May 07 – 16, 2014
Back in 1985, Jesus had said to Vassula that she would become a witness not only in Europe, but also to the ends of the earth. So from there on until today, the words of Christ are being fulfilled. I, Athanasios, nephew of Vassula, had the honor to accompany her, as I called it, “to the ends of the world.”
In order to cover this entire mission, we had to travel about 45.000 km, on 13 flights, for about 60 hours in the air, totaling more than 25 hours in transit.
One could think how exhausting all this is, but the Grace of God accompanied Vassula to arrive fresh and filled with enthusiasm in every city to share her testimony. The amazing thing is that she has been doing this for more than 26 years tirelessly, without ever stopping or complaining; instead, she witnesses every time with power, given to her from above and with the same fervor. Glory be to God for the gift of His Messages that are for us and for all mankind.
Wednesday, May 7 Sydney
We arrived in Australia around noon, local time, after a long trip of more than 24 hours. The Australians received us in a very warm manner. Suzy Vardanian, one of the organizers, together with several friends of TLIG in Sydney, was present to welcome us. Suzy is also an apostle of TLIG and has been one for many years. She has known Vassula for more than 20 years and together with her late husband, Avo, had been hard workers and promoters of the Messages, at one time even printing the books. Their house has turned into a sort of chapel for their local TLIG prayer group.
After we settled into the hotel, we all met for dinner and discussed the last details of the upcoming meeting. Afterwards, Vassula was asked to give an interview on the Tsiatsan Armenian Radio to inform listeners about who she is and about the messages of True Life in God. The radio interview was also intended to let its listeners know about Vassula’s witnessing at The Concourse in Chatswood, so as to give the listeners a chance to attend. Vassula was asked by the interviewer about her special gift from God and about her current and previous trips to Australia. Vassula spoke about her mission to spread the messages throughout the world, about the relevance and importance of God’s Message to us and why he has chosen this way to deliver them. Having known about Vassula and the messages of True Life in God for over a decade now, it is always refreshing to hear her speak about the True Life in God Messages. It reminds me, and potentially others, of the gravity and importance of this mission.
Thursday, May 8
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Despite some morning rain, the day seemed promising! A quick visit to the theatre around noon ensured us that everything was in place for the evening program. From 5:30 pm and onwards, people began to arrive! At the entrance of the theatre was a long stand with TLIG material available for people to buy; all proceeds are for the Beth Myriam Fund. At 7:00 pm, Shane introduced TLIG and its pro bono character, followed by Terry introducing Vassula and her mission to the eager audience.
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After some beautiful hymns of praise, Vassula was invited on stage. Filled with joy and making everybody fill at ease, she began to unfold her story with Jesus during these 28 years of mission!
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After starting her witness talk by praying the Our Father along with the audience, Vassula talked about the beginning of her communication with the divine, about abandonment – purification – repentance – God’s intimate Love – the Unification of the Church – forgiveness – and reconciliation. Vassula covered a lot of themes from the Messages, without neglecting to speak about the power and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. By this moment, her speech had roused the audience to pay full attention when she was quoting the words of Christ from the Messages. For almost two hours, Vassula held the undivided attention of all 600 people in the auditorium, moving them deeply.
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Friday, May 9
The day began with an interview for the Al Horeya (freedom TV) television station, an Egyptian Channel that broadcasts from USA. The interview went very well and now and then, the interviewer, Elaine, was asking Vassula questions in Arabic to which she was responding, also in Arabic. During the interview, Vassula referred to our Lady, saying how Egypt protected and nourished the Holy Family during the years of persecution from Herod. Thus God has a special love for this country.
Once the interview was over, the organizers had arranged for us to visit the city of Sydney. The day ended with a farewell dinner in front of the enormous Opera House. As Vassula and I had to wake up at 5:00am the next morning, our time together with the TLIG Sydney group had to be short. Due to our next day departure, everyone was very emotional, yet happy that they had Vassula there with them once again.
Saturday May 10 Melbourne
The group that followed Vassula to her next stop in Melbourne was comprised of: Suzy, Shane, Terry and Achilles. The family of John Sieff, Elaine and their son Daniel followed by car, as they were carrying all the video recording equipment for the meeting. Catherine Gashi, organizer of TLIG Melbourne, together with the rest of the local team welcomed us.
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Everything was ready for the evening program; all was perfectly organized to the slightest detail. The hall was full, approx. 700 persons – praise be the Lord! For many of them, it was their first time to hear Vassula, having heard about the messages only recently! Praise the Lord again for this grace!
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In this meeting, knowing that in the hall were many beginners and people who had never heard her speak or knew very little of the Messages, Vassula focused especially on the beginning of her mission, the conversation with her Guardian Angel, God the Father and Jesus Christ.
She spoke about intimacy with God and the unceasing prayer, explaining that to have God in our minds during the day and while doing our chores with Him is the “we, us” that Jesus taught her: the unceasing prayer. The meeting ended with a prayer and after that, most of the new comers rushed to get the books with the messages, so as to read for themselves the words of our Lord. At the end of our day, after having a light dinner we returned to the hotel to prepare for the next stop: Canberra.
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Sunday, May 11 Canberra
We arrived in Canberra early afternoon. The group received us with a lot of joy. At the hotel lobby, the organizing group met with Vassula for the last details of the witness talk and to coordinate the tickets for the upcoming flights. After lunch, we left for the Australian National University where the meeting would take place.
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At 5:00pm, Vassula began talking about how the Lord teaches us in steps to arrive to higher levels of spirituality, an ascetic sort of spirituality, and that the Messages should be read from the beginning. Vassula covered almost all the same topics which she normally covers at her witness talks. The meeting closed with Vassula praying for healing.
Monday, May 12 Brisbane
We arrived early morning in Brisbane. The weather was very pleasant as it is at this time of the year. The local group welcomed us and we all drove in the mini bus to the hotel, singing and praising the Lord. After a short rest, we drove to the hall for Vassula’s meeting. In the hall were more than 400 people. After the introduction, a wonderfully big youth choir sang hymns and praises to God for nearly half an hour. Some of them were from other islands of the Pacific.
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They sang beautifully. Once more, Vassula addressed the audience sharing the messages of our Lord with new people, serving our Lord in that way. It reminded me of a message that Jesus gave her at the very beginning when He said to her: “be My net!” Indeed this was what she was doing. Yes, all of us can be turned into a Net to catch souls and bring them to the King of Kings!
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As we were leaving the venue, we were informed that a lady, who was in the auditorium listening, had brought as well her son, a twenty year old young man, who had a problem. As Vassula was preparing herself to depart from the venue, the lady was calling out to her for help from the balcony of the theatre. Vassula did not hear her because the choir was singing. And so we left. While driving away, Elaine told Vassula that the lady’s son, whom she knew, had a major problem. It was either psychological or it could have been a possession. When Vassula was praying and asking everyone to pray together the deliverance prayer, the young man reacted, fell on the ground and went into a bizarre twitching of his body, growling like an animal as though in pain. Elaine begged Vassula to do something about it. Vassula said that the boy should go to a priest, an exorcist and see what he has. Elaine said that the family had taken the boy to an exorcist and he said that the boy has no evil spirit. Vassula felt sorry for the mother and in the end accepted to go see the boy, even though that meant us taking a long trip of an hour or more. Nonetheless, after giving it a thought, Vassula accepted the invitation to go to them.
As we entered the house, Vassula asked them to bring the young man. The mother said that he would not move, and when he heard that Vassula was going over to see them in their home, he went into the bathroom and hid himself in a corner. Vassula went to him. He was sitting on the floor, his head bent and he was covering his face with his arms. He was all twisted, never wanting to look at Vassula. She asked him politely to stand up and go with her to the sitting room to sit, while at the same time holding his arm to raise him up. He did not resist her; he followed her, but all the time refusing to meet her eyes and face her. Vassula asked him to pray with her the deliverance prayer. He seemed to calm down and started the prayer with her, but after 3 lines, he stopped and growled again. His twisting hands were becoming stiff and he was moving his head briskly up and down. The whole thing ended, after an hour of prayer, the Rosary, the St. Michael prayer, etc. Vassula asked him to look at her; he did reluctantly and she then asked him a question: “When you are with friends outside having a drink, do you ever behave like that?” His answer was “no”. She said, “You are programmed to behave in this way, as though possessed. You are not.” She found out that the boy is angry with God because he did not get from Him what he wanted. He told her so. Vassula only then raised her voice and told him: “It’s all about you! And what you want! You don’t accept what God gives you, you are so blown up with your ego, and you are commanding and demanding from God what you should have. Die to yourself and accept what God wants to give you.” Vassula realized that not only did he ask God to give him what he wanted, but demanded from God to feel His presence more. Vassula completed her assistance for the boy when the mother came in and Vassula said to her: “Your son does not hate God as he declares it to everyone, but on the contrary, he adores God, he is madly in love with God and wants more of Him to feel Him, that’s what’s wrong with him, he wants to feel loved by God.” The boy then burst into tears that in turn confirmed Vassula’s discernment. “He is” she said to his mother, “also angry with you and he takes revenge on you. If you want him to change, you must give him space, and if he goes into these fits, ignore him. Eventually he’ll come out of it. Just pray for him and do not oblige him to pray or follow your instructions.”
Tuesday, May 13
This day was a sort of a relaxing day. We left around 10am for the Gold Coast at Suzy Vardanian’s house, where she had invited her prayer group and others to gather with us to pray. Together, we were about 40 people in total.
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Suzy’s house makes one feel at ease immed