FROM THE DESK OF
EV. NATHAN MORRIS PRESIDENT AND MINISTRY FOUNDER
God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all
that “works in you” and not just “that which dwells in you”!
that you ask or think, but it is according to the power
The Bible says, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing
that works in you (Eph. 3:20).
by the word of God” (Rom. 10:17). It is through God’s Word that faith is matured to the point where we see breakthrough.
There is nothing impossible with God; but we often limit
This is when the Holy Spirit works in us and reveals the power
God’s power by our thoughts, words and actions. Jesus said
of His might in every situation. We must always remember
that the Spirit gives life, the flesh profits nothing, and that
that the Holy Spirit does not move upon our opinions or even
the words that He speaks are Spirit and life (John 6:63).
our emotions. He will only ever move upon the Word of God.
The Apostle Paul revealed that the exceeding greatness
Jesus taught about overcoming the obstacles we face
of God’s power toward us who believe is according to the
in our journey with God. The Word does not promise that
working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ
we will live problem-free lives; on the contrary, we will face
when He raised Him from the dead (Eph. 1:19-20). If the
many adversaries. However, through faith and the power
Holy Spirit dwells in us, His power should be clearly seen
of His Word, we are promised victory.
in every area of our lives. One such teaching was the lesson of overcoming the mountains
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Why do some enjoy this manifestation of God’s power more
of opposition and limitation. Jesus said; “For truly I say to you,
than others? The answer is simple: it is according to the power
whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be thrown
into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes
What is the mountain in your life? What holds you back
that what he says will come to pass, he will have whatever
from moving forward and fulfilling God's plan? If your faith
he says," (Mark 11:23).
isn’t strong enough to move your mouth, then it isn’t strong enough to move your mountain.
Jesus did not instruct us to pray about the mountain. He instructed us to speak to it!
Don’t talk to God about your mountain; talk to your mountain about God! Speak now!
When you are faced with a mountain-sized problem, the temptation is to run and tell God all about it. But He already knows about your problem and He has provided everything you need to overcome it. We often speak to God about the mountain, instead of speaking directly to the mountain. But faith does not move God to do what He has already done; faith moves mountains and causes them to obey the Word that abides in you. Jesus did not say that it would take extraordinary faith to do this. Even faith as a mustard seed can cause your mountains to be cast aside, and “nothing will be impossible for you.” The Bible says, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit" (Prov. 18:21). It also says, “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks,” (Mat. 12:34). Whatever is in your heart will come out, whether it is anger, lust, fear, or faith. This will either hold you back or cause you to speak to that which is holding you back. In the fourth chapter of Mark, Jesus told His disciples that they were crossing over to the other side of the sea. He went to sleep in the boat, and a storm came. Jesus was asleep! Jesus was the Word made flesh, so the “Logos” Word was actually asleep in the boat. But until the “Logos” Word was awakened and became the “Rhema” Word, the storm raged on. The spoken Word of God must come out of your mouth!
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RACHEL MORRIS
to be lost! Our very first region of impact will be
HOPE OF ALL NATIONS DIRECTOR
In April of 2011, Shake The Nations
Honduras, where we are starting
launched its humanitarian arm called, “Samaritan’s Corner.” Since that time, we have
our “Hope For Honduras” project. This will include our Hope House, which will
sponsored humanitarian projects in over 12 nations
serve as a prototype for humanitarian projects in other nations.
of the world. While we were faithful to sow what God
From Hope House, we will be bringing hope to children
has given us over these past few years, helping other
who would otherwise have no hope. We want to bring them
organizations see their vision accomplished, the Lord
the hope of the Gospel not only in word, but also in action.
has now placed in our hands a vision of our very own. Our goal at Hope House is to begin feeding programs, It is with great excitement that we announce that due
clothing distribution, spiritual training classes, educational
to exponential growth, Shake The Nations is relaunching this
experiences, and recreational activities on a weekly basis.
branch of the ministry, and with the new launch comes a new
It is our heart to see this region impacted and the needs
name to reflect what we want to bring to the hurting: Hope
of the people met, but we need your help to make this
of All Nations. The Lord has given us a mandate fueled
vision possible.
by the passage found in Hebrews 6:19, “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”
Shake The Nations currently sows ten percent of all our income directly into humanitarian work. In addition to this, we are
Our vision is to take the hope of the Gospel to “the least
looking for those who would like to partner monthly, sowing
of these” and into the darkest places where hope seems
specifically into Hope of All Nations. We hope you prayerfully consider joining with us and helping bring hope to the nations!
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his April, I visited Honduras for the first time.
onto barbed-wire fencing just to see who was passing
I have traveled to over twenty nations of the
by their homes.
world, but the heat in Honduras was different
from anywhere I have ever been. As we made the
We had to stop the caravan, as the makeshift road
four-hour car drive from the airport to our destination,
filled with cattle that had been roaming freely and
I saw sights that will be forever etched in my heart and
decided to cross the street at the same time we were
mind. One was the absolute poverty and noticeably
driving. Our first stop was at the local church, where
different way of living these precious people were
we have just started our feeding program. From this
accustomed to. I saw a mother wading in a dirty stream
location, fifty children are currently being fed, but we
washing clothes, while her young children played in
want to increase this number dramatically.
the water beside her to get relief from the extreme heat. I saw children walking and riding their bikes home
Our next stop was to see our new building. After
from an old torn down building that was their school.
touring the facility, my heart was heavy at the thought
One young boy who appeared around nine years of
of all that was needed in this area. The people there
age was pedaling his bike with one child on the front
are living in such depravity and the needs were so
and another on the back just to get them home from
great that in my heart, I felt like the task was too great
school. What they called homes, were grey concrete
for me. I did not know where to even begin.
blocks with pieces of debris that were collected and used as roofing and thrown together as sides of the
The next day, I felt the Lord remind me of the verse
home. This was a level of poverty and need that I was
He gave me over a year and three months prior, when
simply not used to seeing, and quite frankly, could not
I was totally unaware that the Lord was about to place
fully comprehend.
this work in our hands. He gave me this verse:
The purpose of this trip was to visit land that Shake
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and
The Nations was to inherit so that we could start a
secure.” Hebrews 6:19
humanitarian work in the area. As we drove down the remote dirt road leading to the building, young children
It was then that I realized that hope is exactly what
from the village would run out to see the uncommon
these people need. The Lord had gone before us and
cars passing through. Children throughout the
given us a foundation with which to launch our new
community as young as five years old were grabbing
humanitarian ministry called, “Hope of All Nations.” 05
Our first project will be “Hope for Honduras”, and will serve as a prototype for projects we hope to one day launch in other nations of the world. THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: Children’s Feeding Program Team Mission Trips Building Renovations The Launching Of Hope House Clothing Distribution Food Distribution Spiritual Development Health And Educational Experiences Perhaps, while you have been reading this article, the Lord has prompted your heart to be involved in what God is doing through Hope of All Nations. We welcome you to get involved and find out more ways you can help bring the hope of the Gospel to lives around the world .
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When he got to Monterrey, Mexico, he and the Prayer Team prayed for a man who was deaf in his left ear and extremely hearing impaired in his right ear. They prayed for several minutes, when suddenly, the power of God hit the man and his hearing was completely restored! “It’s different to hear a testimony than to see it. When you see the look in somebody’s eyes who’s deaf and has just been healed, it changes your life. Nobody can take that away from you.” Andrew and his son recently came as a part of the Prayer Team for the Honduras Gospel Campaign. He said that what touched him the most was the sense of unity among the team. “It was probably the most unified group I had ever been with, because it was one heart. It was almost how you would think about the Day of Pentecost.” The Lord really impressed on him to make sure
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the lost and had lasting fruit. He said, “At the end
The Nations Ministries was when he went
of the day, the only thing that matters is fruit.”
with us in 2016 on our Mexico Gospel Campaign.
Andrew was so touched by the fruit that he saw
He came as a part of the Prayer Team, laying hands
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on the sick and seeing God do the impossible.
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HOND NATHAN MARROW WORLDWIDE MINISTRY DIRECTOR
We are passionate about sharing the Gospel, because the
from surgery that had gone wrong started to walk. God did
Gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God unto salvation
what only He could do and opened doors for great things
(Romans 1:16). The Shake The Nations team is honored
in San Pedro Sula in the future.
to have the privilege of taking this life-giving message to the nations, and we want to testify to what God has recently done
We went to Tegucigalpa for two days, where we held the
in the Gospel Campaigns we held in Honduras and Latvia.
campaign in a baseball stadium. Thousands of people made decisions for Christ. Miracles broke out all over the stadium!
We had an incredible time in Honduras! We spent two days
One of the organizers’ relatives began to hear in her left ear,
in San Pedro Sula, the second largest city, and two days
a woman’s broken foot that wouldn’t heal was healed, a girl
in the capital city, Tegucigalpa.
who was blind from disease began to see, and a young boy who had no hip began to walk with no pain.
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Over our two days in San Pedro Sula, thousands of people
attended the meetings. We were thrilled to see so many
We also met with the top police officials at The National
of those souls come to salvation. The miracle testimonies were
Training Academy, many of whom were in our campaign.
remarkable! A boy who had been deaf from birth began to hear
They presented us with a certificate of support that will help
for the first time, and a young man who had a broken fibula
us when we do the humanitarian work we have planned for
DURAS Honduras. Through our Hope House project and through future
If you want to know why we do what we do, that is it. We love
Gospel Campaigns, we know that we will be ministering in
to participate with the Lord of the Harvest to see lives touched
Honduras for many years to come.
for eternity. We love to see God replace mourning with His joy.
We have just returned from our meetings in Riga, Latvia.
We give Jesus all the praise for what He has done! He is
It is quite difficult to describe the way the presence of God
the Savior, the Healer, the Deliverer, and the Baptizer in
invaded that arena. The altars were flooded with people
the Holy Spirit. As we see the fruit of all He has done, we
coming to Christ! We love to see the faces of people who
stand in awe of our great God. Only He could do these things,
are coming to get right with God. When they come to an altar
and only He deserves the glory.
of repentance, their faces look troubled. But when they have prayed through, it looks like their faces have been
We are praying with great anticipation for our upcoming
washed clean!
Gospel Campaign in Malaysia, where we will be taking a stadium for the glory of God. Pray with us for a mighty
On the last night of the meetings, the joy of the Lord broke
harvest. Pray for our team as we prepare to go. Our desire
out among the people. How precious it was to see the people
is to see Malaysia forever impacted by the Holy Spirit,
of Latvia dancing and celebrating in the Holy Ghost!
that He will set it ablaze with the fire of God. 09
We want to thank our Covenant Partners and one-time givers for sending us out to preach this wonderful Gospel. We could not do this without you. Your prayers and your giving mean so much to us!
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enjamin Kroese came with us to Honduras as a part of the media team. He was operating a camera during
BENJAMIN KROESE
the Gospel Campaign, and he was looking forward
MEDIA VOLUNTEER
to capturing footage of God’s power.
and though he doesn’t speak Spanish, he began to pray “There was such a hunger and desperation in people of all ages.
for the young girl.
And it was amazing to see what a difference a four-hour flight made. The poverty was so bad. I thought I had to go to Africa
Nothing happened for about fifteen minutes, but Benjamin kept
to see that, but it was right there in our backyard.”
standing in faith. He said, “I knew Jesus would not disappoint me, because He’s not like that.” Suddenly, the girl’s ears were
One night, when Benjamin was running his camera, a mother
opened and she began to hear!
and daughter caught his attention. The young lady was deaf, and Benjamin said that he felt compassion like he had never felt
God did a miracle just because Benjamin was sensitive
before, and he could not ignore it. He approached them,
to the Holy Spirit. We praise God for this mighty miracle!
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JARROD COOPER AUTHOR | SENIOR PASTOR OF REVIVE CHURCH UK
Acts 2:43 tells us “…Everyone was filled with awe at the many
and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow
wonders and signs performed by the apostles.”
might fall on some of them as he passed by. Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick
These days, it seems that the definition of the title “apostle”
and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were
is someone who leads a big church, speaks on high profile
healed.”
platforms, or who plants churches. Whilst I have nothing against any of those things, these are not the only biblical
One cannot argue with the fact that Jesus and the apostles
qualifications of an apostle: The Bible states that the marks
of old had that supernatural ability to wade into a crowd
of a true apostle are, “Signs, wonders and miracles, done among
of sick people and come out the other end with the lame
you” (2 Cor. 12:12).
walking, the blind seeing and some amazed faces! Where has that calibre of apostle gone?
It’s un-missable. It’s black and white. Yet many “apostles” I meet these days shy away from even attempting to see miracles
The impact of “miracle shunning” apostleship in the Church will
in a public setting! They often argue that the provision for their
be far reaching if the current nervousness of the supernatural
building project was their “sign” and the flow of wisdom in their
isn’t ended. Firstly, there are those who will remain sick,
leadership meetings the only prophecy they need. I think that
or worse, die, because we have not been “as Christ in this
falls short of the scriptural example.
world”, doing “greater things than Jesus did” (John 14:12)
MIRACLE WORKERS
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and healing the sick among us.
Acts 5 tells us a story that reveals a culture led by biblical
Secondly, since the Church is built on the foundation of
apostles: “The apostles performed many signs and wonders
apostles and prophets (Eph. 2:20), the Church will inevitably
among the people … People brought the sick into the streets
reflect its leaders’ strengths and weaknesses. I believe the
lack of supernatural leadership will result in churches that are
to write revival on the landscape of the western world, as
cessationist in practice, though not in creed. We are currently
He releases these last days apostles to turn the world upside
in danger of raising a generation of young leaders that think
down, like the apostles of old!
of themselves as “Spirit-filled”, but have never tasted a move of God, seen a miracle, or truly grasped the power of prophecy! Ultimately, we will end up with a Church devoid of power.
THE RISE OF NEW APOSTLES In the coming decades, we will see the emergence of apostles who will perform remarkable miracles in the public arena once again! This will release waves of fresh expectation and glory through the Church. Signs, wonders and miracles will flood even the Western Church. Truly, the greatest days
THE BIBLE STATES THAT THE MARKS OF A TRUE APOSTLE ARE, “SIGNS, WONDERS, AND MIRACLES DONE AMONG YOU.”
of the Church are ahead of us, not behind. God is going
REV. JARROD COOPER IS THE SENIOR LEADER OF REVIVE CHURCH IN THE UK, BROADCASTER, AND AUTHOR OF “WHEN SPIRIT & WORD COLLIDE”, “GLORY IN THE CHURCH” AND “STRONGER: BUILDING A POWERFUL INTERIOR WORLD.” VISIT HIS WEBSITE AT WWW.JARRODCOOPER.NET 13
We are so pleased to welcome Brad Barker to the Shake The
That was the point of no return for me. Growing up
Nations family. He serves from our Worldwide Headquarters
in these prayer meetings shaped and formed a sense
as our Graphic Designer, and he helps with many of our media
of reverence for the Presence of God.
projects. He and his lovely wife, Melissa, love the Presence
of God and have a passion for the Gospel. It is with great
In the summer of 2010, my life changed forever! The Bay
pleasure that we introduce Brad to you! Here is his story:
Revival wrecked me for church-as-usual. My mindset of what I thought church should be was completely demolished.
“As a child, my family was a part of a denominational church.
The night that touched me was when the Glory of God
I grew up knowing about God, but I had yet to encounter God.
rolled into the Daphne Civic Center. I stood there in such holy
I gave my heart to Jesus in a children’s revival. I don't remember
fear that I felt if I were to move or breathe, the Presence
what the guest minister preached, but was drawn to the altar
would leave. From that night on, I went to every service
and bowed my knee in the sawdust, asking Jesus to come into
I could and I would bring whoever I could get to go
my heart.
with me. When I could not attend, I would watch online.
Revival…the Presence and Glory of God is truly addictive!
A small group of people who had been touched at the Brownsville Revival and others who were just seeking
My role in sharing the Gospel through media is to create
more of the Holy Spirit began to gather at the church
with excellence, not perfection. Nothing and no one is perfect,
to pray. Many nights, we were there until the early morning
and striving for perfection is like striving to be infallible.
hours. Those are the most memorable nights of my childhood,
It’s impossible! Excellence means that I give every talent
because that is where I encountered the person of the
and ability I can and when I don’t know what else to give,
Holy Spirit.
I ask the Holy Spirit to help. When I design, I have worship music on because I want to create an atmosphere where
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I was sitting near the sound booth one night and was just
the Holy Spirit can flow, giving insight and creative ideas.
observing and listening to everything that was going on, then
Sometimes I don’t know what to create, but as soon as I make
suddenly, I felt this warm embrace and noticed no one was
room for the Holy Spirit, creativity flows. Graphic design mixed
around me. This Presence was so overwhelming. I realized that
with the Holy Spirit creates a platform for the Gospel of Christ
God was not some distant being, but a friend and a comforter.
to be presented in such a way that it draws the lost.”
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