Prayers of Blessing in Abundance
Salvation Army volunteers at the Mind, Body, Spirit festival. (Photo supplied by Major Dean Clarke)
Salvation Army volunteers at Sydney’s Mind, Body, Spirit Festival were able to share prayers of blessing with spiritual seekers in attendance.
More than 10,000 people attend the Mind, Body, Spirit festival every year for herbal healing, psychic readings, body detoxification supplements… the list goes on. In the thick of it is The Salvation Army’s stall – offering prayer and hope to people looking for spiritual answers.
“When people would come and talk to us we would offer to pray a blessing on them,” says Sydney East and Illawarra Division and Resource Director – Corps, Major Dean Clarke. “Many people took up that offer and we were able to pray for them and their families.
“It was just a great privilege to be there in the name of Jesus and to be praying that Jesus would do something wonderful in their life. It’s just another connection point for them in their journey towards Salvation.”
On the Friday morning of the festival one of the Salvation Army team members lead a woman to Christ. She is now being connected with a local corps. Another man who had been through The Salvation Army’s Recovery Services has been connected with a Salvationist for one-on-one discipleship.
“It’s a great opportunity for The Salvation Army to be there amongst people who are spiritually searching,” says Major Clarke. “People are so open to prayer and we have a wonderful opportunity to be influencing their life through the power of prayer. And there are opportunities to engage with them in conversations about how to find a future.”
Major Dean Clarke and the organising team are hoping that more Salvationists with the gifts of evangelism, prophecy, prayer and intercession will volunteer to attend the Mind, Body, Spirit festival next year.
“My dream would be to see that next festival we have our stall filled with those with the gift and heart for evangelism.”
For further information, or to volunteer for next year’s festival, contact: Major Dean Clarke – dean.clarke@aue.salvationarmy.org
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