These 2 weeks of mission trip with Global Children’s
Movement has been interesting. It is definitely not what I expected, in the
sense that it is more like a 6 stars World Race, but I have also been
challenged, stretched, and grown in ways that I did not expect.
I came in to this trip not really knowing what to expect. I
guess the only expectation that I had was that we were going to be working with
the poor, working in the dirt, just like at the World Race.
But it turned out to be the complete opposite of what I
expected. We are living with host families, and my host mom has an apartment
with a view of the entire city. Ministry is different everyday, from having a birthday party for mentally disabled
children to feeding programs for kids in a poor area to visiting the maternity ward
to visiting young men and women’s prisons to street evangelism in the red light
district. I personally do not like the touch-n-go ministry, as I learned a lot
just from ‘living life’ with our ministry contact each month while on the Race.
Every morning I sit here and soak in the presence of God while soaking in the beauty of Ecuador.
However, being immersed in the Bethel culture (as this is a
mission trip for 25+ Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry students) has been
really growing and stretching for me. Yes I learned about prophecies and
praying for healing while on the Race, but it is not ingrained in me yet. For
these students, it is such a part of them that it’s totally natural to get
words of knowledge quickly and easily for strangers, and they always pray for
healing, and see healing. It is not really a matter of understanding a certain ‘method’
but it’s their understanding of who God is – that He is a God who is always in
a good mood, who always wants to heal – that miracles happen all the time as
they pray and ask God.
Last Sunday we were called to the front in church to minister
to people. I debated whether to go up or not. But I decided to just step out in
faith. Tons of people came up wanting to be prayed for. As I was praying for a
man I got the ‘notion’ to ask him if he has any pain in his body. The man told
me he had pain in his neck. And instantly I thought, “Oh oh…. I don’t really
know how to pray for healing. But here goes nothing.” And so I mimicked how I’ve
seen the others pray for healing and prayed in the same way. And miraculously,
he told me that there was no more pain! But doubt straight away crossed my mind, “Are
you for real? Or are you just saying out of politeness?” But I saw tears
started welling in his eyes and coming down the corners of his eyes. He was
healed! Praise God!
I honestly don’t understand healing, but it’s such a desire
of my heart to carry the healing presence of God everywhere I go. So much more
to learn. But I’m loving it. J
Ephesians 5:1
Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who
learn proper behavior from their parents.
