Today was the first time that we didn't pray with anyone, It was a rainy morning and we went back inside for a while as we had no umberellas and no-one was likely to stop and sit in the rain for prayer if they were already feeling sick! The sun came out and we returned to our post but still no-one stopped for prayer just to greet us and ask questions.
But I counted we have prayed for around 250 people up to this point so we lifted those people up in prayers again, praying that God would keep on working in their lives.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Pastor/Plumber
Today we met Leah who was incredibly grateful for prayers for her son, he is four years old but has the body of a two year old, he has never walked and she carries him in a leso (material sheet) on her back like a baby. He doesn't understand much of what is going on but seeing his mum was happy with the prayers he was smiling too.
We went back to Lillian's place to check on her but she had been taken to hospital for more tests on the growth on her foot. Her daughter said there had been no change since we prayed so we prayed again with her. We also prayed with a lady who had lost two of her children, she just did not know where they were and was very worried.
Two young mums shyly asked for prayer this morning for jobs and for peace in their homes, one also had a bad back. It is often humbling to see people responding in faith, however tentatively, to the offer of prayer. We often don't see people again but reading so many verses in the bible where God says that he hears the call of the weak I am confident that He is responding.
One of these ladies' sons kindly broke the water pipe next to us while he was waiting for his mum, flooding the area next to us. Pastor valiantly got soaked putting it back together.
We went back to Lillian's place to check on her but she had been taken to hospital for more tests on the growth on her foot. Her daughter said there had been no change since we prayed so we prayed again with her. We also prayed with a lady who had lost two of her children, she just did not know where they were and was very worried.
Two young mums shyly asked for prayer this morning for jobs and for peace in their homes, one also had a bad back. It is often humbling to see people responding in faith, however tentatively, to the offer of prayer. We often don't see people again but reading so many verses in the bible where God says that he hears the call of the weak I am confident that He is responding.
One of these ladies' sons kindly broke the water pipe next to us while he was waiting for his mum, flooding the area next to us. Pastor valiantly got soaked putting it back together.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Persistance pays off
There is a lady who stops to greet us every Monday with a huge smile on her face, today was the first time she sat down for prayer. As she got talking and shared many family problems she started to cry, telling about her husband who drinks too much and how she worries about her children who have all run away to the streets. We prayed with her and she left peaceful and hopefully encouraged having shared her burden and brought it to God.
Later we went to visit Lillian who we have visited a couple of times before. She has a huge growth on the side of her foot, bigger than a tennis ball. It has been operated on several times but it keeps coming back. When she tries to walk it starts bleeding so she is stuck lying on a sack on the floor, there is little she can do. Eunice had a sense that there was some witchcraft involved and felt the Holy Spirit saying we needed to pray against that. So, she called the rest of us in and we did just that. There was no immediate change but we will see what happens.
Judy, the lady with persistent faith, had finally been healed of every problem she came with. It has taken quite a while but one by one God has healed her. She stopped by to let us know so we could celebrate and thank God with her.
Later we went to visit Lillian who we have visited a couple of times before. She has a huge growth on the side of her foot, bigger than a tennis ball. It has been operated on several times but it keeps coming back. When she tries to walk it starts bleeding so she is stuck lying on a sack on the floor, there is little she can do. Eunice had a sense that there was some witchcraft involved and felt the Holy Spirit saying we needed to pray against that. So, she called the rest of us in and we did just that. There was no immediate change but we will see what happens.
Judy, the lady with persistent faith, had finally been healed of every problem she came with. It has taken quite a while but one by one God has healed her. She stopped by to let us know so we could celebrate and thank God with her.
Monday, October 4, 2010
I need prayer!
This week everyone who stopped for prayer had been before or heard of us and knew what we were doing. Emelda sat down and stated 'I need prayer' without even greeting us! We prayed for her headache and cough and she spent a good while just quietly sitting in God's presence. She said she felt very hot and off she went!
Another lady felt pain especially in her knees and again she stayed quiet in prayer for quite a long time, just enjoying a peaceful moment. She said she felt a change as she stretched out her arms and legs testing for the pain.
Judy is a lady of persistent faith, she was coming from prayer weekly before we broke up for school holidays and only just heard we had returned. Originally she had a long list of illnesses for us to pray for, today we just prayed for her ear, the last thing that needs healing. Then maybe she will stop coming!
We also prayed with a couple of ladies who wanted to pray for their husbands who drank changaa, illegal brew, they did not care about their families and would sometimes be violent. One lady said, 'God is good and loves everyone so we need to pray for him'.
Another lady felt pain especially in her knees and again she stayed quiet in prayer for quite a long time, just enjoying a peaceful moment. She said she felt a change as she stretched out her arms and legs testing for the pain.
Judy is a lady of persistent faith, she was coming from prayer weekly before we broke up for school holidays and only just heard we had returned. Originally she had a long list of illnesses for us to pray for, today we just prayed for her ear, the last thing that needs healing. Then maybe she will stop coming!
We also prayed with a couple of ladies who wanted to pray for their husbands who drank changaa, illegal brew, they did not care about their families and would sometimes be violent. One lady said, 'God is good and loves everyone so we need to pray for him'.
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