Monthly Report, November 2010 Newsletter Crew: Karen, Louisa, Netty, Heleen and Local Contributors
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Revival Fellowship Europe Monthly Report, November 2010 Newsletter Crew: Karen, Louisa, Netty, Heleen and local contributors Editor: Pastor Pieter Visser 2e St Janshof 16, 3011 SG Rotterdam, The Netherlands Telephone: + 31 10 4141856 Mobile: 06 22 808 977 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.revivalfellowship.nl Coming events: Winter Camp, in Germany Fri 24 Dec 2010 —Sat 1 Jan 2011 Jugendbildungstätte Wasserkuppe Wasserkuppe 10 36129 Gersfeld-Wasserkuppe New Hall, West London Revival Fellowship Enquiries: Paul van Wijnen E-mail: [email protected] Winter Camp, in the UK Sat 25 Dec 2010 —Sat 1 Jan 2011 Lancaster, NW England Enquiries: Pastor Steve Murphy E-mail: [email protected] Spring Camp, in Hungary Wed 20 —Sun 24 April 2011 Enquiries: Ps Chris Kaye E-mail: [email protected] Euro Convention, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Thu 2—Sun 5 May 2011 2e Sint Janshof 16, 3011 SG Rotterdam Enquiries: Ps Pieter Visser E-mail: New Hall, [email protected] North London Revival Fellowship Summer Camp, in Germany Sat 31 July —Sat 7 August 2011 Jugendbildingstatte Wasserkuppe Wasserkuppe 10 36129 Gersfeld-Wasserkuppe Download server news. No username and/or password yet? Enquiries: Paul van Wijnen Mail me at: For the Pastors and leaders there is lots of E-mail: [email protected] material shared by other pastors and [email protected] leaders in the map: Pastors and Have fun, leaders\Teaching materials Summer Camp, in the UK Mon 22 — Sun 28 August 2011(Changed!) Login here, fill in username and password Piet Visser Bath, UK (close to Bristol). and click on the folders to open them up to Enquiries: Pastor Steve Murphy the next levels. Email: (You might have to give permission to open [email protected] pop-ups.) Mark 16:15-20 John 3: 1-8 Acts 2: 38 www.revivalfellowship.nl Page 1 of 6 Editorial: Permanence I believe the state of permanence is a already been through. Child abuse, important point of the Gospel. positive factor for Revival. maltreatment and violence are rife. If we can see through the eyes of Jesus The dictionary says for permanence: and the other great Bible examples, we ‘the condition or quality of being Just recently we have had a good influx of will see it as a privilege to be a positive permanent; perpetual or continued people who are around 20 years old. force in this quality of permanence. existence’. Many have gone through more terrible The impact of giving confidence to others We see here that permanence is not only things than us oldies in a whole lifetime. through our actions is greater than we can a condition but also a quality. Praise the Lord for Acts 3:19 Repent ye possibly therefore, and be converted, that your sins imagine. Thinking back to 1990, when Netty and I may be blotted out, when the times of All of this will came to Holland, I remember a refreshing shall come from the presence create a conversation with one of the saints. of the Lord. permanence in At the time we just got going, had our first our fellowship camp (all 9 of us) and the question was This is where we can and should help. which will make asked what our personal plans were and This is where permanence counts for a lot. it easier for new when we would go back to Australia. people to In August of that year we had a visit from Now, looking from a financial point, it commit Pastor John and Janet and all of us seems a foolish thing indeed to go deeply themselves as attended the UK camp. into debt for a place which is only used a well. During that camp, Pastor John also asked few times a week for a few hours. Mark 9:50 Salt me the same question. Sometimes you can find a place with dual [is] good: but if the salt have lost his Just to put you further in the picture, we use, meetings and living space and you saltness, wherewith will ye season it? came initially with a return plane ticket in can partly offset the financial burden by Have salt in yourselves, and have peace our possession and the idea ‘let’s go for a having rent coming in from a live-in one with another. year and see what happens’. ‘caretaker’ (couple?). During that first year it became clear that Have fun, Piet Visser the fact that we had a return ticket, lived in Apart from helping financially, these a hired apartment and had our meetings in people can also have a great impact on that same apartment, created a reluctance this quality of permanence. by people we witnessed to, to commit themselves to what we were trying to There is however a strong commitment Heard from the platform achieve. needed from these people because they I discovered a fear that we would leave at seem to be always needed by someone to Jesus didn’t teach rules but principles. the end of the year and leave them to fend do something. If we want to remain standing, it is for themselves. important that our foundation is strong It was only after we decided ‘this is the So, what is it that moves people to give up and correct. place we will stay for the rest of our lives’, their (private) life and become totally When we are born again, we don’t only that revival really got going. committed to this cause? realise what God can do for us, but There were two reasons for this. For a start, they themselves will be what we can do for God. The people already in the fellowship unaware of any ‘sacrifice’. The more we bring God into our lives, gained confidence and people For them it is totally normal to ‘give up’ the more we will see Him working in contemplating becoming part of us found their own life and become a servant to our lives. their decision easier. their (potential) brothers and sisters. They are also, often without being aware We shouldn’t forget that in the world As most fellowships, we started with of this, a great source of confidence for we had no hope! meetings in our house/apartment, moved others. Teach our children to put their hope in to a bigger house, grew there to about 50 God. and moved our Sunday meetings to a So, many people follow in the ‘footsteps’ What we have received freely from hired school location. of the great Bible examples, Jesus himself God, we should give freely to others. It was in 1995, when we got our own hall, being the greatest. When we get the chance to speak, we that the permanence of our fellowship should not be afraid to speak. became obvious and the Revival The apostle Paul writes: Are we willing to do everything God blossomed more and more. Galatians 6:2 Bear ye one another’s asks of us? burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. To give our life to God is enjoyment. As seen in this report, we have now Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things, If someone has never lied to you; you secured halls in North and West London. how that so labouring ye ought to support can trust them. God has never lied to This will have a considerable impact on the weak, and to remember the words of us! Revival, all other things being equal. the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more When you worry you are not happy, so blessed to give than to receive. stop worrying, trust and be happy. In the present world, there is very little In Christ we don’t have to blindly try to security and permanence. Summing up: hit the mark but can go about our walk, So, there are perhaps different levels of focused and hitting the mark precisely Just recently we have had a good influx of commitment in a practical way, but the every time. people who are around 20 year old. underlying principle is always the same. When you talk to these new folks it is If we see giving up our personal life as a totally amazing to find out what they have sacrifice we have missed the most Mark 16:15-20 John 3: 1-8 Acts 2: 38 www.revivalfellowship.nl Page 2 of 6 Revival Across Europe, baptisms Suzanne, Rotterdam NL Elio, Rotterdam NL Sharda, Rotterdam NL Omaya, Rotterdam NL Ruben, Dordrecht NL Petra, Dordrecht NL Cornelia, Almere NL Jessica, Almere NL Morris, Almere NL Cherno, Dordrecht NL Mala, Suriname Akisi, West London, UK Baptism, Czech Republic Baptism, Czech Republic Baptism, Czech Republic The Netherlands, thirteen people were born again. Czech Republic, three people were born again. Hungary, one person was born again. UK, North West, one person was born again. UK, West London, one person was born again. Suriname, one person was born again. Isaac, UK North West Ghana, ten people were baptised when Pastor Ron and (Liverpool) brother Jan Pieter were there. Zoltán , Hungary Mark 16:15-20 John 3: 1-8 Acts 2: 38 www.revivalfellowship.nl Page 3 of 6 The Revival Fellowship in: Dordrecht, NL baptised after receiving the Holy Spirit. Cees Czech Republic We had an eventful month with plenty of and Ineke are still in the Dutch Antilles and November was a great month. Three activities taking place. This included a prayer Cheryl has joined them as she is visiting baptisms! The first man was Karel, who and fast weekend and a Saturday night family there.