A Publication of Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke • August 2008
A high-water mark for China!
The crowd in the Lin Kou Stadium represented only a fraction of the Taiwan Fire Conference participants – a total of 38,000 people participated at the stadium and in churches via live webcast.
Outpouring Overflow in Hong Kong
The recent meetings in Hong Kong and Taiwan were both a culmination of many years of groundwork in the region and the beginning of what we sense is a new day of salvation for China as a whole. My team and I were amazed and truly blessed as we experienced the move of God as we had long dreamed and prayed for in this part of the world.
There was such excitement for the Fire Conference in Hong Kong – right from the beginning. Registration was fully booked within two weeks and many more were put on a waiting list. The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre was packed including the overflows with over 5,000 delegates coming from China! I was truly awed and humbled by the passion of these dear people. How hungry they are for the redemptive Word and empowering Fire of God!
We also held a one-night Gospel Crusade to reach the lost in Hong Kong. To accommodate the maximum number of people, we decided to use a different venue for that event, the AsiaWorld-Expo. On the day of the crusade, the heaviest rainfall in Hong Kong’s recorded history caused a landslide that blocked the freeway. Only a few hours before the crusade was to begin we were told that one lane had been cleared. Despite the obstacles, 15,000 people came and the venue was totally filled! We had a delayed start, but saw a mighty move of the saving grace of Jesus Christ.
Taiwan touched by God After Hong Kong, we went straight to Taiwan for the next Fire Conference. In addition to the 13,000 people that packed the indoor stadium, 25,000 people gathered in churches across theimi nation to watch and participate with us in the worship, teaching, and communion by way of live webcast. Additionally, 4 satellites will shortly broadcast the meetings across Taiwan, China, and all of Asia through GoodTV! The Fire of God fell gloriously in the Lin Kou Stadium
– and we know it also reached the hearts of every person watching, and who will watch – whether in one of the 110 churches that joined in the live webcast or by the upcoming broadcasts right across China.
chapter for the salvation of China as a whole. Already, new initiatives are in progress that will impact the entire region of Asia. China will be saved! Yours in his love and service,
A new Chapter for China My entire team and I all have a powerful sense that God is beginning something new and glorious. To me, these events in Hong Kong and Taiwan were a highwater mark and it is as if the Lord has opened a new
PS: We are now on our way to Africa for our 20082009 crusade season. While we have long worked on ministering to the church in China through various channels, we remain committed to a “Blood-washed Africa” as the Lord directs us. Thank you for your love and continued support.
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Surely the Lord our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire. Deuteronomy 5:24 For the first time in its 35 year history, Christ for all Nations conducted two Fire Conferences and a Gospel Crusade meeting in two cities in less than two weeks. The result was a series of ground-breaking and history-making conferences that could change the landscape of ministry and play a major role in the salvation of China as a whole!
Fanning the Flame
Loving the Lost
An electric sense of anticipation filled the air when the delegates from all provinces of China and regions of Asia assembled for the Fire Conference in Hong Kong. Each one came hungry for the Word of God, and expectant for the empowering Fire of God. The conference was a first-time experience for many of the delegates, most of whom had never been to a Christian meeting with more than 20 people. Some 3,800 people were fully sponsored delegates, receiving their accommodation, meals, materials, and transportation completely free. Worshipping with over 5,000 brothers and sisters must have seemed like heaven! As the worship group launched into song, the floor literally shook under the jubilant dancing of the crowd. Some fell to their knees, others wept tears of joy as the Spirit of God stirred in their hearts, preparing them to receive the Word of God.
At the urging of the churches, Christ for all Nations also held a special one night evangelistic outreach – the Love your neighbor celebration. The event, organized in conjunction with the combined churches of Hong Kong, was targeted to reach the lost in the city and surrounding areas. The celebration was free and open to the public and free transport for participants was organized throughout the area as an outreach.
Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke and CfaN’s Peter van den Berg, Daniel Kolenda, and John Mitchell roused the crowd to Holy Spirit evangelism with anointed messages. Every word uttered seemed to be captured and stored in the hearts of the delegates like treasure. Not only were the attendees inspired to evangelism but they were given tools to spread the gospel. Every single delegate received their own copy of the Chinese Full Flame Film Series complete with a copy of Reinhard Bonnke’s book Evangelism by Fire and materials to be able to replicate additional sets. For the climax of the week’s meetings, Bonnke ministered in the last service of the Fire Conference and laid hands on all delegates.
On the day of the crusade meeting, heavy rain inundated all of Hong Kong, resulting in a “black rain” – the most serious rainstorm warning from the government. For the first time in eleven years, a landslide blocked the road to the venue for the Love your neighbor celebration out near the airport. Faced with a decision on whether to change the crusade venue at the last minute or proceed, CfaN and all the Fire Conference delegates cried out to God for a miracle. At 4:00 p.m., just hours before the meeting was to start, CfaN was notified that one lane had been cleared, and the Love your neighbor celebration went forward despite all odds.
A message of God’s saving grace reached the hearts and transformed the lives of the 15,000 at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong.
Literally hundreds of buses and the high-speed train convoyed over 15,000 people to the AsiaWorld-Expo. All were touched, and many lives were gloriously saved for eternity.
Reaching Taiwan and beyond The CfaN team traveled from Hong Kong to Taiwan for another Fire Conference. The stadium could only accommodate 13,000, so an additional 25,000 people gathered in churches to participate via live webcast. Each person, whether in the stadium or at a church received a copy of the Full Flame Film Series and the book Evangelism by Fire. Additional television broadcasts via GoodTV will saturate all of Asia with the compelling message of winning the lost for Jesus Christ!
As in Hong Kong, the church leaders were gripped by the Word of God and a fire was ignited in the hearts of everyone present. As the delegates go “into all the world,” untold scores of people will be impacted by the life-changing Gospel.
China will be saved The fields of China are ripe unto harvest, and harvesters within Asia are being raised up to reach them. A passionate desire to reach the lost is burning in hearts and the Spirit is already moving. What was thought impossible is happening – China is being saved!
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Seeding the Word
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When you sell, you receive royalties; when you seed, you reap a harvest Reinhard Bonnke
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In addition to Gospel crusades, Christ for all Nations spreads the Good News of Jesus Christ through massive literature campaigns around the world. To date, over 185.5 million copies of CfaN books, DVDs, CDs, and VCDs have been produced in 55 countries and 103 languages. Of these, the vast majority have been freely distributed or ‘seeded’ into countries across the globe. At recent meetings in Hong Kong and Taiwan, over 35,000 Chinese speakers received their personal free sets of the Full Flame Film Series complete with study guides and the book Evangelism by Fire. Dubbed in Mandarin and subtitled in simplified and traditional Chinese, the sets are of the highest quality and include materials to aid free replication. Wanting as many as possible to be blessed with the film, and since CfaN owns all rights, Bonnke told the crowd that “here [on the Chinese Full Flame Film DVDs] ‘copyright’ means the right to copy as long as you copy right!” Countless lives will be impacted as the fiery messages on the film sets are propagated and shared, empowering and inspiring Christians to reach the lost through spirit-empowered evangelism. The launching of the Full Flame Film Series in Hong Kong and Taiwan was only the beginning of CfaN’s largest ever ‘seeding’ initiative that will, over the course of the next months, impact the entire region!
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