Expecting Miracles: True Stories of God's Supernatural Power and How You Can Experience It [Paperback]

Heidi Baker (Author), Rolland Baker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2007

In 2003 readers around the world read in Always Enough about the amazing things God was doing in the poorest nation on earth. Since then Heidi and Rolland Baker's ministry has electrified the body of Christ, lay Christians and ministry leaders alike, who have witnessed it firsthand. Now readers can spend a year with the Bakers, watching God continue to work miraculously in Mozambique and learning how he longs to work similarly in our own lives. Combining extraordinary narrative with insights and teaching principles, Expecting Miracles connects believers in developed countries with those in poverty and offers priceless lessons on how God's power transforms lives.

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From the Back Cover

Most of us are astonished by stories of modern-day miracles.
Heidi and Rolland Baker expect them.

During more than a decade of service in Mozambique, Heidi and Rolland Baker have witnessed countless miracles. Now they show you how you can have a part in the signs and wonders God is performing today. Combining extraordinary true stories of healing, provision and the raising of the dead with biblical insights and practical teaching, the Bakers connect you with believers in poverty and offer priceless lessons on how God's power can transform your life.


"This book is raw and contagious. Only one thing is lacking: a warning sign that says, 'Your life will change when you read this book!'"--James W. Goll and Michal Ann Goll, Encounters Network and Compassion Acts

"Heidi's stories of Jesus meeting the needs of the poor will make us jealous to be part of the answer for a dying, sick world. Read of miracles and those who are not afraid of getting involved with dirty hands and broken hearts."--Jackie Pullinger, director, St. Stephen's Society, Hong Kong

"Only eternity will reveal the impact of the laid-down lives of the Bakers. Not only have they started a revival that has changed the continent of Africa, but they are training hundreds of eager 'others' to do it as well. How, you ask? By enjoying and expecting miracles now!"--John Arnott, senior pastor, Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship

"Expecting Miracles is a must-read. There are many great mission stories from the past worth reading, but this one is taking place as we speak--right now! Read it, weep and become involved!"--Jack Taylor, Dimensions Ministries, Melbourne, Florida

"Heidi and Rolland Baker are writing a contemporary book of Acts. They walk with contagious passion for Jesus and equally contagious compassion for the hurt, lost and poor. This book will inspire many toward living a sacrificial, Christlike lifestyle."--Marc A. Dupont, Mantle of Praise Ministries, Inc.

Heidi adn Rolland Baker, founders of Iris Ministries, served as missionaries in Indonesia and Hong Kong before following God's call in 1995 to Mozambique. Having faced overwhelming need, the Bakers now watch God provide miraculously for almost 2,000 children at their centers. Iris Ministries has expanded to more than 5,000 churches all over Mozambique and neighboring countries. The Bakers are the authors of Always Enough.

About the Author

Heidi and Rolland Baker, founders of Iris Ministries, served as missionaries in Indonesia and Hong Kong before following God's call in 1995 to Mozambique. Having faced overwhelming need, the Bakers now watch God provide miraculously for almost 2,000 children every day through their ministry and many more people through the more than 5,000 churches that Iris Ministries has planted in Mozambique and neighboring countries. The Bakers are the authors of Always Enough.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Chosen Books; Reprinted edition (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800794346
• ISBN-13: 978-0800794347
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sold out, January 7, 2008

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Donald Nagel "disciple" (Asheville, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is an exciting story of the marvelous events that happened when Heidi and Roland Baker committed their lives to dependance upon God and sought to love Jesus Christ to the fullest. It also is a window into seeing the intense price paid by these 2 committed members of the Family of God. God's character of healing, provision and liberty from evil spirits is clearly revealed in their persons and work. It challenged me out of my comfortable assumption that I knew about love and propeled me into confrontation with my deep hunger for more intimacy with Jesus Christ and to see God's character demonstrated in my life with signs and wonders. The book is a record from various blogs and diary like entries that testify to the immediacy and transparency of their ongoing ministry of dependance and service. It is compelling in it's testimony to the aunthentic character of life sold out to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. If you are "stuck" in ineffective Christian life and know that there is "more" - read this book. If you are dissatisfied with your judgements that the Christian life is all fake and hypocritical and wonder how it has survived through the centuries -- read this book. If you dispair in thinking tha

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars God is alive in the earth, November 2, 2007

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Gary Hawkins "gwhawk" (Concord, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This book, like their others, is about New Testament Christianity that is not "church as usual". Working with some of the poorest people in the world today, they demonstrate repeatedly how God desires to work through believers to supernaturally address the deep needs of hurting and hungry people. Great account! Life changing!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yea God!, June 24, 2008

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This review is from: Expecting Miracles: True Stories of God's Supernatural Power and How You Can Experience It (Paperback)

This book won't collect any prizes for great literature, being essentially a journal and a collection of blogs, but the story it tells is amazing. I couldn't be more impressed with Heidi and Rolland Baker. They are just ordinary people who have said, "Yes, God" and laid their lives on the alter, letting God work through them to do His will and bring His kingdom to the poorest (but richest) people on earth. It is both inspiring and convicting, because it reveals what incredible and mind-boggling things the Lord can accomplish through anyone who has died to self and is totally yielded to Him. The Bakers are a living portrait of the love of Jesus in action.