Blessed in Blythe

On Monday 01 February 2010 - 15:47:12 | LAN_THEME_7 Bill James

We spent 3 days in Blythe, CA, and as always, God's plans are far above what we could ever think or hope for!

On the 1st night, we put on our school of evangelism training class. The Lord brought a great turnout. The kids did the "sin" skit, Dave and Deanna led worship, and Bill and Dave did the training.

The 2nd night we shared IMPACT with the youth as well as some of the adults. After the class Bill and Dave had an opportunity to minister independently to some of the kids and were able to encourage them in the Lord!

The 3rd night we did an outreach in the community. We were amazed at how many people stepped past their fears and came out to share the gospel. There were over 30 people who joined us! We split up into groups and went to four different locations.

We give all praise and glory to God as at each different location, we were blessed with the privilege of leading someone to the Lord. Five people were brought into the kingdom of God that night! There really is nothing better than being led by the spirit to help someone see their sinful condition, their deperate need for a savior, and then freely choosing to accept Christ as their redeemer and friend!
"Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so..." Psalm 107:1-2

From Role Play to Real life

On Monday 25 January 2010 - 16:15:07 | LAN_THEME_7 Dani James

We were blessed this past weekend to serve in El Mirage, CA. A good friend of the Agents, Glenn Rowlands, recommended that we go and help out at this church. Dave called the Pastor, who invited us to come and partner with them in their community.

On Saturday night, we put on our School of Evangelism class. It was a small, but intimate meeting. Dave and Dee led worship and Bill and Dave taught the class! It was awesome to worship with our brothers and sisters in El Mirage.

The next day, we planned an outreach in El Mirage. We met at the local market and shared the Gospel with several people who came to the market. After several witnessing encounters, we decided to move over to the local county park and see if the LORD had any divine appointments for us there.

We arrived at the park and discovered that there wasn’t a soul there. Laverne, one of the church leaders, asked us to do some role playing so everyone could get a more practical idea of how to share their faith. Deanna and Danyal agreed to role play with the teenage girls that came to the outreach. Deanna began to share the Gospel with Vicki, who agreed to be involved as the role player. Deanna shared the entire Gospel with her from the Law to Grace. Then Deanna asked her if she would like to make a commitment to Christ. Vicki said, “yes.” We all had a strange feeling that Vicky was no longer role playing, but that she actually wanted to commit her life to Jesus Christ.

Laverne spoke up immediately and asked Vicky if she was role playing or if she really wanted to accept Christ. Vicky admitted that she was for real. It was awesome! Deanna prayed with Vicky as she made a commitment to repent and trust in Jesus as her LORD and Savior. We all had tears in our eyes as we rejoiced with the angels in heaven over this one lost sheep who came to the shepherd.

We praise God for using us in such an awesome way. After the Outreach, we all returned to the church for the Sunday church service. Dave and Dee led worship and Bill preached on the Parable of the Sower. It was an amazing weekend as we taught, sowed, and reaped in joy!

Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him. Psalm 126:5-6

IMPACTing Students at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa High

On Tuesday 19 January 2010 - 00:59:41 | LAN_THEME_7 Bill James

Today we were so privileged to Share with the students of CC Costa Mesa. This was a very special day because of how the Lord has used Chuck Smith in all our lives! Jesus saved me and Danyal (at different times) at Harvest Christian Fellowship, which is a ministry out of Costa Mesa. The Lord got a hold of Bill’s heart at CC South East Portland. Deanna and I attended CC Chino Hills for quite a while and grew much there. Chuck Smith is the founder of Calvary Chapel and the Lord has used him to spread the gospel across the world, literally! It was just kind of surreal and a blessing!

It all started with an email Bill sent out to quite a few churches including Costa Mesa. Youth Pastor Craig Coffin received the email and felt the Lord would have us come to speak at their Chapel service. It was a chance to speak to 600 plus students. Our heart has always been to speak to even one if the Lord opens the door, but we are blessed when we can reach even more. This was a great time of planting seeds. Sometimes you just don’t know what the Lord is doing with your obedience, but we have learned that some seeds take time to grow. After the chapel service, there was a group who stayed behind praying and it really blessed me to see this. We asked Pastor Craig if it was possible to meet Pastor Chuck if he was in. We went to the office but Chuck had not made it into the office yet. I was bummed but I know that if we don’t get a chance to meet him here on earth, we can share all our stories of God’s glory in eternity!

A glimpse of God’s Glory!

On Tuesday 19 January 2010 - 00:45:57 | LAN_THEME_7 Bill James

Every once in a while, God if so kind to show us the fruit of His work through us. Many times we are not sure what He did but we know His word does not return void!

Isaiah 55:11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

We recently got word back from a church where we shared that the Lord touched a young man and saved him. We were all in tears as we read the report and thought we would share it with you.

Hey Guys
Good to hear from you. Just wanted to let you know that a 14 year old Jr
higher who was there during the presentation gave his life to Jesus Christ
last week on Thursday!!! He was fighting it, he came into the office to
share with me that something within him wanted to stand up during the
invitation on Sunday, but that he didn't. We prayed, we shared, and he
chose. He was heavily involved with drugs and gangs. He is an 8th grader and
already involved with one of the bigger gangs in Southern California. He
thinks that they will come after him and his family, but he is trusting God.
Just wanted to share that with you. Some plant, others water, and the Lord
gives the increase! Praise God.

ps. thank you and your family for obeying the call

We were all in tears as we read this news and thanked God for His mercy! Please pray for this young man, That God will radically change his life, that the Lord will protect him and his family. Sometimes it takes guts to stand for truth! May God give us all boldness to stand for Him no matter the cost! Thank you Lord for giving us a glimpse at the work you are doing!

Agent Dave out!

IMPACT at Calvary Chapel Rancho Cucamonga

On Sunday 10 January 2010 - 14:06:55 | LAN_THEME_7 Dani James

IMPACT

This morning was a great blessing as we shared our IMPACT class with the youth group at Calvary Chapel Rancho Cucamonga during both 1st and 2nd services. Deanna and Dave led worship, while Logan played the Cajon drum. It was a sweet time unto the Lord! Afterward, Bill taught the class by “revealing the lies of the world and impacting with truth”. We know all too well how important this message is for the youth of today to hear and we were so thankful that Pastor Fernando invited us to come and share. No matter what school, city, or state they’re in, kids everywhere are bombarded with the pressures and temptations of succumbing to the world, especially drugs and alcohol. It’s our desire to speak truth into their lives and help them to have the courage to stand up against the wiles of the devil by saying “NO” to the world and “YES” to Jesus. Of course that’s God’s heart for them too, and today we saw the power of the Holy Spirit moving as many of the kids confessed their struggles and asked for prayer. “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.” Proverbs 28:13 - We pray God will give all of the youth here at CCRC the strength to live for Him!

Families are Forever!

On Saturday 09 January 2010 - 14:05:49 | LAN_THEME_7 Dani James

Tonight we were invited to a BBQ with some of our family that we haven’t seen in quite a while. We sat around watching football, visiting, and talking about our ministry and travels. Good times! The conversation then turned more specifically to things about God, life and its trials, etc. My cousin asked us to pray for her about some of the things going on in her life, so we moved into the living room where it was quieter. We thought it might just be a few of us praying, but as it turned out, pretty much everyone wanted to join in. Before we began our time of prayer, God moved in Deanna’s heart to ask everyone if they had the assurance of eternal life. She asked everyone, “If you were to die tonight, would you go to heaven?” Then she asked, “If you were to stand before God, what would say if He asked, ‘Why should I let you in?’” We were able to clearly present the gospel, answer lots of different questions and concerns the family had to help them understand the need for Jesus as our Savior and the importance of having a personal relationship with Him. Afterwards, we prayed together and continued in fellowship. It was an unexpected and awesome night in so many ways! The most awesome thing though was that our grandma was there to witness and partake of this divine appointment. She is a faithful and mighty woman of God, and she has been praying for our dad’s family for many years. For her to see so many of her children and grandchildren interested in and talking about the things of God and then praying together was an answer to her many, many, many, prayers! Thank you Jesus for this divine night! Glory, honor and praise to our God!

Santa Clarita Christian School

On Friday 08 January 2010 - 13:59:00 | LAN_THEME_7 Dani James

God never ceases to amaze me with how He orchestrates our appointments! Last week we had an open door at Santa Clarita Christian School to share our SOE as well as share with what we do with the elementary kids. This appoint came by a divine appoint with a brother who followed us into a gas station last year. We were headed home late one evening and stopped for gas when we met John Dennis for the first time. He saw our Agents for Christ sign on Charlie Brown (our van) and felt the Lord wanted him to meet us. We told him what we do and he was very encouraged. We had an instant bond with John and he was such an encouragement at a time when we really needed it! We told him we would let him know when we would be coming back to California and here we are. John is part of the school board and thought it would be a good idea for us to share with the students.

The first Chapel was for the elementary kids. It is an amazing thing to here all their little voices singing to the King! The principal of the school, Derek Swales interviewed all 8 of us. It was so cool to encourage about 200 little kids to be bold and share their faith! Derek interviewed the kids and they had a lot of fun. Liam decided he wanted to field questions from the audience and it was very funny! He really has no fear of public speaking, (Maybe a pastoral calling on his life??). We pray they all grow up to be warriors for the Lord.

The second chapel service was with the high school students. We shared in worship and a shortened SOE since we didn’t have much time. We challenged the kids to be bold and gave them each one of the new Got Tracts “Obama Million Dollar Bills” to share with someone they know who is no is not saved. May this be the beginning of 300 new evangelists in the streets of Santa Clarita! The best part of the day was when we were packing up. The school Administrator Bob came and told us of a student who came to his office and said he needed to be saved. He asked the boy if he had been thinking about it for a while. He said “a little, but after today’s service I realized that I truly am a sinner and need to be saved”. They knelt right there in the office and the young man gave control of his life to Christ, repented of his sin, and became a new creature! We were all in tears as he told us the news. We know all of heaven was throwing a party as it says in Matthew-

(Luke 15:7) I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

I thank God for times when we are witnesses of the fruit of His ministry through us. It reminds me He is moving and I am in His will. Please pray these students and this new believer grow in the Grace of God!

Agent Dave out!

IMPACT at Reliance Church

On Thursday 07 January 2010 - 13:58:11 | LAN_THEME_7 Dani James

We had a good time with the youth group out at Reliance Church in Temecula CA. Youth Pastor Kyle Curry invited us out to share in worship and teaching with his group. We had a great time in the Lord. We had a chance to hang with Kyle and the other leaders a little and hear Kyle’s heart for the youth. This is a growing church which came out of Revival Christian Fellowship in Menifee CA. It was a blessing to share with these young people the dangers of drugs and alcohol, as well as our testimonies about the destruction it can cause. I was raised in CA so I know first hand how big the drug culture is here, especially in public school. We pray that what was taught really sinks in as most of the kid’s in the crowd are in public school. We are so thankful that we were able to share with Reliance youth, for their prayers for us and our ministry.

The sign on the front of the church really spoke to me; underneath Reliance it said “Simply Jesus”. It really made me think of how true that is. It is easy to get caught up in striving at times but that is not the heart of Jesus. He said –

(Matthew 11:28) “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”.

All we need is to trust in Jesus, it is very simple, if we fully trust and rest in His promises, life will be a lot less complicated. It is a trip how a small sign can speak volumes! Thank you Lord for Reliance church, I pray you bless them as they keep their eyes on you. May you remind us all that the answer to this life is “Simply Jesus”!

The Millions are here!

On Wednesday 06 January 2010 - 13:54:26 | LAN_THEME_7 Dani James

After teaching our evangelism class all across the country and hearing so many people say they love the tracts we make and ask where they could get them. We started Got Tracts, a Gospel tract ministry. This was a small way to support our ministry as well as put tracts in people’s hands. Most of the tracts we offer are business card size, some of them are post card size, but we haven’t had the money tracts to offer people. Well, after many requests, and some time in the design lab, the girls have made an awesome million dollar bill tract! It has a picture of Obama on the front. We have found that these have been really popular (go figure).

I like to tell people “Some people say Obama can bring hope to this nation, but there is only one person who can bring hope to your soul”. We made the back a little easier to read than most million tracts, with a clear message about the hope we have in Christ! Most of you are already sharing your faith regularly (right?). If so these are great tracts to help you do it! Maybe you haven’t started yet, now is the time to start. Take a baby step and hand a stranger a tract, I know you’ll catch the fire! You can order these as well as all are other tracts at Click here If you are interested in a large order (over 1000), give us a call!

Agent Dave out!

Muslim Outreach with Samy Tanagho

On Tuesday 05 January 2010 - 13:51:26 | LAN_THEME_7 Dave Chaffee

We had the chance to hit the streets with our brother and friend Samy Tanagho. He is the author of a book called “Good News! God loves you my Muslim friend!” It is a very informative book on what the Koran says vs. the bible. We went and heard Samy speak at CC East Anaheim. He really encouraged the body to engage Muslims with the Gospel. He gave scripture to show God’s love for Muslims and prophecy concerning the Gospel being preached to them. He showed a pretty shocking video of the rise of Islam which really made me think about being bold to speak to them about God’s grace. Here is a the video!

After the service we headed out to an area where there were Arabic stores, food and shopping. Samy taught us a greeting in Arabic which was “As-Salam Alaykum” which means “peace be upon you”. We walked around the parking lot sharing tracts and bibles in Arabic. We also had “our daily bread” books in Arabic as well. It was an awesome time. I have to admit I was a little nervous at first but what I found was just people. They were very kind and most of them took the tracts. We had gave one family a copy of the "our daily bread" book and they were very thankful. We walked away around the corner and a young boy came running after us and said, “Can I have two more? My aunts want one as well!” What a blessing! We also had conversations with Hindus from India as well as many other people. Being in Southern California it is a good idea to have tracts in many languages since it is so culturally diverse! We planted lots of seeds and know the Lord will use it! We plan on partnering with Sammy again in the future; He is an awesome guy who loves Jesus! I pray the Lord will continue to open doors for this brother to share with churches who might not otherwise engage Muslim in conversations about the Truth of God’s word! If you are interested in Samy Tanagho’s book we have included a link below to purchase the book.


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Don’t be afraid to share the Gospel with Muslims, they are more open than you know!

Agent Dave out!