Walkabout

Feb 17, 2011

Walkabout, what an odd word?  It sounds like something from an Australian movie. It’s the word that entered my mind at the end of the prayer time on a Thursday night at the Kennewick Healing Rooms. We had just finished a very powerful time of encountering Holy Spirit, ending with a fire tunnel. I believe the Lord wanted me to take a walk around the block. I asked my sister Terry if she wanted to take a quick “walkabout” to see what the Lord was up to. We were going on a Treasure Hunt with no map and no clues (words of knowledge).

There was no one outside except two guys taking a smoke break outside the Players Sports Bar on the other side of the street and a couple doors down. We circled up the street to the corner, crossed the street, and came back to the bar. We asked the Lord for words of knowledge or something to say to these two guys when got to them. Nothing – not a word.  God where are you?  Again, nothing.

As we got to the two guys, I said the first thought that entered my mind, “Which one of you guys has back pain?” After a moment of silence, one guy said, “That would be me.” Nice ice breaker, Holy Spirit. Then I said, “God wants to heal your back.” His friend then said, “You mean you hope God heals his back.” I said, “No, not hope, God is going to heal his back”. Then we found out that this 2^nd guy also had back pain, knee pain, and other pain because of years of working construction. Terry asked if she could pray for him first. He had a level 7 lower back pain. Terry laid her hands on his back, commanded the pain to leave and invited the healing presence of Holy Spirit to come. Guess what? The guy got healed on the spot and he starts testifying to the guy standing in front of me that all his pain was gone. Then it was my turn. I did the same to the 1st guy who had level 6 upper back pain, and he got healed as well. What a good opportunity to share the love of Jesus with someone. The good news of the gospel is easy to share with someone that has just gotten healed. They seem to actually listen to what you have to say.

About 15 minutes after we had left, we were back in the Healing Rooms sharing the testimony of Jesus with His people. My short “walkabout” was a true spiritual journey.

Treasure Hunt via Cell Phone

Jan 30, 2011

It’s cold out, about 40 deg, so I figure there is not a chance anyone in their right mind is going to be hanging out in a park. For two our team of four, this was their first time treasure hunting. One of them had clues of big trees and slide so even though there would be no one outside, we would check out a couple parks before heading to our other clue of Walmart. The first park was empty so we headed to Keewaydin Park, across from Kennewick High School, as it has big trees and slides. We also had a clue of a circle. The street in the park ends with a large cul-de-sac. It was there that we found a man pushing a couple of young boys on the swings. From a distance we could see no other clues but as walked closer, one of the young boys had spiky hair which matched one of our clues.

I was trying to explain to the man that they were on our treasure map when I realized he could only speak Spanish. He got on his cell phone and in a short time I was talking to the mother of the boy with the spiked hair, trying to explain to her that the Lord had led us to her son by the clues on our treasure map. The tone in her voice did not sound happy as she told me that she would be there in five minutes. We went back to the car to warm up until she got to the park. I wondered if maybe she would bring the cops with her as it could appear that we were stalking her young son.

In about five minutes a car with about five people showed up. The mother of the young boy was very skeptical until she saw our other clues: We had clues for four of the five people in the car including her. We had names, the color of their clothing, discouraged about $$$, and pelvic pain. Our two new treasure hunters laid hands on the girl with the white top, prayed in the name of Jesus, and the pelvic pain left. We got to share the goodness of God with them, pray for every need, and released the kingdom into their lives. The Kingdom of God had invaded Keewaydin Park!!!

The young ladies on our team had received their first words of knowledge, got to lay hand of the sick, and see their first healing miracle. It was also my first Treasure Hunt via cell phone.

P.S. Walmart was awesome as well!