Birgit Janke works with the Freie Christliche Jugendgemeinschaft’s childrens’ ministry in Ludenscheid, Germany. “We’re finding many children with a strong desire for God’s presence and power, from 5- to 9-year-old refugee children, through children from socially disadvantaged groups to kids we meet on the playgrounds.” And they repeatedly experience God’s presence and power.
Here are some examples:
“9 year old Fidane loves Jesus, but comes from a Muslim family. Her mother was suffering from serious circulatory problems, so Fidane prayed for her. The symptoms disappeared completely.
During a prayer time, 8 year old Pessiana had a prophetic word for an apprentice – an answer from God, which the woman had been seeking for some time. 5-year-old Anja came to Christ during an outreach in a playground. She began to cry – not because she wanted an ice-cream or a new toy, but for people who she knows who do not know Jesus, and whom she wants to meet in heaven.
Another girl regularly comes to Christian meetings. On her way through the town centre, she was surrounded by a group of children who insulted her and spat at her. When they finally left her alone, her first thought was that we should love our enemies. She forgave them in a short, quiet prayer, and her shame and anger disappeared.”
Source: Freie Christliche Jugendgemeinschaft’s Childrens’ Ministry, Birgit Janke
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