Daru takes gospel to Thursday Is

Faith, Normal
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The National, Thursday 02nd Febuary 2012

MEMBERS of the Soul Harvesters Church congregation from Daru took to the seas of the Torres Strait in banana boats last month to bring their gospel to Seisia and Thursday Island.
The sounds of their soulful brand of gospel music reverberated around ANZAC Park on the nights of Jan 9 and Jan 11 as people from the Torres Strait joined their brethren from Papua New Guinea for sermons, prayers – and a whole lot of singing and dancing.
More than 100 people gathered in the park for the religious celebration on Wednesday night, which went on for about three hours from 7pm.
Pr Phillip Henry said the PNG nationals from his church had been invited to Bamaga by Pr Tamwoy to take part in the Vision Conference last month.
The Soul Harvesters Church was part of the Pentecostal church, the national church in PNG, he said.
“We believe the gospel has the power to change every person,” Henry said.
“We have a working partnership with Hope Fellowship and the Australian Christian church under the Assemblies of God ministries in Australia, and are fulfilling a prophecy that has been spoken by Smith Wigglesworth in Sydney, about a fire coming from the north.”
Smith Wigglesworth, often referred to as ‘the Apostle of Faith,’ was one of the pioneers of the Pentecostal revival that occurred a century ago.
Henry said he hoped to see a bigger turnout in ANZAC Park when the Pentecostal group returned to the islands in mid-2012.
He said 29 members of the congregation had made the trip to the Torres Strait in four banana boats, which were seen anchored at Mairu Beach on Thursday Island.
“Once our visas were approved, the boat journey took about six hours,” Henry said.
“We came at the request of Pr George Nona. I would like to thank the Assemblies of God for their assistance and the authorities for allowing us the use of ANZAC Park.” – Torress News Online