When PSF Europe Mainland announced “OUTPOURING” four days of divine encounter to rebuild, recharge, and reposition for the new year many expected another good programme. They logged in from their various corners of Europe, wrapped in hoodies against the winter cold, sometimes tired from classes or shifts at work, sometimes battling quiet anxieties about visas, exams, or family back home.

Very quickly, it became clear this was more than a routine online event. Across worship, prayers, intercession, teaching, and testimonies, a single message kept surfacing: the Holy Spirit has already been poured out; the question now is whether believers will learn to live in that outpouring every single day. This blog gathers the main threads of those days so that you can revisit them slowly, pray through them, and let them shape how you walk with God in Europe and beyond.

When Europe Sleeps And Heaven Opens

It starts the way most online meetings do in Europe: a dark screen, a small spinning wheel, and the quiet click of a “Join” button. Outside, the night is freezing. A thin layer of fog hangs over tram stops in Sweden; in Germany, yellow streetlights glaze damp pavements; somewhere in Hungary a student pulls her coat tighter as she rushes from a late shift; in Italy a young engineer glances at the time and wonders if he can really stay awake for another online programme.

Across the continent, apartments are lit by a single desk lamp or the glow of a laptop. Some participants are sharing a tiny student room with a flatmate they hardly know. Some are living with extended family. Some are truly alone far from parents, far from their home church, far from the routines that once made their faith feel easy. It has been a long year: exams and essays never seem to end; emails from immigration offices land like small earthquakes; bank notifications arrive faster than salary alerts; family group chats are full of tension and sad news from home; spiritual life feels like a rollercoaster high after one special programme, then flat for weeks.

In that tired, honest place, your phone vibrates. A flyer. “OUTPOURING PSF EUROPE MAINLAND PRAYER RETREAT.” Dates. Times. A theme about walking in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and taking Europe for Jesus. Part of you is hopeful, another part numb. You know the pattern: powerful songs, strong words, burning chat, then Monday comes with deadlines, rent, visa appointments, supervisors who don’t care about your anointing, and quiet temptations nobody sees.​

And yet, something about this one feels different. Friends keep tagging you in the WhatsApp group: “Where are you? It is pouring here!” Your heart has been restless thirsty in a way that sleep and scrolling cannot fix. There is that gentle nudge from the Holy Spirit that you have learned not to ignore.

The Zoom grid slowly fills with faces: some bright and smiling, some expressionless, some clearly fighting sleep. Names from all over: Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Spain, Germany, Italy. A playful “Zion Embassy” appears as someone’s location. The moderator laughs, welcomes everyone, and asks you to drop your flag in the chat. It feels ordinary. It feels small. It feels like home.​

Then something shifts. A sister is invited to lead the opening prayer. She does not come with clever lines; she simply begins to thank God, again and again for His grace, His mercy, His power, the gift of the Holy Spirit, the privilege of gathering, the outpouring that has already begun. At first you mutter along, then somewhere between “Thank You for Your mercy” and “We will not leave the same way we came,” the words stop being routine and start becoming real. You do not even notice when you stop watching the screen and start talking to God.​

The worship team takes over. A gentle melody rises, but the lyrics are anything but gentle. They talk about an outpouring of abundance, new doors opening, and stepping into “a new level.” They sing that nations will come to receive answers from your lips, that your life will shine like a city on a hill, that you will walk in abundance “moving with the speed of the Holy Ghost.” It all sounds too big for your cramped room and your current struggles, yet it resonates with something deep in you that remembers: this is what you were born for not just to survive Europe, not just to chase papers, but to live as someone through whom God can pour Himself out in lecture halls, offices, trains, and tiny kitchens.​

Then come the prayers. Not the safe, general kind. Real ones. A brother asks for comfort for his friend who has just lost a parent. Another begs God to heal the quarrels tearing his family apart. Someone is desperate for a visa extension; another is waiting for an Italian passport and fears rejection. Others pray for job contracts, interviews, financial stability, and career breakthrough. Students cry out for wisdom, placements, success in exams and internships. Many admit they are spiritually dry and ask God to reignite their prayer life to rebuild the altar that has quietly crumbled under academic pressure and European busyness.​

You realise: you are not the only one. Not the only one who prays with one eye on your email inbox. Not the only one who logs into church hungry and exhausted. Not the only one who loves God and yet feels overwhelmed by forms, deadlines, and unspoken disappointments. Here, in this fragile online room, God is collecting the tears and questions of His sons and daughters scattered across a continent, and He is answering not with cheap promises, but with Himself, with the outpouring of His Spirit.

As the days unfold, fathers in the faith appear on screen seasoned missionaries, regional pastors, men who left successful careers to embrace “kingdom business” in nations they were not born in. They do not speak as distant celebrities but as fathers and big brothers, grateful that young people in foreign lands are still saying yes to Jesus. They talk about the danger of trying to live the Christian life without power, the need to guard three lifelong journeys salvation, sanctification, and being continually filled with the Holy Spirit the trap of running fast alone instead of running far together, and the importance of refilling after you have poured yourself out.

They pray over you. Bless you. Challenge you. They remind you that you are not in Europe by accident. You are not in that city only because of a scholarship, job offer, or family connection. In God’s eyes, you are a strategically placed light, a living carrier of His outpouring in classrooms and companies, student hostels and suburbs. Slowly, an unexpected conviction begins to form: this retreat is not about four days; it is about the rest of your life. Because if the Holy Spirit really has been poured out and He has then the question is not “Will God move again?” The question is, “Will I learn to walk in what He has already poured out?”

Will you allow God to touch not just your emotions for a weekend but your habits for a lifetime? Will you let Him into your calendar, your friendships, your finances, your secret thoughts? Will you dare to believe that your small, hidden life in a European city can become a channel of rivers of living water? This is what OUTPOURING 2025 was really about. Not hype. Not spiritual entertainment. But a quiet, steady invitation: come and drink, come and be filled again, come and learn to live every single day as someone in whom and through whom the Holy Spirit is overflowing.​

The sections that follow are not just a report of what happened at PSF Europe Mainland’s prayer retreat; they are a journey back through those nights: the worship that prophesied your future, the prayers that named your fears, the messages that cut through your excuses, the community that refused to let you stay isolated.

1. The Sound Of A New Season

The retreat opened in the most biblical way possible: with worship that sounded like prophecy. On Day 3, the worship team didn’t just sing about God in general; they declared very specific realities an outpouring of abundance, new doors opening, the land becoming green again, and a new grace being released. They sang of the glory of the latter being greater than the former, of nations coming to receive answers from the lips of God’s people, and of walking in abundance with the speed of the Holy Ghost.​

Those words mattered. They planted a seed in everyone listening: life in Christ is not meant to be a slow decline into dryness but a journey where, even in a foreign land and even after many battles, the “latter days” can be more fruitful than the former. Worship, in that moment, became more than melody; it became spiritual orientation. It told everyone on the call, “This is where God is taking you. This is how you should begin to think.”​

Again and again, the worship moments returned to themes of surrender, intimacy, and the beauty of Jesus. The songs pointed to God as the treasure of the heart, the Redeemer of the past, the Lord of the future, the One whose presence is better than anything the world offers. For some, it was a reset a chance to remember why they believed in the first place, beyond pressure and performance.​

2. A Family Gathering Across Nations

One striking feature of OUTPOURING was how “small” and “big” it felt at the same time. On one hand, the numbers were modest: dozens, then scores, then over seventy participants on certain nights. People checked in from Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Spain, Germany, and beyond, joking about “joining from Zion Embassy” or “from the comfort of my chair in this cold country,” reminding everyone that this was a real family, not a faceless audience.

On the other hand, the sense of scale was spiritual, not numeric. When participants were told, “Tag someone on the WhatsApp group, invite a friend, the number of people you tag can determine your allocation tonight,” it wasn’t empty hype. It was an invitation to remember that when God moves, He often does it in clusters families, friendship circles, fellowship groups. The outpouring was never meant for isolated individuals alone; it was meant for a people.​

This family flavour ran through everything: the warm welcomes, the chat messages, the shared jokes, the quick call to “drop an emoji if you were blessed,” and the repeated “Welcome, sir; welcome, ma” whenever a leader came up to minister. In a continent where loneliness is common and many are far from biological relatives, this gathering felt like spiritual home.

3. Opening The Heavens In Prayer

From the first minutes of each session, prayer took centre stage. On Day 4, Sister Mercy led an opening prayer that was less a formality and more a flood. Over and over, she thanked God: for His grace, for His power, for the Holy Spirit, for mercy, for love, for the gift of the body of Christ. She prayed that no one would log off the same way they logged on, and that out of every belly would flow rivers of living water, just as Jesus promised.​

That theme rivers, not drops became a picture of what OUTPOURING really is. The Holy Spirit is not a sprinkle for special occasions; He is a river meant to flow continuously from within a believer’s life. The prayer was simple but profound:

• Let there be overflowing power, not weak sporadic experiences.
• Let that power show up in real places campuses, workplaces, and homes.
• Let this outpouring translate into love, wisdom, and boldness to do the “greater works” Jesus spoke about.​

These were not vague spiritual wishes. They were targeted requests that set the tone: this retreat was about power for practical living, not merely emotional uplift.

4. Standing In The Gap: Intercession For Real Issues

One of the most powerful parts of the retreat was the public reading of prayer requests and the intercession that followed. Instead of keeping struggles private and vague, people shared real, raw needs; the family of God responded not with gossip but with prayer.​

Requests came in like this: a best friend had just lost a parent and someone asked for comfort and strength for that grieving family; a participant’s mother and siblings were in deep conflict and they begged God for peace and unity at home; several people were anxious about visas, residence permits, and passports across Europe and needed favour with immigration offices; others asked for help with career advancement, job interviews, contract renewals, and financial provision; students cried out for wisdom, placements, internships, successful exams, and clarity about the future; many quietly requested a deeper relationship with God, a rekindled prayer life, and restoration of their “spiritual altar.”​

As each category was read, the entire gathering prayed. They spoke life, declared God’s promises, and asked for divine intervention in situations that had kept many awake at night. This was outpouring at ground level: the power of God meeting people in immigration offices, interview rooms, classrooms, hospital wards, and tense family living rooms. It reminded everyone that the Holy Spirit is interested in both eternal salvation and Monday-morning problems.​

5. Three Lifelong Journeys: Salvation, Sanctification, Spirit Filled Living

In one of the most memorable teachings, Pastor David introduced as a pastor and regional leader within RCCG Europe with a strong apostolic and church planting mandate drew attention to three areas every believer must constantly monitor: salvation, sanctification, and being continually filled with the Holy Spirit.​

He did not present these as boxes to tick once and forget. Instead, they were described as ongoing journeys: salvation as actively living in surrender to Christ with evidence of a changed heart and growing obedience; sanctification as the daily process of being made more like Jesus in thoughts, desires, habits, and relationships; continual filling with the Spirit as refusing to run on yesterday’s fire and seeking fresh infillings for today’s battles.​

His message tied back to the outpouring theme: if God is pouring out His Spirit, believers must be vessels that are clean (sanctified), truly His (saved), and open (continually filled). Without these foundations, spiritual gifts and power can become dangerous or quickly exhausted.

6. Power: The Missing Ingredient In Much Christian Activity

Another sharp emphasis from Pastor David was the place of power in the Christian life and ministry. Christians who lack the power of the Holy Spirit might be busy but their impact will be limited; they may lead meetings, preach sermons, and serve on teams, yet see very little transformation around them.​

This was not said to shame anyone, but to invite everyone higher. The outpouring is meant to: give boldness to witness Christ without fear; break stubborn patterns such as addictions and repeated cycles of failure; equip people to pray until things shift in finances, health, immigration, and family; and demonstrate to a watching world that Jesus is alive and not just a historical figure. OUTPOURING refused to settle for theory. It called participants to hunger for a Christianity with evidence, not just explanation.​

7. “If You Want To Go Far…” – Community And Longevity

In the recap session after Pastor David’s teaching, one line kept echoing: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” In the context of the retreat, it became a prophetic warning against spiritual isolation.youtube​

Many in Europe are alone living far from home, juggling studies and jobs, handling legal systems and cultural shocks. The temptation is to manage alone, follow services online, and keep everything low-key. OUTPOURING challenged that mindset. Community is not optional if you want to last. Believers need brothers and sisters who will notice drifting, leaders who can correct and guide, teams where they can serve and be stretched, and prayer partners who will stand with them in battles they barely have words for.​

This is why PSF Europe Mainland has structured itself around teams (prayer, Bible study, media and publicity, ministers, admin) and clubs (brothers, sisters, outreach); these are not just “church groups” but survival systems. In an age of burnout and quiet quitting, they are ways God keeps His outpouring from being wasted on lone rangers.

8. Refilling: After You Pour Out, Go Back To The Source

Another deep point that surfaced in the recap was the necessity of refilling. A picture was used: compare a sprinter to a marathon runner. Sprinters explode with energy, finish quickly, and then are exhausted; marathon runners pace themselves, refuel along the way, and keep moving for long distances.​

Many believers live like spiritual sprinters short bursts of intense fire around conferences, retreats, or crises, followed by long seasons of dryness. OUTPOURING called participants to become spiritual marathoners: after seasons of serving, take time to be re-filled; after giving out in intercession or counselling, create space to receive again; treat retreats and weekly gatherings as refuelling stations, not the only flames. The Holy Spirit has been poured out perpetually; the question is whether believers will keep coming back to drink or assume one cup is enough for a lifetime.​

9. Outpouring In A Foreign Land: Mission, Not Accident

Several ministers acknowledged directly that many participants are living in “foreign lands” Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Spain, Germany, and more. It is easy to feel like you are in Europe by accident, chasing degrees, contracts, or a better life. The retreat reframed this: God is not confused about your location; your presence in a foreign land is often a divine deployment, not a random escape; the outpouring of the Spirit is God’s way of equipping you to be more than a survivor you are a witness and a carrier of His presence in that nation.

Stories of missionaries, church-planting efforts, and prayer networks across Italy and Europe underscored this point. God has always used small groups of praying people in foreign contexts to trigger wider moves of His Spirit. OUTPOURING therefore became both a comfort and a commissioning: comfort, because God sees the challenges of living abroad; commissioning, because He intends to use you right where you are.

10. Humility And Honour: The Atmosphere That Carries Fire

An easily overlooked but crucial aspect of the retreat was its culture of humility and honour. Before and after each ministration, hosts took deliberate time to celebrate and welcome leaders “our daddy,” “our father,” “our pastor” followed by genuine prayers for them and their families.

In one recap, participants highlighted how one of the ministers had quietly attended the retreat as a listener the day before he spoke, coming first to receive from his colleagues. That posture preached as loudly as his sermon: in God’s kingdom, nobody graduates from being a son or daughter who listens. Honour flowed both ways as fathers in the faith thanked God for the zeal of the young, acknowledged the sacrifices of students and workers joining late at night, and prayed that their labour in Europe would not be in vain.

Where there is humility, teachability, and honour for spiritual authority, there is room for God to keep pouring Himself out. Pride quenches the Spirit; honour makes space for fire.

11. Admin, Structure, And The Continuation Of Fire

Sometimes believers treat announcements as the boring part of a programme. At OUTPOURING, even the announcements carried vision. Participants were reminded that PSF Europe Mainland meets every Monday at 9 p.m. CET, alternating between prayer meetings and Bible study; the Stellar Awards an annual time to honour seeds and leaders was coming up, with hybrid participation and a physical site in Sweden; teams and clubs were open; social channels like Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, and YouTube remain active hubs of connection.

Far from spoiling the move of God, this structure is what helps sustain it. Outpouring isn’t meant to be trapped in a four-day window; it must flow into weekly rhythms, ministry teams, and long-term plans. When fire is given rails to run on, it travels further.

12. Walking In The Outpouring: From Hearing To Doing

In the final moments of Day 3, a closing prayer summed up the heart cry of the retreat: that the words heard throughout these days would not stand against anyone on the last day but would help them walk in holiness; that every seed would not just be a hearer but a doer of the Word; that from this point on, everyone would begin to walk in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in daily life, not just during special meetings.​

This shift from “Lord, pour out” to “Lord, help us walk in what You have poured out” is the mark of maturity. It means choosing prayer over worry when the email from immigration arrives; choosing integrity over shortcuts in exams, jobs, or relationships; choosing obedience when the Spirit prompts you to speak, serve, apologise, or let go; choosing community when isolation feels easier but is more dangerous.​

The true test of OUTPOURING will not be how many felt goosebumps during worship or cried during intercession. The test will be how many go on to live as consistent, Spirit-filled men and women in Europe students who pray before they study and still excel, professionals who carry integrity into contracts, sons and daughters who become peacemakers in broken families, and believers who quietly but courageously point others to Jesus.

13. How To Keep Drinking From The River

If you attended OUTPOURING, or are only now hearing about it, here are some practical ways to keep walking in what God has released: re-watch the sessions slowly and turn key moments into personal prayer; join a team or club and refuse to stay a spectator; guard your daily altar with realistic patterns of Scripture, prayer, and worship; stay honest about your needs with trusted brethren and leaders; expect testimony as you walk into immigration offices, interview rooms, and exam halls, remembering that intercession has gone ahead of you.

Outpouring is not about noise; it is about a river quietly but powerfully reshaping everything it touches. The PSF Europe Mainland retreat of 2025 marked a clear moment when that river was acknowledged, welcomed, and stepped into afresh. The invitation now is personal: wherever you are reading this from a dorm room in Hungary, an office in Sweden, a small apartment in Italy, a church hall in Germany, or the comfort of your chair in this cold country God’s river has not dried up. The question is whether you will just remember OUTPOURING as an event… or decide, by grace, to live as a man or woman who walks in the outpouring, every single day.