Butch
and his wife Janet first trained with The
Elijah Challenge in Zambia in February 2005. They have
since trained many other
servants of God with The Elijah Challenge.
More
reports from Butch
ELIJAH
CHALLENGE ZIMBABWE
February
28, 2010
Bulawayo
was a good trip and much teaching was done. We were with Pastor
Kimberly Dube and his
lovely wife and church leaders to make a total of 45 folks whom
Butch trained. Butch taught 2 sessions each day for about four
hours each with a translator. The pastors were very receptive
to the teaching and we could see their enthusiasm grow. We were
at the newest of Pastor Dube’s church plants where eight
visitors made a profession of faith and witnessed miracles of
healing (headaches, knee injuries, etc.). Although there were
setbacks
with power outages and chasing an 8-inch rat out of our bedroom,
it was a productive time and we are so thrilled and humbled to
be a part of this great work.
Light
of Africa February Newsletter with original report plus photos
Report
from Kimberly Dube in August 2010
"When
the man of God Butch Berner was here with his wife,
we had a blessed time. The teachings opened our
eyes much in the ministry of healing. The lovely thing is that
it went together
with practicals both by the teacher and students.
There
were different churches in the training. But in
my church we set aside a "Miracle Sunday" every month
at the end of the month for the healing of the
sick. We have
the sick
brought in and we conduct healing and deliverance. It is awesome
and has become a tool for winning many into the church.
I am
happy in that most of my relatives have been
recruited into our church due to Miracle Sunday which is a
direct child of the Elijah Challenge Training. We have all the
people minister healing and deliverance to those
in need. My
sister who was very close to death is gradually recovering and
can now walk on her own, something she was not able
to do before. She can now eat normally, but before she
used to vomit nonstop every time she ate.
There
is a church where Butch preached which
is in the old mining place. We see lots of miracles there,
especially deliverance. Many have been recruited into that assembly
due to healing reports and rumours all around.
We
are actually having another healing and deliverance
ministry on Thursday and Friday night this week. I am actually very
high in faith concerning healing now compared to before."