Saturday July 7, 2007

On Friday morning we left Kataragama and headed to Nuwara Eliya, which is 6000 feet above sea level. The temperature there was a lot cooler than in Colombo. We enjoyed the fresh breeze here. The temperature was in the 50s, making us reach for a sweater or light jacket. We were able to travel to an internet spot in the city to post for the blog.

Saturday morning was a very special morning. It started with a man we met at the hotel who told us that there is something about us that is different and he asked us to pray for him. He came into the bus and we all prayed for him. We then drove over to the place where we would have service.

The hall where we sang could seat over 1000 people. While we were practicing and doing sound checks, people started to fill the auditorium. The devil tried to sabotage the concert with several power outages before we could really get started. This pushed the starting time of the concert forward about an hour. The power would come and go. The generator was not powerful enough to provide light and sound. In the meantime there was singing and praying for the power to come back on and for God's will to be done. The choir sat on stage during this time praying for God to take control.

We were told that when the power did come back, we would only have it for half hour intervals. Miraculously, when the power came back it lasted for the entire concert, preaching and alter service. Bro. Robert Linder preached a great message while having to wait for two interpreters to interpret the message.

At the end of his message, while the choir took our places as the alter call was given, people flooded the altar for salvation and healing. People pushed forward to be prayed for. We could hardly get through praying for two or three people before someone else would ask you to pray for them and/or their children. It was almost overwhelming as large groups of people came to you to get prayed for. I cried out to God to give me more hands to pray for these people. You did not have to ask anyone if they wanted to pray. You didn’t have to force anyone to the altar. People rushed to feel something they have never felt before. They were hungry for what we had. Many of their eyes filled with tears before you even layed hands on them. This is when I realized they didn’t need me. God brought them here for a reason and he was going to bless them. God was going to fill their hunger and desire. He saw the sacrifice they made to get here and he would honor them.

This was an incredible experience, and in spite of the language barrier in most cases, these people were desperate for prayer. We prayed for as many as wanted to be prayed for,realizing that there was no way of knowing all of the needs that we were praying for and the miracles that God was doing and going to do in their
lives. Many lives were changed and blessed that day. It's not a stretch to say that we will probably never find out about all of the great things that God did in Nuwara Eliya. One thing we do know is that there were several miracles done on that day that will speak to a greater outpouring of the spirit in the months and years to come. Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Ghost in Nuwara Eliya.