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.