Reflection from Brazil Trip with Global Awakening Ministry Randy Clark
God provide finances.
As many of you know, last year I went on my first mission trip to Kentucky. I remember asking Mark to pray with me to get confirmation if I heard God correctly and he said that it’s important that I learn how to hear God directly and if I make a mistake, it is okay. Growing up, I heard the testimony of the Christian George Mueller who was completely dependent on the Lord for all his orphanage work which totaled to about $122 million dollars. Without me asking for money, but solely asking the Lord, I received the full amount for Kentucky. This January, the Lord said that I could leave my teaching job to go on mission trips and spoke September Brazil. Because God was faithful for my $700 trip to Kentucky, I could believe God for my $4000 trip to Brazil. I always tell people that God is not often early, but he is always on time. I was going to leave for Brazil on Thursday and on Sunday, one person called me and asked when I was leaving for missions, I said in a few days and in 15 minutes, they quickly drove over and provided the remaining $700. God is faithful!
God provides a way in.
In addition to believing in the money, I also believed in God for a way into the country. When I applied in June 2022, I did not know how I would get into the country because they had requirements for PCR COVID test and vaccine. The Lord continued to give me the green light to apply, so I put down my deposit. After submitting my application, Global said that we could get a medical exemption paper signed. The Lord continued to give me peace that He would get me in the country without any extra documents, all I needed was my passport. I went on the plane knowing that it would be a miracle for me to get to the country. God is a miracle worker. I went through all the immigration and they only asked for my passport.
Testimonies in Brazil!
I want to give praise to Jesus for all He has done. Randy shared with us how he remains humble. He says every night after the healing meeting, he thanks God for all of the healings, all of the things God has done. I am here to testify what God is doing :)
Jesus meant what He said in Mark 16 - these signs shall follow those who believe - in my name, they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover. Whether it was me and/or my spirit-filled translators laying hands on the people, God healed people.
Minister via Technology: Three times, the person in the healing line asked me to pray for someone who was not physically present, so I would minister to them over the phone with the help of my awesome translators. A mother came to me to pray for her 4 year old son who the doctor diagnosed with autism and has not spoken. As we started praying, the compassion of the Lord fell upon me and the mother. Soon after the boy started speaking - mummy and daddy. Just like Jesus healed the centurion’s servant by speaking the word, Jesus was able to heal this boy with the spoken word. It was not necessary to go physically to the home. If your family and friends live far away, you can still minister to them with a phone call.
Minister via Hug: As much as I had the opportunity to pray for physical healing, I was able to pray for emotional and inner healing. When I pray, I am completely dependent on the Holy Spirit. There were a few times that I did not know how to pray and the Holy Spirit would lead me to minister the love of God through a hug. Yesterday, the Lord showed me that hugs are biblical, so let me share. Acts 20:9-10 And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. 10 But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing him said, “Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.” 11 Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed. 12 And they brought the young man alive, and they were not a little comforted.
Light Fires: As much as I love to minister to people, it brings me great joy to empower others. During the trip, my main translators were Willian and Leo who were such a blessing!! Thank you all for praying for me because no one understood my Portuguese - even my question - what is your name? One of my translators who I only had one of the nights, Isabelly asked someone for my number and sent this message. “Hi Jasmine. I got your number from my friend. I took a moment to thank Jesus because this was the first time that I prayed for healing and the woman with the problem in her knees was healed. Thank you for letting me experience this with me (I’m not exaggerating really, I’m being the most true I can be) that was a day that changed my ministry and my life with Jesus.”
God wants to equip the saints, His sons and daughters. It does not matter what denomination or how long they have been going to church. On Saturday, I went to visit a friend that attends a traditional Chinese church and asked if she wanted to receive the gift of healing and she was excited. Right after the impartation, she laid hands on her husband whose arm had fallen out of the rotator cup. Her husband was able to raise his hand 80% more than before and his muscles began to go from tight to loosening.
God gave me divine appointments throughout the trip. On my last flight to California, I was sitting next to a doctor who gives treatment for lupus. He shared with me that medicine is limited and we need to address the spiritual needs of patients. I found out that his first wife had passed away from cancer and he clung to God and continues to want to learn about God’s healing.
His testimony was powerful to me because I have many friends who have been discouraged when we do not see the full manifestation of healing in our time, but he continued to press on with the Lord. When I prayed for people, some would receive partial healing 30%, 60%, 100% but we would keep standing in faith. From this trip, God taught me Hebrews 12:2 It is through faith and patience we inherit the promises of God.
