In 1981 I had the privilege to visit several ports in Brazil with the ship M.V. Doulos. Since then I returned several times with M.V. Logos and M.V. Logos II. On every occasion I experienced the power of spiritual warfare as the strong spiritist religion here exist and in fact pray against christians.
On the last visit Mike was around 1 year old. What a lovely little fellow! He was the perfect baby, not like his sisters, he was content, always happy and quiet. There in Rio, during the night he started to scream and behave in a way that was totally out of character. Kathy and I realised that something spiritual was going on and we wondered whether in public someone had not put their hand on him with a curse. We called other leaders together on the ship and together prayed over Mike and in Jesus name break any spiritual activity directed out him. Guess what, he slept like a baby and back to his old self”
Its never good to try and make a film from a snap shot and I am only here a few days, but in my spirit I can see that the spiritual forces have been pushed back, at least in Sao Paulo and Santos. Light has dispersed darkness. God’s children are being added to His family daily in numbers that both encourage me and give me hope that this can also happen in Carlisle, England! Is there a formula? Can this model of growth be transferred to other countries? Of course there is the usual mess of ego and abuse with such growth but it is so cool to be in churches where there is liberty of the spirit and experiencing the light, love and life that Jesus brings. This in itself is attractive and “big” and exciting draws people to come and see what is going on.
We need the Brazilians to bring their joy, stories, passion and spiritual gifting to the nations of the world. We welcome you any time to Carlisle, England!