After an amazing week at New Wine I felt inspired to carry on some of the stuff that was happening into regular life. The base theme for the talks at Thirst (14-18s group) was 'Untoppable' and one of thr talks that really made me think was about not just being a 'comfortable Christian' and instead get out there and do something.
So me and a couple of friends decided to go into Oxford to offer prayer and healing. At first I was really nervous, but as we got to it, the nervousness turned into excitement, and I was really looking forward to it. However, when we got into Oxford with the chairs, Bible and banners, it was raining. We met this man who had set up a table with booklets and books on for people to take away, we spoke breifly and prayed for each other, the good thing is, it didn;t feel weird or out of place praying in the middle of Oxford. We decided to move on to different shops and cafés and pray there, and it still felt normal.
After about an hour and a half, it was still raining, and we decided to call it a day, as it was showing no signs of stopping. I will admit, I was disappointed, but it was good because I now know that I feel comfortable going into Oxford to do something like that, and it has strengthened my faith.
It was pretty good for a test run, and at least we know we can step out there now.
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