Waves of Salvation – In memory of Reinhard Bonnke (1940 – 2019) // GOD TV

0:04 [Music] 0:18 from the dawn of time political social 0:22 and spiritual leaders have left their 0:25 indelible marks on the history of the 0:28 African continent the ancient Pharaoh’s 0:31 of Egypt ruling as kings and worshipped 0:35 as gods established a tradition of 0:38 powerful leadership a tradition which 0:41 like the Nile itself flowed through the 0:44 dark continents on its journey to the 0:46 future touching the lives of Africans 0:49 both old and young 0:55 along the journey honored history makers 0:58 emerged among them Kenya’s emancipating 1:02 president Jomo Kenyatta and the medical 1:05 pioneer and medical missionary dr. 1:07 Albert Schweitzer in what is now Gabon 1:10 West Africa and Nelson Mandela who 1:13 endured decades of struggle and 1:15 sacrifice to end apartheid in South 1:17 Africa these and others brought life 1:20 liberty and hope to generations of 1:24 Africans this journey also yielded the 1:27 infamous president for life Idi Amin in 1:30 Uganda warlord Charles Taylor of Liberia 1:34 and the genocide leaders of Darfur 1:36 Rwanda and Somalia this endless parade 1:40 of tyrants despots and overlords brought 1:43 pain suffering and death to millions of 1:47 innocent Africans 1:57 in the late 1800s God sent a man with a 2:02 new vision a vision to save Africa not 2:05 enslavement this was David Livingstone 2:08 an angler who criss crossed the vastness 2:11 of Africa as a missionary and Explorer 2:14 revealing uncharted territories to a 2:17 fascinated world and preaching the 2:19 gospel to the Lost as a pioneer of 2:22 African missions he set the standard for 2:25 reaching the dark continent his 2:27 leadership of love sowed the seeds of 2:30 the gospel future generations would 2:33 harvest 2:34 [Music] 2:39 in the 1980’s the 2:42 a wave of Christian conversions began to 2:46 sweep across Africa unknown to the 2:49 Western media this wave of revival was 2:51 created through the Ministry of one man 2:54 a man acting as both a witness and a 2:58 participant 2:59 a gifted evangelist whose massive 3:02 evangelistic campaigns in Africa are 3:04 both documented and undeniable this man 3:10 is Reinhard Bonnke 3:16 with a god-given vision to reach the 3:18 lost from Cape Town in the south to 3:21 Cairo in the north from Dakar in the 3:24 West to Djibouti in the East Reinhardt 3:27 Bonnke 3:27 is following the ancient paths of David 3:30 Livingstone and reaping an astounding 3:32 harvest of souls in the last decade 3:36 alone 3:37 bonkie is responsible for over 52 3:40 million documented decisions for Christ 3:42 the impact of his ministry on the 3:45 individual lives of Africans is both 3:48 immediate and eternal 3:53 Reinhart banquise path to ministry began 3:56 when he was a child of five in the midst 3:58 of a war-torn Europe during World War 4:01 two his family were German refugees 4:04 fleeing to the safety of Denmark when 4:07 his mother led him to Christ at the age 4:10 of 10 bonkie unmistakeably received 4:13 God’s call to Africa all of a sudden the 4:17 Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and said 4:19 one day you will preach the gospel in 4:22 Africa we were all on our knees praying 4:25 when suddenly one lady stood up and said 4:27 I see a vision she said I see a big 4:31 crowd of black people in a horseshoe 4:35 form and she said I see a little boy 4:38 with a big loaf of bread breaking it 4:41 feeding the people and as he feeds the 4:43 people she said the bread is increasing 4:46 all the time and then she said the boy I 4:51 see in the vision is this one and she 4:53 pointed at me 17 years later after a 4:57 Bible College in Swansea England and 4:59 marriage to his new bride Annie Reinhart 5:02 took the initial steps of fulfilling 5:04 that vision he sailed to Africa with his 5:07 young family at 1967 and began serving 5:11 God in the country of Lesotho a 5:13 landlocked enclave in South Africa 5:18 his early ministry was very small and 5:22 very discouraging and his vision of 5:24 reaching the masses went unfulfilled one 5:28 night in Lesotho bonkie hit rock bottom 5:30 in the midst of his absolute 5:33 discouragement and desperation he had a 5:36 very significant dream right here one 5:39 night I had a dream I saw the map of 5:43 Africa and I saw how the continent of 5:45 Africa become washed in the redeeming 5:48 blood of Jesus Christ from south to 5:51 north and from east to west 5:57 the vision transformed banquise ministry 6:00 as he reached for the four corners of 6:03 the continent with the gospel along with 6:05 his evangelistic campaigns he launched a 6:08 printing outreach with a Bible 6:10 correspondence course and drained 6:12 evangelists to spread the gospel writing 6:15 throughout the country on bicycles in 6:18 1975 at this Stadium in Gaborone 6:20 Botswana 6:21 bonkie held his first crusade it was 6:25 then he realized the vision was becoming 6:27 reality and the hand of God was with him 6:30 in a powerful way in 1984 bonkie 6:36 designed and built the world’s largest 6:38 mobile structure a tent capable of 6:41 seating 34,000 people large enough to 6:44 completely cover three football fields 6:47 with steel masts rising as high as six 6:50 storey buildings the big tent was a 6:53 giant in every respect just prior to a 6:59 1985 crusade in Cape Town South Africa a 7:02 tornado like storm ripped the proud tent 7:05 to shreds instead of cancelling bonkie 7:08 trusted God and announced that the 7:10 meetings would continue in the open air 7:12 instead of 34,000 70,000 people attended 7:16 resulting in many more conversions than 7:19 if the meeting had been held inside the 7:21 giant tent and the Lord said 7:25 henceforth my glory shall be your canopy 7:29 and your praises shall be the masts I 7:32 said thank you Jesus 7:35 I found this tenet much easier and much 7:38 cheaper to finish and we’ve indeed moved 7:42 with it from Cape Town to Cairo the 7:46 tragedy became a triumph no longer 7:49 constrained by a roof 7:50 bonkie began using open-air gospel 7:53 campaigns exclusively in 1986 today the 7:58 fruit of banquise ministry reaches 8:00 staggering proportions now headquartered 8:03 in Orlando Florida 8:04 Bucky’s ministry is reaching the globe 8:07 through evangelistic campaigns media and 8:10 publishing in scores of languages since 8:13 the year 2000 he holds at least ten 8:16 massive evangelistic campaigns in Africa 8:19 annually each producing over 800,000 8:22 documented decisions for Christ and with 8:25 a budget of $900,000 per crusade dollar 8:28 for dollar these campaigns are the most 8:31 cost effective evangelism tools anywhere 8:34 each campaign is approached with vision 8:37 and faith and is organized around three 8:39 primary keys for success strong 8:43 relationships with local churches 8:45 superior logistics and proven processes 8:48 to disciple and enfold new believers 8:51 into church fellowship local churches in 8:55 a city or region invite Reinhardt Bonnke 8:57 to preach in their area because they 9:00 trusted and 9:01 their congregations will grow even 9:03 doubling or tripling in size 9:06 thousands of pastors from many 9:08 denominations pray and work together in 9:11 close cooperation with the national 9:13 campaign director from the bunkie team 9:15 as the campaign approaches the national 9:18 campaign director is constantly on the 9:20 move motivating campaign committees 9:23 visiting churches to encourage 9:25 participation and training prayer 9:27 counselors on how to use the follow-up 9:30 materials correctly Church workers 9:36 blanket the communities with posters and 9:38 banners in key locations pastors speak 9:42 on daily radio programs broadcast to the 9:45 most remote villages and loudspeaker 9:55 cars travel throughout the towns and 9:58 cities inviting all to attend activity 10:07 and excitement reach a peak in the final 10:09 week when monkeys team arrives huge 10:12 military type trucks transport equipment 10:15 for each massive campaign these are 10:18 trucks tough enough to withstand the 10:20 rigors of cross continent travel and 10:22 endure the rugged conditions of the most 10:25 remote locations months in advance the 10:28 national campaign director has secured a 10:31 venue for a crowd of up to 1 million 10:33 people per meeting to hear the gospel 10:36 [Music] 10:39 supervised by bunkies highly experienced 10:42 team who provide logistical and 10:44 technical expertise local crews unpack 10:47 the trucks and set up platforms install 10:50 lighting sufficient to cover the entire 10:52 venue direct sound towers run cables and 10:56 keep the generators running 24/7 11:00 the heart of this remote facility is a 11:02 highly sophisticated audio system 11:05 purpose-built in California for the 11:07 unique needs of bonky campaigns with a 11:10 computerized tunable array of speakers 11:13 banquise message is clearly heard 11:15 everywhere in the massive venue as the 11:19 meetings began tens and hundreds of 11:22 thousands gathered from miles around 11:25 bonkie steps on stage and presents the 11:28 gospel to the expectant crowd 11:42 [Applause] 11:45 [Music] 11:58 [Music] 12:06 each party gives an invitation to the 12:09 unsaved and each night 12:11 God’s Spirit moves with tens of 12:14 thousands of people responding to the 12:16 gospel and registering decisions for 12:18 Jesus Christ this is the moment all the 12:24 work and funding create a holy 12:27 life-changing and eternal event in the 12:30 lives of these individuals who just 12:32 moments ago were separated from Christ 12:35 for eternity because discipleship is 12:41 critical for success the centerpiece of 12:43 bunkies new convert follow-up process is 12:46 a 32-page booklet titled now that you 12:50 are saved 12:51 it has easy-to-read lessons about the 12:53 Bible and Christian faith and includes 12:55 an innovative two-part decision card 12:57 each new convert fills in the decision 13:01 card and keeps one part as a personal 13:03 record of their decision the second part 13:06 of the decision card is forwarded to 13:08 local churches for follow-up to ensure 13:10 the discipleship of the new believer 13:13 into fellowship never before in history 13:16 have so many people 13:18 to know Christ in such a short time span 13:21 churches in Africa or exploding would 13:24 throw and whole societies are being 13:26 transformed with the gospel for men and 13:30 women of faith those who do believe the 13:33 world can be saved through the gospel of 13:35 Jesus Christ this is an unprecedented 13:38 opportunity producing exceptional 13:40 eternal returns in a period when 13:43 monetary returns are diminished it’s 13:46 comforting to realize an investment into 13:48 soul winning brings multitudes into the 13:51 kingdom of God and provides the personal 13:54 satisfaction a big 13:56 the partner in history 14:00 [Applause] 14:17 [Music] 14:22 [Applause] 14:25 [Music] 14:32 you