| 2000 August/September seminars in Rome, Malaysia and Singapore - Joseph Shu |
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Dear brothers and sisters, Praise and thanks to the Lord for blessing our 2000 August & September seminars in Rome, Malaysia and Singapore in His graces and mercy. Thanks for your prayers and all kinds of supports for the seminars to be wonderful and fruitful in Christ. Alleluia. I would like to share with you God's amazing graces in these seminars as follows: (1) August 4 to 9, 2000, Rome retreat: There were about 25 Priests, 5 Sisters, and 25 Brothers attended the retreat. They came from different dioceses in main land China, and are studying theology in various seminaries in European countries such as Italy, German, France, Swaziland, Australia, ..., etc. Praise and thanks to the Lord for pouring down Holy Spirit upon all of us. We had wonderful retreat in Father's love, Jesus' graces and Holy Spirit's fellowships. In 8/9/2000's morning, God blessed us able to visit Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica. We had photographed with Pope. Fr. Paul Pang described in Italy to Pope about this special retreat for Priests, Sisters, and Brothers coming from different dioceses in China. Fr. Paul Pang also introduced me and my ministry services in global to Pope. Therefore, I received a special opportunity to kiss Pope's ring, shake hands with Pope, and also photographed the above graceful moments. Praise and thanks to the Lord for this unexpected grace to me. Thanks to Pope and Fr. Pang for Pope's blessings and Fr. Pang's introducing. Alleluia. (2) August 19 & 20, 2000 in Sibu, Malaysia Over 1000 people attended the seminar. During lay hand prayer in the seminar, we lay-hand prayed only for those who desired to be prayed. Almost all of them desired to be prayed and were prayed. Many of them were baptised in the Holy Spirit, received speaking in tongues gifts, healings, and blessings from the Lord. In Sibu, there is a newly built seminary and retreat center able to accommodate 700 people. Directors of the center invited me to lead a retreat for God's servants in this new retreat center in September, 2002 for leaders and potential leaders of churches in Malaysia. It will be opened to all those who desired to serve God in Malaysia, Asia and even USA and Canada. May God enlighten, lead, and bless the retreat for His chosen servants to grow in Christ. (3) August 22 & 23, 2000 in Kuching, Malaysia There were about 1000 people attended the seminars in Cochin Trinity Church. Entire church was filled with people and even many people stood outside to participate the gatherings. Please see the attached local church newspaper clip which reported the event. Archbishop Chung of Kuching diocese told me this gathering has the most attendees in the Trinity church history. At the end of the gatherings, hundreds of attendees offered their lives in prayers as living sacrifices to God. They submitted themselves to be God's servants. Praise and thanks to the Lord. Next day when we left Kuching for Pennag, one sister went to airport only to tell me the following testimony: She was so joyfully to testify that she experienced God's accepting her to be His servant. She felt Jesus presented among us during our offering prayer at the end of gatherings. She strongly experienced a new victory life in Christ on her way home after the seminar. Praise and thanks to the Lord. (4) August 25 to 27, 2000, in Pennag, Malaysia During day time, we have seminar for prayer group core team members. There were about 200 attendees. Some of them drove many hours from far distance to attend the seminar. One brother testified at the end of the seminar that he cried from deep heart and his tears dropped down to his body even to his toes while listening to the messages in the seminars. Deep joy and peace came out of heart with the tears. Praise and thank to the Lord for touching His servants' hearts by Himself. Alleluia. In the evenings, we had seminars for general believers or non-believers who desire to know Jesus. There were about 800 attendees. Bishop of Pennag diocese was very joyful to greet attendees at the end of August 27 evening seminar. Bishop invited me to come to Pennag diocese to serve every year. Thanks for Bishop's warm welcome. Praise and thanks to the Lord for pouring His Holy Spirit to touch and heal His people in Pennag. Alleluia. (5) August 29 & 30, 2000, in Sandakan, Malaysia Sandakan is a smaller city comparing to Pennag, Kuching or KL. However, when I arrived at Sandakan airport, there were over 10 people to welcome me at airport. I was very touched to see these pure-hearted people of God. When I left Sandakan, over 30 people went airport to see me off. I was very touched again for their sincere and hunger hearts for Christ. Even in the weekdays, there were about 60 people attended the seminars during the day time. In evening seminars, we had about 200 attendees. Many of them took days off from work in order to attend the seminars. Some of them drove about 8 hours from other cities to attend the seminar. Praise and thanks to the Lord for blessing and comforting His people with sincere and hunger hearts to Him. He abundantly poured down His Holy Spirit to fill all hunger hearts. Joy and peace were overflowing in our midst. Alleluia. (5) September 1 to 3, 2000 in KL, Malaysia During the day time, we had seminars for prayer group core team. Some of attendees came to attend the seminars from far cities by driving many hours. In the evenings, we had seminars for general people. There were about 800 attendees. God releases His Holy Spirit upon attendees. Three brothers and sisters witness their seeing Jesus came from heaven to our gathering. People received healing, deliverance, and various spiritual gifts. After 9/2's evening seminar, one Indian lady told me in English (she does not understand Chinese) that she was outside the church and was attracted to come into the seminar gathering because she saw Jesus came down from heaven to stay in our midst. She felt God's present among us. Praise and thanks to the living God walking among us. Alleluia. (6) September 4 to 10, 2000 in Singapore During the Liturgy of the Words in 9/4 evening mass, Fr. Tung invited me to talk to the assembly in stead of his own homily. After the mass, a Chinese Philippine sister asked me in English if I am a priest? I said "no, I am not a priest". She said, "can you pray for me?" I replied to her "I am surely very happy to pray for you." When I lay-hand prayed for her she started crying and filled with the Holy Spirit. Next morning, a local church leader told me the Chinese Philippine sister (whom I prayed) can not speak nor understand any Chinese. They sat next each other. When I spoke in Chinese in the mass, the Chinese Philippine sister told the church leader that she did not understand any of my talk. However, she felt my words penetrated her heart with burning hot inside her heart. Praise and thanks to the Lord for His almighty beyond human words limitation and human imagination. I was touched by God's power, love and graces that even I spoke in Chinese for Christ, Holy Spirit witness to touch the sister who does not know Chinese at all. Alleluia. From September 7 to 9, we had three full day "New Life 2000" seminar in retreat center. Fr. Vincent Lee who is the director of the retreat centre offered all meals and accommodation free of charge to attendees. It was in weekdays, there were over 400 people attended the seminar. Local group leaders also made available hundreds of cassettes copies for the same day's morning talks and previous day's afternoon talks to serve people. God released His Holy Spirit among us. Many people received healings, baptised in the Holy Spirit, received spiritual gifts. People confessed, repented and were filled with joy, peace, and love in one spirit in Christ. Many people testified their received physical healing, psycho-physical healing, and spiritual reborn or renewed by the Lord. Praise and thanks to the Lord. I have received four touching written testimonies from Singapore. Attached I put one in this e-mail to share with you in advance. More testimonies will be published in our freely distributed 5L2F-B (5 loafs and 2 fishes booklets). If you would like to get our free 5L2F-B, please e-mail us. At the end of the seminar, Fr. Tung said he wish to publish a testimony book "Legends in the Ho(4) Kan(3)" like San Jose prayer group's published testimony book "Legends in the Wind" through Taiwan Kuangchi press and Malaysia MSEC press. Ho(4) Kan(3) is the place of the parish located in Singapore. They have received 4 testimonies. May God touch more people to testify for Christ to lead and bless the "Legends in the Ho(4) Kan(3)" be published soon to glorify God and benefit His people. (7) Deep Thanks to Servants of God
Praise and thank to the Lord for calling and blessing the following His
servants together with me to serve in the seminars for Christ:
Of course, there are many local churches' leaders (whose names I am unable to list here) made excellent preparations, arrangements and services for these seminars for Christ. May God bless all of you and reward all of your excellent efforts for Christ. I was very touched that sister Li Shiao Po flighted all the way from NY, USA to Malaysia to attend Sibu, Kuching, and Pennag seminars. Her faith and huger heart for Christ encourage us. Praise and thanks to the Lord for calling her to be with us in such a great devotion for Christ. After every seminars in Malaysia and Singapore, local leaders (Bishops, Priests or Lay Leaders) always warmly welcome me to come again to serve their churches or groups. I was deeply touched by their warm welcome and sincere invitations. I replied to them I would certainly be very happy to come to serve for their churches or groups again, may God blesses and helps my tight schedules which had been fully booked in 2001 and half booked in 2002. With God's blessing and leading, I believe I will visit and serve in these churches and groups again, soon in God's time. May God fill all hunger hearts with His Word and Living Water. Please visit http://www.m4christ.net/seminars/testimonies/index.shtml for viewing some photographs taken in these seminars. Attached are also some testimonies about these seminars to share with you. Thanks again for your prayers, all kinds of supports, and participating for the seminars for Christ. May all glory go to the Lord. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. May God bless you all always. Love in Christ,
Joseph Shu
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