Gary and Dawn get into the sanctuary and straight down to prayer. Conscious the battle is big.
Today a new SA prayer centre is born.
I sense the enemy is unhappy and unsettled.
So we pray prayers of worship and declaration making it clear this is Holy ground. Making sure that it is declared into the London air that Jesus is Lord.
9.45 am Sylvia our brilliant fellow officer and part of the leadership SWL armed with her experience on the tough city streets of Edmonton Canada and then Paul our calm and collected team member with his amazing experience from Streetlevel in Brisbane Australia arrive and we pray at the door ushering in a new season for the Salvation Army along the Uxbridge Road Corridor in London UK.
As we pray I'm reminded that even our fledgling team represents a House of Prayer for all Nations.
10am
Prophetically and in real time we open the door to the busy streets of Ealing.
10.05 we Are joined by Nicky Joyce our full time hub coordinator for West London Development Project. She is spectacularly gifted and a blessing to us.
Hannah quickly follows. Hannah is Solicitor and an all round lovely God girl! A girl with a breathtaking testimony of encounter with Jesus whilst deeply entrenched in another faith.
Hannah, Dawn, Sylvia and Nicky head for the kitchen to serve hospitality to the whosoever.
Then.
One by one people Start to come in.
Lots of people.
Soon we are overwhelmed by the constant flow of people. People receive hospitality, People start to ask for prayer. People start to write prayers. One girl comes in and heads straight for prayer room 2 and starts to pray passionately.
Paul and I begin to sit with people and chat.
11am
Our prayer room designer Paul and his beautiful wife Julie arrive. Paul still has work to do on some of the prayer rooms.
12 midday
Dawn leads the 12 midday prayer rhythm in prayer room 4. A number of people head in.
I head over to the charity shop just to check the girls in there are ok. Mary, sue and Denise are in. They are doing a brilliant job.
12.30
Hannah has a group of people mesmerised by the Spirit of God as she shares her testimony with them.
13.00
A lady comes to the door asking what we are. I share with her and she lets me know she distributes tinned food to charities and we arrange to be a recipient of some of this on a regular basis.
13.30
Our Divisional leaders arrive along with the Divisional Business director. It's great to see they are really pleased. Our leaders are deeply spiritual people and have taken some really big decisions that will resonate for a long time in Kingdom terms. They are such a blessing, brilliant leaders, and we are so privileged to be under their leadership.
14.00 a guy called Paul comes in lonely, hungry and worried about something. The girls give him cake and tea. Paul Maunder chats with him. I pray with him.
14.15
A lady called Delia comes in. She says she feels lonely. I sit and have my dinner with her while she tells me her life story.
14.30
A girl called Nicky comes in. She wants to know more about God. Sylvia lovingly speaks truth over her and ends up taking her to prayer room 1 to pray for her.
1530 we close.
Sylvia. Dawn and myself sit and reflect on the day.
18.30
Dawn and I.
This is day one.
We are astonished at what God does.
I can only imagine the hours of prayer, the severity of the mission and the transformation of lives that will happen.
Sanctuary extends to two venues presently.
Sylvia has been appointed to lead Hayes.
Hayes is a place desperate for the change only the saviour can bring.
It's a tough place and an amazing place.
Sylvia is doing a great job. She is listening for the heart of God and is operating in the realms of the visionary. And her bravery for the kingdom will reap its reward in souls.
We know God is doing something very special in this needy corner of London.
He is pouring His new wine into a new wineskin.
And we are astonished by His power.
Keep praying for us as we engage in a battle of epic proportions to gain ground in West London. And we pray that we will be an encouragement to you where you are as you engage in that same battle.
