6 Went Out To A New Location, 12 Received Ministry

Six of us prayed for clues, over one another, out we went to find our treasure!

(Treasure Hunt is the name of a book describing evangelism done through words of knowledge which point to people through clues received through prayer prior to going into the market place)

We went to a new location and quickly discovered that several clues we'd received described our location more accurately than first perceived! Wa-hoooo!

We broke into small groups, entering a drug store to look for our treasure, those matching the description of our clues. No one in the store matched, out to the parking lot where one team member stood watching for anyone matching our clues.

While two team members walked over to a tattoo store, four others stood watching the parking lot. Finally, we approached a man with an arm bandage. We asked him if he wanted prayer for his arm, I guessed him to be from India. He replied, "When it is God's will to heal, He will do so", I asked him if we could pray for that healing to which he replied yes. We prayed for his arm, then his foot which matched a clue received earlier, which we proved by showing the clue written on one of our papers. We prayed for his foot. He told us that the second clue beneath the one matching his, matched his mother's condition. He said we could pray for her. We walked over to the car, he explained what we were doing, she agreed to receive prayer. We prayed over her knees, prayed for the Lord to move in her life. She stood to test her knees and said there was some improvement after we prayed twice. One of our team members noticed a stuffed elephant in the back of the car, this also matched a clue. The mother was so thankful for our prayer, she presented us with a vase of flowers she was holding!

We left Sh. and S. to find our team members, the were still at the tattoo parlor talking with T. who was discussing with R and B the merits of the bible, God, personal relationship and His presence. They prayed for T. a bit, talked with him, planted seeds, yeah God. Oh, the fellow working with him in the parlor, yup, a Christian. Our team was no doubt an answer to prayer! Back up!

Off we went. . . . . At the corner, next to the stop light we noticed a young woman wearing orange, matching a clue, she was asked if she need prayer, she was reluctant, the light turned green, she said she is Catholic, turned to enter the crosswalk, "What's your name we asked?" "Mary", she matched two clues, stay tuned, we encountered another Mary. . .

In Big Lots, we found C. and W., who matched a clue. He was wearing a belt, the specific clue written on paper. We approached W. and told him we were on a treasure hunt, showed him the paper where belt and buckle was written. M. a team member, held up his paper and showed C. that her clothing matched his clue, green and white clothing. W. was intrigued, listenend. His wife, C. was not as open at first, but did warm up to our invitation of prayer. She explained that they were involved in ancestor worship, but would allow us to pray for them. We laid hands on these two on their shoulders, prayed blessings, prayed that they would encounter God who loved them and sent us to find them. Then C. explained that she does attend Catholic church, in addition to her other beliefs. We reinforced that it was Jesus who we prayed to for the clues that led us to her and W. her husband. They expressed gratitude, hugged us for stopping to talk with them. I handed C. the flowers given to me earlier by the other woman who received prayer. The blessing continued . . .

The other half of our group ministered to a woman they sensed needed encouragement inthe parking lot. A few of us stood at a distance to interced, when we noticed a woman come out of the Goodwill store limping. She'd been seen by a team member earlier standing at her register, favoring her foot, which matched an ailment clue. We approached L., explained what we were doing, she allowed us to pray. We prayed for a while for her injured foot to be healed. She did not feel anything improve, nor God's presence. Then the Lord prompted to pray for her emotional needs. As soon as that was done, she began to receive from the Spirit. A psalm was read over her, a verse in Galations, which she received, saying she'd put both in her new bible. She needed the comforter to help sustain her, which we prayed into. She seemed grateful for the loving ministry brought her way during a break from the stress at her store. Yeah God!

More to write, stay tuned, it gets even better!