So many came forward for salvation during this Sunday morning service.
This woman was born deaf and dumb. An awesome Glory of God filled the place and her ears were opened and she spoke for the first time.
A wonderful time of rejoicing!!She WAS deaf BUT NOW SHE COULD HEAR !!- She WAS dumb BUT NOW SHE COULD SPEAK!!
The Guyana Team ministering at the Pastor's and Leader's Conference.
The people were so touched by the awesome presence of God in the church at Bel West. We will be starting a Bible Training Center at this location.
This baby girl was born with one leg that could not bend at the knee. After prayer, the mother wept as she watched her baby bend her knee for the first time.
As the Lord lifted me into His presence unexpectedly during a devotional time while in Guyana, He spoke to me about "A new realm of Glory". This is exactly what we experienced in Guyana in February. We heard report after report from the members of our Guyana team that this was the greatest trip they had ever experienced. This team was one of the easiest teams I have ever led into the nations because of the unity and the ease in the Glory. Miracles were everywhere every day, including miracles amongst the team members. This new realm released many creative miracles as well.
This trip started with a huge miracle. When I got to the gate for our connecting flight to Trinidad, I realized that I did not have my passport! Now, I have traveled for 20 years, and I have always been very careful and have never misplaced my passport. This was not good news, since the airline was almost ready to start boarding the plane. I had this terrible feeling that I had left my passport in the pocket of the seat in front of me on our last flight. I had set it in the pocket with the intention of putting it in my briefcase as soon as I was buckled in my seat, and it had slipped down, out of sight. I told this to the ticketing agent at our departing gate. He called the gate where that plane was preparing to take off for a new destination, and we were told that my passport was not in the seat pocket, it had not been turned in, and I would not therefore be boarding this new plane with my team! Even though I was told that it was against security regulations, I knew my only chance to go to Guyana would be to run the distance back to the plane we had previously flown on, that distance being a good 30 minute walk. I prayed for favor, then ran back through the airport with my luggage, arriving at the gate minutes before takeoff. The airline personnel finally allowed me on the plane after I convinced them that my team of 17 people were on their way to Guyana without me unless I found my passport. Allowing me back on the plane was a huge miracle in itself. A gentleman was sitting in my former seat, and when I asked him to look in the seat pocket in front of him for my passport, he pulled it out immediately. I arrived back at the departure gate, only to find that the door to the plane was now closed, my seat had been given away, and my check-in suitcase had been taken off the plane. I again insisted that I and my suitcase MUST get on that plane. As the other passengers looked on in surprise, the team, who had been faithfully praying for my arrival, cheered as I walked down the aisle! I was shaking, thoroughly exhausted, and totally amazed at what had just taken place. What an awesome miracle!!! This miracle spoke volumes to us about holding onto the promise of the Lord until it is fulfilled. How easy it could have been for me to give up, because of the impossibility of the situation and the negative reports the airline had given me. We all knew after this wonderful miracle that it was going to be a great, great trip, and the enemy could not stop us. We knew that he was fearful of what was about to happen in Guyana and was trying to stop us. But when God says YES and we stay focused and persevere... what can stop us? Nothing!
When we arrived in Guyana, our first report was that there was a massacre the previous evening and Pastor Adams' (our contact in Guyana) brother-in-law was one of the 12 that had been killed. There had been many massacres like this in the past few months, and the country, including pastors and believers, were in fear. God used our lives to encourage the nation to rise up and confront the enemy rather than hide in fear. It was time for the Christians of Guyana to take back the land that the enemy had stolen. One powerful way we saw this happen was at Mashramani, a parade similar to the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, USA. Christian Pastors, leaders and believers from many denominations have made a decision to unite to participate in "M.A.S.H." Make All See Him! Wow!! What a privilege and honor to be a part of this! Seventeen of us marched behind the pastors as they carried the 10 commandments on a float, while one member of our team waved our huge 6 foot by 9 foot King of Glory flag. That was an awesome sight to behold, as a Mack truck with a large flatbed trailer followed behind us, carrying a radical praise and worship team. Behind the praise team came two more floats, the Bride and the Bridegroom, and the King of Glory Crown, then dancers and believers handing out tracks. The parade was televised on national television. Jesus was lifted up that day as the Christians led the M.A.S.H. parade. Jesus said that when He is lifted up, ALL men will be drawn to Him!
Diana Abram Cornista did a great job with her team leading praise and worship. Shown is Ida Desens as a backup singer and Aimee Rogers playing the violin.Not Shown: Jenny Warwick - backup singer, Jan Rogers - keyboard player, Don Huisinga - bass player and Jose Nunez our drummer.
2008 Guyana Team enjoying their last meal together.
The Children's Ministry Team
What a joy the team brought as they gave each child in the hospital a stuffed animal.
This woman had blurry vision. She was so excited when God cleared up her eyesight because she could read again without her glasses.
The entire team took part in the M.A.S.H. celebration. Shown is Jose Nunez carrying our King of Glory flag.
I could write pages of all that the Lord did in Guyana. Each day was filled with miracles. I could never list all the healings, miracles and deliverances, and all the lives that were changed. Here are just a few experiences we had in Guyana:
*Team members experienced money multiplying - that was a first time we have ever seen this on a mission trip... and wow! It was so amazing- how can you explain something like this? Let's remember that our great and awesome God is a Creator, and if He was able to create this beautiful world that we read of in Genesis, then certainly creating money is not too difficult for Him. He is the same today. So let's get excited and begin to see God as not just the Healer but the Creator, and we will begin to see more of His creative miracles. The bible tells us that if we believe, we WILL see the Glory of God.
*In one of the meetings, God created a knee cap for a baby who was born not able to bend its knee - but after the presence of the Lord touched that baby, the mother began to weep as she was able to bend the baby's knee for the first time.
* As the Glory of God increased in a meeting, the team witnessed ear drums being created in a woman who was born deaf and dumb, as the glory filled the room and the woman heard and spoke for the first time. Wow is all I can say. It doesn't matter how many times I see these miracles- it is so awesome every time. And after looking at the joy on this woman's face, it was worth every bit of sacrifice that I went through to get to Guyana!
*There was a flood in Stanley Town where we were holding revival meetings. We had received a call from Pastor Adams, informing us that the meeting that night was cancelled because of the flood had covered the walkway up to the church doors. We continued on anyway to the church. What a miracle... five minutes or so after we arrived, the water disappeared and we walked on the walkway to the church. The team saw this awesome miracle with their own eyes. It was a powerful, powerful meeting that night, as the glorious fire of God touched the people in that place. No wonder the enemy did not want us to have a meeting that night!
*One team member's money belt was stolen with money and credit cards in it. The team prayed that it would be returned and the next morning the team member's money belt was returned in a pocket in her suitcase in the very place where she and others had searched the night before. It was a miracle!! I was told that the bank had stopped a transaction from someone who tried to use the card. What a time of rejoicing we had when the team met for breakfast. Even the kitchen staff was touched and changed as they watched our group. During our stay at the hotel, many people approached the team, asking for bibles or asking to receive Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. Our guard at the hotel had pain in his back for years from a military injury. He wept as the Lord touched him and removed all the pain.
*A stroke had partially paralyzed one woman, including one side of her face. God touched her and her face became totally normal after prayer.
The team was awesome... the Glory even more awesome... Guyana will never be the same and neither will we. We are preparing to go back in 2009 in February for M.A.S.H. God is arising in a powerful way across Guyana as the Christians of different denominations and cultures join together with one voice and one message of love and unity that will save their nation. We are believing God for 10,000 believers to join together to march the streets of Georgetown, declaring prophetically that Jesus Christ is Lord over Guyana!!! The Glory of the Lord will be seen all across Guyana and this nation shall be saved!
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