A wonderful time of blessing and fellowship was had by all who attended the annual Revival Fellowship Convention held in Fremantle, WA over the June long weekend.
The theme of Convention was 'Just as Promised' and we heard from many who testified of God's miraculous healing and provision in their lives. We also listened to some great thoughts from the word of God, inspiring music and updates from the work in Bali, Vanuatu and Africa.
A total of 13 people were baptised by full immersion during the course of the weekend, with many also receiving the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues.
Some of the personal healing testimonies we heard over the weekend were:
- a lady who had no optic nerve in her right eye from birth, but has been healed and is now able to see from that eye
- a lady who was healed of multiple sclorosis (MS) 2 days after a prayer and fasting for a healing
- two healings from bi-polar disorder
- the miraculous birth of a baby that was originally shown by scans to be outside the womb (ektopic), but after prayer moved back inside the womb and was safely delivered
- deliverance from addiction to drugs and alcohol
We heard some wonderful ministry and updates from Revival Fellowships all around the world.
P. Colin Tan from Singapore reminded us that our belief is not just intellectual, but a real experience. P. Jock Duncan (Adelaide) spoke of how broken promises by others can make us doubt God's promises - but we can know that God cannot lie and be fully persuaded that he is able to keep his promises. Pr Darryl Williams (Melbourne) also spoke about dealing with our fear and being persuaded that God has both the resources and reliability to fulfil all his promises.
Canberra was represented by P. Bob who presented an update on the work in Vanuatu. Joanne and Bridget also performed a wonderful item, supported by P. David on the piano. And then we had a great video promo for the Convention in Canberra 2009 (thanks to Mick and Lauren for doing this in a hurry)!
Another highlight of the weekend was hearing about the wonderful growth in Africa, where there are now Revival Fellowships in 10 countries. In Kenya there are now 52 assemblies and 1300 saints in fellowship, Zambia has 690 saints and 7 assemblies and a work has been established in Zimbabwe this year, with 80 people baptised already this year.
And finally - of course we enjoyed lots of great fellowship and were encouraged by the zealousness and love of our brothers and sisters from all around the world.
For all those who missed out you can download all of the ministry here.
The good news is... Convention is in Canberra in 2009 - so make sure you don't miss out!