May 2010 was a good month

May was good month for us. It began with a wedding as one of our spiritual daughters honored us by asking us to perform the main section of her wedding ceremony. She married a good man. That's all I can say. She married a good man. On his part; he married a good woman, a Godly woman. We have watched her life for 18 years and she is a Godly woman. We were so proud of her.

The next day, I spoke in my home church in St. Louis, MO. I could barely contain myself in anticipation. I felt like crying the whole week before that day. As the time drew closer, it became increasingly more difficult to hold back the tears. Finally the moment arrived and the Lord helped me to articulate what HE had put in my heart to say to my home church family.

I can only pray that I was not in the way of what God was speaking to every heart and soul.

Later that day, we pulled off a surprise birthday celebration for our twin sons (Jonathan & David). Their birthday was actually back on April 13th, but David was away in school on that day, and Jonny was left to celebrate it alone. Knowing how close they are and since we had the opportunity to give them a special moment with their cousins, we went out and bought some St. Louis Cardinals gear for them along with a cake, ice cream, and food for dinner.
We met in their Aunt Desiree's house. It was a wonderful time.

By the time we drove home, we were really hyped and excited about what God is going to do in our family.

We concluded the month by moving out of our transitional residence of the past three years, into another place that is a lot more accommodating of our needs.
As May drifted into June, we are looking forward to all that God wants to do through our family, in this community.

Some Assembly Required

I was just tremendously blessed by a word from Bishop Joseph Garlington. I really needed to hear this today as the will of God is now unfolding for us in this season of our life.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOFp6y_f7ac&feature=player_embedded

Anticipation

Right now we're anticipating a series of good things breaking forth on our behalf.

We're headed home to St. Louis, Missouri this weekend to be a part of performing the wedding ceremony for one of spiritual daughters. We've known her since 1992 and have watched the Lord mode and make her into a wonderful woman. We're so proud of her and cannot express how honored we are that she would ask us to conduct the bulk of the wedding ceremony. I hope I can get through it without breaking down and crying.

It's also a special time because my brother and Bishop has asked me to bring the Word of God to our home church congregation. I still remember my last message "Back To the Future" from June of 2004. So it's been six years since we stood in that pulpit to deliver a Word. The Lord has given me something very special to share. I find myself weeping as I prepare.

When I brought this word to our Urban Life Church family, I felt the message was also for my home church. I didn't know when or even IF I would be able to give the Word to my home church family. But God is faithful. I am humbled and I have no axe to grind or targets to hit. I just want to give the Word in purity, love, compassion and in the gentleness of the Holy Spirit.

Our church family has been hurting for a long, long time. We had been, too until the Lord gave me this Word. Ever since then, we have been watching God perform His word and fulfill His promises over our lives.

I also look forward to spending time with my family. My sisters and brothers, nieces and nephews, and of course, my mom and dad. I miss my family. To be in a community where families are so disconnected and distant, is sooooo painful and disturbing. Everything about this place is completely foreign from my life and upbringing. The first thing on that list is the lack of family connection. So I'm anticipating getting recharged with family.

Last, but not least, I look forward to seeing our spiritual sons and daughters. These are OUR kids. They know us in the Spirit and understand us. How we miss being with and working with people who already know our hearts and who aren't putting us through test to see if we mean what we say, or if we say what we mean. Looking forward to being able to laugh and relax for a minute.

We've Gone Global

What a pleasant surprise to learn that the website is being viewed from all over the world. It always gets a little discouraging when attendance drops, but the Lord kept nudging me to check the website analytics. So last night, I finally took a look and was absolutely astounded.

It seems the largest amount of hits and page views (outside of America) are coming from the Russian Federation. Now we have a little bit more solid proof that our ministry really is reaching an audience beyond the boundaries of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and America itself.

I shared this with my family and everyone was just as surprised. It was also a real boost in our morale. So I posted the good news for the intercessors and the church family. I pray that this is a real encouraging bit of news for everyone.

Going for it

We've officially launched our 'Fruitful Living 4-book Series', the 'What NOW' book, and the 'Love You Still' Book. I'm currently working on the first of at least three 'Kingdom Warriors' books and ready to get going on 'If You Hear Any Noise'.

Among the many reasons God sent us to Harrisburg, I can see that one of them was so we'd have time to write and release these publications. I feel the call and command to finish, so I'll be going for it all through the spring and summer months.

I wish my Bishop had this kind of time to write the scores of books that are inside of him. Man, if people only knew....