Heikki's and Maria's greetings from Mombasa

March 21, 2005

Hello to all of you, HfT-people, brothers, sisters, friends, etc.

It's been a while and a lot has transpired since we last wrote you, so we thought it was high time to drop you a line or two from Mombasa and let home know what's up.

During this time in Mombasa two significant evangelistic campaigns have taken place. First, a muslim-turned-christian Christopher Alaam preached four days at the Mombasa Big Crusade organized by the JCC Church. Helping out as ushers we witnessed the ears of the deaf popping open and many other miraculous healings. And of course there were hundreds of people who were born again! The Lord always moves when His Word is preached, confirming it with signs and wonders following.

The second campaign, which was organized by Hope for Tomorrow and Outi, was with preacher Glory Backman from the Cityseurakunta of Turku. Mikko Välimaa did an excellent job with organizing the meetings - the job usually taking months was done in just two weeks! The campaign was held in a field in Chaani just outside the border of the slum, near the oil dock. Again, people were born again and signs and wonders followed the Word being preached. And what was best, the local pastors took part of the campaign so new Christians could immediately be led into their churches. The pastors thought these meetings were a success. Outi will surely tell you much more with regard to the campaign.

We have been busy with school, the pace has been fast, but tomorrow we will be happy to begin our week long Easter vacation. We have also been around the Chaani area evangelizing and teaching, and again people have been getting saved and healed! It has been such an awesome thing to see positive changes in the lives of people, as the Lord gives new hope.

The hot days are gradually beginning to turn toward the rainy season, but it is still very hot, and the last couple of weeks have been almost unbearable. We've bought ourselves boots and soon we'll get raincoats for our trips to school, because when it starts raining around here we're really talking about some rain.

The last quarter left of our year in Bible school is just around the corner, and our thoughts are almost on returning home. But it's not over till it's over, and we will take with us all we possibly can. The church here is what we will miss the most.

Blessings to you all, have a nice spring, and let's hold high the flag of the Lord, right?! In Him we have our all.

Hebrews 4:14-16 (NKJV) - "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need."

From Heikki and Maria

Read the introduction: Why are Heikki and Maria in Mombasa?