Guyana, July 2006, cont.
On Wednesday we traveled further north from Kwebana to our base in a village named Wauna where on Thursday and Friday Pastors Seminars as well as village ministry was conducted in approximately 18 villages was held.
I guess one of the highlights of my life has been the opportunity to speak into the lives of other ministers. Not that I think I know everything; but when God calls you and anoints you to do it, there is a freedom and a joy that in indescribable! Over eighty (80) pastors, their wives and other leaders assembled at Wauna for the two days of Seminar, and the power of God literally shook the place!
Holloway Tabernacle Assembly of God in Enterprise, Alabama raised the money to feed and transport these pastors for very needed training, but most of all encouragement to continue to serve under tremendously adverse conditions. thank you Pastor Shon Bryan and the entire congregation in south Alabama for your generous gift!
On Friday afternoon, part of the team went across the border into Venezuela to a village we showed the Jesus film in February named Turtle Creek. On the way Sis. Miriam Frederick ran into a lady named Amanda that told her she wanted to take her to another village even deeper up the river that was in even greater need than the people in Turtle Creek.
When the team arrived in Moca Buena, they found a village of over 60 people who basically lived on stilts and sapplings roped together to make a floor. Debbie Superdock, who commented on another post told me on the plane coming home, it was still hard to believe there are still people in the world who have to live like that…but there is!
We were able to transport 7 barrels full of clothes as well as purchase several 100 pound bags of rice to give to the village. They were so happy anyone noticed them, they were speachless!
On Saturday after we sent the majority of the team back to Charity, Several of us went across the border again with more clothes, more rice and three Bibles we had left over. As we arrived at the dock (I'm using that word loosely) and handed the Bibles, a young man aboult 17 years old literally snatched a Bible out of our hands and they entire time we were there, hugged the Bible as if it was the most precious gift he had ever been given! Needless to say, I totally lost it there and didn't know if I even wanted to come back to the U.S. or not!
The most thrilling thing for me about this encounter was the fact these people never asked us when we were returning with more food, clothes or tools: they wanted to know if there was anything we could do to help them get a structure build to worship God in!
When we stop looking for new fads and gimicks on how to grow and build our churches, and simply get hungry again for God, we will see the greatest manifestation of God's Glory that has ever hit the planet!
With the Middle East headed at breakneck speed toward Amegeddon, I think it's time we as America get hungry for God all over again!
On an ending note, we had a service with the villagers of Moca Buena…and the entire village raised their hands to accept Christ! According to their testimony (not mine) we were the first people to come to that village and hold a church service with them!
This is why I do what I do!
Comments
July 27, 2006
2:39 pm
David,
As I read this post, I remember back to my trip in November to Guyana, how I got to see true Priase and Worship and how that changed my life…..Here in the states I noticed how people don’t praise and worhsip as we should….they are affraid that people with laugh at them or call them a Jesus freak, or they do it because others do it or others are watching them and they must prove they are spiritual……well I am not ashamed to be called a Jesus freak or lift my hands and praise, worship my Lord & Savior…..and pray in tongues…….The privilege of carring the gospel of Jesus Christ to so many that have never heard the word or they just want to hear more!! Its an amazing experince that when given the chance to go out into the mission field you should GO…all I can say is Glory to God!
They thirst for the Word there and they just want a place to praise God together in a house of worship they don’t care if it has four walls thatch roof/shack they just want a place to worship. Hallelujah!
God has done a great work in Guyana and Praise God many new souls were added to the Kingdom of God…what a joy to see ….your heart just cries out to these wonderful,humble and caring, loving people.
It will change your heart and life.
God Bless
Serving Together
Hannah
August 9, 2006
11:28 am
David,
I have to tell you again that THIS mission trip messed me up!! God did so many wonderful things for the people in Guyana but he also performed heart surgery on me! We can’t settle for “church as usual”, we have to make a demand on the anointing! The first Sunday I was back I preached on ” Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” and followed up that evening with ” God is looking for the Elijahs!”. A couple of days later, my children’s pastor called and told me to turn on the TV because a nationally known preacher was preaching the same thing! I had no idea! I sat and cried as he shouted ” Where is the Lord God of Elijah?”. Also, Chere’ and some of her friends attended a conference in Nashville last week and she called me after one of the services and said that Brian Houston from Hillsong preached on the same thing! We had crazy church this past Sunday! Check this out…. A young girl in her mid 20’s who was Catholic for most of her life started visiting the church about a month ago. A couple of weeks later she accepted Christ. Sunday she received the baptism of the Holy Ghost! I wish you could have seen that Catholic girl get the HG! Wow!
We love you man! Keep preaching your guts out!
Shane
August 9, 2006
4:36 pm
PRAISE GOD!
Excuse me for shouting!
It’s so good when God takes us out of our comfortzone to a new place in Him!