Dear friends,
I am sitting here waiting for dinner. It is 9 o’clock in the evening and night is beginning to fall over Rome. I am staying on the outskirts of Rome, where the hotels are cheaper. Rome was built on hills, and so in the photo above you can see the view from my hotel, where I can look directly into the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica. There won’t be any time for sightseeing this weekend because of the intense schedule we are keeping.
This morning I had a meeting with the leaders of the largest Charismatic church in Rome and was made aware of the problems they are battling with. It isn’t easy to be a Charismatic church and to preach the full gospel in a country and city where many people worship the Pope. The power of the Catholic Church is substantial; it works powerfully and purposefully against revival Christians.
I’ve just gotten back from a sweaty healing meeting. There was a good crowd, mostly Christians, but prayer time was powerful. The woman in the photo is one of the ones who got healed. Half of her face, her left arm and a part of her leg were paralyzed after a cerebral haemorrhage. When the healing power of Jesus swept across the room, she was healed.
Thank you for standing with us in prayer. Tomorrow we have two meetings and are hoping for a bigger crowd. If we thought it was hot today, it is going to be a sauna tomorrow!
In brotherly love,
Tommy
PS. Don’t forget that you are good, better, best!
