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'.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Arise
Pastor and I were the only pray-ers today and we were busy! We prayed for knee pain, a wrist injury, stomach ulcers and skin disease. Two friends asked us for free medicine and walked away when we said we were offering prayers, but they got somewhere down the road and hit a spark of faith, they decided to come back so we prayed for Cornelius' back pain.
Margaret had pain in her knees, back and head which had gone by the end of the prayers, she wanted to bring her child next Monday. I was reading in Psalms this morning that the Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord is on his heavenly throne and he says 'because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise'. And I was imagining the mighty God rising from his heavenly throne on behalf of those we were praying for.
Eunice is ill with pneumonia, Godwill is busy with work, and Florence came late today that's why they did not join us. So please pray for God to protect our team
Margaret had pain in her knees, back and head which had gone by the end of the prayers, she wanted to bring her child next Monday. I was reading in Psalms this morning that the Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord is on his heavenly throne and he says 'because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise'. And I was imagining the mighty God rising from his heavenly throne on behalf of those we were praying for.
Eunice is ill with pneumonia, Godwill is busy with work, and Florence came late today that's why they did not join us. So please pray for God to protect our team
Monday, September 20, 2010
Nearly missed it!
There weren't too many people stopping for prayer again today but maybe it will take a while for word to spread that HotS is happening again. This morning thus involved a lot of sitting and waiting. Florence and Eunice were called to pray for someone in their house, they had a growth on their foot and could not walk to our prayer spot.
Another young guy asked very shyly what we were doing, he practically had his back turned to us as he asked. He was expecting us to have some free dawa (medicine) but he was open to prayer too so we prayed for his stomach which has given him pain for a long time.
Just as we were packing up to leave, having waited a good 20 minutes without anyone stopping a lady came and asked us to pray for her. She had several problems including a growth on her throat around the size of a golf ball, a bad cough and chest pain and pain that spread from her back around her waist. The only symptom she was feeling when she sat down was the back pain, when she should up to test it afterwards the pain had gone.
Hopefully that is a step towards a complete healing, we invited her back for more prayer next week. She caught us just in time to go home pain-free! God is good.
Another young guy asked very shyly what we were doing, he practically had his back turned to us as he asked. He was expecting us to have some free dawa (medicine) but he was open to prayer too so we prayed for his stomach which has given him pain for a long time.
Just as we were packing up to leave, having waited a good 20 minutes without anyone stopping a lady came and asked us to pray for her. She had several problems including a growth on her throat around the size of a golf ball, a bad cough and chest pain and pain that spread from her back around her waist. The only symptom she was feeling when she sat down was the back pain, when she should up to test it afterwards the pain had gone.
Hopefully that is a step towards a complete healing, we invited her back for more prayer next week. She caught us just in time to go home pain-free! God is good.
Monday, September 13, 2010
HotS Returns
We returned to our spot in the alley outside the Turning Point compound this week to offer prayer for healing. It was good to be back meeting new people and having the opportunity to listen and share in their struggles with them. This week we only prayed for one ill person directly, otherwise we prayed with people who had children or other family members who were sick in the house or upcountry.
During the break Godwill has been continuing with some ad hoc healing on the streets around his home, some of his neighbours heard about what he was doing on mondays and called him to their house when they had a problem with their knees. The next day after he had prayed he had a call to say the pain was nearly gone.
During the break Godwill has been continuing with some ad hoc healing on the streets around his home, some of his neighbours heard about what he was doing on mondays and called him to their house when they had a problem with their knees. The next day after he had prayed he had a call to say the pain was nearly gone.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Wait for me!
Florence came rushing into the project late this morning, she was determined to join the prayer team so she downed her morning tea and mandazi at a speed which probably made her feel a little queezy. Soon enough she was back out the gate on her way to pray.
The team was somewhat reduced today as I was busy with visitors while Godwill had other work. So Pastor, Eunice and Florence were the only ones. They prayed for people with stomache aches, ear aches and malaria and for a lady preparing for her mother-in-law's funeral.
To be honest I don't know much more about what happened but Florence was very happy to have been on the team when I saw her afterwards. Its very cool to see others get excited about what God is doing and want to be a part of it.
The team was somewhat reduced today as I was busy with visitors while Godwill had other work. So Pastor, Eunice and Florence were the only ones. They prayed for people with stomache aches, ear aches and malaria and for a lady preparing for her mother-in-law's funeral.
To be honest I don't know much more about what happened but Florence was very happy to have been on the team when I saw her afterwards. Its very cool to see others get excited about what God is doing and want to be a part of it.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Lucky Lucy
There was quite a sense of peace today as we prayed, sat and waited to see what God would get up to this week. The HotS model is all about praying gently and operating out of a place of peace. To me it seemed God established an atmosphere of peace from the beginning. Sometimes I feel restless waiting for people to stop but today I was able to be patient.
We prayed for two people with asthma, as well as, blood pressure (I don't know if it was too low or too high, it just wasn't right!), malaria, cancer and a swollen hand. We took the opportunity between patients to pray for friends upcountry in the advanced stages of AIDs
One lady returned for the third week in a row still seeking and believing for healing in her ear and the pain in her side. Hesbon the sausage seller also returned for a chat and for more prayers for his business and family. We also prayed for twin babies Lucky and Lucy, Lucky had a skin problem down the right hand side of her face while Lucy had a nasty cough.
We prayed for a guy a couple of weeks ago who was standing just down the alley from us talking and shouting constantly without making any sense. Though we could not convince him to come for prayer we prayed for him from a distance for deliverance. He walked past us today quiet and calm, certainly a change from last time we saw him.
We prayed for two people with asthma, as well as, blood pressure (I don't know if it was too low or too high, it just wasn't right!), malaria, cancer and a swollen hand. We took the opportunity between patients to pray for friends upcountry in the advanced stages of AIDs
One lady returned for the third week in a row still seeking and believing for healing in her ear and the pain in her side. Hesbon the sausage seller also returned for a chat and for more prayers for his business and family. We also prayed for twin babies Lucky and Lucy, Lucky had a skin problem down the right hand side of her face while Lucy had a nasty cough.
We prayed for a guy a couple of weeks ago who was standing just down the alley from us talking and shouting constantly without making any sense. Though we could not convince him to come for prayer we prayed for him from a distance for deliverance. He walked past us today quiet and calm, certainly a change from last time we saw him.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Learning on the job
The open sewer running through our prayer spot had been freshly cleared this morning which made the smell particularly pungent, we had to re-order our stools a little so nobody had their feet in sewage but otherwise it was a good morning of prayer. We prayed with around nine people altogether although extras came to find us in the project after we had packed away asking for prayer.
We prayed for those with chest pain, skin disease, hip and joint pain, stomach aches, unemployment and family problems. One single mother came for healing for ulcers, she has no husband and no job or business with which to support her kids, the stress she felt was visible so we prayed for healing and peace and for some way to provide for her kids. Two people returned this week, one lady had less pain in her side after we prayed last week and so asked us to pray again. One man had not seen any change since we prayed and did not want us to pray again.
After praying this week, Eunice was telling us how she often feels tired after doing the HotS ministry because sometimes its like the Holy Spirit in her is fighting with other spirits and she is caught in the middle of the battle. She says she has learnt a lot through doing this prayer, particularly in discerning between spirits and learning to listen to God's voice and guidance. So we continue to learn as we go.
We prayed for those with chest pain, skin disease, hip and joint pain, stomach aches, unemployment and family problems. One single mother came for healing for ulcers, she has no husband and no job or business with which to support her kids, the stress she felt was visible so we prayed for healing and peace and for some way to provide for her kids. Two people returned this week, one lady had less pain in her side after we prayed last week and so asked us to pray again. One man had not seen any change since we prayed and did not want us to pray again.
After praying this week, Eunice was telling us how she often feels tired after doing the HotS ministry because sometimes its like the Holy Spirit in her is fighting with other spirits and she is caught in the middle of the battle. She says she has learnt a lot through doing this prayer, particularly in discerning between spirits and learning to listen to God's voice and guidance. So we continue to learn as we go.
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