This meeting wasn’t
quite as dramatic as the last one, but it was good never-the-less. Win was
there again and so was Steve. Lee was there also but he was strangely quiet and
not at all in charge any more since Win came. By now, I knew almost everyone’s
name. We sang and talked a lot particularly about the end of the world. One girl, at only age 15, was a former drug
addict. Her brother was a big dealer. I begged Win to pray over her, but I
don’t know if he did.
At the next meeting,
Bobby spoke in tongues and saw visions for two people in the room. Both of
them, he concluded, were being tempted by the devil. Out of one of them he cast
devils. The other one refused to allow him to do it. Later, we learned he was
going to buy some weed that night. The other one was going to study to become a
priest. His name was Richard. After Bobby shouted for a few more minutes in
tongues, this priest guy gets up and starts talking about his supposed
experiences with the Holy Spirit. Then, Bobby came over to him and said God was
hurt just then by a spirit of pride. The priest answered and told him to quit
shouting. “Jesus was a gentle person and never shouted,” he said, being annoyed
by Bobby’s behavior. All this time Steve had been sitting quietly over to one
side. So he got up to leave. Win spotted him and asked him if he could pray
over him. Steve agreed to it.
“Now, everybody, watch his eyes!” Win yelled.
He asked Steve to close his eyes as he prayed over him. When he opened them
sure enough they had changed! They were softer. Quietly, Steve said good-bye to
Win who was smiling so hard his teeth looked like they were going to split
open. He was probably thinking: “Yes! Steve has been defeated!” And so he had.
Maybe he was more of a believer now.
Win then interrupted Richard
and said Jesus did shout when he wanted to and quoted examples from Scripture.
Next, there was a long discussion on pride and who had it in the room. Richard
accused Bobby of “extreme showmanship” and questioned all of our motives for
going to these meetings. The priest got some of us upset and some of the girls
were even crying. He was trying to confuse us it appears. Finally, he left and
we all relaxed.
Since it was August 2nd,
I asked the group to pray me on the anniversary of my Father’s death. I guess
that’s why I cried so much that night. I still missed him. Also, I secretly
prayed for Aunt Dorothy to be healed and for my Grandma who was again in the
hospital for an infection. She had fallen and broken her jaw. Finally, the
meeting was over. Luu then walked in during this episode and I asked her if we
could go home because Mom was worrying about us. She said it was fine with her.
I looked at the clock as we were leaving and it was almost 12 o’clock! We
arrived home safely and now a few days later I’m wondering about the whole
thing. So until next Monday at the same time and place, we will go again. Who
knows how the Lord would move then?
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