Ministry Reports No1 . 2008
Let The World Hear His Voice
Thanks for your prayers.
Australia February 9-March 16
Clontarf Baptist: February 8-10 Training went well with many finding help in their sharing the gospel amongst their mission field.
Bribie Island February 17. A good number respond to the word of God.
Western outreach Tara February 22-24 Good responses to Gods challenge on peoples lives. And an opportunity to visit people in neighboring towns. Follow up meetings sought for later this year.
Beautiful Feet training for evangelists and pastors doing the work of an evangelist
Beautiful feet Evangelism training of Evangelists. We have now had a number of organizational meetings and now have a gathering of ministry leaders from evangelistic ministries and churches willing to help equip and help to raise up evangelists. We are having good input from the younger generations. We are now finalizing our mentoring and coaching strategy.
Clontarf outreach March 2-9.This involved eight day's of various types of meetings. With the purpose of reaching many areas of their community .There were responses to the call of God on peoples lives at every meeting. These responses were a great encouragement to many who had been praying.
Gympie Baptist March 15-16 Very responsive to the word of God. Follow up meetings booked this year.
South Africa: Commencing April- 14th - 28th United States May 1-18. 2008.
Ministry in Sharpeville South Africa
April 14-18 2008
Meetings Outreach these were in Schools and Prisons.
There was a very strong response to people giving their lives to Christ. With now a strong emphasis on follow up by World Hope Prison ministries Africa and the Churches of Sharpeville. We were also involved in a Pastors conference on bible teaching and Evangelism.
There was also time spent with Church planting pastors in looking at sites for new Churches in the Sharpeville and also Soweto areas of South Africa. Was working with some African American pastors, and South African Pastors a great group to work with.
The African Pastors are asking for further training next year in evangelism and Church Planting. Have been asked to do ministry at similar time next year then do same in Kenya. He days have been long leaving at 5:30am each morning and getting back to our accommodation at 9:00pm
Ministry in Standerton April 19-29
Sunday April 20. Meetings start well at Standerton many responded to the word of God at each service. The talk in South Africa is the Mighty Man Conference on Angus Buccan’s farm they thought maybe 20,000 men would come 60,000 men came to hear a farmer speak on Jesus being lord of their lives. There are some great movements of God happening around the world. I will be speaking for eight days, day and night here in Standerton. Getting cold today forecast temperature 2-14 degrees Celsius
Monday 21st. Very powerful leaders meeting a real sense of the spirit of God. Many felt the need to meet with God in a very real and personal way. Time of prayer followed.
Tuesday 22nd Training in prayer. With those who want to become effective intercessors Very keen group of people.
April 23rd Many teenagers meet at Standerton High meeting Pastor surprised at the number who respond to the gospel.
Each day we have training sessions for believers. We have sessions on Prayer, Discipleship, Evangelism, and Leadership these are proving very fruitful with attendees taking the content very seriously. You can see changes coming daily
Zulu outreach proves very effective with a large number of responses. There are some Zulu pastors in training so they can head up the establishment of new congregations these people are a joy to work with
This was followed up with discipleship training with the leaders of the ministry. For mentoring and walking with new believers
April 24th School for troubled you phones and asks if it is possible to share Christ with their student body. They agree to let whole school body attend many respond to the gospel.
This is followed by a gathering mainly of men who following a weekend men’s camp wanted to give public testimony to the work of revival they are experiencing in their lives. This was then followed by training I gave on becoming an effective people contact in their community to those who are yet to hear of Christ.
God worked powerfully in this meeting. I personally believe that some areas of South Africa are on the brink of revival in this men revived men will play a crucial role. It is so true that when men humble themselves and pray and turn from there wicked ways God starts a fresh and mighty work. It will be hard for me to leave for Spain on Monday night my heart is here.
April 25th Starts at 6:00 am with a group of men God has been touching over the last week. We gathered for prayer and sharing, some were in tears as they prayed and shared of the changes that must occur in their lives for God to work through them. And many are re arranging their schedules so as they can be instruments of the Master rather than their own agendas. They are putting up a large tent from May 1-11th for people to come daily at any time day or night to pray for a move of God in the town and community. Many churches are going to join together for this
Zulu School High outreach School stops so total student body can hear the gospel. Many respond to the gospel. Teachers ask where I am speaking next they say they want to attend the meetings.
April 28th Large number attends meeting a growing hunger to the word of God people inviting friends.
Second meeting. Good crowd many with hearts open to give their lives to Christ many believers letting God rearrange and revive their lives. The Lord has done great work here Tomorrow spend some time with people then drive to Johannesburg to fly to Madrid then two days late to the United States for ministry until 18th of may . Will write soon
1st of May 2008
Hopefully a week of mission and outreach am looking forward to meetings at the Billy Graham centre before ministry in
8-5-2008
Ministry going well in Spartanburg. First Baptist is a church of seven thousand people. They have an incredible leadership team. This week I have been involved in speaking at their mission conference which has been a five day event.
Many have been responding to the word preached. Sunday was a great day of ministry which included again speaking on the national encouraging word broad cast. It is interesting to meet people in the community who saw you on television and share how God spoke to them through the message.
There have been many meetings each day where world evangelization has become the main topic of speech. Last night I spoke at a large youth gathering called Cross Fire It went incredible. Well attended with many responses and a number calling in later by phone to Church leaders sharing how God was at work.
Yesterday spent good time at a meeting with Wil Graham the grandson of Billy at the Cove training Centre in
Then I move on to some more speaking engagements in
7 May 2008. Had a key meeting with Dr Bobby Welch from the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee to talk on the future of evangelism. He drove five hours to spend the afternoon together sharing. He is seeking a continued contact regarding this issue. Ministry contacts at the Billy Graham head quarters and training centre in Charlotte North Carolina went very well with them introducing me to many of their ministry leaders. Meetings with Roy Graham and Jack Munday. A great ongoing meeting with Michael Beresford Managing Director of Church ministries he is developing new training strategies for evangelism and the training of evangelists and equipping pastors to do the work of an evangelist. He has asked for an ongoing relationship so as we can work together on these issues together. They gave me some special presentations and took me for lunch before I left.
11 May 2008. Meetings at Life Pointe Church Columbus Ohio have been going very well with a great response to the ministry. And great encouragement from church leadership. Tonight we change venue to another part of the city to continue the ministry.
We had Tornado sirens go of in the city after meetings with strong storms cells moving through that turn into tornados. It certainly puts people on edge. I hope it settles down over night before I have to fly to Texas tomorrow for meetings with Billie Hanks Jnr.
13 May 2008. Texas.We have been meeting on the subject of effective discipleship. One of the key issues is that present methodology in discipleship is not effectively making growing witnessing reproducing disciples. If this doesn’t change we have no hope of reaching the ends of the earth with the gospel. The meetings have been very helpful. I will share more on my return. We I think will have to re align some priorities in our ministry.
Last night with many other households in this area of Texas we were huddled in bath rooms as a line of tornadoes moved through during some storms. A lot of damage occurred we lost power for many hours. Unlike cyclones they form very quickly and can be upon you in a short time. Our only contact was by a weather tracking channel on the mobile phone. For many this is a fearful time, particularly when it becomes still. It gets you praying, over a hundred people have been killed in them so far this season.
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What others have said !!! - I am so thankful you came to Zimbabwe. Last year you came to our city Of Geri and I told you you I wasn't good enough for God and walked away at the end of the meeting. This year I realized that by trusting my life to Jesus Christ He makes me more than good enough for God. I am so thankful. Bob
Many farmers got together and transported their workers to a meeting out in a farming district so as their workers can hear the gospel. The meeting went very well with many responding to the gospel. I have had a Zulu interpreter called Andrew working with me at the Zulu outreaches a great man who loves God.