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Prayer is a Covering
by David Boyd
Supplies: Bring plastic wrap, aluminum
foil, a lid to a pot, a blanket, and other items that cover things,
and a picture of a boy praying.
Show the children the items and see if they can
figure out what they all have in common. (Each of these items covers
another item to protect it.) Explain how each item protects something
else. Now show them a picture of a boy praying. Talk about how prayer
protects and covers the person we are praying for. Give examples
of how prayer works from your own life experience. Read this story
and talk about protecting and covering our missionaries with prayer.
Missionaries Raymond and Janet Jacobs were driving
through a city in Nicaragua at twilight, and stopped at a stoplight.
Suddenly, a man jumped out of a nearby car and demanded that the
missionary get out of the van. Since the missionary had his children
in the back of the van, he didn't want to do that. Quickly, the
man pulled out a gun and fired it at the missionary. The bullet
missed the missionary, but shattered the window. Still not wanting
to leave the kids, the missionary floored the gas pedal and raced
away. The gunman jumped back into his car and raced after them.
The missionary continued to race through town.
The gunman was following and shooting at the van. Bullets bounced
off the thick walls of the van and some came crashing through the
back windows. The missionary prayed and drove like crazy.
Suddenly he had an idea. His van was equipped
with a police siren. He flipped it on. It began to blare. He headed
his van toward the police station in town. When he arrived at the
police station, with the siren blaring, the man in the car sped
away. The missionary and his family were safe! As the missionary
got out of the van, the policemen came and surrounded it. The van
was dented with bullet impacts and the tires were all leaking air
because of bullet holes. But God had protected all of them.
- Do missionaries need our prayers?
- How did this missionary escape harm?
- Do you think people were praying for that missionary?
- Is it important to pray?
For more true missions stories, visit the BGMC
web site or contact the National Assemblies of God Children's
Ministries Agency and BGMC at (417) 862-2781 or Dboyd@ag.org.
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