Real Stories

Thailand | July 2010
Tony Wilson reports that at a recent outreach, a young married lady responded to the gospel. She had been taken to church by a friend who was saved just six months ago. The lady has already started to witness to her husband, who is reading the Bible as he waits for customers to come to their market stall.

Swaziland | June 2010
In Swaziland the mobile clinics are taking off. In June they had 193 patients and 13 of these gave their lives to Christ at the mobile clinic. Jane Bradshaw reports that they are now getting them into local churches to disciple them.

Zambia | June 2010
In Misaka village several Elim churches joined together on Easter Saturday to hold a baptismal service in a large fish pond when nineteen young people were baptised.

Mozambique | June 2010
One Sunday in June Gregory and Sharon Kane moved their service to the banks of the Rovubue river where there was much celebration as three young men were baptised, testifying to the complete transformation that Christ has orchestrated in their lives.

Philippines | June 2010
The church at Montalban is growing under the leadership of Willard and Marjorie Baxter and now has around 150 attending each Sunday morning. 20 people were baptised at the end of June.

Honduras | May 2010
The youth at the Elim church in Tegucigalpa held a prayer meeting at 8 am recently in preparation for an evening youth service. John and Rachel McDonough joined five young people as they worshipped, fasted, shared words and prayed ‘with desire’ for five hours! The evening meeting had the largest turnout for weeks and at the end 12 young people committed their lives to Christ.

Swaziland | May 2010
Mr N lives near the Hawane Farm church in Swaziland. He had severely debilitating sores on both his feet, preventing him from walking. His condition had been pronounced untreatable and he had been sent home to die. He was very angry with God. Through the loving medical care he received from Elim Missionary Jane Bradshaw and the medical outreach team, he gave his life to the Lord and is now regularly attending Hawane CLC. Praise God the Lord has been healing Mr N’s feet and recently he was able to put on a pair of shoes and actually walk to church – now as an active believer and part of the body of Christ.

Turkey | May 2010
Ephesus Prayer Event: Our missionaries were present at this amazing event when 2500 believers gathered to pray and intercede for Turkey. The four-day event finished with a celebration service on Pentecost Sunday in the ruins at Ephesus. There was an overwhelming sense of the presence of God as everyone called on the name of Jesus.

Brazil | April 2010
Martin Davison reports that at a recent Encounter Weekend, 30 people committed their lives to Jesus. At an isolated riverbank community, 68 adults are attending a new cell group and three recently committed their lives to the Lord. The church now has 23 different cell groups across Maues. Over 100 children, representing the neediest in Maues, attend the school and learn about Jesus.

Romania | March 2010
Having pastored in the UK for 40 years, Bob and Edith McDonald moved to Sardu to run a ministry reaching out to children and young people in the surrounding area. To address the growing numbers, a two-storey purpose-build youth centre has been built which was officially opened earlier this year.

Japan | Feb 2010
Jim and Kayo Davies lead a small congregation in Kobe. It is not easy for the Japanese to break away from strong family traditions and follow Christ. Recently Jim and Kayo witnessed the baptism in the Spirit among the congregation and then one of their neighbours, Kazuko, gave her life to Christ.

Spain | Feb 2009
As William Cowper wrote in his hymn, “God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.”
Dave Hodgson left the UK in February 2009 to serve as an Elim Missionary in Spain. He had been praying for 17 years for his parents to come to know the Lord. In April 2009 Dave’s parents visited him and his mother committed her life to Christ! Praise God He has a plan and purpose in everything!