What happens after the Jubilee?
People fall into old patterns of behaviour because of lost skills to function in the freedom that Jesus granted them. Statistics show that a large proportion of ex-prisoners end up in Jail again for the same reason and it becomes a way of life. To break this cycle, people need to develop new life-skills in order to live successfully in society; They need to be re-established.

The 2001 January Congress is about, Restoration. 
Each speaker will touch on areas of our lives in body, soul, spirit, temporal, material, family and Church that need restoration and renewal. As the Spirit leads, each speaker will also lead a time of ministry for prayer, healing and redemption. We will be encouraged to be open to everything that Jesus offers at this Congress. Jesus, the True Vine, desires that our lives will overflow with Grace: “Grace is receiving the good you don’t deserve as though you did.”

Kay comforts Josephine during a rally in Penang. Josephine is severely cerebral palsied and should she have one more epileptic fit, according to doctors, she will die.


As Eddie prepares to preach, Kaye prays in support. Kay's Prayer Ministry was a great blessing to many in Penang.

Benedict & Margaret Lye.

Capacity crowds gather on the second rally at the Immaculate Conception Church in Penang.

Another bonus was the arrival of FMI Intercessor, Kay Ford who had been on holiday in England. Kay had detoured from Kuala Lumpur to Penang on her way back to Australia. Although Kay has been on local missions in WA, this was also her first experience of Flame in another country. For Kay it was an experience that has left a marked impression; one that stirred up a deep compassion for the suffering who came seeking God’s healing at the public rallies. In the picture above, Kay comforts Josephine during a rally in Penang. Josephine is severely cerebral palsied and should she have one more epileptic fit, according to doctors, she will die.

One person responds to the Altar Call. Afterwards the crowd was so many Eddie called upon the Community prayer teams to assist.

Hundreds of people gather for a time of worship before Eddie preached on healing. Crowds overflowed down the stairs to the lower levels of the church.

Several hundred people queued for prayer and waited patiently for ministry. They kept Eddie and Steve busy for another six hours praying for their needs.

Around 150 Community members and guests attended eight sessions over six days at the Servants of Yahweh Covenant Community's Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

The session began at 11am but the huge crowds kept Eddie and Steve busy praying for another six hours. This response was to be the pattern for the next two weeks as God blessed and healed so many who were desperate for His healing touch in their lives. The following Tuesday began a six day programme taken from segments of the Set My People On Fire Seminar for the Servants of Yahweh Covenant Community and their guests.

The sessions began with a subject called, "Salted with the Word". This was to be the foundation of everything else from that time onwards. “Salt has two main functions.” Eddie told them. “It adds taste and it is a preservative. God’s Word acts like salt in you because it adds taste to your life and it preserves you for all eternity”. Eddie said. “Because God and His Word are one and the same, abiding in God’s Word and letting His Word abide in you, fulfils Jesus’ prayer that where He is, you shall be also”.

Eddie also explained that Jesus has promised that heaven and earth shall pass away, but his words will not pass away. “Therefore, God’s Word is totally reliable and you can base your whole life upon it.” He said.

The Music Ministry in Kuala Lumpur. In this report, Regina (Third from the left), writes about how her relationship was reconciled with her mother and Buddhist father. "I used to think my mom was a parasite...".

God demonstrated His love and concern in both the small and the big things. As the days rolled on, it became clear that the sessions were well received and clearly understood as people began to put the teachings into practice.

Improved photosensitive sight and a healed swollen toe. During a session in Kuala Lumpur, a young boy asked for his sight to be healed. His eyes were deteriorating due to a condition that made his eyes photosensitive. He couldn't look at light and when he woke in the mornings his eyes gave him a lot of pain.

Eddie prayed for him and then asked the whole community to join in a prayer of agreement that God would improve his sight. After the prayer, there was no discernible improvement. However, the following night when Eddie saw this young boy and his family at a food market, he was told that he awoke that day and felt no pain in his eyes from the morning light for the first time.

“I am really beginning to marvel at the power of the spoken word and faith." Winifred said.

At the Conference in Penang, Michael shared how he had contracted a badly swollen toe due to an insect bite. Acting on the teachings he had heard, he rebuked the infection, and immediately the pain stopped and the swelling went down. After arriving back in Australia we received an E-Mail from Winifred who also attended the Conference.

“I am really beginning to marvel at the power of the spoken word and faith”, she said. Since coming back from Penang, the Lord has been confirming and affirming me daily through his Word regarding the things you have said and shared. Until now, I never realised God is this close; scary but very reassuring.” she said.

She went on to say, “Recently I developed a very bad cough and couldn’t sleep for two nights until I suddenly remembered your teaching on faith and Michael’s testimony about his swollen toe. Immediately I rebuked the cough and asked my angels to help me sleep. The next thing I knew, I was fast asleep and I slept right through until the next morning”.

“I never knew that journeying with the Lord could be so adventurous.”

Eddie had prayed the Breastplate of St. Patrick as blessing of protection over Winifred on the last night in Kuala Lumpur.

A week or so later she had lost her purse and was about to report it stolen. “I thought of your prayer and my angels”, she said, “Would it be too much trouble to ask for you angels to take back my purse from whoever took it and put it where I can find it?’ she had prayed. “Not more than two minutes after having these thoughts my colleague found the purse wedged between two piles of paper in the very same spot I had searched in earlier!

"I immediately took the opportunity to share with the rest of my colleagues, three Buddhists, a Hindu and a Muslim about God’s goodness. They insisted that it was misplaced and one of them, (the Muslim) was making the most comments and teasing me the most.” she said. “However, since I had already considered the money gone, I gave him some money (from the purse) to take the others out to lunch. You should have seen his stunned look!

“Well Eddie, you did mention that Faith + Works = Results!” Winifred said. “Later that night I also experienced the law of giving and receiving. Indeed God is good. I never knew journeying with the Lord could be so adventurous.” She concluded.

Kay assists Eddie praying with a young boy with serious physical disabilities.

The Church of the Immaculate Conception was packed to capacity on both nights.

Members of the Penang Community assist in praying for the sick.

The two sisters had flown from India a few days previously after hearing that Olga had a severe case of Leukaemia and was on the verge of dying. Eddie comforted them and led them in a Prayer of Agreement that even though Eddie was not present to Olga, Jesus was, and he could touch her with healing in the hospital where she lay.

The following night the sisters returned in great distress.
As soon as Eddie was available, they again pleaded with him to go to the hospital. Olga had got worse overnight and was now bleeding to death.

Due to the large crowds, Eddie commissioned prayer teams to various locations around the church. People fell to the ground as the power of God touched them.

Left to right: Steve, Eddie, Vincent, Sherina, Margaret and Ben. Sherina drove Eddie and Steve to the hospital to pray for Olga. Afterwards Eddie and Steve went to Sherina's home to pray for her son who had been injured in a car accident.

Due to his commitments that evening and all the next day, Eddie gave them a phone number to call if, after praying with them again, there should be an emergency. The next day after preaching for around five hours the phone call awaited him with a heartfelt plea to go to the hospital. Eddie cancelled a meeting with the Elders and went with Steve to pray for Olga. On arrival, the two sisters and Olga’s daughter were waiting anxiously in the main entrance. They ran to Eddie crying profusely saying, “She’s dying and now her kidneys have stopped working and she cannot stop bleeding. She’s having X-rays now, please help us!” Seeing their desperation, Eddie said, “Take me to her.” And they led the way to wait for Olga’s return. Once there, they waited and prayed for Olga to be brought back from emergency. Eddie, Steve and Community member, Sherina, comforted Olga’s daughter and the two sisters when suddenly the nurses and orderlies arrived pushing Olga’s bed. Two floors in a lift was the longest and hardest journey ever. As the sisters cried and shook with fear, Olga lay there motionless and exceedingly ill. When the nurses left the room, Eddie and Steve encouraged them to have faith and invited everyone to join in agreement that Olga would recover.

Olga was barely conscious as Eddie lent close to her ear and explained why he was there. “Olga, do you want me to pray for you?” he asked. Olga uttered a weak, ‘yes’. “Olga, do you believe that Jesus is bigger than this disease and that he can remove it from your body?” Another weak ‘yes’ came from Olga’s lips. “So do I.” Eddie said and continued, “Olga, all I want you to do now is, as best as you can understand how, receive what God gives to you as I pray, and trust him, because he loves you, and he will begin to work a blessing into your body.” As Olga gave a slight nod Eddie began to boldly pray life into Olga’s body in the Name of Jesus. At the same time everyone began to pray in Tongues as Steve had encouraged the others that something good was going to happen. And happen it did! While Eddie was praying, the door opened, someone came in and left. Undisturbed by this, Eddie kept praying, when suddenly the whole atmosphere changed. In an instant everyone cheered up and Olga began to praise Jesus; “Thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus! Praise you Jesus!” She exclaimed as the prayer in Tongues turned to joyful thanks. Olga was now conscious and the colour had returned to her face. At this point Eddie moved away as the sisters rushed to hug Olga who, although tired, was smiling a beautiful smile as she praised God for what he had done for her. Leaving them to enjoy each other’s happiness, Eddie, Steve and Sherina left to go and pray for Sherina’s son who had been in a car accident. On the way, Steve related to Eddie what had happened when the door had opened. Olga’s doctor had come in and seeing what was happening with the prayer, he quietly left the room and told Olga’s daughter that there was no urgency now, her kidneys were ok and he would call back the following day just to check on her and give her a flush. Eddie and Olga were oblivious to this at the time, but it was after the doctor left that Olga responded, and the atmosphere of death and despair changed to an atmosphere of life and joy. Two weeks later, Sherina E-Mail Eddie and told him, “Olga is recovering... She is so much better than the first time you saw her. She is so full of love and she is praising the Lord so very boldly and loudly. She says she’s healed 110% and her promise to the Lord is that, she’ll start a ministry by opening her home to anyone, the young and the old, just to learn to love and praise God. Isn’t that wonderful.” Sherina said in her letter. Whether or not Olga’s recovery was a coincidence or God’s intervention may not seem certain. What is certain however, is that she was on the verge of death, and there was a dramatic change during prayer. Also the fact that the doctor did not intervene to perform his check-up when he saw people praying for her is significant. Let’s pray that Olga’s faith in Christ’s will to heal justifies her to a full and complete recovery so that she can fulfil her desire to open her home to the lost and hurting.

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Not only the body. God touched many relationships.

Regina’s recent letter speaks humbly of reconciliation with her mother and Buddhist father. Regina is part of the SOY Community Music Ministry. Her relationship with her mother was less than loving prior to Eddie and Steve’s visit. Both Regina and her mother attended the KL seminars and since then a wonderful change has taken place between mother and daughter which has extended to the whole family. This is Regina’s letter to us.

“Dear Eddie and Steve. I thought I knew most things about God and the things he does in our lives. But guess what? I didn’t know a lot of things, and I have realised that through your sessions here. I used to think of my mom as a parasite that stuck to me wherever I go. I hated the way she related to my friends as though they were her friends and not mine. I have now come to realise that it was all in my mind, and the reason I thought that way was because I let it.

“I used to try my best to exclude mom from my activities by telling her all kinds of things like, ‘It’s only for the singles’ Or, ‘Dad’s coming home and he will want you to be around.’ etc., not realising that I have been rejecting her all this time. When you spoke about the power of the Word and that whatever we say comes from the heart, all this came back to my mind. I was convicted of that, and now I include mom in everything from Community Gatherings right down to outings with my friends. Nowadays, she give me more freedom to be with my friends because she has met them and knows them the same way that I do. I thank God for giving me such a loving mom who cares about the kind of people I’m around, so that she knows that I’m in safe hands when I am out with them.”

“Although dad is from a Buddhist family, I’ve also seen a change in him.”
“Before my conversion last year, dad told me that I could do whatever I want and be a Catholic as long as my belief didn’t effect or disturb him. Dad’s sisters gave me a hard time trying to talk me out of being a Catholic, and they were bantering me for a while. When I joined the Servants of Yahweh, and their Music Ministry, dad would refuse to let me go because he said they were brainwashing me and making me a Catholic fanatic. But now, dad lets me go for all the gatherings and fellowship I want.

“My aunts on the other hand have noticed that I am happier now than I’ve ever been, and I have noticed that my extreme happiness gets on their nerves sometimes, but it usually ends up with them laughing with me. Since my conversion I have seen wonders in my whole family. My Godfather was baptised last year and one of my uncles is going through the RCIA and will be baptised at Easter. Two of my cousin-brothers are also thinking about going through the RCIA soon and another cousin is marrying a Catholic and will be going through the RCIA next year.

“I have always been amazed at the wonders that God has done in my family, and I know I always will.”

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Eddie & Steve with some of the Elders of the Servants of Yahweh Covenant Community. 2001 A year of Restoration.

Jesus said that ‘One sows and another reaps.’ We only reaped what had been sown so well by Benedict and Margaret Lye and the Servants of Yahweh Community. Time will tell about how abundant the fruit might be, but in the meanwhile, it looks pretty good going by the letters, verbal comments and signs that we have seen so far. God willing, we will take up Benedict's offer to return next year, most especially because we have declared 2001 a Year of Restoration and it seems a natural flow-on from the Great Jubilee.