Dear Friends,
For friends in the Portland/Vancouver region, we look forward to Worship at the River this Sunday evening at 6 p.m. at the Sam Cox Community building in Troutdale, Oregon. We normally gather on each second Sunday evening of the month, but just this month we are meeting on the third Sunday (September 20). I look forward to sharing what the Lord accomplished over these two weeks, and we will also explore the Lord's design for Feast of Tabernacle's and celebrate Him!
It's been nearly 48 hours since I returned from nearly 2 weeks in Mongolia and Korea. I'm especially grateful for those who prayed for Paul and I.
Imagine you were literally living the book of Acts, some 20 years after the resurrection of Jesus.
The church was young, vibrant, and wrestling with questions regarding the influence of Judaism, relationships, grace versus works, and Paul and other apostolic leader's were addressing these issues in the letters to the believers. This describes the Mongolian church today. Less than 20 years ago, the church multiplied rapidly with many signs and wonders. Now, the leaders are not crying out for more teachers, but for spiritual fathers... covenant relationships, and friends.
My friend Paul summarized the message we brought in a recent e-mail to one of these leaders:
-Isaiah 60 :"Arise and shine for your light has come and the glory of the Lord is rising upon you. Nations will come to the brightness of your dawn...
-we believe us being here is part of this prophecy. We have come as the nations because God is bringing us.
-we believe it is time for Mongolia to arise
-We had a song "All of creation is longing...' we feel the earth is longing for the sons of God to be revealed in Mongolia (Romans 8:19)
-we believe the sons of God will bring a healing to the earth.
-we believe your arising is crutial to us in the west and God is going to use Mongolia to help the earth come to some form of healing
-(Darrell here) I spoke today in a church and had a vision of the square once pronouncing independence and freedom in 1990 will one day be filled with kingdom warrior/lovers in high
praise.
-We believe God is raising up men and women of God with a kingly authority over the earth from Mongolia. These are Khans who will have a deep relationship with God and carry a supernatural authority given by God.
-This is God's choosing. God has picked Mongolia for this time. Though she has been in almost hidden from the world and has gone through much difficulty now it the time God is showing His glory through you. Luke 1:28 "Greeting you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you. Luke1:30 "Mongolia you have found favor with God". and Mary's responds in the scirpture is how God wants Mongolia to respond Luke 1:38 "I am the Lord's servant may it be to me as you have said". This is God's choosing for Mongolia at this time.
Finally, you'll notice a picture of a tombstone in the Korean Cemetery where many of the Korean martyrs and early missionaries are buried. In our visit to the border of North Korea
before we returned , we visited this sacred ground, and as I stood before this tombstone of an early missionary whose life was summarized in 4 words: Seer, Builder, Peacemaker, and Friend.
These values mirror mine.
Bless you, and will look forward to worship this Sunday evening.
Darrell and Carlene
