Monday, October 4, 2010
Ruidoso, NM Revival
I just returned home Friday from a revival in Ruidoso, NM. The church was pioneered and is pastored by Billy and Juanita Jones, along with their daughter Sara Sue. Billy and Juanita were sent out from the Lighthouse Church in Santa Monica (Rob Scribner) six years ago and are beginning to see the fruits of their faithful labors. We began Sunday Morning with great attendance and 2 people saved. All through the week we saw a steady stream of visitors and people saved and helped by God. They have a good mix of people beginning to catch the vision for their city to win it for Jesus. We saw God move in families in the church with some relatives saved and also saw an influx of young people. Wednesday night Pastor Billy asked me to stay over for Thursday, where we saw a fresh group of visitors. The impact of the revival was amplified by the attendance and support of the Alomogordo church pastored by Bob McGinnas. They sent over 20 people on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (not to mention the invasion team the Saturday before) which made all the difference in the world, Tuesday night there was a powerful prophecy and the presence of God was intense in that pioneer work! I was once again reminded of how we can't do what we do by ourselves.
Another report that is worth sharing at this time is what happened the Saturday before the revival. Pastor Joseph and Melanie Lujan from Socorro, NM came up to help on the invasion team. After they were on the road for about an hour, one of the children of their congregation became very ill. They returned to Socorro and ministered to that family, got back in their car and made the trip to Ruidoso where they labored on the outreach. While on the outreach their daughter was attacked and mauled by a dog. Even after being treated at the local hospital, they stayed and performed a puppet show that evening in the church. While staying after Melanie was playing some of her Rap tapes for the pastor when some family members of people in the church stopped by to see what was going on and some of them fell under conviction and got saved. I was humbled as I heard the report of their dedication and perseverance. I had to ask myself would I have pressed through that way just for an invasion team? Thank God for Saints who inspire us!
Another report that is worth sharing at this time is what happened the Saturday before the revival. Pastor Joseph and Melanie Lujan from Socorro, NM came up to help on the invasion team. After they were on the road for about an hour, one of the children of their congregation became very ill. They returned to Socorro and ministered to that family, got back in their car and made the trip to Ruidoso where they labored on the outreach. While on the outreach their daughter was attacked and mauled by a dog. Even after being treated at the local hospital, they stayed and performed a puppet show that evening in the church. While staying after Melanie was playing some of her Rap tapes for the pastor when some family members of people in the church stopped by to see what was going on and some of them fell under conviction and got saved. I was humbled as I heard the report of their dedication and perseverance. I had to ask myself would I have pressed through that way just for an invasion team? Thank God for Saints who inspire us!
