We've had some crazy months and weeks behind us this year. In the year 2001 the Lord has slowly but surely leading me into a time of desert concerning any public ministry. Before that I was a regular conference speaker, wrote some books and was ministering in many different nations around the globe.

But slowly but surely the Lord took one thing after the other away and I completely vanished from public ministry. It was a time of much learning and restrictions. Sometimes I felt like Joseph in prison or in Potiphars house. It just seemed like I would never ever be used to change the world for the Lord. "But Lord, you have spoken to me so clearly about my calling. Lord, what about bringing Revival into this world? I feel so weak Lord, so sinful and useless! Why can I not do something for you my God?"

May be you know these kind of prayers... The glory days were over. Sometimes I said to one of the coworkers of the Ministry that I was part of: "You know what we say, when we will stand in heaven one day and the Lord asks us what we have done for him here on earth... 'Lord you know, we were stuck in traffic and helped people move their furniture!'"

Because this was all that I seemed to do right during this time. I was often going shopping for the ministry (send some ministry material with the mail etc... or some people needed to move... or we moved. What a glorious time! We left our native country to go to the other side of the world to just do mail and move people around.

But in the midst of this the Lord taught us a lot about his grace and His love in the midst of hardship! Many of the things we experience now and many of the things you will learn about in this ministry, I learnt in this time of restriction and in the desert. Was it always fair? No, it was not. Did people under estimate me and put me down. Yes they did. But God has used it for good and given me many treasures in the valley of death and tears! So I praise him for this time.

But this year, the year 2008 is the year of new beginnings and the year of resurrection and new life in all death and hardships! We are walking into the promissed land and not only I, but also we as ministry and associates start experiencing things like never before. Not only has God given back old anointings and authortiy that I walked in before the desert time started. But he has also added to my arsenal and has given me more keys that I could ever imagine.

May be you feel like that as well right now and feel that you are in a desert. Let me tell you, that God knows your tears and knows what you are going through right now! But in just a short while from here the valley of tears will be a treasure box of hidden riches for you and the people around you! So stay tuned and walk with me into the wonderful blessings the Lord has for us!