For friends in the Portland/Vancouver...

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 in Mongolia, we will explore the Lord's design for the Feast of Tabernacles, celebrate communion, and worship!

Recently, someone recorded the words to a spontaneous song during our worship:

Something stirring, we

will wait on the Lord ~

For His direction, His

Holy leading.

This is the season of

new things, new rhythms, new blending, new combinations.

It will not sound like

anything before; it is a new resonance.

We desire to know You, to discern, to know Your heart.

Would it be enough to

play a chord? 

To worship in one

accord?

Let go of the stuff, grow in Christ, be a new creation.

God is releasing something new in us.

He is asking us do

something we have never done before.

New songs, new rhythms, new words, in each one of us ~

Visions given to little ones ~

Artistic expressions

display the Glory of the Lord ~

Songs of the Lord,

sung in each of us ~

Blessings,

Darrell

Pacificministries Final Mongolia Worship at the River this Sunday

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 

Friends...

 

Friends...

 

Wanted to ask for prayer for real breakthrough these next days.  We have been given the opportunity to speak to and encourge KEY leaders in this nation. Thank you for those who replied and committed to pray....pictures speak better:

 

 

 

 Our 4 year old Boy we are praying for...total healing....and his family

 

Traditional Headgear given to the team as gifts

Paul Preaching I'm "Backing him"

Pay no attention to the poster.....

Bless you and THANK YOU FOR PRAYING!!!

Pacificministries Mongolian Update #2

 

Dear Friends,
Paul and I have been in Mongolia for two days now, and we have had an extraordinary series of divine encounters with emerging young leaders of the church. Together with seven others representing five nations, we have participated in the inauguration of a new Bible University established to training and release indigenous church leaders.
In the less than 20 years Christianity has flourished in this nation, many leaders agree that from 1993 through 2003 signs and wonders and evangelism exploded in this nation. Many churches were planted and young men and women in their 20s were given the responsibility of leading the movement. In many ways, the church in Mongolia represented the Book of Acts as many miraculous events took place. But today, as we met with these leaders now in their mid-30s, their heart’s cry is for spiritual fathers and mothers to mentor them... to come alongside them and simply love and encourage them. Our hearts were deeply moved as they described this passion for relationships as well as their need for maturity in their leadership and churches.
We believe that Mongolia has a prophetic destiny as a warrior nation, but whose battle is not with flesh and blood but is a spiritual war. The Mongolians are passionate about three things: horsemanship, wrestling, and archery. Over eight hundred years ago Genghis Khan conquered much of the known world and created a union larger than the Roman empire. We believe this isolated and obscure nation is being prepared for a God's kingdom expansion.
I've like to invite you to pray specifically for a four-year-old Mongolian boy who lost an eye through a tumor and now is facing the identical problem in his remaining eye. Yesterday, we surround this family and prayed for healing and strength as they face a 30 hour train ride to Beijing for three months of treatment. Churches in Hong Kong are supporting this family and will from finance the cost for the operation. As we prayed for this young boy, there was a sense Holy Spirit that we needed to alert and ask for intercessors from many nations to believe with us for a miraculous recovery.
This Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Paul and I will participate in a worship and prophetic conference where they expect several hundred pastors and leaders from this nation to participate. As we walk the streets the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, the we see the effects of decades of Russian Communist oppression with crumbling buildings, unfinished apartments, and alcoholism rampant. The economic situation is desperate for many, and it is said that many Mongolians face deep financial challenges. But this is a great time for the Mongolian church to Rise and Shine!
Thank you for your continued prayers for these upcoming meetings.

Darrell and Paul
 

In Korea on the way to Mongola

 





Friends...

We (Paul and I) are waiting in the Seoul airport to transfer planes to the capital city of Mongolia.  We will have a busy schedule meeting with pastors and leaders....and may not get to a computer any  time soon.  Thank you for praying for us...and we treasure your intercessory prayer covering.
 Following is
information regarding Paul Vermes, who will be with me in Mongolia and
in Korea.  We will team together as arrows sent from the Pacific
Northwest.

About Paul:  Paul
carries a passion to see the body of Christ repositioned into the
purposes and plans of God throughout the earth.  He has a  Masters of
Divinity as well a degree and training in Business, counseling and coaching.    Along with pastoring, Paul has been actively involved in the 24/7 prayer movement.  Presently
he has a coaching business focused on seeing cities changed through
influence of God's people through businesss and the government.  He
resides in Victoria, Canada and is married with two wonderful children.

---

 
I (Darrell) do not take these assignments lightly.  Following are prophetic
words spoken over Carlene and I over the past few days regarding this
trip to Mongolia. I transcribed them from audio recordings.  I offer them as jump off points of prayer and
intercession.  Some of them are prophetic in some of them are blessings
spoken over us.  There is and has been a challenge with the preparation
and timing of this mission, and I am unashamedly asking for you to ask
the Lord about covering fire for this adventure.

Prayers From Area Leaders
  
Apostolic Leader's

Jerry:

We cannot do
this... you must do this...we  speak an impartation of direction,
protection, and provision.  All that was in the cloud by day and the
pillar of fire by night, Lord go on ahead.  In him, upon him, around
him, and through him, as well as the team.  Do exceedingly and
abundantly above all that we are able to ask or think according to the
power that works in this right now.  We thank you for the dynamic in
this room life now, in Darrell right now, in intercession and
proclamation we declare abundance over this journey.

  
Mark:

May
the God of hope fill you with great joy, as you trust in him.  Thank
you for guiding and directing everything that is said.  It's for your
purposes and your glory... open the doors of the hearts of pastors and
leaders and let your word come freely and powerfully.  May the word
have its full impact because you said your word would not return void. 
Lord we send him, with an apostolic blessing.  This apostolic blessing
is going to be protection.




Pacificministries Fellowship

Don:

 You are an
extension of each one of us, thank you for binding us to him that we
can be a part of this.  You will guide his steps and his voice.  He
will speak for all of us in describing the wonderful things you have
done.  We speak unity into the church in Mongolia.  Open ears to hear
about relationships with you and with each other.


Wayne:

Thank you for the supernatural power flowing through
Darrell.  He is your hands extended to this country.  Thank you that
you will empower him to do much beyond what he even thought the in the
name of Jesus.  We thank you for your supernatural protection.  For his
family here while he is away to hear what you're saying to them.


Joyce:

Lord as a father, give him supernatural words of
wisdom for this country.  That power would flow from you into the hands
of these young pastors like Elijah.  If they were shoot their arrows
straight.  Spiritual milestones will be accomplished on this trip.


Karen:

If you would send Lord a great company of Angels
around the property and the buildings and surround the pastors and the
people that will be attending these meetings.  May the enemy be held
back and that hearts will be opened and humbled and broken.  Any spirit
of poverty or the making of money through the gospel would go because
of humility.  Awakening in them the bride of Christ... that we are in
relationship with you.  Come Holy Spirit that we would be getting our
garments ready... clean and white.  Lord coming and set straight what
might be off.  Bring your beauty realm into this country.


Jerry:

Already now you have planted a seed in the hearts of these people.  As Darrell steps off the airplane darkness would leave.

Sarah:

Lord
that Darrell would move in the divine not only in the old-fashioned
sense but in the areas of the country which have deep wells and rich
deposits... and that he would teach them how to dig... how to mine
these riches in Mongolia.


Josh:

Lord that these people would return to their first
love and with walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have
called them to.  That Darrell would present the bridegroom calling out
to the bride.  That Darrell would see it, would sense and would teach
this.  Lord open up their eyes of understanding.  They would see a
revelation of you that would be so profound that the only reaction
would be falling deeper in love with you.  Bless them with discernment
in every way.


Mary:

Lord thank you for Darrell and Carlene and their
marriage... a strong marriage that is based on you that would withstand
everything that happens in our lives.  You are big and you are great. 
There would be such a oneness even though separated.  Through the
spirit... that they would know without a doubt they are one.  Do
something very special between them.  Lord thank you for a freshness,
for healing these sores must go than the name of Jesus.  We ask for
cleansing in her body... give her peace.  The Lord has carried all
sickness in his body.


Jerry:

He is doing a heart change in the deepest parts of
your being.  I see you on a plain... this trip will be different you
will stand with your arms opened and your hands raised.  What you will
speak will not need translation.  He is going to bring you to greater
freedom.  Just be who you are


The word is lightning bolt.

Elisa:

How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news and news of happiness.

Mike:

I saw a picture of a pebble or a stone... and there will be a ripple effect... it will keep spreading out.  


Connie:

All the things that you have experienced all the
things that you have gone through will have a ripple affect.  Bring the
pastors back to their first love.  Love the Lord your God with all of
your heart and soul mind and strength... and love each other.  The
arrow to Mongolia will affect China, Russia.


Glenn:

You are not going to Mongolia to work for the Lord, but to work with him.  Open up ears and eyes to hear every word from you.


This is from a brother who was heard us share on Sunday....he has been to the country:

PROPHETIC
WORD FOR MONGOLIA

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Karl Petit

May    
2007 
 

“
Mongolia”, says the Lord, “ is my Diamond in the Rough”……The
Lord loves to take those defeated, those scattered, those barren, those
who do not realize their identity, those seemingly lacking purpose,
and turn them  into His treasures!!!  He will raise up Mongolia
out of the ashes and display His Glory, His Splendor, and His Majesty
to her and through her.  Mongolia will be a nation of Princes and
Priest who will walk in a very deep intimate revelation of who Jesus
Christ is .    

1
Peter 2:1-10

Therefore,
laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,
2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow
thereby,   3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

You
are His chose stone, and His chosen people.

4
Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen
by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built
up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices
acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Therefore it is
also contained in the Scripture, 

"Behold,
I lay in Zion

A
chief cornerstone, elect, precious,

And
he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame."  

7
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are
disobedient,

"The
stone which the builders rejected

Has
become the chief cornerstone,"  

8
and

"A
stone of stumbling

And
a rock of offense."

They
stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.

9
But you MON GOLIA are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy
nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of
Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who
once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained
mercy but NOW have obtained mercy.

NKJV 

There
is an invasion of Heaven into the earth in Mongolia, that is in motion. 
I saw a purple shawl flowing from the top of a temple on top of a mountain
( The mountain is Mongolia raise up by the Lord), stretching across
Asia and the Pacific Ocean, and across the Northwest Coast of the USA. 

Mongolia
is vital to all of us in the Kingdom of  God.  It is perhaps
the one ingredient that the stew simply cannot do without!! 

A handful
of some of the most anointed Men of God to ever walk on the face of
this planet will emerge from Mongolia. 

Eph
3:8-12

To
me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given,
that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from
the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things
through Jesus Christ;   10 to the intent that now the manifold
wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities
and powers in the heavenly places,  11 according to the eternal
purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we
have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.

These
dear brothers will be laid down lovers of Jesus, firm in the embrace
of Father God.  Fierce Warriors…. In fact…Key end time Royal
Kings, that will topple and destroy serious principalities.  Causing
a shift and a ripple effect in the Spirit World, that will result in
a domino effect of Breakthrough and Blessing for all of the earth.  Extreme,
Extraordinary signs and wonders will follow the believers in Mongolia.  

   

A Reunion, a Report, a Request, and a Reminder

Dear Friends,

A Reunion

Carlene and I are celebrating the return of our number two son Matthew after nearly 7 months serving in Iraq.  There are no appropriate words to describe what it meant to our family to see him turn the corner at the Portland airport and embrace him.  There are no substitutes for a hug.  Matthew is grateful for many who prayed for him and he recalled situations where he was totally depending on God's wisdom to accomplish his mission. His unit was the last Marine Company to leave Iraq, and Matthew was selected out of a hundred fellow Marines to receive a medal.

He's a great storyteller, and we laughed at his creativity and impact on his fellow Marines.  I'll share briefly one of these stories:

The Marine commander of his unit required all military people to destroy shelters that had been constructed during their operation and in the 120° heat, left the Marines with literally no shade.  Matthew promised his buddies on their return from a daylong mission that somehow he would have shade for them.  Matthew's primary role was an engineer working with large earth moving bulldozers which were effective in destroying earthen berms which insurgents utilized to conceal their activities.  Matthew decided to uproot palm trees with his earth mover and literally created an oasis in the desert with the transported trees.  The guys strung up lights and built a barbecue pit... and the result?  Matt's Bar and Grill, complete with palm trees for shade.






A Report

On another note, Carlene and I were a part of a leadership event which brought together leaders from Spokane, Vancouver British Columbia, Seattle, and the Portland area.  Our guest was Jim Watt, an 86 year old "young man" who is the last surviving elder of the 1948 latter rain revival.  His vision for the four cities of the Pacific Northwest was powerful.  He has been a mentor for us for seven years.  You may find information concerning his Ministry on his web site:

A Request

Equally meaningful were the prayers from our Pacificministries fellowship and other leaders for my trip to Mongolia.  I leave Sunday, August 30 for eight days in the capital city Ubantar, where pastors and other leaders will gather from other cities for worship and encouragement.  I will include updates for this assignment and specific prayer points in a few days, and you can follow all posts on our blog.  I will also include audio podcasts and pictures. We especially hunger for your prayers for our family while I am gone.  The timing of this mission is difficult for our family.  Thank you for your intercession.

A Reminder

Please mark your calendar for:

Worship at the River

Sunday, September 20, 2009  6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
(please note that this is the third Sunday in the month, but beginning in October, we will consistently meet at our Troutdale community center on the second Sunday's of every month from 6 to 9 p.m.)

Sunday, October 11

Sunday, November 8

Sunday, December 13

Thank you for praying for our family and for the Mongolian team.

We bless you,

Darrell and Carlene

PS
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Matt Home

My sister and her family greeted Matt when he got off the bus. He had no idea my sister was back from vacation and was not expecting anyone until he heard his name being yelled. My sister and her family are the best. He is home, tired, hungry and looking forward to some R&R at my sister's place first then we will soon see him when he has rested and gone through their week of debrief. Thanks for praying for him. He still needs the prayer for the post stuff that all military persons go through. Again, thanks,
Carlene

My Endorsement

I've been a part of these gatherings the past few years. I wanted to post this information so we are all on the same page. This coincides with other meetings...we've been worshiping at the River for a reason!

Preston is a (as we say in Korea) a GOOD MAN!

Darrell

Columbia River Prayer Journey Itinerary V2 7-28-09

 

Columbia River Flush Prayer Journey – August 11-22, 2009

 

Columbia River Prayer Journey

River Flush Columbia

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. 5 God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. 6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.  7 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.    Ps 46:4-7

A. What are we doing?

1.      Praying and interceding in concert along the major river systems in the Pacific Northwest. This initiative is similar in focus but different in approach to the River Flush conducted on the Mississippi River and its tributaries conducted in April-May 2007.

2.      There will be teams on the Columbia, Snake, Willamette, Kootenai, Pend Oreille, Cowlitz, Spokane, Deschutes, Lewis, Yakima, Wenatchee, Okanogan, Kettle, and Sandy Rivers as well as several tributaries to cover the greater Columbia watershed.

3.      We will be traveling on the journey as each team is led by Holy Spirit from June 15, 2009 to Sept. 5, 2009.  All teams will assemble in Spokane, WA, on Sept. 7-9, 2009.

4.      Intercessors from around the country but especially along the river passages will be “Lighting the Passage” with worship during the period of the journey.

B.    Why are we doing this?

1.      The most important reason for the journey is simply obedience to the Lord.  During our preparation for a preceding prayer journey in Spokane in addition to other previous prayer journeys, he showed the importance of a corresponding journey down the length of the Columbia River and its watershed.

2.      We understand that each river we are journeying has already been prayed for, perhaps numerous times.  Our journey’s prayers and intercession will build on what has been done before, and we expect subsequent prayers over the same rivers to continue to build. There is no limit to God’s blessings.

3.      One of the primary purposes of this journey is to break the stronghold of water spirits associated with bodies of water which affect the people that live in the land, bringing pride, addiction, fleshly pursuits, manipulation and control, attraction to the occult, and a fascination with death and darkness.  In essence, we are doing deliverance ministry to the Pacific Northwest and the Western Gate of the North American Continent.  We will be publishing at a later point the Biblical foundation for understanding and addressing water spirits.

4.      Third, we have seen prophetically that the Spirit of Baal, a demonic structure that has led our land into pursuit of the flesh, has in fact been drawing life from our nation.  In the same way that individuals develop heart disease through fleshly addiction, our nation is being robbed of life. Our prayer journey through the circulatory system around the Northwest of our nation is intended to cleanse the arteries and bring new life.  We are continuing the cleansing of our national and continental water systems preparing the way for the address the same Baal and Mammon and other occult spirits and spiritual strongholds of wickedness.

5.      Fourth, the Lord has shown us that every apostolic and prophetic declaration and intercession along our river pathway will be spiritual dynamite that will explode cracks in the power grid of the enemy over our land.

6.      Fifth, as our teams from around the country merge where the rivers converge, we are making a powerful apostolic declaration of unity in the Body of Christ.

7.      Sixth, we are taking spiritual possession of rivers used as demonic highways and establishing them as Highways of Holiness unto the Lord through worship, repentance and apostolic intercessory declaration.  Waters that were created to nurture the life of God’s creation will be restored to their full original purpose in the natural and spiritual spheres of Earth. 

C.    Who is doing this?

1.      We are in affiliation with Cascadia Apostolic Summit; Dan Hammer, Washington State Apostle U.S.A.R.; and many others.

2.      Our guiding apostles are Jim and Faith Chosa of Day-Chief Ministries, Yellowtail, Montana, 406-666-9183, jim@daychief.org.

3.      The journey leader is Preston Jackson, Spokane, Washington, 509-290-3218, preston.jcksn@gmail.com.

4.      Through Jim Chosa and other Native leaders we have and will continue to gain indigenous authority as their representatives in the territories of the land encompassed by this river system.

5.      River team leaders include prayer journey leaders from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, CA. and teams are comprised from many different states.

6.      Each river prayer team consists of an “onsite team” traveling the river by car and one or more “base camp intercessory teams”.

7.      State intercessors are supporting the journey from every state touched by the rivers on the journey as well as intercessors from around the nation and the world.

D.    What are we doing on the journey?

1.      We will be traveling 2 by 2 as Jesus sent out the 72 to prepare the way before Him in Luke 10. (Or as many as will conveniently travel in one vehicle.)

2.      We will be praying at specific locations revealed to us by research and through revelation by the Holy Spirit.

3.      In particular, we are looking for places of iniquity due to false authority, false worship, bloodshed, broken covenants, and immorality.

4.      We will establish, at key points, “stones of remembrance” that declare “The Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness, thereof.”

5.      We will reconcile God’s true ownership of the Earth through communion at key sites as directed by Holy Spirit.

6.      We will establish, at key points, “boundary markers” that declare the principle of “You shall set bounds for the people all around saying, ‘Beware that you do not go up on the mountain or touch the border of it; whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.”

7.     We will do all things as unto the Lord and whatever the Lord shows us to do.

E.    Journey culmination.

1.      We will convene in a corporate Malachi 3:16 convention on Sept. 18-19, 2009.

2.      We will repent for these defilements and receive the forgiveness of the Lord for the iniquities committed in the land.

3.      We will prophetically and apostolically apply Jeremiah’s Commission to uproot every kind of iniquity.

4.      We will break and sever the connection of evil and wicked spiritual forces to the land and water of this river system.

5.      We will sanctify the water and the land.

6.      We will apostolically declare the word of the Lord through scripture and revelatory, prophetic expression.

7.      We will, out of the blessing of God, bless the land and the people of the land influenced by this river system with a special focus on the Body of Christ.

8.     We will unite, through the Blood of Christ and Holy Spirit, our prayers to all the prayers that have been uttered before us.

9.     We will apply 2 Cor. 10:6 to the entire Columbia River Watershed area.

Feedback from the River

As we worship I listened to the voice of the Holy Spirit, this is what he told me;

“It is your heart that I desire, your love that pours out from within.  Step in, step into the river of my love, let that river that is from within you pour out.  Let it pour out for within you, pour out from your heart one to another, pour out from your heart to mine.  I long for your heart to be solely mine.  I long for your gaze to be upon my face.  Seek me and you shall find me.  Seek after my heart and it will be made known to you.  It is you that I desire.  It is your heart that I long for.  Seek me with all that you are and I will make myself known to you.”

I sensed a shift in the spirit and I heard; “A change of tide.  A change is coming.  Shift into the new position.  Shift gears, make room for the new.  Change your perspective.  Change your mind.  A shift of my spirit is coming, get ready!  Get ready for the new to come!  Get ready!  Make way!”

Beth


Was awesome worship tonight!!  I am excited to see what is coming our way!!!!

Hi, It just seemed more anointed then ever, so touching, must have really touched the Fathers heart
I always enjoy our times in Troutdale but tonight was special. I had a class from 4 to 6 pm clear over on the west side so of course I arrived late. As I walked toward the Sam Cox building the music filled the outside air with "I will give You all my worship, I will give You all my praise; You alone I long to worship..." It was beautiful.

For the testimonies I shared
"I praise God because He is transforming me by His Word and His Spirit and I will behold the day of His power."

For the response of our hearts to God's word to prepare for change:
I feel God is asking us to lay down the weights that so easily beset us. The weights are different for each of us; mine is stuff and paper. As we let go of all that is unnecessary in our lives we can run unhindered by the weights. We can be available for what God has for us. We can see His path and His plans without the clutter of all those extra things. We can move more easily.

The radicals on the other end of the line live and breathe and eat and sleep their cause. It is uppermost in their minds and lives. They train and prepare for their "mission" every day. They have let go of all that is not necessary for their immediate purpose.

And God has more for me to do than to mend and iron and polish my things. He has territory for us to take. He has much higher Kingdom purposes and assignments for us as we run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith.
 

Dear Friends,

Dear Friends,


Three simple announcements:

Just a reminder:    Our worship gathering at the (Troutdale Community Park) River this Sunday evening, July 19, at 6 p.m.
Again, the primary purpose of our gathering is to lift up Jesus and to
worship Him.  We look forward to the creativity of Holy Spirit as we
listen and respond.


For your encouragement:   Recently, Graham Cooke, and the
leadership team at his home church experienced a tragedy with the death
of David Crone's daughter, Amy.  Graham responded with  an article
entitled "Sad... but Oddly Triumphant".  You can find the full article on the Web at pacificministries.blogspot.com

.  An excerpt:


Our faith statement is found in Daniel 3:13-18. It is the story
of three friends in Babylon who were ordered to worship a statue of the
king or face a grim death. Their answer was an in-your-face
declaration:“Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the
furnace of blazing fire, and save us from your hand. But even if He does not,
let it be known to you O King, that we are not going to serve your gods
or worship your golden image.”  It’s called a pre-determined response.
They knew the consequences of their decision before they had an
audience with the king. No matter what it costs they were not backing
down from what they believed. It was a wholehearted acknowledgement of
who they were as Hebrews.  As a community this tragedy has united us
and defined who we are going to be. It has called us up to a new
place…brought an ascension in the Spirit. We will go after:

Heaven on Earth


Being made in His image

As He is, so are we in this world

Greater things shall we do

We
will go after the Glory of God. We will embrace His Nature, His love,
Mercy, Grace, Kindness and Joy. We will choose to view our life through
the eyes of His Goodness. We will go after Resurrection, Healing,
Miracles, Power and Abundance until we see it, we apprehend it, and it
becomes a normal occurrence. We want this fight!


Carlene and I agree and want the same for our gathering at the River.

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Bless you as we go after God!

Darrell

Pacificministries
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Sad.. but Oddly Triumphant: An Announcement.

Just a normal day. Saturday, eating lunch, watching New Zealand beat the French at rugby. My cell rings and tragedy comes through the air waves. Amy Crone, daughter of my good friend and senior team leader David…has had a cardiac arrest and passed away.

Scrambling to the hospital. Theresa and I join with a small group of family and Amy’s friends in the Emergency Room. My daughter Sophie, her friend Kellie who works for me in Brilliant Book House, both come for tearful hugs. We are all shattered. Amy? Funny, creative, life of the party, mother of two Amy…gone?

I stepped into the room where Amy lay. Deborah, her mom, is stretched out over the bed sobbing. David sitting head bowed at his daughter’s feet. Mark and Tammy, good friends giving stellar support. We prayed, touched, stayed connected till the Coroner came and took the lovely girl away.

David and Deborah emerged, shell shocked. They thanked and hugged everyone. I half expected David to say to me, “Is there anything you need? Anything I can help you with?” Typically the way most conversations ended with Dave. Watching the two of them walk across the parking lot holding hands is one of the most gut wrenching things I have ever seen.

Just a little later my cell phone rings. “We want you to stand with us and pray for Amy’s resurrection.” Absolutely, no problem. I’m on it. I can’t remember what I actually said to my friend but I had never wanted a fight more than I wanted this one. Another wonderful friend Bob Book our worship leader at the Mission and our wives Theresa and Barbara met that evening to plan the Sunday morning gathering at the Mission.

The Crone family were gathering too and would do battle at the family home the next morning. Not wanting to be a distraction or a focus for grief and shock they chose their site of battle sensibly. Word went out all over the world. Our great friends at Bethel, Redding, Bill and Benni Johnson, swung everything behind their love for David and Deborah. People from all over the States and many countries united to pray.

That Sunday morning at The Mission will live long in my memory. I have never seen a spirit of unity manifest itself with such hunger and open delight. The worship was astonishing. The truest and best celebration of the wonder of Jesus. We exulted in the Lord our God. In worship we take what we know to be true of God in our experience and we stand in that place to rejoice, praise and offer thanks as an expression of our confidence in the goodness of God.

Lamentation is the highest form of praise that exists on earth. It is unique to earth. Heaven cannot copy it because there are no tears or sorrow in Heaven. Lamentation allows us to do something that Heaven cannot…worship the Lord when we are in a place of utmost distress.

Lamentation carries with it a “though” and a “yet” [Habakkuk 3:17-19; Job 13:15]. “Though” we are in a place of critical distress, where we are burdened and saddened beyond our strength to bear…”yet”, we will exult in the Lord.

To exult means to be delighted, full of elation, in high spirits, jubilant, overjoyed, in celebration. God does not ask us to put aside our grief or our burden. He asks us to make it an offering. To step into the place of His Majesty and Beauty and bring it with us. Use it. There is never a good enough reason not to rejoice. Lamentation allows us to step into a place in the Father’s affection where our tears mingle with adoration and He has first place ahead of our suffering. This is where worship enters the realm of glory.

As a spiritual community we are learning about, living under an Open heaven, being made in His image, doing the things that Jesus did, living from Heaven to Earth. We are learning, growing and developing in the practice of, “on earth as it is in Heaven.” Not experts by any means but in passionate pursuit of real Christianity.

It felt to me that we were under observation by a great cloud of witnesses. At one point we broke through into Heaven. Hundreds of people in delight. One heart, mind, voice and spirit…and our worship massively escalated. We joined in with Heaven. The sound was incredible. Half of our main band was out of town. We had cancelled the band for the day. All we had was Bob on vocals/acoustic, Byron on piano, and Ned playing a djembe! Suddenly, collectively, we were embracing a sound we had never heard before. It lasted for moments and then faded leaving us stunned, astounded and with enlarged hearts.

I shared briefly from John 11 and Mark 5…the stories of Lazarus and Jairus’ daughter. Jesus spoke of death as a form of sleep from which people could be awakened. At the Mission we fully believe in all that God is for us and all that He can do. We rejoice in His goodness and we stand firm in His power and intention. As a people we are learning to stand in the place of devastation, degradation and despair as we bring the Goodness and the Kindness of God to a hurting world. Our desire is to bring Heaven to Earth with miracles, signs and wonders. We want the authority of the Lord of Life; therefore, we are choosing to fight every circumstance…joyfully.

We prayed as one heart, we commanded life to return with one voice. In football terms we left everything out there. Father’s Day, how appropriate. Over the next few days, we gathered in small groups to continue the joyful proclamation of resurrection power.

Amy never came back to us. Dear, sweet, fun loving, zany, irreverent (she disliked organized religion/churchianity), Amy never returned from the place of delight.

The funeral was outrageous. Typical of the Crone family. It was a masterpiece of prophetic pioneering spirit. They set a whole new trend in graveside committals. No memorial church service, Amy would hate that. Instead a small number of family and friends met at the cemetery. We were all instructed to be dressed casually. Lots of jeans, bright colors, no formal wear. Two stretch limos pulled up and out popped the Crone family. A lone piper played Amazing Grace as they pulled two ice chests out of the trunk.

We gathered around Amy’s coffin as David and Deborah spoke movingly of Amy’s life. Lots of laughter and tears as people told story after story of this irrepressible young woman whose passion for God and life could never be dampened no matter how hard life became for her. We hooted with laughter and blinked away tears at the same moment. We were all given pink flowers to hold (thanks Amy) and spread over the coffin in last goodbyes.

Champagne and cider came out of the chests as we toasted the life of a loyal, sassy, individualist, free spirit who no doubt is teaching King David how to really dance before the Lord. Bill Johnson gave a short and moving address on the importance of mourning properly…to let both joy and sadness move in you…to suppress neither because that’s harmful, but always let joy have the last word each day. He exhorted and encouraged us to be true to who God is and to contend always for Life. Amen to that.

The next day, our core leaders, Bob Book, Dan McCollam and myself met with David and Deborah to plan the next Sunday gathering. More laughter, more tears, great cookies.

The Sanctuary was full on Sunday. People came from all over the world to celebrate Amy’s life. Moving, happy, sad, delightful…it was all that. Great rejoicing. Great family. Great community. Great Oneness.

We never got the resurrection that we fought for. Does that means we step back from what we believe? Do we now occupy a lesser place of no risk and maximum safety? Or do we step up, freshly determined to see:

Your Kingdom come, Your will be done?

We are the belief that never goes away. We plan to weary the enemy by being ever present with Jesus. Our ongoing joy and passion for God’s real kingdom will eventually wear the enemy down. God did not take Amy; she was stolen from us and now we will make the enemy pay.

Our faith statement is found in Daniel 3:13-18. It is the story of three friends in Babylon who were ordered to worship a statue of the king or face a grim death. Their answer was an in-your-face declaration:

“Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire, and save us from your hand. But even if He does not, let it be known to you O King, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship your golden image.”

It’s called a pre-determined response. They knew the consequences of their decision before they had an audience with the king. No matter what it costs they were not backing down from what they believed. It was a wholehearted acknowledgement of who they were as Hebrews.

As a community this tragedy has united us and defined who we are going to be. It has called us up to a new place…brought an ascension in the Spirit. We will go after:

Heaven on Earth

Being made in His image

As He is, so are we in this world

Greater things shall we do

We will go after the Glory of God. We will embrace His Nature, His love, Mercy, Grace, Kindness and Joy. We will choose to view our life through the eyes of His Goodness. We will go after Resurrection, Healing, Miracles, Power and Abundance until we see it, we apprehend it, and it becomes a normal occurrence. We want this fight!

We are in the process of making new decisions that define us as a community. We are not going back.

Graham Cooke

The Cascadia Awakening (Timothy J Sherman)

The Cascadia Awakening 

Timothy J Sherman
 

   I have seen a reoccurring vision for four years and the Lord consistently calls it, “The Cascadia Awakening”. I have seen a kaleidoscope of events with warnings of the catastrophic and the fulfilling of the glorious, and some are beginning. The Seattle Quake in 2002 was a warning to prepare for great shaking. On a map of the Northwest are cities on fire with Gods glory. Arrows of revival and Reformational fire are being shot by revival reaper angels. Targeted cities are ignited by fires of revival that are burning and spreading all over the Great Pacific Northwest. These cities are blazing on regions of the map. I see great crowds of people running to these regions, not from them. I have seen this chariot of fire with Elijah riding in it sweeping into the gatherings of people and circling them in a flaming whirlwind of white light as the chariot is going up and the Elijah mantle is coming down.  This vision of the map is of Northern California, Washington, Idaho and Oregon. It is an Elijah Revolution. The increase of the Holy Spirit has begun. This awakening will be confirmed by the years end with wonders in the heavens above and signs in the earth beneath, blood and fire and vapor of smoke, all increasing over the next 14 years. It is time for the saints to see the 2020 vision.  This Cascadia Awakening is stirring a new breed of worshipper’s with sensitivity to heavens desire. Worship is the ongoing catalysts and springboard for an end to legalized abortion.  The earth is travailing like a woman in birth pangs. The Jezebels liberal agenda of perversion, control and antichrist mindsets are about to be shaken loose. The Lord is bringing a shaking with the waves and the seas roaring, the nations shall be shocked with the reports of overflowing and rushing waters. There are a passionate people in the “revival of romance”; those seized by the yearnings for love of God and the waves of revival and spiritual revolution are mounting of tsunamis proportions. They languish in sorrow and pain, crying, sighing and some dying; a spring harvest is upon us! There are holy saints contending for the unity of the faith who are embracing the new paradigm of “The Cascadia Movement”. This is a visitation that has and is being nurtured for a Holy Habitation. It is a “building revival” with reformation, not a flash in the pan but the patient mining of the mother load, a pure vain of the gold of Gods glory found in the living deity of His nature. It is with an apostolic and prophetic under girding of worshipful intercession. It’s through a new vanguard of humble servant leadership, seasoned ones, some young in age, trained from the womb. They are not interested in titles, fame, personal or greedy riches or selfish extravagant benefits leading to the snare of the devil and a falling away. This is a new breed of pastors, evangelist and teachers who are in the fire, and praising Him in it. They are desperate, desperate, and more desperate for Gods intervention and leading. They finally, patiently, endure in love! Now ready to lay down unholy controls and heiarchary church structures, their own kingdom building and personally ambitious agendas, their Isaacs are on the alter. I will shake the kingdom of religion and division displacing it with these listening ones. It will cost something, through suffering and tears not just a talking but a holy and resolved attitude of youthful zeal, “Just Do It” is the youthful attitude This is decreed by “The Watchers” in the Northwest region effecting nations of the earth. He is now being revealed in a unifying of ministries. They’re seeking together to bring heavenly encounters. Regional churches will displace local churches swallowing them up in His glory and power to affect their regions. The lifestyle of yielding to this cleansing and purifying fire is in His kingdom seekers. It is coming in the unity of the glory found in the prayer of Jesus in John 17.

 

1. The beautiful and majestic natural geographical environment of the Northwest speaks a spiritual significance and the greatness of the plans of our God for this region of America.

1. The four State Area: Northern California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho have the four faces of God; California the Ox, Washington the Lion, Oregon the Eagle and Idaho the Man.

2. The Columbia River is the water gateway to the inland Northwest from the Pacific Ocean. Columbia means “The Dove”. Rivers of living water flow out of the midst of the Cascade Mountains through the “Dove” and The Snake River in Idaho. The Snake is the food of the Eagle.
3. The Snake River winds through Idaho and is swallowed up by “The Dove”, or Columbia River. The Columbia River is the center border for much of Washington and Oregon’s adjoining boundaries. These two states are joined by the waters of the Columbia and will be unified by the Holy Spirit, The Dove and are like twin states. This entire four state area was part of and once called the Oregon Territory. Oregon means*********
4. There are six major regions that have been prophetically designated by the Lord for visitation in the NW , they are as follows:
1. Albany Or up to Portland/Vancouver Wa. .
2. Seattle/Tacoma into Vancouver B.C.
3. The Columbia Basin of Moses Lake, Tri-Cities of Pasco, Kennewick, Richland to the Yakama Valley.
4. Spokane Wa. /Coeur d'Alene Id.
5. Eugene/Springfield
6. Redding Ca.

The Cascade Mountains stretching from Lassen Peak and Mt. Shasta in Northern California up into British Columbia are a volcanic range and in the Ring of Fire.  There are fifteen major peaks or areas of the Cascades that are in their origins volcanic and very active. These mountains are all connected underneath the earth by a volcanic rivers and reservoirs that are released as a lava flow. The rivers and reservoirs of fire and molten rock called magma flow under these volcanoes and connect them. They are along incredibly long and large earthquake faults for they set on the continental plate called the Cascadia Fault. The Cascades receive a very thick snow fall and snow pack yearly and have several glaciers in this volcanic mountain region. The bible speaks of the treasury of the snow, Job 38:22 and Isaiah 55:10-12 says the word of the Lord is as rain and snow that comes down from heaven. The rain fall levels are higher in western Oregon and Washington then most anywhere in the Continental U.S.  The Cascade Mountains melt off feeds the Colombia and Snake Rivers which will see a wall of water at flood stage due to mans errors at the flood gates of the Dam and when there is great shaking at the fault lines. This flood wall of water coming through the Columbia Gorge is decreed by a high spirit to strike areas of population along the Columbia River and especially the Portland/Vancouver region.  Its deadly devastations will be lessened or even prevented through unified and corporate efforts in prayer and worship, which will blow the trumpet in Zion and Gather the People together, sanctifying the solemn assemblies. This must come through my leaders and the humble army who will unify and fight on their knees with hands raised in absolute surrender and total abandonment to the worship and prayer for the God given promise of the John 17 prayer of Jesus. Father, release the glory of Christ within us so that we may be one. The spring melt of “the secret of the snow” provides life for natural resources of all the Columbia Basin in central Washington and the orchards and vineyards of Washington and Oregon. In a spiritual allegory, life in the spirit through worshipful prayer is found in these rivers.  Portland is an inland port visited by cargo ships, tankers, naval ships, and others.  Portland is a portal as a gateway to the entire Northwest.  Barges transport goods up and down the Columbia River Basin; there are wine vineyards and orchards, wheat, barley and corn and all manner of vegetables and produce grown in mass in the Columbia basin and all over the these regions are supplied. All of this in the natural is with spiritual significance of the fruit and bounty of the move of the Spirit of God being released. This part of America is ripe for such a spiritual harvest of souls and such an explosion of revival from the flows of the water of the spirit and word. The Great Pacific Northwest is poised for a Jesus Revolution, even creation is declaring it.  Per capita it is the least populated area in the United States concerning believers, churches and Para-church organizations. The grass roots, organized and unorganized, worship and intercessory prayer movement, the Lord has created here, is the strongest and largest I have seen, in my travels of our great nation. 

The saints will arise and I will fit them together, declares the sovereign Lord. Because of this, a building revival for reformation cannot tarry any longer the door will now be blown open soon and very soon. It has begun in this season we are now in and my foolish ones see it. No more delays, no more delays, say the Spirit of Grace! The trumpet is being blown to gather my people together from the four corners (States) of this region.  It has already started in the hearts of those who hear and see in the Spirit! Politically, it’s been liberal and its agendas have had regional strongholds in densely populated areas, but the Lord says this is about to change for I will remove the politics that divide in the church. It’s by a new moral standard even at the educational levels. I will bring revival into the universities and the colleges through my holiness and the fear of the Lord in the spring of the year. It will come in a divine visitation through my new music that touches the intellectual and emotional. Arguments will rage as my sword divides and persecution will cost lives. It will come with Godly sorrow unto repentance; it will be a deep work of cleansing on the collage campuses starting small but spreading fast as demonstrations because of this new war. The Lord will rip the scales from their eyes suddenly with weeping and wailing with great joy following deep repentance.  A radical zeal for good works and extreme holiness will shock many. The northwestern mindsets of the fiercely independent will be used in this revolution that will close campuses. Even though they are not conducive to the united gathering of spiritual leaders of the region, I will use them. Leaders wait for a strategic trumpet to be blown with a clear sound. I am setting the trumpet to my mouth in the so called rebellious youth, declares the Lord of Changes, handcuffs, iron bars and steal doors will not silence them. Where sin abounds grace does much more abound for they speak my heart. The Spirit of Grace will change these mind sets even though the mighty fall. It will come through a response to the voice of the foolish prophets and in the great shaking that will shake from the Portland region into Canada. It is causing my leaders to unify as they feel the ground shake and hear the trumpet blown. It will rally my leaders through tears and my people for battle in the war of zeal. The Lord will establish some new voices in the entire region for the power and order of My Kingdom of love. It is now blowing in by the winds of change and it will be declared and confirmed with prophetic healings, signs and wonders working through my Holy Ones who will work the miraculous in the midst of crisis. The saints will arise to harvest the bounty of souls and the resources of natural wealth of the region and nations for my Kingdom purposes. The Josephs will arise in this land. The Spirit has spoken through a few unknown and notable voices and the prophets are declaring the word across the globe but few hear now. This will change, for many will finally seek for the hearing of the word.  It will affect the world and it will especially shake and spread to the Asian ring of fire. It will be the same outpouring of my Glory declares the Spirit of Grace. Who will hear and prepare says the Lord of Changes?

Worship at the River Sunday, July 19 at 6 to 8:30 p.m..

Dear Friends and Family,

(PLEASE NOTE THE DATE FOR THIS JULY IS THE SUNDAY THE19TH)


Just a short note to invite you to Worship at the River Sunday, July 19 at 6 to 8:30 p.m..  In the past years we have met on the second Sunday of each month, but this month of July will meet on the third Sunday.  This will be a Pacificministries sponsored worship gathering.  Carlene and I have been in the Midwest with family weddings and other obligations, and look forward to seeing many of you.  Again, the primary purpose of our gathering is to lift up Jesus and to worship Him. 



May 2009 Gathering at the River

Many have read books by Frank Viola (Pagan Christianity.... From Eternity to Here) and I highly recommend his writings.  Recently, he has put forth a document I'd like to include in this update.  Frank writes in his newsletter:

A JESUS MANIFESTO for the 21st century with my friend Leonard Sweet. Len says that this may be the most important thing he's ever written. To our pleasant surprise, the document is beginning to go viral. This week, it will have been sent to over a quarter million people. Some are calling it a “95 Thesis” for our time. But it's being posted on the Internet rather than a church building door. (The document only contains 10 thesis.)

We trust it has the fingerprints of the Spirit of God on it, as it seeks to magnify the Lord Jesus in a day when He’s gotten short-changed in so many places.

You can read the manifesto and also comment on it here: http://ajesusmanifesto.wordpress.com

Again, we will meet on Sunday, July 19 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Sam Cox building in the Troutdale Community Park.  We look forward to seeing you!

Darrell and Carlene

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