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Written by: Michael Johnson
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Kenya
Update
As Jack and I exited the airport at Kisumu, Kenya, we were greeted by our host, Apostle Mathew Engere. We traveled by SUV to our main city of ministry, Homa Bay. This city is located on the coast of Lake Victoria, the second-largest freshwater lake in the world. After settling into our rooms and getting a bit refreshed after 20 hours of travel, we headed for the field where the evening crusade was held.
The old and rustic platform was decked out with several large, amplified speakers. There were racks of lights and a shaky metal floor, all elevated about five feet above the crowd. People began gathering from all directions as the Christian music played loudly. A contortionist from Apostle Mathew’s church helped to draw even more onlookers as he wrapped his legs around the back of his head, removing and then putting on his baseball cap with his feet. The crowd was amazed at the circus-like performance he gave, and it swelled to over 200 people.
Jack Adams gave the first message after our team was introduced. It was evangelistic and ended with a call for salvation. Over 50 people came forward to receive Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior! In the days afterward, we were able to minister to over men in a local prison. Over 40 of them called upon God for salvation at the altar call. We also ministered to about 30 women prisoners and prayed for them for specific needs they were facing. On the final night of the crusade, an amazing number of men showed up. It was Sunday. To our amazement, as the altar call came forth to accept Christ as Lord and Savior, over 90 of them stepped forward and prayed for Jesus to come into their hearts and be their God and Savior.
On the other nights of the crusade, we were able to minister to many of those who were there and spoke on unforgiveness, healing, and being baptized in the Holy Spirit. They were a spiritually hungry and responsive group of people and we witnessed many breakthroughs, healings, and Spirit-filled manifestations take place. Most of them have no church home.
Besides the five-night evening crusade and the three mornings of prison ministry, we were able to do a water baptism service and an orphanage meeting. On Sunday, we met the baptism candidates at the river near their church and baptized eight people. After that we conducted a Sunday service and prayed for many members of the congregation. On Monday, we traveled for four hours to Eldorate where Apostle Mathew’s church is. On his property is a 30-member orphanage. We ministered there on Tuesday morning and were able to give them gifts of soccer balls, jump ropes, hula hoops, and toys we had purchased a few days before. The leaders of Apostle Mathew’s ministry were given nice study Bibles purchased by funds you provided for this outreach. Jack also purchased a case of Bibles in Kenya that were given to first-time converts and those baptized in water. (over)
We were in an area of Kenya that is inhabited by the poorest of the poor. Our host, apostle Mathew, is 60 and can’t afford the cheapest of cars, so he rides on a motorcycle. His church and orphanage are bare-bones, made of old, bent tin sheets and aged wood. The children’s benches are very old and rugged and their classrooms consist of benches, chairs and a painted-on chalkboard on the wall. We hope to continue sending funds to this ministry to help Mathew provide the children with newer coats and clothing, toys, balls, and school supplies. This was a largely evangelistic trip, but we were able to speak to the key leaders in Apostle Mathew’s ministry and bring instruction and encouragement, and Bibles to them. He has planted six churches, besides his own, so far. The crusade we held has helped him in the planting of his seventh church. It is in Homa Bay.
Thank you for your prayers and support that helped so mightily in this outreach. We had smooth and on-time flights. None of us got sick or suffered from jet lag. God’s strength, favor, and anointing was upon us in every endeavor. Apostle Engere knelt before us on the last day we were with him in his office. With tears pouring forth, he told us that he was so grateful we came in the sensitivity and love of God, which was evident to him and the people. He couldn’t believe the willingness he saw us display in going
to all the meetings and praying for so many people. He is urging us to return in God’s timing to carry on in helping leaders and believers grow and develop in the things of God. You helped to make all this possible, and we are very grateful.
Kenya and Michigan
On July 24, I am scheduled to fly to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to meet with Curtis Baker for a four-day gathering of pastors, leaders, and laypeople from Myanmar (formerly Burma) in the United States. Myanmar is still experiencing a prolonged civil war, and thousands of its citizens have fled the country as the fighting has made it too dangerous to remain in their homes. Among those fleeing is a great number of believers. American missionaries brought the gospel to Burma over 100 years ago and successfully made many converts and disciples throughout the nation. Even though this is the largest Buddhist nation on earth, Christians have advanced, and there are many thriving churches and Bible training centers scattered throughout the land. We have personally traveled to Myanmar a dozen times to conduct leadership conferences and children’s/orphanage ministry. As the Burmese Christians flee, they are settling in nearby nations such as Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, and Malaysia. They are also settling in Australia and the United States. Curtis has built up relationships with many of the key pastors from Myanmar and regularly travels to their churches in these various countries. He also ministers in their churches in several American cities.
The leaders of the Myanmar Grand Rapids conference have asked Curtis and me to be the main speakers at the evening sessions and then to minister at local Burmese churches on Sunday. This is an excellent opportunity for us to meet more Myanmar ministers and Believers and set up future ministry with them in the United States.
In September, I am scheduled to travel to Nairobi, Kenya, to work with Jack Adams and possibly Curtis Baker for a leadership conference and evening crusade in Homa Bay City. This city is located in central Kenya, and the ministry event takes place from October 2nd to 5th. Jack Adams is an elder and prophetic evangelist at our church in Pflugerville. He has joined me on numerous overseas ministry excursions in many nations, including India, Myanmar, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Kenya, and China. They are expecting about 200 Christian leaders to attend the daytime conference and then even more for the evening crusades and Saturday water baptism service. We are believing God for many salvations, baptisms in the Holy Spirit, healings, miracles, prophetic ministries, and deliverance. Please keep this even in your prayers, as we have many times faced increased spiritual resistance from the enemy before and during these meetings.
We thank you for your generous support and prayers over the years, which have given us the ability to continue impacting poorer nations with the Gospel and leadership ministry. I will be taking a case of my book “The Path of the Righteous” with me to Michigan and Kenya, and I usually give away most of them free of charge to help the pastors and leaders. Much of the need for the Grand Rapids expenses has been met by a church and other donors. There is a remaining need of about $3500 for the Kenya outreach to cover the cost of airfare, conference expenses, advertising, books, and housing. Thank you in advance for your contributions and for keeping us in prayer as we travel and minister. All contributions are tax-deductible. Checks should be made out to FMI. You can also give online below.
Please keep our missionary friend, Chuck Lenhart, in your prayers as he is now facing a vicious form of cancer in his prostate and bones. He is hospitalized in Pennsylvania and is bedridden with a broken shoulder and weak legs. He needs a miracle. We began traveling with Chuck in the 1990s as he lived in China. He and his family and ministry team have been true missionary pioneers and have gone to many unreached people groups in China, Tibet, Mongolia, and beyond, and have had great results in planting churches and installing Bible Schools. May God bless you as you do your part in helping to fulfill the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19.
Manila, Philippines
In late March I am scheduled to depart for the Philippines with Ron & Christy Bishop of Shepherd Shapers and our church elder; Jack Adams. Pastor Raymond Yap of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is working with a host pastor in Albay, Philippines. They are busy organizing this conference and are expecting at least 60-80 key pastors and leaders to attend. Additional ministry will take place at local churches and other venues while we are there. I will take a box of my recent book, The Path of the Righteous, to give to pastors. Please consider donating to FMI before March 15 to help with the expenses of this trip which will be about $4,000. Keep us in your prayers from March 24-April 2 as we travel and minister overseas. All contributions are tax-deductible and checks should be made out to FMI. You can also give online:
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Greetings to you and your family. We are well and are continuing to receive good reports from pastors and leaders who attended the Nakuru, Kenya conference a few weeks ago. The conference coordinator, pastor Shem, is asking us to return next year so we can do more leadership conferences in other areas of Kenya. We are praying about this opportunity and hope it works out.
I am now booked for flights to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for October 23-31. Curtis Baker of Visionaries International will leave the States before me and will be doing ministry events in Singapore. He plans on joining me in Malaysia. This will be my second visit to Kuala Lumpur. It has been over 10 years since I have ministered there. Our host and coordinator of our outreach is pastor Raymond Yap. He is the founder and lead pastor of a large church with over 1,000 in attendance each Sunday. The congregation is primarily made up of refugees from their neighbor to the north, Myanmar. (formerly Burma) Pastor Yap has established several other churches in the Kuala Lumpur area as well as orphanages and Bible training centers. Due to the civil war in Myanmar, these are largely made up of refugees who have fled from that nation. Pastor Yap has invited me to speak at his two main services on Sunday, October 27. Curtis and I are also planning to conduct leadership conferences and Youth ministry while in the area. This is the last overseas outreach trip I have planned for 2024.
Part of the funds for this outreach have already been received. There is a remaining need of $2500 for airfare and conference expenses. In Kenya, the appeal for funds was met. The generosity of you and others also made it possible for me to give pastor Shem a $500 donation to help with his expenses and travels. Thank you for sowing into this event and helping the needs to be met. I was able to bring my new book,
The Path of the Righteous, with me and gifted 20 copies to some key pastors. All donations should be made out to “FMI” and are tax deductible. Please keep this outreach in your prayers.
In God’s Love,
Mike
We're Home and Thank You
The Nakuru Leadership Conference in Kenya, Africa was a blessed and memorable event. I have just returned from the 21-hour flight from Nairobi to Houston. With God’s help, I delivered the Sunday morning message after driving home from Houston and arriving at my front door at 10 pm. Being greeted by Cheryl made it all worthwhile.
In Nairobi, we ministered in three separate churches in the area. (Jack Adams, Curtis Baker, and I) I spoke at the Hatley’s church on their compound and enjoyed the congregation’s hunger and receptivity to the Word of God. We drove four hours to Nakura on Tuesday and began the conference on Wednesday morning. Over 500 pastors and Christian leaders were in attendance. They came from Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and various parts of Kenya for the event. The theme was “Arise, Shine, for Your Light Has Come”. There was a special anointing upon the services and many spiritual breakthroughs were experienced among the people. Most of the messages were aimed at building up, instructing, and edifying those in leadership. We also ministered in the realm of breaking curses, praying for the baptism in the Holy Spirit, and healing. Another group had reserved the indoor auditorium we were originally supposed to meet in. This caused us to have to erect large tents and use plastic chairs in a semi-open-air atmosphere in a field. By the grace of God, it didn’t rain in the daytime and the wind was light. We were joined by a “Global Advance’s” representative in Kenya on Thursday. He met with many leaders to explain how they could continue with Zoom meetings and teachings after they returned to their homes. This was the first large, unified conference these “Church On the Rock” pastors had been able to attend since Covid struck a few years ago.
Thank you for your generous support and prayers as we traveled and ministered. All flights were smooth and on time and none of us suffered any illness. We have been invited to return to Kenya in 2025 for more conferences as the leaders have found them to be very edifying and beneficial for them and their teams.