Third Kinship Trip to the Mall

Saturday, three from our kinship and a friend went to a local mall to reach people for Christ in whatever way He would lead.

We sat at a food court table and invited the Lord to rest on us in order to empower us and/or impart clues which would high light those He had prepared for us to meet.

Unlike previous trips to the mall, the advance clues were few. Eventually we walked in pairs into the mall, one pair just ahead of the other.

Eventually, we passed a store where I saw a young clerk. I felt a tug, a nudge. I stopped just past the store entrance and waited a moment on the Lord, I felt the OK to go into the store. I asked the team members to intercede.

I approached the young woman and told her I was with friends looking for those who needed prayer, and did she have a need I could pray about? N. pondered the invitation the Lord gave me a word of knowledge that she already knew the Lord. I asked her if that was so, to which she replied yes.

She began to share a prayer need, during which the Lord began to download information. I asked her if I could hold her hand while I prayed, she agreed. I began to pray into the information the Lord gave me. The Lord's presence began to fall on the two of us. She began to tear up, I did too. We could both feel the precious presence of the Lord, His compassion, love.

Each time I felt the Lord prompt me with information, I would either pray it or ask her a quick question to confirm the information. Each time the Lord gave more information, the stronger His presence became. I drew the prayer to a close and gave her a hug.

I went out to my companions and briefly shared some details. A team member, Kairos seeker, felt a strong impression which I thought was for the young woman. We returned to her counter and asked her a question regarding the impression. She explained how it fit her circumstances. We prayed quickly as customers were coming through the door, something which had not happened the whole time I prayed with her the first time. God's timing!

Kairos seeker remarked that this was a first for him, I will let him blog this detail for himself.

The leading to stop and pray with N. came "in the moment" as we passed the store. I was prepared to stop and talk to people at the prompting of the Holy Spirit. This is typically how God connects me with people in the market place while others describe alternate methods.