Hosted by Dr. Fred Omoruyi and Bishop Delton Fernander
The
event was called Glory Fest, and one of the speakers spoke
about experiencing the glory of God and His visitation. When
the Lord
shows up in this way in a gathering of believers, the miraculous
can occur and God's people are blessed. A visitation is a sovereign
act of God
and cannot
be
planned or orchestrated by us to any extent.
But what the Lord gave us to bring to the participants of Glory Fest
was very different.
Healing
the sick and proclaiming the kingdom of God to the lost is something
that we are commanded to do. Their nature is by definition
very different from a visitation from God. We can plan to go out
to preach the gospel, and at that time we can heal the sick as
taught and commanded by the Lord. Therefore the signs and wonders
that accompany
the preaching of the gospel can be planned and orchestrated by
us. The brethren were glad to hear about this "other side" of
the coin. Miracles can happen in both contexts. In the context of
proclaiming the kingdom of God to the lost, we do not have to stand
by helplessly and wait upon the Lord, we can take the initiative
based on His command. The Lord is restoring balance to His people.
Luke 10:9 "Heal
the sick, and tell them, 'the kingdom of God is near you.'"
Mark 16:15
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good
news to all creation. 17 And these signs will accompany those who
believe: In my name they will drive out demons; ...they will place
their hands on sick people, and they will get well." 20 Then
the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked
with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
Miraculous
visitations of God vs. accompanying miraculous signs
At
the first session, the
Lord's anointing to teach was most evident. The brethren, most
of whom are from
the Caribbean, were hungry and very receptive to what the Lord
had for them. During the demonstration at the end of the session,
the
Lord healed nearly everyone who came forward to healing as
evidenced by the testimonies. The people were very encouraged by
the teaching and by the miraculous
healings
the Lord performed through them. Our hosts Pastor Fred Omoruyi
and his dear wife Joy were most appreciative and enthusiastic
toward the teaching.
At
the second session, the
Lord's power was again present. Every person
with an infirmity who came forward for ministry testified of
being healed as the believers laid hands on them. One gentleman---the
cameraman---expressed surprise that his back pain was gone just like
that; he had not expected
it. A medical doctor from the Dominican Republic was healed of
a backache that she had had for many years.
After
the training was completed we held two evangelistic healing services
at New Destiny Baptist Cathedral, the fastest-growing
church in the Bahamas under the leadership of Bishop Delton Fernander.
At
these two meetings, we proclaimed the gospel
of Jesus Christ. Being basically church services, there were
few if any unbelievers present at the meetings. Nevertheless we preached
the
gospel and healed the sick at the meetings as part of the equipping
of the saints, providing patterns that they could follow on their
own afterwards. In both meetings, the Lord performed miraculous healings
through
His trained servants to confirm that the gospel is true.
The most
memorable testimony at the first evangelistic meeting came from a
young woman visiting the church for the first time. She had had three
lumps
in
her breast
causing her pain and consternation. She was under the care of a doctor,
and he was not encouraging. She was depressed and even thought of suicide.
She came to the meeting. We began the ministry with healing-at-a-distance
as Jesus did in Luke 7 with the centurion's sick servant. She laid
her hands on the lumps at that time. Afterwards during the individual
laying on of hands she came forward to the front. Some trained sisters
laid hands on her and rebuked the lumps and commanded them to go in
Jesus' name. By this time others had been healed and were testifying
from the stage about what the Lord had done for them. Then at the very
end, she came up to the platform. She recounted the story of her painful
lumps and the dread she felt and the recurring thoughts of ending it
all. Tears dripped from her eyes and she had difficulty facing the
people. After the laying on of hands she had gone to the ladies' room
to examine herself. There she could find no more trace of the lumps;
both breasts felt the same. And the pain was completely gone.
At the
second evangelistic meeting following
the proclaiming of the gospel of Jesus Christ, we asked the Lord
to prove that Jesus Christ is the
only way to the Father by performing miracles of healing. We had those
with infirmities lay hands on themselves and together we exercised
Christ's authority by rebuking the infirmities and commanding them
to be healed in Christ's name. Five people immediately stood up and
came up to the stage to testify of what the Lord had just done for
them. One woman, the wife of an elder, gave a testimony similar to
that of the young woman the evening before. She had suffered from pain
due to lumps in her breast, and the pain was completely gone. One gentleman
had been shot somewhere in his chest years ago, leaving him with various
injuries and physical problems that his doctor said were incurable.
During the time of healing all the pain, numbness, and disabilities
caused by the gunshot disappeared. He testified the Lord had healed
him.
Through the miraculous signs God demonstrated that Jesus Christ is
the only way to Him. The people were challenged to repent for the forgiveness
of their sins and to follow and obey Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
The believers were encouraged to repent of worldliness, materialism,
lukewarmness, and the sin of pornography.
Comments
received after Gloryfest 2007 in the Bahamas:
"To
say that your ministry was a tremedous blessing to us in the Caribbean
may even be an understatement. The Island is better today because of
the seed of God's word that you and your wife planted. Many who were
opportune to attend Gloryfest 2007 ---especially your seminars sessions
on how to heal the sick --- have been so challenged that they are
now stepping
out to heal the sick. Many more thousands were blessed through
the Telecast of your ministrations."
"To you
and your wife we say thanks a million for such a humble and giving
spirit that you demonstrated throughout your stay in the Bahamas."
Dr. Fred
and Joy Omoruyi, Hosts of Gloryfest 2007
"Greetings,
I am so happy to have met both you and your wife, it has been a
life-changing experience.
My
wife and I are already making plans to attend your Advanced Seminar
in Houston in February 2008; if all goes well we will be there. Please
send information on the advance registration so that we can finalize.
Once again many thanks and we look forward to seeing you
soon."
Regards,
Pastor Godfrey and Judith Huyler
Bethesda Community Church
Nassau, Bahamas
"Praise
God! What a powerful teaching you have! ...[My son] Joshua and
I are both looking forward to seeing you again in Houston. I know
that
this
is not by accident, because of all the speakers there, we were
both drawn to you two the most."
Pola
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"On
Monday 6th November, 2007 I went to pick up my son at his school.
While speaking to his teacher, she told me that she has pain in
her back and right hip. I ministered as you taught us in the
Glory Fest Convention and she was healed from the pain in her hip
instantly,
but she said to me that she was still
feeling some pain in her back.
Today
the 7th November, 2007 she told me that last night was the best
she has ever slept, she does not have any pain in any part of her
body. She was dancing this evening and bending her body, she could
not do this before. I told her that she has to testify on her healing. Thank
you for imparting to us the word of God through the End Time Model
of Evangelism."
Eartha Francis
"As
participants of The Gloryfest Conference and a students of IBTC
it was such a profound encounter to experience your teachings on
the Miraculous Healings of Jesus Christ. It was indeed life changing,
refreshing and revelatory. Both, Andy and I have begun using your
method of healing the sick. I can say that I was able to experience
the power of God and the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
As a testimony the Lord led me to pray for an individual who had
an addiction. Whilst ministering to the individual I felt the anointing/virtue
leave my body when I commanded the spirit of addiction to leave.
The individual reported that they felt the anointing strongly come
upon them as I ministered to them. PRAISE THE LORD!
I also ministered what I learnt when my son became sick with a
fever. I commanded the fever to leave his body. I noticed that
his breathing was irregular. I again ministered to him. I decided
to take him to the doctor and after the doctor checked him they
said that they did not see that anything was wrong with him. PRAISE
THE LORD! HE DESERVES ALL THE GLORY!
I believe in ministering in the market place and I thank God for
your ministry. Thank you for encouraging us to take evangelism
to another dimension and the Kingdom of God to the world."
Andy & Bianca Lockhart
Luke
10:9 "Heal the sick who are there and tell them,
'The kingdom
of God is near you.’"