Report from the crusade in Burma - October 2014

Friday

The crusade in Burma has begun. Things have been restless throughout all of Burma, and many cities have curfews. The first meeting was a good one. We have to be careful, but close to a hundred Buddhists received Jesus tonight. In the photo you can see two Buddhist children receiving Jesus. One woman who had been operated on for breast cancer told us how she felt a burning sensation during prayer, and that her tumor disappeared.

 

There is a wonderful freedom from Christian traditions here. Everyone is either a former Buddhist or a Buddhist who got saved tonight. When I finished and the worship began, immense joy was released. They’ve managed to get some red and green flashing lights, so…you won’t find any typical church traditions here!

Saturday

The battle for the jungles of Burma continued today. We experienced an outpouring of God’s power. In total about 150 Buddhists have received Jesus. Today nearly all of them were baptized in the Holy Spirit, and the floor looked like a battlefield. There were people lying everywhere. The Holy Spirit came in wave after wave, and it felt like it never ended. All of them are first generation believers, and there is so much hunger for more of Jesus. They have somehow managed to get colored LED lights that they randomly turn on and off. It reminds me of a 70’s disco, so these people know nothing about typical church traditions. Despite their poverty they have so much joy. When I left, everyone was dancing and singing for Jesus! Old and young, newly-saved Buddhists, all while red, yellow, and blue lights were flashing in the middle of the jungle.

In the photo you can see a girl whose father was healed yesterday. I am not quite sure what was wrong with him, but he had been sick for 10 years. His daughter had the same sickness, but she was healed tonight!

Sunday

In the battle for the jungle, this night was free from all inhibitions. I wish you could have been there! The presence of God was mighty from the very start. The room was bursting with all the people trying to fit in. In total about 200 Buddhists have given their lives to Jesus.

Tonight everyone who came wanted prayer. It took time to pray for all of them, but the power of God came in a mighty way. Just after praying with a large group of Buddhists to salvation, a bunch of them fell to the ground when we cried out ”Jesus!” It was powerful and remarkable. There is such power in the name of Jesus!

The woman in the picture was a witch, and her demons spoke using different voices. The picture was taken just before she was set free from the last demon. It is strange, and a bit creepy, when the demons shriek, ”Not him!”

We can’t have outdoor crusades in Burma, but at the end of the meeting the Lord promised us that ”not in two years, but in five”we will be able to ”rent the large arenas and gather up to 100,000 Buddhists.” Let us believe and thank Jesus that it will be so. The battle for the jungle has begun…

Report from the crusade i Mzuzu, Malawai – September 2014

Thursday – Taking time to pray for 500-700 people

This crusade is finally underway. It is obvious that we are far from western civilization. Malawi is the poorest and least developed of all of the countries we have visited. After over five hours in a car on a deserted road we made it to Mzuzu. Things move along much more slowly here. Problems get solved when they arise and the bus comes when it comes.

The first night was a pretty good night, but cold. I invited the sick to come forward for prayer. I asked the ushers to help me so that only the sick were allowed forward. Between 500 to 700 people came, so it took time. 

Many of those who got healed said that it was as if something left them. That is typical of our meetings. 

After a plate of fries and a Toblerone it’s time for bed. I have switched the AC to a heater and it sounds like there is something stuck in there. 

Tomorrow we are believing for breakthrough at both the leader seminar and the crusade.

Here is a short video report from the first night.

Mission Report 1: Mzuzu, Malawi

Friday – The empty wheelchair

Rumors started spreading after the first meeting. The meeting tonight went deeper in the Spirit and this could be seen in several ways. When I arrive at the crusade I always greet those at the front. The woman in the photo had come in a wheelchair! She was the first person I greeted, which I did while looking her deep in the eyes and commanding her in Jesus’ name to stand up. She stood up!

 

The photo of the empty wheelchair is from the end of the meeting when we left. Once she had started walking, she didn’t sit down again for two hours!

Tonight was a typical night for our ministry, with lots of deliverances. We are in the middle of 3 large slum regions, so tomorrow there will be lots of people.

Your prayers and encouragement are a part of the whole. We at Pastor Tommy Lilja Ministries are in this together with you!

Mission Report 2: Mzuzu, Malawi

Saturday – The interpreter could no longer stand

Today something happened that has never happened before. The Holy Spirit suddenly fell over several hundred children, and they fell to the ground as if struck by an invisible wave. It was amazing to see.

I also made the mistake of placing my hand on the interpreter in the middle of the sermon. He couldn’t stand, so we had to sing songs until he could stand up again after 15 minutes. A lot of Muslims came to the meeting after a deaf Muslim girl was healed. It was a good night.

Here you can see a short video showing what happened today. We weren’t able to capture when the Holy Spirit fell, although you can see a little bit in the right corner of the screen. But you can watch as thousands receive Jesus, see the interpreter get filled with the Holy Spirit and listen to a woman who got healed the second night and had been to the doctor to get her healing confirmed.

Mission Report 3: Mzuzu, Malawi

Sunday – He is there, in their midst, Jesus of Nazareth

The last day was huge and as we leave we know that more than just a crusade has impacted Mzuzu. Something new has been established, the pastors and churches have been set on fire again, several hundred people were set free (including many children), many have been healed, saved, baptized in the Holy Spirit, and a process of restoration has begun in the lives of individuals, in families and in the society. Jesus was there, and the good work that he began he will also be faithful to complete.

I always experience a reaction that comes when a crusade has ended. Thousands of individuals have been personally touched by Jesus. I think a lot about the children who got healed and how they can stand for two hours during the altar call and prayer time. Thousands of children. They lift their hands, close their eyes and seek the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and so many of them get set free! Just imagine – such young children can have a dark power living on the inside of them. One night I commanded ”demons of abuse” to come out. Many children fell to the ground and manifested. We don’t even want to consider what they have suffered through. This is the gospel: sweat, tears, joy, healing, restoration and deliverance. It is gravel, dust, poor people who dance for hours and sing to Jesus. In the midst of this poverty, Jesus is going forth as he has always done, among the bruised, the poor and the sick. He isn’t embarrassed by the demon-possessed, dirty children. He is there, in their midst, Jesus of Nazareth.

Mission Report 4: Mzuzu, Malawi

 

Mission Report IV from Kasama, Zambia

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Mission report III from Kasama, Zambia

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Mission report II from Kasama, Zambia

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Report from the crusade i Kasama, Zambia – August 2014

Wednesday

Earlier today I left Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, and have now arrived in Kasama, located in northern Zambia. Getting here was quite an experience! First we took a small plane up to Ndola. Then we took an even smaller plane to Kasama. We spent two hours in a plane with 12 seats. The smaller the plane, the shakier the ride!

This evening we had a pastors’ dinner and there was a major breakthrough. After I had prayed for several pastors and their wives, the waiters and waitresses lined up for prayer!

Kasama is hungry, so I think we can expect a record crowd.

Thursday

During our first crusade meeting, Kasama was turned upside down! Halfway through the evening the deliverance tent was already overcrowded. The power of God pulsed in wave after wave throughout the meeting. Thousands of people prayed the prayer of salvation, and hundreds of people raised their hands to confirm that they had been healed, and it was as if Jesus was holding the entire city in his arms. ”And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force,” Matt. 11:12.

Friday

This crusade in Kasama has been amazing. It feels as though the whole city is on its feet. In one of the photos below you can see a 35 year-old woman crying during prayer. She had been completely deaf since she was 3 years old, and right then and there Jesus healed her. In the second photo she is testifying about the miracle! 

The little girl Nancy, 9 years old, was born deaf. During prayer her father noticed how she suddenly responded to what I was saying from the stage, and when he said her name, she looked up at him! It was the first time since birth that she had heard her father’s voice. People are getting saved and the deliverance tent was overcrowded again. Many people manifested when I bound the demons of sickness, so we are sure to get testimonies now of what Jesus has done in these people’s lives. The kingdom of God is breaking forth in Kasama.

Saturday

The power of God continues to break forth. On Saturday it was jam-packed, and because of a power outage we had to start with the help of generators. Tonight was the first real salvation meeting, as you can see in the photo below. So many people wanted to receive Jesus. But the memory that will stick with me was what happened to the little girl I am holding. I was just about to wrap up the meeting when she managed to get past the guards and climb up on stage. She tugged on my jacket, but didn’t say anything, just pointed at her ears. She was deaf in both. I prayed quickly and almost routinely asked her: ”Can you hear now?” Imagine how happy I was when she nodded! In the photo she is telling the huge crowd what happened.

Sunday

The final evening was a night of celebration. The stage was surrounded by people demanding prayer! The boy on stage waved at me and pointed to his mouth. He was mute. I lifted him up. In the first photo we are praying a short prayer for his healing. In Photo 2 and 3 he is counting to twelve. He is forcing out the sounds from his mouth and we could sense how he was learning to speak while he was counting.

We have received great feedback from the pastors and bishops about the crusade meetings and about the teaching at the seminars.

I will be home for two weeks, and then I will be heading towards the middle of nowhere in Malawi. Once again, thank you. A bit later we will be posting videos.