Thursday evening when we were worshipping and praising the Lord with this song, I saw a picture of the open heaven we are under rolling back just ever so little every time we were singing “Let the Praises Ring”, I literally could see in the spirit realm and could see that open heaven rolling back and opening just a bit more…it was awesome. (It was a bit like the dome over cardinals stadium and how it opens)  I have the hair standing up all over me just sharing this!!!!  I had to share this with you all!

For the King and His Kingdom,
Jeanie
Skyway Church of the West Valley Prayer Coordinator/Administrator

Hello Pastor Greg, 

I trust this email finds you well. 

On April 27, I believed God shared with me to take back our neighborhood by walking around and praying for the children and school administration/teachers at our local school -Desert Thunder Elementary School. 

The Lord asked me to pray for:  Moral Purity, Bullying, Prejudice, Learning Disabilities, Harmony and School Finances. 

On Tuesday, April 29, my mom and 2 daughters went to the school and prayed.  I believe this is where the Lord is leading me and it was confirmed on Mother’s day.  The gentleman who prayed for the offering said that the Lord shared with him that a new fire was coming and it was consuming the grass (the children) and we need to pray for our children and go through their rooms and pray. 

I shared this with a friend of mine and she went to the school the following Tuesday and prayed.  We are planning on doing this every Tuesday night until the Lord tells us otherwise. 

God is GOOD. 

Michelle

On 30 March 2008, I had a Vision that God was calling me into Service, but it was unclear to me just what God wanted.  I Prayed and went to my Priest and we Prayed, but there were no answers.  He stated that God Works in Mysterious ways and dose not always answer Prayers Immediately or we as Humans do not recognize that God has. He said, “Pray Fervently, ask Forgiveness for any Sins you may have Committed.  Look for Signs from God, look Long and Hard, as you may not see them at first open your Ears and Listen.  You will find an Answer.” With Prayer and Sincerity God will reveal to you the Answers. As he did for Moses, Jacob, David, the Disciples and many other Saints. 

On 6 April I did not go to 9 AM Mass, but watched it on TV.  The Sermon was about God calling us, not only to be a Servant of God, but also to be of Service to our Fellowmen.  I felt the Sprit saying, “Aaron you need go to Skyway Church“.  There you will find an Answer.  I came for the 10:45 AM Service.  All through the Service, I felt the Holy Sprit and saw Spiritual and Physical Healings.  I realized that Skyway Church was where to find my Answer, but still what is it?  The Holy Sprit said, “Aaron, Look around, what do you see?”  I saw people being filled with the Holy Sprit, being Saved and Healed. I heard the Needs of Skyway Church. 

When I returned to Skyway Church on 13 April for the 9 AM Service, I again spoke to Pastor Greg, telling him concerning my Vision and that I felt that God was Leading me back to the Protestant Church and Calling me into Service.  I ask Pastor Greg what I could do for Skyway Church, Pastor Greg said without hesitation said, “Aaron, go to Palm Valley Rehabilitation and Care Center” (PVRCC), and he Prayed with me.  I heard God’s Voice saying, “Aaron this is your Calling.” 

On  4 May I was Inspired to stay for both the 9 and 10:45 AM Services.  After which I spoke to Pastor Greg (not telling him of latest events), though I did ask how I could acquire some Holy Oil, as I Had seen some being used for Anointing. Pastor Greg reached behind the flowers in front of the Alter and said, “Here is some that I acquired from
Ethiopia.”  Pastor Greg gave the Holy Oil to me and we said a prayer together.   Then
Pastor Greg Blessed me and the Holy Sprit came upon me with such Force that I was over come and fell to the floor.  Praise God, Amen! 

I went back to PVRCC, on 5 May, the woman said, “You have to fill out a Volunteer Form“, which I did.  When I returned it to her, she called Ms Diane Mockbee, Director of Activities, said that she would interview me now.  I almost could not believe what I heard.  I said, “Thank You Lord.”  After the Interview, Ms Mockbee requested that I come back the next day for an interviewed by their Resident Chaplin, Rev. Fran Barns, where everything went well.  After the interview, I was escorted to their Medical Staff, to get a TB Test, which I am to go back on 7 May and if the test is negative, I start my Ministry on the 9 May.  (It was Negative) Thanks to God.  Prayers were answered and Miracles have been Bestowed!  Amen! Amen! I say, “Thank You God for your Miracles!” 

In Christ Jesus,  

Aaron

As so many others are experiencing, We have been severely struggling with finances. Well, I had taken a crib back to Baby’s R Us, so I had $184 in my purse that I was going to take and deposit into my account. I was sitting in the ladies bible study at church and planning in my head how I was going to stop by the office and pay for my conference admission.  I started thinking about how I could use the cash in my purse and I felt like God was telling me to give it all so that there was additional scholarship money. I thought to myself, “WHY GOD?  Can I at least keep the $4?”  And God specifically said, “No, give it ALL.”  So, I was obedient, but it was difficult.  I love to tithe and I usually love to give offering, but this was all the money I had!  When I got in my truck, I just started crying and asking God why he would instruct me to give all the money I had.  He didn’t even let me keep the $4!!!  But I just made peace with it and told the Lord that I knew he would bless me for my obedience.  And that time has come!  We decided to have our current accountant re-do our taxes.  We actually still owed $4300 to the IRS for the year 2006 that we make monthly payments on.  Well, my accountant called today to give me our final figures.  Between 2005, 2006, and 2007 taxes, we are getting over $19,000 back!  God took my $184 and increased it more than 100 fold.  I wouldn’t normally give you numbers like this, but this is such an extreme increase that I had to share what God had done!  I am trusting that God will bring even more blessing on our business and save our house from foreclosure. 

Thank you for being such an obedient Pastor.  If it wasn’t for your encouragement, it would be hard for us to stay focused on the Lord and stay hopeful. 

Sincerely,Christina and Kevin

Hello Pastor Greg, 

I just had to let you know that Dick is going into the Therapy Dog Ministry.  Remember the little dog you used to see out your office window when Dick was working at church.  That dog, Gracie, is now in training with Dick and will be backed by the Delta Society who will commission the dog and back them.  The teacher that they are seeing right now is asking for Gracie to work in the Crisis Center.  Dick can see that this ministry can open a lot of avenues for a Chaplain.  I am so proud of them both. I was hoping you would mention the new ministry Sunday.  But, anyway I am happy to be telling you about it.  The two of them will be taking training classes for several more months before Gracie can be certified. 

Our prayers are always with you, Kay, Chaplain 

 

Valerie B., Tom S., Charlie and I were with a group of other people.  I don’t know who the others were but we were all in ministry together.  We were on scooters – not the motorized kind – and we were going fast.  We had really gained momentum.  We were going up this high overpass, when at the top we realized that the road ended.  I thought, “Where were the road signs, where were the road blocks!”  Then I thought, “We’re going to die,” but God said, “No, you’re not going to die.”  Then we just kind of floated to the bottom and landed lightly on the ground.  When we landed, we all had bags of cash.  We were holding some of the bags and others were just sitting on the ground.  I looked at Charlie and said, “Will we have to report this to the IRS?”  He just looked at me as if to say, “Of course you would ask that.”  (I think God was telling me here that the money would come from unexpected places, not through an employer that would fill out a W2 or 1099 or something.  Of course, we will always obey the laws and claim income.)  I knew this money was for us to fulfill the desires of our hearts.  So, all of a sudden I was at this coffee shop and Valerie handed me a cup of coffee.  It was so delicious.  It was black but it tasted sweet and with a flavor like a flavored creamer gives. (Probably because that’s how I like it.)  I was also aware that it was a large cup and very full.  I also knew that this shop was Valerie’s and the cash had provided for it.  I don’t know what anyone else did with their money.  Then I walked into a classroom with other believers and they said, “We thought you died!” I said, “I thought I died too, but I didn’t.  I’m here.  I’m alive.”

Thank you,

Pastor Loraine 

Dear Pastor Greg, 

I am listening to the 4/27 service while I am working. I work for a third party administrator…I pay medical claims and while I am paying claims for cancer, asthma, heart conditions, back conditions, AIDS, blood disorders and numerous other ugly diseases and conditions, I am listening, I can’t help but think that all the people who are suffering with these diseases are going to be healed. I am processing medical claims and while doing this I am able to pray for them by name! If led, I can pray for their families by name, I have all that at my finger tips…what an honor to do this. 

I thought you might be interested in knowing that this service is continuing to bless me and others. 

Big hugs for allowing God to move like you did. You could have shut it down, but you didn’t and now because of this, every claim I pay today will have this sermon playing in the background.

Sherry

Dear Pastor Greg,

I just wanted to share with you what the Holy Spirit has been ministering to me, and what He has been doing in me through these last few weeks.

After Suzann shared about how God wanted her to repent of the prejudice of her country and the benefits she gained by it and after prayer went forth for those who have been touched by prejudice, I had to say, “Look at God!” Because the day before I was at a women’s meeting that the Lord revealed how the affects of prejudice and rejection had on my life and the fruit of it ”judgmental thoughts.”

It was time for things to be broken off.  I had for years (since Junior High School) been a person touched by this which produced rejection and that judgment passed against me, always wanted to find place in me regarding others; even though my only desire was to love and be loved; to be a blessing!

Well, two Wednesday nights ago, which in church and not too different from many other times (even in church), judgmental thoughts were being fired at me. Those arrows flying right in the middle of praise and worship (not too spiritual, huh!  Warfare it was!  I cried out to the Lord and said “Lord, what is this?  Why does this continue?” I know the thoughts are not my own, yet because they are in my mind, I have felt, responsible for them, and so I continue to “cast down vain imaginations, reasonsings, and everything that exalts itself against the knowlege of God.”  After crying out in my heart to the Lord about this, the Lord said, “Kerry, let me show you her heart. Let me show you the gift she is to Me.”  As she sang and worshipped the Lord, God showed me the beauty of her heart and gift she is to Him.”  It blessed me so much!  I just could not contain myself of the beauty that God saw, that I didn’t see in the beginning.  I was reminded of what He told me a week earlier, “to think only on the good, the best and the beautiful.  To see only the good, the best and the beautiful in others and all situations.”  The Lord began exposing the strongholds, and showing me to refuse to be taken captive by them.

Well the next phase of the working that occured, I was invited to a women’s meeting of which I was not sure whether to go or not. It was going to be a home meeting.  The reasonings in my mind where not to go, they were from a judgmental standpoint, and I wasn’t too sure about going.  Yet, I knew that I had to let my friend know whether or not I would be attending, so I began to ask the Lord what He wanted me to do, whether or not I should go.  Again, He began to deal with the “judgmental” thoughts of this “home meeting.” and encouraged me with thoughts He wanted me to see her heart and the gift she is to Him.  He encouraged me to go and embrace her and what she is doing for His Kingdom, and not to go empty handed; but to sow into her and what He’s doing. 

I went to that meeting as a guest, expecting, yet not knowing what God would do…there were somethings in my heart and my heart’s hunger was for God to have His way and to reveal to me what that was.  Before the end of that meeting, the ladies were asked to share something that the Lord ministered to them about this meeting and at first I did not want to get up and share (my test-imony seemed so negative), but the Lord worked it where everyone shared.  I got up in faith and asked, “Can I be honest?”  I began to share how it seemed that no matter where I went in life, I was always being judged, for the way I looked, my skin color, my hair, my ethnicity, and always seemed to be questioned; I always felt out of place, unaccepted.  Not saying this was the case, but it just felt that way.  The judgment I encountered from many produced rejection, and later seemed to produce in me a judgmental thought process about others.  I shared this with the ladies and also what the Lord had showed me about my sister in church and how He wanted me to come today to see another sister’s heart and the gift she was to Him and what He wants to do through her; to embrace her and support her; so I came. I shared other things of which I do not recall. And that was Saturday before last, the day before you prayed for everyone concerning ”prejudice.” 

And I believe in sharing that on Saturday, led the way for me to receive my deliverance from those strongholds.  It’s like the prinicple: if we confess our sins (bring them to the Light), He will forgive them, but if we hide them, they will not be forgiven (and things that are hidden, it only gives the enemy a place, a stronghold).  I see that there is deliverance in bringing things to the light, just like for Suzann. 

And I also see that my seed provided a way for my own deliverence.  Just like the Holy Spirit said yesterday, “breaking it off.” The Lord wants to break these things off of our lives so that we can be useful to Him so that He alone receives all the glory.  And this is my hearts cry!  None of me, all of You!  You be glorified!  My heart is for ministry, in every way the Lord desires of me.  I know that our gifts make room for us and it is with these words He encourages me. I know that He wants to use us more than we want to be used, and to be a blessing more than we want to be a blessing. And as you can tell, it is with all my heart, soul, and strength, that I desire it!  I cry out for it!   And yesterday, while in church, the Holy Spirit was moving in our midst, that fire we called out for came on me, and I believe consuming and breaking off stuff.  As I danced yesterday, strongholds where being broken: rejection specifically.  His presence mightily ministering to me (yet at the time, I didn’t know what it was and for, but mightily resting on me). He had many other times before, and yet, it was in a new way; I believe for a new gate! 

My heart has always been since I was 20 years old to be used by God to minister… and then in 1985 the Lord showed me that He was calling me to offer my gift; what I was doing “in the world” even before I came to Him.  Dancing had always been a part of my life since I was 5 years old, yet never did I imagine that God would ask me to dance for Him and in church.  I had never seen anyone dance in church prior to that revelation.  But my heart was elated when He allowed me to see another worship Him in dance and know that’s what He wanted me to do unto Him.  In 1990 He revealed to me that His glory, His miracle working creative and delivering power would be released to minister to the people as I worshipped Him in dance.  He has shown me that the prophetic is connected to it.  He showed me that He would bring this prophetic vessel before Kings and those in authority and bring hope and new vision–encouraging all to fulfill their purpose in Christ; to exercise their gifts, talents, and abilities; to take up “their cross,” His vision and purpose for their lives, and to follow Him. He said that He would raise them up to a new level, a new experience of His presence, His power, His glory, His manifested goodness and that vision [insight and forsight] would be given to them and that their lives would be changed and transformed by the power and presence of the Holy Ghost.  That His anointing [fresh fire], love and free favors destroys and dissolves all doubt, unbelief, and fear by the fearing of faith; and that the Spirit of th Lord would come upon them [enabling them] to carry out all His good will, plan, and purpose for their lives, where they are blessed to be a blessing, empowered to prosper, empowering others to prosper!

It is truly through this journey of faith that I have been privileged to see this manifested in part.  He recently showed me since we have been here in Arizona, that although there has been a season of private worship, I am His Worship Warrior!  And as I worship in dance I am warring: declaring and dancing the victory in behalf of His people.  He said, an instrument that He would use to restore the nations to Himself and to bring His salvation to the ends of the earth (Isaiah 49-17). I praise God for all that He is to us; to me!  Glory alone be to God…that “the Spirit of the Lord is upon me… ” (Luke 4:18).  It is my very heart’s desire, my prayer declaration and decree, agreeing with Him: I AM has made me, my heart to be what He has declared me to be, and the gift I am to Him; a pure useable vessel. 

I am honored to be apart of, with you, God’s family, and what He wants to do here at Skyway and in this West Valley!

God’s Vessel and Worship Warrior–

Love and blessings,

Kerry

Jim was diagnosed with a cancer in his neck and it was removed on February 6.  We were told he would need 30 radiation treatments at a cost of $30 co-pay for each treatment.  A total of $900.  On the Sunday that we took a firstfruits offering which would go to Troy and his wife to help with the expenses of going to Ethiopia to rescue two children, the Lord instructed me to give half of what I had in my wallet which was $40.  So I gave the $20 in obedience to Him.  The next Sunday, I felt again that I should give another $20 (half of what I had), again an act of obedience.  The following Friday when Jim went for his radiation treatment, he was prepared to pay the second $150 co-pay and when he went to right out the check, they told him that they had found out through a program with our CIGNA insurance that we didn’t owe any co-pays and what we had already paid $150, would be returned to us.  That is a total of $900 that was either returned to us or that we wouldn’t have to pay.  God returned to us over 400 fold of what we had paid or would have to pay.  We were of course totally overwhelmed and rejoiced in the Lord. Jim had his first of four chemotherapy treatments today.  I don’t know what the co-pays will be, could be as much as 20% of the total cost of the medication.  But we are believing and declaring that God will provide.  We are also declaring and believing that Jim will not have the severe side effects they are saying he could have. 

Praise God and God Bless you

Edie