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1. Revival in
Tiebissou
2. Miraculous Healing
3. New
Faith
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 Young
Man is Set
Free from Drugs!
The lady on the above left brought
her two sick children to the crusade. After
hearing the word she decided to believe God for their
healing. God honored her faith and healed both of her children.
Encouraged by their healing, she sought out her brother who had been
bound by smoking drugs for many years. He consented to come
out to the meeting with his sister. Jesus touched him and he gave
his life to Christ. He also trusted God for his deliverance from
drugs. God answered his prayer and he came nightly testifying
of how Jesus had made him free!
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 Older
Lady Bent Over for Many Years Made
Straight!
This sweet old lady was overjoyed
for what the Lord had
done for her. She had to walk bent over for many years. Much like the
woman in the Bible. One evening during the prayer for the
sick, she realized that her back had straightened. She found she could
walk normally now! She came faithfully to all the meetings as she
was grateful and wanted to receive all she could from
the God who loved her so much!
Miracle Testimonies
Abound Nightly.
It never gets
old! It was such an exciting time of awe and wonder as we heard scores
of testimonies. The Love and Mercy of God
never fails to amaze me. Hands were raised in praise
and shouts of "Hallelujah" rang out to God for all He had
accomplished.
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Revival Comes to
Tiebissou.
 Tiebissou is located in the center
of Ivory Coast. More precisely it is just
south of the rebel held capitol Bouake. Since the civil war, the inhabitants
of this town felt very neglected and discouraged. It was as
if they felt no one cared for them. Well, Jesus does! He
sent our team to conduct a meeting where the greatest news in the
world would be proclaimed nightly! It was amazing to watch how
depression and discouragement turned into joy and hope. Many of the team
members (including myself) were stopped on the street to be thanked for
coming to their town. Truly a great revival had started. Every
night thousands poured out of the town and into the open football
field where we had set up the equipment. It was awesome to
join in the worship service and be encouraged by the Word
of God. The news began to get out and the people started to
bring the sick any way they could. Some by car or motorcycles,
others by bicycle, still others were brought in wheel barrows! It's incredible
when the fame and power of Jesus kicks in.
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Young Lady on Deathbed Raised
Up.
 According to her own testimony this
beautiful young woman was paralyzed and on her death bed
when the team arrived in Tiebissou. She could not eat and was completely without hope
as she had contracted an incurable disease. However, her mother heard
about the crusade meetings. She determined not to give up on her daughter
and brought her out to the field. As God's Word was being
preached, faith began to grow in the daughter's heart. She gave her heart
to Jesus and decided to believe Him for a Miracle in her
body. I am so glad that what is impossible with men is
possible with God. Almost immediately something began to happen. She found
that her appetite returned and she could eat again. Strength began to
flow into her body. Soon she was able to sit up
and then stand up! She then began to take one step
after the next. What a great miracle had taken place. She came
to every meeting including the morning Bible teaching services. She took notes
and was the first to answer when questions were asked. What
a radical transformation. God is truly awesome!
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New Faith Blooms in Their
Hearts.
 Bethany Sias took this beautiful
photograph on the left. I couldn't help but to be
reminded of the work of salvation that was taking place in the hearts of
the people of Tiebissou. God's Word says that He "Beautifies the
meek with Salvation". That is so true. There is nothing more precious
than to see the divine transformation of a lost soul. They were
literally being taken out of the kingdom of darkness and placed
in the kingdom of light. Puts goose bumps on my arms just
thinking about it. I never want to lose my love for the
lost. In fact, I don't want anything in my life to
be a hindrance to the work of the Holy Spirit. Why? You
may ask. Well, God's Word says that "The Love of God
is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit". That's
why. Even as the Holy Spirit was moving among the people, we
found He was also moving in our own hearts. This led us to
repentance in our own prayer closets which ushered in a refreshing
from the Lord. God is so Good!
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"All We Like Sheep Have Gone
Astray".
 Often in the Ivory Coast I see
sheep aimlessly wandering about without a shepherd to
lead them. Thankfully we were able to work with
several local churches to offer the new believers an
opportunity to be a part of a spiritual
family. It's so good to know that Jesus the Good
Shepherd has promised to "Never leave us or Forsake
us". As the dry season ends so also do the
outdoor crusades. However, God's Work
continues. So also must ours. Our team is
faced with moving our entire base. It is comprised
of three households, two forty foot containers of tools
and materials, one tractor trailer truck with a forty
foot container trailer full of equipment, and a
second truck with a twenty foot container that houses our generator and other crusade material. I
said all that so that you might get an idea of
the scale of the size of the move we are faced with. This
is going to take a gigantic effort on our part, and all the prayer
we can get on your part. Of course, it's going to
take a considerable amount of finances as well. Please be in prayer
with us that God will lead us to the right location and facility as
we would like to get into a more permanent situation as far as the
base is concerned. This summer leads us to the end of our
tenth year of living in the Ivory Coast. Wow! Time flies
when you're having fun. We love and appreciate each one of
you, our supporters. We couldn't have done it without you! As a
side note, for those who want to give you can click on the
link below to be taken to the donations page of IEM.
We hope this will make it more convenient for
you. We cannot
express our gratitude enough for your faithful support of the Work of
God. Together we are making a difference!
Yours in Christ,
Dan &
Laura Jennings
http://iemteam.org/donations.html
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