Revival
   
                                                                                 Wednesday, December 12, 2001

   Thousands coming to faith in Connecticut at a multi-day Luis Palau meeting; dozens in Rhode Island at a similar event; in Boise, Idaho, 100,000 people attend a 2 day Palau meeting with clear presentations of the Gospel; 15,000 people in Managua, Nicaragua receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of their lives. In India Christianity becomes a choice for Dalits (untouchables).   Up to 20,000 young men will hear God's clear call on their lives in Columbus a few days hence.  Prayer warriors look to cover every campus in Massachusetts with ongoing prayer.  Men waking up to songs of praise at a local Rescue Mission and the devil is thrown out the door; removed from their midst as God answers the prayers of many!
   Has another great revival begun?  May it be so!  Pray.

                                                          Ray

Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? Show us your unfailing love, O LORD, and grant us your salvation.   Psalms 85:6-7

Monday, October 29, 2001

Revived people believe that Jesus is coming in their generation . . .
. . . and evangelists believe that Jesus will return this week.
 . . . Dr. Jack Hayford speaking at Congress 2000 on February 5, 2000 in Boston, MA

On January 2, 2000 my family received and watched the video that "Promise Keepers" sent out to 302,000 churches across America called "Hope For A New Millennium" <Copyright 1999 Promise Keepers>  The remarkable thing about the video is that the target audience is the Church in the United States!  The church in the US has become barely distinguishable from the culture around it.  In fact, according to George Barna, the divorce rate for those who attend church is now slightly higher than for those who do not attend church.  This sad state of affairs, and other similar statistics, prompted the Promise Keeper's video effort.

More and more people are searching for truth and spirituality, especially in the wake of the disasters of September 11, 2001 in New York, Washington, DC and Philadelphia.  There are now 3 basic kinds of "christian" churches in the United States:
   
  • Christian Churches which proclaim completely only God's truth as taught in the Holy Bible
  • churches which teach a portion of what God says in the Holy Bible and substitute their own wisdom for the parts they do not agree with
  • "churches" which say you need to read another book along with the Bible in order to understand the Bible.  Some have even mistranslated the Bible to make it say what they want it to say.  (example: jehovah's witnesses "new world translation" and Zondervan Publication's "todays new international version")
The condition of the overall Church in the United States is so worldly and far from God that the USA now has more missionaries from foreign countries coming here than any other country in the world (except Brazil)
As for me and my household (Joshua 24:15), we have covenanted this day to pray "for our Father to send revival to the Church and spiritual awakening to our nation so that Christ’s Great commission might be fulfilled worldwide in our generation."

We will pray every day at 12:29 PM (USA-Eastern Standard Time) starting Monday, January 2, 2000. If you would like to covenant with us to pray at noon time (your local time) let us know by e-mail and we will also pray for your prayer concerns daily during this time.

We can be reached at: revival@QuietWaters.org
                                                                                         November 30, 2000 update

   I continue to pray daily for a spiritual awakening in our nation and revival of the church.   Also for people who think of themselves as being "Christian" but do not have any idea of what a Christian is.
   I see, at times, evidence of outbreaks of God's Spirit.  God's presence, sometimes palpable on a daily basis, is my great strength and His Word, truly, is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.  Pray that God would give me His words when speaking to those who are far from Christ.
                                                          Ray

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)


"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."  2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)
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