Rolland’s Letters from the Field

Cyclone Idai in Mozambique - April 07, 2019
James Brewer James Brewer

Cyclone Idai in Mozambique - April 07, 2019

Dondo, Mozambique:
Eagerly we look forward to how Jesus will deal with the ravaged people of Mozambique. May an even greater revival rise out of the flood waters. May his ways be proven unspeakably greater than ours…

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Extraordinarily Blessed - April 12, 2018
James Brewer James Brewer

Extraordinarily Blessed - April 12, 2018

Malawi & Mozambique:
We feel extraordinarily blessed by our worldwide ministry family, which has grown faster and larger than we ever imagined. It is beyond our control, the handiwork of God, and it is bearing fruit in more ways than we can know…

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A Pure Heart - January 25, 2016
James Brewer James Brewer

A Pure Heart - January 25, 2016

Pemba, Mozambique:
I want to write about the heart. That’s what determines who we are, what we’re worth to God, what we mean to God—and what we mean to each other. We look on the outside; Jesus looks on the heart…

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Onward and upward in Jesus! - Feb 1, 2015
James Brewer James Brewer

Onward and upward in Jesus! - Feb 1, 2015

Pemba, Mozambique:
Twenty years ago Heidi and I landed in Mozambique with a vision: to see what only God could do in the worst circumstances we could find in the world. We wanted to prove that the Sermon on the Mount was as valid there as anywhere…

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Thanksgiving in the bush - Nov 27, 2014
James Brewer James Brewer

Thanksgiving in the bush - Nov 27, 2014

Pemba, Mozambique:
Twenty years ago Heidi and I landed in Mozambique with a vision: to see what only God could do in the worst circumstances we could find in the world. We wanted to prove that the Sermon on the Mount was as valid there as anywhere…

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Jesus our life in Mozambique - Feb 10, 2013
James Brewer James Brewer

Jesus our life in Mozambique - Feb 10, 2013

Pemba, Mozambique:
We cannot overstate how much more help we need in every way. We need administrators, organizers, technicians, engineers, mechanics, builders, doctors, nurses, teachers, farmers, computer and Internet geeks, donors, etc., ad infinitum, along with every kind of spiritual gifting…

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Another day at Iris - March 30, 2012
James Brewer James Brewer

Another day at Iris - March 30, 2012

Pemba, Mozambique:
We cannot overstate how much more help we need in every way. We need administrators, organizers, technicians, engineers, mechanics, builders, doctors, nurses, teachers, farmers, computer and Internet geeks, donors, etc., ad infinitum, along with every kind of spiritual gifting…

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Christmas with Jesus - December 21, 2011
James Brewer James Brewer

Christmas with Jesus - December 21, 2011

Pemba, Mozambique:
THIS IS WHAT Christmas week looks like in our part of the world from our front yard, far from snow and sleigh bells. Even in the squelching heat, we revel in beauty all around. Ocean ripples arrive softly on the shore as the tide rises. Fishermen glide by, paddling their dugouts lazily…

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Core values at Iris - September 8, 2010
James Brewer James Brewer

Core values at Iris - September 8, 2010

Pemba, Mozambique:
It was an unlikely spot for a leadership conference aiming for global revival! Hidden away in our cozy little African prayer hut on the beach, we gathered together to represent our worldwide Iris family…

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The spreading kingdom - December 8, 2009
James Brewer James Brewer

The spreading kingdom - December 8, 2009

Pemba, Mozambique:
We had a joyful service, singing and praising the Lord of all creation. Our very close friend, Mel Tari from the Indonesian revival, preached on the glory of being found by Jesus on a very remote island in the Pacific…

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Living on the Edge - September 7, 2008
James Brewer James Brewer

Living on the Edge - September 7, 2008

Mozambique:
These are exciting times. Despite the worst Satan can do, we and our churches in several provinces continue to grow in number and strength. The Kingdom of God is upon us. The power of the age to come is breaking into our world on earth…

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The Great Wedding Feast - July 18, 2008
James Brewer James Brewer

The Great Wedding Feast - July 18, 2008

Mozambique:
Thank you for remembering us as we stay hidden in our beloved Mozambique. Thank you for supporting all the hungry people Jesus has asked us to feed spiritually and physically…

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His Presence in the fire - December 24, 2007
James Brewer James Brewer

His Presence in the fire - December 24, 2007

Mozambique & Turkey:
e danced with all our might, declaring the goodness of the Lord. Most of the base was there — our children, missionaries, students, Mozambican staff and visitors, and we never felt so united, worshiping Him with one voice and heart…

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Overnight in the Bush - September 27, 2006
James Brewer James Brewer

Overnight in the Bush - September 27, 2006

Mozambique:
Village outreaches are Iris at its most basic. This is the core of what we do. Here is where we meet the poor, the remote, the forgotten lost sheep of the world…

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Congo and Beyond! - June 7, 2005
James Brewer James Brewer

Congo and Beyond! - June 7, 2005

Democratic Republic of the Congo & Mozambique:
No airlines fly where we are going, and the journey by road through the forest below is long and dangerous. Air traffic control in Kigali clears us to eight thousand five hundred feet on track, releasing us in calm tones to the unknown…

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Faith, Love and Joy in the Bush - June 29, 2004
James Brewer James Brewer

Faith, Love and Joy in the Bush - June 29, 2004

South Africa & Mozambique:
It’s Easter in this poor township in South Africa, and today Francisco is getting married. His bride is beside him in white. All his church friends are singing and dancing before him in their Sunday best…

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From Glory to Glory - June 3, 2003
James Brewer James Brewer

From Glory to Glory - June 3, 2003

Malawi & Mozambique:
Silver streaks of smoke lie painted over the marshy plain before us. They stream north against us from dozens of fires, held low by strong winds. We descend through hazy, gray skies in the sunset, straining to see our dirt airstrip ahead…

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Christmas for the Poor - Dec 26, 2000
James Brewer James Brewer

Christmas for the Poor - Dec 26, 2000

Zimpeto, Mozambique:
We gave a Christmas banquet at our Zimpeto center, and to us it was a foretaste of the King’s great banquet given for us all on that Great Day…

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