November 4, 2009

Robert and Maureen have been involved at Forest Lake Church and lending their support to the church’s mission to teach the Word of God, Lead people to Jesus and Help others to do the same, for at least a year now. All this before becoming actual members of the church! One of their commitments has been to regularly attend mid-week prayer meetings.

While at work earlier this week, Robert saw a woman who looked vaguely familiar and they began talking.

Robert remembered where he had seen the woman who was now introducing herself as Carmen. A couple of months ago, Carmen and her three children had been invited to the Wednesday night meeting by someone who didn’t attend Forest Lake Church, but this person had heard that there was a church where people prayed for others. Carmen’s husband, Byron had had a severe stroke that had left him paralyzed and unable to communicate. Byron was the recipient of the prayers for healing and prayer quilt that night, while his wife and children stood amazed and touched by the outpour of support from total strangers.

As she realized Robert’s connection to the Forest Lake Church, Carmen became excited about the opportunity to talk about the prayer meeting. She expressed to Robert that Byron had improved and wanted to come to H.o.P.E ! He had been wishing to thank the prayer warriors himself, and mostly, he was eager to have the opportunity to publicly give God praise for his progress. Robert and Maureen arranged for Byron to come along with his wife Carmen that same week on Wednesday night.

Byron did come on his wheelchair with his wife at his side. He spoke into the microphone with all the strength he could muster. His presence on Wednesday night spoke volume as we realized that we may not always know how our prayers affect people. Sometimes, God allows for a glimpse into a life of someone who knows first hand the difference prayers make!

Thank you, people of H.o.P.E.

-Pastor Sabine

Here are more highlights of the evening through pictures, and you may watch the whole prayer meeting by clicking HERE

The Hope Sabbath School team are joined by elders to pray over a staggering amount of emails and letter responses to the broadcast. A prayer a blessing also goes up on behalf of the young adult participants, AV teams and other dedicated volunteers.

Neville Peters ministers to people’s heart through his music and songs.
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