International World Ministries

This IWM website provides you with the opportunity to watch Dr. Aril Edvardsen’s amazing gospel campaigns and peace conferences from around the world. Dr. Edvardsen has time and time again proven his ability to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ in some of the world’s worst trouble spots with great success.

His unique ability to communicate the good news to people of all religions
and cultural backgrounds is perhaps unmatched in recent history. You will also witness powerful healings and miracles performed in the name of Jesus Christ.

Rune Edvardsen’s concert-crusades that leads thousands to Christ in Asia and Africa will be feature as well.

Several of the dual language programs
that are broadcast in Arabic on the
Miracle Satellite Channel at www.miraclechannel.com, can also be viewed in English on this website.

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
On Saturday, September the 6th, 2008, we received the very sad news that the founder of International World Ministries, Dr. Aril Edvardsen, (69) passed away while on a trip to Africa. He had just completed a peace and harmony conference and a gospel campaign at Zanzibar and had retreated to Mombassa in Kenya for a few days of rest. Right before returning to Norway he fell ill with chest pains and died shortly after arriving in the hospital. Dr. Edvardsen had suffered from a severe heart condition for several years. He will be greatly missed by his close family, friends and the family of believers all over the world that received the gospel of Jesus Christ after hearing the good news for the very first time because of his ministry. International World Ministries will continue in the same spirit of the great legacy Dr. Aril Edvardsen left behind. His son Rune Edvardsen stepped up as president of the mission two years ago and the mission will continue reaching out to people of all faiths, creeds and nationalities with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Statement on the Passing of Dr. Aril Edvardsen
A great man has passed. To borrow a phrase, a giant redwood has fallen.

For more than ten years, I have had the privilege of knowing and even working for Dr. Aril Edvardsen who is the "Billy Graham of Norway." He was a unique man of God who was a trailblazer. He was like a modern version of the Apostle Paul. He brought the gospel to people who normally would not get to hear it. Since the end of the cold war, his big focus was on reaching Muslims with the life-changing message of Christ crucified, for sinners died, and risen from the dead. He preached the gospel to millions of Muslims around the world, but not by insulting them and their prophet or their book, but by showing respect to their book. He preached the gospel to Muslims using the Koran and the Gospel[s], which the Koran says is full of "guidance and light." We all need guidance, and we all need light.

Aril built bridges of friendship with various people groups all over the world. He held peace conferences between Christians and Muslims and people of other faiths. He did all this, while never compromising his core belief that "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life."

I had the privilege of traveling with Aril on two of his international campaigns. The first was in Malawi (Africa) in 1998, and the second was in Pakistan in 1999. I was most impressed with the way he preached the gospel to mass audiences, he trained pastors, and he helped reconcile Christians to Muslims. I also got to visit him in Norway as well.

We will miss Dr. Aril Edvardsen tremendously. He has left the world, after having positively impacted millions of lives. I can only imagine his home coming up in heaven!

Jerry Newcombe, D. Min.
Senior Producer
 
 

International World Ministries, P.O. Box 26534, Tamarac, FL 33320-6534, USA.
European adress: IWM, Sarons Dal, 4480 Kvinesdal, Norway - Fax USA: 1-954-749-6051
Telephone Norway: +47 38 35 75 00 - Fax Norway: +47 38 35 75 01 - E-mail: iwm@iwm.no