August 2008 - Switzerland
These are the people delivered by so many bondages and stregnthened and blessed by my ministries in Engelberg camp, Switzerland.
The lady who was delivered from the clutches of the evil spirit, with her husband and children came and shared thier testimony.
Ministries in the Gerzim church, Volten, and Bern.
While ministering in various services, including among children
Switzerland
ministry report.
Beloveds in Christ,
My greetings to you in the mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ. By God's abundant grace and your prayers, my ministries in Switzerland went on very well.
After the flight's delay in Pittsburgh due to the bad weather in Chicago and further cancellation of the connecting flight, I landed in Basel Mulhouse, Switzerland on 4th of July.
Pastor Arunachalam, the chief pastor of Gerzim church warmly received me and took me to his home.
I was invited as a special speaker to preach and teach in an Annual Bible camp which is usually conducted during the summer holidays. The interesting part is that the parents are also allowed to take leave from their work during their children's summer holidays. The summer Bible camp of this church had been organized in a beautiful location called "Engelberg" (town of angels).
The camp was conducted in a three storey building campus
which was surrounded by the beautiful green Alp Mountains and ice capped hills.
The camp started on 5th
July at 6p.m. with "welcome service". I shared the word of God on
the topic "The joy and goodness of united fellowship of the
believers" based on Psalm 133 and Acts Chapter 2. Then
from 6th July until 11th July, we had 14 sessions totally.
I shared my testimony with message in the Sunday worship service on 6th
July. People were touched and
challenged by it. I also
preached about the "Need of Steadfastness in the important areas
of Christian life"
I spoke in six sessions on this topic. Many believers took strong decisions in their walk with Christ to be strong and steadfast Christians.
Before preaching on the next topic "The basic principles to have the victorious Christian life, I was requested to talk about the Anointment (Baptism of the Holy Spirit) and lead the gathering to receive it. There was an outpouring of the Holy Spirit after my message.
The Believers were refreshed and new believers received the anointment of the Holy Spirit powerfully. The Holy Spirit of God manifested wonderfully in different forms of gifts to some believers while I was laying hands on them and prayed for the fresh anointment of it.
Following this service, I prayed for deliverance from sickness and the evil spirit's possessions. A young Hindu Sister who is married and is a mother of two kids was possessed by the demonic spirit for about six months and she received deliverance from the Lord so wonderfully. She came to the Bible camp, expecting her deliverance from the Lord and she got it.
While I was praying in the Healing service, she was dancing like a snake. I strongly believed that the devil that came in the form of the cunning serpent in the Garden of Eden possessed her. She was delivered in the healing service.
At the same time, for her complete deliverance, we wanted to visit her house and remove all the idols from her house which was in Zurich, Swiss. After the camp, along with Pastor Arunachalam and the elders, I went to her home. Her husband, though he was a Hindu, co-operated fully with us. We went to her house and prayed by nullifying the power of the demonic spirits by the blood of Jesus and in the name of Jesus. Finally we removed all the idols and statues from their home. And it was then that we found out the idol of snake image which had been preserved by them as an important deity. We removed and finally bundled and destroyed it in the name and blood of Jesus.
The next evening, they as a family (with two small boys) came to the Wednesday service and shared a wonderful testimony. Sister Jeyakanthi’s (the woman who was delivered) face was shining with Joy. She said that the darkness has gone away and they were able to see and feel the presence of brightness after our visit and prayers at her home. Some Hindu friends who attended these meetings were also testifying about the healings of their mind, body and soul which they received after this service.
There was another great event had happened in the lives of a couple. Actually as Hindus they had been attending the church services for few months with less knowledge of the gospel. Before this camp, the lady Mrs Ravindra Devi accepted Christ as her personal savior and was in decision of taking water baptism during this Bible conference camp. Third day of the camp was chosen by the organizers for the new believers to be baptized. But the lady who was supposed to come and take the water baptism, had confusions and depression due to some family problems. She was in great depression and her face was swollen and gloomy with clouds of worries and confusions.
Her husband testified that while they were planning to come to this camp, they started quarreling unexpectedly without any proper reason, and due to that she ran across the street towards a speeding car to commit suicide. But thank God! Since the driver (an act of God!) applied the break and stopped the car, she had a great escape from the instant death. Then both of them realized that this was the work of the devil to stop them from attending the camp and taking baptism. So they have decided to attend the camp somehow, no matter what obstacles the devil might bring. At last they arrived on the previous evening of baptism service by the grace of God after driving for three hours from their home.
That night, Pastor Arunachalam requested me to give counseling and to teach about the need of water baptism and its truth. I explained to at least four people about the Gospel and the need of identifying with Christ through water baptism. In fact, only two ladies were ready to take water baptism. But the husband of one sister Bro Markandu was not yet ready to take a decision for the covenant with God through baptism. But, the next morning both husband and wife's faces were seen with radiance of real joy and peace.
So the couple Brother Markandu with his wife Sister Ravindra devi and another sister Jeyanthi were baptized that day. Indeed it was not only for us, but it was a great moment of joy for the heavenly hosts as well. Truly it was a great miracle in the lives of this couple. I thanked God for using me as an instrument to counsel them and help them to make the most important commitment with God.
Let all the Glory be to the Lord Jesus alone!
On the final day, on 11th July , there was a session of "Testimonies and Thanks giving." Around 15 people shared their testimonies before the congregation at the end of this camp, saying that they had been blessed, encouraged, empowered, renewed, refreshed and restored in their spiritual life by the word of God , my testimonies and by the teachings of the Bible camp. Many have taken fresh decisions in their Spiritual life.
After coming back from Engelberg where this Bible camp was held, I began to continue my ministries in a city called "Volten,” from the 12TH of July. I stayed with Mr Edison and his family. Bro.Edison had arranged a cottage meeting in his house on 12th evening. I preached in the branch church of Gerzim in Volten in the Sunday service on 13th of July. I spoke in the family service, women's fellowship and among Children and Youth.
Honestly I know that it was not only a blessing for them but for me too. Because, when I saw that they were revived and restored by the messages of God, I was thanking God for the blessings that he has poured on me and using me as a small instrument in His hand.
On 19th July, I went to a city called”Bern" to minister in another branch church of Gerzim. A big movie theater has been converted into a church now. The Tamil worship services are conducted regularly every Saturday evening. I preached there for two services. Bro Babu and family took care of me very well.
After ministering there, I was back to the city 'Volten' on 27th July. The last service in Volten was conducted as a Gospel and Deliverence meeting". Many Hindu friends were also invited by the Pastor and elders of Gerzim church. I led the Praise and worship service and delivered the Gospel message, based on Luke 4 "The Spirit of God is upon me. To deliver the bounded—"After the message, when I gave the altar call, many stood up, raised their hands and surrendered their lives to the Lord Jesus Christ.
When I called for those who were suffering with various diseases and bound by sins, curses and witchcrafts they came forward and were delivered. I prayed for deliverance from barrenness. When I prayed for the healings, deliverances from various afflictions and bondages for the people, with power and authority in the Name of Jesus, many were healed from different afflictions.
The Lord did great miracles, signs and wonders in the lives of the believers in Basel, Volten, Bern and Zurich, Switzerland.
Yes, one Sister Malar who came with her family for the meetings from the border of Germany to Switzerland by travelling all the way to Volten for 3 hours called me while I was in London and told that her blood result came out as normal.
She was sharing in the phone as below:
"Pastor, during the prayer of deliverance, I had requested you to pray for the medical query of leukemia in my body to not to be true and that I would be going for the final confirmation of my blood test the following day. The next day, when I went for the blood test, the Lord Jesus gave me a great result. There was nothing wrong in my blood. All the results showed negative and even earlier results that showed signs of Leukemia came out as ‘normal.’ This is purely by his grace and your prayers." She shared this as above and thanked God with tears of Joy.
I received another great miraculous news, that I heard just after two weeks of my departure from Switzerland. Bro Selva and Mrs. Joyce Selva was the young couple who took care of me when I stayed in their house for about two weeks in 'Volten'. Joyce got married with Selva for about eight years and she never conceived a baby until July 2008. While I was staying with them, I was praying daily with them for the blessing of her womb with tears. I encouraged and told them that the Lord would definitely open the womb and remove all the obstacles in the way of their blessings.
On 10th August morning, while I was in London, I received the great and amazing news from Brother Selva and Joyce. Yes! Bro. Selva said “Pastor. Prabhu, there is a Good news! Joyce is conceived now. We are so glad, we give thanks to our Merciful God for the miracle he did for us. Also our thanks for your prayers."
I was so joyful and thanked God for hearing my prayers. What a Merciful prayer answering God we have! I remembered what I told them before my departure to London. I prayed and told them that the Lord would reward and multiply their blessings for all the good care, love that they had shown on a servant of God while I stayed with them.
THANK God for answering the prayers in a miraculous way.
LET ALL THE BLESSING, HONOR AND GLORY BE TO THE LORD JESUS ALONE!
I thank him for using me as his humble instrument in His mighty hand.
After the wonderful ministries in Switzerland, on 28th July, I flew from Basel, Switzerland to London, U.K. for the second leg of my mission trip for another three weeks.
I extend my special thanks and blessings to the families of Pastor. Arunachalam, Bro Dass, Bro Immanuel, Bro Joshua, Bro Ganesh , Bro Edison, Bro Babu, Mrs Ranjini, Bro Markandu and Bro.Selva for taking care and showing hospitality while I was invited by them in their homes.
May the Lord Pour out his abundant blessings upon them and multiply their rewards for their good works.
Also at this moment, I would like to extend all my thanks for the people of God who were upholding and supporting me through their earnest prayers.
My special thanks to Pastor Chris Mays and the New life Church members, our Solid rock Fellowship in Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A. , other fellow servants of God of the Voice of the Solid rock ministry in Vellore and all the well wishers for their earnest prayers and encouragements.
Please continue to pray for my wife Sucila Prabhu who is the back bone of my ministries, my daughter Joanna and my son Benjamin also. Pray for my health, travel mercies and most importantly for the fresh anointment and power of the Holy spirit to be poured upon me, to bring glory to His name and extend His Kingdom on this earth.
Please pray for the remaining ministries in U.K. and India to be completed successfully for the glory of God. I will be flying to Chennai, India on 18th August for three months stay and Ministries.
I will be sending my U.K. Ministry report soon.
God bless you.
In His wonderful service, a Servant of Christ.
Prabhu Isaac.