The Fire Conference!! Wow! This was an event we will not forget for a long time to come! We left for Heathrow Airport on 16th November, 2009 – all seven of us – Velveta, Velisha, Esther, James Parker, Steve Gregory, Ray Ashley, Roy Johnson, Laura Salvage and Mark Walker! There was a great sense of excitement as we were preparing to meet up with a Chinese Choir, singers and guitar player Patrick Ho – to form a special ‘Melody of My Heart Conference Worship team’.
From the very first rehearsal with the ‘Melody of My Heart’ singers, we were off to a great start! We met for rehearsal at the largest church in Hong Kong – the initial worship time before we even started rehearsals was ‘off the charts’! Though feeling very jet-lagged, we were amazed at the amount of energy we all had!
Then came the meal time – oh yes – I love working in China!
By the time the ‘Fire Conference – Hong Kong’ started we were all ready to lead the 10,000 people in worship. The opening night was timed to the second! ‘Absolutely awesome’ is all I can say! To see so many believers from ‘all over china’ worshiping together was an experience never to be forgotten!
Then Reinhard Bonke brought the word – what a blessing to the Chinese people! Throughout the entire conference he brought a timely word, over and over again! From session to session the people streamed into the auditorium early in order to get a good seat. The hunger of the people was unbelievable, but God never disappointed. During one of the session Pastor Daniel (Reinhard Bonke’s ‘spiritual son’) spoke and had the CFaN team pray over the entire congregation! Yes all 10,000 of them! This has to be the longest ‘altar ministry time’ we have ever experienced!
What an amazing time! After the family and the British musicians returned to the UK I stayed on to teach at a worship conference – organised for some of the delegates that were at the Fire Conference!
Pictures taken at the Fire Conference ‘09
Velveta singing at Fire Conference ‘09 in Hong Kong
Clip from the opening night
