Destiney N. Erickson
By the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and a faithful team of people encouraging her to lead a Christ-centered youth event, Destiney Nicole brought forth the name, vision and mission of SmAsH sudden awakening hour.
It all began in the spring months of 2012. Something I will never forget; I was asked to help plan a youth event for my city. Prior to this, a small group of spiritual leaders told me that my name kept coming up in their prayers. I thought to myself, "Great, God is laying me upon hearts so they can pray for me. . . This is wonderful. Pure, unadulterated prayer is such a gift.", but little did I know where God was taking me. He had His plans in mind (Isaiah 55:8), and we know - His plans - are larger than life.
Being asked, I was to seek the Lord on what the event name should be; this took place shortly after indefinitely being offered to take a leadership role in planning. Praying, I heard the idea of "SmAsH" in my spirit. I said it out loud with an inquisitive and confident tone, "SmAsH". My initial thought was, "What a neat name!" Along with this, I saw the hanging acronym of SmAsH - Sudden Awakening Hour; it was as if the name was downloaded into my minds eye. I knew that I never would have picked that name on my own. During this time of receiving, I was spending time in prayer and was about to cross over the railroad tracks in my town. Beautiful symbolism marked my day in this "crossing over." Truly, I believe this crossing over was a marker in my own life and was also a symbolic mark for my generation of a crossing over into the promises of God as SmAsH - sudden awakening hour and Unity, Growth, and Purpose were on their way to being established.
It all began in the spring months of 2012. Something I will never forget; I was asked to help plan a youth event for my city. Prior to this, a small group of spiritual leaders told me that my name kept coming up in their prayers. I thought to myself, "Great, God is laying me upon hearts so they can pray for me. . . This is wonderful. Pure, unadulterated prayer is such a gift.", but little did I know where God was taking me. He had His plans in mind (Isaiah 55:8), and we know - His plans - are larger than life.
Being asked, I was to seek the Lord on what the event name should be; this took place shortly after indefinitely being offered to take a leadership role in planning. Praying, I heard the idea of "SmAsH" in my spirit. I said it out loud with an inquisitive and confident tone, "SmAsH". My initial thought was, "What a neat name!" Along with this, I saw the hanging acronym of SmAsH - Sudden Awakening Hour; it was as if the name was downloaded into my minds eye. I knew that I never would have picked that name on my own. During this time of receiving, I was spending time in prayer and was about to cross over the railroad tracks in my town. Beautiful symbolism marked my day in this "crossing over." Truly, I believe this crossing over was a marker in my own life and was also a symbolic mark for my generation of a crossing over into the promises of God as SmAsH - sudden awakening hour and Unity, Growth, and Purpose were on their way to being established.