Here is a story from Barbara, what she saw and felt was amazing.
"We had a busy week . I want to share one experience of how
God was working daily with our team. During our fourth day, there was a need
to get to a store. The man who accompanied me , from our team was Mike. Mike
works for Dayspring, and he was wearing a bold red t shirt with a white
cross on the front. As we walked on the broken sidewalks we came upon a
man lying on the sidewalk. I stopped and shook him, he was warm but did not
move. One of the by-standers indicted to us that he had fallen down because
he was drunk. The by-standers said, he tells them that his family will come
for him ,but they never do. My heart broke for his abandonment . I became
concerned for his safety. We returned from the store , and received comments
that alcohol abuse was common in the town , and there wasn't much that
could be done about his condition. I thought, that being a woman, it would
not have been appropriate to engage with the man.
Our group was readying ourselves to go into the community to share Gods
word . As we left the church all of our group had to physically walk past
or over the man on the ground. When we all finished passing his fallen
body I began to cry. Many asked why I was so upset. Looking back, I think I
was the most upset that 22 of us walked over this man as we continued on
our way to the plaza, without stopping. We were at the plaza several hours
and everyone engaged in sharing the word with those visiting the plaza. I
found it difficult to dismiss my feelings. To make things worse, We again
walked past him as we returned . Linda put her arm around me and prayed
with me as we walked.
While we were getting ready for dinner, Mike and Patrick went back to the
man and prayed over him. As they prayed he woke up, and began talking with
them. Remember the red shirt? The man did not speak English ,and the men
from our team did not speak Spanish. Mike pointed to his shirt as he
prayed, He was certain the man understood their intention.
I was so honored and relieved that these two men honored my heart , by
returning to the drunk man to pray. They were a testament, that when
nothing can physically be done , we still have the power of prayer. The
Holy Spirit will make a way for God's words to be understood ,in the worst
of circumstances. Prayer is powerful beyond our understanding. As
disciples of Jesus Christ, There should never a time when nothing can be
done."
Prayer is am amazing this. How often do you take things to the Lord in Prayer?
