Hi,
I haven't written anything for a long time. October was an extremely busy month and November has seemed almost as busy. I guess I needed to catch up. In October, I was head spiritual director for Central Georgia's Men's Tres Dias #36. God did some awesome things on the weekend. Several people were healed physically and there was much spiritual healing. I had a personal healing in October as well. I had a mole on the lash line of my lower eye lid of my left eye. It had been there as long as I can remember and two or three years ago it started getting irritated and sometimes it would even irritate my eye. About 6 weeks ago it really began to become nasty and I was very concerned. I thought maybe I needed to go to the doctor. Vain imaginations began to come to mind like "what if it's cancer and they take half my eyelid off?" I began to pray about it and didn't think anymore about it for a while. About four weeks ago, I got up and looked in the mirror a little more closely than I normally do and it was gone. This mole that had been there for probably 45 years was gone. That seems like such a small thing. but to me it was a great encouragement. I have prayed for several people of late that were healed and this greatly encourages me as well. Jesus told His disciples,"As you go preach the kingdom of heaven, heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out the demons; freely you have received, freely give." One of the cries of my heart since I began preaching the kingdom is for God to validate His message.
Also, Danna, my wife was director for the Central Georgia Girl's Vida Nueva #20. It is labor intensive being the director. God blessed and the hearts of a number of young ladies were touched. I wasn't a whole lot of help, but I did pray and lend moral support. I did give a talk on the final day and it seemed to be well received. These two weekend retreats were a real blessing. They showed the body of Christ in action. Many of our people at our church served and it just brought home to me the fact that God's people are ministers. I believe with all my heart that there is a new wave coming. Recently when praying with a fellow elder the tide of the ocean came to mind and my thought was that the tide has been going out a long time, but in my spirit I sensed that the tide was about to turn. There is a time when the water has reached it lowest level, the marshes are dry, and then it begans to turn and to build and replenish the marshes and gradually move up the beach. I believe that is a spiritual picture of what is beginning to happen. The tide has turned, the leaven has been placed in the dough. God's kingdom is an ever advancing kingdom and we are about to see it in our Jerusalem. Commit your ways unto the Lord and He will bring it to pass. Be not weary in well-doing for in due season you will reap, if you do not faint. Be encouraged, God is on His throne.