Newsletter July 19th, 2006

OPEN HEART MINISTRIES, INT.15648 Bombay BlvdSouth Beloit, IL 61080www.ohmint.orgGreetings Saints,Life continues to be eventful. We feel the love and grace of God in every different situation.  Divine appointments happen every day, not just when we have public meetings.  God touches people with His hand of love and mercy, while the enemy does everything he can to cause pain and suffering, discouragement and defeat.  We know God is giving us the upper hand and we are learnin g to live in a place of knowing our authority over all the works of the enemy.We have great excitement for the coming conferences in September and October.  Each of them will be unique and powerful.  God is releasing many signs and wonders in these days.  Our friends in Idaho now have had 25 gemstones brought to them as of this morning.  We are hearing more and more of their uniqueness.  They are too perfect to be of this earth - neither natural nor manufactured.  Last night we ministered at the Dowie House in Zion, Illinois.  What a wonderful and special time again.  A precious pastor and his wife were weeping long after we ministered to them.  Brenda has not been feeling well with some left-over effects from Africa and the previous stress from our schedule before Africa.  But God is moving on her and through her.  We continue to show up where God wants us and He manifests His love to His peo ple.  Please keep praying for her.  She has had several positive touches in the last few weeks, but needs a more complete healing still.Our neice, Jessica, had her baby recently and she is perfectly normal, except for the big cist on her neck.  We're asking for increased prayer as the cyst is growing again and doctors are concerned.  Pray for a major turn in the right direction.  We want those doctors to know about the healing power of Jesus.In a few days we will be heading out on the road to Albany, New York, with many of the House of Prayer kids.  We will be participating in some evangelistic tent meetings there, which Doctor Bob Paeglow and Peter Whitehouse have planned for the summer months.  These kids are being released into more effectiveness and fluency in their spiritual gifts as well as the worship abilities that they have.Later, in August we will make a trip to Orlando, Florida to minister at a confere nce with the House of Hope there.  Please pray for grace and strength to keep up with all the teens and help them to develop their gifts and talents.Bill Myers will also be leading a team to Mozambique in August.  Pray that they will see everything that God wants them to see.  I am also considering and praying about another trip to Mozambique in November.  Pray with me for  God's perfect will.  Our  schedule until then is pretty full, especially weekends, so we are starting to book November and I  need to know whether I need to keep it free to go to Africa again. Thank you all who pray for us.  We are able to keep going because of the love of God's people.  Much love in Jesus,Ben and Brenda, Tim and Nathan