Prayer Alert
Please will you pray for the 8 young prisoners in our chaplaincy Quest Group. We have had an amazing week with them. On Wednesday they poured out questions about everything from "Is it remotely possible to wait to have sex and remain faithful to one person for life?" to the dangers of the occult and freemasonry, and "Where do you go when you die?" Their questions revealed the absolute confusion they are in about spiritual and moral issues. It is like someone has used their minds like a mixing bowl in the kitchen, poured in a wide variety of ingredients and then scrambled them up.
But they are so hungry for meaning and hope they all returned on Thursday. My fellow chaplain Becky put on a really long, old fashioned video of the life of Christ and they sat and watched it with intense concentration. At the end there is a prayer of committment, which they were so intrigued by they insisted it be rewound so they could listen to it again.
They were back on Friday for another session, in which we had some light-hearted fun but also read the whole of Psalm 139, and had some deep discussion about heaven and hell. (Thankfully nobody from the politically correct brigade was listening in! ) As we were watching a worship video, the presence of God was all over them. The Holy Spirit, I am convinced was touching something deep in them. It would have been great to have prayed with each of them then but it was "bang up" time and we had to take them back to their cells.
We have decided that next week we are going for a time of worship, a short message and an appeal. Please, please will you pray for God to protect them, keep them hungry and meet with them. Please also pray that we are led by the Spirit to handle this his way.
God bless
Carol
Please will you pray for the 8 young prisoners in our chaplaincy Quest Group. We have had an amazing week with them. On Wednesday they poured out questions about everything from "Is it remotely possible to wait to have sex and remain faithful to one person for life?" to the dangers of the occult and freemasonry, and "Where do you go when you die?" Their questions revealed the absolute confusion they are in about spiritual and moral issues. It is like someone has used their minds like a mixing bowl in the kitchen, poured in a wide variety of ingredients and then scrambled them up.
But they are so hungry for meaning and hope they all returned on Thursday. My fellow chaplain Becky put on a really long, old fashioned video of the life of Christ and they sat and watched it with intense concentration. At the end there is a prayer of committment, which they were so intrigued by they insisted it be rewound so they could listen to it again.
They were back on Friday for another session, in which we had some light-hearted fun but also read the whole of Psalm 139, and had some deep discussion about heaven and hell. (Thankfully nobody from the politically correct brigade was listening in! ) As we were watching a worship video, the presence of God was all over them. The Holy Spirit, I am convinced was touching something deep in them. It would have been great to have prayed with each of them then but it was "bang up" time and we had to take them back to their cells.
We have decided that next week we are going for a time of worship, a short message and an appeal. Please, please will you pray for God to protect them, keep them hungry and meet with them. Please also pray that we are led by the Spirit to handle this his way.
God bless
Carol
posted by Rehoboth at
1:13 AM
3 Comments:
Praying for you Carol and for Becky and the eight lads....wonderful! Can you let us have times, days etc., when you are meeting with them for some concentrated prayers - thanks. God bless and continue to use you. Ann (ASM Pill)
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Ann, at 12:23 AM
The main times we will be able to have the lads over to the chapel this week are:
Wednesday 2pm-4pm
Thursday 2pm-4pm (possibly)
Friday 10am-11.45am
Thanks for your prayers
Carol
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Rehoboth, at 8:21 AM
Thats really helpful, thanks.
By
Ann, at 11:55 PM
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