Three People

In June, while praying for the team that would go, I asked the Lord how I could pray specifically for the people in Africa. I was shown three people: A woman who was having eye problems which was causing her to need help to get around, I saw a baby near death whom the mother wanted prayer for, and I saw a man who could not walk because of a mangled foot or leg. As I prayed for them I sensed how the Lord would have me pray for their spirits as well as their physical need. I prayed that the woman with eye problems would have spiritual insight and healing. I prayed for the mother of the child near death; that she would understand and receive the love the Lord wanted to give her thereby being able to extend that love to her child. I understood that the child would survive. I then prayed for the man who could not walk that he would be healed and walk in the salvation and assurance of Christ. As I prayed I sensed that I would recognize these situations as they came up. (Even though I had not yet accepted the offer to go, I had faith that I would be going, it was just a matter of time.)

When we were in Kenya there was a word from the Lord for a lady in attendance. A neighbor had brought her because she was blind. I began to pray as the Lord led that she would have spiritual insight and healing. At lunch I told Dawn that I thought she was the woman I had been praying for since June.

Later that week a mother brought her sick child for prayer. As I was interceding in the background I sensed in the spirit that I was lifting this child up to Jesus for a touch. Right then I heard so tenderly in my spirit, "This is the one." I was so excited that I ran to Barb and Jan and told them that this is the child I had been praying for. Barb took me over to Dawn and told me I needed to share what I had been praying and sensing. (I am working on obedience so I did.) I prayed for the mother and stepped out in faith and said that I believed the child would recover. That is when the thoughts of doubt started to fill me. "What if I was wrong?" "But the Lord told me that I would recognize the situation - which I did." "But that child looked so close to death." So I got to learn a quick lesson on praying and releasing back to the Lord. I had learned that a long time ago but this was in a much different way. I did what was required so I must let the results rest with the Lord.

The rest of the time in Kenya I was open to hearing about the lame man but never recognized the situation so sort of forgot about it. However, while in Uganda we made a visit to a hospital. There was a member of the church or a family member of a church member - not quite sure - who was in the hospital being treated for typhoid. So the bishop took us to pray for him. When we were done praying for him we prayed for his family who was there with him. Then we moved over to the roommate. The roommate was a young man with a cast on his leg. One part of the cast was cut open in order for a wound to heal. Barb asked the man if he had ever asked Jesus to be his Savior. He replied he had when he was about 10 years old. So we prayed for him. As we were praying I knew this was the man who could not walk. We prayed for his healing but then I was led to pray that he would remember the committment of his youth to the Lord. That he would once again walk on a stable path WITH the Lord leading. I prayed that as the leg healed that he would walk in spiritual strength as well.

WOW! GOD IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! It is His love that draws us to himself. It is His love which delivers and heals. It is His love which compels us to pray for others. It is NOTHING we do but it is EVERYTHING HE DOES. FOR JESUS CHRIST IS EVERYTHING!

"In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling." Ex. 15:13