Then Jesus summoned his 12 disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. (Matthew 10:1)

'Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed' (James 5: 13-16).

At Holy Trinity we take seriously the injunction that we should pray for the sick, and for many years now we have offered prayer for healing as part of our communion services two or three times a month. We have a healing team of 34 people, all of whom have received training in this ministry, and many of whom also carry pastoral responsibility as cell leaders and assistant leaders within the church. A number of the team also have medical expertise of various kinds.

Before each service at which prayer for healing is to be offered we meet as a team for a period of listening prayer. During this time we pray for the service and ask God to speak to us concerning any specific needs people may have. We may be given words of knowledge or prophetic pictures which are then offered to the congregation during the service. Most of these words find a response in individuals who come for prayer, and often we are encouraged to learn that the time of prayer has been helpful to the person concerned.

We are happy to pray for any need which any person may have, whether it be emotional, physical or circumstantial. We maintain confidentiality on what is shared with us. We encourage people to tell us when their prayers have been answered, and often we find that this happens in quite striking ways.

At present the healing team is led by Vic Sekasi with David Palmer as the administrator. Each year we run a 6 week training course for new members of the healing team; these are normally drawn from amongst those already carrying pastoral responsibility within the church.

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