FMI Missions

One of our dear friends in Jakarta asked our team to come minister at her home the Monday before we left for America.  She invited a number of friends and family members, many of whom needed a healing touch from the Lord.  We were told that there would be people in wheelchairs at this meeting. 

After spending time in worship, Pastor MP shared a message of exhortation with all gathered.  We invited those who needed prayer for healing to come forward.  The very first up was a man named Abraham who was just over 80 years old.  He had been in a wheelchair for the past 16 years, stricken with Parkinson’s and Osteoporosis.  He was unable to rise up out of his wheelchair even to stand.  However, Abraham had great faith.  After receiving prayer, he told us “I know I am healed in Jesus name,” even despite the fact that his own wife still said she did not believe Jesus could heal him. 

Abraham proceeded to stand up and take one step, with the assistance of two men holding him up, which he had been unable to do before.  Then after more prayer, he testified that all pain in his back and hips had completely vanished.  He wanted to try to walk again!  This time, he took a number of steps across the room, with assistance.  His wife was so encouraged by this that she repented in front of the whole group for her unbelief.  As we were still speaking with her, Abraham rose up out of his wheelchair and stood up on his own!  Many were weeping and rejoicing at this miracle!  He proceeded to walk across the room with some assistance from one of the men, and each time he tried to do the same after that, he grew stronger and stronger.  We know when we see Abraham again, he will be dancing for the Lord!

Another man in a wheelchair was watching all of this, but confessed that he still struggled with unbelief.  After we prayed for him, he decided he would try to stand up and walk.  At first, he needed his two adult daughters to prop him up so he could take a small step.  However, after some minutes, he let go of them and took a step on his own!  He proceeded to walk around the room twice with very little assistance before sitting down again.  He was so encouraged, testifying that he had not felt such strength in his legs in years.  Praise the Lord!

Michelle had a word of knowledge for someone with liver cancer.  It turned out that one of the men at this meeting had liver cancer, and after receiving prayer, testified that he “100% believed he was healed.”  We look forward to this doctor’s report!  A few moments later, the same man prayed with Pastor Bill to receive Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior.  Another woman received prayer, and then went down in the Spirit.  When she got up, she testified that all pain in her back was completely gone. 

We are so thankful to the Lord for this afternoon of ministry – witnessing the lame walk because of the power of Jesus, and many more!  Thanks be to God.

Last year, our team met Pastor Nathanial and other leadership from a branch of Bethel Church, Jakarta, and felt there was a strong heart connection there.  When the Frontline team ministered at Bethel in 2010, Pastor MP prophesied that the next time we came to Bethel, they would be in a new building, because of the increase the Lord was bringing.  This year, the Lord opened up another opportunity for our team to minister at Bethel.  Lo and behold, this Sunday just happened to be the very first church service in Bethel’s brand new building! 

From the moment we walked in the door, we sensed the strong presence of the Lord.  People were worshipping truly from their hearts, and it was a joyful time.  Pastor Bill shared a vision he had of each person with a fire underneath the chair they were sitting on – the purifying fire of the Lord.  Then he saw oil and water being poured out from above, representing the anointing of God and Christ as our Living Water.  Pastor MP delivered a corporate prophetic word about Bethel being not just a place of visitation from the Lord, but a habitation, if the people stay on fire for Jesus with love in their hearts.  She also went around the congregation, delivering individual prophetic words to people as the Holy Spirit led.  Some started to weep while others were filled with joy at their special word from the Lord. 

Many responded to the alter call for more of the fire of the Lord, and as the pastors laid hands on each person, they responded to the glory of God in a variety of ways.  Some went down in the Spirit, while others started to weep.  All were powerfully touched by the Lord – even the children!  One younger girl fell softly to the ground after Pastor MP prayed for her.  When she got up, she testified that while she was on the ground she saw a bright light, and heavenly figures that she could not explain.  She was shining with the peace and glory of God.  Another young boy started to weep as he was prayed for, and ended up falling forward, not backward.   He received a prophetic word that he would be a mighty evangelist for the Kingdom.  Later on, he said he wanted to come with FMI to another country some day, and help the people in Haiti.  From the oldest to the youngest, all were touched by the love of God, and we really enjoyed our time ministering there.

Later that same evening, another one of our friends and ministry contacts, Mr. Santoso, hosted a healing meeting at his home.  We were invited to minister there.  Pastor Bill led the group in worship, inviting more of the presence of the Lord.  Pastor MP delivered a powerful apostolic message on how the Lord is looking for hearts that completely belong to Him, hearts that He can use to bring greater revival to Indonesia. 

Many healing miracles followed, and by the end of the night, almost everyone at the meeting had come forward at least once to receive prayer.  Every person who received prayer for healing testified that they were touched by the Lord in some way.  Some highlights included:

• A man with polio came forward for prayer for his legs – he was unable to walk without pain, and unable to bend or raise his knee.  After prayer, he started to raise one of his legs…  Slowly but surely the pain went away and he was able to bend and lift his knee.  Then, he tried to walk without assistance, and walked across the room!  Then he decided he wanted to RUN across the room.  He felt just slight pain doing so, and continued to step out in faith, walking around and around the room until all pain was gone!
• One woman, Sari, had a pinched nerve in her lower spine area.  After prayer, the pain completely left, and was still gone when we saw her again later on in the week.
• Another woman was healed of Osteoporosis, bending over and touching her toes to prove it – something she had not been able to do before the prayer.
• One of the young women helping to lead worship at the beginning of the meeting testified that her thyroid problem was completely healed – no more throat pain!
• A man who had been unable to bend his legs completely for ten years was able to do so after prayer.  He also testified that he could see and read much better, after having cataracts for years.
• Another woman was healed of scoliosis.
• Three people were completely healed of arthritis.
• Two women were healed of hip pain.

There were a number of other healings that took place this night, glory to God!  As the presence of the Lord continued to increase throughout the night, people were lost in worship to the King.  So much so, that the meeting did not end until nearly 11:30 p.m., and no one was even looking at their watch!  It was truly a holy and wonderful time.

Our team was invited to minister at an International Interdenominational Intercessors  Meeting in Jakarta.  Many gathered together to worship the Lord and discuss various intercession initiatives for the year.  Pastor Bill led part of worship, and shared a word of exhortation with the group.  After the meeting, during the luncheon, a woman named Mary approached our team for prayer for healing. 

Mary had a number of physical problems.  She had cervical cancer, such that she experienced constant pain in one general area of her body.  She also had cataracts so severe that she “could only see darkness,” no colors, no ability to discern faces.  She also had diabetes, which made it very difficult for her to walk without a walker.  After receiving prayer, first her eyes were healed.  She was able to see color, even telling Pastor MP every color in her shirt!  Next, she testified that the pain in the cancerous area of her body was completely gone.  We told her to contact us when she receives her next doctor’s report – we believe the cancer is gone.  After that, she walked across the long room without her walker – no pain!

After hearing Mary’s testimony, which she joyfully proclaimed into the microphone, a number of others came forward for prayer.  One woman had been suffering from lung cancer.  She testified that after prayer, all pain in her chest, lungs, and throat area was completely gone!  Another woman with severe hip pain was able to twist and bend over without any discomfort after prayer.  Another woman was healed of arthritis which had restricted her ability to walk without assistance in the past.  After prayer, she walked across the room briskly with no pain whatsoever.  We continue to be in awe of the amazing power and love of God, as He stretches out His hand to heal so many.

The next day, we went for a lunch meeting at our friends’ Devi and Tony’s shop.  A number of people had come for prayer for physical healing.  Pastor Bill and Pastor MP shared about the Father’s heart, and His desire for members of families and churches to lift up and encourage one another, as true spiritual mothers and fathers and sons and daughters.  Some started to cry as they learned about Father God’s heart of love, and that He never intended or arranged for them to be hurt by their earthly families, if they had experienced such pain.  Many prayed to forgive family members who had deeply wounded them in the past, and received the Father’s love and comforting. 

One woman received prayer for deliverance from unforgiveness and anger that had tormented her after her husband left her years ago.  She said she felt lighter after the prayer, and subsequently, also received physical healing in her body from the effects of a stroke – she was able to fully raise her arms after prayer, whereas she had not been able to in the past.

Other notable healings included:

• A woman who was healed of scoliosis so severe that her hips were completely out of alignment and one leg was almost three inches “shorter” than the other.  She sat down and held her legs up to show us that one was obviously shorter than the other.  She even walked with a limp.  After prayer, she stretched out her legs again, and they were the same length!  She was able to walk across the room with no limp!  Hallelujah!
• This woman’s younger sister was also healed, gaining full range of motion in her left arm and also the ability to bend over fully, after an accident six years prior had left her unable to do either.  She was able to do both after prayer.
• The girls’ father received prayer for vertigo, and afterwards testified that the constant ringing in his ears had completely stopped!
• Another man testified that during the corporate prayer for healing, the pain in his ankle disappeared.  Later he was also healed of a severe headache after the pastors laid hands on him, praying for deliverance from rage. 
• A woman was healed of 15 years of back pain during the corporate prayer for healing.  She testified that she had struggled for years, unable to bend over to pick things up off the ground.  After prayer, the pain was completely gone, and she could bend over!

Thank You, Lord, for healing so many during our first meeting!

Our team of three arrived in Jakarta after an exhausting overnight flight from New Delhi.  We were immediately greeted by one of our Indonesian contacts, and whisked off to our first ministry site – a beautiful family home.  The father of the house, a friend of our contact, was suffering from a debilitating fungal disease affecting his ability to eat and breathe.  Before praying for healing, Pastor Mary Pat shared the message of the Gospel, sensing that not everyone in the household knew Jesus.  Three generations of family listened intently, realizing that even if they knew something about Jesus, this is different from knowing Him personally, and inviting Him in to be King of their lives.  Both mother and father, along with their son prayed to accept Jesus.  Then we all gathered around the father, Peter, to pray for his healing.  Though we saw no physical change during our short time there, we trust that Peter has received his healing and we will hear good reports in the weeks to come.  We are thankful to God for the great miracle of salvation that came to this home today!

Wave after wave of healing poured over the spiritually hungry group of former Hindus.  Each one had come to know Jesus as Lord in the last two years and, despite difficulties, were trusting the Lord to touch their families with the same love.  As our team ministered through dance, drama, worship, and sharing of the Word and the love of the Father, hearts began to soften even more.  Almost every hand of the 70+ believers present was raised as Pastor Mary Pat led them in a prayer of repentance and forgiveness for the hurts and wounds that had been inflicted on them and by them.  Many of the women had been beaten or abused and even the men desired healing of their hearts from areas of great pain.

A mighty move of physical healing took place as the hearts were healed.  Listed below are some of the highlights:

* 6 years of eye pain caused by working in a plastic factory left immediately after prayer

* 6 months of constant pain in one woman’s lower leg left as she literally felt the fire of God touching her calf

* 2 years of back pain disappeared after prayer

* 1  1/2 years of knee pain vanished after prayer…this woman had been taking prescription pain medications without success

* A boy named Deepak received healing in a painful calf and also from a pain in his eyes

* Another small boy received healing from a constant draining/tearing of his eyes for the past year…after the prayer, no more drainage

*  6 years of blurred vision cleared up instantly for one woman.  After the prayer, she was able to read the small words on a poster in the church

Closing with a final prayer of blessing and healing, it was wonderful to see how Holy Spirit had moved in our gathering with these beautiful believers. We even received word the next day from one of the mothers who had asked for prayer for her daughter’s asthma. When the mother returned home, her daughter was healed and was now able to breathe freely!  Thank You, Jesus!

For generations, this influential Hindu family had worshiped many gods of wood and stone.  One day, the grandmother of the family met our contact, Pastor Rohit, and prayed to receive Jesus after being healed of a constant pain in her side.  Soon after, her grandson, Sanju, received the Lord and then the rest of the family. Because of their influence in the community, this family has served as a protection for Pastor Rohit and his family from persecution by Hindu extremists and thereby opened the door even further for the Gospel in this community.

The church is located inside this family’s compound in what used to be the stable for the cattle. When our team arrived today, Grandma was the first one to greet us and direct us toward our chairs. During the time of prayer for healing, Grandma’s knee and joint pain of two years’ duration was healed. Grandma began to dance around as the onlookers watched the miracle taking place! God is so good and we thank the Lord for salvation that has dramatically changed this family’s destiny.

Precious.  Each child is so precious to the Father.  It is hard to imagine what it would be like to grow up as a ragpicker in India. Without hope, these people collect and sort through trash, trying to find recyclables to bring in some income.  But the young ones in one community of Haryana, India, are offered hope of a better future. Pastor Rohit and his wife live among and minister to the ragpickers and the Hindus that live in this slum area. Offering free schooling to ragpicker children in the morning and tutoring to children of the poor in the afternoon has opened up the hearts of many to the Good News of Jesus. In just under 2 years, over a 100 Hindus have committed their lives to Jesus and more are being drawn to the Father’s heart.  Thank You Lord for drawing the hearts of the lost to You!

Our team spent Tuesday ministering at one of Pastor Benjamin’s boy’s homes,Redemption.  There were just under 40 boys waiting for us there, eager to receive from the Lord.  Our team used various fun and interactive dramas to teach about the believer’s authority in Christ and spiritual warfare.  Mark led the boys in acting out the account from the book of Acts of Paul and Silas in prison, emphasizing how their worship to the Lord changed the spiritual atmosphere around them, along with their natural circumstances.  Troy taught on what it means to have true authority, versus just power.  Theresa and Andy taught on the two kingdoms, the Kingdom of Light – God’s Kingdom, and the kingdom of darkness.  Michelle shared about practical ways in which we as Christians can fight against giving the enemy any ground in our lives!

This led into a time of corporate worship.  Then, the team taught the boys the song “You are Mighty,” along with motions Mark made up to go with the words.  The boys loved the song, and Pastor Bill left the music with one of the older boys who knows guitar.

We had it on our hearts to impart a lesson on spontaneous worship, meaning, allowing the Lord to stir our hearts such that we step out in faith and sing a new song to Him that is not written on paper. This could include singing in the Spirit, or singing out one’s adoration to the Lord from the heart.  Christy shared on this topic, which led into an activation where we invited the boys to sing out a song to the Lord, and allow Heaven’s words to fill their hearts and voices.

At first, all were very shy, but finally, one brave young boy sang out a song to the Lord from his heart.  The presence of the Lord increased, and our very own Andy Sommers was also handed the microphone to sing out a song to the Lord from his heart, as an encouragement to the boys that all can do this.  After Andy sang, another boy stepped out in faith and sang a song to the Lord all by himself – no music, no written words.  Tears flowed down his cheeks as he felt the presence and love of Father God.  Everyone in the room joined in, and it was a powerful time of worship to the King.

Afterwards, Pastor Bill even gave a few of the guys guitar lessons, much to their delight! Then, Pastor Benjamin encouraged the team to teach one of our evangelistic dramas to the boys so that they could use it on their own outreaches.  We all laughed heartily together as the boys took turns trying to act out the parts of Jesus, man, and satan in one of our dramas – “Torn Between Two Worlds.”  It was an amazing time of fellowship and impartation with more of God’s precious children.