(3/30/15) On Sunday at Christ Church we had a wonderful presence of God in the service. I spoke on “Behold the Lamb.” After the service I prayed for people for almost an hour. The rest of the team had to leave by then, and I sure miss them! Saw some good healings. Mushtaq has invited me back to minister to his people in September, and they seemed excited about it. The people at the CNI churches are so warm and hungry…very open and receptive to what we are bringing.

We have been so blessed to work with such wonderful leaders as Mushtaq and Neera, along with Daniel and Arvin these past two weeks. I have the dearest friends here and am perfectly at home when I come. I have been blessed to watch Neera get overwhelmed by the Spirit and be so full of joy and laughter this week. They truly have welcomed us and treated us like family, and we have such a great time together. Continue reading…

(Mar 21, 2015) God is full of surprises! On Thursday, we were invited to go to a school with about 200 kids, started by a guy who wanted to care for the street kids (most live in tents). They are called “ragpickers” because they would pick through the garbage looking for recyclables to sell.  I had no idea we were doing this until our driver stopped at the school. After it was all over I found out about the children and where they come from.

They lined up the children in 2 lines and we passed between them as threw flowers on us and put a string of flowers on our necks. They were all shouting Welcome, God bless you. They all looked so beautiful, clean and innocent in their uniforms. Andrew played a song for them. They asked me to share. Once again, I had no idea where these kids came from…so I shared about dad, the alcohol, the beatings, mom…The presence of God was beautiful. At the end they brought a little girl up to me for a presentation and told me “she has no mother and no father.”  She hugged me and I just about broke. It was the most amazing time of sharing the love of the Father. It is an experience none of us will forget. They were amazed that a white man had a similar story. Continue reading…

(Mar 18, 2015) We left a week ago and it has been a great trip so far. Pastor Josh had a prayer event at his church on our first full day in Delhi with about 50 people or so. The three of us tag team preached then Josh spoke. Bronston and Andrew did great and then we had good prayer times. In the evening we went to a home gathering, about 25 people there.  Had a good measure of God’s presence and a great time praying for the people.

We got back and Josh’s son and daughter in law were there.  I got to hold baby Noah and pray and prophesy over him.  He just kept looking at me and would smile real big to everyone’s delight, especially mine. Had a wonderful time ministering in church on Sunday. From 5-8 am on Monday we did a prayer drive around Delhi.  Covered about 85 miles in and around the city. Had a great time talking with Josh before we flew to north Punjab to meet Mushtaq. Much more…

“I’m a little upset with you,” she said. I was sitting with Mushtaq and Neera, a husband and wife who are the priests of Christ Church, an Anglican church in Shimla, North India. They had asked to speak with me and so far the conversation wasn’t going so well.

I had met Neera in 2012 during my first journey to North India with my friend Mark Geppert and his team from SEAPC. Mark was leading a prayer journey throughout the state of Himachal Pradesh, one of the most unreached regions in the world. Each time I returned, I would stop in to visit and pray with Mushtaq and Neera. Over the past 2 years we had become dear friends.

But now I was a little concerned. “I’m sorry, I don’t understand,” I replied. Continue reading…

“Please come, Pastor, please come. I want you to pray for my business and my home.” Pastor Yudhbir is a short man with a smile so big it almost splits his face in half. He had been working tirelessly helping host the pastors’ conference we just finished. I wanted to do anything I could to bless this little man who served with such a big heart.

So late in the evening we drove to the edge of town where I was told he operated a tea stall. Upon our arrival I thought, “This is a tea stall?” It was nothing more than a lean-to made of a few blue tarps with a dirt floor. There was an old bench or two and a large blackened pot where his wife would make chai over a propane flame. There was no electricity.

I was told that pastor Yudhbir moved here from Nepal a couple years ago. He started a ministry in an area known for witchcraft and black magic. He has established 3 house churches and has led over 35 people to the Lord. Continue reading on page 2 of our newsletter…

As we have just celebrated Thanksgiving, our focus is on thankfulness, first and foremost to God. We would also like to thank all of you who gave, and/or prayed for 5 Rivers this past year. Because of you, the water is flowing and the rivers are rising…faith is rising.

Through you an international ministry was birthed and ministry is flourishing in places once considered “unreachable.” Through your giving we were able to make three trips to Asia this past year (at least 4 more are scheduled for 2015) and see God do amazing things, which are still continuing. 5 Rivers was able to provide two motorcycles to pastors, and help start three businesses on this last trip alone. These investments will have far reaching results for the Kingdom.

Our most recent trip focused on Leadership Conferences, and pastors who had once felt weak, alone and discouraged are coming together in unity. Continue reading…