Pastor Randy Campbell, Open Door Fellowship, Katy, Texas
The difficult part is trying to share such an awesome experience in a few words. There are no words to describe this life changing experience. It was definitely a defining moment in my life and ministry and both have been impacted for eternity. It was the beginning of what the Lord began in me months back in going to the nations. During these days the Gospels literally came alive and it was if I was walking with Jesus through them. How awesome it was to daily see the kingdom of God expanded through the power of the gospel in its simplicity and purity. It was great to be a part of the body of Christ working together in unity to see the kingdom of God expanded by doing the works of Jesus, preaching the gospel, laying hands on the sick in faith, and thereby releasing the miracles of God.
The memories of this experience will never go away. I find myself constantly reflecting on the thousands of people packed in the tent crusades in al Minia and the approximately 10,000 that responded to the gospel by standing and receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior. I had never seen such hunger and desperation and through the power of the gospel each person received hope. It was a glorious experience to witness the greatest miracle of all take place in multitudes of lives.
Along with the miracle of salvation, it was awesome to see the miraculous physical healings. I saw the power of God manifested on many occasions as I laid hands on the sick. The first lady I prayed over was a lady with very huge swollen glands around her throat and she was in much pain. After commanding the pain and swelling to go in Jesus name, myself and about fifty other people waiting to be prayed for, watched the swelling completely disappear. Another girl of about fifteen years old came and she had a spot on her throat about the size of a nickel and it was oozing. It looked as if she had a tracheotomy at some time but her mother said she was born with it and was always in pain. As I was praying for her she said she could feel something moving around in her throat and the pain disappeared and she was healed. The awesome thing was after that every time we ministered in the prayer room, she would miraculously make her way through the masses of people and get in the prayer room and join me in praying for others with infirmities! Another blessing was praying over a ten year old boy that was born deaf in his left ear and to see his hearing for the first time in that ear. Both him and his mother were beaming with joy. And I saw a man that was totally mute according to his family members began to make sounds as he tried to speak. Glory to God!
I thank God for calling me to serve and minister in Egypt and know this is just the beginning of going to the nations. Thank you for this opportunity to join you in kingdom work. We are already asking, seeking, and knocking, for the doors of heaven to be opened in order that we can join you in taking the gospel to the nations in the near future.
I will definitely be recommending others to join you on future mission trips to reach the nations for Christ and to support your respective ministries in every way possible.