Malaysian Believers Prepare for First-Ever Healing “Visitation of God”
On June - 12 - 2009
Penang, Malaysia
Thurday, June 4, 2009
Dear Intercessors & Partners in the Great Commission,
Last night the Lord was faithful to reveal His grace at the first session of the Basic Training here in the island state of Penang. At the demonstration of healing at the end of the session, all four people who came forward with an infirmity testified that they were either healed or much improved after participants laid hands on them and exercised their authority. The disciples were encouraged.
The immediate goal of the Training is to prepare the disciples to visit the lost in their homes and to heal the sick who are there for the purpose of proclaiming the kingdom of God. This is in accordance with Jesus’ instructions to his seventy disciples in Luke 10:1-9.
This may well be the first time in Malaysia that a church is being trained to do such a thing. Malaysia is a country of which the official religion is that taught by Mohamm–d. According to the law, the native Malays must follow that religion and cannot convert to any other. Moreover, the Chinese here are predominantly idol- and ancestor-worshipers. Christians are mostly ethnic Chinese and Indians and constitute a small minority of the population. By law, public evangelism is very restricted. Under such very difficult conditions, the gospel is usually preached within the walls of the churches and rarely outside in any organized and overt way. When it comes to evangelism, believers in Malaysia usually walk very carefully and softly.
But this Saturday morning after the disciples are trained, we are going to send them into some homes of a low-income community called Rifle Range to heal the sick as part of a bold proclamation of the kingdom of God. Some of the disciples may be led to go elsewhere to visit the lost in their homes. But it may well be the first time in Malaysia that disciples are sent out as Jesus sent out the Seventy 2,000 years ago.
Luke 10:1 After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. …5? “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ ?6? If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. …?9? Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
- Please pray that through the Training the disciples will receive the boldness to obey the Lord’s command on Saturday morning to visit the lost in their homes.
- Pray that many infirm people will be healed in their homes as the disciples minister to them.
- Pray that the hearts of the lost will open up to Jesus Christ as they witness the miraculous healings.
Tonight (Thursday) I will resume the Training. May the Lord grant me His grace and wisdom to be an effective teacher for His people.
Thank you for praying for us, dear ones!
Sincerely in Christ,
William
PS Below I have attached for you a map of Malaysia with the island state of Penang encircled off the coast of West Malaysia. George Town is the capital of Penang.
