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                     The Gospel Faith Messenger Ministry

Equipping For Leadership In The Nations Through The Power Of The Holy Spirit

The Gospel Faith Messenger Ministry was born in April 1964 as a means of ministering through literature to people in the country areas of New Zealand. From very small beginnings it has grown to impact multiplied thousands of people in over 90 nations. It commenced with a monthly printed Bible Study Paper, and then extended to one Bible Correspondence Course, then two, then three. To these were added preaching messages on Audio Cassettes, the producing of Gospel Tracts, Books, Booklets and Manuals. They have been sent out to many countries and some have been translated into other languages to reach even more people than we can through the English language alone.

In 1995 the Founder/Director of The GFM Ministry, Rodney Francis, felt that God spoke to him about the raising up of Prophetic Ministry Teams to teach and release people in the Gifts Of The Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12) and to pursue the importance of Prophetic Ministry, based upon our ability to hear and recognize the voice of God to us. Since that time, Seminars, Conferences, International Training Schools, and Prophetic Days have been conducted in a number of countries. All have made an impact upon the people, and many have gone on to develop their Spiritual Giftings and Prophetic Ministries in a wonderful way. Some amazing testimonies are coming out of these times of input.

At the commencement of the year 2000 Rodney and Jean Francis stepped out in faith into full-time ministry with The GFM. They did not raise a financial support base, as they believed that God called them to trust Him. The word they received (sovereignly) was, “If you will trust Me with your life and your future, I will show you what I can do for you.” They knew it was all about going full-time in faith with The GFM. They obeyed, and have not looked back. Since that time, they have seen the Ministry continue to grow.

The vision of The GFM is to continue to expand on all fronts. Our heart is to develop Prophetic Ministry Teams to the point that we will be able to conduct up to five or six Conferences at the same time in different parts of the world. To accomplish this, we have to make sure the ministry does not “bottle-neck” around the leader or one or two others. Each week we conduct what we call an “Equipping Station” in Hamilton, New Zealand, where people are trained in the Prophetic Ministry. From there Teams go out to minister by invitation in churches, Christians groups and Conferences. They help people to see and know that the Prophetic Ministry is within the grasp of every Holy Spirit filled believer. We have seen scores of people released in to the Prophetic Ministry.

Because of a conviction that God had spoken to us, we made a major decision to commence the year 2000 to live by faith, giving our full time service to Jesus Christ and The GFM Ministry. The Lord has blessed this move and we have seen The GFM on the rise ever since. Numbers of doors have opened, supporters have come forth, and the Ministry has entered a “new day” in the purposes of God. Anyone who feels they would like to contribute some support to Rodney and Jean can do so by E-Mailing the Treasurer, Pam McDonald at: admin@gospel.org.nz or writing to her at our Head Office: The GFM Ministry, P. O. Box 5601, Frankton, Hamilton 3242, New Zealand. Gifts for Rodney and Jean’s personal use should be designated such.    

We minister prophetically as a Team to individuals who travel to Hamilton to be ministered to, and we also make up Prophetic Tapes for those who are unable to come personally. It has been very exciting to receive the feedback from tapes that are made up for people around the world – people we have never met, yet the Holy Spirit shows us what to speak on to the tapes. To Him be all the praise and glory!

As we have grown we have seen the Holy Spirit give pictures, visions and dreams. Some of these have been captured on to paper through writings and drawings. Prophetic Music is also being developed by Kerry Wright.

This Ministry is a testimony that someone without a great education, no Bible College training, but growing in the local church scene, can rise to fulfil things that we never thought would be possible. What a privilege is ours to be able to touch so many people in so many countries through a simple trust in the word and voice of the Lord Jesus. A major part of The GFM Ministry is its Internet Ministry, which reaches many thousands of people annually. The key to this Ministry is summed up in this verse of Scripture, “Whatever He (Jesus) tells you to do, do it” (John 2:5). God bless you as you seek to be more obedient to the voice of Jesus!

- We look forward to hearing from you soon -

09/03/2007