Sons of Thunder

05-14-08 Update from India

DEAREST BELOVED PASTOR ROBERT EPHRATA AND NEAREST BELOVED FAMILY,

May God be with you and richly bless you as you read this mail. Amen! To the Glory of God, I was privileged receive your encouragement mail and your holy prayer continuously. See the mind of Jesus in you and your family. We are praying for you and your family. You are always in our hearts and prayers.

We want to thank you for your holy prayers for the outreach meetings among tribal people, Tract Distribution and night meetings and house prayer meetings in different places. God is anointing us and using us great to bring lose souls towards him. We are so thankful to our Lord Jesus Christ for these things that He has opened the doors for His minister so that we may be in His Ministry to bring hope to hopeless and help to help less. May His kingdom and glory work in this Year.

People are free from sin, sickness and diseases, hindus and idol worshipper coming to lord Jesus, God is hearing their prayers and cry and getting answer for their prayers and great revival is taking place by the Grace of God and your Holy prayers.. People are much searching for the real God in their life and they are fed up with their idols after a long time sacrifices to the idols. Please keep our upcoming outreach in your holy prayers.

We need your holy prayers, love and fellowship. Please tell your family members and friends to pray for us. We are praying for them.

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to Salvation for everyone who believe, for the Jew first and also for the Greek” Romans 1:16

Please keep our fellowship pastors, orphan children, aged mothers, leper brother and churches and family in your holy prayers and all are sending their prayer and love you and your family.

Love in Jesus,

Pastor.P

India.

05-14-09 Preachers are in need of Bikes… tranportation is expensive.

Dear brother Robert,

Praise the Lord! How are you in the Lord? I am okay, serving the Lord in His kingdom and i am proclaiming the good news in various places. Thank you for the mail that i received yesterday. It was wonderful! God is using you mightily. He has ordained you to see that His kingdom of His son Jesus is spreading all over the world. Thank you for the funds you sent.

About the people that i use to preach with are 8 in number that are committed but the whole number is 20. Several times we are working with 8-10. Question about the bicycle; we normally use bodaboda for travelling which is very expensive. God have spoken to you for He can open the door for the bicycles because we are committed to send the gospel in many parts. Thank you very much for the money you send. We are going to use it to spread the gospel of the kingdom. I will show you how we have used.

Yours in Christ,

Brother Harrison

05-13-09 US Campus preaching… report from Brother David Elijah

I want to praise God for doing amazing things among us in our lives! Robert Ephrata was able to visit Pullman for a day recently in April and his labors did much for the kingdom of God. He has become sort of a celebrity at WSU as many students come out of curiosity and excitement to hear him preach in the center of our campus. The truth that he brought to the students was direct and in love. After he leaves the WSU campus is stirred up and people are ready to talk! This “stirring of the nest” provides a great evangelistic opportunity as classmates open up about spiritual things more freely because they can talk about the preacher on campus.

The ministry I am apart of had several praise reports after this last visit, including one soul coming back to the Lord and in church the next day! Amen!

It is so cool to be apart of what God is doing on a college campus. It is the place where the next generation of leaders are being trained, and they need to be reached for Christ!

God bless you brother!
~David

05-13-08 FBF Leader in Butere… preaching report

Dear Bro.Robert,
Praise the Lord.I want to let you know that I have received the banner you sent through bro.Ben Shikuku.
The reason why I did not reply soon was that I was on the mission preaching in Buhuru ,Ugunja and Lwanda which are far.
We are prepared to do the work of God although the travelling is proving difficult,but we have managed to do so as many are coming to Jesus.In Lwanda 9 people came to Jesus and hundreds got the Gospel.The Gospel of proclamination has alot of impact in Africa.There is one brother from Pokot who wants us to reach there and when God provides fare then we will be reaching there soon.
I continue praying for your prosperity.
God bless.
Bro.Harison Omusula.

05-08-09 Bungoma FBF Centre… finacial accountability and preaching:

Bwana asifiwe sana bro Robert! Here comes a 2 week financial report,
Amen. On 27th april we went to chwele on our bikes. On 28th april we
were at mayanja using our bikes and later spent 150/- ksh on sending
pictures. On 29th april we were at bukembe on our bikes too and spent
100/- ksh on cmr cells. On 30th april we went to kimilili and spent
600/- ksh on fare. On 4th may we went to malakisi and spent 600/- ksh
on fare. On 5th may we were at harambee on our bikes and later spent
150/- ksh on sending pictures. On 6th may we went to myanga using our
bikes and spent 100/- ksh on cmr cells. On 7th may we were in kimilili
and spent 600/- on fare. On 8th may we went to nasyanda on our bikes
and spent 150/- ksh on sending pictures. Bro Robert, pray for us
because the devil is at work trying to create all sorts of obstacles.
But i believe that when God is on our side, nobody can be against us.
SHALOM, Bro Ben

05-08-09 FBF Direct in NE India - Update

DEAREST BELOVED GREAT MAN OF GOD ROBERT EPHRATA AND NEAREST BELOVED FAMILY,

Greeting in the precious name of Lord Jesus Christ and peace be upon you.

I want to inform you about our healing meetings, Tract Distribution and night meetings which we are arranging in this month of May as outreach meetings in different villages and cities which are taking place already. It is our Prayer that many people see the glory of God.

We are so thankful to our Lord Jesus Christ for these things that He has opened the doors for His minister so that we may be in His Ministry to bring hope to hopeless and help to help less. May His kingdom and glory work in this year..

I am requested to you please especially pray for our health and financial aid. God will bring new hope and big revival through His minister in India.

India shall save by the grace of God.

These are meetings in different village

SCHEDULE MAY 2009

DATE LOCATION

9 - 5 -2009 G. Yarampalla

10- 5 - 2009 Sunday service

11-5-2009 Mothukuru

12-5-2009 Lallacharu

13-5-2009 Bullilakka

14-5-2009 Dulla

15-5-2009 Anaparthi

16-5-2009 Rajanaram

17-5-2009 Sunday services

18-5-2009 Padanapalli

19-5-2009 Yadida

20-5-2009 Near Seethanaram

21-5-2009 Bumuru

22-5-2009 Short Light city

23-5-2009 Mandapeta

24-5-2009 Sunday Services

25-5-2009 Rajahmundry

26-5-2009 Kondaguturu

27-5-2009 Samarlakuta

28-5-2009 G. Yarampallam

29-5-2009 D.Kesavaram

30-5-2009 KadiYapulanka

31-5-2009 Sunday services

You know very well about our ministry work that it is Local church ministry work here in India. We are independent church ministry work here in India. We trust and hope and believe in the power of God for all the things.

We have invited different congregations and many Pastors and ministers are to join with us.

We invite you our country to encourage us and bring lose souls towards living lord Jesus Christ

Please keep our fellowship pastors, orphan children, aged mothers, leper brother and churches and family in your holy prayers and all are sending their prayer and love you and your family.

I am requested to you please pray for our meetings …

Love in Jesus,

Pastor Prasanna J

India.

05-08-09 Greetings from Kimilili! Arch-Deacon Anglican convert!

This Brother took off his collar when he SAW the GRACE of God in Revival!

Dear Brother Robert Ephrata
Get much greetings in the name of the lord Jesus Christ. How was your journey to America?
As a mission we are still praying for you. Forgive us where we have run short of expectation.
As a founder of F.B F Mission Africa kindly do not forget us.
Your visit left a mark to the public especially your public preaching at the market place. We are challenged to that effort.
We have formed a team of twelve brethrens who were touched.
During last Easter the group was sent to rural and market places to preach the gospel of crucifixition and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
As a friend in Christ kindly come back, our group requires teachings and Bibles. We have also very urgent needs such as destitute children, one is in medical school taking Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (Department of Health Sciences) but he is lacking fees totally. He is a very resourceful brother in the church therefore we are wishing that he should be helped to pursue his course. Also remember orphan destitute children in secondary schools.
However, as you observed during your tour in the region, you noticed that we have a problem with transportation, thence making it difficult to travel to the interior areas to spread the gospel. We really need your prayers and support.
Pray for our team, destitute children and our proposed school for orphan children in Kimilili.
Kindly be a partner in our mission and get us donors to stand with our church.
Kindly scout for us missionaries! Looking forward to hearing from you soon. God bless you Brother. Pass our regards to the mission up there. Thanks.
Wishing you well.
Your brother in Christ
Ven. Dismas Juma,
Archdeacon-Anglican Kimilili Mission Centre.

05-06-09 FBF Men are not afraid of regular fastings… seeking God’s Face.

Dear brother Ephrat,
Receive my warm calvary greeting in the name of Jesus how are brother, missing you big. Its my plessure to bring to your notification that i mighty take time not to be found on the email for a short period due to am trusting God to seek him for 21 days prayer and fasting am sure that God is ever faithful to avail to us when we seek him deligently.
Despite the that i lost my job, this has not shaken my faith am encouraged in the Lord am looking foward to talk to you before i go for that prayer. Send me prayer items so that we can trust God together Ilove you brother with love of God. Have awonderful time of the LORD.
peter your son in faith

05-06-09 One of the FBF Preachers… needing a bike to get around on:

Dear beloved Servant of the highest God, my dear spiritual Dad, Robert Ephrata!

Peace, love and grace of God are multiplied in your lives as you serve Him. We are truly blessed by your vision and the results of your vision. We are so much blessed with the word you shared from your heart thanks you and God bless you. Dad, we want to know more and excited to know how God is using you to shape the destiny and impact lives in this generation. You are truly send and anointed for this season. After spending much time in prayer with the saints, we are God led to contact you and as we invited you to come and speak in our last conferences ;

we are prayerfully and we are humbled for your great vision for sending me and my team out to join FBF Mission at open meetings and also allowing me to join my fellow brethren, Bro Pharis, Bro Ben and Bro Abiud at Bungoma FBF Centre. Please feel free to ask anything you want to know as we continue working together, yes is possible for me and my team to be out, but pray for me to have even one bicycle for making me easy to be on the work,

In His Service,

Isaac and Eunice

05-04-09 Kenya pastor encourages Bro Robert FBF Central

Hi, my dear spiritual Dad in Christ, Apostle ROBERT EPHRATA,

You do not have much money, BUT you regularly see the Lord bless people - and heal people - and move in power in people’s lives as He draws them to Himself through a relationship with the Holy Spirit (that is experienced through the message of the Cross and the receiving of God’s love and grace toward us) Through your daily Teachings and love. These are riches that cannot be measured in dollars or cents… and you wouldn’t trade for anything in the world. Jesus IS alive - and you ?re blessed to watch Him touch people’s lives. And you pray God will do this more and more around our life as well… Kingdom riches. “Go God!”

You are right on the mark, our Apostle Robert Ephrata. The prosperity of Christ is realized as we make Him the treasure of our hearts… then, the weight of all other provision, melts away. It becomes HIS to handle, to battle, to provide … and we… well, we are along for the ride, as the Heavenly Father does His work and provides for it. We live in the Spirit - un-encumbered with the things of this world. The burden of our flesh dropped from us - and in Jesus hands to meet and care for Please share with me more about the training FBF–I am definitely interested in looking to the Lord first above all else in regards to your response, for only through Him are we able to accomplish all that is in His Will that He, our Lord, Jesus Christ has written on the tablets of our hearts as we draw closer to Him through the Holy Spirit and God’s Word as life unto the very marrow of our bones,

It is our cry that touches the heart of God. It is not a lack of faith in God to cry out to Him … it is, in fact, faith itself. It is our saying, “I have no power in and of myself to do anything … and You, Lord, have the power to do all things. If You don’t rescue me, I will be lost indeed … O’ Jesus, be your Savior, your Deliverer, and your Shield, and you will give Him all the praise and honor for every little miracle and good gift that comes from above - no matter how small - because You are in control.”

Faith is not something we work up… instead, I have found, it is in letting go (letting go of my own striving and attempting in my own flesh to fix what’s going on). It is in saying, “if you want me to do this God… then you will have to bring it about… You will have to fight the battle for me… I give everything to you and choose not to worry, but to trust, that my God hears and is with me.”

Hang on, our sweet dear Apostle ROBERT Ephrata! I also find that the battle usually gets toughest right before a point of spiritual breakthrough.

I’m going to pray now…

“Father, there is nothing too difficult for you. You created the Heavens and the earth - the very molecular makeup of it all and the energy that causes it all to hold together and function- and, for that reason, I trust You … as we give you the situation that ROBERT Ephrata are in … and I trust you to work all things together for good and for you glory… for you have the power to work all things together in ways we cannot see or even fathom at the moment. Our trust is in you. Lord, release the floodgates of Heaven … pour out Your Spirit upon them (for this is true riches) and release a blessing of provision like a life-giving river that will bring refreshing, and hope, and Your life. We love You Jesus and thank You that you hear our cry today… and that you never leave us nor forsake us, regardless what our eyes may see. Deliver us. Rescue us. Save us… Hosanna! And Amen!”

May the Lord, Jesus embrace you with love and peace that surpasses all understanding, abundance of joy and spiritual prosperity. I look forward to future Meeting you Gods willing.

Sincerely,

Your spiritual son in Kenya,

Pastor Isaac and Eunice