Prayer Counseling Ministries

"Healing the broken hearted so that they can become the restorers!" ~ Isaiah 61:1-4

Prayer Counseling helps individuals address issues of the heart through the power of the Holy Spirit, to bring healing to the individual and their relationships!

• -- Prayer Counseling deals with issues of the heart that affect the way people do relationship. 
• -- Pastors and lay people are trained to listen for people's relational issues such as unforgiveness, hurts and judgments.
• -- Through Holy Spirit guided prayer and the gifts of the Holy Spirit these relationship-blockers are challenged with the truth. 
• -- The process of heart ministry flows through the steps of conviction, confession, repentance, restitution, forgiveness, dying to sinful habits, accepting the power of Christ in the sin area, and becoming disciplined to relate to God and others in a new way.

Prayer Counseling is appropriate for individuals, couples and families of all ages and stages and consists of one hour sessions that include prayer, the power of Christ to heal and redeem, as well practical ideas and resources for better individual and relational health and function!

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To make an appointment for Prayer Counseling with Pastor Andy Leenstra at the Life Center in Cold Spring, please call the River of Life Church office: 320-597-7777 today.

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Testimonies:

Prayer Counseling has helped Tom and I get off to such a better start in our marriage; we understand each other more now, have worked to heal areas that hinder our relational satisfaction and best of all, know how to connect with God individually and as a couple! 

-- Dawn Madsen (I'd love to share more with you, if you have any questions please e-mail me: dawn@spirit929.com, I am a strong believer in how God is using this ministry to change lives!) 

Prayer counseling has been life changing! It has not only improved my relationship with how I see God, but also my relationships with others. I love how the Holy Spirit transforms hearts and lives.  -- Jonathan Dobowey

Things truly are NEW and BETTER. Thank you, Pastor Andy, and so many others who prayed fervently on our behalf and who gave wise counsel. And most of all, thank you Father for your faithfulness and for your good plan for our lives– a plan to prosper and not to harm. -- John & Lisa Schmidt

Andy Leenstra is presently on staff assisting us in prayer counseling and training a team.   This fall alone the ministry has saved five marriages I know of.  One couple whose situation appeared hopeless met with the team through the fall and recently had an incredible testimony of healing and restoration in one of our services.  We live in a broken society.  Divorce is running over 50%. With the ministry of prayer counseling I can offer people hope.  We have built a ministry center just for this ministry.  We have people coming to our church who would not come other wise.  I am seeing people restored and healed!        

 -Pastor Denny Curran, River of Life, Cold Spring