Close Encounters with the Miraculous

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Trouvere

Then you have a wonderful gift of encouragement.
If you use this same gift to reach out to those who are suffering through
loss or pain or life's hurts then you can be honestly called
A Son of Consolation. You would be a good person to work in the harvest
field in any church if this is the case.
I work as a volunteer hospice chaplain. That might be a good area for you
to exercise your gifts. Just some thoughts.

I may have found my (real world) calling, actually! While my son was in the hospital for a month and a half, there were weekly visits from Therapy Pet Pals. Dogs that work magic in suffering or lonely people, visiting hospitals, rest homes, etc. One of our dogs would be perfect for that!

[Trouvere]

Hey do you get to visit along with the dog? Or maybe this would be a business that
you would be good at?
It would be a way to meet people and introduce them to Jesus.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Trouvere

Hey do you get to visit along with the dog? Or maybe this would be a business that
you would be good at?
It would be a way to meet people and introduce them to Jesus.

Yep, the owner goes with the dog. There's a link in my post above. There are videos that you can't watch without getting choked up!

[Trouvere]

I do go to the web site but didn't have time for the video's. My air card is
not that fast anyway. Video's are slow to come down for me.Thanks though.
Many elderly people and shut in's are lonely. I know more than one who has
found having a pet a good source of companionship. You should start a thread about it.


Now back to the post.

[Trouvere]

I had a phone call one night.
Dana.....can so and so come and live with you....can you take her to church?
She really needs Jesus. Live with you is a difficult question when you already
have a family of your own but then Jesus had already been dealing with me.
I said yes and opened up my home.
Into it I took on another three member family. One adult and two children.
This person began coming to church, started school and began to spend
time with two children that needed a parent.
Today this person is a wonderful Christian and both of these children
grew up to graduate with honors. One was chosen for a special achievement
and given a scholarship in a College bound private academy for those who
can make the grade and is an engineering student. Along came a marriage and
a wonderful life and the person who had artistic talent was encouraged and is
a sculptor and painter. Jesus can take anything and make something very beautiful out of it. Did I do it? No I answered the phone call and said okay bring it on.

Am I the greatest, most perfect person who ever lived? no but Jesus is. If the road
ahead points to Him then the end result is Glorious!!!!

[looking4help]

Originally Posted by Trouvere

I will be more than glad to help you in whatever way I can. Look in your
private message box in a bit. I am sending you my email and contact
info.In Jesus

I'm not real good with email and technology, but my email account is not operating well, and it could just be me. For now, though, I'm figuring this out!! What would you say the secret is to having people just who up at your house like that? How incredible!! Any chance you'll consider the offer?

[Trouvere]

Go to the area here on the forum that says private messages. I typed our contact information. I do help churches just as you are asking. Right now we have a new
work but I want you to know we are interested in helping you any way we can.

All I am is myself. Call my husbands cell.

[looking4help]

Originally Posted by Trouvere

Go to the area here on the forum that says private messages. I typed our contact information. I do help churches just as you are asking. Right now we have a new
work but I want you to know we are interested in helping you any way we can.

All I am is myself. Call my husbands cell.

I would like to do that. But maybe something is already happening. It could be the transfer of your anointing. I just went through a drive-thru window and got lunch and the man at the window out of nowhere asked me if I would pray for him because he would tell I was a man of God. I took his hand and began to pray and he started to shake. Something is happening!!! What is happening? Tell me how we can get more of this! For now maybe you could share some thoughts here on the forum because I know there are many people reading who need help like this!

[Trouvere]

Here is another one:
I know it seems like the crazy stuff happens to me but it does. One day I am going
to put this into a book for my children.


I went to visit a friend at a County Jail. I was just a new believer and worked at
a convenience store. I did not have much money and was trying to sell some furniture and a huge 26 inch tv set. Well I waited in the lobby of the jail to be called up to visitation. I kept having to fan my nose because this was before smoking was not allowed in public buildings and the lady next to me kept blowing her smoke over my way.
I got up and moved and politely smiled.

When the time to go in the elevator came I looked at the woman and for a split second I thought she looked exactly like an apostolic woman. I saw her with her hair up and a nice dress on like she was going to church meeting. I looked away and tried not to stare at her.

When I went upstairs to visit my friend I was told....hey Dana I want you to meet somebody...Girl, she is interested in buying your tv set. I have been witnessing to her son. Well one thing led to another. I went home with her to spend the night. We began talking and she shared with me that in the past she used to go to a Pentecostal Church.
We prayed and she felt Jesus. The next day she called the Pastor I put her in touch with. They came over to her house and visited. The next church service she was with them. She received the Holy Ghost and fell out under the pew speaking in other tongues.
Thus began a great relationship for me with the Pastors of the church. I ministered there several times. He began to visit her son in jail and began a jail ministry and baptized many people in that city. Jesus can do anything. Somewhere somebody is
praying....Jesus send an evangelist and He is sending one to their city.
The problem we have is denominations have so bound the saints of Jesus Christ that
if they did have a vision or get a chance to go to the home of a Cornelius that they would go ask the Pastors permission first.
When I was 22 Jesus called me to preach the Gospel. Thankfully my Pastor heard the voice of Jesus and was waiting for me to approach him all along. That is what the world needs. It needs the Children of Jesus Christ to manifest themselves as His Sons and Daughters. He is out there with a field full of souls and we are in our nice air conditioned castles worshipping a King who we don't even know by voice.
Help us Jesus!

[Trouvere]

Originally Posted by looking4help

I would like to do that. But maybe something is already happening. It could be the transfer of your anointing. I just went through a drive-thru window and got lunch and the man at the window out of nowhere asked me if I would pray for him because he would tell I was a man of God. I took his hand and began to pray and he started to shake. Something is happening!!! What is happening? Tell me how we can get more of this! For now maybe you could share some thoughts here on the forum because I know there are many people reading who need help like this!

What a shame I honestly thought you were a real person. I will continue to share what does happen anyway. Jesus Bless you.