Jubilee Church Prayer Meeting - A Visitor's View
It was a delight for us to have two sets of visitors from two different continents this past weekend. Andrew Fountain from New Life Church Toronto was one of them. He has posted a report on his time with us, which included the following view of our prayer meeting.
Our prayer meeting will be happening most Saturdays over the summer, check with one of the leaders, however, as there are a couple of weeks where we will not be meeting. Our prayer meeting is 8am to 9:30am at the Wheatsheaf Hall (for directions see http://bit.ly/yvcT4)
The first 20 mins were a time for coffee and fellowship and as more and more people arrived I wondered how we were going to fit into the meeting hall. (I counted over a hundred—more people than chairs.)
We began with Tope Koleoso talking about current prayer needs—the baptisms and dedications on the following day, the upcoming youth event, and a few other things. I was asked to talk briefly about Newlife church, Toronto and a prophetic word was given which was amazingly appropriate to our situation.
Then the main prayer time began which was loud and passionate. From time to time someone would begin a song and we would all join in. I felt a very strong sense of the presence of God as a warm and powerful sweetness. I would say that there have been very few occasions where I have felt it more strongly.
As the meeting progressed, prayer began to be focused on particular issues. In the picture below, all those going to be baptized the next day are being prayed for.
The meeting drew to a close around 9:30am. What a way to start the day! I could understand now why so many people were willing to get up early on a Saturday morning. It was time for a good English breakfast at a local cafe . . .READ MORE
Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009
