Time to go

On Monday we got everything in order and cleaned up at our house. In the evening we did a bible study at the Arts Center and it went really well. We did an exercise on learning to hear God speak. They all responded and really liked it. I will go back there tonight for another study. The team seemed to get on the plane alright this morning and should be back in NY soon, tomorrow after noon I leave for Senegal. The adventure continues....

Another interesting Sunday

The Sunday church service at the Arts Center was really fun. I believe the message preached was received well and encouraged everyone. We also had a great time of prayer with everyone afterward. It was a busy day because immediately after the service we went to Manchie for a time of evangelism.

Manchie is a farming village about an hour away from Accra. It is really beautiful scenery with green hills surrounding it in every direction. There were many palm trees and also many people farming plantains. We met with the local pastor there and walked around meeting people. We prayed for a woman with a skin disease and she said afterward she felt relief from her pain. Next we prayed with an old man who said he had pain (I think he said a urinary tract infection) for a very long time. After we prayed he said he felt a sensation inside his body and the pain left it was all gone! This was really encouraging.

Next there was a woman who walked with a cane. She describe a very bad accident she had and how her leg and knee were all twisted around. She said it pains her to walk and it has been this way for two years. We asked her if she wanted Jesus to heal her and she said yes, if he does I will get up and dance! So we said we would hold her to it. We prayed for some time and then asked her to get up and test it. She said all the pain was gone! She was excited but her leg was not completely straightened out. We prayed a bit more and she was walking around without the cane. It was not 100% well but she was sure happy the pain was gone. I played a song on my guitar and she began to dance and shake her booty all around. It gave everyone a huge smile and a good laugh.

Another cool encounter was with an old lady who had joint pains and blurred vision. She also stated that the pain was gone and her vision improved. I asked her to look at Dean and tell me if he was handsome or not to test the vision. She did and said he looked fine!

Finish strong

Pray we would have a strong finish, only a few days left here now. Last night we drove through the night back from Techiman. It was a rough ride and we did not rest well. Today we needed to do laundry and get things in order. We rested a bit and planned for the last few days. Plans are always pretty loose and we have learned to go with the flow. Tomorrow we will go back to the Arts Center Church and then after that drive to a nearby village called Manchi. There is a newer church there, and we will do some evangelism with them. We may go back there on Monday too but we are not sure yet. Tuesday the team returns to New York. We did hear some cool follow up news though. Our friend Philip works at the hospital were we prayed for all those guys. He went around and talked to some of them, and called the others. He said two were relesed and are doing great. The others he spoke with directly also said they were doing very well and were not experiencing any pain. The first boy I mentioned (that was outside the hospital) was putting full weight on his leg and walking around and said it was well! That was really encouraging to hear. Still being blown away....

Last day in Techiman

We started out by visiting a high school, we played a couple of worship songs and African dancing broke out. Dean joined in, then it was mass hysteria.  It was an exuberant time, and everybody had fun.  After that I shared a message about the prodigal son and then we prayed over the students, they all wanted to hear from God and have a relationship with Jesus. There was about 100 kids in all.  Dean also prayed with the Muslim professor.

From there, we went back to the Techiman Market.  It was another awesome day of seeing God move.  We went to a different section of the market and started off with worship. Again, a crowd gathered we starting praying for people.  Most of them were Muslim, and started a friendship with Jesus.  It is almost crazy how many miracles God showed today.  Each of the team reported that almost everybody we prayed for were healed.  We witnessed the miraculous healing of a hernia, a broken finger, knee problems, head and neck problems, asthma, body pain, arms, a wrist sprain, fevers, heart problems, and foot problems.  The Gospel was preached, many received Jesus, and many were healed! All I can say is God is awesome.

Day two in Techiman

This morning we went to the Techiman Market which is the largest of its kind in west Africa. We started off with a time of worship then a large crowd began to gather and Dean preached while Matt played his guitar. We went into a time of praying over people, each one of the team members layed hands on the sick and prayed. The crowd continued to grow, & by the time we were finished we prayed with over 70 people, many of which were Muslim.

Some of the notable healings were 5 people had vision restored, multiple heart and back problems fixed, stomach and lung problems, demonic opression as well as neurological problems. To sum it up, the gospel was preached, sick were healed and demons were cast out!

Next we went to a nearby school. There were children from ages 6-16. We met with the school master whom God healed from
joint pain after we prayed for him. Then they organized the children in one large crowd. We played some worship songs and taught them the words, & then we shared a message of relationship with Jesus. They all wanted it and we prayed for them. Then the team was arranged into 2 lines facing each other. We then asked the children to pass through as we prayed blessing over them, this took some time as we were told that there were around 1,000 kids! It was a funny & strange sensation to be surrounded by so many laughing and jumping children. There will be another meeting at the church tonight and we expect to see even more people come. Please continue to pray for us.

Trip to the western region

On wednesday morning we took a bus to the western region of Ghana to a town called Techiman. It took a long time but we left early. We met up with an old friend named Stephen who oversees a number of churches out here. In the evening we went to a church to preach and share a message. Before we left God showed us a vision of a storm turning in the spirit. We knew he was about to do some great things.


I got to lead some worship songs and preach. As I played I felt the strong presence of the Lord and God gave me a message which was different than what I prepared. It led into a time of ministry as we layed hands on and prayed for each person there. There were around 60 people and we saw and felt powerful physical manifestations of God's touch. Many fell to the ground and got filled with His Spirit and many reported being physically healed. Even the guard of the property, who was Muslim came in and asked for prayer when he saw what was going on. He invited Jesus into his life, and said he got healed. They later told me the message really inspired them and they were surprised with our simplicity and the anointing of God tht followed. (Many preachers here shout a lot and get all worked up, and put on a show) Another interesting thing was a big thunder storm came after this and it rained in the night. They said this is very abnormal because it is the dry season. It was a physical confirmation of what God showed usearlier. What a great time we had!

Day of Rest

We finally took a full day to rest, recharge and chill. We went to Kakum National Park to the south west of Ghana. It is one of the few rain forest reserves left. They have these amazing rope tension foot bridges, going from tree to tree. They are a hundred feet off the ground and you  feel like you are on top of the trees, it was awe inspiring. Dean was also attacked by ants!