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Mixing It Up
Can adults and children
really pray meaningfully together? Absolutely!!
April first was a special day for members at New Life
Center in Bridgeton, Missouri. As over 30 adults
gathered for prayer, they were treated to a time of
worship, ministry and prayer together with children from
their church's Saturday night kids prayer group, "Kids
Prayer Force." Below are comments from some of the
elders about the night and how it was truly a night of
ministry to one another and before the Lord. The photos
tell the story better than words.
Mary writes...
Saturday night prayer meeting with "Kids Prayer Force"
was great. Our children are so precious. Dave & I were
very touched. We prayed together for our own children
(as we do so often) but felt such a move of God. These
children have faith that can move mountains.
Bev writes...
Having the Kids Prayer Force with us last Saturday night
was a real treat. I once again realized what a powerful
spiritual tool we would hand our children by teaching
them to pray at a young age.
Powerful for them: They would grow up not only
recognizing the voice of God, but feeling comfortable
with it. No matter where they go, or in what
circumstances they find themselves, they can communicate
with God. By leading in adult prayer, they learn how to
be comfortable in leadership.
Powerful for the adults: We can see the spiritual
potential in our children. We can once again realize the
purity in innocent prayer.
Lonnie writes...
When I got there a couple minutes after 6:00 p.m. and
saw Angie/Lynn and the Kids Prayer Force and realized
what was going on, I said to myself, "Oh goody, prayer
time will definitely be fun and different and the time
will go by really fast!!" That's how Donna and I felt
when we visited the kids prayer meeting many weeks ago.
It was true last Saturday night as well.
NOT that all other prayer times are boring, slow, etc.
... but you know what I mean. I personally like a more
structured approach to the hour's prayer, or at least
"some" of the time. And I would not like it "Kids Prayer
Force style" every week.
I have GREAT GREAT respect for this kids' prayer
ministry!!! We cannot EVER let it die. |
