Bold Prayer

This past February, my friend Raegan was volunteering with a missions company called IRIS Global. She and the team were evangelizing in a remote desert village in the state of Piauí, Brazil. On the third day there, she got to go into a desert village from house to house, praying and sharing the gospel. The team spoke different languages, so an interpreter was used to translate what the missionaries were saying.

       In the village, there was a household that had four generations of a family living inside. Raegan and the team she was with asked if it was okay to take a seat in the family’s yard and visit. The team asked who the villagers were, their stories, and their beliefs. The believers in this house were generationally catholic. But, had never experienced the presence of Jesus or heard of the Holy Spirit. 

      The team there prompted Raegan to share the gospel (which was something that was already stirring in her spirit to do). She got to share the gospel message and who the Holy Spirit is. The family explained that they had never seen or heard of the works of the Holy Spirit; they were very interested to hear of who Jesus and the Holy Spirit were to them. 

      The Holy Spirit prompted Raegan’s attention to the second-generation woman. This woman’s name was Mary. Her spirit was timid and nervous, but the people around her could tell she had a desire to encounter the Holy Spirit. Raegan asked Mary what she needed prayer for, and the woman needed healing in her hands. Raegan got to step out in Faith and bravery and speak about the healing that took place in her own body. Raeagn asked if Mary believed in the gospel message that was preached. If she believed in the Holy Spirit, the woman could receive healing.

      So, Raegan knelt and began praying for this woman. She shared John 13, where Jesus washed his disciples’ feet. How Jesus became a servant, not only for the atonement of humanity, but he healing and restoration of all people. Raegan prayed over just healing in her hands, but also her feet. And the woman was fully healed in her hands, and all pain in her feet as well. 

      This is the first time Raegan had ever witnessed healing in others. Her faith in Jesus allowed her to step out in bravery and boldness to pray over this lady for healing, but also to fully receive the Holy Spirit, and she did!