NEWPORT KY!!!

Newport Kentucky, May 2-4 2010.

Sunday night we ministered at “Life gate Church” in Newport at their Sunday night service. We received many words of knowledge for people and many were for their Church. Angela and Ryan had words for the Church about the building they are hoping to build and that the Lord still had that in his plan and that he was wiping away the unneeded things to make room for the new life that he’s bringing. Joe got a word of knowledge for a young man he was talking with about being depressed and got to minister to him and encourage him to lay down the many responsibilities that he was holding on to that he didn’t need to anymore. Laura got to pray with a lady who said she wanted Laura’s anointing of dance and to press through her knee problems and also got a word of knowledge for her about sleeping all night and was able to pray for her and encourage her in that. Sarah got a word for a young girl about her name being Sarah because she was a princess, even though it wasn’t her name and got to pray for her and it really touched her. Hannah had gotten a name before tour and then found her here and told her the Lord wanted her to know she is beautiful and that others had told her different but what God says is all that matters. It really meant a lot to her and Hannah got to pray with her about it. Jordan shared that he struggled with pushing past a horrible back ache and the grace the Lord had given him in that and then was able to pray for several people with back pain, all of them said they felt significantly better and believed the Lord was going to heal them all the way.

We had the privilege of giving our testimonies, rhythms and dramas for a public middle school for children who had been kicked out of all other schools. All the MC’s shared about their own experience of rejection, shame, abandonment, feelings of worthlessness and how their lives changed thanks to unconditional love and truth received through positive relationships, and a “special friend” (We were not aloud to speak the name of Jesus, but we definitely still brought the kingdom). We were able to speak value, worth, hope and purpose in the kids and they really received it.

Also on Monday we were able to serve one of the elders in their Church who is battling cancer. We did some mowing, planting flowers, weeding and other jobs around their home. Along with working we really were able to minister to them by praying over their home and over them and the Lord really touched them.

Monday night we got to hang out with the youth and young adults at a party which consisted of some hard core basketball, a bonfire, hamburgers and getting to know them better. We had a great time and made some good relationships with the youth and young adults.

Thank you to Pastor Dennis Cole for sharing his heart with us, that he has learned that the spiritual life is a journey with the Father rather then a series of conclusions which lead us into pride. He and his wife Sheila invested time in us by asking our discernment of how we saw the Lord at work in their congregation. This was a precious time because we were able to ask them questions and see more of their heart for their Church. This is the first time in three years a pastor has asked the MC’s for their discernment and feedback.