Spread the Fire - January 2008 - (Page 25)

T Toronto has just completed fourteen years of revival. For twelve of those years, we hosted nightly meetings in Toronto where more than four million attended and for the most part, went home changed or even revolutionized to God’s glory. They have come from just about every nation on earth. Many hundreds more have graduated from our various schools and have been stirred for revival beyond anything they might have imagined. But now this glorious, life-changing revival has clearly moved from the gathering stage to the scattering stage. In fact, Fred Wright, the International Coordinator for our network of churches, Partners in Harvest, has studied revival trends through the ages. He pointed out to me recently that what began in Toronto in 1994 has long since reached the scattering stage. Revival fires are now burning not only in Canada, the USA and the UK, but in most of the countries of the world. We now have Soaking Prayer Centers in 80 nations. There are approximately 800 active centers around the world in these nations. While most of them are in Canada, US and the UK, there are135 that are active centers in Australia. saved last night and five more people this morning! I was so overwhelmed last night that I needed my own catcher and had difficulty teaching. The place was undone! Bodies lay everywhere. Fire tunnels, signs and wonders and lots and lots of very hungry people, thank you Jesus!” What is happening? Hundreds of these dear folks have gone home from Toronto on fire, hungrier and thirstier than ever. They want conferences, Leader’s schools, and soaking weekends to fan the flames and keep the fire burning. SOUTHERN AFRICA Another place of victory is Africa. Anne Cormier from Halifax, NS, Canada, writes about her recent trip to southern Africa as part of our World Changers outreach team. “The week in Pemba was a life-changing week for me. My husband and I have never been able to have children. I was undone by the African children, as all of the team members were. It was wonderful to see the hunger for the Lord that they had. In all of my life I have never seen such young ones with their faces in the dirt crying out for the Lord. It was humbling to be in their presence. They were also starving for affection, and they would surround us and make us hug and touch them. The poverty was also a shock to me. We saw children waiting for us to finish our supper. If there was any left, they would put it in dirty, stinky bags and take it home.” “The outreach we went on was really the highlight. We drove 3 hours into the bush and stayed in tents. The Iris pastors showed the “Jesus” video and some of our team gave a testimony. Many came to know the Lord that night, and one child that we know of was healed of deafness. What a privilege to share the gospel in the uttermost parts of the word! It’s scripture coming true in my life! One of the missionaries told us that statistically 65% of everyone in that part of Africa had Aids. We don’t have much time to reach these people with the gospel before many of them are gone. It seems much more urgent now that we “go” and share the gospel. It’s a matter of life and death, both physically and spiritually.” “At the ILSOM [the International Leaders School of Ministry], I heard the Lord say to me, “Go!” I know it is in the Bible and it is for all of us. However, it becomes much clearer when the Lord speaks that to us individually. While I was soaking, I saw a mental impression Jesus and me. We were both dressed in royal robes standing side by side. He was telling me to “Go”. We will walk together and rule and reign. It’s my inheritance.” REVIVAL IN ICELAND The revival is much stronger than ever, and it is now spreading throughout the entire world. One place of blessing is Iceland where Jeremy and Connie Sinnott ministered this year. “Things are every bit as intense as Toronto in ’94 and ’95,” Connie and Jeremy shared excitedly, after their visit. “Now is the time to take that nation for revival and for Christ.” JOHANNES SIGBRUDUR FROM ICELAND SENDS HIS REPORT: “We just had a weekend with Jeremy, Connie, Bill and Sue. It was amazing! A lot more people came than we thought would and were open to the Holy Spirit.People where manifesting outwardly and changed on the inside. Some are receiving gold and oil even in their homes.People are catching the fire. Someone went to the college today where the soaking conference was at the weekend, they preached during lunch time and 30 young people gave their lives to Jesus…” Alyn and A J Jones have just confirmed Connie and Jeremy’s account: “We’ve finished the conference here in Iceland! It was amazing!” says Alyn. Eight deaf people were healed! Hearing aids out of their ears and all! One got spontaneously healed during a healing segment and so she testified and then we asked everyone else to stand who had hearing problems and a bunch more got healed. The same things happened the following day! We had healings in every service: two drug dealers got S TF - 2 5

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