On January 5th-13th, I will go on a mission trip to serve the church of Haiti with a team from our ministry Haitian Pearl. Recently, this already devastated nation weathered Tropical Storm Isaac. Over 29 people lost their lives and many others lost their homes. I am going to serve Pastor Jay in whatever way […]
For the past three months, I have been leading a worship team of kids 8-13 years old. We lead worship once a month for Sunday morning children’s church. It has been really fun! The first time I led worship I was surprised. I didn’t expect the kids to be so talented. The musicians were close […]
In 2008, I had a dream that I traveled with a group of students to Houston. We went inside a towering office building—it was several stories high. Inside, I ran into the door of an operating room. They were performing an abortion. I could hear the sound of the suction machine. I ran away terrified. […]
E. Jay from the Solomon Islands From the Ends of the Earth to Fire in the Night in Kansas City Eleazar Jimmy Riria (E. Jay) grew up in the Solomon Islands (a small group of Islands in the South Pacific). His grandma taught him from the Word of God and how to pray when he […]
This month, we began to focus our prayer meetings on asking God to bring justice to specific worldwide issues. We are crying out to God on a specific topic each day of the week. Poor and Suffering – Sunday We begin Sundays praying for the poor and suffering. One thing we are targeting is the […]
With ten actors, a full band, and nine different songs, “From Patmos- A Musical Review” portrayed the life of Christ and His soon return. At the end of each of the four performances, the gospel was preached to those attending. Twenty-nine people (mostly young adults) made decisions to follow Christ! That alone was worth all […]
Last month, I joined the ten-member cast of IHOP-KC’s Easter drama, “From Patmos- A Musical Review”. The musical tells the life of Christ from the perspective of the Apostle John imprisoned on the island of Patmos. We are singing nine different songs. The musical ends with the crucifixion of Jesus, His resurrection and finally Jesus […]
On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the nation of Haiti. Over 300,000 people suddenly lost their lives. Before the earthquake, Haiti was the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. After the earthquake, it became a disaster zone. However, in the midst of this tragedy, Haitian people are responding with worship and prayer. […]
In 2004, my life was changed radically on a prayer journey with Lou Engle that ended with silent prayer in front of the Supreme Court. As we stood we wore red tape over our mouths that said LIFE on it. During that journey, the Lord touched my heart with faith for the ending of abortion […]
Morning Prayer Meetings Every morning, on Delmas 31 street in Port-au-Prince, a sound arises of worship and intercession as over 1,000 Haitians gather. Most attending must walk or take tap-taps (trucks that Haitians crowd into and pay 12 cents a ride). They come desperately hungry for Jesus. The prayer meetings are different from most meetings I […]