Great JOY Despite Much Hardship!

FIRST CRUSADE FOR 2011

Praise God my brothers and sisters in Christ!

I hope and pray that you are all there fine in Jesus name. Am happy to write this message telling you about the recent crusade that was from 12th to14th this month of January, 2011. I thank God to see that I was able to get there to bless His people and sharing the word of God.

On 12th we were supposed to go early in the morning, but I wasn’t able to go because of some reasons, but I sent Beatrice and went ahead of me and I was the preacher on that day. I tried by God’s help and I left the town (Mbarara) at around 1:00pm and traveled by bus.

The place we were to be on is deep in the village from the main road, so when I reached at the stage I got out of the bus and had to travel by a boda boda to the crusade ground. I do hope that you all know what a boda boda is. Well it is a motorcycle. So the road I had to pass through was very bushy and the boda boda guy was riding very faster so sticks scratched me and I wondered whether I will get where I was going. But thanks to God that I reached to crusade ground and I found that they were waiting for me.

I went on and preached on the crusade though I was tired. There was a good number of people and it is always my joy to see people getting saved on the crusade. When I invited those that want to receive Jesus as their savior, I was overwhelmed with joy to see many people mostly old giving their lives to Jesus. This time I wasn’t able to get any photo because I had no funds to hire a camera man to take photos and hope you know that I don’t have my own camera. Pray that I get mine one day.

Now the next morning, we had a seminar and the message in the seminar was that there are many things that already hinder us (Christians) in this journey of salvation, but we need to keep on going, as we wait for our Lord, who overcame many more challenges than we face. Many people were blessed and encouraged to go on.

Then in the evening I went on the crusade and led it well and many people got saved again and many were healed.

On that day, a drunkard man came on the crusade but refused to get saved. Yet when he got back to his home after crusade, Jesus appeared to him and told him to come back on the crusade ground and get saved. So when we were removing the machines, this man came back running and shouting that “thank you Jesus for saving, thank you Jesus for healing me.” We asked him what happened and he said that Jesus came to him and told him to come back and get saved. We thanked God and prayed for this man and told him to come back in the morning to the seminar. Some people that were there with us said that he can’t be back in the morning, but to my surprise he was that first to come to the seminar early in the morning. We thanked God for him and prayed for him again. We will keep him in our prayers that he may know God even more and become a testimony in this place.

Then on the last day I went in to the seminar and shared the message that changed many people’s lives and this message is my favourite message, and it has blessed many lives wherever I share it and here it blessed many souls again.

I shared my message titled “LOVE IS THE KEY TO HEAVEN” and many people were blessed and touched and at the end of the seminar many people came to me asking many different questions, like “how can I forgive and love my enemy?”… and “how can I feed my enemy?” … and “what does it help me to love others?” I was happy to help them by answering their questions, and some put the word in action immediately, whereby one pastor stood and said, “I have been touched by this message and I have decided to put it in action by giving out my shirt.” He gave a shirt to a man that wasn’t well dressed.

I really gave thanks to God to see that I can share a message and touch on many people even pastors. WHO AM I? I only give the honor and glory to God for using me and I pray that He keep on using me to bless many souls all over the world.

So in the evening I had to leave the crusade ground and go back home, but I feared how to pass in the bushy road again, but had nothing to do. I got to the boda boda again and passed through the sticks again scratching my clothes, but got to the main road. By the time I reached the main road, it had become dark late in the evening and was scared whether I will get home, but when I was there I saw a bus from Kampala to Mbarara stopping to drop off some passengers. I thanked God and ran very faster in hoping to find in a seat, but when I entered in, I found that there were not any seat and they could not stop again for me to get out. Still had nothing to do. So I came back home while standing in the bus and traveled for 2hrs, which was very hard. When I got home I felt much pain in my right leg, and till now am still feeling that pain, but I believe that I will get well soon.

I thanked God to see that I was able to go and bless His people though I met hardships. When I was in the bus standing coming home, I prayed in my heart that may God help me and get me my own means of transport to save me from these sufferings when taking His word and I believe He will do it in His right time.

Then on Saturday Beatrice (my wife) and Joy (our young daughter) came back home safely also and thanks to God that they came well and reached safely.

So I want thank you all for your prayers to me, my family and ministry of evangelism and I request you to keep on praying that may God keep on using me and providing me in all.

I wish you well and God’s blessings in this year 2011.

Love you all and wish you well in all.

Your brother and friend Evangelist Evard
P.O.BOX 136 Mbarara Uganda.

2011 is a New Bundle!

Hello my beloved brothers and sisters in Christ!

I hope you have a blessed new year in Jesus name.

When I was entering this year I was blessed to get this message that blessed my heart and felt to share it with you saying “THIS IS A NEW BEGINING” meaning that the past is over and now is a new begining with much hope to succeed in this year 2011.

When I was still thinking about this, I was reminded that 11 means a starting of a new bundle like the first ten then the second ten so we have started a new bundle of second ten, and I feel to encourage you that this bundle we have started is to be successful for you in all.

Believe this word and you will see it coming to pass.

At this time you don’t need to see or think of or on your past, but only your tomorrows.  To that God is saying that all will be well for you in Jesus name.

Someone say Amen!

From reading Jeremiah 29:11-13, it shows that He is having a good plan for you this year, and that He is waiting to answer your prayers if you pray with all your heart. So this year your prayers are to be heard and answered not matter what has been your last situations. So it is now up to you to accept this to happen or hinder it, but for Him, He is saying that I am waiting for you to pray and willing to answer your prayer.

So my brother and sister I am encouraging you to go on now and tell your loving father whatever is your need this year. He is willing to make you happy and make you laugh this year, in Jesus name. Take it and you will see it fulfilled in Jesus name.

When the enemy try to tell you that you are going to fail, tell him that the one protected you through 2010 will help you succeed in 2011, in Jesus name.

I take this message in Jesus name. Take it and believed it too, you will see it happening in Jesus name.

That’s a short message for the New Year 2011 and am coming soon with another message to encourage you go on.

Be blessed in all you are doing this year 2011.

Yours brother, friend in Christ

Ev.Evard.

YES, YES, LORD!!!

Hallelujah!! Many said YES to Jesus! … at the Rwobuhura Crusade!

Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ! I hope you had a blessed Christmas times and I wish you all a prosperous new year.

I didn’t write much to wish you a merry Christmas and new year greetings, but I hope you all know that I was busy preparing for the crusade of ending the year 2010. I have now come to say thanks to you all for your support to help me do the work of God in fishing/winning souls for Jesus. May God bless you all for your support in all ways, because I believe that you have been there praying and your prayer helps a lot in doing this work.

As I was telling you, the crusade was to start on 28th December 2010 at 09:00pm, but it came to midday when I had not got the transport for machines and the team and the fuel. But God was faithful and helped me try by all means to see that we can go.

We left here for the crusade at around 05:00pm and I suggested that we don’t do the crusade on this day, but what surprised me was the number of people that were waiting for us at the church. We reached at around 7:30pm, but found a hundreds of people waiting at church and they said that we can’t sleep without sharing anything. So we had nothing to do apart from wiring/connect the machines and share little with them. I had to apologize for keeping them waiting till night hrs and encouraged them in few words that God has good plans for us all. So we went and rested. They touched my heart that night to see that they waited for the whole day and they really love the word of God.

Then on 29th we had a seminar in the morning and the message was to keep the vision/dream till it come to be fulfilled. This encouraged me a lot as we were sharing. We saw that there may come many things to discourage you from (or to kill) your dream/vision, but we need to go on as the pregnant woman. She feels much pain when carrying the baby in stomach, but she persists until she gives birth. Remember about Joseph. Many people were encouraged to go on no matter what. Then we went to the crusade in the evening and there it was wonderful. I saw the number of people that I have never seen in all crusades I have been to. We declared God’s love to all and many gave their lives to Jesus and we prayed for the sick and people testified immediately that they have received healing.

Then on 30th, it was wonderful because I was able to meet again with my friend pastor who helped me on learning English. (I hope you know about this if you have ever read on my testimony of how I learnt English.) It has been a long time not meeting him, but this time I was pleased to meet him again and He was happy to know how God is using me.

And also the pastor of the church that we were on was to be consecrated on that same day as a reverend. This pastor is the one that baptized me when I got saved, so I was happy to lead a crusade at the church he is leading and he was happy too for this. So we had a wonderful morning. That event was to take place at 02:00pm, so we had to have our seminar first and that day’s message was that we need to make our needs known to God, and cry to Him in all corners, for He is able to hear us and answer us. Remember about Hannah. So after the seminar his leaders came and led the event of consecrating him as a reverend and then went to the crusade. We had a MP candidate and LC5 candidate and needed our prayers to continue their campaign.  I was blessed to meet such honorable guys.

On the crusade, I preached and the Lord was with me, because when I welcomed people to get saved, many people came in front and gave their lives to Jesus and it was great.

Then after seeing lives won for Jesus, the Holy Spirit led me in worshiping, and while we were still worshiping people started to receive healing, and then I prayed for the congregation. Afterwards, many people wanted to testify, but it was late so I gave only three to testify. One was suffering back pain for years and couldn’t bend it, but after prayers she was healed and bending well. Another one had tumor on her neck and was seen outside, but after prayers it disappeared and was no longer feeling pain. The third one had pain in chest and couldn’t breathe well, but after prayers he was healed and feeling well. I have never experienced such move of the Lord in my crusades. This time it was wonderful and I felt it even before leaving Mbarara. So I really gave the honor and glory to God for His miracles of healing winning souls for His kingdom.

Then on the last day, the 31st, we had no seminar because we wanted people to rest and be strong enough for crusade and overnight prayer welcoming a new year.  So I travelled back to Mbarara for some reasons and then back to the crusade in the afternoon. We had our last crusade and then to the overnight prayers. I can’t tell you the number of the people that were there. I really liked the way these people love God and we thanked Him for all that got saved and I wish I had a video camera to cover the all attendance. About 350 people, young and old, gave their lives to Jesus.

So during the night on 31st, we had a wonderful time of worshiping, thanking God for 2010 and praying for His mercy and help in 2011. We entered the year while praying and thanking God. We ended at around 03:00am and got onto the truck and came back to Mbarara. It was hard to come back on the truck during that time of the morning and there were much coldness with much wind on the truck. I don’t know if any of you know about the wind on the truck, but we had to come back because we wanted to attend the services on the New Year day.

That’s little I have managed to share about this crusade. I ended up in little debt, but am trusting God to help me cover it in Jesus name, because His name was glorified in Rwobuhura. When we were leaving many people from other places were asking me to go and minister to there places too. I give honor and glory to God. WHO AM I?

Pray for God’s provision for me, so that I can be able to have machines (to use on crusades without hiring), a truck to transport them, a van to transport the team so that we can to do this work always.

Be blessed in all you are doing and have a blessed new year 2011 in Jesus name.

Your brother and friend Ev.Evard.

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