At
the gate of Eagle Range Resort, Grace and I were greeted by resort
staffs in cowboy uniforms. There were
all types of buildings
that resembled those from the American Wild West. These were modern
air-conditioned buildings built like tepees, band wagons, log cabins
and paddock chalets. For the first time, we got to stay in a "tepee" with
roofless bathroom. Apart from the unique lodging and lovely environment,
Pastor Sam and Pastor Betty even assigned two members to serve
as our personal "butlers".
During
the first two sessions, I taught from Isaiah 51 in accordance
with the camp's theme which was "The Cup of Trembling".
These sessions ended with the campers repenting of their sins and
also memorising the Ten Commandments. On the third and fourth sessions,
I was able to present a shorter version of The Elijah Challenge
Model of End-time Evangelism. In the last session, Grace sang a
solo special, much to the delight of the campers.
During
the healing demonstrations, the born-again believers came forth
and with whatever faith that they possessed,
they tried their
hands in healing the infirm. Just as Jesus had promised, the healing
power began to flow. People were healed albeit after several times
of commanding the disease and pain to leave. A new convert was
healed of her frozen shoulder. She was to be baptized during the
camp and this healing was like a double blessing. A brother received
his healing in a nonchalant way. When asked about his ailment,
he said that one of his ears was deaf. Later, when asked again,
he simply smiled and said, "I can hear now! He apparently
had no doubt that he would be healed. A grandmother had pain in
her arthritic knee for a couple of years. After some of the campers
laid hands on her, she said that she felt better. She was happy
that her pain had been greatly reduced and wanted her fellow campers
to stop taking authority over her "slight pain". However,
after some encouragement, she allowed them to continue. To her
great relief, even the shadow of pain disappeared. She stepped
up and down the platform to test her healed knee. Then she walked
about and promptly declared that she was healed. Another lady,
who had yet to accept Christ as her Saviour, was watching afar
off at the back of the hall. When she saw the positive healing
results, she also came forth to be healed. The Lord healed her
of an annoying back pain and she testified with tears in her eyes.
Then to our amazement, she bent down and touched her knees with
her face.