Prayer Time at the Healing Rooms

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The Healing Rooms is a Christ-centered prayer ministry

Usually on Mondays, Faith and I head over to the Healing Rooms of the Northern Plains for prayer. Every once in a while, it works out for us to go as a family. We have been going there ever since Faith was a baby before we even lived in Bismarck. We have become good friends with the directors as well as many other prayer team members. It is a wonderful place of peace, and we feel so blessed to be able to go there for prayer.

Just yesterday, Faith and I went and were very blessed. In the little "waiting room" we filled out our prayer requests and then the receptionist took them back to a prayer team. I had requested prayer for Faith's left hip. Because of the high tone in her legs, her left hip is slowly being pulled out of its socket. One of our options to help this is to get a baclofen pump inserted that would administer medicine to her spine to help loosen her muscles. It is a huge decision, and I am fearful to do it, but I also fear what would happen if we didn't.

While we sat there waiting to go back into a prayer room, Faith said that her knees hurt. I told her we would be sure to prayer for them as well as her hip.

When it was our turn, we went back to the prayer room. Before praying for Faith and before knowing that her knees hurt, a lady on the prayer team gave us the following scripture:

Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way;
say to those with fearful hearts, be strong and do not fear. 
Isaiah 35:3,4

It never fails that if we walk into the healing rooms with fear, we leave having faith. If we walk in with anxiety, we leave feeling peace. We often get a wonderful word from the Lord that we needed to hear. He uses those prayer warriors at the Healing Rooms in a mighty way. You can tell by the many testimonies that are written and placed in a special book. If you are in need of prayer for physical, emotional or spiritual healing, I encourage you to go to the Healing Rooms.

Edit: We no longer go to the Healing Rooms as they believe and teach the Prosperity Gospel and Word of Faith, which I have come to know are not Biblical teachings. Please see my personal testimony. 

Comments

  1. ColleenOctober 13, 2010 at 1:11 AM

    We have a healing rooms ministry in our town too. It's an amazing experience.I'm glad that you were able to walk away feeling God's peace.

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  2. Cari JeanOctober 13, 2010 at 9:35 AM

    There are Healing Rooms all around the world - it is truly an amazing ministry. WE feel blessed to have one in our town.

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