As many of you know, massive disasters have touched both China and Myanmar. Well over 100,000 are dead in Myanmar and one report indicated over 80,000 are dead in China. China continues to get most of the press. However, international relief is getting into China, and the Chinese government is far more able to handle the scope of the disaster.
This is not the case in Myanmar where things are far worse. Over 1.4 million people in the Irrawaddy river delta region are in acute long-term danger death from disease, and starvation. International aid has been kept out because of the self-centeredness of the government. Myanmar does not have the infrastructure China does in terms of getting aid to the most needy quickly.
Daniel and Levi Lim are coordinating a relief mission to Myanmar. Levi is a citizen from Myanmar with ties to some key leadership in the nation.
Check out their website.
http://ilovemyanmar.org/index.html
If you are looking for a place to bring both physical and natural relief, I strongly encourage everyone to give towards this mission. I have traveled with them to Myanmar in August 2006. Daniel and Levi are top quality leaders for the cause of Christ.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
REVIVAL WATCH FOR IHOP-KC PART 2
Well this morning is real interesting...
At the 6am prayer time, the presence of the LORD broke into the meeting a little bit as Allen prayed on the mic. A number of people were touched by the anointing of God. Allen Hood has obviously had some sort of a visitation from the LORD over the last few days.
Then during the 10am set, a token of "presence worship" broke in as the tangible presence came forth. It was obvious to me that this morning was about restoring hope. God gave Bob Sorge Philippians 3:13 "Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead..."
It's obvious that spiritual hunger around the base is increasing for an outbreak of the Spirit of God in a serious way. On Sunday at the FCF service, people went forward after Daniel Lim preached. The main focus was that people were hungry for the outpouring of the Spirit.
I now want to turn to reasons why I sense this wave of the Spirit is coming to Kansas City- What does God desire to accomplish in the heart of His people (besides, the release of salvation, healing, and deliverance).
1. God wants to release the fear of the LORD to the nation. Psalm 119:38 tells us that God fulfills his promises (good or bad) that He may be feared.
2. Teach those who would lead in this and subsequent moves of the Spirit how to go in and out before the people (while maintaining the One thing being first)in the midst of honor, influence, pressure, wealth, controversy, and persecution.
3.Begin proclaiming to the earth about God's end-time agenda...particularly concerning the worship/prayer movement based on intimacy.
This is a significant wave of the Spirit that is coming but it is not "THE BIG ONE" (though it will feel like it!). With that being said, now is the time to position ourselves to catch this significant wave of the Spirit. However, we need to keep the "One thing" as the only thing that matters or else we will be "blown off course".
Jess Gjerstad
At the 6am prayer time, the presence of the LORD broke into the meeting a little bit as Allen prayed on the mic. A number of people were touched by the anointing of God. Allen Hood has obviously had some sort of a visitation from the LORD over the last few days.
Then during the 10am set, a token of "presence worship" broke in as the tangible presence came forth. It was obvious to me that this morning was about restoring hope. God gave Bob Sorge Philippians 3:13 "Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead..."
It's obvious that spiritual hunger around the base is increasing for an outbreak of the Spirit of God in a serious way. On Sunday at the FCF service, people went forward after Daniel Lim preached. The main focus was that people were hungry for the outpouring of the Spirit.
I now want to turn to reasons why I sense this wave of the Spirit is coming to Kansas City- What does God desire to accomplish in the heart of His people (besides, the release of salvation, healing, and deliverance).
1. God wants to release the fear of the LORD to the nation. Psalm 119:38 tells us that God fulfills his promises (good or bad) that He may be feared.
2. Teach those who would lead in this and subsequent moves of the Spirit how to go in and out before the people (while maintaining the One thing being first)in the midst of honor, influence, pressure, wealth, controversy, and persecution.
3.Begin proclaiming to the earth about God's end-time agenda...particularly concerning the worship/prayer movement based on intimacy.
This is a significant wave of the Spirit that is coming but it is not "THE BIG ONE" (though it will feel like it!). With that being said, now is the time to position ourselves to catch this significant wave of the Spirit. However, we need to keep the "One thing" as the only thing that matters or else we will be "blown off course".
Jess Gjerstad
Sunday, May 18, 2008
REVIVAL WATCH FOR IHOP-KC
Okay, I am now convinced. I now believe an outbreak of revival activity in Kansas City is imminent. I just got back from Israel where God released the spirit of revelation concerning the movement of the Holy Spirit that is coming.
Over the last 7 weeks or so, I have had numerous prophetic encounters regarding topics such as prayer, the glory of the secret place of abiding in Christ, along with other information. ALl of this information is critical in correctly stewarding the wave of the Spirit that is coming quickly to Kansas City so that a visitation can become a permenant habitation or resting place.
In Israel, God made it really clear that there is a glory in the secret place of ministering directly to God that is available that is greater both qualitatively and quantitatively than any glory that is available that comes from ministering before the people (even if it is millions).
Sometimes, ministry to God and ministry to people will overlap making decision-making processes easy. However, in the midst of the coming revival, there will clearly be times when God calls us to draw away from the people so that we can minister to Him. Jesus did so!
Some scriptures to study on the glory of this secret place are Psalm 91, Exodus 33; Revelation 4-5; 2 Corinthians 3-4; and John 17:20-26.
The key question in Kansas City is when the whirlwind of activity erupts surrounding a wave of revival activity (that is clearly coming), will we maintain the glory of the secret place?
It is the understanding of the the glory of God's spirit resting upon us as individuals (without being quenched or grieved) that will release a corporate Psalm 132 resting place for the glory of God in a geographical location, which will be replicated all over the earth, which will then result in the greatest manifestation of God's glory(direct manifestations of His glory, along with its effects...salvation, miracles, deliverance etc.) that the earth has ever seen!
Jess Gjerstad
Over the last 7 weeks or so, I have had numerous prophetic encounters regarding topics such as prayer, the glory of the secret place of abiding in Christ, along with other information. ALl of this information is critical in correctly stewarding the wave of the Spirit that is coming quickly to Kansas City so that a visitation can become a permenant habitation or resting place.
In Israel, God made it really clear that there is a glory in the secret place of ministering directly to God that is available that is greater both qualitatively and quantitatively than any glory that is available that comes from ministering before the people (even if it is millions).
Sometimes, ministry to God and ministry to people will overlap making decision-making processes easy. However, in the midst of the coming revival, there will clearly be times when God calls us to draw away from the people so that we can minister to Him. Jesus did so!
Some scriptures to study on the glory of this secret place are Psalm 91, Exodus 33; Revelation 4-5; 2 Corinthians 3-4; and John 17:20-26.
The key question in Kansas City is when the whirlwind of activity erupts surrounding a wave of revival activity (that is clearly coming), will we maintain the glory of the secret place?
It is the understanding of the the glory of God's spirit resting upon us as individuals (without being quenched or grieved) that will release a corporate Psalm 132 resting place for the glory of God in a geographical location, which will be replicated all over the earth, which will then result in the greatest manifestation of God's glory(direct manifestations of His glory, along with its effects...salvation, miracles, deliverance etc.) that the earth has ever seen!
Jess Gjerstad
Monday, May 5, 2008
A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD
God has been re-arranging my life. We all hear about the wisdom of spending time in the secret place of prayer/fasting and worship. I have heard numerous stories about the power of God breaking out in various places such as Illinois, North Carolina, and Florida. This is what I have been praying for.
Praise God! Things are breaking out. Ugh, Now what?
Like spending time in the prayer room for a worship set, it is exciting at first. After the 100th time, people get used to it and it so often gets "routine". Why do I think that seeing the power of God breaking out on people will have any different of a dynamic? When God's glory comes to KC, what makes me think the dynamics will be any different? Meanwhile, prophetic promises over KC indicate that when God comes in power to KC, it will never end.
God has been indicating from Exodus 33:18; Psalm 27:4; and Philippians 3:7-11 that there is a greater glory accessable to any believer (that is NOT routine) who will whole-heartedly give themselves to it...related to worship and intercession in the secret place.
I'm off to Israel at this point. Stay tuned to future updates from this blog from Israel.
Praise God! Things are breaking out. Ugh, Now what?
Like spending time in the prayer room for a worship set, it is exciting at first. After the 100th time, people get used to it and it so often gets "routine". Why do I think that seeing the power of God breaking out on people will have any different of a dynamic? When God's glory comes to KC, what makes me think the dynamics will be any different? Meanwhile, prophetic promises over KC indicate that when God comes in power to KC, it will never end.
God has been indicating from Exodus 33:18; Psalm 27:4; and Philippians 3:7-11 that there is a greater glory accessable to any believer (that is NOT routine) who will whole-heartedly give themselves to it...related to worship and intercession in the secret place.
I'm off to Israel at this point. Stay tuned to future updates from this blog from Israel.
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