News Letter October 25th, 2005

OPEN HEART MINISTRIES
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Dear Saints,

GOD IS MOVING!!!!!

We trust that you are all experiencing breakthroughs in these exciting days.  While birth pangs continue in our land and in the world, we are beginning to see what God is up to as He brings to birth the greatest revival ever to visit our world in order to bring in His own harvest.  

Since we wrote about the water breaking weeks ago, we are reading many prophetic words that revival is coming very quickly.  Even a newspaper article from this area was shown to us yesterday that talked about a new spiritual awakening.  Awakening is a great word for what God is doing.  The church has been quite asleep for quite a while and God is causing our morning alarm to go off, saying, "Arise, shine, for your Light has come!"  

MINISTRY REPORT

This past week and weekend we met in homes in Lake Villa, Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights.  We saw many little miracles, including several people discovering for the first time the power of a prophetic word to their hearts.  As usual, they became believers in the truth that God knows them, loves them and has a purpose and ministry for them.

We also had an unusual number of people activating and using their own prophetic gifts to minister to the group.  Another slight change in our ministry is that even in home meetings, I feel led to pray for an impartation of revival fire on each one, such as we received in Mozambique.  We have no idea how great an affect it will have on each life, but we are being obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit.  

I feel more and more called to preaching and releasing revival fire now wherever we go.  We have seen some breakthroughs, but not enough.  I can't just go on doing what we have been doing for six plus years.  My call as a teenager was to revival and that call is being rekindled in my heart.  Today, I felt I heard God speak, "Grassroots Revival".  I'm asking God for new direction and believe we will be doing more meetings just to stir up passion for revival.  We will continue to activate giftings, often using prophetic ministry, but there will be a specific purpose for that activation - REVIVAL!!!

HEIDI'S HEALTH

We are encouraged to wait for Heidi to speak for herself in regards to her health, but so many are praying and we want to let you all know that Heidi did make it to Toronto to preach and it was another powerful time in the Spirit.  She was then taken to California and apparently got a positive report from another doctor there.  She is resting now and we trust she will make it to Harrisburg, PA, for the Global Awakening Conference there, which is already sold out.  KEEP PRAYING AND THANKS FOR STANDING WITH HER AND ROLLAND.


ITINERARY

Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 26, we will be in Hinckley, IL, for a service at Covenant Restoration Church, 181 N. Sycamore St., at 7 pm.  Everyone is welcome.  

Thursday, October 27, we will be in a home meeting in Norridge, IL.

NEW BOOK - WITH ME - A CAPTIVATING JOURNEY INTO INTIMACY

Regretfully, it has taken longer for the publishing company to print this book than expected.  I should be able to order it now within a day or two and have it in just a few days.  Brenda keeps telling me that she really feels that this book is special.  I've read parts of it to her, but she hasn't read it yet for herself.  She just knows something in her spirit.  Anyway, please pray that God's purpose will be fulfilled through this book, which I know He inspired.

Again, we want to thank you all for every way you show us your love and support.  We are grateful to God for so many wonderful friends.

MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS EACH OF YOU WHO ARE COMMITTED TO JESUS AND HIS GLORIOUS KINGDOM!!!

Ben and Brenda and family