Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico

I will be leaving this thursday for Tapachula to do another Miracle and Healing Crusade. Friday I have a live Television Interview at 10:00am and the crusade in the evening. This area was devestated by huricane Stan leaving thousands homeless and in need. Pray that this crusade meets the spiritual needs of the people there and that thousands will come to find Christ as savior, healer and deliverer.

Too much to eat!

Thanksgiving has come and gone, but its effects will last for awhile. The experts say that the average American will gain seven pounds this holiday season; I think that I am almost there just after one day! I went to the gym this morning to work out and to relieve some of the guilt of eating like a pig yesterday, but to my dismay it was closed for the weekend. During the course of the year I'm able to control my eating habits, I actually eat very healthy. But when the fattening food is sitting right in front of me, I give in and eat, and eat and eat some more. Is it a case of lack of self control? Am I giving into the screams of my flesh? I'm disappointed in myself for over indulging at the thanksgiving dinner table. The problem continues with the left-overs that keep staring at me. I saw pumpkin pies that need to be eaten, what about the blue berry pie? The left over sweet potatoes and stuffing? Should I let it go to waste? I think NOT! I guess its OK to live the abundant life and enjoy Gods bounty a few days out of the year, God help me to shed these unwanted pounds and live a life that truly is pleasing to you. Christmas dinner, I can't wait!

More Pics from San Cristobal

This a group of people from Chenalo. They came a good distance to be in the crusade. Chenalo is a very dangerous place to be a Christian. Several years ago there was a masacre that left many dead. These people are heros for their faith in Christ living each day serving the Lord. On the left, my interpreter, Chalic, was one of the first to be removed from his home. He now is the pastor of the largest Indigenous church in San Cristobal. He is a mighty man of God, a man of faith and is another hero serving God in this region.

On the bottom left is a dance team that literally raised the dust. What a joy to see the body of Christ come together to praise and worship the Lord.

Totally Awesome!!

Words really cannot express what our eyes saw and what we experienced in the crusade at San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. Each night the Bull ring was full and Sunday night it was jammed. What a joy to minister to these special people. We heard testimonies of eyesight being restored, deaf ears opening, respitory illnesses healed, tumors dissapearing, pain leaving and many more. On Sunday night approximately 1,200 people responded to accept Christ. We were totally amazed at the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of these lovely people. A picture is worth a thousand words so look at these and rejoice with Gods goodness. If you see some white spots in the pics, it is possible that they are angels visiting our meetings.

Chamula Crusade

I am writing this from San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. We have had two glorious nights of ministry here. Hundreds of people have come to Christ and many bodies have been healed of different sicknesses. Upon returning home I will post some pictures of what we have seen God do. Thank you for your prayers, I certainly can feel them here. This morning, Sunday, I will be preaching in the largest Indigenous church here in town expecting for a great move and outpouring of Gods love. Will keep ya all updated. What a Joy it is to serve others.

God Have Mercy!!

This is the most horendous thing that I have ever seen. What else could be more sickening than eating the brains and bodies of dead unborn babies? Folks, believe it or not this is happening in our world today. Look at these at you own risk, they are very gross and sickening.

Up coming Events

This is a call for help!! I need some intercessors to intercede for some awesome opportunites that are coming soon. On November 18-20, I will be in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico doing a crusade in the local "Bull Ring." We are expecting 10,000 Chamula Indians to join us as we gather together to see our Lord shower his love and blessings upon the people. On December 2-4, I will be in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico doing another large crusade for the people that were devestated by huricane Stan. Thousands were displaced from their homes and are in desperate need to hear a message of hope and to reassure them of Gods love for them.

In January, I will be visiting the Phillippines for a few days meeting with key pastors and leaders and from there continue on to India to visit our recently formed Childrens Home. I will be ministering to pastors, leaders as well as evangelizing in remote villages. I will be touching a group called the "untouchables", a group of lepers and many other needy people in that country.

I need to be covered in Intercession for these events, pray for a fresh anointing to flow through me and for a great harvest of souls to come into the kingdom of God. It's harvest time! What a joy it is to serve others!

Dogs, mans best friend?

Everyone drools, and coos over how cute the little puppy is. Then you hear, oh please can we take him home? The eyes of the petitioner have just taken on those sulky, sad puppy eyes. Please? Pretty please? Let me vent a little here, I'd rather vent in my blog than taking out my frustration on the little creature. It starts in the back yard where our three little canine guests live. I spent good money laying grass in the yard, putting up a nice white picket fence around it to keep the neighbors animals out and now to my horror my yard looks like a war zone. The nicely mown, watered, manicured yard is a thing of the past with dog bombs laying all over. Second irritating thing. Our little female miniture schnauzer is in heat. She can't stay out side or our male will hump her and because this is her first heat we want to wait until the next one before allowing "Rocky" to make more little Rockys'. Lady is in the house now, dripping drops of blood where ever she sits, lies or plays. To solve the problem Becky bought her some childrens training pants to wear. They keep her from dripping but she looks like a weird animal and she is constantly removing her panties. Who ever said that a Dog is mans best friend needs to live in my shoes for a month and deal with these inconveniences and maybe his mind will change. I have to stop writing now to go home and take the dogs for a walk, feed them and fix whatever damage is done. God gives us grace to serve others but I need some grace to serve these criters.

Olympus Gym

One of the stuggles in life is the attempt to be and stay healthy. When one is young and feels indestructable, little effort is made to stay in shape. We live recklessly and eat every unhealthy thing in sight, abuse our bodies and think nothing of it. But as one ages, being healthy becomes more important. The "Baby Boomer" generation is now in their 50's and approaching the Golden years. We understand that quality of life really does depend on being healthy. So, my pass time involves working out at the Olympus Gym. I just reached my six month anniversary of working out on a pretty regular basis. After my prayer and devotion time, I go to gym to work out. The first half hour is aerobic excercise and the last half hour is lifting some weights. I must admit that my flesh would rather sleep than excercise. I have enjoyed some of the results though. By working out and semi watching my diet I have been able to keep off about seven pounds. Lifting weights have helped me to tone up in some areas even though those abs are still hiding behind a soft belly. I admit that they will probably stay hidden unless something supernatural happens. I work out Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. I have more energy and feel awake and alive, also since working out I've been able to enjoy a good nights rest. I hope that I can maintain the discipline to continue working out, to continue to feel good and hopefully age with grace. The apostle Paul said that "bodily excercise profits a little", so I'll enjoy the little profit that I obtain from this. I also am taking Pat Robertsons Age defying shake in the morning. This seems to help reduce my appetite and seems to give me additional energy during the day. You can find this shake on the "700 club" web page and search for the "age defying shake". God will be able to use to be a blessing to others as long as our bodies are healthy, so lets stay as healthy as possible so that we can find "Joy in Serving Others."

Blog Humbug!!

Can you beleive that its almost Christmas? I was reminded today that the season is upon us as I attended a photo shoot at our church for the staff Christmas card. For those of you that know me, you know that I hate pictures. So once again they had to drag me into this make shift studio, and had the audacity to ask me to smile, say cheese, merry Christmas as the camera snapped. I'd rather go to the dentist than have my picture taken.
This is one of those deals where the church gets a free directory made as each member comes to have a family protrait done. Each family also gets one free picture, but as you know there really isn't anything free in this world. The Photo company hopes that each family will bite the bullet and order a package of prints to give away as Christmas gifts or to display in their homes. (As I write this, guess what? Becky is in making a deal with these people. I wonder how much this will hurt my pocket book?) The members of the church that have been here the last four years will know that we have not had a directory done since the previous pastor, hmmm I wonder why? When they previously called to solicit our business it was a pleasure for me to say that I wasn't interested. But somehow this year it slipped past me and here I am suffering for Jesus getting my picture taken.
I guess that there is a silver lining around every cloud. I won't have to do this for another year. Thats 365 days and counting. Isn't it a Joy to Serve Others?