richard
November 13, 2010
It's 915pm on Saturday night, this is our first blog of the day, because today has been quite hard to put into words. This morning we were both personally touched by God and greatly encouraged. The Fire Conference was a great success and we were blessed to be able to be a part of it.
This afternoon we hit the High Street of Ogbomosho, to do some shopping, a bit of a different experience with a police escort. It was more tiresome than normal experience in the heat, but we bought some nice Nigerian fabrics.
Richard Meikle November 13, 2010November 13, 2010
5.30 am We’re back on our bus travelling in the dark through the still sleeping city of Ogbomosho. I’ve only had four hours’ sleep again because I spent too long talking to Lars about all that had gone on. I wonder how long I’m going to be able to cope with this lack of sleep. 6.00 am – breakfast. It’s slowly becoming a routine. However, I feel a bit like a prisoner. Our hotel is surrounded by barbed wire and there are security gates like a prison. The Governor’s house is surrounded by high walls topped with broken glass. There are always guards with machine guns standing outside. On the campaign field, our area is cordoned off and we always have a police escort when we travel to and from the hotel, the Governor’s house and the field. When we drive back from the campaign in the evening, there are sometimes ten dark four-wheel-drive vehicles ahead of us, some of them with a blue light, and the column is closed by a truck with soldiers on the loading platform. I suppose a president feels like that, too. I don’t want to think about the fact that it is for our safety. That makes me a bit nervous.
Stephan Mittelstädt November 13, 2010November 12, 2010
Wow! We seem to have said that a lot in the last couple of days, God is really doing something here. It was a great evening.
We met some of the technical guys this evening who run the huge sound systems, and we managed to get a cuppa tea from them! A great bonus, even though the thermometer was reading 35degrees celsius outside at 6pm! There is a very hard working team keeping everything going in some very tough conditions, and they are very passionate about the part they play in this work.
Richard Meikle November 12, 2010November 12, 2010
God is very good. We have just finished at the crusade where 250000 people have gathered to worship the living God who is most definitely alive and being faithful today to his promises today. Amen amen amen!
We were able to walk out into the crowd and see at close range the faces of the people we have been ferverently praying for from a distance. Lives are truly being touched, lives set free in Jesus name and bodies being healed.
Daniel Kolenda had the priviledge of opening the word this evening. He spoke on the passover power of the blood of Jesus. People were asked to lay down their charms and idols which were burnt later and curses were broken in Jesus name. Amen. A very powerful move of the Spirit was witnessed tonight.
Richard Meikle November 12, 2010November 12, 2010
It's a bright sunny afternoon in Ogbomosho, after a slightly cooler, overcast morning. As all the meetings are held at the crusade ground in the outdoors a cooler morning is welcomed by all. We are very fortunate being able to hear some great messages. We had devotions this morning with Reinhard Bonnke talking about "whom shall God use?" We then went to the leaders training Fire Conference, and Daniel Kolenda spoke on Judges 6 and Peter Van Den Berg spoke on "when is the right time for action?" from 1 Sam 14. The leaders training in the morning is a great time of encouragement for all the church leaders, to help prepare them for all the people who will be coming to their churches after the crusade.
Richard Meikle November 12, 2010November 11, 2010
Another great night,Reinhard Bonnke preached a very good message on John 8, on the woman caught in adultary and who should throw the first stone. At the end of the sermon, when the call to salvation was made, it was incredible hearing the crowd roar back the sinners prayer, and then sing out I Surrender All. Many lives were touched. During the singing what looked like mist rolled in, and we realised it was the dust rising from people dancing. There were about 200000 people here tonight, you could tell the density of the crowds have increased from last night and the traffic jam as we are trying to leave is a lot worse than last night. The little roads of Ogbomosho are resembling. The M25 tonight!
Richard Meikle November 11, 2010November 11, 2010
November 11, 2010
Amen! God is very good. We are just leaving the Fire conference where thousands have been blessed by powerful teaching from Evengelist Daniel Kolenda on Acts 3 and Peter van den Berg on Ezekiel 37. The Holy Spirit ministered today and lives changed for eternity. Pastors and teachers will be leaving more equiped and empowered to speak Gods words and face up to some of the challenges in their lives.
Richard Meikle November 11, 2010November 11, 2010
Good morning, our bus rolled out at 5:15 this morning and the streets of Ogbomosho had already started to stir in the cool, dark of this morning. We are about to have devotions, then at 7 am the Fire conference starts, which is a training time for the pastors and church leaders. It starts early, to try and miss the heat of mid day. Nigel (one of the CfaN guys from the UK) is sporting his black CfaN shirt which clashes with his early morning complexion, but maybe it helps repel the myriad of bugs that seem to like us a lot! Its going to be a good day.
Richard Meikle November 11, 2010November 10, 2010
Wow! We're on our way home after the first nights meeting. It was amazing, people as far as we could see, someone said something about 150000, I have no idea but there were a lot! There was much singing and dancing, as we all prepared for what was coming. Daniel Kolenda preached a great message from Psalm 51, on how God can create in us a new heart! Many people were challenged by the message, and there was a great response. Towards the end they prayed for healing, as a very solemn chorus of Allelujah rang out into the Nigerian night. There were some powerful testimonies and we were deeply moved by a crippled boy who was clearly healed. God is so good. It is amazing the level of faith people have here, while the sick were being prayed for, we watched a large number of very serious looking soldiers who had come to guard the State Governer who was in attendance, praying sincerely for various ailments. God can reach the hardest of hearts.
Richard Meikle November 10, 2010November 10, 2010
Tara here. God is very good! He is alive and continues to change lives. What a priviledge to stand on the stage and witness at close range miracles upon miracles. Hundreds declaring for the first time Jesus is Lord and then peoples physical bodies healed in the Name of Jesus. Amen! A young boy carried to the crusade after his body has been unable to enable him to stand for 3 years. He testified that Jesus had healed him and he walked up and down the stage. Tears of Joy rolled down his cheeks and his mother was overcome with delight. Our God heals today like he did in Acts. Amen Amen Amen. We also heard about a man who now can hear and woman can now see. God is so good.
Richard Meikle November 10, 2010November 10, 2010
It’s 5pm and after a short sleep and a cup of tea we are off to the crusade ground. We have just met the American and […]
Richard Meikle November 10, 2010November 10, 2010
We arrived in Lagos yesterday morning, and after a delayed start set off on the journey in a police convoy to Ogbomoosho. We were fortunate to have some incredible drivers as we wound our way through the traffic, a very memorable journey! As we got closer to Ogbomosho, there were hundreds of people for miles lining the road in the dark cheering and waving as our convoy snaked past. There is a lot of excitement here for the crusade there are posters evrywhere we look! Due to the delay we arrived in Ogbomosho at about 9pm, just time for a quick meal, and find our beds, spiders but our resident spider is missing a leg so we should be fine!
Richard Meikle November 10, 2010November 2, 2010
Richard Meikle describes his excitement on hearing he was the winner of a £3,000 trip of a lifetime with Evangelists Reinhard Bonnke and Daniel Kolenda.
For the last 5 months Christ for all Nations has been running a promotion where two people from the UK were given the opportunity of winning an all expenses paid trip to attend one of Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke’s and Daniel Kolenda’s great gospel campaigns.
Richard Meikle November 2, 2010