Prayer Changes Things
On July 6th my husband Mark and I arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia after a 1 day delay in Fredericton while an actual hurricane blew threw knocking out the electricity. In spite of the challenges, we went ahead with a God given plan for the next day to pray for the Americas, especially Canada. We started at the city Courthouse. Our faith was building as we continued to pray for the many cases that would be tried there that day and in the days and years to come. We prayed for justice and righteousness to prevail and for Christian judges to emerge and be strong. We prayed in the spirit until His peace filled our hearts and we drove on.
That evening, we heard the news channel report a landmark settlement of $29,000,000 was reached in sexual allegations at the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children. It had been 93 years, 1 month and 1 day after the Dartmouth facility opened its doors on June 6, 1921 and 14 years after suit was filed between the province and the plaintiffs (an act of collective bravery fueled these victims to push passed the shame and stigma of rape and forced prostitution into this new dialogue of acknowledgement). According to the terms of the settlement, the province does not admit liability. The newspaper in the morning said the closure brought about by the decision of the NS Supreme Court Justice Arthur Leblanc could very well be the beginning of healing. More freedom has come as the plaintiffs began telling their horrifying stories in public arenas. More prayer is needed for them all as well as courage for the province and the home to acknowledge their negligence. God is slowly working for His freedom as people pray.
Firstlight International is well aware of the power of prayer and has always operated this way–praying, hearing from The Lord and obeying! When Firstlight began, Dan and Debbie Ecker, didn’t know all the details but they knew they were in it for the long haul to serve faithfully and see souls saved no matter the cost. Now they are pressing in to pray for Pastor Nalong and his wife Ruepawn. The success of the sick being healed and saved is opening the way to prayerfully expand into five new cells in the rural areas of Khon Kaen, Thailand. It doesn’t get easier but we are aware of the enemies tactics. Pray with us that The Lord will establish these new cell churches.
~ Ellie Geppert
