Local Houses of Prayer Stories

Anne de Leyser | 6/10/2024

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The Power of Redemption and Revival

Speaker 1 0:00

So I just want to say yes and I'll enter that . I came to breakfast this morning and I just said I said I just have this word . I see I just want to read . I'm going to share some stories , but I just want to read this scripture from Isaiah 41 . It's 18 , but I just want to read a few verses around it . Interestingly , it was a lady from Perth who sent me a postcard just before I came out . I don't think she even knew I was coming to Perth , but I just took a picture of it .

Speaker 1 0:38

And then this morning I think I want to read this out when the poor and the needy seek water and there is none and their tongue is parched with thirst , I , the Lord , will answer them . I , the God of Israel , will not forsake them . I will open rivers on the bare heights and fountains in the midst of the valleys . I will make the wilderness a pool of water and the dry land springs of water . I will put the wilderness in the wilderness the cedar , the acacia , the myrtle and the olive . I will set in the desert the cypress , the plain and the pine together and they will see and know , may consider , understand together that the hand of the Lord has done this . The Holy One of Israel has created him . So it's a great honor and joy to be with you at Hazz's weekend . Oh , my goodness , I come from a little retreat center in Wales called Fowler Brannan , which is a sheepfold of the king , by the way . It says 10.18 there . What time do I need to land ? Like 20 minutes , 25 minutes ? Okay , just start waving at me , wheel me off . So a small retreat centre in Wales . As some of you may know , wales is the land of revivals and I'm not saying there's a revival going on in Wales , but many nations are looking to Wales because in the land of revivals and I'm not saying there's a revival going on in Wales , but many nations are looking to Wales because in the land . Isn't it wonderful how God takes the ordinary and the little . You know Wales , there's more sheep than there are people and yet God takes that and makes world revivals , just so that we know it's his doing , not man's . So you know we have a simple rhythm of prayer .

Speaker 1 2:22

Some of you may have come across the book Grace Not Boring . I commend it to you . But don't idolize a people or a place . It's just a taste and to start dreaming For Bentley , and your place is in Perth . But I want to tell one story . You can read so many other stories .

Speaker 1 2:38

There was a lady you can see the little corner there of the chapel . It's tiny , it's kind of like would fit almost on the stage . And there was a lady in this chapel and she sensed God while she was sitting there . I think she was alone in the chapel to go and check her coloscopy bag you know what I mean and she's like oh no , I'm here to worship , I'm here to pray . So she was kind of dismissing this whisper . Eventually she did , but to her dismay she couldn't get the tube back where it was supposed to go . So she went to her doctor and she said and the doctor sent it straight to the surgeon who was in Cardiff , wales , and the surgeon brought his team in and examined him and wrote a letter . And this was the letter . It went along these lines Me and my team have examined this lady .

Speaker 1 3:34

I had no explanation why I performed 12 , I think it was level 12 , operations on this lady's bowel . I have no explanation why . Everything is now in working order . He'd removed the bowel and she had been so abused as a child that she'd had these operations and even her seat . What he said was and this is why I'm telling the story was , and this is why I'm telling the story he said her vow was irredeemable . I have no explanation . You can almost imagine Jesus saying irredeemable . Nothing in my book is irredeemable . So that's what I say to you here . You know , let us dream big . God wants to redeem all things and I'm not idolizing a place . This is just a simple place where , you know , st Bernard came there in 600 AD and sowed some seeds and we're reaping some seeds . I believe he's sown in the land , and who knows the seeds that we've sown in this land . And now is the time . There have been sweat and tears , some people thought they would never make it , but now is the time . So I sense that and I talked yesterday about an appointed time . I really do believe we're in this appointed time .

Speaker 1 5:01

I was talking about just listening to our ladies who were alive during the Hebridean revival . One was blind , the other was arthritis , had arthritis , and when they prayed because the nation was just that area that young people were turning away from the Lord they start praying . They start hearing what God is going to do , they sense that they should call this guy Duncan Campbell . They called him , and when they called him he said my schedule's too busy , I'll come sometime next year . Their response was that is what man has said . God has said otherwise . He will be with us within the fortnight .

Speaker 1 5:39

And you know , when you start coming into a chaos time , do you know what I mean ? We all have to tear up our own agendas and jump into the times that we're in , and I may be right , I may be wrong , but I really do personally believe that we're coming into that time . I can kind of feel the wind in my hair , I can kind of feel the acceleration , and it doesn't matter if we're a little bit old and grey . This is still for us too . I can say that with authority . That's completely right .

Speaker 1 6:10

So we were sharing about how it's very , very simple . I have no idea why God pulled me into this ministry , because I wouldn't even say I'm very titty-pitty good at praying . But I am passionate about what's coming and I am passionate about the presence of God and that's really the vision I love . Your vision on the back of your chairs , oh , my goodness . But anyway , it is about the kingdom of God coming in power on my piece of earth . This is the street I live in , bemberley and I want to see this kingdom come and I do some simple things and those who are at the training might be able to share it , but ultimately it's all about the presence of God and what I love and what I sense God is doing is , you know , sometime , probably post-Reformation . You know , the Reformation was great , but we also lost a few things . You know , suddenly somebody says , oh , it's all about social justice . Another person says , oh , it's all about evangelism . There's a wovenness that God is willing to give . I think he says yes . So I just want to share a few stories about the journey with Local House of Prayer because , honestly , it's just been such a privilege as it has been to come to you here at the place , because I learn so much as I did .

Speaker 1 7:25

You know , as we walk out of the things , and I remember the first place we ever did training was in Uganda and there was this lady her name was Jane Atchjoy and this was right on the landing board . It was a picture of a guy who was in the second grade , who wanted to fly everything . So he got his piggy piggy and he started making an aeroplane . But my point is this when we were doing some stuff in Uganda , I said to Jane . I said , jane , tanzania became interested in what we were doing . This was before the Zambians got on board . We were really taking it , giving up the Zambian family . So anyway , I said , shall we leave Tanzania and focus on Uganda and see if this works ? And she looks at me with all seriousness and she says , you know , the thing is , anne , in Africa we build our aeroplanes as we fly .

Global Impact of Faith and Blessings

Speaker 1 8:20

Now I'm an engineer . That sounds a pretty dodgy thing to do . Do you know what I mean ? Now I'm an engineer and that sounds a pretty dodgy thing to do . Do you know what I mean ? At any level ? It sounds a bit dodgy , but I hope there's a Jesus on it . You know , like we can have our agendas , we can have our plans , but let's maybe just step out and decide .

Speaker 1 8:38

You know Abraham , he left his country . He didn't know where he was going . He probably made , and that more when he succeeded , when he did his successes . This is the father of our faith . Why should it be any different for us ? So that was the first kind of whisper . We've been all over the place . I counted recently . Australia is kind of overtaking on the inside Over 30 nations , no plan , no budget . I don't know how many languages in Japanese we're going . After New Zealand , we go up to Japan . I was looking bursting into tears when we were front running and it was all the resources we were doing . Yesterday , gospel of the Kingdom in Japanese . So you know , this is the craziness of it .

Speaker 1 9:25

But what I want to say is , well , my first job ever actually was not in Africa , it was in India , and as I was going , somebody said to me and I realized now it was not a compliment . They said and you are the only person I know who wears pearls around their neck and has a rucksack on their back . I realize it wasn't a compliment . Yeah , obviously it wasn't a compliment . But my point is that as I've gone to seek to serve people , beautiful people , places I've learned probably more than they've learned from me , and I want to share some of the things that I've learned along the journey , in case some of it kind of you know it's history , isn't it History ? And somehow our story are woven into history that the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of God , and that's why I'm so excited about being here , seeing what being okay is , serving around Australia and learning from you .

Speaker 1 10:33

So I'm just going to share a few stories from around the nation to the people that I've been learning about , and the first one was , as I say , from these two ladies in the Hebrides . These are the two ladies where I sat at their feet in the Hebrides . These are the two ladies where I sat at their feet and I just . They told me the stories of even the ships that went past in the sea knew the presence , the manifest presence of God . This is our last revival in the UK . We landed on the land and with tears running down their face , the message I might do it again because I love Hypercote 2.3 . The vision is for an appointed time . I don't like a waiting bit . You know what I mean . I love that . But there's also Habakkuk 3 , 2 . I've heard the stories of what we've done before . Do it again , do it again in my day . So I sat at these two ladies' feet and they recited the same two verses at an appointed time . So I gave the Holy Spirit the benefit of the doubt . So I just throw that out , that I think we're in this point in time . I was sharing yesterday . We were sharing yesterday about the power of blessing . I believe this is something that God is just breathing on . It's not you , but those times you weren't in .

Speaker 1 11:43

This is a group of Marines . Actually , I have to say that's another privilege . It's just worshipping with people , with different . Even if you don't understand the language far too good , you can kind of jump onto the side and worship . And these are guys in Turkey , iranians . But both of these groups , the Turkish and the Iranians in Turkey , just said there's something powerful about blessing , because we spend so much time cursing our nation and we do the same thing in the beginning . So I throw that out . It's something that God is breathing in this season .

Speaker 1 12:19

And this is another one . This is a group of Nepalis where we went on a training in Bangladesh or in India , and just these beautiful ladies , tears running down their faces . I didn't know that I would bless . I didn't know that I have the authority , as part of a royal priesthood , to speak and release his blessings . And so God giving a voice to the voiceless Isn't that the way we just love to bring this kingdom in ? And just to say too , that sometimes we scatter seeds and honestly I think , wow , jesus , what was that all about ? You know Seriously Well , we were in Korea about a few days ago and we've been to Bangladesh , I don't know , seven years ago , got some resources translated . There's a new waiver guys . We said come over to Bangladesh , we will do all the resources and everything . So sometimes you throw seeds , you don't know , you think nothing's happened , but there's a deposit because Jesus is looking after those seeds .

Speaker 1 13:22

And then this is another one we were doing some air hop training in Cameroon and this is the African Mercy the ship . And the ship moved to Senegal . Well , david and I my husband and I , a family used to work in Senegal . So when they said , will you come over to Senegal to play before the ship arrives , I said yes , I will , but in my heart I had two conditions . I said I'll do it if this guy comes from Nigeria because he was carrying disciple-making movements and this guy comes from Chad because he was carrying church community transformation . And they both came and we met in an Airbnb and it was all very simple and somebody said I saw a ship and it was cutting through ice . And then my husband said listen , jesus , it's on the bow of the ship . You can see the way I'm telling the story . I wasn't taking it too seriously . I was just thinking you know we're in Africa , there is no ice here . Anyway , you know we're in Africa , there is no ICU . Anyway , you know , I heard it .

Speaker 1 14:33

Three days later I'm back at our little retreat center in Thamudaran . A lady comes in from Singapore . I'd never spoken to her . She starts the conversation with I don't normally get pictures she came straight over to me and she said but I saw a ship and it was cutting through ice and Jesus is on the bow of this ship and there are many , many riches on this ship . Does that make sense ? I'm like , well , it doesn't really make sense . I don't really know Jesus , but my sense is we are stronger together . You know and this is the beauty of coming you know , the churches from Perth are also being ministrous and carrying something that we need . How can we do this together ? What is this looking like ? We are stronger together . Some of the big churches and the big ministries think they can do it all . The joint being lit is we know we can't . We know we need to link up . My geography is improving slowly .

Speaker 1 15:37

A few years ago I was invited to go to Ukraine to a global health campaign . It wasn't a big thing , but it was there . The Russians were interested in what we were doing and I'm thinking about it . I mean , this was before the war . Basically I was thinking , oh well , you know , ukraine , russia , just pop over , just like we brought over the sustainable direct flights . But anyway , I then go to Russia and this guy comes up to me and just calls there . I mean , before I came here to Perth , we were in Korea and we had a store on local mass and there were a hundred different nations , five , six hundred people there . And somebody said to us oh , have a jigsaw of the world map , and you know that would attract people to find out what you're about . So we did this . Do you know what there was ? A Chinese lady came up . He got all the pieces there . I don't know why , but she picked up one piece . She gave it to me . Do you know what it had on it ? Perth , I mean . The probability of that is one in 500 .

Speaker 1 16:43

So here I am in Russia and this guy comes up to me and he says here I am in Russia . And this guy comes up to me and he says , in Russian I'm giving you this sweet . And that's the sweet he gave me . He said it's got Italy on it and I think you're going to Italy . And I'm like I was going to Italy two weeks later . So that was sort of the will of Jesus Pay attention to this guy because he is the mistress of Jesus . So , okay , I'm paying attention .

Speaker 1 17:11

And then he says something , and I'm saying these things to you to take hold of . This isn't just like a mad woman from the UK throwing things around . These are things for us as a community . That's why I'm telling you the stories you know . So anyway , so he says there's a river in Africa . And I'm like I mean , some of you who saw me yesterday know that I get overexcited when I get rocked . You know when I get overexcited , et cetera .

Speaker 1 17:39

So when he said there's a river in Africa , it might be the time that we were living in Mozambique and we crossed over the Lopopo River and it was small . And then by the afternoon it and we crossed over the Lopopo River and it was swarmed , and then by the afternoon it was massive . I mean , I don't know where the Lopopo comes down from , but something had happened upstream and this river suddenly , you know all the way to Croswell blown out and it was mad . I wouldn't have believed it was possible . So when he said there's a river in Africa , I was thinking , when God's blessings come which I believe , there's going to be a summary time and we better get ready for it because there's an acceleration . So he let me get away with it for a while , like maybe 10 minutes , and then he came back to me and he said I just want to be clear about this . This is a river of his glory and you haven't seen anything in that . I don't know where that river will start . I've got my .

Speaker 1 18:41

You know we did some LHOP training in Burundi . Actually , don't Give me my phone , but my guess , if you ask me , is it will be in some of the most broken places for the most broken nations , and this is a picture of two Ugandan bishops , rather from DRC , from DRC Congo . Sorry , I'm just good and so I just that's . Another thing that I say to you is just as you take your place here in Bentley and you are so well positioned for it , serve the most broken and watch what he might do . And you know , when you jump into something that God is doing , it's almost like I'm not saying any of this is easy . It's not , but God is on the case and he multiplies our little pieces , our crumbs that we bring , and he multiplies it beyond what we can dream or imagine . And this was just . You know , this might be the beginning of a river of his glory , because it's from these guys .

Speaker 1 19:56

We were with these guys in Burundi doing local house of prayer training . Do you know ? We couldn't use any electrical stuff because , honestly , they had no electricity there , like people were queuing for two days for fuel , so you weren't even allowed to have electricity , to have any fuel for generators . So we used the kids' resources to try and explore the local house of prayer principles . But this is the message that we got and I just encourage you with it . This is from Jean-Claude , amazing guy who we serve there , heads up Alpha Burundi and has taken local house of prayer . We can't explain what the Lord is doing among us and the joy and peace we are experiencing . From the different testimonies we have realized that transformation is happening in different parishes where they are running local houses of prayer , and we are looking to move from the three existing areas to five places where we hope that communities are going to be transformed .

Speaker 1 20:58

You know we just watch for the little green shoots . We bring our crumbs . We watch and entrust these that God will multiply our offerings . We take our place as an army of ordinary people . We invite his manifest presence . You know , sometimes we say how long , jesus ? How long that the sons are full of them . How long , jesus , until this just is on the earth . You can almost hear an echo coming back from heaven . How long will it take you , my sons and daughters , to know who you are and who you can ?

Speaker 1 21:40

I shared this . This was a word that a six-year-old boy , seven-year-old boy , when David and I decided the only strategy was to give up , he came to my door and told us to get a pen and a piece of paper and he was teaching us how to price a D gold . And then he told us never give up . I mean , I wrote it down . He told us never give up . You are important to God and he is fortunate for you . Spread happiness and regard to yourself . And this was the car that I was looking for . So I said that to a guy from Ukraine who had started a local house of prayer in Ukraine and he said will you come and help us ? And I'm like , yeah , I will , of course I will . But then I said these words and never gave them . He picked his car up from Chikasi Airport and this was the car that was opposite him . This was two months after the war broke out in Ukraine .

Speaker 1 22:41

I want to just land with this . You know , again , I may be right , I may be wrong , but I do believe the time of greatest growth is here , and I think the key is thankfulness . I am so thankful for what God has done with our brain . I'm so thankful for the extraordinary journey that we've had the privilege of giving people in the nations . But what I'm thankful for are these two things , because if we're just thankful and we're not hungry , we can become complacent . We're like , oh , I come for a lovely retreat , sent in the presence of God . No , no , no , that's just a taste . And see , I'm not dismissing it , don't worry , I'm not dismissing it . If we are hungry and not thankful , we can always be thankful for what we're missing .

Empowering Blessings and Kingdom Dreams

Speaker 1 23:50

So I want to bless you all now in this place , that you may be thankful for every little green shoot that you're already seeing break forth in this place . But I want to bless you too that the Lord would indeed give you dreams , visions , revelations , remind you of the promises that he has given you . Where you have not yet seen what he has promised you , I want to bless you with faith to meet those promises and to be fresh and to dream the immeasurable for his kingdom and his kingdom . I am , honestly , I'm so excited to be with you guys it's just been such an honour and I'm so excited for what ? With you guys . It's just been such an honour and I'm so excited for what God is going to do .

Speaker 1 24:49

I didn't bear the white horse . I mentioned that yesterday . This was a piece of prophetic art that was done by a friend of ours whose husband is a cousin of the person who brought Father Brennan and I sense , promises about our land like 20 plus years ago , and it was around that summer that really rocked with me . I don't know if anybody remembers him , but somebody said to me build a team to mobilize an army to celebrate the summit , the summit of the kingdom breaking through . So may we , from our different nations .

Speaker 1 25:32

I want to keep in touch with what God does . It might not , it will not probably happen overnight , but as we keep going , it will not probably happen overnight , but as we keep going , as we never give up , as we keep striking the ground and we will see where we are . And I believe that over Australia , because through this journey with Local House of Prayer I didn't go into it today but I did yesterday every strategic war that's been somebody from the great Southland of the Holy Spirit . So you know , we call you down under , but I think I need to find a different way of saying it , because in the Spirit you are not down under , you are way down . So I bless you all In Jesus' name , amen .