A long time
ago now, in my ‘other’ life, we used to enjoy a wonderful time of fellowship
with lots of lovely like-minded Christians every Friday night. This gathering was called the ‘Friday
Fellowship’. We met together and shared
the goodness of God. We had Praise and
Worship which I used to lead with my accordion and we would sometimes sing for
an hour, just song after song, about the goodness of God.
One
weekend, a lovely lady visited us from America.
Her name was Judy Buch. She was a
professional Ventriloquist but as well as this she was a special ‘woman of
God’. She shared in our meeting and one
of the unforgettable blessings, for me especially, was when she shared her
inspiring life story. It had been one of
heartbreak with a drug abuser in her family that almost brought the family to
despair, but through it all she found God to be her strength and comfort.
During one
of her visits, she showed us how to make a ‘prayer blanket’. It was quite simple but her explanation so
inspired me that to this day I have ‘adopted’ her ministry of prayer blankets. We all know how important prayer is. Until I came here to Romania, I used to pray
on the run. I worked very long hours, I
was a mother and grandmother, which left very little dedicated time for
prayer. But since God allowed me to
change my status for this period of time, I find much more time to dedicate
myself to seeking Him and spending quality time in His presence.
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| Making a prayer blanket |
Many of you
know that I do prayer walks as often as I can in the mornings. These bring me closer to God (I believe) as
well as opening up my heart and ears to hear what He wants to say to me. Lots of people come to God and talk non-stop
without realising that He wants to talk to us!
As soon as I leave my home, I begin to thank Him for all He has done for
me. I praise Him with all my heart for
the blessing He has allowed into my life and the people who He has sent to minister to me in so many aspects of my life. I walk and talk with God for the whole
distance of around ten kilometres! For
me this is an amazing distance to walk as I am really a ‘couch potato’, but so
great is my desire to hear from Him, I have made a physical effort to move
myself towards God! I ask Him to give me wisdom and guidance in every decision
I take, for the advice I give to people, and for the things I write on Facebook
too. All of it - what we say, what we
do, that which we transmit to others, can have a positive or a negative effect
on people’s lives. God has to permeate
everything that we do and all that we are so that we can be an effectual tool
in His hand.
In our
‘Breakfast with Wendy’ meetings, we have adopted the ‘prayer blanket’ as our
own. Some blankets are donated and we
make a special effort to send one to those in our circle who are sick and in
need of a healing touch or from anyone who notifies us of a need. We place two fleece blankets on top of each
other, and cut six inches deep into the two blankets, every two inches along
the edges of both blankets. We then tie
both cut pieces in a knot, and as each is tied, we pray that God will take this
blanket and comfort those who are in need, trusting God for miracles as in Acts
19:11-12: „God did extraordinary miracles through Paul so that even
handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their
illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.” We are encouraged to hear great reports from
the people who receive these prayer blankets of renewed hope and strength.
God is no respecter of persons. He is more willing to give than we are to
receive. He can change your life through
prayer as He has done mine. He can give
you the strength to reach out and pray for others who are less fortunate than
us. He can do anything as He is God.
Make a renewed effort to reach out and touch God – He can do more than
we can ask or think. He is waiting for
willing candidates – I certainly am nobody special. But our willingness to be used in God’s
kingdom makes us a conduit for His blessing and healing power. It’s not about us – it’s all about Him.
Wendy Tomin
Co-pastor, Kairos Christian Centre
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