Copenhagen Healing Conference
September 25, 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark
SPIRITUALLY DRY – I DON’T THINK SO
When you think of Denmark, you might be tempted to think “somewhat spiritually dry” (trying to be very delicate). Well, somethin’s happening in Denmark!! Torsten’s comment was “I’m not sure we can get more than 20 people to come – the churches in Denmark don’t attend things like this – but if you’re willing to come, we’ll put it on.” Well, with an offer like that, how could you not go. Now, admittedly, at first we were thinking we could only be there for a Monday through Wednesday night, but I don’t think it would have made a difference. 160 registered for a Healing Conference last weekend, representing about 20 churches – that’s virtually unheard of in Denmark.
WE WEREN’T ARROGANT, LOUD OR PUSHY – THEY LIKED THAT
Two students (Torsten and Sara, now married) from The Mission’s (Vacaville, CA) Potter’s House School of the Supernatural returned over a year ago to Copenhagen. They’re now leading a “free” church and they are incorporating all they learned over that two year period. This is just a great example of what the ministry schools in Vacaville, Orangevale, and Redding are doing. And they did an incredible job of promoting the conference. This is mostly a young church, with a great rock-style worship team that we believe will usher in a new sound to Scandinavia. And don’t think reserved or stoic. Holy Spirit showed up in power and they shook, trembled, fell, cried, laughed – and healings broke out among young and old. While they have seen some healings in their churches, and there have been some conferences with healing evangelists coming in and conducting healing meetings, this conference was more about training them to heal the sick – and perhaps most importantly, they did!!
LUMP DISSOLVES UNDER HER FINGERS!
I felt it was important to set the tone right from the beginning of the first night. The people didn’t know us, they’ve seen arrogant evangelists from America, Africa, and other countries before, and they weren’t sure God would show up to heal, and especially to use them. Or at least that had been the attitude in the past. But, as I said, something’s happening. They came hungry. So, when I asked everyone who had pain or a condition that needed to be healed to stand, ¾ of the room did. After a couple of minutes of declaring God’s word and healing power over them, we had our first credible witness. Hanne, the worship leader, was known to almost everyone, even those not from this church. I had them put their hands where it hurt – she placed her hand on a hard knot she had for 8 years on her neck. She didn’t expect anything to happen – but it dissolved under her fingers, and all the pain she had dealt with over those years and especially the week of the conference was gone in an instant! WOW.
GOAL!!!!!!!!!
Saturday was about modeling and teaching them on healing, and having them do it. And sooooooo many people were healed when they prayed for each other. Sunday, we had another serendipity. Thomas came at the urging of his girlfriend who had seen a flyer about the Healing Conference. He was a goalie for a semi-pro soccer team, had seriously hurt his knee and was unable to play or practice for months, and was in pain such that it affected his work – at the hotel we were staying at. We were demonstrating different ways God heals, and he was standing for the category of legs. I had a team just go through the group and touch the person on the hand and release the power of God. He testified all the pain left and he could bend and run. We didn’t realize he worked at the hotel, but we saw him the next two days, and the smile on his face said it all. And he was returning to practice that week for the first time in months!
HEALING CRUSADES IN THE NEIGHBOHOODS
What a fun trip, so much deposited, and how encouraging to see what God is doing around the world, especially in a place which has historically been somewhat dry. Next, we take a team of 18 to Sincelejo, Colombia where more than 80 churches are banding together to stage miracle crusade meetings in various neighborhoods around the city for the week we are there. Blessings.
Bill & Carol Dew
Dewnamis Ministries, Inc.
www.dewnamis.com
dewnamis@sbcglobal.net
