UNPRECEDENTED GLORY, UNBRIDLED JOY
Ben Peters
Apr 29, 2008
www.ohmint.org
Dear Friends,
Words are totally inadequate to describe the conference this past week in Kenosha, and only Heaven was able to keep track of what God was doing. Some things happened after people returned home. One lady wanted a sign from God that would prove God was real to her unbelieving relatives. She got it after returning home and reading part of David Herzog's book. She lost control of her tongue and spoke in another language for over an hour. I'll copy her testimony after this letter.
The fire of Heaven was falling with many miracles throughout the conference. The first night, Vance Murphy called out a word of knowledge before he started preaching and someone was instantly healed. Vance, who had just visited the Lakeland, Florida, revival, was in a powerful revival mode and his messages and ministry were incredible.
Another night someone was healed during worship. A lady started jumping up and down, which she could not do for the past five years. Many were healed of bad pain and several got gold fillings, etc. Many also proclaimed instant weight loss, showing how loose their clothing was getting. One of our team had to hold up pants by tightening up the waist with safety pins.
The only speaker we hadn't met was Michele Perry an Iris missionary to the Sudan. What a delight she was to all of us, as she bubbled over with joy, sharing her testimony and heart for her 77 children (formerly orphans). She was born with one leg and one hip and had many surgeries at a young age. She does amazingly well on one leg and crutches and has been speaking since the age of 9.
Georgian Banov and David Herzog were a powerful team on Friday and Saturday. Georgian's worship took us into heights of joy we have never experienced before. His messages were also just amazing. David's ministry was full of information about the glory realm and accompanied by many wonderful miracles. It was truly awesome.
In the afternoon services we had wonderful sessions with Dr. Bob Paeglow from Albany, NY, Val Coltman and team from Illinois, and our son, Ken Peters from Spokane. Brenda and I also took sessions and we enjoyed the tremendous response.
COMING EVENTS
This weekend, Brenda, Val and Amy will be going to central Alberta for a ladies retreat. The next weekend Brenda will be speaking in Lake Charles, Illinois, for the Faith World International ladies retreat. I will also be doing some ministry that weekend in Wheaton with a Sending Center Training Seminar.
On Sunday, May 18, we will be speaking at Genoa Foursquare Church.
On Friday and Saturday, May 23, 24, Kim Clement and Lance Walnau will be ministering St. Charles, Illinois. These are two high powered ministries teaming up. Lance is one of the sharpest guys I know regarding Christians in the marketplace, etc. Kim is a world-known prophet who sings much of his message.
On Thursday, May 29, we will be ministering to the Elgin Full Gospel Business Men's meeting at the Milk Pail Restaurant. All are invited.
PLEASE PRAY
We still need prayer for our friends, Donna and Nancy. Speak resurrection life into their bodies which are fighting cancer (Donna) and heart (Nancy) issues. Please let us know if God gives you something for either of these wonderful women of God.
Thanks to all of you for your support and love. We were blown away at the conference with the blessings of all kinds that we received.
Much love to you all,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
TESTIMONY
Dear Ben & Brenda: April 27th,2008
I had to write and tell you what happened after the trip to Lakeshore Tabernacle Church yesterday. I had seen David Herzog on tv at sidrothministries.com and wanted to see him speak in person. When I spoke of David to others there was much doubt and disbelief in him. I decided to find out for myself and made the over 6 hour trip to Lakeshore Tabernacle in Wisconsin where he was speaking at the Divine Encounters meeting.
Two days before I left I asked God for a sign to go since I would not have anyone to share the driving with and do not like to travel alone. Very soon after I left for one hour and only to go to the gym. There while swimming I walked by a woman who looked at me and when I said hello in passing she asked me if I was saved. I said yes and took this as a sign since this was the only time that week I left the house.
Then Saturday at Lakeshore Tabernacle I was in good spirits and happy to join in praising God and looking forward to hearing David speak. At first I was a bit disappointed and grew more and more doubtful as he seemed to speak so fast about a subject I knew little about and time was growing short and he was not leaving much time for the topic of signs & wonders and the Glory Zone. At the very end he prayed over the crowd in church and asked people to run around the church for healing.
Feeling kind of embarrassed since being Eastern right Orthodox and Catholic we are taught not to move and always keep very quiet in church I took a lap of faith anyway. I wished for in my heart a miracle to bring back a sign from God so my family back home in Michigan could be saved and headed for heaven. Nothing happened to me but I did see one man who claimed to have a gold tooth and 8 or 9 people testified to weight loss and other healing but I still was unsure.
Then an idea came to me just before David was leaving and signing books. I would ask him to pray for a sign from God for me since David mentioned sometime things present themselves a day later. Before I left there were people praying over others in the church for healing and prophesy so I stood in line for healing. Three wonderful Christians prayed over me but nothing seemed to happen even when one of the three asked me if I wanted the gift of tongues. Just to be open-minded I said ok- why not .
By the way I had heard of the gift on christian TV but never witnessed this so-called phenomenon and frankly thought the idea sounded a bit wacky since one of the three praying for me (I think it was Maria's husband )said it may sound at first like baby talk. Shortly after I left for home to be back in time for Orthodox Easter on Sunday.
Everything seemed fine that day - I praised God and drove home thinking how glad I was to have had that experience even though I had expected more. At around 11:50 I decided to read one David's Herzog's Books- Mysteries of the Glory and was in the chapter creative miracles ,near the page soaring effortlessly and my mouth started to utter words, not baby talk, but words of a different language and with note able expression in my voice that I did not produce.
I could hear my mouth speaking but I had no control over what I spoke. I listenend and praised God for I knew it had to be this speaking of tongue's they had prayed over me for earlier in the day. Words cannot describe when the Spirit came over me- it had to be the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD- it continued on and on and an hour later I began to tire. I tried to control my tongue but it was useless-When I did try my tongue only got in the way of the pronounciation so I just let it go and let the words continue.
Then later my mind was starting a little seed of doubt and immediately the words came faster and faster as if to say this is really happening. I finally needed rest, close my mouth and inaudibly thanked God said my nightly prayers and fell asleep. Since this just happend to me last night and I have been not been counseled on the meaning it feels as if was an expression of prayer of some kind that only God understands and the language is pleasing to him. If asked to describe it, it sounded very old like nothing I have ever heard before.
If anyone asks what kind of background I am from other than being a devout Christian- I have had a Bachelors Degree in Business from USF for over 20 years and have worked for my present employer as one of the most respected and experienced sales person/managers for over 14 years.I have no history of any mental or physcological problems.
Thank you for reading this message and praise God always,
Sincerely,
Carol Ann Coleman
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
ARE YOU READY?
Ben Peters
Apr 21, 2008
www.ohmint.org
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
Ben Peters
Apr 21, 2008
www.ohmint.org
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
www.ohmint.org
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
Ben Peters
Apr 15, 2008
www.ohmint.org
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
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
Friday, March 21, 2008
New York Report
Ben Peters
Mar 18, 2008
www.ohmint.org
Greetings Saints,
We just got back from Albany New York. Thanks to those who prayed for us this past weekend. God moved with a powerful anointing and encouraged many people in four meetings in less than 48 hours. Friday night at the Capital Region Prayer and Healing Center, there was standing room only as people came hoping for some prophetic encouragement. Their hunger drew on the anointing and God continued to do new things in our meetings. Only He knows the results, but we know He was working.
Saturday we ministered both morning and afternoon and many more people came and participated in the prophetic activation. It was all great and intense. In the evening we spent time with Dr. Bob Paeglow and Peter Whitehouse, the leaders of the Prayer and Healing Center.
Sunday morning we ministered in Schenectady, NY, at the Spirit and Truth Church. We had a good time with Pastor Bookhout and his congregation. Again people responded well to the Word of the Lord.
Next Saturday, we will be doing our Missions Prep 101 training for this summers trip to Mozambique. Sadly, we are already at the maximum number we can take to Africa this summer. However, anyone can come to the Saturday sessions if they want to go sometime in the future.
The final weekend of March, we will be in Atlanta for a weekend of meetings with Vance and Laura Murphy. We look forward to that. Our daughter, Barbie, and her family are now living there to be under the ministry of Vance and team. Pray that Caleb can find work there so they can stay there for a while.
We look forward also to our Signs of His Glory, Wonder-Full Joy conference April 23 - 26 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, just north of Chicago. Please pray and let us know if you want to help in some way.
God bless you all richly,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Ben Peters
Mar 18, 2008
www.ohmint.org
Greetings Saints,
We just got back from Albany New York. Thanks to those who prayed for us this past weekend. God moved with a powerful anointing and encouraged many people in four meetings in less than 48 hours. Friday night at the Capital Region Prayer and Healing Center, there was standing room only as people came hoping for some prophetic encouragement. Their hunger drew on the anointing and God continued to do new things in our meetings. Only He knows the results, but we know He was working.
Saturday we ministered both morning and afternoon and many more people came and participated in the prophetic activation. It was all great and intense. In the evening we spent time with Dr. Bob Paeglow and Peter Whitehouse, the leaders of the Prayer and Healing Center.
Sunday morning we ministered in Schenectady, NY, at the Spirit and Truth Church. We had a good time with Pastor Bookhout and his congregation. Again people responded well to the Word of the Lord.
Next Saturday, we will be doing our Missions Prep 101 training for this summers trip to Mozambique. Sadly, we are already at the maximum number we can take to Africa this summer. However, anyone can come to the Saturday sessions if they want to go sometime in the future.
The final weekend of March, we will be in Atlanta for a weekend of meetings with Vance and Laura Murphy. We look forward to that. Our daughter, Barbie, and her family are now living there to be under the ministry of Vance and team. Pray that Caleb can find work there so they can stay there for a while.
We look forward also to our Signs of His Glory, Wonder-Full Joy conference April 23 - 26 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, just north of Chicago. Please pray and let us know if you want to help in some way.
God bless you all richly,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Springing Forward
Ben Peters
Mar 11, 2008
www.ohmint.org March 11, 2008
Greetings Friends,
March is one-third gone and Spring is on the way in the northern hemisphere. Here In northern Illinois, we are very grateful and full of faith that we won't have much more snow until next winter. It's a season for hope. New life is beginning to Spring up. There's more sunshine and less darkness. Surely, God has established seasons to remind us that our dark and dreary times have to come to an end. It's time to "Rise, shine, for our Light has come."
So many of our team and friends are going through severe attacks at the same time. We are being tested and have come to realize that we need to come together more to stand with each other and believe for the miracles that our brothers and sisters need. This is a year for winning wars, but we must come together as a united army and not try to fight our battles alone.
The key is that we focus on someone else's needs and let God lay our burdens on others to hold us up. Another key is that we understand that our battle is not about us, it's about the enemy trying to hurt the whole body of Christ and disable it one member at a time. If he can separate us from each other, he can pick us off one by one, but if we stay with the team, he has no chance.
MARCH CHALLENGE
If you're reading the New Testament this month with us, you may have discovered that many of the chapters in the gospels are very long - especially Luke. But cheer up! If you have kept us so far, the rest will be easy. And if you're behind, it won't be too hard to catch up if you take 20 minutes or so each day.
MINISTRY REPORT
Since our last letter we have had some great meetings where God came and touched many people. He also helped us out of the ministry "box" we've found ourselves in. Some of our team members were with us in Madison last week and God used them in an awesome way. They were going to people in the crowd and prophesying and praying for them. We also began to move more into the healing ministry that Shawn Bolz prophesied over us and listened for words of knowledge as a team. Many were touched and we know that God did more than we could see.
We also had wonderful experiences this past weekend with the Unity Night - Heaven's Rehearsal project. We spoke at the Friday night banquet and were treated to some incredible music by world class musicians, Huntley Brown and Yuki Ishita. The next night we also heard Paul T. Finley, an amazing singer from the Carribean.
After the services we ministered to many of the guest speakers and musicians. Pastor Cruz from FaithWorld International Church invited us to minister at his church in Chicago the next morning. That was another awesome experience. There were many nationalities there in a church with about 1,000 members. I love preaching with live background music. They drank in the word that God gave me for them and I thank God for the opportunity.
Last night we ministered at a Korean Presbyterian Church in Chicago and God blessed these precious saints with words that touched their hearts.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Tonight we will be at a home meeting in Wheaton and this weekend we will be in Albany, New York, for meetings at the Prayer and Healing Center and at a church in Schenectady on Sunday morning.
The following Saturday, March 22, we will be doing a one day Missions Prep 101 for those wanting to go to Mozambique. We don't have room this year for anyone that is not already signed up, but you are welcome to come to the training which will be in Grays Lake (Gages Lake) from 10 AM to 5 PM. If you are interested write to Jonathan Seiver - doulos2@gmail.com.
The final weekend in March we will be in Atlanta, Georgia, ministering at the Atlanta Revival Center with Vance Murphy. We anticipate great times there. Our daughter Barbie and her family are now there with the Murphys and having a wonderful time.
APRIL CONFERENCE - SOME CHANGES
We do have some changes to announce for the conference called SIGNS OF HIS GLORY, WONDER - FULL JOY April 23 - 26 at Lakeshore Tabernacle in Kenosha, just across the border into Wisconsin. The changes should be posted soon on the website with a revised brochure. The main change is that Jeff Jansen is not able to come because of an accidental double booking. He will be in South Africa instead. I know many of you will be very disappointed.
But we are delighted to have Vance Murphy with us for the Thursday morning and evening sessions, when Jeff would have spoken. He carries such a strong anointing with a pure heart. He is actually one of my favorite speakers now.
Our other speakers will all be coming. We will lead off Wednesday night with Rolland Baker. You don't want to miss what God is doing through him in these days. Friday night will be David Herzog and Saturday night will be Georgian Banov. They will also each speak once during the day sessions. Our son, Ken, will also be back for a day session and Brenda and I will minister some as well. It will be another off-the-charts conference. We are very excited about this one. Please try to come for as much as you can.
God bless you all and PLEASE KEEP PRAYING FOR US!!!
Your servants and His,
Ben, Brenda, Family and team
Ben Peters
Mar 11, 2008
www.ohmint.org March 11, 2008
Greetings Friends,
March is one-third gone and Spring is on the way in the northern hemisphere. Here In northern Illinois, we are very grateful and full of faith that we won't have much more snow until next winter. It's a season for hope. New life is beginning to Spring up. There's more sunshine and less darkness. Surely, God has established seasons to remind us that our dark and dreary times have to come to an end. It's time to "Rise, shine, for our Light has come."
So many of our team and friends are going through severe attacks at the same time. We are being tested and have come to realize that we need to come together more to stand with each other and believe for the miracles that our brothers and sisters need. This is a year for winning wars, but we must come together as a united army and not try to fight our battles alone.
The key is that we focus on someone else's needs and let God lay our burdens on others to hold us up. Another key is that we understand that our battle is not about us, it's about the enemy trying to hurt the whole body of Christ and disable it one member at a time. If he can separate us from each other, he can pick us off one by one, but if we stay with the team, he has no chance.
MARCH CHALLENGE
If you're reading the New Testament this month with us, you may have discovered that many of the chapters in the gospels are very long - especially Luke. But cheer up! If you have kept us so far, the rest will be easy. And if you're behind, it won't be too hard to catch up if you take 20 minutes or so each day.
MINISTRY REPORT
Since our last letter we have had some great meetings where God came and touched many people. He also helped us out of the ministry "box" we've found ourselves in. Some of our team members were with us in Madison last week and God used them in an awesome way. They were going to people in the crowd and prophesying and praying for them. We also began to move more into the healing ministry that Shawn Bolz prophesied over us and listened for words of knowledge as a team. Many were touched and we know that God did more than we could see.
We also had wonderful experiences this past weekend with the Unity Night - Heaven's Rehearsal project. We spoke at the Friday night banquet and were treated to some incredible music by world class musicians, Huntley Brown and Yuki Ishita. The next night we also heard Paul T. Finley, an amazing singer from the Carribean.
After the services we ministered to many of the guest speakers and musicians. Pastor Cruz from FaithWorld International Church invited us to minister at his church in Chicago the next morning. That was another awesome experience. There were many nationalities there in a church with about 1,000 members. I love preaching with live background music. They drank in the word that God gave me for them and I thank God for the opportunity.
Last night we ministered at a Korean Presbyterian Church in Chicago and God blessed these precious saints with words that touched their hearts.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Tonight we will be at a home meeting in Wheaton and this weekend we will be in Albany, New York, for meetings at the Prayer and Healing Center and at a church in Schenectady on Sunday morning.
The following Saturday, March 22, we will be doing a one day Missions Prep 101 for those wanting to go to Mozambique. We don't have room this year for anyone that is not already signed up, but you are welcome to come to the training which will be in Grays Lake (Gages Lake) from 10 AM to 5 PM. If you are interested write to Jonathan Seiver - doulos2@gmail.com.
The final weekend in March we will be in Atlanta, Georgia, ministering at the Atlanta Revival Center with Vance Murphy. We anticipate great times there. Our daughter Barbie and her family are now there with the Murphys and having a wonderful time.
APRIL CONFERENCE - SOME CHANGES
We do have some changes to announce for the conference called SIGNS OF HIS GLORY, WONDER - FULL JOY April 23 - 26 at Lakeshore Tabernacle in Kenosha, just across the border into Wisconsin. The changes should be posted soon on the website with a revised brochure. The main change is that Jeff Jansen is not able to come because of an accidental double booking. He will be in South Africa instead. I know many of you will be very disappointed.
But we are delighted to have Vance Murphy with us for the Thursday morning and evening sessions, when Jeff would have spoken. He carries such a strong anointing with a pure heart. He is actually one of my favorite speakers now.
Our other speakers will all be coming. We will lead off Wednesday night with Rolland Baker. You don't want to miss what God is doing through him in these days. Friday night will be David Herzog and Saturday night will be Georgian Banov. They will also each speak once during the day sessions. Our son, Ken, will also be back for a day session and Brenda and I will minister some as well. It will be another off-the-charts conference. We are very excited about this one. Please try to come for as much as you can.
God bless you all and PLEASE KEEP PRAYING FOR US!!!
Your servants and His,
Ben, Brenda, Family and team
Thursday, March 06, 2008
DOES ANYONE BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?
Ben Peters
Mar 2, 2008
www.ohmint.org
Dear Saints,
MARCH CHALLENGE
I'm thrilled with the response to our March Challenge. We have received many emails from people telling us they are joining us in reading through the New Testament in March. One asked that I republish the reading schedule. I'll do that at the bottom of this letter. I'm wondering if anyone is having trouble stopping at 9 or 10 chapters.
Here's a little hint at understanding the teachings of Jesus in the gospels. Jesus is trying to show them how high God's standards are and that they are basically impossible to keep. He is preparing them for the doctrine of Salvation by Grace. If anger and hatred equal murder, etc., then we must have a Savior who can forgive.
On the other hand, the miracles that Jesus did revealed His grace and mercy. His love for the common people and His teaching about children revealed the difference between the Kingdom of Heaven and the ways of man on earth. Jesus purpose in His teachings was to change the way people thought. He wanted to change them from being religious to being real and relational with God. I think He still is working on the same thing with Christians today. I trust we will get it better than the Pharisees.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
We haven't said much about politics for awhile. We are at the point I talked about where there are few choices and there is little hope (according to all the public information) that we can vote for a candidate who really has our values. But tonight I got another letter from Lou Engle. I am holding out for a miracle. My heart has burned for this for months. I can't describe how important I feel this is for our future and the souls of millions of people here and around the world. I want to copy the letter now from Lou and let you pray for a miracle with us.
Ben Peters
Mar 2, 2008
www.ohmint.org
Dear Saints,
MARCH CHALLENGE
I'm thrilled with the response to our March Challenge. We have received many emails from people telling us they are joining us in reading through the New Testament in March. One asked that I republish the reading schedule. I'll do that at the bottom of this letter. I'm wondering if anyone is having trouble stopping at 9 or 10 chapters.
Here's a little hint at understanding the teachings of Jesus in the gospels. Jesus is trying to show them how high God's standards are and that they are basically impossible to keep. He is preparing them for the doctrine of Salvation by Grace. If anger and hatred equal murder, etc., then we must have a Savior who can forgive.
On the other hand, the miracles that Jesus did revealed His grace and mercy. His love for the common people and His teaching about children revealed the difference between the Kingdom of Heaven and the ways of man on earth. Jesus purpose in His teachings was to change the way people thought. He wanted to change them from being religious to being real and relational with God. I think He still is working on the same thing with Christians today. I trust we will get it better than the Pharisees.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
We haven't said much about politics for awhile. We are at the point I talked about where there are few choices and there is little hope (according to all the public information) that we can vote for a candidate who really has our values. But tonight I got another letter from Lou Engle. I am holding out for a miracle. My heart has burned for this for months. I can't describe how important I feel this is for our future and the souls of millions of people here and around the world. I want to copy the letter now from Lou and let you pray for a miracle with us.
Dear Friends,
As the Texas 2008 Presidential primaries are upon us, we sense a rumble in the heavens. We hear from many prophetic voices about a miracle coming to Texas. The conscience of America is struggling to be heard amid the clashing cymbals of political platitudes and hollow promises of change. True change comes through the forceful prayers of God's people when founded on the ancient principles of the Word of God. Those principles fueled the pen of James Madison, author of the American Constitution.
Now once again a people must cry to God for a President who will challenge the status quo of American immorality and valiantly champion two Amendments to that Constitution: The Human Life Amendment and the Marriage Amendment. John Newton, the slave trader turned pastor and hymn writer once told a young boy named William Wilberforce in the movie Amazing Grace that he lived in the company of 20,000 Africans whom he sold into slavery, never even knowing their names. We live in the company of 50 million American aborted babies, whose silent cries continually reach heaven. Now is the time to stand in Texas where Roe v. Wade was first conceived and brought forth. Let us not live in this hour before the eyes of CNN and NBC but let us live before the eyes of our Creator who endowed us with certain unalienable rights; among these and foremost is the right to Life.
In January of this year, Many of you heard Chris Berglund Share in Fort Mill at the recent Cause conference he is a prophetic friend for years Chris had the following dream:
I had a dream regarding March Madness and that there would be madness intensified in the atmosphere over the elections in March. In the dream there was an OT (Overtime) and the (O) stood for Ohio and the (T) for Texas.
We believe there is spiritual warfare going on over these elections, a certain madness if you will. Chris had no idea of the significance that the Texas and Ohio primaries would hold. But if the church will pray and fast, more time could be given even though it looks like all time is out. God does not run His universe through polls and statistics. When earth invokes heaven all bets are off. Haman can be removed in a day and a pro-life Mordecai could experience a sovereign ascendancy. Texas is the Lone Star State. A young woman in the Scriptures was in an overtime moment when a death decree hung over her people. She called for three days of fasting and that which looked inevitable suddenly turned. Esther means "star", and as a lone star her call to fasting broke the death decree.
4 years ago we took TheCause along with Chris Berglund, Lou Engle and Chuck Mervin on the trail of tears then to the Call Dallas/Texas repenting for American Indian injustice with the view that out of that, abortion could end. Stunningly this past week the US Senate passed a bill to officially apologize to the American Indians for covenants that the government had broken with them. I believe that was just a beginning. We must strike, strike, and strike again until Roe v. Wade is overturned. That cannot happen unless a true pro-life President is elected and judges after God's heart are appointed. Therefore, once again we are calling a 3-day fast for Texas for those whose hearts burn over this issue. We will fast on March 1st - 3rd, just prior to the primaries on March 4th. Esther was in a "who knows" moment, and I believe all of America is in a "who knows" moment. But if we don't seize our day I tremble for my country. As Thomas Jefferson, another framer of the Constitution, said: "When I consider that God is just, I tremble for my country, for His justice will not sleep forever."
The Cause
www.thecauseusa.com
I hope many of you will take up this March challenge as well and pray fervently until Tuesday.
Now here is the reading schedule we suggested:
March 1-3 Read Matthew
March 4,5 Read Mark
March 6-8 Read Luke
March 9-11 Read John
March 12-14 Read Acts
March 15-16 Read Romans
March 17-19 Read I and II Corinthians
March 20 Read Galatians, Ephesians
March 21 Read Philippians, Colossians
March 22 -23 Read I and II Thessalonians, I Timothy
March 24 Read II Timothy, Titus, Philemon
March 25, 26 Read Hebrews
March 27 Read James, I and II Peter
March 28 Read I, II, III John, Jude
March 29-31 Read Revelation
God bless you all,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
I hope many of you will take up this March challenge as well and pray fervently until Tuesday.
Now here is the reading schedule we suggested:
March 1-3 Read Matthew
March 4,5 Read Mark
March 6-8 Read Luke
March 9-11 Read John
March 12-14 Read Acts
March 15-16 Read Romans
March 17-19 Read I and II Corinthians
March 20 Read Galatians, Ephesians
March 21 Read Philippians, Colossians
March 22 -23 Read I and II Thessalonians, I Timothy
March 24 Read II Timothy, Titus, Philemon
March 25, 26 Read Hebrews
March 27 Read James, I and II Peter
March 28 Read I, II, III John, Jude
March 29-31 Read Revelation
God bless you all,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Sunday, March 02, 2008
March Challenge
Ben Peters
Feb 29, 2008
www.ohmint.org
Greetings Friends,
Just time for a quick note to remind you of a couple of things.
1. Our March Challenge begins tomorrow if you haven't already begun. We have quite a few people who have taken up the challenge to read through the New Testament in the month of March. It won't be that hard and will be very rewarding. The challenge is to find special nuggets every day that will be a blessing to you and others. We are sensing that God is really bringing us back to the value of treasure hunting in His Word.
2. Next weekend we will be part of a unity gathering in the Chicago region. Brenda and I will be speaking on Friday night along with another gal from Venezuela, We may not be on the web-site because we were added later, but we anticipate open doors into the hearts of many people, many of them who are not involved in the prophetic at all. Please check it out at www.unitynight.org.
3. On Tuesday night we will be ministering in Madison. Location is Capitolland Christian Center, 3651 Maple Grove in Madison, Wisconsin. Starting time is 6:30
Please pray for us. We are getting hit in many ways and so are many people who are writing or calling us for prayer. Remember, this is the year we war and win, and don't forget we get the spoils when we win. So hang in there and fight for the King. You will earn a great reward for fighting the battles of the Lord.
Be blessed in Jesus,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Ben Peters
Feb 29, 2008
www.ohmint.org
Greetings Friends,
Just time for a quick note to remind you of a couple of things.
1. Our March Challenge begins tomorrow if you haven't already begun. We have quite a few people who have taken up the challenge to read through the New Testament in the month of March. It won't be that hard and will be very rewarding. The challenge is to find special nuggets every day that will be a blessing to you and others. We are sensing that God is really bringing us back to the value of treasure hunting in His Word.
2. Next weekend we will be part of a unity gathering in the Chicago region. Brenda and I will be speaking on Friday night along with another gal from Venezuela, We may not be on the web-site because we were added later, but we anticipate open doors into the hearts of many people, many of them who are not involved in the prophetic at all. Please check it out at www.unitynight.org.
3. On Tuesday night we will be ministering in Madison. Location is Capitolland Christian Center, 3651 Maple Grove in Madison, Wisconsin. Starting time is 6:30
Please pray for us. We are getting hit in many ways and so are many people who are writing or calling us for prayer. Remember, this is the year we war and win, and don't forget we get the spoils when we win. So hang in there and fight for the King. You will earn a great reward for fighting the battles of the Lord.
Be blessed in Jesus,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
HOME AGAIN AND READY TO FIGHT AND WIN
Ben Peters
Feb 25, 2008
Greetings Saints,
We're home again and experiencing more warfare and getting more excited about it. You see this is the year after the "Crossing Over" and now we are possessing our possessions - our inheritance from God. But the Promised Land isn't given to us without a fight.
The exciting part is that WE WIN AND WE GET THE SPOILS OF WAR. When the enemy gangs up on us out of fear, he will do so at his own peril. We will make him pay with the salvation of souls, healing of physical and spiritual problems and financial provision to bring in the great harvest.
A NEW CHALLENGE
God has been speaking to me about stirring up the saints to rediscover the adventures of reading the Scriptures. This is a time of great revelation in the body of Christ and God has hidden deep and rich treasures in His Word - The Bible. While on our trip to Israel, during times of jet-lag awake time in the night, I was led to read larger than normal portions of Scripture. It was impacting and encouraging to me. I felt like God was encouraging me to challenge all of you to read through the New Testament in a one month time period. I'm challenging as many as possible to read the New Testament this March, 2008.
Here's my suggestion: Read an average of 7 chapters each day throughout the month of March. Here's a good breakdown.
March 1-3 Read Matthew
March 4,5 Read Mark
March 6-8 Read Luke
March 9-11 Read John
March 12-14 Read Acts
March 15-17 Read I and II Corinthians
March 18 Read Galatians, Ephesians
March 19 Read Philippians, Colossians
March 20-22 Read I and II Thessalonians, I Timothy
March 23 Read II Timothy, Titus, Philemon
March 24, 25 Read Hebrews
March 26 Read James, I and II Peter
March 27 Read I, II, III John, Jude
March 28-31 Read Revelation
If you are with me in this, I'd love to hear from you. I'll be glad to check up on you once or twice if you like. I believe if many of us read together, there will be great revelation and spiritual growth. There will come increased stability and faith for miracles. You will read the Logos and hear the Rhema.
Please don't forget to pray for us. We're working on the March schedule kind of late. We do a couple of meetings Tuesday and Wednesday in North East Illinois and have several things to get determined as to dates, including a possible early Missions Prep weekend. I'll try to keep you all updated. I have many things on my plate at the moment and need God's wisdom.
Brenda is getting better and should be ready for ministry tomorrow night.
God bless you all with grace and provision,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Ben Peters
Feb 25, 2008
Greetings Saints,
We're home again and experiencing more warfare and getting more excited about it. You see this is the year after the "Crossing Over" and now we are possessing our possessions - our inheritance from God. But the Promised Land isn't given to us without a fight.
The exciting part is that WE WIN AND WE GET THE SPOILS OF WAR. When the enemy gangs up on us out of fear, he will do so at his own peril. We will make him pay with the salvation of souls, healing of physical and spiritual problems and financial provision to bring in the great harvest.
A NEW CHALLENGE
God has been speaking to me about stirring up the saints to rediscover the adventures of reading the Scriptures. This is a time of great revelation in the body of Christ and God has hidden deep and rich treasures in His Word - The Bible. While on our trip to Israel, during times of jet-lag awake time in the night, I was led to read larger than normal portions of Scripture. It was impacting and encouraging to me. I felt like God was encouraging me to challenge all of you to read through the New Testament in a one month time period. I'm challenging as many as possible to read the New Testament this March, 2008.
Here's my suggestion: Read an average of 7 chapters each day throughout the month of March. Here's a good breakdown.
March 1-3 Read Matthew
March 4,5 Read Mark
March 6-8 Read Luke
March 9-11 Read John
March 12-14 Read Acts
March 15-17 Read I and II Corinthians
March 18 Read Galatians, Ephesians
March 19 Read Philippians, Colossians
March 20-22 Read I and II Thessalonians, I Timothy
March 23 Read II Timothy, Titus, Philemon
March 24, 25 Read Hebrews
March 26 Read James, I and II Peter
March 27 Read I, II, III John, Jude
March 28-31 Read Revelation
If you are with me in this, I'd love to hear from you. I'll be glad to check up on you once or twice if you like. I believe if many of us read together, there will be great revelation and spiritual growth. There will come increased stability and faith for miracles. You will read the Logos and hear the Rhema.
Please don't forget to pray for us. We're working on the March schedule kind of late. We do a couple of meetings Tuesday and Wednesday in North East Illinois and have several things to get determined as to dates, including a possible early Missions Prep weekend. I'll try to keep you all updated. I have many things on my plate at the moment and need God's wisdom.
Brenda is getting better and should be ready for ministry tomorrow night.
God bless you all with grace and provision,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Friday, February 22, 2008
ISRAEL REPORT FROM BETHLEHEM
Ben Peters
Feb 22, 2008
Dear Friends and Prayer Warriors,
My apologies for not writing sooner. We have had an intense and eventful time in Israel. With a good representation from Chicago and friends from many places, we have witnessed a miracle in progress. We did not come to vacation or tour. We came with a mandate to bring what we have of Jesus to the Christians, Muslims and Jews in this land.
It has not been an easy journey. We have been involved in significant warfare and the Father's House has had to deal with various attacks over the last month or two. This is a place that is being fought over by many forces, natural and spiritual. Several have been quite sick. Brenda has been down the last couple of days and is on antibiotics, etc.
Our time did begin with three days of touring some sites in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and the Dead Sea region. The weather was not great, but we learned much and felt the burden for the people of the land. Then the main part of the mission began.
Under the leadership of Lisa and Vance of the Father's House, we helped feed and provide a party atmosphere for well over a thousand Palestinian refugee children on three or four separate days. We had amazing freedom to share the gospel with the children. In addition we served about two hundred, fifty widows a bag full of groceries. Many more people will be fed in the following weeks.
Most of the funding came from Georgian Banov's ministry. Georgian has such a heart for reaching people through feeding and playing lively music on his violin. Along with the above, we began the historic Bethlehem conference with a feast in a wedding banquet hall, where we fed hundreds of people a nice mid-eastern meal, including chicken and pita bread.
A group of Christians from Gaza attended. One of their family had been killed because he wouldn't close his Christian bookstore in Gaza. The family fled to Bethlehem where they are laying low until God opens a door for them to leave the area. Lisa wants to bring them to Kentucky.
The conference speakers included, Che Ahn, David Herzog, Georgian Banov and John Crowder. Most of the speakers brought large teams who came to be a part of the historic event. The conference brought many Arab Christians together with many pilgrims from all over the world. It was a very interesting time. There were several Arabs that responded to a call for salvation and there were many great testimonies of healings as well. We don't think anything like this has ever been accomplished in the west bank region before, especially in Bethlehem.
After three days of conference in Bethlehem, the team moved to Jerusalem and they had some great meetings there. God's eyes are on this region and we are glad to have a part in it. God told me that we were coming to bring a transfer of spiritual wealth to the people and the region that had given it to us in the first place. What would be have without the historic events in Bethlehem and Jerusalem?
In a few hours we get up at 2:45 AM to drive to Tel Aviv to catch our flight home. We carry a new burden for this land and for the faithful workers who live here.
I need to get this off before I lose it. We look forward to seeing many of you in the next little while. After we get home I'll try to catch you up on what else is going on and what is coming down the road. The future is truly exciting.
God bless you all,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Ben Peters
Feb 22, 2008
Dear Friends and Prayer Warriors,
My apologies for not writing sooner. We have had an intense and eventful time in Israel. With a good representation from Chicago and friends from many places, we have witnessed a miracle in progress. We did not come to vacation or tour. We came with a mandate to bring what we have of Jesus to the Christians, Muslims and Jews in this land.
It has not been an easy journey. We have been involved in significant warfare and the Father's House has had to deal with various attacks over the last month or two. This is a place that is being fought over by many forces, natural and spiritual. Several have been quite sick. Brenda has been down the last couple of days and is on antibiotics, etc.
Our time did begin with three days of touring some sites in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and the Dead Sea region. The weather was not great, but we learned much and felt the burden for the people of the land. Then the main part of the mission began.
Under the leadership of Lisa and Vance of the Father's House, we helped feed and provide a party atmosphere for well over a thousand Palestinian refugee children on three or four separate days. We had amazing freedom to share the gospel with the children. In addition we served about two hundred, fifty widows a bag full of groceries. Many more people will be fed in the following weeks.
Most of the funding came from Georgian Banov's ministry. Georgian has such a heart for reaching people through feeding and playing lively music on his violin. Along with the above, we began the historic Bethlehem conference with a feast in a wedding banquet hall, where we fed hundreds of people a nice mid-eastern meal, including chicken and pita bread.
A group of Christians from Gaza attended. One of their family had been killed because he wouldn't close his Christian bookstore in Gaza. The family fled to Bethlehem where they are laying low until God opens a door for them to leave the area. Lisa wants to bring them to Kentucky.
The conference speakers included, Che Ahn, David Herzog, Georgian Banov and John Crowder. Most of the speakers brought large teams who came to be a part of the historic event. The conference brought many Arab Christians together with many pilgrims from all over the world. It was a very interesting time. There were several Arabs that responded to a call for salvation and there were many great testimonies of healings as well. We don't think anything like this has ever been accomplished in the west bank region before, especially in Bethlehem.
After three days of conference in Bethlehem, the team moved to Jerusalem and they had some great meetings there. God's eyes are on this region and we are glad to have a part in it. God told me that we were coming to bring a transfer of spiritual wealth to the people and the region that had given it to us in the first place. What would be have without the historic events in Bethlehem and Jerusalem?
In a few hours we get up at 2:45 AM to drive to Tel Aviv to catch our flight home. We carry a new burden for this land and for the faithful workers who live here.
I need to get this off before I lose it. We look forward to seeing many of you in the next little while. After we get home I'll try to catch you up on what else is going on and what is coming down the road. The future is truly exciting.
God bless you all,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Some Thoughts and News
Ben Peters
Feb 8, 2008
Please pray for Brenda as she speaks at the Crosswinds Community Church Ladies Retreat this weekend. We have been under some major and unusual attacks this past week and we know that God will show up in a powerful way. Our last few meetings have been very blessed with the presence of God, from the conference with Damon Stuart in Mount Prospect to several smaller meetings, but I believe this weekend will have something fresh and powerful for the scores of very hungry ladies who will attend, ready to move into new levels of obedience to the call of God on their lives.
Also please pray for us as we head to Israel on Monday for almost two weeks. We need God's strength and anointing as we don't know exactly what we will be doing there, other than supporting and encouraging those who work and live there. But we feel there are some major divine appointments and we have been commanded by God not to put Israel on the back burner any more. God's eyes are very much focused on His Chosen People. Yes, God has grafted us in, but He hasn't forgotten the seed of Abraham.
URGENT NEWS TO ACT ON
Finally, I encourage you to read the new letter from Lou Engle with a quote from James Dobson as well. We rejoiced in the surprises of Super Tuesday, but it's up to the church to pray and vote if we want to see the fullness of the second multiplying of the loaves and fishes. Many states still have primaries and caucuses, including Kansas, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, Washington, Texas, Nebraska, Hawaii, etc. Big victories in these states could put Huckabee back in contention. McCain is getting a lot of flack from conservative talk show hosts and it could sway voters to go to Huckabee. In addition, James Dobson has finally endorsed Huckabee as well. If we all pray hard now and support in every way possible - including finances, we may help make history.
Many have commented that it is great that now in America a black man and a woman can run for the highest office and have great support. I think it is equally amazing that a born-again former minister of the gospel can run for office. I will say that there has been much greater bigotry and bias against that idea than for a woman or an African American to run. I have heard and read many comments and there is incredible hatred out there for Huckabee from anti-Christian people. But even they can be blessed with the rest of us if a godly man rules the nation. Provers 14:34.
I must remind our leaders that I am expressing personal opinions and not endorsements from our ministry.
God bless you all,
Ben and Brenda, family and team
To The Nation (FROM LOU ENGLE)
Ben Peters
Feb 8, 2008
Dear Saints,
Please pray for Brenda as she speaks at the Crosswinds Community Church Ladies Retreat this weekend. We have been under some major and unusual attacks this past week and we know that God will show up in a powerful way. Our last few meetings have been very blessed with the presence of God, from the conference with Damon Stuart in Mount Prospect to several smaller meetings, but I believe this weekend will have something fresh and powerful for the scores of very hungry ladies who will attend, ready to move into new levels of obedience to the call of God on their lives.
Also please pray for us as we head to Israel on Monday for almost two weeks. We need God's strength and anointing as we don't know exactly what we will be doing there, other than supporting and encouraging those who work and live there. But we feel there are some major divine appointments and we have been commanded by God not to put Israel on the back burner any more. God's eyes are very much focused on His Chosen People. Yes, God has grafted us in, but He hasn't forgotten the seed of Abraham.
URGENT NEWS TO ACT ON
Finally, I encourage you to read the new letter from Lou Engle with a quote from James Dobson as well. We rejoiced in the surprises of Super Tuesday, but it's up to the church to pray and vote if we want to see the fullness of the second multiplying of the loaves and fishes. Many states still have primaries and caucuses, including Kansas, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, Washington, Texas, Nebraska, Hawaii, etc. Big victories in these states could put Huckabee back in contention. McCain is getting a lot of flack from conservative talk show hosts and it could sway voters to go to Huckabee. In addition, James Dobson has finally endorsed Huckabee as well. If we all pray hard now and support in every way possible - including finances, we may help make history.
Many have commented that it is great that now in America a black man and a woman can run for the highest office and have great support. I think it is equally amazing that a born-again former minister of the gospel can run for office. I will say that there has been much greater bigotry and bias against that idea than for a woman or an African American to run. I have heard and read many comments and there is incredible hatred out there for Huckabee from anti-Christian people. But even they can be blessed with the rest of us if a godly man rules the nation. Provers 14:34.
I must remind our leaders that I am expressing personal opinions and not endorsements from our ministry.
God bless you all,
Ben and Brenda, family and team
To The Nation (FROM LOU ENGLE)
I am speaking now for my own personal perspective and not from any ministry I lead.
This past several weeks I posted a video stating that I could never voted for John McCain because he had voted for the funding of embryonic stem cell research. I have made a vow that I would not be a participant in either the shedding of innocent blood or in the taking of any life at any stage. It is my conviction that fertilized embryos are living cells. As we know, today there are walking living human beings that were once embryonic stem cells that could have been killed for research purposes. I have received some excellent feedback both for and against concerning my video. One of the arguments against my stand is that science has now found a procedure that makes embryonic stem cell research a moot point. Therefore they say McCain will not have to face this issue according to this argument. Major Catholic leaders have come out and now endorse John McCain because of this supposedly closed issue. Because of this, I have withdrawn the video because I don’t believe that I could lay my convictions on others who will be faced with a major decision on whether their conscience could allow them to vote for McCain.
As for me, and not my ministry, I remain steadfast in my earlier conviction that I cannot vote for John McCain. I would like to include a part of James Dobson’s statement concerning McCain because there are obviously other issues involved. You may ask me, “Shouldn’t we vote for McCain because he is certainly better than Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama?” My answer is maybe you should, but I have been praying that God would drive the abortion issue like a wedge into this nation. Why should I take the wedge out by softening my stand? If the church came out in mass and united behind a true pro-life candidate, like Mike Huckabee, it would forever make a statement to the Republican Party that we are not yours we are God’s. Maybe it would be better to lose an election than to have another Missouri Compromise that keeps dumbing down the issue and will eventually bring us to divine judgment because we have ceased to become the conscience of the nation. What is better, a compromising Zedekiah, or a hostile Nebuchadnezzer? God was able to do more with the pagan king Nebuchadnezzer than he could with the compromising king of Judah. Maybe our thinking is all humanistic and we believe in politics more than the power of prayer.
Many of you have read my article on the five loaves and two fish candidate. You can read it again on my blog. I believe that the sudden surge of Huckabee and his confession that it was because of the prayers of the saints, could have been a sign and a test for the body of Christ to see whether or not we had eyes to see what we have been praying for, for so long. The brown bag container may have been just too much for us, and we stumbled over the simplicity of the voice. Here is a man, Mike Huckabee, that has stood for both a federal human life amendment and a federal marriage amendment arguing the brilliant case that to drive the issues to the states like John McCain would want to, is to make morality geographical. That is what slavery was! But no- we opted out and took the lie of elect-ability. There was no clear prophetic clarity in the body of Christ and so we settle for that which can neither give us a true plumb line of righteousness or a measuring line of justice and we perpetrate the ongoing moral confusion that threatens to drown this nation and bring about a complete collapse of character. (I am deeply concerned about the immigration issue and am praying that Huckabee would take much more of a compassionate stand for illegal immigrants. Still my stand of conscience is upon the foundations of life and marriage.)
But it is not over; the word was that if the church would pray the next president would come in a brown bag and his five loaves and two fish would be more than enough. Mitt Romney has dropped out of the race. If the church would rise up with one voice in prayer and in voting a Godly man whom I have had the privilege to personally spend time with now and who stands on the values of marriage and life upon which civilizations rise and fall could still be elected. And even yet if we pray God may do other things that no one could have expected. For He raises up kings and He brings them down. So I lay before you my convictions but I don’t lay them upon you. But here I stand I can do no other.
For America,
Lou Engle
Statement made by James Dobson on February 5, 2008:
"I'm deeply disappointed the Republican Party seems poised to select a nominee who did not support a constitutional amendment to protect the institution of marriage, who voted for embryonic stem cell research to kill nascent human beings, who opposed tax cuts that ended the marriage penalty, and who has little regard for freedom of speech, who organized the Gang of 14 to preserve filibusters, and has a legendary temper and often uses foul and obscene language… I cannot, and will not, vote for Sen. John McCain, as a matter of conscience.”
"But what a sad and melancholy decision this is for me and many other conservatives. Should Sen. McCain capture the nomination as many assume, I believe this general election will offer the worst choices for president in my lifetime. I certainly can't vote for Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama based on their virulently anti-family policy positions. If these are the nominees in November, I simply will not cast a ballot for president for the first time in my life. These decisions are my personal views and do not represent the organization with which I am affiliated. They do reflect my deeply held convictions about the institution of the family, about moral and spiritual beliefs, and about the welfare of our country."
James Dobson’s endorsement of Huckabee on February 7, 2008:
“The remaining candidate for whom I could vote is Governor Huckabee,” Dobson said. “His unwavering positions on the social issues, notably the institution of marriage, the importance of faith and the sanctity of human life, resonate deeply with me and with many others … Obviously, the governor faces an uphill struggle, given the delegates already committed to Senator McCain. Nevertheless, I believe he is our best remaining choice for president of the United States.”
My final statement:
I have heard such scathing comments against James Dobson from the body of Christ for his stand. Be careful you may be among those who stone the prophets. The great abolitionist heroes of the past were not known nor are now heralded by history for their political equivocation.
Posted Feb 8th, 2008
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Twas the Night Before Super Tuesday
Ben Peters
Feb 4, 2008
Greetings Friends,
Please don't forget to vote tomorrow if you live in one of the Super Tuesday States. Below is a letter sent by a pastor we know. I know it's controversial to talk about politics today, but I am very disappointed in Christian people who don't have strong enough convictions to vote Christian values. Please forgive me if this offends you. I believe it pleases God that we stir up people to vote for people who stand for righteousness and life.
God bless you all,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Ben Peters
Feb 4, 2008
Greetings Friends,
Please don't forget to vote tomorrow if you live in one of the Super Tuesday States. Below is a letter sent by a pastor we know. I know it's controversial to talk about politics today, but I am very disappointed in Christian people who don't have strong enough convictions to vote Christian values. Please forgive me if this offends you. I believe it pleases God that we stir up people to vote for people who stand for righteousness and life.
God bless you all,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Dear family and friends,
I hesitate to send out this e-mail, but I am so very concerned about the direction this country and the Presidential Elections are going.
And Super Tuesday, when over 20 states will be voting, is in just 4 days, including my home state of Illinois!
I believe that Mike Huckabee is the only truly Pro-Life and Pro-Biblical Marriage, viable candidate we have left.
If you click on this link for the Presidential Voters Guide from the American Family Assoc., you will see why:
You will see from this Guide that McCain and Romney are not totally with us on these issues and Ron Paul isn't either because he wants to leave both issues up to the states. Of course, none of the Democratic Candidates are with us at all on these issues!
Also for further info. on Mitt Romney's pro-abortion, pro-homosexaul stands (some of it quite recent!) see this link:
Also Mike showed his ability to govern when he was Governor of Arkansas for 10 years and I believe did fairly well there and got elected twice in a very Democratic state!
Even though Mike is behind in the polls, I don't believe that it is too late to help him to win (with God's help!)
We need to pray and possibly fast for this and, of course, vote for him! (if you agree with me)
Also we need to print the Presidential Voters Guide from the American Family Assoc. and distribute it to every Christian we know.
Also, if you want to make calls for Mike, you can do that. Just go to his website: http://my.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=HQs.Home.
Anyway, thanks for listening to me, whether you help Mike or not, please keep praying for God to bless and favor those candidates for all political offices, who are closest to following Him in this election and vote!
Rick
Friday, February 01, 2008
What's Up?
Ben Peters
Jan 30, 2008
Greetings Saints,
I forgot a few items last letter, so here goes:
PROPHETIC EXPLOSION CONFERENCE JAN. 31 - FEB. 2
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS: Jean Warner, Ben & Brenda Peters, Pastor Jeff Johns & Damon Stuart
LOCATION: Northwest Assembly of God, 900 N Wolf Rd, Mount Prospect, IL
Brenda and I will be speaking in the Friday and Saturday morning services at 10 AM. We will have prophetic ministry teams with us.
LADIES RETREAT IN GENOA AT CROSSWINDS COMMUNITY CHURCH, FEB. 8, 9
Brenda will be speaking and bringing a prophetic team as well. Contact the church for more info.
WE GO BACK TO ISRAEL FOR DIVINE APPOINTMENTS FEB. 11 - 23
We will participate in two conferences - one in Jerusalem and one in Bethlehem in Muslim territory. This will be the first prophetic and signs and wonders conference in Bethlehem. Speakers include Jeff Jansen, David Herzog and Che Ahn. Vance Murphy and Lisa Bourland will also be there. Pray for a major breakthrough and protection. We believe Bethlehem is being prepared for a major revival which will spill over into Jerusalem
WEBSITE ITINERARY BACK ON IT'S FEET - BUT STILL WOBBLY
The problem is solved. Now we just need to get it loaded with information. We do have some info on the April conference ready to go on the conference link.
You might also be interested to know that I am switching to ohmint@gmail.com for my main email address. The old juno address still gets to me, so there is no need to worry. Both work fine for me.
POLITICS
The news announcers are quick to declare victory and defeat, but for those who don't want the lesser of two evils, we know that Jesus multiplied loaves and fishes twice. Pray for Super Tuesday and please vote for life and godliness.
MORE PRAYER REQUESTS
Carol Danielson's dad has a drug resistant staph infection. Please pray for him.
Katie Rogers, a young 16 year old daughter of Bill and Denise Rogers has melanoma in her sinus cavity. She will undergo radiation soon. Please pray for her.
God bless you all,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Ben Peters
Jan 30, 2008
Greetings Saints,
I forgot a few items last letter, so here goes:
PROPHETIC EXPLOSION CONFERENCE JAN. 31 - FEB. 2
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS: Jean Warner, Ben & Brenda Peters, Pastor Jeff Johns & Damon Stuart
LOCATION: Northwest Assembly of God, 900 N Wolf Rd, Mount Prospect, IL
Brenda and I will be speaking in the Friday and Saturday morning services at 10 AM. We will have prophetic ministry teams with us.
LADIES RETREAT IN GENOA AT CROSSWINDS COMMUNITY CHURCH, FEB. 8, 9
Brenda will be speaking and bringing a prophetic team as well. Contact the church for more info.
WE GO BACK TO ISRAEL FOR DIVINE APPOINTMENTS FEB. 11 - 23
We will participate in two conferences - one in Jerusalem and one in Bethlehem in Muslim territory. This will be the first prophetic and signs and wonders conference in Bethlehem. Speakers include Jeff Jansen, David Herzog and Che Ahn. Vance Murphy and Lisa Bourland will also be there. Pray for a major breakthrough and protection. We believe Bethlehem is being prepared for a major revival which will spill over into Jerusalem
WEBSITE ITINERARY BACK ON IT'S FEET - BUT STILL WOBBLY
The problem is solved. Now we just need to get it loaded with information. We do have some info on the April conference ready to go on the conference link.
You might also be interested to know that I am switching to ohmint@gmail.com for my main email address. The old juno address still gets to me, so there is no need to worry. Both work fine for me.
POLITICS
The news announcers are quick to declare victory and defeat, but for those who don't want the lesser of two evils, we know that Jesus multiplied loaves and fishes twice. Pray for Super Tuesday and please vote for life and godliness.
MORE PRAYER REQUESTS
Carol Danielson's dad has a drug resistant staph infection. Please pray for him.
Katie Rogers, a young 16 year old daughter of Bill and Denise Rogers has melanoma in her sinus cavity. She will undergo radiation soon. Please pray for her.
God bless you all,
Ben, Brenda, family and team
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Late January update
Ben Peters
Jan 25, 2008
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.
Friday, January 18, 2008
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
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
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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
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
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Big Day in Iowa and America
Ben Peters
Jan 3, 2008
Ben Peters
Jan 3, 2008
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
Monday, December 31, 2007
Follow Up to Lou Engle's Prayer Request
Ben Peters
Dec 31, 2007
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
Ben Peters
Dec 30, 2007
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Saturday, December 29, 2007
KINGDOM PREVIEWS FOR 2008
Ben Peters
Dec 28, 2007
Ben Peters
Dec 28, 2007
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
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