Treasure Hunt Testimony 2-21-09

ENCOUNTER 1

Jasmine and I went on a Treasure Hunt today to look for God’s treasures in the community of Redding, California. We had “Sundial (Bridge)” as our location, so we went there. Two of our physical description clues that the Lord gave us were “red T-shirt with large white screen-printed design on front”, and “rainbow printed”.

We saw a lady with a woven red hat (a girl on our team had “red hat” on her map) standing next to a lady with rainbow hat. When we started talking to them and told them we were on a Treasure Hunt, they were excited. The lady with the rainbow hat said she had thought we were probably a Treasure Hunt team and that they had been waiting and hoping we would come talk to them!! She then unzipped her hooded sweatshirt and revealed a red T-shirt with a big white face on the front!

So we asked what it was we could pray for and the lady with the red hat (Jean) said that she had ovarian cancer. We prayed with her and she was very touched and appreciative. Then we asked the lady with the rainbow hat what her name was and she said “Jennifer”, I showed her the name “Jennifer” on my Treasure Map, and she got excited. We prayed for her arthritis in her knee and she said it felt better!

She then mentioned her that Jean’s son Jeff had a daughter that needed prayer. I showed her the name “Jeff” on my Treasure map. Woo-hoo!! Jennifer called over Jeff and his wife, who were just now coming across the bridge, and she was getting more excited. They told us about their daughter Catherine, who had a condition that the doctors couldn’t identify. They had misdiagnosed it as “Irritable Bowel Syndrome” (IBS). Jasmine showed her “IBS” on her treasure Map. I showed her “digestive problem” on mine.

Then Jasmine got a word of knowledge that Catherine had also previously been into dancing, but that her body had begun to feel too much pain (unrelated to the unnamed condition we were dealing with) to dance much anymore, which her parents confirmed. We prayed for Catherine with the group. She was not there on the scene to test anything regarding pain, etc.

Then Jasmine got a word about Jennifer having a seer gift, which she confirmed. Then I got a word about her ministering to kids, and she confirmed that she had worked with the youth ministry for many years. We blessed her, and the rest of them, thanked them for taking the time with us, and continued on our Treasure Hunt.

ENCOUNTER 2

We were walking and talking with a new friend, Sylvia, and she was talking about the unusual way that God was confirming that she was supposed to move to Virginia. A man on a bench nearby said loudly to us, “What was that you were just saying about God and Virginia?” We met him and he explained that he had driven back and forth across the country between Redding and Virginia six times in six months trying to connect there, but it wasn’t working out. He thought it beyond unusual that he happened to overhear our conversation that echoed his own thoughts at that very moment.

His name was “Kem”… Jasmine showed “Ken” on her Treasure Map, and he told us that most everyone he knew just called him Ken! When she showed him here Treasure Map, he happened to see her clue “777”, and he was kind of shocked. He was like “Why do you have THAT on there? … That’s the combination to the RV I live in.. it’s right here in the parking lot!” Nice! We got into a long conversation with him, and he was suffering with some serious confusion, lack of peace, needing wisdom, direction and provision.

He also said that as of yesterday his eyes had been feeling dim and blurry. I showed him “Eyes dim/blurry” on my Treasure Map. He said that right then they felt fine, but we prayed for his eyes anyway. He was mentioning some strange spiritual things that he had been into. Jasmine spoke powerfully—right into him—about the fact that even in these “deep” experiences, he never experienced peace; but that the “light” and “energy” coming from us that he had told us he sensed and enjoyed very much, was coming from Jesus, and that the real Jesus would give him this same joy, peace and light that we enjoyed. I told him something like “If you’re CONFUSED about this Virginia thing, it’s NOT GOD.. He’s not the author of confusion, He’s the God of Peace! He’s a good Dad, and he wants to lead you in peace and clarity.”

We ministered to him for about an hour with three of our friends from the Treasure Hunts and it was cool.. He would tear up and wipe away the tears every so often and was visibly touched by the love of God. He said he would be at church tomorrow… We pray for a mighty deliverance and salvation for Kem!

Well, we just wanted to keep you up on some of the exciting goings-on here in Redding and give God glory!! Your giving and prayers got us here and keep us here, growing in the things of God... Please continue to pray for us during this crucial time in our preparation for destiny! We love you!!!