Wednesday, September 17, 2008

We pray that you had a great summer and that the new school year is starting off successfully. Hannah started kindergarten recently and is really loving it. She is a chatter-box when she gets home about all the things she is learning and what happened that day with all the kids in the class. She is also taking violin lessons from her Grammy and is becoming a very fine violinist.
The boys are doing good. Jonathan just celebrated his 2nd birthday. It is amazing to think that just two years ago we were going through one of the greatest challenges of our lives. It is also exciting to know that soon the manifestation of his sight is coming. I can’t wait to send out that e-mail and to share that testimony.
We spent the month of July traveling throughout the East Coast ministering in churches. It was a great blessing to visit many of the people who are a part of this team.It was also a blessing to see the revival breaking out in the American church. As we have been traveling, we have seen a move towards a holy reverence for the time we have left. The Bible tells us, “Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” Eph 5:15-17 NASU We are in a valley of decision as a body. Are we going to just live our lives as the people did in the days of Noah or are we going to run our race with everything we have to save as many as possible. The best thing we could do with our time here on earth is the will of our Father who desires that none perish but that all come to a saving knowledge of Him through His son.
We also had a very successful trip to Washington DC for THE CALL. The CORE youth ministry went as a group of 30 people to pray and fast for our nation on the mall between Capitol Hill and the Washington Monument. We were believing for the youth to have a life changing experience with God and they did.
The youth raised$10,000 dollars in 3 weeks doing garage sales, going door to door, and selling refreshments. The really cool thing was that they also led over 30 people to the Lord during the fund-raisers.
One amazing testimony was during our second garage sale. A lady was asking about something for sale but nobody could understand her. It turned out that she was deaf. The pastor called me over to pray for her. We laid hands on her and came against the deaf and dumb spirit. The lady started shaking her head and opening and closing her mouth. She was totally healed. It also turned out that she was 60 years old and had been born deaf. We led her in a prayer and as she was repeating after us, her speech completely cleared up.
The trip to The Call was just as good and God was able to bring unity and revival amongst our youth. One really impacting experience was praying at the steps of the Supreme Court with other believers asking God to forgive our sins and the sins of our nation, to stop abortion, and to send revival to our land. The Call was a day of worship, prayer, crying, and laughing. We live in a great country and there is hope for truth (God’s Word) and justice (not increasing ourselves at another’s expense) to prevail.
When we arrived home, we started seeing our youth group explode. Two weeks ago, one of our youth led ten young people to the Lord in his apartment complex and water baptized them in the pool. He is now acting as a site leader in that area and more youth are starting to do the same thing in their areas. It is so exciting to see this revival generation step into their place God has for them.
Right now we have some exciting things going on.
We had a partners dinner where we announced the kick-off of our efforts to raise money for the construction of a new building for Hannah Jyoti Children’s Home in Andhra Pradesh, India. The children have spent years now living in a small one-room church building with a one-room addition on the side. We are now cooperating with other ministries to build a 6,720 sq/ft three-story building designed to house 100 children. It is made up of a floor for the boys dormitory, a floor for the girls, and a ground floor for a kitchen and dining/study room. This project has been in the works for a couple years but recently the church in India had a breakthrough. They raised $63,000 from Indian sources to buy land. Since they have shown such great faith and commitment, it seems right to honor that by helping them with the construction. The construction cost is $82,000. If you open the attached file, it is a flyer for this project.
Julie and I are also planning a ministry trip to Nigeria in the area of Ikom in October. We will be taking Jonathan and Joshua while Hannah and David stay with their Grandparents. We will be doing open-air evangelistic meetings, be conducting pastors training and a women’s conference, doing street-ministry, going into prisons, and meeting with government officials. Right now it is being advertised on television and they are expecting a minimum of 10,000 people a night.
We have been fasting and praying for great miracles, including one for Jonathan. We ask that you join your faith with us for a mighty impact and the reverence of the Lord to descend upon the church there. At present, we are raising $10,000 for this outreach and its expenses. We would appreciate your partnership to help in this harvest.
For the next two weeks, I am fasting and praying for our supporters, ministry and family. If you have any needs, please call me or e-mail me so that I can pray for them. We are praying and believing for a house. We have definitely outgrown our two bedroom apartment and we are in need of a stable place to base out of as we minister worldwide. Please stand with us for a quick answer as our lease ends after this month.

In closing,
We would like to thank you for your faithful partnership with this ministry. It is a great privilege to be teamed with you for the harvest. Please contact us with any needs you have. We are a body and the body works together and protects itself. We continually give thanks for you and praying God’s blessing, favor, and perfect will for your life.

In His service, Adam & Julie