Spiritual Healing Centers
THE VISION:
Our Lord burdened us in Feb 2003 to pray for the establishment of spiritual healing centers in different parts of India, strategically located to meet the needs of churches and leaders.
The NEED:
The CHURCH in India (the people of God as part of the Body of Christ) is weak and sick, spiritually. When the members of the Church are weak and sick and live under bondages in their body, soul and spirit, there are spots, wrinkles and blemishes in the Body as a whole. “The God of peace Himself will sanctify…. ”. 1 Thes.5:23.
THE PURPOSE:
These centers are to be strategically and geographically situated in different parts of India to minister spiritual healing to individual members of the Body of Christ which in turn will bring in healing into each Church to which they belong and ultimately to the CHURCH — the Body of Christ in India.
PROFILE: Each Center will ideally need the following and each item on the list can serve as a point for which specific prayer can be made as the Holy Spirit directs:
- A local Director: A spiritually mature man, able to lead a team of ministers, well experienced in spiritual healing ministry and in the knowledge of the Word of God, suficiently to handle and discern the spirits.
- Team of ministers: To grow up to a minimum of 8 ministers (men and women) dedicated to minister to various needs of people who shall come for healing. Ministry by this team shall be to individuals (along with another Counselor) and to minister the Word of God in a simple manner. They should have gone through sufficient training and practice in healing ministry. (They may be filll time or part time).
- Prayer (covering) ministry team:Dedicated/committed prayer warriors (4 to 6) to pray in the Centres during the time of as well as for other needs.Prayer Cells in the City or in other parts of a country need to be encouraged to pray continuously for the Centre.
- Programs: Week end healing retreats, 5 day – one week ‘seminars on spiritual Healing open to individuals, 20 day school on spiritual healing open to those who want to learn and practice the principles that are taught.
- Place: The Centre has to be located in a quiet area of a City which is well linked by road, rail and air to other parts of the region. Possibly in a minimum area of land 5 acres with good water facility, road, electricity and drainage. Natural surroundings with Garden, Trees and a small pool — will be preferred.
- Buildings: Main building – To have a 1200 sq. ft — for worship and teaching
400 sq. ft — Prayer Room
600 sq. ft — Ofiice area
300 sq. ft — Dining area
200 sq. it – Store Room
200 sq. ft – Library
200 sq. ft – Kitchen
500 sq. ft — Recreation Rooms - Accommodation: Partitioned to 5 sections of 350 sq.fi each
6 bed dormitories — 6 Nos. for men – 6 Nos. for women
Double Bed Rooms — 10 Nos. – 200 sq.ft each
One Bed Room Apartments – 450 sq.ft.
All equipped and fiimished. - Present set up:At Bethel, Malad, Mumbai-Abraham and Sheila Sekhar are teaching a few chosen, committed people who are interested in learning truths and ultimately get trained for ministry. A Ministry team is being prepared. They meet for prayer everyday are praying towards having a 24 hour chain prayer soon. They are looking for volunteers to come forward to devote time in prayer.At Polichaloor, Chennai—A small plot of area wherein a church hall and home for a few children is built, is available to develop a similar kind of center. To build a ministry base here in this plot of land, an amount of Rs.9,S0,000/-.is required.
At Nangli, Amritsar, Punjab-A small church is being built in a piece of land and it is proposed to construct few rooms in the first floor at present in an expenditure of Rs. 2,50,000/-.
At Nambur, Andhra Pradesh, a church building is already constructed, and is available as a healing centre for Nambur and surrounding villages. - Proposed Centres : One each in Goa, Mangalore/Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi or a suitable location in North India. Proposed to have a centre for North-eastern states wherein the need is great.
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