UNITED STATES 2015 - Ministering to the OPPRESSED and the OPPRESSOR

Concord, California

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

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Ministering to the OPPRESSED and the OPPRESSOR

Ben Cuyler and I had the opportunity to minister to both the oppressed and the oppressor this evening.

THE OPPRESSED- Right away a disabled man named Cary, who is originally from Japan was drawn to us. He came and told Ben that some teens were harassing him. Ben spoke identity and emotional healing over him right away. Then I asked if we could sit with him. He began to share with us about how his disability causes him to have seizures, about his financial struggles, about his background, his living condition, his wife and his faith. Then the teens that were harassing him earlier came back to ridicule him some more. Cary was very upset and went to the McDonald’s staff to try and get help. Ben and I walked outside but the teens took off. I exchanged numbers with Cary, then laid hands on him and prayed for his physical and emotional healing, as well as for his protection and financial breakthrough. He was grateful for the time we took to minister to him.

THE OPPRESSOR- As I left McDonald's, Ben said that the three teens had returned once again to harass Cary, but took off when they saw him. We decided to go look for the teens to try and talk with them. Ben pointed us in the direction they went. So we looked for them in the Suburban. After driving a few blocks we spotted one of the teens on the corner. We turned around and asked the teen if we could talk with him. We preached the truth in love to this Hispanic young man named David. We painted a clear picture of the damage that he and he friends were causing to Cary, followed by calling out David's destiny to stand up for the oppressed rather than be the oppressor. We pleaded with him to repent of his sins. He listened to our words and confirmed that he knew these things but still was choosing not to surrender his life to Christ. Nevertheless, David allowed us to pray with him. We laid hands on him and asked the Lord to encounter him tonight. David nodded his head in agreement and we knew that Holy Spirit was ministering directly to his heart. After praying with him we also ministered to his friend who was with him.

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Christian Young