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Mighty Allendale Outpouring!
April 23, 2004

Dear friends and prayer partners,

Much has happened since we arrived in the US. As you know from the previous ministry report we saw God move in an amazing way in Sardis Georgia with healings. Well read on because we went on to Illinois to conduct a week long series of healing meetings and at the time of writing we are in our 4th week in what is being called the Allendale Outpouring!! If you have received some of this -- we are sorry read on because we have listed in detail some amazing miracles and at the end the latest is reported about an amazing Youth ‘Rage-up” meeting we had.

After the meetings in Georgia we then travelled to Allendale Illinois a tiny little town near what they call the Tri-State area. Several States, Illinois, Indiana & Kentucky all converge. The people in Illinois sent a private plane to pick us up! Jenni was not too sure about it but I loved it as flying in a little 2 engine private job is ‘real’ flying. There were high expectations that God was going to do great things in Illinois when we got there such has been the increase in the anointing upon our ministry of late.

We had a pre-crusade prayer meeting on the Friday night (the day after we arrived). At that prayer meeting the Glory of God fell!! It was awesome. People were on the floor, weeping & sobbing - it was all on!! We prayed for everyone there and almost immediately reports came back of healings. There is so much expectation and excitement.

Huge billboards are all over town advertising the meetings, even the Presbyterian church had their own Church bill board taken over with a huge message promoting the crusade in a Methodist church. The main SignBoard into town saying Welcome to Allendale had "Welcome Craig Marsh - God Bless You!" Houses and properties all over the place had signs up on their front lawns advertising meetings - all along the highways into the town are signs - it’s everywhere.

The meetings started a Sunday morning and immediately the Holy Spirit began moving with an intensity that surprised us all. AOG churches and other denominations closed down their night services to come and a couple of churches bussed their folk in from all over the county. Cable TV has been set up with lines running down the street, lamppost to lamppost to another church to take the overload with a large screen set up. Parking is organised with shuttle busses taking the people to the main meeting from designated parking areas all over town. Needless to say the whole town is talking.

During the day we have visited a number of shut-ins who have not been able to make the meetings. In one instance we went to pray for a pregnant woman who had started to bleed and was bed ridden - it was feared she might loose the baby with a history of problem pregnancies with her other children. After prayer all bleeding stopped and she is now fine 24 hours later and attending the meetings!!

After a week of meetings the district was a-buzz with the fact that there were almost 50 brand new bright eyed (crazy) Christians telling everyone how they are now saved and that they meet Jesus at the outpouring. The sanctuary is absolutely full - extra seats down the isles and on the end of the rows with folding seats set up right up to the stage directly underneath me. Then when the altar call happens they quickly stand up fold up the seats and go to the side. This opens up the front of the church as we have taken out 2 rows of pews so that we have a large area for people to be ministered to. The folk just flood forward at first opportunity - weeping before God as the Holy Spirit moves. The front is packed and all the way up the middle isle to the back with people seeking a touch of the "river of God" flowing across the front of the church. People are being saved even when I don't do a call for salvation, they have asked “what have I got to do to get right with God - I know I am not saved - I know I am not right with God” It is mind blowing to see what God is doing.!! People who have sat in church all their lives even been in leadership positions realizing they are not saved responding to the call to respond.

Some have traveled up to 7 hours to attend as the word is out - “there is an outpouring at Allendale Illinois”

Some pastors in the district have publicly stated they don’t think it’s of God and that they think it’s all about nothing. The sad thing is these ones have not actually attended any of the meetings over the past 3 weeks or so and have even had some of their congregation attend and return raving about the presence of God and what is happening. But they are threatened and so they attack what God is doing.

The up-side is that there are also churches bussing their folk in and closing down Sunday night meetings and mid-week meetings to encourage their people to go - so we are experiencing both sides of things in this revival that has broken out. Your prayers are much needed.

Many miracles of healing are happening as testimony after testimony is given of what the Lord has done.

A man crippled for 25 years and either in a wheelchair or hobbling around with a brace on his leg and a walking cane was miraculously healed - and walked 1 ½ miles into town to the meeting. He was known as a cantankerous fellow and now he constantly weeps before Jesus as he tells of the mercy of God upon him in healing and the new revelation he has of the Fathers heart. He has been revived!! The newspapers have taken an interest in this case and even went with him to the doctors as he got confirmation that he has been healed.

We had a man seriously paralyzed down one side from a massive stroke and wheelchair bound unable to voluntarily move his paralyzed arm or leg raise his arm above his head and step out of the wheelchair taking his first faltering steps. The latest report on him is that he is now moving around his home with the aid of a cane and getting better by the day.

Actually many are simply being revived personally and being refreshed and deliverances are happening as well as people are being set free of drug addictions. Most meetings go until about midnight with many not wanting to leave the presence of God in the place.

We started to pray for prayer clothes as per Acts Chapter 19 v 11-12 simply asking God to “please do it again just like you did in Acts chapter 19” These are being sent to people or taken to very sick people with astonishing results. In one case a nurse attending the meeting on hearing reports of healings happening took a cloth to a sick young man in her hospital unit where she worked. He was on all manner of life support and was not registering any brain wave patterns on the machine. She arrived as they were considering turning everything off. The prayer cloth was put under his head and a short time later the man stirred and awoke. This caused quite some excitement. His tracheotomy was adjusted so that he could speak and he stated that he was feeling a lot better and could he please have his CD player and music!!!!

In another instance a prayer cloth was taken to a new born baby who weighed just over a pound in weight and had a hole in it’s little heart and in the bowel. The prognosis was not good. We prayed over a cloth and it was rushed to the child. Within days the holes closed off and the child began to put on weight and well on the road to recovery and a healthy life. Praise God - He is the same yesterday, today and forever.

We are taking each Monday off and on Tuesdays there is a prayer meeting purely for this outpouring when we will cry to the 4 corners of the compass for souls. There has been much interest in the prayer meetings with up to 85 turning up. An amazing sense of the Holy Spirit pervades the church as we first thank God for what he has done, take time to cleanse ourselves seeking forgiveness then storm the heavens for souls. Then on Wednesday nights thru to Sunday nights at 7pm we continue to meet as long as the Holy Spirit turns up. Local radio stations have got onto it and are clamoring to interview us as are the newspapers. The Allendale outpouring is a reality - Glory to God!! Genuine revival I think has come to Allendale.

We are now having to reschedule some of the meetings back in Georgia to stay here in Illinois until the Lord releases us to move on - there is no telling how long this outpouring will continue but judging by the way people are traveling distances to attend as word is being passed that there is a genuine outpouring happening it could be for some while. The intensity of what is happening here is greater than anything we have experienced to date and it continues to grow. Over 160 have been saved and on one of the nights we couldn’t count such were the number that responded to the general call to repent and get right with God. We have had 30 year church goers come and get saved. We have had leaders in churches (not Pastors ) come up because I asked “are you sure you are going to heaven.”

Two Sunday mornings ago after speaking in the morning service at the Methodist church we led the entire congregation down the road to the Allendale ‘First Christian Church’ and simply joined them for their service and communion. I spoke briefly and then we all took communion as the two churches “practiced unity in Christ” Many wept as communion was shared - a very moving moment. That Sunday night was nothing short of massive as so many literally rushed to the altar to repent and get right with Christ. We have no idea of the number who were saved that night such was the response and the general chaos on the altar.

Last Friday night we held a “Youth rage-UP” The music was very, very loud. The sanctuary was full to over flowing as several churches bused in their youth. The “oldies” went into the fellowship hall or across the road to watch and listen to the service on the large screens as the music was too loud for them!! 45 kids gave their hearts to Jesus and then after going back into some more rage music another challenge was given to those that wanted to consecrate their lives to being available for God to use as He willed. Over 160 responded including many adults.

Most nights there comes a time when a sweet sense of the Holy Spirit descends and people just flock to the front and soak in His presence, worshiping, weeping - seeking His face. Music is quietly played and this will go on for quiet some time to around midnight.

We seek your prayer for strength and wisdom in fanning this outpouring and also for the anointing to increase and souls to continue to come to Christ.

Yours in revival!!
Craig and Jenni Marsh
cmarsh@xtra.co.nz


Location: Allendale, IL, United States