My Trip to the Gay Pride Festival

A few days ago I went to San Francisco on a trip with some friends. The only thing we had on our agenda was love.  While we were down there we  went to this event called Off the Grid it was an event with music and over 30 food trucks (I highly recommend going!), the Golden Gate Bridge, Union Square, and the Tenderloin all to release God's love. We saw God encounter drug dealers, prostitutes, people coming off of methadone, the homeless, and the gay community.

We went specifically to love on people at the 43rd Annual Gay Pride event. They estimated 1 million people would be involved either in the festival or the parade June 29-30. As our team was talking and praying for the event. A church leader down there a BSSM illumni named Rebecca was sharing some wisdom with us. She asked if we had any questions for her about the event. I said, "So I am assuming at some point during Gay Pride someone will ask us something along the lines of 'since you follow Jesus or are a Christian, what do you think of my lifestyle?' so Rebecca how would you respond in that scenario?" She said, "Well I would say to them it isn't my job to judge you. The one whose job that is, is thinking nothing but good things about you. His thoughts towards you outnumber the grains of sand on the seashores." After she said that our team was feeling pretty pumped, full of compassion, and excited for what God would do.


We headed down towards the event on our walk from the parking garage to the event everything looked like my usual experience in San Fran; busy streets, cafes, dozens of homeless people, trash in the streets, and  beautiful views. When we walked into the event we saw rainbows galore, very immodestly dressed people, couples everywhere both heterosexual and homosexual, drag queens, large stages with people dancing, the smell of marijuana and the smell of San Francisco food trucks, The whole scene reminded me of an MTV Spring Break. I thought this place is exactly where God is and I am so glad I am here. The same Jesus who was called a friend of Prostitutes and sinners, the Jesus who tells us light shines best in darkness, the Jesus who heals the brokenhearted, and sets people free, the Jesus who has an answer to every problem in world history is here.

We split in teams of twos and threes and went around loving people. Our team hugged a drag queen and prophesied over him. Then I saw this guy who I had met earlier with a free hug sign. I decided to sit in the grass next to him. I then told him I had a spiritual reading for him (a prophetic word) I began to tell him, "I see you are really introverted but have been doing things to break out of your shell. You are in a season where you have had a lot of new ideas lately for your future." I said some other things as well. He said "Whoa, how do you know all that about me? I am here doing this hug thing by myself so I can start to feel more comfortable around people. However it isn't working so I am about to go to Burger King and do these drugs." He pointed to his back pocket and proceeded to tell me about some heavy drugs that you eat. He was at the event doing them and selling them.I then told him about the Presence and how much God is thinking about him and how good he is. I told him that his drugs couldn't even compare in the slightest to God's Presence. He said later he would probably check the Presence out. I told him could do it whenever he wanted and I gave him some tips to experiencing God's Presence.

Many people at Pride were prophesied over and they were shocked and how we knew things about  them. We would tell them Jesus was the reason we knew and that He deeply loves them. Lots of the team saw people healed. We were really sensitive about if and when we would ask people in this particular location if they wanted to give their life to Jesus. Tons of people at the Gay Pride Festival were encouraged and we are dreaming about how to make a massive impact in that culture in the future. It was a good day and a very eye opening experience.

Later that night we went back to the awesome church that was hosting us and encouraged them with testimonies of what God is doing in their city. We saw dozens of people healed including a women with a growth on her chest that went up to the top of her armpit dissolve entirely.


Thanks For Reading. 



Maybe you are reading this and you are living a gay lifestyle.

I want to encourage you and tell you God loves you and looks at you with eyes of love.
If you want to ask Jesus into your life you should it's the best decision you will ever make. He will come into your life and make everything new. He will restore you, heal you, and love on you. Feel free to email me at naomigracewest@yahoo.com

Crazy Good NEWS!!!!!

"If this is Christianity this should be on the news!"-A man who regave his life to God and was overwhelmed with how good the Good News really was.

I just got back from a ministry trip with some friends Jason Chin, Ben Church, Paul Rapley, and Asaph Cueto. Baby it was bangin'! We started off in San Fran staying at an amazing house and going to a Benny Hinn Confrence. We decided to pray for people who were waiting in line. So we started calling out words of knowledge and loving on people. Jesus healed 50+ people in line such as a woman who had intense non stop back and shoulder tension at a level 8 from an acident 19 years ago, all gone!! A few people in line gave their lives to Jesus and were filled with joy! It was fun activating the people in line to pray for each other. They were rocked some of them had never seen a miracle in their life and were growing out legs and seeing pain leave bodies. It was fun!! The people we stayed with were so amazingly generous they had an awesome resturant called Val's Burger. They specialize in shakes, steaks, and burgers and hooked us up with some amazing free meals. Check it out next time your in San Fran it is EPIC and the owners are absolutely precious!

Next we drove down near Riverside Ca. it's about an 11 hour drive from Redding. We went to a hispanic youth group to hold a firestorm. (During these weekends, teams activate others in praying for the sick, giving words of knowledge for healing, doing prophetic art and participating in treasure hunting.) There was about 120 people probably there. It was so much fun!! The young people were so excited and incredibly hungry for God. We released words of knowledge at first and had the kids who didn't stand up for those ailments release their shadows over the other kids body parts and see them get healed.  Through that their was around 40+ healings without even praying. A boy who's whole body was sore from running and working out and who's knee was messed up for more than a week was healed without him even saying anything. Which was cool because he admitted he was skeptical and didn't think God would heal someone. We lead the kids in a soaking encounter in God's presence; Some smelt flowers, others saw visions of Jesus's eyess, one girl had some inner healing as the father held her she said she never felt anything like that, some felt loved, some experienced heat or winds, power or electricity go through their bodies. They encountered God in many new ways. As you read this hold out your hands palm up and feel God's heavy presence. WOW!

Many of these kids had never had those type of encounters with God, prophecied, or prayed for the sick. We had a little bit of training. Then we took them on a treasure hunt all 120 of them into their city to love on people. My team was so full of joy, compassion, and anticipation. We saw God touch many people at the mall it was so fun to see my team get excited and just go for it. They saw God take pain out of hips, arms, shoulders, the list goes on. They were so excited by how easy it was to see God show up. Another team met a woman with polo who was in a wheelchair she couldn't walk and had polo since she was 2. I believe this woman was in her 50s. Her back pain was in a constant 10 level pain, her left leg was paralysed and she didn't have any feeling in it. They prayed all the pain left her back AND she had feeling in the bottom of her foot again. They then noticed one of her legs was shorter than the other. They grew out her leg and asked her if she wanted to try and stand. Before they met her she couldn't do that. Well she got up with the assistance of the youth and was able to take some steps with help and move her foot 12''! Which she couldn't do before. COME ON JESUS!!!!! So good! Also one of the boys jokingly and mockingly put his hand on another youth's shoulder and said deltoid be healed in Jesus name. The other boy said, "Hey I have a problum with my deltoid!" He tested it out and it was completely healed!COMPLETELY HEALED ON ACCIDENT! HA! Healing is way easier than we think. Bam! All of these youth were amazing! They took so much risk! Sometimes we instantly see God show up and sometimes we don't but we celebrate love and risk! and we know God is good and it is impossible for us to pray and nothing happen. :D The pastor and his family blessed us so much I felt so at home. It was absolutely insane!

The next day we went to a Church called Good News. It was the most drunken whacked out church I have ever been to. Our team spoke out of a mega phone. I rapped over the pastor in front of the congregation that was a lot of fun! I've never done that before! But when your drunk, you'll do anything. Risk is easy when your drunk. There we saw people shadow healed as well and had a great drunken family time. During that service was when that guy came up to us and said "if this is Christianity this should be on the news." He was so shocked at how joyful Christians were. The Good News is scandaleously good!! BAM Shocka Laka. Drink in the goodness of God. He loves you a lot.

Also on this trip I had some crazy encounters and dreams...take it! <3

"The Jesus who condemns you is not the right one!" :))