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PROCLAIMING
PURITY IN PANAMA
November
14-21, 2010
Panama is a melting pot of many
races with great diversity and potential, making it the
"Bridge of the World" and "Heart of the Universe" because of
its strategic location and the Canal. According to Operation
World, 19.3% of its population (over 3 million) is now
evangelical Christian. The power of the Gospel continues to
make its inroads into the hearts of Panamanians who are
still lost and without Christ.
Charles Winters (a retired
missionary) and I had the privilege of proclaiming the Good
News in Panama City and the surrounding areas, speaking a
total of 18 times to congregations, church leaders, youth
and men.
God richly blessed His Word as
people and church leaders sought spiritual renewal, heart
purity, and a lifestyle affecting marriage, the family, and
relationships at work and at school. Nine people sought
Christ for the first time. A highlight service was the men's
meeting (singles and married) who made commitments toward
purity and fidelity in a society where promiscuity and
marital infidelity abounds -- with the fourth highest
divorce rate in the world.
An added blessing was staying
with two different families, and the opportunities that
arose to interact, pray and counsel in the churches.
Pray for Panama that God's
Spirit will continue to work in His church, and that lost
society will continue to be attracted and drawn to Christ
through the purity and lifestyle of His people.
In His Service,
David H. Harriman
David Harriman Ministries
www.davidharrimanministries.org
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SURINAME RESPONDED!
September, 2010
Last week I returned from
Suriname where Dr. Dan Spaite (medical doctor and conference
speaker) ministered in the city of Moengo and Paramaribo,
September 5-12. God wonderfully blessed as people came to
Christ and Christians and church leaders sought heart purity
and spiritual renewal.
Suriname, once a Dutch colony,
is a small country (population between 400,000 and 500,000)
located above Brazil and between French and British Guiana.
It's official language is Dutch with a melting pot of
cultures.
The following are pictures and
an article written by Lloyd Djendje, a newspaper reporter,
which in essence tells the story of what took place in both
cities.
Revival Brings
Leaders and Church Members to Their Knees
The Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ
has started an awakening in the body of Christ in the Dutch
speaking nation of Suriname, South America. Kneeling down
with faces to the ground and praying fervently to God were
symptoms of the beginning of a revival. Leaders from
different denominations in Suriname have knelt together to
ask God passionately for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
How they wanted a renewal first in their own hearts, so that
they might influence the rest of their family, church,
neighborhood and country. This took place during the Seminar
on Christian Holiness that was given by David Harriman and
Dan Spaite of the Francis Asbury Society, Wilmore, Kentucky.
The Suriname Wesleyan District hosted a crusade from 5-12
September 2010 in the capital city Paramaribo and in the
town of Moengo. From September 5-7 during the day services,
Dr. Spaite delivered Spirit filled messages to the church
leaders in Moengo. Pastor Martin Harderwijk of the Albina
Wesleyan Church stated, "It was awesome to hear my father
praying loudly in a crowd of people that came out to accept
Christ in Moengo. Years ago my daddy became sick and went
many times to the wicked doctor (witch doctor), but on that
day he met the Doctor of all doctors. I slept in his room
that night to give him advice on his walk with Christ. God
is good to me. He has heard my prayer of many years.
According to Reverend Andre Pinas of the Moengo Wesleyan
church, God has united His children in Moengo to evangelize
a lost city fraught with crime, low poverty, etc. The church
understood more than ever that holy living is the key to
God's miracle in ministry.
Leaders in Paramaribo, the
capital city, believe that the Holy Spirit will continue
moving their lives and city. "It is time for a change in the
way of thinking in our churches. We must win people not for
the church, but first for the Lord Jesus Christ," said
Reverend Levi Iengibe, districts Superintendent of the
Wesleyan Church Suriname. "I could not be in a better place
than this holy Ghost meeting," says Pastor Ingrid Nothan of
the Moravian Church. "I am blessed by the way the brothers
preached on holiness and especially not of wonders."
A group of young Wesleyans
gathered together during a break and said, "We need this
kind of refreshment every year. Our hearts are burning
inside." On Saturday night Rev. Harriman spoke to a crowd of
young people on the subject, "Purity Under Pressure." Many
recommitted their life to Christ and pledged to live a clean
life without sex before marriage.
On Sunday morning on the 12th
of September after preaching on forgiveness, everybody
prayed for a pure heart that forgives. A lady went forward
to pray for a new relationship with her husband. For months
they have had marriage problems that remained unsolved.
September 20, 2010
Br. Lloyd Djendje, member of TWC-Suriname
Reporter for 'De Ware Tijd', means 'The True Times'
Paramaribo, Suriname
South America
CUBA REPORT
April
2-13, 2010
It was my great privilege,
along with Rev. Tom Dunbar (retired WGM missionary) to
represent FAS in Cuba. Through the generosity and
cooperation of the Methodist Church headquarters in Havana,
we were able to secure our religious visas so that we could
freely enter and minister on the island.
A LIVE
CHURCH
The void created by communism
over the past fifty years is being filled by a rapid growth
of Christianity in spite of government restrictions and
repression. According to Operation World, there could
possibly be up to 4,500 evangelical congregations and 10,000
house groups in 54 denominations throughout the island. The
government prohibits the construction of church edifices.
A high percentage of the new
Christians are young people despite Marxist propaganda and
atheistic ideology which has been prevalent over the years.
And even though the evangelical community is alive and doing
well, most of the population (over 11 million) still has no
meaningful contact with the church. There is much work to be
done still.
A great source of strength and
encouragement to many Christians has been the international
Christian broadcasting in Spanish from Latin America. Any
kind of broadcasting from Cuba, whether on radio or TV is
still not permitted.
NEW AND
ATTRACTIVE
During our eleven day stay on
the island, Tom Dunbar had the honor of teaching a class on
holiness at the Methodist Seminary in downtown Havana. He
kept very busy with approximately four hours of teaching
every day for an entire week. Even though the church is
rooted in Wesleyan tradition, its knowledge of holiness is
very limited. The students were exposed for the first time
to its beautiful and Biblical truth, not only as an
experience but as a way of life. And hopefully, what they
learned will have a ripple effect as they minister to their
congregation. The seminary library now has in their
possession practically all of the FAS books that have been
translated into Spanish.
WONDERFUL
RESPONSE
I was privileged to speak over
15 times in established churches, house churches, which also
involved sessions with the youth, married couples and church
leaders. Every service was emotionally charged as believers
expressed their love for Jesus through praise and worship.
At one meeting, I was given the pulpit after 10:00 in the
evening. When it comes to church services, people are more
event conscious than time conscious. What a beautiful way to
give room and time to the work of the Holy Spirit. The Bible
teachings and preaching were gratefully received. As a
result of the evangelistic meetings, over twenty people
sought Christ for the first time, and others were
spiritually reconciled and restored.
The love and kindness of the
people was so wonderfully shown during our entire stay. And
their generous hospitality was repeatedly expressed through
their daily servings of hot rice dishes and black coffee,
Cuban style. Both Tom and I established some lasting
relationships with the people.
THE FUTURE
IS BRIGHT
Bright ministry prospects lay
ahead for FAS in Cuba. There is absolutely no end of what
can be done as it pertains to evangelism and teaching on
this needy island. The words of Paul are so appropriate as
he said, "For a great and effective door has been opened to
me...." (1 Corinthians 16:9). May we continue to walk
through the doors He opens.
In His Service,
David H. Harriman
David Harriman Ministries
www.davidharrimanministries.org
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MEXICO
REPORT
February
5-15, 2010
Mexico is the largest Spanish
speaking nation in Latin America with a population more than
100 million, over half being less than 20 years of age.
Mexico City, the capital, with a population of more than 20
million, is the largest city in the world. According to
Operation World, 6.20% of the Mexican population is now
protestant. The figures continue to rise.
MINISTRY IN SEVEN CITIES
It was my privilege to minister
with World Gospel Mission, the Transformation Church in
Irapuato, and the developing church plants in Queretaro,
Aguas Calientes, Nueva Floresta, Pueblo Nuevo, and Leon. All
of these cities are located in the heart of Mexico, a highly
industrialized region of the country.
While in Mexico, I stayed with
Bill and Lydia Allshouse, a gracious and committed couple,
who oversee the work of World Gospel Mission for all of
Mexico and who work closely with the national church. Bill
and I traveled overland to the above cities where I spoke a
total of 16 times to developing congregations, men, women,
youth, and married couples, including recordings of messages
and speaking on live radio.
RESCUED
Central Mexico is known for its
financial and traditional ties to Roman Catholicism, which
is deeply entrenched and entangled in idolatry and paganism.
Other problems also prevail, as seen in the city of
Queretaro where you find the highest divorce rate in Mexico
and a high level of alcoholism. But the Gospel is making its
inroads, strongholds are being broken, and lives are being
rescued and transformed. This was repeated again as over 20
people found Christ during my preaching circuit.
AN OPEN DOOR
In cooperation with World
Gospel Mission and the national church, I look forward to
returning to Mexico later this year for further evangelistic
efforts in the city of Saltillo and surrounding areas.
In His Service,
David H. Harriman
David Harriman Ministries
www.davidharrimanministries.org
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