tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-642051953929467886.post7276966361702881541..comments2012-02-18T21:21:22.495+00:00Comments on A Toe in the Water: Pastries and PrayerA Toe in the Waterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15985266737889326790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-642051953929467886.post-83675842186742277782010-09-20T20:42:55.286+01:002010-09-20T20:42:55.286+01:00On Sunday to help us with the pastry and prayer we...On Sunday to help us with the pastry and prayer we had little prayer cards where we filled in information about the shops, businesses or people and their requests for prayer. <br /><br />After we had handed out all the pastry’s and cakes we met together back at the Church and prayed for 10 minutes. We divided up the cards by random amongst ourselves with the prayer information. After praying in pairs we then swap prayer cards with someone else in the team and prayed in pairs once more. Afterwards I challenged the team to keep the cards they had and spend time praying for the people detailed on their cards. I took 2 cards out of the 50 home with me from team members who had visited different streets than I. <br /><br />The next day (Monday) I walk hurriedly down one of the streets in Peterborough after a meeting. I'm in a rush to get back to the car as the ticket had run out. I notice a lady picking up small glass balls up off the street and at first I think that her bracelet must have broken and that she is picking up the glass beads. I stop and stoop down to help and gather a small handful of glass marbles to give to her. <br /><br />The lady explains that some men had just been in her shop and as they left she noticed that one of them had taken some of the solitaire glass marbles which she was selling in her shop. The lady had chased them down the road and as the men fled the marbles where thrown on the streets. She was really upset. <br /><br />After talking for a little while I explained to the lady that I would pray for her shop and for her protection too. I mention that on Sunday I had sent some teams of people to go out and about to offer pastry and a prayer. I look up and down the street and ask which one is her shop. It transpired that she is the manager of a shop called ‘Pic and Pay.’ <br /><br />Out of 50 prayer cards from the previous day ‘Pic and Pay’ is one of my cards...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-642051953929467886.post-82832195937623102302010-09-20T15:25:10.205+01:002010-09-20T15:25:10.205+01:00Sounds really exciting!Sounds really exciting!Mark Tiddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00162392116154997189noreply@blogger.com