BLUE FLAME EVENT AT THE LIGHTHOUSE

As a follow up to the mission event last Saturday at the Lighthouse, Duncan has asked me to blog a bit more… this is new territory; I have never ‘blogged’ before!
But just as blogging is uncharted ground for me I realise that this type of evangelistic approach may be new territory for some of you.
We offer Dream Interpretation, Spiritual Readings, Healing, Spiritual Massage and Art teams and as ‘out there’ as these things may sound, they are simply all expressions of the Spiritual Gifts.
3 years ago, 3 of us ventured into the local Belladrum Festival with a wee tent, a bit of training, no experience but such a sense of purpose. We were literally bombarded that day; people seeking spiritual truth and meaning for their lives, direction and hope. When the rain poured and our make shift sign fell down, they didn’t even know what we were offering yet they still came in a never ending line. God showed up so powerfully it changed the way I understood evangelism completely.
Last year we went to Belladrum for the fourth year, with a team of 44 people (and a lot more tent) we carried out over 360 encounters in 2 days. People of every walk of life and age seeking true spiritual meaning. People want to encounter God but they struggle to start this journey by trying to fit into our church culture. Through this type of evangelism they are amazed to find God in the most unexpected places through tangible experiences of His power and presence. I have seen this happened in festivals, pubs, cafes, Body and Soul fairs and on the streets….Jesus went to the people, he Hasn’t changed.
When 3 of us first went to Belladrum 3 years ago this type of evangelism was almost unheard of in the UK, now there are literally hundreds of church folks trained up and out there all over the country through teams like Insight & Light and Life.
I always felt I was the world’s worst evangelist and I never knew how to communicate Christianity to people until God showed me that the prophetic gift could be used to reveal his love and power outside the church walls. It has been an incredible journey ever since for me and many others who have also discovered how much fun this is and how amazing God can be.

Below are a couple of stories from the event last week. I have collected 100’s of these type of stories and comments over the last 3 years…from places like Belladrum & through joining encounter teams at the Burning Man festival in Nevada where we saw about 30 salvations, a broken arm healed, and people lying or kneeling on the floor, in the dust, crying in God’s presence being changed.... there’s so much more to come.

Charity Bowman-Webb

ENCOUNTER STORIES FROM LAST SATURDAY
Gwen:
As one of the encounter teams we saw several people over the course of the night. It was amazing to sense God reaching out to each of them through us. The last girl we met with was troubled by horrible dreams. She had been through a few horrific things and was thinking something else bad was going to happen and that something was wrong/evil with her. Through Gods guidance we were able to explain what the dreams meant and explain that God was there for her. She allowed us to pray with her, and she physically relaxed. I believe that this encounter is just the start of many for her and that the things she heard and felt that night will impact her life.

TRISH
One lady brought her partner along he seemed not too keen to be there and gave nothing away,(until the end) words were spoken to him about the sort of person he was (positive things) and what God would like to do in his life, his partner started to cry....good tears. He wanted to find out more about God and we were able to leave with him a booklet about knowing God personally (A booklet by Eric Alexander)....which he was happy to have. There was a real sense that God was at work in his life...