Okitipupa, Nigeria - Day 1

We have returned just moments ago from the opening service of the Gospel Crusade here in Okitipupa, Nigeria. Here, in this extremely remote place, many thousands gathered to hear the Gospel message and to witness the demonstration of its power firsthand. Evangelist Bonnke preached on the blood of Jesus and a massive outpouring of salvation followed. He then broke the curses over the land calling them out by name and the people responded with shouts of joy. After the altar call, Evangelist Bonnke prayed for the sick and by the stripes of Jesus the many were healed.

Tonight we have seen, once again, the utter predictability of the preached Gospel. There is no question; "...In my name they SHALL cast out devils, they SHALL speak with new tongues...they shall lay hands on the sick and they SHALL recover." "Whosoever calleth upon the name of the Lord SHALL be saved." etc. It is not a lottery and there is no rationing. It is guaranteed and freely available to whosoever will.

Tonight was the first fruits of a rich harvest that will continue through Sunday night and beyond. Please continue to lift up our whole team and the land of Okitipupa in your prayers.

Yours for the Gospel,

Evangelists Daniel Kolenda and Reinhard Bonnke

With the whole CfaN Crusade-Team.
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Arrival in Okitipupa, Nigeria

(By Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke)

Dear Mission Partners,

Today we arrived in Okitipupa/Nigeria in Ondo State. It was a six hour drive by road through costal regions from the city of Lagos. The Governor of Ondo, HE Chief Olusegun Agagu received and welcomed us in his office and assured us of the government’s total support.

In Okitipupa we made a Courtesy Call on the Traditional Ruler, His Royal Majesty, Oba George Babatunde Faduyile Adengun II, The Abidi of Ikale Land, and then met the crowds lining the streets. Overwhelming joy everywhere. Evangelist Daniel Kolenda and I had all hands full to wave and greet the people through the sun-roofs of our SUVs.

Everything is ready for tomorrow. Please pray that this whole state may come to Jesus and see the salvation of the Lord. JESUS saves! What could ignorance of the Gospel do for people? To know Christ and the power of His resurrection life could change their trivialized and smothered existences. Without the resurrection it’s all Good Fridays, but praise the Lord “Up from the grave He arose, with a mighty triumph over His foes...” JESUS IS ALIVE.

Yours forever in Him,

Evangelists Reinhard Bonnke and Daniel Kolenda

With the whole CfaN Crusade-Team.

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On the Road Again

I am in Frankfurt Germany now preparing to board a plane for Nigeria. The Crusade in Okitipupa will start on Tuesday. You may have heard on the news about the violence that has broken out in Jos, Nigeria several days ago. CLICK HERE to read the article. Please keep our team in your prayers and check back for regular updates.

Happy Thanksgiving!

This morning I will be flying to Germany for a couple of days and then on to Nigeria for another Great Gospel Crusade. I was blessed to be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family on Monday, and now I am looking forward to the next glorious harvest. In a few days hundreds of thousands of new names will be written in the Lamb's Book of Life...that is something to rejoice about!

I noticed this year that many businesses were advertising today as "Turkey Day." The fist time I noticed this, it was on the sign for a business that said "Happy Turkey Day." I must admit I was a bit incensed. "How dare they try to remove the giving of thankfulness to God and replace it with a tribute to turkey!" Then in the midst of my righteous steaming it suddenly struck me...how often have I been more interested in the food and the friends and the football and forgotten to remember the faithfulness of God and give thanks to Him myself.

Ephesians 5:19, 20 says, "Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."

Today as every day, let us make it a point to remember the Lord and cultivate a heart of thanksgiving "For His mercy endures forever!"

My love to each of you and your families today. I am thankful for all of you! Please remember me in your prayers as I go into the harvest fields once again.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!

Video Clips from Nsukka, Nigeria Crusade

Impartation Breakfast with Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke - Tampa Florida

I want to let everyone know that on December 13, 2008 Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke will be in Tampa, Florida for an Impartation Breakfast. This is a unique opportunity to hear Evangelist Bonnke in an intimate setting and be prayed for by him personally. There will also be an opportunity to meet him and get a book signed, picture taken, etc. DON'T MISS IT!! Breakfast is included in the registration fee. To register NOW CLICK HERE

Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria - Conclusion

I have just returned home...very happy to see my family and rejoicing over the glorious harvest that took place in Ikot Ekpene over the last week. In spite of the rainforest-like weather conditions encountered in this Delta region of Nigeria, the crowd topped 400,000 in a single service! Below is a video shot by one of the tech team guys with his little personal camera. It will give you a glimpse into what it was like setting up the equipment on the muddy field. They literally pitched the platform where the trucks got stuck.



On the fourth night I preached about restitution. I told the people to return things that they had stolen and if they didn't know from whom they had stolen it, they could bring it to our team anonymously and we would give it to the police. The next night, the pile of stolen belongings was a big as the SUV they were stacked next to...a testament to the life changing dynamic that is inherent to the Gospel message. It is not simply a philosophy or even a doctrine and we dare not reduce it to mere cognitive ascent to the statutory definition of salvation. It is not embodied in a collection of words or ideas...but in a demonstration of real-life power. It is Zaccheaus returning 4 times as much to everyone whom he had cheated. It is the adulterous woman being rescued from execution. It is the demoniac of Gadara clothed and in his right mind. it is the cripples walking and the deaf hearing and the blind seeing and the dead living. Jesus said that his mission was to destroy the works of the Devil - that's the Gospel!

The final service was cut short by the rain, but not before I had managed to finish the message and altar call. Once again, an entire region has been impacted - one known for kidnappings, bloodshed and all sorts of crime. Tonight, I believe Ikot Ekpene and the surrounding region is a different place from the one we drove into one week ago today. Praise the Lord!

(P.S. even as I write this, one of todays headlines says that some of the hostages that were being held in this Delta region have just been returned.)

The video below is rough pan of the crowd on the final night of meetings with 400,000+ in attendance.

Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria - Final Day

(By Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke)
Dear Mission - Partners,

We have just returned to the hotel from the last meeting of this glorious Gospel Crusade in Ikot Ekpene/Nigeria. Tonight 400,000 people attended the service. Although it rained in the meeting, Evangelist Kolenda again preached the Word of God with powerful results.











The older I get the greater the wonder and blessings of our salvation become to me. When Jesus told Mary and Joseph, “I must be about my Father’s business” (Lk 2:49 NKJV), he was talking about the business of salvation. It was the Father’s business for the Son to be born and for salvation to be his immediate and direct business. He came to earth to be our Savior. He was the Word that spoke at Creation, but for salvation the Word came personally to us. His coming was life-long, a sustained sacrifice climaxing in the most horrible death. That was love in its most ultimate form. This Jesus is among us by the Holy Spirit.

Also: tonight great multitudes were baptized into the Holy Spirit and with fire – and many miracles of healing followed. It is salvation for the whole man, spirit, soul and body, spiritually, physically and mentally. Thank you so much for your faithful prayers and contribution which made this crusade possible. And may I be so bold to remind you that we still need the finances for the next crusade which is to start in about 2 weeks time? Thank you for your commitment and love for the harvest of eternal souls.

Yours forever in Jesus Christ,
Evangelists Reinhard Bonnke and Daniel Kolenda,
together with the whole CfaN Team.

Pictures by Oleksandr Volyk

Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria - Day 4

(By Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke)
Dear Mission - Partners,
Today the crowd reached the mark of 300,000 people – so many! I wished you could have been here in person. It’s not really the number that thrills us so much, but what God is doing on such a great scale! It is mind-boggling. Again the Gospel was declared with authority. Tonight’s theme was RESTITUTION, a powerful and necessary truth. The Holy Spirit moved in and touched every heart.




You know, the message is not measured by the messenger. Its wisdom is not the wisdom of the person who brings it; it is the wisdom of God. We may go about the task in fear and trembling like Paul in Corinth, but the Word is a hammer that shatters the rock. Jesus quoted Psalm 8:2: “From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise.” Whoever hears the Word of God and speaks it is a bastion of the truth. Moses was not convinced that the Israelites would listen to his word, let alone do what he said, but in the end even the mighty Red Sea reacted to his voice and the waters fled when he spoke with God’s authority. The Gospel has the same word-quality, glory to God.





The final meeting of the Fire Conference was also a great breakthrough. The Holy Spirit fell with power. Thank you for all your prayers and all help. THIS HARVEST MUST AND WILL CONTINUE – in the name of Jesus.
Yours as God’s reapers,

Evangelists Reinhard Bonnke and Daniel Kolenda,
together with the whole CfaN Team.


Pictures by Oleksandr Volyk.

Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria - Day 3

We have just returned from another wonderful crusade tonight. The response of the people was overwhelming and full of faith. What a privilege it is to preach the Gospel to such hungry people. Below is Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke's report from tonight:

(By Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke)

Dear Mission - Partners,
Although it was a very rainy day today (I’ve never seen such horrendous downpours), in the evening the crowd jumped to 250,000. The Word of God was powerfully and clearly proclaimed – with innumerable salvations. What an honor to preach to such a vast and open-hearted congregation. Next Jesus stepped in as the Healer of the sick, releasing each time mighty salvoes of joy from the crowd. The blind saw and the cripples walked just as in the days of the New Testament.

Yes, the impossible happens when God is around. It is His hallmark. Creation itself began when He passed by. Job speaks of the universe as ‘but the outer fringe of His works’, or ‘the skirts of His ways’ like a track left by walking on the wet grass. So it was with Jesus. You could tell when He had passed through a Jewish village. There were no sick people left! Where He is there’s no problem about walking the waves, raising the dead, or feeding five thousand with a boy’s packed lunch. It just happens. The elements bend to His will. ‘He makes ALL THINGS work together for good to them that love the Lord.’ One thing is undeniable: Tonight Jesus was in the crowd, hallelujah!

Tomorrow the Fire Conference comes to a climax. The Holy Spirit will fall! We are rejoicing! Please pray for dry weather – and also for the finance still urgently needed for the next Gospel Crusade, which is to start the first week of next month. Our eyes are on Jesus, the Lord of the Harvest.

Yours as God’s reapers,
Evangelists Reinhard Bonnke and Daniel Kolenda,
together with the whole CfaN Team.






















Pictures by Oleksandr Volyk