history of miracle ministries

Pastors Vaughan and Ellen Colebrook grew up in Methodist and Baptist Churches where they were active members. In 1978 Ellen suffered a fractured skull and brain hemorrhage and was not expected to live through the night. They called the Elder of their Church to come and pray and she made a remarkable recovery.

Two years later Vaughan was having increasing problems from a serious back and neck injury suffering extreme pain and migraine headaches. He was beginning to lose the feeling in his legs. Doctors could offer little hope of improvement and in despair they sought the Lord and He gave a Word that "they were to seek Him with all their hearts for healing". This they began to do, searching the Word and going to Healing Meetings. Vaughan determined that he wasn't going to just be prayed for, he was going to prepare his heart and when he went forward for ministry, he was going to be healed.

Some weeks later he went forward for ministry and over the next ten days the majority of his healing was manifested. The migraine headaches left, the neck which was rigid began to move and all pain left. Then the deformity in his back went and he could stand straight and move without pain. Over the next 12 months he stood on the Word of God and confessed healing Scriptures to his spine, till the degenerated vertebrae were recreated and he could again do heavy work.

Naturally there was great rejoicing at what God had done for us. Then one day God said to Vaughan "I didn't heal you to watch T.V. more comfortably. I want you to share what has happened to you and heal the sick." As an engineer it was important to Vaughan that what ever he did worked. So he asked the Lord to teach him how to pray for the sick to get results.

As he was obedient to the call, God gave him opportunities to share his testimony and minister to the sick and they were healed. In 1983 Vaughan went to Fiji on a team trip with Vision Ministries and saw many amazing miracles as he ministered to the sick.

He came home with a revelation in his heart that Jesus is the same today as he was 2000 years ago. Hebrews 13:8 says "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever." As he sought the Lord, God called him to full time ministry, to teach and train believers to fulfil the Great Commission in Mark 16:15-18, to preach the Gospel, set the captives free and heal the sick.

Two years later in 1985 they established Miracle Ministries. The name was given by God, as He said He wanted people to come to meetings expecting to receive their miracle or healing. Praise God many have!! Having received salvation, healing and deliverance they have grown and matured in their walk with God.

After this Pastor Vaughan and Ellen established the Miracle Ministries Fellowship, ran over 70 Schools of Miracles in Australia and many Ministry Outreaches and Schools of Miracles in Fiji, USA, Korea, Britain, France, Czech Republic, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, Jamaica and Honduras.

In 1993, they moved to 57 Hassell Street Westmead, where the Lord told them to establish a Miracle Center for the Western Suburbs of Sydney. He wanted them to work along side the Medical profession in helping people regain their health and take back all that Satan had stolen from them. Every Tuesday morning at 10:30am is a School of Miracles service combined with training people to minister to the sick. Over the years they saw many amazing miracles, people saved and baptised in the Holy Spirit, and people healed as they sought ministry and stood in faith.

In 1994, they took a team of 10 to Fiji on a Ministry Outreach. There was a mighty move of the Holy Spirit during this Outreach. In the Sigatoka Valley and on Mana Island there was Revival as Methodists and Pentecostals came together in unity as brothers and sisters in the Lord. As a result of this unity many people were saved, healed and filled with the Holy Spirit, rejoicing and dancing before the Lord. About 50 people were healed of cancerous conditions. Others were healed of ulcers, arthritis, painful eye conditions, stroke and paralysis.The blind saw, the deaf heard and a crippled girl walked. There were also some serious back and spinal conditions healed. One man who was deaf and dumb because a spell had been cast on him as a child was instantly healed as the spell was broken in the Name of Jesus. This healing started the revival on Mana island.

In 1995, Pastors Vaughan and Ellen visited Tavua, Korolevu and Bua on Vanua Levu Island in Fiji. In each place they saw amazing miracles as the Holy Spirit moved sovereignly. They also saw the Glory of God manifest as the people praised and worshiped the Lord. Under that anointing people saw visions of Heaven and of the Glory manifested as Fire, Golden rain or Golden clouds, and visions of Jesus in His Glorious robes. Some were so in the Spirit that they thought they were in Heaven, dancing before the Lord. Others saw angels and an open Heaven.

In 1997, a small team travelled to Fiji for a Pastor's conference in Tavua and ministry and other Churches. Over 80 attended the Conference and by the last night the delegates were ministering in miracles. A Hindu teenager, blind from birth, received her sight and salvation. A little crippled boy was healed and many others healed of sicknesses and injuries. The leaders in that Church have been so excited that the Lord can work through them that they have gone out witnessing using healing as a tool of evangelism. As a result the Church has grown by an average of 20 or more a month being baptised and received into membership.

In 1998, Pastors Vaughan and Ellen travelled to the USA to attend the Thanksgiving Conference at Calvary Pentecostal Tabernacle, Ashland, Virginia, a ministry led by Rev. Ruth Heflin. We had some wonderful opportunities to make friends with the staff and students and minister to their needs.

In 1999, Miracle Ministries held Schools of Miracles in New Zealand, USA, England, France and the Czech Republic. These were wonderful opportunities to share the revelations and insights to Miracles that God has given us. It has been so exciting that the delegates have continued ministering what they have learnt, resulting in some wonderful miracles and growth in their respective Churches.

In Europe, kidneys were restored, satanic bondages broken and may other people were healed and set free.

In 2001, the family was called to Richmond Virgina, USA, to establish a ministry base. Through the Schools of Miracles, they were able to teach many believers how to minister effectively in healing and miracles. A number of people have now been called into healing ministries and they are seeing the same awesome miracles occur in the power of Jesus Christ.

As they travelled throughout the USA teaching the "School of Miracles" they saw eyes opened, cripples walk, hearts and brains restored, and many cancers healed. Metal rods, plates and even a bullet disappeared from peoples bodies. Several cases of sever scoliosis were healed full mobility was restored.

In 2006, the Lord called them to return to Australia with a new commission to establish Miracle Ministries Healing Prayer Clinics. To this end they have been holding special training schools to equip those called to healing ministry. Those who have attended have once again been going into all the world and preaching the Gospel to every creature, with the new knowledge they have gained in the power of the Spirit of Holiness; and many wonderful miracles have been following.

Pastors Vaughan and Ellen Colebrook are available to hold Schools of Miracles in your Church, or to conduct weekend seminars on Miracles, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Blood Covenants and the Word of God or How to move in Revival Glory. Please contact us for further information.

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