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Lavish Love

Upon arriving home from Kenya this evening I went to out to supper with my dear wife Ruth and with Lawrence and Nereida Chiles. Was surprised at supper by Sonya and Horeb and their four children: Ana, Lorena, Ian and Israel all presenting a welcome sign. Dinner with Lawrence, (Chinedum left us at Newark to return to his home in Brooklyn) gave time to reflect on the experiences of the last two weeks.

I conclude that love is the power that changes people. Yes, their were great presentations and wonderful strategizing for the Kingdom at the Maturity Convention. But it is love that heals; love that transforms and loves that opens our eyes to new possibilities .

So I pray, ‘Lord, thanks for lavishing your love in our hearts so that we can in turn lavish our love on others for their healing and transformation.’

Even though the ten day Happy Church Maturity Convention seemed initially like a marathon it was an energizing marathon. By the grand finale yesterday with over a thousand in attendace there was a clear sense of having been blessed by a ‘breakthrough’ which was the theme of the conference. A significant benefit of the week was the fellowship with the people of Happy Church. Here we share a meal with Bishop James Karanja and his wife Rose.

The presence of the Lord was very clearly experienced by all who participated. We learned as much and perhaps even more than we ministered.

I leave for home tremendously blessed and of course with priceless memories of what God did as our team walked and served together.

Happy Church Maturity Convention

Happy Church Maturity Convention: Five one hour presentations each day; each presentation preceded by a half hour or more of worship. First session at 10 am and last is over at 7:30 pm. Lunch from 1pm till 2:30 pm. Dinner after sessions finished at 7:30pm.

Crowd expands to several hundred by evening when people join the conference after work. Conference theme is “ This is the year of Breakthrough.”

God has faithfully ‘fed’ each speaker so what has been shared has been life-giving and has truly equipped participants to ‘position themselves for a breakthrough’.

Anticipation

P.C. Alexander of PTL-India joined Lawrence Chiles, Chinedum Uwaga and myself to participate in the Happy Church Maturity Convention. We are all hosted in the home of Bishop Joseph and Pastor Jane Kamau. The conference starts tonight but we have already had a great time of stories and laughter and hearing the Lord together for the Conference. 

Worshipers listen intently during dedication of new church building on outskirts if Coimbatore. The congregation was overjoyed to finally have their own building after ten years. Without their own building they are more easily driven from an area by their opponents. I was asked as chair of PTL India Partners to dedicate the building this evening.