Rhuani's Latest News

Hello,

I guess I should have updated you with the latest news a long while back. Sorry for the delay. Here it is.

ENFORCERS OF THE CALL

God has been moving rapidly and with amazing provision. I experienced three miracles in a couple of hours. That to me is God no one else could do that.

A couple of weeks back I was rather downcast as  was not sure if the speakers were coming as yet and we had no way of booking the conference hall without them giving us the dates. I decided to praise the Lord and submit how I felt to God and resist any negative feelings coming over me. Then I called Lorraine Johnson and asked her to agree with me in prayer when I call Sue Mitchell (one of the speakers the Lord had laid on my heart for the conference) that she would be home and would answer the phone. WOW ! Roger Sue's husband answered the phone and Sue and he agreed that they would be part of the conference. The next step was to pay the conference hall. I didnt have the cash to pay the advance. I refused to panic and I cried out to God and said now I need another miracle. It took about half and hour when I received a text message from a lady saying that she was moved by the Lord to sow in to the conference a sum of 2500 pounds. I was more than overwhelmed. God came through yet again. A couple of days later I received another text message saying when you get hom look under my pillow. I found another 500 pounds towards the conference. Is this God or what?

As a result of all of these and much more moves of God in our preparation for the conference, we booked the hall and have begun gathering momentum. On the 24th of February we will meet 50 Pastors,Christian leaders and Prophetic intercessors to share the vision God has given. It is exciting times.

I am hoping a team from Kinglsand Church will choose to come and be a part of the conference and create history in our land and carry back to your country something of what God will impart to you during this exciting time.

I will email the documents shortly.

In the mean while if you are interested in coming please let me know by emailing me. Please feel free to ask my any questions if you want clarity.

JTWM - JESUS THE WORD MINISTRIES

We have started a new series on the life of Jesus in depth. This has really had an impact on everyone and more have decided to join the study so its exciting. I prayed about doing such a study for a long time and now the Lord has made it possible. Praise the Lord!

Childrens Mission

I was involved in carrying out a childrens mission at the cathedral last week. It was an awesome time with 700 children from all parts of the country coming together actively getting involved in creative workshops which culminated in an interesting Sunday service.

I was in charge of 130 children who I had to prepare artwork on the theme "Jesus loves us". For the service on Sunday our part was choose 6 children whose pictures stood out and would bring out  prayer points. The children then would explain the pictures and ask the congregation to pray accordingly. The service had dancing, songs, music, drama, puppetry and art all composed solely by the children themsleves. I was deeply moved by the way the children moved in that service. It was incredible really. Praise God.

NATION

Much prayer still goes on and as we have changed the Friday prayers to Wednesday we have found more people participating in the prayer time which is obviously encouraging. almost every prayer we have been led ot pray has been answered and it has been such an encouragement to everyone. Thank God.

THE ART SCHOOL

I have had to change the name to THE HARDY CENTRE OF ART for legal reasons. I think I prefer it this way as well. I am renovating the art school and we have gone through about two weeks of breaking and making floors and walls coming up re wiring etc.

WEBSITE

I launched my website on the 12th of January this year and you can access it on rhuanirambukwelle.org. Hopefully it will be updated soon.

May the Lord bless you all

Rhuani

Comments

[beth xx]

RHU-ER-KNEE??? lol what on earth are you on!!! people no how to say your name hahahahaha! u make me chuckle! dats gona be a hard habbit to brake but i shall infact call u by your full name!
so your not coming here for christmas then:(
love u xxxx

[Susann]

The conference sounds great. I would dearly love to be there and I will certainly be praying for it and for you and the team. And by God's grace and a financial miracle I will be there, with bells on! Well perhaps I'll leave the bells at home!! Love, kisses & hugs XXXXX Susann

[Rhuani]

On 16 January 2008, after almost two years of escalating but
unofficial renewed civil war, the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL)
officially pulled out of the 2002 ceasefire agreement. The war
pitting the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE)
against the Sinhalese Buddhist dominated GoSL is now officially on
again. LTTE (a recognised terrorist organisation) is fighting for
an independent Tamil state, 'Tamil Elam', encompassing the north
and east of the island nation. Ethnic and religious tensions are
being heightened by the conflict, which is being prolonged and
escalated by increased radicalisation and intransigence on both
sides. The Church bridges the Tamil-Sinhalese divide, thus
demonstrating a peaceful unity through Christ that undermines the
extremist messages of the LTTE and the GoSL and makes it the target
of the warring militants of both.

But that is only the beginning of the Church's security problems.
Sinhalese Buddhist nationalists view Tamils and Christians as a
threat to their hegemony. Like India's Hindutva protagonists, Sri
Lanka's Sinhalese Buddhist nationalists foster paranoia and fear
amongst the masses for political gain. They label Tamils as
separatist subversive agents of India and Christians as LTTE
supporters and subversive agents of the West, inciting violence
against them. Furthermore, the civil war gives Buddhist
nationalists an opportunity to attack Christians under the cover of
chaos, or even to 'kill two birds with one stone' by attacking
Christians and blaming LTTE in the hope that the Sri Lankan Army
will 'respond' against the Tamils. Therefore it is not surprising
to find that violence against the Church is escalating now that the
war is official again.

Religiously motivated violence, including arson, threats and
intimidation, has been escalating unchecked in the volatile eastern
district of Ampara for some time. On 17 February 2008 Pastor Neil
Edirisinghe (37), who was leader of The House of the Lord
fellowship in Ampara, was fatally shot in the chest while his wife
Shiromi (31) was shot in the stomach and critically wounded. Their
young son received minor injuries and shock. Investigations exposed
this as a contract killing organised by a local Buddhist
nationalist angered by Pastor Edirisinghe's ministry.

Also on 17 February, a mob of some 50 angry locals attacked
believers attending Sunday worship at King's Revival Church,
Mathugama (in the south-west), with Tamil Christians singled out
for more severe treatment. The following Sunday the attackers
returned and stopped the believers meeting. On the evening of 2
March, ten students of the Believers Church Bible College, Lunuwila
(north-west), were walking from the railway station when they were
ambushed by a group of about 10 masked men who kicked and bashed
them mercilessly. On 3 March, Zion Mount Prayer House in Mulaitivu
District (south-west) was set on fire while the pastor, his family
and guests were inside -- fortunately they all escaped.

PLEASE PRAY SPECIFICALLY THAT GOD -

* in his mercy will raise up Sri Lankan voices for justice,
rights, equality and peace, at every level -- local, district
and national -- in the Church, media and politics. May church
voices be empowered with great wisdom and effectiveness amidst
the turmoil.

* by his ever-present Holy Spirit will bring healing and peace to
Shiromi Edirisinghe and all other believers who are now bearing
on their bodies the marks of Jesus (Galatians 6:17).

* will work amidst this suffering, sanctifying the Sri Lankan
Church, cultivating prayerfulness, strengthening faith and
building community. 'For we are God's workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for
us to do.' (Ephesians 2:10 NIV)