Tuesday, January 30, 2007

New Joysee

This outreach was a promotion time for us all. Ken Nelson and John Harding even Kelly Guerra three major leaders did not come with us because of this we all had to step it up. Starting early in the morning we headed out in two vans and two cars. The challenge of keeping us together came to us very quickly. Within minutes of driving we hit a snow storm. Huge flakes created a white screen all around us. Six hours and four states later we reach the Lighthouse Church (Sharayah's Church) in Long Island. There we were well received with great hospitality. Sunday we ministered to there amazing people. Long Islanders are great people. I love their New York accents.

Paul the drummer of the worship team allowed us into his house to take a shower, He has three beautiful kids that are not shy by anymeans. God has definitely blessed his family. Though I hardly know them I feel a kindred Spirit towards them. Lord bless Him and his family.

We joined them in Sunday service. Dan (Scotland), Jessica (Virginia) and Chad (Michigan) spoke and after we split up into ministry teams and ministered to the body. This one man had a dream about old railroad tracks that were soaked in water he road past many things and reached to vast valleys. It turns out that he had a long spiritual ancestral line that he's traced back to the late 1600's. Because of this line his path in life was the way it was because of what his ancestors did. Another women who was a teacher in a school was persecuted because of her Christian beliefs. She was taking the pressure very well. We prayed for her and gave her words of wisdom. It was good that she was going through hardships because of Christ. God was very pleased with her and the reward is great for her. Because of her hardships she will get closer to her Creator and live more in peace.

Later that day we headed over to Cranford New Jersey to minister at a Jason Upton concert. There we face the continual challenge of navigating and staying together through New York traffic. Though separated we got there at the same time. Yes Lord. Jason Upton is a very anointed worshiper. I could feel the atmosphere that he brought in that church. I felt nothing like it before. A presence of God was there.

Throughout the night two people mentioned to me that I looked like someone that they knew. God was pursuing these people. The first guy stopped going to church, I felt that he was struggling with his faith. I ran into him three times, each time I could see that God was setting up something grand for him. He and his girlfriend ended up in our ministry team. His girlfriend spend a long time being ministered by our girls, God is good. I love seeing our Creator pursuing and realigning people's lives.

After that we stayed at our host homes which were amazing in itself. Then we started our eight hour drive back home. Upon arrival John Harding had a fantastic meal prepared for us. We all at ate the grey (gray) house for once. It was a good, tough, challenging, amazing, adventurous trip.

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