{"id":4466,"date":"2021-11-19T09:08:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=4466"},"modified":"2021-11-19T09:08:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:08:02","slug":"helland-newsletter-november-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/helland-newsletter-november-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Helland Newsletter: November 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4466\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4466-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style ingpb-standard-row\" ><div data-full-row=\"yes\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-4466-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-4466-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4466-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4466-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><em>\u201cWe would really like to reach out to sex workers in our city, but we just don\u2019t know how or where to begin.\u201d \u2013 Pastora Raysa from Reggio Emilia, Italy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>These words planted a seed that led to Femke taking a mission team to Reggio Emilia in Italy to lead a conference and outreaches to sex workers in that city. Her team was made up of women from Amsterdam, some of whom have previously worked in the sex industry themselves and whose lives have been changed by Jesus. Many of them are now leaders in our church. Participants in the conference were from The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, USA, and the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n<p>After 10:00 pm, they took small gifts to the sex workers to let them know how valuable they are and what an honor it is for them to be able to go visit them. In this region of Italy, there is not a single church or organization that wants to reach out to these individuals. The reactions were very special. They heard things such as:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNo one has ever stopped to just give me a gift and come just because they wanted to talk to me and get to know me as a person. This is very special.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The teams went out from 10:00 pm until 1:00 am every night to the abandoned gas stations and industrial areas where prostitution takes place. What's important about this outreach is that the local church there in Italy has continued going to visit these sex workers every weekend to share the gospel with them. They are dreaming now of finding a place where they can give free food, hot coffee, advice, and prayer.<\/p>\n<p>This is just another of many examples of how God has been enabling us to multiply our ministry across the world. In the month of September, Matthew did six Prophetic Conferences in three weeks across the USA and Mexico (Oklahoma, Mississippi, Georgia, Washington State, California, and Mexicali). Our Bible School, RUAH School of Prophecy, continues to spread across Europe, North America, and South America (www.ruahnetwork.com). While many people are feeling the limitations of the Coronavirus pandemic, we are seeing growth and multiplication through our Bible School, local church, and Scarlet Cord.<\/p>\n<p>Scarlet Cord (www.scarletcord.work) is the ministry we are working with to reach out to Sex Workers all across the Netherlands. With weekly outreach teams to Amsterdam\u2019s Red Light District and sex clubs, we continue doing outreach and helping many individuals. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we have been able to help so many more sex workers than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>The national authorities have also reported a significant surge of human trafficking and illegal prostitution in our nation. We have been thrilled to be a part of helping people get out of prostitution and assisting victims of human trafficking. We love having the opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus wherever we go, and especially to sex workers who are often neglected and overlooked by society.<\/p>\n<p>Through your prayers and financial support, we are seeing lives literally touched and changed all around the world. Thank You!!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Sincerely,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Matthew &amp; Femke Helland<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/femke-praying-for-healing.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4468\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/femke-praying-for-healing.jpeg\" alt=\"Femke praying for a woman's healing\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-21.48.53.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4469\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-21.48.53.png\" alt=\"Femke with women doing ministry\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-21.48.53.png 1564w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-21.48.53-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-21.48.53-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-21.48.53-1536x1153.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-21.49.49-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4470\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-21.49.49-1.png\" alt=\"The Helland family \" width=\"400\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-21.49.49-1.png 858w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-21.49.49-1-768x687.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/visiting-sex-workers-in-Italy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4471\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/visiting-sex-workers-in-Italy.jpg\" alt=\"Ministry in the Red Light district. \" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/visiting-sex-workers-in-Italy.jpg 960w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/visiting-sex-workers-in-Italy-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/visiting-sex-workers-in-Italy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/visiting-sex-workers-in-Italy-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/You-are-a-valuable-pearl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4472\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/You-are-a-valuable-pearl.jpg\" alt=\"A pearl from scarlet cord\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/You-are-a-valuable-pearl.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/You-are-a-valuable-pearl-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/You-are-a-valuable-pearl-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/You-are-a-valuable-pearl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/You-are-a-valuable-pearl-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe would really like to reach out to sex workers in our city, but we just don\u2019t know how or where to begin.\u201d \u2013 Pastora Raysa from Reggio Emilia, Italy&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":4467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,1,4],"tags":[407,120,223,31,253],"class_list":{"0":"post-4466","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-missionary-newsletters","8":"category-uncategorized","9":"category-world-missions","10":"tag-407","11":"tag-helland","12":"tag-matt-femke-helland","13":"tag-missionary-newsletter","14":"tag-november","15":"entry"},"title_es":"Bolet\u00edn Helland: abril de 2020","content_es":"<div id=\"pl-3617\" class=\"panel-layout\"><div id=\"pg-3617-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style ingpb-standard-row\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\" data-ratio=\"1\" data-ratio-direction=\"right\"><div id=\"pgc-3617-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\"><div id=\"panel-3617-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;.125in .125in .125in .125in&quot;,&quot;mobile_padding&quot;:&quot;.125in .125in .125in .125in&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-3617-0-0-0\"><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"><div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\"><p class=\"p3\"> <span style=\"color: #f250a1\"><strong>La nueva vida de Miguel en Cristo<\/strong><\/span> <br \/> 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 &quot;. <\/p><p class=\"p3\"> 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><p><\/p><p class=\"p3\"> \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: &#039;Quiero vivir otro tipo de vida&#039;. <\/p><p class=\"p3\"> 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><p class=\"p3\"> 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><p class=\"p3\"> Ahora le digo a Dios todos los d\u00edas: &#039;Dios, haz tu trabajo. No quiero volver nunca m\u00e1s &#039;. 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><p class=\"p3\"> 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><p class=\"p3\"> <span style=\"color: #f250a1\"><strong>La crisis del virus Corona<\/strong><\/span> <br \/> 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><p class=\"p3\"> 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><p><\/p><p class=\"p3\"> Tambi\u00e9n puede encontrar algunos recursos y cursos ministeriales gratuitos en www.prophesyandheal.com. <\/p><p><\/p><p> <span style=\"color: #f250a1\"><strong>Ministerio latinoamericano<\/strong><\/span> <br \/> 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><p><\/p><p> Gracias por tus oraciones y apoyo. Gracias a sus fieles oraciones y donaciones, personas como Miguel pueden experimentar una nueva vida en Cristo. <br \/> Gracias por colaborar con nosotros. <\/p><p> Sinceramente, <\/p><p> <span>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\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-21.49.49.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-1a2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4466","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=4466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}