And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.

in order to keep the base in Australia updated we write several short testimonies each week to send back to them. I thought I would post a few of those testimonies here so you too can read some of the incredible things God is doing in this city!

October 2^nd, 2012 – Bek

            We were helping with a twin delivery, rejoicing as twin one came safely and then quickly saw twin two was in an undeliverable position. The doctors told the mother that she would have to go for c-section and in a whirlwind, preparations were happening for her to get an operation. In that moment we began to ask God for a miracle to turn the baby so that she could deliver right then and there.  As the doctors prepared paperwork for surgery – we notified them that the baby was coming and sure enough God answered us and the little one came right then and there!      

 

OCT. 3, 2012, Christine

            A mother came into the labour ward with her baby in a very difficult position. The mother said she had not felt the baby move since early that morning, causing us to assume the worst. We searched for the baby’s heartbeat, but could not find any sounds of life at all. As we held the listening device in one final position over the mother’s belly, we began to pray, crying out to God to bring life to this baby. In the middle of our prayer, suddenly we heard a strong, quick, steady heartbeat. Thank you jesus!   

 

OCT. 5^th, 2012, Estera

            During worship time I felt that we should ask the staff at the hospital if we can pray for them, I got a picture of this one particular lady. She hasn’t been very friendly to our team and I imagined that she wouldn’t agree to prayer. However, later that morning while at the hospital praying for our day I was reminded of what I had felt earlier, so I told the team. As soon as I was done telling them, the woman in my picture walked up to us and asked for prayer!!! We prayed for her! I was so encouraged to see that God’s heart is not only for the women we serve but also for the staff we work along side! 

Oct. 9, 2012, Corry

            As I was involved in a twin delivery, the first baby was a known stillborn and the second came out very lifeless. When I looked at the second baby, God said “stick with that baby” so I followed the doctor for the resuscitation. I began praying fervently and giving medical care and within minutes she began breathing on her own. With jesus there is always hope! 

October 17, 2012, Briana  

            At the HIV clinic this week a man walked in holding a little boy. With tears running down his face, the man remained standing for all of the worship and devotional time. At the end of the devotional the man came forward with his little boy and said that because he and his wife were both HIV positive it was time for his son to be tested. The community there gathered around him and prayed fervently for this little boy to be negative. Later that afternoon the man came up to me with remnants of tears still in his eyes and a huge smile on his face. He held up the test results, which read negative for HIV! Thank you Jesus for hearing the cry of this man on behalf of his son. 

 

October,16, 2012, Corry

            A premature baby girl was born and declared dead by the doctor. As I was leaving the baby-room the dead baby was brought in for disposal and I knew that Jesus wanted me to begin resuscitation, so I asked the nurses to help. After a little bit of work the little princess was alive and breathing on her own. Jesus raised her from the dead!

 

   

30 October 2012: Laura

A group of us went to do a simple healthcare teaching and antenatal check-ups for a local slum community. When we arrived we met a young man who spoke English very well. He stayed around for our healthcare teaching but he didn’t pay much attention. As we went to do the antenatal checkups I felt a burden to talk to him, even though I wasn’t sure what kind of conversation to have with him.  He invited us to his home for chai after we finished our checkups, and I knew we had to go. As we sat in his home we began to talk about our belief in Jesus. He is a very brilliant young man and although he comes from a Hindu background, he had spent a good portion of time reading through the bible and the qu’ran. He knew scripture very well however he had not been able to connect with the truth of the bible. He shared with us that during the night he had a dream that foreigners would come to him and share with him “matters of God.” Through words of knowledge we were able to talk into drug use and depression in his life. He told us that he had just purchased a large amount of drugs so that he could commit suicide that evening. Through prayer, scriptures, and testimonies we were able to bring truth and revelation into his life. He made a commitment to follow Jesus and he invited the Holy Spirit into his life to help guide him and lead him in the right path.