Steve Pinnick's Blog

 April 3-6 I was blessed to preach a revival for Pastor Dave Robinson in Wickenburg, Az. Dave and his wife Diane have faithfully labored in this city for 26 years.(What a testimony of faithfulness) During these years, they have planted many churches in the Northwest and still have fruitful works and ministers that have labored and are still laboring in the nations. They are still on fire for Jesus and wanting to see the Glory of God established in their city. We started out Saturday with a door to door outreach and we were able to see some people pray and reached for the gospel. As we went through the week, you could feel the momentum of the presence of God in the services and it truly had the feel of a "time of refreshing" that comes from the presence of the Lord.It has been agreat priviledge for me to preach several revivals in Wickenburg over the years of my ministry as an evangelist and Dave, Diane and many of the saints there have become good friends. Pray for the Robinsons and the Wickenburg church as they seek the will of God for their city. 
 Interesting sidenote is Pastor Mitchell pastored a Foursquare church in this city many years ago, the building is in different hands now, but it still stands about a block away from the current church.

 March 27-30 I preached a revival for Pastor Paul Gualtieri in Apple Valley, Ca. Paul, along with wife Lupe and family have been laboring in this city for almost a year now. They have seen a great response to the gospel since they landed last year. Beginning with services in their house, then later acquiring a building, there has been a steady flow of vissitors, people saved, delivered and healed and disciples beginning to be raised up. Paul and Lupe always had the gift of hospitality and fellowship in the mother church, and Lupe organised most of the fellowships at church over the last few years including conference, New Years, etc. They have taken that same approach to their pioneer work and it is paying great dividends in lives touched and a church being established.
 Our revival went well from the opening service, through the week we saw 7 people saved, many healed and on the last night we saw two precious souls filled with the Holy Ghost. In fellowshipping with Paul, he expressed his desire to contend for a Pentecostal outpouring in his church and Apple Valley. We saw a trickle of that outpouring during the revival. Pray for the Gualtieri's as they labor there as there are many strongholds that need to be broken for God to do all He wants to do. They are having an invasion team this summer and if you have the opportunity to go, I would encourage you to so as this city just reeks of potential for the gospel.

 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.