PARAKLETOS 2010 - How it went

The Theophilus Company presents

PARAKLETOS 2010 – EUROPEAN PRAYER CONVENTION A PRAYER ARMY ARISES.

WHAT HAPPENED ……

Weeks

after Parakletos, the testimonies are still coming in.

Testimonies of lives changed and restored, of men and women equipped, mobilised to pray and call into existence that which did not exist ; all these people who have been touched, transformed are writing, calling in, and we are delighted ; yet our primary source of joy is a very simple one. The thing that delights our hearts, that we marvel at and that fills us with gladness is that God came. His presence was real and tangible and it changed lives.

We had great ambitions. This time we wanted more than people falling under the power, we wanted more than they being blessed, we wanted a prayer army. We wanted God to get hold of our lives and mobilize us to pray as we had never prayed before, we wanted God to change our perspective, to turn prayer into a delightful and desirable thing, to shake our complacency to see that the future of this continent will be determined by those men and women who get on their knees and cry out to God. And He did.

The place resounded with the cry ‘Europe shall be saved’. And a group of people from different nations, the Netherlands, France, the UK, Germany, the Ukraine, Poland, together rose up in the awareness that it is up to us to pray, it is up to this generation to turn things around and that we can do it. God can do it through us if we will, and we will. The testimonies keep coming, leaders were encouraged, mobilized; we all received a fresh understanding of the cry in the heart of God for nations; and that we are a house of prayer for the nations. We received impartation, were energized; we heard and heeded the clarion call.

THE WORD The Word was powerfully taught. We received teaching on how to pray, how to not weary in prayer, how to keep going until breakthrough comes. Jean Tanefofou ignited our passion for missions as he shared testimony after testimony of great works of God birthed in prayer in the nations; Suzette Hattingh took us from the porch to the altar in prayer and taught us in what dimension to receive miracles in prayer and release it in victory, taught us about intimacy which keeps us refreshed; Freddy de Coster took us through the different pillars of intercession.

I spoke on the call of the believer to be a house of prayer for the nations, on living in the fullness and praying in the fullness of God; Roselen Boerner Faccio taught on specific biblical ways of praying people into the kingdom and shared the awesome testimony of her church; Boris Grisenko shared his testimony of walking into ministry to messianic Jews out of obedience and the dramatic encounter He had with Jesus as well as the importance of prayer for the Jewish people.

PRAISE AND WORSHIP

We spent much time in prayer and praise. I rejoiced as I saw seasoned ministers celebrating, as I saw young people standing up to be counted, people from different ethnic backgrounds coming together in the recognition that this is our shared territory and its future is everyone’s concern.

As with all Parakletos conferences, there was great liberty and freedom in the Spirit. God honoured us with His presence. Alongside the Parakletos team, God blessed us with a worship team of awesome intercessors from the Netherlands.

A SOLEMN COMMITMENT

After all that we had received we could not possibly have gone home without making some firm commitments. And when all was done, we stood on Isaiah 6 and in the footsteps of Isaiah, we declared ‘here I am, send me’.

That prayer of commitment the Lord had shown me was vital at the close of the meeting. It helped seal the purpose of the conference. We had received much, it was time to stand up and say, Lord, and you can count on me. And it is that statement, more than anything else that attracts the assistance of the Holy Spirit in our lives. It is the reason why when the music fades, when the preaching stops, when the challenges come, you know He is there to help you because you have positioned yourself rightly. You have signed up for the army of the Lord.

The icing on the cake was a prophetic picture. We had spoken at length about the need for the intercessor to be constantly refreshed in the presence of God. I had preached on Isaiah 56 where God declares joy over those who would come into His house of prayer; and lo and behold, as I moved to conclude the meeting with the earlier passage from Isaiah 6, I found myself caught up in the joy of the Holy Spirit and was drunk in His presence.

I ended up on my knees, incapable of staying standing and encouraged the people to live in the joy of the Lord even as they served Him with all their hearts.

It’s the picture of the intercessor who labours hard but is constantly refreshed in His presence, in His loving arms, and lives and prays out of the fullness of God. My dignity suffered somewhat, but I think that God got the message across. The intercessor is a man and woman of joy because He hangs out with the author of joy. God has a sense of humour and He himself knows that a picture is worth a thousand words. And as the curtains went down Sunday, freshly recharged men and women enlisted to join those prayer warriors who birth the purposes of God on our continent. Mission accomplished. Until 2011.

WHAT THEY SAID………………….TESTIMONIES Gloire au Seigneur JESUS CHRIST, Je me suis rendue à Parakletos 2010 le jeudi 28 et vendredi 29 novembre 2010 et j'ai été bénie, rechargée à 100%. J'ai été touchée par le message de pasteur Bola sur l'importance de prier et par le message de pasteur ROSELEN SUR LA FOI. TOUTE LA GLOIRE revient au Seigneur Jésus christ. Que le tout puissant vous bénisse tous et vous garde.

JC Je remercie Dieu de m'avoir permise de découvrir sur le site Top Chrétien le PARAKLETOS 2010 et de m'y rendre à la Plaine Saint Denis, de jeudi soir à dimanche date de clôture. Je bénis Dieu pour la vie de la servante de Dieu Olivia Ogedengbe, j'ai beaucoup pris de Parakletos, surtout que je venais juste de terminer un jeune de 21 j qui avait pour but de recherche à nouveau la face de Dieu. Hier soir j'ai écouté le cd ‘La parole de Dieu’ et ‘Les dons du St Esprit’ et ce toute la nuit, je n'ai pas dormi. Je recherche la face de Dieu véritablement, priez pour moi. Faites moi savoir c'est quand la prochaine retraite ou le prochain séminaire. Je ne veux rien laisser tomber.

YM

I hope you are well rested following a fantastic conference. May I just express again my gratitude for all the work, passion that you put into a conference that has literarily changed my life […]Thanks for everything; K.A (UK)

Amen !! Gloire à Dieu ! Que Dieu vous bénisse Pasteur! J'en ressors guéri, renouvelé, changé, transformé, armé. Je crois que le Seigneur a fait de grandes choses pendant ces 4 jours au travers de ses guerriers, pour cette nation, pour ce continent ! Il a fait de nous une maison de prière, pour intercéder pour les malades, les opprimés, les égarés, pour les nations ! Que toute la gloire revienne au Seigneur ! JM

Thank you for all you did during Parakletos. It was real motivating and inspiring.

We keep praying for Europe. May the Lord bless you. G H J'ai vraiment beaucoup aimé Parakletos 2010!! présente ces quatres jours!! je n'oublierais jamais!! Gloire à Dieu pour tout ce qu'il nous à donner! j'ai tellement reçue!! Je suis prête pour le combat!! VA Je ne peux dire qu'une seule chose : "GLOIRE A DIEU !!!!" MT Truly nous devons remercier le Seigneur!!TK Merci Seigneur pour ces moments puissants FU Merci pour votre hospitalité lors de Parakletos ! Content d'avoir fait votre connaissance. Soyez bénie et à bientôt.

PVDB Thank you …. for a wonderful time in God's presence during Parakletos 2010.

JDTA

FACES OF PARAKLETOS

We’ll be happy to have a copy of any photographs you may have taken at Parakletos.

LOGISTICS Thank You A big thank you to our volunteers, you were absolutely amazing. And if any person wishes to serve at our next conference or volunteer to assist us all through the year, please register as a ministry volunteer in any of the different areas of need – graphic art, audiovisual, web development, praise and worship, intercession, etc.

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The Theophilus Company is the prophetic ministry of Bola Olivia Ogedengbe Info : www.compagnietheophile.org ; Email : info@compagnietheophile.org French Blog: www.oliviaoged.com ; English Blog: www.bolaoged.com.