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ucked away in the hills of Presence that draws people to the
Pembrokeshire in South- Centre on a daily basis.
TWest Wales is a House of
Prayer and Retreat Centre called The focus of Ffald-y-Brenin is that
Ffald-y-Brenin (Welsh for 'The of a place of rhythms of prayer,
King's Sheepfold'). reflective retreat and seeing
people come to know the real and
Gracefully led by Roy and Daphne living Presence of God. The
Godwin, the Centre has become Godwins and their team have a
the hub of a unique work of God's heart to see people blessed in the
Spirit. Their remarkable story is Name of Jesus. They don't try and
described in the book 'The Grace force God to move or provide
Outpouring'. 'assistance' or counselling. They shares. "I wasn't anticipating the reminds me of the story of the
just allow people, in their own way man's response. He said: 'I was bishop and the prostitute.'
When God called Roy and Daphne and time, to meet with God. Many driving along, going through the
to Ffald-y-Brenin, they came in times they will simply show some- valley, and the weirdest thing He was telling a pornographic
utter helplessness and depen- one the Prayer Chapel. God will happened when I got to your story while his wife blushed with
dence, not knowing where to start begin to move in that person's drive. I've held my driving license embarrassment. I was finding this
and how to pray. "I cried out to life, and they will slip out and go for over forty years, but I was very difficult, but nevertheless I
God: 'Why did you bring us here? about their daily routine. compelled to come up, and I'm offered them a cup of tea. While
We don't know what to do with absolutely convinced that if I'd the kettle was boiling, he told
this place,'" Roy recalls. Many beautiful accounts of peo- taken my hands off the wheel, it another story that was even
ple encountering the Presence would've just turned and the car worse than the first one. I was
"The first thing He then said to us and power of the Holy Spirit are would've found its way up here. I ready to do some righteous
was: 'It's exactly because you shared throughout the book, from don't understand it. I've never rebuking. I didn't want this in
don't know what you're doing, a first meeting with the living experienced anything like it. Ffald-y-Brenin, in my house and
and you know that you don't Lord, to healings, prophetic Could you please tell us what on in my kitchen; but God said to me,
know, that I want you here. I want words and much more. earth is going on here?'" 'Don't you dare rebuke this man!'
you to develop this as a House of It was that clear, but not the
Prayer for all nations.'" One account is about a couple "I explained that we were a prompting I wanted to hear."
that spontaneously came up to Christian Retreat Centre, a place
From that moment on God led the the Prayer Centre. "As I had some where the Presence of God comes 'Lord, I am committed to blessing
Godwins step by step to develop work to do, I explained to the and people's lives are changed this couple, but this is a real
Ffald-y-Brenin into a place where couple that I was a little pressed, because they encounter Him. struggle.'
HE could dwell, and it is God's but asked how I could help," Roy 'How interesting,' he said. 'That Continued on p. 11
