February 2007

Dear People of the Northstate Vision:

It is difficult to believe that we begin the seventh year of PrayNorthState and even harder to imagine all that God has done in the past year. He flexed His power while insisting on our (all of us) partnership in making Paah-ho-ammi 2006 a greater testimony than ever; He has inspired half a dozen communities that we know of to begin speaking the whole Word of God over their land and people; and we have seen our own ministry increase in scope to a degree Diana and I would never have imagined as we travel to multiple states and nations. We plan to travel again to Fiji and Northern Europe in mission, but the greatest part of our ministry will be right here in Northern California – where we were called and where we belong.

The biggest miracles remain those that populate the Kingdom and one of my favorite memories of 2006 will remain the welcoming of twenty-one inmates of the Butte County Jail into the Body just a few days ago; I had the honor of preaching as a member of one of six teams that visited to proclaim the Christ Child at Christmastime. Our ministry is dedicated to spreading the good news in this Northstate region and we are excited about the coming year as we prepare for it with celebration. Whatever we may think about culture wars and hard times for ministry the Gospel is still the best news ever preached and the Lord we proclaim is still present in His power to heal and release – and not in mere words of wisdom. We plan to spend the coming year proclaiming the fact – the fact – that King Jesus is coming and He asks only that we pave a straight highway in the desert for Him.

We joyfully partner with anyone having the same passion. We look forward to sharing with each of you – the prayer, the mission and the victory.

CURRENT PrayNorthstate EVENTS

· PrayNorthState has accepted an invitation from the Red Bluff Daily News to begin coordinating a weekly religion feature. Red Bluff and Tehama County pastors and leaders will contribute a weekly column on a rotational basis and there are possibilities of further involvement with the editorial department. We plan to launch the project on February 1.
· PrayNorthState Radio began in the Spring of 2001 with a Saturday Morning broadcast on Redding’s KQMS. As soon as we can line up the sponsors needed to finance the expansion we will add Red Bluff’s KBLF at AM 1490 as the second station to broadcast PrayNorthState Radio. We are in conversation with two other stations as well and hope to have more news to share in the February newsletter. Becoming a truly regional proclamation of the Good News has always been a dream and it now stands poised to become reality. Please pray.

WHAT THE COORDINATORS ARE UP TO

· Jim will preach at River Valley Foursquare Church in Redding on Saturday, January 20 (5 PM), at Redding First Baptist Church on Sunday, January 21 (8:45 and 11), and return to Copco Community Church January 28 at 11 AM. He will address the Trinity County Ministerial Alliance on January 9 and a meeting of Tehama County pastors on January 10.
· Prayer Vanguard teams will bless a newly opening tax preparation business located in Redding and Anderson on January 13; they visit a newly opened medical clinic and an athletic club on January 20.

PRAYNORTHSTATE RADIO and TV for JANUARY KQMS:

· 1/6 – Pastor Jack Witt – City Church (meets at Cascade Theatre) Outreach
· 1/13 – Ed and Brenda Ballentine – Northern California Burn Foundation
· 1/20 – Sharre Littrell – Carenet Pregnancy Center of Tri Counties
· 1/27 – Dr. Larry McKinney – President, Simpson University

Fox 30:
· 1/1 – Pat Hurton & John Balma – Pastors and Cal. Highway Patrol Officers
· 1/8 – Tom & Sheri Bashor – Home Church pastors/evangelists
· 1/15 – Liz & Bethany Bashor – Blameless Child Praise Band
· 1/22 – Judy Hawkins & Lynda Lefkowitz – Chico Women’s Resource Clinic
· 1/29 – Loni McIntosh & Gabe Rivas – Campus Awakening Ministry

PrayNorthstate Radio is heard every Saturday Morning at (note the new time) 7:00 AM on AM 1400 KQMS. Jim is also a periodic contributor to KVIP’s Saturday Magazine, heard at 1:00 PM on FM 98.1 and AM 540 KVIP. PrayNorthstate TV can be seen each Monday Morning at 6:30 AM on Fox Channel 30/Cable 2.

UPCOMING PrayNorthstate EVENTS

· Jim and Diana will be ministering in Southern California in late March. They bring Prophetic Acts With Impact to St. James Anglican Church in Newport Beach on March 23-24 and Jim leads a retreat for Bible-believing Anglican clergy in San Diego March 26 through 28.
· Paah-ho-ammi 2007 will be a bit later this Spring. In order to more closely link the prayer event with the year-round movement of National Day of Prayer we will hold PHA from the first week in May through the first week of July. As Usual – The Bible: Up Close and Personal will be held from April 30-May 3 and the city observance of National Day of Prayer will be on the first Thursday of May – May 3 – Noon – at Redding’s City Hall – 777 Cypress Avenue.

Anyone desiring to participate or to gain a fuller picture of any current or upcoming events should go to the PrayNorthstate web site at www.praynorthstate.org or call us at 530-941-3470.

WHAT’S UP IN THE NORTHSTATE

· Russell and Sharla Weisner of Pioneers Ministries hosted an evening gathering at the Paradise Recreation Center on December 18. The gathering was to connect people from the Northstate region with a Kingdom heart in any dimension. Finger foods were mixed with bluegrass music and opportunities to connect with folks ministering in business, medicine, education, and many other arenas. The Weisners can be reached at 530-865-2453. Pioneer Ministries is an international organization that facilitates evangelistic activities.
· Redding Transformation holds its next city-wide gathering on Wednesday, January 17, and will unveil plans for 2007. Call 530-222-9371 or go to reddingtransformation.com for details.
· The 13th Annual Pastors’ Prayer Summit sponsored by regional leaders of the Chico hub will be held from Monday, January 22 through Wednesday, January 24, at the YWAM base, Richardson Springs. The no-agenda but worship-and-fellowship event is by invitation only. Call PNS at 530-941-3470 if you are a California pastor wanting info or to be invited.
· The Jesus Culture Encounter returns to Redding Convention Center February 2-3 with keynoter Todd Bentley and on-fire youth from across the nation. $20.00 before Jan. 19; $25.00 after. Call 530-246-6000 or ibethel.org.
· On February 6 the Never Again Fellowship will host former Muslim terrorist Walid Shoebat at UC Davis’ Freeborn Hall at 7 PM. Shoebat is a former bomber for the Palestine Liberation Organization with a mission to kill Jews. He gives his testimony of becoming a Christian and a preacher of peace – the peace that passes all understanding. Tickets $12.00 at Freeborn Hall ticket office or with an added surcharge if ordered by phone at 530-752-1915.

PrayNorthstate PRAYER LIST

Please pray for PrayNorthstate’s Board: Jim and Diana Wilson, Dr. Andre Van Mol, Supervisor Mollie Wilson, Charles Davidson, Charlie Harper, Bob Newell, and Frank DiSalvo. Pray for PrayNorthstate and our sponsors: Taylor Motors, Hue and Cry Security, Dr. Andre Van Mol, Redding Custom Home Theatre, New Song Music, Nicolet Glass, TriCord Marketing, Ron Largent and Keller Williams Realtors, Carl Van Dyke Allstate Insurance, Fox 30/Cable 2 TV, Crown Motors, Dove Acres, Children First Foster Family Agency, Carenet Pregnancy Centers of the Tri Counties, Mercy Medical Center and Dr. Todd Royse. Pray for Imago Dei Ministries, LifeLight Pregnancy Center, and Charis Arts Consortium.

Pray for Israel, UK Transformation, Healing Rooms (Scotland), for Bill & Lori Gardner (Kenya), Doug & Dianne Phillips (Mexico), Ken Greenlee (Fiji), Bob & Lorelei Newell and Jeff & Julie Watson (Philippines), Ron and Christine Hamstad (Brazil), Adam Proveaux (YWAM), Coleen Schafer (Mexico), and Tugsuu & Gantuul (Mongolia and China). Pray for Kingdom Institute School of Business, Businesstry Concepts, Hignell Group, Anne Kalvestrand, Robert Mitchell, Clint & Annette Emry, Uniting Our Hearts In Prayer and San Diego Prayer Coalition.

HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT
Correspondence – and donations – may be addressed to PrayNorthstate, P. O. Box 493743, Redding, CA 96049-3743. Call us at 530-941-3470. Our web site is www.praynorthstate.org; our e-mail is praynorthstate@charter.net.