November 2023 Newsletter

Dear friends and family in Christ, grace and peace to you from Kentucky! We pray you are well, and that you would prosper, even as your soul prospers. Happy Thanksgiving! We are ecstatic at all the Lord did in Manila! We say glory to Jesus for about 80 souls saved, over 50 bodies feeling His healing touch, and the scores of hearts encouraged! I lost count how often I’d feel tears from each single prayer request!

I shared last time of the prostate cancer vanishing from the man at New Life church! The pic of the 88 yr old woman in purple above said she had corrective surgery 20 years ago for her right eye, but it had become hazy and clouded for about 10 years! After prayer, it became clear! Glory to Jesus, our Healer!

I don’t know all the Lord did. Ministering for hours at a time, we didn’t hear from all. With all the crying I heard, I know the Lord was moving! A woman at ROG had a cyst in her chest vanish when we prayed! I heard the Lord would heal deafness; when a man came for prayer, his ear was opened! Please sow a

seed into our ministry! We need help! We have invites to churches in Japan, Santa Clarita, California, at ROG in Mindanao, to have a Manila WIN healing conference, and preach at other churches in Manila! I believe the Lord will supply the finances, but I’d love to see YOU share in the harvest!

To say it was a surprise is an understatement when I heard in 2010 to move to the Philippines; it shocked me! What an experience to be back there after six years! I praise the Lord at all the doors he has opened since then! We believe the Lord will continue to open more doors for His glory! Thank You, Lord Jesus! Speaking of thanks, I’m excited to share some new revelation about thankfulness this month!

2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” That’s powerful! What a price Jesus paid! Psalms 5:12 adds, “For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor, you will surround him as with a shield.” See the connection? The Lord paid it all so that we would become righteous, so now His favor encircles us! It brings Him glory when we experience favor, so we should be expecting it, praying for it to manifest, and calling it forth! When we do, we give God the glory. We should thank the Lord! Jesus said in Luke 16:10, “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also

in much.” When we are thankful and give thanks, that is part of faithfulness! Help us, Lord.

Thankfulness increases our weight carrying capacity to receive more!

That’s why Philippians 4:6 says, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” We’re to mix our requests with the thanksgiving that shows we’re mature enough to receive what we’re requesting! Why? Being thankful shows humility. James 4:6,10 says, “But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble...Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” If we're not spiritually mature enough to handle increase, the increase can damage our walk with the Lord, so the Lord resists us when we’re walking in pride. Humility shows were ready to be lifted to the next level. 1 Timothy 3:6 shares, “A church leader must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall.” Walking with the Lord over time brings maturity that shows we can do nothing apart from Him. We learn we need His help to go from glory to glory; we need You, Lord Jesus!

While in Children’s Church to preach recently, the Lord spoke during worship and said, “Thanksgiving plants a seed in the spirit.” I was amazed! When we live in thankfulness, we continue to sow seeds that will bring a wonderful harvest in the timing of the Lord! I want a 100-fold harvest of all the Lord does for me. How about you? Thankfulness is shown by our lives, not just with our words. When we share with others, it testifies that we know anything we do have is a gift from the Lord. We pray His best to you!

Love in Christ, Steve, Jill, Judah, Yisaac, Jonah, Yissachar, Jakin, Yezekiel, Jerusalem, & Justice