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Prophetic Equipping Schools

PROPHETIC EQUIPPING SCHOOL at “En Hakkore,” Waipiata, NZ ~ 8^th-15^th May 2011:

“I want to thank all three of you (Harvey Walker, Len Buttner and Rodney Francis) for your time and input into my life at ‘En Hakkore’ in May.  For me it was a wonderful life-changing trip in such wonderful surroundings for my body, soul and spirit to be renewed. I have gone from strength to strength and it is so good not to be treading water any more.  My chronic back pain is no more, but I do experience some ache which is probably all that I ever should have from my falls,  but I believe the devil added on top of my medical condition and therefore masked his presence which certainly prevented me from doing anything for My Lord. 

God has put me in some amazing situations and last Sunday I did a real first and brought a message at our morning service.  Scary stuff, but I knew that I had to be obedient – I preached on the Holy Spirit and they clapped afterwards and there was ministry as well.  Mind you, three days up to the day my back played up again, so I knew I was doing the right thing by saying ‘Yes’.

I have grasped the ability to watch God bring things to me as I yield to Him.  I still desire to be able to tell someone something that they don’t know that I would know about them and encourage them.

My plan is to go back to ‘En Hakkore’ and my husband is considering doing the trip also and I do so hope that the same trio will be the Speakers again?  After telling the church of my experience at Waipiata I could have a few more from church wanting to make the trip.  We’ll have to wait and see on that.

After attending my first GFM "Prophetic Equipping School" at "En Hakkore" (Central Otago, New Zealand),  I want to let you know what a total blessing it has been to me.

I have been a Christian my whole life and the past 20 years I have steadily pursued God. I am a great reader and consumed every book I could, especially the old classic authors on how I can know Christ more and more. I have sensed for a long time that I just couldn't seem to pass through the perceived ‘glass ceiling’.  I just plodded on and prayed and accepted that 'this is just the way of the cross,' but I always pondered on the letters about Christ's Spirit within us and about the things the apostles did, but I guess I just thought it was for exceptional people, until.........GFM

You three wonderful men of God made me think of the old prophets and how God really spoke through them, and Jesus too, with love and humility. You all carry that; it makes me want to be better than I am, and strive for the best I can be.

What I appreciated about your ministries was the depth of teaching, all solidly founded on Biblical principles, helpful practical insights and the way you ministered to everyone who asked of you, withholding nothing.

 Lois (Little) and I both just felt such a presence of the Lord in you, and indeed all three of you.

The shift in my thinking is quite remarkable. Len, once you prayed over me, I felt released completely for the first time and I think you have cemented in me fully who I am in Christ.

I have no hesitation now to pray for people and to do what you taught us to do ~ not in fear, but in joy and pleasure, and confidence!! God is so good. I see changes at church already. I am so looking forward to what will come next and meeting you again sometime soon.

Thank you for activating me.

Hey Rodney, I love the way you pack a punch with lots of laughter! :-)

Warmest Regards,

~ Maria Kemp (Dunedin, NZ)

Dear Rodney, Ross and Peter.... I so enjoyed being at Waipiata (at En Hakkore). Thank you so much........ The length of stay, the lovely meals and fellowship, but best of all, the lovely time with Holy Spirit, Who ministered to me deeply. He continued to minister to me as I woke on Sunday morning, and as you have heard my testimony up till Saturday, Holy Spirit was addressing the self- righteousness that I have lived with, until that point of deliverance on the Friday afternoon. I have lived with this good/bad life, often striving for perfection.  But on Sunday morning I felt that I was born anew of the Spirit. It seemed such a completeness to the work that had been done in my life that week. I had such an encounter with God, so thank you all. I have such a deep desire to do the work of the ministry, and Peter, you prayed for me that I would preach. Only this morning I came to the realization, that to do that work I would have to be ‘sent.’ So it is Holy Spirit’s work. Just this morning I have been invited to talk at a ladies meeting here in Wanaka this week, about my time at the camp..... so I feel it was so timely to be invited to do that. May you all be blessed....I feel that I am blessed and highly favoured!!!! Love in the Lord ~ Sue Drummond (Wanaka, New Zealand).

What a wonderful week it was at En Hakkore, and you guys make an awesome team.  I thoroughly enjoyed it as for once I had no responsibilities, and I learnt a lot about prophecy and also about myself.  Maybe it was just because I had time to 'listen' to what the Lord was saying to me personally that helped make it all so special.  Anyway, God Bless you all! Abundant Blessings to you all ~ June Howie (Dunedin, New Zealand).

Thank you for providing for us an extra-ordinary, up-lifting, enabling, joyful time of abundance of God's loving presence. Love and Blessing upon Blessing upon Blessing ~ Jeanette Peters (Oamaru, NZ).

Hi Rodney, Just wanted to say Thanks for last week at En Hakkore, it was wonderful.  I definitely want to come next year. I am getting up a little earlier each morning to have time with the Lord.  It is good. Many blessings to you and your family. I am praying that those hearts will be open to what the Lord wants to say and do in their lives. Regards ~ Judith Mackintosh (Christchurch, NZ).

I just want to thank you for the privilege of being at the camp ~ it is life changing for me. When Jo (Hurdle) sang the love song from JESUS He did a work in me. He has given me such a love for all people and animals; I just see things so different. I am so contented and truly know who I am, and who I am in GOD. I am so thankful and grateful, and so ready for service in the Kingdom. So may our LORD JESUS bless you and your ministry richly ~ Noreen How-John (Cromwell, NZ).

I would have to say that was one of the best yet ~ get excited ~ remember you are "blessed and highly favoured"!  ~ Margaret Bradfield (Orangapai, Ranfurly, NZ).

I AM THE LIFE! My husband and I attended the 2009 GFM International Training School at En Hakkore, Waipiata, Central Otago.  It was my second ITS and the first for my husband.  I came hungry and thirsty to grow more in faith and revelation gifts of the Holy Spirit, to hear Him and to let Him work in and through me, knowing that God wants me to reach out to people around me in love and power, and to strengthen the body of Christ.

Throughout the camp the word LIFE came again and again for me.  The Lord was showing me that He has given me the ability to impart life to others ~ words of life, healing life, prophetic life ~ that where there is the possibility of death, where hearts have lost hope, or are dying, or have been overcome by immense obstacles in life that the Prophetic Word of God in all it's variations (when spoken out) releases the anointing of God to bring LIFE again.  He is a God of restoration LIFE. 

A woman was at the camp that I had not seen for one-and-a-half years.  After I had been at the last camp in 2007 I went to her home to pray LIFE into her as she was at near death from a heart condition.  Now here she was, full of LIFE and in good health!  Wow! Praise The Lord!  She is God's sign and wonder of LIFE to me!

I was encouraged to know that I have grown in hearing Holy Spirit's voice and obeying Him.  I continue to be amazed how God takes me (and others) in a safe learning environment, and we minister to each other in all our weaknesses and then always see His love and power in action.  We had great joy and peace in His presence, whether through tears, laughter, hugs, teaching of the Word, ministering prophetically, or enjoying fellowship and meals together. 

Through prophetic visions God showed me that those who seek to hear and obey the voice of God are like honed arrows in His hand, shot with His great bow to reach the target of His choice.  Also, that we are like bells that ring out with the sound of life, like the bell in a belfry.  This was like the bells around the bottom of the priest's robe in the Old Testament which moved and sounded as he ministered in the Lord's presence.  Today, as long as we continue to ring freely, we are 'ones who minister with the presence of the Lord' to the people in our lands and they will see Jesus in you and me, and receive LIFE. 

Jesus said: “I Am The Way, The Truth, and THE LIFE”!  I know He said to me: "Freely you have received, freely give".  My desire is to go and speak and minister prophetic words of LIFE to people, so they may live for Jesus ~ and this School of the Holy Spirit has equipped me to do that. 'Ringing' out for Jesus ~ Wendy Oey (Auckland, NZ).

Dear Rodney, Ross and Peter . . . I would like to thank you for my week at “En Hakkore.” You helped me to see the living Spirit Christ has placed in me and hot to bring it to life. Thank you. May God continue to bless you ~ Alister Bell (Picton, NZ).

Dear Rodney, I was very touched by the ministry of the Holy Spirit during the week at Waipiata and found that during the service this morning was able to sing out when going into free praise; I could not have done that three weeks ago.         I know that we do not need music to enter in after the ‘Laundry experience’ (when we entered into God’s presence without the help of musical instruments) and that was amazing, after all these years of believing some of the stuff taught during the charismatic renewal. Thank you so much to all the team and, I believe, I am heading into a renewal situation again. I also know there are a lot of hurt Christians in and around New Zealand simply because of wrong teachings and attitudes. Your team’s approach was so refreshing and honest to know even in our darkest fears our Father is right there with us ~ we are just the vessels that need to be open for His service. Bless you ~ Derek Lowe (Diamond Harbour, NZ).

08/09/2011