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What It’s All About

January 12th, 2006 by Carl Thomas.

My wife and I work with the youth in our church on Wednsday nights. After the service last night a girl asked me if I would pray for her. We were in the midst of a group of teens standing outside (you can do that in South Florida in mid January) hanging out and skateboarding.

I of course said yes and lead her back inside. As soon as we began to walk in the Holy Spirit came upon me. (I really like it when that happens.)

My wife and I grabbed her hands and began to pray. I immediately asked her if she had received the baptism in the Holy Spirit. She replied that she had not. I said, “You’re about to.”

Right then a wave of the presence of God came and she immediately began praying in tongues. Five seconds later she was out.

She got up off the ground some time later with the most infectous joy and thanked us repeatedly. That girls life has been forever changed by the power of God. That’s why we do what we do.

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3 Responses to “What It’s All About”

  1. The Budding Prophetess at A Mighty Rushing Wind | 1/05/06

    [...] About four months ago my wife and I prayed for a girl to be baptized in the Holy Ghost. I wrote about it here. In the meantime I have seen a complete turn around in this girl’s life. She has become a flame for Jesus! She was a pretty popular girl at school and decided that following Jesus was more important than being in the middle of unrighteousness. Praise God! [...]

  2. Crest of the Wave at A Mighty Rushing Wind | 5/05/06

    [...] There was this girl there that had come for the first time the week before.  We send out a 15 passenger van and pick up kids whose parents don’t come to church and she and her friend were on the van.  (little side note, the girl in this post and this post is the one that invited her and her friend to come) Last week we had some group come minister.  The worship was anointed and performed well.  After the message the leader had an altar call for people who want to be radical for God.  She came forward and I felt like my wife was supposed to minister to her.  She was severely troubled. [...]

  3. kayla | 29/01/07

    ever heard of the book The Rejoicing of Herman Smith?
    It’s the first revival novel ever written. full of the Spirit.

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