European Monthly Report
September 2016
Combined Prayer and Fast in Ro erdam
We enjoyed talks at the prayer and fast rela ng to the theme revival. Revival is the only way for us to have a future. It is not about us, but about the salva on of others.
Cleaning the roof of the Dordrecht hall Young at heart.
The biggest event on the French Fellowship calendar took place in September, their annual outreach weekend! Saints came from all over Europe and Australia to help with distribu ng some 6,500 pamphlets, invi ng people to a presenta on held at a on the Saturday evening. Read more on page 5.
Coming Events:
Czech Camp 26 - 30 October 2016 Enquiries: Lenka Stribrna E-mail: [email protected]
Ireland Camp 2nd - 6th Nov 2016 Enquiries: Rachael Brereton E-mail: [email protected]
The Netherlands Winter Camp Server News, October 2016 Newsle er Crew: Karen, Ne y, Heleen and 25 December - 1 January local contributors. Enquiries: Paul van Wijnen All the movie files from both Euro camps are E-mail: [email protected] now available for download from our server. Editor: You can find them on: ‘Public/Conven ons and Pastor Pieter Visser UK Winter Camp camps/Euro summer camp 2016 or UK Summer Kromhout 95 25 December - 1 January camp 2016. 3311RE Dordrecht Enquiries: Ps Lee Finney The Netherlands E-mail itsthefi[email protected] For login details, e-mail me at: Telephone: +31 78 6146173 [email protected]. Mobile: +31 (0)6 22 808 977 Hungary Winter Camp E-mail: [email protected] 25 December - 1 January Please note: the login codes have recently been Internet: www.revivalfellowship.nl Enquiries: Ps Chris Kaye changed! E-mail: [email protected]
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Editorial: Vision
Most of us take the ability to see and see my house. Other people might just see be with us are more than they that be colours for granted, but for many people white light, but I see orange and yellow with them. it is not so easy. I just came across a news and pink and green and some magenta 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I item regarding what we see and what is and a li le bit of blue. pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. really there. And the LORD opened the eyes of the Just have a look at the link and see the She paints what she sees but, young man; and he saw: and, behold, the reac on of two brothers who were born unfortunately, we, with the ability to see mountain was full of horses and chariots colour blind and for the first me could only 1% of what she can see are s ll of fire round about Elisha. see colours with the aid of modern limited. It must be very frustra ng for her technology. to try to share with us what she sees and So, how much do we “see”? Is it possible h ps://www.youtube.com/watch? to find out that we cannot see it (all). that a brother of sister sees more than v=m1X0QTTtPmc we do? Shouldn’t we be open to advice Here are a couple of her pain ngs: from our pastors and leaders? Are we Another related news item caught my perhaps stopping our growth because we a en on, here it is, quote: think we know all there is to know? “Tetrachromats can see colours that Surely, with God being eternal, all most people cannot — up to 100 million, knowing, all powerful, we will never stop es mates suggest, which is 100 mes increasing in “vision” un l the Lord that of the average human. Most people returns. have three cells, or receptors, in their It’s a great life full of discoveries although re nas, but tetrachomats have a fourth some mes receptor, which may be what allows for difficult to their heightened colour percep on. They explain to are usually female and it’s es mated that people who about 12 percent of women carry the This got cannot see it gene for this fourth receptor. Carrying me (yet). the gene doesn’t guarantee that you’ll thinking Ps Piet Visser wind up with heightened colour vision, about but those who both have the gene and spiritual Heard from the Pla orm who are immersed in a wide range of vision. • colours from a very young age appear to How Everybody expects compassion but not be more likely to develop the ability. much is many are ready to give it to others. • Researchers are s ll in the very early there in Worrying about tomorrow will destroy stages in their understanding of this reality the goodness of today. • condi on, so there aren't any hard which we Consume the Lord, not the world! • numbers on how o en it manifests cannot You can’t give God a helping hand. • itself.” see Worry is like interest on trouble not yet (yet)? due. • What is it like to see 100 million colours? Christ overcame all His fears so He For a start, what we see as grey is Let’s consider the following scripture: could give His life for us. • actually an incredible mixture of all sorts 2Kings 6:8 Then the king of Syria warred Having a giving mentality makes things of different colours. against Israel, and took counsel with his a lot easier. • Conce a An co is one of these people servants, saying, In such and such a place The Holy Spirit supresses the work of who have this amazing ability. [shall be] my camp. the flesh. • She says: Faith can be powerful, as long as we I see colours in other colours. For 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and keep things simple. • example, I’m looking at some light right chariots, and a great host: and they came Disappointment can come from doing now that’s peeking through the door in by night, and compassed the city about. things in your own strength. • 15 And when the There is only one gospel that leads to servant of the man of godliness. • God was risen early, and The love Christ had for us made Him gone forth, behold, an gain the victory. • host compassed the city Revival is not about us, but about the both with horses and other. • chariots. And his servant People are in dire straits and need to be said unto him, Alas, my revived. • master! how shall we The bible doesn't say not to judge, but do? rather how to judge rightly. • Being different is the key to effec ve Concetta Antico 16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that witnessing.
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Revival Across Europe
The Netherlands: seven people were born again England: four people were born again Czech Republic: three people were born again Suriname: five people West London, UK West London, UK were born again. Steven, Surinam
Donovan , Ro erdam, NL Paula, Ro erdam, NL Rosa, Ro erdam, NL Brayen, Surinam
Amar , Ro erdam, NL René, Ro erdam, NL Jeffrey, Ro erdam, NL Jacintha, Suriname
Honza, Czech Republic Bara, Czech Republic Patricia, Poole, UK Eurvin, Suriname
Pharrel, Almere, NL Vera, Czech Republic Ron, North London, UK Glenn, Suriname
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The Revival Fellowship in:
Dordrecht, NL from assemblies around the world. It is exci ng We started the month to see revival happening in many (for some of us with a presenta on unknown) places including parts of Indonesia like about the latest news of Lampung and Atambua, India, Thailand and the worldwide Vietnam. It made us even more enthusias c to fellowships. It was con nue building on this side of the world. exci ng to see what is Our focus was sharpened as we heard about the going on in far away prophecies rela ng to Christ's first and second places like Indonesia, coming. Let us stay alert; He will come as a thief Pakistan and Liberia to in the night! Will He find us serving Him? name a few. It is obvious During the following weekend brothers and witnessed to and born again and have now been that some of our brothers sisters shared about signs and miracles that have happily married for over 40 years. Three couples Chuah familiy visi ng and sisters in these happened in their lives. Kay-Leigh overcame her within their family were unable to have children from Singapore places are faced with depression and fear caused by the things un l God moved on all three and they now all great difficul es. However their commitment to happening in the world. Marvin shared how he have children. the Lord and His work is an inspira on to all of has learned to fully trust in and hand over We decided to do a musical outreach in one of us. control to the Lord. Astrid shared how she was the local towns and went to promote it. It was a We also had a visit from healed from a mental illness. Her mother was in wonderful atmosphere with people stopping to brother Paul Haydock the Lord and asked the fellowship to pray for her listen giving us great opportuni es to chat and from Bunbury, Western healing, which happened - naturally. invite them along. Australia. He regularly We thank the Lord for blessing us with With the sun shining for another weekend we visits our new fellowship forgiveness, victory and growth. enjoyed a leisurely fellowship walk through in Pakistan and told us a God Bless! TRF Almere. Teston. We took along some visitors we've had bit more about the to the mee ngs this month. The scenery was situa on over there. The Ireland beau ful, great fellowship together on the way Brother Paul hardships that some of Gree ngs from Ireland. During the month we and a nice picnic to end the day with. the brethren are faced joined the West London prayer & fast via skype. We were lead by young Kyle who enjoyed being with can be hard to comprehend for us living in The theme was "Tree of Life" (Proverbs 11.30). It in charge for a while. the western world. It is important to keep them brought out some encouraging thoughts. It was Thanks to all our Australian brethren and Dave in our prayers. Paul also gave a talk on the a good day. Furniss for visi ng this month and sharing your Sunday night about Jesus and the things He was Throughout the month, we had some observers tes monies and words of encouragement. faced with. As he come to the Sunday mee ng. One lady was faced difficul es in spoken to by a sister in a supermarket and Poole, UK His life, we too can prayed at the mee ng to receive the Holy Spirit. Gree ngs from the saints in the Poole expect this to A Spanish couple came with their li le girl, as fellowship. We had our well recommended Corfe happen as well. But they are neighbours of a brother and sister. camp where we had a number of visi ng saints the comfort comes It's always exci ng to have new people at the joining us for the long weekend with lots of fun from knowing that mee ngs and all heard the full gospel. and adventure! We are looking forward for we are not alone, We also went outreaching in the vicinity of the those visi ng saints who are already interested Mee ng in Pakistan that God is with us hall. We look forward to bringing more news for next year. Also hope to see more (brave!) every step of the next month. brethren from elsewhere. way. We had a day out at Moors Valley, a local We heard a great tes mony from brother Medway country park, where we enjoyed a picnic and Marent. His uncle had non-Hodgkin disease, but Gree ngs from Medway. We have had a frui ul woodland walk with lots of interes ng wooden the day a er he had prayer for this he received a month with visitors at most mee ngs. At the structures for the children (and some of the text message that his uncle was free of the beginning of the month we enjoyed a prophecy adults) to climb on. disease! presenta on, "As Birds Flying". God declared He We had a sister ask for prayer for her dad who would deliver Jerusalem on 9.12.1917. He did was thought to be very unwell with a cold but it Ro erdam, NL exactly that, as prophesied 2000 years ago in turned out that he had a bowel obstruc on. This month we had a prayer and fast with the Isaiah 31:5, proving the infallibility of the Bible A er prayer he went back to the hospital for theme "Revival". yet again. more tests and the obstruc on was gone. Brother Ahmed has a sister in America who was We joined up with the saints from North and A er an outreach in the local area, we had a scheduled to have surgery as she suffered from West London and Ireland for a combined prayer visitor at the Sunday mee ng called Patricia who cervical cancer. She was completely healed a er and fast. The talks were upli ing; encouraging is originally from Poland. She was delighted to prayer. Ahmed is currently praying with her over and about steadfastness and growth. We had a hear that she could be bap sed straight away as the phone to receive the spirit. great me of fellowship a erwards, all in unity. other churches had told her she had to wait and Delano and Meredith returned from Suriname Seven of our Adelaide brethren made a visit to make changes in her own strength before she where they had a great me doing the Lord’s our Wednesday mee ng. In one tes mony we could have salva on. She was bap sed at the work! The Lord blessed their trip and five people heard from a couple that a er one year of mid-week mee ng and a er a couple of weeks where bap sed. One of the many miracles was a marriage they were ready to divorce. They were praying for the Spirit she realised that she had lady ge ng healed in the prayer line. She already received it years ago but didn’t know admi ed she had never experienced God’s what speaking in tongues was. Now she is power in this way, even though she is a fervent rejoicing and loves to pray in the Spirit. church goer. We were also delighted to have the Finney's We were encouraged to "do it God’s way" in visi ng for a weekend and enjoyed a every situa on and to be holy for He is holy. fellowship at the Masau’s to celebrate Ps Jimmy’s 40th birthday (and he doesn’t look Almere, NL a day over 21!). Ps Lee gave the talk at the Gree ngs to you all! This month the son of one Sunday mee ng en tled ‘Charity Never of our sisters who has just moved here from Faileth’. We can only demonstrate God’s Surinam was bap sed. We also heard updates Musical Outreach love to others if we have experienced it for
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The Revival Fellowship in: ourselves. reflect on our walk and to fully concentrate on Angers for a We had a prayer and fast and several brothers the Lord. On the Friday night we heard a theatre and gave inspira onal talks on the theme of Mark challenging talk about: Am I an inspira on for music 16:15. We are called to save souls. others? What do we have to do to be an fes val, when It was business as usual with miracles, great inspira on for someone? Overcoming, for he suddenly fellowship with souls being saved. example, is a very important aspect of our walk felt bored Un l next month. God Bless. because people can get inspired by our with what he tes mony or just by seeing how much we love was doing. West London, UK the Lord with all our heart. He looked Gree ngs from West London. This month, two During a Thursday night outreach a young girl, down, saw an people were bap sed and received the Holy working in the chocolate shop at the corner invita on to Spirit. One of them is the brother of our sister where we usually have our outreaches, asked for our event on the ground, and came along. The Peruth and the other one came from street a pamphlet as she was interested in seeing what Word - or in this case, a leaflet - never goes out outreaching. The our “church” is all about. The following Sunday in vain! In the end we had 7 visitors to the word of God is being she visited a mee ng together with her English presenta on, one of whom has since a ended heard and we pray teacher, who has already received the Spirit. two regular mee ngs. As well as allowing more more are pricked in A week later, a man walked past our hall and people to hear the Gospel, we had a wonderful their heart and act. saw our sign on the street and stopped to read weekend of fellowship. Many thanks to all the This month, we had a what it says. He didn’t fully understand because saints who a ended, we very much appreciate link up with our he is from the French part of Switzerland but it your support. See you at the same me next Leroy & Dave brothers and sisters made him very curious and he came to the year! from the Swiss Sunday mee ng and is s ll visi ng the mee ngs. fellowship. The theme for the evening was He was born again a couple of years ago, but Hungary Liberty and our brother Stephan men oned in didn't know about the need to pray in tongues. Gree ngs from Hungary. Many miracles his talk how the more we serve God, the more It is fantas c to see that the Lord calls His sheep happened in September which the brethren give liberty and freedom we have and how liberty is and reveals Himself to those who look for Him. the Lord the glory for. where the Spirit is working. One brother was driving, when a car suddenly We also hosted a combined prayer and fast with Surinam came head on towards him. He sounded his horn the Medway, At the end of August we visited Suriname for and both cars stopped incredibly quickly without Dublin and a month, primarily to witness to friends and any harm. North London A brother was kicked out of his accommoda on fellowships. Mee ng because he spoke about the Lord all the me. Some thoughts A er staying with a brother for a week he found shared were: the perfect place where he can pray in his own importance of room and talk to others about the Lord. revival in our A one year old child had a problem that led to an lives and being opera on. Instead of taking hours it was over in about the Lord’s business. a few minutes as it turned out to be easier than We also heard a tes mony from our sister Jayne anyone could have foreseen. who tes fied of all the miracles God has done in family and they took the me to listen to the A colleague of a brother damaged his bicep and her life. During her first pregnancy, she was told gospel. We had a lot of exci ng conversa ons couldn't raise his arm. He accepted prayer and to prepare herself for the high possibility of during our visit and people found it very special was healed. losing her unborn child as she had a massive that everything we told them came straight from A sister would like everyone to know of the the Bible. wonderful works of the Lord because her 36 year In total, we had five bap sms and four of old sister gave birth to her second child and then them have received the Holy Spirit, two suffered a heart a ack a week or so later. This other people received the Holy Spirit but was confirmed as being massive and yet a er were not bap sed yet when we le . prayer she was completely healed. The doctors There are now regular mee ngs on cannot fathom how there is only the niest of Wednesdays and . marks on her heart, that you would not no ce Combined Prayer and Fast Mee ng Prepara ons were made for a camp. unless you were really looking for it. (which is happening right now as of the We also had a visit from the fibroid pressing in against her womb: she gave weekend of 15-16 Oct). Penningtons which was birth to a healthy baby girl now six and went on We also made a start on building our house and greatly appreciated and to have another girl now four. A few weeks ago, a mee ng hall. Brian gave the talk. she was also told that she had kidney stones. She It was an inspiring me. The brothers and sisters In Romania we had one was given some tablets to relieve the pain and there are happy, eager and hungry to know person receive the Holy help dissolve more of God's plan. Praise the Lord. Ghost and visitors came to the stones. Delano and Meredith. every mee ng. One will be Brother Brian A er one day bap sed this week. the pain was France We had many events gone and a er (Contd from page 1) This including a live connec on with the UK where a scan, nothing year the topic of the we heard about the explosion in a Qantas plane could be found. presenta on was : What some brethren were travelling in and yet all Praise the Lord. does the Bible say about survived as the plane landed safely. Europe and where it’s We had an evening of prophesies where it is so Switzerland headed? Many people clear to see we are in the la er days. Hello brothers and sisters, on the first weekend were witnessed to at the We held a Next Genera on program in the park of the month we had a skype mee ng together local market, in the street, where many kids invited friends to come along with the West London Fellowship. We also held a at their le erbox, in the and through answering bible ques ons could prayer and fast which was a refreshing me to park… one man was in Sisters Outreaching solve clues and complete a course.
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The Revival Fellowship in:
We also - are we ready to hear it? 3. Faith gives us Many thanks go to the Lord for a new addi on to had a courage! Lastly, we had a very interes ng Bible His family, our new sister Koosie who was born program Numerics presenta on, with one visitor. It’s again this month of water & the Spirit, with the of family amazing to see how perfect God's design is! Biblical evidence of speaking in tongues. Koosie values of has been to many churches but felt very the bible North London, UK uncomfortable as she didn't believe they were and why North London has begun the last quarter of the doing the right things. Our hall was open during the ways year with an encouraging show of revival. It’s the week for cleaning duty and Koosie passed by of the world fail society, but God's ways always beginning to rain . . . A er a bit of a drought. and was spoken to and prayed with and she work. Increasing numbers of visitors from outreaches spoke in tongues. Some weeks later she was Many outreaches took place as well as personal and ‘passing traffic’ have brought the fellowship bap sed in water to fulfill Mark 16:15-20, John witnessing as we thank the Lord for the miracles a couple of bap sms, and a few people praying 3:3-8, Acts 2:38. She is now very happy amongst of this month. to receive the Spirit. A Romanian lady received God's family here, keen to learn more and is God Bless. The Hungarian Revival Fellowship. the Spirit last week, and we are hoping that her growing in confidence. We also had a gentleman husband will also come along. Another who, a er observing one of our mee ngs, was Czech Republic Romanian mother came in with her daughter, prayed for by a couple of brothers and he too Wow - what a month! This month, a sister's work and a young Czech man has also started coming received God's Spirit. contact came and got bap sed and spirit filled, a to mee ngs. A Sri Lankan gentleman, and a The follow-up con nues with him with the hope new family from the outreach started visi ng locally bred Englishman complete a very of him ge ng bap sed. Finally, many thanks to and the mother received the Holy Spirit and a cosmopolitan month for the assembly. all our visitors this month who came from as far brother's parents came and got bap sed at their We are not holding everyone – has that ever and wide as Singapore, Australia (Newcastle, second mee ng and his mum received the Holy been the case? – but it is very encouraging to Port Macquarie and Adelaide) & Holland, you Spirit the same night! So exci ng, praise the see that a good percentage of those who come were all a great blessing to us. "To God be the Lord! as visitors are prepared to do repeat visits to glory, great things He hath done!". God bless. It was great to have both Sunday and Wednesday mee ngs. visitors at our We ran another prophecy boards outreach, events, for which went well, but there is clearly a need to example at the update some of the boards, and this is now in "Men's Cooking hand. night", where the Pastor Jock and Hellen have completed their stay brothers cooked for in the UK and their fellowship and input was the ladies. greatly appreciated. Last week seven Australian Everybody's visitors to the mee ng really boosted the stomachs were very numbers, and we heard some great sa sfied with this Dinner Night tes monies. As we also had addi onal ‘off the event, too! street’ visitors, everyone was kept very busy. We also had a Prayer Lots of fun! and Fast, with three talks. These were the Liverpool, UK key thoughts which Gree ngs from Liverpool. It's revival business as we heard: 1. With usual here. This month saw our second biggest the Holy Spirit, evil Mountain Walk record of observers in one mee ng which was spirits have no five. S ll some way off bea ng our best yet of 11 power over us! 2. God always gives us an answer observers in one mee ng! Tes monies
I heard the gospel four years ago. Prior to I was brought up in Perth, Western Australia, where my parents went to this, I had been going to a Pentecostal the assembly. I heard the gospel message at Sunday school etc. and church for five years, where some people heard about the importance of receiving the Spirit. I prayed for the spirit, were filled with the spirit, and some and was really happy when I received it. weren't, and the teaching was incorrect. I used to suffer from asthma which was really tough as I was always in One day someone on the street asked me and out of hospital which caused me to miss out on a lot of school. About if I believed in the Lord and whether I was five months a er I was born again, I was healed and threw away all my bap sed and spirit filled. I said yes, medica on. although I didn't speak in tongues. I was I suffered from social anxiety which affected my walk in the Lord as I shown scriptures about receiving the spirit, didn't feel part of the fellowship. I which I had never seen before. They asked prayed about it and God answered me if I wanted to pray for the spirit, but at that me I didn't want to. my prayer. I had a complete turn I went home and a er humbling myself and praying, I received the spirit around and had no more nega vity and felt so happy. I went to a mee ng and a erwards I got bap sed. My in my life. life changed. At summer camp one of my sons was born again. I was on a skiing trip where I fell and My husband was sick and in hospital. He should have been there for hit the back of my head. I couldn't three weeks, but a er prayer, he was discharged a er three days. He was move, but a er prayer I was supposed to go in for a check up recently, but said he didn't need to as instantly healed. he has been healed. It is good to learn to trust 100% in the Lord. It is good to have the Lord and the Victoria, The Netherlands brethren in my life. Dan, Ireland
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