The Power of Prayer [Gina@RMIT]

This summer I went on my first project to SummerSALT Lorne. It's funny to look back and see what my initial expectations were in comparison to how much God exceeded those expectations.

In quoting Josh the Spiff: 'When we prayed...we saw God move.' This happened on so many occasions. In particular our team was pretty disappointed on some nights when our Drop-In Centre was low on numbers. We retreated to the 'prayer stairs' and God was truly faithful in prayer. He was in every word we spoke, every move we made and every heart we encountered. It was amazing to watch first-hand how receptive the schoolies were especialy when we'd find out later that night or the next day that our brothers and sisters had been praying over the conversations the entire time.

I was hugely impacted by a couple of boys who just completely opened up their lives, their thoughts and their struggles. Throughout both conversations I was praying so hard that God would lead the conversations and guide truth into my words. Both times I asked God for help in the form of someone from our team. And both times he answered faithfully, pretty much straight away. It was perfect timing, but why does that surprise me?

Because before project, I didn't really know the reality of how powerful prayer is. God teaches you so much in two weeks. He uses the fellowship with other Christians, He uses the conversations with non-Christians and He uses you the way He wants you to be used. It's not that I'm learning something completely new, but He reinforces truths and reveals Himself in ways previously unseen.

This past 6 months has been an absolute blessing, joining Student Life in first year was the best decision I've ever made, and I have God to thank for that!

Titus 3:3-8. Check it out! And also the Mission Megumi Blog like Veronica said!

Love In Christ,
Gina.