WALES: THE GRACE OUTPOURING
	Tucked away in the hills of Pembrokeshire in South-West Wales is a House of Prayer and Retreat Centre called Ffald-y-Brenin (Welsh for 'The King's Sheepfold'). Gracefully led by Roy and Daphne Godwin, the Centre has become the hub of a unique work of God's Spirit. Their remarkable story is described in the book 'The Grace Outpouring'. When God called Roy and Daphne to Ffald-y-Brenin, they came in utter helplessness and dependence, not knowing where to start and how to pray. "I cried out to God: 'Why did you bring us here? We don't know what to do with this place,'" Roy recalls. "The first thing He then said to us was: 'It's exactly because you don't know what you're doing, and you know that you don't know, that I want you here. I want you to develop this as a House of Prayer for all nations.'" From that moment on God led the Godwins step by step to develop Ffald-y-Brenin into a place where HE could dwell, and it is God's Presence that draws people to the Centre on a daily basis. The focus of Ffald-y-Brenin is that of a place of rhythms of prayer, reflective retreat and seeing people come to know the real and living Presence of God. The Godwins and their team have a heart to see people blessed in the Name of Jesus. They don't try and force God to move or provide 'assistance' or counselling. They just allow people, in their own way and time, to meet with God. Many times they will simply show someone the Prayer Chapel. God will begin to move in that person's life, and they will slip out and go about their daily routine. Many beautiful accounts of people encountering the Presence and power of the Holy Spirit are shared throughout the book, from a first meeting with the living Lord, to healings, prophetic words and much more. One account is about a couple that spontaneously came up to the Prayer Centre. "As I had some work to do, I explained to the couple that I was a little pressed, but asked how I could help," Roy shares. "I wasn't anticipating the man's response. He said: 'I was driving along, going through the valley, and the weirdest thing happened when I got to your drive. I've held my driving license for over forty years, but I was compelled to come up, and I'm absolutely convinced that if I'd taken my hands off the wheel, it would've just turned and the car would've found its way up here. I don't understand it. I've never experienced anything like it. Could you please tell us what on earth is going on here?'" "I explained that we were a Christian Retreat Centre, a place where the Presence of God comes and people's lives are changed because they encounter Him. 'How interesting,' he said. 'That reminds me of the story of the bishop and the prostitute.' He was telling a pornographic story while his wife blushed with embarrassment. I was finding this very difficult, but nevertheless I offered them a cup of tea. While the kettle was boiling, he told another story that was even worse than the first one. I was ready to do some righteous rebuking. I didn't want this in Ffald-y-Brenin, in my house and in my kitchen; but God said to me, 'Don't you dare rebuke this man!' It was that clear, but not the prompting I wanted to hear." 'Lord, I am committed to blessing this couple, but this is a real struggle.' "When I explained more about the Centre and the Presence of God, he started a third story and then a fourth. "I just wanted to get rid of them! But I had made a commitment to God in the previous weeks that if He brought people to the Centre, I would stop, however pressed I was, put them first, and bless them. "So I offered to show them around, hoping they would take the chance to make their escape and save me time and irritation. But his wife said yes, and the object of my wrath mumbled something about tagging along, though not really being interested. I resisted the temptation to suggest he wait in the car. "The Centre was packed with guests, so I walked them around via the outside paths. However, we had to pass windows thrown open because of the heat of the day, and the stream of profane anecdotes did not slow down. "Internally I was having an animated conversation with God: 'Please protect the hearing of the guests as this filth is paraded past their windows. Lord, I am committed to blessing this couple, but this is a real struggle.' "When we reached the Chapel, I told them what the building was, then opened the door and ushered them in. By now the husband was in full obscene flow. Then he put one step on the stone floor of the Chapel, fell headlong to the ground, and began to cry like a baby. He cried out to God, 'I'm so sorry. I didn't know You were real! I've heard so much about You and not really believed, nor cared. Oh God, I'm so dirty. How can You ever cleanse me? Oh God, can You ever have mercy on me?' His wife's legs had given way too, and she'd fallen onto the stone seating. She sat and wept. I quietly slipped out and let God do His work." These simple, yet profound, encounters with the living God are the main characteristic of His work at Ffald-y-Brenin. "As people receive a blessing, they are often broken and softened and responsive to God," says Roy. "The Spirit of conviction then comes and reveals directly to their heart who they are and how they need God and how they could respond to Him." Source: Roy Godwin, based on 'The Grace Outpouring', Joel News International, 994, 24 May 2016. http://www.ffald-y-brenin.org/how-to-visit-us