Recent Testimonies
07-22-09 DRCongo FBF Centre… Update… more Revival
Dear Sir,
I thank God for giving this opportunaty to be again in touch with you, simply to make you informed about the work of God in DRCongo. God is doing wonders in Jesus Christ, last week we had a crusade for two days and God saved many people as you can see these images, people neeling down receving Jesus as Lord and Saviour, more than 70 peoples received Jesus. amonge them a rober know in the whole city received Jesus on the first days, it was saturday and we baptise three of them in Sunday other are following the teachings of baptism. you will see the image number IMG0026A the figure of that brother former rober, all over the city known that, that man is a great rober and even this brothers has refused to accept him in the family, because of his background now we are living with him at home, so Please pray for us so that this brother may continue in faith.
His has ask me to go with him all over the city to ask forginess to everybody who knows his past.
Pray for us and let us Jesus Be glorified
Yours in Christ
Pst Moise
07-19-09 College student checks in
Dear pastor! Praise the Lord? It is long since we heard from you so I would like to know how you are going on with your ministry and the church. Here in Bungoma we are doing well and we wish to here from our father from America. We have been doing well in our church though some challenges in some areas but with the help of your prayers God has been so good to us that we have made it in His name.
Greetings from your son DennisВ we are doing well together with Sam among others from Pastor Clapperton’s house. Blessings, Dennis
07-16-09 Pastor Issac encourages Bro Robert in these trying times
-Bwana asifiwe sana spiritual father Robert.
God’s love is wonderful indeed.
Though the love of many is waxing cold in this evil world, God’s love and
grace abounds more and more. Thank you for the work you are doing in prison.We have been in prayer and fasting for the last three days for your planing to come to Kenya next year. i was told by br. Abuid we are believing that God will open for you doors even for your desire to stand with our family and churches that God may sustain and protect you and make provision to your vision.
God’s love is not affected by the spirit of this age. God’s love is pure,
divine love that is everlasting and true. As we yield to the love of God, we have full assurance that He will take care of us.
God’s love has many arms - - arms that hold us, arms that chasten us, arms
that heal us, and arms that work all things out for our good. God’s love
never fails.
We also thank God through FBF mission to stand with orphans and needy people especialy in Africa and India.
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy
paths,” Proverbs 3:5,6. You will find no greater love, no greater friend
to help see you through.
You are praying for us and your encouragement and daily teachings for us to take another look at God’s love
and what His love will do for you. God’s love has all power, and there
isn’t anything too hard for Him.We hope to hear fro you my spiritual father ROBERT EPHRATA
May you always turn to God’s love for all of your needs.
Yours through His great love,
Pastor isaac and Eunice
07-16-09 Bro Tim calls us to faithful-regular confession … USA
Lessons from Life
Confess:
Confess your sin…1 John 1:9
Confess His name…Romans 9:10
Confess the Gospel…2 Corinthians 9:13
Confess openly…1 Timothy 6:12
”Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”
Confession, the act of transparency…no compromise… being honest with yourself…to divulge that hidden reality…to make yourself available for ridicule……The greatest freedom at the highest risk; when you have the courage to tell God why He shouldn’t forgive you, why He shouldn’t give you mercy, why you are undeserving of grace; when you have poured out to Him every reason why He shouldn’t love you He will give you the keys to the kingdom…that’s just not like the world works, is it?
Confess Christ to the world, confess the world to Christ
Hebrews 13:15
”Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that confess his name” Bro Tim
07-15-09 FBF Uganda Union - East Uganda speaks out
HELLO BROTHER ROBERT EPHRATA,
Praise be to the lord who has brought both you and me to the pastor of Bungoma Baptist Church,all this for through various situations and challanges in life and ministry as written in Romans 8;31.Let us therefore rise in commitment and sacrifice to serve Him “therefore Brother i remind you you stir up the gift of God which is in you. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and of sound mind” (2Tim.1:6-7)
Uganda must be saved. Over the years, we have struggled to meet you, to Eastern Uganda inorder engage with us in planting new churches and strengthening old ones like teaching the word of God, and evanglism, to the Trading centres, hospitals, Barracks, streets, prisons, islands, and the refugee camp at Gulu district where Joseph Kony a rebel killed brother many people.
Brother Ephrata, when pharaoh let the people of Israelites to go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shoter. So God led the people around by the desert road towards the Red Sea (Exodus 13:17-22).
I challenge all of you to continue praying for the lost Souls in Eastern Uganda.
Our mission target is the gospel to reach in every area and beyond Uganda. All i request from you is co - operation and commitment and in the end we shall be together. Praise God and give him Glory because it is going to be DONE.
Wachana B
The Chairman FBF Union of Uganda.
07-14-07 Uganda church Victory Grace church - STATEMENT OF FAITH
Dear servant of the living God Robert,
Greetings to you in the name of the lord Jesus christ.Thank you for the positive respond to my reguest that we work together.Together with the elders of theVICTORY OF GRACE CENTRE,and the whole body of christ were happy to hear from you.
After going through your website and seeing the great work of God you’re doing, we realised that you have really done agreat job of raising the Voice of God and you have a fatherly heart. may GOD BLESS YOU FOR THAT.For this reason, we shall call you DAD.
Our prayer is that our working together will only glorify GOD not man.In the last mail i wrote abaut our vision and mission now below is our faith.
THE VICTORY OF GRACE CENTRE(KOT) STATMENT OF FAITH.
We believe the bible,both the old and the testaments,to beverbally inspiredof God,infallible anGod breathedandis the final authority for faith and life —–IITIM 3-16,17 IIpeter 11;16,21
We believe in one God, enternally existent in three persons, Father , Son , and Holy spirit(mt,28;19) TRINITY
We believve in His sovreignity but understand that He has chosen to give manfree will with which to choose his own eternal destiny between heaven and hell(Deut.32;4 1peter 3;9 john 3;16 Rmns. 10;13 )
We believe that God is an eternal person having no beginning and no end. He the creator of all, infinte andinfallible (john 4; 24
We believe that Jesus christ is the son of GOD and God the son , that he is the only savior of every mankind(acts, 4;12) He is God incarnate in human flesh, We believe in his virgin birth , his holiness, sinless life , His victorious death and his bodily resurrection’ WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS SECOND COMMING WHICH IS IMMINENT,
We believe that he will reign on earth as king of kings and Lord of lords upon the throne of his Father David for a millennium (john 1;1-3 hebrews 1;8 colosians 1; 15-19 Isaiah 9;6-7)
We blieve in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life and the unsaved to judgement and everlastin punishment.
We believe that man was created in the image of God , but through the sin of Adam in the garden of eden man became asinner and is no more born in the likeness and image of God
(Rmns. 3;23)
We believe that man is justified by faith in the finished work of christ on the the cross where he shed blood for the sins of the whole world(john 3;16 RMNS 5;1-9)
We believe that man is not saved by hisown works( Ephe. 2;8-9) No salvation apart from christ and his shed blood (hebrews 9;22 1 john 1;7)
We believe in the water babtism , the emersion one. (mt. 28;19 mk. 1;8-10 acts 10;47,48 1 peter 3;21)
We believe in the Holy ghost babtism susguent to cleansing the enduement of power for service (Lk11; 13 Acts1; 4-8 , 19 ;2 Acts 2;4; 10 ;44-46 1 cor. 12;10,11, 14;2,4,15)
We believe in the Lords supper (LK 22; 17-20,1cor. 10 ;16,17 11;23-30.)
We believe in the fullrestoration of the gifts to the church(Rmns. 12- 6-9 ephe. 4;8-13)
Webelieve in thesecond comming of Jesus to take the holy church.
God bless you Dad for the great work you are doing. Let us redeem time for the days are evil.
YOURS IN THE LORD
MARTIN AND PATRICIA
07-13-09 FBF Centre in NE India–ministry report
GLORY AND HONOUR TO JESUS CHRIST—from your church in India
Greetings to Dearest Beloved PASTOR. ROBERT EPHRATA
We daily are praying with children for you, your health and family.
Thank you so much for your HOLY prayers for the work our JESUS
in India ministry and for us.
We would great things in India because of Gods grace and your holy prayer. You are precious
in the site of JESUS and God is going to use to you for special task in India.
We see the mind of JESUS In you. This month busy in share the gospel,
distributed tracts, John gospel booklet, and conducted prayer,
thanksgiving prayer meetings and street meetings and night prayer
meetings in different places to bring last souls to Jesus.
And Sunday morning all children gather and sing songs and prayed for
you, your good health your family and ministry. And in Sunday service
was under the control of HOLY SPIRIT. Much time in worship and
prayer.
And 10:00 morning we gather together in worship and singing songs and spending time with the
Lord in prayers. After that all
of them prayed for you, your good health and family. Each one took 2 minutes for prayer.
At 12 clock I again remained saying of Jesus ??? I AM??? the congregation. Jesus said
I AM 8 times, 7 times in John Gospel and one time in Revelation.
1. John 6:38 ???I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE???. Jesus is the
answers for the mankind spiritual hunger.
2. John 8:12 ???I AM THE LIGHT OF WORLD???.
Jesus is the answer for the mankind spiritual
darkness.
3. John 10: 7 ???I AM THE DOOR???. Jesus is the answer for the
mankind Salvation.
4. John 10: 11 ???I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERED???. Jesus is
the
answer for the mankind need for Leading Savior.
5. John 15:1 ???I AM THE TRUE VINE???.
6. John 11:25, 26 ???I AM RESURRECTION AND THE
LIFE???. Jesus is the answer for the mankind Fear and Death.
7. JOHN 14: 6 ??? I AM THE WAY, TRUTH, AND
LIFE???
8. Rev 1:17 ??? I AM THE FRIST AND LAST???
Then we again spend some
time in prayer various prayers request for you, your good health, your family and our children,
churches and ministry. Holy Ghost was touching many our believer during worship. And service
ended prayer and benediction. And I prayed for each one them again. After that some our poor
widows free rice and some support. It is great blessing to help them who don??™t have
anything to eat and drink.
Dear once all our orphan children sending their prayers, love and big Hugs to you, your Family
and your church. Please keep our children daily feeding, shelter and education. We see many
orphan children, semi ??“ orphan children lose their parents AIDS, road accidents, fire
accidents and dead various diseases. My heart is going after them and But I can not able to
bring them to my home and feed them because of financial problems. So, please show your
loving kindness toward our area children.
And in evening we had service among the leper brother. It was great blessing for me to see
their hunger for the prayer and worship. I see angle were coming down while they were
worshipping without hands and legs. Holy Spirit is moving mighty among us during the service.
We prayed for you, your family and ministry. Please keep our leper brother in your prayers.
Pray that God may give good health, food, shelter and medication to them
YOU ARE IN OUR HEARTS AND DAILY PRAYERS.
Please pray for our children, our work, church and family.
Prayerfully looking forward for your prayerful mail.
Your brother in Jesus.
Pastor.P. PRASANNA JEEVAN BABU
07-13-09 Kisumu FBF Centre shows great appreciation for the work
Dear Bro. Robert,
Please thank you from hearing from you it really built me so much you are a true
freand and a brother in Christ.I do feel that their was something God saw in our
hearts which made Him connected you with us since we now feel that their is a
gap filled after coming to knowing you.Please as per the teachings we receive
from you i think these are the real staffs which have missing in our lord and they
need to be brought back.
We need these teachings in our land as well as we need preaching so for this
reason we have found it worth to start these as part of the bible school will be
doing to training the aspiring leaders who needs to be part revival with us to this
corrupt generation.We see this a big work as your sister Alice prophesised.
I am very excited that have got all the gospel materials together and that you
are ready to send them very encouraging thank you.
Please let me know more details and when you are sendng them thank you.
Will keep you updated.
Regards,
Bro. James.
07-13-09 Cape Town FBF Centre sends weekly preach reports
Greetings Brother Robert!
It was good talking to you on Saturday-afternoon! I really enjoyed our time talking together!
When I looked out the window Saturday-morning I noticed that there were not much clouds in the sky. They forecasted a storm this past weekend so I was very glad that the LORD gave me good preaching weather this past Saturday-morning. I took my sandwich-sign and went to Somerset-West, a town close to the Strand. As I walked down the Main Road a Russellite stopped me and read my sign. The front of my sign read: “Where will you spend eternity? Heaven or Hell when you die”. He asked me questions about the New Heavens and about the Kingdom of God. From the tone of his voice I could hear that he was contentious and argumentative. I decided to change my gears and be aggressive in my approach as well. He did not like my answers and dismissed me as ignorant. I told him that he is not really a JEHOVAH’s witness, but only a disciple of Charles Taze Russell, and that he should stop going around deceiving people with his Watchtower literature. He walked away at this and I turned around and continued walking down the street as well. I then began to preach. The preach went well. It was fairly cold and there was quite a breeze also. I preached with my back to the wind so that my voice can travel farther. I saw a couple of Russellites standing on one corner and as I passed them I lifted up my voice and preached to the people standing around: “Don’t be deceived by the Watchtower Society! They are preaching a false gospel to you that will lead your soul straight to hell! The Watchtower Society cannot save you! Only Jesus Christ can save you! Only the blood of Jesus Christ can wash away all your sins!” Further down the road I began a conversation with a guy who took a “Get-out-of-hell-freecard” from me. After talking to him for a while he asked me for my cellnumber as he finds me “very interesting”. He said that he is glad to see me preach out on the streets and that I should continue to do so no matter what. He asked me about my views on baptism and the seven seals of Revelation. From his questions I figured out that he was a follower of William Marion Branham’s teachings. Talking about Branham, I’ve actually written a short article on William Branham (see attached Word Document). This article was part of an email I sent to a guy who contacted me out of the blue 3 years after he came across me preaching in the trains! Anyway, now as I was talking with this Branhamite on Saturday, the couple of Russellites that heard me preaching about them earlier came and interrupted my discussion with the Branhamite. They said: “Excuse me, but I just want to let you know that we were really offended by what you did over there. It was most unloving of you. You should stop doing that! Jesus would never have done what you’ve did!”. I replied: “Listen, the Bible says that Jesus is God, you don’t. So don’t you think the world should be warned against people like you? Jesus Himself called the Pharisees and Sadducees ‘Brood of vipers’ and ‘children of hell’! You are going around deceiving other people. I will never stop preaching. If you want me to stop you should rather chop off my head.” At this point, the Branhamite backed me up and said to the Russellites: “This brother is right! Jesus Christ IS God manifested in the flesh and I think he is right in what he did!” It reminded me of Acts 23:9! J So the Russellites left the scene with their tails between their legs and I continued my discussion with the Branhamite. I told him that I have a problem with Branham’s serpent-seed theology. Branham taught that the fruit that Eve ate was actually symbolic for intercourse between her and Satan and that Cain was the offspring as a result. I refuted that by saying: “Remember that Adam ALSO took of that fruit! So are you saying that Adam also slept with the devil? It cannot be! If you read Genesis 4:1 you will see that Cain was the child of Adam and Eve after the two of them came together!” The Branhamite just shook his head as he could not reply to that. I talked to him in a friendly tone yet I was straightforward and to the point and did not hold anything back. I told him the truth as it is in Jesus. After our conversation he said: “I still want to talk to you again. If not, I’ll see you in Heaven … and you’ll see Branham there too!”. I replied: “I’m not so sure about that last part!”. I continued to preach there in town until it was time for me to leave. Just after I left the town the sky became overcast and later in the evening it started to rain. I visited Ivan in the afternoon and prayed for him, anointing him with oil as per James 5:14. We walked over to Anton’s place and was unable to find him.
Looking forward to the July PL!
P.S. How did the Bellingham Homo Parade go on Sunday? I was thinking of you!
Your son, ~ Renier