An Afternoon Of Children's Ministry In Asumani

The workers at our site prayed over Victor and I during the lunch time worship and prayer. Then we went off to Asumani Village to minister to the children. We walked through parts of the village, singing praises to the Lord as the children joined in and followed along. Suddenly, everything stopped as a little girl called to everyone to help her chase a huge rat. They crowded around the rat, kicked it and stomped it with their bare feet until they thought it was dead. Then, they ran back to us dancing and praising the Lord as though they hadn’t stopped.

When we arrived at our usual place in the village, we began worshipping Jesus. Then for some reason, most of the children began to walk away. Others were laughing and playing. Another lay on the ground crying, refusing to stop. I picked him up, held him closely, and continued worshipping the Lord. Only a very few were being attentive. This was very unusual behavior, and it was obvious that something was distracting the children. But Victor kept on worshipping the Lord. We continued to encourage the few remaining children to focus on Jesus. Worship was a little different on this day. On one hand it felt as though this was resistance, and on the other hand, it was as though we were worshipping the Lord Who “actually appeared” among us instead of worshipping in songs with just a “knowledge” of being in His presence. We taught on living surrendered lives unto the Lord. At the end several children accepted Jesus as their only Savior. Hallelujah!!! As usual, we asked if anyone needed prayer. After praying for a little boy wearing a cast (he fell off of a bicycle), another little boy (who’s saved) asked us to pray for the healing of his stomach ache. The Lord instantly took away part of the pain. His side still hurt a little so we prayed again, and the Lord removed all of the pain. His friend (who’s also a Christian) quickly stepped forward and asked us to pray for his little toe that was hurting. So, we asked the boy who was just healed of his stomach ache to lay hands on his friend and pray with us. The Lord instantly took away the pain from the boy’s little toe. These children were so excited (so were we).

Around this time, many of the other children started returning. The two boys gladly testified to the other children about how Jesus healed them. All of the children listened intently. Then, we used this healing as an example to teach them about the Kingdom of God and having the Father’s heart. We also couldn’t help but spend more time worshipping the Lord, focusing on one thing – the presence of the Lord. After we all prayed together, we encouraged the children to pray for unsaved family members who live with them. Then, as we began to leave, a bunch of children walked with us singing a song in their Jao Language: “I love Jesus, I love Jesus, I love Jesus. What about you? YES!!!”

Please pray that:
- Children will live faith-filled lives for Jesus even though they may live with Muslim and other unsaved family members who haven't accepted Jesus as their only Savior.
- The Lord protect them from others wanting to take them to witch doctors or traditional activities that don’t glorify the Lord.

Tyren and Tiffany Haynes