the Power of Prayer

On Tuesday night we started a Jericho Prayer Walk at Southeast Community College in Lincoln. Earlier I blogged about this same type of prayer walk at Doane. We walk around the campus praying for walls to come down (spiritual and relational walls) one time each day for six days in a row. On the seventh day we walk around the campus seven times, and at the end declare praises to God. It is inspired, of course, by Joshua 6 in the Old Testament, and what it is for me is a faith step, and commitment to listen and obey God.

As I was driving there I wasn't expecting a lot. Southeast is two year school with no dorms. Who, I wondered, would come out at 9:30 p.m. in the freezing cold to walk around their school. I sat in the parking lot for a couple minutes with the heat on high in my car and asked God to come with me onto campus. What I need to learn is that God wants to show up...He's waiting for us to ask Him for things, or recognize where He is working...so I should have known that God was about ready to do some crazy things at Southeast. When I went to meet the group, God said, "watch me work" as seventeen students showed up to walk around their campus that night and pray.

Tonight was the third night, and already walls at Southeast are coming down. Last night two of the girls on campus (Teresa and Rachel) both had a certain teacher on their hearts. They stopped outside her room and prayed for her and opportunities to talk with her about what they believed. Today (the day after yesterday) God showed up and answered that prayer. Teresa had an opportunity to share her faith with this teacher, as well as ask her about her spiritual background. When Teresa was telling me about this conversation tonight she repeatedly used the word amazing, and couldn't keep the smile off her face. We haven't even reached day seven yet and already God is bringing down walls in a teachers life at Southeast.

What a blessing it is to work with students who believe. Students who are trusting God to transform their campus. Join with us as we continue praying for walls to come down at Southeast Community College.

-terah