{"id":2241,"date":"2016-07-07T04:58:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T04:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5riversinternational.org\/?page_id=2241"},"modified":"2016-08-30T20:16:36","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T20:16:36","slug":"amazing-prayer-hiking-mountain-villages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5riversinternational.org\/?page_id=2241","title":{"rendered":"“Prayer Hiking” the Mountain Villages"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"worship<\/a>We just finished our first week in a beautiful area of northern India. After weather delaying us and a necessary change in travel plans, we arrived very weary but excited to minister. We connected with one of the local pastors and held a one day conference for about 150 people, bringing God\u2019s presence and \"kullu<\/a>watching Him move. We then spent the next 3 days prayer walking the mountains and visiting villages. We were told over and over that there were thousands of villages throughout these mountains with no Christian presence that they knew of.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Our pastor friend arranged a meeting in one village where they invited the locals to come. We had a powerful time of prayer as many Hindus were healed and set free from demonic spirits…even a 9 year old boy was gloriously set free. \u00a0It was a powerful witness for Christ as we presented the Gospel with a demonstration of the Spirit\u2019s power. Next we were taken to a place where there were some Nepali laborers who lived in shanty tents alongside the mountain road. \u00a0Once again Jesus came to heal and deliver. \u00a0One woman in particular, who had hated Christians and opposed them was beautifully set free from evil spirits.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"man<\/a>\"woman<\/a>\"man<\/a>\"two<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

On Saturday Shema and I were allowed to speak for 10 minutes at a pastors meeting. The next day the leader of this Pastors\u2019 Association was at the church we spoke at in another town. \u00a0After the service he very eagerly invited us\u00a0to come back to his area\u00a0and work with all the pastors in the valley. Once again God has given us a wide open door for greater ministry in the future.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Later on Sat\"Dan<\/a>urday we drove up the mountain a ways to go pray at a Hindu temple that is a major spiritual power point in this area. Once out of the car we began to walk up the mountain, for 3 \u00bd\u00a0miles…in the rain,\u00a0Shema and I in flip flops\u2026completely unprepared for such a hike. \u00a0Along the way I thought “God, this is a little crazy to be hiking up a mountain in the rain to go pray at some temple.\u201d \u00a0But our team was amazing\u2026no one complained, no one turned back. \u00a0At the top of the mountain and a cloud was literally covering us. \u00a0We could barely see the temple because of the fog.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Because of the rain and fog we found ourselves the only people in the temple\u2026no usual crowds, not even the priest was there. So we turned that Hindu temple into a wonderful house of prayer. \u00a0We then made our way back down the mountain trail while the rain continued to fall. This video gives you a glimpse\u00a0of our hike down.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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We spent about 5 hours that day hiking in the rain up and down a mountain \u201cjust to pray\u201d for a short time in a temple. Sounds crazy but this is what we do…we go, we pray and God moves. Can\u2019t wait to see the breakthrough He brings due to our obedience. Thank you to all of you who have prayed and given to send us here. \u00a0God is using us and the gospel is being preached with signs and wonders to those who have never heard. \u00a0“How can they hear without a preacher? How can they believe if they have never heard?” Because of you they are hearing…and believing!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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