Here's a powerful testimony from Brad & Sarah Fancher of Restoration House Hopkinsville, KY

Hello Friends & Family,

We hope this letter finds you doing well.  Our family is rejoicing and we wanted to share this testimony of healing with all of you who love our son!

Many of you are aware that soon after we arrived home with Judah from Ethiopia, he was diagnosed with Hepatitis B.  At that time, we were referred to a pediatric gastroenterologist at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital.  After several rounds of blood work and tests and studying his situation,  the doctors told us that Judah had most likely contracted the disease through a dirty needle when he was given immunizations at the orphanage. 

We were told that when a person contracts Hep B that the person will either build up an immunity to the disease soon after an acute episode, only be a carrier of the disease, or the person will become chronically infected. 

Judah was diagnosed as being chronically infected with the disease...meaning that it could be years before his body started to show symptoms of the illness, but eventually his liver would start to show signs of damage.  He would then have to undergo treatment most likely for the rest of his life.  25% of those who become chronically infected during childhood, die prematurely from cirrhosis, liver disease or liver cancer.

We began praying for God to heal Judah.

Two weeks ago, we took Judah back to Vanderbilt for his bi-annual check up, where they do blood work and an ultrasound on his liver. 

When the doctor called with the results, the first words he spoke were...
“I have some UNUSUAL, but good news...”  He went on to explain to that Judah’s blood tests came back showing that he in fact DID NOT have Hepatitis B any longer!  He kept trying to explain maybe what could have happened, but always came back to the fact that it was very “UNUSUAL”.  He  did not have an explanation, because all the tests done before were very conclusive that Judah was chronically infected...but now the tests say something different.

So, the bottom line is...Judah had a lifelong disease that has no cure, that would affect him for the rest of his life (because Hep B is contagious through body fluids, the disease would also affect his future spouse and possibly his children)...but now he DOESN’T!!!! 

Judah’s name means “PRAISE”...and we believe that this is just one example of how his life is going to show others that our God is definitely worthy of our praise!

Thank you for all the prayers and support for our family!

Praising Him!

Brad and Sara Fancher

We praise God for concerning our house of hope children according to His providential care. Although our children have undergone severe persecution and faced many difficulties and problems, yet they have never forsaken the faith they have in Jesus. Constantly they depend upon God and pray for the success of their lives.We never imagined that they would pass with good divisions in their classes. But God has done great things in the children's life. In the school where our children study, many rich children also study. But out of them our house of hope children have come out successful and stood first class in respective of their classes.All our children have obtained good marks. Now the schools are having summer vacations. Again next month the schools will be reopened. So all the students need two sets of school uniforms. And also they are going to new classes. so we need to pay for their admission fee. It is our sincere request to you kindly pray for the school uniforms and for the admission fee.

With thanks,Yours in Christ,

Tarun

We have received news from Tarun reporting that all the children at the House of Hope
are healthy and doing well.  They recently took their annual school examination, and
even after their extended stay at the relief camp, their test scores were well above
average!  The children continue to be a witness for God at their school.  Please con-
tinue to pray for each of the (now) one hundred children and their caregivers.

Nicaragua is a land of tremendous contrasts. It is a amazingly beautiful and diverse land with plenty of resources and yet remains the poorest country in Central America. The people for the most part are very friendly and congenial, and yet throughout its history it has been a war torn country, often divided internally. Even the weather is a display of contrast: half the year the country is dry and brown, the other half its lush and green with torrential rain throughout each day.

These Nicaraguan contrasts do not end at the natural level. They actually extend heavily into the spiritual realm as well. The country is very “spiritual” albeit divided along several lines. There are lines between people of faith and the atheistic socialists, catholics and protestants/evangelicals, and between christians and and those practicing pagan rituals in the remote mountains and the Caribbean coast. In the major cities you often see churches on every corner while in the villages and in the northern mountains you often see no church at all.

While you find much Christian ritual and practice in Nicaragua you will also find that often the conduct and daily lifestyle of the people don’t match the outward profession. I have found that many dedicated pastors have little or no training at all. Years of devastating poverty have led many people, even committed christians to an unhealthy dependance on foreigners and their resources, many times resorting to openly begging for their needs to be met.

In the midst of all these contrasts and obstacles the Lord is raising up His Church. I see them awakening as a sleeping giant. The Lord is granting to them a clear vision and placing His burden into their hearts. An evangelistic fervor is seizing the hearts of God’s people and they are beginning to believe for the Lord to grant them their nation and beyond.

I believe with all my heart that God is raising up  fearless people in Nicaragua and Central America that will do ALL His will and carry His Good News to a world that desperately needs it. He is mobilizing a people who are unhindered by the distractions of affluence, comfort, ease, and security. He is preparing a people who will complete the unfinished task of the Great Commission and will be willing to go to the not yet reached peoples and nations of our world.

My heart burns for these nations and I am so grateful that the Lord is allowing me to play a small part in what He is doing in this great land of Nicaragua. I believe that Priority! Evangelism is going to be used in the next few years to raise up and train young church planters and world changers in Nicaragua and the surrounding nations.
Thank you so much for sharing this vision for world evangelism with us. For more information on our recent outreach in Nicaragua see the related article “Equipped to Change the World!”

 

Equipped to Change the World!

I am writing this article from 38000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico en route to Miami then Charlotte North Carolina. I am basking in the glow! Not the glow of the Central American or South Florida sun, but in the glow of the presence of the Lord and the joy of a very fruitful time of ministry among the pastors of Northern Nicaragua.

Before I even departed the country I was receiving testimonies of what the Lord accomplished among these men and women of God in the mountain region of this Central American country. Repeatedly we heard the declaration “I have been to several conferences but never one of this magnitude!” Other pastors testified saying, “I have a new fire burning inside” and more than once leaders thanked me for stirring them up and equipping them for the work of evangelism.

This was such a powerful and satisfying time for me personally because it was all a direct confirmation of the vision that the Lord has given Priority! Evangelism for these desperately poor people of Nicaragua. I am keenly aware that time is very short and we must make the most of every opportunity before us. I do not want to be caught “spinning my wheels” or engaging in busy work when we are on the verge of the greatest harvest in human history.

So it was with great anticipation that we planned and conducted these pastor/leader conferences in Esteli, Condega, Ocatal, and Jinotega Nicaragua. We were able to train and encourage 250 pastors and ministry leaders. We focused on personal and world evangelism and the pastors responded to this challenge in a big way. I am anticipating good fruit in their churches in the months to come. In fact, I ministered in one of these churches following the conference in Ocatal and the people were powerfully touched by the Lord and have a definite desire for the Lord to use their lives for His glory!

Its our desire to establish a center near Esteli Nicaragua that will serve multiple purposes. First, as an outreach to street kids (a ministry already established in a local church there), secondly, as a children's home removing kids from the streets, and finally, as a ministry training center for Nicaraguan youth to be equipped to go to the nations of the world. I already see it in my spirit!

We are on the verge of the greatest harvest in world history and the time to act is now. national and world events (with the terroristic help of the media) can cripple us with fear but the Lord repeatedly commanded us to not allow fear to rule our hearts but rather to act on our faith in Him. It is prime time to equip the coming generation for the mission that is before them. Lets be right in the middle of it and equip them to change their world in the Name of Jesus!