God can do anything, you know – far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! Ephesians 3:20 Msg
How do you verbalise the most amazing, life-changing experience without using cliches? Four very excited people made up “Team Ignite” and left Perth mid- August, expecting some miracles. True to form, God did more than we could ever imagine, guess or request. Having heard testimonies of blind eyes seeing, deaf ears open and sickness healed, we expected The Lord to move, but when we prayed for a little girl who had just arrived in hospital with a broken arm and leg we started to understand how much we underestimate our God. Before our eyes her tears dried up and within minutes she was moving said arm and leg – The Lord had healed her broken bones before the doctor could treat her!
More miracles followed. One lady had her operation cancelled as The Lord had healed an open wound, making surgery obsolete. Then there was a lady, paralysed from head to toe…not any more. Jesus came for her too and now she has mobility in arms and legs. I can go on and on, telling story after story of miraculous healings, some spontaneous whilst the word was being preached, other instantaneous after prayer, some progressive. Our God is still in the business of restoring. Returning to the hospital after we prayed for the sick on the first day and finding the children’s ward deserted was such a thrill.
During a weekend-long outreach in Eratap village God opened the heavens above us and send rain. This might not seem as something out of the ordinary, if it wasn’t for the fact that the village had run out of drinking water and the local witchcraft practitioners had tried in vain to make it rain. Our Father showed Himself mighty on behalf of His children and as a result of the rain, many souls joined the family of God.
I can carry on for some time, recalling story after story, testimony after testimony. You are forgiven for thinking we are special in any way – it is our Jesus who is the Healer. All we did was turn up! After a number of days, we decided that “Team Ignite” needed a new name – the “Ignited Team” was born. How wonderful to be a part of what The Lord is doing, to be chosen to bring hope and joy, to ignite a passion in people and have your own soul filled with Light and Love. Miracles do happen, they happen often and they happen to people like you and me, if you only believe. Can I dare you to imagine, to dream, to request and to dream wildest dreams…
