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Kiev, Ukraine - Holy Hunger Releases The Kingdom Of Heaven In The Ukraine
November 15, 2005
by Janelle Mierau
Kiev, Ukraine
10-29-05
5,600 in attendance over four day miracle festival
3 ministries join forces to fan revival fires in Ukraine
54 surrender their lives to Christ
Delegates come from Siberia, Russia, Belarus, Romania, Lithuania, Moldova
Anointing heals boy over phone from severe cardiac insufficiency
Woman with 20 years of pain from misplaced disk healed
Man injured by German soldier 64 years ago has hearing healed
15 year old girl healed from asthma and tumor
Woman delivered from 23 years of pain and arthritis in legs and feet
Jesus heals two women's sense of smell
Woman healed of hormonal disorder, extreme nausea and chronic fatigue
Christ sets woman free from 30 years of extreme pain in back and ankles
Woman's sciatic nerve healed—now pain free
Kiev, Ukraine Ripe for Revolution
The team converges in the Ukraine.
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Carrying with them the love and power of God, three teams recently joined forces with the church as ambassadors of the kingdom in Kiev, Ukraine and watched with amazement as spiritually hungry people were healed and saved on outreaches and as hundreds responded to altar calls for healing and salvation at the miracle festival.
The following three ministry teams, consisting of approximately 42 Christians from five different countries, converged in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on the heels of the nation's political "Orange Revolution": Catch the Fire Ministries led by Dan Slade, Ukraine; Revival Fire Ministries led by Trevor Baker, UK; and Fresh Fire Ministries led by Todd Bentley, Canada. They were sovereignly united by their similar "fire" for God, as suggested by their names, to help fan the flames of national revival through a four day School of the Supernatural and evangelistic miracle festival—October 26- 29th.
Independence Square--the site of the Orange Revolution where the spirit of revival was released.
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Interestingly, the Ukraine has been called the bread basket of Eastern Europe because of its soil's success for growing wheat. The nation's blue and yellow flag and abundant natural harvest are physical symbols that speak of its spiritual destiny for open heavens and mass harvest. Prophet Bob Jones recently saw prophetically that one of the greatest revivals in the history of the church would come out of Russia and the heart of it would be from the Ukraine. He said the window of opportunity would be very short and that the church had to be prepared to reap the harvest quickly. Similarly, prophet Bobby Conners saw that one of the largest soul winning revivals in history would begin in Ukraine; it would be the fuse and would burn down into Russia, resulting in a powerful explosion of God's power which would win thousands of young people for Christ.
Already there are signs that this fire is beginning to burn in Kiev—the city now has the largest church in Europe with 26,000 members and another church with 8,000, as well as the world's largest Messianic church, with 1,500 members. Even more telling of national transformation underway is the historic uprising of 2004, the "Orange Revolution," that began spontaneously as millions of Ukrainians were drawn to gather in Independence Square in Kiev, and rose in protest of the government's corruption. One Ukrainian said, "For the first time the people felt like they could change something." He said that the presence of God overshadowed the square as, unexplainably, thousands sacrificed their jobs and schooling, alcoholics quit drinking and people came from all over the country to stand, dance and sleep in the streets for months.
Todd Bentley ministering with Holy Spirit Fire.
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The same Spirit that united the heart of a nation in righteous indignation and a cry for justice is stirring the nation for spiritual revolution. There is an awakening in the land and the church is answering the call to partner with Holy Spirit in an unprecedented move of God. The four day events were evangelistic and also aimed at equipping and empowering the church for this crucial hour.
Holy Hunger and Precious Sacrifice
"You make it easy to preach the gospel!" exclaimed evangelist Todd Bentley even before he began to preach on the first night of the festival. The open heaven and people's hunger to encounter a God of miracles astounded Todd. "I feel no resistance. This is going to be a night of miracles. There is such a hunger!"
Holy Hunger!
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The people's insatiable appetite for more of God inspired the team and they were delighted by their fervent requests for prayer for healing and impartation. The desperation for more of the Lord compelled some to travel great distances and sacrifice months of wages—the average monthly wage in Eastern Europe being $200–$250. Thirty people came from Russia, some traveled three days by train from Siberia, and others came from Romania, Belarus, Moldova and Lithuania! Most of the Ukrainians present, the majority of whom live in villages, would also have sacrificed a month's wages to come to the city of Kiev for the four-day event. Blessed are those hunger and thirst—they will be filled!
Opening Night Power Evangelism
The healing anointing in action.
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Todd opened the four-night festival by sharing his dramatic testimony of instant deliverance from drug and alcohol addiction at the moment of his salvation with the 1,100 who had gathered with joyful expectancy. "There is no high like the Most High," Todd exclaimed as he shared how God wants to come into everyone's life, forgive their sin and give them a hope and a future. Then he invited those to come forward who wanted to receive Jesus into their lives and, from among the largely Christian audience, 22 people surrendered all to Him!
After corporately releasing a fresh anointing Todd called out several words of knowledge and several came forward in response, testifying of receiving God's healing touch. A young man felt God heal the bones in his hands and shift them into their proper place. God also restored the sense of smell for two women while another person was healed from 30 years of pain in back and ankles. A young woman was healed from 5 years of pain in the chest and back; a man's arm was healed after one year of being unable to lift his arm; and one woman was healed from a painful spinal problem she had endured for 2 years.
Second Night: Holy Spirit Comes in Power
"Whatever it is, the Holy Spirit knows no limits!" declared Todd on Thursday, the second night of the festival. The building buzzed with the excitement of 1,500 Ukrainians anticipating God to move powerfully. Todd shared how the testimony of Jesus Christ is the spirit of prophecy and explained how testifying releases a supernatural realm where the duplication of the same miracles can occur. Then he testified how, during a conference in Toronto, the Lord called him to release the healing anointing over cell phones to people all over the world.
The transferable anointing releases healing power over cell phones.
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Suddenly the Holy Spirit interrupted the message and took Todd into a tremendous anointing for words of knowledge. Many came forward in response and were touched by God's healing power. One notable miracle involved a person who responded to a specific word of knowledge about a four-year-old boy who needed healing. Having just heard Todd's testimony about the cell phone miracles, the father of the boy with severe cardiac insufficiency called home while prayer was going on at the festival. The next day he took his son to the doctor and the physician confirmed a miraculous healing!
Also, one woman received healing in her sciatic nerve, testifying that all pain had left. Another woman who suffered a blow to the right side of her head that resulted in total deafness in one ear began to hear. Todd also released a corporate healing wave and many experienced the fire of God healing them in their seats. Several people came forward to testify of receiving healing from various afflictions: two women were healed from tremendous chronic pain that inhibited their walking; a woman received a complete healing of her eyesight after wearing glasses for years; unable to barely talk for a month, one woman felt a "pop" in her head and began to speak again; and another woman had all swelling leave her eyes.
By the end of the night, all of heaven was rejoicing as nine precious people experienced the greatest miracle of all, salvation, as they received Jesus as Savior for the first time.
Third Night: Powerful Demonstration of the Full Gospel
"More Lord!"
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The atmosphere was electric again at the festival on Friday as 1,500 passionate people filled the auditorium and the spirit of joy was released in worship! Todd shared his testimony of how God's set him free from every addiction, without any withdrawal or cravings, the moment he accepted Christ. He then taught how healing and deliverance are available through the atonement just as salvation is. "I settle for nothing less than what the full gospel promises me…the forgiveness of sin and healing are one and the same in the gospel!" declared Todd.
Then he invited people to come forward to receive Jesus as their personal Savior and 23 people responded. Next, Todd gave a general call for anyone with cancer, tumors, deaf ears, and terminal illness to come to the front. After receiving prayer and encountering the healing power of God, several people gave testimony. Vladimir, 74, who had been deaf in the right ear since 1942 when a German soldier struck him at age 10, had Jesus miraculously restore his hearing! Anastasia, 15, from Moscow, with asthma for three years, was simultaneously healed of all symptoms as well as a tumor on her back!
Jesus heals Vladimir's deafness after an injury from a German soldier in 1942.
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Although she has been unable to jump longer than three minutes, after her healing, she could jump in worship and breathe easily even when others had to sit!
A woman that had suffered 20 years of pain due to spinal problems and a misplaced disk was delivered of all pain. God also powerfully healed Tatianna, 58, from 23 years of painful arthritis in all parts of her legs and feet. Also, a woman was healed of a hormonal disorder which had caused her extreme nausea, daily and constant fatigue.
Final Night: Holy Hunger Releases Mighty Impartation
Todd Bentley ministering.
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On Saturday night Todd ended the four-day festival with a Holy Ghost impartation and commissioning service. He explained the principle of "use it or loose it" just as Jesus did when He imparted power to His disciples saying, "As you go…heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give" (Matthew 10:7-8). After imparting the transferable anointing, Todd said, "If you believed you received it, lay your hands on the sick—do the stuff!" He also explained how receiving the anointing by impartation is like receiving an inheritance; something you never labored for becomes yours because of the price someone else paid.
God grants a mighty impartation of the transferable anointing.
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Then Todd had all 1,500 expectant people line up to receive personal impartation through the laying on of hands. The power of God swept through the auditorium, gloriously overwhelming these people who had passionately declared that they would pay the price if He would anoint them. There were bittersweet goodbyes as the team had to leave the lingering Ukrainians yearning for prayer and one more touch from God.
The Spirit Stirs Supernatural Faith
Trevor Baker stirs faith in the power of prophetic decree's.
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During the days in Kiev, FFM's School of the Supernatural saw daily attendance of 700 people. Dan Slade of Catch the Fire Ministries opened the school with Ukrainian flare asking: "Who likes borscht in the Holy Spirit?"
Comprised of revelatory teachings and spiritual activation, various lessons in the school included: "Open Heavens" by Todd Bentley, "Prophetic Decrees" by Trevor Baker, "Angelic Hosts" by Brent Borthwick and the classic teaching, "Soaking" by Ken Greter.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for they shall be filled.
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There was an incredible response to the teachings. On one occasion 140 pastors and full time ministers eagerly rushed forward to receive an impartation of the anointing from the Fresh Fire leaders.
According to Dan Slade, these Ukrainian Christians have a rich spiritual heritage that contributed to their eager response to the teachings about the supernatural realms.The belief in the reality of the supernatural, such as the cloud of witnesses affecting the natural realm, is imbedded in the theology of the Orthodox Church, and is a part of the spiritual roots of this nation.
The Orthodox Church in Ukraine laid a foundation for today's faith in the supernatural.
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Interestingly, this foundation of faith in the supernatural can be seen in an outdoor mural in Kiev depicting the cloud of witnesses as well as in the statue of Michael the archangel in Independence Square, chosen as the tribute to their national independence, officially declared on August 24, 1991.
Defender of Ukraine
Towering over Kiev is The Defender of the Motherland, a statue of a matriarchal warrior on guard brandishing a sword and shield which was built to celebrate the victory over the Germans in WWII.
The defender of the motherland.
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It is a striking sign of the Lord's promise of protection and liberation to the nation that was freed once again, only 14 years ago, from the control of communism. Today, in the midst of an unstable democracy, millions of Ukrainians are struggling to find happiness, but many are also finding Jesus, the one true source of joy. As one Christian leader explained, "communism took the smile off the faces of the people" and many have turned to alcohol to numb their pain. This has resulted in an epidemic of addiction and children orphaned by negligent parents.
A little one gives her heart to Jesus.
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One night some of the team witnessed the destructive power of vodka and its empty promise of joy. After finding all the stores closed, they entered a pub to buy some water. There they saw a drunken group celebrating a friend who had died two years ago, leaving a 10 year old girl to hold up her mother in a drunken stupor. This was a sobering snapshot of reality for many Ukrainians bound by addiction. However, the true Defender of Ukraine, Jesus Christ, is vigilant and mighty in battle. Today, in this country, the Lord is setting the captives free, protecting His people and advancing His kingdom.
Doing the Stuff!
Mission trip team members were greatly encouraged as they experienced open heavens first hand. At the school, the miracle festival and during various outreaches, they witnessed the power of God flow through them, resulting in salvations, healings and deliverances!
Six TB patients accept Jesus
12 men come to Christ at drug/alcohol rehabilitation centre
15 saved at center for former prisoners
Two women, in 70's, totally healed of deafness in both ears
Woman, 70, freed from 60 years of back pain
Man healed of varicose veins in leg—veins straighten and smoothed out
Man received a creative miracle in his reproductive organs
God simultaneously heals woman of deafness in the left ear and pain in her neck
The team expresses the Father's heart and spends time with children at an orphanage.
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Outreaches included street evangelism, feeding of the hungry, and visitation of orphans, the elderly, hospital patients with tuberculosis, drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre patients, former prisoners and street kids. Seven people went to the hospital to pray for TB patients; after sharing their testimonies and the gospel message, all six people received salvation! Five men from the team traveled to a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center and shared the good news of the gospel with the 12 residents who had recently been released from jail. All of them accepted Jesus as their Savior!
Other team members went to an orphanage and were deeply touched by the children's hunger for affection and attention. God's love was flowing as they delighted in the toys, stickers, candies, and attention given them. One of the staff said, "It is like Jesus has come."
At a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for women the team prayed and prophesied over each one, called forth destiny, and saw God restore hope and dignity. Lisa Devot said, "God's purpose for these daughters of His is powerful and it was awesome to speak those things out and see their countenance change. God is raising up His daughters in the Ukraine."
Global revival fire is release in the Ukraine.
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The team members were personally transformed as they poured out God's love and power on the Ukrainian people. Team member Jonathan Ely shares: "The trip has been such a blessing to me; I have grown in my hunger and passion for Jesus and my desire to serve him. I have seen and heard of more healings and miracles than ever in my life before. What a life-transforming experience; I will never be the same again!"
As the team prepared to leave Ukraine, they sensed that the same Holy Spirit that drew and united the masses and released a revolution continues to hover over the nation. He is stirring a spiritual revolution that will ignite global revival fire. Team members from the UK, USA, Canada, Holland and Switzerland were powerfully impacted as they ministered under an open heaven and in the ripened harvest. Each one left changed by the strong atmosphere of hunger and empowered to "do the stuff" as they carried the spirit of revival back to their own nations.
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