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Prayer: a Powerful, Unstoppable Thing
By Kalista King

Hello again! Unfortunately, I have been unable to write for quite some time, so it brings me great joy to finally have the opportunity to update you on the wonders going on in the youth of Darke County! There is much to share. I speak on behalf of those who wish to see a supernatural revival break loose in this place. Hopefully you all enjoy this as much as I do.

Mark 11:24- “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe you have received it, and it will be yours.”

Prayer: a powerful, unstoppable thing. If we all understood the power of prayer, this would be a completely different nation. There is nothing that prayer cannot accomplish. There is nothing that can undermine its power.  And what is even greater than that is we know a God who answers prayer; a God whose heart is moved by the cries of his people.

As most of you know, I have seen God bring many different ministries to life in Darke County through the prayers of his people. The things which I write about are usually my own personal experiences; things that I must share because I have seen and experienced them for myself. Our Friend2Friend ministry at Greenville High School and Saturday Night Prayer are two direct results of God’s faithfulness to the prayers of many. God answers prayer.

We are beginning to realize this more and more as those in our local prayer groups are striving to be more intentional about becoming a people of prayer. It has become evident that the more we pray, the more we sense a need to pray, and the more we sense a need to pray, the more we want to pray. When I say we, I am referring to a group of youth who desire to see God sweep through our community and call people back to him. With the help of my father, Michael King, and his close friend, Lougena Mancillas, we are building an army of youth who long to be a part of this supernatural move of God here in Darke County. Now I would be happy to inform you more on what God is doing here so you can join us in this movement!

A year ago, I never would have guessed our Saturday Night Prayer ministry (SNP) would be where it is today. When we started SNP, I had high hopes for the ministry because I had experienced a Saturday Night Prayer group with Teens for Christ in Lima, Ohio. I loved going to Lima and joining the many teens there who gathered to pray on Saturday nights, and I longed to have that here in Greenville. We finally got one started sometime in the 2011-2012 school year (if I’m not mistaken). However, I struggled with leading this ministry, because I had never led a prayer group before. My hope was that God could use this ministry to show people the power of prayer, but I wasn’t quite sure how it was supposed to look yet.

 It began taking off when Lougena started coming to our prayer meetings and decided to open her home to the teens throughout the week. This helped bridge the gap between coming together for prayer on Saturday nights and going back into the world as strangers until the next prayer group. The more we started hanging out at her house, the closer we got to each other. Soon we became a family, and Lougena became like a mother to us… always making meals, spending time with us, and mentoring us when needed.  

A few months after Lougena started attending SNP, my dad became a part of it too, and we finally had a male leader to help with the ministry. I remember a time when Lougena, my dad, and I showed up for prayer one Saturday night, accompanied by two others from the prayer group. That night, the five of us got on our faces and cried out to God for over three hours, begging him to bring about a revival in the hearts of his people.

As time went on, our prayer ministry began to grow.  The deeper we got into prayer, the more we realized God was moving and answering our prayers. We started talking about ways to go deeper in our prayer time and making adjustments so our time would be more effective on Saturday nights. Eventually we had new people coming almost every week who were so hungry for God. Some of these people didn’t know The Lord at all, some simply wanted to join a prayer group, and some just wanted to be plugged into a family who authentically cared for each other and loved The Lord. Before we knew it, God totally took over this ministry and began forming an army of Christ.

Recently, other ministries have begun branching off of SNP. We now have prayer group at Lougena’s on Tuesday nights too, and she even began a Friday meal ministry to make meals for those who can come over to her house to eat on their lunch breaks. We also had a prayer revival at Solid Rock Church last weekend where we had a great time of prayer, worship, fellowship, and testimonies. God continues to amaze us by how he is moving and answering our prayers, but that’s not all.

The ministry that I am most excited for is our upcoming Outreach Team. In a former article, I wrote about our hopes in starting this last year, but it hadn’t happened yet. Fortunately, Lougena, my dad, and I are now able to enter the beginning stages of forming this Outreach Team! Our vision in this is to form a team of believers who are dedicated to sharing the awesomeness of God through their spiritual gifts and natural talents and abilities. We hope to travel to local churches and youth events to share what God is doing here through songs, skits, testimonies, and whatever else God adds to the mix. Our goal is to get the team up and going by March so we can be ready to travel in the spring to wherever God calls us.

I truly believe this is still just the beginning of God’s marvelous plan for Darke County and beyond. We will not limit the power of God and we will continue praying for an even greater supernatural revival to come awaken the hearts of God’s people. If anyone wishes to join us for SNP or any of the other ministries, please contact me. My email is kalista_joy@yahoo.com … We would love to hear from you! Thanks and I look forward to updating you again soon! God bless!


 
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