Restoration

MATAQE:

In the second week of February of this year 2008, the healing the land ministry was invited to facilitate the healing the land process in this community. Mataqe is one of the community on the coral coast of Fiji. They first heard of what God was doing in other surrounding communities

which led them to ask if they could also go through the similar process. It is fairly a small community of about 15 houses. They also have an existing church which they all attend. But still there were alot of problems they were faced with. One of them was the untimely deaths in this community - people dying between the ages of 30 - 40, also some of them were once employed with a descent job while a few of them had a colourful carrer are now without jobs. Even though they were church goers and serving the Lord yet things are still not going their way. The run a bussiness. Their land is 70% sandy and they have sand dune and they sell sand to hotels, builders, constructors, road works e.t.c. In started of well in the first place but down the years things begin to detriorate as their trucks were all siezed by a loaning company because they couldn't pay back the loan, and likewise their machinery broke down now and than, because of this their bussiness was taking a nose dive. It seems like everything they touch their hands with is cursed. So it was a time of soul searching as to what when wrong until they were awared of the truth that there is a curse of God upon their family because of the defilement on the land which led them to humble themselves and sought Gods face and repented of every sins/defilements on the land, with reconciliation taking it's full coarse. It was a two week meeting and they just let go and let God work among them. Weeks after the process their bussiness is back on track and God is restoring back what has been lost. More updates regarding this community will come to this column in a few months time. Pictured above is the sand selling business which is back on trackm with trucks and machinery. HE RESTORES US TO OUR RIGHTFUL PLACE WHEN WE RETURN TO HIM WITH ALL OUR HEARTS! Job 8:5-6.

GODS PROMISES ARE YES!

Vitilevu, Nakoro, Draubuta:
These 3 villages are located in the highlands of Fiji. In the past they used to walk for 5-6 hours from their village to the main road to catch a truck to town. There are no roads for vehicle to these communities but only for horses. They went through the htl process in 2005 whereby 9 youth from the community of Draubuta uprooted their marijuana plants, total of 13, 864 valued at $11million fijian dollars and it was destroyed and they also asked Gods forgiveness on their lives and also sought forgiveness from the entire community, and the drugs were destroyed and burned.
During that htl process, a word of God was prophessied over the community that God will make a road to the community. The word of God was from Isaiah 49:11 "I will turn all my mountains into roads and my highways will be raised up". This word was prophessied to the community while there was nothing, just mountains and valleys.
Six months later a Japanese road Engineeer came to Fiji volunteerily through the Fiji Government to construct a bridge and also construct a road that lead to all of the 3 community. In the past they used to put their things on their horseback and hicked for 5-6 hours to get to their villages from town but now they are getting on to vehicles right at their doorstep. Yes God is able to do things out of nothing! The Healing the Land team are pictured on top, having a taste of Gods promise - the road to the 3 community!

UPDATE!

NAVATUSILA:

In 2003, the Navatusila tribe asked for forgiveness from the descendants of Rev Thomas Baker for the killing of their forefathers. The atonement was witnessed by many who gathered from around the nation and overseas guest and the nations of the world who had a glimpse of it through

BBC television.

After the atonement God heard their plea and his healing and blessings came upon the land. One of the great blessings of God was the elevation of academic achievements within the district. In 2006, the head teacher of the Navatusila District School went to the Ministry of Education to gather the results of external examination for that year. As usual the school always has a poor percentage of pass rate but to his surprise when he looked at the results the school topped the whole 56 schools in that area with 100% pass rate. Since then the school has been doing exceptionally well. When the head teacher was interviewed of what has happened, he said that it is God's blessing coming upon the next generation when the older generation have repented of the generational sins and make things right with God. In 2006, there was a need to establish a high school so that the primary students could enter into when finished. So at the end of last year the building of the high school has started and it will be named as "Rev Baker College", which is pictured on top.

Healing The Land Minsitry International Update

Naqai:
Naqai Christian Fellowship is a church in Labasa, on the island of Vanua levu (the second biggest island in Fiji).

Status of the Church before the htl process:
Before the process the church were left with only 5 families after it was splitted into two factions and there were alot of hurts and anger, jealousy between the two factions. One factions got out of church and began a new church just a few blocks away from their original church. Young people began loose interest in going to church and have backslidden.

During the htl process:
During the htl process, as they went through biblical studies - God moved in the hearts of the 5 families that were left and they began to repent and ask Gods forgiveness for the sins of the church. The local Pastor crawled on his kness to the alter with tears in his eyes and calling on God to forgive him for his sin and the way he has lead the church outside from the "WILL" of God. He took the blame for the reson for the split that happened in the church. As he did that the remaining families followed with sincere repentance to God.

What happen after the htl process:
At the last day of the process, to our surprise the church was fully packed with the whole church including the other faction that have left the church. They came not knowing the reason why they are there but they Believed God wanted them to be there. God moved in that meeting and reconciliation took place between the two factions begining with the two pastors. They each wash each others feet and there was a release in the spirit and since than the church become one and united again after a few years of spliting. The young people began to flock back to church and God is blessing the church and also extending their boundaries as never before as new believers are coming to join their church.
Yes our God is a God of restoration!

Healing The Land Minsitry International Update

2007 Update:-

The Healing the Land Ministry continued to minister in communities that have opened their doors to the htl process and a heart that longs for God to come to them. Inspite of the instability the nation is going through, God is still at work in communities who have collectively sought his face and turn their hearts towards him.

Nadarivatu:

The community went through two weeks of process and alot of repentance took place for the defilements done on the land. It is was also atime of reconciliation among the whole tribe and their tribe leader who is at the age of 90, rededicated their whole tribe and land back to God and also gave his life to Jesus. Families relationship restored after years of separation. After the htl process God began the process of healing in the hearts of the people and also their land. Doors that were closed began opening to this community.

Semo:

This is a community in the western part of Fiji on the coast. The community went through the process, it was a two week meeting. The whole community were engaged in prayer and fasting, it was time of really calling on God with a desperate cry. There were alot of confession of past sins and reconciliation. At the end of the process the whole community were baptised and gave their life to Jesus. Blessings and healing began in the community until today. Unemployed youths are now working, healing has come to their river with abundance of fish and marshall. They still couldn't believe what God is doing right in their very eyes. They have established a prayer mountain whereby the whole community would go and spent time in Gods presence.

Dreketi and Vativa:

These are two communities in one of the islands that also went through the htl process, and great things are happening there. People begin to be set free from all the generational curses, and sickness. The Police department in the area witness for themselves how God was moving in the hearts of the people, began to endorse the ministry as one of its future partner in solving the problems and social ills that are in communities. The community are now engaging in prayer and fasting.