The Republic of Congo

Loutété 23rd-28th March 2010

We arrived in Brazzaville on Saturday at 9:30 in the morning, and went straight through to domestic departures from where I connected with the local flight to Nkayi. At Nkayi, I was met by Pastor Christian and Pastor Roger, and we all drove to Bouansa in the little blue Land Cruiser, which was rather a squash with six in the back and all the luggage. What with the bumps and the dust, I was so glad to be in the front seat! We stopped in Madingou, where a mother and daughter came to see us. The young daughter had suffered with a terrible skin disease, and I clearly remember having prayed for her. The mother had taken her to all the doctors in the main cities, but she was not cured. Now, she was so happy, as the disease disappeared soon after prayer, and today she has perfectly smooth skin.
In Bouansa, I preached at Pastor Christian’s Church. He told me how his congregation had doubled since the crusade there in September 2009. One man stood up to testify how he had been a drunkard and womaniser but was fed up with his life. He wanted to change, but did not know how. On the first night of the Bouansa crusade, he was gloriously saved and delivered. He said, “My whole life is different, now that Jesus has come into my life”.
I returned to the hotel only to be met by five or six drunkards. They all wanted prayer. Well, I preached a short message to them on their need to be saved. Conviction fell and the beers started to disappear – some under the table and others discreetly taken out of the room. The little group bowed their heads and hearts and called on the name of Jesus. This was in the hotel bar!
The technical team hired one of the very few available trucks. It looked like an old World War II truck; the windscreen was long gone and it was dripping oil as they were loading. On the short journey, they broke down and had to change a wheel bearing by the side of the road. After several hours in the intense heat, they were glad to get moving again and arrived in Loutété safely.
Tuesday 23rd The team was just completing the final touches to the set up and needed some extra cable to connect to the local power connection. A local brother volunteered to drive, but on the way back to Loutété, he drove the Land Cruiser into a huge ditch – it tottered and rolled over onto its side.
Fortunately, no one was hurt and the damage to the car was only cosmetic! A passing truck stopped, pulled it upright, and after refilling the oil, they continued on their journey.
Tonight, I will speak to the many dignitaries at the Banquet. The Gospel is the only hope for Congo. The moral decline and the worldliness cannot be cured by any other means. People often ask me, “What tangible help are you bringing to the folk of Loutété? There are so many real issues and real needs, we need real solutions”. Is the unseen Gospel a real solution? Yes, a thousand times yes! Just because it cannot be seen, does not mean that it is not a solution. Some of the most powerful forces in the world cannot be seen with the naked eye. Electricity or radiation cannot be seen, and yet exposure to radiation can be fatal. Just consider exposure to the sun’s radiation, how dangerous that can be, and yet it cannot be seen. Exposure to the Gospel recalibrates hearts, awakens consciences, destroys unbelief and is the greatest faith builder. The Gospel is God’s message of love written to mankind, and it does more to help man’s condition than any other means. When the Gospel is proclaimed under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, it becomes an event in God’s calendar.
Day 1 The seminar was held in Fepaco Church, and it was a good sign to see the church packed, as well as people standing at the entrance listening. The word fell on fertile soil. I could feel the congregation pulling on every word. What a wonderful meeting. They saw their potential to reach their city, and I am sure many will step out to reach the people around them with the Love of Christ.
The Crusade started well. It was hard to gauge just how many people were present; nevertheless, it was a good turn out. People stood near and far, but that did not matter. Our powerful sound system carried the message across the entire area. The Gospel message arrested people in their tracks; they stood and listened intently. When I gave the altar call, it was not difficult, because the Holy Spirit had already convicted almost everyone of their need to have their sins forgiven and nearly every hand shot up. Just a little of heaven’s joy came upon me to see multitudes coming out of darkness into His glorious light. It cannot be matched by anything this earth has to offer.
God confirmed His word by healing the sick. I love the openness of the people. A mother had taken her little girl to Pointe-Noire on the coast, to be treated, because she could not pass water without severe pain. After prayer, the little girl testified how she had tested herself and all pain had gone. Yet another lady had a growth on her leg that simply disappeared. Jesus is indeed alive!
Day 2 Flashes of lightning all around. It looked like rain was rapidly approaching, but God gave us the victory, and the meeting was not disturbed at all. Again, great numbers responded to the clear Gospel message. During the prayer for the sick, I felt impressed to pray for someone suffering with asthma, and later a man came forward to testify that Jesus had totally healed him. As the lightning flashed, I could feel prickles of current all over my body. I know however that the real power was not the lightning but the anointing of the Holy Spirit working so powerfully touching and transforming lives.
Day 3 A rowdy crowd had to be silenced a few times. I said, “Jesus is here. Do you believe it? Then why don’t you reverence Him, and show respect for His word and be silent”. I preached a very straightforward and convicting message and the people heard it gladly. The local radio station is giving daily reports and inviting people to the meeting. The Lord healed one of the well known drivers in the city. He said that he came to the meeting because his wife had given him one of our follow-up books. To his surprise, Jesus touched him right in the crowd, and he was instantly healed of pain in the stomach.

Day 4 Saturday (Above) The wind began to pick up and black and grey clouds hung overhead. It was already drizzling, as I made my way to the meeting. It increased and increased, until the stage was completely wet. Would I be able to preach and hold the attention of the people in this rain? Well, the moment I took the microphone, the Lord gave us a calm – the rain stopped, the crowd picked up, and we had a wonderful harvest of souls. There are just four churches in this town with a sum total of 200 believers. Already, we have seen over 1,300 registered decisions for Jesus. Indeed this is harvest time.
Final Day Sunday We have clear blue skies this afternoon, and it is very hot and humid, but this did not seem to stop the people coming. A huge crowd gathered to hear the Gospel. The Holy Spirit was indeed present exposing the error of the godless view of sin, and convicting of righteousness and judgement. In the altar call, there were very real salvations. A young lady passing by scoffed at the meeting and the word going forth. Well, someone gave her a follow-up book and, as she read it, a scripture convicted her! She said, “Oh, it’s true what was being preached at the field. I have been wrong”. She gladly surrendered her life to Jesus. In total, the counsellors recorded over 1,614 decisions, which is remarkable, as the total sum of believers in Loutété was, at the start of this Crusade, around 200. That means each church can grow up to 9 times with an additional 400 new believers in each church! Oh, pray with me for the ‘new believers meetings’, which the Pastors are beginning this week.
Thank you for standing shoulder to shoulder with us to reach this city.
Roger and Shireen

Bouansa Crusade Pictures

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Bouansa Crusade. 22nd -26th September 2009
We arrived in Brazzaville in record time, due to the newly introduced direct flight by Kenya Airways. We were escorted to the VIP waiting room before boarding our onward flight to Dolisi.   Our hired taxi was waiting to take us on to Nkayi just 75 Km away, where we planned to spend the night.  Two hours three hours four hours five hours and we are just seeing trees as we wound our way along a narrow track in the pitch dark.  Our taxi driver had taken a wrong turn!  We were lost in the forest far from any village when suddenly a man jumped out in the road, a man or an angel I am not sure, but he told us to turn back we were going the wrong way!  Later we found out we were on the road to Gabon!  We arrived late at the inn. The hotel staff had already gone to bed.  They graciously woke up and served us our meal that had been kept.   Although now cold it was a welcome sight. 

Bouansa had never ever had a Gospel crusade. The six churches in the city all participated and supported the crusade so wonderfully. Pastors travelled in from surrounding towns and villages to be in the seminar.  There was a very definite spiritual hunger for the word of God.  It’s estimated that the town has between 17 and 20 thousand people.  However there are only approximately 800 believers.  As the Gospel rang out night after night I was amazed at how receptive the people were.  During the week we estimate that as many as 8000 people prayed the prayer of salvation.  The small band of faithful counsellors  were able to register just over 800 decisions for Jesus as well as give out  the follow up book Now That You Are Saved in French.

A new beginning - The blood of Jesus washes us and makes all things new.  There was such a presence of the Holy Spirit as I preached this.  People were fed up of their old lives and wanted a new beginning.  One lady testified saying how she had left church many years ago and now met Jesus tonight. Oh she never knew it could be this good, now she wanted to serve Him forever and never never leave Him again.  The people met the Lord and desired to follow Him.

On the road to Bouansa we met some of the pastors who had worked with us on previous crusades.  What a joy to see Pastor Gabiu Iloye, a pastor in the city of Nkayi.   He told us how his church had grown to over 750 people since the crusade.   He was doing crusades himself in the villages surrounding the city. 

A dear lady from Madingou had been barren for 8 years desiring a child.  The Lord touched her during the crusade in Madingou opening her barren womb.  Soon after the crusade she conceived and gave birth to healthy Samuel.   As we were passing through Madingou on the way to Bouansa, her husband met us with the news.   God is so faithful we give Him all the praise.  Another lady 28 years old who had been married for 5 years could not have a child.  She had written her prayer request on a paper and put it in our prayer box.  On the final night of the crusade I and all the pastors pray and agree over all the needs represented in the box.  This dear lady conceived and gave birth to a healthy baby.  She travelled all the way to Bouansa to give thanks to the Lord.  (See Attached Photo)

Day1 What a wonderful start tonight with a very real turning to Jesus. Several people came up to testify how Jesus had saved them.  One lady told us how she had not stepped in a church for over two years and said, “Now I want to serve Jesus forever.”  Healing flowed like a mighty river touching people everywhere.  A man who had had an accident causing both his hands to be paralysed received healing and was able to open and close his hands and hold a bible.  Chronic back pain instantly healed, a man with severe pain in the chest testified how the pain just vanished!  What was so wonderful tonight was the strong presence of Jesus. 

Day 2.  The crowd seemed to swell to almost double!   I preached on Jesus making all things new.   Again there was a great number of salvations, people called on the name of Jesus from the bottom of their hearts.  A man had an amazing miracle, he was so ashamed at first to testify but told us how he had 3 testicals!  Last night the Lord healed me he said all is now normal.

Day 3  An old lady makes her way to the stage to testify.  `Oh this is so wonderful, I never never want to leave God, I have accepted Jesus Christ tonight and I want to serve him forever and ever.  It’s so wonderful I never knew it could be this good`.  She said.  People connected to every word I preached and there was a great draw in the Spirit.  It was clear that everyone understood the Gospel and as I gave the altar call without reservation every hand shot up.  A great cry from the bottom of their hearts went up to heaven and Jesus saved.  The presence of Jesus saturated the field.  I noticed a lady with a heavy basket of firewood passing by.   The Spirit of God drew her in and she stopped unloaded the firewood and sat on the outskirts of the field listening to the word.  A lady having great difficulty to walk to the meeting was healed and ran and jumped and danced on the stage. 

Day 4 Holy Spirit day.  Just like on the day of Pentecost when there was a sound of a mighty rushing wind and tongues of fire. The same wind blew across the field and the same fire fell.  Believers everywhere were filled with the power of God.  

Day 5   As I took the microphone and began preaching it began to drizzle.  Oh the rain got stronger and stronger but the people refused to go.    The rain got into our mixer causing all sorts of noise on the PA.  However I was still able to finish the message and give an altar call.   The people were singing and dancing in the rain as we waved good bye.  The people of Bouansa received the word from God. 

In the morning seminars Shireen and I taught the Pastors and leaders.  We told them to read their bibles every day pray and grow spiritually by feeding on the word every day.  We gave to all the Pastors a French daily devotional book.  Faith to Faith.  For 5 days of ministering the Word of God we took 6 days of travel.  We thought of the early missionaries who pioneered in these areas.  We arrived back exhausted physically but full of joy in our spirits.

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Madingou Post Congo 25th -30th November
Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Just getting to Madingou involved 3 flights from Nairobi with long layovers.  I was thankful to have met Bill on the plane that told me about the Obelisk leisure lounge in Addis Ababa and gave me a pair of earplugs, saying you will need these.   Thankfully I was able to sleep which I soon realised I needed for what lay ahead.

On arrival it was all go.  We paid a courtesy call to the Governor, then recorded an interview with the local TV station, and then preached at the welcome banquet. The day was still not over.   Then over to the field to check the technical set up.  The Lord strengthened me and I got to bed a 3am 

Day one the Lord gave us dry weather, not a single drop of rain fell in spite of the wind and flashes of lightning.   Out of the handful of churches in the city with an average size of 40 or so the Lord drew around 3000 to the meeting!  We were pleased with the start considering Madingou Post has a population of roughly 5000.  It is a small town with almost no transport, not even bicycles or motorcycle taxies. People seemed content to walk.    I preached as clearly as I could and the Lord breathed life into the message keeping the attention of the noisy crowd.  It was moving to see almost every person understand the Gospel message and respond by opening their hearts for Jesus to come in. 
The Catholic Church in Madingou is very strong and offers much social help.  For example at planting time the church mobilises and arranges congregation members to support each other.   It’s common for as many as 50 to go and help on a single farm digging and preparing the ground.  The people say I can never leave this church because it’s so good to have all the help.  Where will I get 50 helpers if I left?  Another big issue here is the importance at a burial.  The Catholic Church will buy a coffin for its members if they can’t afford one.  Sadly going to church is reduced to what benefits can be received and not a matter of convictions or belief.  

The Fire Conference started today with a difference.  After the message on the Great Commission we divided into teams and reached out to the city.  The 8 participating pastors all headed up a team and went door to door, to the markets, to the bars, to the streets and to the hospital sharing the love of Jesus.  Then tonight I asked the teams to pray for the very sick.  The teams were overjoyed to see how the Lord used them.  A blind lady was healed, a lame lady walked and a man with severe pain in the back was able to move freely without any discomfort. These were teams of local people – I believe the teaching and then the practical outlet will cause long lasting effect in the area.  People saw their possibilities in Christ. 

Thursday night   I was in my room and heard thunder, looking outside it looked black and as if rain was certain.  Well it blew over and not a single drop of rain fell till all the people got home! 
Tonight hecklers came to the meeting with the sole purpose of trying to cause a disturbance. I was told that they were sent by one of the traditional churches.    While some of the ministry teams were praying for a man in a wheel chair the rowdy mob crowded around when the man from the wheelchair did not rise up they were all jeering saying, “you failed!”    One thing shocked them however as the power of the Holy Spirit fell and several people fell to the ground and demons cried out!  Oh my prayer is for God to shake this place.     God kept the rain away till the meeting was over and most of the people home when a tremendous thunderstorm broke over the city.  It poured down and then rained right up till about noon on Saturday!

On Saturday the strong presence of the Lord fell and many began speaking in tongues for the first time.   A great joy swept the field, joyful praising and dancing took over.  The whole atmosphere had changed what was a rather stiff meeting previously now was free.  The crowd didn't want to go home! 
Apparently before the meeting a “magic man” was on the field, he had said he would cause it to rain.  A group of youth were asking him, “where is your power now we see no rain!”  The evangelist said we should rush home then it will start.  And start it did!  Wow what a storm.

Sunday the Local TV station recorded the full message and broadcast it after the 7pm news across the entire area.  Indeed the simple ABC of the Gospel has made a mark on this town.  The participating pastors were inspired by the teaching and the practical outreaches.  The 8 Pastors who took teams out to various parts of the city and were able to minister one on one leading over 110 people to Jesus.  This greatly inspired these men of God as the average size church is 40 or 50.    That’s roughly 12 new people each!  Not counting about 1829  from the crusade!   That means each church has the potential to grow 5 or 6 times.

A pastor travelled from Nkayi the previous city where we had a crusade telling us how the Lord had tripled his church!  We asked him how it happened and he said we just followed up the converts from the crusade. 

A lady could not dig in her vegetable garden as her eyesight was so bad.  She was crying in the field when some children told her not to cry but go to the crusade and God will heal her.  She came and received prayer and went home and knelt by her bed and told the Lord she was not going to sleep until the Lord opened her eyes.   Then a bright light shone over and her eyes started trembling and then she could see.  She went out in the morning to the field and said she was able to distinguish clearly the vegetables from the weeds and could also see a tiny ant walking on the ground.  Her Pastor verified this testimony.

What is next? Bounza and Sibiti The fields are vast!   The teams were so successful.   We would like to invite you to come and be part of a team.  This would involve flying to Brazzaville the capital city of Congo and then getting a local flight the next morning to Nkayi then a 2 hour journey by road to the city.  Not for the faint hearted, why not join us in the Republic of Congo as we plan for June 2009.
Thank you for your love and support,

Nkayi The Republic of Congo. A estimated total of 81,000 called on the Name of Jesus! 18th -23 March 2008

Nkayi the second largest city in the province of Bouenza. With a total of 30 Pentecostal Churches and an avrage membership of 80 per church the Body of christ in Nkayi is approximately 2400 strong. Although over 80,000 called on the name of Jesus. The trained Church workers were able to register and distribute books to a total of 5141 first time decisions. The Church will litrally double in the city as the entheusastic pastors now take over the task of caring for the harvest.

Dolisi The Republic of Congo 4-9 September 2007
Luke 1:37 For with God nothing will be impossible.

We can only say that with God everything is possible. All odds seemed to be against us, but little did we know that every impossible situation was a miracle in the making.
We left Impfondo rejoicing that we had found a boat to transport all the equipment and follow-up books back to Brazzaville, but little did we know that the boat would soon breakdown and leave us stranded for weeks. Eventually, we found another boat, but then we had to arrange for labourers to transfer the equipment onto this boat. Labour requires wages, and that would have involved two boat journeys, an air-flight, and the best part of one week’s travelling time!
But God did it by touching the heart of a high ranking colonel. This officer hired the labour, and supervised the transfer of our goods as an offering to the Lord. Hallelujah, we were back on schedule – well, almost back on schedule. There was one slight hitch; the boat did not have enough room to carry our Land Cruiser and generator.
Several days later, all the equipment arrived in Brazzaville late one Friday night. We were told that no work would be done over the weekend. Therefore, we made arrangements to load and transport the equipment on Monday, and drive it to Dolisi.
Early on Saturday morning, one of our team received a phone call. “We are unloading now. You had better come quickly, or all your equipment will be stolen. You cannot leave it in the port. It must be removed today!”
More transport arrangements were made, but when the drivers saw the amount of equipment, they refused to carry the goods, saying that they were far too heavy. It was another blow to our plans, but as we needed to move fast and get the equipment out of the port and in a safe place, Bernadette hired even larger trucks. However, these were intercepted on their way to the port and their drivers were told by the previous truck drivers that the loads were too heavy. In actual fact, it was nothing to do with the weight of the equipment, it was all to do with fact that they knew that we were desperate for time, and wanted to hike up the cost.
Five sets of trucks later, we found someone who would do the job! A soldier told us of a ‘safe place’ in which to store the equipment over night.
The team, by now quite exhausted, finally offloaded the equipment at the agreed place, and were just covering the last pieces, when a group of people arrived and demanded payment for using their land. Unfortunately, the man who gave us authorisation had gone! Therefore, we had to agree on an amount and pay, there was no other way; but the group did assure us that everything would be safe. We later learnt that we had walked right into the lions den, as the compound reputedly belonged to the biggest gang of thieves in Brazzaville! No petty thieves dared touch our equipment, as they thought it was already under the control of the main gang, and so we lost nothing!
The next day (Sunday), our main task was to get some trucks again. It seemed impossible, as the drivers were reluctant to head south saying it was rebel-held area, and too dangerous. Bernadette, who had now been given the name “Iron Lady” by all the officials, went to the train station to see if we could get the equipment on the train. We had previously been told, in no uncertain terms, that they would not be able to carry it, but now, they agreed there was space. There was only one problem – they closed at noon, and it was now past 10am. “No problem”, said Bernadette, “Wait for us; we will be back soon”. Well, that is what she thought. This time the truck drivers were determined that they would make a small fortune out of us.
Again, the Lord blessed our endeavours, as we found an out-of-town truck offloading wood at a depot. We commissioned the truck, and returned to the station, only to find that it had closed! The man at the gate told us to come back on Monday. We were not prepared to wait until the next morning, so the ‘Iron Lady’ telephoned the stationmaster at his home. He agreed to come back, and, as a blessing to us, he also brought all his staff! The train was finally loaded, and we were ready to go.
On Monday morning, the team, together with literally thousands of others, boarded the train. A soldier sat next to us, and told us that as we were going to pass through rebel-held territory, rebels would board the train and demand money to ensure that the luggage remained safe! As evening approached, we heard gunmen running on the train roof, and a gangster moved from coach to coach collecting money from every passenger. As the night went by, this gangster kept returning to our coach and stared at us. Eventually, he sat down next to Bernadette and said, “I’ve been doing this since I was 14 and now I am 24. I have done such bad things. I just want to get my life right. Will you pray for me?” “No!” Bernadette said. “God does not want to hear my prayer; He wants to hear your prayer”. Amazed, he exclaimed, “You mean God can hear me?” Bernadette preached a short Gospel message to him, and he literally got down on his knees and prayed the prayer of salvation! At the next station, he got off the train, and bought peanuts and bananas for our team. He said, “Madam, I have no mommy; will you be my mommy?” “Yes”, Bernadette said, and took off her yellow cap. “Take this to remember me, and phone me to make contact”. Moved to tears, he left the train.
Please pray for this young man to make contact.
The meetings in the town centre were wonderful. One phrase that we heard over and over was – “This is what Dolisi needs to hear – the Gospel like this”. Nothing matches the Gospel when it is preached in purity and simplicity. The results were outstanding. The week’s meetings literally doubled the number of believers in the town from 4000 to 8000!
Outstanding and unusual miracles also took place. We prayed for broken families. A lady testified how her husband had left her ten years ago, and had never made contact in all those years. But now he had called! He was very sorry, and wanted to send her money!
A man sat in his house miles away yet hearing every word on the radio. As he was listening to the Gospel, he prepared all his witchcraft items, and was ready to do his incantation, when suddenly, a voice came to him, “Are you going to continue with this after hearing what you have just heard?” He packed his items in a bag, came straight to the crusade field, and surrendered his life to Jesus. Then, he burnt all his witchcraft items.
Jesus is alive, and Dolisi saw the visible proof. The seminars were outstanding, and soon became the talk of the town. I had addressed, very specifically, several areas that the Holy Spirit had shown me. It turned out that these were the very problems that the churches were facing. The Lord truly spoke to many leaders, strengthening and building up the church.
It is with joy and encouragement that we thank each one of you for your prayers and help. Lives are being changed, and we have the tremendous privilege of being involved. Cities are being impacted by the Gospel. We are co-labourers together in the harvest.

Impfondo 26th June – 1st July 2007

We have just returned from Impfondo in Northern Congo, what a victory- Jesus saved healed and delivered.  One man testified how he had stolen some belongings from a group of refugees and as a result had gone mad in his mind.  We were told that it was most likely the result of a curse.  Well he got gloriously saved in one of the meetings and brought the stolen goods back to return to the rightful owner.   Another man testified how he had fallen from a high tree damaging his leg and was unable to walk without severe pain.  During the prayer ‘fire’ burned up and down his leg and his strength he was 100% restored.  He danced and jumped around the stage.  The very first day a very sick man was brought in a wheelbarrow totally unable to walk for 4 months!  He jumped up and pushed his own wheelbarrow.

We estimate almost 2/3 of the towns 15,000 population turned out to hear the Gospel message!  Almost every hand instantly shot up at every call for salvation.  I believe the Gospel message will leave an indelible mark on the hearts of the people.  The Kingdom is advancing.

We held a Pastors conference on Evangelism stirring them up to do the work of winning the lost and also spoke to the Church leaders encouraging them to put their differences aside and form a fellowship where they could pray together.  This was well received and has promise of developing into the first Pastor’s fellowship in the town.

On Monday morning we heard that the river boat from Central Africa Republic had been cancelled!  Well it’s now Tuesday night and already the Lord of the harvest has another boat arranged!  Please do remember us in prayer as we now move on to the next city Dolisie to preach the Gospel.  It is Congo’s 3rd largest city.  The team all flies back to Kenya before returning to do Dolisie preparations.We ask you to remember us and help financially, as you feel led to do so, to help us carry the gospel to these remote parts of Central Africa.  We truly need your help, together with you AFRICA IS BEING SAVED.

Brazzaville Crusade 29th Aug - 2nd Sept 2006

What a joy to preach to such attentive people. The Gospel message gripped hearts even as people were passing by the crusade field the Holy Spirit moved. One man testifies how his heart was telling him to get off the taxi bus and see what was happening. He did so and was gloriously saved and then healed of Chronic Asthma! Miracles touched lives deeply; a mother of 5 rebellious children was at her wits end. All of her children had run away from school and had refused to go back. During the prayer time she cried out to the Lord and he heard her. The very next morning two of her children came to her, “Mamma I want to go back to school!”
Another touching story was that of the believing faith of young boy Ralph who brought his friend who was unable to participate in school sports and could barely raise his hands above his head. Ralph told his friend Jogan, who was somewhat doubtful to receive his healing. The Lord touched young Jogan and restored him completely, all pain left and he was able to freely raise his hands up.

Brazzaville is wide open to the Gospel
Having now made a start in The Republic of Congo we began to understand the great need to go the north of the country. Imphondo and Ouesso are two cities that have never had an international city wide Gospel Crusade