August 2011 Testimonies
The ORT http://www.ortprayer.org/ and CONECT strategy encourages two major things. First, establish 24/7 prayer over a city and secondly, form strategic councils representing all 7 spheres of society so that you can discover God’s plan and strategy to present the gospel of the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ in each sphere. The strategy begins in prayer but is followed by strategic action. Here are a few of the great reports I received this week. This is courage in action.
City of Tukwila Washington CONECTer – Jenny M. – Took the lead and mobilized her community to address gambling in her community. She’s created http://www.freetukwila.org/ to educate the public and is also serving with two others on a committee who will write rebuttal statements to be used in the up coming city election. (The Church, Government, Business, Family, and Media are being engaged right now in this process).
National CONECTer Myanmar/Burma – Rev. Kawl reports - Dear Tim, we Myanmar WMI families plan to conduct women's leadership conference at xxxxxxxxx (name removed for security) on (xxx) & (xxx) of this month. Please pray for our safety, so that there may not be any disturbance from outside, and pray the Holy Spirit empowerment and divine assistance. I will be giving a lecture on how women can be involved in the ministries and also about the ideal women in the Bible. (for context, last year 25 people that Rev. Kawl baptized were imprisoned for the gospels sake)
National CONECTer Pakistan – Rev. Shahbaz reports - I was invited in the Independence day program, which organized at Govt, level and meet the commissioner of (city name removed for security xxxxxxxxxxx). He was excited to meet me about the work, which we are doing in Pakistan as WMI. He said that after the 20th August 2011 we would meet me so he could learn more about WMI and your missionary work. I also represent the Christian community in the program and do pray and shared the word of Lord in the program. This is the first time that I was in the Govt program and they asking us to share the word of Lord other wise they asking only do prayer. Praise the Lord. We are in the program 8 pastors who belong to different churches and ministries. The children sung the national song, perform tableau, speeches and the commissioner give the best performance award in different department people at divisional level. In the afternoon all churches and ministries organized the get together on the Independence Day. The youth from Catholic Church, WMI, Church of Pakistan, Christ church will present the national song. After the lunch the program end. (remember this is predominantly a Muslim nation. Christians have been killed and imprisoned here)
Greater Spokane Washington CONECTer – Cindy D reports – In direct response to our ORT prayers an invitation to meet with Mayor Mary Verner was received and accepted. On July 25th several of us met with Mayor Verner in response to hearing her heart at National Day of Prayer. Here is some of her response from this meeting: I deeply appreciated the time you and other community leaders spent with me yesterday. And I have followed through promptly with arrangements in acceptance of your offer to involve more people of good heart in addressing our community’s greatest needs. ...I’m very excited about moving our community to the next level of greatness in God! Humbly, Mary ………… Subsequent meetings with leaders in police, fire and human service divisions are forthcoming. Praise God for answering our prayers
City of Tukwila Washington CONECTer – Jenny M. – Took the lead and mobilized her community to address gambling in her community. She’s created http://www.freetukwila.org/ to educate the public and is also serving with two others on a committee who will write rebuttal statements to be used in the up coming city election. (The Church, Government, Business, Family, and Media are being engaged right now in this process).
National CONECTer Myanmar/Burma – Rev. Kawl reports - Dear Tim, we Myanmar WMI families plan to conduct women's leadership conference at xxxxxxxxx (name removed for security) on (xxx) & (xxx) of this month. Please pray for our safety, so that there may not be any disturbance from outside, and pray the Holy Spirit empowerment and divine assistance. I will be giving a lecture on how women can be involved in the ministries and also about the ideal women in the Bible. (for context, last year 25 people that Rev. Kawl baptized were imprisoned for the gospels sake)
National CONECTer Pakistan – Rev. Shahbaz reports - I was invited in the Independence day program, which organized at Govt, level and meet the commissioner of (city name removed for security xxxxxxxxxxx). He was excited to meet me about the work, which we are doing in Pakistan as WMI. He said that after the 20th August 2011 we would meet me so he could learn more about WMI and your missionary work. I also represent the Christian community in the program and do pray and shared the word of Lord in the program. This is the first time that I was in the Govt program and they asking us to share the word of Lord other wise they asking only do prayer. Praise the Lord. We are in the program 8 pastors who belong to different churches and ministries. The children sung the national song, perform tableau, speeches and the commissioner give the best performance award in different department people at divisional level. In the afternoon all churches and ministries organized the get together on the Independence Day. The youth from Catholic Church, WMI, Church of Pakistan, Christ church will present the national song. After the lunch the program end. (remember this is predominantly a Muslim nation. Christians have been killed and imprisoned here)
Greater Spokane Washington CONECTer – Cindy D reports – In direct response to our ORT prayers an invitation to meet with Mayor Mary Verner was received and accepted. On July 25th several of us met with Mayor Verner in response to hearing her heart at National Day of Prayer. Here is some of her response from this meeting: I deeply appreciated the time you and other community leaders spent with me yesterday. And I have followed through promptly with arrangements in acceptance of your offer to involve more people of good heart in addressing our community’s greatest needs. ...I’m very excited about moving our community to the next level of greatness in God! Humbly, Mary ………… Subsequent meetings with leaders in police, fire and human service divisions are forthcoming. Praise God for answering our prayers
