Many years ago,
Ed Bergman had a dream from the
Lord. He saw a terrible flood of water all around, but the old
house stood alone like an island and was untouched by the
devastation. While Bill and
Valerie Devlin ran Rainbow
House, their young grandson Joshuah, then about four years of age, also had a vision. He
saw a tremendous earthquake that
changed the route of the Niagara
River and Rainbow House was
surrounded by water.
In 2001,
Governor Pataki began
negotiations with the Seneca
Indians that ended with the
Senecas receiving the Niagara
Falls Convention Center (one
block from Rainbow House)
becoming the Seneca Niagara
Casino in December of 2002.
Rainbow House came under attack
as the governor promised the
Senecas that if the landowners
of the 53 adjacent acres would
not sell to them, the State of
New York would condemn it by
“eminent domain” (usually
reserved for taking property
when the state needs land for
some public purpose such as
building a highway or park,
etc., not to give it to a
sovereign nation for gambling).
Without a miracle, Rainbow House
would be lost!
The Senecas
made several offers to buy
Rainbow House, the Rainbow
Cottage (Annex) and the vacant
lots the ministry owns around
them. When Sister Gwen looked at
the needs in Engeltal to build a
new dormitory, she took the
offer to God to ask if she could
sell Rainbow House. His reply to
her came from Leviticus 25:23
“The land shall not be sold for
ever: for the land is mine, for
ye are strangers and sojourners
with me.”
After the
passing of Bill Cherry, the
Board of Directors felt that a
couple from headquarters should
be sent to run Rainbow House, so
Philip and Sharon Buss
volunteered. They arrived, along
with Philip’s mother Dorothy
Buss, January 10, 2006 and have
been doing renovations and
ministering since then.
Thank God,
through much prayer and a good
lawyer, Rainbow House has been
excluded from the eminent domain
acquisition, so we will not lose
God’s land. One by one, however,
the houses and buildings around
are being leveled for the casino
development.
In the
meantime, God is getting ready
to do something big here in this
area. Our team at Rainbow House
is in fellowship with a group of
local pastors who are praying
and believing God for city and
regional transformations for the
Kingdom of God. Cindy Jacobs was
in the area about three weeks
ago and gave these two words:
1)
“The Holy
Spirit is brooding over this
city and this region. God is
using intercession and
intercessors from this area,
joining with intercessors from
outside this area [that’s you!].
The Lord is saying ‘Now is the
time.’ The Holy Spirit is
bringing revival to this area.
Now, now, now. The Holy Spirit
has been brooding for a season.
Now is the time. There is
urgency and expectation, for the
Holy Spirit is bringing
something special to the
churches of this region.”
2)
“The Lord
says look to the north of
America to the Niagara Falls
area, even in the Peace Bridge
area for there is a hotbed of
terrorism in that area . . .
listen, anyone that lives along
the northern borders of the
United States, the very northern
border, God is calling us to
pray. God is calling for
Canadians, God is calling for
those in the U.S. Let us join
hand to hand and let’s intercede
and let’s protect our nation.”
Our adversary
seems to be aware that God is
about to do something big here
as he is sending his big guns to
this region. There have been
arrests of terrorists already,
but there are still more to be
exposed. End-Time Handmaidens
and Servants will be praying and
guarding the gates—please stand
with us in prayer!
The Dalai Lama
recently came to the University
at Buffalo, just 20 minutes
drive from Rainbow House. Our
team joined the intercessors
from different churches of the
region to stand for the land, to
keep it from being defiled by
the devilish ceremonies the
organizers planned for the
purpose of bringing thousands of
demons to the area. The blood of
Jesus cancels their plans!
Maintaining the Gates
Our team
continues to stand in
intercession for this
region while doing the
practical things like
maintenance and making
improvements on the
houses. The Lord is
moving us to have
retreats and “Worship
Weekends” to continue to
build His Kingdom by
ushering more of His
Presence into the region
and driving out the
darkness.
About two
months after they
arrived, while
worshipping during their
Tuesday meeting, Sharon
saw in the Spirit a
“ladder” like Jacob saw,
with angels going up and
down. Truly this is a
place where the Lord
delights to dwell!
Worship music is playing
24/7.
In the
natural, lots of
maintenance is still
needed: The roof that
was new 23 years ago now
leaks and must be
replaced, the basement
windows need to be
replaced, other windows
need to be overhauled, a
couple of remodeling
jobs need to be finished
and nearly everything
needs a new coat of
paint. The carpets that
were new 23 years ago
have become worn and the
basement and attic need
major cleaning! Please
pray that the Lord will
send the finances,
helpers and strength to
get the jobs done.
Think
about the outpouring of
the Holy Spirit that is
promised for these last
days in Joel 2:28-29 and
imagine Niagara Falls
pouring at a rate of
748,000 gallons of water
per second. We are on
the verge of seeing God
pour out His Spirit like
Niagara Falls! Come,
visit, pray, and see a
prophetic sign of the
next move of God
In
1950, Ed and Bessie Bergman, Sister
Gwen’s parents, d
ecided
it was better to live on the New York
side of the Niagara River so Ed wouldn’t
have to commute every
day across the Rainbow Bridge to his
factory job. The big, old boarding house
at 222 6th Street became their home
and
they made it a place of warm welcome,
especially to the saints of God. Bessie
would always come from the kitchen with
good food as Ed welcomed their guests at
the door. 
When Jesus came and
took Ed home in 1972, Bessie (better
known as “Mom” Bergman) stayed on and
continued the hospitality, hosting
“Prayer and Praise” meetings along with
End-Time Handmaiden and Servant Dora and
Hank Horbinski. The house was filled
with intercession and worship, lifting
the mighty name of Jesus in praise. 
A Flood of Iniquity
