Live crusade field updates on 2010-09-03
- Selfish people will never win a lost world.Tthe most miserable are those who have fallen into the ditch of self-gratification. #
Yei Southern Sudan
Yei Gospel Crusade Southern Sudan. 28th July – 1st August 2010
The seminar started with Pastor Jack Haynes and Pastor Don Matheney. The Word of the Lord was simple and profound, how to change from a mission field to a Mission Force. Too long has Sudan seen herself as a mission field, but now they are beginning to rise up and become what the Lord has called them to be – a mission force. An outward focused Church and not inwardly focused. A Church not looking to what they can get but what they can give.
On Wednesday, just before we were due to start, there was rain! My heart sank and I thought that the meeting was going to be rained out. But God was ever faithful. The rain ceased and the weather cleared just before I was due to preach, and the people seemed to arrive from everywhere, around six or seven thousand of them! The openness of the people blessed us, and we saw multitudes make a first time decision for the Lord.
Pastor Jack Haynes ministered powerfully on Thursday night, preaching a message to a responsive crowd of seven thousand or more. What was remarkable was that all around the city of Yei, it was raining heavenly, yet the Freedom Square was perfectly dry! Not a drop of earthly rain fell, only the rain from heaven that wets the soul and quenches man’s greatest thirst.
Pastor Don Matheney preached a powerful message on the cross of Jesus on Friday night. When a large wooden cross was erected on the stage, a holy hush fell over the crowd. Some people covered their faces with their hands. When Pastor Don hammered a huge nail into the wood, tears were flowing as a realisation that it was our sin that put Jesus on the cross. He then named several key sins, which he had the people write down on a piece paper and tick them if they were guilty of them. Joy flooded hearts when everyone tore their paper into little pieces and threw it into the air. Revelation and understanding seemed to come to the whole crowd that their sins had been forgiven and taken care of.
Colossians 2:14 He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.
It was my turn to preach on Saturday – I preached clearly on the blood of Jesus. One point that I felt needed a specific emphasis was how we have been given boldness to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus. A new and living way is now opened for us. Fellowship with the King of kings was now possible by the blood of Jesus. We have been given access to the throne of grace so that we can find help and obtain mercy in a time of need. Multitudes realised that they still needed their sins washed away and responded to the message. As the meeting was drawing to a close, black clouds began to hover not far from where we were, and just as we finished, a powerful wind swept across the field bringing with it a heavy downpour. As I began to walk back to the hotel after the meeting, I noticed that the wind had swept the field clean of the thousands of torn up lists of sin. To me, it was a picture of what had happened in the spirit moments before, as souls that were filled with sin were swept clean by the power of the Holy Spirit.
We introduced the pastors of the city and invited all the new converts to go to church on Sunday. Multitudes responded. Those who had called on the name of Jesus for the first time were invited to a special meeting at which I encouraged them with foundational teaching and instruction. Then on Monday morning the local Pastors taught on water baptism and baptised 250 new converts in the river Yei.
One healing that touched my heart was that of an old lady who had crawled on her knees since 1999. Her knees looked like leather. Jesus touched her and healed her, and she was able to stand up and walk for the first time in 11 years!
A gangster and thief testified how he had surrendered to Jesus and was no longer going to continue in his former lifestyle. Truly God moved in Yei touching multitudes and setting many free.
We also visited Yei prison giving out care packs and food to each prisoner and all the wardens. The whole prison was present, and they sat to hear the gospel. Some of the young men were in chains, and there were a few mothers with nursing babies. Hearts now open responded to the word of God.
On Sunday, there was not a cloud in the sky, as the hot sun beat down on our heads. It seemed for a while that the Sunday meeting would not be well attended, because it was simply too hot. But the moment it cooled down, close to 15,000 people flooded Freedom Square. I preached a very strong message on full surrender and commitment. People understood and the Holy Spirit seemed to empower every word. All over the field, people responded to the message by surrendering their whole life to Jesus Christ.
In the five days of meetings, a total of about 43,000 people called on the Name of Jesus Christ.
Thank you, our friends and partners, for your prayers and help, which enabled us to take the Gospel to Southern Sudan. I had hoped to leave our truck and equipment in Sudan in preparation for next year. However, due to some customs restrictions, we had to take it back to Kenya. As I write, Benson and Alex are already passing Kampala and heading towards the Kenya border town Busia. We are praying that peace will prevail after the Sudan Referendum, and that we will be able to return early next year. Also, we are looking at various other possibilities. Indeed, the harvest is ripe and the labourers are few. We still have much to do.
We will have all eternity to celebrate our victories, but only one short hour before sunset to win them [Robert Moffat].
In a few weeks, we return to the republic of Congo. The dates are: Wednesday 15th to Sunday 19th September. Both Wednesday and Thursday are market days, which means that people will come into town from far and wide. This is an ideal time to reach even more people with the Good News of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Live crusade photos – Yei, Sudan
God is doing some wonderfull work out in Sudan. Please take a look at these live photos of what God is doing. Praise the Lord!
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Yei Sudan Sat meeting multitudes respond to the gospel
Multitudes call on the name of Jesus tonight as Roger West proclaims the Gospel
Day 3 A powerful move of the Holy Spirit as Pst Don Matheney preaches THE CROSS
Yei 1st day wonderful to see so many respond to the gospel
Getting ready to board this plane for Yei, Sudan for 3 days of Crusade, preaching the Gospel! What an honor!
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Others
Selfish people will never win a lost world – But Love never fails – the most miserable and unhappy people are those who have fallen into the ditch of self gratification. God has called us to a life for others.
