The Hellands in Holland

Cords of the Heart. There are cords in our heart. These cords are like guitar strings which can be tuned and are tuned according to the sound of the song our heart hears. This can be a song of hopelessness without meaning or it can be a song which comes from heaven. As we tune our heart strings to the sound of heaven, we find ourselves playing in a great orchestra where God is the conductor and we get to play in unison with many others. As we read books from saints of the past, we can pick up playing the same songs they played. We can improvise and give their songs a personal touch. As we do this, there are times when it is no longer just our fingers playing the music, but the fingers of the creator of the world is playing. The fingers of the one whose hands were pierced begin to play with our hands. It is no longer just our voice that sings, but the spirit of God who blows through the sound pipes of our lungs. Stillness is no longer empty, but full of life, mea...

Breakthrough There’s a beacon in the night True salvation, real change in sight No more fear, torment, no more pain But to know in your arms we are safe. Take our wounds and make them scars Take our scars and make them stars Healing stars which shine so bright To turn our darkness into light. Chorus Break through, Break through the night. Break through there is hope in sight. Break through call us by name Together we will make a change. Break through, break chains in lives. Break through destroy all lies Break through help us see Together we’ll reach our destiny Verse 2 Break through clouds of tragedy Break through shrouds of unbelief You give us keys to liberty Unlock chains, set captives free Break through with your light, oh Lord We want blue skies not clouds today Use your word, your sword of light To chase the dark storm clouds away © Matthew Helland 2010

You Are A Father Who Gives Good Gifts I’m asking, I’m seeking, I’m knocking at your door. I’m stretching, I’m reaching, I’m calling out for more Drench me, fill me, soak me with your love. Come down Holy Spirit, descend now as a dove. Chorus You are a father who gives good gifts A snake you won’t give instead of a fish A stone you won’t give instead of a bread Or a scorpion instead of a hard boiled egg Verse 2 In the wind of your spirit, I want to soar I receive everything you have for me in store The sound of your voice I choose not to ignore Rain down Holy Spirit, I long for a downpour Second Chorus Pour out your spirit upon our lives May our sons and daughters prophesy Open our eyes to new visions and sights Reveal your dreams for this time Bridge Revelation brings Inspiration Inspiration brings Intercession Intercession brings transformation Transformation brings New Life ©Matthew Helland 2011 Luke 11:9-13; Acts 2:17-18.

For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. Psalm 18:29 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Luke 11:9-10 BREAKOUT: The ability to go over walls of opposition into realms of the supernatural. -Dale Gentry PLACING A DEMAND ON THE ANOINTING-It means pressing forward despite obstacles to get to a place where the anointing is and expecting it to fall on you. -John Eckhardt We can have as much of God as we want to. Sometimes I relate this with the illustration of a bucket being filled with God's presence and we can pull on a rope and get as much as we want. Often we are guilty of just getting a little and saying, "that is enough." Yet, we can have as much of God as we want. This is why I am constantly placing a demand on God's presence. Everywhere I go, I want to see him m...

KID'S CLUB TODAY Today our lesson was about "anger not producing anything good." We spoke about the Molukse people who came to Holland around 60 years ago and suffered much injustice at the hands of the Dutch. However, some Indonesian young people reacted in anger and committed some acts of violence. One of them was Tom Polnaya (link is in dutch). This man as a teenager took part in taking a school over and holding hundreds of kids and schoolteachers hostage in 1977. Since then he has apologized for his actions and is totally against his actions that he took part in then. We used his story of an example how "two wrongs don't make a right" and that acting our of uncontrolled anger always creates victims. Whether that be others or even the person self. In the middle of the kid's club, one child raised his hand and said he saw a shooting yesterday where a man was shot and killed. Half of the kids were witnesses to that. I feel suddenly that I am in New Yor...

MINISTRY AT THE HAGUE (DEN HAAG)& MORE Last sunday I felt (as always) very much at home at Ronald v/d Molen's church. ( www.huizenvanlicht.nl ) He had asked me to preach on one of the miracles from John 5 where a paralyzed man is healed by Jesus. I started off my preaching by asking if anyone had pain in their left ankle. Sure enough there was a woman who the previous day could not walk because of the pain there. She normally does not attends Ronald's church, but was there sunday. Sure enough, after praying for her, all pain was gone. What a great gift from God to that woman. Also, last week doing grocery shopping at Albert Hein I ran into a mother of one of the kids's who comes to our kid's club. She told me that she had back pain. I prayed for here then and there and all pain left. It was great getting to watch here carry her groceries without any pain. God is good. :-)

We believe that God wants us to make His love tangible everywhere we go. That does not mean just in Holland, but everywhere. We discovered that this summer as we travelled all throughout Oklahoma. God’s presence is not limited to a church building on Sunday, but we carry his presence everywhere that we go. Where God is present then people’s lives are changed as he speaks to them and heals their hearts, minds, and bodies. Here are some accounts of different things we have experienced in the last months. A woman we met at a restaurant that we prayed for was healed instantly of arthritis. God touches her and her daughter who attend a church which says God does not heal today. A woman at the grocery store has no more pain in her back after we pray for her. She carries her grocery bag without anymore pain. While chatting on Facebook, Matt asks a friend if he has pain in his right foot. He does, and after praying, God takes away all pain from his foot. A worker at Subway shares his life sto...