Transforming Lives Ministry

09/23/2025

My very first fiction novel is now available on Audible, Kindle, and in print.

Superheroes, Action, Romance, and Spiritual Truths

Accidental Superheroes (Accidental Heroes Book 1)

To find it on Amazon, make sure to type in Accidental Superheroes and Brian Wood.

When an alien spacecraft crashes near a university, two ordinary student-athletes, Bill and Greg, are caught in the chaos of a freak accident. They survive, but survival comes at a cost. Something from the wreckage has changed them, sharpening their minds, accelerating their recovery, and making them targets in a global struggle of power, surveillance, and secrets.
Determined to use their new abilities for good, Bill and Greg set out to develop world-changing technologies—clean energy systems and self-sustaining infrastructure to help the forgotten corners of the world. Their rise, however, draws dangerous attention — a rogue government faction will stop at nothing to seize control of their work.

At its core, this story tackles not just alien nanotech and global conspiracies, but the deeper questions of faith, forgiveness, redemption, and what love really looks like when it’s messy, sacrificial, and undeserved.

Enjoy! (All profits to go to Transforming Lives Ministry)

02/04/2025

Testimony from Hitomi Ikehara from Okinawa.

The first Sunday service of the new year was a wonderful message and prayer as expected!

I hope you I will continue to have a good time in the presence of the Lord and see the Lord solve the difficulties as I walk with Him.

"While the pastors were praying, I felt that the stiffness in my shoulders was healed."

Thank you Lord for leading Pastor Brian, Pastor Lorena, and Pastor Atsuko to Grace Worship Church.

I wish you all the best!

11/25/2024

"We’ve never seen the power of God move so easily and mightily before!" (Lorena)

We enjoyed a wonderful month in Thailand teaching and helping at the Spirit of Revival Evangelism School in Bangkok led by Ryan and Audrey Aitkin This was followed by a large crusade with the same ministry in Omkoi. Here is a link to is a 2 min. video we made about the crusade and our experiences there. brianandlorena.blogspot.com

After the crusade, the spiritual hunger and fire continued as Brian and I taught and ministered at a church in Chiang Mai. The pastor and his wife had just graduated from the Evangelism School in Bangkok and helped with the crusade. After the church service ended, we prayed for almost all the church members and saw many more healings. The Holy Spirit is really moving in a special way in Thailand at this time! A few days later, the pastor sent us a follow up on one of these healings

Somsak suffered with intense abdominal pain from an intestinal issue. He had been unable to eat solid food for some time. As we prayed, Somsak described feeling as if chains were breaking off his stomach. Somsak is now pain-free and enjoying all his favorite foods again!

Thank you for your continued prayers. We are getting great reports from Mozambique, which we'll tell you about in the next newsletter.

10/12/2024

Great time at Harvest Missions School in Cambodia!

11/13/2022

We’re thrilled to continue supporting, organizing, and sending out our national discipleship teams to the hundreds of Iris Global Partners in Harvest churches throughout the provinces of Mozambique. Two weeks ago Pastor Mateus gathered and taught all the district and local pastors in 3 different regions, covering all of the Zambezia Province. Over 1,000 booklets were distributed, as each pastor was given a set of our latest discipleship book, Verdade (Truth), to use with their churches. Pictured here is Pastor Mateus in the district of Mocuba with pastors from the 12 northern districts. Just a few days ago one of the district pastors, Caesar from Gurue, called us and excitedly told us how he already gathered his 10 local pastors, gave and taught them their books, and instructed them to now teach them to their churches. We’re so thrilled to see such enthusiasm and fruit so quickly! Due to Covid restrictions and other issues, the pastors haven’t been able to gather for any discipleship seminars for a long time. Though we are no longer physically in Mozambique with them, we communicate daily with our pastors from our home in Asia, using the internet with phone calls, pictures, videos, etc. So many are expressing their sincere gratitude! Our hearts are full of joy and we wanted to share this joy with you!

2 Tim. 2:2 “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”

11/13/2022