Speaking Update

At first I was a little disappointed because only two people were there at 7:30pm. Then, others started to trickle in and there were 6 of us when we began at a little after 8pm. During this waiting time, I got more and more anxious.

One girl had just come from work. Her husband was out and town, and her dog that had been in the garage all day really needed to be let out. She actually debated on whether she should stay or go on home. As we were sitting down to begin, I heard her tell the host that she would probably slip out early. This made me even more nervous knowing that someone might have to leave in the middle of it.

I know that you guys were praying because something happened that only the Lord could do right before I began to speak. Suddenly, I didn't care what I sounded like or looked like or anything about me. I just felt an unexplainable love and compassion for these girls. Now, I had faces and lives to actually share with. After that, the words just tumbled out of me.

The girl that needed to go home to let her dog out, stayed the entire time. In fact, toward the end of my speaking, I saw tears falling down her cheeks. When we were sharing prayer requests at the end, she told us that this was just what she needed. She had prayed the day before for some encouragement and she felt like this was her answer to prayer.

One of the other girls knew exactly what she was going through because she was going through the same sort of thing. We all layed hands on both girls and prayed for them. It was a special time. Tears flowed and passionate prayers were lifted up.

Thank you so much for your prayers and encouraging comments. I knew that last night would indicate if this is what I'm really supposed to do. I would either fall flat on my face, or the Lord would move. The latter happened...it was a wonderful night.