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FFM Crusade In
Goma, Congo #2 |
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Dear
friends, While the last report showed you more the
humanitarian side, this one shows you how God is moving powerfully through Todd
and his team. This is also what I will be doing when in Malawi with him and
Heidi Baker in June. Congo Report #2
The First Miracle Crusade Night
The Faithful Pygmies
Over the next 5 days the
crowd swelled to over 60, 000. Each night thousands were saved, each day
people would testify to being healed the evening before on radio. Each night
the crusade was broadcast live to those living in Congo, and parts of Rwanda.
Only heaven can record the thousands that may have given their lives to the
Lord here. We do know that one night Todd asked how many people here tonight
got saved on the radio at home last night; a 100 plus hands went up. Each
night, there were healings, miracles, and even signs and wonders in the
heavens above.
After two days of
breakthrough the third evening Todd noticed the crowd had dropped several
thousand. There was a report in the city that day that during the third
evening of the crusade service local witch doctors had planned a violent
confrontation tonight. The rains came and during that meeting Todd once again
and the Fresh Fire Ministries team fervent intercession and petition went up
before God "God break the power of witchcraft, we rebuke the rains, pray
for heaven to open.” In that instant not only did the rain cease, but the temperature
of the wind changed. Tonight six or seven people were cast to the ground
simultaneously under demonic influence, each one was carried on to the
platform, devils were cast out in Jesus' name, ones screamed, shook, and even
spewed spit from the mouth, we believe that these ones were sent by the witch
doctor to disrupt the meetings.
The next day the crowd
swelled and the report of the local Congolese was “we saw with our own eyes
they broke the power of the witch doctor.” The first evening a deaf school of
32 lined up on the platform, each was prayed for and 26 deaf and dumb heard
and spoke in that one wave. Each night the Fresh Fire Ministries team would
wade their way out into thousands on the alter for prayer. People grabbing,
pushing, shouting, even the army, a Fresh Fire security detail a gift from
the president himself, had to break up several fights. When the miracles
broke loose, a press of people ran up to the front. Each night the Fresh Fire
Ministries team, even ones that have never prayed for the sick, shared
testimonies of the deaf that heard, and the blind that saw. One night alone
more than 30 deaf received their hearing. When the team would return home to
the hotel they would share testimony of what took place that evening. Two
nights the team agreed that it was as if every single person they prayed for
was healed.
One night two cripples
were placed on the platform, one boy twisted, crippled like a pretzel from
birth, received prayer. Todd's wife Shonnah heard the Lord whisper to her,
“pick him up”, his legs straightened and he began to walk!! Within moments
the crowd screamed and cheered again as the second cripple stood and walked
twice across the platform. Each night there were testimonies of tumors
healed, various pain, sickness, TB, paralysis healed. Sunday morning each
team member was given an opportunity to preach in their own church service.
Each team member shared testimonies of healings in their service and
testimonies of salvation. One pastor, during the evening Sunday crusade
service, testified, “I now know this anointing is not just upon Todd Bentley,
it is a transferable, tangible healing anointing.” When Dave, Todd’s father
and John, Missions coordinator, preached on Sunday, Dave, Todd's father, gave
several words of knowledge, even African names, called them by name, first
and last. When they prayed for one cripple, his legs straightened out and he
danced around the church. The Pastor’s Conference The pastor’s conference
consisting of 1,500 to 2,000 pastors, leaders, evangelists, and ministry
workers gathered each day. Each service built until the anointing service
took place, teaching on soaking, the healing anointing, spirit of revival,
holiness, repentance. In one service Pastor Ken, Missions Director, gave an
alter call to repent of sexual sin, more than half of the people came up to
the alter to get their life right with God. The final service, more than
1,800 leaders stood shoulder to shoulder in the hot sun one mile long down
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