PWF Conference in Indonesia

During July 17-20, Tim, along with 20+ other leaders from our Southeast Asia IPHC family gathered in Surabaya, Indonesia, for the 21st triennial conference of the Pentecostal World Fellowship. The Pentecostal World Fellowship (PWF) is a cooperative body of Pentecostal churches and groups worldwide committed to the furtherance of the Gospel to the ends of the world. Our IPHC Presiding Bishop James Leggett is the current Chairman of the PWF. It was a great honor for us to attend this conference.

Gathering under the theme, “Pentecost Today: Impartation to Impact the World,” delegates from 34 nations and area churches convened in the 20,000-seat auditorium of Bethany Church. In his greeting to the delegation, Bishop Leggett, noted that this conference represented a continuation of the Pentecostal movement. “God is still pouring out His Spirit since the Day of Pentecost,” Leggett noted. “In Acts 2 we find the outpouring of the Holy Spirit; in Acts 4 we find the Church gathering together, praying for power. And when they prayed, ‘the place was shaken.’ The power of Pentecost can have the same impact today.”
Events of the conference included morning plenary sessions, a slate of 28 workshops, and evening rallies. A powerful sense of God’s presence and anointing prevailed throughout the gatherings. Dynamic and inspiring worship led by the talented and creative worship team at Bethany Church during the plenary meetings, lifted hearts to God in praise and adoration. All meetings through the day and evening were well attended with general sessions near or at capacity seating. Multiplied hundreds of attendees responded to altar calls for salvation, healing, and God’s direction in their lives.

Adapted from an article by John Maempa, Outgoing President, International Pentecostal Press Association