God of This City

Recently I have been praying a lot for Kenya.  I have been praying for patience on the timing and when I should leave.  But through this, I still wanted to leave as soon as possible. I felt so out of place in America, and I know my heart if out on the mission field and I am ready to go join it! 
Last night two of my closest friends Zoe and Julie spent the night.  These two amazing girls have also had the call of missions placed on their hearts.  Last night we were driving around, we had left Pet Co and were driving through the parking lot, and going to go rent a movie and head back to my house.  While driving through the parking lot we saw a homeless women sitting against the wall of a store.  Our hearts immediately went out to her and we all decided to go across the street to walmart and buy her some basic needs.  The excitement rose as we bought huge water bottles and other basic needs, including a bible.   We then sat in my car for a good 15 minutes and prayed for guidance and for the Lord to give us the words to say.
After we had prayed and were feeling the presence of the Holy Spirit, we headed across the road back to the women.  As we approached her, she seemed cautious, but she started to open up to us a little.  We gave her the items, and she seemed truly grateful for them.  Julie then asked if we could pray for her, she said yes!  Then Julie continued on and asked if there was anything specific she would like us to pray for.  She simply said a house, and went on to explain that she hadn't had one for a very long time.  The three of us nodded and sat down with her ready to pray.  Julie then asked her for her name, and the women told us that she did not give out her name.  Julie nodded and  sweetly said "Ok, well we will go ahead and pray for you then."    Suddenly out of know where the women seemed like a completely different person.  "I don't want you to pray for me.  Stop playing your stupid games.  Go back to your car and leave me alone."  I felt immediately unsafe, like the devil had officially entered the area and was influencing this women.  I even felt like she might pull out a dagger and stab us or something, the tension was that thick.  Not wanting to upset her further we stood up.  "We will leave this with you."  Julie said, handing her the bible we had bought.  "I don't want it, that is a natural resource and you do not have the right to be carrying that around!  Now, go back to your car and leave me be!"  Completely shocked and heartbroken by her reaction, we went back to my car, taking the bible with us.  We drove in almost complete silence, and then decided to pull over into a parking lot and pray.  When we pulled over, Zoe and Julie confirmed the feelings of darkness and an evil spirit the minute we were about to pray for this women.  So we simply prayed for her. 
Over the course of the night and this morning, we came to the conclusion that maybe this was preparation for the mission field, because when we are on the field we are not always going to be accepted and received well.  
Also, when I was driving home from dropping Zoe off this morning, the song "God of this City" started playing, and one section in particular caught my attention and opened my eyes. 

"You’re the Light in this darkness
You’re the Hope to the hopeless
You’re the Peace to the restless
You are
For greater things have yet to come


And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater thing have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City"

When I heard these worlds I realized why Julie, Zoe and I are still here and not off in county.  We are still here because God has greater plans for Houston, and He is not done using us here yet.  He is the light, the hope and the peace!  And I feel like he wants us here at the moment so that he can use us in his glory to show these things.  He isn't through with us yet!