EVERLASTING FRUITS

I hope you are well and at peace. Since last I

spoke to you I have been in Australia for two

and a half months speaking to about 17,000

teenagers, giving 5 parish missions and a

number of talks in prisons, churches, hotels

and even banquet halls. My tour of Australia

took me to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,

Wagga, Albury and Griffin.

It was a very blessed time with lots of Miracles,

I had a number of people who came up to me

saying how they had heard me speak at World

Youth Day in Sydney in 2008. One lady who is

now a Nun said she heard me when she was

twelve and knew she was to become a Nun

and had been one for 2 years now. Another

man said he was not going to Mass when he

heard me and now goes every day, many people

said my talks at world youth day changed their

lives. This helped me to understand how Gods

Fruits are everlasting.

I think it is incredible how when God wants

something to happen he opens all the doors.

When Michael (a young man from Australia

Who spent 15 months with me in community)

approached me about running parish missions

in Australia I told him I would only come if he

could arrange 5 missions as it is a very long

way to travel for anything less. I was doubtful that

would happen as it is very difficult to organize

that many missions. But sure enough he got

the missions and countless other talks

snowballed from there. It is a very beautiful

thing to see the hand of God at work!

To speak to so many Teenage school children

was wonderful, many times speaking to 1200

young people at a time, with lots of Grace and

hearts being changed. I met some great

teachers who were only there for God and to

bring the young people closer to Jesus.

In this year of Mercy it was inspiring to see so

many people return to confession with lots of

priests saying how they heard  confessions

over 30,40,50 years in the parish missions.

The world needs Mercy and we have this

powerful grace in the Sacrament of

reconciliation where lives are truly healed and

transformed. One man emailed to tell how

after going to confession for the first time in

years, he went home and just began to weep

at the love and mercy he was experiencing.

He told how a great weight was lifted from

him and a massive healing took place in his

heart.

I had a lot of people praying for this tour

and thank you for all your prayers, You did not

see the Miracles I saw and the tears running

down peoples faces as their hearts were being

touched by the love of Jesus. But hopefully one

day you will see in Heaven as Gods everlasting

fruits are revealed.

Some years ago after Cardinal Cook had given

a talk to 5000 people and was receiving a standing

ovation. He said “Who is the real instrument of God?

Me, or the man praying the Rosary for this talk”

Thank you for all your prayers, and please pray I do

not get in Gods way.

You are very much in my heart and prayers.

John Pridmore