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Doorways to Freedom<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Lorena\u00b9 has worked for over two and half decades in the sex industry. More than two years ago, Matthew talked to her about what she needed in order to stop working in prostitution. \u201cI need a house\" was her response.<\/p>\n

Getting an affordable rental house in Amsterdam is something that is nearly impossible. Yet, Femke took her under her wings and helped her through the process to possibly get a house. \u201cGetting my own home will be my first step to quitting this work. It will be my first step to freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Femke<\/a>

Femke being interviewed for national tv on how important programs are to help women quit prostitution<\/p><\/div>\n

Last month, she called us and invited us to her new home that she was able to get, thanks to Femke\u2019s help. As we sat in her home, she began to share with us about how doctors had found tumors in her body and that she needed healing. As we sat there, we began to share how the most important home was not her house, but her heart where Jesus wanted to come in and rule and reign. There, in her kitchen, we were able to pray and thank God for a house, pray for healing, and thank God that doors were now opening for her to permanently get out of sex work. Yet, just as important, her heart and life were open for Jesus to come in and care for her.<\/p>\n

Lorena\u2019s story is not unique. Every week we speak to many individuals who desperately want to get out of prostitution, but do not know how. The corona crisis has created an amazing opportunity for us to get practical and spiritual help for so many individuals in the sex industry. Instead of the pandemic being a time where our ministry stopped, our church has been growing, and we have been baptizing new believers. The amount of influence God has given to us in Amsterdam and all across Holland and the world has amazingly grown. For this, we are thankful.<\/p>\n

\"People<\/a>

People being baptized<\/p><\/div>\n

Ruah \u2013 Online School of Prophecy and Healing<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Under normal circumstances, Matthew travels extensively, teaching schools of prophecy and healing. Because of the corona crisis, these schools have not stopped but been multiplied. In Chile, for example, we have founded an online Bible School called: Ruah \u2013 School of Prophecy and Healing. In less than two months, we have trained over two hundred individuals in places such as Chile, Italy, Argentina, Mexico, the United States, Wales, Spain, and the Netherlands. The first course of the school is completed in Spanish and English, and more courses are planned on subjects such as Power Evangelism, Divine Healing, Interpretation of Dreams and Visions, and more. For more information you can go to our website www.prophesyandheal.com. Also, Matthew\u2019s book Power Evangelism: Just Do It! is now available. If you would like to order a book for yourself or your church group, send us an email to info@prophesyandheal.com.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A screen shot of an online school of prophecy with over 50 students in Chile<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Matt<\/a>

To order Matthew's book, please email us at info@prophesyandheal.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Leaving the Ninety-Nine for the One<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

We are so honored and blessed to do the ministry and work that we do because of so many generous individuals who pray for us and generously support us financially. We are deeply grateful for the lives that we are witnessing being changed by the love and power of God. Jesus, our leader and example, said that He left the ninety-nine for the one sheep that was lost and broken. It is our ambition to follow his example in our work. This is a work that we continue to do thanks to our amazing church family in the USA and Europe who support us. THANK YOU!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The church on a retreat<\/p><\/div>\n

Sincerely,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew, Femke, Judah, Hannah, Levi, & Benjamin Helland<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00b9 Not her real name<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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La nueva vida de Miguel en Cristo<\/strong><\/span>
Un domingo, cuando Mateo estaba concluyendo su serm\u00f3n, Miguel se acerc\u00f3 al frente de la iglesia y dijo: \u201cQuiero entregar mi vida a Jesucristo ahora mismo. Quiero arrepentirme de todo pecado y vivir para \u00c9l ". <\/p>

Matthew or\u00f3 con y por Miguel, lo abraz\u00f3 y desde entonces ha disfrutado viendo el cambio que ha tenido lugar en su vida. Escuche c\u00f3mo Miguel describe su nueva vida. <\/p>

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\u201cAntes de entregar mi vida a Cristo, viv\u00eda de noche. Me iba a la cama todas las ma\u00f1anas a las 6:00 am y luego me levantaba a las 6:00 o 7:00 pm para empezar de nuevo. Mi vida estaba llena de fiestas, drogas y bebida. Realmente no pude hacer mucho m\u00e1s porque luch\u00e9 contra la depresi\u00f3n y el miedo. Cada vez que volv\u00eda a casa, sent\u00eda que el vac\u00edo y la oscuridad ven\u00edan sobre m\u00ed, y clamaba a Dios: 'Quiero vivir otro tipo de vida'. <\/p>

Luego, ese domingo, sent\u00ed que ten\u00eda que planchar mi ropa e ir a la iglesia. De repente sent\u00ed que algo como la mano de Dios me empujaba a dar un paso al frente y entregar mi vida a Cristo. Desde ese momento, he disfrutado de un nuevo estilo de vida. Ahora, me acuesto temprano y me levanto a las 7:00 am. Estoy descubriendo una nueva productividad y la capacidad de hacer cosas que sent\u00ed que ya no pod\u00eda hacer. Las drogas devoran tu mente y tu motivaci\u00f3n para hacer cosas. Ahora, estoy redescubriendo mi antigua pasi\u00f3n por trabajar con mis manos y leer libros y la Biblia. Tambi\u00e9n tengo una relaci\u00f3n maravillosa con mi familia nuevamente. Durante a\u00f1os, han estado orando por m\u00ed, y ahora ellos (y yo) estamos muy felices de ver lo que Cristo ha hecho en mi vida. <\/p>

Despu\u00e9s de aceptar a Cristo, vinieron varios \u201cviejos amigos\u201d y me ofrecieron coca\u00edna para consumir y vender. Les dije de inmediato que hab\u00eda cambiado y que Cristo era ahora el Se\u00f1or de mi vida. Dijeron que el cambio no se mantendr\u00eda. Nunca m\u00e1s escuch\u00e9 una palabra de esos viejos amigos, pero estoy disfrutando de vivir mi vida como un hijo amado de Dios. No bebo alcohol ni consumo drogas porque ya no las necesito. Ya no estoy aislado. Tengo a Jes\u00fas y \u00c9l es suficiente para m\u00ed. <\/p>

Ahora le digo a Dios todos los d\u00edas: 'Dios, haz tu trabajo. No quiero volver nunca m\u00e1s '. Entonces, muchas veces, or\u00e9 para que \u00c9l me quitara todas mis adicciones. El lo hizo. El es fiel. Es solo Jesucristo quien se deshace de esas adicciones. Dios me ha ayudado a eliminar toda la depresi\u00f3n, la adicci\u00f3n y la tristeza. Mi vida tiene orden y enfoque ahora. <\/p>

Mi sue\u00f1o es alg\u00fan d\u00eda predicar la palabra de Dios. Siento que hay un llamado de Dios en mi vida. Dios ha sido muy bueno con migo. \u00c9l toma vasos rotos y los cambia, repara, reforma y reconstruye. Esto es lo que Dios ha hecho y est\u00e1 haciendo en mi vida. No voy a retroceder, pero sigo adelante con Cristo porque \u00e9l tiene un gran prop\u00f3sito para mi vida. Le agradezco porque estoy recuperando mi vida y ya no estoy aislado ni solo \u201d. <\/p>

La crisis del virus Corona<\/strong><\/span>
La Crisis del Virus Corona ha cerrado el Barrio Rojo de \u00c1msterdam. Femke ha pasado largos d\u00edas ayudando a las trabajadoras sexuales a obtener la ayuda financiera y social que pueden obtener a medida que se cerr\u00f3 la industria del sexo. Los estamos ayudando con canastas de comestibles y tarjetas de regalo para tiendas de comestibles. Mucha gente de todo el pa\u00eds nos est\u00e1 pidiendo ayuda. Qu\u00e9 oportunidad de ser una voz de esperanza, amor y vida en esta dif\u00edcil situaci\u00f3n. <\/p>

Adem\u00e1s, las conferencias que Matthew iba a dar en Estados Unidos en abril han sido canceladas. Sin embargo, todav\u00eda estar\u00e1 lanzando su pr\u00f3ximo libro, Power Evangelism: Just Do It! Si desea comprar una copia u obtener una tarifa con descuento por la compra de 10 libros o m\u00e1s, puede enviar un correo electr\u00f3nico a info@prophesyandheal.com. <\/p>

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Tambi\u00e9n puede encontrar algunos recursos y cursos ministeriales gratuitos en www.prophesyandheal.com. <\/p>

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Ministerio latinoamericano<\/strong><\/span>
En febrero, Matthew pudo llevar un equipo de ministerio a Argentina y Chile para capacitar iglesias en el ministerio prof\u00e9tico. En Chile, fueron parte de una conferencia nacional con m\u00e1s de 1.500 j\u00f3venes. Matthew naci\u00f3 en Chile, por lo que fue un placer muy especial poder ministrar en su tierra natal. Muchas gracias por ayudarnos a llevar el amor, la luz y el poder de Dios a \u00c1msterdam, Europa, Am\u00e9rica Latina y m\u00e1s all\u00e1. <\/p>

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Gracias por tus oraciones y apoyo. Gracias a sus fieles oraciones y donaciones, personas como Miguel pueden experimentar una nueva vida en Cristo.
Gracias por colaborar con nosotros. <\/p>

Sinceramente, <\/p>

Matthew, Femke, Judah, Hannah, Levi y Benjamin Helland<\/span> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","author_name":"Matthew & Famke Helland","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Missionary-NL-Featured-Image.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-Zi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}