Monday, December 20, 2010

Albuquerque NM

I just finished revival services in Albuquerque, NM. This meeting took place December 12-15. The church is Pastored by Lee and Beckie Wilson. We first met the Wilsons in 1985 when they were pastoring in Oklahoma and my family was pastoring in Kansas. Back then we would travel for hours just to meet for a mini-rally or simply some fellowship.
  God gave us favor in the revival with great attendance and several visitors including people from our other area churches. Each night had a unique feel as different needs were ministered to and prayed for. The highlight for me was just spending time fellowshipping with Pastor Lee and his family. One of the things I thank God for as I get a little older is long-term relationships and even though we don't see each other all the time, we seem to pick up where we left off when we do meet.
  Keep the Wilsons and their church in your prayers as they recently (June) moved into a new building and as a result they are experiencing a new momentum in their congregation.
Friday, December 10, 2010

Oceanside CA

I just finished a revival one week ago in Oceanside, Ca. The Church is Pastored by Tim and Sue Moynihan and is in the midst of a growth season. While I was there, you could feel a genuine momentum in their congregation. Tim and Sue both had promising careers in the US Army (He was a Captain and a Ranger, she actually exited the military as a Major) before answering God's call to preach the Gospel. God is now giving them eternal fruit for their decision. The Oceanside church holds a healing crusade right on the beach every year in August and has done so for 20+ years. Many of our area churches join in this crusade with all day outreach teams and music groups ministering during the 2 days.Having personally attended a couple of these crusades, I can tell you there have been genuine miracles of healing and many conversions. The last one gave them new people to work with and saw some new families established in their church.
  The revival began Saturday Night the 27th of Nov. and continued through Wednesday Dec. 2nd. God was faithful as we saw glorious conversions, good attendance and souls answering altar calls for needs of deliverance, healing and renewing their walk with God. Many in the church are currently serving or at one time were in the local Marine Base, Camp Pendleton. Marines make awesome converts! Please remember The Moynihans and their two sons in your prayers as they continually seek the will of God in that city. What a great honor to preach the Gospel!