Meeting with the King of Shakiland and his local chiefs.
Dear friends,
At the end of November we returned from Shaki (Nigeria),where85%ofthepopula�onareMuslims.
We preached the Name of Jesus and His redemp�ve work on the cross. 1,400 people gave their lives to Jesus. Many spirits of infirmity le� the people and they were healed. Satan keeps people bound with sins and sicknesses and Jesus breaks these chains and makes them free.
A woman tes�fied that something black le� her and all the pain was gone. A boy who has had migraines for 3 years said that something black came out of his mouth when we prayed. The migraines have been gone ever since.
A man was a�acked by evil spirits 27 years ago and has not spoken or worked since, living alone. Neighbors brought him to the assembly and he began to speak and work again. The name of Jesus is the name above all names and He crushed the head of the serpent. Jesus sets free!
We finally got our new loudspeaker system out of customs. It took over 4 months. First the officials demanded 52,000 $ customs, then 75,000 $. Later they went down to 65,000 dollars. A�er a lot of back and forth, we finally had to pay 40,000 $ in customs du�es.
Two more gospel crusades are planned in Ethiopia from December 11 to 22. This means that we have carried out a total of 12 crusades this year.
For next year, 4 crusades are planned in Nigeria and several in Ethiopia. One crusade is to take place in the Philippines and one in Sri Lanka.
We are totally dependent on the help of the Holy Spirit and the help of mission partners. Many, many thanks for your support this year. Please help us again next year. The costs are rising everywhere and we do not want to let up and need more and more.
Jesus has an end-�me army to bring in the final harvest. Every Chris�an is needed. God wants to give this last genera�on a demonstra�on of His power and He wants to use you. The reward will be glorious.
I wish you a blessed Christmas season and a happy New Year!
Best regards!
Ekkehard Hornburg
HEALING TESTIMONIES
NIGERIA
Both her knees had been hur�ng for 4 years. She couldn't stand and fell when she walked. Jesus healed her.
This girl was plagued by evil spirits for 3 years: She suffered from fears, paranoia, epilep�c seizures and could not sleep alone. Jesus set her free.
This boy suffered from migraines for 3 years. During prayer he spit out a black substance and since then he has no more headaches.
Her eyes were healed and she started reading from the Bible, which she couldn't do before.
Three years ago, this man broke his arm. He had an opera�on, a�er which his arm was s�ff and he could no longer move his fingers. During prayer, his hand and fingers were healed.
This child could not walk and was healed.
THE STORY OF A SERPENT
by John Osteen
When I was in Africa a few years ago, I had the privilege of visi�ng in the home of two of God’s great missionaries. Their names are Brother and Sister J. R. Gschwend. They have done a mighty work over the past fi�y years in Africa. He tells of an experience that he had in the early days of his ministry in Africa. It is as follows:
“It was on a hot Sunday a�ernoon that I was riding on horseback along a narrow winding path lined by large boulders to visit a certain outsta�on. Suddenlymyhorsestoppedandrefusedtoproceed. It seemed as if he scented something strange. It was at a place where the narrow path turned at a right angle behind one of the huge boulders that had long ago rolled down from the high mountains. I alighted from my horse to see what could be the cause of my horse’s strange behavior. Looking around the corner of the huge rock I saw a big snake lying in the middle of the path curled up, with its head under a loose flat stone.
trembling with fear, and wondering what would happen if I did not succeed in killing it on the spot.
With all my strength I brought the big stone down upon the flat stone which broke in pieces, but to my surprise there was no movement in the snake, and I began to realize that the rep�le had been dead for some �me. Somebody else passing that way had bruised its head with the flat stone and le� it there. I could not help but laugh over my foolishness and to think how I had been afraid of a dead snake, and on the other hand how courageous I had felt killing my first snake in Africa!
While I was s�ll half ashamed of showing such fear and excitement over a dead snake, the s�ll small voice of our Lord Jesus began to speak to me. “Have I not long ago bruised the serpent’s head on Calvary?Whythenhastthoubeensoafraid,shaking and trembling over an enemy already conquered?”
Being s�ll a newcomer to Africa, and without any experience of snakes, I was puzzled to know what to do. The gruesome stories I had heard in the past aboutthesedangerousandpoisonousrep�leswere enough to inspire fear in me. Since there was no other way to proceed on my journey, I had to make a plan to remove this snake, but did not know how, since I had no s�ck or weapon with me.
It was a hot day and I presumed that the snake had placed its head underneath the flat stone for protec�on against the sun. The thought struck me that if I should cast a big stone and strike it with force upon the flat stone under which the snake’s head lay, it would bruise its head and kill it. I picked up a heavy rock and moved towards the snake, almost
“Yes, Lord Jesus, you have conquered sin, death and the grave and bruised the serpent’s head, and I thank you for delivering us from the fear of death and hell,” I said. “I shall henceforth fear no longer, but believe Your Word and let Your love which casts out all fear rule in my heart.” Yes, Another One has passed through this world. His Name is Jesus. When He came, He bruised the serpent’s head. We do not have to do it again. IT IS ALREADY DONE! We do not have to fear a totally defeated enemy! We have been given the right to use the mighty Name of the Lord Jesus Christ against the enemy. I believe that the body of Christ is coming to understand their place of power and authority. You are a member of that body, so arise without fear and drive satan and demonic forces away from you! Now go forth and deliver others as Jesus has commanded you to do!
