Treasure hunt

As a teenager I really enjoyed taking part in the treasure hunts organised in our youth group. We had great young leaders investing into teenagers and treasure hunts were my favourites. We didn´t sit in one place, but we were searching for the hidden treasures, usually hints leading us to the next one, in the city, on the streets, in the parks. But only many years later I´ve got the chance to understand God´s perspective of this play.

I have heard stories of Christians, mainly from US, doing treasure hunts, searching for people that God is sending their way. So when my friend from Texas stayed with me, I really wanted to try it! And she agreed! I was excited like a child and couldn´t wait until the next day. I was first to wake up, great! I wanted to be first to ask Him for instructions. So I tried to be very quiet, not to wake up the others and just started talking to Him, enjoying the time alone with Him, asking to show me what He has prepared for us All of a sudden I felt a sharp pain going through my right calf. First I thought: Oh no!, such a distraction, it has to be the devil trying to spoil my time with Jesus. But then I realised, what I have been asking for. Asking for instructions. Could it be, Lord, that You want us to pray for somebody with a pain in right calf? As soon as the idea came, the pain vanished. Wow, I have got the first hint! Shortly after that the girls woke up. So the usual routine started, 4 girls, one bathroom, breakfast, chatting, and then finally(!) we came together to worship and pray.

There was just a CD playing and at one point we all started worshipping spontaneously, and everybody was doing a different thing. Honestly, it didn´t even sound very nice. But then I heard some new voices that filled the gaps in our worship perfectly. Wow, I thought first, that my friend must have taken some special singing classes, she sings so beautifully, but the I realised there were more voices.. Ok, second thought, it has to be the CD. But wait a minute, I have listened to this CD at least for hundred times, THESE voices were definitely not there before. Wow, third thought: it is such a heavenly sound, did angels join us in our worship? I turned around to ask my friend and she confirmed it, she has seen them entering the living room through the hallway. It was so precious, so humbling, that they were not put off by our imperfections, but actually attracted to our heart cries and hunger. When you hear those voices, you simply know something is going to happen. So afterwards we prayed, asking for people, places, signs and words. My german sister saw a person with crutches and a dog on her/his right side, my sister saw a yellow shield and my American sister and I saw trains and a train station. So off we went! Full of expectations, filled with the Holy Spirit we walked to the tube station. We chatted briefly with few people on our way, and got on a first train. My friend started talking to a boy, about 14years old, sitting next to her. I was translating to german, thinking, oh no, she could have not picked worse. He will be embarrassed and will walk away immediately. She shared with him that dreams are one of the ways how God communicates with us and then asked him, if there is anything we can pray for. And he said yes! For better results in school and that he will be able to learn more easily. So we did, while a couple sitting opposite was staring at us as if we were ghosts. So we talked to them, they were Christians from Poland, on their way to church, and told us that they have never seen anyone sharing about Jesus so openly in the public. They loved it! Before we got to our destination, we were friends, family, encouraging and loving each other. God needed just about 15minutes to do that!

So we arrived at the main train station in Frankfurt. We started looking for someone or something that would match our instructions. And then we saw her! Under a bright yellow shield, there was a girl with crutches, with a dog on her right side and a bandage around her right calf. Oh, what a faith-explosion! We KNEW she will be healed! She was standing with a group of young people. We approached her, introduced ourselves and asked if she has a pain in her leg and she confirmed a sharp pain in her right calf. She had an accident and it was not healing properly, she had constant pain for over a month. She immediately agreed with a prayer for healing, so we went on our knees, touched her leg and prayed simply for healing, commanded the bones to be restored in Jesus name. Then we asked how she felt. She said better, but she still has some pain. Ok, let´s pray again! So we did, and in the middle of the prayer she quickly took some steps back and screamed out loud: What was that? We explained, that Jesus just healed her and she ended up in tears. It was just open heaven.. And a very strange thing happened. There were people gathering around us, coming and ASKING for prayer. Even people in McDonald´s were watching us!

As first came a girl, friend of the girl who just got healed, and asked us to pray for her mum, who was recently diagnosed with leukaemia. Then a guy came who wanted to go to US to see his aged grandparents. Then I saw a little lady standing in the corner, watching us intently. So I went to her and asked if I can pray for her. She bursted into tears and said, that she didn´t hear anything about her son for more than a year and is worried, that he might not be alive. So I prayed for the lost son. Many people approached us, but I also noticed few running away from us. We decided to pray for all people with crutches, so when we saw an older man with a really sad face, we stopped him and asked if we can pray. He didn´t understand, he couldn´t speak any language that we were speaking. So we used gestures and sounds to explain, and he reluctantly agreed. We prayed and felt movement in his knee. Slowly his face was lighting up, until he had a big smile on his face. He was happy, hugged us and went in the opposite direction as he came. After few meters he turned around and held his crutches high above his head. It was beautiful. When we encounter His Love and His Goodness, we are changed, we don´t want to live the same way we did and we start walking in a new direction. After a while I decided it is time for coffee and guess what!  There were more divine appointments in the coffee shop, one of them being a divine connection and friendship that last up to this day. It was so overwhelming that I had to remind God where we are! Lord, this is not Africa, not Asia, not America, this is Frankfurt, Germany!

But there is just One Almighty God, His Power the same in Africa, Asia or Europe. He never changes, He is always the same! Hallelujah! When I was thinking about when and with whom I will be doing the next treasure hunt, I suddenly realised, that is not IT. That is not the purpose of this. I want my EVERY DAY to become a treasure hunt! I want it to be my lifestyle! Lord, it is so beautiful, that I don´t want to live without seeing Your precious children being touched by Your Love every day! Help me to bring Your Love, Peace and Wisdom into every situation! For Your Glory!