This has been an out of the ordinary trip for me. First I was able to be a part of the annual SOS Prayer Days at SOS Church Stockholm. Intense days of seeking the face of God with no agenda. We simply pushed into his presence and let Him direct our prayers. And He spoke to us all, corporately and individually. Then that Sunday a flower from Africa, a powerful evangelist preached on Healing of the broken-hearted. Mama Josephine Shoo had a word from heaven to SOS.
From there I flew to Zurich and on to Beinne. Pastor Tim and Manuelle from SOS Church Bienne picked me at the airport and they hosted me for two days. God gave us a beautiful day as we drove up to the pre-Alps and enjoyed the morning. Then in the evening I met the team that will be joining us in Sialkot, Pakistan next month. Great people, on fire for Jesus.
Bujumbura, Burundi was my final destination. Somehow, when my itinerary was forwarded to my host, Bishop Bosco, he only received my departure date and naturally assumed that was my arrival date. So there was no one at the airport to pick me. When I called him, he jumped in his car and sped to the airport to pick me up. What a host this man is. He is humble at heart and generous. God has placed him as the leader among leaders in this nation as he leads a conferedarion of all the different councils of churches in the nation. He knows most of the MPs personally and is the spiritual advisor to the current president, Mr Pierre Nkurunziza. Bishop Bosco has no flashy lifestyle but has lots of power and fire from the Holy Spirit in his life and ministry.
I had meetings with different leaders and bishops and then I preached a total of 7 times in 5 days. God moved mightly and the bishops have expressed that God used SOS and me to bring new revelation and to challenge them to do more for the Kingdom in their city.
Before leaving the city, Bishop Bosco took me to My Father's House, an orphanage that he runs. He has 7 biological children and 5 orphans in his home (the 5th one he accepted in yesterday. The FIrst Lady sent this girl to him...) and then the 43 in the orphanage call him dad as well. A big man...
Sitting writing these few lines watching the sun rise at the Brussels International Airport on my way back home to the Burgh! Tired but happy.
In the days between Christmas and New Year last year God spoke to me about this year, 2014, as I was praying and the word he spoke was: NEW. He wanted to do something new in every area of life. This means in my personal life, in our family life, in my work with SOS but as I noticed this week in Bujumbura, also in the preaching part of my life. I have never preached like I did this week, There was something NEW. The revelation, the power, the anointing, the impact - all NEW.
We might not see everything yet, but God is on the move. This year, 2014, he will do more than he has in the past and I am excited and privileged to be living now as things are speeding up in the Kingdom of God!!
Thank you Jesus for empowering us to bring your love to a lost and hurting world.
In love with Him!
C u soon somewhere in the world...
About The Almqvists
Hi, my name is Peter Almqvist and I am a minister of help. I work with setting up large outdoor evangelistic festivals all around the world, primarily in Africa. Currently we are on what we are calling the African Capital City Tour, or ACCT for short. We preach the gospel to those that have not heard or have yet to respond. The cry of the lost has been heard and we are responding to their SOS.
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