Nation Portrait Gallery Operation London 2013

When you stand in the Tudor portrait section of the gallery you realise how important the monarchs were, how significant they were and the gold frames and masterpiece paintings show the person was of such value.  Surrounded by other museum visitors you catch how important, valuable and significant each and every one of us is to God.  So it was time to tell people!

The children drew pictures from God for people visiting the gallery.  Having stopped in a quieter wing and asked Father for details the children sketched a series of images that spoke value and significance to the people that we met.  These images were pictorial rather than actual portraits but they heard what God said and they gave them to the people who needed to hear the message. 

Following our visit we attempted to sketch in Trafalgar Square, but the bustling place didn’t really allow for that so we set off with our party bags and spare drawings to bless as many people as we could.  The children spread out handing out medals to show how important God says that they are.  Bags of Haribo were being given to all sorts of people from Morris dancers, to buskers, to people handing out hugs to business people stopping for a lunch break.  It was great to see children changing their nation with God by giving blessing to all they met.

Feedback from the mission:

We went to the National Portrait Gallery and drew pictures to give to people in Trafalgar Square. In Trafalgar Square we gave out medals and sweets and we also blew bubbles. We met a policeman and talked to him. We went past 10 Downing Street (almost!). We had a good time. (Kerstin)

In Trafalgar Square I gave out pictures of portraits with little messages on them. I met a lady called Denise from Germany but who lived in Lambeth. I gave her a picture of God’s armour and the Holy Spirit filled her. After a couple of minutes, she started crying. I felt very pleased and happy for her. I asked her if I could pray for anything, and she said that I could pray for children. After that, she smiled and me and I gave her the name of out of our churches near to where she lived. I went away feeling joyful and contented. (adult)

God said he will deposit / imprint images on their minds of our children/youths about what he is doing now and will be doing in the future. He said our kids may not be able to express the pictures verbally in adult language. So allow them to express his messages in pictures, drawings. He said a picture says a lot, it paints a message of more than 1000 words.  (Audrey) 

I went to Trafalgar square and I gave a picture to someone (Mark)

While walking home a girl was having real joy with our bubbles catching them behind us. (adult).

I went to the National Portrait Gallery and when we were in Trafalgar square I gave a lady the medal and told her God thinks she is special and she asked us to pray for her. We prayed for her!

St Thomas’ Hospital – Operation London 2013

There were 27 expectant children with their leaders who headed to St Thomas’ Hospital ready to bless the community and pray powerfully for God’s healing and presence! God did far more than we could have ever imagined at Operation Heal The Sick!

We gathered in the Chapel with 2 of the Chaplaincy Team – Nana and Owen. We heard about their personal stories of faith and how they work at the hospital to support many patients, families and staff.

Our group had a tour around the children’s hospital – an amazing building with many challenging situations. The children had opportunity to pray for numerous children and their families – some of Christian faith and others of no faith. These families were blessed by the group and handed out sweets and asked about our mission.

Back at the Chapel, the children prayed powerfully for the children and families. One of our group gave her Bible for a family that she had met. Children received pictures and words for those in the hospital. The children produced some beautiful ‘heart art’ to give to others with messages of God’s love, hope and healing. Children also wrote prayers on plasters and focused on our healing God.

There was time for a young boy in our group to play the grand piano in the hospital corridor. Beautiful music filled the hospital and God’s presence was noted by many.

The children prayed for the Chaplains and God was very tangible. Owen, one of the Chaplains spoke words of prophecy into lives of individual children and leaders.

An amazing experience of God bringing together CCN with the hospital community and blessing us all.

Feedback from the Children on Operation Heal The Sick;

We were able to pray for Bentley, Joshua, William and Thomas. They all needed our prayers (Harry)

After our tour of the hospital we got the opportunity to do some heart art. I felt that I saw a picture of lots of different size circles all grouped together. There was a gold circle in the middle I did not know what it meant. But later Rowan said that she had an image, words saying that each person has different sized problems and it takes one person full of faith to spread to the sick and give strength (Maja)

We prayed for many people. I hope they are helped and become closer to God. I will continue to pray for everyone there to be healed.

I read a prayer request book and there was a very powerful and desperate prayer, asking God for a sign. I felt God telling me that I should make that sign. So I wrote down lots of ideas and verses. Some were from a song “ Together we’ll be, forever a sign, of the worship of Jesus, in love unified”. I hope they get this and know God better. I put their name on it and it singed from a fellow Christian soldier!  (Rowan)

I prayed for a little baby and the parents were really happy and also we met Owen and he prayed for us and I could really feel God’s presence.

We saw lots of amazing things at the hospital. Thank you God for you presence and your love in the world! Help all the children in the hospital!! (Morgan).

We went to the hospital. What a blessing! I was not expecting that! The staff for the chapel were so joyful!! I was so touched it made me cry hearing from people from Africa. My heart is Africa. One of them prophesied I bring joy and will be a teacher not only with children but teaching God’s word. That’s been my vision since I was small! God knows, God loves! So exciting. (Hannah J)

God really encouraged me to continue to pray for the sick and people in hospitals. Opportunities to write prayers to God but for certain people J

I got to reach out for God and call for his Holy Spirit to fill the hospital. (Ellen)

God really stuck a large wedge in this slightly ajar door. We had opportunities for children to pray for sick children despite being told this would not be possible. The chaplaincy team were incredible, spirit filled and warm. Owen gave us a tour and actually sought opportunities to allow the children to pray whilst honouring hospital policy. We were privileged to pray for them and them for us.

Felt very spiritually powerful, the start of something huge. So encouraging to see the kids expecting miracles and being almost frustrated they couldn’t lay hands on the children. Really powerful to bless and encourage the chaplains. (adult)

Owen is a little boy 9 months old. We had been asked to pray for him when we were in the chapel. Owen is on kidney dialysis awaiting open heart surgery. His parents were present. We prayed through the glass wall. Owen’s mummy and daddy waved and smile. Owen’s daddy came out to us and gave all the children him sweets. When we left the hospital Owen’s parents were leaving too. Owen’s mummy thanked us for praying. They believe in Jesus healing and his mummy said He is getter better and as soon as the dialysis is stabilised he will have his heart surgery. They say thank you to all the children for praying for Owen. (adult)

When I was at the hospital I got prophesied over and I’m going to be in a worship band and worship on tv and other things.

Operation Belfast took place on Saturday – here are a few pictures

Operation London 2013 – 18th May 2013

“Do you want to change the course of history?  Do you want to see children praying for their nation in key places such as Westminster and the BBC?  Children Changing Nations equips and facilitates churches, leaders and kids who want to see the UK changed through prayer and declaration.  Join us for Operation London 2013 : Be a History maker!”

Note the dates for the event

Launch Day | 9th March 2013 Kingdom Life Centre, Northampton, 
Operation London 2013 | 18th May, Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, London

OL2011 Report: IV By Kate Whatmore