Wednesday, November 5, 2008

What Does A Move of God Look Like?

THIS IS AN ACCOUNT OF MY FRIEND'S TRIP HAPPENING RIGHT NOW:

LAST SUNDAY, GOD DID SOME AMAZING THINGS IN THE SMALL RUSSIAN SPEAKING CHURCH WE PARTICIPATED IN. HERE IS THAT ACCOUNT:
UNUSUAL THINGS TOOK PLACE DURING THE SERVICE.
FIRST THING, RIGHT AFTER THE PASTOR READ A PSALM, A MAN CAME FORWARD AND REPENTED ON HIS KNEES. HE SHOCKED EVERYONE. THE PASTOR FOLLOWED UP THE MAN’S PRAYER WITH A NICE PRAYER FOR HIM. THEN, 1/2 WAY THRU THE SERVICE, A COUPLE CAME FORWARD TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS TO GOD AND EACH OTHER AND FOR THE CHURCH TO PRAY FOR THEM. SO, PRAYER AND RECONCILIATION HAPPENED. PRAISE GOD! I SHARED THE WORD AND SO DID STEPAN, AND THEN WE HAD THE LORD'S SUPPER. RIGHT AFTER THAT A GIRL ABOUT 20 KNELT IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH AND REPENTED. THE PASTOR CAME DOWN AND PUT HIS ARM AROUND HER AND PRAYED FOR HER. HE NOTED THAT SHE HAD GROWN UP IN THE CHURCH AND HAD BEEN AWAY AND NOW HAD COME BACK. THE LADIES IN THE CHURCH WERE ALL CRYING AND THANKING GOD FOR HER REPENTANCE. WHEN SHE WENT BACK TO HER SEAT, THE CHURCH ALL STOOD UP AND SANG A SONG OF REJOICING AND ONE LADY JUMPED UP AND GOT THE FRESH FLOWERS OFF THE PIANO AND GAVE THEM TO HER. QUITE TOUCHING. EVERYONE CAME UP TO HER AFTERWARDS AND HUGGED AND KISSED HER. THIS WAS QUITE A SERVICE. REPENTANCES LIKE THIS ARE RARE IN THIS CHURCH.

AFTER THE SERVICE, I MET SEVERAL LADIES WHO PRAY ALL NIGHT THE LAST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH FOR MISSIONARIES. WHEN WE SHOWED UP AND SPOKE, THEY ALL KNEW THAT WE HAD COME THERE AS AN ANSWER TO THEIR PRAYERS. WE ENCOURAGED THEM AND WE WERE ENCOURAGED. A GREAT DAY FOR ALL!

1 comment:

Noemma said...

That is awesome. Sounds like something that would happen in a place where people let the Holy Spirit work.