Japan

Dear Friends,

For some time now I have been thinking about the best way to express my heart of thanksgiving for your contribution and prayers for my recent Japan experience. Last month at our monthly gathering, I gave a 50 minute audio report that I have posted here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10451891/Japan%20Report.mp3 .

But I wanted to send this note out to some of you who I do not have e-mail addresses for and wanted to write something with my own hand...refreshingly old school. I just received this note from several Japanese leaders:

Thank you once again for your investment. We gave the funds directly to a team of Japanese workers who used the funds to purchase cleaning supplies, rubber boots, and gloves. The devastation and difficult cleanup operations demand new supplies almost every day. This is a note from their leader:

I would like to thank you for coming to Japan. We all are encouraged and comforted by your visit. We will never forget your prophetic words for Japan.

Your messages made my spiritual life changed. I have always felt that the church has placed too much importance on service instead of worship. I know many servants (my Christian friends) got burnt out and left from the church. Praise the Lord for sending you to give us a clear understanding of how important it is to be a worshiper of Jesus Christ. I learned that the greatest commandment is worshiping Him.

Thank you for your visit here at Gospeltown. And it was great to be with you and I'm so thankful that we had a time to share each other. Thank you also for your generous gift to our ministry.

This week we had 99 people came for volunteer work and stayed here. We thank the Lord for their willingness to serve in the area affected by earthquake and tsunami. They came from different churches and different areas in Japan.


So in just two simple words: thank you.

Darrell and Carlene

May Meeting

Dear Worshiping Friends,

In this simple greeting, we are identified as both friends and worshipers. We want to assemble together this Sunday evening for one simple reason. To celebrate our relational connections in love for one another, and our passion for Jesus.

Because our meeting falls on Mother's Day we want to modify our schedule:

4 PM Update with Darrell and Carlene (including encouragement from Japan trip)
5 PM Bring your favorite dessert to share (no potluck meal this month)
6 PM Worship Bring your favorite instrument!

Bless you

Final from Japan

Dear Friends,

Thank you for praying for this beautiful country...and for the Lord's grace, leadership, and protection . Before I began this trip, several friends gathered to ask the Lord how to pray for Japan. In fact, many of you have asked the same question. What follows is a crafted prayer based on what we collectively heard from the Lord. I am a big fan of listening and crafting such prayers, and when I shared this prayer with the people of Japan, all of them bore witness to the fresh revelation and peace it brought to their hearts. Please join us in continuing to pray for Japan.

The Lord gave me an assignment in obedience to the prayer, and the following 2 minute video is the result.

Bless you,

Darrell

Crafted prayer for Japan and the Earth’s Plates
The following prayer is crafted by Don Howard; a geologist; regarding the


potential of an earthquake on the West Coast of the USA.




Thank you Lord for this beautiful planet that You have made for us. Just like us, You have made it to grow and develop and change. Lord, we applaud Your thoughtfulness and Your design. You have directed that we have authority and dominion over the Earth [Psalm 8], and have charged us to be good stewards of it [Gen, 9:1-11]. We want to bless that design. You have said that it is good, and we come into agreement with your assessment. We ask You to watch over it and keep it working as You designed it to work. We speak to the [tectonic] plates and ask that they slide smoothly beside and upon each other. We come against anything that would block that motion and interrupt their smooth functioning.
Lord, we acknowledge and repent for the mistakes that we have made in being responsible stewards of our planet. Thank you Lord for educating us and showing us how Your creation operates.
Let Japan acknowledge You created their land, and may they respond to the grace and divine favor You desire to pour, like healing oil, over the land. You promised if we would seek Your Face, and humble ourselves and pray....you would heal our land. [2 Choronicle 7:14]


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGkyS6eb1_4&feature=player_profilepage

Japan 2

Thank you for praying for Japan. Yesterday  during worship  I noticed the speaker stands beginning to sway as we began to experience a series of aftershocks. This is not entirely unusual but it was certainly different for me. I began to look for a safe place to protect myself. Most of the people continued to worship with passion. For many years I have sung Be Still and Know..... But never in the middle of an actual earthquake.
The Lord begin to speak to me that the safest place is in Him. I have much to learn.
The believers in Japan are trusting God for protection and strength. It is a joy to worship with them during this time of shaking.
Many believers are experiencing an openness to the gospel in Japanese pre-Christians. It is a joy to encourage comfort and strengthen  the church in Japan.
Tomorrow I leave for the island of Okinawa for three days and then visit the damaged areas North of Tokyo  and will hope  to encourage workers as well as  displaced people who have lost all they own.

Bless you
Darrell

Japan 1

Thanks to all who have and will continue to pray for me in Japan. Just minutes of my plane landed in Tokyo, the announcement came that there was just a major aftershock magnitude 6.7. That was one of several yesterday that were of significant size occurring just one month  after the major 9.1 earthquake that devastated north cities of Japan.

I have meetings  the first three days in Tokyo and then will travel to see some of the devastated regions.....then Okinawa. Our son Matthew will be returning from Afghanistan on Thursday afternoon and Carlene will greet him as he arrives.

This entire nation is on  edge. Everyone is trying to just continue with life but there is a palatable sense of uneasiness and fear of the unknown. I believe my primary assignment  is to declare to the nation the goodness and mercy of God. I have told many that thousands of believers in America and around the world are praying for them.

Pray specifically for:

grace and safety in all travel
wisdom and revelation for just the right words to bring comfort to the people that I speak to
mercy and grace for the nation of Japan.

You may know that, at the end of World War 2 many leaders in Japan called for missionaries to come and establish churches in the country devastated by  atomic disaster. The nation of Japan faces another atomic disaster and we do not want to miss the open  door to declare the goodness and love of the Father.

Bless you

Darrell

Worship at the River SUNDAY APRIL 10 And GOOD News from Afghanistan

Dear Worshiper,

Romans 10:15  "How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!"

I find this very wet Monday afternoon a good time, as any, to begin to compose some "good news" of our upcoming WAR gathering. 

 

Come join us at 4pm April 10th for Worship at the River.  Located atThe Troutdale House (411 E. Historic Columbia River Highway) in Troutdale, Oregon.  We will begin our worship time at 4pm sharing a potluck.  We will continue our worship at 6pm giving thanks and praise to the Living God for all He has done. Please bring with you, hearts filled with love, instruments, banners, revelation, psalms, songs, poems, tongues with interpretations, art work, and food!

Sandwiched in between the 4pm potluck and the 6pm praise we will have a teaching and sharing time.  God beautifully led to us Rodrick Gilbert to the Feb. WAR and Aaron Auer to the March WAR meeting to encourage us with "good news". As of today and Lord willing, Darrell and I will be sharing the story behind Romans 10:15 and Acts 10:15 and praying for the trip to Japan set for April 11th.  (We will send regular updates from this earthquake ravaged land) 

And speaking of good news...Matt called today.  He is waiting for the helicopter to transport him to a safe location and then if all goes as planned Carlene will be greeting him as he steps off the bus at Camp Pendleton, California!!!!  Thank you for your continued faithfulness in praying for him and his fellow Marines.  We rejoice!  But we feel very strongly that it is as important to pray for our returning sons and daughters from military service as when they were serving overseas.

Matt and his Afghan fellow warrior!

Again....

Worship at the River 

April 10, 2011 

4:00pm Potluck dinner 

4:45pm Teaching/sharing

6:00pm Praise and thanksgiving      

Located at The Troutdale House 

SCHEDULE

Tokyo, Okinawa April 13-24

 

Bless you!

Korea 2011

We are sorry we have not communicated with our email friends as much. We have spoken together (Carlene is an excellent speaker) and worshiped in youth meetings, small prayer groups, a Phlipino workers group with Mongolian pastors, large and small churches and in several home groups. We have felt the prayers of all of you. These pictures are from a 2 day seminar. We have had very few breaks and even today (Monday) I have ben invited to a small groups of 30 pastors to be with Randy Clark. One of Pastor Park's friends will host Mike Bickle so there has been a real focus on Korea. We even got to spend an afternoon with "Esther" a leader from North Korea we met in 2005. We are anxious to fly home and share more of what Holy Spirit is doing in this nation and around the world. We have met a key leader from Pakistan, and even on our hour walk around Seoul yesterday, met a studentfromTunisia.Come to Korea and meet the world.

Many divine connections and future contacts as we partner together for coming harvest.

Bless you and will give more of a report next Sunday at Worship at the River (4pm potluck and 6pm Worship)

Thank you for the praying for a us these first 5 days Korea.

In Korea

Carlene and I arrived in Korea not two hours and we were privileged to pray for a couple for healing of lung cancer. We enjoyed Korean style take out  pizza.

Good Word

http://www.elijahlist.com/mobile/words/display_word/9597

Audio File Worship at the River February 2011

This is the worship and message from Rodrick....including all the prophetic words of encouragement.
Audio File

February 2011 Pacificministries Update and Meetings with Rodrick Gilber

Dear Friends,

With great anticipation, we will welcome Rodrick Gilbert to our Worship at the River gathering this Sunday, February 13 at  TheTroutdale House. We will begin at 4 PM for our potluck followed by worship at 6PM. We would like to offer dessert to be served after the meeting.  Any Volunteers to bring dessert? Email Carlene: fcdahlman@gmail.com. 

For a detailed report visit Pacificministries  and here for a Five minute YouTube report on Rodrick and his Ministry  An offering will also be collected for Rodrick.  

Ministry with Rodrick in  Delhi 

February 17-21 Victoria British Columbia

Carlene and I will be reconnecting with our friends in Victoria.  We have several meetings planned with leaders in this strategic Canadian city.  We believe Canada and the United States have a prophetic mandate to move in love and unity in establishing God's kingdom.  We love Canada!

February 23-March 8 South Korea

Carlene and I will speak at the National Foursquare Conference in Tejon, the city we both visited for several months in 2002.  We will visit several churches and ministries in Seoul with Pastor David Park.

Finally, thank you for praying for Matthew the Marine.  He chatted with us on Facebook last night and said, "I sure miss all of you." We have heard his battalion will return mid April.  Many of you have shared how you have prayed and felt God's hand on Matthew and his fellow Marines.  It is impossible to describe how much that means to Carlene and I.  We'd like to send one last package off to him and if you have something to contribute we will collect it at this Sunday Worship at the River.  His address is: 

LCpl Dahlman, Matthew Lee 

3/5 H&S CO (ENG)

UNIT 40380

FPO AP 96427-0380

Dear Friends,

For many years I have heard stories of miraculous signs and wonders.  Occasionally I would witness an unmistakable healing that could not be attributed solely to medical reasons but could only be a supernatural touch from God.  I met Rodrick Gilbert five years ago in Seattle, and I heard his dramatic testimony of how Holy Spirit used Rodrick and his team to invade Central and North India with the gospel.  In 2010, they have seen over 4000 churches planted for a total of almost 16,000 incorporating volunteer leaders of 12,000, and this statistic astounds me: just over 100 supported staff. For a detailed report visit Pacificministries  and visit here for a Five minute YouTube report on Rodrick and his Ministry 

Last year I was in  Rodrick's home for over a week and traveled with him to see firsthand the miracle of Acts Chapter 2 in India. One of my favorite memories is meeting a little girl who was electrocuted and declared dead.  Her mother, a leader in Dehli's house church movement, brought the little girl home and they began to pray.  A few hours later she opened her eyes.  It is not unusual for leaders to testify of dozens of such miracles every month.  This is good news!

Rodrick will be with us Sunday, February 13 at  TheTroutdale House. We will begin one hour earlier at 4 PM for our potluck followed by worship at 6PM and Rodrick will share. We would like to offer dessert to be served after the meeting.
Any Volunteers to bring dessert? Email Carlene: fcdahlman@gmail.com.

This is a new season in the Pacific Northwest.  We look forward to what the Lord will do through us and in us.

Worship at the River And News from Afghanistan

Carlene and I are often asked how Matthew is.  Sometimes we do not hear from him for several weeks and when we do it's only through Facebook chat.  A week ago we got to speak with him for just a few minutes and he described things as tense.  Today we received the official Marine newsletter and much to our surprise, Matthew is featured and quoted describing exactly what his combat engineering team has accomplished.  There are some photographs and comments from his commanders.  The article is entitled Outlaw Wrath.  This newsletter describes what Matthew and his fellow Marine's are accomplishing.  After Matthew, whose job is to clear and uncover any unexploded IED's, is quoted in the  article as saying, "I never stopped getting chills while I was out there working, but the training that the Marine Corps gives you helps a lot when trying to manage your fear... it was easy to clear my mind and be unafraid..."

These proud parents want you to know that it wasn't just Marine Corps training but intercessory support which brings angelic activity and heaven's resources for protection to Matthew and his team.

The title of the newsletter is: The Super Breed.  I see it as Super-natural.

If you'd like to send a note of encouragement to Matthew, Carlene will collect items and letters and sent as a package at our February 13 Worship at the River gathering.

We bless you and thank you for your prayers.

Marine newsletter

A-pair-of-dimes....paradigm!

Greetings to all in this new year 2011.

Three things we ask of you this Sunday:

1)  If you are coming to the potluck please show up before 5pm with your food to share so we can begin eating on time at 5pm.  

2)  Understand and bring Jesus with you.

3)  Come sometime before or by 6pm if you are not coming to the potluck.  We've fallen into a habit of not starting on time.  While we have Sundays available to us we really need to fellowship between 5pm and 6pm so we have the full opportunity for worship. 

Just before Christmas Darrell and I read a quote by Frank Viola.  He said, " Worship doesn't led us to Jesus Christ.  Jesus Christ leads us to worship."  During the holidays Darrell and I discussed this statement with ourselves and others.  

Some of you may remember our "dime" story.  Well, this morning I woke up with new revelation from the Holy Spirit about these dimes.   We found one dime everyday for 17 days straight in strange locations.  The 17 dimes represented, (and here is the new revelation), the 17 years we practiced choosing worship songs for the congregation to sing.  We would often hear: "Darrell lead us into worship".  We, and I'll speak only for Darrell and myself, enjoyed the affirmation and applause that came with a well produced musical presentation leading people to Jesus.  For 17 days in a row we found one dime.  Then on the 18th day we didn't find one.  

But on the 19th day we found two.  During that time Dave Olsen was teaching us to ask questions and practice listening to the Holy Spirit.  "What do you hold in your hands?"  We said, "Two dimes. Twenty cents.  A-pair-of-dimes....paradigm!"   

For seven years now we have practiced in our Worship at the River gatherings what it means for God to lead us into this "paradigm shift" in the way we think and express Jesus leading us to worship.  Darrell and I are still trying to let God, in Bob Jones' prophetic word over us, "pulverize our brains" in how we come together to corporately worship.   Please come and bring  that which leads you to worship Jesus through your testimony, psalm, song, tongue, interpretation and praise and thanksgiving of God's love. 

Don't forget the dimes.....and be on time,  

Darrell and Carlene 

Good Stuff for 2011 from Graham

 lt is vital that we know what the Lord has called us to, so that we can upgrade

our anointing to match His intentionality The promises of God over us are

always personal, never just functional. He does not only give us a call and a

vocation in ministry He also gives us personal assurances of His Presence.

Righteousness to the Father is not about living in a way that is circumspect

and proper, wonderful as that is in the Spirit. It also means that He commits

us to a place where He will always do what is right for us. A Holy God moving

in righteousness means that He can be fully trusted at all times to do what is

right in every situation we find ourselves. He backs that revelation up with a

personal assurance that He watches over us and holds our hand in the tricky

places of our journey

We all are a part of His covenant to the earth in Jesus. He will commit resources to us as we seek to play our part in the establishing of the Good News.

It’s really good to know that in our normal lifestyle, we get to be a visual aid

for the world to find Jesus. I have always enjoyed gossiping the Gospel. Every

moment of every day someone is getting out of prison, being healed, being

set free and growing up in Christ. We are unstoppable in the goodness and

kindness of God.

It is a good time for us to think about glory; specifically to think about

the glory that the Father can receive from our actions and words. The Father

receives the most glory when the impossible happens—then everyone knows

that it must have been God. Safe, conservative lifestyles never seem to get on

the edge, out ofthe boat, or into risky situations. When we choose to walk by

faith, we take risks that are beyond us.

In this new season the prophetic is awakening in a more profound manner.

There are upgrades available where everyone may go to another level in terms

of hearing the voice of God. Wouldn’t you want to know what comes next in

your life and that of your family and friends? Your capacity to hear the Lord

will increase in this next season and you will learn to be present—future in your

relationship with the Lord.

1. a)What is the most difficult situation in your life at this time?

    b) Put yourself inside G0d’s heart. What would He want to be for you now?

2. If you are struggling with a particular sin habit, what element of righteous-ness do you need to displace it?

3, a)In what specific way are you a part of God’s covenant to the world?

    b)If you were a gift to humanity from God, what would you be?

4. What is the specific glory that you can bring to the Lord through your life

and ministry?

5. In what areas of your life are you playing it safe when you need to believe God

and risk something? What is the next level of faith that you need to exhibit?

6. What would you attempt next in your life if you knew it could not fail?

7. What new doors are opening for you in a) your life? b) your relationship

with God? c) your work/ ministry?

8. What do you see happening next in your spiritual community?

9. What upgrades are stacked up over your own life at this time? What needs

to happen to bring them down?

10.What new thing would you like to be involved with in this next season?

11. Regarding your relationship and walk with the Lord, what would you like

the Holy Spirit to proclaim over you?

Sobering Message

 1. The Christian church is becoming less theologically literate.What used to be basic, universally known truths about Christianity are now unknown mysteries to a large and growing share of Americans--especially young adults. For instance, Barna Group studies in 2010 showed that while most people regard Easter as a religious holiday, only a minority of adults associate Easter with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Other examples include the finding that few adults believe that their faith is meant to be the focal point of their life or to be integrated into every aspect of their existence. Further, a growing majority believe the Holy Spirit is a symbol of God's presence or power, but not a living entity. As the two younger generations (Busters and Mosaics) ascend to numerical and positional supremacy in churches across the nation, the data suggest that biblical literacy is likely to decline significantly. The theological free-for-all that is encroaching in Protestant churches nationwide suggests the coming decade will be a time of unparalleled theological diversity and inconsistency.

 2. Christians are becoming more ingrown and less outreach-oriented.
Despite technological advances that make communications instant and far-reaching, Christians are becoming more spiritually isolated from non-Christians than was true a decade ago. Examples of this tendency include the fact that less than one-third of born again Christians planned to invite anyone to join them at a church event during the Easter season; teenagers are less inclined to discuss Christianity with their friends than was true in the past; most of the people who become Christians these days do so in response to a personal crisis or the fear of death (particularly among older Americans); and most Americans are unimpressed with the contributions Christians and churches have made to society over the past few years. As young adults have children, the prospect of them seeking a Christian church is diminishing--especially given the absence of faith talk in their conversations with the people they most trust. With atheists becoming more strategic in championing their godless worldview, as well as the increased religious plurality driven by education and immigration, the increasing reticence of Christians to engage in faith-oriented conversations assumes heightened significance.

 3. Growing numbers of people are less interested in spiritual principles and more desirous of learning pragmatic solutions for life.
When asked what matters most, teenagers prioritize education, career development, friendships, and travel. Faith is significant to them, but it takes a back seat to life accomplishments and is not necessarily perceived to affect their ability to achieve their dreams. Among adults the areas of growing importance are lifestyle comfort, success, and personal achievements. Those dimensions have risen at the expense of investment in both faith and family. The turbo-charged pace of society leaves people with little time for reflection. The deeper thinking that occurs typically relates to economic concerns or relational pressures. Spiritual practices like contemplation, solitude, silence, and simplicity are rare. (It is ironic that more than four out of five adults claim to live a simple life.) Practical to a fault, Americans consider survival in the present to be much more significant than eternal security and spiritual possibilities. Because we continue to separate our spirituality from other dimensions of life through compartmentalization, a relatively superficial approach to faith has become a central means of optimizing our life experience.

 4. Among Christians, interest in participating in community action is escalating.
Largely driven by the passion and energy of young adults, Christians are more open to and more involved in community service activities than has been true in the recent past. While we remain more self-indulgent than self-sacrificing, the expanded focus on justice and service has struck a chord with many. However, despite the increased emphasis, churches run the risk of watching congregants’ engagement wane unless they embrace a strong spiritual basis for such service. Simply doing good works because it's the socially esteemed choice of the moment will not produce much staying power.

 To facilitate service as a long-term way of living and to provide people with the intrinsic joy of blessing others, churches have a window of opportunity to support such action with biblical perspective. And the more that churches and believers can be recognized as people doing good deeds out of genuine love and compassion, the more appealing the Christian life will be to those who are on the sidelines watching. Showing that community action as a viable alternative to government programs is another means of introducing the value of the Christian faith in society.

 5. The postmodern insistence on tolerance is winning over the Christian church.
Our biblical illiteracy and lack of spiritual confidence has caused Americans to avoid making discerning choices for fear of being labeled judgmental. The result is a Church that has become tolerant of a vast array of morally and spiritually dubious behaviors and philosophies. This increased leniency is made possible by the very limited accountability that occurs within the body of Christ. There are fewer and fewer issues that Christians believe churches should be dogmatic about. The idea of love has been redefined to mean the absence of conflict and confrontation, as if there are no moral absolutes that are worth fighting for. That may not be surprising in a Church in which a minority believes there are moral absolutes dictated by the scriptures.

 The challenge today is for Christian leaders to achieve the delicate balance between representing truth and acting in love. The challenge for every Christian in the U.S. is to know his/her faith well enough to understand which fights are worth fighting, and which stands are non-negotiable. There is a place for tolerance in Christianity; knowing when and where to draw the line appears to perplex a growing proportion of Christians in this age of tolerance.

 6. The influence of Christianity on culture and individual lives is largely invisible.
Christianity has arguably added more value to American culture than any other religion, philosophy, ideology or community. Yet, contemporary Americans are hard pressed to identify any specific value added. Partly due to the nature of today’s media, they have no problem identifying the faults of the churches and Christian people.

 In a period of history where image is reality, and life-changing decisions are made on the basis of such images, the Christian Church is in desperate need of a more positive and accessible image. The primary obstacle is not the substance of the principles on which Christianity is based, and therefore the solution is not solely providing an increase in preaching or public relations. The most influential aspect of Christianity in America is how believers do--or do not--implement their faith in public and private. American culture is driven by the snap judgments and decisions that people make amidst busy schedules and incomplete information. With little time or energy available for or devoted to research and reflection, it is people’s observations of the integration of a believer’s faith into how he/she responds to life’s opportunities and challenges that most substantially shape people’s impressions of and interest in Christianity. Jesus frequently spoke about the importance of the fruit that emerges from a Christian life; these days the pace of life and avalanche of competing ideas underscores the significance of visible spiritual fruit as a source of cultural influence.

 With the likelihood of an accelerating pace of life and increasingly incomplete cues being given to the population, Christian leaders would do well to revisit their criteria for "success" and the measures used to assess it. In a society in which choice is king, there are no absolutes, every individual is a free agent, we are taught to be self-reliant and independent, and Christianity is no longer the automatic, default faith of young adults, new ways of relating to Americans and exposing the heart and soul of the Christian faith are required. Although there were a few subgroups that were more likely than average to experience church-based accountability, there was not a single segment for which even one out of every five people said their church does anything to hold them accountable. The segments that were most likely to have some form of church-centered accountability were evangelicals (15 percent), adults living in the western states (10 percent), people who say they are conservative on social and political matters (9 percent), and Baby Busters, who are known to be a highly relational generation (8 percent). Amazingly, while 7 percent of Protestants claimed to have such accountability there was not a single Catholic adult surveyed who claimed to be held accountable by his/her church.

A Reminder Worship at the River Back to Second Sunday's November 14 at the Troutdale House Thanksgiving potluck at 5 PM and worship at 6 PM

Dear Friends:

We want to take a moment to thank you for not only supporting us with your friendships, love, and encouragement but also financially so we can be sent out by you to "hit the trail" seeking how to follow Holy Spirit in praise and worship upon God's land and gathered with His people to give honor and glory due His name.  Without your financial support we could not be "out there" among God's beautiful land and people groups who are seeking also.  

We just returned from Chelan Washington this weekend with Kelly Hahn to join others in pursuit of God's glory in worship.  Some long time friends will be joining us as well as new faces.

We had a ton of fun in Siletz with Theo, Beth and Steve Carlson.  Again it was exciting to see what God is doing through both Pastor Russell, Dan Russell's father and Dan Lundy who copastor a little Baptist Church in Siletz.  Our picture made it in The Winds of Praise newsletter and here are some pictures from the picnic and baptisms. 

Bless you and we look forward to this Sunday at the Troutdale House for Worship.

A Reminder Worship at the River Back to Second Sunday's November 14

• A Reminder Worship at the River Back to Second Sunday's November 14 at the Troutdale House Thanksgiving potluck at 5 PM and worship at 6 PM
• Thank you for praying for Korea.  I apologize as some of the pictures didn't come through so I've posted the final e-mail below.  After some 6 days of time adjustment (normally it just takes two or three... I must be getting old!)  Carlene, Kelly Hahn, and myself will leave Friday morning for Chelan Washington where we will join Elvin Gladney and Dan Hammer for a conference entitled Breathe on Me.  Hope to see some of you from that area. Information can be found here.
• Although I celebrate testimonies of dramatic encounters with heaven, I rarely feel inclined to forward them.  Recently, a friend of mine sent me a you tube video of a young man and his wife from Argentina who simply began pursue God's heart  with just a simple guitar and began experiencing the sound of heaven singing.  Naturally many may feel skeptical, but supernaturally, this recording of simple and heartfelt worship together with the sounds of heaven has impacted me.

YouTube Testimony of Angelic Worship

Thank you for your love and support.

Timothy and Rachel (far right 2nd and 3rd row) were young students when we first came to Korea in 2002. We would to gather in our apartment and Carlene would make her best Italian spaghetti with garlic smells that permeated the school. These young students would gather in a circle eat spaghetti (break from kimchee) and we would talk about listening to God...and we laughed a lot. We spoke words of encouragement and blessing over them. It has been 8 years since we have seen many of them and they all gathered together for a reunion last Saturday afternoon. Some of these students wrote out their  prophetic promises, put them in beautiful frames and hung them on the wall!

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Korea 2010

What you see in this picture represents nearly everything the Lord has done the past 10 years. Timothy and Rachel (far right 2nd and 3rd row) were young students when we first came to Korea in 2002. We would to gather in our apartment and Carlene would make her best Italian spaghetti with garlic smells that permeated the school. These young students would gather in a circle eat spaghetti (break from kimchee) and we would talk about listening to God...and we laughed a lot. We spoke words of encouragement and blessing over them. It has been 8 years since we have seen many of them and they all gathered together for a reunion last Saturday afternoon. Some of these students wrote out their  prophetic promises, put them in beautiful frames and hung them on the wall!
That is why you see such a big smile on my face. This is one of my all-time favorite pictures because of the promise Carlene and I would be part of the training of this youth worship army in these last days.
It has been my privilege to encourage and strengthen thousands of believers in Korea and these students have passionately pursued Jesus and all he has for them
Thank you for praying and sharing with me and this joy!

I am finishing this tour with a 2 day  "Listening to God" seminar and returning to Portland Thursday...YEA!

Darrell

(some missed the pics from last Mokpo email..see below)

Just finished 4 days in Mokpo, a city on the southwest coast of Korea and  centuries-old key origin of Korean song, dance, literature and art. The city is marked by what is called the Mokpo Song which celebrates despair, hopelessness, and pain.  Indeed, I toured several local museums depicting decades of Japanese occupation. Even their official dance costume and crown are black. (see below) But I believe this is all good news; because where there once was a people walking in darkness....a Light has come.

My sense is that people here have a prophetic destiny and promise as a resource center where there worship of all forms flourish.  Pastor Lee and his wife have a wonderful vision of 24 hour prayer and a conviction this city is a worship and art offering to the Lord.  I AGREE!