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The Gold Mine – Be Not Deceived God is Not Mocked
Article by Jo (Update to a previous posting)
The next
morning we had quite a breakthrough in our prayer time which was evidenced by
on fire preaching and many salvations and Healings. Not quite sure what passers
by thought as they passed the house as we were VERY loud and there are no
windows. Actually the weather was quite cold whilst we were there so very
refreshing for me but not so for the poor Filipinos.
Not good
for George either when he had to wash and shave in freezing mountain
water.
We drove
down a treacherous rocky track, sheer drops, big rocks, mud & potholes all
along the way. But we had prayed and trusted the Lord to keep us to fulfil His
plan for the day. Arriving in a small village, built in to the edge of the
mountain, known locally as Australia?? Every little shack and home ore
breaking factory looked as if it could drop off the precarious slope it was
built on very easily!
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We were
led to stop at a small store and asked if we could buy coffee. Everything is
very flexible here. Even if they don't sell coffee they will try their best to
accommodate your request. All business as usual.
We did not realise that this
stopping place was directly outside one of the biggest gold mines there is
there and by miraculous timing and divine intervention it was shift change and
the mine manager "just happened" to be passing us on that little
track. Without knowing who he was G & Jun said hello and began to
engage him in small talk. When he explained who he was and where he was
going we asked and received permission to preach to all the miners. He said the
best time was right away. We gulped coffee, grabbed the sound system and
headed into the compound. They stopped the entire operation and gave us 30
minutes to share the good news of the gospel. It was a captive audience as
it was in their place of work so they had no option but to listen. Perhaps a
100 plus men and ancillary staff listened intently to the message of Gods
saving love and the eternal consequence of unforgiven sin. Many of these strong
men hung their heads and wept. The manager included. I'd estimate that 90+
percent responded and prayed a prayer asking for salvation. By Gods grace we
will return to that place.
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Jun Preached at Australia Gold Mine - Many wept
as they received Christ
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After
that we walked about making friends with the people. It is a verrrry long time
since these people have seen Westerners unless they go to Davao. White people
seldom go to Diwalwal, in fact one lady told us that in her 30 years there
she had never seen anyone come and preach and pray for the sick.
GOD IS NOT MOCKED
We later
learnt from some of the new converts in that place that a cult community
directly behind the mine compound had heard our preaching and had mocked us and
our message to the rest community, The night after a fire broke out in one
of the cult homes spreading quickly and burnt every house in their area
only to the ground. A 100 or so houses were destroyed but thankfully no
casualties. The locals told us openly we know it is because they mocked what
you preached. Fear came upon us.
A few
days later another Typhoon came through, very strange for weather
pattern for Diwalwal, but the only Purock damaged and with many casualties
from flying debris again this same place! Be not deceived God is not mocked.
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| A man carries a freezer whilst Dawn Hope preaches |
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The view from the house we have kindly be offered to stay in.
Better than 8 people all sleeping in the car as we had planned.
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The place is really quite a
culture shock for the unprepared, full of trash and the smell of human
faeces hits your nostrils most places you go. Not sure what is was like before
the typhoon but it really is like a hell hole now. You can see Gods
blessings are missing due to the corruption and greed of the people, the occult
bondage, 80% are on mind numbing drugs and the politicians that run the
place turn a blind eye so they can profit from cheap gold.
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Despite
this the people are mostly very friendly. Following this last JSP our
practise is to have a walkabout and talk with people on a one to one. G,
Vennie & myself were invited to come in too an old couples 'home'. They
said they had both received Jesus during the preaching. They said they both
suffered infirmities so G offered prayer, God is so good, when we prayed and
they both got healed of back injuries and arthritis.
Soon,
word got out about the healing miracles
and people began to arrive and the house
filled up. We led many more to Jesus and
prayed with most for healing, all experienced immediate healings. Eventually we
left Vennie talking to a transgender. She informed him that if he didn't give
his life to Jesus and be what The Lord made him to be he would go to hell. He
admitted that he hated his life and didn't like the way he was. He ended up
accepting Jesus and then Anne, who had appeared, prayed for his sinusitis
and The Lord healed him. He said repeatedly "Its gone, its gone". Vennie
said that to begin with there was a battle as she felt like demons were
looking at her through his eyes!
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