Follow Up to Lou Engle's Prayer Request
Ben Peters
Dec 31, 2007

Greetings Saints,

If you read the prayer request I just sent from Lou Engle, you might watch him on God TV tomorrow at TheCall Kansas City. If you don't have DirecTV, you might find it on www.god.tv.com.

If you'd like to hear what Mike Huckabee has to say for himself, he was interrogated on Meet the Press today. You can watch the whole interview on the following link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/ and click the "watch the whole interview " (something like that) button.

I was impressed. Newspeople have tried to make him look stupid. I think he's brilliant!

Blessings to all of you and have a wonderful Brand New Beginnings New Year.

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Urgent Prayer Request From Lou Engle
Ben Peters
Dec 30, 2007

Lou Engle - Urgent Prayer Assignment Dear Friends in the nation, I am speaking now for my own personal perspective and not from any ministry I lead. A year and a half ago Bobby Connor, a strong prophetic voice in the nation called me concerning an encounter with the Lord. In the encounter the Lord told him that if the church would pray the nation would be sustained in dark days by a president who would come in a brown bag and his five loaves and two fish would be more than enough. For a year and a half we have prayed for this. We thought it might have been Brownback but our application I believe was wrong. I believe the brown bag speaks of the common and humble container that the candidate would come in – not in the robes of professional politicians but in a surprising common man container. And so I was stunned when watching Fox News as they interviewed Mike Huckabee where they asked him how do you explain your sudden surge in the polls when you have had such little money and few staff in Iowa? His answer: “We have thousands of people praying, it’s the only way to understand it. It’s the miracle of the five loaves and two fish.” I believe that the churches prayers are unleashing a divine influence of kingdom promotion. I am not saying that it’s the word of the Lord, but I am taken by it. And now just a few weeks ago Chris Berglund, my prophet friend received another dream about Mike Bickle and myself. The dream reads: I was watching you two interact and you were forcefully or adamantly sharing with one another your conviction that you would not be as those who did not consider the miracle of the loaves (Mk 6.52). It was clear you had come into agreement to take a stand together, the disposition of your heart was one of faith. The scene changed (but this could have been a separate dream?) and now I am standing at a river bank looking into a river that just a day earlier had few fish in it. Yet, over the night the rains had come and now a day later the river was teeming with fish. As I watched the fish, one large fish seemed to be out of place in the sense of its size and its actions. This fish would come to the surface and open its mouth wide, it looked as if its whole body became a mouth. The smaller fish unaware that they were swimming right into the large fish were consumed by this large fish. I looked to those on the shore and suggested we shoot the large fish with an arrow so the other fish would no longer be in danger....... I believe the dreams are clear. Mike and I which I believe is the prayer movement must not be those who would move in unbelief while considering this multiplication of the five loaves and two fish in this election moment. The fact is in the last 2 weeks the media and other candidates have been blasting Mike Huckabee and his polls have dropped. I believe that the big mouth is a spiritual attack on the promotion of Mike Huckabee and the people of Iowa must discern it. We are not to doubt! The arrow is a clear picture of a prayer assignment that is being given to us. For the last 3 years we have called our assignment “the arrow of the Lords victory against abortion.” We are to move into an offensive prayer and fasting stand and declare in faith that the power of the media is broken and the favor of the Lord will rule over the thoughts of men and women. In the light of this crisis and in the light of Bobby Connor’s dream, IF THE CHURCH WOULD PRAY, I believe we are in an Esther Moment and I would strongly encourage believers across the nation to enter into a 3-day Esther fast on January 1st-3rd for the pulling down of any Hamans and the raising up of God’s Mordecai who will break the death decree off of the nation. I have made a vow similar to James Dobson that I can never vote for anyone that is not pro-life. Psalm 94 makes it very clear, Shall a throne of iniquity that devises evil by law have fellowship with you. They gather together against the life of the righteous and they shed innocent blood. A throne of iniquity is a governmental administration that legalizes evil. We are told that we cannot have fellowship with such government and I believe that voting for such thrones is having fellowship with them. Scripturally speaking the two basic foundational issues of a throne of iniquity are anti-Christ philosophies that seek to destroy Christian principles (they gather against the life of the righteous), and thrones that legalize shedding of innocent blood (abortion). Secondly 2 Samuel 23 declares that one who rules over man must be just and must rule in the fear of God. I cannot vote for anyone whose moral life does not reveal the fear of God and who is not just. Abortion I believe is the foundational justice issue facing our nation. We are not to vote democrat or republican, we are to vote for whoever is just and carries the fear of the Lord. I am not saying that I know that this is a clear prophetic word but I believe that Mike Huckabee lives out these two requirements as a leader and who will also resist the two foundational issues that comprise thrones of iniquity. He will stand for the righteous remnant in the nation and his top policy value is pro-life. I believe that the nation should rise up and support this man. It is so important that the churches keep crying out to God for supernatural assistance in these elections and that He would promote the humble and the righteous. Let us pray for favor on the one he has chosen to exalt before the others. Thank you for listening to my heart. I am just one voice among many but I bear on my shoulders in intercession along with you the future of our nation and the future of our children. We have 5 days to pray before the primaries. Let us not render to Caesar what God has not rendered to Caesar. Prayer can shape history. I am bearing Iowa on my heart deeply. I have been in days of fasting and prayer. Let us take our stand in the heavens where angels wage war over the promotion and demotion of kings. Thank you for making the Lord happy with your intercessions. In Faith, Lou Engle

KINGDOM PREVIEWS FOR 2008
Ben Peters
Dec 28, 2007

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Greetings Saints,

It's almost New Years and I believe God has given me a word for 2008.

I also want to remind our friends in Iowa that they have an amazing opportunity to impact the presidential race in just a few days. I believe God has given us some good choices. I was supporting Sam Brownback until he withdrew. My personal choice now is Mike Huckabee. But check him out for yourself and don't believe everything other politicians and commentators say about him. They don't want a real Christian running for President. He has them all in total shock, how he came from nowhere to be a top candidate.

Those of us in Illinois and many other states have to wait until "Super Tuesday" - Feb. 5 to vote. We are registered to vote - are you?

OK - enough preaching. Here's the prophetic word for 2008:

KINGDOM PREVIEWS OF 2008

A YEAR FOR WARRING AND WINNING

While 2007 was a year of crossing over into destiny, 2008 is our year of warring and winning back what we lost to the enemy in previous generations. This applies to many facets of life, including family, finances, politics, education, media, entertainment, etc. Let’s look at the biblical basis and some of the possible applications as we go.

1. Israel taking the Promised Land

First, we look at Israel under Joshua entering the Promised Land. It was already theirs, given by God to their ancestor, Abraham. They had crossed the Jordan, but there were many enemies led by powerful kings who would come to attack them. It was a time for warring, but it was also a time for winning.

During 2007 there were some major events in the Kingdom which shifted things in the spirit realm, parallel to crossing the Jordon in the natural. One of the big ones was TheCall Nashville on 07/07/07, attended by close to 100,000 fasting Christians. There was major repentance for many sins, comparable to the time of circumcision at the Jordan, and there was the blowing of hundreds of shofars, as there was at Jericho when the walls fell down. Many other things of significance took place in 2007, including events in Israel, but we want to move on to 2008.

I believe the church will see some major victories in taking back what has been taken from us, especially in America. With just over 10 months until we know who our next president will be, the elections will focus on some major issues such as abortion. Public opinion is changing and will change even more until the pendulum has swung in our favor.

The fact that an evangelical preacher, Mike Huckabee, is now a front-runner in the race for president, is a major breakthrough. He has even defied political correctness, reminding people that Christmas is actually about Christ, without apologizing for it. This is already a victory in this realm.

Things are also changing in many nations around the world, where more and more Christian politicians are being elected. We were just in South Korea, where a strong Christian leader was elected president with a big majority. South Korea is an important nation in the Kingdom of God.

While ministering in South Korea, God spoke to me that they are an apostolic nation to send out the gospel around the world. The capital city, Seoul, home of the world’s largest church, is an apostolic city and is well-named, as in many ways it represents the SOUL of the church, especially in Asia.

2. The Esther/Mordecai Phenomena

Like the church in our time, the Jews were oppressed by unbelievers and their situation had gotten very serious. Like Esther, in the palace, we the church, have not been aware of how serious a situation we were in. Enemies of the church have moved into more and more positions of authority in government, business, education, media, etc. Like Haman, they clearly hate us and want to eliminate us and our influence, because we won’t bow down to them.

Mordecai, on the other hand, was in touch with the seriousness of the situation. He represents the prophetic intercessors who have been rising up around the world, making the church aware of the enemy’s plans and schemes. The church is beginning to respond to the intercessors. We are learning to fast and pray and make our appeal to the King, our Bridegroom.

The result of the Esther/Mordecai Phenomena was that the enemy’s plan was thwarted and the Jews won battles all over the Persian Empire. In addition, Mordecai was placed in position of second in command to the King. I do believe by the end of next year, prophetic intercessors, such as Lou Engles, Dutch Sheets and Chuck Pierce, will be prepared to move into a place of great influence next to our next president.

I will not predict who will be the next American president, but I do believe either the vice-president or a top aide to the president will be a Mordecai who clearly hears from God. We may even have two true Christians on the ticket. I certainly believe that whoever the next president of the USA will be, he will listen to strong prophetic people.

3. David Possesses His Kingdom

David, like the nation of Israel, had to wait a long time to possess what God had given him through Samuel, the prophet. But finally his time had come and although the house of Saul still fought against him, the Bible says that Saul’s kingdom got weaker and David’s Kingdom got stronger. Saul represents those who are religious, like many politicians, but don’t know God. David represents intimacy and worship. He was a worship warrior. He was a man after God’s own heart and he won the battle over the one who loved the power of position more than his God or his country.

We have had this scenario in every field of our society including the church. People have loved their position more than their God or their country and have held back God’s choice as they cling to position and personal security. God will remove both church leaders and politicians who do this. Many will be taken out of the picture in the coming year.

Here is another prediction. Prophetic worshippers will rise in popularity and surprise the media with a new sound in music. Look for new music and movies with a spiritual message. We already know of one coming movie called, “Horton Hears a Who”, which is a prophetic picture of the ending of abortion, whether Dr. Seuss, the original author, realized it or not.

Let the church believe that God is really for us and willing to make us the head and not the tail again, if we truly seek first His Kingdom and not our own. Let us join His team, rather than asking Him to join ours. This is a critical focus for all of us. Are we really willing to do anything, go anywhere, or say anything that He asks of us? Are we radically in love with Him, or are we just glad we’re going to Heaven and have a fairly comfortable life?

In summary, it’s time to prepare for war with a confidence in our miracle-working God. I predict that many anti-Christian kings in many spheres of authority will be overthrown in 2008. Many Joshua’s, Mordecai’s and David’s will rise up and replace them.

I encourage everyone to fast and pray and get involved where they can in the spiritual and political process to bring change. This is a year where we will do more warfare than ever before, but we will war and win.

It won’t be a year of sitting back and waiting for things to change. We will be very active in repossessing our possessions. Let many passionate leaders arise, especially among the younger generations. And let many of us older leaders make room for them, mentor, support and finance them for the sake of the Kingdom. We must not hold on like Saul, when Samuel has already anointed David.

It’s time to take the whole land that God has given us. The year 2008 will see a strong beginning of the process.

HAVE A WINNING NEW YEAR!!!

Ben, Brenda, family and team

WRAPPING UP 2007
Ben Peters
Dec 26, 2007

www.ohmint.org

Greetings Saints,

We trust you've had a great year and a blessed Christmas time. And may 2008 be a great year of breakthroughs and open doors for all of you who seek first the Kingdom of God.

ITINERARY NEWS

Our itinerary on our website is temporarily not working. Here is the latest info I can come up with:

We had planned a month-long road trip all the way to California and Oregon in January, but have changed that plan.

On January 2 we fly to Farmington, New Mexico, where we'll be until January 9. We'll be ministering in a church there and possibly also in several home meetings.

Our schedule is now free between the 10th and 29th of January. If anyone is interested in hosting a meeting within reach of Chicago, please communicate with us asap.

On January 31-February 2, we begin a conference hosted by Damon Stuart Worship Ministries at Northwest Assembly of God Church in Mount Prospect, Illinois. You can get the details at www.damonstuart.com.

February 8th and 9th Brenda will be speaking at the Genoa Cross Winds Community Church ladies retreat. Right after that we would like to go to Israel, but don't have confirmation of that yet. If we go, the last week of February would still be open. If not, most of the month will be still free.

March is open right now.

April 3-6 we will be at a family reunion with my siblings in Surrey, B.C. At the end of April we will host our big conference in the Chicago area. We should know our location in the next few weeks. Speakers will include Rolland Baker, Georgian Banov, Jeff Jansen and David Herzog.

May 23 and 24 we will be assisting in bringing Kim Clement to Chicago for two days. Location is still to be confirmed.

COMING CONFERENCE

We will be gone but our friend Theresa Forkins-Phillips will be hosting an Encounter Conference January 4-6. The info is copied below.

GUEST SPEAKER: Jeremy Lopez Richard Hanson Paulette Horvath Theresa Forkins-Phillips Dr Johann Schonken

WHERE: Fona International 1900 Averill Road Geneva, IL 60134

That's all for now. I hope to get out a New Year's letter in a few days with an encouraging word for 2008.

God bless you all,

Ben and Brenda, family and team

Camping Again in a Winter Wonder Land
Ben Peters
Dec 16, 2007

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Greetings Friends,

We returned safely to Chicago a few days ago and immediately began moving out of our friends' house where we've been house-sitting in Lake Zurich. They are home with their family for Christmas and New Years and we wanted to be with our family for Christmas anyway. We moved back to our motorhome, parked at our house in South Beloit, where our daughter, Barbie, and family are staying at present. This time we are not using the plumbing in the motorhome and have had it winterized to avoid last year's frozen pipe scenario. We go inside the house as often as we want to be with Barbie and the grandkids and to use the facilities.

Our son-in-law, Caleb, is still working in Wyoming until he can transfer to Los Angeles, where they will be a part of Shawn Bolz's and Paula Benne's ministry. It looks like Barbie and the kids will join him in Wyoming after Christmas. We expect to return to Lake Zurich for a few months regardless.

FINAL TAIWAN REPORT

My last letter was written just before finishing up our ministry in Taiwan. The last day had some important ministry that hopefully will have an impact for eternity. It's hard to remember it all now, but we ended up in a government building in downtown Taipei. There we were introduced by one of the gals we had met earlier to a dozen or so men and women who had authority to regulate the financial activities of the banking system, etc. We were told they were the equivalent to our FDIC in the USA.

As we ministered to them they were very touched and thankful. We ended up in the private office of a high up director of these people. Later we discovered that Rebecca, the gal who brought us there, was actually over all of them, but was a very humble lady. She was still a professor in the nation's leading university and we had ministered to a dozen of her doctoral program students earlier. Needless to say, we felt very honored with the opportunity to impact so many leaders with a message of their Kingdom destiny.

Another leader we ministered to was close to the President of the country and she had been the head of the Security Police. She was now one of a group of strong intercessors praying for the country. I believe Taiwan will have its first major revival very soon. Now only 1% of the people are Christian.

Another amazing event I failed to mention earlier happened on Sunday. Brenda prophesied to an American living in Taiwan. When she asked his name, his last name was Pinkerton, which was her maiden name. When they compared notes, they realized they had the same grandfather, who had left Brenda's dad's mom and family and married another woman. So they had the same grandfather but different grandmothers. They were amazed that they would meet in Taiwan.

VANCE MURPHY IN REVIVAL MEETINGS IN ELGIN

Vance will be ministering at least until Wednesday night at the New Covenant Church in Elgin at 7 pm each evening.

865 Parkway Av
Elgin, IL 60120
Phone: 847-741-5683

The meetings have been powerful with healings and lives changed. I expect to be there Monday night.

That's all for now. Please keep us in your prayers. We are in some major transition times again. God is taking us to a new place which requires greater wisdom and faith.

Much love in Jesus,

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Korea/Taiwan Report
Ben Peters
Dec 10, 2007

OPEN HEART MINISTRIES - www.ohmint.org

Greetings Friends,

WELCOME TO NEW ASIAN FRIENDS.

We have met so many wonderful people on this trip. A few of them who speak English are now on our mailing list as well. We welcome you all. If you wish to unsubscribe, please feel free to do so.

KWANG JU, KOREA

We had a wonderful send-off from Korea with our final two days in Kwang Ju. In our last letter I told of the lady who travelled several hours with a sprained or broken ankle to tell us how our ministry had impacted her six years ago. She had evangelized 1500 people since then as a result of the word we had given her and she had all the names and phone numbers in her little notebook. The day after my letter she shared her testimony with the conference. In addition to the evangelism testimony, she shared that her ankle had been healed that day when she had prayer in the meetings.

Our time in Korea had been incredibly fruitful and the people there are incredibly amazing. Their hospitality is tough to beat and they are so hungry they eat up every word before it gets out of your mouth. We were invited back to each church and two other groups as well. We will probably return to Korea many times. Two of our books are now published in Korean and others may follow as God leads.

TAIWAN

We arrived in Taipai, Taiwan on Friday. It was our first day in almost two weeks without a meeting. The next day made up for it. We had our first meeting at 7 A M and then two very special appointments throughout the day with key leaders in Taiwan.

Saturday evening we had back to back meetings with two diverse groups. The first was the Pearl Church, composed of mostly college age and young adult folk, who all spoke English. Many were being introduced to the prophetic for the first time, but they opened up to the love of Jesus. God gave me a strong word of introduction to prophetic ministry.

The second meeting that evening was in a large home with mostly older folk who were also very hungry to hear what we had to teach. Many only understood Mandarin, so we used interpreters for preaching and prophesying. It was also a very fruitful night and we ministered to about thirty-five people.

The Taiwanese Chinese are also wonderful people and have captured our hearts as well. The climate is more sub-tropical here and although it's their winter, I never need a jacket. The culture and food is quite different than Korea but we are enjoying it very much.

On Sunday we took the bullet train (about 235 kph - 155 mph) south to another city I'm not sure how to spell. Anyway, it was a church of about 100 - larger than average in Taiwan, where only 1% of the people are believers in Jesus. It was mostly a seeker sensitive church (Willow Creek Association) but they were open to what we were given to do there. God again anointed our speaking and we prophesied for another three hours or so after the meeting. It made a full day with two 90 minute train rides and several hours of ministry.

Today (Monday) we ministered to small groups at our hotel for all of the afternoon. We ministered to about ten or twelve doctoral students in the leading university of Taiwan. They have a powerful destiny and had some wonderful encounters with God. Tonight Brenda is with the others after a wonderful Taiwanese meal, walking through the old fashioned market place, while I asked to come to the hotel room to write this newsletter and answer emails, etc.

We want to thank all of you who pray for us. Please keep praying. Tomorrow is our last full day in Asia. We fly on Wednesday to Tokyo and then direct to Chicago. We will leave the warm summery weather and land in snow-clad Chicago to below freezing temperatures. We are tired but very thankful for this trip and all that God has done.

Thanks to all who support us with finances. Our missions projects, conferences, and internship programs all continue and grow because of generous Christians. We can't thank you enough.

A relative pointed out to me this weekend that there was no link to our website on our newsletters and people who want more information about our ministry may not know how to get there. In the future we will try to always put the website address at the top of the newsletters.

God bless you all,

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Korea Report #3
Ben Peters
Dec 5, 2007

Greetings Saints,

It's very hard to convey how much we appreciate your prayers and how good God has been to us here in Korea. We are now in Kwang Ju, South Korea. We had two meetings today after a three or four hour bus ride this morning. Brenda was asked to minister this Wednesday evening in the large church in Mokpo where we began our ministry here about ten days ago. She is now on her way home. God has greatly used her, as well as our friend and spiritual daughter, Ingela Larsson. We have been able to share some of the ministry responsibilities to lighten our load.

AMAZING TESTIMONY

After a wonderful service this evening a lady came up to speak to me through an interpreter. She was a pastor's wife and the sister-in-law of the pastor who had hosted us six years ago in Pusan, South Korea. We weren't going to Pusan this trip as the schedule was full, but this lady drove several hours to Kwang Ju when she heard we were speaking here.

She told us that we had prophesied over her six years ago and that everything we told her had come to pass. And as a result of the encouragement from the prophetic word, she had become a real evangelist and had led 1,500 souls to Christ. This is an amazing blessing to us. She also said they had sacrificed much of their finances for evangelism until they had little left, but God has been blessing and replacing what they had spent. Praise God!

HAPPY CHURCH HIGHLIGHTS

Since my last letter we had amazing meetings with awesome worship in this crowded sanctuary. The last couple of days the crowd grew to about 120 people or more. It was packed and had very low ceilings. When we ministered we were wet with perspiration. The anointing was very strong and God greatly blessed and visited the people. The worship team was one of the best ever for a small church. The young worship leader sounded a lot like Scott Brenner. Everyone showed amazing gratitude and we were greatly blessed and very well taken care of. We certainly haven't lost any weight. In every church people are so hungry for a personal word and we spent much time after meetings doing personal ministry.

SEOUL CITY CHURCH

We went from the Happy Church to the Seoul City Church, which has a large theatre-style facility. The pastor has hosted many famous American preachers in the past. We met so many awesome saints there and enjoyed the children and youth as they took part in the services. As always, we were treated to their finest restaurants every day and usually one of the deacons would pay for all the guests. I was always asked to pray a blessing on them when we blessed the food.

KOREAN HONOR STRUCTURE

Koreans have a strong "honor" structure that is unknown in the western world. Pastors are highly honored, and visitors are held in extreme honor. We tried to impart the awareness that God wants to use us all and has given each of us gifts, often using the least among us to do the greatest work. Tonight in Kwang Ju I spoke on how John the Baptist was the greatest next to Jesus because he was such a servant and allowed himself to decrease so Jesus could increase. God gave me the anointing to get the message across and I know they will apply it in their own lives.

NEW OUTFITS

One lady is a professional seamstress and made Brenda and I authentic and beautiful Korean traditional garments. They measured us when we arrived and had them completed in about eight days.

MY BOOKS IN KOREAN LANGUAGE

Thanks to Micah Park, our awesome interpreter and book translator, we now have two books in the Korean language and they sold like hotcakes in the conferences. The first church sold out 120 copies and we hope to get more to them.

NEW PREACHING AND REVIVAL ANOINTING

It's hard for me to explain how God has taken our ministry to a new level. Every message was orchestrated by God as we preached. I rarely knew much about what I would speak on until the worship time. Then I would get a couple of scriptures and thoughts. When I got up to speak a strong anointing would come and I would go in a whole new direction and share truth and revelation that had never come to me before. It is like I'm observing what God is putting together as I preach. With almost no bunny trails, the pieces of the puzzle would fit together in an amazing way. It happened again tonight and I am really blown away. Of course, when Brenda speaks God always touches hearts. She just gets better and better.

In addition, there has been a new boldness and authority when I minister at the altar to the hungry people who always want another touch from Heaven. I have been getting words of knowledge for healing as well and dozens are declaring that they have been healed in the meetings as we have them pray for one another without me touching them. Revival fire is being rekindled in me and I know that this is what I was born for. I really believe God sent us to Korea to release an apostolic proclamation to the nation of South Korea which relates to revival and the evangelism of North Korea when the doors finally swing wide open to the gospel.

All the churches have asked us to come back and now we have another invitation from Pusan as well. We have been to Kwang Ju twice before and we dearly love these people.

This is too long and it's well past midnight, so I'll sign off. Brenda should be home before too long. I'm anxious to hear about her service and tell her about the testimony I shared already with you.

God bless you all and thanks again for your prayers. We love you!!!

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Report From Happy Church in Seoul, Korea
Ben Peters
Nov 29, 2007

Dear Friends,

I'm writing from our motel room in Seoul on a tempermental computer, so this will be short. Yes, we are in a church called Happy Church, and it really is a happy church. We are having an awesome time with these beautiful people, about 80 strong.

But first, I have to tell you about our last night in Mokpo. I have seldom had a stronger anointing and their was a continuous flow of revelation and inspiration as I cried out for God to put His words in my mouth as He promised. There were about 700 people there according to Micah Park, our interpreter. They always wanted everyone to be touched for impartation, but we did things a little different that night.

After preaching, I called up all the children and youth - about 100. The ministry team prayed over them all. Then I asked them to stay while I invited all the people with back problems to come forward. There were many aged people and hundreds with back pain. We had all the children pray for them for about 15 minutes or so. I think dozens raised their hands that they had been touched and healed. After that we did a giant fire tunnel. I asked their leaders to join us and there were about forty of them or more. The lines were huge but we kept them moving. What a joyful time. Many young people were touched that night in powerful ways. After everyone else was gone a dozen youth were still clustered praying together in the presence of the Lord.

This was a somewhat traditional church, but they were hungry and open to new things. When we left the pastor gave us huge compliments and thanked us and invited us back. He said in 30 years they had never had a greater blessing in special meetings.

Here in the Happy Church we are enjoying beautiful anointed worship with most people dancing before the Lord and desiring to be touched by the Holy Spirit with manifestations of power. They love to laugh at anything at all funny and have blessed us richly already. We have four more services here before moving on Sunday to the Seoul City Church - another larger group.

Please continue to pray for us. God is answering your prayers.

Much love to all,

Ben and Brenda and team

News from Mokpo, South Korea
Ben Peters
Nov 28, 2007

Greetings Saints and Prayer Partners,

God's hand is on us for good and we thank you all for praying. We had a safe trip and arrival in Korea with all our luggage, etc. We have some effects of jet-lag, but are doing fine. The first flight was thirteen hours from Chicago to Tokyo. The total time was about 24 hours from start to finish before we got to lay down.

Our first conference is almost over. We have experienced wonderful favor in a large Church of God congregation. The pastor loves our ministry and wants us to come back and speak to a lot of city pastors and Brenda to speak to large gatherings of ladies. In the evening services we lay hands on about 700 people and pray over them a blessing and the fire of God. These people are more reserved and traditional than many congregations in Korea, but they are very hungry and responsive. We have shared on the power of listening to God and having His Word in our mouths.

Our schedule is busy but we get some breaks - like now - Wednesday afternoon. Our hotel is on the coast of Korea overlooking a beautiful harbor. Yesterday we took a walk along the shore and bought a few little goodies in a small shop.

Our friend, Ingela Larsson, was asked to speak in the 4 A M morning prayer meeting. We thought there would be just a few people there, but the place was packed. Almost everyone comes to early morning prayer before going to work or starting their normal day. The people loved her stories and she has blessed a lot of people here.

Tomorrow we travel back to Seoul where we will do two services after we arrive in a smaller church. Then we minister in one larger church in Seoul, before heading south again to Kwangju where we have been twice before. Then we fly to Taiwan to meet with Joshua and Haydee Chang to minister to their friends and at least one church.

I need to go now, but wanted to give you the first report. We believe that God is laying a great foundation for powerful revival in Korea. It will be another major wave that will impact the world. Pray with us to that end.

God bless you all with His presence and Power,

Ben and Brenda

A Word from the Lord through Chuck Pierce, Glory of Zion International (www.gloryofzion.org) for each of us today:

The Lord is saying: I AM the WayMaker. I will open the new gate for you. Ask Me to forgive you for not turning MY blessings back into praise. Ask ME to cleanse and restore your mind and heart and bring you into a new purity of expression. Do not allow critical and judgmental spirits to overtake you. I will break forth your WAY. At noon time you will begin to see Breakthrough. My Light will cause darkness to not triumph. Send Me before you and allow Me to contend with the darkness that is set to rob you of MY blessings. Honor My Spirit! I will send the wind! I will send the wind! I WILL SEND MY WIND! I will send the wind to comfort your woundings of the past. Holy Spirit will convict you of allowing your past hurts keep you from coming near to Me.

My Presence is already waiting for you to get to your "there". When you walked through the fire, MY presence was there. When you walked through the flood, the waters did not overtake you because MY Presence was already there with you. I AM Jehovah Shammah. I AM already there. Recognize Me in your midst.

Do not rush in. Do not rush into your decisions this hour. Take one step back and you will see the decisions I am making on your behalf. If you will take that one step back you will see that I am already there to help you decide and realign your will.

I am already Your redeemer at the gate, to open up and unlock the Way for you. I am your redeemer at the gate. When you are ready to move back into the position I have for you, you will see that I AM already there and have unlocked the gate of your prison. See the NEW GATE into the field that I have for you. I AM your redeemer at the gate. I AM present to buy you back from the hand of the enemy. I AM present to establish you and cause you to reign. I AM present to raise you up and bring you back into the fullness of your planned destiny!

Blessings to you this Thanksgiving!

OPEN HEART MINISTRIES
Ron & Valerie Coltman
Ministry Representatives
Office/Home/Fax: 847-428-0623
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WE ARE FOR SIGNS AND WONDERS
benrpeters@juno.com
Nov 21, 2007

Greetings Saints,

IOWA REPORT

Brenda and I spent three days in Iowa this past weekend. Mary Ferguson and six young people joined us for the first two days in the Iowa City region. One of the highlights was observing these kids using their gifts to encourage scores of people. It was really amazing. One sang over people several times. Another drew prophetic pictures for everyone we ministered to. It was powerful.

We ministered to many different people, sharing the fact that God wants to put His words in our mouths if we learn to listen to His voice. We saw many people moved to tears and heard many testimonies of lives changed from our previous visit. Our last meeting was an Aglow meeting in Bettendorf, Iowa. We had a full house and an enthusiastic audience. Both Brenda and I felt an amazing anointing in response to their hunger. It was an awesome night and many people were radically touched.

FRESH VISION: WE ARE FOR SIGNS AND WONDERS

I can't give all the details here, but God has been clearly speaking. This weekend really motivated us to seek the Lord about our internship program. God spoke to us through Shawn Bolz earlier to begin to build. Now God is speaking about our youth and the internship program which informally began this fall.

God showed me that not only our natural children but others that God is bringing to us are for signs and wonders. When our conference platform is filled with children and teens bringing the presence of God to hundreds of conferencees, they are a sign and wonder. They are a sign that God has begun an amazing youth prayer and worship movement which will lead the way into the harvest, together with us older folk who are willing to become childlike again.

With the help of our wonderful team, we will soon be taking in more young adults into an internship program. They will live with us, work with us and sometimes travel with us and our teams. They will be involved in Houses of Prayer and much prayer and worship. They will grow quickly into their destiny and be sent into the harvest fields of the earth.

Pray for us for the development of this ministry. We know this is what God has called us to do and we know that He will provide what is needed. If you are young and wanting to be an intern, let us know.

KOREA AND TAIWAN

We are just three days away from our trip to Korea and Taiwan. Please, please pray for us and those who join us on this trip. We will be ministering non-stop for three weeks and need God's strength. We also have family and responsibilites at home which are hard to leave behind.

We will be two weeks in Korea and one in Taiwan. We will be ministering to a lot of pastors and leaders and then in Taiwan to political and educational leaders in the nation, including the ambassador from the USA to Taiwan. Please pray that God will put His words in our mouth as never before. We really need Him and we really need you to pray for us.

We have been severely tested in the last few months and God is taking us through but your partnership with us is so indispensible to us and this ministry. If we didn't have the amazing team we have, I don't know where we would be right now.

May God richly bless you with His love, and have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

Much love,

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Iowa - Thanksgiving - South Korea - Taiwan
Ben Peters
Nov 17, 2007

Greetings Saints,

Hopefully, just a quick chat, as we need to get on the road to Iowa. We will do two meetings near Iowa City on Saturday and Sunday and then the Monday night Aglow meeting in Bettendorf, IA. We ask for your prayers for these opportunities to bring prophetic ministry and Holy Spirit implanted hope into the lives of scores of people. We will have a small team for at least part of the weekend. Pray that all will experience the powerful presence of God. And pray for the healing power of God to be released again. We have an awesome testimony from a long-time asthma sufferer who was healed two weeks ago at the Lutheran Ladies retreat.

Two days after Thanksgiving we fly to South Korea for two weeks followed by a week in Taiwan. Please pray for special anointing and strength for a very intense schedule. We will have no days off for almost three weeks, with two meetings per day plus extra ministry. We're not quite as young as we used to be and we need God's strength.

A NOTE ABOUT POLITICS

With the withdrawal of Sam Brownback, there's a bit of confusion in the air for many Christians. Mike Huckabee is rising in Iowa and other states. He would be my first choice. But Christian leaders are far from united on who to support. Also, Kim Clement has prophesied the election of Juliani as our next president. He says he will have a major heart change after entering office and will surprise many with the good things that he does. Pat Robertson has also endorsed him.

For those living in early causus or primary states, I would support the best candidate available who would stand for righteousness, life and wise leadership. Strong support early could make a big difference. It could also influence a vise-presidential choice. Above all, pray and then vote the first chance you get while you still have a choice.

SUPPORT THE MOVIE "BELLA"

Lou Engles and others are asking us to support this pro-life movie this weekend. Many of us have seen it and appreciated its message. It would be great if all Christians supported it and sent a message to Hollywood and politicians alike. This might be the last weekend it's on if we don't support it.

God bless you all,

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Where's the Baby?
Ben Peters
Nov 7, 2007

Greetings Saints,

Our dear friend and conference speaker Paula Benne shared that prophetically we are in the time of getting ready for the final push for our baby (our promises from God) to be birthed. We hang on to that word. Transition is tough and we all experience it frequently, but God has proven Himself over and over again. Meanwhile, we need to stand with each other and coach one another through that final push.

We have many exciting things that appear to be developing in the next few months. We anticipate great victories from Heaven and provision to do brand new things in the Kingdom. We have great excitement in our spirit. And we know that He IS with us and will never leave us. His promises are yes and amen in Him. But, like you, we could sure use some prayer for right now!

LUTHERAN LADIES RETREAT A GREAT SUCCESS

Brenda often gets hit with major attacks before a speaking event such as last weekend. It happened again. It usually indicates that there will be a major breakthrough. And yes, it happened again. Many lives were transformed, including the suicidal and the skeptical. Physical healing also happened and only God knows the impact on His Kingdom. Thank-you Jesus.

BRENDA IN WASHINGTON STATE

Yesterday Brenda flew to Seattle and drove her brother's car to her mom and dad's house in Soap Lake, WA. where she will be for just under a week. I had a clear word from God before she left that this was a divine appointment for her. Please pray that all of God's purposes would be fulfilled. This is a challenging time for her. Her dad continues to survive and sometimes shows real improvement. Almost a year ago, we thought he would not make it to Christmas. God has had mercy on him and the family and kept him alive. Brenda's mom is 85 and still strong but needs a lot of encouragement. Thanks for your prayers.

Meanwhile, I'm trying to get some important paper work done and spend time seeking the Lord. Pleaes pray that I hear more clearly and make whatever adjustments God is asking for. I feel very inadequate to lead this ministry into the vision God has given us. I'm very thankful for our team. We couldn't do it without them.

AND NOW ABIDES FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE

During the last conference, I was given a quick revelation, which I will share here briefly.

FAITH: A few decades ago the "Faith Movement" began and continues to this day. This movement had its abuses and extremes and I did not embrace it but God was stirring up the church to understand how much He loves us and how important it is to Him that we stir up the faith that He has given us.

HOPE: A couple of decades later the "Prophetic Movement" began. Prophets began to arise and be recognized as such. Many responded to the teaching of Paul to "Desire earnestly to prophesy." This prophetic movement has brought hope to thousands. As you know, we certainly embraced and were embraced by this movement. Since about 1997 we have seen tens of thousands of people given hope through personal prophetic words and public prophetic words. The armies of God are coming together waiting for their orders. Like the faith movement, the prophetic movement continues today.

LOVE: The present movement is the "Apostolic Movement". The unfortunate thing about this movement is that many Christians see the focus of this movement on authority and power. People want to be recognized as apostles so that others will listen to and obey them. This is not the reason God sends out His apostles.

Yes, apostles do demonstrate authority in God and reveal His power, but they are sent with a much higher purpose than that. Apostle means "sent one". Who sends the dicsiples? The answer is Jesus. He declared in John 20:21, "As the Father has sent me, so send I you." John 3:16 reminds us that "God so LOVED the world that He sent His only Son." Jesus was sent to LOVE the world. NOW HE SENDS US TO LOVE THE WORLD.

As Heidi Baker says, "We've got the apostolic upside down." That's what God told her. Philipppians 2 makes it clear that Jesus came as a servant. That's how He was sent by His Father. Now, that's how He sends us. He sends us to serve His children with His love. He wants us clothed like He was in the mantle of humility and servanthood.

True apostles are those sent by Jesus, not by man. They must first be discipled, before they can be "apostled". They were first WITH Jesus before they were sent BY Jesus. They learned His ways, His Heart, and His thoughts. They could think like he thought, feel like He felt and do and say what He did and said."

Love is the greatest tool for the harvest. Power is definitely needed, but power comes through faith and faith works by love. (Galatians 5:6) Let's go after more of the source of our power - His love, which flows from His presence, for as we know, GOD IS LOVE.

Let's spend time getting to know Him and being discipled by Him. If you want to be an apostle, first be the disciple. Sit at his feet. Follow wherever He leads you, including the places you said you would never go. Absorb everything you can from Him. Learn, read, listen, pray. Contend for the manifestation of His ever-abiding presence. Serve Him every way that you can. Remember what He said about serving the least of these, etc.

When you have His heart, and are filled with His love and His thoughts, He can "apostle" you into your calling. Then you can expect to lay down your life like He did. If you don't die as a martyr, you can did to all your selfish ambition instead. The rewards will be mostly out of this world, but you will have the thrill of experiencing His mighty power flowing through you and transforming the world around you. You won't be sorry, but you will have to pay a price for the apostolic anointing.

It's interesting that the one disciple that they couldn't kill, who lived into his 90's and authored the last written books of the Bible was the Apostle of Love - John the Beloved. His epistles preach a powerful message of love, love and more love.

AND NOW ABIDES FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE, BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE.

God bless you all,

Ben, Brenda, family and team

THRONE ROOM COMPANY II HAS POWERFUL IMPACT
Ben Peters
Oct 28, 2007

Dear Saints,

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

First of all I want to say a huge thanks to Val and Ron Coltman, Mary Zell, Mary and Gene Ferguson and the host of others who helped us so much to make this conference so successful. We have a truly amazing team that give incredibly of themselves for hours before, during and after the conference. Our love goes to all of you, although I can only mention a few.

We've never experienced such an awesome flow of prophetic revelation and God's glory in our midst right here in Illinois. With the same team of speakers as we had last year, plus our son, Ken, from Spokane, there was an awesome unity with true humility and heart-warming humor that flowed throughout the conference. While the adults were getting challenged by the speakers, the children were also getting trained to hear from God and there were some wonderful breakthroughs there.

Our team from Los Angeles included Shawn Bolz, Paula Benne and Jonathan and Jennifer Toledo. Gary and Sarah Morgan, who were originally from Wales and New Zealand repectively are now living in Idaho.

Paula provided a lot of humor and heart-touching stories of trails and miraculous answers to prayer, Her word from Jesus that we are getting ready for the last big push was a tremendous encouragement. She also shared how God is opening so many doors to minister in Holywood, right in the studios with movie makers who are hungry for reality. When they experience ttrue prophetic ministry which reveals their hearts, they respond with even greater hunger.

Shawn's message on impacting every area of society with Kingdom authority, grace and love was very challenging to us all. He brought not only good ideas but a strong anointing and heavily impacted members of our own family in a transformational way. We experienced some great miracles and major answers to prayer.

Jennifer and Jonathan Toledo shared the most incredible stories of how God is using very young children and teen-agers to do prophetic evangelism and taking them on some amazing adventures with wonderul results. We heard of powerful healing miracles and the rescue of children who have been sold as sex slaves in what is known as human trafficing. It's hard to be the same after hearing those messages.

Gary and Sarah Morgan released timely prophetic words, declaring the time was NOW and not in the future for harvest and breakthrough, etc. Gary shared that plowing and sowing were no longer options. We must bring in the harvest before it is lost. Almost every speaker talked about how ripe the harvest really is.

Our son,Ken, shared on the power of obedience and the importance of entering into the Kingdom of Heaven now. Using Narnia as a prophetic picture, he compared the house to the comfortable place in the church, but the realm of Naria was like the Kingdom which sometimes suffers violence. Becoming like a little child is the key to entering the Kingdom. It was the youngest child who found it first and totally believed without fear or doubt.

Brenda shared about getting healed for the harvest. She focused again on the importance of letting God put you through the fire to prepare you for the ride in the chariots of fire into the realm of God's glory. I also shared a session on the Transfer of Wealth and opened my heart a bit concerning our own financial journey and our need to call on our true master to redeem us when we have become a slave to debt.

Every service built momentum from the first one to the last. I almost forgot to mention that our worship teams were 90% teen-agers and almost all of them had served in the Elgin House of Prayer. They were so anointed and brought an incredible atmosphere to the whole conference.

We also finally had a CD demo to offer to our crowd. It included several original songs and lasts about 30 minutes. Our youth have worked incredibly hard on this project. If you are interested, we can ship you a copy for a donation of $10.00 or more. You can email us your order at benrpeters@juno.com and pay on our website as a donation - www.ohmint.org. All profit will go toward the purchase of more sound and music equipment. These youth have received some truly amazing prophetic words from prophetic leaders and we believe you will be touched by their anointing.

COMING EVENTS

This weekend, Brenda will minister at a Lutheran ladies retreat. They have no openings left - sorry ladies! I may be gone on another assignment.

We will have some ministry in Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa the middle weekend in November and will head for Korea on the 24th, right after Thanksgiving.

This weekend, there will be another Encounter in the Geneva, Illinois, area with John Crowder, Richard Hanson and Theresa Forkins/Phillips. Check www.Daysmanpress.com for more information. Some of our youth will be leading worship for this event also.

REPORT ON ROLLAND BAKER

Many of you heard that Rolland Baker had been very sick and lost 40 pounds. His heart was not functioning right, but after much care and prayer, he is doing much better. We just got the good report. But he is being required to take a sabbatical and rest for three months in the USA. Heidi will also take most of December off from regular ministry. They have been needing a break for some time. Please pray that all the needs of the ministry would be met while they enter into the rest they so need and deserve.

Please keep praying for us. We have seen some miracles but are still in great need of others. May God also provide the miracles that you and your families need.

Many thanks to all our supporters who come to our conferences and bless us.

God bless you all,

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Pre-Conference Update
Ben Peters
Oct 22, 2007

Greetings Saints,

We have been experiencing some intense and incredible blessings, both in our own meetings and in some conference meetings we attended. Amazing things are happening. No time to give details now.

But we have also experienced some major intense attacks in the last number of days, and we are asking for your prayer coverage as we get ready to host the THRONE ROOM COMPANY II Conference. There is no doubt in any of our minds that this conference will blow us out of the water, so to speak. Actually, I think it will blow us into the water - the river of God. If you can make any of the meetings at all you will be tremendously blessed, without a doubt.

SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST

Please pray for our family. All five of our children will be here this week at the conference. But our daughter, Barbie, and her husband, Caleb, need prayer for guidance. Caleb has been here less than two weeks. He got a job quickly as a welder, but the work conditions and requirements were so extreme that he couldn't stay on that job. He is being invited to go to Wyoming where the benefits are so much greater. It would mean uprooting his family again. We feel they are called to head up our missions evangelism in Mexico and Latin America before too long, and that we are to send them with support. Please pray that they find God's perfect will.

CONFERENCE UPDATE

We kick off on Wednesday night with Paula Benne. She is one of the most amazing people we know with a unique and special ministry that touches the heart to the core. Jennifer and Jonatan will do Thursday morning, Ken Peters will do Thursday afternoon and Shawn Bolz will speak on Thursday night. We'll have Gary and Sarah Morgan on Friday morning and we will announce the second round as the conference progresses.

One thing coming strong on my mind is new revelation on the transfer of wealth and freedom from debt. I will find a little time during the conference to share what God is speaking. I believe it will be life-changing.

Remember our website is www.ohmint.org. You can get more info there. Also, remember there is no charge or registration, so whoever gets there first gets the best seats, with one exception. We are saving some of the best seats for the youth. We want them to get everything God has for them without distractions. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding on that issue.

We love you all and appreciate your kindness to us and your support of the Kingdom of God.

Be blessed in the love of Jesus,

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Heads Up
benrpeters@juno.com
Oct 12, 2007

Greetings Saints,

I thought I'd give you all a heads up and then I realized what full meaning there is in that phrase. It's time to pick our heads up and stop looking at the dirt. Look up to Jesus! He is getting closer and revealing Himself more and more. And He wants "eye contact" with each of us, so He can guide us with His eye.

The key announcements are regarding conferences coming up very quickly. Before our big conference in Crystal Lake with Shawn, Paula, Jennifer and Jonatan, Gary and Sarah, Ken, Ben and Brenda, there is another conference coming up next weekend where our dear friend Vance Murphy will be speaking. Hosted by Damen Stuart, who will also lead worship, it will be an all day Friday and Saturday event, called KINGDOM WARRIOR CONFERENCE at Northwest Assembly of God in Mount Prospect. Details are below:

Conference Speakers:
Worship Evangelist, Damon Stuart
Pastor/Evangelist, Vance Murphy
Pastor V.O. Stuart
Rev. Jim Thomas

Conference Schedule:
Friday, Oct. 19th - Saturday, Oct 20th
Morning Session -- 10:00am
Afternoon Session -- 2:00pm
Evening Session -- 7:00pm

Conference Location:
Northwest Assembly of God
900 North Wolf Road
Mt Prospect, IL 60056
847-299-2400

No Registration Fee's!
Love Offerings will be taken.

*Child care will be provided for the evening services only! For
children 6 mo. to 12 yrs.
(Registration required for free child care services)

For others farther north there is a conference in Nenah, Wisconsin, with Jeff Janzen, Bob Jones, etc, I believe it runs next Wednesday through Saturday.

Then please don't forget to plan on our THRONE ROOM COMPANY II CONFERENCE in Crystal Lake, Illinois, October 24 - 27. You can get details on our website: www.ohmint.org.

We look forward to seeing many of you then. It looks like for at least part of the conference all five of our children will be with us at the same time. That will be an exciting time for us and a rather rare occasion.

God bless you all,

Ben, Brenda, family and team

WEALTH TRANSFER - DIVINE STRATEGY

Ben Peters
Oct 7, 2007

Greetings Friends,
I want to share a message God has been giving me. Actually it's a condensed version of several insights and revelations coming in the last few months. But first let me share a couple of requests.

PRAYER REQUESTS
1. Pray for Brenda and Jessie as they head home after some very great meetings in New York State. Also continue to pray for our family and team. We need wisdom, vision and grace for the challenges of the present and future.
2. We have a young friend in Calgary, Alberta, who has cancer. She has already had surgery and is now taking chemotherapy, but the doctors don't have much hope for her. Her family is desperate for a miracle. Her name is Candice and would appreciate your prayers. We want her to be healed by the Master Physician.

Much love to all,

Here's the article:

WEALTH TRANSFER – DIVINE STRATEGY


Wealth is being transferred constantly, but not always in the direction we hope for. For instance, a huge portion of the wealth of the western world is being transferred to the Middle East. Our insatiable appetite for their abundant supply of crude oil transfers billions of dollars into the bank accounts of Sheiks and Islamic dictators, some of whom are our sworn enemies.

But it’s time to get ready! Things are about to change. We are soon going to see the kind of wealth transfer that many devout Christians are praying for all around the world. This wealth transfer will be one of “Biblical Proportions”. In fact it will remind us of some of the Old Testament stories of wealth transfer. This will be so incredible that it will impact the whole world and bring in a massive harvest, rapidly and explosively expanding the Kingdom of God on the earth.

THE PATRIARCHS

Abraham was given great personal wealth as he grazed his livestock on the fertile pastures of the land that God had given him. But God promised him a future wealth that surpassed what he could see in his day. That wealth included many nations coming from his loins, a Redeemer birthed through his seed, and great blessings on all who would bless his descendents.

But before Jacob, his grandson, died, the heirs of Abraham left their inheritance and migrated to Egypt to avoid starvation and to join Joseph who had been made a ruler in Egypt. They did continue to prosper somewhat and multiply in Egypt, but their own land, their inheritance from God, was left for others to populate and claim as their own.

This transfer of wealth was the first major loss to the fledgling nation of Israel, and would be followed by others in the centuries to come. It is important to understand that ownership of land is a key component of natural wealth.

THE PASTURES OF GOD

While reading the book of Psalms one day I found an unexpected nugget in an obscure passage. Here it is:

“Who said, ‘Let us take for ourselves the pastures of God for our possessions.’” (Psalm 83:12)

The “who” above refers to Zebah and Zalmunna mentioned in verse 11. These two kings of Midian cast their eyes on the pastures of God and decided they would engage in a transfer of wealth. The young nation of Israel, after the passing of Samuel, had wandered from God and served idols. God’s protection was lifted and other nations were emboldened to claim their land. When Israel repented and cried out to God, he raised up deliverers, like Gideon, to deal with their oppressors.

But what caught my attention immediately was the interesting expression, “the pastures of God”. Pastures are the source of provision for the flock of God – His sheep. Without pastures, sheep will not survive. The enemy is always coming to remove our source of wealth.

The Kings of Midian had come in and stolen the crops of Israel as soon as they were ready for harvest. They pitched their tents on Israel’s land and probably used Israel’s pastures to graze their own sheep.

Being a revivalist and teacher, I immediately thought of the spiritual application of “pastures of God”. I believe our “pasture” – the source of our spiritual prosperity is the very presence of our Living God. Out of His presence comes all we need and desire, including the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit, with all His gifts and graces.

When the enemy is able to get us to leave our pasture, the presence of God, he can take away our power and strength to do God’s work. He can also remove the needed resources to build and expand the Kingdom of Heaven on the earth.

What has happened over the centuries and millennia is that the enemy has had a strategy to transfer the natural provision away from God’s people and into the hands of his own slaves. To do this, he had to lure the people of God away from their “pasture” – the presence of God, Himself.

THE JOY OF HARVEST

“You have multiplied the nation and increased its joy. They rejoice before You according to the joy of harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.” (Isaiah 9:3)

When God wanted to describe extreme joy in terms His people would understand, he used two comparisons. The first was “the joy of harvest”. This is a phrase which is very prophetic for our day.

Most prophetic people believe that we are beginning the great and final harvest before the return of Jesus Christ. I believe we will see a great acceleration of the harvest in the next few years. This harvest will produce the greatest joy the church has ever known. It will fill the feeling of something missing that so many Christians express.

So many Christians, especially the younger generation, are saying, “There must be more to Christianity than what I am now experiencing.” Yes, there is! It’s participating in bringing in the harvest and presenting it to the Master.

God actually designed us in His image to experience supreme and powerful joy. He declares that “In His presence is fullness of joy, and at His right hand are pleasures for evermore.” Most Christians have not discovered where that joy comes from. It comes from seeing the smile on the face of the Father when we bring the harvest to Him. But what will it take to bring in this tremendous harvest?

Without a doubt it will take a tremendous amount of financial resources for this harvest to happen. The “Pastures of God” must be taken back from the enemy. We must have the resources for training harvesters, transporting them to the harvest fields, employing cutting-edge technology, wages for the workers, material aid to the poor and starving, and well-digging equipment, etc.

POVERTY OF SPIRIT – KEY TO MATERIAL PROSPERITY

An incredible number of ministries are experiencing unusual attacks on their finances, causing them to cry out to God for His deliverance. I believe this is a reminder that we need to become more aware of our spiritual poverty and cry out, like Israel did, for the restoration of our “pastures” so we can fulfill God’s purpose for our lives.

Like Israel, the church went into captivity, not to another nation, but to a spirit of religion and darkness. For over five hundred years, God has been leading us out of bondage and back towards our promised land. Like Judah in the time of restoration, under various emperors, we are back on our land, but not fully owning it.

But it’s now time for the great harvest and we need the fullness of God’s provision to bring it to Him. If we want to experience the joy of harvest, we must pursue the provision to facilitate the harvest.

WHEN DELIVERERS ARE BORN

Moses was brought into the world to bring deliverance to God’s people, but the enemy was trying to kill him before he could grow up. God’s purpose was to use Moses to spoil the Egyptians and transfer the wealth of Egypt to the Children of Israel. Then he would bring them to the Promised Land to recover more of their wealth by transferring it back from the Canaanites, Hittites and Jebusites.

When Jesus came to transfer the wealth of Heaven (God’s presence) to the Earth, the enemy tried to take him out through King Herod. Jesus was the Savior or Deliverer of the whole world and a He was a tremendous threat to the enemy. If a baby was going to bring deliverance, he would try to take out all the babies.

Today according to several leading prophetic voices, a huge new source of wealth is being prepared for Kingdom expansion and will be released progressively in the next few months and years. So what is the enemy doing now to ministries that are going to finally have the finances they need to bring in the harvest they desire? He is trying to take them out by attacking their finances.

We should not be discouraged. God will protect His plan. But we must bring this deliverance to birth through intimate worship and prophetic intercession. It’s time to breathe (prophesy) and p.u.s.h. (pray until something happens).

KINGDOM FIRST

I have taught for many years that we see so few healing miracles in the western church because we are usually much more concerned with our own bodies being healed than we are with the divided and crippled “body of Christ” being healed. We don’t seek first the Kingdom, even though we think we do; we most often seek first our own well-being.

We have virtually no idea how important unity in the body of Christ is to the Father. He wants His Son to have a strong and healthy body to work through. His body needs healing more than any human being on earth today. The Father is looking for those who have His heart – His passion for Jesus’ body to be healed. He wants to heal our bodies too, because they are members of His body, but He wants us to have a Kingdom First heart and pray earnestly, like Jesus did, for unity in His body. (John 17)

I believe the “Kingdom First” law is a higher law than other spiritual laws like physical healing. It doesn’t necessarily apply to individual cases, but rather to the level of spiritual power of a segment of the body of Christ. The more “Kingdom First” we are, the more “these things” will be added to us.

The same thing holds true for prosperity. Even as very few Christians earnestly pray for the healing of the fragmented body of Christ, very few Christians pray earnestly for the financing of the harvest. We may pray for finances for our own ministries, but very little for other ministries and the body of Christ in general.

A NEW AND EXCITING GENERATION

But I have good news! God is raising up a generation of radical lovers, who love His presence and are down-loading His heart and experiencing His power. They hold nothing dear except His presence. They are willing to both live and die as martyrs for Him.

These are mostly young, but not all. God is connecting spiritual fathers and sons in a most exciting way. He is truly turning the hearts of fathers and sons towards each other. This, of course, includes mothers and daughters.

This generation could be called the “SOLOMON GENERATION”. They have the wisdom of their “father” David, and the additional wisdom that comes from a heart to seek God and His wisdom. When Solomon was asked to choose what He desired, he didn’t ask for personal wealth or long life, but put the Kingdom of God first and asked for wisdom to rule God’s people.

Because He sought God’s prosperity with a “Kingdom First” heart, God also blessed him with incredible wealth. God is preparing to release on this new generation a greater wealth than He gave to Solomon.

This generation will have the heart of Solomon for the Kingdom of God and God will trust them with amazing provision. This provision will include vast amounts of finances, but it will also include powerful spiritual gifts represented by the wisdom, knowledge and understanding given to Solomon.

A CHANGING CHURCH

The church today is radically different than it was ten or twenty years ago. So many ministries and movements have arisen with a focus on intimacy, intercession and worship. In the next few years, this will expand and explode.

At the same time, the most awesome release of finances into the Kingdom will take place. The harvest is ripe and God wants us to enjoy the most incredible joy we have ever experienced. For all who participate with a “Kingdom First” heart, tremendous adventures are waiting.

God is about to transfer billions and trillions of dollars from the heathen to the Kingdom, so we can all enjoy the joy of harvest and the pleasure of dividing the spoils of war. Let’s get excited and seek first His Kingdom with all our hearts. The rewards will be greater than anyone can imagine.

Brenda in New York
Ben Peters
Oct 5, 2007

Greetings Friends,

God has been doing great things and the enemy has been trying to rob us big time, but there is always good news when we encourage ourselves in the Lord. This is going to be a totally amazing month. Not only are the prophets speaking it, but all signs are pointing to it. In addition, we are hearing evidence that breakthrough is happening in some incredible ways.

BRENDA BEGINS A LADIES' RETREAT IN TROY (ALBANY) NEW YORK TONIGHT
Accompanied by one of our new interns, Jessie Seiler, Brenda is well on her way as I write. She will be ministering Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I am staying home with Timothy and Nathan and we are doing some male bonding as well as taking care of many details.
Please pray for Brenda and Jess as they minister and pray for our whole family as God is bringing us together more than ever before. He has been making us more whole and healed from past pain, but it has stirred up many things that we have to deal with. It is so good for us but not always easy. Please pray for us. As I said the enemy has been attacking on various fronts. We value your prayers.

GREAT HOME MEETINGS LAST WEEKEND
On Sunday we met with over a dozen on fire young adults. It was a very moving time. Barbara Goff and Jessie Seiler were with us and everyone got some awesome ministry. These kids are a sample of what God is raising up for the coming harvest.

On Monday night we met in Huntley and ministered to several youth as well as people of all ages. It was another very special night and God really showed up to touch hearts with His love.

COMING EVENTS
After several private meetings in the next two weeks, we will be getting ready for our big THRONE ROOM COMPANY II CONFERENCE - October 24 - 27. You can download the brochure on our website: www.ohmint.org. Click on conferences and the download brochure button.

Please don't forget to pray for us. We always need your prayers. Thanks to those who have kept us from going under financially. Your support means more to us than we can say.

God be with you all and meet your heart's needs,
Ben, Brenda, family and team

An Invitation
Ben Peters
Sep 25, 2007

Dear Friends,

TRANSITION TIME
God is moving on His people and breathing new life into His body. He has us in transition as a reminder that His church is in transition into a place of knowing and using our inherited authority and power as His children, His Bride and His body on this earth. Our enemy has no weapons that will work against a people who know who they really are and who have moved into an intimate relationship with the Living God.

Our transition is still going on. House-wise, we have transitioned into a beautiful home in Lake Zurich, which we are house-sitting for our friends. Our daughter and family have moved into our house in South Beloit. We are also transitioning on the inner man, as we are being ministered to by a disciple of John Sandford of the Elijah House Ministries. We are learning how our childhood has molded our ways of relating to others and life itself. We are getting a deeper healing so we can help others come into a deeper healing themselves.

All this transition is to prepare us to trust God for so much more than we have in the past. I hear God saying that "The lid is coming off." The steam pressure in the pan will blow the lid off so that we can see what God has been cooking up for us.

MINISTRY THIS PAST WEEK
Last Wednesday evening, we had a very special time at The Well in Algonquin. God met us and kept us ministering until almost midnight again. People are hungry!!!

On Saturday, we had the privilege of joining Theresa Ferguson and Craig Kelly in marriage in Genoa, Illinois. It was an outdoor wedding, which was conducive to a more informal ceremony. That was fortunate, as I had to spread my suit jacket in front of the candle table in order for them to light the unity candle because of the wind. I also got some good laughs when I said, "Place the ringer on her finger." That was, of course, not intentional, but not the first time I've said that. Brenda joined our ministry team in the kitchen, serving and decorating the cake. Again, we were there quite late.

Our visit to Heritage Church with Pastor Jerry Ruff on Sunday morning, was another wonderful experience. We felt such love from God for their people and from them as well. There was again a very strong anointing on the ministry.

Please check our itiinerary on our website: www.ohmint.org for future events, including our big conference on October 24 - 27.

God bless you all,
Ben, Brenda, family and team

SPECIAL INVITATION SENT TO ME - COPIED BELOW. CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE AT THE BOTTOM
Greetings,International Leadership Embassy, a Washington, D.C. based convergence ministry of Christian International and Federation of Ministers & Churches International, is pleased to partner with our friend Tony Perkins and Family Research Council Action to mobilize key leaders for the Washington Briefing 2007 Values Voter Summit. We believe this to be one of the most significant gatherings of the Church in our nations Capital this year. Were entering an important and spiritually strategic window of time this fall which will launch us into 2008 and the November elections. As the body of Christ engages in this spiritual and cultural war we will be a voice directing the course of our great nation into her destiny and purpose. Were asking the leaders with whom we are relationally connected to either attend themselves or send a representative from their ministry to attend the Washington Briefing 2007 Values Voter Summit being held here in Washington, DC October 19-21, 2007. Please call 1-888-372-2284 or go to www.thewashingtonbriefing.com

Blessings,
Hope Taylor,
DirectorInternational Leadership Embassy

Joshua Generation Awakening Conference Report
Ben Peters
Sep 4, 2007

Greetings Precious Saints,

This has to be brief because I'm leaving for Spokane tomorrow morning, but I have to give a quick report of the weekend conference. It was even beyond our expectations. The prophetic anointing was powerful. The speakers challenged us like never before to know Jesus and His power. We felt a real awareness that we were crossing over into our promised land and preparing to take back the land for Jesus.

It was a conference where we literally had to repeatedly ask or beg people to leave the sanctuary late at night so it could be prepared for the next morning. It was a conference where people didn't wait for the superstar to pray for them. They prayed among themselves for one another and encouraged each other in the Lord. Our host church, Lakeshore Tabernacle in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was such a blessing to us and our team of volunteers did a totally amazing job of putting all the many pieces together. I can't thank them enough. I wish I could reward them according to their labors.

Shara Pradhan, Heidi's personal assistant, led the conference with a fresh call to intimacy. She breathed the word of the Lord into Brenda and me in a powerful way and ministered many personal words in her two sessions to hungry hearts. Karen Dunham, amazing missionary to Jews and Palestinians alike, shared wonderful stories of miraculous events in Muslim refugee camps. Our son, Ken, came from Spokane to do a session on marriage dynamics. Roger Joyner with his wife, Gabriella, disciples of Lou Engles, poured out passion for the generation of sons and daughters who cry out for spiritual fathers and mothers. They have moved to San Francisco to establish a Justice House of Prayer in the midst of the gay community on Haight Street. Vance Murphy closed the conference with a dynamic anointing to help us access the power of God to set people free from bondage to demonic power and to heal the sick and work the signs and wonders that bring people to Jesus.

Last night, we saw a great miracle. A teenage girl was due to go back for her second surgery. Her elbow was locked after a sports accident and she could not straighten her arm out. After praying for a few minutes, her arm suddenly was able to straighten out. Vance broke a spirit of fear and rejection off of her and immediately she was healed. It was an example of how spiritual gifts are necessary for complete healing. She had to first be set free of those hindrances and then she could be healed.

Everyone I talked to agreed that it was the greatest conference ever - and that's saying a lot.

Tomorrow, I will be in Spokane, taking in another conference with Heidi Baker and Bill Johnson and then driving back to Illinois with Barbie and her family, who is moving here to join us in the ministry. We are very excited. Of course, our little family will be moving to stay in a house in Lake Zurich, Illinois, to make room for them in our house.

Please pray that God will lead us every step of the way and protect us from the devil's attacks. We need more prayer every day as we move into more and more of his territory.

We love you dearly and thank you for your support,

Ben, Brenda, boys and team

Joshua Generation Awakening Time
benrpeters@juno.com
Aug 29, 2007

Greetings Saints,

We're back from Florida and trying to get ready for the JOSHUA GENERATION AWAKENING Conference. We know this is going to be a totally amazing time. Our speakers are all moving in deep places of intimacy with Jesus and passion for the harvest. They have powerful anointings for healing and the prophetic, as well as evangelism. It will be a time of meeting God in a very unusual way.

Having it on the weekend will free many people from having to get up for work in the morning. We should have greater continuity and build up of momentum. Please check our website: www.ohmint.org for more info.

HOUSE OF HOPE CONFERENCE

We finished our time in Florida with another amazing conference with the theme of INTIMACY. It was the National House of Hope Conference. We spoke along with Vance Murphy, Bobby Conner, Gary and Kathy Oates, Jackson Sonyonga (Spelling?), Dr. Mark Cherona, Chonda Pierce and others. It was a powerful time of spiritual renewal for all the House of Hope delegates and us as well.

We ask that you all pray for all of our team as we run this conference at a new site and with new volunteers. Pray that all the needs will be met as we do not charge for registration. We totally depend on God to pay all the bills and bless our speakers.

Many of you have blessed us with provision while we have done missions trips and expanded our youth mentoring and internship. Without you we couldn't do it. Your love has come through so strong. God is so God, as Brenda likes to say.

I will have a supply of my new book, "BIRTHING THE BOOK WITHIN YOU" at the conference. Our son, Ken, will also be with us with copies of his new book, THE SKIN AND THE SKELETON, a unique marriage book. We plan on doing a book signing together. It will be a first for us - a Father and Son book signing.

That's all for now. It's just about midnight.

God bless you all,

Ben and Brenda, Tim, Nathan and team

Southern Adventure
Ben Peters
Aug 22, 2007

Dear Friends,

God is good and He has blessed us with so many friends who have become so much like Him in so many ways. We have had many tests and trials in life and we have had our share of human conflicts, but we are amazed at how much of the “goodness of God” we find in people who serve Jesus with us.

DON’T FORGET THE LABOR DAY CONFERENCE COMING NEXT WEEK

It’s just a few days away now. It will be totally awesome. Location is Lake Shore Tabernacle in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Starting time is 7 pm Friday night with Shara Pradhan, Heidi Baker’s personal assistant, a dynamic young prophetess with a passion for Jesus and young people. Get details at www.ohmint.org.

QUICK ANSWER TO PRAYER

In our last letter we shared that our daughter, Barbie, with her husband, Caleb, and four boys were planning on joining us in Illinois. Shortly after sending the letter, someone called to let us know they had been looking for someone to care for their house while they attended school in Bill Johnson’s church in Redding, California. The timing is perfect and Brenda and I and the boys will be moving into a home in Lake Zurich, leaving our house in South Beloit to our kids and grandkids.

The young adults who are also moving from other states will be staying in our homes and possibly others. We have others interested and we know God is working it all out. We are also believing that our other daughter, Andrea, and her husband, Harvey, will be with us before too many more months. As a Canadian, he has already waited 14 months since their wedding for their immigration papers.

TWO BOOK ISSUES

1. First of all, I have been offered a very good deal by a Christian company to produce audio books for me. They looked at, “Go Ahead, Be So Emotional” and made an offer based on the size of the book. I could sell them for the same price as my regular books. The only problem is that it would be more money up front, as I would be required to buy 1,000 CD books to start with.

So I’m asking for your input. How many of you like your books read to you on CD? The reading quality is very good. I’m not asking for a commitment, just an opinion. I’m not in position to move forward on it yet, but would love to expand the outreach of our books, if possible.

2. Secondly, the Sid Roth Show – It’s Supernatural was a great blessing to us. Many people wrote or phoned us, and many ordered books on our website. The only problem is that the Sid Roth Show over-ordered on the Prophetic Ministry books they promoted and I had agreed to buy them back at the price that they paid for them.

They purchased 1400 books and want to return 600. They said it was a slow month for all their shows. The result is that I will have a lot of that book on hand which I would like to pass on to others. These books are excellent textbooks for Bible Studies and home fellowship groups. They are easy to read and follow and would help change the thinking of many towards prophetic ministry.

Anyway, I’m offering to sell quantities of three or more for $6.00 each, including shipping. For 10 or more you can have them for $5.50, including shipping. If you just want one, but buy two other of my books at the regular price, you can have the same sale price ($6.00) for the prophetic book.

You won’t be able to do the sale price on our website, so please email me if you want to take advantage of this offer. Then you can use the donation button on the website and still use paypal to make the payment. Of course, you can always send a check in the mail.

By the way, our newest book, "Birthing the Book Within You", is going as fast as any books we have written to date. It's amazing how many people feel they are called to write a book. If you make it to the conference on Labor Day Weekend, I will do a book signing along with our son, Ken, who has also published a book.

SOUTHERN ADVENTURE IS BEING BLESSED

I’m writing from Orlando, Florida. We left Illinois a week ago and drove 800 plus miles to Atlanta the first day and did a meeting at night. We had an awesome time with some dear folk there. We got back to our motel around midnight and had a good rest after being up for about 21 or 22 hours.

We arrived the next day at the House of Hope, where we have ministered a couple of times. We arrived in time for a nutritional product convention attended by 4000 people, mostly Christians. It was very inspiring and fun.

Brenda and I had a little more time to celebrate our 40^th wedding anniversary. We made two trips to the warm waters of Cocoa Beach, where we played in the waves and laughed together. It has been a good break for us.

HOUSE OF HOPE CONFERENCE BEGINS TOMORROW

Brenda and I will have a small speaking slot at this conference featuring some awesome men and women of God, such as Bobby Conner, Pastor Jackson from Uganda, Dr. Mark Cherona, Chandra Pierce, Gary and Kathy Oates and Vance Murphy. Please pray that our contribution, though small, may impact many people.

For those who don’t know, House of Hope is a ministry started by Sara Trollinger to care for troubled teens and restore them to their families. This ministry has been greatly blessed by many leaders, including presidents, governors, movie stars and singers such as Carman, etc. They have won national awards and have great favor. We are very honored to be a part of this great conference.

Well, I must get this sent,

God bless you all and thanks for your kindness and love,

Ben and Brenda, boys and team