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Letter from Wolfgang Simson:
Kenya/Uganda etc: Africa, as I see it from my recent visits, is more poised to be open for a true Kingdom restart than probably anywhere else. They love a good king, while Indians are still to much into a dysfunctional democracy, both politically and in church.


When the government of Rwanda suddenly closed down most church buildings (about 8.000 at least), this created two commotions:; 1) The pastors ran havoc because their sacred space was suddenly gone;


2) The people became activated out of necessity.

Remember China. I think that even in India we may see history repeat itself. I see that most Christians in India pray for a removal of the current government they see as repressive of "foreign religion".
However, many senior elders in China "thank God for Mao", as he helped remove the constricting shackles of imported white-mabns religion and removed the three top-tiers of hierarchical church systems.
Mao thought this would crush the church. The opposite happened, and Evangelicals grew from 3 million to 60 million in only 30 years.

I think that if the Body of Christ does not listen to their own God, God will use other means to make his point.
This is why a quick and determined move to leave Christian, imported religion behind and embrace the Kingdom as our default operating system is absolutely crucial. We would need to bring together the main influencers for this
as soon as possible.

Blessings, Wolf

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