The Blind See–Fortaleza1
August 19, 2004
Fortaleza, Brazil
IT’S NOT ALL PARADISE
Ok, I’ll admit it. We’re in Fortaleza, Brazil—one of the most beautiful places in the country. We’re staying on the 12th floor of a 13 story hotel and our room faces the ocean. But it’s not all paradise. After all, we’ve already trained three days in a Baptist church and have only seen one blind eye open!
WE’VE BEEN SENT TO PREPARE THE WORKERS FOR THE HARVEST COMING
We are the advance team for Randy Clark and a team of 140 people coming to Belem and then Fortaleza in September. We will be ministering in 8 churches, three nights each, teaching on a Biblical Basis For Healing, The Prayer Model and Recognizing Words Of Knowledge, and The Deliverance Model. We are to prepare the Brazilians here to join the US team during ministry time for 2 large crusade type meetings in which we are expecting 10,000 people each night. What has become evident immediately is that some of this move of the Holy Spirit is somewhat new to the churches of this area, but they are hungry, passionate, and they are united. Pastor Passion (great name, huh) is head of the association of approximately 200+ churches in Fortaleza and they are believing for revival here. So, while we are plowing new ground, it is fertile ground and we believe much fruit will come out of it. While Carol was reading Luke 10, she felt like she got a download from God. Jesus sent the seventy out two by two into the cities He was about to go into. That’s what Global Awakening has done with us. We are to prepare the workers because the harvest is truly great here. And Jesus and the outpouring of the Spirit is coming to Fortaleza and to Brazil!
NEW FOR THESE BAPTISTS, SAME FOR GOD
We started first in a Baptist church, pastored by Pastor Luiz, who is one of the main leaders for bringing Randy and the team in. Really, too many stories to tell of God’s amazing grace, mercy, healing and power. It’s all a little new for them, but we had 32 healed the first night from words of knowledge, the youth weeping on the floor in intercession, many manifestations from people who had never experienced that before, and many praying for someone for the first time and seeing them get healed! But I want to share two stories that really blessed us:
BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL
On Monday night I suddenly got the scripture in first Samuel 10 where it says Saul was “…turned into another man.” I felt like that would happen for many that night. I also got a word of knowledge by thought that there was someone who had had a motorcycle accident and was still in pain from it. Actually, three people responded to that, all got healed, but one was “changed.” Sort of a “two-for-one” deal. When I prayed for those who had responded to the words, John had all his pain of 6 years in his ankles and wrists as a result of the accident leave. Then when I prayed for the anointing for power later, he shook. And he shook, and he shook, and he shook for hours—but only from the waist down, complete peace above the waist. You can’t physically do this in the natural. I understand this—it’s what happened to me 12+ years ago, and my life was instantly and forever changed. Then he saw the blue light around him. We believe it was an indication of the healing angels that are assigned to this church, and to this man. He kept telling us he was profoundly changed.
I WAS BLIND—NOW I CAN SEE!!
After Carol taught Wednesday night on deliverance, we had them once again break into groups of 5 to pray for anyone who was sick or had pain. After all, when you get free, healing just comes easier—and many reported they had just been set free. It was a chance for them to practice what they had learned the previous night. At the same time Carol and I prayed for anyone who was blind, deaf, terminally ill or who had cancer. They brought one man to me who had to be in his 70’s. They told me he was completely blind in his left eye (and we tested it), had been involved in spiritism, and wasn’t a Christian. Now, if you really want to know, it’s not like I had a lot of faith that God was going to heal him, and I certainly didn’t “know” it was a done deal. But I did think “this could just be a divine setup.” Why would God heal this man when we had already prayed for several other blind and deaf people and had only seen marginal improvement—and they were saints in the Kingdom. But, He is a merciful, loving God, and “He does what He pleases” (Psalm 115). I led him in a prayer to receive Jesus, had him renounce his involvement with spiritism, and prayed for him to be filled with the Holy Spirit. He said he felt light, like he could fly. Bon—good. So, I prayed for his left eye to see and we tested him. His first comment was “I can see the color of your eyes.” Then I stepped away from him and began holding up fingers and he “saw” what I was holding up every time. Once I held both thumbs up and he said I was trying to trick him, and it was “dois—two.” I took a picture of the man, Paul, and then showed it to him in the viewer of the digital camera while he covered up his “good eye.” Now he was looking at it with his NEW “good eye!” I thought, “that’s got to be a thrill for him.”
YOU COULD COME TO BRAZIL
Tonight, we start the process over at the next church. This is incredibly fertile ground here in Brazil. If you’ve ever wanted to have your life turned upside down, seeing signs and miracles that you’ve read about in the Bible, come to Brazil. Check Randy’s website, www.globalawakening.com. They’ve got three more trips scheduled in October, December and January. I’ll report more later. Blessings.
Bill & Carol Dew
Dewnamis Ministries, Inc
Dewnamis@sbcglobal.net,
www.dewnamis.com
