TAIWAN: 31 August - 2 September 2007

We had heard many great reports from our History Makers of Taiwan this year -- one of which was that God miraculously healed a boy who was dying in the final stage of prostate cancer, and delivered him from occult practice at the same time. During our indoor sessions, we saw the boy serving the Lord in the worship team, smashin' on the drums -- it was such a sight of God's mercy and faithfulness!

History Maker Taiwan 2007 was led by the Church In The River Of Life, and their passion to plant 128 churches all over Taiwan burned brighter than ever. On the late afternoon of Friday 31 August, our arrival was greeted with the usual extreme hospitality of our Taiwan History Makers. Our team from Singapore led by Pastor Richard William was joined by Rev. Hakan Gabrielsson. At the hotel, we met up with some of our History Makers from Japan led by Pastor Naomi Nakama and joined by Apostle Richard Brown. All these preachers were set to declare the Word of God over Taiwan, together with Pastor David Park and Rev. Paul Min from Korea, and Rev. Curtis Jones from Hong Kong.

Despite the busy lifestyle of Taiwan, the History Makers of Taiwan gave their time to the Lord. The schedule was packed and the air was filled with an expectancy for God to do a mighty work. Once the sun had set, we kicked off the conference with fervent praise to our Lord. The church had grown in size, and we were very excited to see new youth there. Not forgetting the older ones, their passion and energy in praising and serving their Lord would put many a youth to shame!

The Church In The River Of Life did a new and radical thing this year -- they made us literally live out our conference theme of "Possessing The Land" by bringing two of the late afternoon sessions to the streets! It was no ordinary street I assure you -- it was a busy boardwalk through the park of the grand and monumental Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall. And towering high in our background, stood the world's tallest building -- the Taipei 101.

The street crusade was like no other. From the stage, we bombarded the streets with an endless relay of music, dance and testimony. And on the street level, the History Makers went up to every single passer-by to evangelize. The atmosphere was charged with an electricity of the Holy Spirit, and we didn’t even realize that hours had passed. At the end of each crusade, throngs of unbelievers came forward for prayer, healing and salvation -- what an awesome sight!

Deuteronomy 1:8 "See, I have set the land before you. Go in and take possession of the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their offspring after them." The street crusade was a reminder to many of us that God was waiting to use us in our everyday lives, in capacities way beyond our imagination! God is sending His people out to the ends of the earth, to tear down the strongholds and to turn the cities around. Are we willing to consecrate ourselves for the work our Lord? When you do, the presence of God will surely come, and His Spirit will empower you to take possession of souls for the Kingdom of Heaven!