February 7, 2008

God is so good! We had our second meeting at King’s Way Fellowship this morning! God wants to launch His people into their destinies. The Lord cannot do all that He desires through us if we don’t come to Him and surrender our lives to Him. God used Michelle Hass and Revivalist Donna Geiger to open the meeting sharing some of their testimonies. Michelle shared how God took her out of religion, fear and poverty to now walk out the destiny that He had for her. He had a destiny to share His love and fire with those all around the world. Revivalist Donna Geiger shared how God touched her at the end of 6 weeks of revival meetings. He brought her too out of religion as well as healed her heart that was so inflicted with depression and fear. Revivalist Wes Geiger then shared testimony of how God has shaken up his and his wife’s life and how through it God has propelled them to 20 nations sharing the truth and power of the gospel. Revivalist Wes Geiger then prayed for all those who desired prayer and all were touched. Some shook, others laughed and another danced as the power of God came upon them. It was truly a touch that will change their life forever.

We had our third meeting Thursday evening. The message this evening could have been entitled, “Why do I want to be you?” Revivalist Wes Geiger challenged everyone to be themselves and not to be anyone else. Many strive their whole life to be someone that they are not. God has created us with our own DNA and with our own unique purpose and destiny. If we try to walk in anything else, our lives are not complete and are below all the blessings God wants to give us. When we walk as ourselves, things are easy and natural. When we are who God created us to be, we walk out the calling and destiny that God has purposed for us. The hungry were in attendance and received the word and we exited the place in praise of all of what our God has done and will do.

February 8, 2008

God is pouring out His Spirit on the Finnish people. Pastor Petri opened up the meeting sharing testimony of how God used him that morning to witness to a man while he was buying a toaster. Michelle Hass shared after praise and worship about being the light of the world from Matthew 5. She encouraged the group to be plugged into the Light of Jesus Christ and to be led by the Holy Spirit to let their light shine to those around them. She also talked about some of the things that put that light out. Revivalist Donna Geiger then continued sharing about things that hinder us from being that light and from receiving from God. She testified how God opened her mouth and took away the lies of the enemy which told her that she had nothing to say. She shared how she opened her heart and the Lord took away those hindrances and poured in a deep love that allows her to be the woman of God that she is today. Revivalist Wes Geiger then shared about stepping out in faith. He encouraged us to stand in faith and to do the things that God is calling us to do. He shared testimony of some of the times that he and his wife have stepped out and how God has met them. He shared how the miracle is not in the result, but in the stepping out. God isn’t moved by our need but by our faith.

During the evening meeting, the Lord met us right where we left off in the morning. We had an awesome time of praise and worship and then Revivalist Wes Geiger asked the group to share testimony of how God has touched their lives this week. One man shared how he and his wife had come to this city to minister to people, but had not been able to. He shared how these meetings were an encouragement to him and now he feels like he can do what God is calling him to do. Revivalist Wes Geiger shared a message entitled “How to Receive from God”. He told the group that one hindrance to receiving from God was having unforgiveness in your heart. He shared testimony of how he held unforgiveness towards his father and that hindered him from being touched from the Lord. He testified how he watched his wife Donna be touched in many meetings and he would not be touched. He would have to carry her to the car, carry her into the house, put her in bed and take her shoes off. He would get upset that she would get touched and he wouldn’t. He finally cried out to God in his living room and the Lord revealed that he needed to forgive his father who had kidnapped him from his mother and treated him poorly for many years as a child. When he forgave, the power of God came on him in a tremendous way and he spoke in tongues for hours and had a breakthrough that helped to propel him to 20 nations preaching the gospel. After he shared, he encouraged the group to press into the Lord for their touch. Several were touched in deep ways as the Spirit of God fell.

I know myself (Michelle Hass writing) God touched me in a deep way. It was a way that I have only been touched a couple of times before. I wasn’t prayed for. I was standing trying to take pictures and recording and the power of God came all over me and I couldn’t stand. I slid down onto the floor and the Lord touched me deep. He showed that he was going deep into my heart and taking a splinter out that was insecurity. He wanted my heart to be pure so that He could use me in deeper ways. He told me that an increase was coming. He was stretching me. I was stuck to the floor and could not get up. I felt like I had an angel on my back. It was like a warm blanket over top of me. I had to be carried out to the car and felt the anointing a while after getting home. God is imparting things for this time and season into all his people!

February 9, 2008

God is touching and transforming the people here in Loviisa, Finland. As we have continued in the revival meetings, there is a change in the atmosphere as hearts are changing and opening further to the Father. We were blessed today to have Judah a Finnish worship team join us. They led us into the presence of God through praise and worship.  Revivalist Wes Geiger then shared a message entitled, “Passion, Presence and Power”. He shared that we had to be passionate about the Lord and hunger for more of Him. We had to have a relationship with Him and through that passion His Presence will come. It is in that Presence where lives are touched and set free. We cannot expect to operate in the power of God without first having Him and His Presence. It is all about Jesus and having Jesus in our life working in and through us. Revivalist Wes and Donna Geiger then prayed for all those desiring prayer. We watched God touch people deep in their hearts. God spoke words that set people free. We watched as people cried as the Lord healed their hearts and as they laughed as the joy of the Lord came on them to strengthen them and to give them freedom. 

In the evening meeting, one testified how God in the morning meeting showed her that she was not taking her place at the Father’s table. She was missing all that He had for her and she determined in her heart not to miss her place anymore. She testified how as this nation has been fatherless, so has she. She now sees God as her Father and sees her place in the Kingdom. Revivalist Wes Geiger asked us as Jesus asked Peter, “Who do you say I am?”.  How big is our God? He shared that we have to see our God with endless possibilities as the Bible states, “My people perish for lack of vision.” We have to have the vision and trust the Lord to get us there. He shared testimony of God providing financially when it seemed impossible. He shared how he and his wife were robbed and they gave their way out of it. He challenged the people to sow seeds and to believe God for more. He shared how God does not want His people living in poverty, but in prosperity. He shared testimony of how God will meet us if we step out and do what He is calling us to do. He will provide the resources even when it doesn’t seem possible. God has a million ways to get us a billion dollars. Revivalist Wes challenged the people to sow seeds into good soil and to watch as God multiplied them.

February 10, 2008

Our last meeting at Kingsway Fellowship challenged us to “Be the Church”. Revivalist Wes Geiger shared that the church is not the building, but we are the church. He stated that, “He will never go to church again.” We are to be the hands and feet of Christ wherever we go and not just go to church on Sundays between 10AM-12PM. We are to be the church to those around us. He reminded us not the forsake the assembly of believers, meaning not to give up meeting together and worshiping, but to have a relationship with the Lord everyday that we display to those around us. God touched many of those in attendance last night as Revivalists Wes and Donna Geiger prayed for all who wanted prayer. We could see such a difference in the people from the first meeting and know that God did a deep work that will propel them to the next level. We had to say good-bye to our dear family and friends, but know that we will return soon.