I’d originally attended the Healing Rooms on the recommendation of a trusted friend, who’d massively benefitted himself. I’d suffered multiple traumas throughout life, starting in childhood, into my teens and then as a result of military service in early adulthood. Couple this with ongoing relationship difficulties and a child with additional needs – I’d always felt like ‘something’ was holding me back from being the person God created me to be.
During my initial course of sessions, each time the day of the appointment arrived, something big would occur to prevent me attending… Once is ‘bad luck’, twice is suspicious, but three times, and I came to believe there were real forces seeking to keep me in that depressed and stagnant state. As things became progressively worse for me, the same friend urged me back to the Healing Rooms. I am SO pleased that I saw it through!
I’m a fairly new Christian, and also consider myself very rational. I was expecting some targeted prayer, and, God willing, some subtle shifts in my day to day experience. Boy, did I underestimate Him!
The very experienced team of Prayer Ministers would ask some questions, and pray intently and passionately for God’s spirit to fill me and heal me. This was often so powerful, I couldn’t stand up! Often some very targeted Bible verses would be inspired, and prophetic words shared by the team.
To mirror this, huge changes occured in my life – from professional help appearing ‘out of nowhere’ to work with my daughter and her additional educational and behavioural needs; to our difficult and aggressive neighbours putting their house on the market, the day after we blessed our house! I also saw my faith growing and my mind clearing after each session of prayer.
This all culminated in the final session at Healing Rooms: immediately upon entering the room, I heard the word ‘baptism’ in my mind, though didn’t share this. After a brief initial prayer, two separate members of the team shared a prophetic word that they’d seen me ‘step into the river’, (like Jesus Himself at the Jordan)!! One minister asked me to physically step forward in the room to signify this – as I did, I literally moved out of the shade, and into a huge beam of sunshine which warmed my face! (My eyes were completely closed at this point).
The presence of God’s Spirit in that room was palpable, and the effects of the prayer were powerful. As the team prayed to release me from the past, I literally felt something being ‘pulled’ out of me. Bear in mind I consider myself a rational person – there was, very clearly, something being ‘removed’ from me and my life. As I rested afterwards in the presence of Jesus, I knew that something had shifted for me.
Since then I’ve been praying daily, and my overall sense of reverence and worship has much deepened Life feels lighter, and I’m much clearer about the way ahead for me and my family. I definitely feel more supported and hopeful for the future that God planned for me.
L - August 2021