Another great week at Dominion Centre, Duivendrecht, Amsterdam. We loved being with such a special bunch of friends Tim & Judith from Bath, came to lead the worship, which they do so brilliantly. Joachim & Erika came from Thun, Switzerland, to help with prayer ministry and then Vadim & Schnizanna plus Lena from Uzhgorod, Ukraine. So quite an international flavour to the week. We had so much fun in the sessions, plus such responsive people. Some repentance on the last afternoon reaching back to the events of World War II, which was really powerful and heavy with the presence of God. It was a huge joy to be able to preach on Sunday morning about the way Jesus sent us into society to communicate the incredible love of the Father. So enjoyable in every way.
School of Ministry, Catch The Fire
Just finished a week with the great new School at Catch The Fire, Toronto. What a great joy to share with these amazing young adults the truth about how much the Father loves them. 16 different nationalities come together for 5 months of life transforming encountering of Love which is beyond any measure. The group were so responsive, laughing and crying but mostly drinking in His presence and love. We got to know quite a few of them, and heard some really touching stories of uncommunicated love. We felt inspired and honoured to be part of the process of transformation.
First visit to Waskaganish, Quebec.
What a great adventure and joy to fly on 27th February via Montreal to Waskaganish, one of the communities of the Cree Nation. We received a really warm reception to conduct a 4 day conference. We also really enjoyed reconnecting with friends who had done the Eagles Wings School in Shaftesbury or whom we had met in Toronto. Each day the Holy Spirit turned up, to do some powerful things in our hearts and theirs. It was shocking to hear graphic stories of what the British had done years ago in endeavouring to conquer their territory. We found ourselves repenting to these lovely people for what our ancestors had done. It was such a powerful moment and filled with His presence as they forgave us and expressed love to us. Most of us were crying, laughing and hugging for a long time. Every meeting seemed to touch on important issues of the heart. They responded with such openness and tenderness. There were lots of testimonies of healing of heart pain, and some physical healings too. We enjoyed snow shoe walking on a frozen river at possibly -35 degrees and eating unusual meat like beaver and moose. We found it very difficult to leave and realised the Father had joined our hearts together. We just love what God does in these situations.
Saying goodbye to our friends in Waskaganish
Eagles Wings School of the Heart
In March we completed our 8th Eagles Wings School of the Heart in which we have seen such heart transformations take place with around a total of 102 students who have graduated the course. This year we have agreed to change them slightly to 3-week school to take place in Spring, Summer and Autumn each year. The 3 weeks give access to people who cannot manage a month but have more flexibility in arranging 3 weeks. We wish we could share all of the testimonies that we have witnessed on these schools, which focus on having a revelation of God's love and dealing with serious or seemingly trivial issues of past experience which inhibit us in receiving how loved we are by the Father. There is plenty of time to spend time resting, contemplating and also in receiving help from experienced prayer ministry staff. The accommodation and food is another area of life at Lox Lane Christian Centre that is spoken of highly. There are 2 remaining schools for 2013, June 23rd to July 13th and Sept 22nd to Oct 12th. If you would like to register then go to the website at www.eagles-wings.co.uk and download the application form.
Carrying the message of the Father's love to the nations.
We continue to travel abroad to different nations even though we have been spending more time in the UK. This year we have already held schools in Switzerland, Brazil and Netherlands. The incredible delight of meeting lovely people mostly from the mountains in Switzerland at the beginning of the year, the challenge of 40 degrees near Rio in a Baptist Church in Feb, and the fun of being in Amsterdam with a bunch of friends for yet another school. It seems that God loves to reveal Himself to those who really want to engage with Him as a kind and loving Father, not as some distant and angry Potentate who wants obedience and shuns relationship. As we see that revelation touching people, we never fail to be moved by His goodness and mercy to us, in giving us such cracking good news that sets people free from all kinds of pain and wounding to really be who they were meant to be. The whole church world-wide needs this revelation, because the whole world wants to hear good news of truth from Heaven that brings liberation and joy.