy Spirit. He has amazing timing.

I pray for Prime Minister Harper and his new team and look forward to meeting more of them in the very near future.

OK--I think I need to press "Publish Post" and go pray.
The deep groaning in my spirit is still here and I think I will just take it before the Lord. I will let you know if I get any revelation worth sharing broadly :). Let us know if you do as well.

Faytene