PRAYERWALKERS
Instruments in God's Hands

We had decided to do a prayer "drive" instead of a prayerwalk since we wanted to cover a lot of territory. I, an IMB missionary, was the driver. In the truck were the two African deacons and two American male volunteers. Our plan was to begin at our church building, and drive in concentric circles out from the church. The men decided to pray aloud in a normal conversational tone. The Americans prayed in English, one deacon in French, and the other in Jula. The Americans could not understand either French or Jula, and the Africans could not understand English. The Jula speaker also could not understand French. I could understand all three languages, but I did not pray aloud, as I was concentrating on the driving. As we began to drive, a chill ran over me - because it soon became apparent that even though they could not understand each other, they were praying in unison. The Holy Spirit was directing their prayers - for the young girl drawing water at the well, for the men praying in the mosque, for the ladies walking back from the market, for the boys in the Koranic school. When one of the deacons prayed that the marabout* whose house we were passing would lose his power, one of the Americans who couldn't have known this, prayed for the people to turn to Christ instead of seeking solutions in sorcery and magic.

This event occurred about 15 years ago, but it made such an impression that it is as if it were yesterday. The Holy Spirit was in control, guiding their prayers, guiding their hearts, and I knew we were merely instruments in His hands.

*A marabout is an Islamic teacher who uses the Koran for mystical purposes.

LaNette W. Thompson - Field Strategy Leader Team

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