The Hellands in Holland

Baptism Stories Yesterday at New Life West we got to celebrate the decision of six people from our church who decided they wanted to be baptized. One of them was Levi, my seven year old son. Let me allow them to tell you why they wanted to be baptized.  "My name is Sylvia and I am the mother of two beautiful children. I always grew up believing in God, but when the father of my children died, I decided to forget God. When my children had some difficulties at their old school, I discovered some very sweet people at the Christian school "Veerkracht." They told me about New Life West and that is where I took part in the Alpha Course. That started my journey of once again, slowly but surely, finding God again.  I started reading my Bible and praying again. Little by little I started experiencing more peace in our home. When things are difficult, I feel like God is leading me. Now I am standing here before all of you because I know that I am God's dearly b

Stories of Successes and Failures Doing "Power Ministry" (Adam the young lifeguard from Czech Republic) Success Stories             In 2015, I walked up to a lifeguard at a swimming pool in Czech Republic and told him that God wanted him to write a book. What I did not know was that he had just written a book that had accidentally been deleted from his hard drive. He had told God that if it was his will for him to rewrite the book, then someone had to tell him that God wanted him to write a book. That was the beginning of a great friendship and open doors to serve in many churches in Czech Republic.             Last week in Munich, Germany, I gave an accurate word of knowledge to a woman at a supermarket. That meeting led to us to having two nights of praying for and ministering to a large group of her friends and family at her house. I now have many new friends in Munich, Germany thanks to me stepping out in "Power Ministry" (Prophecy, Healing, Wor