Day 6 An Amazing Day

As I woke up Saturday, in my heart I felt God saying it would be a great day.  Sunday when I woke up I felt God say it would be an amazing day.  After the day we had Saturday my expectations were high for Sunday.  We began the day with a rich time of worship and prayer as a team.  The times of worship were some of the richest that I have experienced over the last two years.  Perhaps it was because we were meeting every morning and evening to worship, perhaps it was because so many people were praying, either way the presence of God was so strong I often wished we could just keep on worshiping rather than heading out to do ministry.

On our way to the church at Mutulu we passed a woman walking with a cane.  I had the thought to stop and pray for her and I wrestled with it for about thirty seconds and then I told Paul our driver to turn around so we can pray for her.  By the time we had gotten back to her, she had gotten into a car.   We asked if we could pray for her and she got out of the car.  It turns out she had a hip replacement and one leg was shorter than the other.

We prayed for her and nothing happened.  No difference.  As we got back into the van I was confused, wondering why nothing happened. Up until this point we had seen at least some change in everyone we prayed for.  This was the first time where it seemed like nothing happened.  We drove on and I continued to feel confused and awkward for turning the van around.  About ten minutes later I saw a man in the road limping, holding onto a walking stick.  My thought was, there is no way I'm stopping the van to pray for him after what just happened.  Then as we got close I realized it was someone I recognized and knew quite well.  We needed to stop the van out of courtesy for me to greet him.  I asked about his leg and he explained he had fallen out of a tree and broken it two months prior.  Since the van was stopped anyway I asked everyone to get out and pray for him.  We surrounded him and prayed for healing.   When we finished, he tested it out and found that it was fine!  He could walk, he could dance, and he didn't need the walking stick anymore.  We praised the Lord and piled back into the van and I was left to ponder what lesson God wanted us to learn.

Mutulu Chapel

The view near the the church

We arrived at Mutulu Chapel for the service.  The church was fairly full and the worship was full of energy.  In Kenya they love to dance during worship and the praise is joyful. 

It is a bit of a contrast from what we are used to in Korea and we loved it.  The team was also able to share their song and dance. Pastor Kim played his saxophone and Andrew shared his testimony.

Dancing

Pastor Kim playing the saxophone was always a huge hit.

Preaching about Jesus

 I preached on the power of Jesus and then shared that we would pray for the sick.  The choir came up to sing one song and then we started praying.  We prayed for so many sick and hurting people I lost track.  Person after person was healed.  There were ladies in pain who were set free from their pain and could walk and even dance without pain. Stomach pain was healed and vision was restored.  The joy in the house was amazing.   We were dancing, praying, praising Jesus.  Truly in the presence of God is the fullness of joy.   The service began at 9:30 am and finished after 2 pm when there was no one left who wanted prayer.

Jasmine, Ji-Ae and Hannah after the service.

Our driver Paul sampling Korean seaweed after church.  I believe he said it tasted alright.

After the service we traveled back to Tulia for the library dedication. The library is located near the market place of Tulia.  It is in a rented shop and currently houses 265 volumes. Right before we left we were able to purchase two laptops and a printer.  It is a small start, but it is a beginning.  We gathered for a prayer service with a few of the local pastors. There is nothing like the library for pastors to access.  Most of them only have their Bible and perhaps if they are fortunate a few other books.  We are excited to see how the library will grow.

The Team outside the Library

Inside the library before the book were brought in.

Preparing the books.

There is room for many more books.

Pastor Erastus speaking at the prayer service.

Following the library prayer service we ate a snack and traveled back to the church at Musengo for our third and final meeting.  This time the church was nearly full and the people were waiting for us.  The church worship team led us in joyful dancing and then many people were on their knees in worship.  The team performed again and then Jasmine, Pastor Kim and I performed a song together.  After we finished the lyrics of the song we began singing spontaneously.  The presence of God filled the church.

The worship team on their knees.

There wasn't a mic stand so Mula had to hold the mic for me.  We found out later that we played and sang for nearly two hours.  Paul mentioned when we finished and opened his eyes that he was afraid everyone had left the church because it was so long, but more people came to the church.  And Mula held the mic for almost two hours!

The congregation as we sang.

Many of us ended up on our knees.

Andrew and one of the pastors.

Alexander, one of our hosts.

The wife of one of the pastors.

The senior pastor prayed for the Holy Spirit to come and fill us as we finished the song.  Alexander shared the next day that it was his favorite moment of our time together.  I preached a brief message and we then began ministering to people.  We prayed for a handful of sick people, but we also prayed for people with broken hearts and other needs.  It was another powerful time of ministry.  We didn't finish until 11:30 pm. It was a long day of ministry, but it was indeed an amazing day.

Day 7 coming soon....