Wednesday, April 23, 2008

ARE YOU READY?
Ben Peters
Apr 21, 2008

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Dear Friends,

Are you ready for a new season of growth and increase? Here in the Chicagoland region, we have great expectations. The snow is all gone and we've had some summery weather. But our excitement is about the season of miracles that has begun. Most of you have heard about the extended miracle revival meetings going on in Lakeland, Florida, with Todd Bentley. Many have watched on God TV or on the internet. There is a new level of the miraculous taking place.

As I watched, I felt God telling me to claim the same level of anointing for our conference that starts this Wednesday in Kenosha, WI. Most of our speakers have a strong healing and miracle anointing. We were also given a prophetic word from Shawn Bolz about empowering people with a healing and miracle anointing. We expect not only miracles, but the impartation of an anointing for those that come to the conference. I am very excited to see what God will do.

We start off with Vance Murphy on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.. The last time he was here, a precious gal named, Danielle was healed of severe diabetes and other conditions. All her symptoms left and she lost 30 pounds the first week and continued to lose weight she didn't want or need. The time before that another great miracle happened as well. I hope many of you can come for the first meetings and stay for the whole conference.

We anticipate a huge crowd by Friday night. Make sure you come early, because people are coming from all over the country. Every service will be special and you won't want to miss a thing if you can possibly come.

LUTHERAN MEN'S RETREAT

This weekend Ron and Robbie Coltman and I ministered at a Lutheran Church Men's Retreat in Kingston, IL. What a great group of men! They ranged in age from 19 to 88. We released many prophetic words and many teachings that God laid on our hearts. Many hearts were really touched. We also enjoyed some great fellowship at the golf course of Saturday afternoon. We were having too much fun to keep score, which was a good thing.

SPECIAL PRAYER REQUESTS

We just heard from Tracy Dorn that her father, Pastor Bill Myers, whom many of you know, is having more heart problems, and the doctors are not sure what to do about it. Pray that God touches him. This week would be a good time.

Also please pray that God does a complete healing work in our friend Donna Lagerquist of Cary, IL. She has been fighting cancer for several years and has seen some victories, but recently her lung collapsed and they found a tumor in her lung. Donna is still in her forties with a godly and faithful husband and two precious daughters. We are very convinced that it is God's plan to heal her. Please pray with us.

Another precious, long-time friend, Nancy Scurto, had a bad report from the doctor regarding her heart and lungs. Please remember her in prayer also.

Also, please pray for us for wisdom and strength for the schedule for this year. There is great excitement about events later this year that are coming up.

COMING ELECTIONS

Please pray that God would still show Himself strong in the rest of this election season. Many of us are very disappointed in the choices that are left, compared to what we could have had. We can keep saying, "If only!", but that won't do us any good. It is clear that most of our Christian leaders have little or no unity on this subject, and each endorsed a different candidate. Unfortunately, it probably reflects the state of the church in America, as far as unity is concerned.

BUT GOD!!! Let's not quit praying! God might be up to something that we didn't expect. He is certainly drawing His people together. I trust that next time there will be much more unity than we saw this year. Let's also not forget that there are many important congressional seats up for election. We must elect the best representatives and senators that we can.

That's all for now. There's lots to do before the conference. If anyone still wants to serve as a volunteer, I'm sure our team could put you to work.

Blessings to you all!

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Friday, April 18, 2008

April Showers
Ben Peters
Apr 15, 2008


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Greetings Friends,

That's right! We've had our share of April showers and we'll see some more yet, but wait until our conference next week in Kenosha, Wisconsin! THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS!!! We are going to see a greater glory than we've ever seen before. This conference has been so restructured by God's intervention that I know God has more in mind than we have imagined.

Yes, we had Jeff Jansen cancel because of double booking. And now we have Rolland Baker unable to come because of health issues. But God has hand-picked their replacements.

Starting off on Wednesday night, Vance Murphy will help us launch the conference on the right course with his down-to-earth style of honest communication from the heart, accompanied by a powerful healing and miracle anointing, with a strong gift of knowledge and discerning of spirits. I really love this brother. He will also minister Thursday morning before he heads back to Atlanta.

On Thursday afternoon, we have an unadvertised treat. Dr. Robert Paeglow, from Albany, NY, the recipient of a national humanitarian award in medicine, will minister for us. Dr. Bob was the man God used to connect us with Heidi and Rolland Baker. He was also the People Magazine hero of the month last year and was on Good Morning America and a network evening news show. He has an awesome testimony and powerful anointing.

Another wonderful blessing will come via a one-legged Iris missionary to Sudan. Michele Perry is another amazing young woman of God who also has incredible stories to tell from her own experience. She will speak on Thursday evening (her only night free). She will represent Rolland and Heidi very well.

Friday morning we have Georgian Banov, who will also be our final speaker Saturday evening. Many of you have heard Georgian before. He is a very unique servant of God and so anointed with his violin and other instruments. He is an awesome evangelist ministering the joy of the Lord to many of the world's poorest and most rejected people, such as the Gypsies. He is a close friend and co-worker with Rolland and Heidi Baker as well.

Friday evening and Saturday morning, we will be blessed by the ministry of David Herzog. We have had many calls from people who have seen his Glory Zone TV show on God TV. He was also just on It's Supernatural with Sid Roth. The miracles common in his meetings include gold teeth and fillings, supernatural weight loss, hair growth and healing miracles of all kinds.

On Saturday afternoon, our son, Pastor Ken Peters, will be back for the third time from Spokane, Washington. He comes with practical wisdom and humor and has been very much enjoyed here in the past. He is the author of "THE SKIN AND THE SKELETON", a book on marriage. I will also take a session on Saturday afternoon after Ken.

Brenda will do the first session on Friday afternoon. I know many people will be blessed when she speaks. Some of our team leaders and interns will share the second session concerning the vision of raising up young leaders for the harvest.

I was asked to also mention that anyone who mentions Open Heart Ministries can get a room at Country Inn and Suites in Kenosha for $75.00, which includes fridge, microwave and breakfast.

Last weekend we were in Vancouver, B.C. for a reunion with my two brothers and sister and our spouces (or is that spice?) It was a very enjoyable time. We visited a place we had lived as young kids that we had never visited since I was four years old. We also visited our daughter, Andrea, and her husband, Harvey Smith. They have moved to Vancouver until immigration processes his right to work in the USA.

Please pray for us and our team. We have a lot on our plates and many more trips and special meetings coming up. This weekend I will be speaking at a Men's Retreat here in Illinois and will have a couple of our men helping me. It's usually Brenda doing the retreats, but I think I will enjoy this very much. Pray for a strong anointing and life-changing experiences for the men.

In May we have other events, including a trip for Brenda to Alberta and one to Iowa for more ladies retreats. Then we work with Pastor Theresa Forkins/Philips, hosting Kim Clement in the region. More on that later.

March Challenge

I neglected to mention our March Challenge in the last letter. I hope many of you were able to finish the New Testament in the 31 days, but if you haven't finished yet, I trust you will keep plugging away at it.

Most of all, I trust you found and are still finding precious nuggets of truth as you read. I found one this morning in Genesis. Joseph was in prison, as were the king's baker and butler. He noticed they had sad faces and took the time to ask why they were sad. He wasn't focused on his own problems, but on the needs of others. He was sensitive and expressed his concern. If Joseph had focused on his own problems, he would never have interpreted their dreams and he would never have become the ruler and deliverer in Egypt. What would have happened to the fledgling nation of Israel? Maybe the key to our deliverance from our problems is being sensitive to the needs of others and then being patient for God to solve our problems.

That's all for now. I trust you are experiencing God's hand at work in your life. He loves you so much!!!

In His Great Love,

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Atlanta Report
Ben Peters
Apr 2, 2008


www.ohmint.org

Greetings Precious Saints,

We're on our way to Vancouver, B.C., for a sibling reunion, the first one in several years since the funerals of our parents, but I had to get out a quick letter to you all.

ATLANTA AND KENTUCKY MEETINGS WERE AWESOME!!!

We can't go into detail, but God moved mightily in Atlanta before we even began to speak. The Atlanta Revival Center has been having a move of God and we got the privilege of becoming a part of it. The anointing was so strong, a donkey could have preached and prophesied. People were being touched in many ways. We are excited about having Pastor/Evangelist Vance Murphy with us on April 24 for two services during our conference. Please check out the brochure at www.ohmint.org. Click on the conference button and then click on "download brochure".

We also had an awesome meeting in Henderson, Kentucky, on the way to Atlanta. God was giving us some interesting words for the people and there was a strong anointing on our ministry there.

We have many exciting events coming up along with the big conference in April. Please pray for us and for God's wisdom, grace and strength as we go into the Spring and Summer season. We believe we are preparing for a wonderful, supernatural fall season. God has an awesome agenda for His people. We don't want to miss a thing, so let's turn our hearts toward Him and His goodness, building His Kingdom before our own. The rewards will be amazing - I can promise you.

That's all for now, but we'll be sending updates soon on what's coming up. It will be very exciting.

God bless you all,

Ben, Brenda, family and team