Yesterday, a memorial service was held in Orlando for the General, Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, who was ‘promoted’ to heaven a few weeks ago. Here was a man who had a call and did his best to fulfill that ministry given to him by God. I watched a bit of the service and could not help pondering over a few things.
When I sat in the open-air evangelistic outreach at Tepa, Ghana, marking the 200th venue/town in Africa that the Healing Jesus Campaign of Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills had been to, I couldn’t stop my mind from wondering how familiar the setting looked.
As if Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills read my mind, he started to pay tribute to Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke who went to be with the Lord some 10 days ago. He asked the large crowd to stand as he paid tribute to the man who crisscrossed Africa for 60 years, preached about the love of God and salvation by the blood of Jesus and was blessed to lead 79 million souls to confess Jesus as their Lord.
You could not miss the admiration in the voice of Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills as he talked about Reinhard Bonnke, his “father in evangelism”; the man he had met only a few times and spent a few moments with – but who had been a great influence in his ministry as an evangelist; the man who had been a father to him from afar and indirectly guided him as an evangelist. He spoke of how Bonnke had lived in pursuit of his goal for “a blood-washed Africa.” And then he prayed that God would grant him the grace to do his part and to go to the places that Bonnke wanted to go to but had been unable to reach. In effect he prayed that God would grant him the grace to do his part in finishing what Reinhard Bonnke started. We say a resounding “Amen” to that prayer!
The name “Reinhard Bonnke” is synonymous with open-air gospel preaching to large crowds of people. Indeed, the man, Reinhard Bonnke, was known for his large open-air evangelist crusades in Africa. He is known for preaching the gospel in Africa: Abidjan, Accra, Agbani, Addis Ababa, Bujumbura, Bouakè, Blantyre, Bobo Diolasso, Cape Coast, Cotonou, Dar es Salaam, Freetown, Gulu, Khartoum, Kigali, Kaduna, Kumasi, Kampala, Lagos, Lesotho,
Lusaka, Mbarara, Maseru, Mbeya, Mwanza, Monrovia, Nairobi, Ouagadougou, Okigwe, Port Harcourt, Tema, Ughelli, Yaoundé… this is a mere fraction of the places Reinhard Bonnke went to hold evangelistic crusades.
Bonnke said that he had had a recurring dream in which he saw a picture of the map of Africa being covered with red whilst the voice of God said “Africa Shall Be Saved”. “A blood-washed Africa” was a summary of his mandate. Bonnke began this ministry holding tent meetings that could accommodate large crowds. At these tent meetings he would preach the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ.
Is it not a wonder that Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills also started holding his Healing Jesus Campaigns in tents? From a humble beginning in 2004 when 600 people gathered under a tent to hear him preach the gospel of salvation and to witness the preaching of the Word confirmed with healing and miracles, this passionate evangelist has also crisscrossed Africa with the gospel of salvation. As he has preached Christ, the word of God in his mouth has been confirmed with amazing miracles, signs and wonders that make you think you are walking in the times described in the Gospels. The lame have walked, the blind have seen, the deaf have heard, the dead has been raised, the paralysed have received life, twisted bodies have been straightened and many other defects have been corrected in the bodies of individuals within a large crowd when a simple prayer was made on the stage.
In this 15-year journey, Evangelist Dag has also led more than 13 million people to make decisions for Christ.
Abobo, Abomey Calavi, Bo, Bohicon, Banjul, Bekwai, Bamako, Bafata, Bobo Diolssso, Bulawayo, Budumbura, Bindura, Conakry, Chitungwiza, Cape Coast, Chingola, Chiboto, Choma, Chililabombwe, Chokwe, Divo, Daloa, Drobo, Elmina, Francistown, Freetown, Gabu, Gulu, Gaborone, Gweru, Goaso, Gbarbga, Harare, Huye, Inhambane, Kara, Kissoudougou, Karina, Kafue, Kabwe, Kitwe, Kwekwe, Kpassa, Karina, Kpandai, Kayanza, Klerksdorp, Kuruman, Liwonde, Livingston, Luanshya, Macenta, Marondera, Mokopane, Manzini, Mthatha, Maseru, Magunde, Mazabuka, Monze, Mafiteng, Macia, Maputo, Mafikeng, Mbarara, Masvingo, Mutare, Maputsoe, Maxixe, Matola, Mzuzu, Muyinga, Masaka, Mbale, Nzerekore, Nyanyano, Oda, Oshakati, Palapye, Polokuane, Rundu, Sokode, Sebokeng, Salaga, Soroti, Saltpond, Thohoyandou, Tzaneen, Tema, Takoradi, Thabong, Tamale, Tatale, Tepa, Upington, Vryburg, Xaixai, Ziguinchor, Zomba… let me not confuse you as to what these names represent… These are some of the 200 venues in which this precious gospel of salvation has been shared with tens of thousands of people by Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills.
When the Healing Jesus Campaign holds an evangelistic outreach in a town, the commonest comments that slip out are “This is just like a Bonnke crusade!” “The last time we experienced something like this was when Bonnke came here several years ago.” “This gathering looks like Bonnke’s crusade.”
It seems to me that there is an ongoing relay with batons changing hands. Billy Graham, the great American evangelist had his day. In Billy Graham’s twilight years Reinhard Bonnke was referred to as “the Billy Graham of Africa.” A few years ago, someone introduced Dag Heward-Mills as “the next Bonnke.” Are we witnessing the fulfillment of that prophecy? May we see “a blood-washed Africa” fulfilled!
Atsev Narcho
We Christians have no excuse not to do greater works for Jesus Christ, who came to die for you and I.
It is clear that the Barton has been passed on to Bishop Dag Heward Mills.
We are bless to have him.
wooooooooww! thanks for these faithful saying. One can’t denied these fact that Bishop Dag Heward Mills is the next Bonnke. God blessed Bishop Dag Heward Mills and help Him to do more for Christ Jesus.
Thank you for these written.
We praise Jesus…….Africa will never be the same again
Africa will be saved
We love you Bishop Dag Heward-Mills
Evangelist Dag heward-mills got the anointing and the grace! May God help him to fulfill and accomplish what evangelist Bonnke has started!
God bless Evangelist Dag
The only man who does what Bonnke has done. What a blessing
We thank God for this opportunity anointing transfer. Continue Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills. More anointing to go we are with you.
To God be the glory.
John 6:28-29
28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
I believe we are witnessing a great relay.
Indeed Bishop Dag Heward Mills has taken up the botton. Let us support him in prayers.
These signs are clear that Bishop Dag Heward Mills is From God.
This great man of God holds a special baton and torch and should be cherished and prayed for. There are mantles that have disapperared feom this earth because the generation persecuted the bearers.
There’s a clear transfer of the anointing from Bonke to Bishop Dag Heward-Mills. We thank God for that! May we see a ‘blood-washed’ Africa
It’s clear that we have no excuse not to serve God. God bless you Bishop Dag Heward-Mills for the greater works you are doing
I’m a child of the Lighthouse Chapel Int (UD-OLGC) and I’m blessed to have Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills as my Pastor.
I witnessed Bonkke minister at one of his crusades in Tema, when I was just a little boy and had no understanding of what gathering i had attended.
Today, the mantle has been placed on my father and i understand npw. May we also minister to thousands of people around us. Heaven needs more souls
We were not privileged to be connected to Evangelist Billy Graham & Reinhard Bonnke directly, at least God has made it possible for us to share and to receive from Evangelist Dag Heward Mills..Africa will be saved indeed
Two of the world’s greatest Evangelist have taken turns.The baton has been passed.Africa will never be the same again.
We are blessed to have Bishop Dag Heward Mills meaning Africa shall be saved and remain saved
The Living and Terminated Transfer type of Anointing.
Bishop Dag is fully walking in it.
It’s a great blessing to witness the ministry of this great man of God in this era.
God bless Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills!
Truly The next Bonnke!
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We are so blessed to him as our father
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This is Bonnke
Woww..Jesus is Still and forever Doing Good .and Greater Works Shall we All Done if we Obey and Abide In Him 🙌🙏
This is evidence of God’s Love for His People, For raising such Anointed men of God for this work. I really
Love it!!!
Wow we thank God
We are truly blessed to have Bishop Dag Heward-Mills 🙌🏽
This is evidence of God’s Love for His People, For raising such Anointed men of God for this work. I really
Love it!!!
This is outstanding!
It’s clearly a transfer of an entire ministry after much hard following. It’s beautiful!
Wow beautiful
It is so clear now! Bishop has caught the anointing upon the Evangelist Bonnke.
Wow this is great!
I believe so much that by the grace of God He has given to Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills the same anointing or even more to reach out to the whole of Africa to spread the gospel and to proclaim the name of Jesus and the power in the Blood of Jesus. And I personally believe that countries that were not open to Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke will by the grace of God be opened to Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills……Hallelujah!!!
John 5:20
“For the Father love the the son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.”
We are witnessing the fulfillment of the prophecy, that much I believe. ‘A blood- washed Africa and the whole world.’ I pray for the grace to go along it.
I am truly blessed to have Bishop Dag Heward Mills. God bless you Daddy.
What a blessing ! I pray that even more people will get the vision to preach the pure message of Salvation!
May Bonnke’s goal for a Blood-washed Africa be fulfilled. Amen!
It is VERY CLEAR that the baton has been passed on to Bishop Dag Heward Mills. I pray that we Christians rise up and join him in this great work of evangelism, so as to see a “blood- washed Africa “ fulfilled 🙏🏼. We’re truly blessed to have him. I thank God for his life and I pray that God grants him the grace to do his part in finishing what Reinhard Bonnke started. Amen!
The baton has been passed on
Grace for Bishop DAG🙏
We can clearly see that the anointing has been transfer indeed we are more than bless to have Bishop Dag in our lives
Evidently, Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills has Bonnke’s mantle
I am blessed to have father like Bishop Dag Heward-Mills. I had the privilege to have travelled with him throughout Ghana as a member of the team. Indeed I believe Papa Bonnke handed over the crusade Barton to Bishop Dag a long-time ago. His passion for soul winning is unstoppable. May the Good Lord grant him GRACE, long life in good health to accomplish Bonnke’s work. We love you Bishop Dag.
The Prophecy of “A Blood-washed Africa” is eventually coming to pass.
We are Blessed to have Bishop Dag Heward-Mills
It’s obvious Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills is carrying the anointing on Reinhard Bonnke
I am a living testimony, he changed my life.
What a Great Father, prophet and Evangelist we have.
Indeed we have no excuse but to attempt great things for God. Seeing we are surrounded with such a great cloud of witness
My bishop!!! What an example!!
The Barton has already changed hands and we shall surely see a “blood-washed Africa”.
Wow We Thank God for these men he placed in our lives
Mantles are changing hands. Hallelujah!
The gospel must be preached
This is so beautiful! Long live Evangelist Dag Heward- Mills.
“for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.” John 3:2
Wow…. I love this… The greatest man of God alive today in my opinion.
Wow,i thank God for the lives of both Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke and Evangelist Dag Heward Mills in the body of Christ,indeed it is an honor and blessing.
Amazing! This is the aim to carry the mantle of those before us. Love you Bishop Dag! Keep showing us the way forward.
wow this is so amazing.I believe God will use our father Bishop Dag to finish the great works Reinard Bonnke started
Yes i agree that the barton has been passed on to Bishop Dag Heward-Mills
2King 2:9 When they had gone over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.”
Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be on me.”
Its very clear that Bishop Dag gat the double portion of the spirit that was on Reinhard Bonnke … May God help him to do much more,much more souls to be won for Christ through him…
God bless and strengthern Bishop Dag🙏🙏🙏
To GOD be all the glory, Halleluyah!!!
Wow! Amazing! May we live to see a blood washed Africa!
He was a blessings to us….he came to south sudan too.
He’s truly the next Bonnke and may God empower him to do even more.
Yes indeed we have a Prophet,we must work harder for the Lord so that that He Bless us….no more excuses….Father a heart like yours to fall in love… working for you… whole heatedly.,..
WoooW Amazing, what a blessing, this shows clearly that the baton has been passed on to Envangelist Dag heward-Mills, Africa is blessed to have him and even the world at large, with his relentless efforts and passion for soul winning and evangelism. God Bless you Envangelist Dag Heward-mills
The Barton has been passed on to Bishop Dag Heward Mills.
We are blessed to have another Bonke in our time who we can follow and support.
Africa is blessed
Je crois que l’Evangeliste Dag peut être le prochain Rehinard Bonke. Nous rendons toute la Gloire au Seigneur Jésus 🙏🙏🙏
May God bless these men for Woking for him,and may we also who says we are the sons of these Envangelists also Obey the call of God
Africa shall be saved indeed.We honor those who have gone ahead of us…
JESUS SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD!
God bless the Evangelist Dag Heward Mills, salvation is gradually reaching the dark places of our continent
What a great Evangelist !!! What an Anointing. Bishop Dag Heward Mills
Africa shall be saved! Thank you Evangelist! God bless you!
Wooow c’est beau de voir ce que l’Évangéliste Dag Heward-Mills fait Afrique !! On peut vraiment voir le manteau de Bonnke !!
This is truly beautiful! Romans 10:15! May God continue to strengthen the work of your hands Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills!
Wow Prophet Dag! Its a blessing! May we live to see a blood washed Africa
“Believe me for the very works sake” John 14:11
Evangelist Dag has caught the mantle indeed
As this year, 2020, being “THE YEAR OF THE GREAT COMMISSION”, I believe and trust in God almighty that He will continue to strengthen and empower our beloved Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills to continue carry out the good work.🙏🏽💯
It’s a blessing to be alive at such a time as this. May God continue to use the Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills mightily!
May God continue to bless Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills and the Healing Jesus Campaign Family.
It is clear that Evangelist Dag is the next Bonke. May God continue to use you Evangelist Dag
Surely, the world will be saved. Thank you evengelist for your great work and may God bless you
Wow! This reminds me of Elijah and Elisha. May the Lord give more grace and strength to the Evangelist!
Evangelist Dag taking the Gospel everywhere !!
I cannot say enough amen’s to this article. Zimbabwe had the privilege of hearing the message of Jesus Christ through the ministry of Dag Heward-Mills. May God anoint and strengthen him as he continues to cross cross Africa and preaching in some of the most desolate places. May God enlarge the Evangelists territories.