Dear Friends....

Thank you for your response and prayers for this strategic trip. Increasingly, there is an awareness of the need for a corporate "blanket" of prayer for the task at hand.Jean, Carlene and I made all our connections and the flight was smooth and we have all adjusted to the time changes.

I spoke at Bethel Church...an independent 2000 member Pentecostal work which began some 50 years ago and is pastored by the founder's son, Joshua. An appropriate name as rarely have I felt so "at home" so quickly and had such a favorable response to a message of encouragement from Is. 40 of renewed strength. The pastor interpreted for me and I had several friends from other areas in Seoul visit for the morning service. Joshua had an interesting comment...."it's so interesting to hear you...a speaker from America say the same things I have....and it is received so well..." There is a definite kindred spirit and we'll be back.

I took a Korean "bullet train" to Deajeon..a 3 hr.trip by car...but for me only 50 min....at 300 k/hr.

I met Jean and Carlene as they rested during the morning and Jean spoke to the church that evening on renewed vision....she gave a strong prophetic word to the church regarding compassion and mercy ministries which must be in place when the 2 Korea's are united. Carlene and I prayed for several and especially for a women in her 30's with inoperable liver cancer.

The next day (Monday) we traveled to Korea's only ski resort which is the host site for the Foursquare pastors retreat, and Jean continued with the theme of vision, with her own story of how the Lord led her and Elmer to establish churches, Bible schools, and other intra-denominational works in S. America, the States, England, Australia, Hong Kong...her and Elmers "Kingdom footsteps" are all over the world.

Especially moving for Carlene and I is to witness Mrs. Ahn, (the founder of Foursquare Korea and only one year apart from Jean), literally embrace and greet Jean with a holy kiss. We see these 2 Kingdom pioneers coming together as heavenly diplomats with the same heart and servant attitude as strategic for such a time as this. Perhaps it is also a symbolic partnering of what the Lord wants to do with this nation. Last night, she gave a strong prophetic word to the nation....later I'll transcribe it for an update.

We bless you....and thank you for praying for:

Continued health and energy for Jean (she has spoken on her feet for 1 1/2 hrs)
Holy boldness to speak what the Holy Spirit would say
Specific words of encouragement for the pastors and leaders


Bless you ....from Muji Resort....


Darrell