Pastor Mark Hemans
Encounter Ministries is about people having a living encounter with Jesus
Christ.
The Lord is calling His church to come back to Him. To seek Him and to love
Him.
Our mission is to preach the Gospel in the love and power of the Holy Spirit.
Our first priority is the salvation of sinners. We believe that as we honour
Jesus and His Word, that people will have an amazing revelation of Jesus. In His
Presence they experience eternal life, physical & emotional healing,
deliverance from evil, prophetic encouragement, joy and the infilling of the
Holy Spirit.
Our second priority, is to raise up workers who will preach the Gospel in the
power of the Holy Spirit, and be willing to go where the Lord sends them. Again
and again we see how the Holy Spirit is calling Gospel workers, sometimes by
name. So often the Holy Spirit comes upon them powerfully to empower them for
service. Praise God.
Finally, we want to see the church encouraged and built up in the Word of God
and in the Presence of Jesus. We want to see a church is strong and filled with
God's love and power.
People ask us what do we preach? The main focus of our preaching is Jesus
Christ, His Kingdom, and the Cross. We teach on a variety of subjects which are
available through our books and CDs.
Our prayer for you is that you will have an encounter with Jesus Christ and
experience His love and healing power which can change your life. As you
read the wonderful stories of miracles that have occurred in many peoples lives
be encouraged - God can work a miracle in your life also! All you have to do is
to come to Him. Jesus said:
"Come to Me all who are weary and heaven laden and
I will give you rest."
Read about the miracles that have occurred in Mission
Trip Reports:
How Encounter Ministries started...
In August 2004 I had a dream in which I
heard the voice of the Lord saying: "Go to Borneo to pray."
I asked: "Lord where is Borneo?" The Lord replied:
"Indonesia". I asked: "Lord what shall I pray?" He said: "Pray
the prayer faith for revival." I woke and asked the Lord to
provide the return ticket in confirmation, which He did. The Lord also
provided for all my other expenses while overseas.
The Lord worked in a mighty way, with hundreds of
people receiving Christ and many others healed and delivered. This was the
beginning of traveling to many places, to honour His Name and preach His
Word.
Not long after the dream the Lord brought to my
mind the Scripture: "Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them
stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; do not spare; lengthen your cords,
and strengthen your stakes." (Isaiah 54:2) I opened my Bible and it fell
open to the same passage. I turned on the Christian TV channel and the same
passage was written on the screen. It was a clear confirmation that I was to go.
Since then the Lord has been expanding the ministry to the nations.
Then in 2006 I had a dream. In the dream a window
to heaven opened and a large angel in blazing white appeared. He shouted:
"SOULS, SOULS, SOULS". I asked the Lord what the dream meant for
me. He spoke to me in my heart: "The answer is in the envelope".
Recently I had received a Benny Hinn envelope. I opened it and read the words:
"REMEMBER, He died for souls, souls, souls." Truly the cry of heaven
is for the salvation of souls. May the Gospel be our heart cry also.
Our mission is for people to experience the
reality of Jesus Christ, and the raising up of Gospel workers.
