Visiting missionaries

Penka and Hari Atanasova, native missionaries from Bulgaria. They are artists and evangelists and church planters!

My dear friend, George Ainsworth, Penka, Hari and myself outside my home in Kansas City!

Hari and Penka sharing their stories, God's work in Bulgaria and their art work with a small group of friends.

We enjoyed lunch together with these wonderful people!

Many of us here in Kansas City were very blessed to have visiting missionaries here from Virginia and Bulgaria! George Ainsworth (from VA) and Hari and Penka Atanasova (from Bulgaria) graced us with their presence and their incredible art work, as well as stories of how the Lord is moving in Bulgaria!

A dear friend of mine here said this: "I've met hundreds and hundreds of missionaries, but something struck me about Hari and Penka. The Lord is ALL over them and I am committing to praying for them. I have never had such a burden from the Lord to partner with missionaries before like I do with Hari and Penka!"

I pray you too will remember to pray for them as they minister in primarily southern Bulgaria to many unreached groups of people!

Human Trafficking

http://index.hu/bulvar/2011/03/21/elkabitott_csecsemoket_akartak_atcsempeszni/

I lead a sideroom here at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, and on Wednesdays, we pray for the ending of human traffiking in eastern europe. The article above is in Hungarian, but the gist of it is this: two French citizens were stopped at the border of Ukraine and Hungary and were discovered to have stolen two newborn babies and drugged them.

For weeks now, as we have sought the Lord as to how to pray for eastern europe, He highlights: borders, border guards, truckers, cars, busses....transporting people across borders. Each time I go in the side room, I wonder why the Lord continues to keep us on this particular topic, and this is a small testimony as to why.

My prayer for this French couple is that they would encounter the love of God in their hearts, for them and for these babies, and they would come to know Jesus! I pray that God continues to open the eyes of border guards...that has been a prayer focus...that more people would be rescued!

I rejoice today and give glory to the God of the universe, who has His eye on two little newborns in eastern europe and He came to their rescue! What a great and mighty God we serve!

Texas Ministry Trip with the John Four Group

How fun and exciting it is to see God unlock hearts and set them free to enter in to all that He believes about them and sees in them for His glory and impact in this world!

The John Four Group!

Practicum time: women praying and prophesying over each other!

Hearts unlocked!

Kristi teaching on Identity.

Teresa introducing the entire conference.

Texas Ministry trip - The John Four Group

Teaching on Impact, from John chapter 4.

The founder and leader of The John Four Group, Selenia Vera, teaching on Intercession.

Nathan Stogsdill teaching on Intimacy with God.

Nathan and Kristi Stogsdill and Kathy Farley leading worship.

Ah, the shofar!

We had a super weekend ministering in Johnson City, Texas! Praise God for His good fruit!

Simon is mourning

This is my boy, Simon. As you can see, he is waiting patiently, looking out the window for Toby to come home. Even as I type these words, he is sitting smack in front of the cat door...it's so sad....

"Toby, where are you? I miss you!"

My precious housemate, Whitney, is giving Simon extra hugs and holds.

Anyone who knows Simon knows that THIS is not typical...he would not let people hold him for more than about 5 seconds...he is needing special hugs these days.

Anyone who says that animals don't mourn when their buddies die is wrong. Just look at these pictures of my boy, Simon, who spent his entire life with Toby and is grieving the loss.

I captured him looking out the window, waiting for Toby to come home. He's also a bit more cuddly...