Rise Up and Build - South

The Rise Up and Build Family Get Together saw the swift runners of the AOJ family come together for two days of praise and thanksgiving on April 6th and 7th. The event saw many servants of God testify the outpouring of his mercy and protection during their work in the field. After the introductory message by Sr. Angelica, the stage was given to various co-coordinators from the states to share their testimonies. The abundant experiences they received had to be pruned, in many cases for lack of time. Here are a few select testimonies from the south zone:

Kerala

• Over four hundred believers were reached. 38 meetings were conducted. It is in Ernakulam district that the maximum number of meetings happened. The FRP class and the 7 demon doorways were the most useful.. Almost all the places, people said that they had never heard such things, and it is for the first time they heard that Jesus had given them authority. In one place in Ernakulam,  there were two sisters who received deliverance from demons. In the second meeting in Wayanad district ,7 pastors attended. It was a positive influence in their life. One sister who was born again but backsliding was delivered from  an evil spirit after attending the meeting. Many realised that God had given them the authority. There was a bird in the area that used to give trouble to one of the believers. She rebuked the bird, and the bird never came again. -  Sol. Ponnan.
• The lord blessed us to do a meeting in Palakkad, followed by Kannur and Wayanad.. In the Feedback everyone said that they liked the troop church. God gave grace to start two troop churches in the workplace. - Sis. Suma.
• The first meeting took place in Trivandrum. When we taught about curse breaking there was lot of opposition from the audience. They kept asking questions despite our trying to answer. I felt discouraged and wondered how the next meeting will take place. But God said that he is in control. The  second meeting happened in Kollam, at the end of the first day people threatened us that they would beat us. On the next day, nobody came to beat us. The Lord strengthened us. Another sister from the pentecostal faith came on the second day and said ‘some people threatened to beat you, I came to share it’. The next day, I realised that this person is an advocate. In the next meeting in another place called shakthikulam, the son in the house did not co-operate. He was throwing things around. He cursed the sister incharge in the subsequent meeting, he met them and took part in the troop church. - Kerala Team

 Andhra and Telangana

• We did the program across all age groups. The lord performed many miracles . When the meeting happened, one man who did not know God, after attending the meeting he pledged to conduct this program in his village. God performed many miracles in Nellore. - Bro. Jonathan
• When I visited Sr. Vani , and discussed about RUB program I did not believe it. Next, I  prayed for the lord and the lord showed me a vision. During the first meeting, there was a lot of confusion. People asked about prophecy. Sr. Vani prayed with Ezekiel 37 for three days, soon three more meetings were conducted. I did not know how to praise the Lord and worship him, despite being a servant of God. After this, I learnt how to do these things and much more.
• I would like to share three things. I am extremely thankful to God for establishing a divine connection to Sr. Angelica. Last time, I came here, sisters colded me for not preaching. I took the advice to heart and started preaching. Many places Guntur Vijayawada, almost 1000 people were taught. Few financial miracles took place. – Bro. BM Reddy and Team.

Coimbatore, Pudukkottai and Ramand

• We received Coimbatore, Pudukkottai and Ramand.  We were praying to open a door for a place where we could conduct the RUB program. Finally one family said that they would like to organise the program at Pudukkottai. The presence of God was present very much. Everybody was strengthened. In the next meeting at Ramanad, 15, people attended. They were strong believers and the Lord did great thing, the Lord revealed where the problem was in their families.
• The third programme was conducted in Dindigul. A Roman catholic family was unable to decide which church to go. One of the sisters  wanted a transfer she told God that she will attend the meeting and God should provide the transfer for her son-in law. .The next day the official gave the transfer order to the son in law. – Bro. Benjamin and Bro. Shakespeare

Pondicherry

• God's word is a double edged sword. It started cleaning me and activated me more into the Bible . I started reading the Bible. During the FRP program, we all knew what God forgives our sins and cleansed our sins. When we forgive others only others will be forgiven. Forgiveness is not an option became one of the foundational school. Many church officials attended the meeting. - Br. Valentin

Karnataka

• In Belgaum over 13 church pastors attended the program and asked when will you conduct the program in our churches. Shabbat prayer resulted in financial miracle.- Bro. Gregory
• North Karnataka is 900 KMs from Bangalore. It has unique places with unique issues such  as pastor being unaware of of local issues  In one area I saw a person afflicted with elephantis , I told him that it might be an ancestral curse. I informed him that I was not going to pray and he is going to pray. I told him ‘Confess with your mouth and you will be healed.’ The person said that the church pastor has never spoken to him regarding this. In that place, the RUB program took place in the street with elders because people were unwilling to come into church.
• Except Bangalore, people were ready to listen to the word of God. In North karnataka many pastors said that this is such a new message of regeneration and good to the soul. People confessed with their mouth and and received deliverance. God powerfully manifested himself in the troop church. In Bidar, in the troop church, a pastors came running astonished by the healing that took place. In Kushal nagar a girl with a nerve problem, unable to walk from childhood after the troop church was able to walk. – Bro. Roopesh and Team

Tirunelveli

Pastor Rajan who had organized RUB in his church shared his and his congregation’s experience:

• Thank you for this opportunity to share what the Lord has done in Tirunelveli.  RUB was conducted on March 6th and 7th in Tirunelveli. Since then it has been conducted in 18 different places. As some of us had shared it was difficult to organise it because of the content. Change management is crucial in every aspect of our life. Change creates leader, leaders create change.
• I took the responsibility of conducting this seminar as requested by Bro. Richard. The last week  of January I spent in Rwanda spending time with the victims as well as the perpetrators of the Genocide. 80 percent of the country's population was lost due to unforgiveness. I stood before the preserved bodies of the victims of genocide. I asked the Lord why he had brought me there. The Lord replied that if there is any country that harbors unforgiveness this will be the result. Today the Media is promoting hatred. On January 31st, I came to know that the FBI had warned India that during the 2019 elections hatred will be promoted in the country. With this message, I asked the Lord what should I do. And that's when I received the call for Forgiveness and Reconciliation program we organised this and are seeing the changes as a result of the programs. We are conducting a breakthrough prayer on Tuesdays in a van. We are also planning to take this program to Japan and to a few other countries.
• In Japan alone there are 75 suicides every day and the govt has set up a suicide forest for anyone to commit suicide.  I am a pastor’s son with 16 years’ experience in the church. We have divided our church into troop churches. I see that there is a sense of freedom in the people. I have assigned people to deliver others and bring them to church.

Madurai 

Pastor Francis and Pastor Alex shared their experience of conducting FRP in Madurai.

• Glory be to God. We called the entire city and village pastors as well as business people, deaf and dumb people. I would like to share three testimonies that took place in the house church. A young lady who was about to get divorced after hearing about forgiveness she asked forgiveness from her husband. After a few days, they got their divorce sanctioned from the court. On the same day, the husband reconciled with his wife. It was really astonishing
• In Madurai, a prominent individual who was into witchcraft accepted God.. He was the second in position in the Malaysian Murugan temple. Though he was being led into Christ, it was only the message of forgiveness that completely brought him to accepting Christ. His family was also saved. An education official occupying a high position was reconciled to his son. Father and son were not talking to each other. Once the message of forgiveness reached the their family, after three days, there was peace in the family.
• Out of 11 taluks of Madurai , God allowed it to be conducted in 8. The message was shared in 36 places. Totally there were 800 people who accepted this message. This included 500 members from Jesus family who were Blind, crippled and deaf who accepted this.
• Bro. Alphonse an adamant RC believer who in God touched through the CCF meeting. When this message was told to his family they shared it to the church, and the entire congregation wanted to listen to the FRP message.
• God had opened doors in all colleges and schools to conduct FRP. We plan to have more teams to reach different sectors of the population.
• An employee who came late was removed from the job. Another brother informed him about forgiveness following which the employer reinstated the individual. When the pastor's participated in this program it paved the way for reconciliation among themselves we conducted the program in 26 churches.

Troop and Gift Schools

Many incharge of the programme shared their testimonies during the RUB Family Get Together. Bro. Samson Paul testified about a husband and wife who spoke to each other after twelve years. Sol. Mohanasundram shared testimonies from the troop church and congratulated Sol Albert, Haggai Zone, for his efforts at starting troop churches. Sol. Albert was presented a small gift as a token of appreciation. The new gift schools of Family Building, Financial Discipline and Workplace evangelism were introduced.

The following are some of the testimonies shared by the participants of the recently concluded BFF  in Chennai:

• We came to know what is truth? How it works in us. I had not forgiven some people. During the program, I learnt about forgiveness and reconciliation. I learnt about Shekinah and then curses.   I used to attend church just out of tradition. I used to give tithes to church but was not happy. I wish to take the truths I learnt to Kanyakumari – Daniel
• During the last five days, I received  deliverance. I used to go for Mass, though I did not stand or place candles before any statue. We used to pray regularly at home. Despite this, there was no change in our son’s life. During this program, we understood the reason for it. In the coming days, we will prophesy over this. I also learnt about the reason behind sicknesses. I met several patients and was able to advise and encourage them – Antony
• I got to know many biblical truths and understood the authority that the Lord has given to us. Inner healing was very useful. In the worship centre, I had a vision of Jesus calling me to sing near the microphone. I hope to prepare more soldiers for Christ. – Jeyasheeli
• I got to understand the truth. There is a lot of difference between the truth told in churches and the ones taught here. All classes are touching. I had gone to hospitals for healing, but I did not know that God had given healing power to all. – Sagayamary
• Each class renewed us. In the worship centre, two gents were standing on each side. I heard a male voice behind me. I turned around to see who it was, but no one was there.  I think that must have been Jesus. I felt very happy. One sister whom I prayed for during the hospital visit said that she needed to get well and once she is healed, she will thank Jesus for that. I forgave a lot of people and our hearts and bodies felt light. May the Lord use us as instruments to proclaim God’s word. – Sisly