Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Pueblo, Colorado

 My second meeting in Colorado was in Pueblo for Pastor Dan and Emily Gutierrez. Dan and Emily recently responded in the Tucson Bible Conference to take up the mantle as an Evangelist again laboring out of Las Vegas, NM. Dan functioned as a very fruitful evangelist years ago and I know he is stirred about hitting the gospel road again. The church will be taken over by Roy and Shirley Garcia July 17th. Roy and Shirley are from Pueblo originally and are currently laboring in Mesquite, NV.
 The revival went very well, you could feel the sorrow as the Gutierrez' are leaving after eight years of laboring and building relationships there and the people have become very attached to them. At the same time, you could also feel an expectancy that this is a time of new beginnings for the church. The last night we saw two precious souls give their lives to Jesus. It almost felt like God was showing His people that He is in control and knows what He is doing. We can trust Him!
 Pray for the Pueblo church during this time of transition, for the Gutierrez' and the Garcia's and all thats involved in moving and getting resettled. Good things are ahead. Isaiah 48: 6,7

Denver, Colorado

 I just returned last week from a two week trip to Colorado. My first meeting was in Denver in the suburb of Arvada for Pastor Jonathan Dixon. Jonathan and his wife Nicole and two young daughters have been laboring here for two years. They were launched by the Albuquerque church Pastored by Lee Wilson. We began Saturday night with an outreach in their apartment complex with a puppet show and a visiting music group from Colorado Springs. That night we saw five people pray to receive Jesus as Pastor Dixon gave the altar call. God is faithful when we outreach! We actually began revival the next morning and went through Thursday. Throughout the week many visiting churches came and we saw words given and people healed. Thank God for those who join together to make impact for the gospel. Pray for Pastor Dixon and his family as they labor there. They have had many outdoor outreaches in parks and apartment complexes with many people praying for salvation, they really need a break in those that have been saved to begin to come to church and get grounded in God. This revival took place June 19-23.