Representin'

This is the way people in an urban culture would describe someone who is staying true to a group they are part of. I.E. "He was representin' on the football field for Clarke Central High School" Unfortunately, a lot of Christians settle for simply sittin' and being entertained (we like to call it being 'fed'- that makes it sound more spiritual) Paul wrote to the ENTIRE church located at Corinth and said you are ambassadors (representatives) of Christ as though God Himself were making His appeal through you for people to come back to Him. The incredible thing is that God can do this through us in so many ways. So as we live our lives, in our jobs, organized outreaches, church services, leisure activities... everything! May we truly REPRESENT His priceless love & truth to a dying world. ~Pastor Anthony

How He Loves!

Wow! Another great night out on the streets showing the love of God in practical ways (Like giving out water) and in supernatural ways (Like using the gift of prophecy)! The night started with the group gathering in prayer and asking God to send us people that He wanted us to show love too! And He didn't disappoint!!! We went into downtown Athens and sat near an ice cream store and began to worship! As we sat there and worshiped I began to get impatient. I began to pray, "God why haven't you sent us anybody for us to pray with. We have given out a ton of water but no one has wanted prayer?" Little did I know that God was just making me realize I was on his schedule not mine! As it began to get dark I saw a girl sitting on a park bench. I began to pray if I should go and talk to her but, as I began to pray I saw someone else from our group already on there way over to her! So I walked over there with him and we asked her if she wanted some water she said "sure why not"! So then I asked "Is there anything you need prayer for?" she thought for a moment then said "well there's nothing I can think of!" So I asked "well can we pray for you in general!" (I was Hoping {so much} she would say yes!)And... She said yes!!! I was so happy! Anyway my sister came over and the 3 of us began to pray! As we were praying God gave 2 pictures about how she was going through a storm but God would bring peace to her storm! After we got done praying for her she asked us "How did you know I was going through a storm. My past few weeks have been horrible!" We told her God loves her so much He gave us a picture to share with her to tell her He knows what she was going through! We left her as she sat and thought about what we said! God's love is so amazing! Its such an honor to share his love with others and I can't wait to do it again!!!

God bless -Kendall

Let It Rain!

I wasn't sure what was going to happen last night since it was raining like crazy at 7:00. We actually had a great turn out- 7 people! After we prayed we felt like we needed to just go for it. So we loaded up and went downtown. There was also a group that went and picked-up some pizza to hand out. It seemed to clear up immediately. We did have a few sprinkles right at the end by pretty much zero rain! Hopeful some of the team will post other details. I remember feeling so encouraged at the end of the night. There were so many people that stopped by for the music or pizza. What is even cooler is a lot of people stayed! One guy named Patrick stayed the entire time we were there talking to us. Reflecting on the whole night, the Scripture that refers to Jesus as a friend of sinners came to mind and that His Kindness leads us to repentance. Instead of the stereotypical "Turn or Burn" vibe that Christians are labeled for downtown these people actually enjoyed hang-out with us. Let us too be a friend of sinners, showing His kindness so that they can turn to the lover of their souls, Jesus Christ.

God Doesn't Take a Vacation!

I don't know if you guys were praying that I would have opportunities to minister while I was in New York, but God sure went out of His way to make sure that I did =). He gave me a couple of prophetic words for people in my family's Baptist church and for a couple of people on the street. Nothing incredible happened with any of those, but I know that if nothing else they encouraged the people and made them wonder.
Yesterday (Tuesday) I was in the Rochester airport waiting to fly back home. I volunteered to get bumped in case of an oversale because they give you a $400 voucher for any flight, and since I fly a lot that would be really useful. While I was waiting, an Asian woman (I later found out her name was Din) sat near me crying and told me she didn't know what she was going to do. She said her reading was not very good and that she was scared she would get lost. She also said she was very worried about her son who was in the army and he usually helped her. I talked with her and tried to comfort her, but my mind was still on getting bumped. She said she hoped we would be seated next to each other.
They started boarding the plane, and apparently they didn't need to bump me. I wasn't seated next to her, and it was a pretty uneventful flight, except that they wouldn't let us land in Atlanta because of weather and we had to go to Tennessee to gas up. I knew that Din would be really worried about her connecting flight, and I also knew that God wanted me to help her, since I know the Atlanta airport pretty well. I think this is also the reason I wasn't bumped.
We finally got off the plane in Atlanta around 9 (we boarded at 3), and I called my parents to ask if I could take her where she needed to go. They said yes, of course.
I knew where she had to go, so I checked the screens and her flight had been delayed until 10:30. I found her and told her that I would take her, and she thanked me over and over again and said that if I hadn't waited for her she would be "dead". I talked with her about her son.
Once we got to her concourse, she kept asking me if she could buy me something. I told her no and that my parents and I were going to eat somewhere. I got her to her gate and she asked me again if she could buy me anything, and I said no, but that there was one thing I did want. I told her I was a follower of Jesus and that I believed that He put me in her path to help her because he cares for her. Then I asked if I could pray for her just to encourage her, and she said yes, and asked that I pray for her son. I did, and she seemed very happy. She told me she loved me when I left.
I wanted to share this to encourage you.

in Christ,
Chrissy

Rolling out again tonight

Well, it is Tuesday night and that means it's time to lay siege to the city again! Siege means to aggressively work to gain possession of something. In our case that means the people of our city that are separated from God and held captive by sin and Satan. As Jesus said, "I have come to seek and save the lost." May God give us MANY divine appointments tonight and fill us with His power and love. Report to follow. Our Great God deserves nothing less than our greatest efforts. ~Pastor Anthony

Joining Him doing His work with Him

Wow!! What an honor to join the Lord God Almighty to do His work in people's life. Let us keep our minds and eyes fixed on Christ.

Sincerely in Him,
Phillip

Taking it to the Streets!

Well, we had 4 guys that went out Tuesday night to downtown Athens. It went great. We set up outside the Grill and just began worshiping. One on guitar, one on a hand drum and the other two attempting to sing. A lot of people looked strangely at us- you know that look with the tilted head a dog gives you when you whistle or make a noise they are unfamiliar with, just picture that!

One guy named Danny actually stopped and set down beside us. He said that he liked the drum and it made him feel peaceful. Interesting. We let him play some on the drum. So picture this, you have this guy that does not seem to know God at all walking along the street and the next thing you know he has join in worshiping the living God! Pretty crazy. We also had a guy named Rick that plays downtown a lot come over and talk with us. He ended up joining in with his guitar too! Turns out he is the father of one of our youth.

As I reflected on the night I drifted toward thoughts of discouragement thinking, well nothing spectacular happened. But Jesus quickly reminded me that he simply travel along the road and hung out with people, went to weddings, parties just ordinary things. It was here that the Kingdom broke thru and the extraordinary blossomed. He also reminded me that seeds are sown whenever we go out in His name. So here's to staying the course of ordinary- extraordinary outreach. ~Pastor Anthony

We plan to go out tonight and share the love and truth of Jesus Christ. This time we'll stay together and have a central place downtown where we have some acoustic worship. Stay tune to hear what God does! Pastor Anthony