This church was so far away that I thought we left Brasil. The asphalt ended and the dirt road began. When this happens you know you are going to dance from pot hole to pot hole and finally get there. We did.

Some nights, you are so tired that your body does not want to get up from the pulpit chair. Every bone hurts and you feel as if your night should have been spent in bed asleep. But the Lord had different plans. The pastor greeted us and explained to me that the area outside the small church which was enclosed with cement poles and covered about 40 feet above us would house the church in the future. The problem was everyone passing by me on their way into the church was so poor I began to ask Jesus how this vision could ever come to pass. Luis Carlos is a Methodist minister with faith and with a vision. I decided to preach on Ezekiel 37: “Can these dry bones live?”  Really, I was preaching to me.

The invitation for salvation produced at least 20 persons, but my heart was not with it. Some nights your body does not want to join the move of God. I asked the Lord to help me, but I did not hear anything. After the “prayer tunnel,” I saw not a single person moved by God. Dry tears, dry bones and dry presence.  I prophesied over everyone and nothing happened….dead silence and dead response.

Waiting for a miracle, I heard the words, “Go outside.” Even now after all these years my mind still questions at times. It was growing cold, babies all around, women without warm clothing.  But ”Go outside” came again. SO WE ALL WENT OUTSIDE THE WHOLE CHURCH into the area marked out for the church expansion.

I asked the pastor to give me anointing oil and told the church to come around me as close as they could. After anointing the ground of that place under that tall open cover,  the WIND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BEGAN TO BLOW. Over half of the church were visited by the Holy Spirit in a matter of 10 minutes. They were so loud, so many tears, so many screams, so many voices that my heart could not contain it. My tears came and my strength was renewed.

I looked at the ground around the feet of many and saw a young lady on the ground. It was Audra. She was crying so hard, laying in the dirt that my heart went out to her. Jesus healed Audra with his presence as she lay on the dirt floor and cried to Jesus. My God, thank You for healing Audra and healing me from tiredness. You know, seven mission  trips a year, revivals, prayer meetings, Israel, traveling, office work……Lord, my body needs renewal! HE HEALED AUDRA AND ME. Hallelluia!

Audra is the daughter of Myron Kirksey. It is a new day in her life.. God will finish it well.

Rick Bonfim…rested

If you have been in one of these 4 hour services, you will feel the dynamics of the Holy Spirit move ahead of you. It is amazing what God can do when you let Him do it! Our second group this month is made up of 18-35 year-old young men and women, with the exception of three others of older age.

We went to Itaborai Methodist Church where the wind of the Holy Spirit is blowing. Tonight a wind came of the size of Pentecost! The group formed into a prayer tunnel and the congregation began to come between us for prayer. As the praise music began you could feel the hand of God moving. You feel the desire to cry but you cannot. You feel the words coming out of your mouth but you have no control of them. You know something is happening and yet you simply are led to continue in 3 hours of prayer for people. Energy comes from heaven into your body and you speak as if you know what to say!

The words were words that found the truth in someone’s heart. “You have a man in your life who you hate and God wants you to forgive him…” Another woman was told, “You have been in witchcraft to other gods and demons and God wants you to be healed now…”   A man ready to commit suicide was told, “You lost all your money to your partner and today you want to end it all, but God will restore your business and He will save your life…” As the word of knowledge operated, every one of these persons began to say to me: ” YES , YES IT IS TRUE!

By the way the man who lost his business hugged the pastor and they stayed on the floor for 10 minutes talking and crying together.  A child with some type of Down’s syndrome got up from the mother’s arms and began to dance, I saw it! Myron saw it also. A young man of 19 years old from our group, Tyler Lemmonds began to pray and cry for others at the end of the prayer tunnel.  The Holy Spirit was moving through him like 22o volts and everyone he prayed for in the line came under the conviction of the Holy Spirit.

It is 6:17 am in Brazil and I went to bed at midnight. I could not sleep much! My heart is rejoicing and my eyes are full of tears. Could it be that heaven is like this? Could be that heaven is coming down to us?

When we got to the mission our hearts were glad. We have a  group here with many difficult needs, but we already have had three miracles in this group.  God is going to heal them and restore them.  One that God is touching powerfully already is Allison Burnette. She is crying so much that rivers are coming out during our Bible studies. Have you ever seen a 19-year-old who cannot stop crying under the presence of God? Her dad was saved here two years ago, and God is doing a work in the whole family.  Hallelujah!

A HEAVY WIND BLOWING IN RIO DE JANEIRO…..

By the way, make your plans to attend the Rekindle TheFlame Conference in Athens, Georgia AUGUST 12-14. The wind is going to blow in Athens. This year a loud wind is going to blow! REGISTER NOW!

Rick Bonfim

If  you ever been to Brazil, imagine a church with 600 strong, jumping, singing and waving to God with great joy in their faces! You will be healed of passivity in 10 minutes. You see, you want what they have. You begin to question..” Why am I so sad… what is happening to my spirit? I love God with all my heart but they love Him much more!!!”

Brazil at this moment is the warmest place on earth with the presence of God. As the service started, it started with communion. I thought most services of communion begins with praise and worship! They begin with communion. You begin to wonder….” these folks have no understanding of liturgy!” Communion before praise? Yes, communion is more important than the word! They want to receive forgiveness for their lives.. They want their sins to be dealt with before anything else.

1#- GATES OF HEAVEN COMES DOWN WHEN YOU DO WHAT IS NEEDED NOT WHAT ORDER DICTATES!!

Since liturgy order was not important, I decided to let our group sing. You know, Heritage  UMC in Van Buren is in revival. Hundreds come to worship. Pastor Wes Hillard is an anointed man of God. So, his altar team came to Brazil and began to sing. My goodness! Jumping, shouting, singing Methodists!!! The result was folks began to come to be prayed for.

Over a couple hundred went under a tunnel of prayer. I saw a woman in her 70′s crying to Jesus in a loud voice, “Heal me Lord, heal me Lord, heal me Lord!” You will never see this again….anywhere with so much fervor!! It reminded me of Bartimaeus….. “JESUS SON OF DAVID, HAVE MERCY ON ME!!!!!!!!!!”

#2- GATES OF HEAVEN COME DOWN WHEN YOU CRY TO JESUS WITHOUT WORRYING WHAT OTHERS THINK!!!!

This started in our revivals in Virginia, and Crossville, Tennessee where people were crying to God at the altar rail! This evening in Brasil, the wife of the pastor came for prayer. Her eyes were broken by the condemnation of many toward her and her husband.  What do you do when the pastor and his wife kneel before you and ask for prayer in the middle of all that noise? The ladies from Van Buren began to pray for them….HEAVEN CAME DOWN AND GOD HEALED THEM INSTANTLY!!! Yes, in a second the Holy Spirit had them on the floor.. large church 2000 members.. preacher on the floor with his wife getting blessed!!!!

#3- GATES OF HEAVEN COME DOWN WHEN YOU  RESPECT NO MAN…. PRAY FOR THE SAINTS WITHOUT ASKING WHO THEY ARE!!!!! PRAY WITHOUT CEASING!!!

This was our third church…..gates of heaven are coming down upon us here!! Many salvations, healing… my spirit is revived already… most of our team is fasting….3 hours of prayer daily..!!!! YOU NEED TO COME TO ATHENS ON AUGUST 12-13-14- ATHENS CIVIC CENTER!!! GATES ARE HEAVEN ARE GOING TO BE THERE!!!

Rick Bonfim