Churches We've Ministered At

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Churches We've Ministered At

Nebraska

Milford AOG - Milford, NE - 15 Apr 98 - MIlford's a small town, and there weren't a lot of churches to pick from. We arrived at the Assembly of God church, and the pastor was doing an overview of the books of the Bible on Wednesday evenings. He asked Rich to share the service with him, speaking on "The Orthodoxy of the Jews" which fit in with what he was teaching.

Were invited by a couple to come over and celebrate the Passover with them. There were tornado warnings in the area, so we took authority over them. According to the weather radar on TV, the area all around us was in trouble, while Milford, where we were was safe. Stayed with them until Thurs.

Third City Christian Church - Grand Island, NE - 30 Jun 99 - Stopped in on a Wednesday night. They were having a Bible study. When the elder running the Bible study asked Rich some questions when he found out that Rich was Jewish. We ended up taking over the Bible study.

Nevada

Faith Alive Christian Center - Las Vegas, NV - 18 Jul 99 - We were in Las Vegas for our oldest daughter's wedding. Went to this church for the Sunday morning service. The pastor asked Rich to share briefly about our ministry. We were able to encourage them. We stayed with them while we were there.

New Mexico

Church on the Move - Roswell, NM - 16-17 Feb 99 - Stopped in to see the people at the church we'd gone to when we lived in Roswell, NM. The church name had changed (it was Living Waters before), and the church had grown. Ministered to several families we knew before. The church gave us a love offering.

Living Word Family Church - Deming, NM - 28 Feb 99 - Felt that God wanted us to to go to Deming, NM; we'd never gone there before. We found a Thurs. eve. service, but it had been canceled for a funeral. The pastor asked us to stay till Sunday and minister the evening service. Rich preached on "When You Love God, you Put Things on the Altar."

5 Aug 99 - We were on our way through New Mexico on I-10, so we stopped in Deming for a couple of days. Had lunch with pasotr Andre on one day, and on Thursday night we joined them for their service. The pastor ended up asking Rich to minister. Rich preached on "Don't Lose Track of the Vision."

Abundant Life Fellowship - Deming, NM - 8 Aug 99 - Met the pastor of this church through some friends we were ministering to. We decided to go there with them for the Sunday service. The pastor asked Rich to preach, so he preached on "After God's Own Heart." Prayed for a bunch of people after the message.

New York

Charis Christian Center - Floral Park, NY - 27 Apr 97 - Ministered at Charis Christian Assembly, near Queens, NY. Had met the pastor at the FCA convention, and he asked us to come. Before the service, he mentioned that he wanted to get the church more involved in Praise & Worship, including dancing. Debbie & the kids changed into dance costumes. There were about 8 different nationalities represented in the service.

At the end of praise and worship, the pastor did a word study on Praise. We got everyone up, and had them act out what he was talking about. He turned the mike over to Rich, & we taught them “Hine Ma Tov.” Then Rich & Debbie demonstrated a dance.

Rich ministered on “The Love of the Father” (haceed). At the end of the message, felt the Holy Spirit’s prompting, and invited people up for prayer who hadn’t felt a father’s love, or had been hurt. Prayed for about 15 people, hugging them, and asking for God to show them His love. The last man for prayer was a Hindu man, who had only come because his daughter had been recently saved. Rich wrapped his arms around him, and prayed for him. The man, broke down and started crying on Rich’s shoulder for about 10 minutes.

After praying, Rich sat down, and the pastor gave an altar call. The hindu man accepted the Lord! This is the first time, we have had the opportunity to lead a Hindu to the Lord!

Community Gospel Center - Oneonta, NY - 21 Sep 97 - Had done a homeschooling science seminar up the road, and one of the ladies went to this church. She told us about it, invited us, and we decided we'd go there for Sunday. Before the service, there was prayer in teh sanctuary. The pastor signalled for Rich to come out in the foyer with him, and asked who we were.

Their praise and worship were wonderful, with most of the congregation dancing. During worship, the pastor asked for Rich to come and talk with him again. He asked a couple of questions, then said that God wanted for us to minister that morning. Not only had God told him, but also one of the ladies in the congregation.

When the pastor introduced us, he said that in 23 years of pastoring, he'd never asked someone to minister in his church that he didn't know, but God wanted us to minister. Rich preached on "Benefits of Covenant Relationship." Afterwards, we went out to lunch so that we could get to know each other.

New Hope For Life - Rensellaer, NY - 8 Jul 98 - This is a daughter church of the church that sent us out. We were on the way through town, and stopped in to see them. Shared with the pastor before the service. When the service began, God spoke to Rich, and gave him a couple of words for the church that confirmed what God was doing. It ended up being a total service of prayer, praise and worship. After the service, nobody wanted to leave, and the ladies ended up going back in for a time if intercession. We didn't get out until 1:30 am.

New Hope Gospel Fellowship - Schenectady, NY - This was the church that originally licensed us, and sent us out. We ministered there several times while Rich was on staff. However, we have changed our home church to Word of Faith Fellowship, in McPherson, KS.

Rock Road Chapel - Berne, NY - 5 Jan 97 - Were invited out to share about our ministry. Gave testimony about God giving us the motor home, and had tours, set up our books for people to see, in the motor home.

8 Mar 97 - We did our first all day marriage seminar based upon our book "And God Created Sex."

North Carolina

Family Worship Center - Greensboro, NC - 25 May 97 - Was invited by Hugh Hoyle, who was at the NC homeschooling conference, to Family Worship Center in Greensboro, NC. They were interested in dance, and we were able to encourage them that way. Rich gave the long testimony of the motor home. Then he was asked to do the Sunday School.

Life Church AOG - Charlotte-Matthews, NC - 27 Jul 97 - We had been heading for another church down the road. When we got there, there was a gate barring off the entry to the parking lot. Since we obviously couldn’t stay there, we went down the street to Life Church. The pastor, and several others were there, ending a prayer session, and getting teens home from a day at the beach.

Pastor asked us to share. Rich talked about our ministry, some testimonies, and “By My Spirit.” Debbie shared about reaching out to other ethnic groups.

Went out with the pastor & wife for pizza. Spent a couple of hours ministering to them. He recognized Rich’s apostolic anointing. We stayed a couple of days to minister to the pastor and his wife.

Rich went to the local minister’s luncheon with him. A retired pastor asked Rich to sit with him, and asked about ministering to Jews. The conversation turned to Jewish customs, and shared several things with him. Ended up with half of the group listening in. The group leader asked Rich to share the message.

19-29 Jul 98 - Felt God wanted us to go see a pastor and his wife in Charlotte, NC. This was the first church that God had ever told us to go back to.

When we arrived in Charlotte, NC it was the weekend for the HINTS homeschool convention, so even though we weren’t registered, we decided to stop in and see if they had any space available. Arrived one hour before the book fair started and got a choice table. the pastor's wife came into the book fair and saw us. She was thrilled we were there. Said that God had told her we’d be there, even though she didn’t see our name in the program.

After the conference, we went over to the church. The pastor and his wife came over to the church, and we had dinner together. He and Rich talked about what God had been doing, specifically what He had been doing in the area of revival. The pastor was excited and said they’d been praying for revival.

At the prayer meeting Saturday night God’s presence was awesome. We prayed for God’s will & for revival. God told Rich that revival could start tomorrow (Sun) and what the plan for Sunday was. Rich couldn’t share this with the pastor, but had to wait for God to tell him His plan.

God woke Rich up at 5:00 to start praying for the service. The pastor was still struggling with God telling him to have Rich minister. He even started putting the mike on once, and took it back off. Praise & worship was great, and ended with some time of prayer. Rich ministered the Word. Started by talking about revival, then “On the Altar.” Declared in faith that this was the first day of revival. First altar call was for people putting themselves and other hinderences on the altar. When Rich did the altar call, 90% of the congregation came forward. Second altar call was for a touch from God, about 40% of the people came forward. God knocked several down in the Spirit and ministered to them.

Rich told the pastor he felt that God wanted an evening service. The pastor put it to the congregation, and half raised their hands.

When we went out to lunch. We were asking the question “how do we know it’s really revival?” We didn’t have an answer, but the pastor said “when I see the youth at the altar, then I’ll know it’s revival.”

In the evening service, at the end of praise & worship, we went right into altar time. Rich had said at the end of the morning service that the word for the evening was “victory.” God soverignly gave people victory and restoration in their lives. There were a group of 6 youth (all girls) crying at the altar, right at Tony’s feet. No word was preached. At the end of the service, the pastor asked “who wants to come back tomorrow night?” There weren’t as many people as he’d believed for, but he went ahead and scheduled the service.

For the Monday evening service, both the pastor and Rich had the word “cleansing fire.” Praise & worship went directly into altar time. God was bringing the cleansing fire soverignly, without our doing anything. As the altar prayer slowed, Rich gave the Word of God on “Get Over It.” A new time of prayer started, with people putting their hurts on the altar, and God healing them. Many fell out in the Spirit. Had about 8 testimonies given of God touching people.

We stayed for a week and a half. God was moving constantly. Every night, there were people at the church, some of them from other churches.

Miracle Chrisitian Center - Wilson, NC - 23 Aug 98 - God directed us to theis church and we had a wonderful time with them. Prophet Skuggs (the pastor) asked Rich to come up and share for a few minutes. So, Rich shared about the current move of God & revival.

When we had pulled into town, one of the tires on the trailer went flat. This was Saturday evening, so we couldn't find any place to do something about it. It turned out that one of the people in the church worked for a tire company, and got us tires for wholesale.

Ohio

Life Line Full Gospel Church - Dayton, OH - 31 Aug 97 - We were on the way to New York and God directed us to stop in Dayton, OH. Found Life Line Full Gospel church in the phone book, and went there to worship. They asked Rich to do the evening service. Rich ministered on "The Jewish Wedding, and the Bride of Christ."

Oklahoma

Church of the North Gate - Edmund, TX - 19 Dec 97 - Stopped at a truck stop for lunch, just north of Oklahoma City. There was a church across the highway, and Debbie felt we should stop in. We walked in and they asked if they could help us, we responded, "no, can we help you?" Spent a couple hours fellowshipping with the pastor, his wife, and assistant pastor. When we were leaving, he gave us a love offering.

Eglasia de Cristo - Pauls Valley, OK - 15 Feb 98 - Felt we were to stop in Paul’s Valley, OK for Sunday service. Went to Word of Life church , and found a bunch of people there. It turned out that a Hispanic congregation, Iglasia de Cristo, meets there on Sat night and Sun afternoon. So, we went to the Saturday evening service.

On Sunday afternoon, we again went to the Hispanic service. After the worship, the pastor did announcements, and said that the HOLY SPIRIT told him to have us minister, so he asked us to. Rich preached on “Year of Jubilee & Redemption.” Debbie translated.

Restoration Fellowship - Ada, OK - 17-18 Oct 99 - Shared a bunch of testimonies. Spent the afternoon with one of the couples from the church. Ministered to them about living by faith. Went to the pastor's home fellowship in the evening. Shared the "Eye of the Needle" tape. Debbie had a vision (?) of being in labor. Rich shared about the Baptism of Fire.

Stayed over for Monday eve prayer. After praying, we shared about revival, the 4 moves of the Holy Spirit, becoming the Bride without spot, wrinkle, or blemish.

Pennsylvania

Abundant Life Chapel - Chambersburg, PA - 6 Sep 98 - We thought we were going to MD and ended up at Abundant Life Chapel in Chambersburg, PA. Rich ministered the evening service on a modified version of “The Bride.”

Church in Upper Adams County - Gettysburg, PA - 5 Nov 97 - Took the kids to see Gettysburg Nat’l Military Park, as a school field trip. In the evening, were looking for a church, and found them in the phone book. When we called, they said that they were having a Wed. eve service, so we went.

Before the service, Rich was praying & the Holy Spirit fell on me. When worship started, h went flat on my face for 40 minutes, and was unable to move. The worship was ALL songs of the Lord. At the end of worship, one of the elders came and asked if Rich had “the word of the Lord for tonight.” Rich said yes, and preached for almost 2 hours on “Being Led By the Spirit.” At the end, had an alter call for people who wanted to be led by & used by the Spirit; everyone in the church came up. Rich anointed them all, and prayed for the church, the pastor, and the elders. Afterwards, we found out that they had an elder's meeting the night before. Every concern that came out in the meeting was addressed in the message that God had Rich preach.

South Carolina

New Covenant Praise Church - Aiken, SC - 9-16 Aug 98 - God directed us to Aiken, Sc. When we looked in the phone book, God sent us to a large church. We weren't quite sure about it, but when we were at the church praying, God made it clear that He wanted us there. In the morning, we met several people, including the pastor. Rich prayed with the pastor.

During the morning service we went directly from praise & worship into altar time. The pastor asked us come up to pray for people. We had people falling down all over. God gave Rich several prophetic prayers for people.

For the evening service Rich ministered “On the Altar.” Pretty much everyone came forward for the altar call. Afterwards, prayed for people to receive a touch from the Holy Spirit. Again had people on the floor, and prophetic prayers for people. The church gave us a good size love offering . When the pastor gave me the check, he said “this isn’t closing.”

We ended up staying all week. During the week, God moved in many ways, both in our family, and in others that we met.

The next Sunday (16 Aug 98) the presence of the Holy Spirit was especially heavy there. Rich preached about 5 minutes on “Become a Vessel Fit for the Master’s Use.” Had an altar call, 12 - 15 people came forward. Then prayed for people for a touch of the Spirit. Didn’t see much happen, it was like people were holding back from coming forward.

In the evening service it was different. We were just about ready to give up here, but still felt that God wasn’t through. The pastor had several people give testimonies about what God had done that week between praise and worship. At the end of worship, he took the mike and we sang “More of You.” Then he asked everyone to come forward who wanted more of God. We all prayed. The pastor was out on the floor for over an hour. Rich invited people forward to receive more of God. Just about everyone came forward for prayer. Most of them fell under the power of God. When service was dismissed the pastor was still on the floor, and nobody wanted to leave.

Tennessee

Dyersburg Christian Center - Dyersburg, TN - 8 Nov 98 - Left Memphis, TN, believing that it was time to head North. God showed Rich Dyersburg, TN. We also saw two other places as possibilities, so we checked them out first. There were no churches in the other towns that we felt God wanted us to go to. So, finally went to Dyersburg. When we got there, God showed us the church, but we couldn't find anyone who could give us directions. In fact, one man sent us in exactly the opposite direction.

Arrived at the church about 9:00, taking five hours to get there instead of the hour and a half it should have. Camped out in the church parking lot. Our motor home took up 1/3 of the parking lot. The pastor came back from holding revival services in another town about 11:00 pm , and was surprised to find us in the parking lot. We talked about revival, and were able to confirm several things for her.

Rich shared briefly in the morning service about how God led us around, and “4 Moves of the Holy Spirit”. Spent the afternoon with the pastor. We ended up shaking the people up there so much, between being Jewish, and our worship, that it greatly effected the service.

New Vision Fellowship AOG - Knoxville, TN - 10 Nov 97 - That morning service had been in a really dead church, so we tried to find some place else to go to for the evening service. It seemed that nobody was having one. One church we went to that usually has one, wasn’t because of a special morning service.

Went to New Vision Fellowship, which we had passed by looking for the other one. There were some people there, for a children’s program practice. Two of the women invited us to their care groups. Then, they decided to have a joint care group at the church. After calling the pastor to verify that it was okay, they called the other care groups to invite them. We ended up with a spontaneous church service, without the pastor being able to attend. Rich taught on “An Excellent Spirit.”

Texas

Churches & Ministry in Austin, TX

Marriage Seminar Sponsored by Maranatha Life - Austin, TX - 6 Jun 98 - This was the first seminar we did that we sponsored ourselves. God had been talking to us about doing this, but we hadn't been sure how to. Ended up working out great, even though we didn't advertise enough.

Maranatha Faith Center - Austin, TX - 17 Dec 97 - Debbie called the pastor at home back on Sunday evening, he said that had wanted to get together with us, so we set it up for Tue. evening. They had dinner for us. Spent about four hours sharing with them. They said that they'd like to have us come over and minister at the church sometime.

On Wednesday, we felt we should go to Maranatha Faith Center for that evening service. As soon as we walked in, the pastor gave Rich the mike. A couple that works with us in the ministry felt that they were to come, and showed up during the middle of worship. Rich ministered on “An Excellent Spirit.” When Rich gave the altar call, everyone came up for prayer.

The pastor's wife said that they had something at the house they needed to give us. They brought us a love offering. This now gave us just enough money for the trip to Colorado we had planned for Christmas.

Powerhouse of Praise - Austin, TX - 7 Dec 97 - Debbie had called a couple of churches, and this pastor was the only one to call back. We had tag team preaching, between the pastor, Deb & Rich. Were really able to encourage them. The pastor felt led to buy us a new set of tires for the motor home.

14 Dec 97 - Pastor Mike from Powerhouse of Praise called on Saturday, and asked if we were still coming on Sunday. Rich said yes, and he asked us to minister. During praise, they played a Jewish medley, and we took off dancing. Started grabbing people in the congregation, and ended up with just about everyone dancing. Debbie did some special worship music. Rich ministered on “The Jewish Wedding and the Bride of Christ.” Prayed for people to become the true bride. Prayed prophetically for several people.

18 Feb 98 - Pastor Mike turned the bible study over to us to share what God had been doing. Also shared about wilderness - Isaiah 40. Pastor Mike asked Rich to preach on Sunday.

22 Feb 98 - Rich preached on “Getting the Victory.”

10 May 98 - Went to Powerhouse of Praise. Rich ministered on “God of the Impossible,” and gave testimonies.

Churches & Ministry in Other Parts of Texas

Abundant Life Church - Pecos, TX - 11 Aug 99 - Stopped for the Wednesday evening service. There was only one non-denominational church in the town, so we went there. The church doesn't have a pastor, and the 3 elders minister to the people. They asked Rich to share, so Rich ministered on "The Bride Without Spot, Wrinkle, or Blemish."

Bibleway COGIC - Kileen, TX - 6 Feb 99 - This was the first "And God Created Sex" seminar that we had done where the people had contacted us off of our web site. PLUS-

River of God - Temple, TX - 3 Feb 99 - On our way to Kileen to do the marriage seminar we stopped in Temple for churhc on Wednesday. None of the churches in Temple jumped out at us, but as we were driving around looking at them, we found River of God. They were in an abandoned restaurant, and we weren't sure if they were having church. The body shop behind the church said they were meeting on Wed. eve. The church hadn't been there long, but they were going forward with God. Rich shared about revival, and "Getting in the River." PLUS-

New Covenant Church - Lampasas, TX - 9 Feb 99 - On our way west from doing the marriage seminar in Kileen, we passed through the town of Lampasas. We stopped in to say hi at New Covenant Church, and Rich spent some time with the youth pastor, praying for him. Before we left, he felt led to give us a love offering.

Brenham Christian Center - Brenham, TX - 16-20 Jan 99 - Left Austin, TX. Felt that God wanted us to loop through the east part of Texas before doing the marriage seminar in Kileen, TX. Looked at the map, and decided God wanted us to go to Brenham, TX. Arrived in town, and found Brenham Christian Fellowship. In the Sunday morning service, Rich shared briefly.

Sunday evening we had been asked to go to one of the cell groups that specialized in marriage teachings. We taught on marriage & intimacy for two hours, and ministered to three couples individually afterwards.

On Monday the pastor took us to lunch, so we could fellowship together. We were able to minister to them about several things. We went to Burger King, so that the kids could play. As we were getting out table, an old Italian lady asked Debbie if she was a Christian. She and her husband, who was from Austria, were just moving to the town, and asked what church we went to. Debbie told them about the church we were at, and it looks like they'll be going there.

One of the couples who had been at the marriage class on Sun PM came to Burger King. They asked if they could bring some unsaved friends to the church that night so that we could minister to them. We said yes. The couple they brought were on the brink of divorce, and were already separated. We ministered to them for a couple of hours, and at the end, they were moving back in together. One of the things we told them was that they needed God in their marriage. It looks like they'll be coming to the church.

On Tuesday we spent some time sharing with the pastor. He wants us to come back and minister. One of the ladies in the church came over and asked what she could do to serve us. We went over to her house for dinner, and intercession and ministry to her and her husband on faith.

For the Wednesday evening service, the wife of the apostle's over that ministered. The pastor felt led to take up an offering for us, even though we didn't preach there. Between the various offering we recieved there, it was the most cash offerings we had ever received in any church, and we didn't even preach in the church once.

25 Mar - 6 Apr 99

On Sunday, the 25th, Rich preached on "The Baptism of Fire." At the altar call, about 75% of the congregation came forward. Afterwards, we went to the pastor's house for lunch. He had invited two other couples also. The discussion turned to us ministering to them on marriage. In the evening, there was a youth Bible study. We were asked to go and minister. Rich shared on "Putting it on the altar" (Gen 22).

On Tuesday night, we ministered to the youth group. Rich preached on God's Plan for Sexual Intimacy, and How to Remain Pure. The kids were speechless.

Wednesday wsa the first day of Passover, so that evening Rich did the Passover Seder for the church, showing how the Passover reveals the death, burial, and ressurection of our Lord, Jesus, the Christ.

On Thursday evening, we had an impromptu teaching session on "And God Created Sex." We announced it Wednesday evening and 16 couples showed up. Throughout the entire time we were there, we ministered to one couple after another, helping them to receive freedom in their marriages, especially in their sexual intimacy. PLUS -

Agape Prasie Center - Dayton, TX - 24 Jan 99 - When Rich had seen Brenham on the map, Debbie saw Liberty. We went to Liberty, and couldn't find a church. However, there was a church, Agape Praise Center, in Dayton, in the phone book. We went there for Sunday morning & evening service.

In the morning service, the pastor asked Rich to introduce us, share about our ministry, and being led by the Sprit to churches. Then he asked Jenni (Jeremiah) to say something to the youth. In the evening service, the pastor asked Rich to share something. Rich shared about the river, from Ezekiel 47. We should be where the river is deep enough it can't be crossed now, and we aren't there yet.

Christian Teaching Center - Tyler, TX - 3 Aug 97 - On our way to the Southwest Believers Convention. We stopped in Tyler, TX for the night, and went to church church in the morning. God led us to Christian Training Center. The pastor wasn't there, but his wife was funning the service. She had been praying for God to send a Jew to teach them about Jewish customs. When Rich put on his keepah and talid, she got excited. She asked Rich to do the service, and he talked about Jewish customs and festivals.

Gateway Church - Pleasanton, TX - 13 Dec 98 - God led us to Gateway Church in Pleasantville, TX. When we went in before the service, they were praying, so we joined in. Talked to several people, including the pastor. He asked Rich to minister. However, the Holy Spirit started moving on people, and we didn't get around to the message. Instead, the pastor had Rich share for about 10 minutes.

For the evening service, Rich preached on "Loving God With All Your Heart." At the altar call, about half the congregation raised their hands. Then the pastor asked for us to pray for fire. We had the leadership come up, and they went down under the power of the Spirit. Then we asked people to come up and receive from God, we ended up praying for everyone in the place. Almost all of them went down under the Spirit.

Jenny (12 years old) ministered to the kids on praise & worship.. After the service, they were having a pot trust fellowship. The pastor sold 9 of our And God Created Sex books for us.

House of Faith - Carthage, TX - 11 Apr 99 - On Sat. afternoon, we were looking for a church. The third one we stopped at seemed to be where God wanted us. While we were walking around the church, the pastor showed up. He'd been having some health problems, and had asked God for someone to come preach for him on Sun. As we were talking, one of the church members called with an emergency, which we ministered to.

On Sun., Rich preached on "Desperate for God." We had prophetic prayers for quite a few people. There was a fellowship lunch afterward

9 - 12 Jun 99 - Returned to House of Faith in Carthage, TX for ministry and AGCS seminar. On Thursday night, Rich preached on "After God's Own Heart" talking about haceed. On Friday, Rich preached on "Covenant Relationship." Then on Saturday we had an all day "And God Created Sex" marriage seminar. We finished on Sunday with Rich preaching on "The Bride." talking about the 12 blemishes that keep us from being the purified bride of Christ.

Lamesa Christian Fellowship - Lamesa, TX - 15 Aug 99 - Showed up on a Sunday morning when the pastor was out of town for the weekend. After one of the brothers shared briefly, they asked Rich to share. Rich preached on Simeon and Anna being used by God to bring about the Lord's birth, you must be available for what God has called you to do.

Life Tabernacle Church - Dumas, TX - 18 Aug 99 - The pastor saw the motorhome in the parking lot, and invited us over to his house for dinner. He asked Rich to share, so Rich preached on "Boldly Doing the Lord's Will."

Mighty Wind Worship Center - Waco, TX - 22 Mar 98 - We had left our headquarters in Austin, TX and were heading Northeast. Stopped in Waco, TX for Sunday, and was led by the Lord to Mighty Wind Worship Center. Rich shared the testimony of our motor home, and prayed for a baby. We danced, and several people asked how to make the dance hoops. Rich was able to baptize Rebekah at their evening service. They gave us a love offering, and one lady gave us a love offering. Before these gifts, we weren't sure where the money was coming from to get where we were going.

More Than Conquerors Christian Fellowship Church - Sherman, TX - 20-24 Oct 99 - We met the pastor and his wife as they were leaving in the afternoon. Spent some time talking with them, and connected immediately. In the evening service, Rich ministered on "Why Faith Doesn't Work." On Friday, Debbie taught a dance class to some of the kids. On Sunday, Rich preached on "Totally Sold Out."

New Life - Dallas, TX - 25 Feb 97 - Ministered to the men’s group at New Life Fellowship in Dallas. The pastor had come to our table at CHRIST FOR THE NATIONS’s missions conference the previous week. After talking for a couple of minutes on Covenant, he asked Rich if he was available to minister to his churches men’s group on this evening.

Praise Victory Worship Center - Kingsville, TX - 16 Dec 98 - When we saw Kingsville on the map, we knew we had to go there. After all, with a name like that, it had to belong to the King of Kings. The first time we were there, they had us praying for people, and the pastor said he wanted us to come back to preach.

18 Mar 99 - Came back to preach, on the way from ministering in Acuna, Mexico. The pastor invited Rich to be on their radio program with him. In the evening service, Rich preached on "Being Desperate for God."

Word of Life AOG - San Angelo, TX - 10 Feb 99 - Right as we entered town, we found Word of Life AOG. Rich talked to the pastor briefly, we seem to be on the same wavelength. In the Wed. evening service, Rich shared briefly, and prayed for people. Next morning, Rich & the pastor talked for a while. They gave us a offering.

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Virginia

Christian Pentecostal Center - Ashland, VA - 3-4 Sep 98 - After lunch, our first day there, Viola Wiederman , a senior staff member, talked to Rich & shared about the someone who was a wolf in sheep's clothing. Also gave Rich a copy of her book, and prayed for him. She was saying to get a vision of heaven, and share that with the people. There was a definite presence of God in her office.

We met 7 or 8 Indian pastors there. In fact, the first two we met were before we even checked in. All of them invited us to come to India to minister. Seemed like God was trying to tell us something. The Indians were the only internationals we spent any time with, even though there were people from other countries, including Africa. One pastor wanted to take Josh back to India with him for a year. Another prophesied that Josh would be the greatest preacher of his generation.

Friday night at the end of the service Ruth had them play some Jewish dance music. We started dancing as a family, and everyone but Rich dropped out. Rich was dancing by himself, and another circle broke up, so that they could follow him. Afterwards, prayed for about a dozen people, whom God touched.

Emmanuel Worship Center - Petersburg, VA - 26 Aug 98 -Stopped in at Emmanuel Christian Center. Pastor Green wasn’t there, but one of the deacons was doing some painting. He called the pastor, and we talked for a few minutes. Pastor Green said he had someone coming in on Sunday, so he couldn’t have us come minister then. Before we could leave the church, he called back and asked us to come minister that night.

Ministered on “Catching Up With the Book of Acts.” Gave an altar call for commitment, the whole congregation came forward. Then started praying for people. Ended up with people on the floor all over the place, had several prophetic prayers. After a while, people started coming back for second prayers, some as families, or mother daughter. Was wonderful time of prayer. They gave us the largest we had received to date in a church.

Greater Faith Vineyard - Hopewell, VA - 2 Sep 98 - They were having a home fellowship at the church, led by the pastor. He asked for people to gather in small groups and pray after the worship. We did, and the people we prayed with went down under the power of the Spirit. After his message, he asked us to come up and pray for people. God moved in several of the people’s lives, especially the kids.

Power of Faith COGIC - Petersburg, VA - 30 Aug 98 - Hadn’t been able to contact Bishop Huff on the phone, but he remembered us when he saw us. When we started dancing, he got excited, and took off with a streamer. We were encouraging his church to step out in praise & worship. Prayed for some people.

Wyoming

Laramie Christian Center - Laramie, WY - 4 Jul 99 - Called Laramie Christian Center on Saturday to find out when & where their services were. The pastor asked who we were, and told Rich that they never had anyone minister in the church that they didn't know. At the Sunday evening service, the pastor asked Rich to share about marriage. He'd gotten on our web site and checked us out.