Welcome to the DHM Reflections & Ripples 'blogpost'
Summer is behind us and autumn has landed. I don't know about you but the heating has been on and the fire has been lit. Winter coats, scarves and gloves have been retrieved from the loft.
I said goodbye to the summer while in Majorca with my eldest daughter as we took a 5 day trip before she started university. Absolute bliss. We ate a lot of food, read a lot of books and bathed under a lot of sun!
Hard to believe my little 4lb 4oz baby is now at uni!
‘Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward’ Psalm 127:3
Are we ready to talk about Christmas?
As the years go on I am more excited by Christmas, when the kids were little it just meant extra, extra everything and I can't cope with all the 'stuff' I don't think I would be alone to say sometimes the pressure of Christmas can ruin Christmas.
But now I embrace it! I have put some things in place to ensure that my family Christmas isn't 'extra' and we just enjoy the slower pace of sometime at home. I prioritised where we spent our time and how we spent our money, for me personally I would love to be away over the festive period but none of the kids are onboard with that idea (yet)!
If you want to get a head start though ... we have designed a range of Christmas essentials that are available to purchase now. You can do this via the website or at our services.
September saw us have a few guests speakers, all of whom spoke so well, we are very blessed by our community. Brother David Jardine led Holy Communion, Allan Bruce spoke on renewing your mind, Judith Doherty shared on Healing your spirit. We also had Jason McClelland share in Drumalis and Patrick de Jong came from Holland to share at St Patrick's.
All our services can be caught again via our YouTube channel - please do like subscribe & share. Peter LOVES to see the stats go up and we all are so encouraged when the word of God is shared this way.
This month for me ....
I am always amazed at how much can be fitted into 4 short weeks!
But here are a few key moments for me personally ....
First ever Daughters of the King event
I had a gorgeous breakfast in Bolt at Boucher Road and God just put it on my heart to chat with the owner. Turned out the spirit in me recognised the spirit in her and we are going to get coffee and chat all things Jesus soon. Always be alert to who God is putting in your path. Divine appointments.
I got to go to Zealous Worship night at Dock Cafe and praise the Lord. If you know a venue that Zealous could use, or you want to learn more about them drop me a little message.
DHM hosted the Hope and Healing breakfast morning at the T3 conference centre at VicRyn.
The food amazing. The turn out was amazing. The weather was amazing. The facilities were amazing.
BUT ....
For me the most amazing part (except that God was on the move) was that the facilities are owned by my old bosses and are located beside the place I worked for 16 years. Long before I even knew DHM existed God was weaving His plan. You see the lady who ran my old place of work prayed every day for every girl that worked there. And now she can see how her years of prayer paid off.
I LOVE that I get to thank people who prayed for me even when I had no notion about Jesus.
If you want to learn more about what the Hope & Healing breakfast morning was about drop us an email at the office and we will get in touch with you.
Saying goodbye ...
I know I am not alone when I say I lost someone dear to me recently. Grief comes to us all.
A friend went home to be with Jesus last week, and as much as I prayed big prayers for a miracle I didn't see her healed here on earth. Over the last few weeks I had been praying that she would make her peace with God and with her circumstances. I believe that happened. I believe she is seated in heavenly places. And I believe she is now fully healed and fully restored.
I'll still miss her though.
Who loves a good movie?
I have spent more time that I care to remember scrolling through Netflix or Amazon Prime for the perfect show only to realise by the time I find something that I don't really have enough time to watch it all. It is so frustrating. We need less choice.
I did however watch a movie this month that was easy viewing, nothing too mind-blowing just a good old fashioned simple love story. And it was based on the book of Ruth.
Speaking of movies ...... the next Daughters event will be a movie showing!
Keep an eye on socials for this being announced as it will be ticketed due to limited seats
Let me know if you fancy joining the Daughters team.
The month ahead ....
A sneak peep of a little something I have been working on with Brother David. We are nearly ready to release and you will want to get your hands on this. It is so special.
At the end of October you will have the pleasure of hearing me talk at St Patricks again. It will be a special night, marking a special occasion. I will drop you a little clue below.
Prayer points & Testimonies
We offer personal prayer via zoom and it’s been such a blessing but we really would love more people to join the team for this. If you think you could spare an hour a month for this let me know by emailing sharon@divinehealingministries.org and don’t forget to send me any testimonies too.
Peter and David shared this amazing testimony from St Stephens
A lady who had suffered from Tinnitus for 15 years received prayer after Sarah received a word of knowledge and her hearing has been restored! She now has to ask people to speaker at a lower volume because she can hear so well.
Prayer points
This month I am inclined to pray that we all hear from God in a fresh way. September can be like a reset can't it? We are all back in the swing of things after the summer and now is the time to slow down and listen. Everyone does this differently. I am a huge fan of worship music to slow down and be with God but I am trying to learn the act of silence.
As always, I will end with a scripture that has meant something to me this month.
Psalms 43:4
“Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight.
I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God”
Amen.
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