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Is it fair to say that Anne’s life was revolutionized for the glory of God? She will never be the same again! She has now shared in taking the fire of Jesus’ love to the nations, raised up as a ‘laborer’ in His harvest field. There is no room in this article to tell you about England, Norway, and Eastern Europe. I need to move on to the Leader’s School in Crimea, Ukraine, with leaders from the Charismatic Union. It is the site of the Crimean war between Russia, Turkey and Britain which occurred about 150 years ago. God moved among those Russian- speaking pastors in mighty power. They were set free by life- changing teaching, and overwhelmed by the power of the Spirit moving upon them as they passed through the fire tunnels. on the road, $50,000. Thank you, Australia! Thank you, Jesus. Your work of the Kingdom shall continue on. In Melbourne, Australia we held amazing meetings with another pastor named John Arnott. We also found New Zealand hungrier than I have seen it in years. Lynley Allan, one of our faithful former staff members, who now lives in Auckland, arranged for over one hundred of her countrymen to come and hear about our Soaking Center Network and how they can get involved with us to change their world. ARE YOU MISSING IT? So, that is how our last twelve months has gone; from revival, to revival, to revival. I feel so sorry for those who are missing it! These are stories of ordinary Christian people like us from the nations of the world, who are learning to hear the voice of God. Who have had a revelation of the Father’s love; who have had a significant measure of healing in their own hearts, and so now, they are going out into revival harvest fields, both near and far, discovering again and again, that Jesus Christ is alive. He is still healing, saving and delivering hungry souls today. He is still looking for laborers in the nations of this world, to bring in His harvest. I believe that 2007 was a year of completion. The first seven years in the new millennium are now history. This year, 2008, marks a new beginning, both for us at TACF and Catch the Fire Ministries, and also for you. This is the year of your opportunity. Never before has living the Great Commandment and then fulfilling the Great Commission been so desperately needed. The nations of this world are literally dying to know Jesus, to know the depths of His redeeming love, to experience the transformation of His powerful presence by the Holy Spirit. Do you hear Him calling YOU to enter into His harvest fields and do your part in fulfilling the Great Commission and seeing His Kingdom come and fill all the earth. I want to ask you to pray about coming with us to Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. We invite you to come with us to the nations, and be a World Changer with us, bringing the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the fellowship and communion of the Holy Spirit to this hungry and desperate world that needs to be ‘soaked’ and baptized in His presence. His commission is found in Matthew 28:19-20, “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” ( NLV Translation) AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND Our last leg for 07 was Australia and New Zealand. In Canberra, Australia, Duncan and Kate Smith, along with Carol and me, had the most amazing leader’s school ever outside of Toronto. Approximately 253 registrants came together in Canberra. Pastor Peter Thompson did an outstanding job of hosting us all in his ‘on-fire’ assembly. Chris and Celia Lee from Geraldton, Western Australia wrote, “The ILSOM in Canberra was fantastic! It was a privilege to play a small part. Celia and I were part of the 12- person ministry team. Lovely to see the people transformed as the week went by. Enjoyed catching up with old friends and making new ones During the impartation, I was a catcher and one of the last to receive prayer. I was going to ask John for a double portion; but before I could, he came up to me, looked me in the eyes and said, “Chris, a double- portion. Take it”. I was undone by the infilling. Later at the airport, our little group of West Australians attracted numerous looks as we returned home full of the Spirit.” “It is great to have a fresh boldness in our own ministry world. At our local church this morning, (Sunday) three people came forward for prayer, all with pain in their bodies, all were healed One lady with an enormously swollen finger couldn’t believe it when we prayed. We told her to check her finger. She watched in amazement as her finger was a bit better, then a lot better, and then all better.” Chris and Celia are two who have participated in our training events previously, and were now delighted to not only attend the International Leaders School of Ministry, but to continue on a leader’s training track and be part of the team that brought such tremendous blessing and freedom to so many. Australia was a very successful and fruitful school, because hungry people, desperate for more of God, came seeking after Him and were willing “to deal with their stuff.” He did not disappoint them. The school finished with the largest mission offering that we have ever received anywhere S TF - 2 6

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