Our team was made up of mostly Gaylene & myself. We also had a few others, but they broke off into their own groups when we arrived at Portage Place Mall. I walked to the Dollar Store and purchased some Easter chocolates to give away as well as a few other items. Gaylene engaged a man named Mason who was also a drug dealer and an addict himself while I was inside the store buying some candies to give away to people. Mason appeared to be very grateful for prayer although he was quite concerned and seemed rather paranoid of police [Given the fact that he was a drug dealer this paranoia makes sense!]
After this, a larger group met with us outside the Women’s Health Clinic, [which is really an abortion clinic for women in the skywalk outside Portage Place.] We prayed there as a group for about 15 minutes or so. Later, we met Sandra, an older woman from Oxford House who was noticeably in pain in her abdomen and had been drinking. We prayed with her for a bit and her pain seemed to subside but did not disappear entirely. We asked if she knew Jesus and she acknowledged that she did. We asked various people if we could pray for them, but were turned down. Later, we ministered to a man named Thomas, an addict who was struggling and obviously high. We gave him some snacks, prayed for and blessed him. He seemed grateful. Gaylene & I made our way along the skywalk towards the convention centre and on the way, we met a man named Kevin. We asked if we could pray for him. He seemed distressed about something, but we were not sure what he needed prayer for as he was reluctant to tell us what he was struggling with. I heard the word, “I’ve got this” and reassured him that God sees the trouble he’s in and He’s got this or will take care of it. At the end of the evening, Gaylene left for home and I prayed with a woman who had asked me how to become a Christian. As I was standing there in the mall she actually told me that she wanted to be saved and asked me to show her what to do. So I led her (Vicky), to the Lord and gave her a follow-up card for the church. I also encouraged her to read the Gospel of John and to connect with some believers at The Wave Church in Wpg as it was close by. It turns out that Vicky was an alcoholic and although she had been drinking she understood the message of salvation and had decided to make a sincere decision. Praise the Lord for this divine appointment!!
Pastor Thomas’ Report:
For our Thursday outreach, I was with Dove and Michael. Before going out we went to a house to pray and prophesy over one of our young people, Rhythm, at Zion who is taking a ministry leadership role of an outreach ministry based in Calgary called Street Invaders. From there we went to the Health
Sciences Centre where we were joined by Lani. We started out going to the 5th floor to pray for Darlene. Lani had a word of knowledge of pain in the right hip and leg. We asked her how the pain level was out of 10 and she responded that it was 8 out of 10. We prayed once and it dropped to a 4 and then one more time which completed the healing. This woman Darlene had been there for over a year in a wheelchair and was lonely. We could see her spirits pick up after our prayer time and Michael sang a hymn over her declaring the power of the blood of Jesus to cleanse and heal. We then went
across the hall to pray for Edward, a man who I had led to the Lord last week along with his wife and grandson. Last week Edward had looked like death warmed over because of stomach and breathing problems. When we saw him he had no more tubes in his face and could talk freely. He shared that after last week’s prayer he felt so much better and was hoping for a release in a couple of weeks. Dove began praying for Mae who was in the next bed beside Edward. She was very open for prayer and grateful for having prayed with her.
We then went up to pray for Chasse, the young man who had been shot back in early December and is making a miraculous recovery. All the tubes in his mouth and face were gone, he was talking freely and getting around with a walker. What an amazing testimony. Chasse is hoping to get out of the hospital very soon. We then went down to the main level where we met up with a young man named Jesse who looked like he had back pain. I asked if we could pray for his back pain which was an 8 out of 10. After prayer, it disappeared and he opened up that he was a Christian but in and out of the Psych Ward. We then prayed over his mind and soul for complete healing and restoration. He was so appreciative and hugged us before he left. He looked transformed.
Jeremiah’s Report:
Our evening started slow so we decided to go to the Garden City food court where we met Emilia. She had gone shopping with a handicapped person whose name was Nick. Emilia had her right-hand wrapped-up as she had pain in it so we asked to pray for her. We prayed 2 times and she said the pain was less.
After that, we decided to go home, but as we were approaching the parking lot doors a young couple came out of Smitty’s. The lady was limping so Adina asked her what was hurting her and how bad. She said her little toe was infected and had she had gone to the ER that day. Adina asked her if we could pray for her and she said yes. Adina then touched her toes and I prayed a simple prayer. Adina then asked her how it feels now, and she says nothing – I don’t feel anything – the pain is gone. Adina asked her then if she knew who healed her, and she answered, “God”. They were both smiling as she walked away without limping.