"I will not go quietly" by Steven Curtis Chapman

I was born with an angel whispering in my ear
Telling me sacred secrets that God wanted me to hear
And I have lived to tell the mysteries I've been told
And even when they tell me it's my time to go

No I will not, No I will not
Not go quietly
No I will not, No I will not
Not go quietly no, no, Not go quietly no, no
Not go quietly

These things I tell, they are much truer
Than the heart of he who speaks
Even so, this humble servant
Can not help but talk about his King
So I will sing 'cause I can't hold back the song
I shout and scream, Until God takes me home

So How can I keep silent
So how can I not speak
And tell about the saviour
Who has set this prisoner free

Updates to blog

I've added the new music player to this site, I think its MUCH better than the previous one! If you don't like the autoplay feature, let me know, faithful readers.

I don't see the whole thing...

... but yesterday the Lord began to speak to me yesterday of a 'School for the Harvest'. Amazing. The details are fuzzy in most respects, I don't even know how literal to take it as it may be a new thing or simply what He is doing among all the works on the missions base here. Pray for us, will you? Peace, out.

Just sayin'...

Voice of the Martyrs prayer update

VOM News and Prayer Update: July 24, 2007

"Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass."(Psalm 37:5)

TURKEY
Turkish Prosecutor Demands Christians' Acquittal - Compass Direct News
On July 18, a Turkish prosecutor demanded the acquittal of two Christians on trial for "insulting Turkishness," under the nation's controversial Article 301. State Prosecutor Ahmet Demirhuyuk told the court there was "not a single concrete credible piece of evidence" to support the accusations filed against Hakan Tastan and Turan Topal, former Muslims who converted to Christianity more than a decade ago. In court Demirhuyuk said, "There is absolutely no system or practice to consider it a crime for Christians to learn or spread their religion or gather for worship. Exactly the contrary, within the scope of freedom of religion and belief, everyone is guaranteed the right under the constitution and laws of Turkey, to live and spread his chosen faith." Pray the charges against these believers are dropped. Ask God to touch the lives of Christians in Turkey and that their lives would be a testimony to their accusers. Isaiah 26:3, Philippians 4:6,7

INDIA
Christians Beaten by Police Inspector; Pastor Beheaded - VOM Sources

• KARNATAKA - On July 15, while a group of Christians were gathered for worship in Thadesa, a police inspector assaulted two believers and took them to the police station. The police inspector continued to beat them for another three hours there. Pray for healing. Ask God to encourage believers in India and for their love to draw non-believers into the knowledge of Christ.
• MANIPUR - On July 5, Pastor Pau Za Khen, a Burmese pastor of the Upper Myanmar Evangelical Lutheran Church, was beheaded by an unidentified group in the town of Churachanpur, Manipur. Pastor Khen was abducted from his daughter's home by four men on July 4. His decapitated body was found in a field outside of town the next morning. His hands were tied behind his back and he was blindfolded. Pray for Pastor Khen's family and ask God to touch the lives of the killers so they can find forgiveness in Christ like Saul did.

Acts 9:1-19, Romans 8:11

CAMBODIA
Christian Evangelism Banned - VOM Sources
On July 10, Cambodia's Ministry of Cults and Religions, distributed a directive banning Christian groups from door-to-door evangelism on the grounds that it "disrupts society." The directive also said distribution of religious literature should be confined to church buildings, which can only be built with government approval. Government officials said the ruling was aimed at reducing Christian evangelism thought Cambodia. Pray Christians in Cambodia will remain steadfast in their faith despite government opposition. Pray the testimony of believers will draw non-believers to Christ. Joshua 1:9, Isaiah 54:14

KAZAKHSTAN
Home Confiscations to Follow Massive Fines - Forum 18 News
On June 22, a mother and her young child were barred from their home as court executors sealed the Baptist church premises in Shymkent where they live to prevent the church from meeting. According to Forum 18 News Service, the move followed the church's refusal to abide by a court order halting its activity merely because it does not wish to undergo state registration. In Semey, Baptist Pastor Viktor Kandyba, his wife and their 12 children were threatened with the seizure of half their home after the pastor refused to pay a fine for leading unregistered worship. Pray for Christians in Kazakhstan. Ask God to give them courage and encouragement to remain steadfast in their faith despite pressure for authorities. Pray for afety and provision for the families. Psalm 27:1, Psalm 91

Searching feature on my blog

I have added a search feature (immediately beneath my picture) to the page, which allows for searching for any phrase in this blog. It also assumes that you are searching for the phrase on any of the blogs I link to on this page... whether you are in KC or Jerusalem or Reykjavik or Fort Mill (all the happening places!). Enjoy, happy internetting. Search results appear at the TOP of the page... check it out: enter a phrase to search for and watch what it does!

Loving Salinas: news video from California

Notables

Its been awhile since I've posted much more than a "hidy" on my blog... mostly due to the steady swing of the proverbial shovel in the proverbial coal mine. Its so busy you would think me mad, nay, insane. At least skewed in the American sense. I took last Friday off so Caryn and I could get away to Charleston for a short break (especially while MorningStar is in its sabbatical month, which means its unusually quiet around the halls of the vaunted hotel/offices/schools). I got asked to preach on Sunday at ZHOP so we came back late Saturday and then had a great time Sunday visiting with the Italian team coming through Ft. Mill with a vision to build a prayer room in Italy. Caryn drove them to the airport this afternoon, it was hard to say goodbye!

Aaron Shust

Aaron Shust from Atlanta, a growing voice in contemporary worship, is blogging here: http://www.aaronshust.com//journal1.htm

Listen to his new CD here: http://www.aaronshust.com/product/907.htm

Moravian Daily Text

This is what the Lord said, "Through those who are near me I will show
myself holy, and before all the people I will be glorified."

Leviticus 10:3

"Zadock House of Prayer?"

Interesting articles in the Charlotte paper today following the passing on of Tammy Faye on Friday. Guess I'll get to have a fun time with Eric Greenway after his answer on how the former PTL property is resident to several ministries:

"MorningStar ministry has a church, conference center, school of ministry and a private K-12 school. The Cause (a national youth ministry) is based there and the Zadock House of Prayer is kind of using the property."

Read the article here: http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/207693.html

Conference call w/Corey Russell

Following is a podcast link to the recent conference call ZHOP made with Corey Russell where he was interviewed by Kirk Bennett as a prelude to the Holy Revolution conference coming up at ZHOP on Aug. 9-11: http://zhop.us.churchinsight.com/Group/Group.aspx?id=1000014545

Misty at 7-7-07

Here is a 10 minute video of Misty Edwards and her team singing a powerful new song at The Call - Nashville: