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Vicki Ostermann • May 12, 2014

Have you ever been prayed for? Like people laying hands on you and praying out loud kind of prayed for? If you have you certainly know it’s an amazing, humbling and exhilarating experience! We have had several experiences like this recently and we’re so very thankful for every one of them.

We get the example of laying hands on and praying from Jesus himself. He did it when he healed the sick and hurting and he also did it when those being prayed for just needed a blessing.

Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” And he laid his hands on them and went away. Matthew 19:13-15

It is also used, as it has been for us, to send out or appoint those that are doing God’s work. The following verse is from a story where the disciples were growing in number and the widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. Complaints arose and the original twelve thought they shouldn’t have to give up preaching the word of God to worry about handing out food, the solution was to pick seven who were full of the Spirit and wisdom to devote themselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word. Once they were prayed for by the laying on of hands, the word of God continued to spread and the number of disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem.

These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them. Acts 6:6

Prayer works! It is so essential to our spiritual life and for the benefit of our sisters and brothers. We are about to go on the journey of our life and I know that it will be amazing, but I also know that it will not be easy. Some days will feel almost impossible to bear. We will rely on our prayers to our Heavenly Father for strength, wisdom and discernment. We will also rely on the prayers that will come from you, our wonderful friends and family! We covet your prayers for our family’s protection, our ministry’s success, for open doors and open hearts of those we will be reaching. We feel so incredibly blessed to have the support of so many praying for us, it’s truly an amazing feeling!

Through the experience of having been prayed for by the laying on of hands, we are allowed the privilege of hearing the prayers of those praying for us. I know for me that is really special! People will tell you that they are praying for you and that is always comforting, but it is really neat to actually hear out loud the words they are offering to Jesus for you! So, THANK YOU to everyone that has prayed for us in whatever form that may be! We sincerely appreciate it and ask that you continue to lift us up in prayer.

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