March 2007

Dear People of the Northstate Vision:

Each of the synoptic gospels devotes an entire chapter to the end times – to what we can expect to see and endure as the return of our Lord comes closer and closer. Three features stand out in all of the accounts. First, no one knows the day and the hour; we are called to active watching and waiting at all times. Second, the worse conditions become the sooner we can expect His glorious return; we are to rejoice at the good gifts we receive and praise Him for the trials we endure. And finally, all that happens in these times is for the purpose of our witness; we are to proclaim His mighty acts performed in our midst and make disciples at every opportunity.

March swings us into the traditional season of Lent – the time of preparation for the celebration of our Lord’s death and resurrection – the first time around. Most people associate the season with giving up some indulgence or taking on some ministry – and that’s fine. But what better way to get ready to celebrate the first resurrection than by preparing for the second coming? This is especially so when we consider that we are in the final conflict prior to that coming – it rages all over the world and our hearts are both the prize and the primary battleground. The war on terror is the tip of the iceberg – it is how we engage spiritual warfare that counts.

A good starting place is the drought that God will resolve if His people pray consistently, concertedly and with focus on viewing those in other regions of the state as more important than we are. We need to pray the rain and snow on our neighbors and they need to pray it on us. This is a mere icon of the prayer that should become a lifestyle for us in this time. It’s God’s way of holding us faithful in a little so that He can bless us with much.

CURRENT PrayNorthstate EVENTS

· We asked for prayer for enough sponsors to launch PrayNorthState Radio on KBLF AM 1490 in Red Bluff alongside our continuing program on KQMS AM 1400 in Redding and you prayed. Praise God we launch the new program on March 3. The new show will be heard weekly from 8-9 AM, Saturdays. PrayNorthstate Radio will now reach four NorCal counties.
· Prophetic Acts With Impact will be offered in Hayfork at Solid Rock Community Church on Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10. Held from 7-9:30 Friday and 8:30 to 5 on Saturday, the seminar trains community people to pray for their city Paah-ho-ammi style, organize a Bible reading marathon, and offer the Prayer Vanguard ministry in their community.

WHAT THE COORDINATORS ARE UP TO

· Jim’s Sunday speaking for March includes Life Fellowship FourSquare Church, Yreka, March 4, and Trinity Lutheran Church, Redding, March 11. He preaches at United Methodist Church, Yreka, March 18, and again at Life Fellowship FourSquare at 7 PM that night. He is at St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Oceanside on March 25.
· In addition to Sundays Jim helps emcee the Northern California Burn Foundation Telethon – airing on Cable 21 – from 11-5 on Sunday, March 11. He addresses Weaverville pastors Tuesday, March 13, and teaches several workshops for Carenet Pregnancy Center’s annual Volunteer Conference from March 15-17 in Redding. Jim will also speak at the Orthodox Anglican Clergy Retreat in Oceanside from March 26-28.

PRAYNORTHSTATE RADIO and TV for MARCH
KQMS and KBLF:

· 3/3 – Jim and Annette Littier – Isaac’s Rest
· 3/10 – Tom Orr and Duane Helle – Redding Horse Camp
· 3/17 – Jack Lauritzen and Bobby Ortega – Teen Challenge
· 3/24 – Cynthia and Charles Allen – author and schools chief
· 3/31 – Philip and Kathy Barker – owners – Oregon Street Tea Company

Fox 30:

· 3/5 – Laurel Posey – Carenet Pregnancy Center of the Tri Counties
· 3/12 – Captains Frank and Susan Severs – Salvation Army, Red Bluff
· 3/19 – Sean and Karla Dillon – Ancient Paths Ministries
· 3/26 – Dick and Margie Haak – A Biblical Dinner Ministries

PrayNorthstate Radio is heard every Saturday Morning at 7 AM on AM 1400 KQMS and 8 AM on AM 1490 KBLF. Jim is 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

· Training for Transformation: Impacting Your Community Through Prayer will be presented in Yreka from Friday, April 20 through Saturday, April 21. Life Fellowship Foursquare Church will host this training in concerted prayer for cities, speaking the Word of God over the city, Prayer Vanguard, and other ministries designed to prepare communities for transformation. The same material will be given in Crescent City – with Oceanview Baptist Church hosting – from Friday, April 27, through Saturday, April 28. Fridays are from 7-9:30 and Saturdays from 8:30 to 5. Breakfast and lunch are included in the $25.00 registration. Call 530-842-5433 (Yreka) or 707-464-2825 (Crescent City).
· Jim and Diana coordinate 2007’s Bible Reading Marathon from Monday, April 30, through Thursday, May 3. National Day of Prayer is observed in Redding at Noon on May 3 and we kick off the 2007 Paah-ho-ammi the evening of May 3. The recurring prayer project will run through August 6 and teams are being organized now. Contact us for a team assignment if you are willing to pray daily for your city.

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

· Monday, May 14, is the anniversary of the independence of modern Israel. Christians and Jews will gather in Redding for A Night to Honor Israel. God says those who bless Israel He will bless and those who esteem her lightly He will reject. Watch this space for details.
· Shasta Bible College hosts the annual Alpha/Omega Conference March 28-30 on the campus at 2951 Goodwater Avenue in Redding. Keynoters this year will be Dr. John Whitcomb (creation) and Dr. David Larsen (end times prophecy). Call 530-221-4275 for information or to register.
· Redding’s Bethel Church hosts Pastoring Kids in Revival from April 2-4 on the campus at 933 College View Drive. Dedicated to the proposition that one size Holy Spirit; fits all ages, the conference features seasoned children’s ministers with a great vision for revival. Call 530-246-6000.
· Siskiyou County Churches Unite is a new men’s ministry of prayer coordinated by John Crovelle in Yreka. The cross body ministry takes its marching orders from 2 Chronicles 7:14. The group meets monthly to pray for transformation. Contact John at shortstopjpc@hotmail.com for information.
· Redding Transformation launches 40 Days of Grace – a series of cross-body ministry events around the city – on Sunday, March 25, at Redding Christian Fellowship on Victor Avenue at Highway 44. Call 530-222-9371.
· Sierra Ministries Int. hosts Prayer in the Making at Celtic Cross Presbyterian Church in Citrus Heights. The Rev. Dan Prout keynotes this conference on the how and why of prayer on March 9-10. Dan is an old friend of PrayNorthState and a gifted teacher. Call 916-967-1015. Registration is $35.00.

PrayNorthstate PRAYER LIST

Please pray for PrayNorthstate’s Board: Jim and Diana Wilson, Dr. Andre Van Mol, 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, NorCal Leavitt Insurance, Children First Foster Family Agency, Oregon Street Tea Company, City Church at the Cascade, Furniture Depot, Scott Kremer Chiropractic, George Growney Motors, Mercy Medical Center and Dr. Todd Royse. Pray for Imago Dei Ministries, Carenet Pregnancy Centers and LifeLight Pregnancy Center.

Pray for Israel, UK Transformation, Healing Rooms (Scotland), for Bill & Lori Gardner (Kenya), Doug & Dianne Phillips (Mexico), Ken Greenlee (Fiji), Ron and Christine Hamstad (Brazil), Coleen Schafer (Mexico), a NorCal missionary in Southeast Asia, and Owen Reinhardt (Lithuania). Pray for Kingdom Institute School of Business, Hignell Group, Anne Kalvestrand, Robert Mitchell, Kim and Mary Andersson, and 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.