Ecuador Update July 22, 2011

Thursday was another beautiful day with the Lord. We ministered again to the ladies home church. Each shared how Holy Spirit ministered the day before. It was a beautiful time hearing how these ladies were changing and the strength Holy Spirit was giving them. You could see such a difference in the faces, especially one who had such a garment of sadness on Wednesday and now a garment of joy. We took them into the Word in Exodus 20:2-4 and James 1:6-8 and stated if they continue to have one foot in Christianity and one in Catholicism the unstableness and confusion it will bring to all areas of their life. They were also instructed they needed to do a spiritual cleaning in their homes. We are not to have any graven images. It was up to them to make that decision, we just presented the Word and told them Holy Spirit needs to bring the conviction. We then had a time of sharing around the kitchen table with some delicious Ecuadorian food and yummy dessert. 

Tzedakas open the heavens!

God's Word says that we are to bless the poor, the widow, and the orphan. With that in mind we came to Ecuador with a tzedaka from the ABBA family. The Lord used that tzedaka to bless the orphans which opened the heavens the first week we were here. He poured out His Holy Spirit and many came to salvation, people were set free and Holy Spirit is continuing to move and transform the souls we ministered to.  He also led our home church to seed our first-fruit tzedaka to a Jewish widow. Abba's home church here in Guayaquil also felt led  to give a tzedaka  to this Jewish widow as well. These two tzedakas moved the heart of God and again the heavens were opened. It is no coincidence that two Jewish men from the rehab center came to salvation.

Ecuador Update July 21, 2011

Monday evening the Lord led Scott to impart on "walking in the Holy Spirit" and how most Christians walk with a limp and the importance of getting out of the way so Holy Spirit can move through us. He shared how this mission trip has stretched him and how his preconceived thoughts were getting in the way  of  Holy Spirit doing what Holy Spirit wants to do. His testimony brought conviction and many came to the altar asking the Lord to take the "limp" out of their walk with the Lord.

Ecuador Update July 19, 2011

Yesterday was a beautiful time with the Lord! We began our day by ministering at the men’s rehab center. There were ten men present, two of which were Jewish. Three of the gentlemen were not even suppose to be there, but Holy Spirit spoke to them and they needed to go to clinic. They did not know why they needed to go, but they listened to the voice inside them telling them to go. Thank you Holy Spirit for prompting these three men to be there!

Ecuador Update July 17, 2011

WOW! WOW! WOW! God is SO good! The day started by ministering in the Church of Pastor Alberto. We could feel the presence of Holy Spirit from the moment we stepped into the church. We knew it was going to be a beautiful day. The Lord ministered on the Holy Spirit and the Fear of the Lord. As the Word was ministered the heavens became saturated with the love of God and Holy Spirit poured out on the people. Many people made a decision to go deeper in their relationship with the Lord. Some even received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. It was a powerful time in the presence of the Lord.

Report From Ecuador July 14, 2011

Blessings from Ecuador! The move of Holy Spirit continues to amaze us every day! All this week we have been ministering to couples in their homes. Every place the Lord has taken us Holy Spirit has ministered His healing and deliverance. As we have ministered the Word, and confronted issues in the lives and marriages of the couples, Holy Spirit has brought conviction and healing. It has been amazing to watch as the Word of God has been presented how Holy Spirit moves in the hearts of the people and the spirits of machismo, Ahab, rejection, unforgiveness, and abuse just melt away. As the Word is shared, and relationships are established through Holy Spirit the manifestation of God's presence becomes so strong that the spirits just flee. We know they have left because there have been tremendous fruits, for His glory.

Report from Guayaquil, Ecuador July 11, 2011

Blessings from Guayaquil!
Well, this trip has been such a blessing from the Lord. We arrived on Tuesday July 5. It was a long day of traveling. We started the day around 6:00 am getting ready and left our house around 8:00. We spent the next 3.5 hours riding in a car to Miami, where we caught a plane to Atlanta. It just doesn't make sense to travel from Orlando to Miami just to catch a flight to Atlanta Georgia, but to save over $200.00 per person, it then made sense to us. We left Atlanta around 8:00 p.m. after an hour delay and finally made it to Guayaquil around 12:00 a.m. Wednesday morning (Guayaquil time). It was definitely a long day of travel, but it was worth it when we stepped into the terminal and saw our family from ABBA waiting to receive us and welcome us.