Sept Month of Miracles!

Hello Dear Ones!

In June we studied the word spot. And Apostle Peter urged us to look to the coming of our Lord and to be found of Him without spot, and blameless.  (2Pet. 3:14.  He finishes that chapter by warning us not to be led away in deception and then saying this:

 2Pet. 3:18  But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.

The word grow means this:

1)    to cause to grow, augment  2) to increase, become greater//

AUGMENT', v.t. [L. augmento, augmentum, from augeo, auxi, to increase; Gr. It seems to be the Eng. to wax, or to eke.] 1. To increase; to enlarge in size or extent; to swell; to make bigger; as, to augment an army, by reinforcement; rain augments a stream. 2. To increase or swell the degree, amount or magnitude; as, impatience augments an evil.

AUGMENT', v.i. To increase; to grow larger; as, a stream augments by rain.

AUG'MENT, n.  1. Increase; enlargement by addition; state of increase.

 

The word Grace may prove a little more tricky,  because of how we have always been taught.  We have been told it is unmerited favor.  But Jesus grew in Grace, and certainly that wouldn’t have been unmerited!  And we are in Him.  So what is Grace?  Thayer describes it as thus:   1a) that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness: grace of speech.  2) good will, loving-kindness, favour  2a) of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues  3) what is due to grace  3a) the spiritual condition of one governed by the power of divine grace

Grace is God’s ability working in and through us, kindling, igniting or urging us to exercise Christian virtues; Love, Joy, Peace, long-suffering ( patience) gentleness, goodness (kindness,) faith, meekness, and temperance (self-control.) The fruit of the Spirit that Paul tells us that we possess, but must learn to walk in.  Peter also tells us to give diligence and to add to our faith; virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity (love.)    Apostle Bobbie Jean Merck gave this definition of Grace: “Grace is God’s Ability, God’s Efficiency, God’s Proficiency, God’s Power, God’s Sufficiency, God’s Strength, and God’s Help In, Upon, With and Through us!”   Grow in Grace- grow in good will, loving-kindness and favour.  Increase, extend, and reinforce Grace and it’s characteristics in your life and towards others.  What we sow, we will also reap.  Is our first words, “I can’t do ________” or is it, “By God’s Grace I CAN do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”  How does He strengthen us?  By giving us His Grace! 

Heb 4:16  Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

He sits upon a throne of Grace and we are told to come boldly!  Thayers: Boldly: free and fearless confidence, cheerful courage, boldness, assurance.

We are to GROW in this fearless confidence and assurance.  We are to GROW in the attributes of Grace by exercising them and by giving of those things freely to others as the occasions arise.  So to do that, we must believe that we have received and SAY of the Lord, “He has bestowed me with His Grace and I am walking in Grace and Growing in Grace daily!”  Amen!

And surely, He graced me for the trip to South Africa, an 18 hr. trip!  I am rejoicing for the lives that were touched and impacted.  We ordained and set into office a Prophet and an Apostle, while I was there.  Plus, all who attended were encouraged and lifted.

I am also in the planning stages to return to Nigeria!  YES!  I have been asked to speak at a church in Ben We (pronounced Ben WAY) state that seats 6000!  Also several churches in Abuja are clamoring for me to come and Idah eagerly awaits my return to their village.  Plus, I have promised to go to Uyo in Akwo Bom State (in the south) to visit Pastor Ibanga’s church and strengthen and encourage him. He is steadily recovering from a stroke. Traveling there is labeled as dangerous, so please do pray for me!  There are also a couple of churches in Port Harcourt, one of which is a branch of Joshua’s ministry. This is also dangerous territory.  Basically, I need to slip in, do what God wants and get back out rather quickly.  I’ll be arranging all this with my Personal Assistant; Prophet Joshua Izugbara who is one of my spiritual sons and will act as liaison with each pastor and church to facilitate my itinerary and safety.  Tommy is planning some little surprise for my birthday, Oct. 18th, so I won’t be going until October 28th- Nov. 21th, as God provides the finances for the trip. (pray for favor at work to let me off!) So far I have $300 towards the air fare!  The cheapest fare I have found is United for $839. Please pray for the remainder to come in along with in country travel expenses and hotel fares.( $1000)

Ben has been in Congo preaching.  There is war in Congo right now.  He flew into Rwanda and they DROVE to where he would be ministering. But he did manage to email Tom birthday greetings for his birthday Aug.23^rd. Upon returning, he wrote: Congo was fantastic, I did officiate the occasions of over 184 pastors and leaders graduated and I gave them the certificates.” He also previously spent a week preaching in south western Uganda and checking on 3 branch churches in that area.  His boys are getting so big.  Gabby turned 10 Aug 30^th and Honour was 7 on Aug 15^th!  Anointed is 8 going on 9. Gods Army- Victorious is 5, and Generous turns 3 on Sept. 26^th. Honour and Anointed are going to a children’s crusade at Pastor Asaph’s church ( a JCC Branch.) Honour will sing in the kids choir and Anointed has some of ‘his own music” to perform and will also PREACH! My grandbabies are ministering!!!

I was asked again to preach by phone to Calvary Church Household of Eagles, Sept1^st for their miracle service.  What a privilege.  The line connection was not good and I could not get through.  I have a pastor friend looking into a satellite set up between Idah and me so no more phone-line issues.  Needed is approx. $1000.00 to buy the equipment and get set up, and then monthly fee of some amount…

But Tuesday the 3^rd, I called to take part in Pastor Ocheje’s week-long “War Against unseen Enemy-Who Is Doing this to Me?”  I felt led to teach on the unseen enemy of ‘ignorance”.  I told them that we must KNOW God, His Word, His Character and Ways.  My first scriptures were:  “Pro 29:18(AMP)  Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man]--blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he. [1 Samuel 3:1; Amos 8:11, 12] Job 28:20,28  Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? And unto man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

 After I had prayed for God to touch their hearts and make them fertile soil, and to use me, I barely got 6 scriptures read and the Spirit of Conviction fell upon the people! They began to weep and cry out in repentance, and miracles began to break out all over!  The people ran out of the church and into the village shouting! God Sovereignly moved! We praise God for His mighty hand of mercy and kindness, for who He is, and of course for all that He does for us and through us.  What a mighty God we serve! He is rich in mercy and grace, Just and True, Righteous in all His ways.  How blessed we are to know Him and have a real and personal, intimate relationship with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!  We must not keep silent.  As the old song says, “Everybody oughta know who Jesus is!”

Thank you for partnering with us as we tell the world of how Great and Loving He is!  God bless you, and keep you, and make His face to shine upon you.  God shower you with His Grace.  In Jesus Name.  Amen!

Love, 

Nancy, Tom and the Board of Directors

August Newsletter 2013

Greetings Dear Hearts!

 

By the time you read this, I will be in South Africa!  I covet your prayers for safety and strength and health for me, and for God to have free reign and move mightily amongst the ministers and leadership that is coming to the conference. 

I want to share a scripture, some thoughts and give you brief testimony of what God has been doing!  I am so excited!

Matthew 8:5-8  New Living Translation (NLT) The Faith of a Roman Officer

⁵ When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him, ⁶ “Lord, my young servant lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain.”⁷ Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.”⁸ But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.

Notice that this was a Roman Officer… connected to the “government of the oppressors,” if you will.  But Jesus never batted an eye in a moment of hesitation as to whether or not he would “get involved, help the man, and heal the servant.”  His immediate response was, “I will come AND heal him.”  So,  1. Jesus immediately connected with the Roman officer, 2. He listened fully, 3. He showed his disposition, His Character and heart by how he answered.  4. Not only did he show it was His will and desire to get involved and to help, but that it was also within His ability to make a change in the situation!

Now let’s look at the Roman officer’s response.   He seems stunned that Jesus so willingly would come to his home, into the midst of his personal life, and help.  He went hoping against hope that Jesus would help.  But he did not expect such intimate involvement: “What! Who am I, that this great man would come into his house?!! Into the midst of his life, even knowing who is was?  The answer was yes, and still is yes today! He will come into your midst and He will heal whatever is broken in your life, if you will let him and only believe! 

The Roman centurion answered astonished, “Lord just speak a word from where you are, and I know it will be enough, my servant will be healed.”  Jesus marveled at his faith.  And the servant was healed.

I had a chance to marvel when I was asked to speak via phone to “Calvary Household of Eagles,” in Idah, Nigeria and preach at their Miracle Sunday Service on July 7^th.  God gave me a wonderful word (which was recorded and is available on cd for a love offering to handle the mailing cost, or you can view it on you tube if you wish...  @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phHmKAVe5LM) and He showed me several things in the Spirit-several words of Knowledge.  It is one thing to preach with people in front of you, quite another to speak into a headset at 2 am in the morning,  just you and The Lord and the web cam in the room!  I spoke the Word from where I was and just as it says in the Bible, God sent His Word to Idah and healed them!  I spoke stomach pain was leaving and a woman, who had had pain for FIVE years, was healed instantly! She had been to numerous doctors and several hospitals even, but no one could find what was wrong with her.  I saw tumors coming out of bodies and spoke it.  Another woman went home and many fibroid tumors came out of her that night!  She took pictures and brought the pictures in to show for proof!  I spoke of someone with leg and foot pain and God healed a man who had leg and angle pain.  There was also an inner healing that took place. This was all via phone, with no person laying hands on the people.  God touched them.  Hallelujah!  I have been asked to Preach on a regular basis via phone in this church now!  The Pastor said, “Mama, we see how much God loves us that He would use you to call us all the way from America and move in our midst in such miraculous ways.  Our hearts are touched and we are impacted and forever changed Mama!”  He is such a humble man who cares for the people so much.  Who am I that He uses me? But it is my blessing, privilege, and honor to be given this open door at his church.  Praise God!  He gets all the Glory and Honor and Praise.  How wonderful HE is!

Please pray for Pastor P in Pakistan. His father is in the hospital and needs surgery urgently to put 3 stents into his arteries to his heart.  $4000 is required up front before the hospital will do the surgery. He has $1200, thus far.  Please pray for his father’s health and that the Lord continues to sustain him. Every day of delay is life-threatening.  Also, Pastor P. is now carrying the full weight of the ministry on his shoulders, as his father fights for his life. Please pray for the family and the ministry and for the finances.  Thank you!

Pastor Ben in Uganda has been on a week-long crusade and returned Sat. evening.  There were over 29 salvations, many deliverances and healings.  He was deep in the bush, in a very remote area.  He told me that there were about 100 in attendance nightly, and many of these had walked for HOURS to get there!  Also 10 local village pastors attended.  He has been going into remote villages each month and bringing the Gospel as well as encouraging pastors in the area.  Please pray for his safety as he travels and for the finances to continue making these trips to the interior.   There have been about 300 salvations thus far this year!  He sends his love and greetings and thank you for your prayers for him, the family and the ministry.

Pastor Titus in India sends greetings also.  The building project is fully underway to create a home for the Madurai church!  We are so blessed and excited with what God is doing!  Please pray as outreaches continue to the villages and salvations are happening! Here is a collage of the progress of the building!

Thank you for partnering with us as we partner with God!  God bless you, and keep you, and make His face to shine upon you.  God shower you with His Grace.  In Jesus Name.  Amen.

 

Love,

Nancy, Tom and the Board of Directors