January / February 2008

Dearly Beloved,

“The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand!” (Mark 1:15).

We have come to the time of the end as the Lord is preparing to fulfill all the prophecies and wind up all things. The above words were spoken by Jesus Christ; Peter, on the Day of Pentecost spoke of these last days as the “times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began” (Acts 3:21).

Apostle Peter warned us, “Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God… Be diligent that ye may be found in him in peace, without spot, and blameless” (2 Peter 3:11-12,14).

I believe that we must strive after holiness more than we ever have before. The day has come when wickedness and sin has been found in the House of the Lord, and many preachers cannot preach against sin because their own lives are not pure before God. So we preach a “watered-down” Gospel. We hear few messages on hell, the power of the Blood of Jesus, and sin. The Christians live like the world, and though they claim to have “come out of Egypt,” Egypt has not come out of them. Paul, speaking to the philosophers on Mars Hill, Athens said, “God overlooks it as long as you don’t know any better — but that time is past. The unknown is now known, and he’s calling for a radical life-change. He has set a day when the entire human race will be judged and everything set right. And he has already appointed the judge, confirming him before everyone by raising him from the dead.” (Acts 17: 30-31, The Message).

PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I have not written a November-December letter to all you dear friends. I have been so very busy. But I know that you intercessors who receive the bi-weekly Prayer Letter have been kept alert and up to date to all that the Lord has been doing in our lives these last months of 2007.

BERLIN: We ministered in Berlin, Germany for over two weeks. God was very present in all the meetings. The love for Germany, where I have spent much time in the past, and where I even pastored a church for a while, has never left my heart. It is true that “The gifts and calling of God are without repentance” (Romans 11:29 KJV). The Message Bible puts it very clearly, “God’s gifts and God’s call are under full warranty — never canceled, never recinded.” They become a part of you!

CANADA AND NIAGARA FALLS: We returned home and hastened to fly to Buffalo, NY, where we rented a car and drove to Ottawa, Canada, ministered there, and drove on to Quebec City. Ministering in Quebec City was a life-long dream come true. From there we drove to Toronto for ministry with Majid El Shafi, in a conference held at the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship, then on to Hamilton for a wonderful Sunday with the Free Believers Church which is a Filippino Fellowship. From Toronto we went to Rainbow House of Prayer in Niagara Falls, NY, where we celebrated Thanksgiving with Don and Joyce Perdue. It was a joy to see many of our friends of past years and meet many new friends.

ARGENTINA: We had only a couple of days at Engeltal to pack for Argentina where we spent two wonderful weeks. Linda Hartzell flew in from Hong Kong to organize everything for our coming. The first day after our arrival they celebrated my sixty years of missionary ministry, (I landed in Shanghai, China in 1947). God has done so much in these sixty years. What an honour to serve Him all these many years in the nations of the world! My first visit to Argentina was in 1966. It was a great joy to my heart to see how God has blessed the seed I planted so long ago in that beautiful land. I preached in many different churches, one of them, they told me, has 9,000 members. I enjoyed ministering at the Kingsway Fellowship Convention with the Doorns. I also ministered at Youth With A Mission, I felt such oneness in the Spirit with them.

I had a great team with me, Linda interpreted and Tommy, my son, sang and preached when I had more than one meeting on the same day. My grand-nephew, Benjamin, played the trumpet with a true Phil Driscoll anointing! Bert Crevier testified about his heavenly visits and Pamela was our intercessor and prophetess. Last, but not least, Doreen has been my “armour bearer” through this entire year. I could not travel like this if she was not at my side every moment to help me. God put it all together and it was wonderful.

WINTER YOUTH RETREAT: This was my first Christmas without Jim. We all missed him, but your prayers held me up. The day after Christmas I had surgery for a cataract in my right eye and I am recovering well. The Anointed Youth Winter Retreat was held from Dec 28 until New Year’s Eve. God came down mightily. Our young people are becoming powerful preachers of the Word, and we were deeply moved by
the testimony and sharing of Sgt. Roger Sprinkle, who testified to God’s all-powerful saving grace during his time as a soldier on the front lines in the Vietnam War. He told us of how he came face-to-face with the powerful demon Ashtoreth, who is destroying so many lives. On the closing night I preached one of the hardest, most difficult messages of my life, warning the young people not to allow this demon to destroy their lives. I CANNOT EMPHASISE STRONGLY ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT YOU ORDER THESE THREE MESSAGES (on four CDs), and listen to them carefully. It will answer a lot of questions in your heart.

GOD TV: Christmas Eve, after our dinner we watched God TV air one of our meetings from the End-Time Handmaidens and Servants All Nations Convention in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. My message was: The Nations Are Our Gem Stones, this program was broadcast worldwide. If you saw it, and were blessed by it, write and tell Rory and Wendy Alec and send a gift to help with their ministry. Their address is: God TV USA, PO Box 161329, Altamonte Springs, FL 32716.

THANK YOU! Your love offerings have been a great help to us. We have had some heavy expenses this year, and depend on God to meet our need through you! Be faithful. God is counting on you! And we are too! God will bless and multiply the seed you have sown! Remember, your prayers give us strength!

STOP PRESS: Due to an unexpected Holy Ghost interruption, I have had to change my dates for Blue Mountain this year to June 13-15, from a week earlier, as I have received an urgent call to minister in Jerusalem, Israel with Sadhu Sundar Selveraj, Paul Keith Davis, Bobby Conner, Neville Johnson and Steven Shelley. I feel the urgency of the Spirit very strongly that not only I, but as many of you End-Time Handmaidens and Servants that can come, should be there for this appointment with God. The dates are: June 6-10, 2008, (Shavuot/Pentecost is June 9!). The Sadhu feels that there should be an optional tour from June 11-15, 2008. Since we are having our Blue Mountain Retreat at that time, we are praying about and looking into having a tour before the conference. If you are interested, please let us know and we will give you the details as they develop. You can go just for the conference or the tour and conference. Contact: Sharon or Rona at (870) 446-2252.

Sister Gwen