'Be Fruitful' was the theme of the Second Gathering of the Nations (Go to the Nations Ministry) in Uberlandia, Brazil. It happened from 28th to 30th May, and there were representatives from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, United States, China, and different areas in Brazil. About two hundred people attended the conference at 'Sal da Terra' building, and about 1,200 chairs were occupied in most of the evening celebrations.

One of the strongest moments of our time together was when Brian Mills, one of the speakers, shared about 'How we should pray for Europe'. He said about the blessings and glory of the past, but also the wounds left by the wars, the colonization and the Crusades.


Brian said that the Brazilian Missionaries came to the UK saying that they are the children of the European Church - as they received so many missionaries from Europe. However, instead of finding their spiritual father there, they found a tired old man. 'When you pray for the church in Europe,' he said, 'please remember that we are like this tired old man, whose heart became so hard that today he finds very difficult to love and to believe that he can be loved.'

At that moment, Brian broke in tears, sobbing aloud. A tremendous sense of God's presence was all over that place. We could hear other people also weeping, and the Holy Spirit took the meeting in such a way that Brian could not speak any more.