Reinhard Bonnke (1940-2019) was principally known for his Great Gospel Crusades throughout Africa. The son of a German pastor, Reinhard surrendered his life to Christ at age nine and heard the call to the African mission field before he was a teenager. He attended Bible college in Wales and was ordained in Germany where he and his wife, Anni, pastored a small church until 1967 when, in obedience to Reinhard's childhood call, they embarked on missionary life in Africa in the small mountain kingdom of Lesotho. When, in 1974, the Holy Spirit spoke to Reinhard in a recurring dream about "a blood-washed Africa," he founded Christ for All Nations, becoming the inspiring visionary who always spoke of "plundering hell to populate heaven," a dedicated preacher who saw "signs following" as the necessary evidence of the power of the gospel to save, heal, and deliver. To date, Christ for All Nations has recorded more than eighty-two million documented decisions for Jesus Christ. Reinhard also authored numerous books, including
Raised from the Dead,
Daily Fire Devotional,
Faith: The Link with God's Power, and
Hell Empty, Heaven Full. In addition, he spent several years developing the Full Flame Film Series, eight inspirational films aimed at inspiring and challenging the church to Holy Spirit evangelism.
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