Africa in Revival

April/May 2014

Botswana
Mike Long family

There was a total attendance of 264 at two children's camps.

The Ladies General Conference was a tremendous success.

Congo (Brazzaville)
Regional Missionary, Gistophe family

Two received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Equatorial Guinea
Regional Missionary, Peter Mua family

There were four baptized in Jesus' name and three received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Three were also delivered from demonic spirits and four were healed after prayers  in Jesus' name.

Ghana 
Nick Sisco & Colleen Carter families

At National Convention a total of 263 received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Some ministerial attendees witnessed to hotel guards and clerks about baptism in Jesus' name. They believed and were baptized in the hotel bathtub in Jesus' name.

There were seven baptized in Jesus' name at a church plant with Bible school students in one region.

During service in a local church five received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Kenya 
Jim Crumpacker & Patrick Groves families

Throughout the nation a total of 237 were baptized in Jesus' name, 161 received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. There were also sixty healings reported and 847 home Bible studies were taught.

Liberia
Albert Stewart family

During regular services a total of twenty-six were baptized in Jesus' name and thirteen received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Madagascar
Chris Richardson family

At one regional conference a total of 1,425 received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and many were healed.

Malawi 
Chris Gibbs family

Throughout the missionary's three years on the field a total of 12,000 received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and over 2,500 were baptized in Jesus' name. There were also many miracles including the blind eyes being opened, deaf ears unstopped, demoniacs being delivered, and numerous healings of the crippled.

The Lord moved mightily in two funerals where a total of forty-seven were baptized in Jesus' name and one received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Nigeria
Gerry McLean family

One of our pastors baptized nine people.

Two Bible school students ministered in a village church and baptized twenty-eight and eleven received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

One of our pastors went down to the stream to baptize two new converts. A swimming coach and his students witnessed the baptismal and began to ask questions. After two hours of teaching, the coach and twenty-one of his swim club students were baptized in Jesus' name.

A newly converted pastor has baptized 177 people in less than one year.

Reunion
Randall Richardson family - reported by  Michèle Marcel

A member who has spent much time in the hospital suffering from an unknown disease was prayed for and is now home.

One lady who was baptized in Jesus' name many years ago received the baptism of the Holy Spirit during a prayer meeting at the church. She testified that for many years she was always sick and missing her family growing; today she is healed and enjoying her children and grandchildren.

Uganda 
Phil Tolstad & Steve Phelps families

At the service of a new church four received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Three new churches were planted in an area. Three churches from the area joined our church in fellowship and their pastors were baptized in Jesus' name. The church's members will soon be baptized as well. There are eight branch churches.

While teaching new pastors Apostolic doctrine in one area, eight committed to be baptized in Jesus' name as soon as their churches were also taught. The missionary traveled to one church and thirty-two were baptized including the pastor and eight received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The church was much too small for the crowd so one pastor moved outside to pray for those there. Three more received the baptism of the Holy Spirit outside the church and three received it in the waters of baptism. One pastor traveled home from the seminar and told his church about the correct way to be baptized. The missionary traveled to his church and thirty-four were baptized in Jesus' name including the pastor and his assistant.

One pastor started a new church and held an open air meeting to begin the church where fifteen received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and were baptized in Jesus' name including an Anglican pastor who is now training to be an apostolic pastor.

There was an outside service at one place where fifteen were baptized in Jesus' name and five received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The initial plan was just to meet to sign papers on land for a church building. Never lose an opportunity!

At a district seminar fifteen received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and eight were baptized in Jesus' name including two Trinitarian pastors.

In one district a pastor's wife was in the market with a friend when the friend's daughter came running to her mother to tell her that the other daughter had died at home. When they arrived home people were already preparing the body for burial. The mother asked the pastor's wife to pray and God raised the little girl back to life. The whole village was amazed at the power of God!

Zimbabwe 
Mike Long family

During the National Conference thirty-four received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and twenty-six were baptized in Jesus' name. Many of the group who were baptized were from a new church started only nine months ago.