Move of God happening in South Wales!

Some of you may have heard of a mighty move of God occuring in Cwmbran South Wales since April.

In case some of you have doubts as to this move, I would like to voutch for the Pastor of Cwmbran Victory Outreach.
Richard Taylor was a friend of my dad (Yorrie Richards) they had similar testimonies and a lot in common! I know if he was here Dad would be in floods of tears at this move of God!

Richard is a regular guest at our church and as a fellowship we support the Victory Outreach work among drug adicts and young offenders that he founded.
Richard stands very firmly on sound doctrine. He often stresses 'according to scripture - everything according to scripture!'

This move of God started out of the blue when a member of the church paralised for ten years after a road accident acted in faith to the word being preached and to everyone's shock and awe stood out of his wheelchair and walked around the large hall holding his chair above his head as a trophy!!! The presence of God fell upon that church and has been there since!

Last saturday 60 local converts saved in the past month were baptised, during which another 17 came forward in repentance!

Our assistant Pastor and wife went this past week as they were in Cwmbran on business and were deeply moved by the repentance shown and the heavy presence of God. They have urged us to visit too when we next go to Wales.

We know that Richard has made a stand for the Gospel and has not compromised in the past and feel that God is now blessing him in a mighty way, he is just as amazed as anyone at the things God is doing and is exersizing wisdom and not allowing for 'burn out' through overdoing.

Drug addicts are being set free, folk with emotional & phsycological problems being touched by the Lord, their lives changing. Atheists coming in to view and mock have ended up on their knees with the power of God! Many folk are claiming healing although Richard wisely advises they be verified medically before informing the church.

Wales has been so desperate for a move of God, each year we go and drive around the Valleys we have felt the oppression and desperation in the air. We have seen the decline in areas due to unemployment and our heart as gone out to God to move again! God is hearing and answering the cry of the heart

As a continuation of my post - here is the latest post today from Cwmbran that I thought you'd like to see - notice also how the famous Welsh revival hymn 'Here is love vast as the oceans' was also sang!' very moving! will always remember us doing that at the Revival conference in Moriah Church, Lougher with Evan Roberts own violin being played!!

At our Cwmbran campus, since April 10th when the "Welsh Outpouring" began, we have now seen over 300 people commit their lives to Christ! We praise God for every single one and continue to preach the gospel and call people to salvation in every single meeting and also via the live-stream link! Salvation is of upmost importance and the Holy Spirit is drawing people to deep levels of repentance. Often people are weeping with conviction when giving their lives to Christ and are seeking deep change in their lives.

On Wednesday, Pastor Clyde preached a word centred around the blood of Christ and many people responded to be washed from their sin. it was an incredible sight as people poured to the front, crying out for freedom, through the blood of Jesus. After a time of repentance, people were ecstatic as the fire of the Holy Spirit was poured out resulting in great joy, dancing and praise! Prior to the word, 9 people had already responded to the message of salvation, after Pastor Richard proclaimed the Saviour and invited people to give their lives to Jesus.

The worship that night was electric as Pastor Richard led us in the great hymn, 'here is love' and people all around the building passionately reached out to God. The presence of God was thick and tangible and people reported incredible breakthroughs.

One guy who is on staff at the 'international house of prayer' in Kansas City, said that he hadn't felt such a tangible presence of God in years!

Another couple who are involved in a church in Bath, shared how the love of God, that is at work at Victory Church had affected them deeply. They said its hard to see how so much love can be at work, when so many people are here. Everything radiates love!

A lady phoned the church on Thursday to say that her hip has been healed and she no longer needs crutches, after 10 years of agony and multiple, failed operations! She is pain free, without Morphine and can run with her son! Her only concern now is keeping up with him and getting out of breath!

Another gentleman who came to the meeting with his rib sticking out due to a cancerous growth ran up to one of the pastors to say that his rib was back in place and normal! This had happened during the prayer for the sick! We are awaiting a further update once he gets checked out by the doctors!

On Thursday, the presence of God once again filled the people, many came forward for prayer for sickness and Pastor Kenny preached a powerful word from Luke 4. As he preached, people reached out to God by faith, and several people received Christ as their Lord and Saviour.

A young girl has been in touch to say that she feels completely healed from depression and anxiety, we praise God for this and continue to believe for her health as time goes on.

As time goes on, more and more people are coming and we are now needing the overflow room most nights of the week. We will continue to ensure that everyone who needs prayer, receives prayer and will always do our best to ensure provision is made for those who are seriously ill.

I hope many will labor so that these new believers will continue in faith in fellowship and discipleship. Let us all welcome them with open arms and see what we can do to help them as they walk in the newness of life. I am wishful that there will be cooperation among the local churches in the area rather than rivalry and cynicism so that they will have a sanctuary as they face the battle against sin, worldliness, and other temptations or difficulties as christians.

Bro Frank - in answer to your question, there has been no mention at all of South Wales on GodTV - I doubt very much Richard would allow it either. The members of his church come first, he is very protective of them and making sure it remains a local family church.

Thank you sister for these wonderful reports
of this move of God in Wales.

May The Lord be glorified and cause this
revival to break out beyond the church into
the community. May revival fire spread
throughout the whole region and beyond.
May the new converts be confirmed and
established in the faith.

Mike

What is also encouraging is that other
pastors are getting in this atmosphere of
the presence of God. Pastors need to be
revived also and to allow the Holy Spirit
to spread the fire to their churches.

Mike

I have heard reports about this, including direct accounts from people I know personally, (although I have to say, I do question the clarity of their spiritual discernemt at times). Not to say that what is happening in Wales is counterfeit, I genuinely dont know, and (post Lakeland) get increasingly skeptical of "revival talk" especially when it is experience or encounter based charismania and not Bible-Jesus centred. Anyway, I havent been to Cwembran Victory Church (or even set foot in Wales for over 24 years) But I would be very concerned if those Wagnerian ministers get in there, with all the talk about submission to NAR apostleship/god tv oversight, cities of refuge, portals, gateways etc etc, then quench the work of God's spirit, and "realign" it with the apostate church instead. You know the scenario, NAR apostles and prophetesses, ministers who operate under a lying spirit, who set it up as an elitist money earning Christ denying family dynasty business....I can sort of imagine a certain preachers wife, she may well be saying right now "I have a great uncles cousins grandfather who did gardening for Evan Roberts, this proves I have a stake in this move of God...so I should be leading it..."If those folk DO turn up, Pastor would be well advised to make them sit right at the back of the overflow and stay quiet, (and let God deal with them)-or turn them away if they try it on-which they almost certainly will, one way or another.

made me weep with jealously after watching the report from the link that andrew posted ,,praise god

Bro Frank.
I spoke this morning with our assistant Pastor's wife who attended Cwmbran on Wednesday with her husband. She is a lady who travels much with her husband especially to Eastern countries as they work in Missions and is a support link to missionaries.

She told me that while driving there the more into Wales she got the more her heart was yearning and crying out to God! She said that the presence of God there is so heavy and tangible, she has never witnessed anything like it in her life! They sang old time songs & hymns and people were running out to the front sobbing in repentance. She said that she could imagine being in the Welsh revival days, saying "this is what it must have been like!!"
She told me that she has never witnessed such repentance in people "No funny business!! absolutely nothing dodgy - nothing at all like you see on TV!!" she emphasised to me!!

Due to many conversions from the Rhondda valley too (approx 1hr drive from Cwmbran) they are opening a branch church next month to cater for those people too. My husband & I and family are visiting them in July.
Glad I kept dad's revival books!!

Our hearts are crying out to God to do the same for us here - on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border!!

Frank if you can't find dad's notes we have copies on file that we kept from his PC if ever you would like any emailing - we also have family collection of CD's of some of his preaching that a family friend recorded for us when dad ministered at his church. You'll have to email me contact details. elainebarnes@hotmail.co.uk

I don't want to be negative, I mean we all want to see genuine revival and if people are truly getting saved (repenting and receiving new life) we should rejoice.

I've not heard of this 'outpouring' until now and so looked into it. Virtually all the reports I found are positive, however I am cautious about it. I listened to the Pastor's report, which mostly sounded good, but just a couple of things he said caused me to be cautious. He was encouraging everyone from around the world to come to Wales and 'experience' the presence of God. This is a common theme with the recent false moves, such as Toronto, Pensecola, etc. He talked about them sending out prayer clothes for people who needed healing. Again, very faith teaching type practice.

The I saw a clip of one of their song leaders singing the outpouring anthem song 'Just one touch from the King'. Very pop and concert type emotionalism was my feeling.

The there was this clip http://surehopechurch.co.uk/?p=5723 showing a brief overview of the event and it was a lot of laying on of hands and people falling over backwards and talk of the 'anointing'.

I cannot make a reasonable and fair judgement based on this brief look, but for me I am very cautious as to the direction it seems to be moving and will watch and see.