Breakthrough!

What a morning! Last week we had been sat waiting, waiting, waiting for people to come, and it seemed as if there was a spiritual barrier preventing people from even showing any interest.

This week, the complete opposite. There was hardly a moment when one of the groups wasn't involved praying with someone, and a lot of the time both groups were busy, and I was noticing people walking by and slowing down to see what was going on - this while I was attempting to hover between Pastor Shadrack and Eunice as they were praying - come back Emily!

Once again, we had people coming back reporting healing, and all told we had 15 visitors in our two hour stretch, and were able to pray for them and a variety of their family members who were sick. And, me being an Arsenal supporters, I was very pleased and privileged to pray for a young boy called Arshavin. This week's list of illnesses included malaria, typhoid, stomach ulcers, colds, boils, asthma, alcoholism, boils, fertility, eyesight, painful legs, pain & growths in mouths... I could continue.

We also prayed for employment for people desperate to find a way of supporting their family - one man was actually on his way to an interview and stopped for prayer. Today it was a privilege again, but it was also very exciting! All the team had a very real sense of the presence of the Holy Spirit, and I think our confidence and faith is growing. One lady came with an obvious eye problem, but wasn't asking us to pray for it - she'd come back to report healing from her first visit to us. But I felt I really wanted to pray for her eyesight, so asked specifically what the problem was with her eye, and if we could pray for healing. I'm hoping to see her next week, and that she can clearly see me!

Next week will be our last HotS session until May, as the project closes for the Easter holidays. And then in May we'll be restored to full strength with Emily returning - we're still praying for God to bring more to join us, and this morning is the first morning that we could have prayed for more had we had a larger team. No doubt, in God's timing, we'll have more helpers.

And just as I was about to sign off for this week Francis came through the door of the office in Kibera. He's the man who was going for an interview this morning, and he was coming to report that he'd got the job - praise God muchly!