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BRENDA'S DAD FAILING FAST
Ben Peters
Mar 23, 2009

www.ohmint.org

Greetings Friends,

Brenda's mom called early this morning. They were taking Brenda's dad to the emergency room. The hospital sent him back to the nursing home, saying there was no more they could do for him at the age of 87. Brenda caught a one way flight this afternoon to Seattle and I may follow later this week.

Thank you all for your prayers. We believe her dad is ready and willing to go. Please pray for her mom who will have very little to do every day. She has been going to the nursing home twice a day for years and now won't have anything to fill her life with purpose. She is almost 87 herself, but still takes care of herself and her poodle and a good-sized house.

Remember also the HUB conference in the Chicago region. Mahesh Chavda, Bobby Conner and Joanne McFatter to name a few of the speakers.

God bless you all,

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Saturday, March 21, 2009

SPRING TIME AND HARVEST
Ben Peters
Mar 20, 2009

www.ohmint.org

Greetings Brothers and Sisters,

Today is the first day of Spring, 2009. Spring is a season for the appearing of new life. Some comes spontaneously out of the ground and some new life comes after we make a little effort to invest some seeds or bulbs or plants into the dirt. It's a season of hope and anticipation. We can't harvest much yet, but we see evidence that there will be a harvest. But there are times in our walk with God that the harvest ripens before we expect it. I believe we're in such a time today.

Last Sunday at our House Net-working Fellowship meeting, I saw a vision during worship. We were walking through what I thought was tall grass and reaching forward to spread the grass apart so we could see where we were going. Then I realized it wasn't just grass, it was a wheat field taller than us, and we were in the middle of a harvest field.

Sometimes, like the disciples, we don't recognize the harvest and are busy doing other things because it's not yet harvest time. Jesus reminded them that the fields are already ripe. He was busy harvesting while they went shopping - no offense, ladies and guys who like to shop.

The harvest is not just converting the lost. Harvesting is gathering the good grain. I believe it includes those who are saved and those who will be saved. It's the gathering and bringing together in unity of all God's children. It is what our team has been accomplishing without much help from Brenda and me. Our team leaders are Ron and Val Coltman and Gene and Mary Ferguson and they have been doing a fabulous job.

THIS WEEK'S MINISTRY

On Wednesday we ministered to family and friends of one our favorite Italian families, Russ and Nancy Scurto. It was a precious time and we thoroughly enjoyed serving them what God had given to us as they also served us with their awesome hospitality and wonderful Italian food.

Last night, Thursday, we ministered to The Father's House in Janesville, WI. A small team joined us and helped us share God's love with a wonderful House of Prayer/church group. Jessie did an awesome job as she led worship and we had a strong anointing as we spoke and prophesied to the precious folk. It was a wonderful experience for us all.

HUB CONFERENCE REMINDER AND UPDATE

This coming weekend HUB is hosting a benefit conference for Heidi and Rolland Baker, who need our support in this season, as they have been under some severe attacks on many fronts. In addition to the speakers we announced last week, Bobby Conner will also be speaking. If you have the time available, please check it out at
http://www.hubministries.orgSPECIAL PRAYER REQUESTMany folks have financial pressure right now, but we're asking for special prayer with fasting for one of our couples who have invested about three years in building and trying to sell a large luxury spec home, which has not sold after being on the market for a long time. They are nearing a major deadline and need to sell it to avoid serious problems. If you believe in miracles please add Darren and Krista to your prayer list.That's all for now.God bless and help you go higher with Him,Ben, Brenda, family and team
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Ben Peters
Mar 21, 2009

www.ohmint.org

Greetings again,

Here's some more very important info and a repeat of yesterday's letter for those who got a spread out version yesterday.

A VERY SPECIAL SEMINAR

Darren and Krista Frauenholtz are presenting a Freedom Seminar On Friday evening, March 27, at 7 - 9:30 pm, and Saturday, March 28, from 9 am to 5 pm, in the town of Bristol, Wisconsin, which is west of Kenosha, just a few miles north of the Illinois border. They have room for a few more attendees.

This seminar is all about personal freedom and we highly recommend it for everyone. We have received much blessing from this teaching ourselves. It covers emotional hangups, unwanted habits, physical problems and much more. The seminar will be rich with testimonies of personal victory in a very transparent presentation. Brenda and I highly recommend it to everyone. Darren and Krista have been teaching this to our team the past few months.There is no registration fee. A free-will offering will be taken by the host. You can register by writing to frauenholtz@comcast.net. The address of the seminar is: 12146 223^rd Ave. Bristol, Wi 53104.LETTER FROM OUR FRIEND MICHELLE PERRY IN SUDAN, AFRICABeloved:
This little bit is too good to keep quiet. Most of you knew the LRA rebels came a mile from us a week ago and killed 10 people brutally. A few days later 3 new children came to live with us. One of the 10 people killed was their single mom. The little three year old girl watched her mom horrifically hacked to death with a machete and then the rebels beat her small head in with rocks. She lived. Barely. When she woke up, she stopped talking and was having problems walking when she came to us. She had a large squishy spot on her head but we have no imaging capabilities here. Try no power to run them! We were working with UNICEF on how to connect her skull with a CAT scan ASAP. Actually right now we don’t even have a hospital due to riots. Many SPLA soldiers have not been paid so today they started killing, beating and looting all over town, holding Yei hostage. All the roads (except ours) are barricaded. I am praying I can even GET to my flight Tuesday. Anyway I digress.

So I just held her and prayed, as did some of our older girls as well. This is a gorgeous little girl. Today when I returned home from sneaking past the melee to send email prayer requests out, I was talking with some of our older boys and saw her playing with our other little girls with a bright smile on her face. It looked like she was speaking. I hurried over to her and scooped her up and she laughed. I felt on her head and the squishiness was almost all gone. She was walking and skipping! And then she skipped right over and curled up in my lap and fell fast asleep in the sun for an afternoon nap. The greatness of our God! She is a miracle child… I just wanted to brag on Papa. He does such wonderful things for His kids. The joys of living in a warzone ;-)

It is pretty bad when the army goes on a rampage inside of town b/c they have not been paid, the rebels are on the loose on the outside of town, all NGOs are on total lockdown including the un soldiers and we are blissfully worshipping in the middle! I get what I ask for. Papa I want the worst place you can trust me with. hahaha. I so love our kids. I am so proud of them. OK no more motherly ramblings- I am just really in love with them. They are amazing kids. Mama we are not worried. God protects us. I might have to walk 5 miles to my plane to get there as they are only allowing foot traffic… that is when they are feeling particularly generous and tired of beating people, but I will get there. I snuck into town with one of our church leader friends to follow up with the government on the land only to find out they had ran from the fray already… I laughed. I would go anywhere with this guy- he walks in incredible authority. Rebuked a lion once and it turned into a witch doctor, whom he then led to Jesus. We like him a lot! A soldier or two shook their sticks at me- so I raised one of my crutches in return greeting with a great big smile and they started to laugh and waved back and we went home. We are going to go to their barracks and do outreach maybe in May with the disabled soldiers who started this little protest. ;-) >From one person with one leg to another, I can get in to craziest places hahaha.

One other thing- Bashir is kicking ALL Ngos out of Sudan period. Good thing we are not an NGO ;-) But all westerners are being barred from Sudan on grounds that they are spies and national security threats. BUT the south is inviting them all here in direct defiance of the northern order which in theory COULD be enough grounds for the north to abandon the peace agreement and send us hurtling back to war in some form. Much is pointing in that direction. But as long as God keeps me here, what BETTER place to be!!!!!!

Love you much-Michele


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Michele Perry

Field Ministry Coordinator- Sudan

Iris Ministries Inc

www.iris-sudan.org
SECOND LETTERThe situation has calmed down, soldiers paid and we got to sit in the VIP section when the VicePresident came and addressed our city Friday- WHAT a week- thank you for your prayers and standing with us always- with great love, Michele
RESEND OF YESTERDAY'S LETTER - SOME GOT IT IN WIDESPREAD FORMATION


SPRING TIME AND HARVEST
Ben Peters
Mar 20, 2009

www.ohmint.org

Greetings Brothers and Sisters,

Today is the first day of Spring, 2009. Spring is a season for the appearing of new life. Some comes spontaneously out of the ground and some new life comes after we make a little effort to invest some seeds or bulbs or plants into the dirt. It's a season of hope and anticipation. We can't harvest much yet, but we see evidence that there will be a harvest. But there are times in our walk with God that the harvest ripens before we expect it. I believe we're in such a time today.

Last Sunday at our House Net-working Fellowship meeting, I saw a vision during worship. We were walking through what I thought was tall grass and reaching forward to spread the grass apart so we could see where we were going. Then I realized it wasn't just grass, it was a wheat field taller than us, and we were in the middle of a harvest field.

Sometimes, like the disciples, we don't recognize the harvest and are busy doing other things because it's not yet harvest time. Jesus reminded them that the fields are already ripe. He was busy harvesting while they went shopping - no offense, ladies and guys who like to shop.

The harvest is not just converting the lost. Harvesting is gathering the good grain. I believe it includes those who are saved and those who will be saved. It's the gathering and bringing together in unity of all God's children. It is what our team has been accomplishing without much help from Brenda and me. Our team leaders are Ron and Val Coltman and Gene and Mary Ferguson and they have been doing a fabulous job.

THIS WEEK'S MINISTRY

On Wednesday we ministered to family and friends of one our favorite Italian families, Russ and Nancy Scurto. It was a precious time and we thoroughly enjoyed serving them what God had given to us as they also served us with their awesome hospitality and wonderful Italian food.

Last night, Thursday, we ministered to The Father's House in Janesville, WI. A small team joined us and helped us share God's love with a wonderful House of Prayer/church group. Jessie did an awesome job as she led worship and we had a strong anointing as we spoke and prophesied to the precious folk. It was a wonderful experience for us all.

HUB CONFERENCE REMINDER AND UPDATE

This coming weekend HUB is hosting a benefit conference for Heidi and Rolland Baker, who need our support in this season, as they have been under some severe attacks on many fronts. In addition to the speakers we announced last week, Bobby Conner will also be speaking. If you have the time available, please check it out at
http://www.hubministries.orgSPECIAL PRAYER REQUESTMany folks have financial pressure right now, but we're asking for special prayer with fasting for one of our couples who have invested about three years in building and trying to sell a large luxury spec home, which has not sold after being on the market for a long time. They are nearing a major deadline and need to sell it to avoid serious problems. If you believe in miracles please add Darren and Krista to your prayer list.That's all for now.God bless and help you go higher with Him,Ben, Brenda, family and team

Saturday, March 14, 2009

MARCH MADNESS
Ben Peters
Mar 12, 2009

www.ohmint.org

Greetings Friends,

First of all, please pray as I meet with a group of elders who are leading a good-sized church in Wisconsin down a path never travelled before. They have read some of my books and want to move further in the direction of unity, five-fold ministry and the free flow of the Holy Spirit in their meetings. We will be sharing practical ideas and praying together for God's wisdom. Thanks for you prayers.

MARCH MADNESS

March can be a crazy month and March 2009 is no exception. From wild weather, to sports, to political craziness, we are very much into March Madness this year.

I don't need to comment on weather and sports, but I have to say something about our political situation. I have held my peace for some time, but I know that some of you are wondering what I feel about what is going on.

For those in Illinois, I was informed that our state legislators are trying to pass their own FOCA - Freedom of Choice Act. This act removes every possible restriction to abortion on demand, decreeing that every woman, no matter how young has this right to kill her baby at any stage of pregnancy. Please, if you live in Illinois, find a way to contact your state representative and ask him or her to vote no on HB 2354. It may take a little research if you don't know what congressional district you live in, but please do what I did and figure it out and then phone or write to your Illinois House Rep.

For all of us, we need to be aware of what is happening on the national level. First of all, pray that the exposure of evil would continue. This is necessary to make a way for righteousness and justice to return to America. Today marked the guilty plea of the biggest scam artist in the history of financial investments. Bernie Madoff is in jail, awaiting sentencing and prison after admitting swindling people out of $65 Billion. Another man has been arrested for swindling $8 Billion from innocent victims. These are clear fulfillments of the prophetic words from our friend, who said that great corruption would be exposed. This was spoken just before Governor Blegojevich was arrested. We still are waiting to hear what was recorded on the ex-governor's phone calls from other political officials. Those should come out soon - maybe even this month.

For those who missed it earlier, my friend has acknowledged that he got emotionally involved with the word God had given him and assumed things that God did not clearly say, believing that Obama would not be inaugurated because he would be exposed. Many intercessors had dreams which seemed to corroborate this conclusion. What he is sure of is that there will be an extended period of up to two years in which all kinds of corruption is exposed. The end result is that America will be finally ready for the right kind of change. They will want honesty and integrity and spiritual leadership. I personally still believe there will be some big surprises on the political front before too long.

For the record, we have seen an amazing number of new government appointees exposed for failure to pay taxes. Another potential appointee just withdrew after his record for badmouthing Israel and his conflict of interest with Saudi Arabia, etc. was revealed. Other nominees have had connections with a Socialist/Communist party.

The thing that is most dangerous to me is the way that so many controversial changes are being slipped in with so little fanfare and so little time for Christians to react. We just get alarmed about one thing and another thing is being passed by a very liberal congress. While everyone is focused on the economy and the way our new leaders are handling it, liberals are pushing through pro-abortion funding, stem-cell research funding, lowering benefits for charitable donations, etc. Our new administration is doing as much as it can, as fast as it can, to bring about a socialist and anti-Christian transformation of our nation.

What is happening in America reminds me of what happened in Canada a few decades ago when a certain liberal Prime Minister took office. He changed laws regarding sodomy, etc., and Canada took a very ungodly pathway. Churches in Canada have to submit to a lot of government control in their finances, etc. They have lost freedoms quickly and now accept it as normal. Gay marriages have also caused great problems for the legal system, according to a Canadian friend who has seen the results.

Most Americans have no idea what is going on other than the financial bailout. Most people who voted for Barak Obama have no idea what his agenda is and are happy as long as they get help from the government, even though it will cost their kids and grandkids trillions of dollars in debt.

In effect, our legislators and presidents have assumed that they have a credit card with no limit. When you get a new credit card with a high limit, you feel good. It's there if you need it. You don't feel broke and poor. Soon the credit piles up and you don't feel rich any more. Than the extra fees and raised interest rates and declining income put you in a pressure cooker financially. This is what our government is doing and has been doing in the past. But never in the history of America have we come even close to the reckless spending we are seeing today. We may see a temporary recovery - a feeling of temporary well-being, but don't count on it to last. Only God's intervention, which is coming will save America.

Finally, we are being made more and more aware that promises mean nothing to our new president. Words are just words. Promises will be kept later, when it's more convenient. For now we can make excuses and use our popularity to get away with it. I have noticed though that if people begin to make waves and the waves get too big he will back off and try something else. We must try to be vigilant and do what we can to slow down the liberal machine momentum.

We must pray and we must act when we can.

Yes, I do believe God has an amazing plan for America and the harvest of souls. I believe we will be revived and not destroyed, although we will experience more chastisement. But God will help His saints through every trial and prepare us for our greatest days coming right up.

God bless you all!

Ben, Brenda, family and team

Sunday, March 08, 2009

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY PETITIONBen PetersMar 8, 2009www.ohmint.orgGreetings saints,I just signed a petition from Focus on the Family Actionto stop the new effort to funnel our tax dollars to fundabortions and organizations that provide abortion, bothin the United States and abroad.Focus Action wants to deliver petitions to Congress beforethe upcoming votes on the appropriations bills. Please gohere to sign and be represented in this important effort:

http://www.focuspetitions.com/185/petition.asp?PID=20065428&NID=1

Ben Peters

WEEKEND LADIES RETREATBrenda and our OHM team had very rewarding ministry at Cross Wind Community Church in Genoa this weekend. Brenda and the team did a lot of personal prophetic ministry and Brenda spoke on Saturday afternoon. She was really on fire again and the 120 ladies loved it. It's her fifth or sixth time at that retreat and many people shared testimonies of how our ministry had touched them in the past. It was very, very encouraging. I was at our book table and heard many such reports from some precious saints.This weekend I will minister to an elders' retreat in Wisconsin. Please keep us all in prayer as we look toward a very busy and eventful Spring and summer.Blessings in Jesus,Ben, Brenda family and team

Friday, March 06, 2009

AMAZING GRACE
Ben Peters
Mar 3, 2009

www.ohmint.org

WOW!!!!!

God came and spread His amazing grace all over our conference. From start to finish we experienced the Joy of the Harvest. God was gathering speakers and saints from different countries, states and churches into one harvest barn and preparing us to be seed for sowing and the bread of life for the world. Because of other factors, such as numerous other meetings and conferences in the region, the attendance was less than some previous times, but the anointing and obvious presence of the Holy Spirit and His ministering angels was greater than ever before.

PERSONAL MINISTRY

Brenda and I received several powerful prophetic words from some of the speakers and we feel like God has taken us to a new place in His glory as Joshua Mills prophesied. Jeff Jansen added that we would be placing our mantel on many Elisha's. Jim Paul said that God was turning back the clock and renewing our youth. We are happy to receive all such words.

We also had prophetic and healing ministry teams that ministered to people during the lunch break. In addition, we offered dream interpretation during both breaks and many took advantage of these ministries.

SIGNS AND WONDERS IN THE GLORY

Miracles abounded throughout the conference. It started off with oil filling Joshua Mills' hands as he spoke, right after he gave us a word. Then healings and creative miracles began to take place. We had several testimonies reported to us, but there were dozens of people who raised their hands to indicate that they had received a physical touch from the Lord.

A lot of pain disappeared in various parts of the body, including a recent newer member of our OHM team, named Joy. She hadn't been pain free in her feet when walking or standing for fifteen years. She was totally healed during David Tomberlin's Saturday morning meeting, and could walk on her toes, which she had not been able to do without extreme pain. Another lady had three vertebrae fused together and after Jeff Jansen called out the particular vertebrae numbers, she was able to move her neck in every direction for the first time.

Here's another testimony sent in last night by a lady named Lori, whose son is engaged to a gal named Grace.

"Grace received a healing: She was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. She's only 20 years old. It's been a problem for her. She has pain, on and off, and she drops things. I'm sure there's more that she has struggled with, but I'm just getting to know her. I don't remember which day, but in one of the evening services, she was in so much pain that her eyes filled with tears while she was sitting in the service. She left the sanctuary and tried moving around to see if it would help, but it didn't. She came back to her seat and was in obvious pain. That's when you asked for the young people to come to the front. She hesitated, but went. She said that as soon as she reached the front, all of the pain left her body. She stayed at the front for the rest of the time and came back to where I was, smiling!"

OUTSTANDING WORSHIP

The worship, led mostly by our OHM worship team, and organized by our son, Tim, went to new levels every day. We sensed a lot of angelic activity and some strong prophetic proclamations took place during and after the worship. We were blessed also with Damon Stuart and Terri Delaney, as well as Valencia and Ken Peters. Another blessing was when our Korean friend named Ock Park played anointed music on the keyboard as Brenda and I spoke.

The speakers offered a wonderful variety of messages and ministry. They included Joshua Mills, Jim Paul, Jeff Jansen, David Tomberlin, Ken Peters, Ben and Brenda Peters, Lisa Bourland, Valerie Coltman, along with other team members, who shared what God was doing with OHM.

Although we were quite exhausted by Saturday, David Tomberlin had an amazing ability to keep our attention with some of the most hilarious stories, especially from his personal testimony. We will be blessed to have him return for some meetings at the end of June.

Copies of the conference will be available soon through Bill Myers of Oak Grove Jubilee Center.

KINGS AND KINGDOMS

Our new book arrived in plenty of time for the conference and was picked up by many people. To get this strategic message out, I offered two copies for just $10.00, so people could give one away.

I'd like to make a little different offer for those who weren't at the conference. Anyone who purchases one Kings and Kingdoms and any one other of my books will get a second Kings and Kingdoms free to give to someone else. You can order on our website: www.ohmint.org

ON THE CALENDAR

This weekend, Brenda will be speaking at the Genoa, IL, Cross Winds Church at a ladies retreat.

The next weekend, I will minister at an elders retreat in Wisconsin.

On March 19, I will minister to The Father's House in Janesville, Wisconsin.

On March 24-27 we are scheduled to be at our IAM CONVENING in Dover, Florida.

On April 3-5 we will host Ron and Glenda Petty, authors of Heaven Is Real. Friday evening will be a public meeting. Saturday will be dedicated to our team members and Sunday they will minister at 5C's Church in Rockford.

We will put up other events later. Summer includes a trip to Mozambique and a trip to Korea, back to back.

THANKS AND PRAYER REQUESTS

We are extremely grateful to all our team members and all those who attended and helped and gave at the conference. We always feel the pressure of paying all the conference bills and blessing our speakers, since we operate totally by faith, which is not always as strong as it should be. We charge no registration fees and have no deep pockets of our own to cover expenses. Somehow, God sent us enough people with big hearts to help us cover the basic needs of the conference.

Many traveling ministries are feeling the pressure of the economic crisis. Please pray for all such ministries, that God would show us all His supernatural power. If you are one who has lost work or income, we pray that God will reveal His power and glory to you as well.

AMERICA IN CRISIS

The greatest crisis is not the economy. The problem in the economy is both a symptom of the real problem and the key to the blessings of God, including the great transfer of wealth to the righteous. Meanwhile, the extreme liberal leaders from the president down are slipping in as many socialist and anti-Christian changes as fast as they can, knowing their time is limited. We are praying for God to continue to expose the motives and corruption of those who are serving both their own selfish purposes and the enemy of our souls. There is much more corruption to be revealed. I pray it will come quickly before more damage is done.

God bless you all,

Ben, Brenda, family and team