Here is a great example of team-work. We asked Jesus for clues about who we should talk to on Saturday night. I thought of the word "blue shirt," and I also had the sense of a green shirt. As confirmation, another person on the team got the word "green shirt." Someone else heard the words "taste of Japan," and still another person got the word "water fountain."
During Out Reach, we found a courtyard next to a Japanese restaurant right outside of the mall, and in the courtyard was a waterfall. My friend and I saw two boys who looked like they were in high school. One boy had a blue shirt, and the other had a green shirt. We approached them and told them we were on a treasure hunt, and that they were God's treasures. After explaining that we had prayed for the clues which led us to them, another of their friends joined us, also wearing a blue shirt. We left them for a moment to grab a guy from our team, who shared the gospel with these open teenagers.
One of the boys had just received Christ a couple months ago, and he told his friends that he had felt "lighter" after receiving the Lord, and how his life had already been changed. He had also just had an accident while skateboarding off the steps next to the Japanese restaurant. He said he had a bruise on his hip that was hurting him. So, we prayed for the hip, commanding the pain to leave in Jesus' name. After praying twice, the boy told us excitedly, "I don't feel it at all! It's totally gone!" He was so surprised, and so sincere, that his friends were amazed. Both of the boys prayed to accept Christ as their Lord and Savior. We also prayed that they would be baptized in the Holy Spirit, and both of them felt the presence of the Lord.
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Another clue that I heard from the Lord was "China." As far as I know, we didn't encounter anyone that fit that description on Saturday night. When I came home from church on Sunday night, however, I saw my neighbors walking around the block. I realized that one of my neighbors was actually born in China, and I remembered the clue I had received on Saturday.
I asked if I could walk with her, and I told her that she was God's treasure. She said that sounded good. She didn't know much, if anything about Christianity. I shared the gospel with her. She received my blessing, though she wasn't ready to receive the Lord. A seed was planted.
The amazing thing to me is that I have never been so bold before.
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