HM TAIWAN: 27-30 Aug 09

In 1999, the second-deadliest earthquake in the recorded history of Taiwan killed 2,416 people on the island. But God had prepared His servants way before hand, and a gospel crusade was held in the basketball court of a quake-damaged junior school a week after the earthquake. By the 3rd and final day of the crusade, over 2,000 young people had given their lives to Jesus! On that day, History Maker was born.


10 years later, the deadliest typhoon in the recorded history of Taiwan struck in early August 2009. A total of 461 were confirmed to have died so far and thousands were made homeless. But God had prepared His servants months ahead once again, and History Maker Taiwan 2009 was set to bring a new move of God starting from 27 August.


The ministry team was made up of Steve Roberts from Malaysia, Pastor Naomi Nakama and Eddy from Japan, and Pastor Richard William and his team from Singapore. Hosted by Church in the River of Life and led by Pastor Aaron Wong, the unique program of this conference scored another first in all of History Maker. There were basically 3 streams to the conference, and it all started up north in Taipei on Thursday evening. On Friday afternoon, Pastor Richard and team made their way to the southern tip in Pingtung; and Pastor Naomi and Eddy headed southwest to Tainan. All this while, Steve Roberts stayed behind in Taipei. On Saturday afternoon, Pastor Aaron Wong stayed on in Pingtung while Pastor Richard and team headed up to Tainan; and Pastor Naomi and Eddy returned to Taipei. And finally on Sunday afternoon, Pastor Richard and team, and Pastor Aaron returned to Taipei.


We have seen the History Maker of Taipei (Church in the River of Life) grow ever since we joined hands with them – from 10 over youth in 2005, to 50 over youth today. And the senior folks in the church were fired up for Jesus more than ever. In Taipei and Pingtung, some of the senior folks would praise God with such a gusto that would probably leave an average youth trailing in the dust. Over in Pingtung, we could see that some of the young people were truly seeking God with all their hearts during the times of worship and altar ministry. This being our second visit to Tainan from last year, we could see that freedom for the Holy Spirit to work was increasingly evident there. In all the places we ministered at, the people were so hungry for God. Whenever the altar call was given, the people would run to the front and pack the altar to receive prayer. In Taipei, at the Saturday night Youth Concert alone, we saw 43 young people give their lives to Jesus for the first time!


We believe that the natural disaster in Taiwan had further prepared the ground for the Word of God, and the hearts of the people of History Maker Taiwan received God’s Word with deep conviction each time. In quite a few cases during the time of altar ministry, we saw stubborn and ferocious demons being cast out in the name of Jesus. And during specific sessions of prayer ministry for individuals, our Lord never failed to release sharp and accurate words through his ministering servants, leaving those believers with a clear choice to take a step faith forward and breakthrough!



The aftermath of the disaster in Taiwan was obvious in places steeped in idolatry. They were pummelled by floodwaters of 1-storey depth, 7-storey buildings were felled and swept away, and mudslides of 5-storey depths swallowed whole villages. On the other hand, places with fervent Christian churches were virtually unscathed by the relentless Typhoon Morakot! Like Abraham’s servant who brought Rebekah to Isaac, we believe that God will give supernatural answers to the faithful who continue to plough in God’s work. Like Joseph who became the prime minister of Egypt after 20 years of slavery and imprisonment, we believe that God will raise them up in an unexpected hour, and lead many to salvation in Christ Jesus. Taiwan will be saved!

HM HONG KONG . SHENZHEN 09

HM Hong Kong . Shenzhen: 24-26 July 09

“SPUR ONE ANOTHER ON” (Hebrews 10:24) was the theme for this year’s History Maker Hong Kong/ Shenzhen. On Friday afternoon, July 24, the conference kick started with teams from Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and New York (Assemblies of God) going to the streets of Mongkok, a popular and busy shopping district, to do outreach and spread the love of Jesus Christ to locals and tourists. Our spirits were high and much excitement was in the air as we walked down Sai Yeung Choi Street. There we met with a Christian tourist organization that provided us with the gospel packages. Inside each bag were gospel tracts, CDs and lots of other information. We were then divided into 3 different groups; one group to sing praise and worship unto God; second group to do prayer walk around the area; and the third group to give out gospel packages and talk to the passer-bys. Many stopped to listen to us praise and worship God. That afternoon we distributed over 2,000 gospel packages in just 2 hours, the highest record ever!

We ended our outreach at about 7pm and proceeded to Joyful Harvest Fellowship for the evening evangelistic rally. A few of those we met at the Mongkok outreach turned up for the meeting, praise God! The meeting hall was packed as we started the praise and worship. This year the worship team consisted of Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong members. Even though it was their first time leading worship together, there was much synergy and unity that flowed from the praise and worship singing both English and Mandarin songs. Pastor Richard William preached on “Divine Guidance” from Genesis 24, challenging the congregation if they want to be world changers, they cannot live ordinary lives. Many responded to the call to radical faith, desiring to do extraordinary things for the Kingdom of God. The different pastors and teams then ministered and prayed for the individuals.

The next day early morning on 25 July, the teams from Singapore and Taiwan met at 5:30am for prayer. One of the trademarks of History Maker is prayer, a time of seeking the Lord’s face and getting ourselves aligned to God’s will and purpose for that day. We had an awesome time in the Lord’s presence, praying for the Spirit to move mightily in the conference and to bring about revival in the church and the city.

That morning Pastor Samuel Chu (Taipei) ministered God’s Word from Hosea 14:5-7. He encouraged the church to keep loving one another and loving the Lord for Him to do greater things in their midst. He also shared an incredible testimony on how he came to know Jesus and how the Lord turned his life around from a former gangster to a preacher now. Continuing the morning session, Pastor Richard shared on “Making a Difference” from 1 Samuel 14, calling the people to activate their faith so as to see God in action in their lives. The prophetic word released for the church was breakthrough is coming to God’s church and to believe it will happen now. We ended the session with praying for God’s strengthening, empowerment and anointing for the pastors.

In the afternoon we continued the conference with workshops on “Creative Outreach Methods” conducted by Hannah, Cheng Yao and Kell (Singapore). Held concurrently was a workshop on “Discipleship” conducted by Grace, Daniel and Angela (Singapore). The last workshop session was on “Dynamite Gospel” conducted by Pastor Samuel (Taipei). That afternoon we had a fruitful time learning from one another the different methods and strategies in reaching this generation and how to be more effective in extending God’s Kingdom. Everyone was so blessed and encouraged by the workshops.

That Saturday evening was our final session in Hong Kong. The crowd began to pack the hall by 7pm. The praise and worship team led the congregation in exuberant praise and heartfelt worship unto the Lord. Pastor Samuel Chiu (Pingtung) ministered God’s Word and shared his personal testimony on how God changed his life, bringing much encouragement to the church. Bringing closure to the meeting, Pastor Richard shared on “The Power of Surrender.” He challenged the people to lay everything down before the Lord so that He can do the impossible through them. Many young people came to the altar to lay down their lives, willing to die to their self and their desires so that they can have life in Christ. The people were so hungry for the presence of God. There was such a tremendous move of the Holy Spirit in that place where lives are being touched and transformed by the power of His Spirit. Truly one word from the Lord and our lives, our church and our city will never be the same again!

On Sunday afternoon, we went up to Shenzhen to have our History Maker Conference at a kindergarten. Pastor Samuel Chiu (Pingtung) shared God's Word, concluding with a time of prayer and ministry for the people. Later that evening we had the last session. There was much joy and exuberance in the air as the people lifted praise to Jesus and danced in celebration. Pastor Richard preached on David’s kindness to Mephibosheth; how the things we do in our generation will greatly affect the next generation. The Lord moved in our midst, touching lives and ministering to the various needs in that place.

Throughout the conference we experienced God’s mighty hand from the beginning to the end. It was amazing how God moved amongst His people who had a deep desire and desperate hunger for Him. We believe the churches in Hong Kong and Shenzhen were catapulted to a greater supernatural height. To God be the glory!

HM MYANMAR: 15-17 July 09

By God’s grace History Maker Myanmar was held in Strand Hotel, Yangon from July 15-17, 2009. The conference venue was located right in the heart of the city and in one of the biggest hotel ballrooms in Yangon. Many lives have been changed and renewed through past conferences and nevertheless the impact of this year’s conference will be greater than before.

Earlier the conference was almost canceled because the government did not approve of the permit. As we prayed and sought God’s hand upon this situation, the door was opened and God made the way possible. Truly the door that the Lord opens no one can shut it down. He is able to do all things even in the darkest hour and the gates of hell will not prevail against the church!

History Maker Conference is a non-denominational youth conference and participants are from different churches in Yangon and the outskirts. Last year 86 churches took part in the conference. Praise God we had participants from about 97 churches this year. For the majority it is their first time taking part in a History Maker Conference. About 600 young people attended the day sessions and more than 800 came for the nightly revival meetings.

This year our History Maker partners, Rev. Philip Ong (Singapore) and Pastor Hanny Yasaputra (Australia), were the speakers at the conference. A team from Bethany Brisbane International Church, Australia led in the praise and worship. Many of the young people were blessed and touched by the messages and workshops. There was a mighty move of God in all the meetings and even during the prayer time. Over 238 youth came to the altar to receive salvation and over 57 youth received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Let's continue to pray for the fire to keep burning in the hearts of the young people and for God’s kingdom to be greatly extended throughout Myanmar.

The great revival and transformation will come soon to Myanmar and the world will know that Jesus is alive. Myanmar may be one of the most difficult and poorest countries in the world, but with God all things are possible. Can you hear the footsteps of God visiting Myanmar? Myanmar will never be the same when He comes in glory and power!

HM AUSTRALIA: 2-4 May 09

“Called To Be A Worshipper” (Isaiah 43:21)

History Maker Australia in Gold Coast, hosted by Bethany Brisbane International Church (Pastor Hanny Yasaputra), began with powerfully inspired praise and worship led by History Maker Youth and Adon.


The faith, expectation and anticipation of what the Holy Spirit was going to do during this conference could be sensed from the very beginning. For the first time in a History Maker Conference, three advisors came together to release and impart God’s anointing on their lives into the participants. Apostle Richard Brown III, our HM Advisor, opened the conference with a message underscoring the importance of the worshipper’s role as “God’s Priesthood.” This message set the tone for the entire conference by challenging the worshippers to walk and live in their priestly calling.

Day two began with 6:00am prayer. Early morning prayer is a hallmark of History Maker Conferences and the HM Australia participants proved they were up to the task. Rev. Philip Ong, another HM Advisor, shared his tremendous passion and zeal for Christ through the Word of God and numerous personal testimonies building the worshipper's level of faith.

Tim Johnson and German Rodriguez (Okinawa, Japan) took advantage of every opportunity to teach and impart the importance of street evangelism and discipleship as powerful tools to be used for the Kingdom of God. The participants' hunger and thirst for more of Christ was rewarded with salvation, deliverance and baptism in the Holy Ghost.

Rev. Hakan Gabrielson, our HM Advisor, shared a simple yet powerful message about the importance of Jesus’ healing ministry, releasing faith for healing and deliverance.

HM Advisor, Rev. Hakan Gabrielson

By day three of the conference, it was evident that there had been a visitation by the Holy Spirit and that the participants were fired up and ready to demonstrate the training and impartation they received.

HM Advisor, Apostle Richard Brown III

HM Advisor, Rev. Philip Ong

HM participant worshipping God

History Maker Australia, Street Evangelism

HM SRI LANKA: 16-17 April 09

April 16 and 17, 2009 were days of transformation for 180 passionate young people in the nation of Sri Lanka. “UNLEASH” was the theme of this year's History Maker Conference. From the start there was non-stop action with awesome worship, powerful life-changing Word, fantastic dance and drama. The atmosphere was great and very exciting. It was all you can ask for and more!

To kick things off the ground, Pastor Mitch (Sri Lanka) spoke on Dedication, Devotion and Destruction. The youth were challenged with the story of Samson, how he took a jaw bone of a donkey and killed a thousand people with it. Likewise when the people of God get yielded, devoted and dedicated to Him, God will use the most unlikely things to help His people fight against the enemy and destroy its power.

Pastor Anil Alexander (India) then shared on walking into the destiny God has for us without getting distracted. He spoke about talking to your enemies but not entertaining them. Taking authority and walking in boldness is the key! Many young people cried out for a fresh wind and filling from the Lord as Pastor Anil ended his sharing with a song and ministry.

The evening rally started with Pastor Steve Roberts (Malaysia) shaking things with a presentation tied in with a song from Pillar. He talked about the things people do in the dark and also addressed the spirit of “whoredom”. It was a night of breaking heavy bondages attached to people's lives. As we moved into a time of ministry, people came out of their hiding places to the altar to receive freedom from hidden strongholds in their lives. The night ended with people experiencing breakthroughs and having such a real encounter with the living God.

The next day Pastor Steve went deeper to speak on the issues the young people are facing. It led to another session by Pastor Mitch who talked about hearing the voice of God and prophesying to each other in activating our spiritual gifts. In an act of consecration to the Lord, those who wore items symbolic of the occult gave those things up at the altar and dedicated themselves afresh to Him.

At the final night meeting there was great excitement, special lighting effects, smoke machines, plus the World Shakers team doing a dance item. Apostle Woodrow Blok (Sri Lanka) shared a powerful message on the Anointing and how we as believers should guard the anointing when we go out to the world. Ending the session and the conference, the pastoral team laid hands on the young people and released an anointing in sending them forth with a fresh fire, passion and impartation!

We believe that “UNLEASH” truly released the true History Maker Jesus in a greater way in the hearts and the spirits of the young people. We praise God for what He is doing and continue doing in the nations through this History Maker Generation!

HM INDONESIA 09