Day Four (Prison Update), Friday, April 20, 2007

Here is a recap of day two of our visit to the second prison.

 

We started our journey around noon on Friday with 100 rolls of toilet paper, 72 bars of soap, five large jugs of pop and a bag of candy to a prison west of Darkhan. Most of the same ministry team was together for this adventure. We traveled approximately a half hour through many extremely poor villages and some rough dirt roads. The prison was located in the middle of nowhere and was originally a military installation.

 

Once we arrived, we were escorted into the meeting room where just under 40 young men were present. As I passed by the rooms where they stayed they were colorful and large compared to American prisons. There were no bars, two beds, a desk and very clean. There was a large colorful curtain that was at the entrance of each room.

 

Our worship team provided some great praise and worship music. Two men gave there testimony on the team and I taught on salvation and how Jesus loved them. I asked for an alter call and God just kept bringing them up one by one. I believe 20 to 25 were saved. I prayed for a young man's hand to be healed. Several to be delivered from alcohol and many asked God to forgive them and also forgave others that hurt them in their life. We prayed individually for each one.

 

The director of the prison came up and asked to speak to me. She asked if we would commit to come out on a regular basis and spend time with the men. God had opened door number two in two days for continued presence at the prison.

 

After we completed our time we went back to Darkhan to help at the women's conference. I was in the back with our team member Rodney and he was praying for a woman who had a swollen jaw and an abcessed tooth. God removed the swelling and completely healed her on the spot.

 

Some time had passed and a young mother brought her child over to us with tears and panic. Her baby was on fire with a fever. She too had severe head pains. We prayed and the power of God broke the fever and healed the mother. I actually felt the fever transfer from the baby's head through my hand. The mother cried with tears of joy as she left the conference that night.

 

This was only the beginning. God had more lives to change early the next day. The accounts of healing just kept on going and still are as our team continues Gods work for several more days.

 

God Bless!

 

Ted