RHEMA on the Road

RHEMA on the (Book) Show

2008-07-15T13:46:00.005-05:00

Hello today from Orlando, FL.

We are currently at CBA's International Christian Retail Show where we are releasing Pastor & Mrs. Hagin's new books. "Avoiding the Trap of being offended" by Pastor Hagin and "Seed Thoughts Devotional" by Ms. Lynette.

The crowd loves them and our new booth. Here are some pictures of the show and the book-signing (currently still in progress).

David

Oh, what a Night...

2008-06-10T22:35:00.008-05:00

Good evening, RHEMA on the Road readers,

first of all thanks for reading the blog so faithfully, so please comment on it once in a while, so we know you read it. If nothing else, do it for me... :-)
Today was another great day on the crusade trail. Ms. Lynette was teaching how important it is to have a relationship with your heavenly father and to read the bible - our instruction book. Guys don't like the read instructions and according to Ms. Lynette, Women have sometimes a hard time understanding them, which makes for interesting new-item-assembly projects.

We have fun on the road and this blog has a lot of pictures (Thanks to Julia) to show you a glimpse of our day.

For those who wonder what is up with our Tour-bus. It was repaired tonight and we are picking it up in the morning. At least it should be fixed enough to get us back to Tulsa.

Tonight's service was absolutely fantastic. Pastor continued his teaching on the Holy Ghost and gave an in-depth look on how the Holy Spirit came in and upon people through history and what privilege we as spirit-filled Christians have to have him reside within us.
At the end of the service he prayed for ministers for a fresh anointing and then he did something he has never done before: prayed for the entire congregation and the team. The anointing was so strong: we laughed, ran and shouted. It was simply great. Lots of lives were changed tonight and you could feel it in the air.

Tomorrow is the last day on this tour-stop :-( but we are happy to go back home.

We are sending our love to all of you RHEMA people out there.

Good night,

David (for the entire team)

P.S.: Another first for Pastor - he sang a sample of :Oh, what a savior..." It was great... you had to be there.

Ms. Lynette teaching in the morning.

Attentive audience.

Julia, Ashley and April

Pamela recruiting.

Christina praying on her phone...outside the prayer room :-)

Alumni Luncheon.

D-dub and his ride.

The crew riding the short bus :-)

Allergies anyone?

Sight-seeing

Willy, Christy and JoeDavid

Pictures of you, Pictures of me...

Captain D.

Pastor teaching

Good crowd

The service got wild

Pastor is doing such a great job

Preaching a hot hell....

2008-06-09T22:25:00.008-05:00

Hello everyone,
you might wonder about the title of this blog-entry. Could it be inspired by the current heat-weave we find ourselves in right now here in the Northeast? Or is it taken from Pastor's fiery message tonight? The later is the case, although the other one applies :-)
The day started good as always we Ms. Lynette admonishing the congregation to step it up in their prayer lives. As a team we always enjoy these services, since we always seem to take away something new.
Pastor "rocked the house" again tonight by preaching/teaching on the subject of pentecost (like he has done quite a bit recently). It is such an important issue to make sure that every generation hears this important message about giving the Holy Ghost the room he deserves in our lives and that speaking in tongues is the manifestation of being filled with the Holy Ghost. It was great to see Pastor laying on hands on a bunch of people to receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit and all of them started speaking right away.
The church here is very nice and the people are great. We want to shoot out a thank you to the staff here for taking so good care of us.

Tomorrow - another (hot) day and more to share.

God bless,

David
P.S.: by the way, the title refers to Pastor saying that we need to preach a hot hell to people to "scare the hell out of them" :-)
Thought that was pretty good.

Ms. Lynette teaching.

Pastor Monday night.

Attentive listeners.

The Audio guys...

Here comes Willy....

Hands up, or else...

The King Boys

From yesterday: Picture from inside the stuck elevator. Brandon is calling for help :-)

Here is exclusive Video footage from inside the elevator that just showed up today (thanks, Julia). Enjoy!

Creating your World...

2008-06-08T22:02:00.009-05:00

The Virginia crusade got off to a great start tonight. Pastor Hagin spoke about "creating the World you want to live in" and admonished the congregation to put words behind their faith and speak things into existence. Right now a lot of us experience severe weather. In Oklahoma we had our fair share of Tornados, etc. (and I wonder if the current heat-wave up here in VA would count as severe ;-) )...so it is important to understand our authority that we have and speak against the storm. We have authority over our properties and we need to take our stand.

The worship team did a very good job tonight and people really got into it. At the introduction of the team, the line-up of the singers looked more like a Wedding party at the ceremony :-). We thought that was pretty funny.

Looking forward to tomorrow. I am sure Mrs. Hagin will have a powerful teaching session on prayer again. And we will hopefully get the bus air-condition fixed as well...it's supposed to be a 100 F.

Now we are all back at the hotel and it's time to relax...that is if you get in the room. Part of team got stuck in the elevator. I think the food the church gave us tonight was too good :-)

Good night from the Blue Ridge Mountains.

David

Rich getting into it :-)

The Team Line-up

Pastor preaching.

Picture in the church.

Stuck in the elevator.

Hello from hot Virginia!

2008-06-08T14:21:00.002-05:00

Hello RHEMA fans and followers around the world,

the crusade team is out again...this time in Staunton, Virginia. It is VERY HOT here currently. 100 degrees is very warm for this area. We just got done with setup. The rest of the crew (plane) will arrive here in about an hour.
The trip so far was good, except that the air-condition units on the bus were not working properly... which made the ride a bit uncomfortable at times.
I will post some pictures later tonight. Pray that the service tonight will be powerful and that the Hagins have a lot of strength.

Later,

David

Paris Conference

2008-05-29T10:35:00.010-05:00

All this week Pastor and Mrs. Hagin are ministering at the Shekinah Glory Ministries' "Paris in May" conference. Pastor Hagin spoke to the attenders about strengthening and growing their Faith. He told them they have authority as believers through the power in Jesus name. "In Him", he told them,we can be victorious in our lives.

Mrs. Hagin as she does much on the road in the U.S. ministered on "Prayer". She reminded them that prayer is the power plant for our life. When we spend time in prayer ...true revival comes!

During these days many people have come to the altar for salvation, healing, and baptism in the Holy Spirit. It is exciting to see the hunger and enthusiasm of the people of France!

Tonight we wrap up the conference and journey home tomorrow.

Thank you for your prayers during these meetings ...God has moved in many lives here.

Goodbye Italy ...Bonjour France!

2008-05-27T10:02:00.006-05:00

We say goodbye to Italy ...but just before we did we had the chance to visit the lovely city of Venice ...thanks to our local hosts!

Venice as you might recall has the famous canals for streets. It was nice to see the history of this beautiful city. Besides the canals also the legendary traveler Marco Polo was from Venice.

Now we've traveled to Paris where Pastor and Mrs. Hagin will minister at the Shekinah Glory Ministries annual "Paris in May" Conference.

Details and pics on the way in our next blog entries ...here's some of the scenery. The conference starts tonight and we'll have the highlights here soon.

Au revoir!

RHEMA Italy

2008-05-23T16:46:00.010-05:00

Tonight was the final of three nights in a row that we have had a commencement service in a different country. As we flew into Italy you could see the beautiful green landscape as like that of a picture postcard. Truly magnificent!

Upon arrival our hosts, RHEMA Italy Directors Mauro and Connie Girgenti, took us to a delicious Italian lunch, complete with pasta and espresso!

Next Pastor and Mrs. Hagin along with the entire support team were off to the graduation at RHEMA Italy.

As students marched to the platform to receive their certificates the crowd cheered and became very excited for each grad. Pictures are below.

We look forward to a day of rest tomorrow and then on to Paris where Pastor and Mrs. Hagin will minister at the Shekinah Glory Ministries annual France meetings.

RHEMA Austria

2008-05-22T15:17:00.012-05:00

Hello from Austria!

Tonight the Hagins spoke to the graduates at the RHEMA Austria Commencement. Pastor Hagin encouraged the grads to "always be about your Father's business". He cited the example of Jesus as a youth. The graduates listened attentively and enthusiastically.

Below are some pictures. The graduation was at the RHEMA facilities. It was good to see familiar faces. Longtime audio guru from RHEMA USA, Steve Wildman, now is an Associate Pastor at RHEMA Austria.

No slowing down as we leave for RHEMA Italy tomorrow and will check in with details and pics.

gute Nacht!

RHEMA Germany Commencement

2008-05-21T17:03:00.006-05:00

Today Pastor and Mrs. Hagin spent time meeting and greeting RHEMA alumni at a special luncheon in Bonn. They both brought greetings from the RHEMA USA family and encouraged the alumni to keep up the excellent work they are doing in Europe. Many traveled in from neighboring cities and countries to be at the luncheon and the graduation. Total alumni were 85!

Speaking of the graduation ...

This evening 33 graduates walked across the platform to receive their certificates! Some had come from the extension schools that are in other villages in Germany.

Pastor encouraged the grads to work hard and to follow the vision that God has given each of them!

The people of Bonn have been very hospitable and they make great pastries!

(breakfast in the square near Beethoven's birthplace and fresh coffee has been great!)

But, we say goodbye to Germany and tomorrow journey to RHEMA Austria ...

Check back soon as we make our way to the land of "hills alive with the sound of music".

Greetings from Bonn!

2008-05-19T16:33:00.005-05:00

Greetings from Bonn, Germany! This evening Pastor and Mrs. Hagin landed in Germany where tomorrow evening they will participate in the RHEMA Germany Commencement exercises.

Also they will meet and greet over 85 alumni that will gather at a special luncheon here.

Check back for more posts and updates!

guten Abend!

Monday's pictures

2008-04-29T08:56:00.007-05:00

Good morning everyone,

We are getting ready to start Tuesday's round of meetings here in Michigan.
Here a few pictures from yesterday.
Ms. Lynette started it off with a great teaching session on prayer and a time of ministry.
At night Pastor spoke on Pentecost and had several healing lines.
We also have the honor to have Mr. Charles King (Father of Rich King) with us. He ministered in song last night.

Sunday Dedication Service

2008-04-28T15:58:00.004-05:00

This crusade started a bit different. Sunday night Pastor Hagin had the honor to dedicate the new building of "Grace Christian Church" (Pastor Jerry & Joy Weinzierl). It was a great time of reflection to where it all started 24 years ago, praise and worship and preaching of the Word. In front of a great crowd Pastor Hagin and Pastor Weinzierl led everyone in a prayer of dedication.
This is such a wonderful congregation and it is just so exciting to see what God has done through RHEMA graduates.

Here are a few pictures of last night (Thanks, Tim)

Hello from the North

2008-04-26T21:33:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone...
it's time for the next crusade and we just arrived in Sterling Heights, MI (Detroit Metro Area). Trip was good so far. Will post some pics of setup tomorrow. We are at Pastor Jerry Weinzierl's Church and they are dedicating their new church building tomorrow night. We are looking forward to a series of great meetings.

Blog to you all later,

David

Pictures

2008-04-08T23:42:00.007-05:00

Hey y'all. Tonight is a late night, so here are some pictures to tell the story (Thanks, Tim)
Like I said yesterday, absolutely AWESOME services. Pastor spoke on the Holy Spirit again. It's so important to give the Holy Spirit the room in our lives that he deserves and let him lead and guide us instead of us trying to do it all by ourselves.
Speaking in tongues is such a vital part of our Christian life (so at least it should be). Make a conscious effort to pray more in tongues... I know, I will.
Ms. Lynette did a great job this morning and she mentioned something that all of us employees can identify with: Taking the time to make a decision. She does that at RHEMA. I know some of us sometimes need approvals quickly but thank God (often we don't see that til later) she takes the time to make sure she signs the right stuff at the right time. Good advise to take.

Tomorrow is the last day and then it's back to Oklahoma. Looking forward to coming home.

Good night and enjoy the pictures.

David

Brandon is "digging it"

Long time no blog

2008-04-07T22:44:00.009-05:00

Hello everyone.
Yes, we are still alive and still on the road...believe it or not.
Last time I blogged i told you about our trip to NYC.
Well, a lot has happened since:

The meetings here in West Haven, CT have been nothing but AWESOME!!!!!! So worth the trip, the long drive, being away from home...
People here are so hungry for the move of the Spirit and the Word and Pastor has been dishing it out every night. Last night started great as Pastor was talking about "Speaking to your mountain" followed by a strong healing line.
Tonight Pastor spoke on Pentecost once again (similar to last week in Illinois) and the crowd soaked it in. It was so good to see so many people turn out (especially for an area that we don't visit that often).
Ms. Lynette is awesome as always...not sticking to her notes...but that makes it even better. There are so many good things said every morning session, we can barely wait to see what she will do tomorrow.

The team is doing good. Everyone is having a good time. Tim is shooting pictures this trip and he gave me some tonight, so here they are.

Good bless all of you faithful blog readers.
Make sure you post some comments so we know you are reading. (Special thanks to 'groovy' for her comments...keep em coming).
Good night from CT.

David

and finally introducing.... The iBelieve Trinity...or just a really large shirt:

Little Trip to NYC

2008-04-05T19:29:00.017-05:00

After Illinois we traveled on to West Haven, CT for the next crusade. We arrived on Friday evening (2 days early) and so we (Nathan, April and David) decided to pay a visit to the greatest city in the World - New York City.
Here a few picture from our excursion.
As you can see we had a blast, good weather and too little time...but we made the most of it.

Grand Central Station:

First Starbucks (there are too many in NYC)

Purse section at the original "Saks Fifth Avenue"

Trumps "crib"

Jewelry anyone?

David's favorite place:

Central Park:

Lunch New York Style:

Wish i could get in:

For all insiders...This is a legendary place in NYC!

Times Square:

Springtime is here:

Rockefeller Center:

WTC site:

Wall Street:

Statue of Liberty:

We had a great time....lot's of walking, good food and friendly people everywhere.

Tomorrow it's "back to business". Setup starts at noon, service at night.

Til then...i am in a "New York state of mind" :-)

David

Farewell to the Midwest

2008-04-03T00:30:00.002-05:00

Just a quick note to everyone to let you know that the last service in St Joseph was another good and successful one. Healing line was strong and we had a bunch of instant manifestations. The team is traveling on the plane back as i am writing this. The bus crew does not leave until tomorrow around 11 a.m. We have about 2 days to get to CT, so we can take some time to enjoy the scenery :-)
Tear down was very fast - thanks to some great help from the local church!

Pray for a safe trip to the Northeast. Darcy will email me some pictures tomorrow and i will post them once i get them.

Good night from Illinois,

David

Last day in Illinois

2008-04-02T16:45:00.005-05:00

Pictures from the morning session and the Word Partner Club Meeting.
It is always great to catch up with our precious partners. Tonight is the last night. Part of the team flies home, 5 of us go on with the bus to Connecticut.
Tear down is tonight after service. I will keep you posted.

Greetings,

David

Pictures of the day

2008-04-01T23:27:00.011-05:00

Hello everyone,

another good day on the crusade trail. 2 very good services. Both sermons tagged on to what has been said yesterday. This crusade has had VERY GOOD teaching. Both Pastor and Ms. Lynette have been in their element and the congregation has been pulling on the anointing very strongly. Tonight Pastor had a healing line and he also ministered to Ministers and their spouses. The anointing was very strong. I highly recommend getting the CDs of this meeting. Lots of good teaching.

We also had an Alumni Fellowship Dinner tonight after the service. It was a great time to catch up with fellow RHEMA graduates.

Good night from the road.

DW

Pentecost

2008-04-01T00:00:00.005-05:00

Tonight was absolutely AWESOME! Pastor rocked the house... (sorry, there is no better way to describe it).
He spoke/taught/preached on the subject of Pentecost and how important it is for this generation to keep that alive and pass it on to the next generation. He explained, with the help of examples of the past, how this generation tends to turn away from the moving of the Holy Spirit and how even "spirit-filled" churches try to put God in a box or on a schedule. The effects of doing something like this are terrible. There are churches out there that know better, but refuse to do something about it...just so "we don't offend anybody".
Pastor exhorted the people to take a hold of what has been given to us and let the Holy Spirit flow in our lives and our congregations.
Always remember that the World is looking for what we have. They expect us to be different in the first place - so why do we adapt, just in order to please them?
Personally, I like to say it that way: If someone is looking for somebody to pat him on the back, telling him that everything is going to get better one day - he can go into the next bar and will more than likely find someone to do that for him. Churches need to be different! We have the solution - let's proclaim it! Let's talk about the blood of Jesus, that washes away all sin!

If there is something that we can hear out of all messages here so far is: Put what God has given you to practice and live it like you mean it!

As you all can tell, i am pretty fired up tonight and so was most of the audience. Pastor did a GREAT JOB tonight!

Thank you Darcy for always providing such great pictures. (sure will miss you, buddy)

Good night from rainy Illinois,

David

St Joseph - Day 2

2008-03-31T15:34:00.007-05:00

This morning was another great opportunity to take a vacation day and sit under the Word of God. Ms. Lynette did a fantastic job. She spoke on different things this morning...and they were all good. One thing that really stuck out to me was one things she mentioned about raising kids. Myself, not having any children yet, like to take note of some good advise.
Mrs. Hagin was saying that these days, parents are so consumed driving their kids from one practice to the other, from one program to the next, one event to the other... Where is family time with God in all of this? She stressed that it is so important to set time aside, eat meals together, have devotional time together... because what is imparted at a young age, will keep kids on the right path.
These morning sessions on the road are just full of "nuggets" to take away with you. I love the way Ms. Lynette illustrated biblical principles in practical ways. You do not want to miss any of these services.

Here a few pictures of this morning.

Talk to you again later,

David

Use the authority...

2008-03-30T23:43:00.006-05:00

Day 1 of the Living Faith Crusade in St Joseph was great. Setup went smooth, thanks to a bunch of help from the local church; the rest of the team came in safely and service tonight was awesome.

Pastor spoke on one of the key subjects of this ministry - the authority of the believer.
So many times people tend to blame God for things that happen in this world, or they think that God is in control of this world. You hear things like "God sent this hurricane..." or "why did God let this happen"... We tend to forget though that God has delegated the Authority to us - the believers. We need to do something with it! With authority comes responsibility. It is time we, as Christians shape up and use what God has given us. Use it in your realm of influence. Speak over your property, that it is protected from the storm, speak over your family, etc.
Another thing that it is important is to use a tone of Authority. Its not enough to whisper around and kindly tell the devil to take his hands of you...be bold about it and you will see results.

I have to share a story out of my own life: I have been having a bad cough about 2 weeks ago and i had to got to the doctor a few times. He prescribed some medication and I was standing and believing that "by his stripes i was healed". I was getting a lot better and by mid of last week it was gone completely. Then, the day before we are supposed to leave for this trip, I start to cough really hard and my thought turned fiery red. Immediately I had my doctors voice in my head that said "oh just wait, it will come back a few more times until it's all the way gone"... I quickly decided - not with me Mr. Devil: I got in the car and drove around campus yelling at the top of my lungs at the devil, telling him to take this cough and return to where he came from. Told him i was standing on the Word and that he over-extended his stay already. I decided not to think about it anymore and to act like it was so.
I kid you not, within 20 minutes the pain, cough and swelling was completely gone. Now, i am not telling you now to run and drive around, yelling like a crazy person :-) but it is the tone of authority that will make a difference. Just think about what God has provided for you with His son Jesus. Wow, what a responsibility we have.

Pastor did a great job tonight. He is such a great teacher and the audience really "soaked it in". Pastor and Mrs. had a healing line at the end of the service and we had a few testimonies of instant manifestations.

Thanks for everyone's prayers and for posting comments on this blog. Let us know you are reading.

For the entire Crusade team.

David W.

The Journey is the destination...

2008-03-29T22:02:00.007-05:00

That sentence is kinda the essence of today's trip. When you go somewhere, you might as well enjoy the ride.
We left this morning at 8:00 a.m. on our way to the midwest... St. Joseph, IL is the first stop on our 2 week tour throughout the US.
Today we did something special: We got a chance to visit the family of one of our team-members: The Roethe Family. They live in a small town just outside Springfield, IL. We got there around 3:45 PM and were quite the attraction (stopping people that walk their dogs right in their tracks, scaring grandmas in PT Cruisers by blowing our horn, etc.)

Nathan's parents had prepared a wonderful dinner and we enjoyed the time with them. Thank you so much for your hospitality!
We also had a good time playing with the dog and taking pictures of all the different foods we ate.

After the much needed break we continued down the road and got to our destination around 7:45.
Everything is well, the Bus is in one piece and our bellies are full... Praise the Lord :-)

Please keep the rest of the team in your prayers as they fly out tomorrow (pray for good weather) and for a smooth setup.
If you live in the midwest, you might want to consider taking a day off to come out and see us:

Saint Joseph, IL
Living Word Fellowship
March 30-April 2, 2008
1000 Park Ave.
Saint Joseph, IL 61873
(217) 469-7410
www.lwfstjoe.org
Pastors: Larry & Pam Millis
Service Times:
Sunday-Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
Monday-Wednesday 10:30 a.m.

Good night from Champaign, IL.

David

Heading out for a long time...

2008-03-29T07:11:00.002-05:00

Good morning from a cloudy Tulsa, OK.
We are about to get on the bus once again...this time for 14 days straight (for some of us).
This crusade trip takes us to Illinois first and then on to the Northeast.
We are looking forward to great meetings.

Keep us in your prayers for a safe travel.

The bus crew,

Nathan, April and David

Tap into the Anointing...

2008-03-07T10:42:00.009-06:00

Last night Pastor talked about the anointing and that it is God's power that brakes every yoke. God's anointing is always present, but like the wind, you can't see the anointing but you can feel it and see it's effects.
It takes Faith to tap into that power.
Pastor always does a great job at teaching. I enjoy how he can explain spiritual concepts in easy words.

Today is the last day of the California Crusades. We are heading home tonight (Plane will be home early Saturday morning, the bus following about 24 hours later). Please agree with us for safe travel.

Here a few pictures of last night:

Suffering for the Lord :-)

2008-03-06T18:47:00.010-06:00

Well, this one is going to make some people back home in Tulsa (there is snow in the forecast) mad, but....
This afternoon we took a drive down to San Diego and paid a visit to the beach. We stuck our feet in the warm sand and had some great seafood. Thanks to Todd and Marie Adams that played tour-guide and showed us some good places.

Don't be fooled, Life on the road is not always like that... but to relax for an hour and re-energize sure does good.
Now we are back at the Hotel getting ready to run back to church...

Here a few pics from this afternoon.

By the way, we are back at the Hotel again getting ready to walk out the door to the evening service.

La Mesa Day 2 - AM

2008-03-06T18:36:00.010-06:00

This morning was Ms. Lynette's turn and she did a great job stirring the congregation up to pray.
These morning services are always very refreshing and is great to see so many people show up that are hungry for the things of God...makes it worth the travel.

Here are pictures of this morning:

Take a hike!

2008-03-06T18:29:00.006-06:00

Here are 2 pictures from a few days ago in Pomona, CA. Captain Dave and I (we were the only ones who dared the challenge) went up on one of the hills around the city. It was a great vantage point to see the big metro area of L.A. and a good workout. Afternoons on the crusade are sometimes a good opportunity to explore the area.

David

The Holy Spirit

2008-03-06T01:25:00.005-06:00

The LaMesa Crusade had a great start tonight. In front of a great crowd at "Father's House" Church Pastor spoke on the importance of the Holy Spirit, and how we as spirit-filled christians need to stand up boldly for demonstrations of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Hagin explained how in the old testament the Holy Spirit only came upon certain individuals, such as the High Priest, etc. Now we have the Holy Spirit living within us! Just take a moment and think about what power we have because of Him... Thank God for the Holy Ghost. When the curtain in the Holy of Holies was torn apart (from top to bottom) on the day Jesus died on the cross for our sins, we received full access to everything God has for us... His Holy Spirit was no longer limited to a chosen few...but it is available to all who believe.

What an awesome message and what great responsibility we have.

Here are some pictures of the day.

Thanks to the great people at "Father's House" Church... Their hospitality is amazing.

By the way - you can watch services LIVE via the church's online stream at: http://www.fathershousesd.net/
Check it out and let us know how it works out.

Good night from LaMesa, CA.

David

last night in Pomona

2008-03-05T19:03:00.004-06:00

Hello from La Mesa, CA. We got here today and we are about to leave the Hotel for the first evening service. I have a ton to blog about but so little time. Will try to catch up tonight after service.
Just to let everyone know - the meetings here have been AWESOME! We are truly at the right place at the right time and people seem very hungry. They are pulling very good on the Word and Pastor and Mrs. Hagin do such a wonderful job.

Here a few pictures of the last evening service in Pomona, CA:

Pictures from California

2008-03-04T19:40:00.022-06:00

Hey everyone,

just found some time to post some pictures of the last 2 days here in Pomona (Thanks to Darcy and Tim for their great pictures).
I am sitting in the Lobby of the Hotel getting ready to go to the evening service. Thanks for all your prayers, and please send us your comments on the blog (There is a link on the bottom of each entry)

Thanks

David

Another great day...

2008-03-04T01:29:00.006-06:00

...on the California crusade...don't get to blog much today. The internet in my part of the hotel was a bit shaky and we did not choose the pics of the day quite yet..so here are a few pictures from yesterday that i got from Tim today (as they were traveling...)
Thanks for shooting such awesome pics, Tim.

This morning: Mrs. Hagin talked about "knowing your God" and inspired everyone to focus on the subject of prayer in a whole new way. At the end of the service there was a time of rejoicing and we feel there were a lot of breakthroughs for many people.
Tonight Pastor spoke on the subject of "Speaking to your mountain" and that we have to stay determined to hold on to our confession no matter what comes our way.

More details tomorrow.

Hope everything is well at home. There was snow in Tulsa today...but we are enjoying the 73 degree weather here... suffering for the Lord :-)

David

Stay focused...

2008-03-03T00:32:00.015-06:00

After some good rest our day started at 7:00 a.m. in the morning with setting up the room for the crusade. This crusade is different from others. Meetings are held in a Hotel Ball room (Shilo Inn Suites in Pomona, CA) so we have to set everything up (incl. full sound, Booktables, etc.)
Good thing we had an early start because setup turned out to be a bit of a challenge...more so getting all of our equipment into the room... The meeting room is on the second floor and we had to get everything through narrow hallways and tiny elevators, but by the grace of God we got it all done.

The rest of the team arrived around 2:30 p.m. safely and we all had a bit of time to rest before sound-check and start of the service.

The evening service went really good! The room was packed (we had to get more chairs) and the presence of God was tangible.
The local Host church is celebrating their 25th anniversary this week so Pastor used this night to do some teaching on the subject of "staying focused on what you are called to do".
Everyone is called to do specific things - some are called to preach in the pulpit, but let's face it...most of us are called to support our leaders and Pastor in the ministry of helps...and that is by all means nothing lesser! Some tend to measure success in ministry solely on if they will ever preach in front of a crowd and at the same time miss out on what God has for them to do right now.
Like a runner will not finish first if he keeps looking to the left and right, so must we stay focused on the race that God has set before us as individuals and as a church congregation. We all need to examen ourselves consistently if we do our part in God's big picture.

At the end of the service Pastor and Mrs. Hagin had a ministry line and we saw many lives changed.

Thanks for all your prayers for the crusade team, we still have an entire week of meetings ahead and its going to be good.

Crusade Team - California 2008:
Pastor and Mrs. Hagin
Rich King
Tim Hall
Darcy Veer
Brandon Thompson
Pamela Nathen
Daniel Redmond
Kristy Redmond
Scott Redmond
David Fussell
Nathan Roethe
Dan Taylor
Ashley Collver
Kristen Overholt
Allen Isbell
April and David Wildman

Good night from California,

David

2008-03-02T01:08:00.016-06:00

Well, Day 2 of the California Tour 2008 started good. Breakfast at IHOP was tasty and the Coffee afterwards gave us the kick to go all the way to Flagstaff where we stopped for a 10 min Lunch stop (We had to catch up time).

The drive through northern Arizona is quite scenic... and then finally we reached the border to California (I managed to shoot a pic from the moving bus).
It was quite windy in the dessert so we had to hold on tight to the steering wheel...

The wording of this street sign took on a whole new meaning to us tonight - here is what happened:

As we were pulling up to the area of our Hotel in Pomona, CA we had to turn around and got the Tourbus + Trailer stuck on a slope that led up to a parking lot (The driver will not be mentioned by name here :-) )
Soon traffic was backed up on the busy street and we caused quite a scene. We were not able to move the bus back or forward so we had to call the Police Department and a Wrecker service. Thanks to great guys from both sides we came up with a solution to separate the bus and trailer. It took almost 2 hours though and fees for the wrecker....but thank God we figured it out.
Here a few pictures of the scene :-)

Anyway, now it's about 11:00 p.m. and we are safely at the Hotel.

Thanks to the host church for the welcome-bag and i am sure we will also enjoy the small TV in our bathrooms.

Tomorrow will be an early start. We have to setup and entire Hotel Ball room.
Will update you tomorrow,

Good night from all of us (Allen, Pamela, Brandon, Nathan, April and David)

Long drive...short night

2008-03-01T07:11:00.008-06:00

Good morning from a parking Lot in Albuquerque, NM.
We got here at about midnight (Mountain Time). The drive so far has been good and quite uneventful.

This trip we welcome a new member to the team: Allen!

He is a current second-year student and an employee at the RHEMA Garage. It is good having him with us and it seems like he enjoys himself so far as well.

AND...we have one more team member: A brand new GPS!!!

He/She/It (depends on what Voice setting you have it on) is currently not a RBTC student, but nevertheless a big blessing. It helped us find fuel stops, etc.

Right now we are parked in front of an IHOP Restaurant....I KNOW!!!!!! WE ARE BREAKING TRADITIONS! As many of you readers know, we ALWAYS stop at a Cracker Barrel...however this time we found a better spot right here.
Well, it's about 6:15 a.m., so it's time to wake the gang and go eat something...

God bless all of you and i will update you later tonight from Southern California.

David

On the road again....

2008-02-29T11:59:00.002-06:00

Hey everyone,

the time for the next crusade has come. We are leaving for California in 1 hour. (Departure is 1:00 p.m.). Pray for us as we travel that the Lord will keep us safe. Weather conditions are looking good, so we should be in Pomona, CA by 5:00 p.m. PST on Saturday afternoon.
I will try to keep you all updated throughout the trip (pending on Internet connections available).

See you in sunny California!

David Wildman

P.S.: If you are in the Pomona, CA or La Mesa, CA area, make sure to take time off to come and see us!

Dan Taylor Poll Results!

2008-02-06T09:40:00.000-06:00

Well, the votes are in you...you have spoken! No, i am not talking about super Tuesday...
Thank you all for participating in our fun little poll we had going on.

Here are the results to our question:
"What is Dan Taylor doing in this picture?"

1. Place with 48 % of the votes:
Waiving good-bye to his faithful fans as he attempts to swim to China to promote "i Believe"

2. Place with 30% of the votes:
Releasing secret gas bubbles due to heavy mexican food consumption.

3. Place with 12% of the votes:
"I love counting Jelly-fish...one, two, three, four...."

4. Place with 7% of the votes:
Auditioning for a spot on C.S.I. Miami

Thanks for playing. We will come up with something new soon.
Greetings from Broken Arrow, OK.

David

P.S.: If you did not get the joke about "I love counting Jelly-fish" you should get the Axis Youth CD and listen to the hidden bonus track at the end of the CD...you will enjoy that.
Buy
the Axis Youth CD now!

More pictures of Miami

2008-02-05T16:35:00.001-06:00

Pastor stopped by my office today to remind me that the Blog about Miami is not complete...and right he is.
Here are some pictures of the Wednesday night service (Thanks, Darcy). Pastor had a healing service and it was great!

Watch out for more blogs to come.
Greetings from a rainy and cold Oklahoma.

David

Home again!

2008-02-01T14:28:00.000-06:00

The first crusade of this year is history. And it was a wonderful start to, what we believe, the best year we have ever had so far. The last evening service was very strong. Pastor preached on Healing from his favorite passage in the Bible - "The woman with the issue of blood". He help build up people's faith during the sermon by having them confess "I shall be whole" over and over again. The healing line was one of the longest one i have seen in quite a while. Pastor ministered to all of them and we had instant manifestations. We will post some more pics and hopefully some video content as well.

The drive home was long - 26 hours and 45 mins to be exact. We got home Friday morning at 2:00 a.m. Thanks for everyone's prayers. We experienced God's protection on the road several times.

We got greeted by snow - in OKLAHOMA! Part of me want's to go back to warm Miami, but all of us are happy to be home with our families again.

Keep watching this blog as we will update it periodically with info about upcoming meetings as well as some coverage on Winter Bible Seminar 2008! The next cruasade will take us to California: Pomona, CA - March 3-5 and La Mesa, CA - March 6-8. If you are in these areas, make plans to see us there.

Until then, keep Pastor Ken & Lynette in your prayers as they travel all over the world to preach the Gospel to this generation.

God bless,

David Wildman

Miami Crusade – Day 4 (last day)

2008-01-30T16:02:00.000-06:00

Wow, time has flown by on this first trip of 2008 – it has been a good start. The meetings have been exceptionally well and God showed up in mighty way. Today was no different. Mrs. Hagin’s focus this morning was on “praying for our country”. She pointed out that it is our responsibility as a body of Christ to pray for our country – if we fail to do that, we will be in trouble. Especially with the elections this year, it has never been more important to stand in the gap for our country. Just imagine what could be if the entire body of Christ in the US would do their part…there would be nothing holding us back, wouldn’t you agree?

This has been the big theme at this crusade: “Take your part”. Don’t try to do things God hasn’t told or anointed you to do…everyone has their part to play in the body of Christ. Don’t look at what you do as anything lesser than other’s responsibilities. You might “just” be someone who cleans the carpets in the church, or helps with children’s ministry – you have such a big part in what God is doing today.

Wednesday is also a time to meet up with our Word Partner Club members. It was a good time of fellowship and the Hagins shared some updates.

After the morning service we went for lunch and it was good to relax one more time before the evening service and “tear-down” comes around. I will probably not be able to blog right away tonight, since we will be packing up and heading back to Oklahoma immediately after end of the service. Please pray that tonight’s healing service will be well attended and that we will see a lot of healed people walk away tonight.

Please pray for the team, that we will be protected on the road and for Pastor and Mrs. Hagin as they are flying to the Virgin Islands to minister some more. Pray that they stay strong and healthy and that their obedience to God’s call will change countless lives.

Thanks for all the comments we received on this blog. It’s good to know that you are keeping up with us.
I think it is time to enjoy the warm weather and the pool one more time, before it goes back to snow and ice.

For the entire RHEMA Crusade Team.

David Wildman
P.S.: Don't forget to participate in the Dan Taylor Poll on top of the page

Miami Crusade Day 3

2008-01-29T23:57:00.000-06:00

Another great day on the road. Morning service with Mrs. Hagin: The service started with an intense time of worship and you could tell the audience put into practice what Pastor taught last night on the subject of worshipping God. And prompt there were results – Mrs. Hagin did not get to her notes but instead took time to minister to individuals as well as ministers. There were several prayer lines and Ms. Lynette was fired up. Even the Crusade Team was amazed at the speed at that she was ministering. What a great time. She then took some time to teach some more. After the service Mrs. Hagin always takes time to speak to people individually and it is always a great opportunity to observe one of her greatest passions: Seeing people rise to their full potential.

After the service we all changed and took a little expedition to Bal Harbor. We got to enjoy the beach a little bit (get our pale limbs a bit tanned so our folks in Oklahoma have something to envy. LOL!)

The food around here is great. We had some seafood for lunch today. Pastor and Mrs. Hagin went to Joe’s Stone Crab – a legendary restaurant that has been there for 5 generations.

They had a good time as you can see in the picture. It’s good to see them relax, since they are some of the hardest working people I know.
On these trips it is important to find some time to relax – even if it is just a couple of hours. It helps to stay fresh for the services.

Pastor preached one of the finest messages again tonight…he spoke on “Possessing the Promised land” from the passage in the book of Joshua Chapter 1. We can learn a lot from this biblical event:
Canaan represents a lot of things in life like security, provision and safety. If we keep walking around in the wilderness like the Israelites and are not willing to come out of that “comfort zone” we will never take the promised Land. In the case of Israel an entire generation did not see the Promised Land because they never mustered up the courage to step out in Faith.
The Word of God is our Promised Land – he gave us all his promises for us to obtain – all we need to do is take God by his Word and believe what he says. Pastor showed 3 important steps to obtain the Promised Land:
1.) Be strong and courageous. The enemy will come against you, no matter what. You can’t be moved by what he throws at you. Like a football player you need to stand up against the opponent, and no matter how big he might be, tackle him!
2.) Mediate on it day and night. It is so important to make sure to constantly feed on the right things and be continually filled with God’s Word – because when the pressure is on, what will come out of your mouth?
3.) Do not be terrified and discouraged. Like the Israelites walked around the strongest city “Jericho” seven times, you need to be persistent and do what God tells you to do – no matter how “crazy” it might sound to your natural mind.

If you want to possess the Promised Land it has to be your lifestyle.

The results of these 3 steps are given in verse 3, 5 and 9:
I will give you every place that you set your foot on, no one will be able to stand against you and I will never leave you nor forsake you.

This powerful sermon was followed by a time of ministry to the sick and an alter call and a few people got filled with the Holy Ghost.

At this time, I think it is appropriate to send out a big thanks to our “home base” – the faithful employees and staff of Kenneth Hagin Ministries and Rhema Bible Church back home in Tulsa. You guys are the best. Even though you are not here with us physically, you have just as much of part in this as we do. So thanks for all your support. We love you all very much.

Again some pictures of the day.
God bless. Tomorrow is the last day already. Wow!

David W. for the entire team.

There is a poll about this picture on top of the page. Let us know what you think :-)

Ministering to the Lord

2008-01-28T23:18:00.000-06:00

Have you ever focused on a problem in your life...and discovered that the more you thought and dwelled on it, you got more stressed about it and didn’t find a solution? I think we have all been there.
Tonight’s message was eye-opening in many ways. Pastor Hagin spoke on the importance of Praise and Worship, and how us focusing on the Lord instead of our problem will set us up to receive and answer from the Lord. Worship helps us to shut out the rest of the world, casting our cares on the Lord and letting Him reveal answers to us.
So the next time you are in church, and it is time to worship the Lord…look beyond just singing songs…make an effort to give the Lord your best…the best of your worship…after all it’s what we were created for…leave the rest to the Lord.

Needless to say, tonight’s service was phenomenal. Pastor Hagin did a great job teaching the basics first, and then giving everyone a chance to practice what they have been taught. We spent a lot of time in Praise & Worship and there was a sweet anointing in this place. Pastor ministered to many people and the response to the alter call was great.

Pastor said something during the sermon that even caught him by surprise, it was so good – I wrote it down: “When you get it in your spirit, you’ll never forget it”

If you want to learn more about tonight’s topic, check out this book by Pastor Hagin. It is called "The Untapped Power in Praise" Click here to find it in the RHEMA Bookstore.

Thanks for everyone’s prayers. The Team is doing well, although some miss their spouses and families at home.

Catch you all again tomorrow,

David W. for Rich, Tim, Donna, Dave, Scott, Dan, Darcy, Brooke, Pamela, Kristen, Brandon, Nathan and Don.

Good night from Miami.

Below again some pictures of tonight:

Thanks to Darcy for all the great pictures!

Miami Crusade - Monday AM

2008-01-28T16:36:00.000-06:00

It’s the second day of the Miami Crusade and it is Mrs. Hagin’s turn to teach about prayer and encourage the audience to grow in their prayer lives – and what a job she did at it!
In front of a good crowd (that ‘soaked up’ everything she said) she spoke on the importance of knowing your heavenly father and having a constant relationship with Him. She said that life can sometime be like a roller-coaster ride and in connection shared a funny story of when she and Pastor Hagin where on a rollercoaster at an amusement park, quite a long time ago, and she was so terrified that she forgot to breath…so Pastor had to shake her to make sure she gets through it. Well, myself, I can sympathize with her…I don’t like these rides either.
After a great sermon, Mrs. Hagin led the congregation in a time of prayer.

These morning services are everything but boring. These are life-changing times, and I encourage everyone to take some time off and come to these meetings.

Life in Miami is pretty good. Today we had 72 degrees and we enjoyed lunch at “Houston’s” restaurant in North Miami Beach. It was a great time to relax and fellowship.

Now we are getting ready to go back to church. Pray for Pastor Hagin as he is ministering the Word tonight and that God will move in a mighty way.

David Wildman for the entire Crusade Team

Here are some more pictures:

Miami Crusade off to a great start!

2008-01-27T23:22:00.000-06:00

Well, here we go...the first crusade of 2008 is here.
Setup started after the traditional breakfast at a local IHOP (very popular in Florida). We had great help at "Words of Life" Church here in North Miami Beach and thanks to some creativity and flexibilty of our band, setup was very fast, because we decided to use the local church's drum-kit and keyboards.

The rest of the team came in safely and got settled in the Hotel, and then it went straight to church.
The service was great! After a time of Praise & Worship, Pastor Stan Moore greeted us and the congregation and encouraged everyone to soak everything in that God has in store for us in these coming days.

Pastor Hagin spoke on the subject of "God's promises", that they are more than enough and the importance to stand on them, even in the tough times. He said that it is interesting to see that some people only turn to God and His word when there are problems in there lives...when they could avoid getting into these problems in the first place, by staying in His word.
Pastor used a good comparison to a car...regular maintainance avoids costly repairs. So, look under the hood more often before you have a problem...

After the sermon passed called for several healing lines and the minstry was powerful. There were a few testimonies of instant manifestations. The healing line was following by an altar call which found good response.

After the service the team tended to their other duties on the road, such as helping out with the booktables, doing Accounting work, recruting RBTC students, etc.

It is about 1:00 a.m. now and i am finishing up this Blog update to keep RHEMA Bible Church back home and our many faithful friends and partner around the world updated on what Pastor and Mrs. Hagin are doing.
Keep them in your prayers that God will give them the strength that they need and that the coming services will change many people's lives.

Here is a list of the Miami Crusade team (Pastor always introduces everyone at the first night of the crusade)

Pastor & Mrs. Hagin
Rich King
Tim & Donna Hall
Dave Fussell
Scott Redmond
Kristen Overholt
Brooke Cook
Pamela Nathan
Brandon Thompson
Darcy Veer
Dan Taylor
Don Jordan
Nathan Roethe
David Wildman

Here are some more pictures of Day 1:

Miami Crusade - Day 1

Good night from Miami.

David

Trip to Miami, FL - Day2

2008-01-26T22:05:00.000-06:00

Trip to Miami, FL - Day 2

"Big Momma's Pancake Breakfast with Blackberries, scrambled eggs and sausages....What can be better than that to start the day. Thank God for "Cracker Barrel" - one of the great inventions of America :-) It's like having your own hotel....park in the parking lot over-night, walk out the bus and walk straight to the breakfast table. Yeah!
With all that energy and 2 cups of coffee, we continued our journey. Again, cloudy and rainy. 5 hours later we find ourselves in Jacksonville, FL. Stopped for Lunch at "Chilie's" - Nathan had a gift-card..again...Don was looking for "Gaitors" in a pond nearby, but all we found so far is an empty bottle of "Gatorade" (well, it's a start)
The rest of the trip was mostly good...well, we had to stop once on the side of the road...Nathan was sick and had to take a "time-out" next to I-95.
Please keep us in prayer that God will keep us healthy and strong and for the rest of the team as they fly in on Sunday. We are going to these crusades not just by chance, these are divine appointments and even if it is just to change one person's life...it is so worth the trip...
After 36 hours on the road....we say "Good-night" - finally from a bed that is not moving...

Looking forward to tomorrow, setup starts at noon.

11:00 p.m. - Just wanted to take a "quick walk" to a grocery store for some simple items....1.5 miles and one hour later we are back at the Hotel, thanks to Don who picked us up again with the bus.

Trip to Miami, FL - Day1

2008-01-26T20:16:00.000-06:00

Another year, another season of Crusades with Pastor & Mrs. Hagin.
2008 will take us all across the country, once again.

January 25, 2008. 8:00 a.m. Broken Arrow, OK
Our first stop this January is beautiful and warm Miami, FL. Our Journey there though turned out to be everything else but warm... A weather system of rain, sleet, snow and ice seemed to travel along with us and brought us our fair share of interesting travel moments. We saw lots of accidents and State Troopers, especially in Mississippi and Alabama....lot's of officers working overtime :-)
We, however were protected and we took our time...although there was one tense moment when our bus went sideways on an over iced bridge in rural Alabama...i was taking a nap in my bunk when i was awakened by loud commotion and screams of the rest of the team and i could feel the bus sliding to the right and then with one abrupt snapping back on track... Good thing we always pray for God's protection before each trip, because we know for sure that angels were helping us at that moment.
On a lighter note, we had some issues with our Satellite TV System on the bus, which kept us occupied for over 3 hours (trying different things, calling service lines, stopping in Russelville (AR) at an RV place to get help, etc.) Anyway, we got it running...eventually :-)
We had dinner at an Applebee's Restaurant in Tupelo, MS. Nathan had a gift-card he could use there. After that we kept on going...slowly...especially over bridges...
End of day 1: We made it all the way to Atlanta, GA, were we stopped at a "Cracker Barrel" Parking Lot to get a few hours of overnight sleep... It's cold and rainy outside... Good night from a parking lot in good old Georgia...

David W. and the rest of the Crusade Team

Trip to Miami, FL - Day 1