Rise Up & Walk
August 12, 2004
Sao Paulo, Brazil
LEAVING A DEPOSIT
One of the greatest rewards in ministry, and especially in this time of God’s outpouring of the Spirit, is to see the fruit of your ministry. We are leaving Saturday for Fortaleza, Brazil to train in 8 churches three nights each, and to speak in another 4 churches. We will be preparing them for two large Sports Arena type meetings, expecting 10,000 each night. We are training them in healing, deliverance and words of knowledge and they will be joining Randy Clark’s team of about 135 people from the US in praying for those who come to the meetings. Randy has made arrangements to bus in the poor from the favelas (poor neighborhoods) and there will also be feeding. It’s a perfect recipe for signs, wonders and miracles. So, it was exciting to hear of the deposit made when we were just recently in Sao Paulo in March/April.
16 YEAR OLD GIRL BONDS WITH CAROL
On the next to last night, we ministered in a church that was packed out with about 500+ youth and twentysomethings. It was one of those nights when heaven just seems to unzipper. Probably one of the most powerful nights we have ever experienced. During ministry time, a young 16 year old girl bonded to Carol and started following her around. She was very hungry to see God at work and it was very helpful to Carol, as she spoke some English. After watching Carol pray for many people and see the power of God touch them, many with healing, Carol told her “now it’s your turn.” He eyes got very big as if to say “who me?” But as she began to pray, many, many got healed. The more she prayed the drunker she got. Now, I don’t fully understand that, but something must have been going on because a new hunger and passion was being birthed. She just recently sent us this email to tell us what God has been doing with her since the meeting. Her English is not great, so I’ve taken the liberty to correct a few things so it can be understandable. Here’s her story:
“RISE UP AND WALK!”
“Then, last Tuesday we were in a reunion about evangelism, and I was going to Wizard English school and I say: ‘Father, I would like you send to me people who doesn’t know You and I’m not don’t mind if be a drunk, a prostitute or a rich person, but I would like you send somebody to me to talk about Jesus Christ.’ When I was going to Wizard I saw a drunk and I was feeling fear, and I say: ‘Father I’m not prepare yet.’ And in front of me had a woman, and she stopped the man, took a bible out of her bag and told to him about Jesus Christ. When I saw this, I started to cry on the street and I say to this woman: ‘ God bless you.’ So I continued my way to school. When I arrived at home, I prayed this: ‘ Dad , I want to be very useful in your hands like a vase of honour, please help me don’t be shy.’ When I was going to English school on Thursday, I saw a cripple in front of me and I say: ‘now it’s not a right moment, if he is here when I come back, I’m going there,’ and I continued my way. When I came back the cripple was there still, and I say: ‘Now it’s not the right moment, if he is here tomorrow, I’m going there.’ Arrived Friday and the man was there still, so I started to be with fear. When I passed in front of him , he told me: ‘I’m waiting for you, girl.’ In that time I didn’t know what I needed to do, And I say: ‘if he is there (when I come back) I’m not scared of this situation and I’m going to talk to him about Jesus.’ When I came back to school, the man was there and I say ‘Oh God, it’s now!’ So the man called me and say: ‘ I have a man dressed of white and He told me that you come here talk to me about a precious thing.’ So started to cry and told to that cripple about Jesus and a Big compassion and love took my heart in that moment, and I prayed to him, he received Jesus like his unique Lord. But, that man was cripple, and God told me ‘Pray to him to be cured.’ In that moment I didn’t believe in this , but I said ‘Dad, who bring miracles and cures it’s only you, please, use me now like a vase of honour!’ ‘So I say to that man, do you believe that God can cure you?’ And he told me, Jesus in the bible cured, but nowadays, can He cure? And I say: ‘Yes Jesus, nowadays can cure, only it’s necessary you believe in this. And now, do you believe?’ And he told me: Yes, I believe. So I started to pray to him and he started to feel all his body like taking a fire. When I stopped pray I say: ‘Get up and walk!’ That moment he got up and started to walk. We didn’t believe in that miracle in the first time, but we worship God, by that miracle.”
WHAT WILL GOD DO NEXT?
As you can imagine, all this has radically impacted her life. While there in April, Carol told her about the Youth Invasion coming to Curitiba in July. She followed thru on that, joined them there, and even got to teach on deliverance in one of the churches. A life turned upside down, and a healing evangelist birthed for the Kingdom—at 16 years old!!. We can’t wait to see what lies ahead on this upcoming trip. We will be filing reports periodically until the team comes to Brazil on September 8. If this has been encouraging to you, they still need more team members going on the trip in October. Check out Randy’s website at www.globalawakening.com–it could change your life. Blessings.
Bill & Carol Dew
Dewnamis Ministries, Inc
dewnamis@sbcglobal.net
www.dewnamis.com
