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a word of prophecy in the worship
service, the Lord God assigned a "holy
young maiden, to open His word and
teach and explain, to great and small,
old and young."
He promised to manifest as never be-
fore.
It was during the time of the revolu-
tion in the South American Republic of
Suriname and just one day before the
founder of that Church (Full Gospel),
the former Pastor Ilse van Kanten,
would leave the church and country
for an indefinite period of time.
Pastor Van Kanten called Lilian Moreen
Pickering out, and in front of the whole
church laid hands on her and prayed
for her new ministry. Then, in her ca-
pacity of church leader and represent-
ative of the Master, she gave Lilian
Pickering the mandate:
"Be anointed with the anointing of the
Holy Spirit to teach Bible studies; to pass on wisdom from God to the children of men; to break the Word of God in such a way, that people can take it and consume it. Yes, distribute it! Feed thou God's people, by the anointing of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus' Name!"
WHO IS LILIAN PICKERING NEEDE?
Called to feed God's people, Lilian Moreen Pickering was very appropriately born in the rice district of Suriname. As a young girl, aged eleven, she had to leave home to attend a new modern concept secondary school in the capital, Paramaribo.
meeting, where Lilian dedicated her life to the Lord. When
she was fifteen years old, she sang solo for the first time
at a musical evening for the youth at her church. It be-
came clear to all assembled there, that God's hand was
upon this teenager. That night a ministry in song of more
than twenty-five years began.
In 1980 God wondrously answered Lilian's prayer for more
insight into His Word and opened the door for her and
three other friends to attend Rhema Bible Training Center
in the USA. On a certain day during that first Bible school
year, God suddenly began to unveil the virtuous woman
of the 31st Chapter of the Proverbs to her, the book
God's Woman Unveiled being the result of that un-
veiling.
The Rev. Clair D. Hutchins, an Assemblies of God minister,
Lilian at 16 years old had prophesied over Lilian in 1978, that she would be a
teacher (of women). Yet, it was only while she was in Bible school, that Lilian became aware in her spirit of God calling her not only to sing, but also to teach His Word to the nations. To her, that meant first of all, to her own people at home in Suriname.
With a new knowledge of the Word of God and her Bible school certificate in hand, and with a burning desire to share what had been given her with her people, she returned to Suriname and to her home church in 1981. Late in that same year, she started a weekly Bible study for the hungry youths, apart from the weekly youth meetings or church Bible studies. It was a wonderful year.
For more than seven years since they attended Bible school together, Lilian and her friends ministered in song as "Daughters of Abraham." She or Lilian Pinas [Prince] usually sang the lead. The anointed quartet sang in close harmony and was in high demand among the believers in Suriname.
From her conversion on, Lilian had been a faithful protégé of her pastor Mrs. Ilse van Kanten. In 1983, she was mandated by the above quoted word of prophecy, and by the laying on of her pastor's hands, to teach the weekly church Bible studies. This she did faithfully for a number of years. At the end of 1987, she knew however, that her time as a member of that local church was up, and that the Christ was calling her to teach His national Church. The doors were beginning to open, and she taught seminars at several churches, of which the pastors as well as the church members always testified, that they were tremendously blessed and edified by it.
In the late eighties and early nineties, Lilian Pickering was asked to write Bible study articles for a new Christian Magazine, "Turning Point" which she did for a number of issues.
A new phase in Lilian's life began in 1999, when she married the widowed business man, John Neede. Together they left for the Caribbean Island of Aruba in 2001, where they were instrumental in setting up a Bible school program for the church they attended. Lilian and John were privileged to be the first teachers.
As much as they loved what they were doing, they knew early in 2003, that God was calling them away to more intensively prepare for ministry that was to come. In August of that year, the Needes left for Tulsa, OK, where they were trained for two years, to do the work of the ministry.
Upon their return into Suriname, they founded Stichting (i.e. Foundation) Messiah's Ezra Ministries as a first step of faith into full-time ministry. The first new project of this Ministry was the Kerkipasi website at Surichurch.net, the website of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christians in Suriname.
Besides managing the website, Lilian Neede has now dedicated herself to describing the history of the Full Gospel in Suriname.
Even though these two tasks practically fill up her daily agenda, she remains available to speak for churches of all Christian denominations.
To engage Lilian Pickering Neede for ministry, please use the Contact page.
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