Kinship trip to the Mall

Recently, a few from our kinship along with friends, went to a local mall in order to reach people with ministry empowered by the Holy Spirit through words of knowledge, visions and such.

First, we attended a local prayer meeting which uses the Kansas City IHOP model of worship, prayer intercession. Then we headed over the the mall.

We sat in the food court and invited the Holy Spirit to rest on us. Some of us got clues which we'd eventually use to identify the people God wanted us to talk to as we walked the mall.

Eventually we broke into pairs and walked through the mall.

We ministered to several people. Some of whom fit the clues given to us by the Holy Spirit, others were highlighted to us in various ways, i.e. such as a knowing or a strong sense to approach them.

My favorite encounter occurred in one of the large department stores. One of our team members received a color clue, another got "tool box". Together, these clues led us to the hardware section of the department store. We roamed the large area looking for those to minister to.

I saw five young men standing behind a register counter. One stood out to me. I approached the counter and asked, "Does anyone have pain in their bodies? Does anyone need prayer for healing"

Four young men looked quite surprised, while one looked down hoping I would not notice him. Yup, he was the one God highlighted.

I asked the question again since one of them asked me to repeat my question since he was not sure he heard me right!

A couple of the men pointed to the one sitting on a stool, and said he needs prayer. They said he was suffering from Asthma.

I called over one of the male members of our team who prayed for him from the customer side of the counter.

Our young friend went to a conservative church, was a bit nervous to receive prayer, but thanked us. Then the group pointed out another clerk who hadn't heard the initial offer of prayer for healing.

Three of us stepped over with him to a nearby isle and prayed for him, eyes open, standing at a short distance in order to "look natural" and not cause him grief with a superior. He received, off we went.

On the way out of the tool department, I saw a clerk putting blankets away. As soon as I looked at his face I heard the word "humble". I stopped, walked up to his co-worker and said, "excuse me, but this man here is humble isn't he"? She looked surprised and said yes.

I continued to speak the words of knowledge the Lord continue to give me as we talked. My friend and I eventually prayed for him and his co-worker. Both were blessed. I told them that God who loves them very much wanted to break into their day and bless them with encouragements and prayer in order to draw them closer to Him.

R. who came along with us, approached a young man sitting at a bench and shared his testimony. The young man was discouraged, R. was able to speak into his life from personal experience and prophetically.

We prayed with a few others God highlighted, this never gets old or boring. I love watching God reach out to people!