IGO NEWS Feb-Mar

Bob Searle reports

IGO NEWS
February/March 2010
CONGRATULATIONS! TO NANI & MEZMUR ZEMICHAEL
ON THEIR WEDDING ON JAN. 9TH& to GO & HANAH SUAN THANG
who were married at the beginning of December 2009
May God Bless your marriages with love, joy, peace and prosperity.
May you see Him work wonders in all you put your hand to.

NEHEMIAH BIBLE TRAINING CENTRE John Levy, Principal of the Nehemiah Bible Training Centre, and his wife Sandra have sent the following report: - We have been hosting Osmond Owusu our Ghana IGO representative for West Africa and the Head Principal of the NBTC in Ghana. While taking him to different meetings I heard some things that really blessed me and made me think, Yes, it is worth it all! Let me share what I was hearing: This testimony is from the General Overseer of one of the church groups in Accra, Ghana. The Rev. Owusu Ampong said: 'For many years I have been sponsoring some of my people to Bible College. When they have finished their course, they come back to the church briefly, then they leave and start any church in the town. But for the past three years, three of my people have taken the NBTC training and after their graduation have stayed with the church and been very faithful workers in the church. These people are really on fire for the Lord, because what they have been taught through the NBTC has been both educational and practical.' He also said, 'I am now willing to support in a small way, when they start building the Nehemiah Bible School in Bortianor.' I have also received the report that they have now started to build the Nehemiah Bible School, and have finished the foundations and have put the pillars in place ready for the building to go up. So next year (DV) I am looking forward to being able to dedicate this building to the Lord's work of training people to go into the villages to evangelise among their own.

Please pray that the £15,000 needed to complete the building will come in so that this project can be completed. If you would like to send a gift for this building please send it to John Levy, for the Nehemiah Project. Thank you for your prayers and your gifts.

MESSAGE FROM HQ
Bob and Ann would like to thank all the people who sent gifts and stamps towards the cost of producing and posting the IGO News, it is really appreciated. Gifts towards postage is acceptable any time of the year not just at Christmas so please keep it coming!

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THE DEVIL DOESN'T LIKE IT! Simon and Sarah Hogg in Guatemala have started to face quite a bit of opposition. They have had large rocks thrown at their house and car and fires started outside their house. The trouble mainly starts when they have 'Cornerstone' but they know that when you share the gospel the devil doesn't like it. They live in a very Catholic/Mayan area and there is a strong dislike towards the evangelical Church and they say they stick out like a sore thumb, so they are obvious targets. Praise God, they are not afraid because they trust the Lord to protect them, but it is starting to interfere with 'Cornerstone'.

They ask that we pray that they will be patient and loving towards the people who are doing this and that it won't stop any of the work they are doing. Please pray for protection for the house and car too!.

For more information email: simon_hogg@msn.com

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A VIEW FROM THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

May I share the following for those in IGO who might wish to know a little encouraging background to recent news. The Anglicans may asy things in a more stilted way than we are used to, but, among them there are many that truly know Christ and some, like myself, are in fellowship with IGO.
I am glad to belong to St. Martin's Church of England in Cambridge and to worship the Lord within a company of people who love the Lord Jesus Christ and trust in His salvation, who are evangelical and open to the Holy Spirit. St. Martin's has recently become a member of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans.
You will have seen in the news that, because of the way it is going, a number of Anglicans Ministers are no longer happy to remain within the Anglican Church.
The Bishops who are part of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans have responded and the following is an extract from their statement:
They state that they are 'grieved that the current crisis within the Anglican Communion and the failure to fully address the abandonment of Biblical faith and practice by The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada has now brought shame to the name of Christ and seriously impedes the cause of the Gospel.'
'The Primates Council of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON/FCA) is convinced, however, that Anglicanism has a bright future as long as we remain grounded in the Holy Scriptures and obedient to our Lord Jesus Christ's call to reach the lost and make disciples of all nations teaching them to observe the whole Gospel. We also believe that there is room within our Anglican family for all those who hold true to the 'faith once delivered to the saints' .'
'We are convinced that this is not the time to abandon the Anglican Communion.'
'Our Anglican identity of reformed catholicity (that is 'universality') that gives supreme authority to the Holy Scriptures and acknowledgement that our sole representative and advocate before God is the Lord Jesus Christ, stand as a beacon of hope for millions of people. We remain proud inheritors of the Anglican Reformation. This is a time for all Christians to persevere confident of our Lord's promise that nothing, not even the gates of hell, will prevail against His Church.' (n.b. This is an abbreviation of the statement) Signed: Peter Abuja (Archbishop Peter Akinola) (Chairman, GAFCON/FCA Primates Council) November 2009.
There is so much to praise God for in this statement. May I encourage fellow members of IGO to pray for God's powerful hand to be upon the Church of England at this time of crisis. God has not given up on the Established Church! Far from it! Elizabeth S. Wells Rev. (Retired Pentecostal Minister in Affiliation with IGO and part of the Church Family of St. Martin's C of E, Cambridge) Email: reves.wells1@btinternet.com
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NEW HOME FOR IRMA
The Humphries in Guatemala tell us that a man named Gustavo who originated from Nicaragua and was a deep sea fisherman who sailed as far away as the Galapagos Islands, married Miriam, a Guatemalan. Unable to get work in Guatemala, his life gradually turned to drink. At their lowest ebb, a person in their Church invited them to come and Jesus has changed their lives. Now Gustavo and Miriam want to get their lives right with God, and dedicating their children is symbolic of the dedication of their own lives to the Lord. Gustavo has just found a job and he loves to worship the Lord!
The Humphries are renting a new building to help with the amount of new children who will be attending The King's School in January. This has enabled them to provide a lovely room at the top of this new building for Irma Yolanda who was living in a room where she and her two children were locked in at night while the owners practised witchcraft to the god Maximon. Irma will be able to look after the whole of the new building for them.
The school has doubled in size from 75 to 150 children! So the Humphries are trusting the Lord to buy land and build a School with a play area and Sport's Hall and ask that we all stand with them in prayer.
Of course, more children means a need for more sponsors as these people do not have the money to pay for education, so even more prayer needed.
If you could be a sponsor please contact Sophie on Humphries_sophiealicia@hotmail.com
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NO TIME TO BE COMPLACENT David Hathaway of Eurovision, is celebrating 60 years in ministry and at present he is ministering in the Netherlands and Ukraine. He is preaching first in Kherson, then Skadovsk, Nikolayev, Odessa and Kiev. David will take this opportunity to fire-up the churches - to challenge them to rise up in a new way and work for the Glory of God! David says, 'Today is not the day to be complacent - but today is the day of salvation, the day of evangelism'. David will also take this challenge to Holland in May when he will be preaching in Amsterdam and Leiderdorp. Many Dutch churches have said that the day of evangelism is past, but challenged by the success of Vilnius, Lithuania, a growing number of these churches now want to act!
David says, 'God has given me a vision of what HE can do in Europe. I want to challenge you - not everyone is called to be an evangelist - but I couldn't do what I do today in Russia and Europe without your help. The Gospel doesn't come cheap: to broadcast the simple, live Gospel on Russian secular TV costs $500,000; to hold just one nationwide crusade costs us the same. But God WILL reach Europe. Together with you, I want to see the Glory of God here, on earth! I cannot die until my job is done!'
In April David is holding a crusade in Daugavpils, Latvia. The city is 25km from the Lithuanian border, 120km from Russia, and 35km from the Belarusian border - Belarus is still a communist dictatorship, similar to North Korea and Cuba and they will be organising group invitation for bus-loads from Belarus to attend! Pastor Stanislav who David met last December and who represents all the inviting churches, told David that 15 years ago he first heard the prophecy of Hudson Taylor, that the last great revival before the return of Christ would begin in Russia and from there would reach Europe. For more information email: office@euro-vision.org.uk
On 11, 12, 13 June, David will be holding a special series of meetings in Yerevan, Armenia. God has given us the opportunity to present the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a 25,000-seat football stadium – and we would like to invite you to join us for this celebration.
We have arranged through Worldwide Christian Travel, a special package tour: 9-16 June 2010.
The tour will cost approximately £1,220 per person and includes the following:
Return scheduled flights from London Heathrow to Yerevan.
Accommodation in a good hotel with twin bedrooms with private facilities on half board.
Services of a fully qualified English speaking guide.
Tours and transfers in deluxe air-conditioned coaches.
Entrance fees, service charges and porterage.
Airport tax.
Plus - This opportunity and these 3-days of ministry will be amazing, and we don't want you to miss it! Make plans today to be part of the tour, and join David for this crusade in June!
For further tour information and to make your reservation, contact Worldwide Christian Travel. Telephone 0845 458 8308, web: www.christian-travel.com
This crusade in Yerevan is the largest project we have ever undertaken. We expect 25,000 to attend every day for three days. We need to provide buses to bring the poor and the destitute into the meetings. To help alleviate poverty we will be providing 10,000 food parcels every day. – Armenia was left in ruins by a great earthquake in 1988 – and still 22 years later, the population is abandoned to live in shanty towns and metal containers.
We urgently need £300,000 to pay for the stadium, food parcels, buses, New Testaments and Information packs.
The churches have united and begun the organisation. We do not have the resources, but we cannot fail them. We are living in desperate times – people need the help and hope found in Jesus! Your support is vital for the work in Armenia. Just as in the days of John Wesley and the Welsh Revival, faith can, once more in our time, be even more powerful than anything else we can imagine!
LOVING THE DESTITUTE
Jerad Alvan in Kenya says that loving God and people is what Christ said to do and Alvan and his church specialise in loving the most marginalised and destitute people they can find with Christ's love. These people are sick, hungry and lack opportunity to change their own lives because of their environments. Treatment for sickness requires money they don't have. Crops fail, disasters destroy and needs as basic as water are barely met. Alvan says, 'Our goal is to relieve their suffering, helping them realise God loves them. This work goes beyond a momentary relief from suffering. The change in their hearts and lives can be long term. Life-transforming. It's not just giving out bags of rice - it's figuring out the root causes of their hunger or poverty and helping them overcome those causes. As God transforms lives, we're honoured to work beside Him. Praise God! Together we will help struggling moms start small businesses that feed their kids. We'll teach them better agricultural methods, we'll care for AIDS orphans and their care-givers - getting the kids in school so they can work for a better future.' This is a big vision but with God it is possible and it's already happening. Alvan thanks you for your prayers, please continue to remember him and his team.
For more information email: jalvan2002@yahoo.com
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THE 20,000 DISCIPLES CRUSADE
The 20,000 Disciples Crusade is launched by evangelist Melvin Banks this month. Melvin says it will be one of the most thrilling, exciting Christian ventures for 100 years in the UK. His mandate is to win and disciple this number of lost souls and add them to His church in Great Britain. This has not been accomplished during the 100 years since the Welsh Revival. Churches all over Great Britain are requesting his visits. Book him soon. Do not miss this vast Harvest. Ring: 01249 655712 or email us on :
dawnparkin545@yahoo.co.uk
Bring it to your fellowship and town, or you could miss a mighty move of God.
One of Melvin's revival meetings was at Wigan, Lancashire and Terry Fanning says, 'I was at the Scholes Crossing Revival, when Evangelist Melvin Banks came. I walked behind him and passed six discarded wheelchairs, left empty by patients after their Miracle, which came after he had prayed. From a church of 30/40 people, some 620 came to the converts supper for follow-up.'
In Liverpool Melvin had booked a main line hall at great cost only to have the owners withdraw it from him with only two days notice. However, at the last moment an Evangelical church, that never prays for healing for the sick, gave their hall to Melvin free of charge! Many miracles followed and many lives were touched and changed.
For more information write to 44 Monks Way, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3TT.
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IGO YOUTH EVENT
SATURDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 7.30PM
Lisnadil Full Gospel Church, Ballymoran Road, Armagh.
With a packed programme including singer/songwriter Darren Mulligan, the Zephaniah Dancers and a timely message from former Crusaders footballer Glenn Dunlop. It promises to be a time of blessing and fellowship as we seek to inspire and encourage one another in Christ.
For further details please contact:
Mark Anderson (M) 07969 499558 email:
mandranderson@gmail.com
Darryl Bain (M) 07739 112535
Email: bain_darryl@hotmail.com
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THE TIME IS NOW!
We have entered into the New Year of 2010 in which the blessing of God will increase and multiply upon the Body of Christ in remarkable displays and manifestations of His love, power and glory. The things of 2009 have past and gone, no longer to be remembered and now the Spirit of God is causing new things to spring forth, He is leading and directing the Church of Jesus Christ into this final season of grace before the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The time is now for every church leader and every saint to consecrate and dedicate themselves to hearing and responding to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. It is time to move into and experience this corporate end time kingdom outworking of His glory in the church and the nations.
'Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth: do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it?'
Isa.43:19 Amp.
Our world is waiting to feel the impact of the manifestation of the Sons of God and the appearing of the Glorious Church revealing the wonder and majesty of the risen Lord. Now is the time to pursue the presence of God until He pours out righteousness upon us and His praise reverberates from shore to shore.
Rom.8:19-21; Eph.5:27; Ps.72.
REVIVAL MUST BE 'NOW'! TOMORROW MAY BE TOO LATE!
Multitudes are heading full-on into the abyss of oblivion and destruction, caught up in the Babylonian system of this world with no understanding that eternal fires are burning around them. Drugs and gross immorality have gripped many people including those in religious denominations who have embraced a lie and become deceived. Darkness and blindness has descended and people are groping for a way out of their desperate hopelessness. New rampant incurable diseases and pestilences continue to appear and international disasters and violence increase across the globe. The Governments of the world assemble together with commotion and confusion of voices to devise empty schemes that cannot resolve the major issues they are facing.
Rev.18: 2 Thess.2; Ps.2.
'For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in place after place... And the love of the great body of people will grow cold because of the multiplied lawlessness and iniquity.'
Matt.24:7, 12; Amp.
THE TIME IS NOW!
We must devote ourselves to living in the presence of Christ! Powerful, faith-filled passionate and persistent praying and intercession will release the awesome awareness of Almighty God in secular society bringing repentant ears and turning the unsaved to the Lord. Waves of revival fires with demonstrations of His power, healing and miracles always accompany the move of God and reveal His goodness and grace amongst men.
Ps.63; Acts 4:31-33; 5:12-16.
We must earnestly seek the dew drenched life of the Spirit which is always fresh and vibrant. We must take time in the secret place to receive the full revelation of God in our lives!
(Ps.91; Isa.40:31; Mk.1:35; Lk.6:12) We must 'know' God intimately and not just about Him!
'For my determined purpose is that I may know Him and come to know the power out-flowing from His resurrection and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed into His likeness, even to His death.' Phil.3:10 Amp.
We must sign up again for the 'School of Prayer' and learn the ways of the prayer warriors of old through whom the Lord turned whole cities to Himself and awakened communities and nations to His Holiness. We must realise again that little power and little fruit in ministry is due to the neglect of prayer and that apostolic praying produces apostolic preaching and power. Prayer alone secures the Divine resources of heaven and possesses the land!
Lk.11:1-13; 1 Kgs.17-18; Hos.6:1-3, 10:12; Acts 6:4; Jms.5:16-17; 1 Chr.7:1-3, 14; Ps.2:8.
MOVING IN UNLIMITED POWER!
Quality time spent with God is never wasted time! As we approach His throne in the spirit of holiness and worship He meets with us as He did with Moses in the Holy of Holies. He reveals Himself to us and speaks into our spirit. We become involved with Him in His purposes and plans and the outworking of His end time kingdom pursuits in the earth. As we receive His grace and glory, faith rises to levels that enable us to minister in the realm of His unlimited power. When Jesus returns His Church will be moving in greater glory than that of the early NT Church and will be raptured in a demonstration of supernatural resurrection power that has never been seen in the history of this world!
Ps.96; Exod.33:9-11, 40:34-35; Jer.33:3; Matt.17:20; Mk.11:22-24; Acts 2:1-21, 38-47; Matt.24:29-31; 1 Thes.4:16-18.
'The Spirit and the Bride say, Come! And let him who is listening say, Come! And let everyone come who is thirsty and whoever desires to do it, let him come and drink the water of life without cost.' Rev.22:17; Amp.
This article is from John Day - Anointed Word International
Email: awi@mail.org
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AMAZING HAPPENINGS IN ITALY
Sicily is: Mafia....Protection money...Unemployment.
This may be true for non believers, but for the ones that have seen and heard the heavenly things and had experience of their power, Sicily is:
500 youth leaders in love with Jesus...A church of 5000 members that shout to the Lord making hell tremble...Many believers that refuse to pay protection money and prosper in their business because the Lord is a shield around them...Pastors anointed by the Holy Spirit in Palermo, Catania and many other cities that we did not have the chance to see during our visit.
Cecil and Evelyn Stewart of CCN in Northern Ireland, had never seen Sicily before and were struck by its beauty. During the drive from Palermo to Catania we had the chance to see the Island in all its splendour. Orange trees, lemon trees, the volcano Etna covered with snow, sheep in the fields, cattle grazing and peace and joy in our hearts for all the wonders that the Lord has accomplished there.
5000 believers in a non-catholic church in Italy??!?
What seems to be impossible is possible for the Lord; Pastor Lirio Porrello and his wife Santina have been led by the Holy Spirit and the outcome is really wonderful. A centre for young people for spiritual retreats with a lot of facilities; restaurants, bedrooms, football fields and tennis courts, olive trees all along little paths where you can walk and meditate on the Word of God, surrounded by an unusual silence. There are many things that

have been planned: a home for the elderly, a Bible School, bigger than the one they already have and much more.

The Pastor and Cecil immediately clicked and started talking about a topic that they both have at heart: The Kingdom of God and its expansion. After Cecil's preaching's, (9 in four days) the refrain was, 'please come back', 'please come back', 'please come back!' People of all ages received blessings, encouragement and a new strength to go on. When Cecil made an altar call asking people with problems to go forward, they streamed to the front and they were asked to realise that they could be in the position of David when he cut off the head of Goliath with the sword. The sword is the Word of God and if you take hold of it and proclaim God's promise over your problems they cannot resist it and are cut off like Goliath's head.

Marriage according to the heavenly rules, storms that must be subdued and impossible situations that must be faced with the authority that the Lord has given us as an inheritance, have been some of the subjects of the preaching. Many people at the end thanked Cecil for the Word that the Lord had imparted to them and in the church of Palermo we heard the loudest shout of joy we had ever heard. Not even in Africa did we experience such a shout!!

Evelyn, as usual, was asked to give her testimony, both in Palermo and Catania, and people were blessed by the anointing that is upon her whenever she talks about the wonders of the Lord in her life. In Catania, a young girl with the same physical problem, approached her, hugged her and declared with a new certainty: that what the Lord has done for Evelyn can be done for others as well!

A Pastor from Siracusa and another one from Messina, said that they will pray in order to have Cecil there, for their spirit was uplifted and their faith has grown! It was a pity that the time was so short, just 4 days, but we can say that everybody received the maximum from this visit. Italy keeps receiving from Cecil Stewart and we are sure that he and his family will receive blessings upon blessings from the Lord that is a reward of those who honour Him!

God bless you all that are reading this report!

This report was written by Romolo Giovanardi, Director of International Operations of CCN and his wife Myriam!

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LIFE IN KENYA

Wesley Kerr of Life-Line Ministries (Ireland) states that in 2005 God put in his heart the vision to build a school and provide good education for poor children in Kenya. To date they have had a Life-Line nursery school in the Kisumu area since early 2009. They envisage 3 more nursery/primary schools to start in 2010 in the Kitale area and will use the church buildings for school teaching during the day and for meetings at weekends. Wesley is taking the team back to Kenya possibly in May/June. If you would be interested in joining them for two weeks mission, please contact Wesley on 077 0453 4365.

Wesley says: 'We praise God for the 6 weeks mission trip to Kenya and Uganda for God's presence was evident in the crusades in Kitale, Narok, Kisumu and Uganda at Masaka. We thank God for those who responded to the call of salvation and for testimonies of healing in the crusades and church meetings. As always, visiting Narok in the Maasai area was interesting as we evangelised in the villages. Among those who were saved was a Maasai elder. I spoke at a Pastors Conference for the first time and shared the platform with Bishop Gitonga from Meru, near Nairobi. We felt the presence of the Lord as we spoke to pastors and church leaders. One of the meetings was particularly memorable as I recall that everyone kneeled down in repentance with tears flowing down our faces as we prayed for revival to come to Kenya.'

For more information write to Wesley at 4 Hill View, Woodtown Road, Ballymena, County Antrim, BT43 5JZ

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TRAVEL IN CAMBODIA

Jez and Jacqui Heasman are finishing their term in Cambodia and are hoping to come back to the UK possibly in May. Their son Paul is now 2 years old and growing up fast, he really enjoyed Christmas with all the presents and is a happy and contented boy.

Travelling is still a big problem in Cambodia. On a brief visit to Ratanakiri they took many photos in order to create a transport album to show how different transport is there to most parts of the UK. Almost anything can be transported by almost any vehicle. Pick-up trucks can be loaded to 3 times their cab height with goods. Mopeds can be loaded to more than a car width with anything from baskets and brooms to chickens or rattan furniture. People can be loaded in, on, behind or in front! They sit, sometimes on a moped or a sofa - Jez and Jacqui say they have actually seen a person sitting on a sofa that was loaded on the roof of a minibus! They lay down on the roof, on a pile of sand, in a hammock! Almost without exception these people who Jez and Jacqui stare at for travelling in such weird ways stare back at them - after all, they drive a car with only 3 people in it and one of those is a small boy strapped into a car seat! The roads too are very dangerous with huge potholes and no proper road signs. Many drivers overtake on blind bends or when other vehicles are coming towards them and the overloaded lorries cause the tarmac to break up and the resulting potholes cause numerous vehicles to swerve and tip over because they are so heavily laden and often top heavy. That is why Jez and Jacqui are so thankful to arrive at their destination safely and without excitement.

As Jez and Jacqui return to the UK for a time, they are looking for somewhere to live and for churches to visit where they can share about their work in Cambodia. If you can help in any way or if you would like them to visit your church, fellowship, house group, please contact them on email:

Jacqui.heasman@aptus.co.uk or jez.heasman@aptus.co.uk

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FAITH LIVING IN ISRAEL

Martin and Nathalie Blackham have now moved to Israel. It was in the late nineties when they started digging to find more about the Jewish Roots of the Church and Nathalie says that this experience came back vividly in her mind, 'Yeshua was coming back and He was preparing His Bride'. Then God stirred their hearts to come in the land to carry on their TV programmes and be with His people. Nathalie says, 'We took a leap of faith to move here and it is still a great battle to live here. Three weeks ago I was reading my Bible and meditating and I saw in front of my eyes, the face of my Beloved, He was laughing! I never saw Him laughing before. I have seen Him smiling or content but never laughing! I asked Him, 'Why are you laughing?' Straight away, He answered, 'Because you are here!'. That made my day and I am still living on that response. It has been such an encouragement.'.

Nathalie and Martin intend visiting the exhibition of the Shroud of Turin and see for real the hologram of the Man of the Shroud!. They are preparing a Special Israel Tour for next year: Walking the streets of Jerusalem, Digging in the Word, Trekking the Land.

For more information Email:

nathalieblackham@googlemail.com

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YOU ARE INVITED TO A

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE & PRAYER TOUR

An eight day journey of a lifetime! - led by ANDY PAGET (IGO vice-President).

18th-25th November 2010.

Pilgrimage and prayer tour. To visit the Holy Land, to walk in the footsteps of Jesus, David and Paul is uniquely rewarding!

Join us as we experience the best-loved sites - but also some out of the way places rarely included on an eight day tour.

Meet the living stones - Israeli & Palestinian Believers living and working in the land today. There will be an opportunity to add some extra days if you wish. Brochure and further information available on request from: ANDY PAGET; 0117 9352330 or

Andy.paget@ymail.com

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'CHARIOTS GALORE'

No.2 A time of sharing for those inviolved in Ministry to substance abusers, the homeless, prisoners and ex-prisoners.

Chariots Galore is being held at the IGO Oasis, Dwygyfylchi, (close to the beautiful Snowdonia Region of North Wales).

The four days of meetings, led by ANDY PAGET, running from Tuesday 20th to Friday 23rd July, will cost just £85 per person-residential & including meals, from Tuesday evening meal until Friday lunch.

All are welcome, but places are limited to 26,

So please book early to avoid disappointment. If you'd like to book some extra days at the Oasis before or after our time together please tell Bob or Ann Searle when you book. To get a booking form, ring 001492 623229 or email: mail@igo.org.UK

IGO TEAM VISIT TO GHANA 2010

Report by Bob Searle

The IGO Team Mission was an amazing time again this year.

It was carefully planned & organised by Rev Osmond Owusu & Emmanuel Asare. Kingsley Armstrong led the team and was joined by Andy Paget, myself and Alison Donnelly. It started with a Pastors' Conference in Accra, organised by Rev. Robert Arhim, (GPC Chairman, Dansoman Zone), when a large gathering of Pastors and Christian Leaders from far and wide came together for two glorious days of Bible Teaching, encouragement and exhortation. Andy left on the second day for a weekend in the Ivory Coast, where he met up and ministered with BrotherSolomon Ansah. He was also able to establish an excellent relationship with the police there & the door is open for future input into the police services. Kingsley ministered powerfully on leadership in the Church. I ministered in between times and later the second morning I was called away to an Aglow prayer meeting. This was held in a huge square arena in the Centre of Accra and many hundreds of women were there worshipping and praising God with all their hearts, in true African fashion! I was taken to sit with the President of Aglow Ghana and she interpreted for me important parts of the meeting. Towards the end, I was graciously introduced to all present over the sound system and shared about my involvement with Aglow as a Chapter Advisor in North Wales. As a result of this meeting, plans are being drawn up for an Aglow/IGO joint meeting next year. Too many highlights were experienced to share now, but what was very special to me was the extremes we experienced!

We had, for example, two days ministering in remote villages. The second one was amazing, when we were dropped off in pitch darkness at a village and then had to walk a long way through undergrowth down tiny trodden down paths, which seemed to go in all directions, eventually emerging in a clearing (which had a couple of small lights powered by a tiny generator) which contained a building consisting of a number of bamboo poles as walls and roofed with cut-down tree branches. This was the Church. Around 50 people, including seven Pastors, emerged from somewhere (we were later told that some had walked 10k to get there)

branches. Andy preached a powerful Gospel message and 18 came forward at the end for salvation. One lady, we were afterwards told, was testing us, and when prayed with manifested violent demonic power. This was dealt with and all the others were wonderfully touched by the Spirit of God. The very next meeting we had, however, was with the Parliamentary Christian Fellowship, in the deputy Chief Whip's part of the Parliament Buildings. This was a glorious time of fellowship and ministry with MP's, etc., and was followed by a buffet meal together. The contrast of the two days of extreme was deeply impressed on me - yet all of these people were sons and daughters of the living God, who doesn't look at status or outward appearance, but at the heart. All were our wonderful family in the Lord.

At Parliament, many reporters were present and also the TV. The meeting, we understand, was sent by closed-circuit TV direct to the President of Ghana, who is a born-again, Spirit--filled believer.

That night it was reported on TV and it was in one of the main newspapers of Ghana next morning. We all much look forward to next year's visit if the Lord tarries.

mail@igo.org.uk