Atomic Glory Tour!

I have done it - Yay! I have made myself get on here and write about some of the incredible things the Lord is doing both here in Darwin and Outback Australia. 

So last week was the Glory Tour and what a tour it was! This tour came out of something the Lord put on our good missionary friend Roger Latham's heart two years ago whilst in Alice Springs on the first Glory Gathering. A trip from Darwin down the guts to Alice going into every town, community, church along the way spreading the love of Jesus Christ. 


I will start at the beginning. Last weekend saw the arrival about 30 young fired up men and women of God from right across Australia. We hung out and had an all round really good time swimming in the pool and having a great time in fellowship. The bus - a 48 seater donated to us from a bus operator in SA, was due to Leave Darwin first thing Monday morning. 

Louise, Roger and some of the crew on the bus

Ready to roll on the Glory Bus!

On Friday night, just as the troops were gathering, we discovered the bus had a seized clutch bearing and wouldn't be going anywhere until we could get it fixed.  Two guys here for the trip (Adrian and Jason) put up their hands to go and give it their best shot.  We got hold of a workshop run by the Christian Outreach Centre and amazingly the mechanic there gave up his day to basically do the job for us. The gear box had to come out and the bearing replaced.  Roger rang around to get a replacement bearing but the best we could get was one sent up from Adelaide by Tuesday.  However, when the guys went into the bearing place, there was the one they needed on the shelf for half the price Roger was quoted! So the guys got to work and the bus was fixed and back in one place before dinner Saturday night!!  The Lord is good!


If I wrote down all the events of the trip I'd be here forever so instead, I'll give you a few of the highlights:


We stopped to refuel the bus at Elliot on Wednesday.  As we drove into the town I saw a man in a wheelchair.  I felt the Lord's power moving me in compassion and decided to grab Adrian, Josh and Josh's son Jacob and walked back to where the man was.  We chatted with him and he explained to us that he'd been weak and in the wheelchair for almost a year.  We agreed in faith that the Lord had specifically put him there because it was his day to be healed.  We prayed with him and after a bit Josh told him to get up and walk. He stood with some assistance and the Lord spoke to us and said that as he stood he would grow stronger.  He stood for a while then started walking with some assistance.  As he gained strength he began to walk on his own!!  All Glory to God!!!  The community gathered and watched what the Lord had done and we celebrated there in the street together!

Before arriving in Tennant Creek, the Lord spoke to me about washing people's feet there.  One particular man was severely restricted to a walking frame.  I washed his feet and prayed for him to be healed.  When I finished washing his feet, he got up and walked off down the street unassisted praising God as he went!!  He even came out on the dance floor when he came back to the group!


Alice Springs brought back many great memories for me.  Two years ago at the first Glory Gathering I was privileged to see an Indigenous lady named Marlene receive a brand new eye after being blind in that eye for 55 years!  This time in Alice I met another lady named Marlene who also needed an eye miracle. 
Whilst doing street ministry, a lady who had been healed and touched by the Lord invited us back to pray for others where she was staying at a hostel.  This hostel is where a lot of sick Indigenous people live.  It was here that we met the second Marlene who happened to know the Marlene that was healed 2 years ago!  Marlene's right eye was permanently closed and had been like that for more than 3 years.  She was also in wheel chair and only had one leg.  I felt the Lord say he wanted to heal her sight.  We laid hands on her and prayed in Jesus name.  Within 20 seconds the eye suddenly popped open and the eyeball rolled around in the socket a few times and then came into alignment.  As it did so, she had tears and it stung.  Once it was aligned, the stinging stopped and she could see clearly!!  Her new eye was blue (This is a pattern I have seen when God heals eyes with Aboriginal folk!).  Pastor William from the trip has Marlene's testimony on film and we will put it up on the blog as soon as we get it.


Also in Alice, I had a dream about 2 people leaving wheelchairs.  I met both of these people the next day and both got up and walked from their chairs!  White fellas looking on were touched and saved as they saw the events in the main mall of Alice.  

Praying for a guy in a wheelchair
 in Alice

Up and Walking!!!

He won't be needing this
anymore!  Praise God!

The enormity of what God did on the trip blew my mind.  People healed, delivered and set free everywhere!  One thing that stirred me incredibly was the way in which God did a work in every person that came on the trip - I can confidently say that not one person went home the same as they came.  Lives were turned upside down for Jesus!!  Many can't wait to get back into Indigenous communities again soon and some are looking at a permanent move.  This brought me to tears on Sunday morning when I was reflecting on the week.


There are so many more stories from the trip and each person will have their own accounts of what they saw and experienced along the way.  Enough typing for today though - I'll share some more soon.

Our friend Isaac from Wadeye splitting one of "God's Marbles"!!

May God have all the Glory for every single story shared and unshared - Tim

Hey, welcome to our blog!  I (Cath) decided to start this blog because I keep hearing people say to Tim "You should write this stuff down!".  God is doing an exciting work amongst the Indigenous people up here in Darwin and right throughout the Territory.  

Elliot the goanna found a lady friend!

We moved up here from South Australia in February this year after many prophetic words and visions confirming our hearts cry to come.  The first month we were based at YWAM while we waited for the arrival of little Sarah and found a place to live.  During that time we met Steve and Sarah who we now share our house with.  God has blessed us with an incredible house near Casuarina which even has a pool and a resident goanna!  


The best thing about this place though, is that it's right near Darwin hospital.  This has become Tim's favourite local ministry spot.  At any time of the day or night, there are many folk (white and Indig) hanging around out the front getting some fresh air.  Many have been healed and relationships have been developed with some of the long term patients.  Tim has had so many invites into remote communities through chatting with and praying for Indigenous folk who have come in to Darwin for treatment.  This is such a huge blessing because you can't just go into communities without first being invited or having a specific reason to be there.  Now we just need the time to go out to these communities!  We're praying and believing for an aircraft to make these places more accessible.


Last week was the inaugural "Glory Tour" from Darwin to Alice but that is another story (or many) in itself.  I'll try to get Tim on here to share some highlights from the tour in the next few days.


Stay Blessed!  Cath :)