r e nn I HEALIN G
PRAYER MINISTRY
THROUGH PRAYER
RAPHA GOD MINISTRIES
Ministry provides support through prayer, rejuvenation for spiritual leaders at new center B Y MICHEL L E R. TORR ES
For the last eight years, Rapha God Ministries (RGM) has provided the San Antonio and Hill Country community an opportunity for inner healing. Through the compassionate hearts of the ministry’s volunteers, numerous individuals have turned to the nonprofit for comfort, guidance and a listening ear. With the help of RGM’s prayer warriors, people from all over the city and the surrounding area have experienced healing through the direction of personal prayer via phone conferencing and in-person ministry. “Our ministry is slightly different from traditional altar prayer. Instead of people dropping off notes in a box, in an effort to practice safe social distancing, they can tell us their requests over the phone. While our primary way of ministering to the community is in-person prayer, people have the option to take part in our phone-based ministry. We listen and then act as facilitators, helping them take their own words to put into prayer back to the Lord,” explained Founder Tammy Watts.
Requests can be made through one of RGM’s two ministries, the Prayer Phone Bank or a Personal Prayer session. The Prayer Bank ministry allows people to call in for 10-15 minutes for a prayer blessing of Christcentered direction while a Personal Prayer session can last up to two hours. A session involves a 2-3-person team of Rapha God ministers who guide, with the help of the Holy Spirit, individuals through the prayer healing process. While ministers are not licensed counselors, the ministry can provide referrals to Christian-licensed counselors if needed.
When we set out to establish this ministry, we knew we wanted something that would meet the specific needs of San Antonio’s people,” Watts reflected.
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