Storms River Testimonies

Hello ladies! It's been a busy stretch and I am working on my feedback for you from my exciting trip to Kenya. In the mean time I wanted to post some recent testimonies from a Woman of Peace group led by Elna who all took a little trip to Storms River together. Below are their stories:

“Standing at the top of the mountain at Storms River on Freedom Day was truly significant. It signalled my freedom from the enemy's oppression over my mind for so long. As I stood there with outstretched arms, I could only thank my Lord Jesus Christ for giving His life to set me free. Standing there overlooking all the beauty of His creation, I had a sense that God wants to give us all SO much more, show us so much more, do so much more in His Name, if only we'll follow Him, submit to Him and surrender our whole lives to Him. All I have to do is appropriate it, believe it, and to live like it. I know He wants me to be free to fulfil the destiny and purpose He has for me. Something had broken in the spirit realm that day, and I will never be the same. God has also shown me since then that He created each one of us unique, and that I needed to start to embrace that uniqueness instead of always finding myself inferior to others. Comparisons always leave one feeling unworthy, and I believe God has set me free from that too. This Woman of Peace course was God's plan to set me free from bondages, so that I can have and live that abundant life He died to give me. I believe this course equips women to be women of peace, passion and purpose! Thank you for your obedience to God to run this course - I am not the same woman I was when I started this course, I am forever changed! Glory to God!” Debbie

God graced us with a beautiful day and not to mention the beauty of it. It was absolutely awesome. Coming from many trials in my life going on that walk was like a breath of fresh air to my situation. The climb was exhausting and daunting as you don’t know what hurdle is next but the destination was absolutely awesome. Worth all my exhaustion!!!!! To me this is how it reflects on my own life………. Going through life and all the obstacles I have encountered is hard and sometimes it is difficult to just take that next step forward. When you try and look forward it looks long and also feels that you will never reach your destination and many times you actually just feel like giving up. But by putting that one foot in front the other, eventually I did get there!!!! On reaching the top it was so beautiful I actually forgot about the exhaustion coming up and looking back it did not actually seem so bad. Also looking back at the route I travelled up…….it was unbelievable that I actually came all that way. On the route coming down I was in an elated mood knowing that I conquered and seeing the beauty through different eyes……seeing things that I obviously passed on the way up but was not in the right frame of mind to see. God has blessed us all with a quality……endurance. We go through rough patches in our life but only because God has something so much more beautiful that we can ever imagine, planned for us. This walk was so applicable to my own life and for me a revelation that God has BIG things planned for me. Many times I feel so exhausted with life and feel like giving up…..well God showed me on this walk that I am able to press forward and His promise for my life is clear to me. And all that God expects from me is to have Faith! Thanks to God for a beautiful day and for a wonderful group to share it with!” Vanessa

“I woke up early as I was so looking forward to the outing with my Woman of Peace Group and it was ME time as I don't get out much. I had an awesome time just exploring God's Beautiful Creation. I have experienced that the walk path is not always an easy path and that I will have trials but with God's Grace and help he will give me Victory despite the circumstances. So I will have Peace in my Life as the Lord says "I will never leave you nor forsake you". Sometimes I feel like a stone on the beach that the water washes over, after that stone has been thrown around it ends, the stone is smooth and shining it glistens in the sunlight. When u get God in your life, like that stone that glistens that is how you are. In life you feel tired because you don't see the end and it feels it takes too long but if you press forward, sometimes it feels long and winding but you will reach your destination with God's help. When I got to the top I felt the Beauty and the fresh air and I forgot about the way I was feeling on the way up and I felt so FREE AND AT PEACE. I just want to thank Elna and the Woman of Peace Ladies for making this Outing possible it was really an AWSOME EXPERIENCE AND HAD A LOVELY TIME.” Cheryl

Kenya, here we come!!!

Hi ladies! Janine here (Lindah's 'daughter in-grace'). I too am a huge "Woman of Peace" fan ;) I have been facilitating the course with such an amazing group of ladies for the last few weeks in my home on a Thursday morning. I don't know what I am going to do with myself when the 14 weeks come to an end!!! Anyway, back to the point at hand ...

Lindah has asked me to "man the fort" of her blog for her while she and Drummond have flown over to Kenya for a few days. (I just got an sms to say that they have landed safely and are already in their first meetings!). She is so excited to be meeting with Benjaline Akenga who together with her husband Julius, head up Family Transformation Ministry under Drum and Lindah in Kenya. Benji launched the Family Centre there after such amazing success running Woman of Peace groups (she is pictured below with the microphone introducing a group of women who have all been through or run Woman of Peace. Don't you just love how vibrant and colourful they look! So beautiful!).

This weekend Lindah will be congratulating a large group of women who are graduating from Woman of Peace! In Kenya, they make a huge celebration of it and hold a graduation banquet. We will post some pics when Lindah gets back. Please keep her and Drummond in your prayers as they travel and minister. They will be back in South Africa next week Monday.

Much love to you!

Janine

A Testimony from Galvendale

A big part of my vision for running this blog is to encourage you with testimonies coming out of the different Woman of Peace groups running in many different communities, cities and countries. I would love this blog to be a place of community for the many woman who have either attended the courses, run the course or are interested in getting involved. We as women are called to encourage one another. Please send me your testimonies, thoughts and ideas.

Below is a recent testimony from a group of women meeting in Galvendale, Port Elizabeth:

"Glory to God! Last night was fantastic and a time of breakthrough for a lot of the ladies. There were also tears as the Lord was just cleaning out closet. We did the “Eve Factor” and I made them write down the name of every person, (especially mother figures) that they needed to forgive, also where they needed to repent (as Lindah said in the DVD) and forgive themselves, as well as just releasing hurt from the past to the Lord. The Holy Spirit really moved and some of them wrote pages full. We prayed together and just released it all to God. Afterwards everybody looked so light and free. The Presence of God was there in such an tangible way and I am just so grateful. I really feel it was a breakthrough evening last night. Over the weekend Keith and I prayed for the WOP group and the Lord gave us a word for them, saying that He was going to do the supernatural in the group and as the course continues to unfold, we will see the manifestation of His Spirit in their lives and they must just keep their eyes on Him and keep their eyes off each other and He is going to transform them. Praise God!!! Love Dorraine"

My heart rejoices in the Lord to be a witness of God's transforming power as He reaches out to mend broken hearts, renew strength for the weary and reveal to us the path of peace even in difficult or dark times. May you be encouraged by Dorraine's testimony today as you realize just how committed God is to your heart being completely whole and free.

Love, Lindah

Singing Songs of Peace

Hi precious "Peace Warriors". Isn't it awesome that when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Lord raises up a standard! And YOU are part of that standard. We are living in such awesome days and I am sensing that there is a mighty shift taking place in the Spirit. When Jesus died on the cross we are told that the earth split and many were raised from the dead and walked around the city. Lazarus too was raised up from a place of death simply at the sound of the voice of Jesus. As we have witnessed many earth shattering natural disasters in the pasts weeks, we realise the importance for us to know the foundations on which we stand. Isaiah 33:6 says "He will be a sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation, wisdom and knowledge and the key to this treasure is the fear of the Lord."

Many people are asking questions at this time. What an opportunity for us as Women of Peace to be able to testify by word and deed of our love relationship with the Prince of Peace who promises us that though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, His steadfast love and covenant of peace shall not be removed from us. (Isaiah 55:10)

Even in my country, there have been many shaking's. Last year the Lord began to speak to me about a new song that He wanted to release to His people. Here in South Africa at a time where a song of hate has stirred up much fear and descention amongst people, we need to rise up and sing this love song which has the power to change and shape our nation so that it would be for the display of His glory. This love song needs to go forth founded on the strong promises of God. We need to hear the notes of this song from the throne-room of God so that it can be released accurately and melodically into our every day ordinary lives, into our homes, into the workplace and to all that we come into contact with bringing His government and order. Let it flow in time with His heartbeat in the unforced rhythms of His grace and mercy that it might release life to all who hear.

I am reminded of the powerful song that Jehoshaphat released through his army. It reads "Give thanks to the Lord for His love endures forever." As this song went out the enemy turned on itself and the battle was won! What an inspiration to us. The army ended up in the valley of blessing. I trust that as the earth "shifts" you too will be shifted and positioned to take up your place in the army of peace and that the song of the Lord will go forth from you as a lifestyle. Be encouraged Women of Peace. You have been called for such a time as this!

Love Lindah