Late January update
Ben Peters
Jan 25, 2008

Greetings Saints,

STERLING, ILLINOIS

It's been an eventful week or so since our last letter. On the weekend we had two meetings in Sterling, Illinois. With a small team we ministered to scores of individuals and saw many tears as God did some deep healing in the hearts of the people. The anointing was strong on Brenda on Saturday night. She shared a moving word on God's ownership of our lives. On Sunday morning I was led to share about God's positioning people ready to take the mountains of business, politics, entertainment, news media, education, etc.

God is really stirring up people to move forward and position themselves to conquer the mountains the enemy has taken from us. They are going to Hollywood, Business College, etc., preparing to impact their field for the Kingdom of Heaven.

BACK TO LAKE ZURICH

As many know, we have been spending time in our motor home again, We were parked in front of our house while Tim, Nathan, our daughter, Barbie and four grandsons stayed in our house. We kept it winterized and used the plumbing in the house. It was good to have a quiet place to go and sleep. Our son-in-law, Caleb, was in Wyoming working on a new refinery as a pipe-fitter. He wasn't sure if he would move to another job or come back home.

A few days ago, the refrigerator stopped working and the next night we ran out of propane in the middle of the night. There was too much snow on the awnings and in the driveway to move the motor home and get more propane. At the same time we found out that Caleb was heading back, since the job was finished. Since they weren't going to leave immediately, like we thought they might. we felt it was time to move back to Lake Zurich where we were house-sitting before Christmas. It was time to leave the motor home and move into a house again with the very cold weather.

So we are back in a warm house with all the luxuries. Tim has started working at Olive Gardens in Rockford and Nathan may start working at Starbucks there, so they are staying in South Beloit for now. Brenda and I are loving a little quiet time, but we'll be busy again this weekend and next weekend, and going to Israel next month after Brenda does the ladies retreat in Genoa.

OHM CONFERENCE PLANS

We have a confirmed location and a theme for our April 23 - 26 conference. It will be held at the Lake Shore Tabernacle in Kenosha, Wisconsin, just north of Chicago. The theme is SIGNS OF HIS GLORY, WONDER-FULL JOY. Our speakers focus on glory and joy. They are Rolland Baker, Georgian Banov, Jeff Jansen and David Herzog, along with Brenda and me and our kids and team. We may have another family event here.

NEXT WEEKEND CONFERENCE

Next weekend we minister along with other speakers at a conference in Mount Prospect. Please check the following website:

Prophetic Explosion Conference, click here:
http://www.damonstuart.com/guestbook.html

GENOA FOURSQUARE LADIES RETREAT

On Feb. 8, 9 Brenda will speak at the Cross Winds Community Church in Genoa, IL. It will be her fourth or fifth year there in a row.

That's all for now.

God bless you all,

Ben, Brenda, family and team.

Two Urgent Prayer Requests
Ben Peters
Jan 18, 2008

Greetings Saints,

We have two urgent prayer requests for our intercessors.

1. Our friend Chantel just informed us that her friend just had a baby named Nickolas. Unfortunatel, he has a heart defect and has been flown to Children's Memorial Hospital in the Chicago area. He may go through surgery and they are asking for everyone to pray for him.

2. A young lady named Candice Smith in Calgary, Canada, has been fighting cancer and now has been given a very short time to live by the doctors. We pray that The Great Physician will give her a better diagnosis. Please ask God to touch her quickly. She has a very large and fast growing tumor.

Also remember us as we go to Sterling tomorrow and Sunday for two services.

And don't forget to pray for God's will in the primaries. Let's believe God for miracles.

God bless you all,

Ben, Brenda family and team

Income tax receipts
Ben Peters
Jan 16, 2008

Dear Friends,

To all those who donated to Open Heart Ministries in 2007, we have a question to ask you:

Would you be willing to receive your 2007 donation receipt by email? If so could you fire back a letter to Tracy Dorn at teej1265@yahoo.com? If you would, please send us your main contact information such as your regular mailing address, phone number etc. along with your email address.

This would be a big blessing to us in saving labor and expense. It should also get you your receipt a little sooner. Our team is working hard to get these done on time and I appreciate it so much. I used to do it all myself and it took a lot of time.

Please pray for the USA primaries and caucuses in the next few weeks. We are praying for a real man of God in the White House. What happens in the next few days and weeks could make a huge difference. Especially pray for the South Carolina primaries this Saturday.

God bless you all!

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Big Day in Iowa and America
Ben Peters
Jan 3, 2008

www.ohmint.org

Greetings Friends,

Tonight we may see the beginning of a political revolution in America. I believe that millions of Christians are praying for the election of a strong Christian leader. If you haven't made up your mind yet, consider what many leaders are suggesting. Check out Mike Huckabee. He had what one commentator described as a spectacular performance on Jay Leno last night. If you missed it, you can watch it on the following website: http://communities.canada.com/shareit/blogs/ Go to the second paragraph and click on "Huckabee channels Bill Clinton on Leno" The interview is in two parts. I think you'll really enjoy it.

God bless you all and have a wonderful New Year. We start meetings in Farmington tomorrow night. Please pray for us and pray for the Iowa Caucuses.

Ben and Brenda, family and team