Our trip to North Maluku started with two flights followed by a boat ride and a four hour drive. We had to break our trip into three days so we will not be exhausted by the time we arrive there. While in Ternate island we ministered in a Sunday Church service. This is one of the few Churches still left standing after the religious conflicts in early 2000s. Most of the Christians fled the island when the killings started.
The three nights in Timor were a great victory for the gospel. Thousands were in attendance. Local government leaders were present too. The police were there protecting us. As we shared the simple message of God’s love for the people of Timor, many people repented and believed in Jesus.
Greetings in the Name of Jesus from the Island of Sumatra! The work of the Kingdom continues to expand reaching more and more with the good news of Jesus. Praise and glory to our faithful Lord for his provision and protection as we continue to work in this vast mission arena. For the most part Esther and I have been focused these past months developing believers in our house fellowships. This month we will add two more house fellowships in two towns. There are also plans for two Jesus festivals coming up in September and October of this year. Here is a brief update of what has been happening with us.
During the last week in December, we got a chance to visit quiet a few less privileged families to pray and share the gospel with them. We also blessed 19 families with Christmas food packages consisting of rice, cooking oil, sugar and local holiday treats. One of those people we visited was Rani. As our team ministered, she opened her heart to believe in Jesus. A few days later she was sitting in the front row during our Christmas celebration service and later came forward to publicly declared her faith in Christ. Praise the Lord! In the closing days of 2017, we purchased our first ministry minibus which came just in time to transport families to and from our Christmas service. What a way to close out the year!
Esther and I are rejoicing about all that the Lord did during the West Timor Jesus festival. Even though, we were on the brink of disaster, the Lord came through and we had a victorious campaign.
We had a powerful festival and seminar in Karo, Indonesia. Thousands come to hear the good news of God’s love and grace in Christ. Many notable miracles took place during the three nights and many souls came into the Kingdom of God. A girl who has not been able to walk started walking and jumping on the festival stage.
By the grace of God, we made history again in Sampit, Borneo. ‘Nothing like this has ever been done here before!’ exclaimed brother Khandar who was the chairman of the organizing committee for Sampit festival and seminar. ‘Not only did they give us an open field, they gave us two fields to choose from.’
The Jesus festival and seminar in Tebing Tinggi, Indonesia was a glorious victory for the Kingdom of God. For three consecutive nights, the gospel was declared with boldness as thousands came to hear and receive salvation. Every night we witnessed several miracles
Thousands of people attended the Jesus festival in Medan Sunggal. There were reports of many salvations, physical healings and deliverances from demonic spirits. We handed out over 2000 pieces of follow up material. The closing night was a wild one.
God spoke to my heart in 2007 to do ministry in Cambodia. As I continued to pray about it, during that same year, the Lord opened a door for me to go for a short mission trip. I ended up making several more trips. Cambodia has a totally different feel than Indonesia. It is a small nation compared to most other Asian countries with only about 16.5 million people and only a small minority of about 2-3% are professing Christians.