OAI Outreach - Prayer Tent

I’ve witnessed miracles of healing on every Open Arms outreach I have been on since July 2005. God’s healing power was remarkable at Kambi Teso our last day there (Thurs, March 12th). Those who had come for medical treatment were directed to the prayer tent following our morning worship time. Those who did not receive divine healing of their conditions went to the medical tent after prayer. Several of our team members prayed for nearly 200 people with the assistance of two Kenyan pastors.

The first girl we prayed for had been deaf her whole life (18 yrs?). She was brought to us by her mother. I snapped my fingers by each ear after we prayed. She indicated that she could hear the sound. We began shouting Alleluia and she mimicked us. Her mother spoke the word “mama” into her ear and the daughter repeated back, “mama.” It was the first time she heard her mother’s voice! They left the tent praising the Lord!!

We were so encouraged by that first healing, because we knew God’s mighty power was present. There weren’t enough interpreters for all of us, so I found the patients who could speak some English. I would ask their name, if they loved Jesus, and what they wanted Him to do for them. Most had a specific pain somewhere in their body. After praying for them, I was able to find out if the pain was gone. It always was!

One woman, Lucy, said she wanted Jesus to “live in her.” When we finished praying, she said that Jesus was living in her now and she didn’t want to go back. I was about to send Lucy out of the tent when something interesting happened. The Lord began to instruct her through me. He knew she didn’t have a Bible (and couldn’t read) or a pastor, so He would teach her directly. She needed to listen to His voice. If she started to “go back”, He would instruct her not to go that way and would tell her which way to go.

The test: I prayed silently for her while she listened for His voice. Then I asked if she had heard Jesus speak to her. She replied, “Yes!” I asked what He said and she answered, “Follow me.” I encouraged her to obey what He had told her.

The deaf girl heard her mother’s voice and Lucy heard the voice of the Lord for the first time that day. It was a glorious day!!!