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Biblically founded truths from a true Apostolic Minister of God's Word.  Dr. Irene Faulkes Ministry has reached out to over a million souls around the world during a lifetime of ministry.  Tens of thousands wonderfully saved and baptised with the Holy Spirit. 

At the age of twelve, Irene felt she would be a missionary.  All through her teen-age years she had the desire to minister the gospel and was always involved in church work from an early age.  This included youth activities, music, Sunday School and Open Air Gospel meetings.

The call of Christ was always there until finally it met with fruition.

"So send I you", said the Lord Jesus.

She knew the reality of what David the Psalmist said, "In your Presence, O God, is fullness of joy and at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore".

Much spiritual activity and Bible study preceded the actual departure from Australia in faith, to do missionary work in Indonesia.  Quite a few years were spent there, before returning to Australia for about four years.  After that there has been an annual ministry overseas, in quite a few countries - such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines, U.S.A., Germany, England, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

She has proved that despite a lack of finance, there is a tremendous harvest and overwhelming blessedness in seeing the multitudes touched by Jesus in response to His simple command to "Go into all the world and preach the gospel"..                         

"...Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts." Zechariah 4:6

Pentecostal and Denominational People

Dr. Irene Faulkes was born into one of the earliest Pentecostal families in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Her father, Arthur Martinson, was reared in Estonia in the Russian Orthodox Church. He fought with the British Army in France in World War I where he was converted under the preaching of Gypsy Smith from England.  When the war was over, he migrated to Australia when he later met the early Pentecostals.  He believed their message and was baptised with the Spirit.   Her mother, who was Maud Biggs of Mapleton pioneer family, had a Methodist background, going back some generations.  On meeting Irene's father, she was baptised with the Spirit.  They were in the fledgling Pentecostal groups, attending later the meetings of Van Eyck in Druid's Hall, Brisbane.   Irene attended Pentecostal churches from childhood and Cec was blessed to be a believer in their midst from about age seventeen.  He had been converted under two Church of Christ evangelists, one being Henricksen.  He then brought in his whole family. With his parents, two sisters and a brother, he became Pentecostal at the time of Van Eyck, who sadly, succumbed to serious moral sin.

Irene has been ministering for Christ for over sixty-five years, beginning in her teen-age years. She and her first husband, Cecil Bonney, pastored Assemblies of God churches in Australia for some years and were also involved in pioneering, Christian education and children's work. Her ministry of the baptism with the Spirit began to develop during those years, having been greatly influenced by Sister Groves and Pastors Duncan and Fulwood.  They became involved in the early Charismatic Move in the mid-sixties.

In answer to the Spirit's call they went to Indonesia where they ministered in thousands of Churches seeing virtually everyone revived with many hundreds of thousands of believers baptised in the Holy Ghost, people born again, miracles of healing and a dead babe in the womb born alive. For over thirty years this ministry saw God "confirm the Word with signs and wonders and gifts of the Holy Ghost". The book of Acts lives again! On some occasions, people at death's door were miraculously raised to life and health. On one occasion a child dying of stomach cancer was instantly healed on a Word of Knowledge. When his mother returned home she found him well. Irene stayed with them four years later. The child was thriving. The lame walked. Deaf and dumb were healed. Irene also ran a Bible School there.

 Once in a denominational church 100 years old the first altar calls ever were given. One night, 1,200 came forward to accept Christ, weeping as they came. A mad girl, who barked like a dog continually, also deaf and dumb, was healed. Many miracles took place. Such was the case wherever they went.

They had to return to Brisbane, Australia due to Cecil's heart trouble. Invited to become involved as Pastors with the growing Christian Outreach Centre, they saw Brisbane receive a Sovereign Move of God.  There they were used in seeing many thousands baptized in the Spirit, speaking in tongues. This was an important feature of the move of God in Brisbane that affected much of Australia in the late seventies, where she also taught in their first Bible School.

She and Cecil left Australia and began to minister all over Singapore and Malaysia in the early years of the Charismatic move there. This was in an Anglican Cathedral and Anglican churches, Methodist churches and in  seminars, Full Gospel Businessmen's meetings, home meetings, Mainline and Pentecostal churches. Often miracles and healings took place and hundreds were baptized in the Holy Spirit. Also, they ministered in Thailand, where a reported healing of cancer occurred.  They visited the Philippines for ministry amongst the Episcopalians. A Bishop requested teaching on "How to be born again" for his people. Hundreds received the experience and all, including the Bishop, were baptized in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues. On a visit to England, they conducted a healing campaign in a London church. For the first time, those people saw many healings. This church embraced healing and was a few years later featured on Australian Television for its ministry. In 1987, Cecil went to be with the Lord. Their ministry had been to the super rich and famous, politicians, those well-educated and well-positioned in life and on the opposite end of the pole to the multitudes of the poor.

 Irene was later remarried,  to Canadian Peter Faulkes.  In her ministry in Asia, healings, from cancer, heart trouble, madness and other diseases have been recorded. A child and a young girl were raised from the dead. Once two gang leaders, murderers of many and rapists of hundreds of women made a stand for Christ. Crowds of people from all denominations in one meeting were filled with the Holy spirit, received prophecies and some even begin to prophesy.  The people were generally led into true worship in the Holy Ghost, according to John 4:24.  She has ministered on Television.  In all the ministry there is a major emphasis on the in-depth preaching and teaching of the gospel and the Word of God and  manifestation of the nine gifts of the Holy Ghost. Peter involves himself in the Video, Writing and Audio Tape ministry. He also handles the extensive computer work after Irene types her writings. He is the organizer of the printing program for her authorship. She has written books such as, They Speak With Tongues, The Promise of The Father and Upon All Flesh, into its fourth edition, and many others, some on salvation, baptism in water, The Trinity, Christ, Epistles and other relevant writings.

They minister with Pentecostal  churches and inter denominationally, sometimes holding seminars for  Pastors, youth and women, in campaigns for the unsaved and those needing the baptism in the Spirit.  They emphasize salvation and the Word of God, Holy Ghost worship, Gifts of the Spirit, healing, deliverance, victory over sin and the teachings of Paul, Peter and John in their epistles.   Often Bible Schools or Seminaries request teaching ministry.  Between them Cecil and Irene Bonney (now Faulkes) would have seen and heard around 1,000,000 speaking in other tongues.  "It is not by might, nor by power but by My Spirit", says the Lord.

Irene considers and knows it all to have been heaven given privileges under the grace of God.  The greatest of all blessings is to be saved by the blood of Christ, chosen, redeemed and to be a pilgrim and a stranger in this world.

Ministry To India    (NEW Oct/Nov 2011)

At the first place visited in a village, had to walk some on a torturous path. Irene says, 'Oh this is a mistake.'
Arrived at small house there, the step too high, neighbour brought a little stool. About 25 people. Pastor says this is their only opportunity because you have come. You should have seen the 20 or so filled with the Holy Ghost, including 8 children. They spoke and spoke in tongues, the Glory of heaven was there.

I then understood the pastor was telling the people about 15 years ago when I prayed for his mother with a cancerous lump in her breast that she was instantly healed. The cancer never returned. God's ways are wonderful and mysterious.

He then told the people I would lay hands on the sick.

A miracle word of knowledge, kidneys. Irene tells the pastor the same moment is standing there telling him she has kidney trouble. Took a women home with us and she said my stomach pain is gone. A political contender for the election, high caste, well dressed came at the end. He asked to be blessed, called Irene, swami. This means he recognizes the supernatural in the much speaking of tongues that went over the speakers to the people in that place. He, not Christian, recognized the power of our God. When most church people in Australia tend to neglect, disbelieve or discount it.

Manager of this restaurant is a relative of a top AOG pastor for whom we often ministered. He is opening a reading room and wants all my books to place there.

Dear ones in Christ
Praise the Lord for His grace and wonders.

I ordained a Church of South India man years ago. He is ministering to 3,000 now. His people get into the Holy Ghost.

Students of a Bible School finished the week with the last day seeing numbers tripled, to include quite a few more Charismatic incl. Pentecostal believers who were so keen - not being in the traditional churches. We all got into the Holy Ghost in a power filled way. After all, BBE translation of Acts 2:4 is: 'They were all filled with the Holy Ghost who gave them power (dunamis) to speak in other languages'. Power is based in speaking with other tongues. Then we can have the 9 gifts of the Spirit manifested after that but the base is Acts 2:4; 1:4; 1:8. The disciples were filled again with the Holy Ghost. Acts 3:11 'Times (plural) are to come from the presence of the Lord', this being said in relation to Acts 2:4 and speaking in tongues. Then Stephen was 'full of faith and of the Holy Ghost' as were they all. To be filled with the Holy Ghost always involves prayer in other tongues - being supernatural and indeed, it is the Holy Ghost Himself whom we dare not repel nor neglect.

One male, said I prophesied over him about ten years ago in the Bible School. Said he would be a preacher and gave warning. He did not believe he would be but he now is and the warning was necessary. He asked for prayer as did others. Found the Spirit of prophecy just kept one bringing forth personal prophecies to each one who knelt before me. It flowed and was most appropriate and blessed.

Sunday morning, at a lady's church. It was amazing. About 14 church members received Acts 2:4 as she told me the church needed the Holy Ghost. There were as well, seven university female students. It was a marvel to see them. The old time Pentecostal power (not fire, but power) was there in a way a little violent, like the violent wind on the Day of Pentecost but no wind of course. For one hour the seven were like loudly chattering birds, eyes closed, oblivious of other people, lost in the Holy Ghost, a couple slain by the Holy Ghost and not by me as I will not even attempt to slay anyone. They instead get the Holy Ghost and speak in other tongues. The Pastor, an old time Pentecostal, whose son runs a church in Chennai and is on T.V., said neither she nor her church had seen the like. I have in a measure in years past but never quite in the way it happened.

An old Pastor has been organizing and attending my meetings for maybe twelve years. He never misses when I am around and takes notes - humbly. He has loved it so. It has taken him all those years to have the Lord change his perspective of the New Testament and the things of the Holy Ghost. For two years now he has progressed and changed amazingly. He was speaker at a Pastors' meeting, on the new creation and the Holy Ghost.

His son calls me his mentor. He hangs around me, as he tells his Pastor friends, to get what I have, this being the revelation and knowledge of the Scriptures, particularly re the epistles and of the Holy Ghost. This is the Lord's doing, absolutely. His grace condescends to do His will by the Spirit in this cracked earthen vessel despite it never being 100% engrossing on my part. That is grace.

For fourteen years he has run part Bible Schools daily, and it is only for those who work and come before or after. They are not sponsored by anyone and pay a minimum amount. He went to a Charismatic Bible School for 2 years in Scotland, and has a Pentecostal background. However, he has avidly listened to me, translated for me, translated four of my books, read all of my English ones, absorbed them and listened intently to all the DVDs we have done of all of the Pastors' conferences and meetings he organizes, over the past 14 years, with my teaching in his school for short periods every time we go to India.

It appears 1,000 have gone through and that 300 are in the ministry. There would be more if there were support. He has sent the 300 out with encouragement and words of: 'You trust the Lord for support'. There is no organization or denomination behind him or them, certainly not me as we ourselves just go.

Pastors say this apostolic ministry should have prayer support with groups of people praying for my welfare. We taught the students "How to minister the Spirit".

There was a final meeting with students and people for prophesy. Around thirty received. Over only one was there mention of persecution. I was told latter he was having persecution.

One of the students, all obeying the Word of my preaching and teaching, did evangelism in a hospital with another belief. He laid hands on a child with distended stomach who had not passed urine for two days. The child then passed two pints. Doctor and visitors where amazed. Some women offered him money to give to his God.

Had a pastor's conference, with those who did not know me and had been doubtful. Doubt turned to joy. One old pastor had read my book printed in 1995.

We went to a charismatic church building that was full, 220 pastors and others. They wholeheartedly accepted the Word of Christ. The host pastor said thank you a few times for bringing Rev. Irene. Always they all get full of the Holy Ghost overwhelmingly.

At another conference, the final one, it was mighty.

The team of pastors arranging these things when speaking of the ministry said, in joy and amazement we have never heard anything like it.

Of course we pay for all these things.

Have printed 2000 copies each of Tamil 'Truth, Grace And Power'; of English 'Truth, Grace And Power', 'The Holy Spirit Came' and 'Israel, The Jews And The Millennium'.

Peter is doing DVDs and we are printing 'Truth, Grace And Power' in Tamil and 'Israel, The Jews And The Millennium' and 'Truth, Grace And Power' - dynamite - in English. A dream from the Lord to Peter encouraged me to print what we laboriously did and have now edited finally. I yesterday remembered I had visions a few years back where I was blowing a golden trumpet. Now I see the association with Peter's of the Lord Himself blowing a gold trumpet, He with three heads to it. So what we have written, we have written, believing it all to be Truth, by the Spirit.

The last conference saw all full to overflowing with the Holy Ghost, including some children. Dr. Irene spoke on 'The Last Day Apostolic Church', mighty in the Word of its mouth and the deeds of its power.

PAKISTAN 2005 

It is four years since we ministered in Pakistan and age, health and lack of finance dictated we finish with that wonderful event amongst the Brethren when many were baptized with the Holy Ghost and quite a few campaigns were conducted attended by all and sundry.

    The Lord moved supernaturally and specifically in His directing our return to India. 

    This time, ministry was to up to 2,000 Pastors, with some wives, evangelists and other workers.  It was a "wonder" time by Him whose Name is "Wonderful".  There were also a few Women's Seminars that averaged around 100 each time.  Although for Women, the message was not directed to that sex but was as is found in Acts, Ephesians and Hebrews in particular.   There were always churches in various places wanting the ministry.  Irene preached (and sometimes taught) supernaturally in the power of the Holy Ghost and with Gifts of the Spirit.  In the several places that were visited, all requested a repeat next year.

     The Lord had impressed Irene to minister on "The Power of God, viz. that of the Holy Ghost and His Gifts, including the baptism with the Holy Ghost according to Acts 1:4,8 and 2:4.  The miracle power of God was at work with the grace of ministry.  The general response was that "No one gives us seminars like this".  There was some small opposition and objections by a few Brethren and Baptist, but in general, the Pentecostals, Charismatics, Denominational (C.S.I.), Brethren and Baptist Pastors who attended received the messages eventually, 100%.  The dozen or so church meetings we had were also fruitful with the people being filled with the Holy Ghost, including some children, worshipping in the Holy Ghost and praying in the Spirit, i.e. in other tongues.

    Irene emphasized the grace of God through Christ in the gospel and the power of God through Christ's giving the baptism with the Holy Ghost and then there being the way open to seeking and receiving the manifestation of the nine Gifts of the Holy Ghost.  She insisted that the gospel has provided for both, that the gospel of grace be preached in its entirety and that the power of God through the Baptism with the Spirit and the Gifts of the Spirit must play a major part in all preachers' ministries.  There was a clarification about "power", "dunamis" that is "miraculous power", "the miracle itself", "working of miracles" - as in Acts 1:8; 2:4; Ephesians 1:19a; 3:16,20; Galatians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; Romans 15:13; 2 Timothy 3:5 (denying the "power" thereof) - all having "dunamis" for us today as in Acts 1:8;2:4.

   Where occasion warranted it, Irene moved in the Gifts of the Word of Wisdom, Word of Knowledge, Healing, Faith and Miracles with Prophecy.  Some Pastors and people stepped out in the gifts of Tongues, Interpretation and Prophecy for the first time.  On another occasion, a few said they knew they had received certain Gifts of the Spirit after prayer in the meeting.

A woman was miraculously healed to the amazement of her Hindu Doctor, who said he could do with such prayer,  The healing occurred after Irene laid hands on her.  Things were not normal and the doctor wanted to do a Caesarean delivery.  She had new tests and the doctor then said she now showed normal and would be able to deliver the child without Caesarean, which she did.  There were healings of Sinusitis and an abnormality in a woman's body, after Words of Knowledge and laying on of hands regarding those complaints.  In another meeting of about forty people, Irene had Words of Knowledge, that there were cases of Diabetes, Leukaemia and Bronchitis.  She gave out the first, Diabetes and one woman was there with that disease.  She had to be assisted as she walked to the front.  When it came for Leukaemia, sure enough there was one woman.  Then Bronchitis was announced.  At first, no one responded and the leader of the meeting said, "No one has it".  Irene responded, "The other two were here.  Someone has Bronchitis".  Sure enough, one woman came forward for healing from Bronchitis.

THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S (Oct-Dec 2010) ministry saw three women come forward to testify as to their healings following these Words of Knowledge. During the same series of meetings, four men declared their healings as a result of Words of Knowledge the previous night.

Peter spent most of his time printing their books in English for distribution, from most of the titles listed on this site. There were also hundreds of books in Tamil on "Baptised With The Holy Spirit ", "True Baptism" and "Not The Law - But The Holy Spirit". Many hundreds of people were baptised with the Holy Ghost, speaking in other tongues.

The power of God was evident in every meeting, in every seminar and in every place where we had Women's Meetings as well, when generally over a hundred would attend, all receiving the Holy Ghost as they did in the book of the Acts. There was a great receptivity within them by the Spirit to the preached Word, not only in the Women's Meetings but in all the Pastors' Seminars and in every church service. The Word of Christ according to the Epistles, preached in the power of the Holy Ghost, engendered a mighty response. Those who at first were against such supernatural things, in the main, ended up (90% to 100%) receiving and agreeing with the preached Word of Christ. Many were filled with the Holy Ghost.

We again ministered in a similar manner, but we consider it as being deeper into the Word of Christ and in the Holy Ghost.  We conducted six seminars for hundreds of Pastors. The Spirit of God surely did His work of leading into Truth. The general reaction was that all sat raptly soaking in the Word of Christ. Emphasis was placed upon being filled with the Holy Ghost and these Pastors revelled in the Spirit as they prayed, worshipped and sang in other tongues. It was heavenly.

Again church meetings were planned, in Church of South India, Church Missionary Society and in various Pentecostal and Charismatic organizations. Those not having the Acts 2:4 experience received by the hundreds - some very quietly and others in a louder fashion. According to the Bible, the accompanying miracle is speaking in other tongues alone. There was one area where about six hundred normally gathered. They are led by a Pastor (ordained by Dr. Faulkes some years back) who had been baptized with the Spirit while still in the CSI. He testified at the meeting this year when she preached powerfully, that everything had happened that she had prophesied over him at his ordination.

There was an amazing response to Dr. Irene's three Television appearances in the south. There was a repeat of same and DVDs of these are available. The general remarks of these and all of the preaching everywhere, is "We have never heard preaching like this". There are Pastors, Evangelists and believers who love the truths of the Word of Christ.

DVDs have been made of all off the meetings, whether in English/Tamil or English/Malayalam and they were made available at the meetings. They are now in the hands of Pastor Apollos Sam, whose contact details are below.