Firestarters Street Ministry Night ~ by Alicia Kanode

On Friday night, a group of about ten of us gathered at Sean and Jen’s home for a night of ministry on the streets of Mount Joy. We began with a time of prayer and listening to what God was saying. During this time of listening, Kathleen had the idea to go to a certain shop in Mount Joy. When she later shared this idea, Bonnie said that she had heard the name of the shop’s owner. That was a neat confirmation of God’s leading! Jen also received the name of an individual she didn’t know.

After the prayer time, we split into three teams. One stayed at the Achey’s to intercede, while the other two teams hit the streets! One team visited the shop to which the Lord had directed us. Kathleen had the chance to talk to the owner and bless her. Meanwhile, Jason and I met a mutual friend outside of the shop. She introduced us to two of her grandchildren and we realized that her grandson’s name was the name given to Jen during our prayer time! We got to talk to him and although he didn’t want us to pray with him, we prayed for him as we continued to walk. We are thanking the Lord for the way He moved in that situation to bring us together and move us to pray!

After talking to this family, Jason prayed for a man who had a knee injury. By the end of their interaction, the man’s knee was completely healed! Meanwhile, on the other team, Josiah was praying for another man who had problems with his feet. He also experienced God’s healing! Praise the Lord!

Back at the house, the intercession team received a number of words and pictures. One person saw the picture of a boat slowly turning. We later realized that the town of Mount Joy was named after a boat. The sense was that the boat was a symbol of the town and that although it was turning slowly, it was turning at the right speed. Another word that was received was that there are “Josephs” in this area. Considering the impact that Joseph had on the world of his day, this is very exciting!

We all returned to the Achey’s home around 9:00pm to share stories and testimonies. The intercession team also shared words that were given for the individual members of the ministry teams. All in all, the night was very encouraging and fun! We praise God for all that He did and is doing among us! May He continue to be glorified in this place!