European Monthly Report

March 2019

God’s Word is going out in and further afield again this month. In this report you can read the latest update from the saints in Liberia.

Top: Fellowship in Suriname Bottom left: Baptism in Liberia Bottom right: Items in West London

Server News, Newsletter Crew: Meg, Netty, Heleen and Spring camp March 2019 local contributors. - April 18-23 2019 All the talks, songs and Registration: http://revival.hu/registration other items from the Editor: Winter camps are now Pastor Pieter Visser Euro Convention available for download Kromhout 95 West London—May 30-June 2 2019 3311RE Dordrecht from our server. Contact: [email protected] The Many talks are now also on the TRF acts now Telephone: +31 78 6146173 server. Mobile: +31 (0)6 22 808 977 Summer Camps For login details, e-mail me at: E-mail: [email protected] Holland: July 27th—August 3rd 2019 [email protected]. Internet: www.revivalfellowship.nl England: August 10th—17th 2019 Ps Piet Visser

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Editorial: Healings (again?)

Time, and time again we come up against “special” ways to overcome a particular sickness and/or the “perfect” way to get a victory over a particular problem. I believe most, if not all of these get far too complicated and they don’t In the first verses of Mark 9 we read that is true, even in his Son Jesus seem to have more or better results about the transfiguration of Jesus. In Christ. This is the true God, and than the way we have been going verse 5 we read: And Peter answered eternal life. about these things now for a great and said to Jesus, Master, it is good number of years. for us to be here: and let us make So, what do we need to do to live life I came across a quote recently, as three tabernacles; one for thee, and to the MAX? (as the saying goes.) follows: one for Moses, and one for Elias. Like in the book of Job, Chapter 42, “Amplify God in your life and the Here the word ‘good’ means, among Job gets the idea of how great God problems get smaller”. My translation other things, it is ‘meet’ or it is good really is, and the victory follows. of this is: “The larger God gets in our we are here so we can… In the same way, all our victories lay life, the smaller the problems get”. So, Peter had a ‘good’ idea… in doing our homework, being where A bit like the pictures below… In contrast we read in Mark 10:18, the action is, at the meetings, the words of Jesus: ‘And Jesus said conventions, outreaches, camps, unto him, Why callest thou me good? discovering and re-discovering daily, there is none good but one, that is, how great God really is. God’. Being filled with wonder and Here, the word ‘good’ means amazement that this God, gave us His absolute correct, perfect and Holy Spirit, to enable us to travel this complete. road of discoveries, more and more, And that is precisely where our further and victories come from. further, till In Titus 1:2 we read: ‘… which God, eternal life.. that cannot lie, promised before the That is where world began’. ALL victories Now we all know the numerous come from. promises in the Bible. And we know that God cannot lie. And we know Ps Piet Visser that He is perfect, we KNOW… lots of things. Heard from the platform • Facing up to our faults will enable us 1Jo 5:2 By this we know that we love to overcome the children of God, when we love • Keep labouring, it’ll never be in vain God, and keep his commandments. • Fasting means more than not eating 1Jo 5:15 And if we know that he hear • Humility brings great rewards Interestingly, looking the “right” way us, whatsoever we ask, we know that (through binoculars) magnifies the we have the petitions that we desired • Be proud of the Lord and being part of His work problem and looking the “wrong” of him. way, makes it look smaller. 1Jo 5:18 We know that whosoever is • Our walk is easy when we remember And that is exactly the way it is, we born of God sinneth not; but he that is why we do it are programmed, in our mind that begotten of God keepeth himself, and • Do not yield, do not give up the worldly way is the right way, and that wicked one toucheth him not. • Give God room to do His job! that is not true. 1Jo 5:19 And we know that we are of • God will stop the unstoppable Another quote: “every solution which God, and the whole world lieth in • Deliverance is assured has our self-central, is not a real wickedness. • Remember our walk is not just about solution”. 1Jo 5:20 And we know that the Son ourselves The above comes from the current of God is come, and hath given us an • Stay in the race, overcome the world view that ‘nice’ is the same as understanding, that we may know challenges and focus on the prize ‘good’. him that is true, and we are in him

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Revival Across Europe 15 baptisms : 2 in the UK, 5 in Hungary and 8 in the Netherlands Aniko, Budapest

Cathy, West London Feven, Almere, NL

Niki, Budapest Bulcsu, Budapest Anita, Budapest Maika, Rotterdam, NL Samu, Budapest

Tommislav, Rotterdam

Jurney Stephanie Elsa Almere, NL Almere, NL Almere, NL

Wassily Almere, NL

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The Revival Fellowship in:

Combined activity in Rotterdam the Lord. Further in the month, the learnt to magnify God in our lives and not Dordrecht, NL husband of sister Somoira (who lives in our problems. We started this month with a dinner & Suriname) got baptized in Almere. We Sister Lydia shared her testimony for the quiz night with a few visitors. The work together worldwide! first time since she came to the Lord: she following week five saints shared their Another lady who decided to get used to be catholic, heard the gospel on testimony at our signs and wonders baptized had already visited our the streets. She came to the fellowship evening . A sister shared how God fellowship a few times. She had been and got born again. Now she is happily provided her with a house in a Spirit filled and baptized in the past, but walking with the Lord. miraculous way; out of 936 people she recognized the real difference of the Brother Ritesh gave his testimony also for got the house. Truth and the first time. He used to be a Hindu but Another sister went for a new never really new what it was all about. was healed of life! After the After being born again God changed him, back problems, baptism she gave him peace and healed him of a trauma and now really broken heart. He is also very happy has peace. A experienced having this new life in the Lord! sister found out Dinner night, Dordrecht this difference. We closed the month with the she was healed Brother Luke presentation about the 2nd part of the from epilepsy after she stopped using her gave a presentation about the book of book of Revelation. medicines. Pastor Piet gave a Daniel. A lot of misunderstandings, that All together 6 people were born again presentation about the history of the people have about this book in the Bible, this month and many more to come this Revival Fellowship: how the revival got clarified."God is not the author of year! Amen. movement started in the late 18th early confusion, but of peace, as in all churches 19th century, and how key figures made of the saints." 1 Cor. 14:33. Rotterdam, NL the difference in the revival vision. We Sister Imogen shared her testimony with A brother’s mother, living in Suriname, can appreciate that we are now part of a us how God has healed her of skin rash had a stroke. When the brethren prayed, fellowship where the power of the Holy and pain in her neck. she was out of hospital in no time. Prayer Ghost, bible prophecy and healing are a Sister Heleen shared in her testimony has no boundaries! Another brother was central part of our doctrine and practice. how she was looking for peace and driving in the fog. He could hardly see a At the end of this month we were happy happiness at the wrong places. Using thing. When he prayed, God cleared up to welcome back quite a few of our drugs made her hard, which also caused the way for him and protected him from brothers and sisters who had been problems at home. After finding no having an accident. A family with limited visiting other assemblies abroad. answers in the world she gave ear to the finances was blessed with everything word of God and got born again. Her life they needed in their new home. A sister Almere, NL changed completely, God healed her of was walking and didn't see a tram drug addiction and of migraines Dinner night & items, Rotterdam and many more. On one of the Saturdays an outreach was held in Amsterdam and in Almere. One lady came through this outreach and got baptised. The same evening Ps. Rene spoke about: who we are and what the revival fellowship is, what do we Almere do, what do we want to achieve and on what basis. We started the month with a dinner night We enjoyed a joined prayer and where two people got born again, praise fast weekend in Rotterdam and

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The Revival Fellowship in:

We have also heard Greek statue competition, Medway of quite a few blessings God has performed in our brother and sisters’ lives. Our sister Gladys testified of how the Lord blessed her mightily at work Dinner night, Rotterdam when she had an audit but she was coming. It was just as if she was pushed not ready for it as out of the way, and the tram missed her she had not done the by a hair. A manager, known to be very necessary paperwork: out of around five Hungary for a surprise visit to our Sunday harsh and unreasonable, came to work at hundred suppliers, she had only done meeting and sharing his testimony. a sister’s department. She prayed about three! On the Monday, she had prayer at We had a fruitful day repairing, painting, this situation and since the manager work and said: Lord I have not had time clearing and tidying the hall, it was a joy works there, he is very calm and content. to do anything, please answer the best working together and having great you can. By 3.30pm, she still hadn’t seen fellowship. North London, UK the auditor and at 3.50pm was told that We heard very inspiring talks from 2 of We ran an evening of workshops the auditor had finished his job and that our young brothers at our mini talks covering a variety of topics such as the he was not coming back so she would not evening, one brother encouraged us to spiritual gifts, communion, prophecy and be audited! stay in the race overcoming challenges each one’s input into the future of our Our brother Patrick testified of how he and reaching forward for the prize and fellowship. We all participated in a fun got a healing at work when he got the other to follow in Jesus footsteps quiz night. Towards the end of the something in his eye. They couldn’t get it always being about our Fathers business. month, we had a Taste of the out and whilst he was waiting at the We all thoroughly enjoyed a Greek Mediterranean event which involved four urgent care centre, he and others had themed dinner night. Joining us were the delicious talks linked to the Bible and the prayer and before he was seen by a Mackenzie family and the Gladdishes, we Mediterranean as well as the inevitable nurse, he blinked and was healed. were all treated to lots of tasty Greek mouth watering Med. style buffet. Our A brother who was accused of wrong cuisine. With items, a quiz and a Grecian outreaches are continuing to bear fruit doing at work, was brought before an statue competition it's was an evening of and keep our swords sharpened. independent person to discuss the joy and laughter. It was also great to charges against him. It was concluded welcome a visitor who regularly tunes in West London, UK that there was nothing to be held against to our YouTube live stream channel. This month, we had two baptisms and him and all charges were dismissed with We ended the month with a very long both received the Holy Spirit. Our new no further actions to be taken. walk in the country side enjoying the brother Samuel had been coming to A sister who grabbed an extremely hot fellowship together as we walked. meetings and fellowship activities for a grill from the oven with her bare hands, few months when on a Sunday, he forgetting to protect her hands, had no Liverpool, UK burns, marks or pain! We started March off with a working day One of our activities this month at the hall, doing all kinds of jobs around was a sports’ evening where all the hall, including making the tea and enjoyed a feast of pizzas after outreaching! We had some choruses in some fun exercises and games! the background, we had lunch all together and a few people were spoken Medway, UK to outside the hall. The first weekend of the month Pastor Steve came to support us one Sports evening, West London We joined the Irish saints for a Wednesday which was great. On prayer and fast, we were Saturday we had a little kids afternoon, decided to be baptised after having encouraged by the brothers received the Holy Spirit. He is still coming to put God first, as only then along, rejoicing. will we be disciplined to be Our sister Mavis brought along to a true disciples; Facing up to Sunday meeting a friend of her son, our faults will enable us Cathy. Cathy received the Holy Spirit at overcome and be freed from the prayer line and was baptised that them; We need to keep labouring, it will never be in same day. Liverpool vain. Thanks to Nigel from

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The Revival Fellowship in: and 3 adults heard the Gospel. We had a Youngies, Hungary skype evening with . We shared testimonies, items and talks. It was nice to see our French brothers and sisters. We had one evening where we sang psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. We learned some new ones and brushed up on the old ones, it’s always good to sing praises to the Lord! We ended our month with a night about how God heals.

Working day at the hall, Liverpool to do more for the Lord by witnessing to heard very encouraging talks about four new people and having the funds to get different topics: to camp. • Knowledge that the kids gain while A bible study evening was greatly growing up in the Lord will not make enjoyed by everyone and we were them love the Lord grateful to our brother Michael and sister • The importance of unity Emma coming over from as well • Outreaching - the Lord is with you when as Benji from the UK. you want to bring the gospel to the We had visitors during the month and people Stephan and Zsuzsa from • Know your Bible! - Why is it important came one weekend and we held an to know the Bible? evening on marriage and how the Lord can restore all situations. We had an Poole outreach weekend where many people We’ve had an enjoyable month with lots went out over an 8 hour period to spread of fellowship and taking out the gospel. the good news. We had a great night The month started with a prayer and fast with Pastor Olda and Eva from Czech on the theme of “being steadfast”. We Rep, where we heard of his testimony of had a good time of prayer and listened to We skyped Hungary and heard healing being healed from a broken neck and some inspiring talks from Ps Graham and testimonies from Pastor Olda from Czech Hepatitus C, as well as two testimonies a few of our brothers. This was followed Rep., Jana and Gosia. Pastor Olda was from Liverpool. by outreaches in two local towns where miraculously healed from Hepatitis! Also, the youngies held a prayer and fast many people were spoken to or took Praise the Lord. weekend where the brothers gave leaflets. During the evening we had an uplifting talks on Friday evening and interesting presentation on “The Kings of Hungary Saturday morning followed by an the East”. We heard about how the Greetings from Hungary where we had 5 outreach on the Saturday. Young relationship between Russia and China people baptized. One of them had been brothers in the Hungarian fellowship are (Sino-Russia) has continued to strengthen calling out to the Lord as everything in his now taking the responsibility to organize since 1991 and that this is paving the way life was falling apart and asked the Lord events for the youngies where they can for Russia and its allies to fulfil its to show him the way. He unexpectedly learn more about the Lord and become prophecy. We also enjoyed an evening of had to then go somewhere and on stronger part of the fellowship. The first Bible study which took us on an walking out he met with a brother who event was a prayer and fast where we interesting and informative tour of both witnessed to him. Amazed by the the Old and New testaments. Ps Jim message so soon followed this up with a talk about the after prayer he kings of Israel so that we could become came to a meeting familiar with the chronology of the two and got baptized kingdoms. and filled with the We had a Thai dinner night and another Holy Spirit interesting presentation on the theme of immediately. All “Israel/Jacob dwelling alone”. the issues were Our Thursday evening outreach has then changed for proved fruitful. Many people took leaflets the better and he or stopped to talk. We look forward to greatly praises the seeing some visitors in the coming Lord for answering meetings. It’s been a great time of his prayer. fellowship one with another and A sister got a job spreading the good news of Jesus. that will allow her Waiting for a baptism, Hungary

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The Revival Fellowship in:

Ireland Saturday outreach, France March was a good busy month. Throughout the month we had a couple of visits from brethren; Zoltan from Hungary whilst he was attending a business meeting and Ola from the Poole Assembly whilst he was visiting family. Brother Ola brought along an observer to the Wednesday meeting. Since January, we moved to a new meeting venue located close to the city. It is more accessible and situated in a multi cultured district. We are having weekly outreaches in the vicinity testimony for the first time at the Sunday different topics such as healing, trials and and becoming known in the area. meeting and told us how since he was tribulations or provision and we sang baptised and Spirit filled chorus together. It was a lovely meeting in January, he has not and we all enjoyed it a lot. suffered from the Further down the month we had a nightmares he had fellowship night where we shared before. scriptures from the book of proverbs. Sister Marie had an Gods wisdom is eternally and there are is awesome blessing for her lots of wisdom in the book of proverbs work: her employer had which we can use in our every day lives promised her a and our walk with the Lord! permanent contract, and Stephan and Zsuzsa went to Budapest for Brother Zoltan, Dublin Brother Ola, Dublin she praised the Lord for a long weekend to support the assembly, it. But then the day as Pastor Chris and family were in Of course we had St Patrick’s day this before the contract was to be signed, her Australia. They had a great time and month so we had a Bible quiz hosted by boss changed his mind, and offered brought back an uplifting report. Paddy and we also did some items based another contract that was not totally At the end of the month we had our on Irish songs and poems. It was a fun legal. Marie was really disappointed. She prayer and fast together with the Dutch night for us all. prayed and decided to quit her job rather fellowships and as always, the talks fit We are also currently having a rolling than sign the bad deal. But the together perfectly. It mainly spoke about prayer rota as there are some healing accountant made a mistake and being of one body in Christ because we misunderstood the employer’s wishes— need each other just as our natural body he prepared a permanent contract for needs all its parts and also that we should Marie, completely legally, with all the not forsake our meetings because there advantages the boss had originally is just too much to miss out on. We had a promised. So of course she signed that very uplifting weekend, praise the Lord. one! It was a great lesson on even when things go wrong, God looks after His children.

Switzerland We started our Paddy the Quiz Master, Dublin month with a Skype meeting with some of our brothers and needs in our assembly. sisters from our Elizabeth assembly France in Adelaide. We We had really uplifting Skype evenings shared testimonies Skype with Elizabeth, Switzerland with the saints in Liverpool and and scriptures which Yorkshire. Brother Grutter shared his were divided into

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The Revival Fellowship in: Liberia

Brother Jude Nwachukwu leads the work in Liberia, where the saints also had to contend with the outbreak of Ebola virus.

He wrote: Last week I travelled to Gbarnga fellow- ship to help in the Lord's work, we had three baptisms in Police Academy and all were filled with the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues. The fellowship is moving smoothly and the saints are rejoicing in the Lord despite the challenges. The good Lord has been faith- ful to help us. We are having some chal- lenges in Police Academy in regards to the hall, we have been able to fix the local bricks and the wall has been laid but it is raining now and the flashing of the rain is eating the local bricks up. We are praying to God to help us to get cement and sand to plaster the wall before the rain spoils our effort. God bless.

Brother Jude Nwachukwu, RFL

Testimonies

I thought that I knew God. I I came to the Lord in year 1994. believed in him, but didn’t Before that, I didn’t believe in understand anything. After God. I thought people who many years, my marriage fell believed in God didn’t know how apart and I was very to live and needed help. disappointed. I wanted to find Then I heard the gospel when someone else, but wasn’t some old friends witnessed to my successful. I didn’t know how parents and my sister. To my to continue in my life – I felt surprise, I found it very sad and confused. And so I first turned to the Lord by interesting. A few months later, I saw 4 people receive the kneeling and asking Him. God made a miracle happen, Holy Spirit before my eyes in our flat. So the following because 14 days later I received an invitation to the Sunday, I decided to get baptised. Two months later, I Revival Fellowship in an interesting way– I was looking received the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in for a shop where I knew that this shop was not. I tongues. wanted to quit smoking, but it wasn’t working, and I I can see God working fully in my life. He helped me had high blood pressure from stress. I went to a through my final exams at school. I have also had great Fellowship meeting and immediately got baptised by protection in accidents. When a 300kg iron table fell on Fellowship time full immersion. Two days later, I received the Holy Spirit me at work, my colleagues thought I had died, but I just and spoke in tongues while praying with brothers. I received a scratch on my chest. Another time, a car hit my knew that this was a new start to my life. Several days bike at 90km/hr, but my bike did not move and I continued later, after a prayer in tongues, I stopped smoking. My riding. I didn’t have any damage at all, but the car’s side high blood pressure left me, because God gave me mirror was broken. peace and joy. I got married in the Lord and have 2 healthy kids. It’s a When my parents saw the change in me, they also great privilege to raise children in God’s wisdom and in started a new life with God and He filled them with the truth. Amen! Holy Spirit, like me. Now I know how to continue in my Tomasz, life and I thank the Lord for this! Honza, Czech Republic

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