MY VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS (INCARCERATED IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL)

As the old song goes “It’s the Most Wonderful time of the year”. I love the Christmas season with all it’s traditions and festivities!

I remember my very first Christmas. I had received the Lord Jesus in early December 1975, and not long after that I found myself in the Psychiatric Ward of a Military Hospital for leaving Islam and coming to Jesus.

Being a new believer, all I knew was that Christmas was the “Birthday of the Lord Jesus”. I had thus saved up a little cupcake and a couple of cookies to celebrate the Birthday of my Savior.

Christmas morning came, Dec 25th 1975. I took out the Cupcake, the cookies and a glass of “Rooh Afza” (A sweet fruit drink) to celebrate the Lord’s Birthday. I first read the Christmas Story from the Gospel of Luke, then I just “talked to Jesus” (I had not yet been taught on this thing called “prayer”, so I just used to “talked to Jesus”!), thanked Him for saving me. Then I sang “Happy Birthday” and bit into His “Birthday Cake” (The cupcake).

As I did so, the Presence of Jesus suddenly filled the cell that I was in. There I was, surrounded by iron bars, but in fact I was Free! I was soaring high above my difficulties; they seemed to be like nothing because Jesus had set me Free!

Today, 35 years later I have a home, a family and we are blessed to live in a land where nobody is going to imprison me for believing in Jesus or for preaching the Gospel. My circumstances have changed, and the Lord has blessed us with material things. I don’t have to use an old cupcake to Celebrate Jesus; I can go and get a nice Christmas Tree and cook up a big feast if I wish to.

But it was not in a nice home with a big Turkey on the table, but in a Cell in a Mental Hospital with an old cupcake that I experienced the powerful Presence of Jesus. It just tells me one thing, it is not material things or outward circumstances, but it is the state of the heart that God looks at. It is our love for Jesus, the passion and the zeal for Him that brings the Glory and the Presence down into our circumstances.

This Christmas is going to be a tough one for many people who have suffered financially. Instead of complaining, let us be Thankful that we are Saved, that we are Free! Free to worship Jesus! Free to serve Him! And after that, let us go a step farther and think of others. At Thanksgiving Dinner last month Britta and I sat down with our children and we decided that this year we would forego Christmas Gifts and instead give all the money to families in our church who I know cannot afford to buy nice gifts for their children.

You see, we are a Blessed people, we know Jesus, He loves us and we already have so much in this life. Let this be a time when we return to our First Love, when our hearts are re-ignited with a passion for Jesus and for His Gospel, when “things” don’t mean that much to us anymore!

Let us be thankful, thoughtful of others; let us rise up to take the Gospel of our Wonderful Lord Jesus to the ends of the Earth, to those who have never experienced Him, to those who have never experienced this wonderful Joy and freedom that Christmas brings!

Thank you for your love, prayers and generous support of our ministry this year

In Christ Jesus

Christopher and Britta Alam

With Immanuel, Gabriel, Victoria and Luke,

And our Teams and Office Staff in the US, Africa, Burma and Sweden

KADOMA, ZIMBABWE - VICTORY FOR THE GOSPEL!

KADOMA, ZIMBABWE CRUSADE – THE GLORIES OF CALVARY AND OF PENTECOST!

I just arrived in Sweden after finishing our Ninth Africa Gospel Crusade of the year, held in Kadoma, Zimbabwe.

This was a very successful Crusade with huge crowds coming out to hear the Gospel, and with tens of thousands of people receiving the Lord Jesus as their Lord and Savior every night.

Many wonderful and remarkable things took place during this Crusade. On Saturday for example, it had rained for much of the day and when we had started the service, it began to rain again. In spite of the inclement weather there was great excitement and a huge crowd had gathered to hear the Gospel. As it began to rain, I was concerned about our Sound Equipment (which had been quite damaged by moisture a couple of years ago in Zambia after we went on with a service in pouring rain) and decided to cancel the service.

As Pastor Mavondo, our Director of Ops in Africa, picked up the microphone and began to make the announcement the crowd began to shout. “NO! NO! PREACH ABOUT JESUS!”….. the announcement turned into a loud forceful prayer and a command to the rain to stop…… as the people (mostly non-Christians!) shouted, prayed and yelled….….and the rain suddenly stopped! So we went on and had a powerful service.

I was humbled and felt small because I realized that everybody else’s faith was greater than mine, and yet I was the one there whom God in his Great Mercy had chosen to preach the Gospel with Signs Following.

That night we saw many remarkable miracles and two very special ones. One was a young man who was born deaf and mute; Jesus touched him and he spoke and heard for the first time in his life. The other was a blind and paralyzed man who was carried to the crusade by his family and laid down upon the ground. He had been totally blind for many years and had been unable to walk for about 3 years. Jesus touched him, and he stood up and walked, he could also see perfectly….. you should have seen this man dancing and praising God! I am posting both these videos on Youtube and on Facebook.

Every night we were blessed to see huge multitudes of people receiving Jesus (There were also these little things that touched me, like one night when we were singing and worshiping a man came out of the crowd saying that he wanted to be Saved right there and then!) God also confirmed His Word with many Signs, Wonders and Miracles. Every night we saw deaf people receive their hearing. Blind people received their sight. Large tumors disappeared from people’s bodies, one of being a little girl who had a huge tumor as large as a woman’s breast hanging from her tummy. The thing disappeared instantly leaving behind a faint mark like a bruise where it once had been! We also saw lame and crippled people stand up and begin to walk.

The on the last night the Holy Ghost fell with Pentecostal Power, with thousands Baptized with the Holy Ghost and with Fire. People worshiping God in other tongues, shouting, praising….. some falling to the ground under the mighty Power of God….

For all this, we give all Glory Honor and Praise to our Lord Jesus, who Alone is Worthy. What a privilege it is to preach His Wonderful Gospel.

“Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life”. (2 Corinthians 2:14-16)

Thank you for your generous financial support that enables us to preach the Gospel; For your Love and your prayers!

In Christ

Christopher Alam

GLENVIEW CRUSADE ENDS - BACK HOME FROM AFRICA

Our Crusade in Glenview ended last Sunday, and I returned home a couple of days ago. We are thankful to the Lord for all that He has done..... the large Harvest of Souls that we could bring in for His Glory, the wonderful Miracles of Healing and Deliverance, the thousands Baptized with the Holy Ghost and with Fire on the last night of the Crusade.

For this we give Him all the Glory, Honor and Praise, because He Alone is Worthy!

Now I am home for a few weeks before I head for Africa again. I shall minister for my friend Pastor Edwin Anderson in High Springs FL, then in Chatham Ontario in Canada for Pastor Bill Pipke. Finally for Pastor Ron Johnson in Orlando FL followed by two days at the Penn-Del District of the Assemblies of God (to which I belong) at our Minister's Enrichment Retreat.

I then fly to Africa, back to Zimbabwe for two Crusades in October in the towns of Chegutu and Kadoma, along with a School of Ministry for Pastors and a Businessmen's Seminar.

Please do uphold us in your prayers! Thank you for your love, prayers and support!

In Christ

Christopher Alam

GLENVIEW ZIMBAWE CRUSADE - HOLY GHOST POWER MOVING IN OUR MIDST!

We are halfway through our Crusade in Glenview, Zimbabwe. The Lord is doing great things here in our midst!

The days are very warm here but the temperature drops sharply at sunset so the evenings have been quite chilly. In spite of the cold weather multitudes are coming out to hear the Gospel and are receiving the Lord Jesus.

We are also seeing the Lord pour out His Grace with signs, wonders and miracles. Every night we have seen deaf ears opened. We have also seen tumors disappearing, one of these cases was a lady who had a huge tumor in her throat that prevented her from being able to speak. She was scheduled for surgery on September 24th and the tumor would be removed. But Jesus healed her. The tumor disappeared and she began to speak perfectly!

Last night a young girl who was demon possessed, paralyzed, unable to walk and unable to speak was carried in by her family. Jesus set her completely free. She walked, ran and spoke perfectly! All Glory to Jesus!

What a Mighty God we serve! What a Wonderful Savior! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Glory be to His Name for ever!

Thank you for your love, support and prayers!

In Christ

Christopher Alam

Good 2nd Night in Glenview

Very cold evening but Thousands Saved tonight. A girl who could not walk and was demon-possessed was carried in and was totally healed and delivered. Deaf ears were opened. A lady had a huge tumor in her throat that impeded her speech. It disappeared and she had perfect speech. O how Wonderful our Lord Jesus is! Praise Him!

THE MBARE CRUSADE CONTINUES WITH POWER!

The Mbare crusade continues with the power of God flowing every night. Thousands are receiving the Lord Jesus every night, and God is confirming His Word with Signs, Wonders and Miracles.

So far we have seen many deaf ears opened, eyesight healed including a boy who could see only dimly for about 4 feet and was otherwise blind.... we saw how the Lord gave him perfect sight! A lady who could barely walk and limped along very slowly ran for joy. Another young man whose knee was useless and he would fall down every couple of steps was totally healed. Many others have testified of different things that the Lord has done for them.

One delightful thing for me after tonight's service was to see Charmaine. She was a little girl who came to our last Crusade here in Mbare 2 years ago, blind and demon-possessed (I will give her story in detail in our October Newsletter). I cast the demons out of her and she received her sight. She came to the meeting tonight, happy and following Jesus. What a joy to see her tonight (See photo).

Thank you for your love, prayers and support!

Do continue to uphold us in prayer!

In Christ

Christopher Alam

Thousands gave their lives to Jesus tonight at the Crusade Service tonight. Wonderful Miracles! Several deaf people healed. A boy almost totally blind received his sight. Many others testified of the miracles that the Lord had done for them. Our Lord Jesus is Alive!