Not Your Typical Used Car Salesman

1978 Mitsubishi Lancer

This is my former 1978 Mitsubishi Lancer that we affectionately named “Sporty.” For the past six years, I have had many great memories with Sporty doing ministry trips and even using her as an ambulance during the toughest time of my life. We realized that buying parts for a 38 year old vehicle had grown to be too expensive for our meager missionary budget so I reluctantly decided to let her go.

In the Philippines they don’t put the same value on vintage vehicles as in the USA, so I had to sell her for only $1,500 to a nice man named Donnie who happens to live on the other side of the Island of Mindanao. He traveled 12 hours by bus to buy Sporty and fell in love with her the first time he saw her. Donnie had broken his forearm in a freak soccer accident and was not even able to drive at the time. When he finally was able to drive the car across the Island, he brought a mechanic friend with him to drive and help Sporty make the treacherous trip from Davao City to Iligan City.

I was getting all choked up yesterday as they were about to drive away and God reminded me that I had originally bought that cool-looking car to attract people, strike up conversation, and lead them to Jesus. I asked Donnie if I could pray for him before his trip and he agreed. Standing outside the car under the shade of a tree, I laid hands on his broken forearm and commanded the arm to be healed and the pain to go by the Stripes of Jesus and in the Name of Jesus! The pain immediately left Donnie’s arm! After that I asked the two men if they would like to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior and they instantly agreed. I had them repeat a prayer of repentance and salvation with me and their faces glowed with big smiles after they prayed. Donnie even thanked me today for praying for them after they safely reached Iligan City.

Praise God for his miracles and salvation!

Goodbye Old Friend

Goodbye Old Friend.

Healing Through Worship

Peter Naska Band at the Refuge

At our latest worship event, we had several more new people come to sing and worship God. We encourage expressive, passionate worship. I usually take the time to share a very short message from the Word of God. This time the Lord impressed me to speak on physical and emotional healing, and then pray for the people.

Youth Worshipping God at the Refuge

The healing anointing of the Holy Spirit swept through the place and many were healed. Tears began to flow down the faces of people being emotionally healed and several others were physically healed.

One of the worship leaders there had pain in her back and as I persistently prayed for her the pain slowly left her body until it was totally gone!

Expressive, Passionate Worship

We serve a healing God and he wants to heal everyone. People seem to receive their healing easier when we honor God in an atmosphere of worship. Praise God for His healing power.

After the Worship Event at the Refuge