revivalRevolution heads to France

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The current news is we are heading to FRANCE! We fly out on Wednesday the 7th. Dani will be gone 2 weeks, Mitch will be gone for 3 weeks. We will be ministering in 4 cities~ Paris, Perpignan, the Cevennes, and Istres.

Please pray for us. France is a dark place spiritually. Christians make up less than 1% of the population. Islam is growing rapidly, with 10% of the population (compared to 1.5% in the US). There are over 50,000 full-time workers in the occult (fortune tellers, etc) compared to just 35,000 full-time Christian workers.

France is prime for a move of God! We are praying to be LIGHT in a dark place. We want to bring encouragement and refreshing to our fellow believers. We are asking God to breath His life throughout France.

Thanks for all your prayers!

Vermont

Mitch had a fantastic trip to Vermont. He was there 10 days, ministering with our good friend and mentor in the ministry, Jeff Collins. They traveled all around the state, down south, way up north, by the lake, up in the mountains....

Some highlights:

• Intense prayer meeting with Rabbi David Rosen at WE-HOP.
• Tent Meetings where MANY healings took place.
• A 'Treasure Hunt' on a Saturday afternoon - the groups were able to pray for many people and were amazed at how God led them to His treasure's that day!

It was such a great time of serving Jesus, fellowshipping with friends and making new connections in the Body of Christ!



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North Platte, NE 69103

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Psalm 62:11-12a

For a while now, part of our heart's desire is to bring the 'love and power of God' wherever we go. This morning, I found this verse...

"One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard; that you, O God, are strong; and that you, O Lord, are loving."

These two things - love and power (strength) - are foundational to who God is. They are the foundation of what our ministry looks like, what we want to release. God's love and power to His people. We need them both, we cannot live and bring life to others without them both.

LOVE and POWER!

august newsletter

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7.18.09

It's been a busy week at home! Mitch jumped into a full work week here at the NW Campus of Harvest Christian Fellowship since we had no ministry plans. With some great help, much was accomplished!

For the next couple days, we will follow our good friend, Jeff Collins, around Nebraska. Sunday night at Grace Fellowship in Kearney and then a pastor's lunch in Grand Island on Monday. On Thursday, we will head to Colorado to make some ministry connections with Jeff. We're thankful for friends who are willing to connect us in the Kingdom of God.

We continue to trust God for a vehicle to get us around the States. Something big enough to travel as a family for several days or weeks at a time. Pray for us, if you think about it. We know God has the right vehicle for the right price out there somewhere!

Again, we thank you for your prayers and financial support! Remember that you can give a tax exempt gift to revivalRevolution at anytime. All finances will be used to further the Kingdom of God.

revivalRevolution
PO Box 1162
North Platte, NE 69103

Mitch: 308-530-5684
Dani: 308-530-9578

7.9.09

What a wonderful and powerful time we had in Ireland! God was faithful to meet His people each service during the conference and the Sunday morning services.

We loved connecting with God's Church in Ireland which included, not only Irish, but some Indian folks as well. In fact, we ministered in an Indian church on Sunday morning. Beautiful congregation there!

After we returned from Ireland, Mitch ministered in Kearney at Spirit of Life church on the following Sunday. He had a great time of ministry there! Dani stayed back to lead worship at Harvest Christian Fellowship in North Platte.

Our next overseas trip will be to France in October. Please be praying for this newly open door and for the finances to take a 'revivalRevolution' to the French people.

In between now and then, we will be ministering with Jeff Collins in Colorado and in Vermont. And we are in the process of scheduling St. Paul, Grand Island and Stromsburg. We're thankful for each opportunity to bring the power and love of God wherever He takes us!

In closing, here are a few photos from our time in Ireland!





We appreciate all your prayers and financial support! Remember that you can give a tax exempt gift to revivalRevolution at anytime. All finances will be used to further the Kingdom of God.

revivalRevolution
PO Box 1162
North Platte, NE 69103

Mitch: 308-530-5684
Dani: 308-530-9578

Ireland in June

We had a powerful time at Grace Fellowship last weekend. It seemed to escalate from Saturday night up to Sunday night.

Dani ministered to the women of Grace through a worship time and spoke about fixing our eyes on Jesus. Then prayed for those that were having a hard time focusing on Him OR were having a hard time understanding that HIS eyes were fixed on THEM.

Sunday morning, Mitch preached a powerful message on Peace. We prayed over many. Sunday night Mitch preached on tapping into the River of God that is flowing within, that we can access at any time. Then we put that into practice, worshipping until we found 'that place' in His presence. Such an intense and wonderful time! Then we ministered to many at the altars. Mitch flowed prophetically and Dani focused on releasing the Kingdom of God to the children.

Now we are asking for the Kingdom of God to flow in Ireland. We fly out of Omaha Wednesday afternoon and will return the following Tuesday evening. We will be part of a Healing Conference for a few days, then Mitch will minister in a local church on Sunday. If you think of us, please pray for our travel and the presence and power of God to be strong!

We appreciate all your prayers and financial support! Remember that you can give a tax exempt gift to revivalRevolution at anytime. All finances will be used to further the Kingdom of God.

revivalRevolution
PO Box 1162
North Platte, NE 69103

Mitch: 308-530-5684
Dani: 308-530-9578

overdue update

Wow, what a break from the blog! Things have been crazy and exciting around here. Number 1 excitement is the move from Beaver Crossing and our Senior Pastor position to North Platte and our venture with a part-time 'position' and a very flexible traveling schedule.

We're moved and pretty settled into our little apartment. We ministered at Harvest Christian Fellowship here in North Platte last weekend. Great services! It feels great to be walking in this new season of life. When we follow His Grace, life is always better.

This weekend, we minister in Kearney at Grace Fellowship. Join us if you can....

Saturday at 6:30pm "DEEP" women's group with Dani

Sunday Services at 10am and 6pm with Mitch

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a new season of life

Wanted to share here how God has been moving in our lives of late....

God has been working in our hearts for several months with a desire to jump fully into our greatest calling and passion - traveling ministry. It has been in Mitch's heart for 20+ years but the Lord has led him through various seasons, preparing him for the most exciting season in the history of our planet.

After being radically touched at the Florida Outpouring last May, we got a taste of God's plans. Our summer was spent more on the road than at home. We traveled across Nebraska and into Texas watching God invade services and bring healing and hope to so many. Yet, we also continued to pastor the beautiful people God had placed us with in 2005.

As summer turned to fall and fall to winter, our desire to be full-time on the road grew and grew. We prayed through dissatisfaction and cried out to hear if God was going to refresh and revive our vision for pastoring AND traveling or if a new season was coming.

God's answer began unfolding the first week in February and on March 10th, Mitch put in his resignation at BCF. We will continue pastoring until June 1st and then make a move to North Platte Nebraska, where God has made a way for us to live in a small apartment rent-free with a small monthly income. We will reunite with Harvest Christian Fellowship, the church Mitch was Associate Pastor at until we moved to Beaver Crossing. They will undergird our ministry and we will pour our hearts into them when we are not traveling.

Obviously, this is a bittersweet time for us. We were sent to Beaver Crossing Fellowship almost 4 years ago and love the people of the Body of Christ here. We believe THEY will be blessed by our coming in and by our going out. God has a destiny for this body of believers. We are grateful for our time here and so overwhelmed by their generosity towards us these last 4 years.

We have felt and heard the call of the Lord in this time, confirmed by countless respected friends and mentors, and we are choosing to obey. God is moving powerfully across the United States and the Globe and we want to stay in step with His call on our lives. Please pray for us as we walk this out and spread a revival revolution!

kearney service

It's been a busy week around here! We had a tremendous service in Kearney at Spirit of Life church.

I led worship with Justin (our drummer) and several members of Spirit of Life's worship team. God seemed to enjoy our worship and came in glory. Mitch shared a bit about his trip to India, showing a video he had put together.

Then he began to prophesy and pray for healing for many. There in the service, a woman whose fingers were knotted with arthritis were healed ~ pain-free and no knots! Mitch prayed for many others and we are believing for more good reports!

After just a couple hours of sleep after arriving home from that service, Mitch and I headed to the airport for a flight to Florida. We were privileged to attend an 'Idea Exchange' with a group of pastors. Ignited Church of Lakeland, Florida is the host church but pastors from throughout the United States were in attendance. Some of the attendees included, Joan Hunter (daughter of Charles & Francis Hunter) and Frank Sumerall (son of the late Lester Sumerall). It was a refreshing time of fellowship with a fresh set of faces! Our hearts were also further knitted with Dr. John Samuel (apostle to India) as we stayed with his beautiful family for three days.

I will attend Julaine Christensen's "Joining Generations" conference this month and then we have some small construction projects to work on around the house this month.

Our next Breakthrough Services are scheduled for April 16-17 in Scottsbluff.

scheduling change

The services scheduled for Scottsbluff this week have been postponed.

Join us for our next Breakthrough Service:

Sunday, February 22nd
at 6pm
at Spirit of Life Church
in Kearney, Nebraska

february 5 & 6

Join us in North Platte at Harvest Christian Fellowship for:

Ivan Roman
Thursday & Friday at 7pm

february newsletter

The new newsletter is up! Lots of photos and testimonies from Indian. As well as our itinerary for February. Make sure to email us if you would like to subscribe to this monthly e-newsletter.

CHECK IT OUT HERE!

heading home

I just talked to Mitch on Skype for the last time this trip! They were boarding for their flight from Dubai - the LONG one. Next time I talk to him, they'll be in Houston.

Thank you everyone for your constant prayers for this trip. The spiritual dynamics, especially in the second half of the trip, were way intense. God is demonstrating His power in India but the Enemy is reluctant to let go of his.

Mitch and Ron will arrive in Houston around 6pm tomorrow evening. (like I said, this is the LONG flight) Please continue praying while they are airborne. We will happily be picking them up from the airport in Omaha at about 8pm.

India trip~last day

The India team is finished with ministry meetings! It's been a great run. Hopefully we'll get some photos up here in the next week or so.

Mitch said their last day would be spend running a few ministry errands. He was hoping to do a little more shopping but there was an Indian man was killed in Arkansas a couple days ago and that has caused some tension with Americans in Andhra Pradesh.

Actually John Samuel told Mitch, he almost didn't take the guys there after there was some violence in the city after the Arkansas issue. Wow, sometimes it's better not to know things until afterwards, huh?

Anyway, the Lord has kept our guys safe and we pray they have a safe journey home!

the Light of Jesus

I got a phone call from Mitch last night around 10:30 or 11pm. They were preparing to leave for the Sunday morning service.

The Saturday night service with the lepers was very powerful. Mitch ministered and in the middle of preaching, a woman manifested a demon. The demon was rebuked and cast out and as a result, the woman was completely healed!

He said the atmosphere in this area is much different than in Kerala. Obviously much more oppressive and demonized. Following the above mentioned service, they found the truck tire slashed.

I ask that you continue to pray for the next 48 hours for God's power to prevail in a dark place. That people would see the Light of Jesus and respond.

winding down

They have arrived in Andhra Pradesh. As suspected, it's a whole new world, even compared to Kerala.

They arrived at their hotel around 1am the first night. Definitely a stark contrast from the last hotel they stayed in. They were told not to leave their rooms and, surprise, no internet. {Mitch called this morning from John Samuel's cell phone.} Because the hotel is so bad, they will finish there stay in a nice home of a man John Samuel knows, one with enough room to house the three of them.

The place where they ministered reminds Mitch of Beaver Crossing, only there are 25,000 people living there. He says there are people EVERYWHERE!

The driving is even more insane than in Kerala so he asks that you continue to pray for safety. And of course, continue to pray for these nightly meetings they are having. The people of India need to see God's power!

I will ask that you continue to pray for all us gals on the homefront as well. {Don't forget MaryAnn, Ron's wife} I can tell my girls' emotions are running thin. They don't cry for daddy but the stress they've been under with only mom around is started to show. We cross off the day each night and are very excited that, though our guys are being used for Jesus' glory, they are heading home in just a few days!

Thanks so much! Blessings to you all!

God is up to something in southern India

This evening (morning in India) our small team is finishing up their time in Kerala. I just talked to Mitch and they were about to eat breakfast and then visit a cashew factory. Then they fly to Andhra Pradesh after lunch.

It's just a couple hour flight to Andhra Pradesh where they will minister in 3 churches, primarily to lepers. Be praying for supernatural healings to occur. And most importantly, pray for people to find a relationship with Jesus.

I read Christine Caine's (from Hillsong Church) blog just tonight and find it interesting that she is ministering in India, alongside Joyce Meyers, right now. It's in southern India, as well, in the state in between the 2 that Mitch and Ron are visiting. God is up to something in southern India! Keep praying!

India trip~8

The India trip has slowed down a bit for the guys. Only conference meetings at night, so the days are more leisurely. In about 24 hours, they will fly to Andhra Pradesh to minister to the lepers.

So the last couple days, they have done a little shopping and met several members of John Samuel's family. His elderly mother is a prophet and spoke powerful words of hope over both Mitch and Ron. It was a precious time.

They have heard some reports of healing from the Sunday morning ministry time! A couple Mitch told me about - a man's heart was healed, confirmed by a doctor's report. And a boy's eyes were healed, also confirmed by a doctor. Thank You Jesus!

Continue to pray for their safety as they travel by vehicle, and tomorrow by plane. Pray for God's saving and healing power to move in the leper colonies, as they have crusade meetings in three different churches.

God is doing a work in India!

India trip~day 6

Wow, God is so faithful! Just hours after I posted the last prayer concern, the government stepped in and ended the strike. This is quite miraculous since sometimes these strikes last up to 4 weeks. Thank You Jesus for Your power!

The guys are done ministering at the Bible School and attended a church service at 1 1/2 hours from their hotel. Then in the evening they went to the first day of the Indian International Pentecostal Conference. They will be attending this conference for the next 3 days, in the evenings.

Mitch asked that you continue to pray for them as they travel. They drive several hours a day and the road system is not the same as our American highway. To Mitch, it seems like a big game of chicken, as they drive 3 cars wide and no one really has a right-away, they just drive as they please. Just pray they always arrive at their destinations safely!

Back at home, Eric Wiezorek filled the pulpit at our church and had an amazing and challenging message about staying faithful. I love leaving church with a renewed motivation to love Jesus more. The Wiezorek family is a huge blessing to our church and especially to our family.

Thanks again for your prayer support!

prayer request

I just talked to Mitch. The services on Friday were very powerful. He felt like they had an awesome breakthrough.

He had one special prayer request. Where they're at, the oil companies are on strike. It's a pretty common ocurrance there, I guess. He's not sure if it will affect them but they do travel alot and the lines to get diesel are really long. So just pray that it won't affect any of their travels.

Thanks!

India trip~day 3

It's so nice being able to talk to Mitch once or twice a day! Even though he is half-way around the world. For real.

I talked to him this morning. They had just got done with the evening meeting there. He said it was a good start. Not the most powerful meeting ever but good. They prayed for the sick. One man said he had been healed - I don't know what the issue was.

The girls finally got to talk {and see} to Daddy tonight before bed. Mitch and Ron were about to have breakfast before heading off to their morning meeting. They will have their afternoon to rest (while we sleep here in the states!) and then go back for the night meeting. He said that John Samuel will be leaving them to go to another town, so they will have that meeting on their own.

The hotel where they are staying is very peaceful. He feels more oppression outside of it but very much at peace when they are at the hotel. Atleast, they have a place to retreat and pray. Thank You Jesus.

I just talked to someone doing the 4-6am shift in our church's 24/7 prayer chain for this ministry trip. I'm very blessed by people making sacrifices to cover these days in prayer!

they've arrived!

My yahoo phone unexpectedly rang a little while ago. Mitch is in India! They are staying at THIS HOTEL, I think through Wednesday. He talked to me from the lobby. Wasn't sure, since the 'internet cafe' was downstairs, he would be able to access internet from his room.

Anyways, they got in (after a crazy ride) and had breakfast(which he says was awesome) and showered. He was hoping to get a little sleep before heading to the service at the Bible School later. He thought that both himself and Ron would be sharing at that service.

Thanks to everyone who is praying!

a loooong flight

One day down, 15 to go! Though I'm sure I'm the one counting, not Mitch....atleast yet.

I talked to him this morning at about 10:30. They were in Dubai at the airport. Dubai's airport offers free internet - yay! I got see him as well, via our newly setup webcams. What a deal.

Even though the plane had the coolest video-watching setup, he said the flight was LOOOONG. Not able to get much sleep either.

They should have arrived in India about an hour or so ago. I don't expect to hear from him for a while now. They had to travel about 2 hours by vehicle and he didn't know the internet setup at the Bible School. And I'm sure he's going to need to sleep before the meetings begin in about 14 hours!

Only one new development - they were supposed to meet up with 2 other men (one from Florida, one from Ireland) who would help cover the preaching at the meetings. Neither were able to make the trip due to sickness. For Mitch and Ron, that means several more opportunities to preach and minister. Pray for them to walk in the grace, power and anointing of our God!

India trip~day 1

I took the guys to the airport this morning. They got off without a hitch. I talked to Mitch right before they boarded for Dubai from Houston - this is the long leg of the trip, almost 15 hours. Correction from yesterday's post: they will arrive in India at 3am on THURSDAY which is about 3pm on WEDNESDAY for us. That makes more sense, eh?

Their first meetings will be at the Bible College on Thursday evening (Thursday morning our time). They will continue through Saturday at the Bible College.

Pray for Mitch & Ron to adjust to the time difference supernaturally, especially as they minister not too many hours after they finish their 20+ hour journey!

Thanks again for all your prayers!

India trip~ flying out

I know many of you will be praying for Mitch as he travels to India and ministers there with Jesus & Friends Ministry. Another man from our church, Ron, is going too. Thanks so much for all your prayers and support. Here is their flight itinerary - please pray for easy and safe traveling!

Departing from Omaha at 12:15 on Tuesday
flying into Houston~here they will meet up with Dr. John Samuel

They continue on to Dubai
Mitch is very excited about at least touching down in Dubai. They have several hours in the airport, please pray for divine encounters!


They will arrive in India at 3:15am on Wednesday - which I believe translates out to 3pm on Tuesday. (Strange, huh?)


I will update again soon. Thanks so much for your prayers!