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Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, "I am a foreigner and a visitor among you. Give me property for a burial place among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight." And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, "Hear us, my lord: You are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us will withhold from you his burial place, that you may bury your dead." (Genesis 23:2-6)


sarahs death1. Process or Purpose?
Sarah lived 127 years and then she died. Now, what is Abraham's purpose in the death of Sarah? Is it burying her or something else? It was a very difficult time for Abraham emotionally but he had to pursue the purpose of God in his situation. Often we lose sight of our calling or allow ourselves to be disrupted because of our emotion or situation. Therefore many people get stuck in the process, instead of pursuing the purpose.


2. Abraham was not a settler but a pioneer

Abraham told the sons of Heth that he was a foreigner and a visitor, but the sons of Heth replied that he was a mighty prince among them. Abraham had had a great victory before and acquired a lot of possessions. He must have been a very influential and a well-respected man around Hebron. However, he kept his pioneering spirit and attitude. He never settled down here on earth.

“By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” (Hebrews 11:9-10)

He could have chosen a place to bury his wife from the land that the Hittites offered him, free of charge. They gave him the choice of the best places. But Abraham insisted that he wanted to buy a plot of land, a specific field, and pay the full price for it. He knew he had to pay the price in order to legally take hold of the land. This was the very first piece of the fulfilment of God's promise, which he knew he would not see in his lifetime. It is a prophetic statement of what is to come in future generations. His wife's death is not the end of his journey of faith or of the ultimate purpose of God. It is the start of a new stage. It was part of God's process, although it was painful and overwhelming. Jesus had to walk the shameful, painful and terrible journey of processes in order to fulfil the purpose of God. Sometimes we have to walk through the valley of the shadow of death, but that is the process; it is not the ultimate purpose or destiny.


3. Process of pioneering transforms us
The apostle Paul had to go through this kind of process. He became a prisoner (or pioneer) and sailed in the middle of a horrendous storm for 14 days. But this process made him like a god to the people around(Acts 28:6). At the beginning of their journey nobody listened to him, but at the end of their journey everybody listened to him including the Roman centurion. After they arrived in Rome, the Roman soldiers protected him and he taught about Jesus and the Kingdom of God with freedom for two years, even he shared the Good news with Caesar's household. He could have gone to Rome as God had told him when he was in Philip's house in Caeseria and Agabus prophesied about him. If he had gone to Rome from there, he would have been a fugitive (Acts 21:11-12).


4. Jesus was a pioneer who came down to earth and walked on to Calvary
We have to settle in Jesus, the Everlasting Rock, who came to earth as a pioneer and walked to the cross. When we settle in the Rock, we are becoming the most radical pioneers. It looks impossible for us to root down into the Rock but there is a crack in his side and his heart and plenty of living water in it. We are settlers in Him but at the same time we are pioneers in the processes here on earth to fulfil his ultimate purpose.


And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20)

 

[ News Update ]

1. House Moving: New House and New Heart
We have moved into the new house but the sale is still in process, which challenges us to keep trusting in him. Yesterday we heard that the final documentation has been approved. I believe that God wants us to move on continuously by faith, instead of settling down in the house. Please pray for the seller and buyer for completion of the purchase. We are grateful for our Singaporean friends who have started supporting us in prayer and finance from the end of June. God is so faithful. A couple of girls and local friends have been looking after our new house and transforming the garden, while we were in Korea for 5 weeks. God has given us trust that trusts in God and each other.


bridget cftn2. Our Family Visit to Korea and Celebration Korea
We had lovely time with my immediate family and the Forge family although there were a couple of challenges in this journey. Also we took part in the Celebration Korea on an island near the border with North Korea. It was a significant time for worshipping in unity and a prophetic sign of reunification. One day we prayed and declared that the hearts of the fathers will turn to their sons and the hearts of the sons to the fathers. Then the next day we heard a North Korean father and son escaped by swimming over to the island where we were! Also on the 16th August, the last day of the Celebration, 33 diaspora Korean rally drivers arrived in South Korea after travelling through China, North Korea and DMZ(De-militarised Zone) from Moscow. We saw that the physical infrastructure for One-New Korea is ready but spiritually and inwardly we are not ready because of our pride. (Read more about Celebration Report...)

 

3. The Forge School of Faith - 5
God has called us to restore the ruined “spiritual forges” and to raise up “spiritual blacksmiths” as part of the legacy Rees Howells. If you feel a heart connection with this legacy of Rees Howells, there are 2 ways to join us on our journey: we run a 1-month experience: 2 weeks community Forge living and a 3-week prayer trip; or people can join with us for 3-6 months community living. Our next Forge School of Faith starts on 20th September to 4th October 2014 in Wales (£200) and on 6th to 27th October in the Middle East journey (£500). (Your airfare or other transport fee to get to Wales is not included. Also abroad journey is optional.) This school is not teaching based but community living; we have a rhythm of resting, working, teaching, worship, and intercession. We function in English and there is no translation service. If you are interested in it, please send us this application form and £100 deposit. Click here to download application form. SORRY there are no places available for this school now. You will have to wait for the next one!
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[ Intercession & Prayer ]

sinkhole1. Korean Church and Korean Society are Sinking
Korea has been known as a mono-cultural and a hierarchical society for generations. This has led to situations such as the recent Seweol ferry disaster, when over 300 Korean high school students were drowned with the ferry because they listened to the crews' announcement and stayed inside the sinking ferry until it went down. In this society, people don't learn to take his/her own responsibility, instead they learn to obey whatever they are ordered by their seniors.

God has been speaking to Koreans through the natural disasters and man-made disasters of recent years. Koreans have a well developed IT and automobile industry, but as we saw on the news there, so many sink-holes and cracks underneath it are opening up. shipwreckI believe this natural phenomenon reflects the spiritual state of the society. Also Korea is well known for plastic-surgery. According to the British press, one fourth of South Koreans have had plastic-surgery. This shows that they are dissatisfied, not only with their appearance but also their identity, which has been confused or damaged. They don't know who they are and they don't want to be who they really are, which means that they want to be someone else. This Korean image-culture is one of the biggest crises in South Korea. People try to save their faces instead of saving their faith (trust).

I believe that Korean society and church need to be broken, like the Apostle Paul's ship, in order to be saved, restored and renewed. Otherwise Korean society and church might be sunk like the ferry “Seweol(=overcoming the world)”. Jesus came to fix the broken but to beak the fixed in order to save all.

 

kurdish2. This is not the Ultimate Picture but just the beginning: War in Gaza, Iraq with IS, Ukraine, Ebola, etc.
Every day we are hearing war news: in Gaza war between Israel and Hamas, IS in Syria and Iraq, Boko Haram in Nigeria, Séléka in Central African Republic, etc.. American and British governments were supporting the anti-Syrian government groups, but now we are seeing that IS (Islamic State) is rising from it. Also the USA and Iran are to begin talking together to fight against IS.

Sources in Tehran told BBC Persian last week that Iran's Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had authorised his top commander to co-ordinate the fight against IS with US, Kurdish and Iraqi forces.” (BBC News, 8th September 2014, Read more)

“The US and European countries have been reluctant to supply weapons and ammunition directly to rebel groups in Syria because of concerns that they might end up in the possession of jihadists affiliated to al-Qaeda. However, they have reportedly facilitated secret arms shipments.” In fact, the US government has committed to provide £152m in non-lethal assistance to the National Coalition, local opposition councils and the SMC. Rebel brigades have been provided with food rations, medical supplies, communications equipment and vehicles. The UK is providing more than £20m in non-lethal support, including 4x4 vehicles, body armour, generators, communications equipment, water purification kits and equipment to protect against chemical weapons.” (BBC News, 11 December 2013 / Read main story, click here)

isWhy did the US and the UK support the rebels in Syria? Is it just a mistake or a secret strategy for creating something? Isn't it leading to form this world into the New World Order from this chaotic world disorder? (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-29088680)  We need to keep our focus on the task: preaching the Good News amidst all the bad news being spread around, and preparing ourselves as the Bride and for the Bridegroom's return.

And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:4-14)


3. A Great Deception: “The Pope is very much Evangelical!?”

Is he really evangelical? If he is, what does being evangelical mean? We need to ask ourselves this question because a number of Charismatic Evangelical well-known Christian leaders are now standing with this Pope in the name of the unity of the church. We need to watch over this new movement of unity. We must be aware if they try to introduce another unity in the name of peace: unity of multi-religions, well-known Christian leaders could find themselves being used for it by those who are creating a platform of Catholic and Evangelical unity. (Read more about it... /  Read about Chrislam... click here

 

[ Unfinished Race with Rees Howells ]
Rees Howells purchased a fourth property, which is called Penllergaer, for Jewish children. He planned to bring at least
1000 Jewish children from Europe to the UK but he managed to bring only 12 children because the Second World War began. On Friday 21st September, a Korean lady and Mathew Toller, a Messianic Jewish Rabbi wanted to visit the BCW sites. Three of us went and walked on Glenderwen, Derwen Fawr, Sketty Isaf and Penllergaer. As we got to Penllergaer waterfall, Mathew asked me about “The Forge” vision, which is raising up spiritual blacksmiths through setting up a centre for worship, intercession, mission and to raise up the next generation and to work for Jewish people.

At that point Mathew told me that Jewish people need to come to 'The Forge' to be equipped as missionaries and should go out to the nations of the world again.
I really felt and prayed that is what Rees Howells left and we need to pick up. The Jews who will come might be not only from the USA and Europe but also from Israel, etc. It is very interesting because we didn't plan to go there at all on that day and the Jewish connection reopened up in our prayers in that place where Rees Howells prayed and prepared.

When I was in Israel in October 2012, God spoke to me again about Jewish missionary training in Wales. On 7th October, when I woke up at about 6 am, I felt God wanted me to go up to the Temple Mount. When I was in a queue and also on the Temple Mount, God spoke to me again about the Jewish missionary training. I came down to the Western Wall. As I touched the wall, he spoke to me again. So I told God, “I don't know what to do and how to do it although you are saying to me.” Then he told me,
“I have called you because you don't know and you cannot do it with your own ability.” I wept!

We went to Penllergaer this time during the Forge School on 22nd March 2014 and God impressed some of us strongly. This is the place where we need to create or bring down His story. It doesn't mean the physical land but spiritual ground where Rees Howells prayed and prepared for Jewish children. God doesn't want us to walk on the ruined places only but excavate to redeem and restore the longing of God. Still we don't know how to do it but we know that God wants to raise his army, Jews and Gentiles, in these last days for the harvest fields. God already has done it, is doing it, and is looking for someone who wants to do together with him.

 

[ Place All on the Altar! ]

On Sunday 31st March 2013, I went to Penllergaer to walk with God. While I was walking, I heard, “Go back to the beginning!” This voice was lingering nearly all day. A few days previously, I had got a phone call from a friend of mine in Swansea. He was organising an Easter Egg Hunt for children on Monday 1st April and he wanted me to bring over my son Noah and family to Swansea on BCW(Bible College of Wales) site. I reluctantly went and found that Derwen Fawr house was opened.

Later on I called my younger son Yohan to come to the Blue Room with me because his conception and birth are deeply related to our journey of faith. I took a couple of photos of him in the room and I saw a card on the top of fire place. As soon as I looked at it, God spoke to me loudly and firmly. “Place All on the Altar!” On that card there were a few Bible scriptures and this hand writing. Only this sentence jumped out to me and convicted me. Later on I found that a lady sent this card last November from Penllergaer area. Isn't it interesting? One day I heard “Go back to the Beginning!” and the next day “Place All on the Altar!”


In January 2009, our family started going to the BCW sites every Sunday according to God's conviction, that he wanted us to redeem and restore the SPIRITUAL INHERITANCE of Rees Howells. Then the BCW sites were closed down and the college moved to England in July 2009. From that point I felt that God wanted us to redeem and restore the PHYSICAL PROPERTIES too, as part of the inheritance. Thankfully one of these has now been purchased and is being restored by Cornerstone Community Church, Singapore. So “Go back to the beginning” might mean that this journey is to redeem and restore the spiritual inheritance of Rees Howells only. Although I still don't know a lot of things, what I know is that I have to place all on the altar and I have placed BCW sites on the altar. Of course it was so hard for me but obedience is better than sacrifice.


It looks like my 4 years and 4 months intercessory journey with BCW sites has come to an end, although we are still pursuing Rees Howells spiritual inheritance and the picking up the baton of equipping Jews and Gentiles for the last harvest fields. But
we are pursuing the redeeming of his spiritual inheritance through the Forge vision.

 

Three Days Fasting for Israel & UK

1st - 3rd December 2014

Venue: Kings Park Centre, Kings Park Road, Northampton, NN3 6LL, U.K.

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