We were going to interview Brandon, Ryan and Dennis as part of a new initiative, however until we can do that this is a great article written by Brandon that answers some of the questions I would have asked. Great work Brandon.

Brandon Lee praying for someone's leg to grow out.

This is a long overdue post…

These are some practicals that we (Ryan/Dennis and I)  have learned over the past months.

Keep in mind these are principles, not formulas.  They’re good to start out with if you’re learning, but you will realize that every person is different and you will eventually learn to cater differently to each situation.

1.) Act normal (in speech and action; speaking “Christianese” or being shocked with bad language usually doesn’t help)

2.) Be genuine

3.) Be comfortable (this comes with practice)

4.) It will only be awkward if you are awkward. Don’t be awkward. (also comes with practice if you’re not an extrovert)

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When I’m on the streets, I try to avoid asking “would you like prayer?”  or “Can I pray for you” because I don’t know what preconceived idea they have of “prayer” or if they have been previously offended or hurt by the religious community.  If you don’t ask, it’s very hard to get rejected.

I usually avoid the word “prayer” until after they are healed.

Obviously, sometimes if I feel it is more appropriate to ask:

“Hey do you need prayer for anything?”

or… “Hey is your back bugging you? Let me pray for you”

If you must ask, trying using “let me pray” instead of “can i pray.” The former carries more authority and people will respond more to that.

If people still reject me, I will say something like, “Well hey, what’s your name?” *hand shake* “Be well anyway.”

“these signs will follow those who believe… they will lay hands on the sick, they will recover.” – Mark 16:17-18

It doesn’t say that they will lay hands and “they will have to pray” before they are made well.

It says they will lay hands.

A handshake is laying on hands.

Our friend Chris, in Finland demonstrated this a few times with someone who didn’t want healing, so instead of just saying “oh ok, nevermind then” Chris just put his hand on the guy’s shoulder and said, “ok, be well.”

The guy later went to his doctor and found out that he was completely healed. To my knowledge, this happened on 3 different occasions with 3 different sicknesses and he was healed each time, just like that.

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Here is a short script of what typically might happen:

If I see someone with a visible need (a limp, cane, crutch, cast), I genuinely ask,

“Hey what happened?” or for younger folks, “Hey dude, what happened?”

They’ll proceed to tell me, and usually I’ll ask,

“Well does it hurt right now?”

If they say “yes,” then I’ll usually say:

“Here, let me show you something”  or

“Here, check this out”  or

“Here, let me see your hand real quick” or

“Let’s take care of that right now”

As I say that, I hold out my hand to shake theirs, and 95% of the time, they give me their hand.  I either do that, or I’ll just put my hand on their shoulder and then start commanding the sickness/problem to go.

And then I’ll usually ask:

“How’s it feeling?”
“Check it out!”
“Bend your (body part)”
“Do something you couldn’t do before”

They will test themselves out and then report back.  When they have been healed, it’s an open door for me to preach Jesus. Also, when they’re healed, it builds rapport if they are with friends or family who are skeptical.

Remember, these are just basic principles. It usually doesn’t happen like this because it varies on the person, their age, who they’re with, and other factors like that.

Read more from Brandon Lee:  iamaspirit.org