Vietnam - Fertile ground for the gospel!

I just returned from a fantastic visit in Vietnam! It was amazing to see how the work has grown over the years. Word of Life is now active across the entire nation that is growing. Over 2000 people in 45 of 58 provinces of Vietnam. The goal is to have planted churches in the remaining provinces as well before end of 2015.

MatsOla Ishoel, pastor Pham and his wife Phuong and myself

 It all started 1995 in Moscow where we early came into contact with Vietnamese believers and started to minister to them every week, 5-10 in the beginning. I felt that I literally preached to thousands and understood that something big will come out of this. The small can be great, when God is in it!

2004 I visited Hanoi for the first time and met with our friends there. We had meetings where the Holy Spirit was so powerfully present and I was led to give a word of prophecy about how they will reach all of Vietnam and further into Indochina. They now tell me how this word has been their guiding light as they have formed a strategy to see a fulfillment of this.

Together with MatsOla Ishoel, pastor of Word of Life Moscow, we had three wonderful things happening; Dedication of a church building, Celebration of 10 years as a church and Pastors- and leader-day for 280 partakers from across the country.

Dedication of the new Church building

It is very special to dedicate a church building in a country as Vietnam, where Christians have not been free to work freely. This church is still an underground church, even if they are not unknown.

The fact that they can now have a church, we were told the only underground church in the country, shows the trend toward more openness and freedom for Christians to work today.

Word of Life Vietnam 10 year jubilee!

 For the 10 year Celebration 1200 people were bussed in to a beautiful resort in the mountains. Feast, food, praise, preaching and much rejoicing of what the Lord has done. Much more is ahead.

Pastors and leaders conference

For two days we ministered to 280 pastors and leaders. Exciting to see the fruit, but also see much potential future fruit. The Holy Spirit very present during the sessions. These are the heroes that work across the country, some tins meeting big challenges. But there is faith for a good future and expectations of how this will reach across the border, further into Indochina.




Much to be happy for so long, and even more to expect for the future!