Revival is here now! From over the world we hear of accounts similar to the following which was sent to me this morning. I can believe it because I belong to the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship church in Canada, often called "The Toronto Blessing" where similar manifestations have been taking place for six years. The revival is spreading like fire around the world, saving, delivering and healing. The following account from the church of Pastor Izaguirre of Brownsville in Texas, USA reads as follows:
"REVIVAL AT BROWNSVILLE TEXAS"
Twelve years ago Pastor Genovevo Izaguirre led his fellowship into fasting and prayer. Three days per month, during the fast, they would meet in the church to worship, then pray, then worship, then pray; and so on, continuously, for two to three hours at each meeting.
They prayed for revival for twelve years.
On February 4 of this year, God's Spirit fell on a teen cell group of about 25, and the church will never be the same.
Just like at the beginning of the great Welsh revival early in the twentieth century, teenagers were ushered into God's presence with great manifestations. Some fell out in the Spirit, as some were baptized in the Holy Spirit, without laying on of hands, and they began speaking in tongues. Some ran outside vomiting as they went through spontaneous deliverance. Others fell weeping in repentance.
They forgave one another. They forgave while worshipping. They forgave in gratitude for God's mercy and presence. On Sunday, February 6, at the 7 p.m. service in the church sanctuary, God came in power and glory. People began falling under the power of the Spirit during worship, all over the building. Some were at the altar. Some were at their seats. Many were baptized in the Holy Spirit where they sat, and began speaking in tongues.
People in attendance were spontaneously delivered from drugs, while many were healed of afflictions, never leaving their seats.
It was God and he totally ruined their programs and their idea of having church. It was unspeakably awesome, and it continues today.
Two days later, on Thursday, February 8, at a regular service, a woman gave a testimony. She had taken her son to the dentist because of some pain he was having in his teeth. The boy had never in his life had any dental work or check-ups. The doctor remarked on the quality and beauty of brand new fillings in the young man's mouth! The woman argued with the doctor that it was impossible. He had never had any teeth filled. The dentist took x-rays for his records.
The only explanation was God!
Then, another woman in the service rushed to the altar to display the eight shiny silver fillings that she had discovered while brushing her teeth that morning.
Two young girls ran to the front weeping. They too, had dental miracles of fillings in the form of magnificent gold crosses in their teeth.
They had never prayed for these manifestations, only for revival. This was all God's idea.
Pastor Izaguirre then had an altar call. When the call was given it was a delirious sequence of events. Many in the church started spontaneous worship. One lady was yelling and screaming, praising God for her one gold and six platinum fillings. Most in the church were crying.
During the next services on Thursday and Sunday, at 7 p.m. it was more of the same. Many testified about dental miracles, sporting shiny gold, platinum and silver fillings. God had given one woman a brand new tooth while she slept, where there had been none before.
Several young girls came to the altar to show off the gold dust covering their faces, arms and necks like a thick mist.
When I asked Pastor Izaguirre about other ways that God's increasing presence was affecting his church, he said that salvations were on the increase.
Mision Divina is located in a destitute and gang-infested area of Brownsville Texas, but that has not kept anyone away. This fellowship of approximately 150 believers has been seeing 30 to 50 visitors at each of their three services per week.
On Tuesday, February 24, their were eighteen saved. Many gang and Mafia members have given their lives to Christ.
Pastor Izaguirre related the following story to me about a gang member: A young man who was a member of the Mexican Mafia, a notoriously violent gang that operates near the US - Mexico border, had given his life to Jesus on Sunday, February 13.
During the Tuesday, February 15 service, he disappeared into the parking lot, where several church members, who went to check on him, found him with a 38 caliber revolver to his head, threatening suicide. They scurried back inside to tell Pastor Izaguirre what was happening, whereupon he ran out to check on the young convert. As he approached, he heard a loud gunshot coming from the direction of the boy.
"Mario, Mario!" screamed the Pastor. Izaguirre then heard muffled crying coming from under the truck where the boy lay on the ground. As the boy was pulled up, powder burns showed on his shirt were he had fired the pistol directly into his belly, but he was completely uninjured! They went back into the sanctuary testifying, weeping and giving God glory.
God's sudden appearance in Mision Divina has spurred the church into an evangelical fervor. They comb the dumps and shanties in dangerous Matamoros across the border looking for new converts!
Later on in the services some people started dripping with oil in their hands, and this happens in almost every service ....and the revival continues.
Satan has made his attempts to distract the church and destroy the move.
While a team of intercessors was praying in the sanctuary one morning a witch suddenly entered and began chanting while throwing flowers and other Satanic objects around the sanctuary. The prayer warriors immediately rushed her, rebuking her in the name of Jesus. She took off running and never came back!
Hallelujah, prayer warriors, keep it up!
Pastor Izaguirre says that while the church has been totally disrupted by God's sudden arrival, he prays is that they will do nothing that would prompt God to remove His Spirit and presence.
God's Spirit rules at Mision Divina.
By the way, RevivalFind doesn't often talk about financial miracles but here's one for the books.
Recently, someone hand delivered 80 envelopes to the church, each with money inside. The total was $1,600.00 The donors remain anonymous.
Mission Divina
Pastor Genovevo (Gene) Izaguirre
2105 E 14th Street
Brownsville, Texas
(956) 546-2039
E-mail ~ GIzagu5710@aol.com