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Back in Oregon
On Wednesday 11 January 2012 - 18:08:13 | LAN_THEME_7 admin
We have seen how God takes care of every detail in your life when you trust Him! We were planning our next USA Mission Trip. We had bought a new RV, bought all the supplies for the trip, and made many other plans. But you know what the Bible says, "you make the plans, but God directs your steps." It became very clear that God was directing our steps to Uganda, so we trusted Him and moved that direction in faith. Our first thought was that we would park our RV on our spot in Desert Hot Springs and then return in December 2012, but in the last few weeks, God sold our RV, sold our shed, moved us out of our RV, closed every door here and opened every door for Uganda. God is AMAZING! It is true that where God guides, God provides!
Because we were heading to Uganda, we made plans to go back to Oregon to see our family and share with our home church. The first plan was to drive up and drive back in our ministry van. After talking it over with Dave and Dee, and due to the fact that the van hadn't sold, we decided to leave the van in Oregon and fly back so Dave and Dee could sell it. We bought plane tickets and changed our plans to drive up and fly back. Then we went to our last outreach event and that all changed. As you read in the previous entry, God sold our van at the perfect time. God is so good that He let us use the van until the very last minute! So our plans changed again and we flew up and flew back.
We were blessed to be back home. It was a short, but fruitful trip. We landed Saturday morning, had all church prayer, shared at both services Sunday morning, had a family party after church, I got shots and medicine for Uganda at the VA, we had a party we church staff, had a ministry meeting and then got back on a plane for LA! WHEW!!! I think I got some sleep in there somewhere! It was really hard for us all to say "goodbye," but we are really excited for what God has in store for us in Uganda.
Now as I sit here typing this blog entry, we have only two more weeks until Uganda. On 01-25-12, we board the plane and head off to work at the Agape Children's Village, which is an orphanage with 85 kids! We can't wait!
CC Apple Valley
On Saturday 07 January 2012 - 18:23:55 | LAN_THEME_7 admin
We were excited to head up to Apple Valley and put on our SOE class at CC Apple Valley. It is always exciting when God opens a door, but this event was even more exciting in light of Uganda. We love Pastor Gary and Pastor Gary Jr. They have been very kind to the Agents and we were excited be back in Apple Valley. We put on our SOE class at their Wednesday night service. It was a great night and the LORD moved in a big way! After the service, Pastor Gary Jr. helped us out to our van and said "wow nice van, we are looking to buy a van." Danyal replied, "wow our van is for sale." To make a short story shorter, the next day they bought Big Red! God is truly amazing! He allowed us to use Big Red until the very last event!
On Friday night we met everyone at a local shopping center for an outreach. It was so weird, but cool to see Pastor Gary Jr. arrive at the outreach in Big Red! It was a great night sharing the Good News. We said "Good bye to Big Red and everyone else and drove away in a borrowed car." WOW!
Preparing for Uganda
On Saturday 24 December 2011 - 17:46:00 | LAN_THEME_7 admin
The Christmas outreach season is over and now we turn our efforts to Uganda, We have had such an amazing time over the past couple of months working in the Palm Springs area with all our brothers and sisters in Christ. We have seen God move in a big way! Actually it has been amazing to look back at all God has done in and through our lives for the past three and a half years! We have traveled more places than we can remember. Drove thousands of miles and been BLESSED through it all!
I have no idea exactly what God has in store for us. During 2011, the LORD changed up many things. He called Dave and Dee back to Portland and we were planning on going across the country again sharing the Gospel, but it looks like God wants us to Go to Uganda. So if the LORD should tarry, Agents for Christ will spend 2012 in Uganda and Portland!
Many people have asked if AFC is ending??? My Pastor Doug Snow said it best, "God doesn't keep you doing the same thing forever." We were ready to keep traveling the USA, but God directed our steps to do and go somewhere else. Make no mistake about it, our vision has not changed! Our desire is the same and that is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ and encourage others to do the same. Dave and Dee are doing that in Portland, Oregon and Danyal and I will be doing that in Uganda. AFC may look a little different, but we are pressing on towards the prize and will continue until God tells us to close the ministry or until Jesus calls us home! All for HIS glory!
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Christmas Caroling in DHS
On Wednesday 21 December 2011 - 17:30:46 | LAN_THEME_7 admin
For the past fews weeks we have been going Street Witnessing every Tuesday night with the people from CC DHS. This week we decided to change it up and go Christmas caroling to celebrate the birth of our LORD and Savior.
We started at Stater Bros and after a few rounds of carols, we decided to go back to Bella Vista Apartments where we put on the HBJ Party. We all walked through the complex praising God and singing about Jesus. It was so amazing to see people come out of their apartments and smile or sing along. One family even came out and gave us all a bottle of water. It was a really great night worshipping the King!
HBJ Cat City
On Sunday 18 December 2011 - 17:26:07 | LAN_THEME_7 admin
The 4th and final party was upon us. We were all tired, but excited to see what the LORD was going to do! Calvary Chapel The Bridge helped us with this party and again the body of Christ moved in a big way! Tons of food and gifts were donated. The plan was the same, but this time we were heading to Terracina Apartments!
After 3rd service, we rolled over, set up and poured out the love of Jesus at that place. We shared the Gospel with about a hundred kids and loved on all the parents. We all were so blessed. I was sad when it was all over! After the event, we went back to The Bridge and were blessed to have Dominique Balli lead worship! It was a great end to an amazing event.
HBJ Palm Springs
On Saturday 17 December 2011 - 17:19:36 | LAN_THEME_7 admin
The 3rd event was with Hosanna City Church in Palm Springs. This time we decided to do the party in a city park between four low-income apartments. We spent some time passing out invitations and then set up for the party. The weather was bad with rain off and on. It was a dark and cloudy, with rain expected all afternoon. We prayed and stepped out in faith that God would hold off the rain. Right as we began to set up, the rain stopped. We put on the party and were so excited when several families came out. We had a good turn out and everyone had a blast. The party came to an end and as we were packing up, it started raining. God is GOOD!
Happy Birthday Jesus in Indio
On Sunday 11 December 2011 - 17:12:36 | LAN_THEME_7 admin
Sunday December 11th, after the 2nd service at Calvary Chapel Palm Desert, we held the 2nd of four HBJ Parties. The people at CCPD were so giving. They totally showered the people with love. The plan was the same as in DHS, but this time we were holding the party at Indio Desert Palms.
We rolled over to the complex and got set up. We had one additional blessing because Jose from CCPD and his rapper friends came out and shared their gifts. It was a much bigger complex and tons more people came. Jose and friends really livened up the party with testimony and song. Again the weather was perfect and the light of Jesus shined in this dark place! It was so cool to see the joy in the kids faces. Happy Birthday Jesus!
Happy Birthday Jesus in DHS
On Saturday 10 December 2011 - 17:05:29 | LAN_THEME_7 admin
After much planning and preparations, the event was finally upon us. We all met at the church, went over final details and then headed to Bella Vista Apartments to share the love of Christ. The plan was to give out free food, have games, do face painting, make balloon animals, set up a prayer table, do a raffle, give out gift bags, sing Christmas carols, share the Christmas story, and share the Gospel with everyone. These events were a serious Divine appointment. Danyal and I went out looking for one complex to do a block party at and ended up meeting Monica who was the Social Worker for 17 apartment complexes. She is a Christian and invited us to do them all!!!!! We didn't have the ability to do all of them this year, so we chose three.
Well the party was amazing. A ton of people came out and we were so happy to serve them and tell them about Jesus. The weather was perfect, God is GOOD and we were Blessed! It is hard to believe that we get to do this. God is so amazing that He allows us to share in His joy. It is true that it is better to give than receive!
SOE Palm Desert
On Friday 09 December 2011 - 16:51:50 | LAN_THEME_7 admin
This week begins our extremely busy Christmas outreach season in the Palm Springs area. To kick off the season, we taught SOE at Calvary Chapel Palm Desert. The church is held in the basement of the local Jewish Temple and the LORD is really blessing what Pastor Joe and Ryan are doing in Palm Desert. We have been working with Pastor Ryan for the last few weeks getting ready for the Happy Birthday Jesus Outreaches and I was excited for the events to begin.
The people at CC Palm Desert were so loving and kind to us. We were the blessed ones! The class went great and Friday we hit the streets at several shopping centers. A ton of people came out to share Jesus, so it was a really exciting night. My team went to a kinda quiet shopping center, so when there aren't a lot of people you share the Gospel with everyone you see. Afterwards, we met back at the church and all shared stories of what the LORD did. One event down, four to go!
Rose Parade Outreach Training
On Sunday 04 December 2011 - 16:42:53 | LAN_THEME_7 admin
We have been very blessed to get connected with the LASBA. What is the LASBA you ask??? It is the Los Angeles Southern Baptist Association. We met Charlie and James from the LASBA last summer and have been partnering with them ever since! Every year the LASBA hosts the Rose Parade Outreach in Pasadena and this year they asked AFC to do the evangelism training.
The class was held at the 1st Baptist Church in Pasadena and sadly the training fell on the same weekend as the massive wind storm, so that hurt attendance, but it was still a great event. I taught a couple of classes, Charlie provided an awesome lunch and then we hit the streets to put what we learned into practice. We went to downtown Pasadena and shared Jesus with everybody who passed by. We all had a great time. I am excited to see what the LORD does at the Rose Parade this year!