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What’s going on in Heaven?

Recently, VOB sponsored a ‘Worship Wells’ weekend in NC. We gathered key believers for a weekend of ‘on-sight’ worship and prayer in our Snow Camp/Liberty area of NC. The historical significance of this area of our country, is profound! Key trading paths between Native Americans and early colonists, pre-Revolutionary war encounters between poor farmers and wealthy land owners, significant Revolutionary war battles in the fight for freedom from tyranny in our nation, as well as historical roots in the Underground Railroad and the struggle to share the Gospel during very troubled times, were areas we targeted in our time of worship and prayer.

Our goal always, as a ministry, is to assist the poor and needy however we can, throughout the nations, as well as partnering with the Lord through His calling in worship and prayer. In the book of Revelation, we see a significant verse in chapter 5:8

“….having each one a harp and golden bowls of

incense, which are the prayers of the saints.”

This verse speaks of worship and prayer, that which is going on in Heaven. We, as the saints/holy ones of the Lord, are to model what goes on in Heaven, as we worship GOD, and pray for His purposes. As our little group stood on the ground where Quakers, committed followers of Christ, made a name for Jesus in the 1700’s, thru peaceful and quiet sharing of the Gospel, we hoped to ‘re-dig’ those deep wells of prayer and quiet worship, that ‘awoke’ people of our nation to the goodness and salvation of GOD!

*David, Carol and Marta leading worship and intercession at Sword of Peace in Snow Camp NC*

There is an amazing move of the Lord happening in the USA right now! Thousands of young people are getting saved and being baptized on college campuses, all around our country. In our nations capitol, on the same weekend that we hosted Worship Wells, more thousands gathered on the National Mall, worshipping the Lord in 50 state tents, and these same thousands, taking communion together at ‘Communion America’. It’s incredible what’s happening in our country. While the news shows daily chaos, GOD is truly moving! We all have the chance to contribute to what He is doing, as we worship Him, pray for the nations, and sew into His Kingdom. Thank you for being a part of re-digging these wells of revival through partnering with VOB, thru compassion to the needy, and thru worship and prayer. It’s so exciting!

***Live Worship online (from our living room) with Global Tabernacle of David***

“You do not have to hear to listen” Hayden Daum

I love the quote above from an online Bible study clip that I viewed on Facebook. Hayden is deaf, and who but he, could really communicate that message so clearly. That simple sentence really spoke deeply to me. Perhaps you, like myself, often wonder if you are hearing from God. What is He saying? What does He want me to hear? What may He want me to say to those around me like family, friends, neighbors, the greater community? How can I best listen?

Communicating is not always with words, a concept suggested by the life of St Francis of Assisi, in that he modeled humble service to others, and demonstrated communicating the Gospel through his actions. I (Wayne), have always felt this was my greater gifting-that of communicating through my actions, rather than my words (man of few words, if you will).

As we have had the opportunity, through the years, to minister in various places around the world, it is true that different languages, cultures, customs, can make it difficult to communicate clearly. Relying on spoken words, or even our own cultural experiences can be a hard way to relate and identify with one another. A universal way to communicate, is from the heart. Compassion – empathy – love – acceptance – peace. Paul, in his message to the Galatians, was to walk by the Spirit.

“If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit” 5:25, and by walking in the Spirit,

we will bear the ‘fruit of the spirit – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,

faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” … 5:22, 23a

I marvel at the resources we now have for being able to communicate among the nations. When we first began full time ministry, email (electronic mail) was just emerging. I am even reminded of when we went on a missions trip to Chihuahua Mexico, where the Tarahumara indigenous people lived in remote caves and forests. The missionary organization we assisted, had vinyl records that we played on a cardboard record player called “Cardtalk” see photo below. We used these manually spun players, which had a gospel message in the Tarahumara dialect, to play for those we encountered along our way.

Click the YouTube link below for a demonstration of the Card Talk record.

https://youtube.com/shorts/U60ofasNaUs

Today, we have the ability to not only send messages to one another in many forms, we have translation resources, face to face video calling, etc. Carol is able to connect with other worshipers around the world in Australia, New Zealand, Mexico through the online worship platform where she ministers weekly. I am leading with a team each week, as we share the liberating news of relational and sexual wholeness with the CrossCurrent program materials. We connect with brothers and sisters in India, Thailand, Germany, Morocco, Italy, Czechia and beyond.

What sometimes seems impossible is becoming a reality. Join us as we pray for the many missionaries and ministers, taking on the challenges of communicating the Gospel. When words are needed, they are answering the call. In many cases translation is needed like with sign language as mentioned before. Hayden’s message explains the deaf community is an unreached people group for Jesus. I had never thought of that, thank you Lord he has.

Recently we shared an honorarium to some missionary friends retirement fund. They served for decades with Wycliffe Bible Translators studying the many dialects of the Baka Tribes in the South Sudan who now have the New Testament and the book of Genesis translated in their tongue.

God’s word, communicated in many ways, will not return void. Isaiah 55:11

Encouragement 4 YOU:

Roman’s chapter 15, speaks several times of the word, ‘hope’. In this day and age, sometimes hope can be hard to hold onto. But be encouraged! The GOD of all hope, sees, hears and is near. Ponder the word here, and be filled with the hope of the Lord Jesus!

15:4: “for whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have HOPE.”

15:13: “Now may the GOD of HOPE fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in HOPE by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

After all the recent events in our country we as Christians must model HOPE. In His Grip, Wayne & Carol

From YOUR support on the ground in Tijuana Mexico:

“Brother we were able to borrow the community center in the area to feed people in need. The people were very encouraged by the message and provision God provided. The people also said it was a Christian victory because there had not been such an event done there before. We also used some of this months support to help the family of 4 year old Amber who needs an operation because her liver is not functioning properly and causing other organ failure in her body.” K.C.

VOB News Issue No. 280