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revival UPDATE 2012Newsletter of the Revival Fellowship Council ISSUE NO. 24 News, photos and testimonies from Revival - markable healing of Pastor Godfrey Wippon’s Fellowship assemblies around the world These nine people had seen a miracle: the re nine people are still alive and they led the open- mother through prayer. Three of those original- Introduction It has been an exciting time since our last issue, ing-dayPeople procession walked for into days, the sometimes 2012 rally venuemore thanin We a with outreaches from Vicenza in Italy to Bendigo wak on Thursday 27 September to warm applause. in Australia, and plenty of unusual places in be- alive in the Church with wonderful testimonies of tween. New assemblies have started in countries week, to attend the rally and to confirm that God is- as far from one another as China and Congo— ny told the story of people coming out of power- where the new Congolese fellowship of Mbuji- healing and deliverance. Testimony after testimo Mayi should perhaps be added to every Revival Holy Spirit and being healed of lameness, blind- Fellowship traveller’s wish list. And of course, ness,less denominational deafness and every churches, imaginable being filled condition. with the many more people have received the gift of the Holy Spirit in countries where the Revival Fellow- assemblies of South Australia, many of which have ship is already present. suppliedIn this editionpastors we and also leaders introduce to Revival you to theFellow five- - ship assemblies around the world. ly of the Papua New Guinea Fellowship in late Sep- We wrap up the issue with a miscellany of news One special event was the 30th Anniversary Ral from around the globe, including rallies, hall open- - ings and camps. We hope you enjoy reading the tember, 2012. The Papua New Guinea newspaper,- great stories of revival contained in these pages. The National, ran a feature on Monday 3 Septem ber 2012 pointing out the significance of the anni versary.courageously It stated: stepped “On the out first of ofstronghold September, Catholic 1982— Editorial 2 Bali 7 territorythe first nineand declared people, eighttheir new-foundmale and one faith female, by be- ing baptised and received the Holy Spirit.” PNG 3 West Timor 7 China 4 The Pacific 8 Nigeria 5 Australia 10 Inside Italy 5 Africa 15 Philippines 5 Europe 18 Nepal 7 Brazil 19 We believe in the infallibility of the Bible. We believe Jesus Christ is the son of God. We believe the gospel of His death, resurrection, and directive to repent, be baptised and receive the Holy Spirit. We believe we are baptised into the Body of Christ (the Church) through the Holy Spirit, with the Bible evidence of speaking What kind of church is the in tongues. Revival Fellowship? We believe in the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit in the Church. The Revival Fellowship is a church which is “built What we believe on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, We believe in prayer for the sick and Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone,” healing by the power of God. church”, the Revival Fellowship is part of that New We believe the Bible identifies modern (Ephesians 2:20). Far from being a “new style nations and gives signs of the imminent Day of Pentecost in return of Jesus Christ. ProtestantismTestament Christian and the church great varietywhich ofbegan denomina on the- 2 tions we see today.ad 30, long before Catholicism, people, including the eleven remaining apostles The material in this The Bible says that on the Day of Pentecost, 120 publication is copyright. with the Holy Spirit and spoke in new tongues and Jesus’ mother and his brothers, were all filled Enquiries and contributions - of material should be sent to: ship,(Acts thousands1:13–14; Acts of 2:4).people This around was the the beginning world have of the Christian Church. Today in the Revival Fellow [email protected] and have been revived, or born again, in a process whichexperienced is clearly the described same infilling and commanded of the Holy inSpirit the Bible. Being born again is a real experience, accom- panied by the very real sign of speaking in new tongues. It includes baptism in water, for the Bible instruction is to: “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the re- mission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Read in these pages of ordinary people from all cornersHoly Ghost” of the (Acts globe 2:38). who have followed this sim- ple process and had their sins forgiven once and for all, who have discovered a wonderful new life words of Jesus spring to life in people’s lives as theyas true experience Christians miracles and who of have healing been andhealed. are The set free from addictions, pain and misery. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. ACTS 2:38 Over 5000 saints gathered to celebrate the 30th Anniversary at the PNG Rally at Wewak PNG Rally with a difference this year as the PNG Fellow- The annual Papua New Guinea Rally was a rally ship celebrated 30 years of revival in September PNG 2012.sparked PNG a Seniorrevival Pastor in his Godfreyvillage which Wippon, has whose since prayers for his desperately ill mother in 1982 dayspread of the to overrally. 80,000 people around the country, reported 869 baptisms for the week on the final “God Bless you all. We have had 869 baptisms at- tember.this rally. The Lord is blessing the work,” Pastor 3 Godfrey said on social media on Sunday 30 Sep of Thepeople rally came was heldfrom atall Wewak, around a the large country town onto theattend north the coast four-day of Papua event. New As Guinea. mentioned Thousands in our introduction, people walked for days, sometimes more than a week, to attend the rally and to con- Many testified to being healed after prayer in the prayer line firmafter that testimony God is alive told instories the Church of people with coming wonderful out testimoniesof powerless of healingdenominational and deliverance. churches, Testimony being Many were healed at the rally itself and came lameness, blindness, deafness and illness. forward to testify of miracles. filled with the Holy Spirit and being healed of Baptisms were held in the ocean in the days leading up to the rally and during the event it- self. In many cases, scores of interested onlook- ers were so stirred that they too came forward for baptism. mighty procession of saints marched down the roadOn leadingthe opening to the day,rally Thursdayvenue, distinguished 27 October, by a - bers singing choruses. At the head of the proces- districtssion walked bearing the threebrightly surviving coloured members flags and of mem the rousing reception as they walked into the stadium. firstGod group is alive to be and baptised busy in in the 1982. Papua They New received Guinea a Fellowship. The saints have such a strong hope in the Lord. The Lord cannot but bless. A 3-year-old boy who was born deaf—healed in the prayer line (Left) Xi’an, China—home of the terracotta warriors China spoke to their friends and relatives. Many in China A fellowship has begun in the huge city of Xi’an are aware of the story of Jesus, but are not Spirit- in central China following the remarkable conver- - personal testimonies still have an effect on them. China ing for answers about life, Richard was riding a filled. Most people are Buddhist or atheist, but pushbikesion of Richard across Xu Australia Tan in Australia from Perth in 2011. when Search he was invited for a home-cooked meal by a young Then in June, Pastor Paul and Kathy Nobel and Phil- couple from the Revival Fellowship at a petrol Haddad went to visit the group in China for 12 days. station in South Australia. He took up the offer Atday the the first group meeting, spoke tofive a tourfriends guide and who relatives had been re and then went to a meeting in Adelaide in Sep- ceived the Holy Spirit and were baptised. The next prayed with them at dinner and received the Spirit, 4 was baptised. thenlooking came for tothe be Lord baptised since theshe followingwas 14 years day. old. She tember 2011, where he received the Holy Spirit and Richard’s village, two hours from Xi’an, was the from Xi’an, was spoken to at an outreach in next port of call. A dozen people came to the family In October 2011, a lady by the name of Xu, also home to hear the gospel, and four were born again. church for her daughter. Xu had taught philoso- Richard bought a present for his parents, a new Adelaide.phy in China She for was many in Adelaide years, with trying the viewto find that a bath, which was tried out with the baptisms. Rich- there was no God. But when her marriage broke ard’s father, though, remained strongly against his up, she sought for God and became very involved son’s new faith. in a local church group. When she was spoken to Next the group travelled to Changchun in the in Adelaide, Xu received the Holy Spirit and was North East to visit two women who came to the baptised. Within a week she had returned home to China a different lady.