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, Your financial contributions are welcomed! As are your prayers! Send tax deductible contributions to: Covenant Frontline International, Inc P.O. Box 1449 Fort Morgan , CO 80701 USA ***Make check out to “Covenant Frontline Ministries International” and designate gift for “Suzie Benforado, Cluj Romania ” Contact Information e-mail: suzieromania@yahoo.com website: www.newsfromsuz.com skype address: suzieromania (free telephone through the internet) Download free from http://skype.com telephone from USA : 01140 264 425 117 mobile from USA: 01140 744 777 088