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16TH
ANNUAL FLAME CONGRESS PERTH WESTERN
AUSTRALIA -
REPORT
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Awesome Messages with Awesome Testimonies
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“Lord,
if you will, you can make me clean.”
And Jesus said to him, “I do will
it.” (Luke 5:12-13)
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How do you describe a congress
where the compassion of Jesus is
tangibly demonstrated, not by
the ministers, but by Jesus
himself as he touches the lives
and hearts of those that seek
him. - To be honest, I just do
not know as words do fail me.
Perhaps, more than the
teachings themselves, the
testimonies shared were a living
Gospel. The day before this
Congress opened the 6pm news
announced a tragic event. A young
woman and two children were
murdered by her defacto husband.
After shooting the woman the
children fled the house, he
chased them and shot two on the
street after which he fled police
arrest.
The sister of the murdered
woman attended the
Congress the next night. In
Eddie's opening message he
referred to his experience in the
Florida State Maximum Security
Prison in Miami a few months
previously - David and Eddie had
spent a short time ministering
the prisoners where many gave
their lives to Christ.
Eddie related that witnessing
their repentance and deep
remorse, the compassion of Christ
was so powerful and tangible and
it was that experience that
inspired this 2005 congress -
The Compassion of Christ.
Relating the events that occurred
there many people wept as they
began to understand the depth of
the love of Christ even for the
most miserable of sinners.
The following day, the woman came
to Eddie and related how the
message had touched her heart.
She had completely forgiven
the murderer of her sister and
nieces. She related how she now
begun to pray that the man
repented, gave himself up and at
least become a father to the one
child that was left alive.
When she shared this with the
congress, people wept in awe of
the love of Christ made manifest
in the woman's compassion for
such a man and many repented of
their anger and resentments and
forgave those they held grudges
against.
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One
young lady shared about
the freedom from demonic
oppression due to
Eddie's ministry at
another
CCR Conference
a couple of months
prior. She had been
sexually abused since a
very young age and spent
several years in
psychiatric
institutions; most of
her life was lived on
medications and many had
prayed for her healing
and deliverance without
success.
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During that conference the demons
began to manifest with
violence. Eddie was asked to
assist her. At his intervention
the demons began to scream, spit
and punch at him. Eddie remained
calm telling the entities that
she belonged to Christ and to
leave her after which they
did.
At the Congress she shared how
she was totally free for the
first time in her life. She
was off medication and had a
clear bill of health from her
doctors. She also related how she
had recently married and began a
Christian counseling training
course to assist others in
similar situations. Her testimony
brought applauds of joy from the
delegates.
Another story that brought
tears to the delegates was
recounting Eddie and David's
experience in the Florida Maximum
Security Prison in Miami where
inmates gave their lives to
Christ. Delegates were told that
witnessing God's unbounded
compassion and forgiveness is
what had inspired this congress
and FMI's message of compassion
throughout the year; a message
that would be taken to the
missions in Portugal, Untied
Kingdom and again to the USA. The
delegates supported the idea of
sending their greetings and
thanks to the inmates when David
and Eddie returned in July. See
below on this event.
Throughout the weekend people
responded with faith to the
messages and altar-calls. The
result was many healed, delivered
and forgiven; the Sacrament of
Reconciliation was made available
and was the priests were kept
busy all weekend and the look of
peace on the faces of those
returning from confession was
clear that they had experienced
the Compassion of Christ.
OUR
GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!
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Again
inspired by the mission events
during 2006 that demonstrated how
awesome God can be, our January
18 to 21 2007 Congress will is
entitled OUR
GOD IS AN AWESOME
GOD.
Walk
with the ancient Hebrews through
the tabernacle in the desert and
learn about the various articles
of worship. See how we can get to
the throne of grace in our praise
and worship to personally
encounter an awesome God. See how
God’s first self revelation
of glory was manifest in fire and
how that continues throughout the
old and new testaments entering
the history of the Church. Become
empowered like Joshua to take the
land for Christ. Make a new or
fresh commitment to Jesus.
Receive a fresh anointing to
evangelise in the River of Life
and become consumed in Holy
Fire.
The
speakers are: Archbishop B J
Hickey. Scott Kaldahl. Derek
Williams. Eddie Russell. David
Harp.
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PLAN
NOW TO EXPERIENCE THE
MOST AWESOME TIME OF
YOUR LIFE IN THE POWER
OF AN AWESOME GOD.
FULL
PROGAM
HERE
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This
year we will have as our
Keynote Speakers, Scott
Kaldahl from Miami,
Florida USA and Derek
Williams from the
UK. Both men are
full time workers in the
harvest with many years
experience in
ministry.
The
vision for this Congress
is to demonstrate the
Power of God in our
lives.
The Congress will be
held at the John
XXIII College
Auditorium, John XXIII
Avenue, Mt Claremont,
Perth, Western Australia
from Thursday January
18th to Sunday January
21st 2006.
Beginning at 7.30pm each
night the first of three
public rallies will
start with a
CD Lauch of Flame
Music Ministry's new
album THE
FREEDOM ALBUM.
Praise and Worship led
by Flame Music Ministry
will beging each public
rally on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. The
daytime session will
begin at 9.30 am on
Saturday and Sunday with
Mass at 9.00 am.
We recommend early
booking and you can do
that by contacting Flame
Ministries International
here.
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ABOUT
SCOTT KALDAHL - RADIO PEACE
MIAMI,
USA.
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Scott
Kaldahl is a powerful
praise leader from
Miami, Florida in the
USA. He works full
time at St.
Louis Catholic
Church
as a cantor for the
Sunday masses. He also
serves in the
Archdiocese of Miami
radio ministry, Radio
Peace.
Scott
has been active in the
Catholic Charismatic
Renewal since 1975 and
has led the St. Louis
Praise Meeting since
1985. He has served as
the MC as well as the
worship leader for many
conferences.
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Since
2003, Scott has served on the
Council to the National Service
Committee for Catholic
Charismatic Renewal in the United
States. In 2005, Scott was
elected to the National Service
Committee where he continues to
serve. He spoke on the subject of
worship at the 2005 Leader's
Conference in Chicago, Illinois
and is scheduled to speak once
again this year in Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Scott says that his "passion
is to worship the living God and
draw people into a place where
they might encounter the Lord
Jesus Christ." Scott is
married for the past 25 years to
Carolyn. The couple has 4
children, Dawn Marie, Kristen,
John Mark, and Peter.
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ABOUT
UK CATHOLIC EVANGELIST
DEREK WILLIAMS
FMI.
Derek Williams is a
cradle Catholic that
struggled with his faith
in his late teens and
early twenties until he
was invited to a
Catholic Charismatic
prayer group. In his own
words "that was like
coming home". Within
weeks he experienced the
outpouring of the Holy
Spirit and started
ministering in the
Charismatic gifts.
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Derek immersed himself in the
life of the Spirit, attending
prayer groups, seminars,
evangelical outreaches, sharing
his faith in a variety of ways,
studying the Bible and spending
hours in prayer as an
intercessor.
Attending The Abbey Prayer
Meeting in Birmingham where Eddie
was preaching in 1992, Derek
was completely taken by Eddie's
understanding of the dangers of
the New Movement and his
knowledge of the Word of God.
Later, they corresponded
regularly culminating with the
Set My People on Fire seminars
being taught in Peterborough and
Birmingham during autumn of
1994. After the seminars,
Derek began studying the
teachings of Flame Ministries
International, the Bible and
Church teaching for the next 10
years until joining FMI in 2004
and committing himself to a life
service.
Derek went into the financial
industry for 10 years working as
a Portfolio Manager for an
Investment banking group, In
October 2003, Derek and his wife
Lynn felt God was calling them
out of industry and into full
time ministry. Derek resigned his
well paid job and shortly
afterwards in 2004 joined Flame
Ministries International as an
Evangelist and Intercessor living
on faith and divine
providence.
Since then he has traveled the
length and breadth of England,
Scotland and Portugal teaching on
the Baptism of Fire with
incredible consequences. His
missions have brought many back
into the fullness of the Catholic
Church and the Charismatic
Renewal, bringing healing and
freedom. He also teaches the
Flame Ministries Set
My People on
Fire
seminar for which there is
tremendous interest building up
all over the UK and in Europe.
Derek is married to Lynn and they
have 4 children.
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Kaldahl from his Gospel Song
Album.
Ministry: Prayer ministry
for healing throughout the
Congress.
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Overseas
Missions News 2006 England,
Scotland, Portugal,
USA.
With extensive press coverage in Scotland, England
and Florida the 2006 Flame Missions were a huge
success. However, the more significant thing was
that this was the first time that Eddie and Derek
have ministered together and it will not be the
last judging by what the Lord did with them.
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June to 6 July;
PORTUGAL:
The Algarve and Lisbon - Eddie Russell,
David Harp, Derek
Williams.
  
  
 
Photos:
The Baptism of Fire, Guia in the Algarve
and Lisbon in Portugal. David Harp, Derek
William and Eddie
Russell.
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Beginning
in the beautiful seaside town of Guia in the
Algarve and then Lisbon in Portugal, Eddie, David
and Derek spoke on The Baptism of Fire and
Healing.
Guia,
The Algarve in Portugal;
Amazing Recovery from Alzheimer's
Disease.
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At
the first service in the small white
church pictured left, an elderly woman
asked Eddie, David and Derek to visit her
home a few houses from the church near
where this photo was taken to pray for her
husband.
Her husband, Manuelle, suffered
Alzheimer's disease and had not left
his bed for nearly six years. Mostly he
had forgotten how to speak and recognized
no one including his wife, and so she
asked them to pray for her husband.
Arriving at the home it was clear that
Manuelle was beyond medical help; his
muscles had atrophied, and over five years
in the same bed had
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disjointed his bones and the lack of sunshine had
turned him sickly pale; he just lay there gazing
around the room.
Faithful to a prompting from the Holy
Spirit, Eddie began to speak to him as a normal
person even though his wife interpreted. This had
the effect of alerting him to the sound of his
wife's voice and in part Manuelle began to respond.
It was a delight for all when he made a joke in
recognition of his wife.
After some time Eddie called Derek and David to
prayer saying that God created his memory and God
can restore it; the Holy Spirit reminds and
restores the memory. They laid hands on him
commanding the disease to leave his body and for
his memory to return. After prayer, Eddie told them
that people in the parish should assist because he
needed to get out of the room into the sunshine,
"He spent most of his life outdoors, and so the
feeling of the sun on his body will also trigger
memories and that will aid the healing process from
the prayers." he said.
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Later
in August, a letter from Piki
said,
"Olá all. After our prayer meeting
the woman with the sick husband (the
one in bed for over 5 years) came and
asked when you would come back. Her
husband is showing much improvement and
calling her by her name and calling the
parents by their names. Also he is moving
his legs and making a lot of sense when
talking. Everybody is amazed. Please
keep praying. We are trying to arrange for
the Fire brigade to come and take him to a
garden for a few hours a week to get a bit
of fresh air and sun."
This was typical of the blessing God
poured out at the services in Portugal
in spite of the fact that the whole
country had come to a standstill due to
Portugal playing in the World Cup at that
time. There were many healed from
physical, emotional and
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Derek Williams prays for the sick at a
Flame Healing Service in Lisbon.
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spiritual ailments and in some strange way, it was
a reward for their faithfulness in spending time
with Christ rather than the gods of sport.
When
visiting the beautiful holiday town of Guia in the
Algarve we recommend dining at the
RESTAURANTE
ATLANTICO
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Aurelio
and Manuela Ramos at the Restaurante
Atlantico blessed us with fantastic food
and top quality wines. This was their
way of thanking God for all he was doing
in Guia as well as for them. Aurelio has
won awards for his original cuisine in
major European contests, and English pop
legend, Sir Cliff Richard, eats there
regularly. Cliff has a vineyard nearby and
you can buy his award winning wines at the
restaurant.
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Restaurante
Atlantico -
R. General Humberto Delgado, 30 Guia - 8200-447
Albufiera. Phone: 289 562
098.
FLAME
TIP -
This is one of the most popular restaurants in Guia
and tables are taken
quickly.
ENGLAND
Nottingham.
Birmingham. Liverpool. Eddie Russell, David
Harp, Derek
Williams.
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8
July Flame
Day.
St.
Paul's Catholic
Church,
Lenton Boulevard, Nottingham.
Welcomed by parish priest Fr John
McCay, Eddie and David participated in one
of Derek Williams' Flame Days. Fr John was
particularly happy because that area of
Nottingham is rated as the most violent in
the UK. In fact a murder had taken place a
few doors away just prior to their visit.
At the end of the day Fr John told
visitors and parishioners, "Bringing Derek
Williams to do this Flame Day with David
and Eddie is the best decision I have made
since
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arriving in the parish and we are looking forward
to doing their Set My People on Fire program." Fr
John said that Set My People on Fire was just what
was needed and could not only revitalize the
parish, but the whole area of Nottingham. Derek is
currently running SMPOF in the parish with over 80
people registered for a certificate as at the
publication of this newsletter.
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July The Abbey Prayer Meeting,
Erdington,
Birmingham UK.
A packed hall at the Abbey Prayer Meeting
was a particular blessing because this is
where Eddie preached on the Baptism of
Fire for the first time in England during
1994. Since then, Derek Williams has
preached on the Baptism of Fire as well as
other exciting topics of revival on
several occasions over the past year or
so. Now it was David's turn to share his
testimony with an enthusiastic audience.
As most places around the world,
promiscuity has led to many forms
of STDs, HIV and AIDS are one on the
increase. As in other countries where
David shared
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his story, he left no stone unturned
and it had a profound impact on the people; some
struggling with same sex attractions were
particularly encouraged by David's life and how
Jesus had totally restored him even from his
homosexuality.
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July Flame
Day.
Prince
of Peace Community, St. Emilie's Convent.
Liverpool. Upon the invitation of
Myles Dempsey, founder and presiding elder
of the Prince of Peace Community, Eddie,
David and Derek conducted another Flame
Day. After last year's visit and Derek's
very successful Set My People on Fire
seminars there, the people came with
expectation. Derek opened up the theme of
the Jubilee relating to entering the 7th
day rest. This tied in with Eddie's
teachings on the meaning of seven as the
number of completion in Biblical terms.
David's session ended the day and the
altar calls met with a great response as
everyone responded to the invitation and
to receive the Baptism of Fire.
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Birmingham
Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference
Kaye
Rollings and Derek
Williams.
12
to 13
August;
Kaye was invited as a Keynote Speaker
at the Conference along with Patti
Gallagher, Charles Whitehead, David
Matthews and other well known speakers in
the UK including FMI Evangelist, Derek
Williams.
Kaye Rollings is the Moderator for the
FMI Intercessors and teaches FMI's
Intercessory Prayer School Seminars. Kaye
also represents FMI and the Archbishop of
Perth on the Impact World Tour Head of
Churches
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Kaye Rollings speaks to a packed
hall at the Birmingham Charismatic
Renewal Conference in England.
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Committee. She also represents FMI on PrayerNet
WA; an inter-church prayer network in Western
Australia where she has taught on the Power of
Intercessory Prayer.
Kaye said that the Conference was "awesome" and
when she began a time of healing after her session
people responded with great blessing, "There were
many tears and even cries of anguish as the Lord
moved to heal deep seated pain. Powerful, awesome,
Holy Spirit filled." She said later.
Kaye said that Derek's session was power packed,
"He really is a great minister. Actually, most of
the speakers were top notch, especially David
Matthews. He is a big powerfully built man with a
great sense of humor and I really wanted to sit in
on his session but had to miss it as Bob Grant, the
organizer, had asked me to meet with one of the
priests for prayer at that time." She said.
Judging from what Kaye had to say, the Conference
held at the Paragon Hotel for the first time was a
great success in more ways than one.
SCOTLAND
Glasgow.
Eddie Russell, David Harp, Derek
Williams.
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Derek Williams in Glasgow.
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July Flame Day.
St.
Simon's Catholic Church. Glasgow.
Leaving Liverpool early the next day,
the long car journey to Glasgow was a good
time to spend with Christian Journalist,
James Hastings. James has a heart for
spiritual revival in Scotland and for
Glasgow in particular. Finally meeting
Eddie and David was a special day for
James who was the catalyst for Derek's
previous visits.
Perhaps the more significant fruit if the
Glasgow mission was a young man that
changed gender preference and wore male
clothes for the first time since a child.
He heard David's testimony and it
consolidated his decision after living a
double life as a member of a Pentecostal
church. David spent time with helping him
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listening to his story. As well, there many other
people healed spiritually, physically and
emotionally. Glasgow was a very successful mission
and people have asked FMI to return for a longer
stay in the future.
You guys are not like normal Catholics at all!
James was happy, "I just want to say what a
blessing your Glasgow visit was. It was great
meeting you guys in Liverpool and driving up to
Scotland. What preaching in Liverpool; 2 hours went
in 2 minutes. Many people have been in touch
regarding your Glasgow visit at St. Simon's and how
it has changed them. David's testimony had them
sitting on the edge of their seats. Glory, glory,
glory! - You guys are not like normal Catholics at
all! " He said.
2nd Annual 5NF (Five Nights of Fire)
Miami,
Florida USA.
Eddie
Russell and David Harp.
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In the lead up to
the mission, the USA and Australian
Intercessors phone linked to pray for the
5NF. Prayer is the essential
ingredient to success in the work of God
and so Scott Kaldahl once more arranged a
phone link up with his group to Australia
so that both ministries were united in
prayer before Eddie and David left
Australia. It was a very powerful time. In
the photo on the left, Patrick and Eleanor
lay hands on the phone in Western
Australia to pray for the Scott's group
and their preperations in Miami.
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5NF
in Miami Florida USA is becoming a major
event.
This year the posters read, "The 2nd Annual 5NF"
and so it seems that 5NF will continue each year.
In fact, Eddie and David are already booked for
July 2007.
Both
Pittsburgh and Colorado Springs have also requested
5NF for 2007.
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Scott
Kaldahl booked Eddie and David for July
2007 before they left.
In addition to another visit to St. Louis
Catholic Church in Miami, Florida, Eddie
and David visited Pittsburgh and Colorado
Springs for what they called 3NF (3
Nights of Fire) inspired by the Miami
events.
The Nights of Fire were so blessed that it
would be better to let those attending
speak for themselves and so we will
include some testimonies which will give
you a far better idea of the graces
bestowed.
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Eddie calls down the Baptism of Fire
at 5NF Miami.
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When
the prisoners all yelled
'Amen!'
was the headline in the September 7 2006
edition of the Catholic Record Newspaper in Western
Australia.
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The
Florida prison.
We were not allowed to
take photographs.
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The
full page article by the Catholic Record
journalist, Mark Reidy, appeared on the
back page of the Record and displayed some
dramatic photographs. The newspaper took
its report from Eddie's emails to FMI
members while away.
As
last year, the first engagement in the USA
was to fulfill a second invitation to
minister at the Florida Maximum Security
Corrections
Center.
Due
to popular demand, Eddie and David were
invited back to minister at the prison.
Over 200 inmates turned up and the prison
chapel was packed.
Eddie
said that it was very difficult to relay
what this experience is like, "It is very
challenging for many reasons, but to see
the Lord work with these men is simply
awesome." Eddie said.
During
one of Eddie's sessions, extra inmates
tried to get in and there was a scuffle at
the entrance as the guards exited them. It
disrupted the session but calm ensued and
Eddie continued unfazed.
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"There is no
doubt about the pain suffered here, not so much
because of their remorse which is real, but because
of the
inmate culture
itself; men are abused physically and sexually and
you can see the silent pain crying out for help
from behind silent faces covered in
tears.
Mostly though
they were tears of healing and it contrasted with
the tattooed tears on the faces of the gang leaders
that represent the number of men they have killed;
one tear for one life." Eddie said.
Naturally, the men identified with David's
testimony, and again that had the most impact on
everyone. "The men were so grateful to us it is
hard to describe it. They began to realize that
their story from last year had blessed so many
people around the world from what we had shared at
the Congress and other places.
Once
they clicked to
that reality their faces lighted up and smiles and
loud Amens came
from
everywhere." Eddie
said.
On David's
inspiration, they got the men to pray for them
and commission them to take their story to the
world
so they can do
something wonderful from their cells. This was a
powerful time as over 200 hardened criminals
praised God and rejoiced in the realization that
someone cared for them. Their gratitude for doing
this was hard to describe.
Because last year was such a success the warden
allowed eight hours and extended the time by an
extra half an hour. This was unusual and the
presence of guards was less than last year so that
was a great sign. At the dinner break Eddie and
David went to eat with the men in their dining
(Chow) hall. "That was an experience in
itself as we had to line up along with them
stopping for the guards to do head counts on
several occasions.
This gave the men a chance to speak to us
personally and at length as we lined up with them
as well as when we sat to eat. Frankly, the food
was so evil it was possessed, and I am not joking
if I said that the greatest punishment in jail is
the food. It was really vomiting bad. We did eat it
though and it was in some way an honor to share
this with them. I must say though that I did feel
really sorry for them and wondered why the food
could not at least be tasty." Eddie wrote in an
email.
At
the close of the sessions Eddie called for a
celebration and the place erupted with dancing,
singing and shouts of joy. One man that has
bone cancer began dancing like a maniac. Afterwards
Eddie called for testimonies he said he had not
danced for over 10 years. He got so exited telling
other prisoners the good news that he began dancing
again with more fervor and great joy. Many men gave
their lives to Christ, even some gang leaders whose
tattooed tears turned to tears of repentance and
remorse.
Hearing restored at
Miami 5NF
"He
(the doctor) retested her and told us that
her hearing was a perfect
100%."
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Anais center
front.
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My
16 year old daughter Anais, has suffered
from ear infections all her life. As a
result of the persistent infections she
experienced 50% hearing loss in her right
ear.
We were blessed as a family to attend the
Five Nights of Fire all week long in July.
She asked David that week to pray for her
ear to heal. Her faith was so strong that
she knew she had received a healing. Her
ENT doctor recommended that she see a ENT
surgeon and we took her for her
appointment yesterday. He retested her and
told us that her hearing was a perfect
100%.
We praise the Lord for her healing and
pray that she fulfill her mission for Him.
Thank you for the work you do. Many
blessings - Virginia Vega. Miami,
Florida USA.
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Fibroids
dissolved in big clots at Miami
5NF
After attending the healing seminar on
Thursday, I finally understood and accepted that
God's healing is seldom instantaneous. You must
stand firm on the word. I am happy to report that
the fibroids I've been fighting off for the past
decade have started to dissolve in big clots.
Hallelujah! To God the Glory! God bless Eddie and
David and safe journey - Nickie Nelson.
Miami, Florida USA.
TB pain
from fractured vertebrae and loss of cartilage
healed at Miami
5NF.
It was amazing 5 nights that refreshed my soul with
the confirmation of the truth of God in His word. I
had the fire of God spread through my body and into
my belly. The Lord wants me to spread fire to his
people. Praise the Lord! God keeps working on me
for which I am forever grateful! I love to be
pruned. A situation that has been unresolved has
now been given its answer and will lead to freedom!
Amen! The Lord has healed me from TB pain in my
back from a fractured vertebrae in my spine as well
as pain in my knee from loss of cartilage. I AM
HEALED IN THE NAME OF JESUS - Patricia Stout.
Miami, Florida USA.
Came
back to Church due to Miami
5NF
Hello Eddie, my family and I don't really go to
church. A recent death in my friend's life brought
me to church. We did the five nights of fire and I
was healed in my heart, and I got to feel THE
LORD'S FIRE - Janelle Mendez. Miami, Florida
USA.
Freed
from childhood Satanic ritual sex abuse at
5NF
At the healing
service on Thursday afternoon there was a woman
that had experienced ritualistic abuse by her
parents in a Satanic
cult.
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Assured of Christ's love.
The prayer for freedom.
The comfort after deliverance from Satanic
bondage.
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Diane
and her sister were bred for that purpose.
They were kept in a cage and only let
out for the Satanic ceremonies that
included ritual sexual abuse. When around
8 yrs old she saw her sister killed as a
bloody sacrifice to Satan.
Now in her late 50's maybe well over 60,
she still suffered fear and panic because
the demons lived in her house and cult
members cursed her daily. As she related
her life's story, her pain was impossible
to describe.
Eddie prayed for her release from
demonic infestation, for the cleansing of
her house and the breaking of the
curses. He also prayed for the
restoration of her life; a life that had
never begun. Between Thursday afternoon
and Friday night the change was amazing.
Her happiness and gratitude was unbounded.
She came to Eddie in the prayer line just
to ask if it was really true that she was
free. He told her she was.
She hugged him for about 20 minutes as she
cried and screamed out all the pain after
which her smile and happiness blossomed;
the Lord had delivered her. As for Eddie,
he was soaked in tears. Diane said
afterwards that she had never felt safe in
her life until Eddie placed his hand on
her head. It was only then that she could
fully trust and give herself to the Lord
entirely. It was only then that she was
able to let go of a lifetime of pain and
fear.
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Later,
Diane
wrote.
"The Lord released me from
serious bondage coming from being
abused in a satanic cult as a
child. I was released from
suicidal depression, anxiety,
panic, isolation and torture
torment. The Lord took all of
this on the Cross and when Eddie
prayed many demons finally fled.
I am free to love the Lord and
live for Him forever. Praise
Jesus! Thank you Lord!" -
Diane
Kraver.
Miami,
Florida USA.
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On
the last night Diane gives God
praise for her freedom and
healing.
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Kneecap
totally rebuilt itself at Miami 5NF.
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Dancing
in the Baptism of Fire at 5NF.
Preaching on the Baptism of Fire at 5NF
Miami.
Anointed with the Fire at 5NF.
David makes an Altar Call at 5NF.
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"I
don't know what the hell you did or how
you did it, but your knee has basically
rebuilt itself. Everything has pretty much
grown' back."
(Doctor)
My name is Kiera Smith, I am 18
years old and I attend Saint Louis
Catholic Church in Miami. When I heard you
guys were coming down for the five nights
of fire (again) I knew I had to go.
Last year I went, but only made it for
about an hour every other day. This year
my goal was to make it everyday and stay
till at least nine, because God was
telling me there was something in store
for me... I just didn't know exactly what.
I've had knee problems my whole life. To a
point where the doctors told me I was to
wear a knee brace basically from the
minutes I got out of bed in the morning,
until I went back to bed that night. And
this was no little brace either - the
thing was huge.
My knee was continually getting worse and
we've tried everything short of surgery.
The doctors had no idea what was going on.
Then about a week before you guys began
the 5 Nights of Fire I got news from
the doctors that all the tissue and muscle
in my knee was deteriorating, and that I
only had at most 6 months before it was
gone. Now for someone that has to take
two buses, the metro and skateboard to
church everyday - that wasn't very good
news. And according to the doctors there
was no way to fix it except to get a total
knee replacement.
On the Thursday night of the 5 nights
(July 27th to be exact) Scott
Kaldahl suggested that we have one of you
guys pray over the knee. David said he
would. And as I later found out, when I
looked up after prayer that Eddie was
praying over me as well. After I knew I
had to just leave it in God's hands. The
following week I spent in New York, in
immense pain. It got so bad I couldn't
even stand at times. Then out of
nowhere it stopped!
When I got back from new York (two
weeks after being prayed over) I went
back to the doctor. After running a few
tests the doctor looked up at me and said
with a puzzled look, "I don't know what
the hell you did or how you did it, but
your knee has basically rebuilt itself.
Everything has pretty much grown
back." I was so overwhelmed I bust
into tears, took one look at the doctor
and said, "It wasn't I that did anything,
it was HIM" as I pointed up.
My knee has completely healed and I can
now do pretty much anything I want,
especially go back to surfing. So I
just wanted to thank you both for not only
praying over me, but also helping me get
the courage and strength to just leave it
in God's hands. -
Kiera
Smith.
Miami,
Florida USA.
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Young
Heroin addict set free at
5NF Miami.
A young man
in his twenties addicted to daily shots of
Heroin came to 5NF with his parents out of
protest but stayed the whole week.
The
Lord touched him over the days and on the
Thursday night he testified that he had
not used Heroin or any drugs since Monday
and felt no withdrawal. He came to the
podium and told the congregation of his
life and addictions that cost him large
sums of money. As he told his story he
declared he was free of the addiction. His
mother screamed with joy and his father
joined in. On Friday, the last night, he
was still free and when we saw him after
Mass on Sunday he looked fantastic. His
gratitude was almost uncontrollable and
reaffirmed his decision for Christ and a
promise to share his testimony with other
young people.
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MS had
no effect as she ran for the first time at
5NF Miami.
On the Thursday
night an elderly lady suffering with advanced MS
came to 5NF in great pain and difficulty; it was an
Herculean effort to walk. She was prayed with and
on Friday night she said she felt much better and
said she could walk. Eddie asked her to show us and
then to run. Scott ran with her up and down the
front of the altar as people stood and applauded;
the place erupted as she shouted that she could not
run at all until then. As she waved hers arms
she began to dance and jump up and down to more
shouts of praise; the place was electric.
Carpal Tunnel Healed
at 5NF Miami.
Another lady came with chronic pain in her wrists
hardly moving her hands. David prayed for the
Carpal Tunnel to be released. She showed Eddie her
hands after the Mass on Sunday night and delighted
in shaking her wrists with no pain.
The final night erupted
into such powerful praise that continued on and on
and the prayer ministry did not stop until around
12.30am.
3NF at Ukrainian Rite Byzantine Church
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Eddie
Russell and David Harp
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Pittsburgh
was another great mission. Fr Ivan,
parish priest of the St. John the Baptist
Ukrainian Rite Byzantine Catholic Church
said a personal Mass for Eddie and David
in Miami last year after he attended the
first 5NF, so he was excited that they
could minister at his church in
Pittsburgh.
For Eddie and David it was a new and
somewhat strange experience to minister in
such an orthodox church where everything
is sung and incensed. It was also the
first time they had done altar calls and
prayed with people without a music
ministry in the background although some
of the deacons and servers did their best
to sing without musical instruments.
However, the lack of a music ministry did
not effect the blessing and healing that
people received. In fact, it was a very
special time of grace.
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"We
witnessed Ukrainian priests and Deacons opening up
to the Holy Spirit and assisting us in praying over
the people. This was amazing because they have
great acknowledgment of the action of the Holy
Spirit but it is all contained within their
Byzantine Liturgies; everything is
sung.
For us, the
strangest thing was to be at a very high sung
Orthodox Mass and then to go straight into our
teaching.
Starting at 6pm we
did not finish until after midnight each night; a
surprise for the priests because the people were
not usually that keen, but we would not have known
that looking at their faces wanting more even then;
they couldn't get enough. The ease and simplicity
that they listened to and accepted the Word was a
real delight, and so praying for them was a great
experience for us. More people came each night as
they went home and told others about what God was
doing in their little parish church." Eddie
said.
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None of
those in attendance were charismatic but
they responded as if it was second
nature. One young lady asked David
what the Corinthian passages on the Gift
of Tongues was, David told her that she
had it because she was baptized and she
could use it if she wanted. She said OK,
and did. That was just one example of how
open the Ukrainian Catholics were for the
3 Nights of Fire, and it just kept on and
on. No one had ever seen people fall over
before, and after the initial surprise,
especially for those that experienced it
for the first time, they settled into it
as natural as anything. The fire burst
forth and the blessing that flowed for the
sick and crestfallen was a sight to
see.
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Eddie preaches from the Bible to a
captivated Byzantine congregation. in
Pittsburgh PA.
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"The power of
God's presence was almost unbearable."
One highlight for Eddie was to pray over
Fr. James. He had just arrived from a long
driving journey from Canada with his
family. Here was man that kneeled down and
asked for prayer. Dressed in brilliant
gold Byzantine vestments with a long black
beard, long hair and pony tail, it was a
strange sight. But as Eddie prayed for the
full release of his priestly power and
grace to be released, the power of God's
presence was almost unbearable he said
later.
Fr. James was so grateful and thanked
Eddie for reminding him of the nobility of
his ordination and letting him experience
it tangibly; he had never experienced
anything like that before. Both David and
Eddie commented that these Byzantine
priests were humble men and something we
could all learn from.
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David was
impressed with the rich history and liturgies of
the Byzantine Church. "We have learnt a lot about
Icons and the rich history of the Byzantine Rite
Catholics." He said. Fr. Ivan is already planning
another visit that he wants for a whole week next
year as do all his people and they did not want
Eddie and David to leave and there were many tears
shed when they did.
Colorado Springs: A
fire in the Rocky
Mountains.
Eddie
Russell and David Harp
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Met by
Deacon Chuck Matzker at the airport, Eddie
and David were glad to see him. It had
been a grueling trip from Miami. The
bomb scare in London put all airports on
top alert and David was delayed at customs
security causing them to miss their flight
to Dallas TX. American Airlines always
over book seats and usually offer tempting
cash incentives for people to take other
flights on which they get priority. In all
likelihood
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another flight in time to Dallas was remote. Eddie
and David spent over 9 hours waiting when a storm
blew up in Miami that delayed incoming planes, and
thanks to that, they managed to get seats arriving
several hours late. Fortunately, due to Colorado
Springs being two hours behind Miami they were able
to get enough sleep before beginning the Three
Nights of Fire.
The first two sessions of
the 3NF (Three
Nights of Fire)
were at the Holy Apostles Catholic Church. The
3rd session at St. Patrick's where David gave his
testimony.
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Eddie praying for the Baptism of Fire
in Colorado Springs USA.
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