I’ll start off by saying that I have been blessed to see the Lord’s hand at work in a variety of ways the past 10 months. Some have been through the aspect of logistics. Others have been in the small details that if you weren’t paying attention you’d miss them. Some of which i didn’t even know where possible. I want to share as best I can an experience from my first Thai church experience this last Sunday that falls under the category of “I didn’t know that was possible”.
And here..we..go…
The Thai people were excited to see 13 men from America coming to their church service. They asked us right off the bat to lead worship and share testimonies and messages. We sang every song we knew…and some we didn’t…but the Lord was in our midst and was working like nobody’s business. We started sharing…I think four or five of us talked about what the Lord was doing in our lives…how we’d been changed over the course of this year…things of that nature. Then my teammate, Kellen, got up to speak and he shared what transpired the night before about how God totally healed him of the most intense pain in his knee from an injury he got while playing soccer that afternoon. A couple of the guys prayed over his knee and over the course of an hour…he was pain free.
As soon as he finished speaking…about four people made their way to the front and sat down waiting expectantly. I looked at Kellen and said…I think they wanna get healed too…
So we had an impromptu healing session right then and there and what I want to share with you is about one of the woman who came forward. I don’t know her name. I can barely remember what she looked like. I know she had the faith to be healed and was ready for the Lord to heal her. When asked what was wrong our translator said she had been in a vehicle accident and it had caused damage to her knees. So we just started praying over her…laying hands on her…and worshipping the Lord around this woman. After a little while…she was asked how she felt….and this is what she said. “As soon as they started praying I saw a vision of the truck that hit me. It was coming towards me and then it just went by…it was like I was never hit by the truck. The pain in my knees is gone.”
I did the only thing that I knew to do…I started singing to the Lord and thanking Him for providing healing to this woman. In that moment I looked around and saw her jumping and shouting to her Lord and King. I felt the LOVE of God so much in that moment. All I wanted was to see her healed and to experience God in such a personal way. It wasn’t about simply seeing the Lord’s power…seeing a miracle. It was only about HIS LOVE.
Everyone that came forward during the service who wanted healing…got it. They stepped forward and claimed the healing that the Lord offers. These people heard us talking about healing…wanted it…asked for it…then came and got it. After all…God says if you seek Him, you WILL find Him.
I have a couple prayer requests that I would like you lifting up for me. I would like prayer for the last month and a half on the World Race. Pray against any attitude of complacency…that I wouldn’t coast to the end…for me to take advantage of every moment I have left in this experience. Pray over my identity in the Lord…that it would be rooted completely in Him and nothing else. Pray for my transition back home after being gone for such an extended period…that it would be smooth and that I would be given opportunities to share to many many people.
I thank you so much for all your support and love that you’ve shown along the way this year. It means a lot to me and it is not forgotten. Much love to you all.
