Happy Friday Saints! Hope all is well!
It has been an action packed few weeks.
Weekend before last we had our normal outreaches (which were awesome), plus we ministered at the No Kings Protest downtown. It was a great time, and we got to pray with a number of people.
Here’s a clip of the worship:
I also got interviewed by the Sarasota Herald Tribune and ended up getting quoted (very favorably) in the front page article about the protest.
Such a cool surprise!
This media mention was in addition to the 2 media hits that already happened this month, in 2 of the most widely circulated papers in Florida:
Never a dull moment!
Then, on that Tuesday I spoke at the Sarasota County School Board meeting which was a lot of fun. Pretty cool too that a 93-year-old woman came up to me after my speech and thanked me for what I said.
She said that when she was little, she loved God, but then as a teenager she became an atheist and has been that way ever since. I shared the Gospel with her, prayed with her and encouraged her to come back to God and she was really thankful. It was powerful.
Here is my speech:
A few days later I hit the road for Key West, and it was probably the most fruitful trip we’ve ever had down there. Here’s a little video collage:
One of the missionaries with us on the trip said that 14 people he prayed for received a touch of healing. Here’s one guy testifying about it:
Several people also got deliverance on the streets, and several got touched powerfully by the Holy Spirit. Here’s one woman that got hit pretty hard:
I love this woman’s testimony. She says that while being ministered to she “felt love for 60 seconds”. Love that!
This young woman came up to us in tears, repenting for being wayward from God. We ministered to her for close to an hour and she rededicated her life to Jesus:
We met this guy when we arrived at the corner on night one and he was moved to surrender more to Christ also:
We also had so many good conversations with people and it really felt like we reached a lot of hearts. This guy was raised Mormon, but he left it years ago and was searching for the truth about God. We shared the Gospel with him, and he received a lot from us. We prayed for him and his wife after this:
We also met many younger believers who were just lost and stuck in the culture of the age. So many were open to talking and receiving from us. Like this 15-year-old who really didn’t understand the full Gospel or the reality of sin. He prayed with me to receive Jesus.
Each night was power packed and LONG. I got in at 5 one morning and 6:30 the other.
Here’s our whole crew. Some came from Miami and some from Stuart:
Cool too to be joined by our bro Devonte who is a Christian rapper. He wrote the definitive Key West ministry anthem. You’ll know why when you hear it:
Then, after a few hours of sleep, I drove home at 11 so I could minister at the gay pride event in downtown Sarasota. Here’s a clip of the worship from that night:
The night definitely had some twists, but we got to pray for a number of people AND push back the darkness.
Speaking of darkness, the Young Men’s Christian Association (an organization that began as a mission’s organization) was even there promoting sodomy to children. SOOO sad!
I was so thankful for the team holding things down at Bayfront and at Riverwalk that weekend!
Here’s a cool testimony of something that happened at Riverwalk recently. This woman received a touch of healing through prayer:
On Wednesday we went to game 5 of the World Series and lifted up Jesus in front of hundreds of people. The first person we met told us that she fell away from the faith years ago but that several people have told her lately that God was calling her back. We confirmed that word and prayed with her. It was powerful.
We got to pray for a number of other people that night too and give out a lot of tracts. As I say- never let a big crowd go to waste!
Here’s a clip of the worship outside the stadium.
Last night I was asked to minister at The Front, and I shared a word that is becoming somewhat of a life message- “The Kingdom of Heaven is At Hand”
I begin by sharing some powerful testimonies from Key West, going back to the beginning of our adventures down there in 2023. Definitely worth checking out:
Hope to see you on the mission fields soon! This is a weekend where darkness will be exalted, but praise God, the power of Jesus will push it back!
Team Jesus!
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