MARCH, 2015 NEWSLETTER #9
Pastor John Burgess
Pastor Ron Garrett
Pastor Gary Howard
Pastor Greg Riggen
REVIVAL CONTINUES IN BULAWAYO!
The first week of March, 2015, the A2Z Team traveled to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The team on this trip consisted of Elder Bill Fleming (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Pastor Tim Thompson (Albuquerque, New Mexico), and Pastor and Sister Greg Riggen (Olathe, Kansas).
The team conducted a three-day seminar to a group that was made up of both those who had already been converted and a considerable number of Trinitarian pastors and wives who had never heard the message. Because of the mixture of the makeup of the crowd, we felt led to spend time addressing both the doctrine (for the new ones) and other areas of interest and importance (for those already converted). The meeting was an overwhelming success, as God’s Spirit met with us in a powerful way!
Before the end of the conference, the subject of separation was dealt with. Pastor Thompson laid a great foundation, and then Pastor Riggen followed up with some specifics. Before he was finished, people were taking off their jewelry (including their wedding rings) and throwing them on the floor in front of the pulpit! A spirit of holiness swept across the crowd as the people embraced this essential doctrine.
At the close of the seminar, we drove across town to a place where we could baptize those who had gotten the revelation of the Acts 2:38 message. We baptized 36 pastors, wives, and teenagers in the wonderful name of Jesus!
A view of the crowd during one of the services in Bulawayo.
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Following our conference in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, we drove to the neighboring country of Botswana. There, we held a two-day seminar in the city of Francistown. Although the crowd was considerably smaller than we expected, the power of God was present in abundance!
This meeting was focused on reaching Trinitarian pastors and wives. We had converted only a couple of people from this city last October, and they put this meeting together so others could come to know the truth.
As we have seen with each previous trip to Africa, the revelation of the truth swept through the room. It was a glorious thing to witness as these men and women willingly laid aside their traditions to accept the truth.
On the last day of the conference, we baptized 27 in the only saving name! Immediately afterward, we returned to the meeting hall and a deep prayer meeting broke out. People all across the room were on their faces weeping, praying, and seeking God.
Before we closed, Brother Fleming introduced a handy Bible Study on the birth of the Water and Spirit. He gave two copies to each person, and they wholeheartedly agreed to use this study to help spread the word to others in their cities.
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Olathe, Kansas 66061.
HOLY GHOST EXPLOSION IN FRANCISTOWN!
JUNE, 2015: ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN HARARE
In June of this year, we will once again return to the city where this great revival began. We will be holding our annual conference. The leaders in Zimbabwe said they are hoping to have as many as 500 people present (this will be mostly those who are already converted, including the members of the churches there). We are looking forward to having Elder Gary Howard as our featured speaker for this meeting. There is already much excitement in Zimbabwe (and the surrounding countries) about this conference. Please be in prayer for this meeting. We want to see these men and women drawn even closer to God, and grounded more firmly in the truth as a result of these services. “The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest” (Luke 10:2).