Prayerwalker Journals

(Walk-back prayer-walk - Final Day) This morning was definitively the highlight of this week's prayer-walk. The dusty pot-holed road I walked today was the reason for this whole week's prayer-walking. This was the road the Lord used to get this week's intercession going. This was the road to which I looked forward to all week. It is only about 200 metres in length, but I estimate it has more rubble than what I have seen all week on all the other dirt roads combined. People seem to use this piece of road as a place to ditch their building rubble. You could almost describe it as a pile of rubble lying in a straight line ... And this is what the Lord spoke to me about today's road: Even though its dirty, damaged, dangerous and smelly, this road brings provisions for someone precious in the HIS sight. This short road connects the end of the tarred road to the Thandanani House of Refuge Each of the 45 children who has to date passed through those doors are indeed precious i

I felt a bit rushed this morning. I even wondered if I could do a ride-and-pray on today's dusty pot-holed road. And when God is so gentle as He is - and gives you the option to do it your way - BUT you know it would be better His way, I suggest you always always do it His way. As I parked and started walking towards the turnoff where the dirt road starts, I knew it was the right thing to do. If we are in a hurry, we won't see what He wants to show us. If we rush we will also not hear HIM. So I walked. And prayed. And it was a beautiful morning. And I walked. And I prayed ... You know the feeling - just doing something - and there is no spark or flame. And you stir the gift and you go through the motions ... That is how it felt. I asked the Lord what should I pray and how. The Lord lead me to the outskirts north of the city for today's dirt-road prayer-walk. As expected, this road was also full of pot-holes. And then, as I walked, expecting something but still feeling rushe

It always astounds me how God uses simple things in life to explain the deep and dark difficult stuff ... This morning as I started out, I asked our Father where I should go. I was excited because of the previous 2 days and how he revealed those simple things to me. He placed in my heart a yearning to go walk a very specific dusty (muddy) pot-holed road ... I knew about it but have never been on it. On the outskirts of the city - almost out of town -almost in the bush. I started of praying for the leaders of our land and continued along a very very potholed road. I came to a crossing where I had the option of three directions. I asked the Lord if there is one specific road He wants me to take. I took the one I felt He nudged me on and soon it became clear that I was following the road on the edge of a very large quarry. A deep huge man-made hole with trucks going up and down into it to take more and more out. And I realised - how often do we fix the pot-holes on the roads with sand and

Back-walk prayer on a road to no-where On this second day of prayer-walking - after a night of rain - the dusty pot-holed road became a muddy mess. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - As I passed the last townhouse complex to the overgrown veld (bush) I noticed lots of wild cosmos just blooming all over among and between the tall grass. A pretty impressive sight of flowers - pink and white BUT here at the start - so bright a special special sight a cosmos neither pink nor white BUT yellow and so bright I felt the Lord say - Keep that in mind. So I did and started out on the prayer-walk. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Each day so far this week, the Lord has led me to walk a different road; but today, He taught me a precious lesson about a muddy pot-holed road. Some would say it is a road to no-where ... Some would say it is a dead end road ... A road less traveled And yes ... a river does indeed run through it! A road is not a natural phenomenon. It

We are here to serve God and to walk the road where He leads ... and He is leading me in my heart to do a specific prayer-walk for a week - on a dusty pot-holed road And you're invited ... Join me in the spirit to pray this week, for our nation And this is how I believe we should pray, for hearts to turn: "With weeping they shall come, and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back, I will make them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble, for I am a father to Israel" (Jeremiah 31:9) Thank You God that you proclaim over us that You are our Father Thank You Jesus that we can pray with compassion for the people of South Africa to humble their hearts and in tears and repentance pray for Your mercy as we pray for the future of this land. Thank You Holy Spirit that You will lead us back to WALK BACK to a place of fullness. Amen Please pray with me for this week, daily at 0830 even while you're at work or on the road 'cause I'll