pray in faith
I just wanted to recap/reiterate what happened yesterday so that everyone can be encouraged to pray more and in faith. I'm not anyone that I should have the privilege to share this. I am only witness to what God is doing.
Yesterday (Wednesday, June 21, 2006), the first grade CFC Summer School classes went to the Urbana Aquatic Center. After about five minutes of play the power started fluctuating until it came to a complete stop. No power meant no water pumps, filters and chemical balancing whatnot machinery which ultimately means no one in the pool.
Of course this situation upset everyone.
The bus has just left and our kids and a few families could no longer play. The lifeguards couldn’t do their job and the teachers would have to entertain the stranded kids until the bus returned to bring us back to Wesley. The rumor was that a power line/pole went down and half of Urbana was without power. After 10 minutes of failed attempts to keep the kids entertained and ourselves sane, Hannah Bai initiates a prayer for the power to come back. She leads the children to pray out loud. As the kids repeat the words, personally I sensed doubt in my wayward heart. I continued to pray with the children and asked for forgiveness quickly for my lack in faith.
The power did not come back and already kids were complaining and asking why the power was still out. What have we done?
(Miss Becky and Miss Hannah's class)
God is good.
"Halleluiah! Amen!" That's what the kids cried as their prayers were answered. The power came back in the midst of singing and dancing first graders. I'm not sure how many minutes passed before the power came back, but it was long enough for most of the families to get tired of waiting, receive their refunds and go home. We closed our mini worship time in a prayer of thankfulness.
Our children were able to play and swim for a good amount of time before it was time to go home and finish another day of summer school.
I am fully convinced that it was the prayers of the pure and faithful hearts of His children that reached and moved God's heart. I am also more convinced now that there is no place for doubt or lack in faith.
May God challenge and strengthen us daily to pray in faith.
(Miss Esther and Mr. Fishie's class)
Peace be within you!
Gill
PS - I shared this challenge in faith and prayer during Bible study and one of my new members confirmed that about 4,000 units in Urbana were without power from that outage.