RoFMI Visit Report to Norway Jan 2010

There are moments in ones life when words are simply both insufficient and inadequate to describe things. This is one such moment. I have been back home from Norway for less than one hour and the only thing I want to do is to tell you all about the trip. So . . . . . .

Thanks to my brilliance as administrator, I managed to book us all on two different flights so Jean & John left Thursday morning, very early, while Peter, Keith and myself left early evening. Thanks to the sterling support of our friends in Norway, Robin & Leif, we all managed to get out to the SBI Bibleschool where we were to visit first. It is on the ‘wrong’ (west) side of the Oslo Fjord so we had to take the ferry and were met on the other side by Svein-Kase who took us all to the school where we were made very welcome and allowed to settle in quietly before the first session on Friday Morning.

Friday morning we all joined in the schools daily praise, worship, and prayers. We were warmly welcomed by Reidar Gamst, the School Director, before Keith took the first session – a teaching on Spiritual Warfare. This went down well and started the students, aged between 19 and over 30, asking the first of many questions. After a snack & coffee, Keith once again took the floor for the concluding Spiritual Warfare session. During the session two ‘unexpected’ visitors came in to the lecture room and listened to the remained of the session. We all then had an extended break for lunch, fellowship, and some prayer too.

One of the visitors turned out to be Per Sotorp, a very well known Norwegian gospel artist, who happily agreed to lead an impromptu praise and worship session where the anointing just fell. The impromptu session lasted nearly 3 hours and Per kindly did some requests as well !! We broke at 7pm before the evening Youth meeting Pastor Matthew spoke on the prodigal son and then Peter spoke and gave some words of encouragement and prophecy. There was a dramatic deliverance period and we all got to bed around 01:00. (Well maybe 02:00 or even later by the time we’d had coffee and unwound a little bit.

Saturday morning broke bright, grey, and snowy and over breakfast, it was very obvious there was a change in many of the students. The Lord was touching them and He was ‘doing things’ in many of their lives. We were joined quite early by Jonathan, another team member, who came over late from England. From 11:00 to about 18:00 we had a meeting for the leaders and pastors that Reidar had invited along to meet us; to hear from the Lord; and to be encouraged. I managed a very poor introduction of the RoFMI Ministry and the team – I set out to say one thing – the Lord seemed to change my direction, and I ended up not saying anything like what I wanted to say. I then introduced Peter who spoke at some length about the three rules for any Pastor. Love your people; Love your people; and then Love your people. After lunch together, we had an extended time of prophecy, prayer, and ministry.

Then things started to ‘hot up’ as the Lord took over the rest of the day.

After dinner, we gathered in one of the lounges with a number of the students for perhaps the most amazing time or prayer and ministry I have ever attended, Peter spoke briefly and quietly about the need to “die to self and live for Him”. We then felt led to arrange a space on the floor for a “coffin” so that anyone could throw their unwanted baggage or troubles or problems into the coffin in a symbolic act of repentance and obedience to the calling of the Lord. Several went through the prophetic action of taking the ‘load’ of their own back, and ‘throwing’ it into the coffin. THEN one of the men stood up and ‘laid down’ in the coffin. The anointing of that moment was – well – you had to be there as 14 more people went through the same procedure. There was almost total silence for nearly 2 hours as one by one, people went through the symbolic act of dying to self in order to live for Him. The only sound was when Peter gave a very occasional word of knowledge about what was happening. Most amazingly, one young lady stayed there for 45 minutes and was transported to heaven for the Lord to do His work in her. Amazing, amazing time, and so powerful and anointed. Every person there was changed – all of us !! As we watched the Lord at work we were simply humbled into silence. Finally – as if to tell us it was finished – there was an outbreak of Holy Joy.

An incredible end to 2 days of incredible ministry and worship. However, God was not quite finished as we went to visit a family on site for a final drink and some more quiet ministry as we prayed for their son who has ADHD. Bed around 02:30 again.

Sunday came and we bid farewell to a very changed bunch of both students and staff – and with an invitation to do a full prophetic conference in May. Across the Ferry to the East Fjord and on to Dear friends Leif and Karin-Sophie at their lovely home in Frederikstad. They had invited quite a few people along and we were honoured to find a lot of people wanting to hear from the Lord. Peter spoke briefly asking “What if we could hear the Holy Spirit as clearly as we can hear Satan and his demons?” Two businessmen who came along were greatly blessed with words of prophecy as was a young lady with a wonderful prophetic worship anointing. We ended by going to see Reiden & Wraggs – parents of Robin (Our Norwegian Partner) where they had prepared a magnificent fish supper for us.

Monday morning and Jean & John had to fly early (more thanks for my quite superb admin) while Peter, Keith & I stayed for a while longer. I stayed with Leif & Karin-Sophie and we went for a wonderful winter walk in the snowy sunshine. Cold but breathtakingly beautiful – as my photos will show. Back at the house 20 or more people once again congregated for fellowship, prayer, and prophecy. We eventually had to drag Peter away so we could catch our flight back home and even then, Leif & Tommy who had taken us to the airport waited till we were completely out of sight before leaving us.

Altogether a breathtaking trip. So anointed we could barely speak on the way home. Also so tiring because of the intensity of the whole 4 days. So important too for all the contacts and divine meetings we had. What a phenomenal Lord we try to serve. \o/ Hallelujah & Thank you Lord – ALL glory to You.

CGB ©RoFMI 2010