God in Charge at 'El Castillo San Felipe del Morro' |
Garita at El Morro |
Pastor Phyllis, Cavelle and Elsabe at CEJ Communidad Christiana, Arecibo (Pastors Edwin and Ephraim Duran) |
God is good and His mercy endures forever! Before we left the States, God told me that He was going to manifest His glory in Puerto Rico with signs, wonders and miracles while we worship Him. He is watchful over His Word to perform it and as we stand in agreement with His Word, declaring it in expectation of its fulfillment, we will see His glory manifested! At the beginning of December 2007, Agape Life Ministries had the honor of ministering in Puerto Rico for the second time this year. We ministered in three churches this time and our international team was made up of 7 people: 3 originally from South Africa, 2 originally from Puerto Rico and 2 originally from America. We truly experienced the love unity of brothers and sisters in the Lord in fellowship, breaking of bread and prayer and even with the Pastors of the different churches where we ministered, there was such a beautiful knitting and bonding in the love of the Lord “in one accord” that God poured out the anointing oil and manifested His glory in signs, wonders and miracles. We are standing in awe of the Lord’s goodness as we watched Him move in the meetings. His Presence came in the worship, then His power and then the gifts of the Holy Spirit flowed gloriously in great grace, bringing healing to hearts while Brother Edwin Sepulveda ministered on his saxophone. The Word that God gave to the people of Puerto Rico was to surrender their lives to His Kingly reign by surrender, to seek His face in intimacy and to get ready for Kingdom living by stepping over into the life of the Spirit, leaving behind sin, the flesh and the world. Many came to full surrender of their lives to Christ and we give the Lord all the glory for doing even beyond what we could pray or imagine. Many were healed, giving testimony that all pain was gone in backs, necks, knees. A lady who was tormented with pain all over her body was completely healed and testified the following day that she was pain-free and walking without her cane. A number of legs grew out and a man that had 4 broken ribs was healed, all pain was gone and then he gave his life to Jesus as his Savior. A notable miracle happened when a lady who suffered a stroke, having been paralyzed on the left side and couldn’t walk for a whole year, was healed. She got up out of her wheelchair, walking around, her left arm and hand and leg fully restored to perfect function. God healed her completely. She walked out to the parking lot and we met her later in a restaurant, walking to the restroom. Her daughter and sister were overcome with joy, praising the Lord. What an awesome God we serve! Another lady who suffered from Parkinson’s disease and couldn’t stand alone, was raised up, got strength in her legs and walked around by herself, while the whole congregation cheered her on, praising the Lord. Both her and her daughter was overjoyed. A man who had broken foot bones (after a heavy piece of machinery fell on his foot) was healed. All pain was gone and he could walk normally, giving his testimony afterwards, praising Jesus for His miracle power! On the last day, December 10, we visited the famous fort, El Morro, took communion and made prophetic declarations over the island, redeeming the land for the Kingdom. It is interesting to note that it was on this exact date in the year 1898 that a peace treaty was signed in Paris to end the Spanish-American war and Puerto Rico officially became American territory. Another interesting “coincidence” was that an elaborate article about San Juan and its historical landmarks was published in the travel section of Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers on Sunday December 9th, 2007 (www.tcpalm.com) (Three of the team members live in Port St Lucie on the Treasure Coast of Florida.) While we were praying, holding hands in a circle, declaring the reign of the King of kings, Christ Jesus, over the island, the wind rose up with such strength that, for a moment, it blew me off balance; then suddenly it started raining. We flew out in the afternoon and hours later an unexpected tropical storm resulted, flooding the island and left many without electricity. Psalm 29:1-4 “Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.” KJV The testimonies coming from our team were that God enlarged all of us and stretched us in different ways, but we all stood in awe of our precious Lord Jesus, as His goodness passed before us. There is no-one like Him! Something else I personally enjoyed tremendously was the love and servant-hood between our team members, as each one just allowed the Holy Spirit to flow. His Name be glorified forever end ever! Lastly, but of utmost importance, we all want to thank those who have faithfully prayed for us, for without the prayer covering it would not have been as smooth and easy as it was. Nothing happens without prayer and your contribution of intercession is invaluable! You are much appreciated and we praise the Lord for you! Matthew 6:6 “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.” - KJV |
Psalm 26:7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. (KJV) |
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