Double Trouble for Mom in Bangolo!

It is hard to imagine the heartbreak of this mother.  At the young age of 9 both of her twin sons began to go insane.  They started to act crazy and out of control.  They lost their ability to communicate and were rendered totally insane for the next 8 years!  She had tried everything available to help her sons without any positive result.  Hope for a normal future for the boys was almost gone.  Then Jesus came to her aid in the form of a Gospel Crusade!  She heard about the meeting and brought her two sons for prayer.  The healing compassion of the Lord came upon them and their minds were completely restored.  They stopped acting insane, regained their speech, and were able to communicate normally.  What a wonderful testimony of the Love and Grace of God.  The whole crowd erupted in praise to God. HALLELUJAH!

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Hope and Healing comes to the People of Bangolo.

Bangolo is located in the Western part of Ivory Coast.  This was one of the towns that had been devastated as a result of the civil war.  The people had suffered the loss of life, possessions, and respect, as they had been subjected to unspeakable atrocities.   What a Joy for us to be able to bring the Gospel of Hope, Salvation, and Healing to them.  They came in the thousands and were like a sponge soaking up the goodness of God meeting after meeting.  There were so many testimonies of healing and deliverance.  Every morning the hall for the new believers teaching was crammed full of hungry hearts.  They wanted to recieve all that they could.  The local Pastors were thrilled with what God had done in their town.  They thanked the team by giving us traditional elders' robes, which is a sign of respect.  All Glory and Praise goes to God for his Great Faithfulness.

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Witch Doctors Foiled in their Attempt to Stop Crusade.

As we rolled into town with the team trucks we were met by a friendly reception.  However, all was not well in Bangolo.  The witch doctors and their faithful were not looking forward to our presence.  They immediately began to plot how they could stop our meeting.  Local brothers reported their attempts of withcraft were not working on us, so they turned to good ol'e sabatoge.  Not aware that our power supply was our own generator, they destroyed a city power transformer thinking this would shut off the power to the meeting.  They were highly disappointed when the bright lights and sound system continued to pump out the Good News.  The transformer that was destroyed did, however, supply power to the hotel we were staying in.  We were without electricity for the next 6 days.  Hot and sweaty, but well worth it to reap a great harvest of souls.

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Power of the Mask Broken!

The West of Ivory Coast is famous for its worship of the "mask".  Each region has its own mask and spirit that they worship and sacrifice to.  This is supposed to appease the spirits and gain favor with them.  In reality, the people are bound by demonic power through this practice.  They suffer greatly, both spiritually and physically.  Scores of people testified of being delivered from evil spirits and the practice and effects of sorcery.  We are in a spiritual battle.  Please remember to keep us in your prayers and intercession, as we launch into our last crusade meeting of the dry season.  We will be in the city of Tiebissou from March 20-28.  Tiebissou is located about 35 miles north of Yammoussoukro which is the political capital of Ivory Coast.  We want to thank each of you that are standing with us.  God is answering your prayers.  We highly value your friendship.

Love in Christ,

Dan, for the IEM Africa Team 

In This Issue

Man Blind for 8 Years Healed.

What a joy it was for this man to see again after such a long time!

Tommy and Tony pose in their Village Elders' Robes.

Each team member received such a robe from the Pastors.

Hundreds Gather every Morning for Teaching Meetings.

We were amazed at the level of hunger for the word of God. People were gathering hours in advance of the start of the meeting.  Each morning when we arrived, the hall was full.