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HOW
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It
was in January 1966 that I teamed up with Max Solbrekken. Our first overseas
trip took us to
In the
One 18 year old girl that had a goiter on her neck the size of an orange as soon as Max touched it, it was gone. The girl became frantic when she felt her throat and realized that it was gone. Many other miracles took place too numerous to mention.
In
We entered the hospital room where he was laying in bed and we could see that one side of his face was not normal which is sure sign of a stroke. There were nurses and doctors around him. They said please come and pray for him. So we went over to the bed and Max asked him to nod his head if he understood what was said.
He nodded because he understood English. So Max ministered the gospel to him and asked him if he believed that Jesus had the power to heal him. He nodded his head to say yes. Then Max laid his hands on him and rebuked the stroke in the Name of Jesus and said, Jesus heals you now. Then he said to him, I’m going to help you sit up.
So the man sat up and Max
pulled his legs over the side of the bed and said, stand up on your feet and
helped him stand.
( the doctors and nurses are watching all this taking place.)
Then Max says, lets walk and took a few steps with him and then he said
to him, run, run, run, and the commissioner ran to the end of the corridor and
back totally healed by the power of God. There was no small stir in that
hospital that day.
The nurses were fluttering
about with tears in their eyes while the doctors kept their eye on the
Commissioner just in case. But he was healed and felt better then ever before.
He was so happy and overwhelmed that he felt that he wanted to repay us somehow,
so he asked, "Is there anything
that I can do for you?" Max says to him, we came to your city to bless your
people and bring them salvation and healing but you sent us out into a cow
pasture, maybe you can do something about that The commissioner answered don’t
worry, I’ll take care of that.
The next night we were in
the center of town in a beautiful park with a large platform brightly lit up and
on the platform were seated a dozen city dignitaries including the Mayor. There
was a large crowd of people and the Commissioner stood up and gave his testimony
of how Jesus Healed Him and encouraged the people to receive us and believe what
we are preaching. Then the Mayor got up and made his speech and commanded
everyone to come to these meetings. After that the park was jam - packed every
night and great miracles took place. There were a great number of deaf and dumb
that were healed.
GOD MADE A WAY WHERE THERE SEEMED TO BE
I was born in
I have never forgotten the songs that I learned in Sunday School and the Scriptures that we memorized. Many times over the years I would find myself singing those songs that I learned in childhood and they did bring a measure of comfort to me. I remember one time as a sailor, we were in very rough seas with 40 foot waves. Not far away was another large ship and the only time we could see it was when we both were on a high wave. I remember a song that came to me that I had learned in Sunday School. “
Wide, wide as the ocean, high as the heaven above. Deep, deep as the deepest sea is my saviours love. I’m though so unworthy, still I’m a child of His care, for His love reaches me and His love teaches me everywhere.
Even in my backslidden state
God would speak to me through the songs that I learned. So parents, do your best
to take your children to Sunday School and Church. Later on it will pay great
dividends.
My philosophy in early life
was to learn as many trades as quickly as I could and that way I would never be
out of a job. So I would stay on a job until I learned the trade real well and
then go on to the next employer. My
reasoning was that if I knew how to do many things, then I would never be out of
a job, and it was so.
In
1954, The doctors gave me only 7 years to live and there was nothing more they
could do for me. So I gave myself to do whatever I could in the
When
I first saw him, I wouldn’t have thought of him as being a candidate for a
missionary. But God looks not on the
outward, but on the heart. He saw a faithful heart that He could use for many
years to win thousands to the
His name is Bud McLean. I met him at work where we were both employed in 1957. He was only 22 years old but he already had a bad reputation. He was a trained boxer with a very bad temper and a drinking habit. When some people that knew him, saw him coming down the street towards them, they would cross over to the other side because it would be much safer there. They knew that he loved to fight and that for no reason he could start a fight.
I had already testified to every employee on the job where I worked of what the Lord had done for me. He was the only one that I had not met, until the day the boss sent him to work with me. The reason was that my regular helper was sick that day. I was operating a bulldozer, building a road. It so happened that I had to change the cutting edge on the blade and that meant that the engine would be shut off for a couple of hours, and it was nice and quiet.
He had heard from others that I was a religious fanatic and that it would be a good idea if he would do me some damage. The first thing that he said in sort of a taunting voice was: "I hear that you are religious."
I asked: "Where did you hear that? I'm not religious. I'm a Christian." And I began to tell him that Jesus Christ was not a religion but a person, the living Son of God and the Savior of the world. He didn't expect me to say that I wasn’t religious and that momentarily took the wind out of his sails, so I explained to him the difference between religion and Christ. And that religion couldn’t give anyone Eternal life. At that, he calmed down and started asking many questions.
Before long, he asked me what the Bible had to say about the 'end of the world' because he had heard something about it. I saw that he was quite fearful about that subject so from that day on I would get together with him and show him what the Bible had to say on the subject. That we are living in the last days and the world as we know it, is coming to an end and that God will create a new heaven and earth where there would be no more sin.
Then,
I explained to him the way of Salvation. A short time later I had the privilege
of leading him and his wife to the Lord. They continued in prayer in
their own living room and they both became dedicated Christians.
I would take him out on the
streets and we would witness to people everywhere. After Bible School Bud McLean
became a strong witness and pastored a
church for awhile and later did Missionary work. In the 1970's he preached
in
Then,
the Lord sent him to many other
countries of the world. As
I am writing this, he and his wife are still going to places like
Then in 1961 the Lord did
more than I asked for and performed a miracle and healed my thyroid gland
completely and it’s been normal ever since. In
1962, the Lord called me into missionary work also and sent me to many
countries of the world where we have seen thousands come to the Lord.
This Scripture was literally
fulfilled in my life:
My wife, Irene, and I have been going to Ukraine since 1991 for the purpose of planting and building up the local churches throughout Ukraine and holding Evangelism Seminars to train people how to win more souls to Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit, thereby multiplying the church.
135,000 people have attended our 'KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PERSONAL SOUL WINNING' Seminar . We have also printed 140,000 Bible Correspondence Courses designed to reach those living in remote places that do not know Jesus Christ as their own personal Saviour. We are continually receiving letters telling us of wonderful transformation in people's lives. We have sent out thousands of Diplomas to those who have finished the Bible Course. There have been many conversions and healing testimonies.
So far, 137,000 have enrolled in our Bible study course. Many have started to study and read the Bible every day which they were afraid to do before. People are writing and asking us if we could direct them to a Church near them so that they can have fellowship with other believers. There are many Villages that have no church. So we direct them to the church nearest to them.
Many
times Christians in the church look at those in the ministry, such as Pastors,
Evangelists, Missionaries, Teachers and others, and feel they are left out and
are of little value; but the fact of the matter is that all believers have a
ministry that commands a great reward. All Christians can lead others to the
Lord. When the rewards are given out
by the Lord on that great day, many common ordinary believers will hear these
famous words, "Well done, good and faithful servant,
enter into the joy of the Lord".
A servant of Jesus Christ, dedicated to the salvation of lost souls.
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