Churches are really stirred up

The meetings are going really well.

This week until Thursday {inclusive} I have been in Mombasa city itself preaching at the daily lunchtime meetings where Christians from a number of different groups are meetings. We have been going step by step through the Lord's prayer. The congregation are very receptive and the local pastors are very happy too. Just going through the material has stirred me as well and reminded me of the many things this entails when we call God 'our Father'. In around an hour from now I will be preaching on 'Hallowed be thy name'. When we get into the detail of these things we find that this is far more than a prayer. The scriptures have so much to say on these subjects. When you grasp the spirit of it the teaching become more than dry theological discourse and becomes something living and active and deeply impacts our everyday lives. {I'll move on before this blog post becomes another sermon, amen!}

The meetings at Mariakani are going very well as well. Tonight's message will be on 'Blessed are those that hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled.'

Thursday is a big day. It is the first in a four day series of open air meetings. The pastor has built a platform in the Town and has invited singers to minister. Mariakani is a predominantly Muslim town although there are plenty of churches there. This will be a change in direction for a number of reasons. Firstly the stuff I have been doing so far is teaching based for the churches. In an open air meeting it is much more evangelistic, direct and to the point. Also I will steer clear of overtly mentioning Islam. {They have a reputation for violence in this area against anyone criticising their religion}. For those of you who are praying for me you may find the following information helpful.

Prayer points for open air crusade in Mariakani {Thursday to Sunday}
# Pray for the words to speak and that they will come with the power and conviction of the Holy Spirit.
# Pray that the need for Faith in Christ and salvation would reach the hearts of Muslims and that God would draw them in.
# Pray for wisdom and God's covering protection over us.
# Pray for a manifestation of God's kingdom. We are going to offer to pray for the sick, those oppressed by evil spirits, Those in poverty in need of employment.

When people hear that there is a preacher praying for these things people often tell others and there are more that come the next night. We really need people to pray that God would touch these people.

# Pray against every demonic strategy that would seek to hinder the work of God. {I cannot stress how important this is}

We are believing God for a miraculous time. For conversions, healings, deliverance and for great favour with the people. Pray that God would make a clear way for us to minister without hinderences or interruption. {The power supply is not always reliable here. We have obtained a licence from the authorities to do what we are doing on the streets but there are some that still set up a p.a without a licence and some of these groups can be a distraction. pray that there would be no such problems.}

Mungu Akubariki {God bless you}