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2 The Morning STar E-Journal

The battles we face are often intense times of weakness, distress, and confusion. If the eventsof our lives were charted, these would be the lowest points. Yet God is no less with usduring difficulties than at other times. In fact, these valleys are often as much the plan of Godas our mountaintop experiences.

There is a story in the Bible that speaks plainly to this truth. Israel had recently defeated

the Arameans in a mountain battle. In I Kings 20, we read:

Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, Go,

strengthen yourself and observe and see what you have to do; for at the turn

of the year the king of Aram will come up against you.

Now the servants of the king of Aram said to him, Their gods are godsof the mountains, therefore they were stronger than we; but rather let us fight

against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they (I Kings

20:22-23).

The enemy said that the God of Israel was a god of the mountains, but if they fought the

Jews in the valleys, they would defeat them. We read in verse 28:

Then a man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel and said,

Thus says the Lord, Because the Arameans have said, The Lord is a god

of the mountains, but He is not a god of the valleys, therefore I will give all

this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord(I Kings 20:28).

No matter what the enemy tries to tell you, Christ is God of the mountains and God of the

valleys. He has not stopped being God because you happen to be in a valley. He is the God of

glory as seen in His power and miracles. In the valleys, He reveals Himself as faithful, loyally

committed to us in our difficulties and distresses. In and through all things He is our God.

When we are on the mountaintops of our Christian experience, we can see our future

clearly. We have perspective and confidence. When we are in one of lifes valleys, however, our

vision is limited and our future seems hidden. Yet valleys are also the most fertile places on

earth. Valleys produce fruitfulness. You can expect there to be a harvest of virtue when Goddwells with you in the valleys.

THE HIGHWAY TO ZION

How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the

highways to Zion!

Passing through the valley of Baca, they make it a spring (Psalm 84:5-6).

The God of the Mountains and Valleysby Francis Frangipane


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Bacameans weeping. Each of us has times of weeping when our hearts and hopes seem

crushed. Because God has placed in our hearts highways to Zion,however, we pass through

valleys; we do not live in them.

Passing through the valley of Baca.Once we are on the other side of weeping, our

Redeemer makes our valley experience into a spring.The very things that overwhelmed uswill, in time, refresh us with new life. Whether we are experiencing the height of success and

power or are in a valley of weakness and despair, the Lord is our God continually!

Has the enemy isolated you, causing you to doubt Gods love? Do not forget, while we

were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Even the hairs on your head are numbered. He cares. It

is His love for us that redeems our hardships and not only brings good out of what was meant

for evil, but also trains us to deliver others.

How did Jesus prepare to do wonderful works? Part of His training involved suffering.

Christ was a man of sorrows. He was One who was acquainted with grief. Yet His suffering

was the Fathers means of acquainting Him with the actual feelings of mankinds need andpain. Because He suffered what we suffer, He is able to serve as a faithful high priest. If we

yield to Gods plan for Christ to be formed in us, God will take our sorrows to enlarge our

hearts. Once we have been acquainted with grief, we then can be anointed with compassion to

deliver others.

JOSEPHS TRIALS

Consider Joseph. He was the second youngest of Jacobs sons and his fathers favorite. His

walk with God began with dreams and visions. Josephs life is a pattern for many who have had

a genuine call from God. Our walk with God may also have begun with a travel brochure ofdreams and visions where God gives us a picture of His destination for us. Yet we fail to be able

to see how His promises will come to pass in our lives. Joseph was betrayed by his brothers

and delivered up by them to die. He was unjustly accused when Potiphars wife tried to seduce

him. He was imprisoned and forgotten by all except God who patiently watched and measured

Josephs reaction to difficulty.

Rich or poor, blessed or smitten, Joseph served God. He was being tested, but he continued

to pass his tests. Joseph was on trial before men, but he was found innocent before God.

Finally, at the right moment, the Lord suddenly connected all the loose ends of Josephs

life. Everything that Joseph went through would have seemed cruel and unfair except thatthe Lord was shaping a man for His purpose. God uses everything we go through for future

purposes that He alone sees. We do not see His ultimate plan while we are in the valley. We

must remember the vision, keeping faith in what God has promised.

Just as He allowed Joseph to go through many trials, so He allows us to go through great

conflicts as well. For He knows that our liveswhat we have become through His gracewill

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Revival and the Todd Bentley Restorationby Rick Joyner

The following was first circulated as aSpecial Bulletin, which brought an overwhelmingly

positive response. Knowing that not all who receive our E-MSJ read our Special Bulletins, Ifelt that this abbreviated version would be appropriate.

PRESENT STATUS

After nearly a year and a half of working with Todd, I recently felt that it was time to releasehim into limited ministry in our local church. This does not mean that Todd has beenreleased back into ministry in general, nor does it mean that Todd is nearing the end of his

restoration process.

Before Todd will be fully released back into ministry, we will ask for a council to endorsethis, which will be composed of those who are respected throughout the body of Christ as true

elders in the church. Of course, they would need to come to the comfort level that would enable

them to become part of this council, which we think would be a worthy test of Todds present

spiritual condition. This is not to imply that this would endorse anything that Todd has done

in the past; rather that he recognized his mistakes and his sins, has genuinely repented of them,

and has adequately shut the gates of hell that gave the devil access into his life.

We see in the Scriptures that the Lord has a lot of mercy for sinners, but none for the

self-righteous, and that such pride usually precedes a fall. This is not to imply that all who

question or oppose Todds release are doing this out of pride, but it is a form of pride to make

important or sweeping judgments with partial information. Therefore, we will try to provide

all of the information possible to keep people from stumbling in this way and to judge Todd

and our process in the right way.

REASON FOR RELEASE IN LOCAL CHURCH

I felt that it was time to release Todd into limited ministry in our local church becauseI had the leading of the Lord to do this. To me, this always trumps every other reason, but I

had some other reasons too, which I will try to explain.

Some of the major issues, or strongholds, which had caused Todds problems, failures,and sins had been understood and repented of with considerable depth by Todd and Jessa.

Todds personal relationship with the Lord has been restored and strengthened. Todd has anunderstanding of and a vision for entering the rest of the Lord, and he has done this to a great

degree. As far as his spiritual health, Todds ministry is probably now in a better place than

many other ministries I know. However, he does still have issues that could hurt him, or causeproblems in the future, some of which we have not even addressed yet. Therefore, he is still

very much in the process of restoration.


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We are all in a restoration process. So where do we draw the line and say that people are ata level of maturity in which we can release them into ministry? This is one of those questionsworthy of deep consideration because its impact on the church has been, and will be, huge. Ifwe are going to do this right, we need to consider how the Lord did it. How did He do it?

In Luke 10, the Lord sent the seventy out in teams of two. They cast out demons, healedthe sick, and preached the gospel. They were so successful that the Lord said He saw Satanfall from heaven like lightning. In Luke 11, these disciples came to Jesus and asked Him toteach them to pray. Think about itthey did all of this, and they did not even know how topray yet!

Look at the condition of the leadership in the church when the Lord went to the crossand basically left everything in their hands. They were fighting over who was the greatest onthe very night He was crucified. They could not even stay awake for one hour to pray with theKing of kings in His most desperate hour, then betrayed and denied Him, fleeing from Himwhen He needed His friends the most. This is after three years under the greatest Mentor there

will ever be!It is hard to understand why the Lord would trust so much to men in any degree, much

less to be representatives of His kingdom. In looking at the great heroes in the Bible, it seemsthat every one of them had failures and were a major embarrassment in some way, often inmany ways. He is the King, so I have resolved to keep it simple and follow Him regardlessof whether I understand everything or not. I am also resolved to do my best to stand for Histruth and His people, regardless of the consequences.

It is interesting that the person who is considered the very first evangelist in Scriptureis the woman at the well, as she was the first to go forth proclaiming Jesus to be the Messiah.

She had been divorced five times and was living in sin at the time. It would be much easier toexplain if the Lord had chosen someone far less controversial for this great honor.

Then there is the embarrassment of Peter, who lived with Jesus for several years, had seenall of His miracles, and had the revelation from the Father of who Jesus was, then denied Himthree times in one nightone of the worst things he could do. Just a few weeks later, he wasagain in leadership preaching one of the most important evangelistic messages ever preachedon the Day of Pentecost. Im quite sure most of those new converts wondered just what kind ofleadership the Lord had given them in the church. From the beginning, we certainly have hada leadership that definitely would be a stumbling block to those who care about appearances.

Many leaders feel that these embarrassing falls from those in high visibility in thechurch are causing many to stumble, and doubtless they do. However, the self-righteousnessmanifested by many when this happens is probably causing far more to reject the church andour message. How can anyone trust our message of redemption and restoration when we willnot even restore our own fallen?

Another important point is that those who are forgiven much, love much, and tend to havemore real faith, which is having a dependence on who Jesus is, not on who we are. Those whoare immature are more dependent, and those who have received the mercy and grace of the


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Todd still has some open doors that could trip him up in the future. At times, he has tofight the discouragement that would naturally come with the failure of his marriage, the waythe Lakeland Outpouring ended, and the loss of just about everything he had built over thelast decade of very hard work. If he allows these feelings of failure to become a drive in hislife, he will likely burn out again, and the next time could be the last. I want to be with him

while he works through some of these.When I was a flight instructor, I could fairly accurately tell which mistakes a student would

make. I would not let those students solo until they had made those mistakes with me in thecockpit so they would not kill themselves. However, no matter how much I tried to explaintheir tendencies that I considered dangerous to them, until they actually made the mistakeswhile flying, they did not get it. Its time for Todd to start flying again, but I am going to bevery close to him for a while, for his sake, and for anyone else who might later get in the planewith him.

A VISITATION

I was not asking for confirmation of this step with Todd because I was confident in theleading I had, but confirmation did come in a very powerful way. Bob Jones had been sayingfor some time that he knew he was about to have a face-to-face encounter with the Lord, andhe did. In this encounter, Bob was told to come to our Sunday morning service and lay handson Todd for his release, and then to break off of Todd and MorningStar the negative spokenwords against us from other Christians. The effect of this prayer was so powerful that it waslike having the sky go from dark and overcast to clear blue instantly.

At the first meeting when Todd preached, I felt he had one of the greatest messages onhunger for God that I have ever heard. It was not just about the words or concepts that he was

teaching, but there was a tangible impartation of hunger for God like many had not experiencedin a very long time. You cannot have that kind of impartation if it is not working in your ownlife. This was the greatest witness that the restoration process I have been leading Todd throughhas been working. I do believe that above any knowledge or personal discipline we have, it isour love for God that keeps us hungry for Him more than anything else.

Loving God is our main job description as human beings, and it is the main way it willbe determined if we have been successful in this life. This is going to be the main thing thatkeeps Todd, or any of us, on track in this life.

IMMEDIATE REVIVAL?

In that meeting, and virtually every meeting since, the presence of the Lord has beenstronger than weve experienced in a long time. It seems to be increasing as the hunger inus is increasing. This is what we signed up for in the beginningthe manifest presence ofthe Lord. We are having great miracles and high-level prophecy, but this is better than all ofthat. We may be in the first stages of an authentic revival. Were not calling it that yet, but itseems like it is the beginning of something remarkable, and the beginning of it all was Bobsvisitation and prayer for us.


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We are obviously in the first stages of something major. It is not built around Todds ministryor anyone elses. Im thankful we had released him to minister in our local church because hehas been a large part of whats happening, and he will no doubt be a big part of what unfolds.He may be in the forefront for a period of time, and then others will. Todd is just one of abouta half dozen who are being used on the forefront of this, and we expect that number to grow.

Several have an anointing similar to Todds, but others are different, but no less annointed. Iam the designated driver, and the primary one with the authority and responsibility to steerit. If I do my part right, I will free the others from having to do this, and I expect all of themto go to a new level. To do this, I need to know where the Lord is leading us, and I do have ageneral map that I have been shown, beginning thirty-five years ago.

When we planted a church here, we began with the team ministry concept because wewere shown that this was not only biblical, but would be necessary for the revival that willbe coming to this area. After living here for a short time, I started to meet older people whotold me about the prophecies from as far back as the late 1930s and early 1940s of this comingrevival. None of these had lost hope, but were sure it would come one day. This could be it.

If it is the beginning of what I was shown, it will grow into something more remarkablein some ways than anything we have experienced in our lifetime. If this is the beginning, wewill soon be in the greatest of all of the Great Awakenings, and a tithe of all Americans willsoon be born again and filled with the Spirit. That is thirty to forty million people who willbe added to all who are already born again. These will also be added to a real New Testamentchurch life because the church is going to be transformed into this. If what is happening hereis what I was shown, then no man or group of people will be the face of it. MorningStar willnot be the face of it either. This one will be about Jesus, not us.

Once we have experienced the manifest presence of the Lord, we are ruined for anything

else. What good is the most glorious temple if there is no God in it? If God is in His temple,then it does not matter how glorious or spectacular the temple isit will not be the templethat gets your attention. If people come here and then leave talking about any of us, or eventhe great experiences that they have here, it will have fallen short of what it is supposed tobe. If this becomes a Todd show, or a MorningStar show, we will have fumbled with what wewere entrusted.

Another large factor in the breakup of Todds marriage was his marriage to ministry andthe pace that he tried to keep up, which led to two major burnout episodes. If God would restafter six days, who are we to think we dont need this? Its quite a presumption to think we cando something God did not even do. Presumption is pride. Having to submit to a team deals

with a lot of that pride.

RESTORATION AND THE FAVOR OF GOD

Many years ago, I had a dream in which one of my children had fallen into a sewage ditchand could not get up. They were covered in filth and no one would help them. People onlyscorned or jeered at my child, which was one of the most grievous things I have ever experiencedin a dream. Then someone came and helped my child out of the ditch, cleaned them up, and


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got them going on their way again. In that dream, I would have given everything I owned tothat person who helped my child, and I was thinking about what I could do for them when Iheard the voice of the Lord say, Jim Bakker is My child. Will you help him?

When I asked Jim Bakker to speak at a conference right after he got out of prison, I didtake some heat for it, and some on my staff even thought I was risking everything. I may havebeen, but I also had no doubt that I would gain the Lords favor, which is far more valuablethan having mans favor. I know the reason that we were able to acquire the former HeritageGrand Hotel and Conference Center and other parts of the former PTL property, at a tinyfraction of its value, was because of the favor of God we received for helping Jim.

I actually did not do very much to help Jim Bakker, and others may have done much more,such as Tommy Barnett. I also think we have received such a huge benefit from our friendshipwith Jim that it would have been well worth it without getting the property. We did get themost remarkable home for our ministry that I could ever imagine, and we have even more ofthe favor of God in other remarkable ways.

No doubt it has been a huge risk to help Todd. Of course, I lost some friends, and we lostsome people and partners. I have no guarantee of how this is going to turn out, and I havehad restoration failures before, too. However, I try not to weigh the possible costs or benefitsin such matters, but rather just try to be obedient. If I get rewards here, fine; but Im just asgood to get them in heaven.

No doubt some people will never accept Todds restoration to ministry, and we did gain afew more enemies, some of whom were friends before. However, I know that the favor of Godis worth more than any cost we can pay in this life. Even with the controversy, we gained farmore friends than we lost, and we have even had a net gain in partners for our ministry. I also

think the greatest favor of all could be one of the greatest revivals in history, resulting in thirtyto forty million new brothers and sisters in Christ just in America. If we are trusted with this,which is yet to be determined, it might be linked to this risk we took in helping Todd.

In Mark 10:29-30, the Lord gives us a wonderful promise: Truly I say to you, there is noone who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for

My sake and for the gospels sake, but that he shall receive a hundred times as much now

in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms,

along with persecutions.

In my ministry to date, I think every time I have taken a major risk to help someone, orto speak or write something that I was given, but knew it would be controversial, the benefitsgained always outweighed what I had risked by at least one hundred times. It is always rightto do what you think is right regardless of the risk or potential reward, but the Lord is faithfulto reward those who do so. Along with it, persecutions may be expected.

The Lord did nothing but what was right. I would never claim to be doing everythingthat well, and I am quite sure that not all of our critics are wrong, and many have a sinceredesire to protect the truth and to protect Gods people. However, much of what is said andwritten about Todd and me is false, but that does not mean everything is, so we try to stay


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open. However, I will address what is being said that is false for the sakes of others who arebeing caused to stumble by it.

If we are about to see a major revival break out, the persecution will also break out on acorrespondingly high level. This too comes with the territory as the Lord Himself taught.With the increase of power and impact in Jesus ministry, the persecution went up accordingly.With the undeniable resurrection of Lazarus, the Lords enemies determined that it was timeto kill Him.

No doubt that the persecution will ratchet up dramatically with the increase of the favorof God. This is biblical. So what kind of favor is that? Ask the Jewish people who have beenHis chosen people. It may not seem like favor to those who care about earthly things andthe favor of men, but to be considered worthy to suffer shame for His names sake is one ofthe greatest honors we can have in this life and will be an eternal honor in heaven. Were hereto do the will of God and fully trust Him for any reward He thinks we deserve or any honorsuch as persecution that He thinks we need.

Again, this is not to imply that we are doing everything right, but were trying our bestto keep it simple and just seek to be obedient. The same crowd that was crying, Hosanna,when Jesus entered Jerusalem was crying, crucify Him, just five days later. I therefore thinkit is foolish to put our trust in peoples opinions whether good or bad, but I seek to please theLord. As the Apostle Paul wrote in Galatians 1:10, If I were still seeking to please men, Iwould not be a bond-servant of Christ.

The demon-possessed were easy for the Lord to deal with. The sinners were attracted toHim, but it was the religious community that persecuted Him. I knew that the result of goinginto this process with Todd would not only attract many who were in the grips of sin and neededto know that the grace of God could extend to them, but it may also be to expose and help many

get free of an evil, self-righteous religious spirit, which has dominated the church throughoutmost of her history. I knew all along that this was about much more than Todd or me.

For the sakes of those who are bound or influenced by this religious spirit, I will bestraightforward in confronting it whenever and in whomever it rises. I would expect no lessfrom those who are my own true friends who see it rising in me, and I certainly do not claimto be perfect in this either.

Thank you for caring enough to read this regardless of your position on what we aredoing. In the futureBulletins,I think you will find them to be even more interesting. We willcover many subjects related to divorce, remarriage, the restoration process, judgment in the

church, and other important subjects, so check them out when theyre posted on our websiteat www.morningstarministries.org. You can also view our outpouring and church meetings atwww.morningstarTV.com.

RICK JOYNER is the founder and executive director of MorningStar Ministries and Heritage InternationalMinistries and is the senior pastor of MorningStar Fellowship Church. He is the author of more than forty books,including The Final Quest,a worldwide bestseller. Rick is the president of The Oak Initiative, an interdenominationalmovement that is mobilizing Christians to be engaged in the great issues in our time. Rick and his wife, Julie, have fivechildren: Anna, Aaryn, Amber, Ben, and Sam.


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Love Based on Truthby Rick Reddick

Have you ever heard the statement, Love is blind, and wondered if this was accurate? Love

that comes from the Father is not blind. Rather, it is based on truth. When we chooseto love people for who they truly are, while seeing the good and the bad, we are manifesting agrace that comes from heaven. Sadly, a false concept has eased its way into the church, havingits foundation built on the assumption that love is blind. To love the way Christ does is to seea persons true condition and then die for them.

A mistaken Christian practice is to tell others we love them while barely knowing them.This error is nothing new. The Apostle Paul encountered this same problem, And we beseechyou, brethren, to knowthem which labour among you . . . and to esteem them very highly

in love for their works sake (I Thessalonians 5:12-13 KJV). To knowmeans to see or havean accurate perception. Sadly, the church has sometimes been told that if we try to correctlysee someone or something then we are in danger of committing a sin by judging. As a result,we have veered away from making accurate evaluations when it concerns other believers.

Jesus said we would know people by their fruit (see Matthew 7:16). Yet we sometimesfind ourselves hesitant to make an assessment of a persons spiritual fruitfulness. Why? Couldit be that we have not properly understood righteous judgment? Jesus said, Do not judgeaccording to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment (John 7:24 NKJV). Our Saviorreveals that there is a righteous process whereby we come to a conclusion using our intellect.

As Christians, we need to get past this unbiblical fear of judging. The Bible says that weare to judge those inside the church, that we will judge the world, and that we will judge angels

(see I Corinthians 5:12; 6:2-3). Whenever the Bible speaks negatively about judging, it mustbe read in context (see Matthew 7:1-5; Luke 6:37; Romans 14:13). Such passages, taken outof context, are used to teach that we should not judge. However, a closer examination of thesepassages reveals thatwe should judgewhile avoiding hypocrisy, legalism, and stumbling blocksin our relationships to others. Overcoming these evils in our own lives allows us access to Hisgrace to make righteous judgments.

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus specifically condemns hypocritical judgment (see Matthew7:1-5). At the end of this teaching, He says, You hypocrite, first take the log out of your owneye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brothers eye (Matthew

7:5). Before making an assessment of another persons condition, we must first see ourselvesaccurately. This causes us to view others with His grace and mercy. A good practice is to sharewith others our personal failures before we attempt to bring their shortcomings to light. Whenwe speak to our friends, family, and others with this lowly posture, we love them based on truth.Only when we have removed the log from our eyes are we able to accurately see the speck insomeone elses.

I have been married for almost eight years, and I have known my wife for more than tenyears. Recently, we found ourselves in a place where we wanted to completely know each others


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past experiences. We did not want any secrets between us. My wife and I lived very sinfullifestyles before we were saved, so we knew this would not be easy. The depths of depravity towhich we sank are still very real to us. While we had been honest about our pasts during ourengagement, we had not been totally open about everything. We did not lie to each other. Wejust kept certain things backsuch as specific details concerning premarital sexual sins.

As long as we had hidden secrets, we were not free. By keeping these things in darkness,our marriage was not becoming all that it was called to be. We had a good marriage, but Isensed we were missing something. So we proceeded to talk about the secrets of our past. Wedetermined to love each other based on truth, no matter how painful that might be.

Instantaneous, miraculous freedom and deliverance did not happen once we started talkingabout our pasts. Instead, this quickly became one of the darkest periods in our marriage. Weconfessed past sexual sins that we thought would never be heard by another person, let aloneour spouse. The first few days were the hardest, but as the weeks passed, the pain started toease. Before we knew it, freedom rushed into our marriage, and we were able to love with a

brand new intensity. Having become totally exposed to each other in such a vulnerable wayforced us to see each other with Gods eyes.

As this love matured, we experienced marriage altering breakthroughs in our spirits, souls,and bodies. Our unity increased to levels we thought impossible. Even now, my mind cannotcomprehend how our marriage could get any better. While it was dark and painful for both ofus to know the truth about each others past, it brought a new level of freedom and intimacyin our marriage that neither of us dreamed was possible.

Such heavenly, supernatural love is possible when we purpose to make righteous judgmentssupported by truth. My wife and I wanted to have truth in the innermost parts of our marriage.

This involved reaching honest conclusions concerning who we were in our past experiencesand who we are now. This process killed unregenerated areas in our souls before it empoweredus. The result is that we began to comprehend the suffering associated with loving in a godlymanner. The true understanding of a persons fallen condition causes us to feel pain and sorrow.Thankfully, such knowledge releases Gods provision in our lives so that we can minister Hislove to others in the place of their specific need.

We must get past false concepts of love and judgment if we are going to walk in this worldas Jesus did. He accurately assessed mans need and then became our Savior. If we are walkingin the love of God, we will want to correctly evaluate other peoples needs so that we can most

effectively serve them.

We also need to make correct assessments when it comes to seeing good qualities inothers. After telling us to know them which labour among you, Paul then admonishes usto esteem them very highly in love for their works sake (I Thessalonians 5:12 KJV). Wecannot accurately esteem others unless we have made an intellectual evaluation concerningtheir character.

The religious spirit has taught a counterfeit love that is not founded on truth. This falseperception cheapens love to mere words. Before we tell others that we love them, maybe we


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should search our hearts to see what we have done for them. Have we lifted them up in prayer?Have we shown them kindness and mercy? Have we spoken the truth to them? Or are we sayingwe love them because it is the right thing to do?

Possibly, all of us have participated in the culture of cheap love at some point in ourChristian walks. Thats okay. This life is a journey, and we are not at the end yet. God continuesto compel His church to love others based on truth. This can be one of the hardest things toendure, but the rewards greatly outweigh the suffering. If you see this false love operating inyour life, simply ask the Lord to forgive you, and move on. To love freely is one of the greatestthings we can experience in this life, and, who knows, your marriage or other relationshipsmay well excel beyond your greatest expectationsmine certainly have by loving others basedon truth.

RICK REDDICK is a professional fisherman (licensed charter captain), writer, and businessman. Called as ateacher and counselor to the Lords people, his passion is to see the church become a place of safety and free expressionfor those experiencing personal bondages. Rick and his wife, Dawn, reside in South Carolina with their four children:Noah, Jeremiah, Ricki, and Hosanna. Connect with Rick at [email protected].


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CMM Missions to Haiti Reportby Jorge Parrott

Christs Mandate for Missions came under the umbrella of MorningStar in 2009. Combined,we now have more than 500 missionaries in the field, as well as schools and orphanages on

several different continents. For more information about these missions, please go to our website atwww.cmmissions.net.

The second team of nurses and disaster relief volunteers are finishing up and returning tothe U.S. as this is being written. Teams are going each week to work under Pastor Vincentssupervision, the overseer of the CMM/MorningStar mission in Haiti.

There is much to do. Our focus is to repair Pastor Vincents home, church, school, perimeterwall, and roof, for security. Even with the devastation all around, Pastor Vincent led a PastorsConference that attracted 500 pastors and workers January 27 30. This was possibly the firstconference of any type after the earthquake, and for it to be held in those conditions was anextraordinary testimony of the resilience of the church that is in Haiti.

A new MorningStar Fellowship of Ministries (MFM) chapter is also being formed in Haiti asa conduit for spiritual and physical aid to the country. With 90 percent of the infrastructure andbuildings of the country destroyed, and at this writing, nearly a quarter of a million confirmeddead and multitudes more seriously injured, this may be the greatest opportunity for a nationto be reborn, and we are committing ourselves to this end.

MorningStar has been training MFM members and MFC pastors in disaster relief, andnow we are able to send support teams to help Pastor Vincent and his leaders in the healing and

mobilization efforts. CISM, CERT, and IDRN trained counselors will be helping the hurtingpastors and leaders in the recovery process. MorningStar friends, Frank Gresham, Tom Hayes,Joseph Michel, and others have given invaluable help to our teams and more teams are makingplans and raising funds to help in a variety of ways, based on their giftings and callings. Timeslike this show the resiliency and diversity of gifts and callings rising to the surface and shiningwith Gods glory.

We have also had many interns from MorningStar University, with Stephen Alls, CMMvolunteers, and MorningStar Fellowship of Ministries, under Director Tom Hardiman, rallyingthe troops from all across America, Canada, and elsewhere.

CMM/MS has mobilized our pastors and missionaries in the Dominican Republic to rallyto the aid of her neighbors. Victor Rodriguez, Jose and Jacqeline Javier, and Veronica Freites arehelping their friend, Pastor Vincent, in any way they can. This is the unity spoken of in Psalm133 and John 17. CMM/MS is blessed in many nations to have friends and pastors, leaders,and church members rally together to pray for each other and connect and help each otherin times of need. CMM/MS is an army of ambassadors from heaven sent to bring Gods willto earth as it is in heaven. Thank you for your generous prayers and support for Gods armymarching toward eternity gathering saints all rejoicing in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Captain


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of the Host of the Army. You will receive the same reward as those on the front lines for yourgenerous investment in rebuilding Haiti. One hundred percent of funds will be used to helpHaitians move on to their bright future.

You can help build the New Haiti by sending our teams and Revivalists there. Mail in yourgift to CMM, P.O. 7705, Charlotte, NC 28241. Or, donate online at www.cmmissions.netsecurely.Designate your gift for Haiti disaster relief or Haiti Crusade. 100 percent of funds will reachHaitians. The MorningStar University will offer accredited degrees through CMM-NCCT inthe fall of 2010.

The following article appeared in The Palm Beach Postand talks about the CMM/MS work in

Haiti being led by Pastor Vincent, and illuminates some of the conditions that exist and questions thatare being asked there.

DISTRESSING QUESTION LINGERS IN HAITI CHURCHES:WHY DID IT HAPPEN?

By Daphne Duret, The Palm Beach Post,Copyright, 2010

As the sun began to set an hour after the earthquake, all that Rev. Astrel Vincent couldhear were the sounds of people screaming. The moans and wails filled the dusty air andsurrounded both his church and the nearby city blocks, where he had begun the painstakingtask of sifting through the rubble for survivors.

He remembers thinking that this is what it must have sounded like when the Egyptiansin the 11th chapter of Exodus awoke to find the firstborn sons of every household dead. Imtelling you, I have never experienced something like this in my life, Vincent said.

His church compound has become not only a house of refuge for the homeless, but also aplace where the living have come looking for a reason to explain their suffering. It is the samequest for answers that brings people to the ruins of the Notre Dame Cathedral near downtownPort-au-Prince, where on Thursday groups of people stared woefully at the hollowed cathedralthat had once been a national monument, crossed themselves and kept walking. There weremore questions Saturday as hundreds gathered and wept at the funeral of Monsignor JosephSerge Miot, archbishop of Port-au-Prince, and Vicar Charles Benoit, who also died in theJanuary 12 quake.

Of all the questions surrounding the quake that killed tens of thousands of people, left 1.5million homeless and forever changed the lives of countless others, none is as simple as this:Why? It is a question that many of the faithful in Haitis predominantly Catholic religiouscommunity have been asking their leaders.

JORGE PARROTTis the Missions Director for MorningStar Ministries. He has a doctoral degree from NorthCarolina College of Theology and has served as President of Christs Mandate for Missions since 1998, travelingto more than thirty nations. CMM merged into MorningStar in 2009 and has more than five hundred missionarieswho equip native leaders in over thirty nations. CMM also helps many churches plan trips. For information, visitwww.cmmissions.net.


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MANY THEORIES, RUMORS

Theories, it seems, are more abundant than food and water in this ravaged region. Somehistorians, and televangelist Pat Robertson, say a 1791 voodoo ceremony that invoked thedevil sealed a pact among slaves to overthrow French rule. There has been some debate about

whether the event happened, but the Rev. Edouard DuCarmel wasnt thinking about any of thatThursday as he handed packets of cookies and water to volunteers sweeping rubble from thefront of Notre Dame. Thats not the God I know. My God is a God of love, he said. Godsthoughts are not our thoughts, but we better be careful not to manipulate the thoughts andintentions of God to fit our own theories. Vincent heard a rumor going around Cite Soleil,where he leads a 500-member church, that what happened was not an earthquake at all buta bomb that the U.S. had thrown on the nation. Vincent had yet to hear the reason behindthat theory.

Some have said it is a sign that the world is about to end, and God is reproachingsinners. Others have simply said the earthquake was God walking upon the earth to make His

presence felt.

To say any of these things are true would make my God powerless, Vincent said. Goddoesnt need to do any of these things to show His power. The Rev. Frantz Cole, an Episcopalpriest who helps run a hospital in Leogane, said hes heard all the same theories. He listenspatiently each time and never judges, he said. To that end, Cole has invited a geologist to speakto his parishioners during this mornings church service. He said this will help parishionersunderstand what happened on a natural, scientific level. There are so many lessons to belearned from this, Cole said. If there is a reason for this, it can be found in the things wecan learn.

DuCarmel said he tells his followers that the question of why it happened isnt as importantas what they will do about it. In a land where men have lost wives, children, and houses, muchlike what happened in the biblical story of Job, DuCarmels message is closer to the biblicalstory of Gods answer to Joshua as he prayed for guidance after the death of Israelite leaderMoses. If everybody who was sitting around giving their theories or asking for aid wouldinstead go outside and pick up one piece of debris, the streets would be entirely clean, he said.Now is not the time to talk. Now is the time for action.

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

Action will be the subject of Vincents messages for the next three months, he said, stand-ing outside in the yard of the church filled with tents, an environment he said makes him feellike Moses with the Israelites in the wilderness. As he led a tour of his demolished elementaryschool Friday afternoon, he found two Muslims bowing toward Mecca, reciting prayers. After awhile they rolled up their mats and greeted the pastor on their way out. We have all religionshere now, Vincent said with a shrug. Vincent, whose church is the largest in this city of morethan 800,000 people, said that on the road to rebuilding, humans will have to take a tough lookat the role they played in the disaster. Though the earthquake itself was a natural occurrence,


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Vincent said, poor building conditions, lack of respect for the earth, and other factors led tounnecessary loss of life.

Vincent said he believes in Armageddon but doesnt believe the earthquake is a sign ofthe end. So he said he preaches to his congregation against ignorancea thing he said ismans greatest enemyand instead encourages his congregants not to keep looking back atthe destruction that has befallen them. Has God cursed the people of Haiti? Vincent askshimself. He said he doesnt believe that. I tell them, as long as you live on this Earth therewill be something going onfire, water, earthquakethese things will happen, he said. Butif I die tomorrow, I believe I will have another life. If I believe this, then I have to look at anevent like this and decide that I have to be strong.


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Disasters can bring out the worst and the best in us. Thank God for the hearts of many fromaround the world in the last month since the Haiti earthquake. Hundreds of organizationsand thousands of Americans continue to lead the way in offering disaster relief.

We are thankful for the $15,000 generator in place at Vincents school and also for theused truck for Vincent. Great compassion poured out, and we cannot even calculate how much.However, estimates have been revised to more than $500,000 in food, medicine, materials, tents,rope, and tarps, which have been dropped off at Vincents. By Gods grace, 1,000 to 2,000 peoplehave been fed every day for a month with approximately 35,000 to 50,000 meals served. Onehundred percent of the funds go to earthquake victims, so if you have given to Haiti throughMorningStar, CMM, The Order of St. John, or other organizations, know that thousands andthousands of lives have been touched and many saved by your love. Each is precious in the eyesof God and us too. Over half of the people who have been to Haiti through MorningStar/CMMare making plans to return a second time. This is Gods army rising up and putting action totheir faith with love being released.

We are still in Phase I respondersmedically licensed or disaster trained and certified,being recommended at this time, due to security issues. Two high-level security experts will begiving us their assessment soon.

A doctor was telling people recently that the intel he was getting from MorningStar/CMM missionaries on the ground in Haiti was better than the U.S. government. We do not

pretend to offer anywhere near the level of expertise of information our government offers.We just know we can trust our friends around the world. Whether by voice, text, or email, ourembedded missionaries are faithful to share their hearts and experiences. Gods fulfillment ofthe Great Commission involves adventurous warriors going to the ends of the earth to reachone more soul. On the way to that end, deep relationships are made as hearts become as one.Networks and strategic alliances are made, which include a strong and intentional desire toshare all God shows us, equipping the saints, helping the hurting and hopeless, and disciplingthe nations. With CMMs native pastors, missionaries, teachers, and so on in many nationsaround the world which are already embedded, the work of the warriors will go forward in arapidly advancing rate. We were made for such a time as this.

A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall

not come near you (Psalm 91:7).I see a global army. It will get bloody, but the glory of ourliving God overshadows all these temporary light afflictions.

Focused hunger for God and His purposes impel us to risk it all, knowing all things arenew, old things are passed away. As God releases His dreams and visions into our dreams andvisions, we cling to the solid band of brothers kindred family here and abroad who fit intothe misfits category as shared recently by retired General Jerry Boykin, one of the founders

Thousands Upon Thousands Touched in Haitiby Jorge Parrott

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of the Delta Force. When asked what type of soldiers made the best Delta Force members, and

he answered, (and I paraphrase), those who did not seem to fit in with the regular troops.Just like Davids mighty men of valor, we see many who are hungry for God who did not fit

into the main stream of churchesmany of those are doing great good and benefiting the bodyof Christ immeasurably in their own unique way. Heaven is a big place and I believe we are

all in for a big surprise because of who God is. Some of Gods Delta Force are just so left/rightbrained they are misunderstoodso creative they think normal is insanity, or they have beenhurt by churches, betrayed, cut off by families and friends, and a host of other reasons.

Many of our CMM/MorningStar missionaries have also been hurt, abused, stymied,unwelcomed, or did not fit the general mold of other organizations expectations, standards,

or styles. Again, there are many fine organizations and denominations doing their part infulfilling the Great Commission. Just like Jesus ragtag bunch of disciples, Gods army may

look like chaos. However, when the Holy Spirit helps us in the completion of our destinies andcallings, a peace comes to the storm and something supernatural takes place at a sub-atomic,hyper-energized, levelan inexplicable chemical reaction occurs and miracles happen. We do

not try and explain it. We just are ever thankful for our Papa God for making it happen Hisway. Heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force, whether it be in intercession,

worship, missions, disaster relief, education, or any of the seven mountains. Theocracy doesnot require democracy, just the few, the humble, and the obedient uniting for the kingdomthrough the ministry of reconciliation and restoration.

Our missionaries in Haiti and the Dominican Republic all come from the misfit class.

Maybe that is why our doctor friend said we had better intel than the CIA. These dedicatedservants all have been abandoned, shipwrecked, overlooked, or abused. (CMM had welcomedthese warriors in over the last ten years as we strive prophetically to see in others what God sees

in them). In this time of crisis in biblical proportions, they rallied together selflessly to leadthe way in helping the injured, those who lost loved ones, moving dead bodies, locating family

members, and doing what comes instinctively when disastrous circumstances are thrust uponyou. Who is ready for that level of crisis? Come with us and we will show you the future.

Rick Joyner, founder of MorningStar Ministries, and now on the CMM board, often speaksof the restoration process spoken of in Galatians 6:1. This heart of restoration of the warriors

is the pulse of God. The wounds, rejection, the very scars of life, are often the area where theLord gives healing power and authority to flow through us and minister to others. This life istraining for reigning with the Captain of the hosts of the army.

Pastor Vincent, an orphan himself, now caring for orphans, told me in late January beforethe first Pastors Conference held after the earthquake that he must tell our leaders to be strongeven when they dont feel like it. Three hundred were expected and five hundred showed up.All of our team members from the U.S. have told me what a saint and general in Gods army

Pastor Vincent is. Victor Rodriguez, from the Dominican Republic, has been a close friend ofVincents for many years, and both he and Vincent have worked together in many areas from

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Pastor Veronica Freites of Palmera de Ocoa, D.R. is a native Dominican who lived inthe U.S., and once her children were grown, answered the call to return to her native land asa gifted evangelist, worship leader, preacher, and teacher. She has hosted many teams in theD.R. such as midwives, medical teams, short-term mission teams of all kinds, and has plantedseveral Hispanic churches and two Haitian churches. She is loved by many for her bold faith,

love for all people, and passion for the lost.Pastors Jose and Jacqueline Javier live in Santo Domingo, D.R., and they have helped by

picking up our team workers and having them stay in their home. They pastor a church plantedby Veronica in an inner city area of Santo Domingo, D.R., across the street from a governmentposted sign labeling a poverty stricken area, the devils sewer. One time when my wife, AnnaMarie, was there, an eight-year old girl came forward for prayer for her grandmother, who hadbeen bitten by a rat, then passed away two days later from the infection. Ten thousand peoplelive along a creekbed with sewage flowing through it. Ramshackle scraps make homes for thesepeople who said no other churches would dare come into their midst. Many hearts are waitingto be touched with that precious Love called Jesus. Jose and Jacqueline could not have children,

until they asked Anna Marie and I to pray for them, believing God is able. They have a childnow, thank God.

So what will the end times look like? Many believe we have not seen anything yet. God islinking, building, strengthening, and waking us up. If the joy of the Lord is our strength, thenwe need to get much stronger. The Lord spoke to me just ten days or so after the earthquakethat what He was doing in the Breakout or New Move at MorningStar, He would do inHaiti. As I have been helping with our efforts in Haiti, the Lord has been revealing to manyof us visions of the New Haiti, founded on a love of the truth with righteousness prevailing.This is an amazing opportunity for the body of Christ worldwide to shape the future of Haiti.No one wants to see the past repeated in Haiti. We thank God for the reports of witch doctorsand their children on their knees the day of the earthquake and since then. We know manyangels are dancing in heaven over the multitudes in Haiti coming to know You, Jesus. Willthere be fathers in the faith for these beautiful people? Will you go or send someone who can?Soon, we will be sending resources and materials for discipleship and firm foundations to ourbrethren hungry for knowing God in fullness and power.

Lord, give Your people clarity. Holy Spirit, help us be a part in building The New Haiti, according

to Your will Lord, in Jesus name.

We have a Haiti Relief Mission Statement that keeps us focused on how to seek eternalchange in Haiti through our friend and missionary, Pastor Astrel Vincent, and his three hundred

or so pastors. (If you would like to see this, email [email protected]. This e-mail addressis being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)


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MFM Directory

CANADA

Sylvain Gauthier (Pastor)Najoth Ministries784 Rang 7, Ste-ClotildeQuebec, Canada G0N 1C0Phone: (418) 484-5611Email: [email protected]

www.najoth.org

Wade Marshall (Pastor)River Center Ministries99 Stannus Street / P.O. Box 302Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada B0N-2T0Phone: (902) 830-1295Email: [email protected]

Nelson Richardson (Pastor)Maranatha Fellowship4 James Long CourtNepean, Ottawa, Ontario CANADA K2J 4R1Phone: (613) 823-6815

Ralph Rains (Pastor)Gateway Worship Centre460 Muskoka Road South,Gravenhurst, Ontario PIP IJ8Phone: (705) 687-9937Email: [email protected]

Francine TessierInternational Christian Chamber ofCommerce Canada360 Ave. Emile-PominvilleLachine, Quebec H8R 1M3Phone: (514) 903-6574Email: [email protected]

Bryan YagerEagleview Ministries205 Meadowbrook Road, Victoria, BritishColumbia V9E 1J5Phone: (250) 479-7166Fax: (250) 479-7168Email: [email protected]

AFRICADr. Francis Agbana (Pastor)Life Builders InternationalPO Box 307, Lone Republic of Togo(West Africa)Email: [email protected]

Marianne BothaHouse of Hope7-15th Ave, PO Box 473, Mossel Bay6500, South AfricaPhone: +27446910821 /Fax:+2744690821Email: [email protected]

Tahyo Manuel (Pastor)Christ Risen Power MissionB.P. 550 Boromo Province desBale Bukina FasoPhone: +22676680020Email: [email protected]

John & Sharon SeninShiloh House MissionP.O. Box 399, Kabarnet, Rift Valley,Kenya, East AfricaPhone: (816) 761-3667Email: [email protected]

OTHER COUNTRIES

Dr. Francis Agbana (Pastor)Life Builders International NetworkLondon, England (Europe)Email: [email protected]

Aivars Alksnis (Pastor)Light in the World FellowshipMatisa jela 113-3/4, Riga, Latvia, LV1009Phone: +371-2959-1321Fax: +371 6754 9485Email: [email protected]

Ralf D. Brzele (Pastor)Hans-Reyhing-Weg 26, 72531Hohenstein, GermanyPhone: +49-7387-984920Fax: +49-7387-8284Email: [email protected] / www.beurzele.de

Rod & Kerrie Christensen(Pastors)

Rivers of Living Water Inc.15/25 Canns Road,Bedfordale, W.A. Australia 6112Phone: 0011 (618) 9399-3786Email: [email protected]

Rob & Aliss Creswell (Pastors)GloryfiresBlacon, Chester UKPhone: +44 (0) 7964 084934Email: [email protected]
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MFM DirectoryBryan & Mona Gabriel1015 Cherokee RoadWinterville, GA 30683Phone: (706) 742-5732Email: [email protected]

Brian & Darla Hayes (Pastors)The Gate Church

350 Bentley Way, Fayetteville, GA 30214Phone: (770) 460-8822Email: [email protected]

Dr. William John HurstInstitute for Strategic ChristianLeadership984 Pebble Bend Drive SWGrayson, GA 30017Phone: (770) 982-5135Email: [email protected]

Marc Lawson (Pastor)Church at North Gate9876 Main Street, Suite 250Woodstock, GA 30188Phone: (678) 494-2193Fax: (678) 248-3693Email: [email protected]

Ryan Lawson (Pastor)Northgate Church of AtlantaP.O. Box 2190, Woodstock, GA 30188Phone: (678) 494-2193Email: [email protected]

Ryan & Torrey OConnor(Pastors)The Lighthouse Worship Center411 Cobalt Valley LaneCanton, GA 30114

Phone: (770) 345-6361Email: [email protected]

Peggy PulliamPassionately Serving Ministries2855 Jones Chapel RoadSparta, GA 31087Phone: (706) 998-0748Email: [email protected]

Keith & Janie Smith (Pastors)Keith Smith Ministries, Inc.P.O. Box 1263, Jesup, GA 31598and Providence Worshiping Arts Center3343 Highway 341 North, Jesup, GA 31545Phone: (912) 270-5030

Email: [email protected]@hotmail.comwww.pwac.org

HAWAII

Karen Nicoli (Pastor)Good News Fellowship Ministries140 Uwapo Road #28203Kihei, HI 96753Phone: (808) 874-3652Email: [email protected]

IDAHO

David McClellan (Pastor)Strong Tower Ministries4698 N. Tattenham Way, Boise, ID 83713Phone: (208) 939-5155Email: [email protected]

www.myspace.com/daveandvickimclellan

ILLINOIS

Gail H. CiarrachiOrder of the Saints of the Holy One137 N. Maple Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126

Email: [email protected]

www.saintsoftheholyone.org

Tony DanhelkaRiverwoods Christian Center1005 Crestwood Circle

St. Charles, IL 60175

Phone: (630) 377-5695

Fax: (630) 443-0286Email: [email protected]

www.riverwoodschristiancenter.org

Rodney A. DruryPeoria Prayer Center3011 N. Delaware Street, Peoria, IL 61603

Phone: (309) 361-4052


www.peoriaprayercenter.org

Thurman FerreeGoshen Fellowship1 Equestrian Court

S. Glen Carbon, IL 62034Email: [email protected]

www.goshenhouse .org

Janice Fennell1701 Bristol Hollow Road

Dunlap, IL 61525

Phone: (309) 243-5067

Fax: (309) 274-4686


Theresa Forkins-PhillipsPraise Ministries International1731 South 7th Avenue

St. Charles, IL 60174


www.praiseministriesinternational.com

or www.chicagopropheticvoice.net

Georganne SchweickertKnowing Him MinistriesInternational21760 W. Washington Street

Grayslake, IL 60030

Phone: (847) 223-0042

Hilton Thomas3377 Maple Tree LaneWadsworth, IL 60083Phone: (847) 858-3136Fax: (847) 244-1446Email: [email protected]

Robert Whitt (Pastor)Family Life Church270 E. Chicago Street, Elgin, IL 60120Phone: (847) 717-4878Fax: (847) 697-4987Email: robertwhitt@familylifechurch.comcastbiz.netwww.familylifechurch1.com

INDIANA

Herb & Frostie HallDread Champions of the King7328 N. Haywood Farms RoadBrazil, IN 47834Phone: (812) 442-1552Email: [email protected]

J.L. Horton (Pastor)Firewater Fully Gospel FellowshipPO Box 68, Angola, IN 46703Phone: (260) 668-3676Fax: (260) 668-3676Email: [email protected]

Michael Lee (Pastor)The Prayer & Training Center1901 Mansfield StreetIndianapolis, IN 46202

Phone: (317) 632-0206Email: [email protected]/prayerandtraining-centertheseer1959.wordpress.com

Betty K. Phillips (Pastor)Cornerstone World Outreach

Ministries402 South Fort Wayne Avenue, Lot #79,Eaton, IN 47338Phone: (765) 396-2089Email: [email protected]

Russell WagnerOmega Kingdom Ministries

213 West Van Buren StreetColumbia City, IN 46725Phone: (260) 388-1130Email: [email protected]

H. Dean Woolard (Pastor)Cornerstone WorldOutreach MinistriesP.O. Box 743, Auburn, IN 46706Phone: (260) 925-4360Email: [email protected]


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MFM DirectoryIOWA

David & Lisa BrownThe Eternity Project150 W. Cedar Street / P.O. Box 76Birmingham, IA 52535Phone: (641) 226-2880Email: [email protected]

Linda SchreursIntimacy with God MinistriesP.O. Box 1294, Johnston, IA 50131-1294Phone: (515) 270-0231Email: [email protected]

KANSAS

Nick & Jana Harris (Pastors)Living Waters House of PrayerP.O. Box 48607, 201 N. Washington,Wichita, KS 67201Phone: (316) 262-7729Email: [email protected]

www.livingwatershop.orgJerry & Ruth Wickline (Pastors)Spirit Life Church & Spirit Life

Ministries (Wichita, KS)P.O. Box 215, McPherson, KS 67460Phone: (620) 245-1058 or(316) 284-1485Email: [email protected]

KENTUCKY

Ann B. AndersonChalice1411 Wilshire Circle

Hopkinsville, KY 42240Phone: (270) 885-9620Fax: (270) 885-1594Email: [email protected]

Tommy HaysMessiah Ministries2800 Tates Creek RoadLexington, KY 40502Phone: (859) 422-1794Email: [email protected]

Sandy LeeWalking In Destiny Ministries, Inc.

P.O. Box 3132, Paducah KY 42003Phone: (270) 898-2626Email: [email protected]

LOUISIANA

Denise LaPorteSpirit of the NazariteP.O. Box 12624, Lake Charles, LA 70612Phone: (337) 499-6763Email: [email protected]

MAINE

John W. Connor16 Summer Street, Winthrop, ME 04364Phone: (207) 377-2015Email: [email protected]

Nancy NicholsTransformations MinistriesP.O. Box 4202, Presque Isle, ME 04769Phone: (207) 768-3400Fax: (207) 768-3401Email: [email protected]

Roy Roden (Pastor)Destiny Church Fellowship andDestiny School of MinistryP.O. Box 711, Camden, Maine 04843Phone: (207) 236-4904 or(207) 975-1849www.propheticdestinyministries.orgwww.destinychurchfellowship.org

MARYLAND

Gene Paul & Debra J. NesgodaFront Line Word Ministries, Inc.100 Dumbarton Road #DBaltimore, MD 21212Phone: (410) 616-9478 / (813) 454-7643Email: [email protected]

MASSACHUSETTS

Aaron EvansEmerging Daniel CompanyP.O. Box 268, Boxford, MA 09121Phone: (978) 979-4941Email: [email protected]

Barry Grauman (Pastor)Taconic Valley Christian Fellowship3399 Hancock RoadWilliamstown, MA 01267Phone: (413) 738-5814Email: [email protected]

Robert & Donna Harris(Co-Pastors)Clinton Worship Center

445 Berlin Street, Clinton, MA 01510Phone: (978) 365-2552Fax: (978) 365-2233www.clintonworshipcenter.org

Donna Milham (Pastor)Eagle & Dove Ministries / JudahsRoar ChurchP.O. Box 7094, Gloucester, MA 01930Phone: (978) 283-9111Email: [email protected]

Steven & Karen Williams(Pastors)Crown Fellowship ChurchP.O. Box 550092, Waltham, MA 02455Phone: (781) 609-2552Email: [email protected]

MICHIGAN

Christopher J. Hardwick(Pastor)

Jumpstart MinistriesP.O. Box 1551, Owosso, MI 48867Phone: (989) 723-9511Email: jumpstartministries@jumpstart-ministries.orgwww.jumpstartministries.org

Edward J. Kurdziel (Pastor)Pure Heart Ministries6452 E. Fulton Street, Ada, MI 49301Phone: (616) 464-5667


Wendy M. Waterson (Pastor)Sanctuary Gate Church1422 W. Cutler Road, Dewitt, MI 48820Phone: (517) 980-6603Email: [email protected]

Nathaniel Webb Smith1225 Northway Drive, Apt. 10Dewitt, MI 48820Phone: (517) 862-3599Email: [email protected]

Teresa A. WhittingtonDo You Know Who HE is MinistriesP.O. Box 123, Ishpeming, MI 49849Phone: (906) 869-5267Email: [email protected]

MINNESOTA

Pete & Pam Thiel (Pastors)Firestarters Worship CenterP.O. Box 63, Ottertail, MN 56571Phone: (218) 367-3455Email: [email protected]

MISSISSIPPI

Carlton & Marilyn McCarter(Pastors)

Victory International ChristianCenter8401 Ocean Spring RoadOcean Spring, MS 39564Phone: (228) 875-3131Email: [email protected]


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MFM DirectoryMISSOURI

David Apel (Pastor)New Shiloh Ministries1809 County Road 1310Moberly, MO 65270Phone: (573) 228-2292Email: [email protected]

www.newshiloh.org

Diane M. CzekalaRestore the Glory Ministries670 B. Shady Drive, Branson, MO 65616Phone: (417) 544-0664Email: [email protected]

Dan FarleyPublic Square Ministries131 Stillwood Drive, Branson, MO 65616Phone: (417) 337-8622Email: [email protected]

Paul PomeroyPublic Square Ministries131 Stillwood Drive, Branson, MO 65616


MONTANA

Thomas C. Banks (Pastor)Morningstar International Fellowship609 S. Harris, Helena, MT 59601Phone: (406) 439-6938Email: [email protected]

Albert & Wilma LaRance(Pastors)

Morning Star House of PrayerP.O. Box 1420, Lame Deer, MT 59043Phone: (406) 477-6612

Fax: (406) 477-6635Email: [email protected]

Lloyd Phillips (Pastor)FLINT Net (Fellow LaborersInternational Network)P.O. Box 113, Missoula, MT 59806Phone: (406) 251-8580Email: [email protected]

NEBRASKA

Eric & Kristy MurrayAwake MinistriesP.O. Box 747, Bellevue, NE 68005Phone: (402) 212-3597 (Eric)(402) 212-3767 (Kristy)Email: [email protected]@gmail.com

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Christ OttoBelonging House32 Manchester Road, Amherst, NH 03031Phone: (603) 233-7803Email: [email protected]/wordpress

NEW JERSEY

Ken Bellan105 Chestnut Hill LaneColumbus, NJ 08022Phone: (609) 647-4056Email: [email protected]

Steve Burton (Pastor)House of Praise MinistriesP.O. Box 511, Swedesboro, NJ 08085Phone: (856) 467-0986Fax: (856) 494-7841Email: [email protected]

Margaret Clark (Pastor)Gateway Ministries at GFP626 Plainsboro RoadPlainsboro, NJ 08536Phone: (609) 799-5637Fax: (609) 799-0012Email: [email protected]

Daniel P. McKeon (Pastor)LifeSpring ChurchP.O. Box 11247, Yardville, NJ 08620Phone: (609) 387-4230Email: [email protected]

David & Evelyn Scull (Pastors)Jubilee Living Word MinistriesP.O. Box 333, Quinton, NJ 08072-0333Phone: (856) 451-1356Fax: (856) 451-2288Email: [email protected]

Dr. Andrew P. Surace (Pastor)Covenant Life Christian Fellowship

P.O. Box 1038, Marmora, NJ 08223Phone: (609) 602-5811Fax: (609) 609-7445Email: [email protected]

NEW MEXICO

Bonita EichorstPhone: (505) 231-5256Email: [email protected]

Sherri WilsonFree Indeed and Power917 E. 10th, Clovis, NM 88101Phone: (575) 763-5215Email: [email protected]

www.freeinpower.com

NEW YORK

Robert Barker (Pastor)Church on the Sound335 Oxhead RoadStony Brook, NY 11790Phone: (631) 941-4100Fax: (631) 941-4102Email: [email protected]

Joanie Boring4856 Hitchcock Road, Odessa, NY 14869Phone: (607) 594-2293Email: [email protected]

Dylan T. BowdenWhole New Life Ministries110 Miner Road

Porter Corners, NY 12859www.wholenewlife.us

Rev. Gail BredenThe Word & Spirit Ministries238 Wallkill Road, Walden, NY 12586Email: [email protected]

Bob & Kathy Campbell(Pastors)Harvest International Family Church4647 Reservoir RoadGeneseo, NY 14454Phone: (585) 243-9280Email: [email protected]

www.HIFC.org

John CuomoAbide in the Vine Fellowship,Owego, NY23 London Lane, Endicott, NY 13760Phone: (607) 754-4466Email: [email protected]

Ralph & Linda Diaz (Pastors)New Harvest Christian Church1230 RT 94 P.O. Box 217Vails Gate, NY 12584Phone: (845) 568-0135Fax: (845) 568-6013Email: newharvest@newharvestchris-

tianchurch.orgwww.newharvestchristianchurch.org

Roy & Marie Esposito (Pastors)Restoration Christian FellowshipP.O. Box 1194, East Northport, NY 11731Phone: (631) 261-0323Email: [email protected]

James & Roseanne Exner(Pastors)Syracuse Airport ChristianFellowship & Ministries Int.7744 Frontage Road PlazaCicero, NY 13039


James FullerChurch on the Sound335 Oxhead RoadStony Brook, NY 11790Phone: (631) 941-4100Fax: (631) 941-4102Email: [email protected]


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MFM DirectoryFred & Donna Hoover (Pastors)

Abide in the Vine1018 Lillie Hill RoadAppalachian, NY 13732Phone: (607) 625-5907Fax: (607) 687-0045Email: [email protected]

www.abide.orgJim & Peg McLaughlin(Pastors)New Beginnings Church15 Silver Street, Norwich, NY 13815Phone: (607) 334-2833Fax: (607) 441-1231Email: [email protected]

Perry NatarelliSpirit of the Lord Ministries108 Vanderbilt, Buffalo, NY 14206Phone: (706) 418-5068Email: [email protected]

Gary W. Pfeiffer (Pastor)MorningStar Christian FellowshipChurch36 Heritage Woods CourtRochester, NY 14615Phone: (585) 529-5769Email: [email protected]

Michael QuinnResurrection Life Ministries672 Dogwood Avenue #182Franklin Square, NY 11010Phone: (516) 312-2532Email: [email protected]

Dianne RobinsonAbide in the Vine FellowshipP.O. Box 314, Appalachian, NY 13732Phone: (607) 625-3516Email: [email protected]

Diane Scalchunes (Pastor)Deep Waters MinistryP.O. Box 2091, Port Washington, NY 11050Phone: (516) 629-6540Email: [email protected]

Nicholas SeebergerChurch on the Sound335 Oxhead Road, Stony Brook, NY 11790Phone: (631) 941-4100Fax: (631) 941-4102Email: [email protected]

Robert Seymour (Pastor)Abide in the Vine Fellowship279 Lower Fairfield RoadNewark Valley, NY 13811Phone: (607) 687-5920

Enoch & Linda Spadaro (Pastors)The Foundation Training Center7649 East River Road, P.O. Box 177,Kanona, NY 14856Phone: (607) 622-5454Email: [email protected]

Geoff Wattoff162 Stanley Drive, Centereach, NY 11720Phone: (631) 648-7528Email: [email protected]

NORTH CAROLINA

Preston T. BarnumRestoration of the NationsP.O. Box 24971Winston-Salem, NC 27114-4971Phone: (336) 817-9500 (US)(336) 793-1617 (Nicaragua)Email: [email protected]

Leo BarnwellFaith Community Church1220 Alamac RoadLumberton, NC 28359Phone: (910) 671-0339Email: [email protected]@faithhighway.com

Sally Boenau122 S. Greenbriar Woods RoadHendersonville, NC 28739Phone: (828) 697-2172Email: [email protected]

Bruce CorwinTrinity Christian Prep School7005 Wallace Road Suite 300Charlotte, NC 28212Phone: (704) 569-1900Fax: (704) 569-1999Email: [email protected]

Tom ElkinsCharis Partners International1000 Blanton Street, Shelby, NC 28150Phone: (828) 429-2496Email: [email protected]

Martial Ferigo (Pastor)

MorningStar Ministries Wilmington6253 Sentry Oaks DriveWilmington, NC 28409Email: [email protected]

Carroll L. Henderson (Pastor)Laurel Wood Ministries124 Gamble Loop RoadBessemer City, NC 28016Phone: (704) 867-8590Fax: (704) 629-0262Email: [email protected]

Jim HillHis Heart MissionsP.O. Box 1742, Mooresville, NC 28115Phone: (704) 655-1272Email: [email protected]

Terry Howell (Pastor)

Fathers Vinyard724 Oakland Road, Spindale, NC 28160Phone: (828) 287-2868Fax: (828) 287-3170Email: [email protected]

Steve LappinKingdom Business / Real Estate9618 Brandybuck DriveCharlotte, NC 28269Phone: (704) 817-9113Email: [email protected]

Steve Martin

Vision for IsraelP.O. Box 7743, Charlotte, NC 28241Phone: (704) 806-6934Fax: (704) 583-8308Email: [email protected]

Gina MischFirebrand Ministries12238 Savannah Garden DriveCharlotte, NC 28273Phone: (619) 341-4702Email: [email protected]

Matt Peterson (Pastor)MorningStar Fellowship3812-A Littlebrook Drive

Clemmons, NC 27012Phone: (336) 712-4008Email: [email protected]

Jon David PowerPrepare the Bride Ministries138 Pine Cove RoadTrent Woods, NC 28562Phone: (704) 575-6923

Carey & Suzanne RamseyLovingkindness Ministries690 Sink Road, Lexington, NC 27295Phone: (336) 224-1216

Email: [email protected] & Nicole RobertsP.O. Box 992, Moravian Falls, NC 28654Phone: (336) 262-4175Email: [email protected]

Don Robertson (Pastor)DREAM of Restoration MinistriesP.O. Box 300Glendale Springs, NC 28629Phone: (336) 982-3526Email: [email protected]


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MFM DirectorySteven (Pastor) & MindyScroggs

Mountain Vintage Fellowship3867 Sweeten Creek RoadArden, NC 28704Phone: (828) 687-9234Fax: (828) 687-0628Email: [email protected]

www.mountainvintage.orgClifton Sutton

JLJ Ministries321 Fonville Street, Burlington, NC 27215Phone: (336) 538-1616Email: [email protected]

Lavon ShaplandHouse of Worship Home Fellowship173 Cimmeron DrivePisgah Forest, NC 28768Phone: (828) 877-5154Email: [email protected]

Don StiverFathers Vineyard404 E. Church Street, Bostic, NC 28018Phone: (828) 245-5784Email: [email protected]

Rick StokerFirst Fruit Ministries2750 Vance Street, Wilmington, NC 28412Phone: (910) 612-9437Fax: (910) 452-0211Email: [email protected]

Randy StrombeckKoinonia Ministries437 Hollywood RoadMoravian Falls, NC 28654Phone: (336) 838-6701


James & Rhonda TomasiInternational Christian Servants, Inc.7541 Pilot Cove CourtDenver, NC 28037Phone: (704) 323-9250Fax: (704) 951-8242Email: [email protected]

David White (Pastor)MorningStar Fellowship Church -Wilkesboro486 Hollywood Road

Moravian Falls, NC 28654Phone: (336) 667-0359Email: [email protected]

Byron Wicker (Pastor)River Life Fellowship2487 Charlotte HwyMooresville, NC 28117Phone: (704) 664-3540Fax: (704) 799-1928Email: [email protected]

Suzy YaraeiHoly Spirit AdventuresP.O. Box 219, Moravian Falls, NC 28654Email: [email protected]

OHIO

Charles GeorgeP.O. Box 543, 131 W. Main StreetDalton, OH 44618Phone: (330) 828-2749Email: [email protected]

Hombre Liggett (Pastor)Church of the Harvest420 W. Third Street, Dover, OH 44622Phone: (330) 343-1905Email: [email protected]

Timothy & Lynette Martin(Pastors)His Glorious Church15655 Street, Rte. 170East Liverpool, OH 43920Phone: (330) 843-4895Email: [email protected]

Janet Richards4131 Schoolhouse RoadLittle Hocking, OH 45472Phone: (740) 989-2119Email: [email protected]

Barry & Tricia Tucker (Pastors)Five Rivers Vineyard Christian

900 Taywood Road, Englewood, OH 45322Phone: (937) 836-9808Fax: (937) 836-9806Email: [email protected]

Richard & Joy Van Patten(Pastors)Pure Ministries Fellowship2936 Pine Grove LaneMaineville, OH 45039Phone: (513) 583-0108Email: [email protected]

OREGONRobert & Rebecca Haaby(Pastors)Eagle Mountain Fellowship of

Ministries910 SE Wilson Avenue, Suite A1Bend, OR 97708Phone: (541) 312-9345Fax: (541) 312-9345Email: office@eaglemountainfellowship.orgwww.eaglemountainfellowship.org

Jim MooreSalem House of Prayer260 Liberty Street NE, Salem, OR 97309Phone: (503) 589-9176Email: [email protected]

Jacob RayPhone: (503) 949-6262Email: [email protected]

PENNSYLVANIA

Gregory J. Buzzanco (Pastor)Triumphant Life Church5651 Perry Highway, Erie, PA 16509Phone: (814) 864-3984Email: [email protected]

Paul & Cindy Johnson

It Is a New Day Inc.1122 Mica Circle, Bethlehem, PA 18017Phone: (610) 691-3368Email: [email protected]

Ted & Joyce MoyerRock Community Church837 Main Street, Harleysville, PA 19438Phone: (215) 723-8678Email: [email protected]

James & Jackie OKeefe2216 S. 17th StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19145Phone: (215) 805- 1931Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Terry Smith (Pastor)Jubilee Christian CenterP.O. Box 405, Clearfield, PA 16830Phone: (814) 765-1915Email: [email protected]

Eugene Strite (Pastor)Sent Forth Ministries826 Tallow Hill RoadChambersburg, PA 17202Phone: (717) 816-6002


SOUTH CAROLINA

Stephen AllsMorningStar Ministries2936 South Legacy Park BoulevardFort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-5544 x 239Email: [email protected]


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MFM DirectoryCris & Rebecca BennettLife Ministries439 Fischer Road, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 820-0288Email: [email protected]

John & Barbara Briggs

Restoration Ministries International711 Chelton Lane, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (828) 508-2122Email: [email protected]

Emmett CooperHoneyWord251 Heritage BoulevardFort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-7528Fax: (803) 802-7528Email: [email protected]: www.HoneyWord.com

Maggie DellerMorningStar Fellowship Church375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-5544 x 240Fax: (803) 548-8438Email: [email protected]

Keala ElstonMorningstar Pastor of Intercession375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-5544 Ext. 209Email: [email protected]

Jim Garrison (Pastor)

Gateway Outreach ChristianMinistries (Chapel of Love)P.O. Box 675, Wagener, SC 29164Phone: (803) 564-3399Fax: (803) 564-5750Email: [email protected]

Daniel L. Garvin (Pastor)Shepherding Ministry / RestorationHouseP.O. Box 283, Landrum, SC 29356Phone: (864) 977-8020Email: [email protected]

John HansenMorningStar Fellowship Church375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-5544Email: [email protected]

Tom Hardiman (Pastor)MorningStar Fellowship Church375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-5544www.morningstarministries.org

Jason Hooper (Pastor)MorningStar Ministries375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-5544Fax: (803) 548-8438www.morningstarministries.org

Brandon Hull (Youth Pastor)MorningStar Fellowship Church375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-5544 ext. 224Email: [email protected]

Bobby & Ginger Hussey(Pastors)

MorningStar Fellowship Church375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-5544www.morningstarministries.org

Deborah JoynerMorningStar Fellowship Church375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715

Phone: (803) 802-5544www.morningstarministries.org

Leonard JonesMorningStar Fellowship Church375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-5544www.morningstarministries.org

Oliver & Barbara JonesWind and Fire MinistriesP.O. Box 1048, Fort Mill, SC, 29716Phone: (704) 737-1501Fax: (704) 973-7724Email: [email protected]

Rick Joyner (Senior Pastor)MorningStar Fellowship Church375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-5544www.morningstarministries.org

Laura KunzieZEB Gear1646 West Hwy 160, Ste E, #8119Fort Mill, SC 29708Email: [email protected]

Robin McMillan (Pastor)MorningStar Fellowship Church

375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-5544www.morningstarministries.org

Scott McClellandFoundational Missions(aka FX Missions)109 Redcoat Drive, Fort Mill, SC, 29715Phone: (704) 909-0631Fax: (888) 307-2141Email: [email protected]

Brad McClendonLone Star MinistriesPO Box 187, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464www.lonestarministries.com

Bill & Chris NeSmithHarvest Light Ministries1646 W. Hwy 160 Suite 105

Fort Mill, SC 29708Phone: (704) 541-2693Email: [email protected]

Jorge & Anna Marie ParrottMorningStar Ministries MissionsDirector375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (704) 517-2557Fax: (888) 816-0725Email: [email protected]

Bart PeacherMorningStar Fellowship Church375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (803) 802-5544 ext. 250Email: [email protected]

Bill Perry (Pastor)Hartsville Community FellowshipPO Box 1739, Hartsville, SC 29551Phone: (843) 383-8555Email: [email protected]

John (Andy) & Cathy Sanders5 Fold Media LLC2012 West Hwy 160 #38Fort Mill, SC 29708Phone: (803) 280-5770Email: [email protected]

www.andycathysanders.com

Patrick & Grace SelveyGrace-Connection208 Wales Ave., Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (704) 756-3053Email: [email protected]

Trevor TiessenMorningStar Fellowship Church375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715Email: conferences@morningstarminis-tries.orgwww.morningstarministries.org

Samuel Tyler (Pastor)Vanguard ChurchP.O. Box 170008, Spartanburg, SC 29301Phone: (864) 574-2777Fax: (864) 574-0040Email: [email protected]

Jim Whitley892 Hickory Stick Ln.Fort Mill, SC 29715Phone: (704) 995-3775Fax: (803) 547-5656Email: [email protected]


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