AFTER YEARS OF PREPARATION, GOD BIRTHED A CHURCH WHERE THOSE DEEMED UNREACHABLE COULD BE DELIVERED AND CHANGED.
In 1988 I received a prophetic word that changed my life. I was told, "You will pastor in a neighborhood that has become a waste place. The church building will need a facelift, but God will supernaturally provide for the renovation."
The prophetess who had come to me went on to tell me that people would travel from around the nation to receive deliverance from spiritual bondage at the church. And she explained how God would physically and spiritually restore the neighborhood nearby. read more
Three years ago, after a biopsy on my left tonsil, I was diagnosed with cancer. Because of the location of the tumor, my doctor recommended radiation therapy rather than removal.
If the procedure failed to decrease the size of the tumor, radical, disfiguring surgery was proposed as the next step. According to man's report, there was not much of a choice, but I knew God's Word said, "By His stripes we are healed" (Is. 53:5, NKJV).
During the radiation treatments, I continued to seek the Lord. Each night I would lie awake and spend hours just listening to Him. read more
MYRTLE AMUNDSON DISCOVERED THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY TO BE A MISSIONARY. GOD CAN BRING THE WORLD'S UNCHURCHED TO YOU.
Lord, cause me to hear Your prophetic Word for my life today. And lead me to places and peoples who need to receive that Word--even at the risk of being thought a fool."
This prayer is tucked inside Myrtle Amundson's Bible. It's part of a list of prayers from The Calling, a book by Brother Andrew, founder of Open Doors ministry, and Myrtle has seen God answer it in her life. In fact, He's given her an unusual calling that enables her to touch many countries of the world without leaving her own backyard. read more
AT 80 YEARS OLD, ELEANOR WORKMAN IS STILL FEEDING, HOUSING AND TEACHING HUNDREDS OF ORPHANS IN HAITI. Childhood is supposed to be a carefree, idyllic time, a time of making happy memories to cherish and remember throughout life. Not so for the children of Haiti, where most youngsters, even 4- and 5-year-olds, can be found carrying water jugs on their heads, baby-sitting, running errands or cleaning house. Statistics show that in this, the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, about half the children die before age 5 because of starvation, malnutrition or exposure to disease and inclement weather. Many are abandoned by their parents or orphaned and left to roam the streets, begging for food.
But amid the destitution, political upheaval, voodoo worship and witchcraft that hangs like a heavy, dark cloud over this small island in the West Indies, there is an angel by the name of Eleanor "Mom" Workman who relies on the power of God to save--both physically and spiritually--as many of Haiti's children as possible. read more
"MISS JEANNINE" LACQUEMENT FINDS RESPITE FROM THE PAIN OF A DEBILITATING ILLNESS WHEN SHE TEACHES THE CHILDREN OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, TO WORSHIP THE LORD THROUGH DANCE.
Agroup of 4- and 5-year-old children stand on the platform moving gently to the music and doing graceful sign language with their hands. They are watching their teacher, Miss Jeannine, who is leading them from the floor.
As they dance, their faces are lit by an inner light that speaks of a deep intimacy with Jesus. This is liturgical dance at its best--children dancing as an integral part of the service. read more
Throughout our history, whether in times of great joy and
thanksgiving, or in times of great challenge and uncertainty, Americans
have turned to prayer. In prayer, we have expressed gratitude and
humility, sought guidance and forgiveness, and received inspiration and
assistance, both in good times and in bad.
On this day, let us give thanks for the many blessings God has
bestowed upon our Nation. Let us rejoice for the blessing of freedom
both to believe and to live our beliefs, and for the many other freedoms
and opportunities that bring us together as one Nation. Let us ask for
wisdom, compassion, and discernment of justice as we address the great
challenges of our time.
We are blessed to live in a Nation that counts freedom of conscience
and free exercise of religion among its most fundamental principles,
thereby ensuring that all people of goodwill may hold and practice their
beliefs according to the dictates of their consciences. Prayer has
been a sustaining way for many Americans of diverse faiths to express
their most cherished beliefs, and thus we have long deemed it fitting
and proper to publicly recognize the importance of prayer on this day
across the Nation.
Let us remember in our thoughts and prayers those suffering from
natural disasters in Haiti, Chile, and elsewhere, and the people from
those countries and from around the world who have worked tirelessly and
selflessly to render aid. Let us pray for the families of the West
Virginia miners, and the people of Poland who so recently and
unexpectedly lost many of their beloved leaders.
Let us pray for the
safety and success of those who have left home to serve in our Armed
Forces, putting their lives at risk in order to make the world a safer
place. As we remember them, let us not forget their families and the
substantial sacrifices that they make every day. Let us remember the
unsung heroes who struggle to build their communities, raise their
families, and help their neighbors, for they are the wellspring of our
greatness. Finally, let us remember in our thoughts and prayers those
people everywhere who join us in the aspiration for a world that is
just, peaceful, free, and respectful of the dignity of every human
being.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 6, 2010,
as a National Day of Prayer. I call upon the citizens of our Nation to
pray, or otherwise give thanks, in accordance with their own faiths and
consciences, for our many freedoms and blessings, and I invite all
people of faith to join me in asking for God's continued guidance,
grace, and protection as we meet the challenges before us.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of
April, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
thirty-fourth.
