Tuxtepec, Mexico December 12, 2008
“Moving Towards Revival” conference in Tuxtepec was the last conference we held in 2008. Very seldom do we see a group of people so ready and hungry for the fullness of the presence of the Holy Spirit. Young and old alike attended all six meetings from December 12th – 14th.
We ministered to women and men, separately, to the leadership, to the entire congregation in an open meeting with other pastors and leaders. Saturday night was a marriage banquet, the theme LOVE was set by the Holy Spirit. This was an outreach to the city and many unsaved couples attended and received the Lord as their savior.
What an amazing time we had. The presence of the Holy Spirit was so strong it melted all our hearts. The common thread of every meeting was a call to return to the cross and the blood of Jesus. We have a real bond with this church. They are on a mission to take the city for Jesus. The church is named “Amigos de Tuxtepec”. Friends of Tuxtepec. Many unsaved come each Sunday and find Jesus.
"This conference marked us for life." Were the words of the pastor as we concluded the meetings. The Holy Spirit touched us with his presence. Mariaelena and I are pressing in to the work of the Holy Spirit in our times. We know the end times draw near, and as they do we are know our strength lies in Him. We are doing all we can to reach the lost. Thank you for being partners with us to spread the "Good News."
Monday, December 15, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
PANAMA December 08
PANAMA- A country of prosperity. People are busy much like they are in the USA. Do they have time for God? Do they know how much He wants to have a relationship with them? Do they understand the great desire God had to redeem his people? Do they, or Do we, understand Philippians 2:6-8? GOD in the form of the SON (Jesus) did not consider his position as the creator of the universe something he couldn’t walk away from and become one of us so he could redeem us. He was willing to leave His awesome place in Heaven and become one of his own creations. It was the only way. Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin (Heb. 9:22) But why? This is the big question. Why would GOD do this for people who are too busy to care?
This was the theme of the entire Conference in Panama.
When will we as individuals understand the great sacrifice GOD made to redeem us from our own sin? When will we leave our busyness, striving for the things that don’t matter, fighting for the things that will parish and begin to long for, and hunger after, the purposes of GOD.
GOD the SON (Jesus) left the SPIRIT realm to enter into the physical realm. Something that had to be extremely difficult except the fact he was the creator of Love. Which is what it took. GREAT LOVE. Today, GOD asks of us to leave our realm of the flesh/soul (leave yourself) and enter into the realm of THE SPIRIT.
John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Are you ready to leave the world behind and follow GOD? If so you must get to know the third part of the Trinity, GOD the HOLY SPIRIT.
GOD spoke to us at this conference and said "You are too busy for me. Too busy going about daily tasks. To busy to read the word. To busy to pray. So busy, I can’t get your attention." He said, “I long for you like a father longs for his wayward son or daughter to return, my heart hurts.”
We really need to stop being so busy that GOD really doesn’t have a place in our life. We live in the soulish realm of life. What kind of relationship do we expect to have with GOD living in this realm. He doesn’t live there. He came to bring us salvation and redeem us to himself. But after salvation we must press in to a new realm. The realm of the HOLY SPIRIT. Come, lets go there together. AS a partner of Wings Of Eagles International, Inc. you help us take this message to the nations.
This was the theme of the entire Conference in Panama.
When will we as individuals understand the great sacrifice GOD made to redeem us from our own sin? When will we leave our busyness, striving for the things that don’t matter, fighting for the things that will parish and begin to long for, and hunger after, the purposes of GOD.
GOD the SON (Jesus) left the SPIRIT realm to enter into the physical realm. Something that had to be extremely difficult except the fact he was the creator of Love. Which is what it took. GREAT LOVE. Today, GOD asks of us to leave our realm of the flesh/soul (leave yourself) and enter into the realm of THE SPIRIT.
John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Are you ready to leave the world behind and follow GOD? If so you must get to know the third part of the Trinity, GOD the HOLY SPIRIT.
GOD spoke to us at this conference and said "You are too busy for me. Too busy going about daily tasks. To busy to read the word. To busy to pray. So busy, I can’t get your attention." He said, “I long for you like a father longs for his wayward son or daughter to return, my heart hurts.”
We really need to stop being so busy that GOD really doesn’t have a place in our life. We live in the soulish realm of life. What kind of relationship do we expect to have with GOD living in this realm. He doesn’t live there. He came to bring us salvation and redeem us to himself. But after salvation we must press in to a new realm. The realm of the HOLY SPIRIT. Come, lets go there together. AS a partner of Wings Of Eagles International, Inc. you help us take this message to the nations.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Nepal
Wow, what a shock to see the church in Nepal alive and well. We went to check out an old contact of some good friends of ours who traveled with us to India.
We had scheduled to hold a three-day series of meetings. Not knowing what to expect we went in ready for anything.
The first meeting started on a Wednesday morning. We got there only to find the four-story church packed with 1000 people on three different floors. That’s right over 300 per floor with video feed on each floor. We preached from the third floor and they watched from the other floors. The children’s church was located on the 4th floor.
What a refreshment to see the people of Nepal so hungry for the Gospel. Most of them took off their jobs or closed their business to attend the meetings.
With that kind of hunger you can imagine what kind of meetings we had. The word says “Everyone who hungers and thirst for God will be filled.”
God sure did not let us down. The meetings began with great contemporary praise then lead into intense worship. The presence of God began to settle. The music turned in to prophetic worship. If you have never experienced prophetic worship it is nothing less than awesome. God inhabits the praise of his people in a way that the Holy Spirit touches everyone there without the need for preaching. Issues of life begin to seem meaningless. Stress leaves. People get healed. People begin to repent. The Holy Spirit takes over and starts his work like only He can do. People fall out under his power and cannot stand any longer while the work within ones soul begins.
We saw the Holy Spirit single out people in the crowd who were unsaved and they gladly accepted Jesus. Many filled with the Holy Spirit. Lives were turned around and set on the path of righteousness. Marriages saved. Pastors encouraged and strengthened.
Women ministered to not only as a group but also one-on-one as Mariaelena and our friend Dianna Lindsey held a 6-hour women’s meeting.
The Holy Spirit is at work all over the world. We are on the edge of our seat as we participate in this last great revival.
Thank you Holy Spirit for allowing us to see first hand the hunger in your people in Nepal.
Our contact in Nepal is Pastor Ranjit. He has been a missionary there from India since 1994. He is now a citizen. He is contending for a move of the Holy Spirit. Pray for him and his wife and family.
We had scheduled to hold a three-day series of meetings. Not knowing what to expect we went in ready for anything.
The first meeting started on a Wednesday morning. We got there only to find the four-story church packed with 1000 people on three different floors. That’s right over 300 per floor with video feed on each floor. We preached from the third floor and they watched from the other floors. The children’s church was located on the 4th floor.
What a refreshment to see the people of Nepal so hungry for the Gospel. Most of them took off their jobs or closed their business to attend the meetings.
With that kind of hunger you can imagine what kind of meetings we had. The word says “Everyone who hungers and thirst for God will be filled.”
God sure did not let us down. The meetings began with great contemporary praise then lead into intense worship. The presence of God began to settle. The music turned in to prophetic worship. If you have never experienced prophetic worship it is nothing less than awesome. God inhabits the praise of his people in a way that the Holy Spirit touches everyone there without the need for preaching. Issues of life begin to seem meaningless. Stress leaves. People get healed. People begin to repent. The Holy Spirit takes over and starts his work like only He can do. People fall out under his power and cannot stand any longer while the work within ones soul begins.
We saw the Holy Spirit single out people in the crowd who were unsaved and they gladly accepted Jesus. Many filled with the Holy Spirit. Lives were turned around and set on the path of righteousness. Marriages saved. Pastors encouraged and strengthened.
Women ministered to not only as a group but also one-on-one as Mariaelena and our friend Dianna Lindsey held a 6-hour women’s meeting.
The Holy Spirit is at work all over the world. We are on the edge of our seat as we participate in this last great revival.
Thank you Holy Spirit for allowing us to see first hand the hunger in your people in Nepal.
Our contact in Nepal is Pastor Ranjit. He has been a missionary there from India since 1994. He is now a citizen. He is contending for a move of the Holy Spirit. Pray for him and his wife and family.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Container sent to North India
We recently sent a container to Northern India. The container is full of supplies for the work we support there. Dinesh and Rachael Chand founded NICO, North Indian Community Outreach.We have had a personal relationship with Dinesh for 20 years and have found they operate in the highest integrity. We are proud of them and their work in India.The work focuses on church planting and community building. NICO strategically places vocational training centers in villages that have no gospel witness. These centers train people from that village in areas like sewing, cosmetology, and electronics.
The center is Christian and advertised as such so there is no doubt as to the content of the message. Each center will have about 10 to 15 students and the course is 10 months.
The following is an excerpt from their website:
Leadership Training
Training the indigenous is a big
To date, NICO has trained more than 60 pastors and leaders to pioneer work in villages and towns that have never heard the name of Jesus Christ. Currently, they have 35 indigenous leaders that have planted 26 active fellowships in North India . Through the zeal and ambitions of these indigenous workers, NICO has witnessed over 2,000 salvations since 2001.
As this growth is taking place more fellowships have become established and people are receiving healing with powerful testimonies to the Lord. The Lord continues to confirm that training the local people is the right approach to reach the unreached in remote areas of North India .
We encourage you to go back to our website and plant a seed in what God is doing in Northern India. Simply click on donate and designate your gift to Northern India. If no designation is made your gift will help us in our general missions outreach.
Northern India
We arrived in Northern India on November 4th to begin a conference on Biblical Finances. We are working with NICO. North India Community Outreach. The conference is three days. Pastors from all over north India are in attendance.
The concept of sowing and reaping, living a life of integrity, humility, and putting others first are our topics. We are encouraged by the response of the pastors.
Today, (the last day of the conference) the praise and worship was one of the most anointed I have ever seen in India. The presence of God fell so strong, the Holy Spirit prophesied to couples, women, youth for over an hour. WOW God is doing an incredible work in North India. The people are hungry. Pray for the pastors of this area. They suffer much persecution for their faith. It is illegal to convert someone from the Hindu faith. They are laying everything on the line.
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