When we left the mission I had an idea about the hardness of Capernaum, the unbelief of Bethsaida and the discovery in Caesarea Philippi.  When you hear Jesus our Lord talking about Capernaum and their unbelief, it’s scary, “If the miracles that had been performed in Capernaum had been performed in Sodom and Gomorrah, they would have repented. It will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of Judgment than for you, Capernaum” (Matthew 11).

How difficult is to deal with unbelief. Jesus Christ knew all about unbelief and how hard people could  become.

The church was filled tonight… and my preaching seemed to take me all over the Bible. After I finished telling about Capernaum, Bethsaida and Caesarea Phillipi, I talked about the church of the first century coming to formation at Pentecost and finally reaching the Gentile world in Caesarea-By-the-Sea at the house of  Cornelius. They needed to hear this message; I honestly did  not know why.

The altar opened and it rained. Tears, conviction of sin, surrendering, forgiveness, salvation all began to happen. The group took their time tonight and laid hands to pray without looking at the clock. It’s now midnight and we just got back to our rooms at the mission. Many were saved by grace, healed and restored by God. We had the floor of the altar filled with bodies laying everywhere. It looked like a catastrophe had happened.  It did. The saved and healed hit the floor and began to cry. One woman told me she was returning to Jesus after 10 years away. A young man wanted to be set free from pornography, another wanted to have mental healing. Another was crying to God for forgiveness of sins. What a night!

It took almost two hours of prayer in this church. I saw Jerrod Reader laying hands on a man and asking God for a blessing. I could hear Jerrod from 20 feet away. Nathan cried with many. Ben received an anointing to pray. Paco grabbed heads and began to pray out loud. Mary Green was all over the floor. Lord, what a wonderful night. Your presence came upon us and the joy of Holy Spirit took over the entire church. All the men were dressed in suits, the women dressed well. Our group were also dressed up with ties and looking happy. If Ann Wingate could see her son, Harry, towering over the heads passing by him and praying for all of them, she would yell, “Hallelluia!”

One more night to go and we are returning home. By the way, August 13-14-15 we will be at the CIVIC  CENTER IN ATHENS, GEORGIA F OR A THREE DAY CONFERENCE – Rekindle the Flame.  Come, the same thing that happened at this Brazilian church is going to happen there.  Jesus, our Lord will bless us abundantly. Hallelluia!

Rick Bonfim