Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Recent Testimonies

#1  Radhika had asthma with severe chest pain.  She has gone to many doctors for 8 years, and taken lots of medicine.  Discouraged, Radhika stopped taking her medicine and using her inhaler.   
Radhika also had pain in her right leg, which was covered with a red rash.  A bone in her ankle area was also protruding.  This pain and bone problem occurred just two days before heading to this conference.  Her daughter had gone to celebrate a pagan festival and was demon possessed by the time she got home.  Seeing this, her mother, Radhika, cast the demon out.  This is when the rash and bone displacement began.  Though in great pain and unable to walk without assistance, Radhika prepared to come to the conference.  Her daughter argued profusely that the journey would be too difficult for her.  Determined, Radhika asked for help to get into the rikshaw and came anyway.  Upon arrival, her sisters in the Lord carried her up the stairs to her room and later to the meetings and meals. 
The night Radhika received prayer, she fell out in the Spirit three times.  The pain and rash in her leg disappeared, the bone returned to its normal place, her chest pain left completely, her breathing was restored to normal, and she felt "light"! 
Pic of group praying for the sick

#2  Jamni had swelling in her stomach for 4-5 years.  Her left side was burning, and her right side had two boils in her kidney.  She knew this because she had just gone to the doctor a week ago and gotten an ultrasound. Jamni's whole body ached.  She works in the tea gardens, and has a second job carrying heavy bricks for construction workers.  Her right shoulder especially felt great pain.  For the past week until she received prayer at the conference, Jamni had a high fever, was unable to eat, and just vomited everything she tried to ingest.  Fever sores covered her mouth.  After receiving prayer, however, all her pain left and her appetite came back!  Her mouth is clear of all the fever sores, the fever is gone, and the swelling has disappeared.  She has no more burning sensation, and she can now raise her right arm without any shoulder pain.  This testimony is being taken the second day after her healing.  I asked how she liked her dinner last night (which was served right after prayer time).  She said it was wonderful and she had several helpings!  "Today I ate 2-3 helpings of breakfast and lunch too!”

#3  Elena had boils in the roof of her mouth and inside her lips. Her teeth hurt and she had a severe headache.  She also had two tumors in the back of her mouth, one on each side. Pain continued down through her neck and into her arms.  Seeking relief, Elena visited many doctors and a private hospital.  They gave her six injections into her mouth and told her these problems would become cancerous.  One year has passed now and still nothing has helped - until last night.  Elena now joyfully reports that God has healed her completely.  She has no more boils in her mouth or on her lips, no pain in her teeth, and no pain in her neck or arms.  She could also feel the tumors almost completely gone in the back of her mouth.   She says all these were at a high pain level and are now at a 0!

#4  Swastika had severe chest pain.  All her bones and joints hurt, including her elbows, nose, ears, arms, legs, feet, and hands.   She had bronchitis and a fever.  Swelling also plagued Swastika's body, affecting her hands, legs, and feet. Opening and closing her hands was impossible, as her fingers has swolen to tripple their normal size.  With her feet too large to fit into her shoes, Swastika arrived at the conference in slippers.  She couldn't work and sometimes couldn't even walk.  The stairs prevented Swastika from coming to some of the meetings at the conference; she had a fever and was in too much pain to walk.  The second night of the conference she came for prayer, however, and God touched her.  Now she testifies that her chest pain has disappeared and her bones and joints no longer hurt.   Her swelling is completely gone, she can open and close her hands normally, her legs and feet are back to normal size with no pain, and she is wearing her shoes comfortably!

#5  Sakila’s left eye burned with a high pain level for two years.  She went to several doctors, who told her that the nerves in her eye were squeezed together on the side.  Some said she needed surgery.  When receiving prayer, however, she felt extreme heat on her eye.  Now she has no pain!



Friday, June 29, 2018

News, pictures, and video from Brian and Lorena

Dear Friends and Family,​​

It is so fun to be a part of God’s work, as He expands the Kingdom of God. Every week we get great reports and testimonies of how God is using our seminar teams to disciple His people of Mozambique.  

Below are a few photos of some of our seminars this month.

District of Ribaue
District of Sacaeque
Nampula Province

These young people (above) are holding my new Foundations 3 book that I recently just finished writing and printing.


Chief of the Region Hears God's Word for the first time

We rejoice in seeing the chief of this region come to a recent seminar and hear God’s Word for the first time! (click on above video)


Our good friend and one of our top seminar teachers, Pastor Zito, sent these photos last week (see below). So many people showed up for the seminar that they had to move outside to accommodate all the people. 

Pastor Zito’s Seminar in Namaroi, Zambezia Province



Pray for Northern Mozambique.

Pastor Mario, our Mozambican director of our discipleship seminar program, recently returned from Cabo Del Gado, the province in the North.  He was able to help distribute thousands of our discipleship books to our district pastors there and explain how to teach them to their local churches.  Unfortunately, the churches are now experiencing extreme persecution, but at by God’s grace, the books got into their hands before this began. 
God is so good.  He has blessed our family so much as we take care of Lorena’s Mom here in Redding, California and get our sons, Caleb and Nate assimilated into life in America.  They are doing well and will both be completing their senior year of high school this coming school year as well as taking classes at the local Jr. College. 

Family picture at Marge's 95 birthday party.  Caleb and Nate are on the far right.  
Nate (with baseball cap) turns 18 tomorrow!
Lorena’s Mom, Marjorie, just turned 95!  She is pictured here with our two wonderful grandchildren,
Brock and Fallon. 



Blessings from the Wood Family!


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