To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE


SHARE THIS ARTICLE Printer friendly version of this page

Church Impacts Community with "Pray-it-Forward"

Teresa Neumann : Sep 7, 2010  Carla Hinton - The Oklahoman

"We sense that the Holy Spirit is really moving in Oklahoma City. This is a way for people in the community not to feel so alone and to know that someone cares."

(Oklahoma City, Ok.)—Messiah Lutheran Church has begun a pray-it-forward prayer effort that is changing their community. As reported in The Oklahoman, Teresa Laudermilk was credited with coming up with the idea after reading about something similar in California, where a woman placed a prayer box on a hilltop of a canyon for hikers to share their prayers.

Praying it ForwardAdapting it to their situation, some church members created a prayer box and several wooden benches to place outside the church near a large tree, as well as some colorful signs letting the community know of its Pray-it-Forward opportunities. (Photo: The Oklahoman)

"We wanted this to be our 'mountaintop experience,' and it is," said Jeanne VonDerAhe, the church's music ministry director, adding that the box holds prayer requests, but it also is a way for people to thank God for blessings and miracles.

Laudermilk was quoted as saying that a few days after they placed the prayer box outside the church, a young man walked by. She asked him if there was anything he wanted them to pray about. It turned out he was a U.S. citizen originally from Jordan who was struggling to reconnect with family members back there. They prayed for him and then sent an e-mail asking others in the church to pray for him.

Several days later, the man reportedly showed up at the church again to tell told Laudermilk and VonDerAhe that, miraculously, he had found his family.

Read this story in its entirety by clicking on the link provided.







SHARE THIS ARTICLE Printer friendly version of this page

To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE

Other Recent Articles from Breaking Christian News

Who Are the 13 Patriots Honored in Freedom Plaza?

The Left Couldn't Pause the Politics for One Lousy Day for 'The Great American State Fair'

One Player Refuses to Wear 'Pride' Hat During LA Dodgers' LGBT Night

What Happened to Spencer Pratt Is Why the Supreme Court Decision on Election DAY Is Key

Kash Patel Touts FBI 'Full-throttle Mission' after Operation Spring Cleaning Yields 615 Indictments/Complaints

Iranian Young People and Students Are Bravely Taking to the Streets Again in Protests against the Islamic Regime

Sirens Blare Throughout Israel as Iran and Houthis Fire Barrage of Missiles

Massive 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Southern Philippines, Triggers Tsunami Warnings across Pacific Region [Video]

Why Christianity Is Soaring in Iran While Islam Is Collapsing

Canada's Senate Passes Anti-Christian 'Bible Ban' Bill C-9, Now Heads to House of Commons

Good News: US Private Payrolls Post Biggest Gain Since January 2025

Four Senate Republicans Again Unite With Dems to Block Voter ID, SAVE America Act

Senate Passes Border and ICE Funding Megabill

Report: Obamacare Fraud Could Cost Taxpayers $25 Billion This Year

CALIFRAUDIA? Steve Hilton Says Whistleblower Claims of Separate Post Office 'Buckets' for Ballots Arriving AFTER Election Day

Detransitioner Chloe Cole Testifies at Fiery Senate Hearing on Mutilation of Gender-confused Children

NY Assembly Sends Bill to Hochul's Desk to Replace 'Mother' and 'Father' With 'Gestating' and 'Non-Gestating Parent'

Unbelievable! DOJ Exposes the Evil Truth About the SPLC Paying Extremists to Perpetuate Racism

New US Army Hymn 'Eternal Father, Hear Our Prayer' Composed by Former US Army Soldiers Choir Director is Endorsed by Army Chaplains

Henry Nowak's Death Exposed Britain's Two-Tier Justice System



Search the Articles Archives

Keyword:  
Author:  
Words Posted On:  
Day Month Year



Subscribe to
Breaking Christian News


Follow BCN on Twitter
Are You Praying for Our Government Leaders?
BCN Staff

Steve Shultz
Steve Shultz, Managing Editor
Founder and Owner


Aimee Herd
Aimee Herd, Editor


BCN Plus
Are You Praying for President Trump?
 
 

All articles on this site and emails from BCN are copyrighted property of Breaking Christian News. Permission is given to link to, or share a BCN story if proper attribution is given to both the original writer and summarizer of the story. Breaking Christian News 2005-2019. All Rights Reserved.


Breaking Christian News is a division of Elijah List Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved


Disclaimer: Articles and links, as well as the source articles linked to; do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Breaking Christian News.

editor@breakingchristiannews.com