We’ve been in and out of town this month so haven’t kept up with our posts. Have prayed with several people, face-to-face and on the phone. Last night a lady diagnosed with neuropathy had great relief after prayer and ministry. The pain in her legs was gone and the numbness in her toes were gone! Thank You, Lord!
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Severe Weather Warnings
Well, the severe weather warnings prompted us to get down into the basement today and get it ready for any weather emergencies. We pray that the rain and thunderstorms come without accompanying hail and tornadoes this season. In the meantime, our motorcycle is in the shop getting repairs and ready for the minute we can get on the roadside!
Good Friday Surrounded by God’s love
Attended the service last night at the Vineyard in Mason City where we worshiped and watched Heidi Baker’s amazing and inspiring Compelled by Love DVD. Ended the evening with ministry and prophetic prayer. An incredible Good Friday evening with God’s love manifested through the people around us! Tired today! Didn’t get home till 2am. And did not get to sleep till 3am but well worth it!
Testimony Touches Teenager
Emil felt the Lord told him to share his testimony with a teenage boy who has really been struggling. When Emil finished, the boy just shook his head and said, “Wow, everything you said reminded me exactly of myself. You’ve been through everything that’s been going on in my life.” He understood then that the enemy was coming against him so hard to stop him from experiencing the adventure God has for him, and he let us pray with him to break the lies of the enemy that made him think he had nothing to offer. He said, “I’ve been feeling like the Lord’s telling me to share my testimony with other kids but I didn’t think it would matter.” But because Emil’s testimony impacted him so powerfully, he realized the importance of what God was calling him to do.
Laundromat Ministry Update!
Actually our weekly trips to the laundromat have proven uneventful as much as we’ve been open to people there. Today Emil took the laundry and again wasn’t getting any response when he said hello to people there. But when he got out the book he’s reading about hell, it got the attention of one woman. They began to talk about heaven, hell and Jesus…and everyone stopped what they were doing and listened. They talked about forgiveness and grace. Then Emil asked her if she died today, would she go to heaven? She answered, “Absolutely,” and he asked why? She said, “Because I’ve asked Jesus into my heart!” With that declaration, both their dryers turned off and everyone got back to their laundry. Praying that the words spoken today have gone home in the hearts of each listening person there and will draw them to the one and only Jesus!
God at Work Again at Food Distribution
An exciting afternoon at the food distribution today. An elderly man going through cancer treatments prayed and received the Lord! Then I asked a lady if she needed prayer and she said sarcastically, “Only if you can stop my back from hurting!” She’s had non-stop back pain for a year. I promised her that if she let me pray for her, she’d get healed right now. She looked at me funny but shrugged and said, “Go for it.” God told me she had one leg shorter than the other. I prayed for it to come out and it did and she was pain-free. She excitedly told everyone, “He prayed for me, God grew my leg out, and now my back’s healed!” She ran around the room several times and came back with the biggest grin and gave me a huge hug and said, “I thought you were joking!” I told her, “I knew God wanted to heal you as soon as I saw you.” The short leg turned out to be the one she had broken last year! Awesome God!
“What is the enemy afraid of in you?”
That’s a question we frequently ask people coming for prayer ministry. We spent four hours this week with a believer who finally recognized what great attack she had been under for several years, all because the enemy had seen at one point in her life how powerful she could be and needed to put an end to that. Satan only comes to kill, steal and destroy, and his assignment against her was all of these things. When she saw that, she GOT MAD and got rid of him!
Prophecy
Exponential and unconventional were two of the words we received last weekend. “You’re to keep being unconventional” and “you are going to experience exponential results.” The prophecy ended with, “Your life is a book and the book is getting better, and the plot is getting thicker!” There was lots in between that really encouraged us and gave us direction.
Meeting Saturday
We are meeting Saturday morning with Steve Sampson who will be in town ministering at Faith Bible this weekend. We love what he says, “We’re seeking revelation, not information. Everywhere you look, information abounds, but we want to hear His voice!” Amen, Lord!
Well-Intentioned Prayers
Prayed for a lady who had such fear that she couldn’t sleep at night. It had been going on for a long time. As we invited in the Holy Spirit and asked the Lord what He wanted to say to her, Emil heard the words “well-intentioned prayers” so he asked her if that meant anything to her. Had anyone been praying for her in a manner that was well meaning but not in agreement with God’s will? She said no. We prayed to break the power of those prayers and as we did she realized it had been a certain prayer of her own that God was pointing out. She wept as she repented for praying against God’s will for years and then we cast out the spirit of fear that was so prevalent in her life. She immediately felt relief and began praising God!