Emergency Row 35 -God – Grace- Resurrection!

Emergency Row 35 on Dragon Airlines

I sat next to a young lady in Emergency row 35 on Dragon Airlines leaving from Hong Kong. Sitting next to me was Ms Wg who is from Tainan, Taiwan. She is a school teacher of English. While waiting for the plane to take off I showed her pictures on my iPhone of Singapore and my family.  Later, I put on my headset and during lunch I spoke again to her, she motioned for me to take off the headset which I did. “You were shouting at me!”

Well the anti-noise headset had done its job and the sound coming through them was only noticeably loud after I took them off.  I thought I was speaking softly, but then I remember my wife, Mildred, always says I am shouting in church or restaurants when I think I am only talking in a regular normal voice.  I guess all the speaking without a microphone all these years has taught me to be loud and project my voice well, but today it was too well.

We began talking first about the ice cream we were served then she brought up the subject which was close to her heart. “I saw and heard you praying, do you do that often?” I told her, “Yes, everyday and sometimes throughout the day.” She said, “I went to Catholic school and they made us pray prayers, but I never enjoyed it like you looked like you were on the video?” Again my answer was, “Yes, I love the Lord and find that singing helps me talk to Him and communicate issues in my heart, He speaks to me, and this causes me to want to sing all the more!”

One word led to another and soon she was telling me how she is not right with the Lord.  I could tell she was convicted.  Have you ever wanted to be an effective witness to people, even strangers? You see a simple kind jester to show someone some pictures turned out to be extremely led by the Holy Spirit and proved to actually be His divine appointment for us.  She had viewed a video I recently took of myself in the Botanical Gardens in Singapore.

I HEARD YOU PRAY, DO YOU PRAY OFTEN?

As she viewed she saw the Mist Garden in the National Orchid Garden, little did I really know how interestingly she was listening not just looking at the beautiful flowers, for she heard me say, “I am on my prayer walk, walking and praying.” It was the reason she had said, “I heard you pray, do you pray often?” I said, “Every day.” I was able as the flight was landing to pray with her for God to come back into her heart, forgive her of her sins and lead her to Himself, as I finished the prayer her tears were streaming down her face.

So awesome was that moment, just to see her heart convicted by a prayer video in a beautiful garden, on a very hot day.  I know I am a simple man who loves Jesus and loves the beauty He created.  I enjoy my work, it is really not even work, it is just following His lead, and I say, “Lead on my Lord, I love to share your truth and word and see Your mighty hands deliver and set the captives free!”

An interesting prophetic note: We were sitting in the Emergency Row 35, when I saw that as we were leaving, my last words to her was, “This is very interesting, God had this planned all along! In the Bible numbers have meanings so 35 stands for: ’3′ – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, ’5′ - stands for Grace,  and if you add 3 + 5 = 8 and 8 is the number for resurrection! So here we are in a row with only two seats which was for more privacy with the Father and Son and Holy Spirit sending you Grace in your time of Emergency to Resurrect your heart with Him!  Wow!  How Cool is our God?”

Join Rusty in the National Orchid Garden

Rusty Russell