Dear partner,
Hereby receive our
newsletter of January
2012.
We are pleased to inform you about the latest
developments of Vernon Davis Ministries.
Taking possession of territories
“Therefore, they that were scattered abroad went
everywhere preaching the word. Then Philip went
down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ
unto them. And the people with one accord gave
heed unto those things which Philip spake,
hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For
unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out
of many that were possessed with them: and
many taken with palsies, and that were lame,
were healed. And there was great joy in that city.
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which
beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and
bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that
himself was some great one: To whom they all
gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying,
This man is the great power of God. And to him
they had regard, because that of long time he had
bewitched them with sorceries. But when they
believed Philip preaching the things concerning
the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ,
they were baptized, both men and women. Then
Simon himself believed also: and when he was
baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered
beholding the miracles and signs which were
done.” (Acts 8: 4-13)
This Scripture is full of God’s power! We can see a
man like Philip, driven by persecution, bringing
the Gospel to the city of Samaria. A city that knew
the Lord Jesus and even believed in Him as Savior
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(Joh.4:39-42), and yet was subdued under the
government of the powers of darkness again. We
can see how this man bewitched the people of
Samaria with his sorcery and had seduced them
into leaving the true faith. But here comes a
Christian like Philip who takes back this whole
territory for the Spirit of Jesus Christ in such a
powerful way, that even a sorcerer repents and
gets converted to the Living God. Hallelujah, our
God is a Man of War!
What a sight this must have been! A city, with
streets filled with the deepest darkness and
witchcraft openly practiced. Until a man like
Philip appears on the scene, with the burning fire
of the Holy God in his heart. He opens his mouth
and with a loud voice declares the eternal Gospel
of the Redeemer of heaven and earth. There
must have been a tremendous war in the
heavenly places, many were delivered from
unclean spirits and were healed of diseases. But
what a feast afterward, when the people of
Samaria were no longer blinded by the god of this
world and were able to see the light of the
glorious Gospel! Even a sorcerer, who was so
bound, deep in the claws of the old serpent,
bowed down on his knees and confessed Christ
Jesus as the Messiah.
Wonderful! Philip, who had been faithfully
serving tables under the leadership of the
apostles, invading the area of Samaria, under the
banner of the Cross. How much more should we
as Christians in these last days be entering
territories and keeping them under control of the
same Holy Spirit. Of course, that is easier said
than done. Philip must have led a severe warfare
and felt the breath of the old dragon in his neck.
He must have clearly felt that he was dealing with
the enemies of God attacking him with only one
purpose, to rob, to steal and to slaughter! But
Philip was brave and held on in these difficult
circumstances. He was determined to reconquer
this territory, to invade it and make sure the
Kingdom of God would be steadfast.
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Let us also enter this year eager to fight and make
use of every day to possess territories and hold
on to them. Maybe our fellow students, our
neighbors or colleagues will not (immediately)
repent to the Living God. But one thing is certain,
we are able to possess spiritual territories by
pulling down strongholds over these people,
everyday, and make them captives of the Holy
Spirit. This is possible through a sanctified,
committed and dedicated life as a Christian in His
invisible Kingdom!
Brethren, let this be a year of victory!
Mission trips
Bonaire and Trinidad & Tobago
From 23 January until 17 February Vernon and a
team will be in the Caribbean. Pastor Ramiro
Richards of the church ‘Baranka di Restorashon’
invited Vernon again, to come and strengthen his
church and other churches with the Word of God.
From there they will travel to Trinidad & Tobago,
where God is moving in a mighty way.
Mission trips in 2012
There are many invitations to come and bring the
Word of God, so we appreciate your prayers for
guidance in our decisions. Not only do we want to
obey God, but His timing is also important. There
are invitations from the United States, Africa, Asia
(Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Pakistan), the Middle
East (Dubai) etc.
We will probably be able to combine Dubai with
Indonesia, where the cry for sound teachings is
very strong. Did you know that in Indonesia
Christianity is the fastest growing religion and
that people are added to the church daily? Thank
God for this and keep praying for the persecuted
Christians in Indonesia and all over the world.
The call from the Body of Christ keeps sounding
worldwide for Vernon’s ministry. We will keep
asking you to pray for God’s guidance and
wisdom in all decisions. We will keep you
informed about the coming trips.
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Gifts
Your gifts for this ministry are very much
appreciated. You can use our bank account to
make donations (more information on last page).
Gifts within the Netherlands are tax deductible.
Facebook
Have you checked out Facebook yet? The
response to the clips that show the power of God
is very encouraging. And many Christians are
discovering that God did not change! You can find
the Facebook page at ‘Vernnon Davis’ (double
nn!).
On the website we are constantly adding new
materials as well and it is easy to stay informed
about our activities. You can visit the website at:
www.voicetothenations.nl
and www.vernondavisministries.com.
Impression of the latest mission trips
Report India - December 2011
Pastors David and Dina Johnson live in the
southern part of India(Chennai). Dina is Dutch,
but they have chosen to serve the Lord in India.
They have seven children (three biological, the
others adopted), and are helping many other
children. Their home is called an extended home
to the homeless, but still they would love to do
more, besides running their Free Tuition Center
for underprivileged children in the evenings, the
Free Sewing School (Tailoring) for women from a
downtrodden background and the five churches
they pioneered. Please read the complete report
with wonderful testimonies on our website, it’s
very inspiring! This is what pastor David wrote
about Vernon’s visit to India:
We also have a church here where Brother Vernon
Davis visited from 20 until 24 of December 2011.
During these days the revelation of God's word
came so alive and was confirmed through
MIRACLES and WONDERS. As a pastor what I feel
is, that the BIBLE is in everyone's hands but it
requires a revelation to bring a change in our lives
and that REVELATION has become a rare
commodity in the spiritual world today
(Amos 8:11-12).
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Though we have many self-styled teachers and
preachers, it's so difficult to find someone who
will bring God's heart to man. When this was our
need and expectation God brought Vernon Davis
among us and all that he taught was the exact
need of our church. Though our church is small,
that was our need, especially when he based all
his teachings on 1 John 3:8, as it was Christmas
season. It was an eye opener and a source of
breakthrough in our church.
Though these scriptures have been read many,
many times it was brought forth with freshness
and alive that at hearing these words people were
healed of cancer, deaf ears opened, witchcraft
people were set free and liberated completely.
There was an excitement of God's word among
God's people.
Though our church is about two years old and
many meetings were held here, this is the
meeting that brought forth a breakthrough. Now
we have something to hold on to and keep
moving. We thank God for these meetings and
having enabled Brother Vernon Davis to come.
There are hundreds of RURAL ministers around
this place who have no opportunity to hear such
truths and sound teachings and so we are
planning to invite Brother Vernon to come back in
October this year to have a five-day seminar for
these pastors and we request you to stand with
Brother Vernon and strengthen his hands to be a
blessing in the lives of these pastors and believers
of this part of the world.
Pastors David and Dina Johnson
Report India & Indonesia – December
2011/January 2012
By Hans Yonathan (Indonesia)
Again I am honored and am given the privilege to
go to India for a mission trip. I believe the Holy
Spirit took over the whole trip in India and
Indonesia. In this trip to India and Indonesia, I
have seen deliverance of witchcraft, evil spirits,
spirit of infirmities and bondages and healings of
tumor, cancer, back pains, injuries, etc. An
amount of people in Samarinda came to the front
giving up smoking. Not only that, the Word of
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God was ministered by the Holy Spirit to build up
the church and the Word that is as purifying fire
burning up the souls of many.
I personally learned a lot in this trip, especially in
our everyday life and preparation throughout the
whole trip. I see how attacks and intimidations
can come but how God delivers and comforts His
people. Many times in our weakness, sleepless
nights and trials the power of God is revealed
mightily.
In Indonesia, especially in Bandung, there was a
breakthrough, the power of the Lord Jesus
destroyed every stronghold and broke down every
bondage. In the school of my brother Justin, I saw
how the power of the Holy Spirit broke through
the walls and strongholds and many students and
teachers, who at first sat with unbelief and pride,
let loose when the presence of the Holy Spirit
came down. Almost the whole chapel came down
for the altar call RUNNING when Pastor Vernon
called for those who wanted to give their whole
lives for Jesus. Many students broke down in tears
when the Holy Spirit touched their hearts and
many young girls gave their lives to live pure and
holy lives for The Lord Jesus. Hallelujah!
Unbelieving hearts were destroyed and they had
to witness the power of healing of the Lord.
Religious acts, hypocrisy and pride had to get out
from the presence of God because the time of
pouring out of the Spirit was there.
I myself was astonished yet joyful and excited and
burning when the Spirit moved. It is true indeed
and the Lord gives more abundantly and
exceedingly than we asked for because honestly, I
didn’t expect that it would be this powerful. I
praise the Name of the Lord. When we Christians
really exalt and magnify Jesus by the Holy Spirit in
everything that we do and speak without other
wrong motivations, it will draw many people to
Him. Glory belongs to the King of Kings alone.
Hallelujah!
Another thing that I learned in this mission trip is
that Pastor Vernon showed me that a preacher
must be able to be faithful in preaching the Word
of God in and out of season. I see that there are
oppositions when the Word of God is preached,
even among Christians. But I really believe that
we Christians, as long as many souls come to
Jesus and His Name is magnified and glorified,
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we should stop being judgmental about the way a
preacher preaches, instead we should see and
rejoice that many souls are being brought to Jesus
Christ and how the Holy Spirit convicts people of
their transgressions and disobediences to turn to
God.
This mission trip is really a blessing for me and my
faith is being built up. Seeing how Pastor Vernon
is bringing the Word of God in many places
around the world, and some are countries that
aren’t developed like the others, I beseech you to
support him also in doing his work for our Lord
Jesus. God bless you.
Hans Yonathan
Agenda
Every Friday and every Sunday the ‘Voice to the
Nations’ Church has meetings in Dordrecht
(address: see practical information), where the
Word is being taught and preached, to build up
the Body of Christ and make disciples of Jesus
Christ.
Some other meetings where Vernon will be
ministering in the Netherlands are:
Saturday 25 February 2012, at ‘Gods Genade’ in
Barendrecht (www.godsgenade.org), and Friday
and Saturday 9 and 10 March 2012, at
Powerhouse Ministries in Eindhoven
(www.powerhouseministriesnl.org).
If you would like to come to one of these
meetings, then please contact us for more
information, or visit our website.
We believe the Lord will manifest Himself
through His Word!
Conference
On 2, 3 and 4 March we will have our first ‘Voice
to the Nations’ conference of 2012, at the same
location as the Bible trainings, in Dordrecht-NL.
This will be a weekend of the Word and we
believe God will work mightily for those who have
a need. Be welcome to this conference and
please invite other people to come and
experience the power of God’s Word!
Friday 2 March :
Saturday 3 March:
Sunday 4 March:
19.30 h
14.00 h
10.30 h
Practical information
Vernon Davis Ministries:
Moermond 158
3334 CP ZWIJNDRECHT
The Netherlands
Tel: + 31 (0)78-6815221
Website: www.vernondavisministries.com
www.voicetothenations.nl
E-mail: [email protected]
Voice to the Nations (Training Centre):
Van Kinsbergenstraat 34
3317 WN DORDRECHT
The Netherlands
Tel (mob): + 31 (0)6 42 940 878
Rabobank
Bank account: 397656122
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Within the Netherlands: Gifts are tax deductible (ANBI)
Editors
Joshua Willems
Christa Davis
Ans Davis
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