My apologies for not sending out a blog last week! I started writing this blog several days ago but kept deleting it because I didn't have the right information. Now I do!

I just received a great testimony from intercessors in our wonderful state of Maryland. They were involved in an initiative to pray for the Chesapeake Bay, and for 4 months they prayed over this crucial aspect of Maryland. They ended the initiative by boarding a ferry and sailing up the bay, blessing the water and worshiping the Lord. Then they met on Tangier Island and blessed the land, and prayed specifically for restoration of the crab population in that area. They then sailed back praying and praising God for restoration of the island and reversal of the curse. Within a week they heard back from the mayor of the island. There are more crabs now than ever before! People's businesses have been restored and everyone is talking about the people who came on the boat to pray for their island!!

This, my friends, is the power of prayer. We MUST always pray and not faint. We must take up the affairs of our land and commit to prayer. We must go out to specific territories and raise a cry unto the Lord. We must pray as a congregation. We must walk our neighborhoods and pray. If we are alive, then prayer indeed can never be taken out of schools unless we choose not to walk the grounds and pray. This is a season when we must even walk our banks and pray! The earth is waiting for our manifestation. Obviously the crabs in the Chesapeak Bay were waiting for a man or woman of God to manifest and tell them what to do and as soon as they did, BOOM the crabs responded! House of Worship is called to raise a prayer platform in this region. Let us never, ever, ever tire of praying, raising a cry, reversing curses, blessing lands/territories, waking up early to pray, staying up late to pray, and doing whatever the Lord tells us to do to be a prayer force in this region.

What a powerful time we had last Friday night praying through the night till 6am, praying specifically for supernatural wisdom and opening of the heavens for the people of God! We prayed for wisdom in dealing with family situations, unclogging of ears and clarity of vision for the saints. We were taught by Ps. JC Towe that the devil doesn't play fair, so we shouldn't try to pray fair! Ps. Fiifi taught us to rise to our platform of authority as priests and kings and command the elements! I taught us to dig our heels in the ground and refuse to quit no matter what! There were testimonies from attendees including one woman who was refreshed and restored as a Christian! Our next All Night Prayer will be on Friday November 21st from 12midnight to 6am. We are crying out for revival and in October we will have a week of meetings Fri Oct 3rd 8pm, Sat Oct 4th 5pm, Sun Oct 5th 10:30am & 7pm, Mon Oct 6th 7pm, Tues Oct 7th 7pm and Wednesday Oct 8th 7pm with Ps. Eastwood Anaba & Ps. Fiifi Pentsil. We are believing for an outpouring that you don't want to miss. Rev Anaba is pastor of Fountain Gate Chapel in the northern region of Ghana, and is a powerful minister with a heart for God. His ministry is often accompanied by expressions of the presence of God. On Saturday December 6th there will be a Prayer Conference at House of Worship, where we will bring intercessors together to study, practice and pray for our region.

Have a blessed and wonderful week. Wherever you are, remember to bless the land!  

I've noticed several things happening in twos this week. For example, Gustav hit the same week Katrina hit several years ago. Because of the utter chaos that took place after Katrina, the local community & nation made lots of changes and efforts in case another storm hit. So when Gustav showed signs of trouble, people were evacuated. FEMA was ready. Crews were in place. First responders were ready to go. When Gustav hit, Louisiana was ready and even though great difficulty came, affliction did not rise up a second time. What Katrinas have you faced? What difficult situations have you encountered? Did those difficulties prompt you to make changes in your life, your marriage, your diet, or your lifestyle? Did you cry for a week, and then do nothing, hoping that nothing would happen to you? Whatever situations we have faced, let them serve as warnings to us. Let us use them as an opportunity to put things in order.

Along those same lines, I have also been pondering over how a little sin can cause a world of problems down the road. One little conscious mistake. One thing we avoid. One thing we intentionally overlook. One law we break. The more I spend time helping people deal with difficulty, the more I appreciate the truth and necessity of the scripture in Hebrews: throw away everything that hinders, and the sin that so easily entangles. Sin is sin. Everthing wrong, is wrong. Anything God says not to do shouldn't be done. Make a conscious effort to do away with little sins. Don't let God's patience, grace and mercy in the midst of it convince you that it is okay. Don't let the permissiveness of our society make you callous to sin.

This weekend promises to be a powerful time at HOW as we are blessed by Rev. Yemi Adefarasin and challenged to take our prayer to a new level. See you on Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 5pm and Sunday at 1030am. And remember our expansion project! Make every effort to donate regularly in person at House of Worship, or online on our website. Bring your friends and family to our upcoming fundraisers: Sponsored Walk on Saturday October 25th, and our Concert & Silent Auction on Saturday November 8th at 5pm.

Most importantly, be committed to PERSONAL EXPANSION. There are 4 more months before 2008 ends. At the end of this year, may your life be better than it was in January!