The love and hope of jesus reaches many hearts
As we rejoice in the mighty works of God in rural Africa, our hearts are humbled and amazed at His goodness. We just completed our fall embrace gospel campaign. There was significant spiritual resistance and even government opposition, with spies sent to watch our every move. On the last night, a sudden storm of rain and hail poured down from 2pm till 6pm, something highly unusual for this time of year. Yet God, in His mercy, intervened supernaturally, stopping the rain and hail so His Word could go forth. God finished what He started in this city by meeting precious lives with His love and power.
Over the course of the campaign, more than 120,000 people gathered to hear the Gospel. Many encountered the love and power of Jesus for the first time and are now being connected through the Embrace Discipleship and Follow-up System. Lives are being transformed as the Father stretches out His arms, drawing the lost into His mercy and grace.
Pastor Malenga shared, “We are so grateful for what you imparted in our city. We will not forget all you invested in our churches, our pastors, and our leaders. Every participating church has had an increase of membership. This was a shock to us to see new believers flooding our churches.”
The gospel campaign revealed the kindness of God to meet His people in this rural city. There was real spiritual opposition, yet the power of God’s Kingdom was stronger. The lost came burdened with sin, fear, and sickness, and Jesus met them in their pain. Tears flowed, hearts turned in repentance, and miraculous transformations brought glory to His name. Hearts were saved. Bondages broken. And miracles took place. On the third night we witnessed a special break out of signs and wonders. The mute began to speak, deaf ears opened, blind eyes opened, tumors vanished and many types of creative miracles that only Jesus can do.
Daughter’s tumor disappeared & mother finds salvation in Jesus
One of the many precious stories is that of Monika Mambwe and her daughter Sanda Gradis. Monika, a mother of a young girl, came to the gospel campaign when she heard that many people would be gathering. As we preached the gospel of Jesus, what it means to receive Him as Savior and Lord, and what it means to follow Him, she knew this was her moment. That night she surrendered her life to Christ.
But Jesus had even more in store for her. Monika’s daughter Sanda had suffered for one year with a growth, five centimeters wide, on her private parts. That night, after prayer in the name of Jesus, the growth disappeared. Monika ran to our team, tears streaming down her face. Again and again she cried, “My daughter, my daughter is healed. The growth is gone.” She could hardly find the words. Later, after regaining her composure, Monika came to the stage to testify before the crowd. She said, “My daughter had a growth on her private parts for one year. It was five centimeters wide. After they prayed in the name of Jesus, the growth shrank. I gave my life to Jesus for the first time in my life tonight.” That night, Jesus not only healed her daughter but also gave Monika new life. A mother and daughter left forever changed, one healed in body, both saved by our glorious Savior.
From MUTE AND DEAF to SPEAKing his first words & MOTHER RECEIVES SALVATION
We met a young man named Jilson Lombe. As he and his mother were standing in line waiting to give a testimony, they were standing there with the biggest smiles. The mother shared, “Before I was coming here, people were trying to say: Don’t go, don’t take the boy. But afterwards I saw him trailing behind me.” She shared that people were telling her not to take her boy to the gospel campaign, but she saw how her son kept following her. So she took him with her. Then she said, ”When we came here, I’ve actually believed the name of the Lord after I heard the message.” After hearing the gospel message, she made Jesus the Lord and Savior of her life. She decided to give her life to Jesus for the first time, and after the gospel campaign we were able to connect her and her son to a local church.
But there was something else wonderful that happened. On the stage she testified, saying, “Since his birth, he has never spoken a word.” His deafness and muteness were so severe that Jilson had never been able to utter a word before. The mother shared that after the time of prayer something incredible happened. She said, “After getting the word and the Holy Spirit, he’s able to call Tata and Mayo, which means Father and Mother.” She continued to share, “He has never spoken a word…When you ask him to say something you will get it for yourself.” As we tested it, Jilson said loudly into the microphone, “Tata.”The crowd erupted with celebration as they witnessed a precious teenager experience a supernatural touch from God. We then said, “Now your first word is saying ‘Tata’ meaning father. It is proclaiming that we have a good Heavenly Father. Hallelujah.” Jilson stood there with a large smile so happy that now after all these years he can now say words for the first time.
Speaking his first words
A MIRACLE IN MARY'S LIFE
On the second night of our gospel campaign, God moved powerfully in the life of a teenager named Mary Muansa and her mother, Gladis Muila. The very next night, Mary and Gladis returned to share the incredible healing they had experienced.
Mary said: “I had something that moved in my belly. When it begins to move I feel pain around my waist. For one month now. When it started moving in my belly, I could not eat. Whenever I tried to eat, I had to vomit. I came yesterday and I discovered that the pain is gone. So I decided to come, to come and give a testimony. Yesterday I ate some food even today I ate something. The pain is gone, I felt nothing. I want to thank God for what he has done, I was not expecting that I can be healed. But today I am healed.”
Her mother, Gladis Muila, also shared her experience: “For five years I had migraine headaches and chest pain. I was feeling as if there was a big stone on my head. Since yesterday I am healed. The migraine headaches is gone. The chest pain is gone.”
The pain that had held them captive for weeks and years was gone in an instant. Yesterday, suffering. Today, freedom. This is the power of Jesus, touching bodies, hearts, and lives. The same God who healed Mary and Gladis is still moving, still restoring, still bringing miracles.
Speaking his first words
SPRAINED KNEE INSTANTLY HEALED BY JESUS
We met a woman named Emma. She came on the first night of the gospel campaign. She said, “I sprained my leg, for three days I was limping… my right knee.” She reached into her bag and took out a cloth which she used as a bandage. She added, “I had to tie my leg, so that I can walk properly. Without this, I was unable to walk.” She had to use it to stabilize her knee because otherwise the pain would have been too unbearable to come by foot. She showed us how slowly and how stiff she walked in order to manage the pain before.
But when praying in the name of Jesus, He instantly healed her. She said, “I was actually limping. I was coming from someone, and I had to stop here… But when I came here, the pain was gone, and I am able to stand on it again.” Emma was able to jump, run, and celebrate this miracle. To testify of her healing, she jumped up and down on the stage while filled with joy. When we asked her what she wanted to say to Jesus tonight, she said,“Jesus heals.”
FIRST TIME WALKING AGAIN AFTER STROKE & DAUGHTER FOUND BY JESUS
We met Elizabeth and her daughter on the third night of the gospel campaign. Elizabeth said, “I had a stroke. One year and five months, I have been in the same problem. I was unable to walk. I was just sleeping. I was bedridden. They were just helping me to stand.”She went on to share that her family had to bring her to the field and that she was transported with the help of a motorbike. She said, “I came here with a motorbike. I was just brought.”
While praying in the name of Jesus, something amazing happened. Elizabeth shared, “I heard a sound on my knee yesterday when you prayed for me. I then stood on my feet for the first time.” We all celebrated this incredible miracle that Jesus did in her life. She had been bedridden and unable to walk ever since the stroke, but now she can walk completely on her own.
Her daughter confirmed, “This is true.” She continued to say, “I have accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior.” The healing her mother experienced the day before planted a seed in her heart, and when she returned, she was ready to give her whole life to Jesus. We were able to connect her to a local church where she can grow in her faith. Hallelujah!