Prayer Table Reports

PRAYER TABLE REPORT
Saturday, May 16, 2009; at Christ Church in Schenectady. Don and Candace Foust 9:20-10:30 a.m.
+–indicates received wooden cross made by Dennis Adams of North Carolina.

At first it was a bit slow, with people declining prayer (“No, I’m late for work” or “No, I pray myself everyday and I read the Bible” or “No, I’m good, thank you.” Later people stopped by and wanted to talk, not leaving until another passerby stopped for prayer.
While we were at the table, paramedics and a Fire Department SUV came down the block, we prayed for whoever needed help, although they didn’t pick anyone up. When the FD vehicle left, the man on the passenger side waved to us.

+John– who crossed the street just for prayer for his back and upper leg. He had had surgery and is in daily pain. We prayed for him to be more comfortable and for Jesus to reveal himself to John. John thanked us and said, “Keep the faith.”

Robert–a repeat visitor who had crossed the street, and who had had a new TV stolen. We prayed for an easier life, protection and for his health.

+Chris– a teenager who shyly came to the table after we called to him. We prayed for protection for his family and for a bright future.

Pedro– a repeat visitor, we prayed for protection and provision for him and his wife Norma.

+Rob, +George–asked that we pray for Schenectady’s renewal and for the teenagers here. Rob said he had benefited from meetings at Christ Church for addiction, and he was becoming increasingly aware of how God wanted him to be a better person.

+Marie–came willingly for prayer and said, “I’m a real person, no one cares about me. Why do bad people prosper and good people suffer?” We prayed for provision and for hope.

+Chester–55, crossed the street on his bicycle for prayer. He said he got very drunk last night. He recalled a sermon he heard in Jamaica years ago about two roads in life, one right and one wrong. We prayed for health for him and his family and that he would stay on the right road. He reminded us that we all need to praise God for what He has done; twice Chester told us to look up Psalm 68:4: Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Lift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts, Whose name is the LORD, and exult before Him.

Jim–a repeat visitor, he is doing better after a hospital stay, he is getting stronger and not pale anymore. We prayed for his health.

Desdemona–a repeat visitor, we prayed for her granddaughter Bianca who is in middle school and stressed, and we prayed for her grandson Peter.

PRAYER TABLE REPORT Christ Church Schenectady
(Sat., May 16, 2009; 10:30 – 11:30 — Dianne Gambill and David Carlson)
[+ --indicates received one of the wooden crosses from Dennis Adams of North Carolina.]

Note: We had much less foot traffic by the prayer table than usual, and several did not want prayer. We had prayed at the beginning for divine appointments — that the Lord would send the ones He wanted to come, and we trust that He did that:

+ Jennifer — we prayed for her “struggle with addictions” that the Lord would set her free; she thanked us and said our prayers were “right on time”

++ Calvin — asked prayer for a job — we prayed for God’s provision for Calvin, for a good job with benefits; he asked for a cross for himself and his daughter

+ Danny — didn’t have a specific request — asked us just to pray for “life” in general; we thanked God for Danny’s life and prayed for protection and provision, and that Danny would know the Lord and walk with Him

+ Malcolm – asked prayer that the Lord would keep him “strong and healthy”

Dan — said he had stopped for prayer before for healing of sickness and that it had helped a lot — he asked us to pray for healing for him again

++ Bill — man stopped for prayer as we were breaking down the table and chairs and asked for prayer for his family and “an end to this recession”

David Carlson

Albany Intercessor

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