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The Encounter II · September 14, 2026 · The second one

It happened again.

We asked God for armor and He gave us something quieter. This is the honest record of the night — not a highlight reel.

The night

Monday, September 14

5:40 doors open 6–8 worship, prayer & the Word 8–9 food & fellowship

Word & Worship Center · 1628 Independence Blvd, Suite 1504
Virginia Beach, VA

Fourteen days of devotions led in. For some, the Deeper Door fast — September 1 through 14, ending the morning of the room.

What was in the room

There was a heaviness.

Not on everybody. But on enough of us that it was felt from the front, and enough that people said so afterward. It was a Monday. School had just started. People came in off a full workday and a weekend that did not rest them.

And a whole month had been spent living the word that was going forth. You do not carry that for four weeks and walk into a room weightless.

Do not mistake ordinary life for the enemy taking ground.

That became the word of the night, and then the word of the record written three days after — Elijah under the broom tree, where God did not rebuke him or send a deliverance team. He let him sleep, and fed him, and let him sleep again.

What actually happened

People stood up.

They told the truth about their lives in front of other people, which is one of the harder things a person can do. And some stood and spoke about this ministry — about what it has meant to have a room where the only thing on the schedule is God.

Thank you for standing. We heard all of it.

Before and after

How these words connect.

God gave words on either side of this night too. Here is the order they landed in.

September 8 · before
Six days out, Hunter and Quella each answered the same three questions separately, without reading the other’s. Posted unedited before the room filled, so it could be held to afterward.
September 14 · the night
The Encounter II
Worship, prayer and the Word as one. People stood and told the truth. Then food, and the room did not empty quickly.
September 17 · after
Three days later: the heaviness named honestly, Elijah under the broom tree, and the word about where this is going.
Honor the hands that carried it

We wouldn’t have had a room without them.

These links are theirs, not the church’s. Go follow them, book them, bless them directly.

THE WORSHIP TEAM · SEPTEMBER 14

Azan   Travis   Toni   Telly   Alicia

WORD & WORSHIP CENTER

The house that covered this night — Pastors James & Denise.
The church →   Pastor James →

The room

Photos

Coming soon.

Say it out loud

Testimonies

If God did something in you on September 14, tell it. We would rather have your words than ours.

The wall fills as testimonies come in.

There’s a next one

Let’s assemble again.

The Encounter III is Saturday, October 24. Get on the list and you’ll hear before anyone else.

We made room. We are learning to hold it. And we are going to need a bigger room.

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