November - What's new and my trip to preach in Nigeria!

It would be an understatement to say I am excited about my trip coming up in 2 1/2 weeks. After 30 years of desiring to preach in Africa the door is finally open. I also was shocked to find out recently that I will be ministering at some very large churches, some services will also be live on the internet, and I will be preaching approximately 40 times over a 5-week in Nigeria. This is definetely, "exceedingly abundantly above all I could ask or think" (Eph 3:20).

Also, just this week we received financial support to make our goal for our needed budget for the estimated expenses of the Mission trip.
I am hoping that if we have extra money that we can give it to the poor or an orphange in Nigeria. See: http://www.goproclaim.com/

It's interesting that the LORD has provided every cent for my trip (ministry), and yet personally this is our biggest test in a decade trying to survive and pay all our personal bills. So pray for us in that area.
Note: Ministry money and personal money are two totally separate things!!!

As to other happenings.

As I mentioned in the last blog, we left our pastorate and church in September and have been looking for a church we can call "home" until we move down south.

For the 2 previous Sundays, a small local church had me fill their pulpit. AMEN!

Then yesterday, we returned for a second time to the church I personally believe will be our church home until we move down South. I was blessed with the worship, seeing the Word go forth, and that the pastor asked us to gather around people with illnesses and pray for them to be HEALED. Interestingly, I felt earlier in the service that God had wanted me to pray for the sick. So when he said that, I ran to this one man and laid hands on him and prayed for his healing with others. Afterword, he said he felt the warmth go from my hands into him. It was no surprise to me that our awesome God touched him.

This stepping out and praying for the sick has been somewhat limited in my ministry in the past few years (though it has happened some). It was such a blessed experience, and excited me as I prepare to go to Africa and see many saved, healed, and delivered by the wonderful power and mercy of God. I was so excited at the service yesterday (Sunday service), I could barely talk to anyone without getting excited and practically preaching to people in the church about our awesome God.

After going through a rough time recently with changes and all, it was good to sense God's anointing on my life. I have believed since early this year that 2009-2010 would bring a huge change to the ministry God has called me to (in a good and productive way). We have already seen God preparing the way in various aspects of Go Proclaim Ministries (www.goproclaim.com).
Please lift me in prayer to be strong IN THE LORD no matter what the enemy "tries" to throw at me; that I will go over healthy and stay healthy my entire time in Nigeria.; that God will have a yielded vessel (me) that He will be able to work through to touch the lives of many in Nigeria; AND THAT I WILL ALWAYS GIVE GOD ALL THE GLORY!

I personally can't imagine a better way to end 2009 (on the mission field) and start the New Year (as I'll still be on the mission field). Please, prayer warriors - Pray! Pray! Pray!

Thank you so very much!

I hope to get one more blog out before leaving for Nigeria (departure date Nov. 26).

Then it will be likely a couple months while I'm away ministering, but once I get a chance I'll be blogging here again.

Thanks for being with me as I share "My Journey in Christ."

Jim (jim@goproclaim.com)