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Going back to the place
where something begins.
Jan Ransom tells us about
Flame’s beginnings and
Peter Grant encourages us
to stay on course
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CONTENTS
10.2012
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Origins: Jan Ransom takes us
back to our roots
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Passing It On - now it’s your turn
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Prayer Diary
15
3 Questions - Elisabeth Moksnes
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Guest Writer: Peter Grant
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Flame’s Summer of Fun!
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Letters, News & Reviews
Flame International is a Christian ministry with a
passion to reach out with God’s love to broken and
hurting people, particularly those in the poorest
countries of the world, and to see nations healed and
walking in forgiveness and reconciliation.
Through healing conferences, trauma workshops
and prayer ministry, we equip and train leaders in the
church, the military and in the wider
society, to impact their
communities.
PO BOX 424,
Aldershot,
GU11 9ER
Tel: 01252 336509
www.flameinternational.org
[email protected]
Registered Charity Number 1096374
OPENING REMARKS
Well, what a summer we’ve had. First we
had the tour with Brother Yun across the
country to see him speak, pray and
minister into many lives with such an
incredible response. We’re grateful to
those who came to see us and for your
generosity. We’ve had many testimonies
since the tour, sharing some of the impact
and fruitfulness of our times together.
Thank you to all those that helped on the
tour in so many ways.
Then it was off to New Wine! That was so
much fun, with stands at both sites for the
first time as well as seminars from Jan on
Forgiveness and Healing The Land. It was
great to meet so many of you and to
make new friends. We hope you find
Burning Issues inspiring and encouraging,
and that the Lord continues to call you to
greatness and to his mission field.
Then there were the Olympics and
Paralympics! And then Andy Murray!!!
UPCOMING EVENTS
10/11 Training Day - St. Paul’s Church,
Camberley, Surrey 9.30am - 4pm
15-17 Feb 2013 10th Anniversary
Supporters’ Weekend,
Ashburnham Place, Battle,
East Sussex, TN33 9NF
IN THE NEXT ISSUE
CELEBRATION! As Flame reaches its 10th
Anniversary in 2013, we take time out to
praise God for all his goodness. We
choose to stir our hearts to worship in the
great times and in the tough times, and to
celebrate a decade of ministry to the
broken-hearted children of God.
10.2012Burning Issues
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origins: taking the narrow
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Burning Issues10.2012
“It’s been nearly ten years of learning
to walk along narrow and treacherous
paths.” Jan Ransom takes time to look
back on a journey, walked with God,
into the broken hearts of thousands
suffering the effects of violence and war.
and healing and we know that this teaching is
multiplied as testimony is given. Our very first
mission trip, ten years ago, was just as Flame
International was being birthed. Maggie
Liggins and I were in Sarawak and after a
miraculous journey, which gave us seats on
an already ‘fully booked’ nine-seater aircraft,
As I reflect on all the Lord has done since the head man of the village came to the
Flame was birthed, I just want to celebrate conference and humbled himself to be prayed
and “rejoice in the Lord always, and I say it for. The Holy Spirit moved around the room
again: Rejoice!” The countries that we have and as we prayed people’s backs, knees, and
ministered in, from Sarawak and Brunei in eyesight were healed. We saw the manifest
Borneo to Sierra Leone, Burundi, Rwanda, glory of Jesus that day. After the conference
Northern Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, two people reported they had seen flames
the Democratic Republic of Congo and the coming from the tops of the heads of those
Republic of Congo in Africa, then across China being prayed for and ‘Flame International’
into the West Bank and finally Armenia - we came fully into being. Since then we have
have gone to places we never imagined doors taken teams of radical Christians to minister
would open. Yet the verse which was given to the nations.
to us on our first mission trip to Borneo was
When we started we thought the ministry
Revelation 3:7: “These are the
was to women and undertook
words of him who is holy and “What he opens no women’s ministry but when
true, who holds the key of one can shut, and we were holding our first
David. What he opens no one what he shuts no conference in Sierra Leone
can shut, and what he shuts no
with 250 war widows, the
one can open.”
one can open.” And what doors
chaplains said, “Why are the
the Lord has opened for us! We have to pinch men not hearing this teaching? Please return
ourselves sometimes to believe it’s real.
to minister to the men.” A year later we came
Flame International has a ministry that brings back to minister to a conference with over
healing to the broken hearted, we see enormous 200 leaders from the church, the military, the
pain in people that have been traumatised by police and government ministers. We saw the
war, genocide and oppression. strategic opportunity to minister to leaders
We minister mainly to those and see the work multiplied through them. We
who live in poverty yet we have now minister mostly to leaders but we never
had audiences with Queens, forget the women who are most important
Presidents and Prime Ministers; and influential in those societies.
Generals and Brigadiers in the military and a
good number of Anglican Archbishops and Since the Lord called us into Africa we have
Bishops across Africa. It’s not that we need seen countless miracles of healing. What is
their favour but when we get their approval exciting is that the ministry continues even
and spiritual authority to work in their nation when we are not there. We recently received
it gives accountability, credibility and authority a testimony from a conference in Kajo Keji,
to the ministry.
South Sudan. The Flame teams were all in the
We have seen so many miracles of forgiveness UK but the conference was attended by many
path
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that we’d trained. “The good Lord had been and ground has been fertile which had not
so gracious with us in Liwolo convention,” previously been so. We take every opportunity
reported Reverend Joseph. “The presence to help people to bring healing to their land.
of God was felt and his glory overshadowed This is a ministry of extraordinary importance
his people. We estimated 3-4 thousands but to every nation.
practically we have 7,242 more than the
number we had last year in Kiri. Hundreds of We are keen to develop a ministry to grow
people had physical healing, people came out young pioneers and so we are taking young
openly to forgive their enemies including the people aged 18-30 to war-torn countries to
paramount chief of Liwolo. Thousands were experience the healing ministry. They also take
broken throughout the convention - tears creative gifting and teach sport to the youth of
could not cease from their eyes from section to the country. We have had two such missions
section and we witnessed people delivered and and seek to grow this ministry so that we have
healed from trauma, and evil spirits. Liwolo, people envisioned to carry the baton forward.
in the history of our nation in their quest for
As a ministry we are growing and working
liberty, had been a battlefield and a major alongside church leaders in the nations that
training field for soldiers. Also in
I have mentioned. Some of
“This is the
the first war of 1956-1972 and
our work is with underground
fruit of Flame
of 1983-2005, the community
churches in the persecuted
witnessed a lot of mob justice, International’s church that we cannot even
ministry”
rape and witchcraft. After the
speak about, but we see now
lesson of cleansing the land, the
that the Lord has been blessing
church and the government took responsibility our ministry in an extraordinary way.
by confessing sins that were committed on the
However as a ministry we have been coming
land and cleanse the land by marching through under attack and 2012 has been a year of
the land, which had been a battle point where brokenness for some of our trustees and
250 people perished. People of Liwolo are very people that work on our mission team. The
happy, hopes are raised that good things are ministry is costly to us and we have had to lean
going to come out.”
on the Lord in a deeper way in our personal
walk. Isaiah 50:10-11 is helpful as we are
This is the fruit of Flame International’s ministry! being reminded to trust in God and not take
matters into our own hands >>>
The work of Flame has seen extraordinary
miracles of healing, forgiveness and In Flame International we have the privilege of
reconciliation, but one of our passions is to working in the resurrection power of the Lord
teach into healing the land and as a result we Jesus Christ whilst having to remain at the foot
have seen miracles on the land where rain has of his cross in our daily lives. It is an exciting,
come when there was drought, floods have if sometimes painful, walk but one those
receded which were devastating the land, connected with the ministry are asked to take.
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ORIGINS: TAKING THE NARROW PATH
“
Who among you
fears the LORD and
obeys the word of his
servant? Let the one
who walks in the dark,
who has no light,
trust in the name of
the LORD and rely on
their God.
But now, all you
who light fires and
provide yourselves
with flaming torches,
go, walk in the light
of your fires and of
the torches you have
set ablaze. This is what
you shall receive from
my hand: you will lie
down in torment.
Isaiah 50:10-11
”
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PASSING IT ON
BRINGI
Flame International’s vision, to pass on Jesus’
mission of hope, reconciliation and healing to
thousands, extends beyond the conferences,
workshops and schools run in post-conflict
areas such as South Sudan, Burundi, the
Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and
Rwanda. It extends into one of the hardest to
reach communities we face today - our own
people right here in the UK.
Flame’s mission volunteers are delighted
to see the emotional, physical and spiritual
healing the Lord Jesus brings as they share
his love with conference and workshop
delegates who are hurting and broken. They
recognise they are part of something much
more profound; the Lord Jesus is restoring
individuals, communities and nations - and
they often return home to weep for their own
families, friends and neighbours who are also
in pain and need God’s restoring touch.
In response to this heart cry, Flame are now
available to equip your church ministry team
in the UK - with the teaching and tools that
have enabled the remarkable transformations
that we have seen in the lives of some of the
world’s most traumatised people - for use on
the mission field and in your own community.
The causes of people’s wounds and hurts in
the UK may be different from those in war torn
areas but the painful effects are often similar.
We see a growing number of people around
us dealing with the rejection that comes from
the absence of a parent; some lack confidence
following a traumatic incident long after the
physical wounds have healed and many carry
around the suppressed needs of broken hearts,
wounded spirits and grief. The same biblical
truths that we teach around the world can
be applied to bring Jesus’ healing to hurting
people in this country and envision them to
pass on what they have learnt to others.
If you have a passion and a vision to
see those who are wounded and hurting
healed and released in Jesus name, then
this is for you.
When overseas Flame uses a tried and
tested model, including healing conferences,
Bible-based teaching modules and prayer
ministry workshops. We cover topics such as
“...to preach the good news to the poor, to proclaim
freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the
blind and to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year
of the Lord’s favour...”
Luke 4 18-19
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GING IT HOME
forgiveness, reconciliation, healing the human
spirit, freedom from fear and healing the land.
These have equipped local church leaders with
the knowledge and skills to pass on what they
have learnt to their struggling communities.
Flame is now offering to run one-day
healing conferences in your church
where people can experience the love of Jesus
through biblical teaching and healing prayer.
These events will also provide basic training
for those who want to come on Flame mission
trips and a foundation for your own church
healing ministry. If you and your church are
interested in hosting a healing conference
then please contact the Flame International
office (details on pg3).
Our Area Representatives are happy to come
and speak to churches and small groups about
Flame’s work. Contact the office if you would
like to invite us to an event.
NEXT
TRAINING
EVENT >>>>>>
DOES THE LAND SPEAK TODAY?
Saturday 10th November 2012
10am-4pm St. Paul’s Church,
Camberley, Surrey, GU15 2AD
Suitable for those who are new to
Flame’s teaching and those who
are already familiar with the topics.
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PHOTOFEATURE
Secondary school pupils in Nzara,
South Sudan happily take part in an
exercise of forgiveness when Flame’s
Generation Y team pay them a visit
with drama and teaching.
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Prayer
Diary
October 2012 - January 2013
Devote
yourselves to
prayer, being
watchful and
thankful
Colossians 4:2
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Thank you for supporting us in prayer.
Please feel free to remove this guide
if you’d like to place it in your Bible.
07 Oct: Give thanks for the Gen Y team
and the great opportunity to minister to
the youth in Kajo Keji. Pray for refreshment
and restoration and for the youth in Kajo
Keji to hold onto the hope that is theirs
in Christ Jesus. Give thanks for the WES
Healing the Land conference. Pray for
Bishop Samuel and fruit that lasts. Pray for
Nick Shenow (Trustee) and Sarah May who
get married on 13 October.
14 Oct: Pray for Jan, Val, Rosemary and
Pauline in Burundi as they prepare for the
school to start on Monday, for the students
who have been selected to attend, and for
us all to prepare our hearts to receive the
fullness of God. Pray for a release of funds
from the Barnabas Fund to assist the work
in DR Congo.
21 Oct: Pray for the Burundi team and
students to rest today before going into
the second week of the school; for unity
in the team and with the students and for
protection against sickness for them and
their families. Pray for a good meeting
with Archbishop Bernard as the way ahead
is discussed.
28 Oct: Pray for restoration for the team
returning from Burundi. Pray that we will
know God’s will and purpose for future
ministry in Burundi - how and where he
wants Flame to work.
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04 Nov: For Bishop Sylvestre and Bukavu
Diocese, DR Congo as the people continue
to suffer deep wounds from the fighting.
Pray for peace in the region and God’s
protection over them. Pray for a productive
Flame training day on Saturday 10 Nov at
St Paul’s Church, Camberley.
11 Nov: For the Armed Forces on this
Remembrance Day; particularly for those
on operations and their families back
home.
18 Nov: For our contacts in the Far East
and the opportunity to extend our ministry
in the region. Please hold our Chinese
partners in prayer as they progress God’s
work in South Sudan. Pray for a small team
who will be visiting China from 21 Nov – 5
Dec that they will be protected and make
good relationships.
25 Nov: As action is taken to follow-up
New Wine contacts, pray for fruit and for
Brenda as she encourages the Area Reps
and builds relationships with churches and
organisations. Pray for invitations from
churches to run Mission Training Days.
02 Dec: For the Trustees and their families,
Mark, Maggie, Richard, Jeremy, Nick, Val,
Anne and Jan, particularly Anne Horrobin
and Rosie Leakey, as they recover from
heart issues.
PRAYER DIARY: OCT 2012 - JAN 2013
09 Dec: For the Trustee meeting on
Friday. Ask for wisdom and discernment
as decisions are made, and for wise
stewardship of all that God gives to us,
particularly as we discuss new ways of
fundraising.
16 Dec: Pray for partnerships with
business and Charitable Trusts as Paul
pursues suitable contacts. Give thanks for
the partnerships we already enjoy as we
are enabled to serve those in great need
overseas.
23 Dec: Give thanks for Valerie Thomas
who has given faithful and valuable service
to Flame and seen us through the early
years. Pray she will be enriched in her
ministry. Pray for our pastors, Ken and
Jean; for our co-workers, Les, Brenda, Joy,
Natalie, Gareth, Simon, Paul, and all our
valued supporters who pray, donate and
participate.
13 Jan: For Armenia and our contacts
in the churches, and the opportunity to
return. Pray for the situation in Israel and
for the opportunity to visit this year.
20 Jan: For the Supporters Weekend at
Ashburnham Place 15-17 Feb. This is our
10th Anniversary celebration. Pray for the
preparations and for all the places to be
filled. Pray for Canon David Hughes, our
speaker for the weekend.
27 Jan: As we approach our 10th
Anniversary, give thanks for God’s
goodness and faithfulness to us. He has
taken us to new heights, new depths, and
shown us amazing grace and love. Pray we
remain open to his call upon this ministry.
30 Dec: Pray for the President of Burundi,
Pierre Nkurunziza, as he lifts the name
of Jesus over Burundi at his bi-annual
celebration of thanksgiving. Pray for an
opportunity to teach on Healing the Land
and to work with the military.
06 Jan: Pray for the missions this year
as we wait on God for direction. We are
seeking the Lord’s priority for new work in
South Sudan. Pray for stability in eastern
DR Congo and a confidence that enables
ourselves and others to resume the work.
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Q
Q&
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THREE QUESTIONS...
Can you tell us about your vision, and
subsequent passion, for the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC)? Six years ago
I was in my apartment reading an article
about the Democratic Republic of Congo.
It was about the war and about the lack of
information about the conflict. I did not know
much about the situation and I was surprised
and also ashamed that I had not heard about
it before. I started to cry and I couldn`t stop. I
think God put some of his love and passion for
the people of Congo inside my heart that day
and it is still there. I felt that I needed to pray
for my sisters and brothers and I also had to
kneel down and pray to God for forgiveness
because I had forgotten them.
We asked ELISABETH MOKSNES how
she came to dedicate herself to
intercede for the people of one of the
world’s most violent countries.
Elisabeth lives in Oslo, Norway where
she teaches 9-year old children. She is
a member of her local Vineyard church,
plays the piano and the guitar and
loves to sing.
What have you done to support the
people of DRC? I started to pray for DRC
six years ago and also collected money for a
refugee camp. One day I felt that God was
calling me to fast and pray for the Congo one
day every week - it’s been six years now. I have
also been so privileged to go on two mission
trips with Flame International. It has been such
a joy to meet some of my sisters and brothers,
to see them, talk with them and see what God
is doing in their lives. God gave me a song for
DRC that is about his love for them and that
there is a new season of hope.
So you think there is a hopeful future
for the people of DRC? Oh yes, there is a
future for the people of DRC. There has been,
and still is, so much darkness in that country.
But Jesus is our hope and our light. And I think
God is longing for the people of DRC to know
that they are loved and that they will be set
free, that they are not forgotten by God and
that there is healing for his people. Nothing
is impossible for God and we can boldly pray
for our sisters and brothers in DRC and believe
that he will hear our prayers and answer them.
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GUEST WRITER: PETER GRANT
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aintaining
Christian
istinctive
In this article, guest author, Peter Grant from Restored,
reflects on the priorities of a Christian organisation and
why it is so difficult to maintain a Christian distinctive.
A wave of Western Christian missionaries
followed William Carey’s lead in the late
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They
were holistic in their outlook. Missionaries
built schools, developed businesses, supported
hospitals and transformed communities. At
the centre of their work, however, was the
proclamation of the gospel, and a passion to
see people converted to Christ, saved from hell
and discipled to be lifelong followers of Jesus.
Turning the clock forward to the second half
of the twentieth century, we see a global
explosion of development and humanitarian
work which continues to this day. Christians
were prominent in this movement, but many
churches in the West had lost their confidence
in the power of the gospel. Much of the good
work was done by Christians, but ceased
to be distinctively Christian in its approach,
or to have a significant spiritual dimension.
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Many organisations that started with a strong
Christian ethos have become more secular
over time.
Why is it so hard to maintain a Christian
distinctive? The answers are many and include:
•The spiritual battle which rages, whether
we acknowledge it or not.
•The pressures to conform to the values of
society around us.
•The constraints sometimes imposed by
seeking additional funds from secular
sources.
•Laws that make it hard to employ
Christian staff.
•The loss of spiritual focus that can follow
the death or retirement of a founder.
More recently, agencies such as Tearfund have
sought to redress the balance by developing
the idea of “integral mission” that focuses on
both spiritual and physical transformation, built
around the role of the local church. Tearfund
has traditionally valued both professional
excellence and spiritual passion. It is possible,
but it is hard.
If we look at the
spending of Western
Christians on overseas
work, it is very
strongly focussed on
poverty
reduction,
often through development agencies, and the
support of international staff, many of whom
work primarily in technical or developmental
roles. Many of these individuals are also
involved in church planting and discipleship,
but this is often not their main focus. As
Christians, our unique message is Jesus.
He is able to save individuals, to turn their
lives around and to bring reconciliation to
communities. Many good things follow when
individuals and communities turn to Christ, in
terms of education and development, but if we
concentrate on the latter, and lose our focus
on Jesus, then we cease to be distinctively
Christian.
At Restored, we believe that the gospel and
the example of Jesus are central to ending
violence against women. Flame’s focus on
prayer, evangelism, reconciliation and spiritual
warfare are at the core of the gospel and
mirror Jesus’ own ministry. I am not opposed
to Christians undertaking development work,
indeed much of my life has been spent doing
just that, but as Christian organisations we
need to be in that challenging place where we
are unashamed of Christ, his gospel and his
ways of working. I believe that there is a strong
case for rebalancing the way Christians give
financially towards those approaches which
are distinctively Christian, and which will not
be funded from any
other sources.
Flame International’s
focus on Jesus is
precious. How will
you maintain this
spiritual
passion
into the future? The answers are the basic
ones we know from our own Christian lives
– staying close to God, not getting proud,
relying on prayer, working on the basis of faith
and obedience, being open to his guidance
“As Christians,
our unique
message is Jesus.”
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GUEST WRITER: PETER GRANT
and ensuring that people involved with the
organisation, from trustees to volunteers
and including the next generation of leaders,
share this commitment to Jesus. It may
also mean looking increasingly to leadership
from developing nations, where churches are
enduring persecution and have not lost their
passion for Christ. God will use those who
are faithful to him and not ashamed of the
gospel. Let’s ensure we are counted among
that number.
“My prayer is
that Flame will
be burning just as
brightly for Jesus
in the years to
come as it is now,
and that no-one
will ever be able to
say that you have
lost your Christian
distinctive.”
Peter Grant is the co-founder and Co-Director
of Restored, an international Christian alliance
working to transform relationships and end
violence against women. Flame International is a
founder member of Restored. Peter is married to
Stella and they are both members of Streatham
Baptist Church in South London. Peter is a former
International Director, both for the Department for
International Development in the UK Government,
and of Tearfund, a UK-based Christian development
agency. Peter’s life was turned upside down in
2008 by the testimony of a female survivor of sexual
violence. He believes that God’s heart is broken by
violence against women and that the gospel and
the model of Jesus are the answer.
You can find out more about Restored at:
www.restoredrelationships.org
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FLAME’S SUMMER OF FUN: stands & seminars
“Flame International stood out yet again in The Marketplace, New Wine’s resource exhibition area,
at our Summer Conference. Their stand at our Shepton Mallet event invited delegates to sit in a
canoe and take part in a Wii rowing game as their team called people to “pull for us this year”.
At our Newark conference, delegates had the chance to test their reflexes in a hand/eye reaction
game that was a conversation starter on the subject of the shocking condition lives are left in
following conflict in a nation. Many people took part and it was a really colourful as well as
thought provoking addition to The Marketplace. They’ve got some excellent marketing brains at
work at Flame. Great stuff!” - Jeremy, New Wine Team
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s at NEW WINE AND on tour WITH BROTHER YUN
“I was really blessed by Brother Yun’s ministry but also really impressed with Flame International’s
and your personal ministry through that. We really appreciated your vision and leadership among
the people of Africa and many others. It was a great pleasure and an immense blessing to have
you with us. I hope that we can do that again some other time. The Holy Spirit’s presence was so
evident throughout, especially at the end when people came forward to be filled, re-filled, blessed
or to receive Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. May the Lord continue to bless you and fill your lives
with his joy.” - Rev Emilian Cirtina, Lancaster Baptist Church
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LETTERS to Flame...
Dear Flame, I’m not sure why I cried like I
did last Sunday night when Brother Yun came
to Sheffield, but I felt complete love and
reassurance and I was kneeling down.
Though I have known that God loves people
and am happy to tell other people that he does,
I didn’t believe that it really applied to me.
Over the last few years I felt that I had been
getting words from God that he had ‘something
special’ planned, and that my life would be
different and unique but I felt confusion as I
didn’t know how that fitted in with the A level
choices I was making or the GCSEs I was
taking.
On Sunday night God confirmed to me that he
completely loves me. I also felt strong pins and
needles in my legs as I was praying specifically
for guidance on my future. I also felt like God
was telling me, “You won’t be happy, and you
won’t fulfil my purpose for you if you stay
where you are. You need to get up and walk.”
I feel that, especially after hearing about the
work of Flame International and Back to
Jerusalem, God has really
called me to international
mission. Though this doesn’t
make A-level choices any
easier, it means that what
happens after that is safely
in God’s hands! :)
Becky, Sheffield
Dear Becky, thank you so much for your message.
It’s wonderful to see how God is working in your
life and we pray that he continues to make your
path clear as you consider his call to international
mission. In fact, we know a great short-term
mission organisation that would be delighted to
talk to you about coming on a trip!!! We’ll send
you a signed copy of Brother Yun’s latest book to
inspire and encourage you.
Flame International
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Send your letter to us at the
office by post or on email
and we’ll send a small gift to
the writer of our ‘star letter’.
Dear Flame, my two sons and I visited your
stand at New Wine in the summer and we loved
it. Not only were the people who manned the
stand lovely, but your canoe/Wii boat game
was a huge hit with my boys who insisted on
going back to it every day! It meant that I got
to chat with your team a little bit more each
day and find out about your amazing work.
Brilliant idea to have the Wii game - if you
hadn’t it would have been yet another stall that
we’d have drifted by.
Susannah, Surrey
Dear Flame, thanks Jan for your excellent talk
on the cost of forgiveness at New Wine North
on Sunday 29 July. It was funny, deep and
incredibly moving at the same time. Thanks
again.
Simon
Dear Flame, ever since reading your last news
email, part of a poem has been going round in
my head called The Congo by Vachel Lindsay.
Reading the whole poem now, a long one,
seems to indicate that this came about through
the prayers of folk miles away, and it concludes
with “Mumbo Jumbo is dead in the jungle” and
is a lovely picture of a redeemed nation.
Then I saw the Congo creeping through the black
Cutting through the jungle with a golden track
And the grey sky opened like a new rent veil
And showed the apostles in the coats of mail.
In bright white steel they were seated round
And their fire eyes watched where the Congo wound.
And the twelve apostles from their thrones on high
Thrilled all the forest with their heavenly cry
“Mumbo Jumbo will die in the jungle;
Never again will he hoo-doo you,
Never again will he hoo-doo you.”
It has been so persistently in my mind that I felt
I must send it to you, as a bit of hope.
Alexine
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The Nearly Perfect Crime-Francis MacNutt (Chosen Books)
On entering the pastoral ministry, Francis MacNutt faced
people who, though Christians and having received years of
psychiatric help, pastoral care and psychotherapy, were no more
than clinging to life. “I continued to wonder how all this fit into
Christianity. Were there vast numbers of people...who were
doomed to live their lives in quiet desperation...were we simply
destined to be chaplains to the well adjusted?”
So began a journey
through baptism in
the Spirit, into the
Spiritual gifts and
a broad healing
ministry. On the way
he examined why
the church had let go
of the ministry of
healing which had
been standard fare
until the conversion
of Constantine. He
writes of the changes
respectability
brought
to
the
church, of the
accelerated decline
in the healing
ministry caused by
the theology of such church notables as Augustine, Calvin and
John Nelson Darby. Church is what he describes as “the nearly
perfect crime”.
But only nearly perfect. He writes also of its recovery, largely
as a result of the Pentecostal movement of latter years, and
states his deep belief that healing, as a gift of the Spirit, is
intricately connected with God’s purposes for his children and
with the filling of the Holy Spirit.
Flame mission teams regularly see healing of all kinds but
to many of us they are exceedingly rare and we wonder why.
We need to hear what Dr MacNutt has to say. He sums it up
in this, “We are now able to help those very people we once
thought were nearly hopeless. Through prayer, real miracles of
healing take place-physical healings and, above all, spiritual and
psychological.”
Jonathan Liggins
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k You~
A huge than
k you to all
those who
helped us on
the Brother Yu
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at New Wine.
It was great
to see Flame
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amazing way
and touching
so many lives
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attend a special supporters’ weekend at Ashburnham Place, East Sussex.
We’re excited to have Canon David Hughes as our resident bible teacher who,
with expert knowledge and heaps of humour, will challenge us on how we go
forward and how we can continue to grow. Come and celebrate all the Lord has
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