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Heidi Baker
Heidi Baker completed her PhD. in 1995. Later that year Rolland and Heidi relocated to Mozambique, along with their children, Crystalyn and Elisha. Rolland and Heidi remained in Mozambique’s capital city of Maputo for nearly a decade, establishing several permanent children’s centers and a network of churches. In 2004 they moved to the northern coastal city of Pemba, where they currently reside. In addition to serving as the directors of Iris Ministries, Rolland and Heidi now itinerate worldwide, speaking at events and outreaches hosted by a wide variety of Christian denominations. While at home, they teach regularly at the Harvest Missions School, as well as leading frequent outreaches by truck, boat, and plane through Mozambique’s remote bush country, ministering to the Mozambican church and preaching the gospel to the remaining unreached villages of the north. More info from www.irismin.com
He is also the director of Bethel Church’s Firestorm ministry, which sends teams to local churches for the purpose of demonstrating the revival culture of Bethel Church, as well as imparting, empowering, and activating the church to live naturally in the supernatural, so that the atmosphere in both the church and the community is transformed. Kevin also speaks at conferences and churches world wide, focusing on healing and supernatural evangelism. He also teaches revival theology in the School of Supernatural Ministry, and trains new believers and new members in a revival supernatural lifestyle in his Firestarter’s class at Bethel Church. Kevin is the author of The Ultimate Treasure Hunt, and Unlocking Heaven: Keys to Living Naturally Supernatural. More info from www.kevindedmon.com
Carla is a film fan and makes great use of her unlimited Cineworld card by enjoying action, drama, thrillers and comedies alike. Her top five films would include Star Wars, LOTR, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Royal Tennenbaums, District 9, Avatar and Children of Men. As part of 24-7 Prayer, Carla gets to travel and has particularly enjoyed exploring South Africa, the USA, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Italy and Switzerland. Still on her to visit list are New Zealand, Canada and India. Carla has been a Christian since the age of 13 and is member of Revelation Church, Chichester. (www.revelation.org.uk). More info from www.carlaharding.com |
Rolland and Heidi founded Iris Ministries together in 1980, at first leading dance-drama outreaches in the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia and Hong Kong. They were ordained as ministers in 1985, upon completion of B.A. and M.A. degrees in Biblical Studies and Church Leadership. They then moved to Indonesia and eventually to Hong Kong, planting churches and working predominantly in the poorest slums with drug addicts, gang members, street sleepers and the very elderly. In 1992, after more than a decade of living and ministering in Southeast Asia, they moved to England to begin doctoral studies in Systematic Theology at the University of London. While studying they served as head pastors of the Believer’s Centre church, and continued to minister extensively among the homeless.
Kevin has been in pastoral ministry for over 25 years and has a B.A. in Biblical Studies and a M.A. degree in Church Leadership from Vanguard University. Kevin oversees the Firestarter Class, which equips and empowers newcomers and new believers to live as revivalists – healing the sick, prophesying, and supernatural evangelism.
Carla lives and works in the picturesque city of Chichester, England. Part of the International 24-7 Prayer Movement (
