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Greetings all you Saints of God,
I hope you are blessed as we enter into the summer season. Life is very hectic here and intense. It seems whenever there are breakthroughs to advance the kingdom, the enemy responds with “pressure” and tactics to discourage. This is a necessary dynamic which God uses to prune and refine, and the enemy uses to rob, kill and destroy. We must choose to keep our eyes on the Lord and surrender to the process of His wise dealings. We choose to become better not bitter, to increase our faith which is proven in “fire”. My hope is that you are facing your daily struggles with the knowledge of His Presence in the midst of us.
So my prayer for us is the prayer of Paul:
Col 1:9-12 For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, (10) so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; (11) strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously (12) giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.
Here are some updates for the
- Adjusted trip dates for the upcoming short term mission trip. August 1st- August 11th, 2008
We currently have six to eight people interested or committed to this trip. We shifted the dates ahead a week to help some who had scheduling conflicts.
I believe there will be a particular anointing on this trip of watering by the Holy Spirit. This would mean prophetic ministry in the churches and small gatherings. This is a time of greater clarification of God’s purposes.
Ministry in the clinic and in the neighborhoods.
Groundbreaking in the natural and in the Spirit, sowing seed for future ministry and generally encouraging the saints.
We are soon purchasing airline tickets, and for those going who are local we will have our first meeting June 29th, Sunday afternoon at 3pm at NCCC. If anyone wants to send supplies for the orphans we have limited space, and in some cases money is a better choice because we can buy things down there. Gifts of money can be sent to Open Arms Outreach directly or to NCCC. There are some orphans already sponsored (check out our website: www.oaoutreach.org) to find out more. The orphan home needs supplies like mattresses, cooking utensils, school supplies and other household items. Food is always an issue! We would like to buy some sacks of grain while we are there.
We are asking for your prayer cover and financial gifts at this time. Consider if this is not your trip, helping someone on our team with the cost of travel- $1100 in total. And stay in love with Jesus. Praise Him for all your circumstances!
Any questions call or write back. I’d love to hear from you. You folks are precious to both Michele and I and we thank you so much for your heart of concern and love.
In His Eternal Service,
