Zambia Ministry Travels to Chongwe!

Walking to Village

Greetings Friends! We have another wonderful report to share with you from the Zambia ministry. God has been moving tremendously and we just have to share this great report with you. So sit back and relax and get ready to be blessed as you read this report.  

"Greetings in the name of Jesus. We have been privileged to travel to Chongwe, east of Lusaka, using public transport. After getting off the bus we waited for the next one, but it never arrived so as the sun was setting we decided to walk and we reached the village late in the evening.

Church

 Here is the view of the church. When we arrived there was nobody there to greet us but in a short time the saints starting coming out to welcome us. Since it was cold, we built a very big fire to warm ourselves and some of the church members joined us.

Water Baptism

On Saturday morning we had some group sessions. After the altar call, all those that accepted the Lord Jesus as their personal Savior were baptized. We baptized 20 people!  The Lord indeed was in our midst as many people were set free from the oppression of the devil. Demons were manifesting right in the water and we prayed and cast them out!

Altar Call

Sunday Morning, a powerful message Was preached on salvation. At the altar call demons were defeated as many came to the altar crying tears of repentance. Glory be to God. Once again we thank you so much for all you are doing to help this ministry. May God richly bless you. Bishop Joy Misika"

God Continues to Move in Missouri!

Pastor Bert and Sister Anita Travis from the Fairview Community Full Gospel Church in Missouri are so excited because the Lord has answered so many of their prayers for their church and community this week. The revival has been absolutely wonderful!  God moved every night in a mighty way...  Here are just a few more testimonies of God's greatness:

A group of four young men attended the revival services.  They shared with us about many of the struggles they have faced in their young lives:  leaving home at young ages, deaths in the family, and so many things, time wouldn't allow us to tell it all.  One of them was in a car accident and died twice in the emergency room; but, God, in his mercy, let him live.  Well, one night, while we were all at the altar, we began to share with these four young men what it really means to have Jesus in their hearts.  When given the invitation to ask Christ into their hearts, they all agreed!  We all held hands and Rev. Mancini led them in the simplest, but most powerful prayer.  Glory to God, He started a wonderful work in the hearts of these young men, and we know they will grow to do great things for God!

One woman came to the service so bound and burdened down by the darkness of sin, but, when she came to the altar and cried out to God, He heard her cry and lifted her heavy burdens.  She shared with us that while she was at the altar the Lord delivered her from cigarettes!  To God be the Glory!!  She got so on fire she began to bring her husband out to the revival meetings and he always found a place at the altars seeking God along with her! 

Another brother shared that he has had a problem with anger and while he was at the altar somebody came up behind him and laid hands on his back and when they did he said that something went right through him and the anger left his life!  He is free from that tormenting anger!  Now he is happy and full of joy and he gives all thanks to God!

The last night of the tent revival was exciting!  People came into the tent with great expectation for the move of God!  Rev. Sanchez preached on "The Altar of God", and when it was time for the altar call the people came with great faith looking for a touch from God!

How wonderful to see faith arise as many reached out to pray for one another.  Sister Anita really ministered to a woman who came to the altar with the 'world on her shoulders', but after prayer she looked like a brand new lady!  Pastor Travis was all over the place, crying and praying for his people!  The presence of the Lord was so strong we were all drawn to the altar, and time was not a concern, as we all were letting God have His way.  Truly, seeking God was as easy as breathing because He was in our midst moving, touching and changing lives! 

We can’t help but praise the Lord for the mighty week we had in His presence.  We have seen such a great change in this church this week and we know that they are going forward with God!

God bless you & thank you for praying
Rev. Sanchez & Rev. Mancini

Missouri Revival Meetings #2

Tonight was another great night under the gospel tent!  All throughout the service, people were ready to praise - lifting their hands, shouting, and crying out to God!  And the Lord answered by sending His power to that tent! 

One amazing thing happened:  A sister in the church that lives over a mile away from the church, attended the service, but her children were unable to come due to school sports activities.  Well, they told her that when they got home, the church service was still going, and they could hear me as I was preaching clearly on the Love of God!!!  They were so excited, they said to each other, “Lets go now to the tent meeting and get what God has for us!” They came into the service and the entire family went down to the altar and God truly met them there!  We also heard reports of others that heard the service while in their homes.  Who knows what God will do next!

At the altar call the Holy Ghost, once again, made himself known!  One man who was there for the first time, came to me with tears in his eyes sharing that he has been addicted to pornography and has had a lust spirit almost his entire life.  He said, "I don’t want this lust in my life anymore I want Jesus!"  When he lifted his hands & we began to pray in the powerful name of Jesus, the Holy Ghost came down with the anointing that breaks every yoke!  This man cried out and that spirit left his life!

Another man came to the altar looking to be set free from drinking.  Alcohol had consumed his life and caused him to lose out with jobs, family and friends.  He was tired of living a lie.  He was tired of the habit that controlled him.  While we prayed, Rev. Mancini began to cry out to God to take the taste of alcohol from his lips ~ and God not only delivered this man, but He also touched his roommate who brought him!

What a beautiful sight to see people surrender to the Hand of God.  No matter where you looked, God was moving.  People were getting prayer over bales of hay; others were in the aisles shouting and speaking that heavenly language; children were on their knees with the hands raised glorifying God!  Praise the Lord!  God is in our midst ~ so we can’t help but to praise Him for all He has done and for what He going to continue to do!

God bless you
Rev. Melvin L. Sanchez

Missouri Revival Meetings

Rev. Mancini and Rev. Sanchez are preaching and sharing mission reports at Fairview Full Gospel Community Church's Annual Tent Revival in Missouri.  Their first report they share:

From the moment we walked in the door we knew it was going to be a powerful week!  The service had not even officially started, but the people were already praising God; walking the altar in full worship.  God was ready to move on their faith.  Right during the song service a sister of the church got really sick.  We were not sure if she was going to have to be taken to the hospital.  Her color faded and she was having trouble breathing and focusing.  Well, we knew we were in the right place & we began to pray with her and the power of God filled the church.  Her color came back and her breathing was restored!  The healer was in the house!  Jesus touched her and made her whole!

It was a blessing to share some reports of the good things God is doing on the fields, and we took the opportunity to share a video presentation from a recent Mission Trip that Pastor Kalinsky and some others took to Haiti.  These reports brought rejoicing and joy to everyone of God moving in this day. 

The night service was under the big tent!  The crowd was wonderful!  Church members invited family and friends.  Their was a singing group called "Daughters of God" whose song truly blessed everyone.  Rev. Mancini preached on "Drinking the Living Waters".  The Word was powerful, and many souls filled the altar.  People got saved, others made a determination to serve God even greater.  What a beautiful sight to see entire families praying together around the altar. 

This church here in Missouri is on fire!  They have grown and they are trusting and believing God for the miraculous to take place this week and it has already begun!

Please continue to pray that God will continue to move.

-God Bless,
Rev. Sanchez & Rev. Mancini

This truly is a “Year of Jubilee”

WWLM's Ministry Friend, Rev. Salvatore Mancini (also, Associate Pastor of our affiliate Church, the Full Gospel Interdenominational Church), is up in Canada bringing some spiritual encouragement through God's Word ~ God is moving & we just wanted to share this great report with you:

Hello all the way from Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Canada!!!  A good friend, Rev. Allan Emery who has come to our annual Minister's conference for years asked if I would come and minister to a rural country church in Newburne, Nova Scotia.  He said they really needed encouragement in the Lord.

The Pentecostal Church in the Pines was founded in 1932 and became a thriving Holy-Ghost-filled church until about 1985, when the church had dwindled down to only a few.  There was no Pastor that would take it on.  But God had other plans !!  A little 75-year old lady who was a faithful member of the church had a great burden, and kept the lights and the heat on for the next 12 years praying that God would send a Pastor to re-open the church.  In this time, she shared her burden with her nephew who was a successful businessman that had just given his life to the Lord.  Time went by and while here nephew was vacationing in Florida he found out that he a had brain tumor and needed an operation immediately.  It was life-threatening.  He came back to Canada to get a second opinion and the prognosis was the same.  They could not operate in Canada for months so he returned to Florida  to have the operation.  Before he went in for surgery he heard about a meeting a local preacher was having in St Petersburg.  So he attended that meeting and answered the altar call and he said to God, “Ill make a deal with you God... if you will heal this tumor I will open that church in Newburne and will start a ministry there."

The very next day he went to the doctor and asked for one more cat scan before the operation and, glory be to God, the results came back that the tumor was gone!!!  He flew back to Canada and went to see his Aunt and told her God has supplied a man to open the church AND that man is me!!  Needless to say she was overjoyed and happily turned the keys over to him. He and his wife fixed up the church, put in a new furnace and remodeled it with their own finances, and have now been pastoring there for the past eleven years.  Pastor Dunham and his wife Carolyn have such a heart for the people, and have built up the church to about 45 in attendance.

This past Sunday morning, I was received very warmly and with much excitement, they were hungry for God’s Word.  After a beautiful song service, I ministered on the “Year of Jubilee", sharing how God set the bondman free from their debts and their past and would restore their inheritance.  I brought this into what Jesus Christ is doing today and they just ate it up.  At the altar call almost everyone came forward to claim the promises that God has in this jubilee.  Even the Pastor Dunham and his wife came, hands clasped together, believing God for the promises.  People were seeking God with all their hearts, some with tears, some being overtaken by the Holy Ghost.  I sat on the altar while God was moving and one lady, filled with faith, came and took my hands and said, "God spoke to me through your message that I am worthy to receive his blessings in my life!"  While she was speaking she got taken away in the Holy Spirit!  Thank God someone was there to catch her.  :)

An elderly man came and said that all his life he thought he was not worthy of God's best, but this morning he knew he was and he went off speaking in tongues and praising God!.  Another middle-aged man came and said that something in his past had hindered him and stopped his ministry.  He didn’t think he could be forgiven enough to get back to the ministry he once had, but after the message he feels its time to return!!! 

All of these happenings, make me think of the words the songwriter said,  "Behold he comes Riding on a cloud, Shining like the sun, At the trumpet's call, Lift your voice, It's the year of jubilee, out of Zion's hill salvation comes!"

God did many wonderful things among these fine people.  This pastor and his wife were so happy and said to me that this is what they have been praying about.  They want to do more for God's kingdom and they know that this little church in the country is destined for greater outreach.  What a blessing to be able to meeting with the Dunhams to fellowship and talk about the things of God.

Pastor Emery and his wife Joan have been so kind to me to let me stay in their beautiful home during this trip.  We have had a wonderful time of fellowship and just encouraging one another in the Word of the Lord and others with needs who have come by to visit.  God is moving here in Nova Scotia!!  Thank you all so much for praying!!

Respectively yours, Rev. Sal Mancini

Peanut Butter Collection

A Peanut Butter Plea!

 While the Edmé family from Mission of Hope International (Haiti) is visiting the U.S., they will be collecting jars of peanut butter to ship back to Haiti.  As our most recent mission team experienced first-hand while in Haiti, this is a very valuable 'resource' ☺

From now until Sunday, Oct. 7th, WWLM will be collecting all types of peanut butters and nut spreads. Donations can be delivered to WWLM's Donation Facility located at 723 Main Street, Manchester, CT during donation hours of Mon - Thurs, 9am-4pm (closed 12-1pm).

 

Let's get NUTTY and

SPREAD the word!

Learn more about 

Mission of Hope International 

mohintl.org 

 

Harvest Time Choir's Church Mission Trip

Greetings Friends,

We would like to share a mission trip report with you from Harvest Time Choir, of Full Gospel Interdenominational Church. They recently went to visit and do ministry with Pastor Jacobs of Faith Tabernacle Community Holiness Church in Chester, PA. We know this report is going to bless you life as you read how God is moving here at home in the great U.S.A

 

Friday August 17^th 2012 

Crissaundra Mack

Hello everyone this is Crissaundra Mack the leader of Harvest Time Choir. Our Trip started off early Friday morning with 4 vans and 1 car, 46 people in all for Chester, PA.  We had a beautiful morning for traveling and everyone was so excited as Pastor prayed and sent us on our way. We arrived at the hotel at about 1:00 pm and we had lunch with Pastor Jacobs and her daughter and another lady from the church.  It was a great time of fellowship and Pastor Jacobs was so excited that we had come. We checked in to our hotel at 3pm.

Friday night – Church service

Harvest Time Choir

We arrived at the church at 6pm to set up the instruments and have practice.  When the people started arriving we were at the altar praying. Rev. Erha led song service. As we were singing the presence of God filled the church more and more.  After singing “You are Alpha and Omega, You are worthy to be praised”, Pastor Jacobs had us to sing it over and over and I thought that would be the end of the service. The choir did a great job singing. Our first song was “Sing Praises to the King”.  The church loved it.  We ended with “Spirit Fall Down”.  It was a night for plowing and the choir plowed through, until everyone was on their feet praising God.  Brother Marco Mancini ministered a simple but great message about being anchored to the Rock Christ Jesus. Souls flooded the altar to make sure they were grounded in Christ.  One woman drove five hours to be in the meeting and God was faithful to meet her need at the altar. One man came in off the streets.  He had been drinking, but the choir members began to minister to him and God graciously saved him.  All the while we were there he was there helping Pastor Jacobs and the church in any way that he could.

 

Saturday August 18^th 2012

Youth Meeting

Saturday was a full day of activity.  We met at the church at 10am.  The church members were already at work putting up staging, cooking, and getting ready for everything that was to happen today. We set up teams for witnessing & evangelizing --  4 teams went out from the church. 2 teams went to the downtown area and 2 teams went into the project area. 1 other team stayed back to help with setting things up at the church. Still another team was busy putting up a 10ft Goliath for the Youth activity to be held while the others were out tracting.   Those of us who stayed back to help were peeling apples and oranges in the kitchen, and setting up and cleaning tables and chairs outside.  It was a busy time for all. The youth had a wonderful time.  You could hear them singing and praising God.  Then they did the Bible study. “Courage” was the subject and they did a skit “David and Goliath”.  They had a lion and a bear and David was able to slay them and went on the slay Goliath.  I heard that she (Elena) missed Goliath the first time but by the end victory was obtained.  A fourteen year old girl gave her heart to the Lord.  She told Rev. Hamlin that this was only her second time coming to the church.

 

Good Reports! 

Friends

Soon the teams returned.  They came with many victory reports from each area that they went to. One report was that they met a family that was sitting on the porch.  The family was surrounded by heaviness from the cares of this world.  But as the Christians begin to share the blessed hope that is found in Christ Jesus, this family was encouraged and as they were prayed for the expressions on their faces turned from sorrow to joy. 

Another report – As we traveled down the streets we talked with a group of  young men and the group was moved  by God’s presence as we spoke to them with compassion and ministered to them without reservation. 

There was also a young lady who stated that she had asked Christ into her life but she did not have a home church.  As we prayed with her God’s presence surrounded her.  We saw her again later on the porch with her family.  She called us to come and talk with her family. God has promised to save our whole house!  It was the same family we had prayed with earlier.

Then there was a man walking his dog.  To look at him on the outside it seemed that he was a very rough man.  However as they begin to minister to him he begin to sob and great tears rolled down his cheeks and God talked to his heart. After sharing, they prayed with him and he accepted Christ into his heart.

There was also a lady one of the groups stopped to talk to.  She said that this was her day off and that she was very busy and did not have time to talk.  One of the choir members asked her what did she do for a living and she said that she worked in a convalescent home.  He began to thank her for all her hours of labor of caring for the elderly and she was uplifted.  Then they were able to share Christ with her and she said that she was so happy to have talked with them. 

Lunch Time!

After a short choir practice the choir was free to eat and fellowship with all those that were in the churchyard.  It was a beautiful sight!  Children were running to and fro, and my grandchildren Melvin Jr and Isaiah right in the midst with them. The food was delicious! Fried fish, baked chicken, oh my it was a feast for Kings (kids)!

 Many people came with needs to the church on Saturday.  Some choir members prayed with a lady who just found out that her nine-year-old grandson tried to commit suicide.  She came to the church believing that God will make a way for her grandson. While some of the choir was resting in the church they brought in the lady who had driven 5 hours to get to the meetings.  She had a seizure and had collapsed in the yard.  They could not seem to get her conscious. Her father was holding her while others were praying without ceasing for her.  After about 20 min. the Ambulance came.  The CMT could not bring her to and one of the minister’s told the choir to start singing a song about the blood of Jesus.  We started singing “The Blood will never lose its Power” very softly.  Within a few min. after that she came to.  The CMT said that is was the power of prayer that made the difference.  She was then taken to the hospital where we heard that she was recovering.

Outside Service! 

Singing outside

It was time for the choir to sing:  We sang several songs and then Rev. Erha brought the Word of God.  There was stillness in the air as she began to speak.  Sitting there listening I could sense her voice being carried into every doorway, every window, to the discouraged and those needing to hear that God wants to give them a new name. God wants to give everyone a life worth living.  Cars that were passing by stopped to listen as the Lord used Rev. Erha to bring hope to the people of Chester PA.

Rev. Melissa Erha

As the altar call was given the choir gathered and began to sing "I’m trading my sorrows".  Everyone said the same thing when it was over.  God’s Word will not return void and it will accomplish wherever it was sent! The choir left at about 6pm to eat and then back to the hotel for a much-needed rest.

Sunday Morning!

Saints in Praise!

Just when you think what more can God do?  God shows up and shows us that He always has more for us. Song service was just the beginning of the joy that began to fill the church. The choir sang one song that I thought would end the service but God had more and it continued to build even through the offering. Then the choir began to sing again.  “Lord You're Holy”…the rafters began to shake…then we sang “Days of Elijah” (requested by Pastor Jacobs before we even arrived in Chester) and spiritually the house was set on fire. People were shouting all over the place! 

Rev. Lautenbach & Cris Mack praying

But I was praying Lord let the Word come forth.  It took about 30 minutes before Rev. Lautenbach could start preaching.  And preach he did.  Are you willing to go boldly where no man has gone before?...Are you willing to be a “trail blazer” for God? God has great things for a life that is dedicated to Him.  It was a beautiful message for the church.  The altar call was beautiful.  Everyone came down to the front. Our choir stood behind them and we started to pray.  People were slain out everywhere. Children were shouting and praising God.  The cooks came up from the kitchen and were soused with the Holy Ghost!  The church received two new members today.  One was a young Asian man and the other an elderly man who came in an alcoholic but left changed by the power of God. He never had another drink after Jesus came into his life!  Well this man had been coming since Friday’s meeting.  Pastor Jacobs was beside herself.  She told me later that she had prayed to God that if all of this was in His will to give her a soul.  Well God gave her two souls.  But we know that other souls will be born out of this weekend also because God’s Word went all over Chester PA and it will not return again void.

Pastor Jacobs playing the organ!

I feel like my words are so inadequate in trying to tell of our weekend in Chester PA.   The Lord was with us every step of the way.  I was so proud of our choir.  This was Sister Danielle's first trip but out of all of us she was the only one who got into the kitchen and was able to help through out the whole weekend.  You would have thought she was a member there instead of one of us.  She has a gift of helps and God made room for her gift.  The children clung to the ladies in the choir and our choir reached out to every soul that they came in contact with. Everywhere there was a choir member with a child by the hand or holding them in their arms.

It was a beautiful time in the LORD!

God Bless you - Cris Mack