Another very early start – 03:30a.m. – saw us arrive in Goteborg/Gothenburg around 10:10a.m. Follow this with a 3 hour – one stop - drive to Helsingborg and you get the idea of a long distance start to our latest trip. Peter, John, and I were in Sweden as the guests of Tommy & Andrea Josefsson and their 4 boys. We had four official meetings but our plans aren’t always the same as Gods plans – as you will see.
We settled in and then got to Sion Church around an hour before the first meeting. Plenty to do and quite a few people to meet, greet, and talk to. Some new acquaintances and some renewed ones. Now let me start with an advert here – DVD’s of ALL sessions will be available quite soon. Details of how to get them at the end of the report. This trip was marked by the Holy presence of God in all the meetings and some very remarkable things happened.
On Friday evening, Peter spoke for an extraordinary 3+ hours !! Those of you who know him, also know that he has a very large umbilical hernia and is awaiting a vitally urgent operation to fix it. You will also know that, normally, Peter is in an ever increasing weak state and has great difficulty moving around. However, whenever he rises to speak and minister, the Lord gives him almost limitless supernatural energy that leaves the rest of us struggling to keep up with him. This was apparent throughout this weekend.
His text for the evening was Luke 24:13 ff – the Road to Emmaus. The men were ‘downcast’ – much like the church today. Much of the time was taken up with testimonies like the woman raised from the dead after 9 hours and having been certified dead by two doctors. She was in the hospital mortuary. Suddenly, a man from Sion Church came forward. He is Rumanian and is related to the woman who was raised – so he confirmed the story. Isn’t that amazing?? A story from Rumania, told to us while we were in Norway several months ago, and confirmed by a relative from Rumania in a church in Sweden in May this year – extraordinary !!!! The church and guests were very excited by this and other testimonies and by the words of encouragement that Peter gave. After prophecies and ministry, we all got to bed around 2.00a.m. – another ‘average’ RoFMI ministry day !!
Saturday started with an early afternoon meeting for pastors and leaders. Peter started by saying that the most dangerous place for a Christian to be is “in your own comfort zone”. We need to trust God enough to allow Him to lead us out of it ! He related stories of how the Lord had taken him out of his comfort zone many times but had never let him down. Then we had another extraordinary confirmation. I was present when this happened in Spain. Peter had a word for a young married couple. The girl was in the meeting but her husband was in his broken down car over 70km away. Peter went right out on a limb to call him in and he was transported into the meeting. This was confirmed by a pastor from Uppsala who’s own daughter lives in Spain and is best friends with the couple. The man transported into the meeting gave testimony to all of this at the blessing of his new baby – the subject of the prophecy in the first place. There were many more faith-building stories, prophecies, and testimonies given during the afternoon.
Peter said that, when God says something – He does not joke – He means it. He is currently shaking the church and many large ministries are coming under very close media attention – mostly for all the wrong reasons. Peter mentioned several of them by name – all information in common knowledge via the press and internet. He said that, “Hypocrites cannot be allowed to rob the Lord.” He cited Luke 9:18-20 where Jesus asked Peter, “Who do people say that I am?”. The Peter asked those in the meeting – “Who do YOU say He is?” The problem is that we, the church, have lost our inheritance and we seem to submit more and more to the ‘big tithers’ – we are afraid to lose them. We are also afraid to speak lest we upset people. Yet God has given us an inheritance that is still ours to receive. But WE have to change – not God because He never changes.
Peter then went on to give an update on the RoFMI ministry. God is moving people around, putting them into place ready for revival in Scandinavia and throughout Europe. We had a communal meal and fellowship together followed by much prophecy and ministry.
Saturday evening was for everyone and Peter began with words of prophecy for the group from Uppsala. He spoke on 2 Kings 6:8-23 – how “Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.” Peter gave a lengthy prophecy to a pastor and his family all the way from Stockholm – each family member received a word from the Lord. Then there were then many more words of prophecy and encouragement for everyone present who wanted to hear a word from the Lord.
What happened on Sunday was of greater significance than everything that had happened up to this point. Tommy and Andrea were having their youngest son, James, dedicated in the morning service. Around 14 people assembled for a celebratory family breakfast before service. Tommy opened by welcoming folk from all round Sweden – as far as 600 km away – thats a 10 hour drive !! In the service, Peter firstly prayed for and blessed every child present after dedicating little James – aged just 8 weeks. He pronounced the Priestly Blessing (Numbers 6:23-26) over James who displayed remarkable aplomb in handling the whole event very calmly. Peter said that just as Simeon had seen the child of promise – the Messiah – so James was a child of promise and symbolic of the coming revival in Sweden. At this point the presence of God was so tangible you could have cut it !! Tommy, who was translating for Peter, simply had to stop and beckon another to continue with the interpreting.
Peter then called out the senior pastor from Uppsala and gave him an amazing prophecy. He almost leapt off the platform to lay hands on the man who promptly went out in the Spirit for around 20 minutes. Even after this, he was very wobbly and continued to receive ministry for a further half hour. Peter made a prophetic proclamation over Sweden adding that “God will bring revival quickly to those whose lives reflect a desire for revival.” The meeting erupted and people were praising God – loud amen’s and hallelujah’s filled the air – and many more received prophecy. It was all but a kind of ‘Holy mayhem’ for the rest of the service – wonderful time !! This continued on through lunch an until around 5.30p.m. – some 7 hours after we started.
What a day !! Thank you Lord \o/
Monday dawned and we set off once again for Goteborg City Airport around 230km away. After a safe flight we all got back to the safety and security of our own homes – but the memories will last a lifetime.
DVD’s of the event can be obtained from Tommy Josefsson – for now via us at RoFMI – rofmimail@googlemail.com However, they will not be available until at least Friday 27th May.
One last note. Peter and the RoFMI team would like to thank our prayer partners and all those who have sown into the ministry. This has enabled us to take Gods words and message to many people and to start revival in Scandinavia, Holland, and other places. As a result of recent meetings, many doors have been opened to us for future ministry, and as we depend upon financial support for these trips we would very much encourage you to seek the Lord to see if He would have you support us too.
Please pray for Peter as he meets with his consultant surgeon for the results of his CT scan and a date for his much needed operation.
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