Steve Pinnick's Blog

 March 18-20 I ministered in San Diego for Pastor Joaquin and Rose Orosco. They, along with their 2 sons hve been laboring in San Diego for 6 years and are seeing tremendous impact for the Gospel. Their church has steadily grown, they have quality disciples that want to do something for God and in April they are sending Pastor Joaquin to France and Africa to do revivals as an investment in World Evangelism.
 We saw a great move of God in the 4 services we had over the weekend. We saw many respond to salvation and we saw God move powerfully in the altar times as special needs of deliverance, words of knowledge and healing went forth.  One of Pastor Joaquin's friends from when he was in school got saved Sunday morning and was back in church on Sunday night.
 Please be in prayer for the Orosco's as they labor in San Diego. They have a real need for a building right now and this is always a challenging situation in California (high prices and lots of red tape). A building would free them up to do so many things, they have already started a building fund and just need favor and the mind of God for the right one.

 March 13-16 I preached a revival in McMinnville, Or. Though I have seen some of the saints from McMinnville during the years in conference and other places, I had not been to this church in 21 years. My family was pioneering in the Northwest in the late 80s and this was (and still is) the conference church for our fellowship and we made many trips here. It was a great blessing to see many of the same saints still serving God as zealously as they were 21 years ago. There is nothing like longevity. There were many new faces and many of the children who were babies and toddlers back then are now ministering in various capacities such as pioneering a church, music and acting and serving in the church.
  God gave us a wonderful revival I would truly describe as a "time of refreshing" that comes from the presence of the Lord. Each night there was a wonderful presence of God and the fellowship afterwards was just as great. Pastor Kevin and Janet Foley are currently Pastoring here and they, as well as all of those laboring in the Northwest need our prayers. This has been a hotly contested harvest field with many battles but yet many precious souls that are being redeemed by God.

I just returned Friday from a series of meetings in San Antonio, Texas. It truly was a fruitful and rewarding time.
 Revival 1.  I began with a meeting February 20-24 with Pastor Isaac Cortez. Isaac and wife Doris, along with their 3 children are currently laboring in this church which they pioneeered in 1992. After doing a missionary stint in South Africa, they returned to assume the pastorate of this church. The highlights of the revival were that God began to stir the saints to believe God for those around them that are lost. One young lady witnessed to her schoolmate and she got saved one night and filled with the Holy Ghost the next night. God is raising up a new generation of young people in this work. The final night we saw 7 or 8 people filled with the Holy Ghost. We also saw several people healed and personal words of knowledge go forth. One couple battling heroin addiction attended every service and were greatly helped to break free of this bondage.(nothing is too hard for God!) This church has been a tremendously fruitful church that has been rising to the call of supporting World Evangelism and planting new churches in San Antonio. Please pray for the Cortez' as they continue to take ground for Jesus in Texas and abroad!

 Revival 2. I was able to do an opening revival Pastor Fernando Bononcini in the southern part of San Antonio. Fernando, his wife Lisa and 2 daughters are pioneering new ground there. God has given them a great building with a lot of exposure and in our 3 short services we saw a stream of visitors as the saints from Pastor Cortez' church came and labored in outreach. Sunday morning was a real highlight as Fernando's father came to the service and rededicated his life to Jesus. Pray for the Bononcini's as they get established there, favor with city offficials, etc.

 Revival 3. The final meeting was with Pastor Rudy Estrada. Rudy and wife Brenda just welcomed newborn twins (boy and a girl) the week before revival so it was a stretching time for them. God rewarded them with a great revival! Throughout the week we saw several visitors, people saved and new converts begin to catch the vision of what God has brought them into. Pastor Rudy proclaimed "This revival is going to go out with a bang". Those words were prophetic as we saw 3 people saved and several filled with the Holy Ghost and others healed of various sicknesses and injuries on the final evening. The Estrada's have been laboring there for 3 1/2 years and are really experiencing a season of breakthrough. Pray for them that God would bring a rooting and grounding to the young converts that have recently been touched by God. This revival took place February 27-March 3.

I had the great privilege of preaching a revival in Clifton, Az last week (the 6th thru 9th). Though this was not my first time there, but it always reminds me of God's faithfulness and His power. Clifton was the first church Tucson planted. It was planted in 1977 and after years of the up and down copper industry (Clifton is a mining town). There are still a people who (some saved when the church first opened) love Jesus and are going on for God "through many dangers, toils and snares". These people still have tender hearts towards God and have a vision for God to move in their city. I believe God is going to visit them"in the midst of the years"(Hab. 3:2). Our Administrative Pastors Fred and Mary Lou Gonzales were saved in this church back in the day.
  The church has been Pastored the last eight years by Thomas and Eve Williams, along with their extended family. It was a blessing seeing their children laboring to minister to the church in music, ushering, food preparation, etc. I believe God has such a wonderful destiny for their lives. God has promised us in the last days "I will pour out my Spirit on my servants and handmaidens". Please pray for the Williams as they faithfully labor there in that city, there are many backsliders and people still to be won to Jesus.
 PS I want to thank Elvia for the dynamite Green Chili she served us on Tuesday night! I heard she used to cook for Pastor Warner when he first visited the city to scout out the land. I think the Green Chili might have sealed the deal.

Just before Prescott Bible Conference I had the great privilege of preaching a revival in Portland, Or. My family had labored in the Nortwest between 1988-1990. We pioneeered in Renton, Wa. (Seattle area) and then had begun a new work in Beaverton, Or. which is a suburb of Portland before moving to California.
  I have to say that the Northwest still has a special place in our hearts as we remember those days, the relationships we formed and trying to get used to the weather (lots of rain and clouds). God gave us a wonderful meeting as we began on Wednesday the last day of the New Year fast. There was a rich presence of God in each service and the saints were greatly encouraged as words of challenge and encouragement went forth.I had preached in this church during my first stint as an evangelist and actually had preached a couple of services in its beginning stages which was around 1990. It was a blessing to see some of the same saints still laboring and on fire after all these years. The church is currently being pastored by Roger and Heidi Napier. Roger and his family spent several years in England, so they are veterans of cloudy, rainy weather and you can see the hand of God on them as they lead this wonderful church.They are in the process of looking for a new building. Please pray that God would open doors and give them direction as they seek the will of God for that area. This revival took place January 5-9.

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.

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!