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It was not until we hit the streets of Fresno, it was not until we met the voracious hunger for God in the people, and only after the number of people being saved and healed exceeded anything we had seen before—it was only after all that, that it hit us:
How evil! How wrong! How devastatingly misguided it was, to close the churches.
Monique Hernandez is praying with a woman.
The photograph says it all. You can feel the love of God.
You can feel the desperation and cry of that new-found daughter of God.
I do not know her back story, but I know her future is glorious.
The street-level miracles almost seem to make the crusade tent unnecessary.
On the other hand, if this is what is happening before the tent goes up, and before the lights, chairs and PA system are set—what will God do in the tent itself?
What will happen when the hurting and lost come for miracles?
For weeks now, our team from Inner City Action Stockton, led by Frank Saldana, has shared the Gospel in Fresno under an open heaven.
They have invaded homeless camps.
They have undertaken a massive door to door campaign.
They have given away nearly a thousand large boxes of food and prayed unapologetic prayer over countless families.
Again, and again, they find open hearts.
The neighborhoods greet them as if they knew the Bible verse that says,
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things” (Isaiah 52:7).
This report is both a blessing and a rebuke.
The church should have never surrendered her First Amendment right to freedom of religion.
However, what Satan meant for evil, God is using for good.
You must clearly understand what we are doing in Fresno, and why.
Something will be attempted here that effects all of us, no matter where we live.
This will not be a peaceful protest.
This will not be an outdoor worship rally in protest of the lockdown.
This will not be a friendly and light-hearted community event.
It must be clearly understood that we are bringing a full-blown soul winning miracle crusade to Fresno.
We don’t care about reputation.
We are not trying to be liked. We are in battle mode.
We are marching to the orders and promise of 2 Corinthians 10:4-5,
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ…”
I know how Satan works.
It may appear that we have unchallenged access to Fresno, but I know better.
I know that it can be a trap! I am bracing for an October surprise from the enemy.
It may come from the rabble who control certain neighborhoods.
It may be demented protestors.
It might be Sacramento stepping in to shut us down at the very last moment.
It may even be local politicians.
But God has His people here, too! God gave me this promise: Acts 18:9-11,
“Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.” And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.”
In this blog I am asking for prayer for Mechelle and me, because, as a couple, we have made a firm resolve to resist the enemy in whatever form he takes.
We are utterly convinced that we are in the right, and, most importantly, that we are in the will of God.
I am sure of these things:
The day the leftist overlords of California announce that all the churches can reopen, will never arrive.
They will put it off and continue to put it off, so long as the church allows them to do it.
We are not in rebellion—they are.
They have invented restrictions that no longer make sense, and that were never legal in the first place.
They have done this out of their antipathy toward Christianity.
The other fact I am certain of, is that we must civilly disobey those who tell us not to preach the Gospel.
I believe what God said.
He has many people in high levels of authority here who understand that cities in California desperately need soul winning miracle crusades.
And that, by the Grace of God, is what we are going to do in Fresno.
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If you look at the page you will see no advertising. And there never will be. And if you get our newsletter you will see that we have stopped raising money for projects we can’t do right now. But even that was not good enough for us.
In this pandemic we needed something that was truly a win-win situation. We prayed for something that would help the people, and us, that was not a garish fund raiser.
Then, we remembered how John Wesley taught his young preachers to always bring books with them that would help the people. Why not then, at a time when people have time to read, offer them something that will empower them and at the same time keep us strong and ready to go as soon as the door reopens?
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