It's Here! The Revival Study Bible
Jul/18/10 02:41 PM
The
Winkie Pratney Revival Study Bible
New King James Version
The time has
finally come!
The Revival Study Bible is available to order NOW. Thanks to EVERYONE who has been praying this dream into reality. I talked to Winkie a few nights ago (he has held one in his hands and says it is beautiful - please read his most recent blog post) and got an email from the publisher in Singapore as well. The first printing was 5,000 copies. Let's help make a dent in that and pray that God uses this labor of love to spark revival in our hearts, the hearts of others, the entire country and the world.
DONATE $100 OR MORE NOW FOR BLACK LEATHER
DONATE $100 OR MORE NOW FOR BURGUNDY LEATHER
The Revival Study Bible is now available to order. Ministry of Helps will give a copy of the Revival Study Bible as a Thank You to anyone who donates 100.00 or more while supplies last. If you would like to sponsor a bible for someone who cannot afford it, please send a donation and indicate the amount that you would like to designate toward a Bible for someone else.
We will collect checks and PayPal payments for several weeks before putting together each order and shipping from Singapore will take 5 or 6 days. So our first order will go out on July 30th then August 15th and so on. We will deliver or ship bibles as soon as they arrive at our location.
There is also a HARD COVER version of the Bible. If you want one of those instead of a soft cover, please indicate that in your PayPal notes or on a note put in with your check. Our cost on those will be slightly less so a donation of 80.00 to 99.00 to MOH will receive a Hardcover Revival Study Bible as a Thank You. We will work on a separate link for that but want to get this up without delay so bear with us on that.
DONATE $100 OR MORE NOW FOR BLACK LEATHER
DONATE $100 OR MORE NOW FOR BURGUNDY LEATHER
Please help us spread the word about the Revival Study Bible. We feel very strongly that the Lord has given us this tool for this time and that it has the potential to do great things for the Kingdom of God.
Every Revival Study Bible that you receive through MOH will bless Winkie and his ministry. It will help us take care of his ongoing expenses and get more of his books, tapes and videos out there and available as well. Recently we have been able to re-issue the books "Youth Aflame","Devil Take The Youngest" and "Daniel Files", the video sessions "Contract on Children"& "Leaving Egypt" and the teaching booklets (formerly tracts), "Counterfeit Conversion" and "Witnessing Like Jesus" - some on Amazon.com and some on Lulu.com. We are working on more titles, both books and video and will continue to make those available as time and resources permit.
If you are interested in hearing about our vision to create a complete catalogue of all Winkie's books and sessions give us call or email and we'll be happy to tell you how you can be a part of that mission and please do visit moh.org if you are not already aware of it.
DONATE $100 OR MORE NOW FOR BLACK LEATHER
DONATE $100 OR MORE NOW FOR BURGUNDY LEATHER
By way of Pratney news, it looks as if Winkie, Fae and William will be remaining in New Zealand until next Spring. He is still doing well in his recovery, and was thinking of coming in August for several teaching opportunities, but that doesn't look like it will be possible at this point. Please keep praying for him, his ministry and for the Lord to meet every need during this time.
Catch the Fire and Spread the Word,
Dee Patton
deepatton@moh.org
New King James Version
The Revival Study Bible is available to order NOW. Thanks to EVERYONE who has been praying this dream into reality. I talked to Winkie a few nights ago (he has held one in his hands and says it is beautiful - please read his most recent blog post) and got an email from the publisher in Singapore as well. The first printing was 5,000 copies. Let's help make a dent in that and pray that God uses this labor of love to spark revival in our hearts, the hearts of others, the entire country and the world.
DONATE $100 OR MORE NOW FOR BLACK LEATHER
DONATE $100 OR MORE NOW FOR BURGUNDY LEATHER
The Revival Study Bible is now available to order. Ministry of Helps will give a copy of the Revival Study Bible as a Thank You to anyone who donates 100.00 or more while supplies last. If you would like to sponsor a bible for someone who cannot afford it, please send a donation and indicate the amount that you would like to designate toward a Bible for someone else.
We will collect checks and PayPal payments for several weeks before putting together each order and shipping from Singapore will take 5 or 6 days. So our first order will go out on July 30th then August 15th and so on. We will deliver or ship bibles as soon as they arrive at our location.
There is also a HARD COVER version of the Bible. If you want one of those instead of a soft cover, please indicate that in your PayPal notes or on a note put in with your check. Our cost on those will be slightly less so a donation of 80.00 to 99.00 to MOH will receive a Hardcover Revival Study Bible as a Thank You. We will work on a separate link for that but want to get this up without delay so bear with us on that.
DONATE $100 OR MORE NOW FOR BLACK LEATHER
DONATE $100 OR MORE NOW FOR BURGUNDY LEATHER
Please help us spread the word about the Revival Study Bible. We feel very strongly that the Lord has given us this tool for this time and that it has the potential to do great things for the Kingdom of God.
Every Revival Study Bible that you receive through MOH will bless Winkie and his ministry. It will help us take care of his ongoing expenses and get more of his books, tapes and videos out there and available as well. Recently we have been able to re-issue the books "Youth Aflame","Devil Take The Youngest" and "Daniel Files", the video sessions "Contract on Children"& "Leaving Egypt" and the teaching booklets (formerly tracts), "Counterfeit Conversion" and "Witnessing Like Jesus" - some on Amazon.com and some on Lulu.com. We are working on more titles, both books and video and will continue to make those available as time and resources permit.
If you are interested in hearing about our vision to create a complete catalogue of all Winkie's books and sessions give us call or email and we'll be happy to tell you how you can be a part of that mission and please do visit moh.org if you are not already aware of it.
DONATE $100 OR MORE NOW FOR BLACK LEATHER
DONATE $100 OR MORE NOW FOR BURGUNDY LEATHER
By way of Pratney news, it looks as if Winkie, Fae and William will be remaining in New Zealand until next Spring. He is still doing well in his recovery, and was thinking of coming in August for several teaching opportunities, but that doesn't look like it will be possible at this point. Please keep praying for him, his ministry and for the Lord to meet every need during this time.
Catch the Fire and Spread the Word,
Dee Patton
deepatton@moh.org
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Update from Winkie
Jul/13/10 09:19 PM
I watched, like hundreds of millions of others on a
Sunday the climax of international competition as Spain
beat the Netherlands in the World Cup final. I was
thinking afterwards about how amazing it must be for a
little nation once known long ago as adventurous and
globally powerful to finally become the best not only
in other European nations but even in all the world
while watched by the largest crowd in sport history. I
know for all of them it was worth the bruises, kicks
and pain of the win, including the realization of an
early loss that may pull us to new heights if we do not
give up easily and pay the price. No wonder some wept
and even prayed at the end with gratitude.
I was in Spain for my first visit early last year at the invitation of key young pastors there through the arrangements of my friend Mal Fletcher as part of ‘09.
How much I appreciate this man who has done so much in the Kingdom over the years! During his initial creative youth ministry working out of his homeland territory of Melbourne Australia, he helped helm with other friends from Brian Houston’s Hills church in Sydney the original Youth Alive, a work that exploded from a denominational youth group of some 80 kids to an inter-denominational national ministry involving large numbers of committed youth leaders from different church streams to some 80,000 in a single decade. Obeying a direction from the Lord to go out to Europe with his wife and family, for some years Mal ministered out of Denmark, pioneering in music, teaching and public television fresh and effective tools rooted in innovative youth pastor friendships and real relationships. After expanding these to include others from Eastern Europe, he moved to London. Using his grasp of significant trends and communication gifts to break new ground in hard places and innovate Gospel connections to touch many young people immersed in cynical and sophisticated Western cultures. Such are many of the nations that competed in the World Cup
When I was in my critical condition in Korea over three years ago, it was interesting to remember that the settings in my life to death other-world coma encounters were in and around London and that one of the key figures I knew was there who wanted to get together with me was Mal. The ‘09 trip involving two visits to London and the honor of meeting and sharing with some of the finest young global pastors and youth leaders in Europe as well as in both Spain and Portugal was in many ways one of the best of all my tours in ministry.
These past months I have not had the strength or ability to do much of what I would have aimed at normally. Many of you have asked what we are up to and what is happening since my stroke immediately after Christmas day. Three weeks ago I was given the six-month hospital testing to see how I was doing since my five days in Middlemore Hospital with a stroke that could have easily killed me. The fact that I am not only still alive but able to walk and talk and speak is to me another evidence of the great grace and mercy of God. In the hour-long examination that followed the past months of visits from five different therapists at our home, testing for damage in key areas that included blood tests, an ultrasound and MRI examination and various meds prescribed to keep me from what had already happened. I also got to see the first picture of my brain and what was the damage. William estimates the area affected to be around two inches long. No wonder when one of the surgeons saw me still alive he said “It’s a bloody miracle.” A Christian nurse said to Fae: “It is a miracle, and it's restoring my faith."
What had been affected was primarily my ability to remember the names of things. When you think that so much of what I do stores just that material, the consequence might have been fully destructive. I could not remember the names of people, events, places, books, music, tools, computers, foods … - you get the idea. I have been married to a wonderful girl for 42 years and I could not even remember her name. I knew who Fae was and that she was my wife and my friend, but I thought her name was Lovonny my sister! Anything looked at or listened to now is basically O.K. but what it was ever called before is something else. It made almost any kind of long communication difficult in the least, and as for clear conversation nearly impossible. Those kind enough to contribute help to support us in some way over these past months, we owe a debt of gratitude for your provision; I did not have the ability to do anything much more except to know you were caring. I also had clear memories of what friends looked like, even if I could not recall what I called you!
What I was able to do was just listen to music, read and watch visual things. One of the things I did before this was begin to collect research on our amazing physical and mental makeup for the second volume of Divinity II, the Nature and Character of God as revealed in Creation. Part of that research was not just the heart, the lungs and the sight; it was also on the brain. How it works, makes up its mind, stores facts and decides; so to have that area attacked is worth thinking about!
I have since spent many hours re-listening to and sometimes re-recording songs that we did as a band or that I loved growing up; I was still able to remember songs I heard in 1944 as a baby or ones that I had not heard again for more than sixty years. One of the things I found is that the brain is not limited to the area we think it must keep; while previous theory held that damage was irreparable, we know that that is not always the case. Especially is this so in memories like music; to hear the sound of songs even without the lyrics is to help the brain restructure another part to store them or to re-awaken what was forgotten. Although my poor family has had to put up with my nocturnal recordings, odd readings and repeated re-screenings, what has helped happen is the return of so much that should by damage have gone for good.
I have for many years now become convinced the Lord speaks not just through churches and Christians but leaders and entertainers in music, film and sport. He owns the world and He Who made us for His pleasure is at home in events that draw the cultures of the world. He is not hindered by young hungers to do something wonderful, to win against impossible odds, to surprise the world when those who are seen as the least, the littlest and the losers can suddenly triumph.
The World Cup was no exception. While there are many things we may not see in an ending, God is still surely speaking. Like all great and global significant things it has its own spiritual parallels; a not-forgotten cultural religious fear of God can be visited to become again the supernatural spiritual fear of the Lord, and regardless of how others can bring their best to the game, one single person can finalize the victory right at the end when all their other team efforts fail.
At its end we had a knock on our door very early as a courier had come to our house and brought us a special delivery package. William guessed it first; it is something I have worked for so long and waited for ten years; our copy of the first Revival Study Bible.
Some of you may know how big a battle all of us as General Editors have had in so many ways to see something as wonderful and powerful as this gift we wanted to finish for the Lord and His people finally completed. All of us had our share of trial and spiritual attacks and life-threatening situations; even near the end of the work I felt we faced a final attack to stop the last task; like last enemy of Nehemiah in his monumental task of rebuilding the city of God, to finish hanging the gates.
For those of you who faithfully and wonderfully took the time to help us all, pray for us and provide for us when we did not know how things could ever be done or even at times if we would ever live to complete what we felt He had put on our hearts; thank you.
Thank you so much for your kindness, spiritual protection and provision; both you and I will never know as much as He does, how much what you did contributed towards those hurt and broken places that stand still as illustration of what has happened to the beautiful city of God we have shared in seeking to see restored in our time.
An hour later, while preparing some material for a coming one-hour interview here with Shine Television here in a couple of weeks on my life and ministry over the decades, I was listening to some old songs done by my friends nearly three decades ago from the wonderful work of the Agape Force. Our close friends the Pattons who contributed such a core part of their early lives there, remember this well. How much I have appreciated what He did in the lives of so many of these young soldiers; some were church kids, some street kids; some came from other cities or states some came from other countries and nations; but so many experienced for the first time the visitation of God in the spiritual awakening of revival!
They too faced the battles; not all of them survived, not all of them emerged unscathed, not all of them were able to live out the dreams they carried. But so many to this day can never forget what happened to them when they came into the presence of the living God. I have seen it again and again in the privilege of watching His wonders touch generation after generation; this is the fifth I have had the honor to love, speak for and carry to His throne. Like David I can say “I have been young and now I am old; but I have never seen the righteous forsaken nor His seed begging for bread.”
Some of you have also been there, and you too remember. I long to see yet still another generation that will make the Lord proud of their lives, who will not give up when it hurts, sell out when it is hard or sadly fail to finish the race when they can be so close to seeing what He has in His heart. What does He think now of us? “Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”
I listened again to one of the old songs that I have not heard for more than twenty years. One of the bloggers deeply touched by their music said, "Even if I didn't love their music, which I do, I would still be their biggest fan because of the way they lived out the love that they sang about. Where are they today?"
I know where they are today. Each one still walks with God, despite whatever hard and difficult times they have had to face over the years since they were new and young. Something happened to them then that was more than a chance to start over again, more than a set of great friendships, more than a mere movement of the moment. They for a time lived with others who really loved God and gave Him everything they had to see Him begin again to affect their world.
Some of you, I know, will never forget; and never should. I have had the marvelous privilege of knowing you, loving you and passing on to you some of the small things I had learned about His greatness and His glory and the honor to see how deeply lovely has been His dwelling in you.
So here I am, listening again to this old song -
“FATHER GOD - I FEEL YOUR HAND AGAIN
PRESSING ME - TO MOVE WITH YOUR PLAN AGAIN
LIFTING HIGH - ALL THAT’S WORTHWHILE AGAIN
HELPING ME TO RISE UP AND SEE
A NEW BEGINNING IS JUST BEGINNING
I FEEL A BREAKTHROUGH - TO WINNING
AND THERE’S A FRESH FLOW OF THE SPIRIT
A MIGHTY RIVER - CAN’T YOU HEAR IT?
I’M SINGING PRAISES LIKE A NEW SONG
THE CHANGES ARE LIFELONG
A NEW BEGINNING IS BEGINNING
TO TAKE HOLD IN MY LIFE
EVERY DAY’S ALIVE - GREAT EXPECTATION
DARKNESS TURNS TO LIGHT - LOVE’S TRANSFORMATION
DEEP INSIDE MY SOUL - I CAN SENSE THE CHANGE
GLORY TO GLORY ONCE AGAIN!"
My eyes start to fill with tears. I suddenly feel the prickle of His presence once again knowing that this is now a time when another visitation hangs in the balance -
Bless you all - keep us in your prayers Winkie, Fae and William
I was in Spain for my first visit early last year at the invitation of key young pastors there through the arrangements of my friend Mal Fletcher as part of ‘09.
How much I appreciate this man who has done so much in the Kingdom over the years! During his initial creative youth ministry working out of his homeland territory of Melbourne Australia, he helped helm with other friends from Brian Houston’s Hills church in Sydney the original Youth Alive, a work that exploded from a denominational youth group of some 80 kids to an inter-denominational national ministry involving large numbers of committed youth leaders from different church streams to some 80,000 in a single decade. Obeying a direction from the Lord to go out to Europe with his wife and family, for some years Mal ministered out of Denmark, pioneering in music, teaching and public television fresh and effective tools rooted in innovative youth pastor friendships and real relationships. After expanding these to include others from Eastern Europe, he moved to London. Using his grasp of significant trends and communication gifts to break new ground in hard places and innovate Gospel connections to touch many young people immersed in cynical and sophisticated Western cultures. Such are many of the nations that competed in the World Cup
When I was in my critical condition in Korea over three years ago, it was interesting to remember that the settings in my life to death other-world coma encounters were in and around London and that one of the key figures I knew was there who wanted to get together with me was Mal. The ‘09 trip involving two visits to London and the honor of meeting and sharing with some of the finest young global pastors and youth leaders in Europe as well as in both Spain and Portugal was in many ways one of the best of all my tours in ministry.
These past months I have not had the strength or ability to do much of what I would have aimed at normally. Many of you have asked what we are up to and what is happening since my stroke immediately after Christmas day. Three weeks ago I was given the six-month hospital testing to see how I was doing since my five days in Middlemore Hospital with a stroke that could have easily killed me. The fact that I am not only still alive but able to walk and talk and speak is to me another evidence of the great grace and mercy of God. In the hour-long examination that followed the past months of visits from five different therapists at our home, testing for damage in key areas that included blood tests, an ultrasound and MRI examination and various meds prescribed to keep me from what had already happened. I also got to see the first picture of my brain and what was the damage. William estimates the area affected to be around two inches long. No wonder when one of the surgeons saw me still alive he said “It’s a bloody miracle.” A Christian nurse said to Fae: “It is a miracle, and it's restoring my faith."
What had been affected was primarily my ability to remember the names of things. When you think that so much of what I do stores just that material, the consequence might have been fully destructive. I could not remember the names of people, events, places, books, music, tools, computers, foods … - you get the idea. I have been married to a wonderful girl for 42 years and I could not even remember her name. I knew who Fae was and that she was my wife and my friend, but I thought her name was Lovonny my sister! Anything looked at or listened to now is basically O.K. but what it was ever called before is something else. It made almost any kind of long communication difficult in the least, and as for clear conversation nearly impossible. Those kind enough to contribute help to support us in some way over these past months, we owe a debt of gratitude for your provision; I did not have the ability to do anything much more except to know you were caring. I also had clear memories of what friends looked like, even if I could not recall what I called you!
What I was able to do was just listen to music, read and watch visual things. One of the things I did before this was begin to collect research on our amazing physical and mental makeup for the second volume of Divinity II, the Nature and Character of God as revealed in Creation. Part of that research was not just the heart, the lungs and the sight; it was also on the brain. How it works, makes up its mind, stores facts and decides; so to have that area attacked is worth thinking about!
I have since spent many hours re-listening to and sometimes re-recording songs that we did as a band or that I loved growing up; I was still able to remember songs I heard in 1944 as a baby or ones that I had not heard again for more than sixty years. One of the things I found is that the brain is not limited to the area we think it must keep; while previous theory held that damage was irreparable, we know that that is not always the case. Especially is this so in memories like music; to hear the sound of songs even without the lyrics is to help the brain restructure another part to store them or to re-awaken what was forgotten. Although my poor family has had to put up with my nocturnal recordings, odd readings and repeated re-screenings, what has helped happen is the return of so much that should by damage have gone for good.
I have for many years now become convinced the Lord speaks not just through churches and Christians but leaders and entertainers in music, film and sport. He owns the world and He Who made us for His pleasure is at home in events that draw the cultures of the world. He is not hindered by young hungers to do something wonderful, to win against impossible odds, to surprise the world when those who are seen as the least, the littlest and the losers can suddenly triumph.
The World Cup was no exception. While there are many things we may not see in an ending, God is still surely speaking. Like all great and global significant things it has its own spiritual parallels; a not-forgotten cultural religious fear of God can be visited to become again the supernatural spiritual fear of the Lord, and regardless of how others can bring their best to the game, one single person can finalize the victory right at the end when all their other team efforts fail.
At its end we had a knock on our door very early as a courier had come to our house and brought us a special delivery package. William guessed it first; it is something I have worked for so long and waited for ten years; our copy of the first Revival Study Bible.
Some of you may know how big a battle all of us as General Editors have had in so many ways to see something as wonderful and powerful as this gift we wanted to finish for the Lord and His people finally completed. All of us had our share of trial and spiritual attacks and life-threatening situations; even near the end of the work I felt we faced a final attack to stop the last task; like last enemy of Nehemiah in his monumental task of rebuilding the city of God, to finish hanging the gates.
For those of you who faithfully and wonderfully took the time to help us all, pray for us and provide for us when we did not know how things could ever be done or even at times if we would ever live to complete what we felt He had put on our hearts; thank you.
Thank you so much for your kindness, spiritual protection and provision; both you and I will never know as much as He does, how much what you did contributed towards those hurt and broken places that stand still as illustration of what has happened to the beautiful city of God we have shared in seeking to see restored in our time.
An hour later, while preparing some material for a coming one-hour interview here with Shine Television here in a couple of weeks on my life and ministry over the decades, I was listening to some old songs done by my friends nearly three decades ago from the wonderful work of the Agape Force. Our close friends the Pattons who contributed such a core part of their early lives there, remember this well. How much I have appreciated what He did in the lives of so many of these young soldiers; some were church kids, some street kids; some came from other cities or states some came from other countries and nations; but so many experienced for the first time the visitation of God in the spiritual awakening of revival!
They too faced the battles; not all of them survived, not all of them emerged unscathed, not all of them were able to live out the dreams they carried. But so many to this day can never forget what happened to them when they came into the presence of the living God. I have seen it again and again in the privilege of watching His wonders touch generation after generation; this is the fifth I have had the honor to love, speak for and carry to His throne. Like David I can say “I have been young and now I am old; but I have never seen the righteous forsaken nor His seed begging for bread.”
Some of you have also been there, and you too remember. I long to see yet still another generation that will make the Lord proud of their lives, who will not give up when it hurts, sell out when it is hard or sadly fail to finish the race when they can be so close to seeing what He has in His heart. What does He think now of us? “Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”
I listened again to one of the old songs that I have not heard for more than twenty years. One of the bloggers deeply touched by their music said, "Even if I didn't love their music, which I do, I would still be their biggest fan because of the way they lived out the love that they sang about. Where are they today?"
I know where they are today. Each one still walks with God, despite whatever hard and difficult times they have had to face over the years since they were new and young. Something happened to them then that was more than a chance to start over again, more than a set of great friendships, more than a mere movement of the moment. They for a time lived with others who really loved God and gave Him everything they had to see Him begin again to affect their world.
Some of you, I know, will never forget; and never should. I have had the marvelous privilege of knowing you, loving you and passing on to you some of the small things I had learned about His greatness and His glory and the honor to see how deeply lovely has been His dwelling in you.
So here I am, listening again to this old song -
“FATHER GOD - I FEEL YOUR HAND AGAIN
PRESSING ME - TO MOVE WITH YOUR PLAN AGAIN
LIFTING HIGH - ALL THAT’S WORTHWHILE AGAIN
HELPING ME TO RISE UP AND SEE
A NEW BEGINNING IS JUST BEGINNING
I FEEL A BREAKTHROUGH - TO WINNING
AND THERE’S A FRESH FLOW OF THE SPIRIT
A MIGHTY RIVER - CAN’T YOU HEAR IT?
I’M SINGING PRAISES LIKE A NEW SONG
THE CHANGES ARE LIFELONG
A NEW BEGINNING IS BEGINNING
TO TAKE HOLD IN MY LIFE
EVERY DAY’S ALIVE - GREAT EXPECTATION
DARKNESS TURNS TO LIGHT - LOVE’S TRANSFORMATION
DEEP INSIDE MY SOUL - I CAN SENSE THE CHANGE
GLORY TO GLORY ONCE AGAIN!"
My eyes start to fill with tears. I suddenly feel the prickle of His presence once again knowing that this is now a time when another visitation hangs in the balance -
Bless you all - keep us in your prayers Winkie, Fae and William
The Disciple Stuff store
Jun/25/10 11:13 PM
Hi, this is Israel Anderson and I help out with the
website here. I wanted to let you know that you can now
order Winkie's 21st Century Reformation (21CR) video
series, the most profound teaching series I believe
Winkie has ever done. This 15 session video or MP3
teaching will give you the true message of the Gospel
of the Kingdom like you've never heard. In very
approachable language, Winkie reveals the total purpose
of the relationship between God and man and how it
functions. As far as I know, nothing like this has ever
been done before. This is Seminary in a box. Or digital
download.
This great work is available in the new disciple resource store I have created called Disciple Stuff http://DiscipleStuff.com. This is something that I have put together personally, and it's just a small one-man operation. I created this online store in order to allow people with smaller ministries, but powerful messages, to get online and make their teachings available to all. I was also inspired by someone that's had a lasting impression on my life, the late Keith Green. Keith had a policy on his music sales that he would allow anyone to buy them for whatever they could afford. Most people paid the full price. Some took it free. And some paid many times more than full price. It comes back to a saying I heard long ago, "the Gospel is free, not cheap." So any digital item, that is, a non-physical downloadable item on Disciple Stuff may be had for whatever you can afford. And I'd like you, if you produce Christian content of any kind that can be downloaded (and I can help you with production), I'd like you to come be a part of this way of doing business in the way of the Kingdom. And our sales already show that people do not abuse this way. It really works!
So please, come and get this amazing teaching by Winkie Pratney, for free even if that's all you can afford. In personally giving it to people from all walks of life, I can tell you that it's the most powerful evangelism tool I've ever encountered. The unsaved lap this up like sweet honey. The mastery with which Winkie communicates to people has such a powerful anointing, that I think it's impossible to not have the scales fall from your eyes while watching this. Please come and get it. It's available on DVD or an immediate download in either video or audio.
If you'd like to talk to me about getting your own products into the store, then please email me: israel@disciplestuff.com
You can visit the store here: http://DiscipleStuff.com
And just to be clear, this communication should not be taken as a personal endorsement of the Disciple Stuff store by Winkie Pratney.
This great work is available in the new disciple resource store I have created called Disciple Stuff http://DiscipleStuff.com. This is something that I have put together personally, and it's just a small one-man operation. I created this online store in order to allow people with smaller ministries, but powerful messages, to get online and make their teachings available to all. I was also inspired by someone that's had a lasting impression on my life, the late Keith Green. Keith had a policy on his music sales that he would allow anyone to buy them for whatever they could afford. Most people paid the full price. Some took it free. And some paid many times more than full price. It comes back to a saying I heard long ago, "the Gospel is free, not cheap." So any digital item, that is, a non-physical downloadable item on Disciple Stuff may be had for whatever you can afford. And I'd like you, if you produce Christian content of any kind that can be downloaded (and I can help you with production), I'd like you to come be a part of this way of doing business in the way of the Kingdom. And our sales already show that people do not abuse this way. It really works!
So please, come and get this amazing teaching by Winkie Pratney, for free even if that's all you can afford. In personally giving it to people from all walks of life, I can tell you that it's the most powerful evangelism tool I've ever encountered. The unsaved lap this up like sweet honey. The mastery with which Winkie communicates to people has such a powerful anointing, that I think it's impossible to not have the scales fall from your eyes while watching this. Please come and get it. It's available on DVD or an immediate download in either video or audio.
If you'd like to talk to me about getting your own products into the store, then please email me: israel@disciplestuff.com
You can visit the store here: http://DiscipleStuff.com
And just to be clear, this communication should not be taken as a personal endorsement of the Disciple Stuff store by Winkie Pratney.
New info on the Revival Study Bible!
Apr/06/10 07:46 PM
(From William Pratney, Winkie’s son)
New info on the Revival Study Bible! (Current as of April 7, 2010)
Good news! Last minute necessary changes aside (as there almost always are), I've just found out today that the Revival Study Bible is finally being sent off to the publishers.
The current Singapore launch date is still scheduled for September 2010.
The RSB will be using the New King James Version.
It will incorporate a unique revival chain reference system, which uses scripture study chains categorized by:
1. Type of Revival (8 main types listed)
2. Most Common Topics Associated With Revival (32 types listed)
Besides this chain reference system, the notes and articles from 100+ contributors, spanning many centuries scattered throughout the bible is worth its weight in gold.
The Bible will also feature a concordance, and several indexes (one especially for finding notes and articles written by or relating to a particular contributor).
It will be at least 1973 pages long, and available in:
- Black Leather
- Maroon Leather
- Hardcase (hardback?)
Okay, that's all for now.
PLEASE DON'T SEND ANY REQUESTS FOR A COPY OF THE RSB TO US AT THIS TIME!
New info on the Revival Study Bible! (Current as of April 7, 2010)
Good news! Last minute necessary changes aside (as there almost always are), I've just found out today that the Revival Study Bible is finally being sent off to the publishers.
The current Singapore launch date is still scheduled for September 2010.
The RSB will be using the New King James Version.
It will incorporate a unique revival chain reference system, which uses scripture study chains categorized by:
1. Type of Revival (8 main types listed)
2. Most Common Topics Associated With Revival (32 types listed)
Besides this chain reference system, the notes and articles from 100+ contributors, spanning many centuries scattered throughout the bible is worth its weight in gold.
The Bible will also feature a concordance, and several indexes (one especially for finding notes and articles written by or relating to a particular contributor).
It will be at least 1973 pages long, and available in:
- Black Leather
- Maroon Leather
- Hardcase (hardback?)
Okay, that's all for now.
PLEASE DON'T SEND ANY REQUESTS FOR A COPY OF THE RSB TO US AT THIS TIME!
Three Strange Dreams
Mar/31/10 12:04 PM
(From Winkie Pratney)
What a great blessing you have been to me and my family over the past few months! Some of you have sent very lovely notes or e-mails to encourage me or help provide for us in practical and gracious ways during this second strange bout with life-threatening illness. It is amazing to me to see that such an unexpected attack could come right after a simple time with loved relatives in the heart of Christmas. Three years ago I came out of hovering death right after Easter and now right in the middle of a time we most think about Jesus not dying for the sin of the world but entering it to save it strikes again. The haemorrhagic stroke that blew open an access point deep in my brain could have killed me in days; the hope for repair will be supposedly more than the two whole months endured in Korea, and the year that followed at home in New Zealand to patch up my body. Yet in both of these, God’s grace has been strong and wonderful. As one of the doctors said after seeing the walnut-size of the torn connection that bled into my brain yet my rapid path to recovery even in hospital in so many areas: “It’s a bloody miracle.”
Special thanks also to both my dear beloved Fae who has again endured the day after day broken attempts to restore my lost perceptions and my special son William who has done all he could to both help me put right what can be repaired and to let others know as he did in Korea what is going on in our situation. There were many who wrote or sent invitations these past few months and he has been the guardian to try to make sure I did not try to recover more than I could or was required to respond for safely. Our friends the Pattons, though themselves facing some trying problems with friends and family also under life-challenging situations have been faithful to collect funds people sent to us.
All in a couple of weeks, though not every night, I have had three strange dreams. Though I do not know what they all mean and perhaps some of you may have a better clue than I do, I think they all were of the Lord, and share them with you.
In the first I was in a very large camp. It was as loaded as a major Festival with hundreds and hundreds of small groups of young people everywhere, perhaps thousands. Most of them seemed utterly uninvolved with anything Christian and though there was no obvious evidence of them doing wrong, most of them were just having fun in different activities unconnected with anyone else there and none showed any sign of spiritual purpose. The place I had been put was right in the center of the camp. Three things became obvious to me; first, although it was sponsored by a well-known major denomination and put on for the aim of facing the young crowd with the claims of Christ, there was no sign of spiritual activities I could see there anywhere. Second, though I had been invited specifically to share Jesus to them and was left by the leaders in some place of preparation, there was no known face or person near me or with me in the camp or in that place at all. No-one was there somehow to give me any sort of direction. Third, although I was also to speak very soon, it became increasingly difficult for me to properly prepare for that time, know where my participation was supposed to be held and even what it was they wanted.
The second was somewhat similar, but with a different group and different base. Here I was in a large, windowed building something like a holiday motel somewhere in the middle of the convention site. It was unusual in that it had two lots of open doors on each end with free and easy access by anyone to the place I was staying. The wide glass window looking out onto the area also had no blinds or curtains and it was almost impossible to have any privacy. I was also about to speak soon and wanting to take a shower and change for the meeting. Yet from each door repeatedly came in one or two of a large number of both friends and casual visitors specifically to greet me and say hello. I knew some of them as long-term acquaintances perhaps from many years ago those and recognized them as people who had been part of my life and ministry in the past. There were also those who knew of me; some individuals who just wanted to talk a bit and meet to say hello. Though all of them wanted to spend a short while there together and were looking forwards to some acquaintance, none seemed to have any sense of the time or how much I still had to do to carry out what I was invited there in that camp for. Although I finally tried to explain the situation to some friends and even asked one to shepherd some kind of halt at the doors, others continued to come in from both sides making it almost impossible to get ready or spend time alone for what was needed.
The third dream was not at either a camp or convention, but an invitation to eat out at a nice restaurant from an older well-dressed church group of people who wanted to bless and join with me for a couple of hours. It seemed from the first decision to do this that more and more began to cram into the car headed there, though we all finally fitted in. Then just before we left, another pastor friend arrived with his family and so I asked if it was alright for them to join with us. The place decided on was a newer restaurant that had just been opened and seemed large enough to set up a table for all of us. Yet as we went inside, there were two other families or groups of friends that had also arrived! Now we had four large parties all looking forwards to spending time together and made a single table situation impossible. While the waiters and managers were delighted to have such a huge group there all at once, all the groups had to divide into separate tables to fit, so I had to say to each group that were somewhat sad we could not all mix, that the restaurant were experiencing their own version of revival with so many guests all at once.
I am deeply grateful to both the Lord and to those of you who have stood with us in so many ways for what you have done for us all. It is difficult for me to put off some places and visits that have been for us the mainstream of personal ministry and provision by my commitments to those both known and new in the calling of God but I trust I will do what I can within the constraints placed on me. Thank you so much for all you have done -
Your brother in Jesus love -
Winkie
What a great blessing you have been to me and my family over the past few months! Some of you have sent very lovely notes or e-mails to encourage me or help provide for us in practical and gracious ways during this second strange bout with life-threatening illness. It is amazing to me to see that such an unexpected attack could come right after a simple time with loved relatives in the heart of Christmas. Three years ago I came out of hovering death right after Easter and now right in the middle of a time we most think about Jesus not dying for the sin of the world but entering it to save it strikes again. The haemorrhagic stroke that blew open an access point deep in my brain could have killed me in days; the hope for repair will be supposedly more than the two whole months endured in Korea, and the year that followed at home in New Zealand to patch up my body. Yet in both of these, God’s grace has been strong and wonderful. As one of the doctors said after seeing the walnut-size of the torn connection that bled into my brain yet my rapid path to recovery even in hospital in so many areas: “It’s a bloody miracle.”
Special thanks also to both my dear beloved Fae who has again endured the day after day broken attempts to restore my lost perceptions and my special son William who has done all he could to both help me put right what can be repaired and to let others know as he did in Korea what is going on in our situation. There were many who wrote or sent invitations these past few months and he has been the guardian to try to make sure I did not try to recover more than I could or was required to respond for safely. Our friends the Pattons, though themselves facing some trying problems with friends and family also under life-challenging situations have been faithful to collect funds people sent to us.
All in a couple of weeks, though not every night, I have had three strange dreams. Though I do not know what they all mean and perhaps some of you may have a better clue than I do, I think they all were of the Lord, and share them with you.
In the first I was in a very large camp. It was as loaded as a major Festival with hundreds and hundreds of small groups of young people everywhere, perhaps thousands. Most of them seemed utterly uninvolved with anything Christian and though there was no obvious evidence of them doing wrong, most of them were just having fun in different activities unconnected with anyone else there and none showed any sign of spiritual purpose. The place I had been put was right in the center of the camp. Three things became obvious to me; first, although it was sponsored by a well-known major denomination and put on for the aim of facing the young crowd with the claims of Christ, there was no sign of spiritual activities I could see there anywhere. Second, though I had been invited specifically to share Jesus to them and was left by the leaders in some place of preparation, there was no known face or person near me or with me in the camp or in that place at all. No-one was there somehow to give me any sort of direction. Third, although I was also to speak very soon, it became increasingly difficult for me to properly prepare for that time, know where my participation was supposed to be held and even what it was they wanted.
The second was somewhat similar, but with a different group and different base. Here I was in a large, windowed building something like a holiday motel somewhere in the middle of the convention site. It was unusual in that it had two lots of open doors on each end with free and easy access by anyone to the place I was staying. The wide glass window looking out onto the area also had no blinds or curtains and it was almost impossible to have any privacy. I was also about to speak soon and wanting to take a shower and change for the meeting. Yet from each door repeatedly came in one or two of a large number of both friends and casual visitors specifically to greet me and say hello. I knew some of them as long-term acquaintances perhaps from many years ago those and recognized them as people who had been part of my life and ministry in the past. There were also those who knew of me; some individuals who just wanted to talk a bit and meet to say hello. Though all of them wanted to spend a short while there together and were looking forwards to some acquaintance, none seemed to have any sense of the time or how much I still had to do to carry out what I was invited there in that camp for. Although I finally tried to explain the situation to some friends and even asked one to shepherd some kind of halt at the doors, others continued to come in from both sides making it almost impossible to get ready or spend time alone for what was needed.
The third dream was not at either a camp or convention, but an invitation to eat out at a nice restaurant from an older well-dressed church group of people who wanted to bless and join with me for a couple of hours. It seemed from the first decision to do this that more and more began to cram into the car headed there, though we all finally fitted in. Then just before we left, another pastor friend arrived with his family and so I asked if it was alright for them to join with us. The place decided on was a newer restaurant that had just been opened and seemed large enough to set up a table for all of us. Yet as we went inside, there were two other families or groups of friends that had also arrived! Now we had four large parties all looking forwards to spending time together and made a single table situation impossible. While the waiters and managers were delighted to have such a huge group there all at once, all the groups had to divide into separate tables to fit, so I had to say to each group that were somewhat sad we could not all mix, that the restaurant were experiencing their own version of revival with so many guests all at once.
I am deeply grateful to both the Lord and to those of you who have stood with us in so many ways for what you have done for us all. It is difficult for me to put off some places and visits that have been for us the mainstream of personal ministry and provision by my commitments to those both known and new in the calling of God but I trust I will do what I can within the constraints placed on me. Thank you so much for all you have done -
Your brother in Jesus love -
Winkie
Trip to Fiji - still recovering well
Mar/18/10 10:42 AM
(From William Pratney, Winkie’s son)
Four days ago (Monday) we had a memorial service for my mother's mother's passing. She died at age 90, and had been married to my grandfather for 70 years. At age 94, he is still alive and still lives in his own home. It was good seeing friends and relatives come out. It's amazing what people remember us for when we're gone. The service was an honest, happy remembrance of what this woman was like. Praise God she's with Jesus now! Even the pastor of the church that hosted the service (Martin Steel, Harbourside, Takapuna - www.harboursidechurch.org) commented on how often he had been personally prayed for by Eileen Rees-Thomas. She often prayed, often encouraged, always loved. She will be remembered.
About a month ago, now I was in Adelaide Australia, speaking at Christian Life Center (church), an Italian/English speaking church. I was able to input to their youth some and they gave me the English speaking Wednesday night, Friday night, and Sunday morning services. We also met specially on Saturday morning for a few hours and were able to do a type of round-table question/answer time. The subjects I spoke on during my time there included the armor of God, the Word of God, spiritual warfare, discipleship, and the Holy Ghost. On Sunday morning I used a modified version of a sermon my father gave me on 2 Kings 6:24-7:1-24. I was also able to do a little sight-seeing while I was down there, including looking around downtown. I was also able to pick up some new clothes.
Less than a week after that, I headed out to Fiji, to meet up with Mom, Dad, and the Armishaws, some friends of ours that had planned the vacation many months ago, to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary.
We were invited, along with many others to celebrate it. They had been doing well in business, and, out of their generosity basically covered our costs to go as a family. All we had to do was chip in for food and utilities at the shared vacation home a little. We also helped them to get a hot-stone massage - a real treat, I'm sure, for any that care to indulge in some of the luxuries this island has to offer.
We weren't completely sure, up until near the time, whether or not Winkie would be able to go or not. But he found no disapproval from the doctors, and the flight was short enough (about 3hrs 30 min) to not be significantly detrimental to his health (anything over 5 hours is probably not a good idea at this time). But he took his meds and other than being a bit slow and having the continuing memory and pronoun recall difficulties he seemed to do fine. While we were there, we also recognized/celebrated Winkie and Fae's wedding anniversary. They have been married for 42 years.
I am continuing to try to encourage my dad to rest, exercise and recover. His sleep (or lack thereof) pattern means he is usually up long before the birds care to sing, and his continuing cough often wakes me up before the the sun dares shine his face. Coupling that with night-owl tendencies and you have a mandatory late-morning or afternoon nap. It's not easy on Mom and I (who like to sleep in), but my concern is really for him. Please pray that God would give him adequate sleep and rest. According to the doctors, it is one of the primary tools to aid in his recovery.
He and Mom play tennis on occasion (she told me her knee has been getting better), and he was able to play a number of times while in Fiji. I'm thankful for any exercise he can get.
Thanks again for your prayers. Right now, one of the problems we face as a family is simply support for the next few months as he recovers. I am looking at getting a part-time job, and yet still have in mind the bach renovations, clearing the garage (selling stuff), and my ultimate conclusions church history study. Thanks to the kind, thoughtful and generous donations that have come in for us, we have been sustained until now.
However, one of the major medical areas of financial concern at the moment is Winkie's much needed dental work. He finally has a chance to take care of some things that in the past have largely only received temporary solutions, or not been integrated with any overall dental plan. His sessions will be spread out over the next few months, as he recovers from his stroke. We take him in for 2 CT scans today (1 for upper, 1 for lower jaw). Upon the results of those tests, he is supposed to have 3 teeth removed, titanium screws inserted in their places, and new, artificial replacements for all of them. Apparently, there is actually a whole lot more work that really should be done, but these three are like bare-minimum. This all goes back to last autumn in the States, when he accidentally knocked one of his front teeth out while playing table tennis with a Brazilian girl. Got to watch out for those Brazilian girls! ( :
But this is one area of financial concern for him at this time.
We are hoping to create a good system, whereby people will be able to obtain Winkie's materials (many more than are currently readily available). Theoretically, a steady stream of income for his ministry could be provided in this way, and he would be more financially free stay at home, rather than worrying about going from meeting to meeting (much as he loves this), and thus paycheck to paycheck (as it were), traveling.
There are at least 5 books that he would like to see finished before he dies. These books are: Nature and Character of God Part 2, Nature and Character of God Part 3, Honest Questions (100 common questions Winkie has received over the course of his 40+ years in the ministry and his answers to those questions), Quantum Guidance, Fractal Prophets and Chaos Maths (1 book), and Youth Aflame 2.0 (a more modern, updated version of his best-selling book). There's also a sci-fi book he's been working on for over 15 years (The Coming of the Dreamer), but hasn't wanted to release it (in times past) until 3-D movie technology is advanced enough to adequately portrait what he wants to do with it on film.
Tonight we go to the Garratt's for dinner, on the North Shore. They've been such wonderful friends and helpers to us during this time. Comments were made at my grandmother's memorial service on how they have been a real help to my grandfather (who is blind, lives at home alone and is basically unable to cook for himself now). Thanks Garratts! It was good, also to catch up with relatives at the memorial service. Some I had never met before. It's interesting to see how much genes play a part in our interests and natural inclinations in life!
One more thing: Winkie said he would do the next blog update. So you'll finally be hearing from the man himself.
Until next time,
William
Four days ago (Monday) we had a memorial service for my mother's mother's passing. She died at age 90, and had been married to my grandfather for 70 years. At age 94, he is still alive and still lives in his own home. It was good seeing friends and relatives come out. It's amazing what people remember us for when we're gone. The service was an honest, happy remembrance of what this woman was like. Praise God she's with Jesus now! Even the pastor of the church that hosted the service (Martin Steel, Harbourside, Takapuna - www.harboursidechurch.org) commented on how often he had been personally prayed for by Eileen Rees-Thomas. She often prayed, often encouraged, always loved. She will be remembered.
About a month ago, now I was in Adelaide Australia, speaking at Christian Life Center (church), an Italian/English speaking church. I was able to input to their youth some and they gave me the English speaking Wednesday night, Friday night, and Sunday morning services. We also met specially on Saturday morning for a few hours and were able to do a type of round-table question/answer time. The subjects I spoke on during my time there included the armor of God, the Word of God, spiritual warfare, discipleship, and the Holy Ghost. On Sunday morning I used a modified version of a sermon my father gave me on 2 Kings 6:24-7:1-24. I was also able to do a little sight-seeing while I was down there, including looking around downtown. I was also able to pick up some new clothes.
Less than a week after that, I headed out to Fiji, to meet up with Mom, Dad, and the Armishaws, some friends of ours that had planned the vacation many months ago, to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary.
We were invited, along with many others to celebrate it. They had been doing well in business, and, out of their generosity basically covered our costs to go as a family. All we had to do was chip in for food and utilities at the shared vacation home a little. We also helped them to get a hot-stone massage - a real treat, I'm sure, for any that care to indulge in some of the luxuries this island has to offer.
We weren't completely sure, up until near the time, whether or not Winkie would be able to go or not. But he found no disapproval from the doctors, and the flight was short enough (about 3hrs 30 min) to not be significantly detrimental to his health (anything over 5 hours is probably not a good idea at this time). But he took his meds and other than being a bit slow and having the continuing memory and pronoun recall difficulties he seemed to do fine. While we were there, we also recognized/celebrated Winkie and Fae's wedding anniversary. They have been married for 42 years.
I am continuing to try to encourage my dad to rest, exercise and recover. His sleep (or lack thereof) pattern means he is usually up long before the birds care to sing, and his continuing cough often wakes me up before the the sun dares shine his face. Coupling that with night-owl tendencies and you have a mandatory late-morning or afternoon nap. It's not easy on Mom and I (who like to sleep in), but my concern is really for him. Please pray that God would give him adequate sleep and rest. According to the doctors, it is one of the primary tools to aid in his recovery.
He and Mom play tennis on occasion (she told me her knee has been getting better), and he was able to play a number of times while in Fiji. I'm thankful for any exercise he can get.
Thanks again for your prayers. Right now, one of the problems we face as a family is simply support for the next few months as he recovers. I am looking at getting a part-time job, and yet still have in mind the bach renovations, clearing the garage (selling stuff), and my ultimate conclusions church history study. Thanks to the kind, thoughtful and generous donations that have come in for us, we have been sustained until now.
However, one of the major medical areas of financial concern at the moment is Winkie's much needed dental work. He finally has a chance to take care of some things that in the past have largely only received temporary solutions, or not been integrated with any overall dental plan. His sessions will be spread out over the next few months, as he recovers from his stroke. We take him in for 2 CT scans today (1 for upper, 1 for lower jaw). Upon the results of those tests, he is supposed to have 3 teeth removed, titanium screws inserted in their places, and new, artificial replacements for all of them. Apparently, there is actually a whole lot more work that really should be done, but these three are like bare-minimum. This all goes back to last autumn in the States, when he accidentally knocked one of his front teeth out while playing table tennis with a Brazilian girl. Got to watch out for those Brazilian girls! ( :
But this is one area of financial concern for him at this time.
We are hoping to create a good system, whereby people will be able to obtain Winkie's materials (many more than are currently readily available). Theoretically, a steady stream of income for his ministry could be provided in this way, and he would be more financially free stay at home, rather than worrying about going from meeting to meeting (much as he loves this), and thus paycheck to paycheck (as it were), traveling.
There are at least 5 books that he would like to see finished before he dies. These books are: Nature and Character of God Part 2, Nature and Character of God Part 3, Honest Questions (100 common questions Winkie has received over the course of his 40+ years in the ministry and his answers to those questions), Quantum Guidance, Fractal Prophets and Chaos Maths (1 book), and Youth Aflame 2.0 (a more modern, updated version of his best-selling book). There's also a sci-fi book he's been working on for over 15 years (The Coming of the Dreamer), but hasn't wanted to release it (in times past) until 3-D movie technology is advanced enough to adequately portrait what he wants to do with it on film.
Tonight we go to the Garratt's for dinner, on the North Shore. They've been such wonderful friends and helpers to us during this time. Comments were made at my grandmother's memorial service on how they have been a real help to my grandfather (who is blind, lives at home alone and is basically unable to cook for himself now). Thanks Garratts! It was good, also to catch up with relatives at the memorial service. Some I had never met before. It's interesting to see how much genes play a part in our interests and natural inclinations in life!
One more thing: Winkie said he would do the next blog update. So you'll finally be hearing from the man himself.
Until next time,
William
Fae's mom died
Feb/13/10 08:56 PM
(From William Pratney, Winkie’s son)
Fae's mom died.
Hi everyone. My mom asked me to let everyone know that her mum (Eileen Rees-Thomas) passed away just a few days ago, at her nursing home in Wairau Park, New Zealand. She was a blessing to hundreds of people, and shared Christ's love everywhere she went. She died at around 7:00AM, on Friday, February 12.
Fae thought it important to let the world know about her mother's passing to both let people know what she's going through and so that those whose lives had been affected by Eileen/blessed by her would be informed. Grandma, you will be missed!
The following are a couple of email send-outs from some of Fae's brothers:
From David Rees-Thomas, Fae's oldest brother and founding pastor of Calvary Community Church in Kona, Hawaii (www.lighthouse4kona.org):
Aloha!
Just to let you know that my Mother passed away this morning in Auckland, New Zealand! Joyous moment for Heaven and blessed release for our father and family. It had been a long seven years as she progressively battled the darkening shadows of dementia.
Eileen Rees-Thomas was indeed a woman of faith that touched the lives of literally thousands of people. It was in the common place of life that she ministered the most effectively. The fear of man was not a part of her vocabulary. She loved God with a passion and walked with Him simply but devotedly.
She never went to high school but learned the realities of life through her pursuit of God which impacted her in everything that she did. Like all of us she was a flawed and broken woman but somehow through her limitations flowed the life changing power of her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Her single passion in life was to introduce people to her Lord. She was a woman of prayer that loved the scriptures and translated them into ministering the healing power of Christ wherever she went.
Her love for Christ did not confine her to a rigid mode of dull christianity. She loved color. She dressed smartly with matching accessories which highlighted her effervescing personality. You could not miss my mother!!
Mom always had an open hand and heart. Only heaven itself will tell the full story of all that she did for her Master that she dearly loved in giving to others.
Thanking the Lord for a mother that was "sold out" for God in everything that she did.
Thankful for a God of hope!
David Rees-Thomas
Hawaii.
I include my brother's letter for further insight as to this remarkable woman-my/our mother!!!!!!
Details concerning the memorial service are still pending
From Anthony Rees-Thomas:
Hi everone!
My mother passed away peacefully this morning at 7:00 AM Auckland (New Zealand) time. Yesterday my Dad and my sister Fae visited her for the last time in the nursing home, prayed over her, sang hymns to her and encouraged her to let go, to release herself into the arms of Jesus. Fae said she really felt led to pray certain things over mom. Mom couldn't speak really, but her eyes glistened with light as she listened. At one point she became alert, looked at my dad and whispered,
"I love you," after which she drifted into partial consciousness.
Eileen Croft Rees-Thomas was a real woman of prayer and she listened intently to the voice of the Lord daily as she sought him on her knees with her Bible laid out before her. Every day before she lost her memory she prayed for each member of her family, each child, each grandchild. I am deeply grateful for the legacy of the simple and abiding faith she had in the Savior and the impartation of that gift she left with the thousands of people she ministered to everywhere she went and that same example she left to each of her children. Thank you, Mom. We're missing you already.
Today Dad sounds very weak and bewildered. When I talked to Dad and Fae a little while ago, we both prayed for the out-pouring of God's peace on him through the comfort of the Holy Spirit and ... the Lord will do just that.
Blessings,
Anthony Rees-Thomas
Burbank, CA
Fae's mom died.
Hi everyone. My mom asked me to let everyone know that her mum (Eileen Rees-Thomas) passed away just a few days ago, at her nursing home in Wairau Park, New Zealand. She was a blessing to hundreds of people, and shared Christ's love everywhere she went. She died at around 7:00AM, on Friday, February 12.
Fae thought it important to let the world know about her mother's passing to both let people know what she's going through and so that those whose lives had been affected by Eileen/blessed by her would be informed. Grandma, you will be missed!
The following are a couple of email send-outs from some of Fae's brothers:
From David Rees-Thomas, Fae's oldest brother and founding pastor of Calvary Community Church in Kona, Hawaii (www.lighthouse4kona.org):
Aloha!
Just to let you know that my Mother passed away this morning in Auckland, New Zealand! Joyous moment for Heaven and blessed release for our father and family. It had been a long seven years as she progressively battled the darkening shadows of dementia.
Eileen Rees-Thomas was indeed a woman of faith that touched the lives of literally thousands of people. It was in the common place of life that she ministered the most effectively. The fear of man was not a part of her vocabulary. She loved God with a passion and walked with Him simply but devotedly.
She never went to high school but learned the realities of life through her pursuit of God which impacted her in everything that she did. Like all of us she was a flawed and broken woman but somehow through her limitations flowed the life changing power of her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Her single passion in life was to introduce people to her Lord. She was a woman of prayer that loved the scriptures and translated them into ministering the healing power of Christ wherever she went.
Her love for Christ did not confine her to a rigid mode of dull christianity. She loved color. She dressed smartly with matching accessories which highlighted her effervescing personality. You could not miss my mother!!
Mom always had an open hand and heart. Only heaven itself will tell the full story of all that she did for her Master that she dearly loved in giving to others.
Thanking the Lord for a mother that was "sold out" for God in everything that she did.
Thankful for a God of hope!
David Rees-Thomas
Hawaii.
I include my brother's letter for further insight as to this remarkable woman-my/our mother!!!!!!
Details concerning the memorial service are still pending
From Anthony Rees-Thomas:
Hi everone!
My mother passed away peacefully this morning at 7:00 AM Auckland (New Zealand) time. Yesterday my Dad and my sister Fae visited her for the last time in the nursing home, prayed over her, sang hymns to her and encouraged her to let go, to release herself into the arms of Jesus. Fae said she really felt led to pray certain things over mom. Mom couldn't speak really, but her eyes glistened with light as she listened. At one point she became alert, looked at my dad and whispered,
"I love you," after which she drifted into partial consciousness.
Eileen Croft Rees-Thomas was a real woman of prayer and she listened intently to the voice of the Lord daily as she sought him on her knees with her Bible laid out before her. Every day before she lost her memory she prayed for each member of her family, each child, each grandchild. I am deeply grateful for the legacy of the simple and abiding faith she had in the Savior and the impartation of that gift she left with the thousands of people she ministered to everywhere she went and that same example she left to each of her children. Thank you, Mom. We're missing you already.
Today Dad sounds very weak and bewildered. When I talked to Dad and Fae a little while ago, we both prayed for the out-pouring of God's peace on him through the comfort of the Holy Spirit and ... the Lord will do just that.
Blessings,
Anthony Rees-Thomas
Burbank, CA
Dad is doing well
Feb/12/10 06:57 PM
(From William Pratney, Winkie’s son)
Dad is doing well. His cough seems to be improving, now that we've found some stuff at a local health food store that he's started to take. His blood tests came back negative for infection, both viral and bacterial, so that is good news. The doctor thought that one of the blood pressure medications may have been the cause for the cough. His blood pressure was low, very much within deemed safe levels, so that particular medication was removed from his regime. One of his tests revealed slightly high-cholesterol levels and a cholesterol lowing medication was prescribed.
He hates the cholesterol lowering medication however (one of the "statin" drugs; something he had previously researched and deemed harmful), and has opted for natural, non-pharmacetical cholesterol lowering solutions instead. Among these are high doses of Clinician's Cholesterol Lo, combined with Clinician's Pure Neptune Krill Oil, neither of which is considered a blood thinner to our knowledge. Normally he would probably use grapefruit or one of it's derivatives, but since he is absolutely forbidden to use grapefruit at this time, especially in conjunction with his medication, he is forced to turn to other natural solutions. We have also switched him to a rice-bran oil based butter substitute (which he likes), and a lower-fat type of milk. We are also now trying harder than ever to keep him mostly on fish and fowl, lessening his intake of red, fatty meats. He is also working towards to losing some weight. I still don't have any tennis players lined up for him (sorry - my fault...been busy), but he's keen to start getting out there more often and hitting in the sun.
In other news, my grandmother, (Mom's Mum) now 90 years old, is on her way soon to Jesus. We think she will probably die very soon - any day now. I am writing this on Thursday, February 11th, at about 11:00PM Wellington, New Zealand time. By the time you get this, she may have already passed. She has been in a nursing home for the last year, having suffered a stroke which affected both her long and short-term memory. Mom and Grandpa are finding this time especially difficult. Grandma has been refusing food and fluids, and they are keeping her alive on an IV, using morphine to help alleviate any possible pain she might be facing. Her mind is all but gone right now, and the nursing home has suggested "pulling the plug" (which we are not inclined to do). So we are praying for God's mercy in this situation, and are hoping that she will pass sometime in her sleep.
Winkie is keen to get back into preaching, but I can tell from the trouble he is still having with word recall that he's definitely got some healing to go, and isn't there yet.
He has been working diligently to get some of his old sermons photocopied and typed up for me to (possibly) use in Australia. In the future I'd like to see all his sermons archived like this and (possibly) made available for download for others to use. Goodness knows how many sermons he's taken from other preachers - I don't think he's going to have much of a problem with others using his. ( :
Dad is doing well. His cough seems to be improving, now that we've found some stuff at a local health food store that he's started to take. His blood tests came back negative for infection, both viral and bacterial, so that is good news. The doctor thought that one of the blood pressure medications may have been the cause for the cough. His blood pressure was low, very much within deemed safe levels, so that particular medication was removed from his regime. One of his tests revealed slightly high-cholesterol levels and a cholesterol lowing medication was prescribed.
He hates the cholesterol lowering medication however (one of the "statin" drugs; something he had previously researched and deemed harmful), and has opted for natural, non-pharmacetical cholesterol lowering solutions instead. Among these are high doses of Clinician's Cholesterol Lo, combined with Clinician's Pure Neptune Krill Oil, neither of which is considered a blood thinner to our knowledge. Normally he would probably use grapefruit or one of it's derivatives, but since he is absolutely forbidden to use grapefruit at this time, especially in conjunction with his medication, he is forced to turn to other natural solutions. We have also switched him to a rice-bran oil based butter substitute (which he likes), and a lower-fat type of milk. We are also now trying harder than ever to keep him mostly on fish and fowl, lessening his intake of red, fatty meats. He is also working towards to losing some weight. I still don't have any tennis players lined up for him (sorry - my fault...been busy), but he's keen to start getting out there more often and hitting in the sun.
In other news, my grandmother, (Mom's Mum) now 90 years old, is on her way soon to Jesus. We think she will probably die very soon - any day now. I am writing this on Thursday, February 11th, at about 11:00PM Wellington, New Zealand time. By the time you get this, she may have already passed. She has been in a nursing home for the last year, having suffered a stroke which affected both her long and short-term memory. Mom and Grandpa are finding this time especially difficult. Grandma has been refusing food and fluids, and they are keeping her alive on an IV, using morphine to help alleviate any possible pain she might be facing. Her mind is all but gone right now, and the nursing home has suggested "pulling the plug" (which we are not inclined to do). So we are praying for God's mercy in this situation, and are hoping that she will pass sometime in her sleep.
Winkie is keen to get back into preaching, but I can tell from the trouble he is still having with word recall that he's definitely got some healing to go, and isn't there yet.
He has been working diligently to get some of his old sermons photocopied and typed up for me to (possibly) use in Australia. In the future I'd like to see all his sermons archived like this and (possibly) made available for download for others to use. Goodness knows how many sermons he's taken from other preachers - I don't think he's going to have much of a problem with others using his. ( :
Winkie is well on his way to recovery
Feb/04/10 09:32 AM
(From William Pratney, Winkie’s son)
I took Winkie in for an MRI a few days ago. They took pictures of his brain. We're still waiting to hear the results. Winkie met with his physical therapist today. She took him through all kinds of tests. She will return again next week. He has also played some tennis, and table tennis recently. Actually, they've recommended 30 minutes of exercise a day for him. People that talk to him are impressed by how much progress he has made. It seems like most if not all of his long-term memory has been regained. (He is much more conversationally fluent, now) What we notice still eludes him are the pronouns - the everyday use and descriptor words. But they're coming...as far as I'm concerned it's only a matter of time.
We don't want him thrust back into the preaching world immediately. He still needs time to fully regain his use of pronouns and full communication skills. He also needs time to heal. I also would like to make sure he is remembering things correctly - as they are. But he seems to be doing really well. A little rehab is going to be good for him also.
In the meantime, we're trying to take advantage of a gracious offer that our friend, Dr. (dental prosthodondist) Gilbert Watson has extended to Winkie. Winkie knocked a top front tooth out last year while playing table tennis with someone at a youth camp. He kept the tooth and they temporarily glued it back in. On Christmas Day, that same tooth came out again, after Winkie violently sneezed. We kept the tooth. That same night, Winkie had a stroke. So he was toothless for quite a while, while recovering from the stroke. We saw another dentist, who also temporarily glued the tooth in. At the moment, that's what Winkie is using. But he can't bite down on stake for example, with that tooth. Dr. Watson is going to help us to fix all that. The other thing is just helping him to have a more presentable smile. He has for years "gotten by" with short-term dental solutions. For most, that's fine (and it's fine with him). But Mom and I would like to see him have a much more presentable smile, especially for all the public speaking, television and video recordings, etc. he does.
Dr. Watson is regarded as an expert in his field, and has an amazingly wise and practical approach to denstistry. He took not only X-rays of Winkie's teeth (individually, I think) but also many digital pictures (using a nice, Canon camera) of his teeth! He was able to explain to us and Winkie what's going on, not only with each tooth, individually, but as they relate to each other and his dental situation as a whole. We couldn't be in better hands, and are very lucky to be able to see him. I'm happy because this is something I have really wanted for Dad for many years, now. It seems that now we finally have a chance to get some of this stuff done.
Thanks everybody for your prayers. It looks like the crisis is abated. Winkie is well on his way to recovery. Just don't (for those of you who are ministers or ministry administrators) send him any invites for anything anytime soon. We want to give him at least until June/July to really rest, rehabilitate and recover. (He may be up to the task of preaching sooner, but we don't him or anyone else counting on it - it's just too much pressure on him) Even the very invite itself can carry with it a weight of responsibility and a pressure that we don't want him having to carry at this time. He can't stress or his blood-pressure will elevate. And we can't afford for his blood pressure to elevate anywhere near where it was at, before.
Also, any air travel over 3 hours at a time for him has been recommended against. We really don't think it wise to risk his health by long, overseas flights at this time. Please be advised.
Regards,
William Pratney
I took Winkie in for an MRI a few days ago. They took pictures of his brain. We're still waiting to hear the results. Winkie met with his physical therapist today. She took him through all kinds of tests. She will return again next week. He has also played some tennis, and table tennis recently. Actually, they've recommended 30 minutes of exercise a day for him. People that talk to him are impressed by how much progress he has made. It seems like most if not all of his long-term memory has been regained. (He is much more conversationally fluent, now) What we notice still eludes him are the pronouns - the everyday use and descriptor words. But they're coming...as far as I'm concerned it's only a matter of time.
We don't want him thrust back into the preaching world immediately. He still needs time to fully regain his use of pronouns and full communication skills. He also needs time to heal. I also would like to make sure he is remembering things correctly - as they are. But he seems to be doing really well. A little rehab is going to be good for him also.
In the meantime, we're trying to take advantage of a gracious offer that our friend, Dr. (dental prosthodondist) Gilbert Watson has extended to Winkie. Winkie knocked a top front tooth out last year while playing table tennis with someone at a youth camp. He kept the tooth and they temporarily glued it back in. On Christmas Day, that same tooth came out again, after Winkie violently sneezed. We kept the tooth. That same night, Winkie had a stroke. So he was toothless for quite a while, while recovering from the stroke. We saw another dentist, who also temporarily glued the tooth in. At the moment, that's what Winkie is using. But he can't bite down on stake for example, with that tooth. Dr. Watson is going to help us to fix all that. The other thing is just helping him to have a more presentable smile. He has for years "gotten by" with short-term dental solutions. For most, that's fine (and it's fine with him). But Mom and I would like to see him have a much more presentable smile, especially for all the public speaking, television and video recordings, etc. he does.
Dr. Watson is regarded as an expert in his field, and has an amazingly wise and practical approach to denstistry. He took not only X-rays of Winkie's teeth (individually, I think) but also many digital pictures (using a nice, Canon camera) of his teeth! He was able to explain to us and Winkie what's going on, not only with each tooth, individually, but as they relate to each other and his dental situation as a whole. We couldn't be in better hands, and are very lucky to be able to see him. I'm happy because this is something I have really wanted for Dad for many years, now. It seems that now we finally have a chance to get some of this stuff done.
Thanks everybody for your prayers. It looks like the crisis is abated. Winkie is well on his way to recovery. Just don't (for those of you who are ministers or ministry administrators) send him any invites for anything anytime soon. We want to give him at least until June/July to really rest, rehabilitate and recover. (He may be up to the task of preaching sooner, but we don't him or anyone else counting on it - it's just too much pressure on him) Even the very invite itself can carry with it a weight of responsibility and a pressure that we don't want him having to carry at this time. He can't stress or his blood-pressure will elevate. And we can't afford for his blood pressure to elevate anywhere near where it was at, before.
Also, any air travel over 3 hours at a time for him has been recommended against. We really don't think it wise to risk his health by long, overseas flights at this time. Please be advised.
Regards,
William Pratney
Soon we hope to get Winkie on to the tennis court
Jan/30/10 01:09 PM
(From William Pratney, Winkie’s son)
We took Winkie to the Dentist today. We went to see a specialist, a friend he had known for many years. The man really knew what he was talking about. Never seen his equal in dentistry in the South Pacific. So we've lined Winkie up for some basics over the next couple of months. There is a top front tooth that needs to be completely replaced. In time, he'll be getting that one done. But there are some other dental needs of his that need to be addressed first. We're glad to have him in such fine hands.
Yesterday we took Winkie to see his current local doctor. He removed one blood pressure med from his regime, and said it would be alright for him to start playing some tennis again. Not a lot, no "5 setters" or anything, but a little bit to get him out into the sun, moving and breathing, etc. We also had some blood work done (about 12 tests) and are still waiting on the the results from that.
Winkie's been watching the Australian (tennis) Open, and loving it. So many good players on the line-up; many of his favorite current players.
I continue to look into what can be done for our beach-flat (batch). It's looking like a lot more work and money than we had originally anticipated (isn't that always the case!). But we have good people working with us on it, ready and eager to help. I'm still trying to find a decent plumber and electrician in the South Auckland area.
Mom is concerned for her father, now 94, who lives about 40 minutes drive from us on the North Shore. One of his main pillars of help, Dr. Jenny Newport, along with her husband (former pastor) Duane and son are moving as missionaries to the Philippines. So Grandpa, who had relied so heavily on Jenny in the past, will be in need of greater help both now and in the future. This is a big concern to Mom. She wants to make sure that he receives the help that he needs (obviously), so that is something to add to the equation now in helping to care for Winkie. We'll probably try to start making regular trips to the North Shore (as we did today) each week.
Soon we hope to get Winkie on to the tennis court. Mom and I still suffer from right knee problems (Mom 1 year+, myself 2 years+), so neither of us is really able to do much with him on the tennis court right now without further aggravating our own injuries. We can do a little. Hopefully God will give us someone local (a player) that is patient enough to hit with him.
Thank you again to everyone that has been praying for us. Blessings! Blessings! Blessing! We really appreciate it.
- William
We took Winkie to the Dentist today. We went to see a specialist, a friend he had known for many years. The man really knew what he was talking about. Never seen his equal in dentistry in the South Pacific. So we've lined Winkie up for some basics over the next couple of months. There is a top front tooth that needs to be completely replaced. In time, he'll be getting that one done. But there are some other dental needs of his that need to be addressed first. We're glad to have him in such fine hands.
Yesterday we took Winkie to see his current local doctor. He removed one blood pressure med from his regime, and said it would be alright for him to start playing some tennis again. Not a lot, no "5 setters" or anything, but a little bit to get him out into the sun, moving and breathing, etc. We also had some blood work done (about 12 tests) and are still waiting on the the results from that.
Winkie's been watching the Australian (tennis) Open, and loving it. So many good players on the line-up; many of his favorite current players.
I continue to look into what can be done for our beach-flat (batch). It's looking like a lot more work and money than we had originally anticipated (isn't that always the case!). But we have good people working with us on it, ready and eager to help. I'm still trying to find a decent plumber and electrician in the South Auckland area.
Mom is concerned for her father, now 94, who lives about 40 minutes drive from us on the North Shore. One of his main pillars of help, Dr. Jenny Newport, along with her husband (former pastor) Duane and son are moving as missionaries to the Philippines. So Grandpa, who had relied so heavily on Jenny in the past, will be in need of greater help both now and in the future. This is a big concern to Mom. She wants to make sure that he receives the help that he needs (obviously), so that is something to add to the equation now in helping to care for Winkie. We'll probably try to start making regular trips to the North Shore (as we did today) each week.
Soon we hope to get Winkie on to the tennis court. Mom and I still suffer from right knee problems (Mom 1 year+, myself 2 years+), so neither of us is really able to do much with him on the tennis court right now without further aggravating our own injuries. We can do a little. Hopefully God will give us someone local (a player) that is patient enough to hit with him.
Thank you again to everyone that has been praying for us. Blessings! Blessings! Blessing! We really appreciate it.
- William