Wow.
That is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of last night's EGS. I did not get to stay for the whole thing (OTI's, or One Thing Interns, had to leave two hours early that night only), but it was incredible.
We opened with worship; I am not sure for how long, because I did not exactly spend much time looking at my watch. At the end of the first worship set (music kept playing the whole time, though) the first ministry time began. People who needed prayer for discouragement and people who wanted prayers for physical healing were asked to raise their hands so others could pray with them. I raised my hand because my back was really hurting.
I have had a couple of spots in my back for a long time. One was in my lower back, where I had a disc that was worn thin. Being too thin meant that every time it got shifted out of place, a nerve got pinched and sent pain up and down my back whenever I tried to move. I also had a spot between my shoulder blades that I hurt when I was about twelve.
Three girls came over to pray for me. As soon as they started praying, the pain in between my shoulders disappeared (and believe me, I noticed). Then I felt a pressure in my lower back, and when it went away, my muscles started getting sore and my spine felt stretched. I could feel the full disc in my back.
Yes, you read that correctly. I COULD FEEL THE FULL DISC IN MY BACK!
So one of the girls told me I should go tell my testimony to the people collecting them. The lady I spoke to asked me to tell what happened on stage, and after I shared my testimony, the man on stage (no idea if he is a pastor or not) asked everyone with a back injury to stand so we could pray for healing. When all this was done, I went back to my seat.
Less than a minute after I got to my seat, an elderly lady with the Simeon Company (an IHOP internship for people 50 and older) came up to me and told me her friend said I should pray for her. I asked her what was wrong, and she explained that she had scoliosis and something in her lower back that made her legs tingle. I prayed for her for about 45 seconds, then asked how she felt. She said she still hurt, but the pain had changed. I explained that if the pain had changed, that meant her back had straightened, but her body was not used to it being straight. I told her she would probably be sore for a few more days while her muscles got used to how they are supposed to be, and then she would feel fine. (For those who do not remember, I was healed of scoliosis on my mission trip to Ecuador; that is how I know about all of this.) She was filled with joy. As she thanked me, she was practically glowing.
And that was less than half of the night.
It is impossible to explain everything that happens in an EGS to someone who has never been there. Honestly, I think coming to IHOP would be worth it for anyone just for EGS, but then, I also haven't started my prayer room hours yet; those start tomorrow. IHOP webstreams their EGS services, so if you can, you might want to try to stream it some time. (Yes, I know internet in Dutch is horrible.) You can find it through ihopkc.org. It might be on the same webstream that the Global Prayer Room (GPR; I have so many abbreviations to learn) is normally streamed.
God bless you all as He continues to do for me. 'Til next time.
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