Cherishingsparrows2020 @Cherishingsparrows2020@dingdash.com

@tanjaostman Yes, amazing coincidence. I was delighted to see that you'd shared the song and story!

@tanjaostman @sinbach 😂😂😂

@tanjaostman This has been my favorite Christmas song since I was a child.

THANK YOU, BTJ! I had a surprise in the mail today! This will be a reminder of our global family. 🙏

@tanjaostman Amen! I love how we're all connected through the Blood of Jesus all over the world. We're truly one family, by Blood. This brother travels and is involved in so many areas of ministry (their family also made a powerful movie based on the same theme as the song you shared).

@Olamide Thank you. Good word! Greetings to your wife and children!

@marktross Hallelujah!

@tanjaostman https://youtu.be/gfZqqX5-t78
In 2020 with his beautiful family.

@tanjaostman https://youtu.be/b_zM25tFRs0
I wept when I first saw this video. I had already known and loved the song.

@tanjaostman I was actually thinking of sharing a song by him yesterday, but then didn't do it. I LOVE his song, Send Me Out. My children were very small when they met Gilbert, but I they loved him and still remember him.

@tanjaostman So interesting that you shared this! I was just thinking of this brother yesterday! He has such a sense of humor in spite of all the suffering and grief he's experienced. In addition to the loss of his earthly father and his own persecution, he almost lost his life in a motorcycle accident. But, God is a God of miracles! Have you heard his testimony of being visited by a little angel to remind him he DOES have a father?

@Toddkapper @sinbach It could be that sometimes, but I think other times it may simply be a learned habit. We imitate others who pray in that way. We practice what we hear and even take it into out own prayer closet? I'm glad @sinbach shared this for some laughs. I agree with Mary and Todd that it is awkward. But, on the flip side, I know people who pray this way and are very dedicated servants of the Lord. I'm sure they're praying in private and their lives are bearing fruit. And, their prayers are heard and being answered. I'm glad God hears and answers all kinds of prayers.