Rolland Baker

Thu Jun 7 23:01:22 PDT 2007

*"TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE" MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt – Beth Chesed, **Tacoma***

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*June 7, 2007** *

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*"VISIONS BEYOND THE VEIL" by H.A. Baker*

*(Foreword – by Grandson Rolland E. Baker)*

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"I cannot remember a time when I was not aware of the things of God, of
angels and demons, of heaven and hell, of judgment and the life to come. I
have never been able to imagine a life without Jesus. I never had to be
convinced of the supernatural, or that there had to be more to life than
could be found here on earth. I was simply introduced to the spiritual world
by being born into a Pentecostal missionary family in the town of Kunming,
China, where the events of this book took place.

"My father and mother were both born in China too. They returned after World
War II to found a Bible school in Kunming, where my father had spent his
childhood years. He in turn was there because a generation earlier my
grandfather had determined to obey the Great Commission and journey to the
ends of the earth to tell the Good News of Jesus.

"H.A. Baker, as my grandfather was always known, chose the furthest reaches
of south-west China as his field of service. He was dedicated, persevering
for years with little fruit until he nearly gave up. But the Holy Spirit
came into his life with power, he continued on in China, and then he saw
with his own eyes one of the most wonderful outpourings of the Holy Spirit
recorded in all of Church history.

"To me it seemed natural. If the Bible was true, why shouldn't God confirm
His Word through such visions, revelations and spiritual gifts? Why
shouldn't we experience the reality of God if we seek Him according to
Scripture? Why shouldn't the supernatural things of God become increasingly
normal as we draw closer to Him?

"I heard more of these things on every occasion I spent time with my
grandfather. I first remember him in Hong Kong, after we had all been forced
to leave China soon after the revolution of 1949. I would sit on his lap,
and he would pour his memories into me – new stories every time – of angels
and demons, miracles, power encounters, infillings of the Holy Spirit,
winning the lost, serving the King. What a normal way to live!

"Later we, and many other China missionary families, moved to Taiwan. Of
course my grandfather gravitated there to a minority group, learning a new
and difficult dialect of Chinese, and continuing his long pattern of
reaching lost sheep wherever they could be found. He and my grandmother
lived simply, as the Chinese did. He did not appeal for support. He gave
away what he did not need. He earned the love and respect of missionaries
all over Taiwan, even those whose methods were very different from his. And
I could never forget his witness, even for a moment.

"My grandfather's ministry represented a blend of Word and Spirit that has
carried my faith all these years. He never let miracles and manifestations
divert him from the teachings of the Bible, nor did his faithfulness to the
Word become a hesitancy to drink in the realities of all that is testified
to in that Word. He was careful. He searched the Scriptures to verify what
he heard and saw, and he found the living God in those Scriptures. He made
sense to me; he shaped my life.

"He also intimidated me. For a long time I never thought I could carry on a
ministry like his in any way. It was wonderful, but such work was for
unusual saints, not ordinary people like me. But over the years my memories
of *'Visions Beyond the Veil' *continued to fuel the hunger for revival in
my heart until I could no longer be 'ordinary'. Living in revival, around
the throne of Jesus, thrilled with Him and anything that has to do with Him,
has become the only appealing way of life to me.

"Now my wife Heidi and I are in Africa, working among the poorest people we
can find, taking in orphaned and abandoned children and looking for lost
sheep everywhere we can. And Jesus is again revealing Himself to 'the least
of these', just as he did in Kunming, China, so many years ago in my
grandfather's orphanage. That outpouring was not in vain; it was not just
for the benefit of a few isolated people in a faraway country. Its story has
fired hearts among the spiritually hungry around the world for two, and now
three generations, and it is being continued today in those who will be like
children in His sight.

"My grandfather saw among his beggar orphans how the Holy Spirit could
graciously bring the delights of heaven into the most miserable hearts. He
saw the heart of Jesus, who can and does wipe away every tear from the eyes
of those He rescues from the hand of Satan. And if He can transform
illiterate, wretched and forgotten orphans in remote China into monuments of
His grace, and pillars of His church, then He can redeem us in every way
too. He is good, and we will love Him forever!"

*Rolland E. Baker*

                                                               Africa, April
2000

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*"VISIONS BEYOND THE VEIL" -- God's revelation to children of heaven and
hell – *was originally published many years ago. This outstanding book, now
revised, is still fresh and challenging to us today. It tells the story of a
group of children – mostly street beggars and orphans – living in the
Adullam Rescue Mission in Yunan Province, China, under the care of
missionaries H.A. Baker and his wife – grandparents of Rolland Baker,
co-founder of IRIS Ministries in Mozambique.

These children experienced an immense and incredible outpouring of the Holy
Spirit – so great that they literally 'experienced Heaven' through visions,
were aware of the presence of angels, and were able to describe in great
detail what they saw. The result of these intense experiences of God was a
fervent passion for worship, the Word of God and prayer.

This thought-provoking and faith-lifting book will challenge you to a deeper
and more intimate walk with God

*H.A. Baker in his original Introduction writes:* This book tells the story
of a most unusual move of the Holy Spirit that took place at an orphanage in
the Yunan Province of China. The Adullam Rescue Mission in Yunnanfu was the
home to children, mostly boys ranging in ages from six to eighteen, who had
been beggars on the streets in the city, or who were orphans and had been
brought to the home when one or both parents died. Some were children who
for one reason or another had run away from their homes in more distant
parts of this or adjoining provinces. These children were baptized in the
Holy Spirit and received extraordinary revelations and visions from God.

            When the children arrive at the home, they are uneducated and
undisciplined. Before coming to us they had often been part of gangs,
surviving by begging and stealing, and had learned to live by the laws of
the street.

            In the Adullam Home, the children learn about the Bible and hear
the gospel. Those coming into the home have always been open to the
teachings given and some were doubtless already converted when the Holy
Spirit began to move in power, while others had a very good knowledge of the
main themes of the Bible.

            All those who received the Holy Spirit knew enough about the
faith to believe in one God and to understand they could only be saved by
the blood of Christ. They prayed to be filled with the Holy Spirit and spent
time seeking the Lord. We did not see any one of them specifically seeking
any of the visions or manifestations that they received day by day as they
waited on Him. Throughout all the weeks of this move of the Spirit they
prayed and praised the Lord, and sought to bring glory to His name alone.

            The Lord treated all the children impartially. The oldest and
the youngest, the first arrivals and the most recent comers, the best and
the worst – their heavenly Father blessed them all equally with His
wonderful heavenly gifts.

            This giving of the Promised Spirit was clearly a love gift of
grace which had nothing to do with 'works' or personal merit. It was not
something that was worked up. It was something that came down. It was not
the result of character building achieved on a human level. It was a
blessing of God freely given from above.

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*From Darrell Dahlman:*

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*Dear Friends of Pacificministries –*

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My wife Carlene was born and raised in Port Townsend, Washington. It is an
incredibly beautiful and picturesque seaport city located on the northeast
tip of the Olympic Peninsula. Over a hundred years ago, Port Townsend was in
competition with Seattle in the claim for the most important port city in
the rapidly developing Washington Territory. Port Townsend lost that claim
as the railroad bypassed the Peninsula in favor of Seattle and the Puget
Sound.

In the past year, Carlene and I have met Rolland Baker's sister and mother
who have recently relocated from Southern California to Port Townsend. His
sister Linda invited Rolland to come to Port Townsend, and in January of
this year, Pacificministries invited intercessors and leaders to ask the
Holy Spirit for wisdom and revelation concerning this invitation.

We have planned two meetings, *Sunday June 10th *with Rolland speaking at:

*10 a.m.** at New Song Foursquare Church*

*New Song Foursquare Church*

*3918 San Juan Avenue***

*Port Townsend*

*360-385-7132*

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*6 p.m.** at New Life Assembly of God*

*New Life Assembly of God*

*1636 Hastings St**.       *

*Port Townsend*

*360-385-7717*

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Port Townsend may have been bypassed years ago, but many believe the Lord
has a wonderful destiny for this Key City. As many of you may know, it is a
city known for new age beliefs and other expressions of "liberal
spirituality". But it is also a city of great creativity and varied artistic
expression. We believe these gifts are "in the land" … and are redemptive
aspects which will emerge as the Kingdom of God continues to have full
expression in the city. We also believe these meetings with Rolland will be
a wonderful expression of believer's unified desire for spiritual renewal
and blessing for Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula.

Blessings, Darrell and Carlene Dahlman

Pacificministries at gmail.com

Pacificministries

PO Box 1351

Fairview, OR 97024

http://pacificministries.blogspot.com/

*Information on Rolland and Heidi Baker –*

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*When the heart of the Father became utterly broken from hearing the cries
of His sons and daughters in **Mozambique**, He said, "Whom shall I send,
and who will go for Us?" Then Rolland and Heidi Baker said, "Here we are.
Send us." Motivated by the Father heart of God, filled with a burning love
for Jesus, and committed to letting the Holy Spirit have His way, they moved
to **Mozambique** in 1996 and began ministering to the poorest of poor.*

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*Though they have had to drink the cup of suffering along with the cup of
joy, the Living God has kept them under the Shadow of His Wings. They have
been granted the incredible privilege of entering the river of genuine
revival with signs and wonders following the preaching of the Word. They
have experienced what it means to watch manna from heaven multiply and feed
thousands of orphans with both physical and spiritual food. They have
inspired and taught countless pastors and leaders and laymen from the
nations of the world with the simple message of intimate, dependent,
childlike relationship with Jesus.*

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*Come and hear what the LORD is doing in **Africa**. In a sovereign and
gracious response of God to the cries of His people in the **Pacific
Northwest**, Rolland Baker has once again said, "I will go."*

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*www.Irismin.org <http://www.irismin.org/> *

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*FINAL NOTE:*  In November 2001 Rolland Baker was able to return to Kunming,
China. One of the surviving orphans from God's Visitation there is Li Shu
Yi, who conducted H.A. Baker's grandson back to the rugged tribal area,
especially KaDo land, where his grandfather ministered until forced out by
revolution. Li Shu Yi was 9 years old in 1926 when God sent His unusual
Visitation to the orphanage, recorded in "Visions Beyond the Veil". He with
another orphan left Kunming and were with the Bakers in KaDo land until they
were forced to leave. He took oversight over the 40 churches H.A. Baker
founded, and by the time Rolland visited in 2001, had doubled them to 80, in
spite of many threats and persecution.

You may read the account of this amazing trip in his article "A MISSIONARY
LEGACY." The Online Editor for "The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada" has
posted it on their Website. Click on their Christianity.ca URL *
http://www.christianity.ca/mission/global/2007/05.001.html *to get a copy of
this epic time.

Marie and I will both be attending this opportunity in Port Townsend. We
will be joined by delegates from British Columbia, Oregon, Montana, and both
East and West Washington.

H.A. Baker was quite interested in the outpouring of God's Spirit in 1948 at
North Battleford, Saskatchewan. God has sent a Nigerian, Pastor Femi
Ogunrinde to lead provincial intercessors in Saskatchewan to redig the wells
of 59 years ago, and is sponsoring a School of Revival in July of this year
to this end.

Could it be that there is a parallel between God's outpouring of the Spirit
in S.W. China among orphans in 1926, the unusual Visitation and Restorations
in Saskatchewan in 1948, the Mozambique Visitation starting in 1980,
accelerating in 1996, and the consummation and last great Revival preceding
the Return of the King?

Jim Watt

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