Micah and Delana’s move to Manchester is multifaceted.

In one sense, Manchester is the beginning of a global assignment. In 2019, God enlarged their paradigm to think in terms of nations. Micah received a prophetic word, “God is going to give you a global groan . . . .” That groan began as a seed in prayer, and by 2021, the seed was breaking through the soil. Thus, Manchester is the first step of acclimation to an international context. They are in Manchester with a posture of learning.

In another sense, Manchester represents not just a global assignment broadly, but an Israel assignment specifically. In 2017, God began to knit Micah and Delana’s heart to Israel. In 2021, God spoke to them that Manchester would prepare them for whatever that assignment looks like. Therefore, Manchester is a season of preparation through prayerful strategy development.

Manchester does not just represent a personal story, though. It is a part of a larger story God is writing through the Ramp. The Ramp began in 1998 when Karen Wheaton moved back to her hometown in Hamilton, Alabama, and started working with the youth of the community. In 2004, Ms. Karen visited Manchester and left a piece of her heart there. She knew one day there would eventually be a Ramp location in that city. In 2017, that became a reality as two of her leaders, Joe and Stacie Reeser, launched Ramp Church Manchester. Therefore, Micah and Delana’s time in Manchester includes investment into the Ramp’s expanding work there and participation in a larger, prophetic storyline for the city.

Undergirding each facet of this story is a clear call Micah and Delana sense as Levites and watchmen. Levites minister to the Lord through prayer and worship, creating an atmosphere in which to host His presence. Watchmen cultivate prophetic sensitivity and a heart of intercession within the context of friendship with God. Thus, as they go to Manchester, the Levite and watchman mandate goes with them as they co-labor with other leaders in the United Kingdom.

To summarize, Micah and Delana anticipate four elements to their experience in Manchester:

1. Acclimation to an international context

2. Strategy development for Israel and other nations

3. Serving within Ramp Church Manchester

4. Itinerant ministry to churches throughout the United Kingdom