Stories to say thank you forCarla Harding - 22 Nov 2011

There are few things that give me more joy than hearing how God has responded to prayer.  The last few months the 24-7 Prayer team have been speaking with people like you and me across the world.  Together we've been creatively and persistenly praying for a week or more and God has affected many with His presence.  Here's just a snap shot of a few moments we can thank him for...

“We hosted our first 24-7 Prayer retreat and it was major success. We had people getting healed, filled with the Holy Spirit, using the Charismatic gifts, and finding deep emotional healing as well.  It’s just something so powerful to pray around the clock, as God does great things in the early hours of the day.” Hungary

"Initially, we struggled to fill the rota, and one or two people had to shift slots around.  However, within two days of the start of 24-7, good reports got around, and the entire week was full with many people overlapping into two or three hours - some wanting to do all-nighters because an hour was not long enough for them.  It was like our church building became a little monastery, bustling with the life of the Spirit, the prayers of the saints, as well as much spiritual discussion, and all this pouring out into our community and everyday lives.  People came to pray before/after work, school, shopping trips, families came with their kids, we even had someone signing up for a slot while they were on a flight across the Atlantic, and it seems that everyone caught the vision of 24-7 Prayer.  Our church was united in the common purpose of spending time with Jesus and seeking the Father's heart, and discerning the Spirit's step for our lives and the church." Scotland

“A sister who suffered from arthritis [in her] wrists felt the hands of Jesus hold their wrists, as she praised and she was healed.” Portugal

“When I arrived [at the prayer room] I wasn’t really sure what to do, so I started praying for the world and then God just showed up. It took me totally by surprise. Not just that, but the more I prayed, the more I seemed to want to pray for others.” 
England

"Without the prayer room we would never have been able to see the plans that God has for us all, together… we are only a small group but I think God has big plans!" 
England

'For night [hours] you had to book in advance. When the doors opened again for all in the morning, there was a queue behind the doors." Finland

It is beautiful to hear how our Father God responds to us His children and how hungry we can get to spend time with Him. Take some time now to say thank you for the above and something from your own life and experience today. 

Have you prayed 24-7 recently?  Comment below or email me and tell me how it went.