by Rebecca Montgomery | Nov 2, 2013 | 24/7 worship
Tonight we begin livestreaming online! Last year over 20,000 people joined us via our webstream. Many people’s lives were impacted by the worship and one lady even got healed! She was deaf in one ear and as she was listening to the livestream her healing was restored! Praise God!
I want to invite you to come into agreement with us from wherever you’re at. Turn on the webstream in your home, your office, your car, wherever, and worship Jesus with us from afar! There is power in agreement and unity! Join the 1,000 hour love song and add your voice to it from all across the nation! We’ll be livestreaming 5-9 pm every night through Tues. Nov. 5th!
It’s hard to believe we only have 4 days left. This year’s event has absolutely flown by and honestly I’m a little sad thinking about it ending! It’s been such a sweet, sweet time with Jesus and I wish it could just go on forever. But praise God, worshipping Him is my eternal destiny! Forever I’ll be around the throne of Jesus singing his praises. I can’t think of anything else that I’d rather do!
I’m so humbled thinking about how many people have come to worship Jesus with us from all over the nation and the world. Last we checked we had people from 44 states and 37 nations that have come to worship with us! Wow! I think it’s really significant that we’ve had almost as many nations as we have states come to David’s Tent. One day every nation, every tribe and every tongue will gather around the throne and praise Jesus forever! I love that we get to see a little glimpse of that here at David’s Tent. Even right now as I’m writing this the team that’s leading worship is comprised of people from many different nations in Africa and the Middle East. That’s so amazing!
There’s still 4 days left of David’s Tent, so join us here on the White House Ellipse or online from 5-9 pm each night!
See you there,
Rebecca Montgomery
by Rebecca Montgomery | Oct 10, 2013 | 24/7 worship
It has been raining. And when I say raining I don’t just mean a few light showers. It’s been raining pretty hard for a couple days now. The Ellipse has become more of a pond than a park–we even have the mallard ducks to show it! I’ve never seen ducks hopping around in the middle of a grassy field before. It’s official, we must have become a pond! The resident geese are being quite kind to the newcomers and are being very helpful corralling them away from all the tourists.
This morning there was a significant amount of flooding. Here’s a photo of the flooding this morning:
One of our volunteers shared with me that they had to bail out about 30 gallons of water from the main tent and the admin tent was completely a puddle except for one little soggy spot where our table is. We’ve covered all of the electrical wiring and sound equipment and we’re still worshipping away! Jesus is worthy, even when we’re worshipping with wet feet!
The flooding has gotten better this afternoon with a lot of the water having subsided already. We’re still wading through puddles to get to the tent though. Keep us in your prayers! The weather forecast indicates rain for most of the next couple days. Here’s a photo from this afternoon:
Last week it was so beautiful out here! It was in the 80’s and sunny for the first two weeks and I loved it! What happened? Who sang the song “Let it Rain”!?! :)
Even though it’s wet out here, the presence of Jesus is still here and so sweet and tangible in the tent! Don’t let the rain stop you! Just grab your rainboots and come on out and worship with us. Tonight my husband Ryan and I are leading worship from 7-9 pm and we’d love to see you there!
Rebecca Montgomery
PS. Rainboots are a must. When you have rainboots, puddle jumping is a must. Needless to say, I’m having a great day out at the Ellipse! :)
by Rebecca Montgomery | Oct 7, 2013 | 24/7 worship, house of prayer, News Update
Testimonies are incredible things. They build faith for God to move and encourage all who hear them! I’ve been so blessed by being able to hear the testimonies of how God moved in people’s lives through David’s Tent or their experience worshipping there with us. It’s always a breath of fresh air!
Just yesterday I was talking to a sweet lady who was sharing with me that she normally feels very shy and timid around people but at David’s Tent she never felt like that. She led worship for 2 hours and was so blessed the entire time and felt nothing but the sweetness of the presence of the Lord. Yesterday as well a Korean man came up to the tent and was so blessed that he was overcome with the need to give to us. We can’t accept cash donations on site because of our permit restrictions and that’s all he had on him, so he went away disappointed. About an hour later he showed up again completely unexpectedly with bags of snacks and drinks for all of our David’s Tent staff. He said “I was so blessed, and so encouraged by this that…how can I not give? I had to find a way!” Wow! Everytime I hear something like that I am so encouraged! God is truly moving at the tent, he’s encountering and changing people’s lives and they’re walking away blessed.
I’d love to hear YOUR stories! So much of what God does at David’s Tent is in the thousands of people that pass through the tent over the 40 days. You can send in your stories and testimonies to becca@davidstentdc.org. I’d love to share them here on my blog but also just to hear what the Lord is doing in your lives!
We’re on day 12 of our 1,000 hour love song and still going strong! Today we’ve had Gateway House of Prayer in from Pennsylvania to worship with us. They’re taking a couple of worship slots today and it’s been such a blessing to have them! Continue to join us at the White House Ellipse as we worship Jesus. Also, please continue to keep us in your prayers! We know that your prayers are powerful and effective!
See you at the Ellipse,
Rebecca Montgomery
by Rebecca Montgomery | Oct 6, 2013 | 24/7 worship, house of prayer, News Update
Dear Friends,
My two oldest boys, 6 & 7 years old, saw a huge hole in an otherwise cloud-covered sky, right above David’s Tent DC.
“Dad, we think that God is listening to the music through that hole!”
I do have to say that I sense His nearness to us at David’s Tent in a very special way. It seems like He is personally watching over us. Somehow through all the happenings in DC since we began, David’s Tent DC has remained hidden, unhindered, safe and sound!
David’s Tent has never stopped! Claiming the 1st amendment, the National Park Service (NPS) has allowed us to stay and keep going throughout the shut-down of the federal government. The National Mall is eerily empty, but there on the White House Ellipse stands David’s Tent DC, nestled in behind the trees, blazing a love song to Jesus!
It’s been a “ponder these things in my heart like Mary” moment. How ironic: The Government shuts down and a 24-7 worship congress to Jesus continues! We rejoice in the favor that God has given us – both with the NPS and the Secret Service.
Equally astounding is the hiddenness from news media! How is it that they are missing this big white music tent, blazing shamelessly, in stark contrast to the quiet, evacuated National Mall?
We did come close to losing our cover though! John McCormack of the weekly standard tweeted this below on Tuesday, making light of the sign that is posted at the White House Ellipse because of David’s Tent. If only he knew what’s behind and to the right of that flaming sword! That tweet was then re-blasted by the Drudge Report.
This past Thursday afternoon we were temporarily evacuated from the Ellipse, due to a security issue related to the tragedy on Capitol Hill that started at the White House. All the worshippers at David’s Tent simply walked, guitars in hand, to the perimeter the Secret Service had created and kept on singing for the next four hours. The song never stops! When the evacuation time was complete, we took the song back into the tent!
Thank you for your prayers. David’s Tent is alive and well! We pray grace would fall like rain over all those who live and work in DC!
Please come worship with us!
Singing for Jesus,
Jason Hershey
People, I am not making this up
by Rebecca Montgomery | Oct 3, 2013 | 24/7 worship, house of prayer, News Update
All are safe and sound at David’s Tent after a tension filled afternoon in Washington, DC. The heart of the city was on lockdown because of a car chase that started at the White House after a woman rammed the barricade, on the opposite corner of the White House Ellipse from where we are, and continued to the Capitol. Shots were fired at the Capitol and reports are still not sure exactly what happened.
We were evacuated to the sidewalk of Constitution Avenue around 2 pm, during the middle of a set being led in American Sign Language, and we continued to worship. I had to leave at 4 pm and we still weren’t back on the ellipse at that time. We’re not sure when we’ll be back, but we’re expecting it to be soon. Even though we’re on the street for a bit we grabbed a guitar and the song continues!
Thank you all so much for all of your prayers. We know that your prayers are powerful and make a difference! Please continue to pray for us and for the city of Washington, DC today.
Rebecca Montgomery
by Rebecca Montgomery | Oct 3, 2013 | 24/7 worship, house of prayer, News Update
In the midst of the government shutdown Jesus is still moving! David’s Tent is still open and the song is still going on. It’s been a wild couple of days as the entire National Mall is barricaded off and shut down except for our event on the Ellipse. But through it all God is moving and drawing people to himself!
On Monday night one of our staff led a tourist from New Zealand to the Lord. He had come to the tent the day before and encountered Jesus but wasn’t ready to give his life to Him. He came back the next day, spent some time worshipping with us in the tent and gave his life to the Lord that night! The presence of the Lord is truly drawing people in and transforming their lives. This testimony was super encouraging to our team and I hope it will be to you as well! When we enthrone Jesus on our praises He comes and He changes things! I believe that this testimony is an encouragement to all of us that God is moving even as we lift His name up in the center of our nation’s capital.
Things are going well here at the tent. Worshippers continue to come from all over the nation to worship with us and the presence of the Lord just keeps getting sweeter. If you’re not already following us on Instagram, you can follow us at: davidstentdc. We’ll be posting live photos and videos from the worship sets around the clock. It’s a great way to see what’s going on at David’s Tent right then!
Please continue to keep David’s Tent in your prayers and covering our staff with prayer! We need it! :)
Rebecca Montgomery
