On Wednesday while in Louisville, we had the opportunity to go prayer walking with Pastor Ted and another local pastor named Pastor Milton, whose church is set right in the “bad” part of town. We went to a couple areas that had ungodly businesses and sang worship songs and proclaimed scriptures in order to shift the atmosphere. While we were in one of the parking lots, there was a man who drove by and was smiling. He asked Pastor Dwight what we were doing. The man drove all the way back around, parked, and got out of his car because he was so blessed by what we were doing and he wanted prayer. His name was Milton, which was funny because that was the pastor’s name! I think Milton showing up was a gift from God to us as if to say, “Keep going. I’m proud of you.” Plus, it really blessed him, too.
That night we did our ministry service for the church. Here are some of the ways God used us that night:
-John talked and prayed with a young man who is having some difficult family issues. People that knew him were amazed by how much he opened up to John, because that is not common for him. The young man was holding a lot of anger, but he wanted to forgive his brother. John was able to stand in for his brother to ask forgiveness, and that brought a huge release, and he was able to forgive him. John and Jordan prayed for him to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit and gave him some scriptures to help him.
-Jordan did a prophetic painting that applied to a word he later gave to a man named Job, who is actually an MC graduate. He also gave a word to a family whose dad is starting up a ministry. The word applied directly to where his ministry is going.
-Laura prayed for a few people. One girl really opened up to her about feeling alone, and she got her facebook so they can stay connected. Another girl is going on a mission trip soon and really has a heart for the nations. Laura connected with her because of that and was able to encourage her. Laura also had a word of knowledge about hands needing healing, and three people came up to her for prayer for their hands!
-Kristen had a word for a young girl. She came up to her afterwards for prayer and told her about some of her struggles with rejection. She really needed to hear Kristen’s word.
-Larissa also prophesied over a couple people. One of the young men came to find her later, which apparently was rare for him to do. He told her he really needed to hear what she said.
-A lady came up to Genesis and told her that her testimony really blessed her because she can relate with the warfare and the struggles. Genesis gave her Psalm 27 to help encourage her.
-Denica also prophesied to the same girl as Kristen. Her word was also right on and she was able to pray with her and also find out that she almost didn’t come that night! She gave a word to another girl that God has not forgotten her. She went to pray for her and the girl was crying and said, “I guess I didn’t know I needed to hear that.” Denica gave her painting to the girl who Laura talked to who has a heart for the nations, because it was about being backed up by the prayers of the saints.
We had an incredible time in Louisville. We are now in Jordan’s hometown of Winchester, where God has already used us greatly to minister at Winchester Christian Academy and a once-a-month youth event called RACE. At the school that we went to, there were a lot of kids who struggle with rejection or depression. They were so hungry to talk to us after we did our dances and testimonies. A lot of them really opened up and we were able to get info to stay connected with them.
We also got to pray for a few of the young people at RACE. One young lady actually asked Denica to pray with her to receive Christ! God is so good!
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