News Letter November 14th, 2005

OPEN HEART MINISTRIES

Greetings Saints,

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CHICAGOLAND FOLK

The HUB conference is just around the corner (November 17-20) and though we are not the hosts of this conference, we have a working relationship with Nancy Majiera, the director of HUB.  She has offered scholarships - that means free registration - to anyone on our mailing list who has not already registered.  All she asks is that we get a head count, so she knows how many to expect.  When you go to the conference just tell them you are from Ben and Brenda Peters' group and they will let you in for free.

The speakers are great, including Gary and Kathi Oates, who wrote "Open Our Eyes Lord", an awesome book about seeing into the spiritual realm.  JoAnn McFatter, Steve Mitchell and Stephen Swanson will lead the worship.  You can get more info at www.hubministries.org.

TWO SPECIAL MEETINGS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

We ministered to a house church in Wadsworth on Friday night and experienced a powerful anointing to release the Word of the Lord.  I think everyone was touched in a special way, including some younger guys and gals.

On Saturday night it was a large home group from Fountain of Life Church in Lombard.  We ministered to about 35 adults.  We have received some great testimonies and many were impacted.

Here's a little excerpt from one testimony that came today:  "Please, please, please continue to do what you are doing to equip the church.  Your words have given me such a lift and new vision."  -  Lisa P. - Lombard, IL.

LADIES' RETREAT COMING UP FOR BRENDA, VAL AND BREEZE

This Wednesday Brenda will be flying with Val Coltman and Breeze Sherbondy to Strathmore, Alberta, for a ladies retreat there.  They will also minister on Sunday at West Calgary Full Gospel Church, before coming home on Monday.  Please pray for a revival anointing for them all.

NEW BOOK NEWS AGAIN!!!

Our new book, "WITH ME - A CAPTIVATING JOURNEY INTO INTIMACY", is moving faster than any previous book and we are hearing wonderful comments on how it is impacting lives of older, mature Christians as well as those who have never really known the Lord in a personal way.  It is so gratifying to me to know that the anointing that I felt when I wrote this book is also impacting those who read it.

I am very excited that now we can announce that the HARDBACK VERSION is being processed and will be available very soon.  This will be a beautiful gift edition.  We will sell it very close to our cost price, just to make it as available as possible.  Since it will be expensive for us to stock a lot of the hardback copies, (they cost us a lot more than paperback) we'd like to ask how many would be interested in getting these for gifts or just for themselves.  The cover of this book is stunning with a fiery lion head right behind a little sheep.  The timing of this book coincides with the release of the Chronicles of Narnia movie, where the hero is a lion - Jesus.

These books can be given to non-Christians as a tool for evangelism, but will bless the most mature Christian as well.  There is a special chapter for pastors at the end that will make it special for them, too.  I know this sounds like a commercial, but I believe so strongly that this book will help people to walk more intimately with Jesus.

I am not asking for money in advance, but am wanting to know how many might want to reserve a copy to be received well before Christmas.  We will need $14.00 per book, which will include the shipping, for those who order before December 1.  

That's all for now, except to say again, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT.

Blessings in JESUS' LOVE,

Ben and Brenda