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
