We had an awesome opening day of ministry in local churches. Anne operated in the prophetic on an unprecedented level. Numerous people received a confirmation of their ministry calling. They needed encouragement. One man received a bible in his language and straight after theservice went topreach and share the gospel with people. In my own service God was moving in healing power. One woman came for prayerwith high blood pressure, dizziness and chest pain and was immediately healed. Numerous peoplehasbeen living with pain for at least a year and were healed immediately. Another whocame for prayer reacted anhad be delivered from demonic oppression. Shewas setfree bythe power of GOd. In total 11 people testified that theywere healed.
Tommorrow. We start our mens and womens meetings with an open aircrusade in the evening. I may be preaching at the crusade and I will be ministering in the mens meeting on Monday and Tuesday.
Sunday, 6 July 2014
Sunday, 29 June 2014
Shalom and welcome to 'Makariosmission' blog.
It is my great pleasure to announce that in just a few days I will be heading out with a group to Uganda in Africa. We are looking forward to a great time of ministry and a visitation of God. Below are a few basic details to fill you in on what will be happening.
# Who we are. -
- Rev. Elaine Robert {Founder of World Mandate ministries}
- Rev. Anne Vesse {pastor of Elim pentecostal church in Ilkeston}
- Rev Dr John Hall {Romans 1:11 trust / They minister and help leaders and pastors in Africa}
- Rev. Richard Barnett {Romans 1:11}
....and of course myself
# When the mission is. -
We are flying out on Thursday 3rd July and most of us will return on Monday 14th. John & Richard will return to the U.K on 16th.
# What we are doing -
Thur 3rd - Flying out
Sat 5th Travel to Jinja
Sun 6th - Preaching in various local churches
Mon 7th to Wed 9th - {In Wanyange} Ladies conference with Elaine and Anne
pastors & leaders meetings with John, Richard & Steve
Evening gospel crusade each night with the whole team
Thu 10th to Sat 12th - {In Jinja}Following the same pattern as Mon to Wed.
Sun 13th - Travel back to Kampala
Mon 14th - Elaine, Anne & Steve return to the U.K
Tues 15th - John + Richard visit various 'Spiritual life centres' {Places set up to train, encourage and equip local leaders}
Wed 16th - John & Richard return to the U.K
# How you can play a part -
I am looking for people who will pray for us during these events. The local churches have a very ambitious vision to plant 400 new churches by 2020. This is a huge undertaking and it means that this is a season for seeing leaders raised up. The ladies conference will be key to this as Elaine and Anne seek through God's help to impart vision, empower and help local women rise up to play their part in fulfilling the great commission. We are looking to help the men buy into this and help them to prepare for the work ahead
and we will be focusing on the book of Acts in our pastors and leaders seminars. We are believing God to do something significant in peoples lives.
If you are willing and able to pray daily for us and the work while we are out there that would be a significant blessing. The fervent effectual prayer of a righteous man avails much and we believe God for a work that will bring about much change. Your prayer support could make the difference.
If you would like further details about supporting this mission in prayer then you can email me on makariosblessing@gmail.com and I will send you an email with a link to the prayer support paper I have typed up.
Hopefully I will be able to update this blog every couple of days or so while I am out there so people can hear about what God is doing as events unfold.
shalom...Steve Johnson
It is my great pleasure to announce that in just a few days I will be heading out with a group to Uganda in Africa. We are looking forward to a great time of ministry and a visitation of God. Below are a few basic details to fill you in on what will be happening.
# Who we are. -
- Rev. Elaine Robert {Founder of World Mandate ministries}
- Rev. Anne Vesse {pastor of Elim pentecostal church in Ilkeston}
- Rev Dr John Hall {Romans 1:11 trust / They minister and help leaders and pastors in Africa}
- Rev. Richard Barnett {Romans 1:11}
....and of course myself
# When the mission is. -
We are flying out on Thursday 3rd July and most of us will return on Monday 14th. John & Richard will return to the U.K on 16th.
# What we are doing -
Thur 3rd - Flying out
Sat 5th Travel to Jinja
Sun 6th - Preaching in various local churches
Mon 7th to Wed 9th - {In Wanyange} Ladies conference with Elaine and Anne
pastors & leaders meetings with John, Richard & Steve
Evening gospel crusade each night with the whole team
Thu 10th to Sat 12th - {In Jinja}Following the same pattern as Mon to Wed.
Sun 13th - Travel back to Kampala
Mon 14th - Elaine, Anne & Steve return to the U.K
Tues 15th - John + Richard visit various 'Spiritual life centres' {Places set up to train, encourage and equip local leaders}
Wed 16th - John & Richard return to the U.K
# How you can play a part -
I am looking for people who will pray for us during these events. The local churches have a very ambitious vision to plant 400 new churches by 2020. This is a huge undertaking and it means that this is a season for seeing leaders raised up. The ladies conference will be key to this as Elaine and Anne seek through God's help to impart vision, empower and help local women rise up to play their part in fulfilling the great commission. We are looking to help the men buy into this and help them to prepare for the work ahead
and we will be focusing on the book of Acts in our pastors and leaders seminars. We are believing God to do something significant in peoples lives.
If you are willing and able to pray daily for us and the work while we are out there that would be a significant blessing. The fervent effectual prayer of a righteous man avails much and we believe God for a work that will bring about much change. Your prayer support could make the difference.
If you would like further details about supporting this mission in prayer then you can email me on makariosblessing@gmail.com and I will send you an email with a link to the prayer support paper I have typed up.
Hopefully I will be able to update this blog every couple of days or so while I am out there so people can hear about what God is doing as events unfold.
shalom...Steve Johnson
Sunday, 11 September 2011
My big fat gatecrashed wedding
Well that's it! I can't believe it's over. Today I had the chance to go back to the Golgota church and preach. {Always enjoy going there} I've been given a few free c.d's of pastor radu's wife's album {some of the songs she performed at the concert} and so I will be handing out a few copies to others {provided they speak Romanian...'of course'}. I did the tourist thing yesterday. We had a long walk all the way along the promenade that runs alongside the Danube river. I have lots of photos. We visited a Romanian orthodox church {spectacular}, went to the art museum {we got there 10 minutes before it closed but it was still worth it} and also gatecrashed a wedding at a Greek orthodox church. {again very spectacular interior}
This evening I was hoping to go to Braila with pastor Titi who was due to preach there but this afternoon he got a message from pastor Ovi that they wanted me to preach at the Trinity church {which I was happy to do {decided on what to preach about 40 minutes before the service started!} The whole thing went really well. I took one of the sermons I had with me, kept the opening two scriptures, rewrote the rest of the intro and touched on one or two points from my notes while preaching the rest off the cuff. I really got going and enjoyed it. {I knew I would} The sermon worked out as I intended. I had most of the things I wanted to say in my head by the time I started anyway so I barely used my notes at all {You know it's going well when that happens}.
We fionished off with a late meal at pastor Ovi's apartment and when I got back to Titi's he offered me more food. {Of course I said yes!}. So I'm sitting here very well fed and due to get up at 4 next morning to catch the train to Bucharest. The experiences have been many and various. It's late, I'm happy {But tired}and I'll probably diseminate it all in my mind in the next day or two. For now I would say among the highlights were the concert, meeting Troy, leading Narchissa to Christ....and...so many more. {I think I need to just sleep now. {5.5 hours before I have to get up again}
A very big thankyou to all of you who have been praying for me. The Trinty church, Golgota church and Stiocan church send you their greetings. It just remains for me to say....
...Dumnezeu sa te Binecuvinteze! {God bless you!}
This evening I was hoping to go to Braila with pastor Titi who was due to preach there but this afternoon he got a message from pastor Ovi that they wanted me to preach at the Trinity church {which I was happy to do {decided on what to preach about 40 minutes before the service started!} The whole thing went really well. I took one of the sermons I had with me, kept the opening two scriptures, rewrote the rest of the intro and touched on one or two points from my notes while preaching the rest off the cuff. I really got going and enjoyed it. {I knew I would} The sermon worked out as I intended. I had most of the things I wanted to say in my head by the time I started anyway so I barely used my notes at all {You know it's going well when that happens}.
We fionished off with a late meal at pastor Ovi's apartment and when I got back to Titi's he offered me more food. {Of course I said yes!}. So I'm sitting here very well fed and due to get up at 4 next morning to catch the train to Bucharest. The experiences have been many and various. It's late, I'm happy {But tired}and I'll probably diseminate it all in my mind in the next day or two. For now I would say among the highlights were the concert, meeting Troy, leading Narchissa to Christ....and...so many more. {I think I need to just sleep now. {5.5 hours before I have to get up again}
A very big thankyou to all of you who have been praying for me. The Trinty church, Golgota church and Stiocan church send you their greetings. It just remains for me to say....
...Dumnezeu sa te Binecuvinteze! {God bless you!}
Saturday, 10 September 2011
Links to websites of people I've met
Troy is one of the guys who works as a missionary in Galati. I's like to work more closely with him in the future. This is his website and his vision.
http://www.wemakedisciples.com
The charitable group for whose benefit the concert took place last night also have a website where you can find out about their work among the valley people of Galati, Romania.
http://www.wordmadeflesh.org
regards...steve
http://www.wemakedisciples.com
The charitable group for whose benefit the concert took place last night also have a website where you can find out about their work among the valley people of Galati, Romania.
http://www.wordmadeflesh.org
regards...steve
Friday, 9 September 2011
The word made flesh
I met a guy in the city on Friday called Max. He has been involved in a motorcycle accident that has left him needing physio {There were also head injuries} He was due to come to England to go to university but has had to put that off until early next year. I said I would pray for his health and that he would get to go to university. I've left my contact details with him so I hope to hear from him as he has a lot of questions about faith and spiritual things. Please pray for Max. My hope is that he will keep in touch and that we can work through many of his questions and that God would begin to work on his heart. Who knows, I might even get to see him in England next year!
We had a fantastic concert last night. The venue was awesome and I had the chance to share the gospel. Many of the people there were not christians. They have filmed the event so I hope to get a copy of that. I'm not sure if it is going out on Romanian tv. I really got a clear gospel message in there so I hope it does. The idea that thousands would hear that message is fantastic. Anyway as soon as I get hold of a copy I will put it on youtube.
The charity the concert event was performed for was 'word made flesh' which is a christian charity that works with underpriveliged children both localy and throughout the world. It's main aim was to raise funds for the charity's work. They are doing work among the poorest people in the area. The same area I want to reach.
Before I came out here my main aim was to develop contacts so I could come back and work effectively. I sense a call to come back to Romania and more specifically Galati and even more specifically the valley area of the city. I now have contact with three important people/groups of people that can facilitate work in those three areas. I've made very little attempt to orchestrate this other than coming here but it all seems to be falling into place.
Yesterday evening Titi wanted to take me to a late night football match involving the local team {Who are national champions} and Cluj. We were not allowed in as we we late and the ground was full. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise as Galati got turned over 4-0. {They are drawn against Manchester United in the Champions league. Scary!}
Today we might explore some more of the city and Sunday I will be with the Golgota church. I'm not sure what to preach yet.
God bless you...steve
We had a fantastic concert last night. The venue was awesome and I had the chance to share the gospel. Many of the people there were not christians. They have filmed the event so I hope to get a copy of that. I'm not sure if it is going out on Romanian tv. I really got a clear gospel message in there so I hope it does. The idea that thousands would hear that message is fantastic. Anyway as soon as I get hold of a copy I will put it on youtube.
The charity the concert event was performed for was 'word made flesh' which is a christian charity that works with underpriveliged children both localy and throughout the world. It's main aim was to raise funds for the charity's work. They are doing work among the poorest people in the area. The same area I want to reach.
Before I came out here my main aim was to develop contacts so I could come back and work effectively. I sense a call to come back to Romania and more specifically Galati and even more specifically the valley area of the city. I now have contact with three important people/groups of people that can facilitate work in those three areas. I've made very little attempt to orchestrate this other than coming here but it all seems to be falling into place.
Yesterday evening Titi wanted to take me to a late night football match involving the local team {Who are national champions} and Cluj. We were not allowed in as we we late and the ground was full. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise as Galati got turned over 4-0. {They are drawn against Manchester United in the Champions league. Scary!}
Today we might explore some more of the city and Sunday I will be with the Golgota church. I'm not sure what to preach yet.
God bless you...steve
Thursday, 8 September 2011
Sharing the gospel door to door
On a couple of occassions today we visited couples where the wife was a christian but the husband was not. On both occassions we had very good long conversations with these men and it was very interesting. Both wetre given a lot to think about and had questions. At one point the pastor and the man were in conversation and I had the answer to the question in my mind even though I couldn't understand a word they were saying. {He wanted to know why we couldn't see God and why didnt he just show himself to make it easier for us to believe.} It is encouraging to see God giving me the answers to questions before I hear them. I beleiev God is speaking to him.
Tomorrow evening is the concert. The day is clear which gives me free rein to go onto the streets and share the gospel.
regards...Steve
Tomorrow evening is the concert. The day is clear which gives me free rein to go onto the streets and share the gospel.
regards...Steve
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
A day to celebrate.
What a day! At last a breakthrough. Today we saw the first person come to Christ on this mission. {and today saw a confrontation too}
I don't want to go into a lot of detail on the confrontation issue here but enough to say I have had concerns about him and felt something ought to be said. I'm glad to say I kept my cool in the face of some pretty silly and harsh accusation but what I said to this person I fear has gone in one ear and out the other.
Nothing, however, could detract from what God did today. We met a group of people in the valley area and I shared a testimony and the gospel with whoever would stay and listen {This is what I am really here for}. One young lady by the name of Narchissa listened intently and was holding back tears when she heard what Jesus had done for her. She was more than willing to give her life to the Lord. I went through the seriousness of the commitment she was going to make to ensure that she knew fully what she was doing and what was expected of her {I don't want to mislead people into the whole 'just say a prayer and everything will be ok' thing.} but she was still adamant that she wanted to do this so I had the chance to lead her to Christ.
Later on we visited a man called Robert Aorel. Again I had the chance to share the gospel with him after speaking with him and finding out where he stood and what he believed. We prayed together and as he can read and has a dvd player I was able to leave some literature, a new testament and a Jesus video with him. Robert is still struggling with the idea of having an assurance of salvation. I asked him to pray until he had an assurance from God.
Robert has a brother who is in prison and due to come out in two months. His name is Serban. A christian group has been working with Serban in prison and he has been going through a series of bible studies with them. Robert was very encouraged when I told him there are people back home in England praying for us and really wanted us to pray for his brother.
So today has been a fruitful day. It ended with some time with the young people of the Trinity church playing sports. Tomorrow I will be with pastor Radu at the Golgota church and doing some door to door ministry. On friday I will be part of a big concert his wife is putting on for charity. It is the first time she has done this and a number of notable people are attending. {The whole thing is going to be filmed as well and presented by a celebrity from Bucharest.} They have asked me to do a 10 minute evangelistic address. I'm not sure if this is actually going to be shown on tv?! Anyway, it's a great opportunity to share the gospel.
Yeterday's high point was sharing the gospel with a man in his home whose wife is a christian. His struggle is with why there is so much division and difference of opinion among those who call themselves Christian and how can he know the truth for himself. We had a good long conversation with him. They are mr and mrs Luca.
Points for prayer....
# For the religious leaders in the valley area. There are serious issues with legalism and a condemning attitude that is seriously hampering the work here. Something needs to drastically change.
# For Narchissa and her new found faith in Christ and for the group of her friends around her who heard the sharing for the gospel.
# For Robert that he would find an assurance of salvation and for his brother Serban who is leaving prison in a couple of months.
# For door to door work on thursday in Golgota.
# For the man I shared the gospel with whose wife is a christian. {The Luca family}
# For the big charity event on Friday and for hearts to be open to help other s and to the gospel itself as well as for the pastors wife who has never put on an event like this before.
Dumnezeu sa te binecuvinteze. {God bless you}
I don't want to go into a lot of detail on the confrontation issue here but enough to say I have had concerns about him and felt something ought to be said. I'm glad to say I kept my cool in the face of some pretty silly and harsh accusation but what I said to this person I fear has gone in one ear and out the other.
Nothing, however, could detract from what God did today. We met a group of people in the valley area and I shared a testimony and the gospel with whoever would stay and listen {This is what I am really here for}. One young lady by the name of Narchissa listened intently and was holding back tears when she heard what Jesus had done for her. She was more than willing to give her life to the Lord. I went through the seriousness of the commitment she was going to make to ensure that she knew fully what she was doing and what was expected of her {I don't want to mislead people into the whole 'just say a prayer and everything will be ok' thing.} but she was still adamant that she wanted to do this so I had the chance to lead her to Christ.
Later on we visited a man called Robert Aorel. Again I had the chance to share the gospel with him after speaking with him and finding out where he stood and what he believed. We prayed together and as he can read and has a dvd player I was able to leave some literature, a new testament and a Jesus video with him. Robert is still struggling with the idea of having an assurance of salvation. I asked him to pray until he had an assurance from God.
Robert has a brother who is in prison and due to come out in two months. His name is Serban. A christian group has been working with Serban in prison and he has been going through a series of bible studies with them. Robert was very encouraged when I told him there are people back home in England praying for us and really wanted us to pray for his brother.
So today has been a fruitful day. It ended with some time with the young people of the Trinity church playing sports. Tomorrow I will be with pastor Radu at the Golgota church and doing some door to door ministry. On friday I will be part of a big concert his wife is putting on for charity. It is the first time she has done this and a number of notable people are attending. {The whole thing is going to be filmed as well and presented by a celebrity from Bucharest.} They have asked me to do a 10 minute evangelistic address. I'm not sure if this is actually going to be shown on tv?! Anyway, it's a great opportunity to share the gospel.
Yeterday's high point was sharing the gospel with a man in his home whose wife is a christian. His struggle is with why there is so much division and difference of opinion among those who call themselves Christian and how can he know the truth for himself. We had a good long conversation with him. They are mr and mrs Luca.
Points for prayer....
# For the religious leaders in the valley area. There are serious issues with legalism and a condemning attitude that is seriously hampering the work here. Something needs to drastically change.
# For Narchissa and her new found faith in Christ and for the group of her friends around her who heard the sharing for the gospel.
# For Robert that he would find an assurance of salvation and for his brother Serban who is leaving prison in a couple of months.
# For door to door work on thursday in Golgota.
# For the man I shared the gospel with whose wife is a christian. {The Luca family}
# For the big charity event on Friday and for hearts to be open to help other s and to the gospel itself as well as for the pastors wife who has never put on an event like this before.
Dumnezeu sa te binecuvinteze. {God bless you}
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