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(The Forge Newsletter_May_2013)

 


Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.” ….. “The LORD said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 1:26, 6:7-8)

 

walesIf we don't Trust, we cannot Rest

Around Noah's time, God was grieving and he decided to destroy all mankind and the whole earth because of man. Man worked hard without resting and built cities. If we don't trust in God, we don't take rest. In other words, if we trust in God, we can stop and take rest. God is asking, “Can you trust in me? If you can trust in me, would you like to stop the things around you and in you, in order to take my rest?” Quite often we think that we need to finish our works before the deadline. So we work and work, day and night, week after week without resting, until we are burned out.

 

Only Rest (Noah) Found the Grace of God
But Noah found the grace of God. How and why? Noah's name means rest. Therefore, rest found the grace of God. The grace of God is hidden. Yet it is found not by work but by rest. If we try to get the grace of God with our own work, we cannot find it because it is hidden from working. God doesn't hide it from us, but for us.

 

Three Gods talked about creating and One God talked about destroying
Father, Son and the Holy Spirit were talking about creating human beings; “Let
Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.”(Genesis 1:26) But one day, one of them was talking to someone or to himself; “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth.”(Genesis 6:7) Then the Son of God said to the Father, “I will take the responsibility of the word that we spoke and agreed to create the man. Let me be destroyed for the man.” So the Lamb of God took the cross and shed His blood.

 

 The flood of water killed but the blood of the Lamb cured
Although he destroyed mankind and the earth with the FLOOD, he redeemed and restored all with the BLOOD. Redemption and restoration is ONLY available through the blood because Jesus has already finished his work on the cross. If we try to work for any of it, if we don't stop(שבת; sabbath) our works and take rest(נח; Noah), we deny the BLOOD and His work of the Cross, and destroy ourselves.

"Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done." (Luke 22:42)

 

 


[ Go back to the Beginning! / Place All on the Altar! ]

altarOn Sunday 31st March 2013, I went to Penllergaer to walk with God. While I was walking, I heard, “Go back to the beginning!” This voice was lingering nearly all day. A few days previously, I had got a phone call from a friend of mine in Swansea. He was organising an Easter Egg Hunt for children on Monday 1st April and he wanted me to bring over my son Noah and family to Swansea on BCW site. I reluctantly went and found that Derwen Fawr house was opened.

Later on I called my younger son Yohan to come to the Blue Room with me because his conception and birth are deeply related to our journey of faith. I took a couple of photos of him in the room and I saw a card on the top of fire place. As soon as I looked at it, God spoke to me loudly and firmly. “Place All on the Altar!” On that card there were a few Bible scriptures and this hand writing. Only this sentence jumped out to me and convicted me. Later on I found that a lady sent this card last November from Penllergaer area. Isn't it interesting? One day I heard “Go back to the Beginning!” and the next day “Place All on the Altar!”

In January 2009, our family started going to the BCW sites every Sunday according to God's conviction, that he wanted us to redeem and restore the SPIRITUAL INHERITANCE of Rees Howells. Then the BCW sites were closed down and the college moved to England in July 2009. From that point I felt that God wanted us to redeem and restore the PHYSICAL PROPERTIES too, as part of the inheritance. Thankfully one of these has now been purchased and is being restored by Cornerstone Community Church, Singapore. So “Go back to the beginning” might mean that this journey is to redeem and restore the spiritual inheritance of Rees Howells only. Although I still don't know a lot of things, what I know is that I have to place all on the altar and I have placed BCW sites on the altar. Of course it was so hard for me but obedience is better than sacrifice.

It looks like my 4 years and 4 months intercessory journey with BCW sites has come to an end, although we are still pursuing Rees Howells spiritual inheritance and the picking up the baton of equipping Jews and Gentiles for the last harvest fields. Also we are praying for Cornerstone Community Church in Singapore and Mark who is responsible for the project on BCW site in Swansea.

 

forge car[ The Journey of Faith; 7 Seater Car ]

Last December, at the Forge School of Faith, we all prayed for our 7 seater family car and God has answered amazingly. We received £10,600 gift from a young couple from abroad. I prayed for two and half months to know about the money's purpose. In the end we blessed a number of Christian ministries and a couple of individuals with £5,600. Then, with His blessing, we were able to buy a blue, three year old Volkswagen Touran, which was £11,950. But we only paid £10,800 because the garage man took our old car as part exchange for £1,000 although its market value was less than £500 and I managed to haggle £150 as well. I think he really wanted to sell it to us.

 

Last December, at the Forge School, people asked what kind of colour I wanted and I said 'RED', but while people were praying for me the colour was changed to 'BLUE'. I searched Ebay, several internet car sites but I couldn't find it. One day I was driving just outside of our town with 4 other passengers to attend a meeting, I glanced at a garage that I had glanced at before a few times. I thought I saw the car but I couldn't stop because we were going to a meeting. But in the end I pulled the car up and turned back after a few hundred meters driving more. This is the car that we purchased.

 

[ Report from the 2nd FORGE School of Faith ]

baptismOn 3rdMay, we finished the Forge School of Faith for 2 weeks in Wales and we were on an extension of 2 weeks Intercessory Mission Exposure journey in the Middle East. We were 18 people in Wales (Welsh, English, Eritrean, Egyptian, Nigerian, Messianic Jewish Rabbi, Koreans from Korea, Italy, Netherlands, the Philippines) and now 7 of us travelled in the Middle East.

We all felt that this Forge School has been deeper, wider and more solid in worshipping, intercession, meditation, and family-hood in Jesus. A couple of people were struggling a bit with English language, but we all understood heart to heart. It was far beyond language, age, culture, etc., because His fire is stronger and His love is greater than these obstacles. Often we were tearful but with joy. We were all teachers and learners.

We interceded quite a lot for Iran and the Middle East. I believe that God would confuse political, religious, and military Iranian leaders with the spirit of confusion, so that they may destroy each other.

Also God sent angels who cooked, gave lifts, gifts, teachings, and prayers. Thank you so much! (These are some testimonies of us on video clip)



middleeastJourney to Israel and Egypt
God told me, “I want you to go and walk on between Israel and Egypt as a prophetic sign, because I am going to do something between Israel and Egypt.” As God told us, we went some places and walked with praising and interceding. As soon as we arrived in Cave Church in Cairo, God spoke to me, “I have been waiting for you to come here.” Then some of us started weeping. While we were singing, God showed me a picture of connection between Cave Church in Cairo and Mt. Carmel in Israel. A few days later, God led us to stay at Mt Carmel centre and we found there was a cave prayer room. God broke enemy's power while we were doing intercessory worship and amazing reconciliation took place between refugees in the Shelter.

It was a very challenging journey physically, spiritually and financially. We had to make a12 hour journey with a small minibus and we slept on buses and bus station floor, also people threw stones at us in one Arab town. But God provided money, food and accommodations, and he protected us in Egypt and Israel. Most of our plans were ruined but God's plan has been fulfilled. (A video clip in Cairo & Mt Carmel & Bethlehem)

 

 

[ The 3rd FORGE School of Faith is coming ]

* 5th - 19th October 2013 (Wales) / £200
* 20th
Oct - 5th November 2013 (the Middle East: Intercessory Mission Exposure) / £300 + airfare (?) – optional
* The first DEADLINE will be 31st July 2013 and there are only 15 places. 


God has called us to redeem the inheritance of Rees Howells the intercessor. We started this journey January 2009 and the 1st School of Faith was December 2012 for 2 weeks and the 2nd School of Faith was April and May 2013 for 4 weeks. God has envisioned, encouraged, challenged, healed and united us as the family of God. We foretasted a little of his full picture of a movement with a lifestyle of community, worship and intercession.


“A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.” (Genesis 2:10) A few months ago, God really encouraged me through this scripture to extend this school to go out to the nations from Wales. Therefore we are going to hold 'The Forge School of Faith-3' for TWO WEEKS in Wales and for TWO WEEKS in the Middle East; an exciting opportunity!

. Sharing in community living
. A lifestyle of prayer and intercession
. Bible meditation and listening to God's heartbeat
. Exploring God's divine purpose for Israel and the nations


Faith & Finance for Others : In order to cover expenses, and give everyone an opportunity to exercise our faith and provide not only for our own needs but also for others! We are asking everyone who wants to come, including members of The Forge team, to contribute. (There may be fasting.)

 

waterfall2Unfinished Race with Rees Howells
Rees Howells purchased a fourth property, which is called Penllergaer, for Jewish children. He planned to bring at least 1000 Jewish children from Europe to the UK but he managed to bring only 12 children because Second World War began. On Friday 21st September, a Korean lady and Mathew Toller, a Messianic Jewish Rabbi wanted to visit the BCW sites. Three of us went and walked on Glenderwen, Derwen Fawr, Sketty Isaf and Penllergaer. As we got to Penllergaer waterfall, Mathew asked me about “The Forge” vision, which is raising up spiritual blacksmiths through setting up a centre for worship, intercession, mission and to raise up the next generation and to work for Jewish people at BCW sites.


At that point Mathew told me that Jewish people need to come to 'The Forge' to be equipped as missionaries and should go out to the nations of the world again. I really felt and prayed that is what Rees Howells left and we need to pick up. The Jews who will come might not be from Israel but from the USA and Europe, etc. It is very interesting because we didn't plan to go there at all on that day and the Jewish connection reopened up in our prayers in that place where Rees Howells prayed and planned.

western wallWhen I was in Israel in October 2012, God spoke to me again about Jewish missionary training in Wales. On 7th October, when I woke up at about 6 am, I felt God wanted me to go up to the Temple Mount. When I was in a queue and also on the Temple Mount, God spoke to me again about the Jewish missionary training. I came down to the Western Wall. As I touched the wall, he spoke to me again. So I told God, “I don't know what to do and how to do it although you are saying to me.” Then he told me, “I have called you because you don't know and you cannot do it with your own ability.” I wept!

 


 

Do not pray for Britain!?
Jeremiah prophesied destruction according to God's word but others prophesied the protection of Jerusalem according to their wish.

This week the British Government has made a decision to redefine marriage. I believe that this country is falling down like Judah in Jeremiah's time. A destruction is coming to the UK but it will be the beginning of a new era in God's plan with Britain. Without the darkness, we cannot see the light. So darkness has its role to reveal the light. An increase of darkness is not always a bad sign, but a good sign for the light.


They set fire to God's temple and broke down the wall of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed everything of value there. He carried into exile to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. The land enjoyed its sabbath rests; all the time of its desolation it rested, until the seventy years were completed in fulfilment of the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah.” (2Chr 36:19-21)

 

Pray for Iranian Presidential Election!
The eleventh election of the President of Iran is scheduled to be held on Friday, 14 June 2013. If no presidential candidate polls 50 percent of the vote on the first round, a run-off will be held on 21 June. It will elect the seventh President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 700 candidates have been winnowed down to eight men. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is constitutionally barred from seeking re-election.


As we interceded for Iran from the Forge school in April, let God send the spirit of confusion to Iranian Moslem leaders and the spirit of clarity to Christians.


Iran's role is so crucial in the Middle East and beyond, like North Korea. God has been raising Iranians inside and outside Iran for the Kingdom of God, although their current leaders are against Israel and Christians.


In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians. In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria--a blessing in the midst of the land, whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, "Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance." (Isaiah 19:23-25)

 

Celebration for the Nations : 19th - 29th July 2013 Wales
An International Worship Celebration and this is the 7th Celebration and the last one in Wlaes.
www.celebrationforthenations.org

 

Shalom Love!

Qday LEE
on behalf of the Forge team

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