Part 2 Start of our coffee bar
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t took some getting used to for some of the people who visited our coffee bar. Instead of psalms and hymns, we sang songs from the collection of revival. Revival was an interdenominational organization held every year at Pentecost.In Vierhouten they put up a tent on a large terrain that fits thousand people. There are now thousands. In addition were there were tents in which children's and youth services were kept. We also went there every year with our coffee bar youth. It was always a big party!We tasted an atmosphere there that was new to us. A big gospelband was playing, a band with many singers, but mainly a different kind of sermons. People were filled with the Holy Spirit, people were healed and liberated, things that were completely new to us, we never had this experienced in our church. There was visible joy in the singing and praise.
We also wanted to see this in our coffee bar. We made contact with people from our church who had been praying for revival in our church for years and also longed to see more of the work of the Holy Spirit.
They gave us names of preachers/pastors who were in these circles and we invited them to come and speak to us. The noted preacher and co-founder of the St. Revival was once our guest, and afterwards asked if he could pray with us separately. God had given him a word for us. For the first time in our lives we get a word about our lives. This was also completely new to us.
The word Louded; God has called you to be missionaries in this area. "Stand in His strength!" Short and clear. Hearing these words all the strength went out of my legs and I had to be held in order not to fall. The preacher told me this can happen when God's power falls on you. Anyway, especially John had to process this prophecy. So we did not have to cross the sea to do missionary work abroad. So this was our mission!
