God is so absolutely awe inspiring! We arrived at Corey’s apartment to find out we had few new additions this week! The crew for this week included: Corey, Adam, Brian, Dana, David Church, Eric/Marybeth, and I. Our evening started on the roof tops over looking the city and watching the peaceful sunset of reds and luminous oranges. We lifted our hands and called down grace, goodness, peace, love and for the kingdom to invade this place! We also declared that a BIGGER LION was with us and that the enemy would be literally scared of our very presence. That wherever we stepped territory would be claimed in JESUS NAME.
Two teams formed and we made our way to the elevators. Team 1 was Adam, Eric, David, and I. The second team of Corey, Brian, Marybeth and Dana will be in the next post. Due to the volume of testimonies these posts will be first hand accounts recorded by the people involved, and split in two parts.
Our team arrived on the street and Eric looked at me, “Where to?” I paused for a moment in listening, “Let’s go see the guys at the church first then head out.” As we approached hands started waving and excitement rose in us. We could see some familiar faces: Jimmy, Mike, and Larry. While two new guys James and Cliff sat on the steps. I trumpeted, “Hey Jimmy! How’s the stomach?” “Oh boy! You better believe my stomach is feeling good! Yes sir! It’s feeling good! mmmm yeah!! (He started doing a little jig dance) I am 14 days without Alcohol! Praise the Lord!” Exactly 2 weeks ago Eric, Marybeth and Corey prayed with Jimmy in a prayer of confession to bind up and break off alcohol from his life. This was a major victory to be celebrated! Right then Eric walks up with bags of waters for all the guys. “Jimmy tell Eric what you just said!” He went on to retell his story. Eric was ecstatic and I believe he would have started dancing right there with him if the sidewalk wasn’t now filled with guys. We talked with all of them for a bit, and then got them in a circle and Eric blessed them. They thanked us over and over again. It is so awesome to build relationships with those guys!
David chimed in, “I think we should head north.” “North it is!” Eric exclaimed with quick step forward. As we were passing the fire station Adam and I stopped and started talking with a college guy, while Eric and David kept walking. Adam prayed over his desire to get settled into college as a freshman and find his path in life. He was so appreciative that we took the time to talk with him. As we were on our way a 20 something girl was heading in our direction. Adam asked her if we could pray and bless her. “No thank you.” She said shyly. So we thanked her and made our way to the train station.
We noticed a very tall African American teen limping up to the ticket window once we were inside. I looked down and his ankle was wrapped. “We are out just praying for people and I noticed your ankle. Can we pray for it?” He got a huge smile, “Sure! I am a believer also.” We talked to Tosh for a little while and then Adam prayed for him. I then kneeled down and Holy Spirit reminded me to have him try it out first. “Hey Tosh can you do something that you feel a little twinge?” He started slowly rotating it and with very little mobility. (Adam is standing next to him interceding) “Watch this Tosh!” I declared healing to that ankle IN JESUS NAME. “Try it out!” “What! It’s like 90% better! That’s AMAZING!” I smiled at him, “Jesus paid for 100% can we go for the rest?” “Sure!” We declared healing and it was ALL gone! HEALED by JESUS! I stood up and pointed at his chest with two fingers. “He loves you Tosh. He really loves you.” He was radiantly glowing in excitement. “I am going to take off my brace when I get on the train!” Adam was belly laughing in excitement and said, “Tosh, jump up and down like this!” So there they were hopping up and down in the train station. Boing Boing Boing Boing. He thanked us over and over.
Meanwhile the ticket guy had watched this whole thing go down right in front of him. He saw him limp up – we prayed – jumped up and down several times – then he walk away normal. “Hey what are you guys doing there? What just happened? What was that all about?” We walked over with excitement, “He had a hurt ankle and Jesus just healed it.” “I’m good guys I want nothing to do with that.” He started getting very scared and timid towards us as we asked if we could pray for him. He wouldn’t even look us in the eyes once we said Jesus.
As we walked out there was Eric and David talking with the very girl who didn’t want prayer. I told Adam, “Isn’t it amazing how God uses people so differently. She didn’t want to pray with us but is drawn in by Eric and David.” {ERIC: “We didn’t know that all of this transpired and we came up to her. We are just out praying for people and trying to bless them. Is there anything we can pray for you for? She asked if there was a phone she could use. Dave has his phone with so she tried to call her boyfriend. Her boyfriend was suppose to meet and pick her up an hour before. She has been sitting and walking around the train station for the last hour. About the point she couldn’t get through to him. She hands the phone back, and he walks out from the train station at that same moment. He was actually waiting inside for over an hour for her. We ended up with a chance to talk with both of them now. She is not as guard now. His name was Gabriel and his grandmother Gloria has cancer and will pass in a couple of months. The family is all religious. Eric told them that they can be religious but not have joy or a relationship with each other. We prayed and blessed them and a peaceful passing. Dave then boldly says, ‘Do you mind if I pray for healing even though she isn’t here?’ Gabriel went on to explain all about the doctors and Dave comfortingly said, ‘God is more in control than the doctors.’ So Dave went for it. We have no idea how she is right now. It rocked Gabriel on their heals.}
We made our way as a group towards downtown because Adam had a vision of the riverwalk. We met a man standing up against a building. His name is Vernon and his wife is running for mayor of the city. So, we talked for awhile with him and then circled up and prayed. What an amazing connection and time! We heard story after story from him of how God is moving on the city. As we are walking away Dave boldly gave a prophetic word to him. “I just really feel that there are promises that He wants to remind you of that aren’t dead. They still have some milage left on them and to remember those….”
It was 8:45 and darkness started to set in completely. We had 15 minutes left so Eric said, “Let’s walk around the block and come back.” There was a bar at the top of the street a few people standing outside. An old rusted pick-up truck was parked outside and had a furniture set in the back. A man came out with a portable oxygen tank strapped to his side, and tubing rapped over his ears and into his nose. “I can’t help you.” He wheezed to the man pulling out a chair. He slowly walked back inside to get some people. Adam and David had already started a conversation with a husband/wife standing outside smoking, so Eric and I offered to help. “We got it, but thank you for the offer.” The oxygen man came out again laboring to breathe. I paused him, “I believe Jesus heals. Can I pray for your lungs.” It happened so fast that he accepted. I just went for it with boldness. “Can I place my hands on your chest?” He nodded his head. “Are you able to take a deep breath?” He tried and wheezed a shallow breath. I declared healing to the lungs IN JESUS NAME. He said thank you and started walking away. “Try it out. Take deep breath.” He paused and took a deep breath, and shock filled his face. “Oh wow!” Eric has been interceding all during this time right next to me. Love this guys heart! I asked to go for it one more time and he got more capacity the second time! He was grateful and went on his way. Eric and I then joined in the conversation with Adam and David.
{ADAM: “We talked with Leo and Jules. They were taking a cig break man in front of the bar. It was just cool. At first he was just freaked out because we didn’t mean to but we surrounded him a little bit. It was just two of us but we were on both sides of them. He just asked us, ‘What’s up?’ We are just out blessing people and praying for people. Then he kinda just started spilling his guts man. He said he is in the middle of court case. Jules needed work. We brought them both in and blessed them out, and then talked for another 30 or so minutes with them.” Dave: “She was funny because as soon as we came up she escaped backwards. Adam started calling her back towards us. ‘Hey can we pray for you too?’ She got impacted by God once she got close to us and started laughing with joy.”
Just as we got near the apartment we saw a squad car parked under the bridge. We walked over and talked with him for a few minutes. Eric calmly opened up conversation with the officer and asked if we could pray for him tonight. “I’m good fellas, but thank you. I know who you guys are. We all do. I have talked with Milton and know what happened.” We wished him well and that we would pray for him.
Once we returned back to the apartment we told testimony after testimony of what God did. Everyone was in awe of who He is and we gave Him all the glory as Dana prayed!
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