Another year is nearly over, and what a year it has been. The nations are being shaken, but those of us who know Jesus belong to a Kingdom that can never be shaken who has a King who is all powerful and all loving! This Christmas time we remember that we serve a God who gave us His most precious gift that we might have eternal life.
UK
Liz traveled to the UK to join 80 Political, Business and Church Leaders consulting together at the House of Lords on Thursday 11th December in response to the current Financial Crisis. The unity of the Holy Spirit was there as they met for over 2 hours consulting together in response to the current Financial Crisis.
Senior church leaders were from the Methodist, Baptist, United Reformed, Anglican, Assembly of God, Elim as well as Operation Mobilization, Ichthus, Pioneer, CARE, Evangelical Alliance and even the Protestant Truth Society. There were many more, from Nigerian and Afro Caribbean Churches, Indian and Korean. Other para church groups were represented, as well as prayer networks.
Liz was asked to be one of the speakers (several were invited to share for 3 - 5 minutes each on what they felt the Lord was saying). She chose to comment at the end of the meeting.
“I was privileged to bring a short word encouraging evangelism as well as prayer and shared a picture/dream I had. I saw crowds of people surging toward a precipice. A voice shouted “REPENT”. The believers in the crowd turned around toward the voice and saw it was Jesus. They linked arms and found that they were many! Just as police stop a surge at a sporting event, so the crowd was stopped and the believers saw that the people they were facing were a very different group from 20 years ago. They were from many nations, brought to the UK to meet Jesus. They also realized the people they were linked to were also from many nations. Jesus was asking us to minister together to these people. I said I believed the reason we had these problems in the west was because of our silence. How can they hear without a preacher and we needed to repent of our silence.”
The general consensus was that a declaration would be drawn up that stated something like this:
1) The current financial crisis is primarily the result of the pursuit of moral choices and values that are not based on those of the Kingdom of God; and we Christian leaders repent of our share of responsibility for the failure to communicate these values into the nation.
2) We are under judgment and as judgment begins in the House of God, so does repentance.
3) We are calling all churches in Britain to observe a season of prayer from New Year's Day to Easter 2009 for prayer and calling upon God for the transformation of the nation.
Please pray as we seek the Lord about how to practically implement this declaration. Also we need a follow up to bring about a program of repentance, prayer and commissioning.
By the way, on the same day in Westminster, our friend's church building that is in danger of being closed and sold by the Church of England to a business man to become a spa was spared for the time being as the planners in Westminster denied the businessman permission to change the use. Your prayers were again effective in the area! "The fervent effectual prayer of the righteous availeth much" (even more than we expected!)
We have been blessed by our wonderful prayer and financial supporters. You have kept us “on the field” and available to serve where it has been most needed. We are thankful for our continued health and strength to be able to travel and facilitate ministries around the world.
Have a Happy Christmas and Fruitful New Year,
Syd & Liz Doyle
Please pray for us as we minister in:
Dec. 28 Mooresville, NC - Living Waters
Jan. 11 Waterford, MI - New Hope Christian Fellowship
Jan. 31 – Feb. 1 Flint, MI - Ignite Flint Foursquare Church
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