Miracles Do Happen in Old Woking

You might recall that we've had some difficulties in Old Woking these past few weeks; fire extinguishers being let off, kids on the church roof, another running up my van bonnet onto its roof, personal abuse, stones thrown, physical harm to a volunteer, etc etc etc. And so it was last evening that our team felt led to fight the same war but on different battle fields. Nick and I opened while others in our team prayed! The effect of this was powerful!


The night before last night Nick and I prayed together with Rachael his wife in preparation for last evening, that as Jesus did in Mark 6, he'd get into the boat with us and calm the storm. We really believed before we got there that the spiritual atmosphere would change at the drop-in, and that's exactly what happened.


The evening's highlight for me was the help given to us by a couple of the older lads. Not only did they help control the younger ones, but they also helped get equipment out and put it away again - and they hoovered, mopped, washed up and cleared up. They were brilliant - and the big surprise was that one of them last year was obnoxious to the point that I had to leave the building for half an hour before I did something very unChristian to him. I can't believe the change in him - and I put that entirely down to prayer. It was another specific prayer the night before last that we'd see a change in this lad - and I know that Nick has been praying for that for some time.


Nick and I would like to thank, firstly, the other volunteers and numerous others for supporting the evening in prayer. It worked - big time! We'd like to thank the New Life Church Elders for their support - they decided not to charge Outside Light for the earlier damage caused. They understand what we're trying to do and they support us. We feel really blessed by that. And we'd like to thank Jesus for getting into the boat with us and stilling the storm - we know that He WAS the difference.  Mark 6: 47-51. 


A couple of points that I take from this passage: 1) is that we're not promised there will be no storms, but we must have faith that He's in control. 2) Jesus was about to pass them by until they cried out. That bit's very interesting.


Thanks to Him
John