May 2004 Newsletter

OUT OF AFRICA 2004

We have returned to Australia after 6 weeks in Africa and Mauritius – a most amazing experience in the grace of God, privileged to minister the apostolic revelation in 8 different cities in Africa [in 4 different nations: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic Congo] and both to and fro in Mauritius.

APOSTOLIC CONFERENCES FOR PASTORS AND LEADERS

The purpose of our trip was to teach in apostolic conferences for pastors and leaders; to train some of our spiritual sons – who were able to travel on team with us; to see more sons being received, and to release the grace of the revelation of sonship to all whose hearts had been prepared by God. Because the conferences were clearly promoted as apostolic conferences and not as the conference of a particular church, many bishops, pastors and leaders came from various denominated groups including Anglican and Salvation Army [these ministers have never been known to attend Pentecostal church conferences].

RESTORATION OF APOSTLES LEADS TO UNITY IN THE CITY

The apostolic message of the restoration of the church, which is signified by the restoration of apostles, is the word of faith which the Lord has released to be preached everywhere. There is a hunger among many saints, pastors and leaders, a dissatisfaction with the existent system of government and the structures of the church which are non-relational, being institution based. All those who gathered in the conferences were willing to listen and receive clear teaching from the Scriptures. Many were convicted and repentant over the non-Biblical church practice they were involved in. After a 3 day conference in one city, twenty bishops and pastors [in Kenya bishops are the recognised leaders of more than one church and generally have their own registered church ministry] asked to see apostle Paul. The team thought they may have some questions about the teaching but they came as one man, having met together the night before, to express their full acceptance of Paul as an apostle to them and they wanted to know how they could go forward together as elders with an apostolic father. God was showing us with an awesome demonstration that the word of restoration and reformation that we are bringing to the church is real and attainable.

A city is changed

Many of these brothers have raised up many churches. One of them has been in ministry for 40 years but confessed his need for a spiritual father. Another brother who had been in ministry for 30 years testified that he had never experienced the power of the Holy Spirit. He said many had prayed for him; he said some had even tried to push him over, but when our team gently laid hands on him, he felt the power of God enter his body and was slain by the Spirit’s power. He was rejoicing. We met the host pastor of this conference three weeks later and he said the city is changed and he was receiving positive testimonies. Many who missed the conference had heard testimony of what God had done.

RAISING UP APOSTLES

Part of God’s purpose for this trip was to raise apostles in the African nations we visited and also to see Harrison Oulo received as a prophet in his own country. Harrison went home from Australia a different man, walking in his inheritance as a son. Everywhere we went with Harrison, people he did not know were acknowledging him as the man of God. We met a woman who had nursed him in the hospital; we met a man who as a child had seen Harrison still in a wheelchair.

George Muteti and Peter Akeck hosted conferences and travelled with the team as co-workers but also as trainees. We were able to introduce them to pastors and leaders as men who are called to be apostles. It was through George that God opened the door into Kampala, the capital of Uganda, into Rwanda [we ministered in the capital, Kigali and in a provincial town, Rwamagana] and in Goma, DRC. In Rwanda, George had taught in a 6 month training school which he called STADO [steadfast in apostolic doctrine]. We had the privilege of graduating 22 students in a commissioning service.

RWANDA, A NATION IN MOURNING

Ten years ago Rwanda experienced 100 days of absolute madness, wherein over one million people, civilian men, women and children, were systematically slaughtered. Many of them were driven from their homes and murdered in the streets. Whole streets were covered with dead bodies. The genocide was orchestrated by the government of the day and was a predetermined plan to exterminate all Tutsis. God had ordained that the Australian team arrived in Rwanda on 7^th April, the 10^th memorial anniversary of the genocide. It was deeply moving to share in the grief of the Nation and to hear first hand reports of what people had suffered. God enabled us to speak life and real hope and to minister healing to some at a deep level.

The apostolic teaching was attentively received and we had the opportunity to share with some very senior leaders of the church in the nation. The issues in Rwanda are very complex as even most churches were implicated in the killings. People were lured into church buildings with the promise of safety and then handed over to the killers. Rwanda has been a nation in revival in times past but obviously the form of Christianity was too shallow. It is only a properly founded apostolic church that can bring this nation into God’s redemptive purposes.

MAURITIUS

In Mauritius on the way to Africa there were opportunities to specifically share the apostolic doctrine in a number of churches but also opportunities in house meetings to preach the gospel and over 20 souls came to the Lord in four days. On the way home the ministry in Mauritius was focused mainly on a one day seminar for pastors and leaders, titled "Turning the hearts of the fathers to the children" Mal.4:6. We witnessed a wonderful release of God’s grace as many received the revelation of sonship. As well we had time to build relationships with our brothers there.

WALKING IN OUR INHERITANCE

During the trip in the midst of many opportunities to preach and teach in conferences and seminars the Lord has released many insights and further understanding of His end time purposes in the church. We will be writing a new manual to share the unfolding revelations. The manual will be called "Walking in our Inheritance" and will include sessions on – "Jesus our Apostle", Heb.3:1; "Coming into the Feast of Tabernacles – the Feast of Fulfilment"; "Inheritance is for sons not servants"; "What it means to grow into Maturity".

TRAINING DAY: Saturday 29^th May at SHILOH Centre, 10am – 5pm. Guest ministry Jim Hosie and team: ‘Understanding Deliverance’

SHILOH SCHOOL OF MINISTRY – 2 weeks full time apostolic training for ministry, ‘Preparing workers for the Harvest’. Mon. 28^th June to Sat. July 10

Various regional trips & overseas missions are being planned – please pray

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