Believers from at least 10 different churches came from as far away as Melbourne and Guayaquil, Ecuador, to hear the reports of God’s healing power and incredible love from our teams that went overseas to tell people the good news about Jesus.

 

Matt Butschek started off by telling about the salvations he witnessed last February. In Santo Domingo, at a service where he thought he was only going to see 10-15 people, over 200 youth showed up and over a dozen responded to the call to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior.

 

Pastor Scott Lee of New Life Praise Worship Center, who accompanied Matt and Pat McGuffin on the February trip, told of a service he preached at where a woman wanted prayer for her marriage. After some discussion, the woman revealed that she was very suspicious of her husband, and had even gone to a pyschic to find out if he had been unfaithful. After some prayer the woman began to display some demonic manifestations. Pastor Scott recounted how he took authority over the situation in the Name of Jesus, and the woman was set totally free of her jealous spirit.

 

Pat then shared about a service on that trip where, right in the middle of the altar call and ministry time, 2 rival gangs entered the church fighting, screaming and yelling. Pat told of how the Lord directed him to also take authority, and verbally Pat commanded them to stop interfering with God’s work and to leave. Within 60-90 seconds, they did, without anyone showing them the door, and no one in the church was hurt.

 

We then fast forwarded to just 2 weeks ago, when Ray Watson and Chuck Blystone went to Ecuador. Ray shared about how the Lord healed 2 women

simultaneously of cysts in their breasts. Chuck spoke about at least 3 different women who were blind or nearly so, and the Lord helped them recover their sight.  Chuck also spoke of a woman with arthritis that had crippled her fingers and caused them to curl up, that when she worked through forgiveness of a relative who hurt her, the pain was relieved and her hands and fingers were loosened and healed.

 

Dr. Freddy then spoke about what has been happening recently in his ministry. He is now preaching at the main church in Guayaquil (CEAD) at a new service every Saturday afternoon. He told about how all his efforts to get people to come to the new meeting failed, but how the Lord is bringing hundreds there that Freddy didn't know, to receive healing and salvation. In the 6 weeks since the meeting started hundreds of people have already been saved and healed.

 

Afterwards Freddy and his wife Edith prayed for all who needed healing. The Lord did some wonderful things last night, and quite a few were visibly touched by the power of the Lord.  

 

These are incredible accounts of God’s miracle love and power, and are just a sampling of what was shared last night. It is nearly impossible to listen to these stories and not get excited about our Loving Creator. I encouraged all of us to share these testimonies everywhere. Jesus said,

 

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Matt. 5:14-16

 

Go on out and “shout it from the rooftops” that Jesus is alive, that Jesus cares, and that Jesus cares for us with outstanding miracles that prove His love.