The Sealed

Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Monday, June 30, 2008

Dear Brethren in Christ and Partners in the Great Commission,

The Lord’s power at the final evangelistic healing rally last night was unusual.

Because of the reports of miraculous healings from the first rally on Saturday evening, many more infirm people showed up last night. After I preached the gospel from John 14:6 where Jesus claimed to be the only way to heaven, I asked the infirm people to come up. The trained believers would minister healing to them in Jesus’ name to demonstrate that He was telling the truth. I told the audience that when they hear the testimonies of the people who would be healed, they should repent of their sins and follow Jesus Christ.

So many infirm people came up that there was not enough room at the front of the auditorium. We had to line the people up at the front, along the walls all the way to the rear of the hall, and even down the center aisle. Then we prayed to the God of Heaven—the only true God who created the heavens and the earth—and asked him to glorify His Son by healing the sick in the name of Jesus Christ. Then the many trained believers stood up and and laid hands on the infirm with authority as they had been taught.

What happened next was glorious. Many infirm people were healed by the Lord, came up to the stage and lined up to testify one by one. There were some powerful testimonies. One woman had a painful growth on the side of her face that disappeared. One man’s symptoms of prostate cancer relating to frequent urination disappeared. Another man was practically crippled and felt extreme pain on his leg when touched as a result of complications from an operation to remove tumors near his spinal cord. After brothers ministered to him for over a half an hour, the pain had disappeared and he was able to walk without his cane. A young woman was lifted from severe depression because of tormenting epilepsy.

I asked one of our hosts, Pastor Lawrence Yap, to challenge the people to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Precious souls responded.

The Aftermath

There is now great excitement among the Cheras pastors and churches. What they have witnessed contrasted sharply with events they have held in the past with out-of-town evangelists. There was no rushing forward of the infirm to the evangelist to be the first in line, and no long lines of people just waiting to receive ministry from the one anointed minister. Such meetings usually lasted until 11 PM or midnight because the evangelist could only minister to the sick one-by-one. But last night with so many trained believers ministering, many were healed simultaneously and we were out of the auditorium before 10 PM.

Moreover, in such meetings the believers simply sat and watched as the evangelist did all the ministering. But since they have been equipped as taught by Scripture, it was their responsibility to heal the sick the past two nights. And the Lord was faithful to use them to heal the sick as Jesus commanded his disciples two thousand years ago. They are now filled with faith and excitement in the Lord.

It is just the beginning. One of the leaders, Pastor Lawrence Yap, is now talking about the Cheras churches coming together to hold such rallies once a month. There will be other outreaches in Cheras as well which will involve healing the sick.

One primary reason for the Lord’s blessing upon Cheras is the relatively high level of unity and love between the pastors in this community.

Psalm 133:1 How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! 2 It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down upon the collar of his robes. 3 It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.

Thank you for your fervent and effectual prayers, dear ones. The Lord answered them most graciously.

We have completed our meetings in Cheras. On Thursday William will be flying to India. Lucille begins her “Esther Challenge: Beauty and the Christian Woman” elsewhere in Kuala Lumpur tonight.

Sincerely in Christ,

William & Lucile