Prayer In The Park

Last year we had about 6 prayers meetings at Woodland Park. I feel that God is calling the group back to prayer so we planned a prayer meeting last Thursday. We had a great turn out among our launch team members. I am blessed to have a group who is willing to be available multiple times in a week. As Aaron says, “True leaders are revealed in prayer.” As we gathered, a man off the street named Robert was there. I started out our time by reading from Matthew 9 where Jesus is talking about the harvest field. Before I read, Robert saw me pull out my Bible and spoke up, he said, “I want to hear!” I read louder (which your know I don’t have a problem doing), and as I did he began to get a little emotional. After I read we stood up in a circle, held hands and began to pray. Before we prayed I asked him if he needed any prayer. Robert said, “I need new life.” As we began to pray the tears started flowing down Robert’s face. After we prayed we went out in twos around the park and prayed some more. Unfortunately Robert took off when we split up. The group and I were blown away by Robert’s presence, with his desire for new life. Sometimes the harvest is right in front of us. As we form our little circles of Christian gatherings we need to ask ourselves if we are willing to let “strangers” come into our circle.

As we walked around the park we started praying. From a distance I saw a man with a boxer puppy that I have noticed in the past. Jason and Tawndee were not far behind and we all talked with the guy. I gave him my card and told him to give me a call so we could get our boxers together to play. I also invited him to Friday night dinner and told him I was starting a Methodist Faith Community in the area. He actually seemed excited. The encouraging thing is we know that God is continually preparing a harvest of people for us to encounter.