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Pastor’s Letter
PASTOR’S
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L E T T E R
2021 was yet another year very much like 2020. A year of continued tests, trials, difficulties, hardships and challenges unlike any we’ve seen before. A year where covid-19 once again dominated our television screens, radios and internet. Just as the Lord said last year.
In last year’s magazine, I included a prophecy describing what was going to happen this year. “THE NEW YEAR (2021) The Lord revealed three things about the New Year (2021).
I saw three visions.
1. A butterfly struggling to emerge from a cocoon. 2. The number (year) 2020 and 2021 standing together with 2020 on the left and 2021 on the right. 2020 was bleeding and the blood was spreading over to 2021. 3. The number 2021 with a dividing line right down the middle as though cut in half with a knife.
The butterfly struggling to emerge from a cocoon represents the crisis we are in right now but by January (2021) having come much further through it and in a far better situation (position) than we are now. However, there will still be some struggling, suffering and hardship to come before and after then. The butterfly struggling to emerge from the cocoon also represents the Church and just as a caterpillar in a cocoon is transformed into and emerges as a butterfly, the Church, after being tested through this crisis, will be transformed and will emerge more like Jesus, greater, more powerful and who God intends us to be. It also represents a mighty revival coming (being birthed) in and
The vision of 2020 bleeding into 2021 means that much of what occurred this year (2020), will continue into 2021. In other words, this crisis will continue well into and throughout the new year.
The vision of the number (year) 2021 cut down the middle represents two things. Firstly, when you divide 2021 in half, you have the numbers “20” and “21”, which represents the fact that even though much of what happened this year will bleed or continue into next year, 2021 will be a very different year to 2020. Secondly, this represents something extremely significant that will occur literally half way through the year which will be testimony. He stated, that morning, he saw a report on channel nine (morning) news that soon after we prayed at the meeting, covid-19 cases suddenly and dramatically dropped in India, more specifically, from approximately twenty five/ thirty thousand (25,000-30,000) to six hundred (600) in Delhi. He also stated, before the intercessory meeting, Bombay was under lockdown. After the intercessory meeting, around the same time the cases dropped in Delhi, the lockdown was lifted. This was also confirmed by a report on channel 24, another Australian television station, as well as another Pastor who attended the intercessory meeting. According to this Pastor, when we out officially commenced in Australia on Monday the 22nd of February 2021, fulfilling the above prophecy that a vaccination will be officially released by that time. “A GREAT shift unlike anything that has been seen so far is occurring and will occur. Ministers, ministries and churches which stood for years before this crisis, by this time next year, will be gone. Many churches that were once open and thriving will shut down and will never re-open. Churches people thought would NEVER shut down or disappear will be the very ones that do and many will be shocked, dismayed and distressed when they see it.” (Richard Pace - Light of the World Ministries Church Magazine
on the 1st of June 2021. It’s possible this could be referring to a vaccine or cure that will be officially released by that time.” (Richard Pace - Light of the World Ministries Church Magazine 2020/2021). On Tuesday the 1st of July 2021, we held our first combined monthly intercessory meeting where God moved powerfully to manifest His presence and hear and answer our prayers. On the morning of Wednesday the 2nd of June 2021 – the morning after the intercessory meeting – one of the Pastors contacted me with an extraordinary started the meeting, which was around 7:30pm, it was approximately 2pm in India (Indian time). When we closed the meeting it was approximately 6pm in India (Indian time). And it was around this time, this Pastor stated, these things were reported to have occurred. In addition, covid cases are still dropping in India to this day. “It’s possible this could be referring to a vaccine or cure that will be officially released by that time.” As far as the possibility of a vaccine or cure that will be officially released by that time, the covid-19 vaccination roll2020/2021).
For the second half of 2021 (June-October), we live streamed our services from the studio in lock down. However, the Lord was still faithful to save, deliver, heal, restore and transform as always. There were many powerful testimonies of salvations, deliverances, healings, miracles, signs, wonders and answered prayer. The Lord also moved in a greater way with our monthly intercessory meetings – uniting and increasing the numbers of pastors, leaders and believers from all over Sydney every first Tuesday of the
month, to pray and intercede for the current situation as well as for revival in Sydney, NSW and Australia. The key teaching series of 2021 were Praise and Worship as a Weapon to Defeat the Enemy, Unity and Revival and Spirits that Hinder Revival. The Key teaching series released on CD were, The Unlimited Anointing and Covenant.
The New Year (2022) has the potential to be as volatile as 2020 and 2021. However, it also has the potential to be the most powerful year in the Spirit so far. In 1995 the Lord spoke to me about a time when treatments and cures for certain, incurable diseases will be found. However, as those treatments and cures are found, other, worse diseases will come. “At that time (this is how you will know the time has come). Treatments and cures formany existing diseases will be found. But there will be no rest for the people. Just as relief comes, they stop to catch their breath and take a moment to rest, new plagues will come upon them with greater force and resilience than the ones before.” (Richard Pace - Light of the World Ministries Church Magazine 2020/2021). This is exactly what occurred with covid-19 last year (2020) and this year (2021). Covid-19, a disease considered far worse than most others, came on the scene at a time when treatments and cures for many, what were labeled “incurable diseases”, were found or being developed. And again this year, as the death rate for covid-19 dropped to and remained at zero for a time, and just as the population were being let out of its first lockdown and rejoicing over that fact, a worse strain (the Delta strain), followed a short time later, putting Sydney and many states of Australia back into lockdown. Now, as we move out of a second lockdown with a covid vaccine roll out well underway, the Lord is warning of a possible, third lockdown for Sydney in 2022 as a result of a worse virus than the delta strain.
In September (2021), during a Sunday night online service, the Lord gave me six prophetic messages for 2022.
1. The Lord is making a way for us: During worship, I heard the Lord say, “Just as I made a way for Mo-
Natural disasters will increase in frequency and severity. Countless deaths. In months to come Asia will be a wasteland. Some of its land beneath the sea (flooded), some of its land devastated. War, disaster, earthquake and flood
The Lord is making a way for us “
ses and the Israelites through the Red Sea (an impossible situation), I am making a way for you in your situation no matter how impossible it may seem”. Then I saw a vision of God’s people standing before the sea. I then saw the sea suddenly open up and God’s people walking through to the other side unharmed, just as the Israelites did at the Red Sea. When the Lord said this, He was referring to two specific things, a) He is making a way for us in our individual, personal situations and b) He is making a way for Sydney, NSW and Australia out of this current situation.
2. The Lord is sending fresh fire: I also heard the Lord say, “I am sending fresh fire into your hearts, lives, families, situations, Sydney, NSW and Australia. I will go out before
you as a consuming fire to destroy (burn up) the works of the enemy and make them stubble and ash in your sight”. Here the Lord is also referring to two specific things, a) He will send fresh fire to burn up or purify everything in us and before us that is an obstacle, barrier, hindrance, blockage or bondage to us and b) He is going to burn up or destroy everything the enemy is doing in Sydney, NSW and Australia. 3. The Lord said, “SIGNS,WONDERS AND MIRACLES FOR SYDNEY!” This is referring to the move of the Holy Spirit and revival the Lord has promised to bring to Sydney, NSW and Australia.
4. The Lord will fight for us: The Lord said He will fight for and do justice for His people (the Church), which involves the vaccinated/non vaccinated issue eventually becoming a non-issue (Exodus 14:13-14). 5. The Lord is imparting joy: The Lord is going to restore the joy we have lost and the enemy has stolen, especially from the Church. This also means two specific things, a) The Lord is restoring the joy we lost and the enemy has stolen from us in our personal situations and b) the Lord is restoring the joy we lost and the enemy has stolen from us during the covid crisis.
6. The Lord is breaking chains of bondage: This too means two things, a) The Lord is breaking chains of bondage off individuals and b) The Lord is breaking chains of bondage off Sydney, NSW and Australia. Firstly I saw a vision of people wrapped in huge, heavy, metal chains. Then I saw those chains snap. As they snapped, I also heard the “snap” of the chains which was a loud, sharp crack in the spirit. Then I saw Sydney, NSW and Australia wrapped in these same chains. Then I saw those chains snap which also produced the same loud, sharp crack in the spirit. The great wealth transfer is drawing closer. The following is a prophecy from the 2019/2020 ministry magazine confirming this. “Global Financial Crisis In October 2007, the Lord showed me a vision of a flood of darkness covering the world involving specific events including a worldwide economic disaster. Approximately a year and a half later, this same economic disaster came to pass in the global financial crisis during which He told me of a second global financial crisis which will be far worse than the first followed by a third which will be far worse than the first two put together. We are now moving into the second global financial crisis. Much of the world will be affected by this crisis however, certain nations will be affected far more than others. Australia will be affected to a certain degree, but will be relatively sheltered compared to many other nations - God Himself will protect this nation as His people pray and interceed for it. Shortly after, the third global financial crisis will hit which will be so bad, there will be “blood in the water.” As a result, a cashless society will be enforced with the belief that because of it, global financial crisis’ will be a thing of the past, preparing the world for the one world Government and one world financial system led by the antichrist, involving micro chipping and the mark of the beast, not permitting anyone to buy or sell except with the mark. However, before this, the wealth of the wicked will be transfered to the righteous for the preaching of the Gospel and building of the Kingdom of God in preparation for the greatest harvest of souls before the coming of the Lord.” (Richard Pace - Light of the World Ministries Church Magazine 2019/2020).
THE LORD IS BREAKING CHAINS OF BONDAGE
On the 22nd of September this year, Mary Camilleri, my Grandmother, Pastor Grace’s mother and Pastor Anthony’s mother in law, went to be with the Lord in glory. Endearingly known to everyone as “Nanna”, Mary gave her life to Jesus and was born again in September 1993. She lived a life of service to the Lord and His people (the Church). She was actively involved in Light of the World Ministries Church in the hospitality ministry and loved blessing people. A loving wife, mother, mother-inlaw and grandmother. Although she will be sorely missed, we will see her again in eternity. My prayer is the Lord will continue to bless, protect and prosper you and your family throughout the New Year and years to come. Get ready for GREATER things in 2022!
Blessings. Richard Pace.
