National Bible Reading Campaign in Zone 9

This is the first meeting with a level 5 in Zone 9. Daniela and her sisters recently had to move out of their apartment...nothing new...the fourth time in six months. This time we pray that the Lord will keep theme here. Each of the other times they we were On the Run and didn't have many options. This time also but the Lord delivered a great apartment for them. Soon Angela Stamps an IMB missionary will be their roomate also. So Daniela wanted to bring her group and Teresa's group over for a study in the Kingdom Doctrinal Track. We did an overview...handed out the newest KDT booklets and did a study on Abraham. This was awesome because we are have a solid combination of believers, new believers and lost people in this group. I am very excited to see what the Lord will do with this group of girls. They are ready to get out and so some work this summer. So as of now we have two level four groups in the zone 6, one level four in Zone 7, one level four in Zone 9, we have level one and two work going on in Zone 15 and a level seven in the training centner now and then along with a level 7 beginning in the valley today.

Level 1 prayer walking
Level 2 Share Jesus without fear
Level 3 National Bible Reading Campaign
Level 4 In Home Church (striving for this) Welcome, Worship, Word and Work
Level 5 Kingdom Doctrinal Track-2nd Reformation
Level 6 Repeating the training cycle
Level 7 "Cell Group" (combination of level 4 groups with no set material nor method)

The girl who says Amen at the end of the video has just recently come to Christ...

Upper Room for our Level Seven Groups

Transformation of our Fellowship Room

Justin and his crew really went all out trying to transform our room into the Upper Room. I looks fantastic. We are not finished with it yet but we are very close to having it the way we want it. We are using the I AM theme also. I am the Door, Light, Sheppard, Resurrection, Way the Truth and the Life, Bread and the Vine. We love it... our first Celebration their room was awesome...! We are now working with around 50+people in the National Reading Campaign the Lord is so gracious to help us accomplish our first objective...start a cell group. From here we need to focus on the most important task...make disciples!

Celebration 2009

This picture represents the work of a great deal of people over the last four years. We are now celebrating with our own converts and those who are committed to win this city to Christ. We meet on Sundays and pray for the Lord to enrichen us with His presence. This group represents almost all our work in one way or another from the last four years. We are very excited to see what the Lord will do through our united spirit and focus in the years to come. The date on the bottom of the picture is not correct....Jan 2009 is the correct date. We are very excited to see what the Lord is going to do with us and through us this year!

40 Years it RAINEd Day and Night

La Multi Ani Michele ...we love you!





From Pastor Jay Raines (actually he put one of the kindest sweetest ladies you will ever find on the planet up to this.....can you believe the situation we find in our American pulplits any more....





Michele Raines will celebrate her 40th birthday on Saturday, January 17th. Help Jay wish her the best by sending a picture of yourself with birthday wishes following the instructions on the link below. SHHHH...don't tell her!!!

Randy and Teresa Fight the Good Fight

We had a great time with our Wii Party. Randy and Teresa were on opposite teams and ended up having to box each other. Paul said fight the good fight. I am not sure that this has any thing to do with that verse but Randy put up a good fight. We had a great time bringing in the New Year together. Below is a bout between one of our newest converts Lydia and our Atlanta welterweight champ Jumpin "Flutters-like-a-bee stings like a bird" Justin Mcghin . Now this was FUNNY to watch. We belly laughed through the entire round. Finally, Justin gets the final blow in and Randy his trainer had never been more proud seeing this up and coming fighter finish off a GIRL!!!!

On the devotional side of life Paul said in 1 Cor 9:26 "I am not like a boxer who misses his punches." We need to be about hitting the opponent this year. It is imparitive to keep the focus on evangelism and making disciples for Christ. We might have a chance this summer to hit this city with several teams and nearly 12 to 20 full time workers. We can put quite a hurt on our opponent if we can just get some traction going before early summer. Pray for this...

Here Comes 2009 like a Freight Train

The New Year is here... Our prayer is that the Lord will help us Make Disciples this year. We have a heart to see the City Won to Christ. The truth is that TIME passes like a freight train. We need to really be about the work this year. 2009 needs to be a turning point for our ministry here in Galati. God has been so very, very kind and paitent with me this year. I pray that I can be as patient and kind to others this year. As Andrew and I were standing at this RR intersection I really felt the Lord impressing on my that 2009 was going to get away from me if I don't just hit it head on. We have all heard the saying that we can "see the light at the end of the tunnel" I can see that time is not on our side. We have so many people to reach in this city. What the Lord has shown us in the last three years needs to become the focus of 2009. We will keep the good and get rid of the bad. This year is going to be about Making Disciples for Christ. With the world scene unfolding exactly as the Bible predicted, none of us can really say that we have any certianty about anything other then Christ Jesus and our Hope in God the Father who is always full of unfailing love for His children. May this truely be a year that we are making His Kingdom our primary concern. AMEN. The events described in the Bible are much like the train coming down the tracks... At first we were wondering why the warning lights were even flashing as we saw and heard nothing, then we throught we will just go around the barrier because they seemed to be broken....then out of the night sky....like a thief...the train came. The Lord will come...like a thief to those who are not heading the warning and to those who refuse to get off tracks. May this not be so for you my dear friends....heed the warnings....believe the Word and turn from all your sins.