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‘Forgetting those
things which are behind and reaching forward to those things
which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the
upward call of God in Christ Jesus.' Philippians 3:13-14
“Sixty years of ministry
is not a time for looking back, but looking forward. In the
last ten years I have seen more of the blessing and the power
of God than in all my life before. I have not finished the job
I began 60 years ago, and I cannot finish until Christ returns.
In these days God is going to pour out His spirit like never
before. I can never stop, I can never give up. I want to be
part of what God is doing! – I believe the best is yet to come.”
David
Hathaway
Praise
Reports – Ukraine (Visit
our website for regular reports and photographs from this trip)
On Friday, having landed
on time in Odessa, David had to travel to Kherson by car, 230km
on sheet ice between banks of snow at an average speed of 20mph/35kph!
It took six and a half hours! Our TV crew took seventeen and
a half hours to make the journey by road from Kiev, eventually
making a long detour via Odessa because of roads closed by snow
and ice! The journey from Kiev is normally 7 hours – 343 miles!
Despite the treacherous
conditions, the facility was packed, and people attended not
just from Kherson, but from other regions including Crimea.
The inviting Pastor, Vitaliy Shaluhin, received a new vision
and strategy through David's ministry in the great revival meetings
in Mayaki in 1992; he began his own church and since 1994, he
has worked together with us in evangelism. Shaluhin said, “Though
the evangelist is the last of the 5-fold ministries, it is the
evangelist who tears down strongholds and makes the work of
the church to bring in the harvest easier.”
After two days in Kherson,
on Monday David travelled to Tsurubinsk. Until now, there has
been one small Baptist church and a cell group of just 15 people
– there has never been evangelism held there. The plan of the
Kherson church was to bring the light of the Gospel into the
city before the Government turns Tsurubinsk into Ukraine's own
‘Las Vegas'! The people came despite the weather, and they came
forward to repent. There were some remarkable healings, including
a young man healed of crippling scoliosis that he was born with!
Last night David was
evangelising in Nikolayev. Oleg Sherbakov, the inviting pastor,
was only a young man in David's pioneer meetings in Kiev in
1992 and 1993, when the freedom first came. Oleg was one of
the prayer team, personally saw miracles of healing for the
first time – and the anointing has never left. In 1994, Oleg
joined David's team in the pioneering 3-month summer evangelism
in Siberia, then immediately afterwards for one month in Ukraine.
As a result of the evangelism in Nikolayev, a new church was
planted and Oleg became the pastor. Today he is responsible
for 30 daughter churches, 6 prison ministries, 4 Jewish congregations,
and 3 rehab centres.
Many attending the meeting
last night stood to receive Christ, said the sinners' prayer
and were counselled. Afterwards more than half of those present
claimed to be healed, and some outstanding testimonies were
given from the platform, including one woman who became deaf
as the result of a botched tooth extraction. Not only could
she now hear perfectly, but all the pain in her body had gone
too! The second Nikolayev crusade meeting is tonight.
To
watch a short 2-minute clip of the Kherson celebration click
on the link below:
http://www.propheticvision.org.uk/Media/Video.asp?MediaID=89
Please pray
that God will give David the strength for this trip – it involves
many car journeys on difficult roads in treacherous conditions.
Tomorrow David will be Odessa, before travelling to Kiev for
meetings in two churches this weekend.
Ukraine is currently
in political turmoil. As of today, Wednesday, a Ukrainian court
has suspended the result of the recent presidential election.
The Prime Minister, who lost the election, claims the election
was rigged even though international monitors have said there
are no significant flaws in the vote. The election was narrowly
won by a pro-Moscow candidate. In 2004, a similar stand-off
led to the Orange Revolution. Ukraine is culturally and politically
split in half between those who want ‘Western' freedoms and
democracy, and those who favour a return to the ‘old' Soviet
alliances.
June
– Armenia and Georgia
This crusade in Yerevan
is the largest project we have ever undertaken. Just as in the
days of John Wesley and the Welsh Revival, faith can, once more
in our time, be even more powerful than anything else we can
imagine! The churches have united and begun the organisation.
We do not have the resources, but we cannot fail them. We are
living in desperate times – people need the help and hope only
found in Jesus! Your support is vital for the work in Armenia.
Please pray that God will work a miracle and supply the finance
for the ongoing payments.
Join
us in Armenia: Special Tour and Crusade, 9-16 June
We have arranged through
Worldwide Christian Travel, a special package tour: 9-16 June
2010. The tour will cost £1,220 per person and includes
return scheduled flights from London, hotel, tour guide, and
special trips to the various UNESCO World Heritage Sites in
Armenia. This opportunity and these 3-days of ministry will
be amazing, and we don't want you to miss it!
We
agree in faith with you for your needs knowing God is able!
Under the leadership
of Evangelist David Willows – a personal friend of David Hathaway
– every Thursday we pray for you, our partners – especially
for those who request specific prayer by writing or telephoning
the office. Jesus came that we would have and enjoy life in
its abundance. We stand in faith with you over your needs knowing
that Jesus is able, and wants to meet every need (Mark 1:40-42).
Hebrews 7:25 assures us that Jesus ever lives to intercede and
intervene on our behalf.
Thank
you for supporting this ministry – David says,
“Without you and the power of the Holy Spirit it would be impossible
for us to evangelise. We appreciate your regular support. My
staff read your letters and stand with you in faith for your
needs.”
Thank you in Jesus' wonderful
name!
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