Sons of Thunder

08-19-09 Word of encouragement from new Open Air preacher!

Praise be to the name of the lord.Actually it is hard work building the Body of Christ –needs many hands joined together by praying and preaching. etc.

I have been encouraged by the July report I read it and challanged with the summons and the scriptures especially that of brother Ivan. God Bless him so much. I have already started preaching with brothers and the team as a whole. In order to uplift one another spiritually and even materially. So brother Robert Let God Expand your vision and the work at large Amen. Preacher Robert

08-18-09 Daughters of Thunder! FBF womens ministery to women!

Report from Bungoma chapter.

Greetings brother! Bwana asifiwe sana!
Yesterday (tuesday) SisterEliceber and i went out to preach to those who are
less fortunate and encourage them. We visited almost 10 homes mostly of widows and
orphans, some who have lost both parents while others have 1 parent. We
had wanted to accompany sr. Jane but she seem to be busy with her
office work, maybe she can join us next as go out.

In most homes we realised that the main problem was food and medicine. So as you enter
one’s house apart from word of prayer, the person is anxious to see
what you are holding in your hands. But we are telling them that the
first thing is to receive Jesus and the rest God will provide.

Sis Marolyn

08-16-09 Bro Prasanna is stirred by the July PL Exposition on Giving! He preaches the same message in India… and many many come forward for prayer!

Praise God for this new day He has graciously blessed us with. I too pray it has been a day of multiple blessing for you. Here it is Dad another new day, week and month in our lives. Where does time go? It is like the wind blowing. You can feel it and observe the effects of wind but can’t see it. We can observe the effects of time through changes in our lives. Our physical life on earth is short in comparison to time which is endless. However, when we graduate from this life to eternal life, both time and eternal life will be the same. I pray God will bless you in this week in a special way. Greetings in the most exalted name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. By the grace of God and with your daily prayers we are doing well and praying for the same with you. Hope this message will find you in good health and spirits.

I am very happy to inform you that here everything is going on well. All projects under our ministry are running well. Orphans, leper friends, old widows, Fellowship pastors, Bible women and outreach programs and all are praying for you. Thank you for your prayers for ministry in India .

We had blessed worship service in our churches. Number of people attended the worship service. We ask all to pray for following important points in your daily prayers.

Pray for orphans and other volunteers in our ministry.
Pray for all pastors, their families and believers in their churches.
Pray for needed funds to complete outreach work.
Pray for vehicles for the outreach, night meetings and remote tribal ministry.
Pray for needed funds for day to day feedings, shelter for orphanage.
Pray for proposed Bible School .
Pray for complete protection in and around our ministry.
Pray for good health and strength for my new born Grandson, daughter Prasanna, Hanna and family

Dear family, I delivered message on “GIVING”. All believers deeply moved with the message and came forward to dedicate and re-dedicate their lives to Jesus Christ. We did special prayers for you and your family. Feel free to share your thoughts on the message delivered on above theme.
GIVING.
“He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.” II Cor. 9:6.

We are abundantly blessed in Jesus and we need to do good things in His sight. Give and it shall be given unto you. Let us walk as stewards and not act as owners. A man whose earnings are small may be greatly tempted to refuse the responsibility of assisting the needy and sick or helping the work of God. He thinks it should be the work of a few rich people. It is wrong. How much should you give of your income? God lays down no rule concerning this point. We should give cheerfully and not because it is required. The Child of God must be willing to be a channel through which God’s abundant blessings flow. This channel is narrow and shallow at first, yet some of the waters of God’s bounty can pass through. If we cheerfully yield ourselves to this propose, the channel become wider and deeper, allowing more of the bounty of God to pass through. We can not limit the extent to which God may use us as instruments in communicating blessing if we are willing to yield ourselves to Him and are careful to give Him all the glory.

In the story of the wise men we find a beautiful progression of faith.

1. Seeking. They saw the star in the sky and departed following it.

2. Finding. They went to Jerusalem enquiring of Herod where the Baby was.

3. Worshiping. They fall on their knees before the Savior in worship.

4. Giving. After worship, they gave their gifts Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh to infant Jesus.

God gives abundantly to those who give to Him. Let us prove God daily in this matter. Jesus Christ gave everything that He had, even life itself for you and me. Let us abound in the splendid grace of giving. The old widow gave two mites which was all her living. God measures gifts by how much is left, not by how much we give. God sees the heart of the giver rather than the size of the gift. Let us with gladsome hearts of love give to the Savior.

There is no blessing in storing your blessings in bank lockers, after our death we can not bring them with us to Heaven; we should leave our earthly life as we came with nothing. If you give the best part of your income to God’s work, God will keep a golden crown for you in Heaven. Amen. Let us prayerfully deposit our income in Heavenly Treasure through giving more for poor and needy on earth.

Finally, remember the poor and needy as they are so precious before the sight of God. According to James 1:27 & Matt. 5:42 Give to the poor and needy, to the orphans and widows. Give for the needs of the church and worship and give for the furtherance of the Gospel.

At the time of alter call many people came forward to dedicate and re-dedicated their lives to Jesus Christ. Over all we enjoyed the worship service in churches.

Once again thank you so much for your powerful prayers for my family and our ministry. Please continue the same until the second coming of Jesus Christ. Love to you from Sister Sweety and Shelley and all other family members. The orphans and pastors are sending their love and greetings to you. Looking forward to receive your message within few hours, until later may God bless you with His love, peace and Grace. Remain with lots of love and prayers.

God bless dear family,

With love and prayers,

Pastor.P.Prasanna J

08-17-09 FBF Kisumu Center–at work training other Open-Air Teams!

Dear Robert,
I am excited to hear from your great news thank you.
We are having FBF outreach mission again from this wednesday till friday and saturday we shall have a Trianing Leaders day in the mornign then in the afternoon another outreach which will extend to a ninght revival prayer and preaching please will email you more after the mission bless you.Thank you so much my dear brother i love your voice of reaching out and it appeales to me even hear.This is what i admire most and is with the reason i connected with you in Kisumu when senior ministers ingored the voice of the Lord dear prophet. My passionate heart is to see this vision fullfilled. Your messages are such a great blessing here in Kisumu and especially to my life.I am developing more teams for this big work over hear keep us in touch and pray Amen.
Will try and send some pics as i wait for the better camera with more materials.
Thanks for your deep concern and better understanding over us bless you.

Pastor JAMES

08-16-08 Prayer for Nigeria - West Africa Mission… Bro David is working hard!

DEAR BRO ROBERT,
WE A VERY BUSY HERE ARRANGING THINGS FOR YOU AS YOU ADVISE IN YOUR EMAIL.
I WILL BE GOING TO TOGO ,BENIN AND GHANA NEXT WEEK AGAIN IN ORDER TO MEET WITH THE ASSOCIATES I AM TO RECOMMEND TO YOU.
I WANT TO SPEND ATLEAST TWO DAYS THERE.
I WANT TO DISCERN AND GET THEM RIGHT IN THE SPIRIT.
I DO NOT WANT TO GET WRONG PEOPLE FOR YOU.
THIS IS A VERY BIG VISION WHICH WILL NEVER DIE IN AFRICA.
I WILL BE IN THE MEETING WITH MY OTHER BROTHERS.
I WOULD LIKE ONE OF THEM TO BE THERE WITH ME.
EXPECTING YOUR CALL THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK WILL BE A BUSY WEEK FOR US.
WE ARE SUBMITTING LETTER TO THE HEAD OF DIFFERENT MARKET WE ARE GOING TO PREACH AND TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO INFORM THEM OF OUR EXERCISE THAT WILL BE ON IN SEPTEMBER FOR ORDERLINESS.

I AM SEND ALSO THE PICTURES OF MY OTHER BROTHERS HERE FOR THEIR MINISTERIAL LICENSE.

PLEASE COME ALONG WITH THEM SO AS TO GET US INAUGURATED

BRO DAVID - FBF NIGERIA CENTRE

08-15-09 George Lumbuku becomes East Africa Co-ordinator for FBF

Dearly Beloved Brother Robert,

May the Glory of God and peace be with you and with all the the team that you are doing the work of God at large…….and be blessed abundantly. The work of God this sides of Africa…….Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, DR-Congo and Ivory-Coast…..they are focusing forward unto God without hestating looking up and down……the is continuing smartly Hallelluya praise God my dear Brother.

For sure Brother Robert, as we talked yesterday at night, I was really grateful to hear from you that, you are putting me as the coordinator of East Africa…….that is God’s will which is doing that work to happen. I thank God for using you to that standard……..So I would like you to take our positions which you have declared to be…..and you make the certificates and you seal them…..when you come over next year, you come along with them to issue as, it will be so good and shining example to people.

May the will of Gd guide your all paths wherever you travel and sustain you in His service.

I look forward to hearing more from you…..as we go a step forward by God perfect will… AMEN!!!!!!!!

Your affectual servant of God
George Lumbuku Mukamba

08-13-09 Fellowship with Bro Roberts oldest FAITHFUL brother and contact in East Africa.

Hi Brother,

It`s my prayer that one day God opens a door for you to land to KENYA once again.

I`ve really missed your ever smilling face.

All in all, the word (Gospel) of God is paramount in our lives.

Brother, one take trouble and try to call us through your phone. I`m very sure we shall have wonderful moment brief each other about the going.

Thank you so much for your rememberance.

Bro. CHARLES

08-11-09 FBF Centre DR Congo…revival continues!

Dear Sir,

i apologyze for responding immediatly when i have got your email it was not intentionaly, but it was due to time, we had onather mission arround the city and God has saved many, although i did have pictured because my wife who has been helping me with her phone camera was not there, she was not feeling well. i thank God because she has recouvered her healf. last week we had riveval week and God was in action. please know that i can not miss to communicate with you. nowadays were are reaching the people of God with the Living Word full of Power, unfortunatly we are not having Bibles and many people are needing them. Please we still praying for Bibles,.

Pray for us and know that DRCongo need more support in order to expend the ministry of FBF in all the country. actualy in the villages there is no peace Please pray for our brethren who lives in the villages.

i welcome all the brethren for FBF to DRCongo and understand that you will not fear anything, we are in peace in our City. you will come and do the ministry without problem.

My wife is doing well and she greets you in Jesus name she told me to tell you that she need to hear from you too.

thanks
May God bless you

Your son
Moise

08-05-09 India report - trip plans and prayer support for eachother

Beloved MAN OF GOD ROBERT EPHRATA,

Grace and peace to you in the Holy name of Lord Jesus Christ.
We rejoice with you in all the good things that God is doing there through our ministry in our area and pray that His hand will continue on every Hindu who heard the Word of Christ through your preaching that they will follow Jesus wholeheartedly and continue to testify to the goodness of God in their lives.

I have been busy in the meetings in Mumbai place. One our fellowship pastor invited me to share word of God and to encourage in the ministry. God had used me among the Bible Student, among the lepers and in churches.

We have been praying for your trip to India in 2010 around 15- 20 days. With in those 15 — 20 days we are going to visit fellowship pastor’s churches, pastors meetings, night street meetings, leper brothers. If it is possible we can arrange some open Crusades meetings 3 or 4 days. Around 150 pastors are working with us to reach us India for Jesus Christ. So we will arrange 3 days ministers meeting and encourage in the ministry.

You are great MAN OF GOD and anointed my Holy Ghost to reach so many nations with Gospel of Jesus. We daily are praying for you, your good health and ministry. And we always remember in our prayers the co- laborers in the same work and more blessings and guild line in the work of God. Dear MAN OF GOD, you are not alone God is with you and we are always with you. We daily remember all the co– laborers in the same work.

WE are not just suppliers of MONEY>>> we are ministers, who live in a world that is deeply in recession, warming, and ruined in sin!? WE are shoulder to shoulder with you brother. WE are teachers and preachers, establishing the Kingdom of God in the hearts and minds of men and women…. to promote the effectivity of individual gifts in all areas of the Globe. WE are in this together. One Church. These words really touched my heart to encourage in the work of God.

YOU ARE IN OUR HEARTS DAILY PRAYERS.

I am very much happy to join with you in a trip to Nigeria in Sept. thank you very much for invitation. It is our prayer that God may anoint each and every one of them who are joining with us in trip.
Please pray for us. You are in our love and we miss you.
Yours in His service.
Pastor.Prasanna.

08-04-09 Pastors wife responds to July PL - Eldoret

Dear sevant of God,
Its so good to have such inspiring encouragement a bout prayer that is able to save mankind from the oppression of the devil.The message has come to me timely and i have? no remaining time but to sake the face of Jehova the of hosts.May GOd bless you and do you good for the great work that you are doing.We are doing well in the lord and we wish wonderful time of making disciples.

Yours
Caro wanyonyi and Paul.

08-02-09 Pastor has burden and ministry for schools in East Africa

Praise God,here in Kenya we are doing okay i hope you too are doing well according to the message you sent to me am very much happy for your encouragement this is what i trust God that any good work he started for his people he will accomplish and i being a servant of God i never worry about what is ahead me for the sake of God am ready to move to all young Kenyans to preach to them the kingdom of God so these was the question i prayed to ask you so that you can help me,this program i started when i was a young person when i was in primary school i felt the burden of helping my colleges to know God so from there i decided to start praying about them and immediately God gave us a chance with my friend who was close to me so we have runned these program for the last 10 years of which we had only being able to go to school once per week in voluntary basis so we decided to ask for permission to go all over the schools in our region that is how we are so please as for now we are traveling along way trying to reach to new schools and we are very much burdened on traveling please we would like (to appeal you)if God can give us brothers and sisters who have the heart to stand firm with us in prayers who will be able to join us where we are now. God bless you very much as you continue being with us
yours PST john

08-02-09 Grateful sister for FBF ministry to women in E Africa

Thank you sooo much for the fevour granted. I received the messege with great joy of heart. Surely this is God. I appreciate the Sister Marolyne for her minstry to us.

The Lord has really invested in you brother and you have really laid up your treasure in heaven. That is why you have laid down your rights. I know it is too costing but through him who gives us strength, it is possible (Psalms 119:1050, 2 Tim:2:3-4) Brother we have really been praying for you for the work the lord has laid before you for it is for the benefit of the church. We are still praying for you brother as I humbly wait for your call.

God bless you brother.

Yours sister,

Eliceber Machuma

07-31-09 Pastor speaks of his faith in Jesus, and prayer request

Greeting in Jesus name, I hope that you are okay. Thank you for your letter.
WHO WE ARE
Promise of life ministry is a church organization based in Bungoma Kenya founded and directed by Pastor Mark W.

VISION
Promise of life was created out of need to reach various groups of people in Kenya and Africa, to fulfil their life mission

MISSION STATEMENT
Mission to the unreached people and groups, evangelistic campaigns, crusades, conferences and revival meeting to awaken the church to her responcibility.
Our slogan is to minister love in the hurting world. We are planning to visit Uganda in the late August, so please pray for us.
Yours pastor, Mark.

07-28-09 Pastor-Peacher from Ohio writes in

Bro Robert, Greetings brother, I am dropping a short note to let you know we are all well here and very busy. Thanks for the encouraging words put out on your website. I just returned from a week in Manitoba, Canada where there were tent meetings north of Winnepeg. I have been travelling and preaching the last year and a half nearly every month for some kind of protracted meetings. The church continues to go forward although the Thompsons have just moved to Southeast Ohio to begin the Boys camp. It will be unusual not having Joe at my side. God bless you. Bro Jerry

07-28-09 Brother n Sister preachers in Washington comment on PL
Hi Brother!
Lisa here, wanted to thank you for PL. I appreciated and benefited from the exhortation, we can always spend MORE time with our Father who loves us and desires time with us. The cell phone next to me comment got me, I have to tell you J.

Love you Bro,

Lisa and Toby

07-27-09 Bro Isaac exhorts all to REST upon the promises of God!

Bwana asifiwe spiritual brother Robert!

Thank you for the great work you are doing in Cape town.

We are blessed to have the promises of God.

If there were no promise of salvation, we would be lost in sin. If there
were no promise of healing, the prayer of faith would be to no avail. If
God had not promised us eternal life in heaven, we would be hopeless in this
life. He is a mighty good God!

We live by the promises of God. “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great
and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine
nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust,” II
Peter 1:4.

No matter what you are going through, there is a promise for you that you
can look to and by faith claim. I am praying for you and FBF ministry God to uplift you and open doors for you for the burden you have for the serving God’s people. Let’s believe to receive all that God has promised. His Word tells
us that He is not slack concerning any of His wonderful, divine promises.

When the way gets weary, remember His promise in Galatians 6:9, “And let us
not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint
not.” No matter what happens, turn your eyes upon the promises of God.

Yours believing the promises,

Pastor Isaac & Eunice.

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

07-10-09 Bro James Sis Alice have a safe delivery… it’s a girl! FBF Centre Kisumu

Dear Bro.Robert,
Greetings to you in Jesus Name!
Praise the lord Alice gave birth safely we are so much thankful for your devote prayers which we saw God doing good to our house.
Please continue praying for us because she is still recovering from the operation which left her very frigile this has made me to look after her very much as she has ever supported me in this Gospel of salvation and Kingdom.But with God all things are possible and the hand of the lord is not short.
Please pray for us also in this hard times we are in due to this we are struggling with payment of hospital bills and operational costs which is huge.

Dear brother our spirit is not squenched or stopped by the devil but more high and ablaze with the power of our lord God in Jesus name! the Gospel you imparted in us is still alive and active it cannot depart from me either your sister Alice or our team as FBF. This is what we want to do to our last breath when He comes.

I have taken long before checking mail but alway very keen on the exposition materials which you send monthly.They are the staff i cannot stop to read and distribute to my fellow church leaders and ministers.I really love them and the recent of may and june very powerful i admire the way you gave the challenge to marmon about the gospel of give and get it drives me crazy in the Lord i feel everyone needs to know this especially the religous ones this is common in both rural and city ministers.I know the lord is granting me opportunity soon after sometimes with alice for encouragement i feel and also way out in the situation we are in and i will preach this publicly and declare this message because it’s the word of God.

Dear brother i trust the lord brought you into my life with a purppose and the purppose must come to pass as i feel the lord has started making ways and working in the Nyanza region but much more to come in Jesus name.
I will keep you intouch as soon as i get this priveledge i know my God will provide.
We need more insight into this. When our people will not be deceived and do serve God , they will not go astray,
Brother James. Kisumu FBF Centre

07-08-09 FBF Centre India… report on revival

Dear faithful brother in Christ–Robert,

Greeting in the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ and I hope that you are well and peaceful in Christ.

Our Lord Jesus Christ alive forever and He is same yesterday, today and forever. He is great and mighty king and Healer.

Revival has come in India and the Power of God is shaking the nations and changing the world. Every nation will be bow down before our Lord Jesus Christ and confess in their hearts that He is king, saviour and Lord of Lord.

He is coming soon according to His promise. Let us go into all the world and share the word of God with lost souls and bring them back to Christ.

We are children of God and He is our loving father.

We are so thankful to you for your prayer supporting and encouragement and loving kindness. Your reward in heaven and one day you must get it from God. Your name has been recorded in the book of life. You will get your crown of Life from Jesus.

Keep on praying for all the children, widows, lepers, pastors and churches and for me and my family and church ministry.

Love in Christ,

Pastor.prasann and family.

07-05-09 Pastor Emmanuel in Uganda wants to work with FBF

Bro. Robert praise Lord Jesus and how is ministry over there? Well here we are moving by the grace of God .

Thank you for the statement of faith both page 1 and 2 i have gone through and surely am in position to fully work with this ministry ,may i know wheather you had send a hard copy of the constitutoin to me and is there any thing you can share with me more or send me that i needed to know and more other fields or areas of this ministry’s operations or it intrests and how do i begin working with you rigth now ?

Thank you so much for all and hope to hear from you soon.

Be blessed
pr. emmanuel m

07-05-09 Sister and Brother, walking in Jesus– Southern California

Dear Brother Robert

After church today my husband and I took time to reflect on how much you have brightened ours lives since we became friends last year. I know it is all part of God’s plan that we were to meet and you have opened my heart to Jesus which makes me strive to be a better person.

You have an incredible magnetism about you, Robert, that is very powerful. You are also a kind and gentle soul who truly walks with Jesus. I feel so honored to call you my friend.

Thank you for all the guidance you have shown us in taking Jesus into our lives. WOW!! Talk about the ride of your life! I’m holding on tight and won’t let go!

May God bless you always.

Love,

Sister Mary

07-02-09 Pastor for the Sudan regions

Jambo dear Brother, Its long but its when i have come from prayer and fasting at Tororo Uganda for 14 days am crucking into many mail box masseges. Therefore, bro Jesus desired us to be one so that world to know we are send by Him, John 17:21-23) we are delegated to look after Gods flock so bro.. I got email from one of bro. At Bungoma … above all am still pressing on i love him, i am looking forward to go to sudan and plant churches thats why most of my time am praying to seek the will of God. Pastor, the issue is that please pastor i have had you for many years and i cant allow anything evil to happen to you. Am looking to skype with you soon are you in the office? Though pastor you can minister everywhere in Africa without hinderence God has given you this land please declaire the gospel of PEACE. Pst. Am looking to forward to host you to preach here in my home town and all cost we will cater for during the month of December. What you need is just to pay for your air ticket. Its time for you to move with people who have same vission as one you carry. Sudan needs us too. I like to work open, faithfuly, honest, and from the heart to reach the unreach with the gospel of peace. The world needs us to take there the gospel. Am praying for you dear brother. …..peter

07-02-09 Pastor writes in for the first time to relate their commitment to FBF

Hello Brother Robert Ephrata,
Special thanks go to all of you there who have endeavored to labour for FBF missions, partcularly vision to visit us to Eastern Uganda, (Muwayo FBF Union of Uganda). We wish you a successful and continue the missions target. May God Bless you.

There is great strength in unity for the Bible says in ecclesiastes 4:9-12, that two are better than one because they have a good reward and also we have to sacrifice our lives and hate it for the sake of the Ministry, Luke 14:26.
Knowing our challenges as the lost son knew it and came back to His Father as in Luke 15:17-19, let us fight together as abody of Christ in the ministry, for if one prevails against Him two shall withstand.

FBF Union of uganda the main focus and expression is to fulfill this calling to train teams and to be sent to establish local churches, will duplicate the same vision of reaching our nation and beyond.

Brother Epurata do not give up to serve God in different countries join us in prayer and if possible come to Eastern Uganda we are already for you.
Below here are the churches working together with FBF UNION OF UGANDA.

CHURCH NAME PASTOR’S NAME
Nawansagwa Ogutu Fred
Muwayo Wachana Bonventry
Bukenga Ochiengi Patrick
Kayango Mukholi Moses
Kigalama Pastor Nuwa
Mulanga Pin Linus
Nsango Pastor Taabu
Bugiri Kisoko George
Bugobi Nandabi Fred
Bulwama Odewo John
Syabule Preaching Point
Nawansega Pastor Opendi
Bugayi Preaching Point
Namwombi Preaching Point
Buhobe Preaching Point

I remain yours in christ Jesus
Wachana B

THE CHAIMAN FBF UNION OF UGANDA

07-01-09 Pastor writes seeking bull horns and banners. after training

We are a team of 8 Pastors from Butula Busia District of Kenya .We have trained from Nashianda Team.The training Involved on how to use The Instruments and how to hold the Banners and how to preach in the o pen Air Market . We have done it in Bungoma Town, Nzoia Market and Miyanga Market .WE are now ready to carry your vission to other places, as Busia District and Uganda as well . Therefore WE request YOU to stand with us or GIVE us your support of Instuments and the Banners,and we request your visit to us when time a llows you.

Thank you as we look foreward to hear from you.

Yours in Christ,

CHAIRMAN=
Pastor. Gabriel O

06-24-09 Appreciation from India–for working together in the mission

DEAREST BELOVED PASTOR ROBERT EPHRATA AND NEAREST BELOVED FAMILY,

My heartfelt greetings to you in the name of Jesus Christ.
Thank you so much for your earnest and holy prayers and mails to us. We do daily praying for you, your family and your ministry.
I really praise God for opened the door to rescue lose souls different places in area. It is great privilege to inform you that some of youth children came to work with service different places in our area from Bible collage with my sister Rani and they are with us since last 3 months onwards. We all reaching by conducting prayer meetings, distribution of tracts, night prayer meetings, Bible study to the youth and ministers, door to door evangelism, prayer cells and prisoner ministry. Jesus is doing great and might things every day in our ministry and anointing Holy Ghost is more and more each day. They are going back to their studies so please pray for them. They have much zeal to service lord where ever God for them. Their names are PRAM SAI, CHUNGSON, DEEPTHANJALI AND THANU. Please pray that God may provide their academicals fees $ 150 for year for each person.

And today we had co- ministers gathering in our church. And we spend much time in worship and prayer. Many pastors share their ministry problems through the Hindus, idol worshippers and fanatic people and financial problems. We are poor in the world but rich in Jesus. Many of pastors don’t have proper poor and shelter and staving like anything. But they are so faithful in the work of God according their calling. Please lift up their churches and families with your love help. We prayed for you and your family. And we spend much time in Bible study. All our ministers sending their prayers and love from their churches and family. Please share about our pastors to your friends and in the church. Please tell pray for them.
Y
OU ARE IN OUR HEARTS AND DAILY PRAYER.

We love you and we miss you. Please pray for us.

I am prayerfully waiting for your reply.

Pastor. P. Prasanna and Family.

06-22-09 Pastor desires to work with FBF in reaching the un-reached in West Africa

Dear Robert Ephrata

Greetings to you in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ. My names are Martin Indakwa,Married to patricia,Blessed with Four Children 2 Sons,Brian and Branon and Two Daughters,Brillian and Brenda.
By the grace of God,I am the Senior Pastor and overseeing the Victory of Grace Centre Ministry.
The Victory of Grace Centre is a rural based Charismatic Ministry which is based in Western part of Kenya - East Africa .
Victory of Grace has the Burden to mobilise prayers,organise conferences for both leaders and lay members.It has the passion and commitment to see the unreached rural people of all ages status flourish and become VICTORIOUS THROUGH GRACE in every season of life.
VISION-“To mobilize people living under oppression and bondage in to Victorious Living through”KHOWING JESUS CHRIST AND MAKING HIM KNOWN” 1 JOHN 5: 4-5.
MISSION
Through the power of prayer the gift of the holy spirit,Expositary teachings and preaching,the VICTORY OF GRACE CENTRE is committed to reach the UNREACHED RURAL Towns,Villages,Homes in Kenya, the Continent of Africa and the World by Ministering to the People .i.e. the less for fortune through active Church Ministries,Evangelism,Social and Community based projects.Mission based on the Passion for the Lord Jesus Christ and to see his Kingdom grow.
Intergrated into this is establishment and maintenance of growing Churches in the rural areas.
Raising up leaders through sound Bibilically based training formulated and grounded on Relation Management policies designed to carry this Vission into the future to the GLORY OF GOD THROUGH GRACE.
On behalf of the family of VICTORY OFGRACE CENTRE I write to ask for partnership and affillattion with your ministry to help carry on this great commission.By doing so we are going to profit from what the Lord has put on your hearts for the Sake of bulding his Kingdom.
MK.16:15 –We shall give God all the Glory for your positive respond as we partner in spreading of the Gospel and equipping the Saints for the work of the Ministry.
Thank you and May God Bless you.
Yours fellow Servant in the Vineyard of God,
Martin and Patricia -Senior Pastor

06-18-09 College student appreciates PL

Hallelluyah Pastor
I thank God for the message you have sent to me recently and I say may the Lord almighty continue showing you new things. I take this time to request that you continue standing with me in prayer over spiritual growth and financial breakthrough so that my parents get fees for School otherwise we are praying with you. Dennis

06-16-09 Uganda Pastor Simon reports

Hello Brother Robert ,

Choice greetings from BUTYABULE CHURCH here in Uganda. Am sorry for the delay in communicating to you but it has been power and internet challenges as the network has been on and off for several occassions,so we couldn’t access services.

We appreciate so much for the conference we had with you while in Kenya (Feb) and at this moment we also request that we invite you to come and extend that message to our Church here in Uganda because we want People to reach in Heaven and also expand the God’s Kingdom.

Attached is the photo of the Orphans and Widows,I was in the middle holding a book.

God bless you so much (Revelations 1:8 - 12).

Yours in Christ
Pr. Simon.

 
06-15-09   Sisters Ministry wants to be involved with FBF

Dear Servant of Lord.
Receive greetings from Kenya.I am anew born christian,Saved Jesus is my lord. i live in western part of Kenya where i serve my Lord with my family I have a ministry with ten churches here in Kenya that have been laid on solid christian foundation..I managed to get your contacts from pastor martin m. of malaba uganda. I heard of the good work you are doing for our Lord.and was touched to communicate and requiest you to have Godly relation ship and fellow ship.I request you kindlly to reach us and minister the Gospel to Gods people when you happen to come to uganda. The bible clearly say that go y e into the world and preach the gospel to all people. despite of race

I am trusting God to hear from you soon.God bless you all
Sister Connie

06-14-09 Fellow preacher and servant in US.. encourages

Brother Robert,
Good to see you are busy in the Lord. Just got home from preaching north Hollywood and man am I fired up!!. Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know I was thinking about you.
A Fellow servant in The Lord Jesus Christ
Chris Apedaile

06-13-09 Pastor Isaac has more orphans dropped off at his home

bwana asifiwe Brother Robert,
it is at times like these that God really carries us, I believe He would say to you at this time :… “rest in me Robert, I have put my Spirit in you and I can and will accomplish all I have purposed in my heart for you to do, I will show you the way forward and make all things clear to you as you walk through each moment of each day with me. Lean heavily on me at this time and I will be everything you need.”
You brother and your friend, Jesus.
Proverbs 3: 5-6

Our love and prayers are with you and the whole and all your ministry.Thank you for wonderful testimonies from Africa and india.Spiritual father ,we love you and your teachings.Am now uplifting through your teachings and your prayers. Continue to pray for us we are also praying for you.Pray for the orphans which i have last year my brother left me four kids and now another brother left me three kids.plus my family and the ministry.I believe in God is going to care of them and supply every need.

Yours spiritual son and daughter,
Isaac and Eunice

06-12-09 Update missions report

DEAREST BELOVED MAN OF GOD

BROTHER ROBERT,

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27

Greetings to you in the holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ coming soon King. Thank you very much for your holy prayers and mail to us.

We do daily praying for you, your family, Church family and work in Christ.

YOU ARE IN OUR HEARTS AND DAILY PRAYERS.

We are giving Heartfelt Thanks to our Living Lord Jesus and to you for your loving and kindness towards our ministry in India. We are remembering you daily in our personal prayer. All our fFBF pastors, Bible women, Orphan children and poor widows, churches and family praying for you in the presence of God.

These are some of picture I am sending to you. Please keep your holy hands and pray for us.

“He who is kind to the poor, lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.” Proverbs 19:17.

Widows are well clothed and receive a goodly supply of rice

The Orphans are fed The Word, given shelter and good meals

Open Air meetings… entreating and encouraging with the Gospel…
Many, many faithful preachers and pastors work hard to win souls
to Jesus!

As it was in the days of Jesus… Lepers! No toes… no fingers..
These ‘Brothers’ get fed, loved and supplied…
You think you have needs…
Come and embrace our Brothers with us!

We thank you for your holy prayers… they are needed.

Your brother in Jesus,

P.Prasanna Jeevan

06-12-09 Bro Peter from Mission to Sudan–reaching the Un-reached!

This peter I thank GOD for his mercy he was with us when we were at sudan we saw him woking in the lives of his people. Many souls turned to God, healing of the sick, blind and delivarence from demonic forces were set free.
One thing funny the sudanees were asking us among you who is Jesus this means they are not yet reached with Gospel lets pray for them.
peter from Webuye Kenya

 
06-12-09       WHY AMERICA (The Western World) HAS PROBLEMS WITH GOD!

Most U.S. Christians Don’t Believe Satan, Holy Spirit EVEN Exist!

The majority of American Christians do not believe that Satan is a real being or that the Holy Spirit is a living entity, the latest Barna survey found.

Nearly six out of ten Christians either strongly agreed or somewhat agreed with the statement that Satan “is not a living being but is a symbol of evil,” the survey found.

Forty percent strongly agreed with the statement while 19 percent of American Christians somewhat agreed.

In contrast, about 35 percent of American Christians believe Satan is real. Twenty-six percent strongly disagreed with the statement that Satan is merely symbolic and about one-tenth (9 percent) somewhat disagreed.

The remaining eight percent of American Christians responded they were unsure what to believe about the existence of Satan.

Interestingly, the majority of Christians believe a person can be under the influence of spiritual forces, such as demons or evil spirits, even though many of these same people believe Satan is merely a symbol of evil. Two out of three Christians agreed that such forces are real (39 percent agreed strongly, 25 percent agreed somewhat).

Likewise, most Christians in the United States do not believe that the Holy Spirit is a living force. Fifty-eight percent strongly or somewhat agreed with the statement that the Holy Spirit is “a symbol of God’s power or presence but is not a living entity.”

Only one-third of Christians disagreed with the statement that the Holy Spirit is not just symbolic (9 percent disagreed somewhat, 25 percent disagreed strongly). Nine percent expressed they were unsure.

Interestingly, about half (49 percent) of those who agreed that the Holy Spirit is only a symbol but not a living entity, agreed that the Bible is totally accurate in all of the principles it teaches. The Bible states that the Holy Spirit is God’s power or presence, not just symbolic.

“Most Americans, even those who say they are Christian, have doubts about the intrusion of the supernatural into the natural world,” commented George Barna, founder of The Barna Group and author of books analyzing research concerning America’s faith.

“Hollywood has made evil accessible and tame, making Satan and demons less worrisome than the Bible suggests they really are,” he said. “It’s hard for achievement-driven, self-reliant, independent people to believe that their lives can be impacted by unseen forces.”

But a large majority of American Christians agree that a person must choose to side with either good or evil. More than six out of ten American Christians strongly agreed (61 percent) with the idea that a person must either side with God or with the devil - that there is no in-between position. Another 15 percent somewhat agreed.

Just one out of ten adults disagreed somewhat (10 percent) and a similar proportion (11 percent) strongly disagreed. Only a few adults (3 percent) did not have an opinion on the issue.

Barna explained that because of the “sheer force of repetition” many Americans “intellectually” accept the idea that you either side with God or Satan and there’s no in-between, even though this idea does “not get translated into practice.”

Other survey findings include a significant number of self-described Christians believing that Jesus sinned when he lived on earth, contrary to the core teaching of Christianity that teaches the divinity and perfection of Jesus.

More than one-fifth (22 percent) strongly agreed that Jesus Christ sinned when He lived on earth, with an additional 17 percent agreeing somewhat.

However, nearly half of American Christians (46 percent) strongly disagreed with the idea that Jesus sinned, and 9 percent disagreed somewhat. Six percent did not have an opinion on the statement.

Is it any wonder why America has a month (June) of HOMO SEX PARADES down Main St in every large town?! Why over 1/3 of new borns are out of wed-lock?! Why their is such a PUSH for HOMO MARRIAGE?! Why this nation has LOST THE DRUG WAR?! Why 6 out of 10 marriages fail?! Or why there was (is) a devastating CURRENCY COLLAPSE–from too much debt?! AND WHY MOST WHO PROFESS JESUS… ARE ASHAMED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS NAME IN PUBLIC… and NEVER give their testimony!?

“For they hated knowledge, and did not choose the Fear of the LORD! They took none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof… Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.” Pv 1.23-31 Bro Robert

06-10-09 Two Alcoholics get saved… Open Air Market Preach

Hello brother Robert! Greetings in our Redeemer, Amen. Open air
proclamation is going on well in Bungoma here. We are meeting people
from different places who normaly come to buy and sell. But when they
come and find us preaching on the mkt, they are convicted by the holy
spirit in their hearts and get saved. Like last week as we were
preaching i noticed 2 guys had something to say. When they moved even
closer, 1 of them told me that he is addicted to alcohol and he has
tried so many times to forget it but to no avail. So i led them in
receiving Jesus immediately. These 2 men had come to sell their cow
and from the time they came upto the moment we were praying, 3 hours
had gone without any one getting attracted by their cow but 10 minutes
after we had prayed they sold their cow, halleluyah.” Many other
people are out there and it is my prayer is that we reach out to them
someday with the gospel of christ. God bless you bro Robert and your
mission in Africa and across the whole world, Amen. Ben

06-10-09 The daily cross… a reminder to all–Bro Moses
Once and for all we take by faith the position God gives us of death and resurrection with Christ. To one who asked George Mueller the secret of his service, he replied: “There was a day when I died”; and, as he spoke, he bent lower, until he almost touched the floor. Continuing, he added, “Died to George Mueller, his opinions, preferences, tastes, and will; died to the world, its approval or censure; died to the approval or blame even of my brethren or friends; and since then I have studied only to show myself approved unto God.” Such is the beginning of a life of Christian victory–but it is only a beginning. This death-position once taken must then be learned. The life of the Crucified must be received moment by moment. There is the Cross once and for all, and there is the “cross daily.” It is a lifelong process. “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23).

This matter of the Cross once-for-all and the “cross daily” is what Bishop Moule calls an “inexhaustible paradox: on one side, a true and total self-denial; on the other, a daily need of self-crucifixion.” We are followers of the Crucified. We must surrender to Him once-for-all. But there is also what has been called the “spread-out-surrender, a surrender which covers our whole sphere of action and lasts all our days.”

In remarking upon the “cross daily” Bishop Moule insists that it is “without intermission, without holiday; now, today, this hour; and then, tomorrow! And the daily ‘cross’ something which is to be the instrument of disgrace and execution … And what will that something be? Whatever gives occasion for ever deeper test of our self-surrender … whatever exposes to shame and death the old aims, and purposes, and plans, the old spirit of self and its life.” New occasions, fresh tests, difficult circumstances–all bring us up against the question of the will of God, or the will of self. If we are hungry to go on with the Lord, if we have an appetite whetted for reality at any cost, then we will set our faces like a flint Cross-ward.

Each of us will find “his cross” in his daily pathway–waiting at his feet. Providential circumstances bring us up against choices which cross self. These will become the instruments of death to our own wills.

Bro Moses/ North Nairobi

06-09-09 Bro Isaac and confronts Traditional funerals in East Africa

Praise theLord spiritual father Robert Ephrata,
Thank you for your prayer and encouragement as you know africa traditions through your teachings and prayer… we need to come out.

“Notwithstanding in this rejoice not…., but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Luke 10:19,20
Jesus Christ says, in effect, Don’t rejoice in successful service, but rejoice because you are rightly related to Me! The snare in Christian work is to rejoice in successful service, to rejoice in the fact that God has used you. You never can measure what God will do through you if you are rightly related to Jesus Christ. Keep your relationship right with Him, then whatever circumstances you are in, and whoever you meet day by day, He is pouring rivers of living water through you, and it is of His mercy that He does not let you know it. When once you are rightly related to God by salvation and sanctification,remember that wherever you are, you are put there by God; and by the reaction of your life on the circumstances around you, you will fulfil God’s purpose, as long as you keep in the light as God is in the light. It is the word that God does THROUGH US that counts, not what we do FOR Him.
Please pray for us .

Regards,
ISAAC AND EUNICE

06-07-09 KING of KINGS ministry - Uganda Pastor

Greetings in the name of our Lord Bro.Robert and how is ministry?

Well am so happy to hear from you and to know about this ministry,for along time Bro.Masinde has been telling me about you and the ministry and am willing to be part of this, for this great ministry and fully involved it with all my heart.

And am sorry for the delay to respond to this mail due to same commitment in the work of God here in uganda but my payer is that this ministry may also be here in uganda, we welcome it in Jesus name and i really love to work with you in this ministry.thank you for the testimonies and photoes that have challanged heart.

God bless you
Bro.emmanuel