That night as I worshipped I had a picture of a woman dressed all in black. In the picture she had on a black crop top and a black skirt. My friend sitting next to me leaned over and said, did God show you a picture of a lady dressed all in black? I said yes, and she said, He gave me the same picture and told me He had showed you too. We were super excited! God spoke the same thing to two of us, surely this lady had a divine appointment with Father God! We set off for the red light zone, an avenue that ran alongside the beach, littered with among others, prostitutes, pimps, partygoers and tourists. Our group divided into teams, each group headed to different parts of this notorious area. My group began to walk the avenue to look for those we had seen in the pictures God gave us. One of my friends said, Nikita, is that her? And as I looked in the direction he indicated, I saw her. She was dressed exactly like God showed us. I knew instantly in my spirit, it was the woman that God wanted to love on that night, through us.
My friend and I set off to talk to her. There she was, beautiful on the outside but so broken on the inside. She was sitting at a table, part of an al-fresco restaurant set up in the middle of the avenue. I kneeled beside her and asked her if she wanted prayer, she immediately said yes. I began to pray and she began to cry. As I prayed, God showed me in a vision that the circumstances in her life had been overwhelming her. In the vision, she was swimming and a strong current pulled her under and a wave swept over her. At the moment she was completely underwater, a huge hand came and drew her out of the water, it was Jesus. I shared this with her, and asked her if it was true of her life right now, she said yes and began to cry even more. Then she told me she had had dream a few days before that was the exactly the same as the vision as I had just had. So we asked her if she would like to invite Jesus' to come into her life and help her, she said yes but wasn't ready to commit her life to Him. I asked her if she'd like a hug and again she cried and said, yes, I was just telling a friend that I really need a hug. I put my arms around her and held her, her body shook so much. I held her for as long as she needed, I could feel God's embrace of her through my arms.
She gave us her number and asked us where we were based, she wanted to keep in touch with us and even come to visit with us. We were so encouraged by this. So we said goodbye after praying for her friend too, for whom God also faithfully gave us words of knowledge.
A week or so later, we visited with our new friend. She had invited us to come to her apartment. So off we went, three of us, all excited to see what God was going to do. When we got there we found our friend in severe pain. The doctor had diagnosed a respiratory virus and to top it off she also had asthma. She was really struggling to breathe. As we began to pray for her, God showed me in a vision, that she would be full of joy and well when she said goodbye to us that night. Then I knew, He was going to heal her. We prayed and the pain subsided a little but persisted. I was asking God what was needed. He said, I want to be her God, her Father, I want her to know My love. So I asked her if she was ready to invite Jesus into her life, she said, yes. As she surrendered herself to Him, made Him Lord and King over her life, received His mercy and forgiveness, she got healed. Suddenly, she could breathe. The pain had disappeared. She smiled. Our friend was totally healed, not just physically but also mentally, emotionally, spiritually as God, our Saviour, had come and made His home in her, she was not alone anymore. Now she could live free, with His help and grace.
And true to His word to me, as we said goodbye to her, she was laughing and well. I am so in awe of our Father! I recall when I first met God, I was astonished by Him. First, because He is so beautiful. Second, because when He says, I love you, it changes everything. There's a deep knowing in your inner being that says, yes, it's the truth. And if you're willing, you can receive it with faith and live loved for the rest of your days, choosing never to act out of an orphaned heart again. He truly is a Father to the fatherless.
Father of the fatherless and protector of the widows is God in His holy habitation. Psalm 68:5
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