Encountering Treasures on Halloween

We had a total of seven people go out on the Treasure Hunt.  It was special for us in that it was Halloween.  We were excited to see what “treats” God would have for the people He had in store for us to find.

Several of us had Sonic Burger, and others had Walmart.  Since Sonic Burger is right in front of Walmart, we decided to walk over to Sonic Burger where we met a lady with her Junior High soccer team.  We asked her if she needed prayer, and she said she suffered from migraines all the time (that was one of our clues on our Treasure Map).  She explained that she couldn’t tell if there was any change, since she had just taken medicine, although she said she felt peace.

We then asked the team of boys with her whether or not they had any pain.  One of the boys spoke up saying that his ankle was hurting (another clue on our Treasure Map).  He said it was about a 8 for pain level, so we prayed and it went down to a 2.  We asked if we could pray again and he said the pain was gone.

Another boy spoke up and said he also had pain in his left ankle.  He was wearing yellow shoes, which one of the team members had on their list of clues, so we invited the other boys to come and pray for their friend.  They laid hands on him, and all the pain left. The boys were utterly surprised that their friend had been healed as they prayed!

At that point, another boy said that he had pain.  The friends prayed, and his pain went away as well.  Meanwhile, one of the Treasure Hunters saw a boy hunched over in pain and asked if he had problems with his gallbladder, which was another clue on our Treasure Maps.  He said yes, and after prayer, all the pain left his body. He started moving around with no pain!!!!!

A lady came and sat down at one of the tables next to us.  We asked if she needed prayer and she said no.  We noticed she had a hearing aide, so we shared the testimony from a couple of weeks ago, in which a lady who had been deaf for 54 years, after her eardrum had been removed, was healed after a very short prayer.  She was touched by the story and allowed us to pray.

She had been deaf since birth in her right ear and had only 20% hearing in her left ear.  We asked her to take her hearing aide out and said a quick prayer.  We started backing up, having her declare how much Jesus loved her, and how he was healing her.  She was able to repeat everything, as we got about 3 to 4 ft away, and then followed our verbal commands at 12 feet.  It was so amazing!  She had come for food on her lunch break, and God interrupted her lunch, and completely healed her.  She was also given a prophetic card, which had a picture of a rainbow and listed Gods promises.  It was so great to see the Love of Jesus invade her life and heal her ears!!!!!  Yeah Jesus!!!

We finally went to Walmart and found a lady with a “yellow shirt”.  She had a daughter named Mia (we had that name on our list), who had Kidney failure, so the team prayed for the little girl, Mia.  Her mother was so overwhelmed with all the clues listed on the Treasure Map, saying how that she now knew that God really did love her that she began to cry.

Afterwards, we saw a statue of a Wintu Dancer.  Since one of the Treasure Hunt team had dance, we waited a short time until a man with a red shirt (another clue) was heading into Walmart.  We showed him our map, shared with him what we were doing, and asked if he needed prayer.  He shared how that he had been in pain for over two years with a back problem that affected his sciatic nerve (also clues).  So, we prayed, and his pain completely left.  He started bending over, while jumping up and down.  It was so amazing to see the joy all over his face, as he realized there was no more pain.  We saw him several more times in the store as we prayed with others for healing, and each time he confirmed that he was indeed healed…Praise Jesus!

We saw another lady walk by who had a brace on her wrist, and several of the team members went tracked her down as she weaved through the aisles.  She explained that she had sprained her wrist from a sports injury (another clue) and after we prayed, all the pain left.

We found another lady wearing “red,” whose husband was a retired pastor, and had been hunched over from a back injury for over 50yrs.  He was able to stretch his back up for the first time after we released the presence of God on him.

After we finished, we decided to meet back over at Sonic Burger to get a bite to eat before heading home.  Upon arriving, we found another family, as we were in line getting ready to order.  We asked if one of the women had back pain, to which she responded, “no,” but you can pray for our hearts because we just came from our aunt’s funeral who had died of cancer (another clue).

One of the Treasure Hunt team had “lost family member” as a clue, so we showed them our Treasure Map, which opened up a door to minister to the entire family.  That’s when God showed up!

They explained that they were on their way home from Oregon, and decided to stop to get something to eat.   After a few more minutes of ministering, we asked again if anyone had back pain, and the woman who had previously said “no,” confessed that she had suffered from back pain for more than 10 years, and had not lived one day without pain.  She also said that she had scoliosis, and invited us to pray.

All of her pain left, and she began to cry, as she felt the love of Jesus.  She had previously walked around hunched over to take some of the pain away.  She starting moving around and felt no pain.

Her mom could not believe what she was seeing, because she had been praying that her family would be touched in a real way by Jesus and this was the day!  As we showed them the rest of our clues, the whole family began to cry, as they saw the word “pie” in our unusual category of the Treasure Map.  That name just happened to be the nickname of the aunt who had just past away.

A few minutes later, the mother said she normally had migraines, and so we declared that the Lord was going to touch her, and that her head would begin to tingle as a sign she would have no more migraines.  All of a sudden, her head began to tingle, and she related that she felt tremendous peace.  She also started to cry again, as the presence of God came upon her.

In the midst of all of this, one of the ladies’ husband’s called from Iraq.  We were able to minister to him, and prophesy over him.  We also shared how the Lord was going to touch him right there in Iraq, and that his hands would start to get hot.  Immediately, he shouted, “My hands are getting hot, my hands are getting hot!”

So, God rocked the whole family, even over the phone with the love of Jesus.

Another Treasure Hunt team member gave a braclet to one of the ladies…She was so touched.   It was so amazing to see the liquid love of Jesus turning their mourning into dancing.  They left so full of joy.  It was priceless.

There were so many more who were touched with love encounters!  God showed up in such a powerful way, displaying so many “treats” for so many people on this Halloween.

God is so Good!
Kristina Waggoner, Treasure Hunt Leader

3 Responses to “Encountering Treasures on Halloween”

1. Den says:

   November 25, 2009 at 6:09 pm

   Waw!!! My gosh!! I burst out into tears reading this!!!!
   Our Lord is truly amazing!!!!
2. Mark says:

   December 24, 2009 at 3:50 am

   As I read this, I found myself pumping my fist, pointing to Heaven, internally shouting “Yes! Yes! Yes!” and altogether praising God.

   As the Chris Tomlin song says, “How great is our God. And all the world will see how great is our God.”

   Amen!
3. Jesse says:

   March 16, 2010 at 9:07 am

   this is more than a comment this is asking for prayer of agreement.
   I need prayer for myself, I came to Las Vegas to start a healing ministry and I had someone who was going to finance it. I have to admit I am lacking faith, I used to pray for people and see them get healed instantly and no one seems to be getting healed, I need another touch of God I keep him daily but I need to shake what is happening to me. I can’t understand I can’t seem to hear his voice anymore.
   thank you for your prayers,
   Lord I need a touch from you again. I know you have never left where did I leave?
   I love my Lord Jesus
   Jesse R. Cano