Suzie Benforado’s Ministry Update

February 2007

Greetings from Romania! Closer to heaven in 2007!

Spiritual warfare is a serious reality in Romania any time a person or ministry begins

to raise its head above the level of the crowd. Like what happened to John the Baptist,

the enemy wants to remove the head of every voice that proclaims "Prepare the way for

the Lord", especially when the multitudes start really listening.

So it has been with our church, Antioch Christian Center (ACC). During the summer

camps, we witnessed dozens of salvations, healings and other amazing miracles.

Those saved at camp were bringing their

friends and family to church and they were

being saved too. Things were moving forward

and gaining more and more momentum. The

atmosphere was charged.

Since then we've been through a tough time of

battle over our church...the devil going for our

head. In the process, we lost some good

people. But God Himself came and turned the

battle. We've come through a bit bruised and

battered but also definitely stronger, wiser and

more experienced with the weapons of our warfare. Like in Nehemiah's day when the

enemy threatened the building of the walls, in one hand we carry our sword and with the

other hand we continue to build. Things are moving forward again. May God continue

to train our hands for battle and our fingers for war so that we are not easy prey for the

enemy, but rather a dangerous and deadly foe.

In February, we enjoyed the prophetic teaching and

ministry of Bill Norton. Bill is David's (pastor of ACC)

dad and has a special calling for bringing God's

breakthrough into difficult church situations. After our

recent spiritual battles, Bill Norton brought just what we

needed from God and as a result, the spiritual

atmosphere cleared. Bill also prophetically brought

more about what is in the heart of God for Romania.

God continues to promise revival in Romania.

What does revival look like? In January, Mihaela

(our pastor's wife) had a prophetic word for the church

with some clues: great healing miracles, tangible

presence of God like we've never experienced before,

visitation of angels, many added to the church, our

church characterized by signs and wonders, our

church having a wall of wonders in the future with

discarded crutches and empty wheelchairs testifying

of God's power to heal, supernatural effectiveness in our prayers, great torrential

outpouring of His Spirit. ..

Sounds wonderful to me! I can't wait to see these things with my own eyes! Yes, it is an

exciting time to be in Romania! Please pray with us for God's glory to fill Cluj and

Romania and for this outpouring to transform the lives and hearts of the lost, of churches

of every denomination and also bring major reformation throughout the entire country.

I am still amazed how God works through me as I pray for the sick and hurting. It

doesn't amaze me that He does something, but it does amaze me that He allows me to

be part of a miracle. It is such a high privilege and honor to be an ambassador of Christ

in this way. God is so awesome and I love to

see Him at work up close and personal.

Carla, 13 years old has been stooped-

shouldered for years. Saturday when we

prayed for her at church, her upper back

straightened and all pain left. The greatest

testimony of all, her amazed ear to ear

smile as she realized what God had done

for her!

Diana, 16 years old, complained that she felt that the closer she got to God, the

harder her life became. I was moved with compassion recognizing this as a lie from

the enemy. I prayed over her and broke the lie in the name of Jesus. Suddenly she

couldn't breathe... she couldn't inhale nor exhale. I continued to pray and she was

set completely free!

A widow, Susi, 80+ years old complained of pain in her back and both knees. She

walked only with difficulty, in jerky motions as she painfully shifted her weight from

one leg to the other. She and I prayed together for God's healing touch in her

body. As we prayed, a great portion of the pain dissipated and her joints freed up so

that she could walk much more smoothly and with greatly reduced pain.

Sabina, 24 years old, lives in Iasi, 300 miles away, mentioned as we chatted on

instant messenger that she had accidentally slammed her hand in a car door. It was

sore, stiff, swollen and bruised. I offered to pray "long distance". I had her lay her

hand on her computer screen and I did the same on my screen. I prayed for her

healing for several minutes and then asked how she was. The swelling had gone

down significantly. She could move her hand freely, the pain was mostly gone with

still a bit of pain lingering only in a localized spot at the bruised place of one finger!

Ana and her husband Aaron, 30+ years old, have been unable to conceive a baby

though they very much desire a family. I prayed for them. Now I am waiting with

great faith for news of a miracle for them... ;-)

Recently while teaching in the church, I used Jarius (Mat 9, Mk 5, Lu 8) as an example

of faith in the hard times. He left his dying daughter's side and sought out Jesus. His

faith said "Jesus, if you would just lay your hand on my daughter, she will live." Jesus

started home with Jarius, but on the way they got news that Jarius' daughter had died.

Jesus did an amazing thing. He ignored what He had just heard and basically He told

Jarius to do the same saying "Just believe!". Like Jarius, we have to stop crying

about our difficult situations and seek Jesus until we find Him. Sometimes we have

to ignore what our eyes see and what our ears hear

and simply believe in the goodness and good

promises of our God. In spite of our situation, we can

invite Jesus "Come and lay your hand on this, and it

will live."...the same hand that healed so many, the

hand that raised Jarius’ daughter from the dead, the

hand that was nailed to the cross to purchase

salvation, healing and deliverance for us...that same

hand can turn any impossible situation around. Just

believe!

Right now life is about tenaciously believing what God has said, in spite of "evidence" all

around me that seems to indicate otherwise. This is the anvil that faith is be formed

on...believing God's word in spite of what my eyes see. I believe the dawn is coming

and with it comes His healing, restoration and redemption.

For the King and His Kingdom,

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