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Chresten Tomlin Ministries POBox 55097www.cfministries.com

Are youhungry?

April 4-11,2011

Tulso,OK 74155·1097

Continued favor with KSA GovernmentIn July of2008 Brandon andMisty Macal, a couple fromour home church in the Tulsaarea, accepted a job with theRoyal Saudi ArabianMilitary, which requiredthem to move to Riyadh,Saudi Arabia. They andtheir two children deter-mined early on to make adifference for the Gospelwhile serving in that land.But being an Islamic nation,they knew God must gobefore them & make a wayfor that to be possible.

Within a relatively shortperiod of time (through arelationship we must leave

In a recent revival meeting we held,

a word of prophecy was given

through the pastor. "How dry must

it become before you are thirsty?

How long must the famine continue

before you become hungry?" I

remind you again: no earthly

pleasure can meet a spiritual need.

America is among the most barren

nation in the world, spiritually

speaking. And while the Church is

crying "peace & safety", the

Apostle Paul declares in 1 Thess.

5:3, "Sudden destruction cometh

upon them as travail upon a woman Acts 29with child; & they shall not

escape." Ask God to make you

hungry again: hungry for the meat

of His table.

Please be in prayer forour upcoming services:

7/3-Praise Center Ministries,Sapulpa, OK

7110-Fairfax Assembly ofGod, Fairfax, OK

7124-First Assembly of God,Oologah, OK

713I-Bethesda Assembly,OKC,OK

8/7-Hurst Assembly of God,Hurst, TX

A new chapter of the book ofActs is currently beingpenned in the city of Riyadh,Saudi Arabia. The Revival2011 crusade (see Revival2011, pg 2), while monu-mental, was not just a singleblast of power. The"dunamis" power that fellin the Upper Room on theDay of Pentecost is a powerthat causes continualexplosions of power.

This continual explosion ofpower is causing tremendous

disclosed) they came incontact with Grace OutreachChurch (GOC). GraceOutreach is an under-ground Pentecostal churchof more than 500 believers,under the leadership ofNigerian native, PastorVictor Aigbogun. For thepast three years thecongregation has beenmeeting in a differentlocation each week.

Eventually the Macalsbecame the associate pastorsat Grace Outreach and areheavily involved in theinner-workings of that body.During my ministry at Grace

growth to the Church ofJesus Christ The door forthe Gospel has been kickedwide open with the effects ofthis city-wide revival inRiyadh. The Church as awhole in Saudi Arabia hasbeen energized & given anew-found boldness withfreedom to share this Hopelike never before. Therewere pastors of undergroundchurches in attendance to theRevival 20 11 who had beenpraying for 20 & 30 years forthis kind of opportunity.

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Outreach last fall, theyreceived word that theywere being grantedpermission to host a publicevangelistic crusade in a10,000-seat soccer stadiumin downtown Riyadh! (see"Revival 2011", pg 2)Pastor Victor immediatelyinvited me to come back inSpring 2011 to playa majorrole in this history-makingevent

There are very few visasgiven into Saudi Arabia(KSA) outside of shortfamily visits. Once again,however, the visa process

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The current situation forGod's Church is that of Actschapter 5, verses 38-39.Gamaliel informed theJewish high council that ifGod was behind the apostles'work, no one could stop it.The fire of the Gospel isburning up the desert ofSaudi Arabia & the gates ofhell and Islam cannot prevail.

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Revival in Riyadh, pg 2

Continued Favor with KSA Government, continued

Pastor Victor Aigbogun,native of Nigeria

The main hall housed only aportion of the 8,000+ inattendance for each of the

two services.

"The only true Godproved Himself

strong once again!"

went smoothly, thanks to theinfluence that the GOCleadership continues togarner with heads of state inSaudi Arabia. Pastor Victoris not only the pastor ofGrace Outreach, but ascientist with an earned PhDin food science. He is thedirector of Marketing &Quality Control for theAlmarai Company, one ofthe largest dairy companiesin the world.

Pastor Victor's influencehas reached far beyond thewalls of his church and intothe highest levels ofgovernment in SaudiArabia. Because of hisposition within the Almarai

Company, he has directcontact with people ofpower-men being touchedby his godly leadership.

Pastor Victor was invited tospeak in an inter-faithcouncil meeting whichincluded leading authorityfigures of Saudi Arabia. In aprivate meeting following,he was shown a video of aGOC service. Governmentinformants had beenattending the church'sunderground services!"We don't know why, butwe like you, "said theofficials. "We see no reasonfor you to be holding yourservices in private. Feel free

Revival 2011Despite conflict after conflictto just make it to Riyadh, Ideplaned & made m wa to

in opposition of our revivaltook over. In addition tocancelin the crusade

to come out in the open."

From then until now, everyFriday at 9am GraceOutreach is opeulyworshipping the one trueGod! Not only are they "inthe open", but they are theonly Bible-believing bodythat currently owns propertyin the city of Riyadh.

The Bible says that theGospel will be preached tothe whole world ... and thenthe end will come. This isprophecy coming to pass!We have been so humbledand blessed to be a part ofthis great end-time endeavorand are praying forcontinued favor as we walkthrough this open door.

an army of believersbanded together to move6000-8000 chairs d @und,

customs, expecting anotherbrutal process of waiting inline & questioning. To mysurprise, an Indian mancaught my attention &motioned for me to come tohim. He illtroduced himselfas, first, a member of anIndian Pentecostal churchthere in the city, but also, asa manager in the airport. Hewalked me past the extensiveline & through customssearnlessly.

However, as soon as Ireached my transportation,my contact, Brandon Macal,informed me of drasticchanges that had takenplace that very day, lessthan 48 hours before ourfirst scheduled crusadeservice. What had taken inexcess of six months to planhad been dismantled withinhours. During this time, ourtwo allies in nationalleadership had left thecountry on business & intheir absence, other leaders

altogether, the leadership hadchosen to keep the large sumof money paid by GraceOutreach Church for use ofthe soccer stadium.

But the people of Godbegan to pray-both inRiyadh and across the UnitedStates. Hundreds ofbelievers were sent through-out the city to search for analternative location to housethe approximately 8,000people expected to attend.This was a logisticalnightmare; thousands ofbelievers from undergroundchurches across the countrywere already en route, manycoming from hundreds ofmiles away, to participate inthis historic event.

With one miracle afteranother, the location you'llsee in the pictures wassecured. Although it was notas accommodating as thesoccer stadium & limited usto one day of two services,

media, & closed-circuittelevision equipment fromthe stadium to the newlocation-within 22 hours!

It is difficult to describe thepower ofthis moment, whenat 2pm on Thursdayafternoon, in a public settingin the city of Riyadh, SaudiArabia, the first crusade ofits kind commenced--&made history. More handsthan we could countresponded for salvation.Countless blinded eyes wereopened, & people werehealed of all manner ofdiseases. Two women inwheel chairs walked out,healed by the power of God.Approximately 16,000 werein attendance!

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There is no replacement forthe Gospel, When God isput to the test, He alwaysresponds to our faith. Theonly true God provedHimself strong once again!

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In small-town Oklahoma or theheart of Islam, the Gospel is rele-vant, life-changing, & always meetsthe need of the hurting soul.

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Revival in Riyadh, pg 3

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invited to return this October 2011 foanother similar meeting there in Riyadh.Please be in prayer even now for thatevangelistic outreach, as well as the manychurches who are still facing oppositionand standing strong in their faith in God'sWord. While the door is open for publicworship, I do not believe it will be openpermanently. So we must endeavor to doas much as we can, while we can.

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Thank you, from the bottom of my heart,for your partnership with this ministry.Without your prayers & financialsupport, we simply could not do whatGod has called us to do. We do not takethat lightly. Be blessed & hold fast toyour hope for His soon return! ..,-,

Please forgive us for the delay in gettingthis report to you! We have been patientlyawaiting the photos featured in thisnewsletter since my tour in Saudi Arabia inApril. Apparently there were some securityissues that prevented us from receiving theseuntil June. We wanted you to be able to seethe many wonderful experiences that tookplace throughout the Revival 2011.

With the photos we also received severaldiscs with video footage that we hope to beable to edit and upload to our ministrywebsite. Be looking for that footage, aswell as otherreports & photos, from theservices on our website,www.ctministries.com.this summer. Youwill rejoice as you see the crowds of peoplefirsthand and see what God wroughtamongst us there.

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