“We have never seen so many divine healings in such a short amount of time as when you were here with your team in Romania. It was as if we experienced an explosion of God’s love and activity which our leaders and churches are still talking about today. We hope to continue to develop and grow in all the things you all taught us.” -Brad Hayes, Outstretched Hands of Romania Leader
This May we sent a nine-person team from the Netherlands’ RUAH School of Prophecy to bless churches around Calarasi, Romania. We trained and activated leaders in prophecy, healing, dream interpretation, and more. Those leaders and churches were prepared for our visit. One pastor said he had been praying for two years about starting a School of Prophecy. Now that they have gotten to know us and RUAH School of Prophecy, there are plans to further train and develop Romanian leaders so that a Romanian RUAH may soon start.
Romania is not the only nation that has opened their doors to us. This year alone, teams from the Netherlands have been to, or are going to, places such as Armenia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, the United States, Czech Republic, Latvia, Belgium, Finland, Wales, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain.
In July, a team went to Santiago, Chile where 5,000 Spanish copies of Matthew’s book “Hearing and Seeing God’s Voice: The Power of Prophecy” were given to leaders and young people at a large youth conference. In September and October, a team from the USA and the Netherlands will be going to Argentina and Chile again to do new conferences in new regions.
Ministry in the Netherlands also continues to go very well. New Life West and Iglesia Vida Nueva, the two churches we planted, are healthy and we are honored to be able to help other churches and ministries in our nation develop as well.
Though local church ministry is wonderful, we always remember that Jesus came “to seek and to save those who are lost” (Luke 19:10). No matter how busy we may be with ministry, weekly visits with those in prostitution in Amsterdam’s Red-Light district continues to be a priority for us. Continually being a source of encouragement, love, practical help, and prayer for them is our privilege and honor. Our years of faithfully sowing there have enabled us to see many people leave prostitution and come to have a new life in Christ. Sometimes healings and miracles take place very quickly as they did on our trip to Romania, and at other times they take place as fruit of years of faithfully praying for and loving individuals.
This year we celebrate 19 years of being in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Thank you for being a part of what we are doing through your prayers and generous support.
Sincerely,
Matthew & Femke Helland
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