Ready to Return

This past trip was so filled with the presence of the Lord everywhere we went, and the God-ordained appointments are too numerous to count…one of the most productive trips we’ve ever had. In just a few weeks, we get to do it AGAIN! So excited to return with two of my good friends, Karl and Kenda. Northern India will never be the same! We are blessed to attend the wedding of one of our shepherds in the village and spend time with our Muslim friends, participate in another ISOM graduation, and pray in several states as we travel and release the presence of God during 3 weeks in October. We appreciate your prayers!

Redeemed!

During my recent trip to India, my first in more than two years, I had the opportunity to return to a village that I had ministered in the summer of 2019. It was just a short visit for a few hours but it was good to be back and see how the ministry had grown since our last visit.

They told me how a man that had been blind could now see and how a woman who was crippled had been healed during our last visit. Because of these miracles the church was growing by leaps and bounds. I was so encouraged to see what God was doing in this remote place of North India.

Then they brought a man to me. He was very small in stature but it turned out that he has a very big God. “Do you remember this man?” The pastor asked. “No, I’m sorry I don’t.” I replied.  I have prayed over thousands of people and to be honest there are many of them I just don’t remember. “When you were here last we visited this man in his home. He was dying of AIDS and you prayed for him.  God healed him and he was able to get his job back,” said the pastor.

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The Good Shepherd

They said it was a road but I didn’t believe them. I just hung on tight as the little car bounced and rocked along the tight turns of the mountain path. Then, as we came over the rise I saw it. After more than two years I was back in my mountain village high up in the Himalayas. It was here that we began our sheep project in this little village of Muslims more than 4 years ago. I had kept in touch with our “man of peace” and had consistent updates but it felt so good to have my boots back on the ground and see all of my old friends again.

That evening we sat on the floor in the home of one of the shepherds drinking chai and chatting with some of the men. I began asking them about the sheep. “Do they only recognize your voice and no one else?” They nodded yes emphatically. They began to tell me how many herds of sheep will gather in the mountain meadows but when it is time to go the sheep will separate and only follow the voice of their personal shepherd. “In fact,” they said, “we can recognize every one of our sheep by face. We personally know every sheep.”

“If the sheep are in danger will you fight to defend them?” I asked. They all began to laugh and look at one of the shepherds. He raised his hand full of scars. He had actually fought a snow leopard who had tried to take one of his sheep. Armed only with a knife the man fought the leopard and rescued the sheep. That night we had the most wonderful time as I used their stories to tell of Jesus who is our Good Shepherd. How His sheep know His voice. How He knows each one personally and how He actually did lay His life down for his sheep.

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Our First Graduating Class

Congratulations to our first graduating class of ISOM in North India (many more to come)! I had the distinct honor to be there and speak at the graduation and hand out the diplomas for our first group of graduates.

In one house church network we already have more than 1800 students who have completed the 2nd trimester and hundreds more being added almost daily. The Word of God is going forward and people are being trained to be church planters and move in the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank God for using this tool to change a nation!

It’s Time to Go!

It was March, 2020, when I stepped on a plane and left my beloved India.  Now, 2 years and 3 months later God has opened the door for me to return for nearly a month, departing June 16th. Much has happened since I have been gone and I am anxious to get back and reconnect with ministry partners and continue our prayer journeys.

Phase one of the trip I will be traveling with some dear friends from Delhi and praying through the deepest roots of Hinduism in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.  We will be traveling along the Ganges River and visiting many ancient holy sites to pray and release the Kingdom of God.

The second phase of the trip I will be with our good friend, Ashish, who is the director of the International School of Ministry, (ISOM) in North India. While I am with him there will be a graduation for 40 students that have finished all 5 levels of the program and will receive their Bible College Diplomas. This is our very first graduating class and it will be a great honor to be there for this historic occasion!

We will also be travelling to different regions of the state praying, ministering and seeing the work the ISOM students have been doing in their own villages.

The third phase of the trip I will be traveling to Kashmir to visit our village and our shepherds.  This is a very special time as they will be celebrating the Muslim holiday of Eid.  This is their remembrance of when Abraham was going to sacrifice his son on the mountain when God stopped him and provided the ram in the bush as a sacrifice. We will be in the village celebrating this day with all of our shepherds. Please pray I will have grace and wisdom to tell of how God provided a sacrifice through Christ.

The last phase of the trip I will be back in Delhi where Josh is bringing in all of his top leaders to go through the 4th level of training for ISOM.  I will be able to meet them and encourage them as ISOM continues to grow and multiply in India.

This is going to be an amazing journey!

Starting the Year off Right

As many of you know, I have the great joy working with BridgeBuilders International Leadership Network while I have been home in AZ. This past January they hosted a major conference in Tucson called Start The Year Off Right. This is a conference  they have hosted for many years, although last year it was cancelled due to covid. We were able to partner with Zion City Church who did an amazing job hosting the conference.

Nearly 1600 people filled the auditorium for 3 days of meetings. The theme of the conference was “Hearing God in Chaotic Times.” Dutch Sheets, Cindy Jacobs, Lance Walnau, Chuck Pierce and Will Ford were the primary speakers. Each one ministered under a heavy anointing.  The people who attended were so full of faith and anticipation.  When we worshipped it was like heaven was touching earth. This was a very significant event for the state of Arizona as we believe it moved us one step closer to seeing the Great Awakening we have been crying out for.

I had the honor of leading the prayer team in preparation for and during the conference.  It was such a joy to partner with the intercessors from Zion City Church and build new relationships with some wonderful people. Thank you BridgeBuilders for creating the platform for such an historic spiritual event to take place in Arizona!