A fantastic day was had in Surrey Quays. The Holy Spirit helped each of us to flow in our prophetic encouragement for the people we encountered. We received feedback that out words were accurate and helped many of the people we met.
Because we were seeing so much interest and activity around the picture tables outside Tesco’s, we decided not to split into two groups and instead, we all helped with the encountering of people around the tables.
In fact, we were given the image of an octopus during our prayers earlier that morning and there just happened to be eight of us at the tables. The team member who said we should all stay at the tables together was unaware of the octopus image the others had received.
One of the words we received, during our worship that morning, was that we would meet a tall man with black hair, wearing jeans. In fact, such a man came to our picture tables. He chose this picture:
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As words related to this picture were given to the man, his eyes widened and lit up, he was nodding in agreement and was very blessed by these words! He was so blessed that he asked if he could take a photo of the picture he chose. Of course, we said yes and he took a photo of it. He said thank you and went on his way.
The person who gave these words from the Holy Spirit can’t remember any of the words he gave. Was this because the Holy Spirit was talking through him and only wants the man who received the words to remember them? God works in mysterious ways and we may never know the answer. All we know is that our Holy Spirit led encounter had an impact on this man. And it may well lead to other encounters in the future.
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
Two Ukrainian ladies approached the tables and asked for words related to the picture one of them selected. The younger lady translated the words for her mother. The words resonated with her, because she was staying in Germany due to the war and was feeling very scared. The words spoke of hope and not staying close to the shore due to the fear of stepping out into the deep. She was very encouraged and her face lit up.
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
Some of our team have been praying for Jesus to provide more keen workers for the company they work for. One of them had met a man at a site in London that he was working at. This man was looking for work.
As they waited by the tables, this team member was chatting with another team member about this man looking for work, and that he had lost contact with him. He said that if he bumps into him again, he will get his phone number. Then, suddenly the man looking for work appeared outside Tesco’s near to where we were standing! He was with his son.
We got talking to him and exchanged phone numbers. How this man found his way to us we will never know. The site where we originally met him is on the other side of London.
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
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A lady picked two pictures. Word was given but was not very accurate for her. Sometimes this can happen as we are all learning how to hear from the Holy Spirit. However, she started opening up and said she was seeking peace. Peace was one of the theme words we had been given for the day. One of our female members came over, prayed for the lady and she was very moved by the experience.
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
There was an African lady who came over. She told us that she had become separated from her daughter. We prayed for her and gave word that she would be reunited with her daughter again.
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
We had an opportunity to pray with a lady who was possibly a Muslim. She received word that God cuts through everything and she smiled when we finished praying together.
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
One of our team had received word about a man wearing a green coat who was looking for peace. On our way to Tesco’s, we found a man who fitted that description. He was a young man, probably less than 20 years old and was very open to receiving word from the Holy Spirit and to prayer.
He said that he recognised the need for God in his life and was amazed to have encountered God on the streets that day. At the end, he told us that his knee was injured. Another team member prayed for healing of his knee and the young man felt something happening, even though we did not touch him by hand.
This encounter also coincided with a word of wisdom another team member had received. That we will meet and pray for someone, that the person will be surprised, but that we will all be surprised by the power of God!
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
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A lady from Hungary came over who said she was devoted to God. She received word from us about fighting for a job, which she said she was actually doing. The word said that God wanted her to rest in His promise and enjoy. She was open to prayer and left very encouraged.
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
Another lady was shown the prophetic word we had received about peace. She said peace is something that she really needs. She told us that she was exhausted by all the fighting by herself. When our team member prayed for her, she started crying because she was very touched by the Holy Spirit. She asked for our details so that she can remain in contact.
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
A young girl about 7 or 8 years old wanted to chat. She was introduced to the Holy Spirit for the first time in her life and was amazed. She said it was really cool.
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
An Irish man came over to our table and two of us started chatting with him. He was very talkative. He told us that he is a cook and likes chatting with his colleagues. He picked many pictures that he said he liked from our table and appreciated our words of encouragement. It seemed like he was wanting to drink the living water from our table!
He was of Catholic upbringing, but not so much a practicing Catholic. When he started talking about a funeral, one of us told him that that was one of our prophetic words received earlier. He replied that he was Irish and that they celebrate funerals. It is well known that the Christian funeral is of profound importance to Irish society, allowing a celebration of the life of the deceased.
He allowed us to pray for him, was very blessed and went on his way.
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
A boy about 12 years old came to our table with two girls. They were all drinking smoothies through straws. He picked a picture of a tree. He was so enjoying the words of encouragement that he was receiving from Holy Spirit, the words that give life, that he wanted to stay longer. But his two girl friends, who had been waiting some distance away, wanted to go and took him away. He looked back and seemed very touched by the experience.
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
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A Colombian woman in her mid 50s was so pleased with the attention she received from us and the uplifting of her spirit. She received prayer to find a good job and another private matter that she added quite timidly. She was a gentle soul who left our table much happier and was invited to come back again.
We thank God for His love and this beautiful encounter. Amen.
We had many more encounters with people and God on that day. One of our team members alone remembers talking to some fifteen people and there were eight of us in total.
John 4:10 NLT
Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”