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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 , 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 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 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 15 5 18 7 19 2 What we believe return ofJesusChrist. nations andgives signsoftheimminent We believe identifies theBible modern healing by thepower ofGod. We believe inprayer for thesickand Holy intheChurch. Spirit We believe of the inthemiraculous gifts in tongues. Spirit, evidence withtheBible ofspeaking of Christ (theChurch) through theHoly We believe we are baptisedinto theBody baptised andreceive theHoly Spirit. resurrection, anddirective to repent, be We believe thegospelofHisdeath, We believe JesusChrist isthesonofGod. We believe oftheBible. intheinfallibility for the remission ofsins, ye and shallreceive Ghost. ofthe Holy ACTS thegift 2:38 Then Peter oneofyou ofJesusChrist unto inthename said every them,Repent, baptized be and [email protected] of material shouldbesent to: Enquiries andcontributions publication iscopyright. The material inthis free from addictions, painandmisery. they experience miracles are and ofhealing set words ofJesusspringto life lives inpeople’s as as true Christians and who have been healed. The forwho all, have discoveredwonderful a life new processple and hadtheir sins forgiven onceand corners of theglobewho have followed thissim- Holy Ghost”(Acts 2:38). mission ofsins,andyou receive shall thegiftof one ofyouof Jesus inthenameChrist for there- instruction is to: “Repent, andbebaptizedevery tongues.includesIt baptism inwater, for the Bible panied by thevery real signofspeaking innew Bible. which is clearly described and commanded in the and have beenrevived, orbornagain,processin a Spirit Holy the of infilling same the experienced aroundship, thousandsofpeople theworldhave the Christian Church. Today in the Revival Fellow of beginning wasthe This 2:4). Acts 1:13–14; (Acts Holy the with spoke and Spirit tongues innew and Jesus’ mother and his brothers, were all filled eleven the including people, remaining apostles tions we seetoday. Protestantismand thegreat variety ofdenomina- Day ofPentecost inad 30, long before Catholicism, the on began which church TestamentChristian church”, Revival the Fellowship New ofthat ispart style “new a being from Far 2:20). (Ephesians Jesus Christ himself beingthechief corner stone,” foundationon the prophets, and apostles ofthe RevivalThe Fellowship a church is which“built is Fellowship?Revival What kind of church is the Read in these pages of ordinary people from all again born Being real isa experience,- accom The Bible says that on the Day of Pentecost, 120 - 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 leading the 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 Adelaideyears, 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. another two people while the Australian visitors wereLord present.ten months Since ago the and Australians’ Richard alsovisit, baptised Richard Xu in his home city of Xi’an, which is a very an- has been having regular meetings in Xi’an and has Richard returned in May 2012 to team up with seen an amazing change in his father, who recently came to be baptised at a Sunday meeting. cient and significant city in China with a present day population of about nine million. They both

Pastor Paul, Kathy and Phil with some of the Chinese folk Baptisms in China Nigeria

There is encouraging news from Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, with a report that 15- peoplesent, the are group rejoicing is meeting in the regularly Lord in in Ondoa house State, but about four hours west of the capital, Lagos. At pre Nigeria Deji, was baptised and received the Holy Spirit is looking for larger premises. The group’s leader, Perth after being spoken to during an outreach in theon 17Perth January city centre.2012 at Deji the attendedMorley Fellowship meetings for in four months in Perth before returning to Nigeria, 5 where his mother and sister joined him in the new Outreaching in Iraly Fellowship. Deji works as a secretary to a diplo- mat and his time is limited. Please pray for the

survival of this fledgling assembly and for revival inItaly this Outreach significant African nation. A two-week outreach was held in the town of Vice- nza, northern Italy, in July. George Casarotto, from the Perth assembly, grew up in the Vicenza region and returns to Italy every couple of years to visit his family there. George decided he wanted to do more during his trips home and thought it might be a good idea to have an outreach and see what Relaxing in Italy - elaide, Melbourne, Holland, and the Lord might do. Twenty saints from Perth, Ad group witnessed in the piazzas and markets, and arrived to lend a hand with the outreach. The people to Revival meetings at the Victoria Hotel. leafleted around Vicenza with the aim of inviting Follow-ups are currently being arranged at both Thethe European two-week and outreach Australian yielded ends fiveof the baptisms. project. We await further developments.

Philippines Group shot in Manila In our last issue we reported on a new fellow- ship which has started up in Cebu, a province of the Philippines. Pastor Graeme Hazledine from Adelaide and Pastor Manuel Giannikouris from Darwin, together with Pastor Joseph Cantong, vis- ited the three other assemblies in the Philippines, Manila, Aurora and Umingan in March to see how they were going.

things among deaf and mute people, who represent They discovered that God is doing amazing Fourteen deaf people were baptised at a meeting a staggering 10 to 15% of the population in Manila.

One of the sisters “signing” for the deaf participants at a meeting in Manila Baptisms in Brazil Philippines

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Umingan, Philippines

have been baptised and received the Holy Spirit within Manila the sign in March, of speaking bringing in new to 25 tongues. the number Generally, who these people have not made a sound their entire lives until this God-given miracle. In each of the three centres, an outreach was or-

in Bible Prophecy”. Forty visitors came to the pres- ganised around the presentation, “The Last Days

entation in Manila, 15 of whom were baptised the same day. Another five deaf people were baptised the following Sunday. There are about 75 saints isrejoicing the cost in and the time Lord it in takes the Manilato travel assembly. through Intraf a- The visiting pastors share a meal with some saints in Umingan city of 20 million, the greatest difficulty they face Aurora is a seven-hour drive north of Manila and fic congestion to meetings. in fellowship. Umingan is four-hour drive from has a group of about 20 saints who meet regularly

Yohan,Aurora a and school presently teacher, has who 50 experienced regular members a great miraclein fellowship. recently The when group his is baby cared daughter for by Brother Hanna

Doctors told Yohan and his wife Juliette that the was born prematurely, at 30 weeks of gestation. told the doctor they believed in a miracle-working Godbaby and had prayed virtually for no her. chance In the ofneo-natal living. The unit couple there were six premature babies. Hanna was the small- est and least developed but the only one to survive.

Plenty of kids and happy saints at a meeting in Aurora, Philippines She is a bright little girl now, praise the Lord. Nepal

March and April has revealed a small but strong village of Atembua, some distance away. Pastorfellowship Graeme developing Hazledine’s in Nepal, fact-finding one of the world’stour in semblyOverseas members visitors in Kupang, found the with local another people 11 in hum the-

poorest countries. Despite the privations of their ble, gentle and very receptive to the gospel. Most Nepal daily lives, the saints in Nepal are rejoicing in mir- have Protestant or Catholic backgrounds. More acles and blessings under the leadership of Israel, than forty people attended the Saturday night - meeting, resulting in four people being baptised verted from Hinduism (Israel’s Hindu name was and receiving the Holy Spirit. Another four were who came to the Lord in Manila in 2008 and con- - ond day after Pastor Graeme and Pastor Manuel munion meeting so it was a very exciting time for “Laxmi”,Giannikouris meaning arrived, “The they Money met God”!)three people On the who sec baptised and Spirit-filled on Sunday after the com 7

to see them and to learn about the powerful God openingall involved. of the The hall. communion One of the men meeting who received was the had travelled 700 kilometres—14 hours on a bus— thetime Holy of the Spirit cutting was offrom the Ambon, ribbon anand island the official north a miracle in their family and wanted to hear more. of the Bible. The people had already experienced home later this year to see his wife and family Fellowship, had offered to get the Fellowship to of Timor, and he said he was planning to return Theirpray for sister, their Babina, father, awho member had become of the Kathmandu completely for this desire to be realised. with the intent of preaching the gospel. Let’s pray Within a few days of the prayers he was miracu- paralysed and could not walk or work in the field.

prayedlously healed to their and Hindu went gods back but to the nothing field. Babina’shad hap- sister and her husband were amazed. They had

followingpened. Together day, Sarita with and Sarita’s her husband younger were brother bap- tisedthey cameand received to Kathmandu the Holy to Spirit find outand more. four daysThe later her brother was also baptised. Not long after this, a camp was held at the top of Nagarkot Mountain, at which visitors and Nep- alese saints prayed and discussed scriptures, to

reports there is great potential for further revival inthe Nepal. great benefit of all concerned. Pastor Graeme

Bali Rally The Bali Rally

local and overseas visitors, there were close to a Thehundred Bali Rallypeople was at heldthe rally.in late During March. the Combining four-day event there were two baptisms and at least one

saints are presently attending the fellowship in Denpasar,person was the filled Bali with capital, the Holywith Spirit.some othersAbout 60in outlying villages.

West Timor hall opening

In April, a new assembly hall was officially opened- in Kupang, West Timor’s largest town and chief port. There are presently about 32 Spirit-filled as The hall in Kupang, West Timor Solomon I

8 Baptism at the Solomon Islands outreach An item at the Solomon Island rally

Solomon Islands Outreach Rally ship. Pastor Salvatore is from the Solomon Islands It is thrilling to see new fellowships begin and de- but originally heard the gospel and was baptised in velop in various places and the Solomon Islands is Papua New Guinea. one of these. Following an initial outreach in Janu- - longong Assembly, which has been supporting the Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. Since HoniaraPastor group, Tim Rogersreturned and to the others Solomon from Islands the Wol in ary 2012, a fledgling fellowship was established at August to run a series of teaching sessions for new was held in May, in the early months of the work, then, nearly 90 people have been baptised! A rally- visit and produced a couple of notable testimonies. Inleaders. one of Two these, outreaches an elder fromwere another the highlight church of pass the- bysaints which in Honiara time 25 spared people no were effort regularly in inviting attend peo- ing by overheard a healing testimony from one of our ingple Sunday,to the rally, Tuesday using and a truck Thursday with meetings.a megaphone The young brothers on the street. His daughter in was to trawl the streets of the capital handing out very sick. He and his wife came to the meeting the invitations, putting up posters, making banners next day and prayed for their daughter in the prayer and organising radio and newspaper advertising. his daughter in Fiji. She said she didn’t know what hadline. happenedTen minutes but later, her thesickness man’s had phone dissipated rang. It wassud- Theirand six work people was were well baptised. rewarded A similar when morenumber than of 30new visitors people came attended to the the first following meeting onSunday a Saturday meet- he could address the people and told the assembled throngdenly and that the “God pain is was in this leaving church.” her. The man asked if

ing,as the at whichdisciples 19 people did, and were many baptised. were Many healed were of Outreach filledillnesses. with During the Holy the Spirit,week ofspeaking the rally, in Salvatore tongues Sifo was appointed as the pastor of the Fellow- outreach in May on the Vanuatu island of Santo, plus Thirty three people were baptised during a 12-day

Making new friends in Vanuatu Australians including some small children went to Santothree morein Vanuatu the following to outreach Sunday. and encourageA group of the 45

- locallie Rouvoune brethren. and The has fellowship its own at hall Santo in thehas villagegrown to about 100 under the leadership of Pastor Wil Brethren from the fellowships in Bulbul Malekula, of Mango Station, close to the town of Luganville.

Portleaders Vila from and allTanna the fellowships came as well met for together a wonderful with Pastortime of Bob fellowship Beverley and during revival. the Thesecond pastors week and for an opportunity to start a fellowship on the island Outreaching in the market, Vanuatu trainingof Pentecost, and discussions. where one Theof the Lord chiefs also hasprovided been - vival Fellowship to help build his community on baptisedthe gospel and message. Spirit-filled God willing, and is keenthere for may the soon Re be a fellowship on each of the four main islands of Fiji there appears to be great potential for future re- Vanuatu.vival in Vanuatu. We will see what the Lord brings forth—

Fiji - At the Vanuatu Outreach in May Thepeople work attended in Fiji isthe still recent going annual strong, Fiji with rally con at tinuing revival in most centres. An estimated 600 - 9 tors and visitors from many Australian and New the Tilak High School in Lautoka, including pas with an open air meeting in a park on the Saturday Zealandmorning—including assemblies. The plenty rally of was outreaching, a great success, band playing, items and preaching—and well attended meetings in an undercover area at the school. Nine people were baptised. One of those baptised and - land of Nayau, a very remote location further east. Spirit-filled was a 76-year-old chief from the is Above and below: At the Fiji Rally TheFiji news,chief travelled a hall is aplanned long way for to Nadi attend and the a rally.new Next year’s rally will be held at Labasa. In other Senior Pastor Ilaitia Rokoua has recovered well fromfarming his projectrecent operationat Tevuni andwill iscommence in good health, soon. praise the Lord!

The current “hall” at Nadi—planning is underway for a new one SPECIAL FEATURE South Aust

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The Adelaide fellowship around 1968—Pastor Jock Duncan (left), the photographer, didn’t quite make it back into position!

South Australia there to Adelaide, where meetings began in early Adelaide The work soon spread to Port Lincoln and from- - 1960. In late 1962, the assembly relocated to Eliza TheGeelong Revival was Fellowship held in Ceduna, in South where Australia some relativesbegan in beth and grew steadily until 1976, when an assem Decemberof the Geelong 1957 assembly’s when an outreach McConechy mounted family werefrom bly of 350 Spirit-filled people moved to the Vogue interested in hearing more of the gospel. Several Theatrethe need in to Kingswood. start a meeting An exciting at Elizabeth revival Vale. over the next few years saw the theatre filled and therefore assembly was established in Ceduna for a time. need to open a third front in the southern sub- people were baptised and Spirit-filled, and a small The revival continued and soon there was a and later another meeting was established in the northernurbs. By 1994, suburb a new of Gawler.hall was Four built meetingsat Woodcroft are currently held in Adelaide suburbs, at Woodcroft,

Kingswood,a huge camp Elizabeth site at Carrickalinga, and Gawler. approximately The Adelaide Assembly is very fortunate to have

80 kilometres south of Adelaide, which is also voluntarynear a great labour beach. of Themembers. camp site was purchased in 1974 and built over many years, mainly by the A meeting at Elizabeth Adelaide assembly’s impressive camp at Carrickalinga, attracts up to 2000 at Christmas Adelaide has all the activities of a large and busy Revival Fellowship assembly, from creche through to Sunday School, Bible classes, Young Peoples group and camps for all ages (including one for areseniors). young The children. total Adelaide membership is over 1600, with more than 80% Spirit-filled—the rest Whyalla South Aust

TheRocchi’s Whyalla home. Revival From thisFellowship remarkable started beginning, in July Adelaide meeting at the inner-suburban Vogue—a converted theatre 1981God whenhas raised five people up a wonderful were baptised and continuingat Giuliana 11 - ship, including children, and regular meetings are work.held in There the assembly’s are now eighty own peoplehall in thein the centre fellow of Whyalla.

- elaideSix months to look after thethose growing first baptisms, Whyalla assemPastor- Laurie Nankivell and his family moved from Ad outreaching and the next few years saw regular baptismsbly. The enthusiastic and many miracles.young group threw itself into ten years and Pastor Roland Rocchi looked after theThe fellowship Nankivells for movedthe next on eight to New years Zealand until he after and Hundreds gather at the Woodcroft hall in the southern suburbs of Adelaide his family moved to Melbourne in 2001 to continue serving the Lord there. Pastor Mark Wickstein has mostlybeen looking in the formafter ofthe door assembly knocking, since and 2001. has seen resultsThe Whyallafrom this, Assembly including outreachesthe latest baptism, regularly, an fellowship. 83-year-oldIts nearest lady fellowship who is neighbours happily involved are the insaints the whom Whyalla runs an Easter camp each year at Hawker.in the Port Pirie Assembly, 180km away, with

Port Pirie - The Whyalla fellowship - Thelowship Port moved Pirie Fellowship into a hall inbegan the centralin 1985 business and cur rentlydistrict numbers of Port Pirie about and 30 hopespeople. that In 2010,with athe more Fel prominent position in the seaport town there will

Pastor Greg Drage and his wife Vicki made three betrips more to the opportunities Philippines island for revival. of Cebu, During where there 2012, the family of a lady in the Port Pirie Fellowship. is a small Spirit-filled group consisting mostly of

TheChristmas Fellowship Camp is in presently Manila in raising December. money to send some of the Cebu saints to the 2012 Philippines A meeting at Pt Pirie kilometres north of Adelaide, reports that it is re- The Port Pirie Fellowship, located about 220 activities, and endeavouring to “leave God’s mark joicingon a hard-headed in the Lord, town.” having regular outreaches and

Coober Pedy Coober Pedy is a small opal mining town which lies in the very centre of South Australia. It is also the location of the Revival Fellowship’s only un- South Aust

12 Cooberderground Pedy. hall, It featureswhich turned on the 21 local years tourist old in map July thisand attracts year. The many hall visitors is a significant on a daily landmark basis. Pas in-

number of observers to the fellowship’s Sunday torand Deane mid-week Clee meetingssaid the hall and had estimated brought that a prolific more

thanand testimony 5000 visitors boards had are attended prominently meetings displayed at the forunderground visitors to see. complex over 21 years. Prophecy

A truly “underground” church at Coober Pedy duringThe Cooberone of Pastor Pedy Fellowship Deane’s regular began visits when to fivethe peopletown in were the course baptised of hisone accountancy night in August business. 1983 Pastor Deane moved up from Adelaide to live in handedthan three over decades the leadership overseeing to theColin flock Wooldridge, in Mount began. Seven years later the Fellowship opened whoGambier, moved Pastor down Brian from Allen Adelaide retired with in 2011his wifeand Cooberits unique Pedy underground in May 1984 hall and in theregular historic meetings Crow- initial growth in the south east was in the town and remnants of opal mining activities remain Trudy and son Michael in 2009. Back in 1977, the preservedders Gully area.within The the Hall building, is a converted as well opal as a mine geo- met regularly and were ministered to by Pastor Brianof Kingston, and others where during about their a dozen weekly new trips converts from

millionlogically years significant, old. in-situ slab of opalised sea family moved down from the city and after an- shells which has been dated by scientists at 120 Adelaide.other six monthsIn January the main1979, meetingsPastor Brian were and moved his

peopleMore from than surrounding 350 people have lands, been and baptised tourists passover- further south. A mid-week meeting was continued ingthe throughpast 29 years, town. including many local Aboriginal from Kingston to Mount Gambier, 150 kilometres the assembly established and two years later the Mount Gambier in Kingston. A flurry of early baptisms helped get - a number of remarkable miracles over the years, ier Assembly, located in the far south eastern cor- includingfellowship two bought people its ownhealed hall. of Theresnake havebites, been one Likener of so South many Australia,of our fellowships, began with the theMount baptisms Gamb of just a couple of people. A family which moved child healed of cerebral palsy. man delivered during the 1983 bushfires and a contact with some saints in the Adelaide Fellow- fromship andKingston this in to turn the Adelaidetriggered Hills a chain in 1977 of events made

which led to baptisms in the south east. Today, there are close to 40 in the assembly, which has been going strong now for 35 years. After more The Mt Gambier hall With Australian societybecomingmore andmore Wales Rally in June, with well over 500 people 500 over well with June, in Rally Wales Zealand. The focus of the weekendoutreachwas- the of focus The Zealand. Outreaching inSydney atSaints theNSWRally Sydney played host to the biennial New South more peoplefrom AfricaandChina responding to new,multi-million dollar venue situated inthe received the Holy as well Spirit, as anumber of meetings. There were six baptisms, four of whom ing and many people were spoken to and attended including visitors fromSingapore, Fiji andNew heart ofChatswood, hometo amulticultural NSW Rally the gospelinSydney. culturally diverse, we are currently seeingmany CBD. Sydney’s of north kilometres 12 community contacts andfollow-ups generated. attending fromaround Australia overseas, and The rally was held in The Concourse, a brand a Concourse, The in held was rally The Youaccess thetalkscan testimonies and onwww. Adelaide. Many encouraging testimonies were year round). The Cairns Assembly hall is located in visiting saintsweretremendous a help was entitled,“How muchdid the ancientChinese were focused on answering many of the questions with theoutreach program and therally generally. Pastor NeilJennerreports: A meetingat theCairns Rally Queensland—Ed many great testimonies, musical items and enjoy ing onadifferent topic. Onefascinating session few days (some of us are forced to live in it all being fully utilised. Should the Lord tarry we hope people havepeople Christianity, God, about family life Cairns Rally to hostthesameagain intwo years’ time.” to cater for abigcrowd anditwas goodto see it lovely tropicalsurroundings andislarge enough north [far FNQ in Weather course. of food great know about the Bible?” Of course thereOf knowBible?” the about were also the Singapore assembly came to lend a hand. The tors from asfar away asChristchurch, Perth and visi- and Queenslanders North local of mix good over theentire weekend,each session with focus- a chanceto thaw outandenjoy thetropics for a manyand frozen from saints had climes colder of fellowshiplots and enjoyed,forgettingnot the able fellowshipable opportunities over theweekend. and modern issues. There were seven meetings seven were There issues. modern and and so Pastor Colin Tan and several families from ed. The theme “Come Together” fitted well with a early July was ahappy occasionfor who all attend- shared, great talks from visiting pastors heard getanswers.net.au. “The North Queensland rally held in Cairns in Cairns in held rally Queensland North “The The theme of the rally was “Answers” and talks Chatswood has asizeable Asian population ] is at itsbestisat around ] mid-year -

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At the South East Asia Rally

South East Asia Rally, Darwin

was a great opportunity for pastors and visitors Thefrom South all around East Asia the Rallysouthern held partin Darwin of Asia in to August meet, discuss revival and enjoy some excellent fellow- ship. For the Australian pastors and visitors who

season were also a warm and enjoyable change fromattended, the chilly the 28-degree southern dayswinter. of the northern dry One of the highlights of the rally was the induc- tion of Pastor Herry as the second pastor in the Pastor Herry and his wife, Tanti from Bali expecting the appointment, so it came as a sur- Baliprise Assembly. to them both. Herry However, and his thewife couple Tanti werehas been not supporting Pastor William and his wife Marisa for a number of years and the appointment rec- ognised their unfailing commitment to the work

presentationsof the Lord in Bali. and talks from all the pastors at- The rally programme included a number of- reaching at Darwin’s parks and beaches. With an tendingabundance and of thetourists first visiting four days from includedoverseas and out around Australia at this time of the year, the saints were able to speak to people of many nationalities and a number came to the meetings.

including a young lady from Iran. She was very There were three baptisms during the rally, Pastors from around S-E Asia gathered to share notes at the Darwin Rally with the evidence of speaking in new tongues. movedOn the when last sheSaturday was filled there with was thea hilarious Holy Spirit per- formance of the David and Goliath story. Brother Yianggo, as Goliath, came out roaring to frighten the Israelites, but lost his voice and could only produce a squeak. Everyone had a good laugh. Zambia At the conclusion, Pastor Daniel and the Darwin Assembly were heartily thanked by all visitors for great fellowship. their dedication to the Lord’s work, great food and 15 Zambia and the D.R. Congo with accounts of people being baptised and Spir- The work in Zambia is continuing to move forward, it-filled in many parts of the country. Pastor Ron Carslakefrom Holland (South spent Africa) two and weeks Pastor in the Millan Copperbelt Nduwa (Zambia)and Northwestern together Province,with brother visiting Frank assemblies Herman Christine, Lumwana West, Zambia in some fairly remote areas. They found the saints “My name is Christine, and I heard the gospel withhappy the and Holy rejoicing Spirit. in the Lord and while they wereAs thethere gospel 14 new spreads people there were is baptised an ongoing and filledneed and I thought that I was right with God. When for good men to take up the responsibility of lead- Iin met 2004. some Before people then from I attended the Revival many Fellowship churches, ership and a number of rallies and leadership they asked me if I had received the Holy Spirit. I camps are held in different zones throughout the told them “yes”, but when they asked me how I received the Holy Spirit I couldn’t answer them. spread across Zambia, with new opportunities After a lot of discussion I agreed to be baptised, year.opening There up areall thealready time. more Just recentlythan 40 assembliesmore than and when I came out of the water they prayed - with me to receive the Holy Spirit, but nothing lages near the border with Angola, and it seems happened. I continued praying when I got home 20to bepeople only awere matter born of timeagain before in two the separate Fellowship vil and then I received the Holy Spirit by myself and spreads into Angola as well. started speaking in tongues. From Zambia, Pastor Ron crossed the border On another occasion, I started feeling very ill, into D.R. Congo and spent a week with the breth- and when I went to the clinic they told me that I led by brother Emile. He had organised outreach- to the hospital, but I just went home and prayed. renes and in Lubumbashi, a meeting for a small, each enthusiastic day that Pastor assembly Ron Ihad also high asked blood the pressure.brothers andThey sisters wanted to mepray to for go was there, and by the end of the week six people me, and God healed me and I felt well again. was Emile’s father. Despite his traditional nomi- One day my children and I were working in our nalhad Christian been baptised upbringing, and Spirit-filled. he’s thrilled One to beof themborn again, a true son of God. At the end of last year, two men from Mbuji- fieldand we and called we were out tocaught God toin helpan electrical us. Suddenly storm. it Mayi, a large Congolese town midway between Therestopped, was just thunder like that, and and lightning when Iall turned around around us, the ground right behind me was burnt where the - lightning had landed, but we were not touched Kinshasabashi. After and some Lubumbashi, weeks they werereturned baptised home and by it. filled with the Holy Spirit while visiting Lubum I thank God for all that he is doing in my life.” the Holy Spirit. Emile visited this new group in October.have now baptised 15 others, all of whom received Irango has been busy registering the Fellowship withOver the in local eastern authorities Congo, brotherin Bukavu Thomas and Uvira. from While he was there he spoke to many people about the gospel, and a number have indicated

Liberia that they want to be baptised. He has had to re- frain for the moment until he receives his papers from the authorities, but next week Pastor Esron from Rwanda will join him in Bukavu, where more Baptism at Lumwana West, Zambia

16 thanLiberia 20 people are apparently awaiting baptism.

with centres at Johnsonville, Duport Road and Gbarnga,Our Liberian in the assemblies northern part are of progressing the country. well, De- spite the hardships of their daily lives, the saints in this small West African nation are rejoicing in the

Lord and revival is growing. A support visit in May broughtby Pastor the Ron following Carslake testimonies. (), JanPieter vanAt Oostende the Duport (Holland) Road Fellowship, and Dan CashfordAme was (UK)very

Proud saints pose outside their new hall at Kasampula, Zambia ill Onwith another an infection. day, the The men visiting came brothers across a prayed young forlady her named and she Mercy was whohealed had immediately a very large (see abscess box). under her upper arm. It was so large that she couldn’t rest her arm against her side and there was a terrible discharge coming from the wound.

did, and then carried on witnessing to other peo- ple.The When brothers they offeredreturned to prayto follow for her, her which up a theyfew days later, they found that she had been complete-

ly healed. The abscess had disappeared overnight. Shehe was said, struck “you prayed by a taxi. and He it leave!” had just exited one vehicleBrother and Titus was mountingrecounted a an motor incident bike inas which a pas- A typical Moto taxi senger with another man, when a taxi car ran into - bered was having just stepped onto the back of the bike,bike fromthen abehind. noise, Theand thenlast thing he realised he remem that he was standing on the side of the road looking at the other two men lying badly injured on the road. Onlookers couldn’t believe that he had no injuries

his shirt and trousers as he was standing there to makehimself, sure and there neither was could no damage, he! He notactually even took a mark. off

Praise the Lord!

Baptisms in Brazil Saints at Gbarnga Pan Africa Rally Pastor Ron Carslake reports:

leadersThis year’s from ourrally Fellowships was in Kisayani, in each the of site the of other our Rallies Africanfirst Pan countries African rally except in 2009. for Uganda We were and joined Malawi, by

the country combined for the Sunday commun- and more than 400 Kenyan saints from across

ion meeting. The theme of the rally was “Are you readyby each for of the the Harvest?” visiting leaders (Matt as9:37–38 well as and several John 17 4:35) and a number of good talks were brought Ame, Liberia theof the work Kenyan across pastors. Africa Wenow, figured and almost that there a billion are “My name is Ame, from the Duport Road As- justpeople over on 4000 the African of us baptised continent, and so Spirit-filled we each have in - Beforesembly I in received Liberia. the Holy Spirit I used to at- deed great, but the labourers are few. Fortunately tend many churches but I hardly understood theabout work 250,000 starts people at our tofront cover! door. The harvest is in their teaching. I was confused most of the Before the rally began there were three days of time and my life was empty. meetings and discussions where we heard reports from each of the visiting leaders and an update of One day, my friend told me about her church, the Revival Fellowship. She said I should in each place, with news of baptisms and growth meet some visitors that were coming to her fromthe work every in quarter. . ThingsEach country are progressing is facing simiwell- lar problems arising primarily from poverty and He showed me some scriptures from the Bi- the time that it takes just to earn a living each day, blechurch. about That being is how born I againmet Brother and receiving JanPieter. the as well as the costs of travelling long distances Holy Spirit. I saw those scriptures and read to keep in touch with other saints as the gospel them, and I believed. I got baptised by full im- mersion and received the Holy Spirit with the to supply all the needs of his people. Bible evidence of speaking in tongues. spreads. However, the Lord has already promised Since then I have been happy and blessed by International visitors at the Pan African Rally God has done many miracles for me. God. My life is now filled with joy and peace. Recently I was very sick with an infection. For one month I was feeling a sharp pain in my back and side. I was unable to do anything. I went to hospital for treatment but my condi- tion kept getting worse.

Brother JanPieter and some other brothers Onprayed 28 April for me 2012, and when I got I healedwent to instantly. a meeting, Now I am normal in my body.”

was remarkable. She looked down and we Brothercould see JanPieter she was adds,in quite “The a bit change of pain. in AmeAfter we prayed we just saw her countenance

by the time we left she had this enormous changing! She joined us in the outreach and

smile on her face. Praise the Lord!” has just been granted, where we have more than Official registration of our Fellowship in Malawi-

420 saints fellowshipping in nine different assem blies. More than 250 people have been baptised

Europe Zambiaand Spirit-filled have been there doing just a in great the lastjob 12in months.getting Pastorthings wellCharles established, from Kenya and and Pastor Pastor Charles Eddie made from another visit in October. Registration is also underway for our assem- blies in both Rwanda and the Democratic Repub- 18

The queue at the kitchen Uviralic of Congoand now (DRC), Mbuji-Mayi. where Inthere Rwanda, are now there three are main centres: Lubumbashi where the work began,- tions around the country. currently more than 200 saints meeting in six loca-

moreIn Ugandathan that we have have been 12 baptised. saints who Just before are carry the Pan-Africaing on with Rally, their two walk more in the people Lord, were though baptised many - ing the responsibility of running the meetings for nowand Spirit-filled.and he will beOne supported of the local by visitingbrothers pastors is tak

Hundreds of saints joined in the Pan African Rally in Kenya in August Wasserkuppefrom Kenya. Camp

gathered in Wasserkuppe, , for our an- The European saints report: “Around 340 saints theme was “What are you building?”, and based on nual European Summer Camp in early August. The We enjoyed a lot of fellowship, heard many tes- Ephesianstimonies and 2: 19–22 were andencouraged 1 Corinthians through 3: 9–15. the talks to ‘examine our work’ in building on the founda- tion laid down by God. We left the camp strength- ened, determined and more focused on staying saved and getting others saved.” Sunday crowd

A meeting in the marquee at Wasserkuppe Camp Victoria/Tasmania Rally, Geelong Brazil

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Item at Wasserkuppe Hundreds gathered to enjoy fellowship at the Victorian/Tasmanian Rally

UK Bath Camp

Ain feature the courtyard, of the recent in the UK ancient Summer dining Camp room held and in Bathdown in in August the town—from 2012 was the morning constant untilfellowship— late at Council and pastors meeting beautiful English countryside to the north and the night.city of The Bath camp to the venue, south, on topwas of simply a hill overlooking ideal. Bath was built by the Romans and is a very interesting and pleasant town. received, freely give,” and there were many great talksThe on theme this great of the theme, camp good was, music, “Freely testimonies you have - tors from abroad than in previous years so the Englishand fellowship saints throughout.say they would There love were to fewersee more visi - ise the next camp will be even better. Save your visitorspennies, next they time. advise, If thedo withoutLord tarries, some they luxuries prom if The Geelong assembly on fire for the Lord! (Great BBQ—all ended well) need be, and come and enjoy.

Brazil Hall update Work on the new hall in the slum district of For- taleza is moving along well with the assistance of now underway and it is hoped the new hall will be the mission fund. Plastering and roofing work are aside for classes for the hundreds of children who finished by the end of the year. Areas have been set- icema Beach hall will be relinquished at the begin- attend meetings with their parents. The rented Ir ningfor the of FortalezaJanuary 2013, Assembly. so the new hall, with seating for 1000, will be a welcome home and a focal point

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