by Suki Dicker

We were not expecting a global pandemic as we started preparing for the launch of our long running healing prayer class in 2020. Mid-COVID, the team at The Falls Church Anglican (TFCA) and the Christian Healing Institute led by the Rev. Kathleen Christopher made the decision to launch the class - Wholeness in Christ - online via Zoom. In the past the class has been held at TFCA with class participants coming from the local Metro DC area. Our expectations at the start were low, and we had lots of questions: Who wants to participate in a class on prayer online? Does the Lord work through Zoom? How do you facilitate online practice prayer sessions? Can the Lord even heal via Zoom? Will anyone sign up?

We need not have been concerned! The Lord worked miraculously through the two semesters, with over 190 participants from all over the U.S. and into Canada. We had whole teams signed up from churches interested in building, equipping, and developing prayer ministries and also individuals personally interested in healing prayer and desiring to explore their own healing journeys. Complete beginners, along with seasoned healing prayer ministers, signed up. Many denominations were represented. As the year progressed we were struck by the way the class built community online week after week, as together we explored all aspects of healing prayer. Along with the weekly, mostly live teachings and Q&A, we led small group practice times facilitated by mature prayer ministers providing space to ask questions and practice praying for one another. The feedback has been quite amazing, and we have many stories of individual healing and of how people’s relationship with Jesus has been transformed as a result of the class.

Can the Lord heal via Zoom?

Yes!

Can the Lord transform hearts in a geographically diverse online community?

Of course!

As one of this past year’s participants shared: "I think every Christian would benefit from this ministry. It is so needed and so life changing;” and from another, “after doing this class, I just want everyone to encounter Jesus and have their hearts healed by him and know his great love for them!!”

 As we begin to plan for the launch of the class this year, running from September 15, 2021 to March 23, 2022, we feel called to offer it online again, to reach a geographically broader audience. Do you want to experience more of Jesus and his healing, transformative power? Join us and people from across the country in this unique opportunity to learn about praying for physical, emotional and spiritual healing. You can register online. 

Here are just a few more comments from this past year’s participants:

"My relationship with Jesus definitely changed as a result of the class! The class resolved some of the disconnects between my mind and heart”.

"The class has given me confidence that healing is an active component of our faith.” 

"I feel like Jesus used this class to pour into my spirit and draw me deeper into his presence in so many ways.”

"My relationship with Jesus has definitely changed and grown. Through this class, I have learned more of His heart and His loving, healing, and compassionate nature. He has revealed Himself to me more and more and His presence is more real to me. I have definitely experience that through this class, and it makes me love Him more and more and want to share with everybody!”

"Through the class, God has done a lot of "fine tuning" healing in me. Aligning myself to Him, showing me areas of weakness and pain that He has healed, and revealing more of Himself to me. That has perhaps been the most healing experience of the class is just the fact of encountering Jesus and His character presented in so many different ways through each of the topics in the class has healed me in those ways that I needed."

 Suki Dicker is the Director of Outreach for the Christian Healing Institute.