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Series Code: JFAN
Program Code: JFAN000163S
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00:21 - Hello and welcome to Jesus For Asia Now. 00:24 I'm Natalie Wood 00:25 and my husband Jon and I are here 00:27 in a park in Japan. 00:29 Hello, love. 00:30 - Hi, darling, how are you? 00:31 - Doing fine. - Good. 00:33 - So why did we come here? 00:34 I mean, what have we been doing here? 00:37 - Alright, so we have stumbled across this new thing to us 00:43 called prayer walking. 00:44 And we've seen such amazing results, 00:47 such success from prayer walking, 00:50 claiming Joshua 1:3, 00:52 "Wherever you plant the sole of your foot, 00:53 that have already given them to you." 00:55 And so we started looking around 00:57 at so many places that we were not in. 00:59 You know, we talk about all the work 01:01 that Jesus For Asia is doing. 01:03 Rarely do we talk about all the work that we're not doing. 01:06 And so we started looking around and it's like, 01:08 "Man, there's entire countries, 01:10 entire regions that have no representative 01:13 of The Three Angels Message. 01:15 And one of our colleagues at Jesus For Asia, Sharon, 01:18 has such a burden for Japan also. 01:20 And so when she saw us doing this trip, she's like, 01:24 "Can we just go to Japan also?" 01:26 And I'm like, "No, we can't. 01:28 Okay, let's go." 01:30 And you came in and saw the plan 01:32 and it was like, "No way." 01:34 And then the Lord kind of like took over and said, 01:37 "You need to go." 01:38 - Yeah, and you know, 01:40 we were originally just coming here to prayer walk 01:42 and then some friends of ours have contacts here 01:46 at the international church in Tokyo and said, 01:49 "Hey, why don't you have a small faith camp there?" 01:51 - That's right. 01:52 - So they contacted their friends there 01:55 and then we were able to have a small faith camp here 01:57 while we were at it. 01:59 - Yeah, and this was a groundbreaking faith camp 02:01 because number one, 02:02 we've never had a faith camp in Japan before. 02:05 We've had some in other countries 02:06 like the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, 02:09 but not Japan. 02:10 And number two is the kind of thing 02:13 that we did at this faith camp 02:15 is so different. 02:16 Because we talked about prayer 02:20 and then we had them taste the prayer walking. 02:24 Now when you go prayer walking, 02:27 to do it effectively, 02:28 there's certain things you have to understand. 02:31 You can't just go out and pray a ritual type of prayer. 02:33 It doesn't work. 02:34 You have to be able to see, 02:37 you have to pray in faith. 02:39 'Cause, you know, 02:40 prayer without faith doesn't accomplish much at all. 02:43 And then in order to do that, 02:44 you need to see who you are in Christ 02:47 and see who God is 02:48 and his heart for the lost 02:50 and sense his presence. 02:51 So when you go prayer walking, 02:52 it's like you know he's with you. 02:54 And then you can share that with others that you meet. 02:58 - We were able to make some videos while we've been here. 03:01 We interviewed different people on the team 03:03 and some other people. 03:05 So let's go ahead and watch the first video now. 03:08 - Okay. 03:09 (bright music) 03:17 We are in downtown Tokyo. 03:19 37 million people. 03:21 There's more people here by like 7 million 03:24 than live in the entire state of Texas. 03:26 (bright music continues) 03:29 We just did a prayer walk down through Tokyo 03:32 because we don't know what to do to reach this city. 03:36 We have no clue. 03:38 Even though Christianity has been here 03:40 for hundreds of years, 03:41 there's still very, very, very minuscule amount of interest 03:46 in the story of Christ and what he has to offer. 03:49 (bright music continues) 03:53 We just prayer walked a city on the south coast of Java 03:57 and we'd go up and we would make eye contact with people. 03:59 We'd say hi to them. 04:01 They would just respond so friendly and so genuinely warm. 04:04 And then I come here 04:06 and we're walking down the streets 04:07 and it's like nobody makes eye contact. 04:10 They look right beside you and you smile, 04:12 and nod at them, say hello, 04:15 and they just like keep on walking. 04:17 And so it's kind of like, 04:19 "Whoa, what do you do?" 04:21 (bright music continues) 04:26 And I was feeling like I was getting into that mode is like, 04:29 "Well, everybody else is like ignoring me, 04:31 so I'll ignore everybody else." 04:33 You know, you just kinda go along with the trend. 04:36 It's like, "No, we're not here to go along with trends. 04:39 We're here to buck the trend with love and kindness." 04:43 There's a couple people that I got to, 04:45 like, notice that I was there, 04:47 and then other people actually, like, nodded. 04:51 And then there was one young man that I went up to 04:54 and I talked to and I stuck out my hand 04:56 and told him my name. 04:57 He spoke just enough English. 04:59 He was surprised that I would be friendly to him. 05:02 Before that, you know, 05:03 I was walking along and I was feeling so depressed. 05:06 I actually went through a lot of depression. 05:08 It like, "What are we doing here?" 05:09 It's like, "How is God gonna make an effect here? 05:12 How is God gonna make an impact here?" 05:13 It's like impossible. 05:15 Then I'm like, "You know what? 05:16 God is here 05:18 'cause he's where the people are. 05:20 He's where the need is." 05:21 And even though there's a lack of interest, 05:25 I absolutely believe that deep down inside, 05:28 there's a crying need for more. 05:31 And I started thinking about how does God see me? 05:35 He sees me as his son. 05:36 Then he was willing to trade Jesus for me 05:40 and that he's with me. 05:41 And then I felt so much joy and so much peace 05:45 that it's like it overflowed. 05:47 And so that's when I went up 05:48 and connected with that young man, 05:50 I was just like, 05:51 in my mind, in my eyes, 05:52 I was looking at him like just giving him affirmation, 05:55 giving him the peace and the joy that I felt. 05:58 And I know he responded to that. 05:59 He was like, surprised. 06:00 Like, "What are you looking at me for? 06:02 What are you noticing me for?" 06:06 I think that the key is like Jesus, 06:09 he mingled with men as one desiring their good. 06:13 And he was so full of love and joy and happiness 06:16 that that overflowed to others. 06:18 And I think that we have to experience, 06:20 we have to be saturated with that love 06:22 so that it overflows to other people. 06:24 And so I went through a period of depression 06:27 during this last hour's prayer walk, 06:29 but I don't feel depressed anymore. 06:32 I think God has, even one. 06:36 That's the thing, you know. 06:37 I get overwhelmed with 37 million people, 06:39 but man, if we can just find one, 06:43 it'd be worth it all. 06:45 So now it's not just I'm praying for Tokyo, 06:48 I'm praying for Lance, 06:49 I'm praying for Logan, 06:51 I'm praying for people, 06:52 I'm praying for this guy. 06:53 It's like now it's personal. 06:55 (bright music) 07:01 A man came up 07:03 and started talking to the Japanese lady that was with us. 07:06 And the guy was asking about God, 07:10 wanted to know about God. 07:12 How do we know God's real? 07:13 How do you know that what you believe is real 07:16 when you can't see it? 07:17 So we got to share lots. 07:19 I mean, it was a whole hour, 07:20 over an hour. 07:21 Got to share about some miracles that God did. 07:23 Why I believe, 07:25 why each person believes. 07:26 It's just a powerful time. 07:27 And when we left. 07:29 - We asked him at the end like, 07:31 "Hey, can we pray with you?" 07:33 And he was like, "Oh yeah, yeah. 07:35 You can pray for me." 07:37 And so that was just like such a blessing 07:39 to pray with him for him. 07:42 - When he left he gave me a big old hug, 07:45 which is not the normal thing to do in this culture. 07:49 (bright music continues) 07:55 - I think there's a lot more people that are here in Japan 07:57 that are just like Toshi and they're searching. 08:01 (bright dramatic music) 08:06 - That was an amazing experience 08:07 walking down the streets of Tokyo. 08:10 I mean, I don't know how many thousands of people 08:12 went past in that one hour. 08:14 And then while I was talking on the camera afterward, 08:18 that guy came up and said, 08:20 "You know, what do you know about God? 08:22 Can you tell me about God?" 08:23 It's like why would he ask us a question like that? 08:27 - Right, and the neat thing about this prayer walk 08:30 was that it was a virtual prayer walk. 08:32 I mean, you were physically there with a team, 08:34 but it was virtual. 08:35 So we had people joining on Zoom, 08:37 which is something we've been trying to do 08:39 in different places where we've been. 08:41 We did it in Indonesia, 08:43 and we've done it twice here. 08:46 And it is really neat 'cause it gives people at home 08:50 a chance to connect with what we're doing here. 08:52 There are so many people that would've loved 08:55 to be on the ground here with us praying. 08:57 And they can come here virtually with us. 08:59 So it's a huge blessing. 09:01 - It's cool 'cause I just walk with my iPhone. 09:05 And then stream on Zoom 09:08 and people can see what I see. 09:10 And they pray for people as they, 09:11 a lot of times there's like, 09:13 nobody's praying 'cause they're just looking. 09:14 It's like whoa. 09:16 - It's so different than what we see at home. 09:18 - But at the end, people are like, 09:20 "Wow, we need to do this more. 09:22 It's like feel like we're there." 09:24 It just like it gives you, 09:25 and that's the thing about the prayer walk, 09:27 boots on the ground, 09:28 praying in the neighborhoods that you're praying for, 09:31 is that you see what you're praying for 09:33 - Right. - You know. 09:35 Whereas if you're at home, 09:37 there's nothing wrong with praying at home, 09:38 it's just as powerful as praying there, 09:40 except that the burden for the place 09:43 is much more abstracted. 09:46 - Yeah, yeah, it's not impossible. 09:49 You know, God can answer those prayers 09:51 and he's just as willing to answer those prayers 09:53 as he is when you're physically there. 09:55 But you see the people, 09:56 you can look in their faces. 09:58 You can see, you know, 09:59 how they live a little bit and those kinds of things. 10:02 And it does grow the burden. 10:05 Now I did wanna mention 10:06 that while that segment was being edited, 10:10 the editor, Jonathan, was like, 10:12 "Hey, look at this." 10:13 Because he was walking out behind you on video 10:17 while you're talking about trying to connect with people. 10:20 And then he walked up to our team 10:21 and started talking to them. 10:22 - In fact at that moment that he saw, 10:24 I said if we could only make connection with one person, 10:28 and he was in frame. 10:29 - He was right there. 10:30 So that's really neat. 10:32 - It's powerful. - Yeah. 10:33 He walked right past you. 10:34 So anyway, we do have another video. 10:36 - Okay. 10:37 - We talked to some of the team 10:39 that's been here prayer walking. 10:40 So let's go ahead and share that now. 10:42 - Okay. 10:43 (bright music) 10:50 - I really appreciated the prayer walking opportunity 10:53 that we had here in Tokyo 10:54 because we are asking the Holy Spirit to come 10:59 and to be present with us. 11:00 And that's what Tokyo needs more than anything, right? 11:04 It's the Holy Spirit. 11:06 - We came here to pray 11:07 and that's what we've been doing is praying, 11:09 and we are walking up and down the streets 11:12 and asking the Holy Spirit 11:14 to enter into the lives of the people that we see, 11:17 the businesses that we go past, 11:20 the apartment buildings which are massive. 11:23 - One of the major times that we had to pray 11:25 was sitting on the train for an hour and a half each way 11:27 to get into the middle of the city 11:29 and just praying that God would, 11:31 you know, work on these people's hearts, 11:33 that he would give them hope, 11:34 that they would see that there is value and there is peace 11:37 and there is joy in knowing Jesus. 11:38 And that he would keep them going long enough 11:42 to be able to hear that message, 11:43 especially for those who are suffering from depression. 11:47 - Walking down the street and praying for people, 11:50 the shops only come into mind 11:54 when you want to pray for the shop owner. 11:56 Like what's being sold up and down the street 11:59 really isn't your focus. 12:01 What's your focus is that very tired-looking 12:04 businessman over there. 12:06 Or the woman pushing the baby carriage 12:09 who looks like she really needs help. 12:11 Or the older lady who's struggling to get across the street. 12:14 - There was one guy I saw 12:16 who was sitting across from me on the train one day 12:19 and he looked like he had a black eye. 12:21 Not sure how that happened. 12:22 Didn't get a chance to talk to him, 12:23 but it was like he just looked so down 12:26 and I just, I don't know what it was, 12:29 but for some reason I just kept feeling 12:30 like I need to keep praying for this guy. 12:32 I don't know what his story is, 12:34 but I know that Jesus loves him 12:38 and I want him to be able to see that. 12:41 (gentle music) 12:46 - I know for me it's been a big encouragement 12:49 'cause like the fact is that when we pray, 12:52 we can like really just like push back 12:55 the forces of darkness 12:57 and Jesus can come in. 12:59 (gentle music continues) 13:05 - So you can see that the prayer walking 13:07 is an inspiring kind of thing to do 13:09 and people really catch on to it. 13:11 - Right, right. 13:12 And one thing that's important to note 13:14 is that before we went out prayer walking, 13:17 we spent time in prayer and Bible study 13:19 and looking for promises to claim for the people 13:21 that we were gonna be walking through 13:23 or between or around or whatever. 13:26 And so it's not just like you just go out and start praying. 13:29 There's preparation. 13:31 And that's the same with every spiritual thing. 13:33 There needs to be the heart preparation time. 13:35 - That's right. 13:36 - And so these were some of their favorite promises 13:38 that they were claiming. 13:39 - Okay. 13:40 (gentle music) 13:44 - While we're walking, 13:45 we're claiming Bible promises. 13:49 So one of those was Isaiah 42:16 that says, 13:56 "I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; 13:59 I will lead them in paths they have not known. 14:02 I will make darkness light before them, 14:04 and crooked places straight. 14:06 These things I will do for them, 14:08 and not forsake them." 14:10 The second Bible verse that I've been praying 14:13 is Jeremiah 31:16. 14:16 And it says, "Thus says the Lord: 14:18 'Refrain your voice from weeping, 14:20 and your eyes from tears; 14:22 for your work shall be rewarded,' says the Lord, 14:25 'and they shall come back from the land of the enemy.'" 14:27 And when you're prayer walking, 14:29 you can feel like, "What am I doing?" 14:31 All I'm doing is walking down the street saying a prayer, 14:34 saying, "That person over there, Lord, 14:36 needs an angel. 14:37 Please send an angel." 14:38 And you can feel like nothing's happening. 14:42 But this verse says the work will be rewarded. 14:44 Our efforts of prayer walking 14:47 are going to do something big in God's kingdom. 14:50 - So as I've been prayer walking, 14:53 I'll pray for God to open people's blind eyes 14:57 so that they can see and understand his love 15:00 and hope that he offers them. 15:02 One Bible promise that goes along with this 15:06 is found in Acts 26:16-18. 15:09 "But rise and stand on your feet; 15:11 for I have appeared to you for this purpose, 15:13 to make you a minister and witness 15:15 both of the things which you have seen 15:17 and of the things which I will yet reveal to you. 15:20 I'll deliver you from the Jewish people, 15:22 as well as from the Gentiles, 15:24 to whom I now send you, 15:26 to open their eyes, 15:27 in order to turn them from darkness to light, 15:30 and from the power of Satan to God, 15:32 that they may receive forgiveness of sins 15:34 and an inheritance among those who are sanctified 15:37 by faith in me." 15:38 - There's a couple of promises that I've been claiming here. 15:42 One of them is more general, 15:44 and that's 2 Peter 3:9. 15:47 "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, 15:50 as some count slackness, 15:51 but is longsuffering toward us, 15:53 not willing that any should perish 15:54 but that all should come to repentance." 15:56 The other Bible promise that I've been claiming 15:59 while I've been here 16:00 is one of my personal favorite Bible verses. 16:04 And I think it really fits in, 16:05 especially as I was talking about, 16:07 the high rates of depression here. 16:09 They said that the leading cause of death 16:11 between ages I think 15 and 39 is suicide. 16:15 And so the verse that really touches me in that respect 16:19 is from Psalms 139:11-12. 16:23 It says, "If I say, 16:24 'Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, 16:26 and the light around me will be night,' 16:28 even the darkness is not dark to you, 16:30 and the night is as bright as the day. 16:32 Darkness and light are alike to you.'" 16:34 That's been really special to me 16:35 because I've gone through times 16:36 where I've been really depressed 16:38 and I don't know what to do. 16:40 But to know that God is there 16:43 and that he cares and that he loves me 16:44 and that his light can overcome that darkness, 16:47 I want that for the people here. 16:50 I don't want to see people so depressed. 16:53 I don't want to see that people have no hope, 16:56 and Jesus can give that hope. 16:58 So I've just been really praying 17:00 that God's light will shine through the darkness 17:02 and so that they can see him. 17:04 That they can see that there's hope, 17:05 that they can have a future. 17:07 No matter what their current situation looks like, 17:09 that there's something more they can live for. 17:13 (gentle music) 17:21 - One of the reasons we came to Tokyo 17:23 and spent more time in Tokyo 17:25 is because we had been invited to do a faith camp there. 17:27 - Right. 17:28 - And so we came and did that faith camp 17:30 and we have some testimonies from that. 17:33 - Right, yeah, one of the things 17:34 that we specifically talked about during faith camp, 17:38 like you said, was prayer. 17:39 We did a lot of talking about faith. 17:42 You know, you shared a lot of Bible verses about faith 17:45 and different things, 17:46 and just encouraging people to pray. 17:49 And so this next video is talking about both faith camp 17:52 and one of the attendees, her testimony. 17:54 - Okay. 17:55 (gentle bright music) 18:04 - We came to the Tokyo International Church 18:07 to have faith camp 18:09 and we were really surprised and excited 18:13 that the people seemed really engaged. 18:16 People were responding, 18:18 you know, nodding their heads, 18:19 saying yes, amen, all of that, 18:20 like when people were speaking. 18:22 But then we actually not only told them 18:24 about what we had been doing, 18:26 but we also shared with them 18:27 how they can also start prayer walking, 18:29 you know, in Tokyo, 18:31 even just as part of their everyday life. 18:33 And then at the end, gave the opportunity, 18:36 for people to join us on a short prayer walk 18:40 and claim some Bible promises 18:42 just around where the church was. 18:43 And that was really awesome 18:46 because most of the people actually stayed and did it. 18:48 (bright music) 18:54 - I had attended other week of prayers, 18:57 but this one, I could see that there are lots of changes, 19:01 especially the way I pray. 19:04 (bright music continues) 19:07 Yeah, my experience from Thursday's prayer walk: 19:11 I usually work straight, 19:13 but I decided that I have to join to this prayer walk. 19:17 I feel that at first I was so hesitant. 19:20 How can I say? 19:21 'Cause I never do that in the public. 19:23 I think people might think, 19:25 "What what is she doing, right?" 19:27 So after walking like 500 meters 19:32 to the intersection, 19:34 I feel right away, 19:35 like there is a weight of burdens in my shoulder. 19:39 And I kind of think of, "What is that?" 19:42 Maybe I have a big obligation or my responsibility to share. 19:48 So it like opens up my mind that, 19:50 "Oh, you're not here just to work." 19:52 (gentle music) 19:55 God brought me here for 24 years. 19:58 I always think that, "Later, later, God. 20:00 I will do your work 20:02 when I go back to my home country." 20:03 But now I said, "Why should I wait?" 20:06 I decided that I will do that. 20:09 It's going to be a habit. 20:10 It's hard to start a new habit, 20:12 but I asked God that please help me 20:16 because it's going to be like a change 20:17 in my daily, daily activities. 20:21 But I have to get rid of other hobbies 20:25 that will not help to share the gospel of Jesus. 20:29 (gentle bright music) 20:37 - It was such an amazing experience 20:38 because, you know, right after we did the main prayer walk, 20:42 and then we did some other things, 20:44 some other praying, 20:45 and then she came to meet us in that downtown, 20:48 very busy area, 20:50 for her lunch break. 20:52 And we were walking back and she says, 20:55 "What is it like to prayer walk? 20:56 You know, how do you do that?" 20:58 So I just started praying out loud saying, 21:00 "Lord, please bless this business. 21:02 Please bless these people. 21:03 Please send your Holy Spirit here. 21:04 Please send angels, send missionaries, 21:06 send somebody to come here and work on this." 21:10 And then Jonathan took over 21:11 and he started doing some praying. 21:13 And then when we got to our destination, 21:15 she was like in tears. 21:17 She's like, "I had no idea 21:19 that you could do this kind of ministry. 21:21 I had no idea that you could pray and walk 21:23 and know the Lord is answering your prayers." 21:27 And it's just a tremendous change. 21:29 And this is the thing, anybody can do it. 21:31 And you don't have to go anywhere. 21:32 You can do it on the way to work. 21:34 You can do it on the way to the grocery store. 21:35 You can do it in Walmart. 21:37 You can do it anywhere. 21:38 And you don't even have to go overseas to do it. 21:40 You can do it for your home. 21:41 And from home, you can do it for the places 21:43 that don't have Jesus representatives. 21:47 - Right, and if you go on vacation somewhere, 21:49 you can pray for that area. 21:50 - Right. - You know? 21:51 It's not like you can only pray 21:54 in certain places in certain ways. 21:56 You know, many times we prayed without speaking out loud. 22:00 Like in some of the places we prayer walked in Indonesia, 22:05 it was impolite. 22:06 I mean, it would've been inflammatory maybe. 22:08 - So you pray in your mind. 22:10 - Right. 22:11 - But God's that close. 22:12 He can understand your thoughts, he can hear your thoughts. 22:14 And you can even plan a vacation. 22:16 You can say, I wanna go to the Bahamas. 22:18 Well, plan. 22:20 As you go, take God with you, 22:22 and pray for the people in that area. 22:24 - Pray for people on the airplane. 22:26 Pray for people, you know, in the airport. 22:28 It's realizing and intentionally realizing. 22:34 It's like, "I am taking God with me where I'm going." 22:38 You know, it's not like, 22:39 " Lord, just go with me," 22:41 although we do ask that. 22:42 But it's like, "I wanna take God into this place, 22:45 because there are people here that need him." 22:47 - Right, well, it's kind of an interesting prayer. 22:49 A lot of people, everybody says, 22:50 "Lord, please be with me when I go." 22:52 It's like Lord's already promised that. 22:54 So let's go to the next level and say, 22:56 "Lord, as you go with me, 22:58 as you are with me, 22:59 I'm going to remember that you are here. 23:01 And your presence, please fill me with your joy. 23:07 and surround..." 23:09 You know, so like as you go, 23:10 you're conscious of his presence. 23:12 You're conscious of the angel's presence. 23:14 So that as you go, that goes with you, 23:17 and that pervades, invades the areas 23:20 that are normally inhabited by other spirits. 23:23 - Right, right. 23:25 So our next video, 23:26 we have a little example of prayer walking. 23:29 We have Jonathan and Hannah 23:30 and they were prayer walking. 23:33 So we can see what this is like. 23:35 - Cool. 23:36 (gentle music) 23:44 - [Jonathan] Father in Heaven, Lord, 23:46 we just thank you for the privilege of praying here 23:48 on this street. 23:49 And Father, I just pray 23:51 for all the people in the cars right here 23:53 that are driving on this street. 23:55 Lord, they don't know you and they need to know you. 24:00 And so I just ask that you will send angels 24:03 to draw their hearts to you, 24:06 to give them an openness 24:07 and an awareness of a spiritual need. 24:10 - [Hannah] Oh, Father, please reach down 24:13 and meet their soul hunger. 24:15 We know that they're hungry for something that will satisfy. 24:18 And so I pray, Lord, 24:19 that you would work in a way 24:20 to bring them in contact with life 24:24 and that you would open their blind eyes to see it 24:26 and their hearts to want it. 24:29 - [Jonathan] Amen, Father, I wanna pray 24:29 for that couple down the road. 24:32 I don't know their story, I don't know their heart, 24:34 but I just ask that you'll pour your Spirit on them. 24:37 And I claim the promise in your word 24:39 that says that you will lead the blind 24:41 in a way that they know not. 24:43 And Lord, they have spiritual blindness. 24:46 They don't know who you are. 24:48 But I just ask Lord 24:49 that you'll lead them in a way on the path to heaven 24:53 that they don't understand, 24:55 but that they will respond and follow. 24:57 - [Hannah] Father, I pray too, 24:58 that you would send your angels 25:00 to minister to this young couple that were just passing. 25:02 Father, please, I know you have angels 25:05 just waiting to go to minister to these people. 25:08 But I pray that you would bring, 25:10 they would bring hope to them, Lord, 25:12 that they would lead them in the right way, 25:15 that they would protect them, 25:16 that their lives would be spared 25:17 to give them opportunity to know you. 25:21 - [Jonathan] Father God, I just, 25:23 my heart is burdened for the people here. 25:26 Those people standing across the street, 25:29 Lord, please speak hope and life into them. 25:32 Give them life more abundantly through Jesus. 25:36 And we can't do this, 25:37 but I ask that you will do it for your glory. 25:40 Lord, I want to see them in heaven. 25:42 - [Hannah] Father, I pray also that you would work, 25:44 and especially on behalf of those who are depressed 25:47 or feeling suicidal here on the street tonight, 25:50 I can only imagine just the darkness. 25:53 Father, please send your Spirit. 25:55 Send your angels to bring light. 25:58 Send your angels to spare the lives of the people 26:01 that would take their own lives tonight. 26:04 Father, please bring them hope. 26:06 Bring them into the light of the knowledge 26:09 of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 26:12 - [Jonathan] Lord, we just thank you 26:13 for this privilege of praying 26:15 and ask that you will continue to pour your Spirit out 26:17 here on the people on this street tonight. 26:20 We thank you in Jesus' name. 26:22 - Amen. - Amen. 26:23 (bright gentle music) 26:38 - So you can see how simple it is. 26:40 - Right, and you know, Jonathan and Hannah, 26:42 they shared with us that they used to just pray 26:45 like silently or whatever, 26:47 but then they read some quotes 26:48 about the power of praying out loud, 26:51 and so they started doing that more. 26:53 And it's really neat to think that God is so close. 26:59 You know, he's right there with them 27:00 as they walk down the street. 27:02 - And what's beautiful about them 27:03 is that they actually move to a city in Thailand. 27:07 They're the only Adventist couple in the entire city. 27:11 And so their ministry to the city is to prayer walk. 27:15 And they have regular jobs. 27:17 So they're not full-time missionaries there for that city. 27:21 And so the time that they do have, 27:22 they can prayer walk 27:24 and they've had some amazing encounters 27:25 and God is moving in that city. 27:27 We may not see everything that God's doing with, 27:29 in fact, we shouldn't see everything God's doing, 27:32 because that's the nature of the spiritual battle, 27:34 is that you do not see the forces that are at work 27:37 or at play in those areas. 27:39 - Yes, and I would like to invite you, 27:41 if you'd like to know more about prayer walking, 27:43 if you'd like to contribute 27:44 to the Unreached People Group Seed Fund, 27:47 you can contact us at Jesus For Asia, 27:50 PO Box 1221, 27:52 Collegedale, Tennessee 37315 27:56 Call us at 423-413-7321 28:00 or visit our website at jesus4asia.org. 28:04 May God richly bless you until we see you next time 28:07 on Jesus For Asia Now. 28:08 (bright dramatic music) |
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