Jonesboro Belongs to JESUS!

For over a year now a team has been driving an hour one way to Jonesboro, Ga. It is a city rich in heritage and poverty, if you can say such a thing. For you history buffs, Jonesboro is the route that Sherman took to get into Atlanta and burn it to the ground during the civil war.
Years ago our Pastor, Mark Lawson got a word from the Lord about starting a work in Jonesboro and the church had been waiting on the timing of the Lord. Over a year ago we felt the timing was now. Since that time we have had some incredible healings, salvations, and visitations of the Lord during our trips to Jonesboro. Our meathods are not the norm. We don't pass out flyers, tracts, or cookies. We are not there to console the sick or mourning. We come bringing the message of the King and his Kingdom, and we are seeing incredible fruit.

I remember one Saturday a year ago quite vividly. Johnny a native of Griffin was out with me in the housing projects. We were trying to follow up with a young lady that had just gotten born again the previous week, when we say a lady walking towards us. She was headed towards a SUV parked in the parking lot. I motioned to Johnny and started heading her way. When we stopped her I ask her if she was having any pains in her legs. I had felt the Lord say that she had pains in her lower legs. When I asked her she stopped and stared at me and after a few seconds then proceeded to get into her vehicle.
When she sat down she asked me why I would ask such a random question. I told her we were Christians and wanted to know if we could pray for her. Pleasantly surprised she agreed and showing me her scarred ankle began to tell me that she receives shots in that ankle every few weeks for the pain and told me that it still constantly hurt. Johnny was on the other side of the SUV talking to her husband. I asked him to come help me and we prayed, commanding the pain to go and the ankle to be healed.
The first time she moved her ankle slightly and then told us that the pain was still there. We asked to pray again. This shocked her. She realized we were seriously wanting the pain to go. This time after we prayed I asked her to step out of the vehicle and to test the ankle. She began to walk lightly on it, then harder and before long she was jumping on it with utter amazement. "THE PAIN HAS GONE DOWN!" she exclaimed with such joy. We assumed that meant it wasn't completely gone and prayed again. This time there was no pain to speak of and she was healed. Thank you Jesus!
This really grabbed Johnny's heart. Being the good baptist man that he is, he had heard stories of things like this but had never experienced God using him to heal the sick. Johnny had been out with us before but I think this particular incident hooked him for good. Since that time Johnny has seen many healings and has truly been one of the most faithful members of the team.
There are many more stories that can be told but I want the team members that were present to share them, so PLEASE check back regularly. There will be new posts almost every week.