Author: Ara Krikorian

It is SO wonderful that my left knee that some of you prayed for yesterday is 100% better today.  Given that it collapsed three days ago and that I struggled to walk to get to HOTS (at least 8 out of 10 pain) and that it is I who have the nickname of praying for knees, hips, backs, etc, it goes to show that we can all pray for healing and healing comes in Jesus’ name! So let us all be hugely encouraged yet again! Praise be to Jesus!

Once again an action packed day in addition to being a hot and overcrowded one (many tourist groups)! Before we had even started our team praying session, 3 ladies arrived for prayers, two of them being ‘regulars’ and another lady visiting from Glasgow who had seen our banner and had automatically knelt to join us in prayers not even knowing that it was the team’s time for prayer! Of course we invited her to remain on her knees and when we had finished our team prayers she was invited to sit on a chair to be prayed for (see details below).  What I am concluding (if you haven’t all done so already) is that our presence over the years has, without a shadow of doubt, stamped God’s authority in that place such that our presence is like a ‘magnet’ Church to not only those who know and love our presence but also visitors passing through, if you get my drift. We also had a young guy from BCC outside the Bath Abbey shop entrance who had erected a small table with Gideon New Testament bibles in various languages. All passing through had a God filled anointing even if they were not aware of it!

The first three testimonies are of the three ladies referred to above:

1. Ms A who was baptised a couple of years ago came for a regular ‘fill up’ of the Holy Spirit. She is now attending a ‘Phobia’ group in Bath (voluntary organisation) which she is enjoying/benefiting from. She was very happy to see us and came for prayers as she was worried about something going on in her body. She was going to see the doctor/consultant and was anxious about the pending outcome.  She received peace of mind after healing prayers were said particularly for strength to meet the challenges lying ahead.
2. Ms C from Glasgow (with daughter Ms S) wanted prayer for 13 year old granddaughter Taylor who is estranged from her Mum and gone to stay with an aunt. Dorian sang over her Jimmy Owen’s song Turn the hearts of the children to their parents; turn the hearts of the parents to their young.  Also prayed for daughter Ms C for artery problems and angina. She was given a blessing to find a good church in Glasgow.

Other people prayed for:

1. A couple from Cataluna/Spain asked us what was going on. Took a white envelope and was blessed on their way.
2. Mr F was sitting on a bench watching. A very happy family man, retired 6 years. Ex market gardener. He had emphysema symptoms. Was prayed for. Said he would walk around Bath to feel better.
3. A lady, Ms J (regular for years), came and asked for prayers for swollen right foot. Although nothing immediate happened, she closed her eyes and was very much at peace, something that has come after many years of being prayed for (she used to keep her eyes open the first time we started to pray for her). This is a measure of how far she has come over the years through our godly presence in the ‘open’ (she doesn’t attend church). In addition, the fact that she not only wants prayers but she asked for prayers for someone else that she is worried about, something that she had not done before.  Before leaving, she thanked us for our prayer over many years particularly during the treatment period for her cancer which several years on, remains in remission. Thank you again and again Yahweh!
4. Ms S came for prayers, mainly as a way of thanking us for praying for her several years ago when she had cancer treatment and every time her blood count was too low to receive treatment, she would come for prayers to increase the levels, which of course they did such that the treatment went ahead.  Her cancer has been in remission since then and she remains very grateful to the HOTS team for their loving prayers. She asked for more prayers for her blood pressure, peace and for direction on her art/creativity profession and for her Dad who was going to have a cataract operation at the time we were praying for her!
5. Ms M on the benches was spoken to. First about her grandchildren. She had been  married but now a widow and looks after her mother.
6. A Christian man, Mr M, needed prayers for his financial situation and personal breakthrough and peace for his family. Prophetic words given for breakthrough and that he would be a leader of men.
7. Mrs E (wife of Mr M above) was sent by her husband to receive prayers! She asked for prayers for their 10 year old son James/Jamie who suffers from epilepsy and ADHD. She herself also has symptoms of ADHD. Dorian first asked confirmation that both were believers and when given the affirmative, proceeded to tell them the story of Jesus casting the evil spirit out of the epileptic boy in Caesarea Philippi (Matthew 17:15). Dorian asked if he could ‘address’ the evil spirt. Following their approval to proceed, spoke to the spirit of epilepsy and ADHD to leave both Jamie and his mother. He then invited the Holy Spirit to fill them both. They were touched by the Holy Spirit and took a Healing leaflet for e-mail address to send back a feedback to us.
8. Mr G from NZ asked for prayers for breathing/asthmatic issues. The team prayed Jesus’s shalom/peace into his body. He relaxed with eyes closed. He also asked for prayers for his feet which had lost the sense of feeling. Being a very tall man, the team asked him if he had any difference between his leg lengths (wife later confirmed that he had always had one shorter than the other). On examination, one leg was an inch shorter than the other. Even before commanding healing and for the legs to come into alignment, they did rapidly! Isn’t our God good, all the time! He acknowledged that he had witnessed the movement/growth of his left leg even though he hadn’t felt anything.  On standing, he smiled and nodded when asked if there was a difference following the healing.

Other prayers, blessings and words of encouragement were offered to several people walking through the Abbey courtyard. A wonderful day was had by the team and we give thanks yet again to our Daddy Abba for blessing us with the spiritual gift of co-working with him. Alleluia! Amen!

What a wonderful day it was today! The weather was perfect, perhaps a touch too warm, but our Daddy was out in force with the 5 of us and that was why we were ‘a touch too warm’!  It’s so uplifting to know that He is so happy to allow us, nay to encourage and direct us, to co-work with him 😊.

Before I even reached the Abbey Courtyard, a lady with a bad right shoulder was happy to receive prayers in St Michael’s as I was getting out the equipment. A very good pointer for our current proposal, which already has St Michael’s blessings, to set up a weekly Healing/HOTS day during winter months in St Michaels when we close down during the months of November to March. Needless to say she was very happy to have been prayed for.

From the moment we had set up the chairs and prayed for the Holy Spirit to sweep the Abbey Courtyard clean of any unclean spirits, the praying started. At first it was for people either standing up or sitting on the courtyard benches but later on several came and sat on the chairs for prayers.  Below is a summary of what transpired….

• Just as we had finished putting up the Healing banner, Ms R stopped to thank us for our prayers of two weeks previous when she had asked for urgent prayers for her daughter-in-law who was in the RUH maternity wing experiencing difficulties delivering her first baby.  The baby boy called ‘Bill’ was born without mishap and mother and son are doing well. What a great start. Another miracle enters our beautiful world.
• Ms L, from Melbourne, Oz, stopped to give us encouragement for our HOTS ministry.  She had been visiting Bath for 8 days, went into the Abbey to pray and had found herself crying.  Team member shared with her how others had had exactly the same experience over recent months.
• Ms V, a Christian from Perth, Oz, about 80 years old but happy travelling alone wherever she felt the Lord was directing her, stopped for prayer. She had a bad tummy, looked weak.  After prayers she felt much stronger. One of our team members gave her words: ‘lioness’ and ‘trumpet’, which accorded with words she had had back home in Perth.  She then prayed for the team members involved.
• Mr J from Bath was sitting on one of the benches. He was a retired bus and heavy goods vehicle driver. After long discussions about many local issues, the team member involved told him that Jesus loved him very much. He was very happy to accept the news with a big smile on his face.
• Big party from Israel. A team member engaged with one of the ladies and welcomed them all to Bath.  She was touched especially when given God’s blessings. She blew us a kiss as she walked away.
• A couple from the Middle-East was engaged by a team member.  They were surprised to hear Arabic greetings from one of the team members. Once again, God’s blessings were given to them and they left with huge smiles on their faces.
• Ms A sat on the chair for prayer. She had many health issues including knee pain. Left leg was half an inch shorter than right leg. As seen before by HOTS team members on many occasions, the right leg shot past the left leg which as we know too well, did not hesitate to catch up! She was very grateful for prayers especially for peace which she needed. She was given a white envelope which she gladly accepted.
• A different Ms A came with a walking stick. She asked for, and naturally received, prayers for peace as she had difficult neighbours. Team members prayed for the misalignment of her legs which grew out about half an inch.  Her shoulders were also out of alignment, the left shoulder leaning towards the right hand one. She was asked to hold out her hands and as the team members prayed for her, the two hands came into alignment and with it the shoulders as well.
• Mr T and boys, Christians with a strong faith, were from Glasgow.  They wanted to reach out to people the way the team was doing today.  They were told about Mark Marx, HOTS, etc.  They were happy to be blessed by the team.
• Mr P and wife M from Wales were on a day trip.  P was in a mobility chair/scooter.  After long conversations about sport and trying to solve his riddles during the last ten minutes of our time, it turned out that he had a very deep faith.  He was very happy to receive prayers for healing of his many issues (severe back injuries had led to him being in the wheelchair, plus Type 1 Diabetes, which had led to loss of sight in one eye) P & M held each other’s hands and closed their eyes and went into ‘peace’ mode. This was a beautiful surprise for the team as his wife had initially tried to move him on after the first minute, and tried to stop his stories after the tenth!!!  Thank you Holy Spirit for intervening and allowing the team to minister to them.  They were given a HOTS flyer and asked to contact our website for feedback when they see changes after they had got home.

So there we are brothers and sisters. Even though we may only be going out once a week, the lives we are touching are all precious to God. He honours our commitment and love as we reach out to lost and hurting souls, and as we know, there is no shortage of such souls that come into the Abbey Courtyard week in, week out, nay day in day out. What encouragement!

Blessings from Him who is our Lord, Saviour, Rock, Friend, and I could go on and on. 

PS -Equipment fine!