JULY-AUGUST 2007

Dear People of the Northstate Vision:

God is showing His love for Scotland in more ways than we can say. (Check out the special newsletter insert for details.) He has been promising that revival would roll down from the Highlands for years – and that it would impact the whole United Kingdom and many other lands when it does. Our time was specially devoted to encouraging the recovery of vision for the Scots – as it was last year – identifying root issues over which we could pray alongside the Scots intercessors, and celebrating as we proclaimed the fruit already seen. This was walked out in the context of networking with leaders in multiple regions, praying and serving alongside them in contexts ranging from street faires to strategic site visits, and teaching Prophetic Acts with Impact in the Orkneys and in Glasgow. It was all made possible through the grace of God and your gifts and prayers. It is our privilege to serve as ambassadors of God (2 Cor. 5:16-20) and of people like yourselves. And it is wonderful to come home to the Northstate.

Back at home we turn our attention to Paah-ho-ammi as the project enters its final full month for 2007. While in Scotland we prayed with you every day. We have already received feedback on – for example – the two separate motorbike crashes on county roads that (under ordinary circumstances) would have resulted in certain fatalities and instead netted cuts and a sprained wrist. Twelve hundred more people have jobs than a year ago and unemployment is down from March through May. (Although it is higher than a year ago.) God is answering our prayers and seeking to teach all of us that when we humble ourselves and pray and seek His face He will always come. Let us now redouble our efforts to step into His presence and seek His abundant life to the exclusion of all other things.

CURRENT PrayNorthstate EVENTS

· After more than six years on KQMS PrayNorthstate Radio moves to KLXR AM 1230 and 1460 on August 5, at 7:00 AM Sundays. PrayNorthState Radio continues to be heard on KBLR AM 1490 at 8 AM and KNTK FM 102.3 at 9 AM Saturday Mornings. Please keep tuning in on either morning.

WHAT THE COORDINATORS ARE UP TO
· Jim preached at St. Silas, Glasgow, on Sunday, July 1; he and Diana met with Scots prayer leadership on Monday, July 2. Back in the States Jim preaches at True Life Church, Bella Vista, on July 8, and at Copco Community Church in Montague July 22. Jim and Diana teach at Solid Rock Community Church, Hayfork, Saturday Night, July 28, before Jim preaches on Sunday, July 29.
· August finds Jim preaching the Paah-ho-ammi closing service at Simpson University – Mod 63 near the west parking lot – at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, August 8. Backing up, he preaches at River City Church, Redding, on Sunday, August 5, and at St. Jude’s Episcopal in Burbank on August 19. Jim and Diana journey to Southern California to attend the wedding of dear friends and Jim presides at the Lord’s Supper for that occasion. They then begin vacation.

PRAYNORTHSTATE RADIO and TV for July and August

KQMS, KBLF and KNTK:
· 7/7 – Pastors Tony and Yvonne Martinez – Prison Ministers
· 7/14 – Chriss and Elizabeth Peterson – Hospital Chaplain/Exec Assistant
· 7/21 – Diana Wilson and Elizabeth Peterson – Mission to Scotland
· 7/28 – Susie Rodriguez and Barbara Perry – Festival of Single Parents
· 8/4 – Linda and Ian McIntosh – Youth and Peer Youth Pastors
· 8/11 – Bruce and Sandra Cole – Mobile Home Pastors
· 8/18 – Pastors Fred and Sonja Haley – Intercessors for Israel
· 8/25 – Jarred Witt and Colby Allen – Young Adult Worship Leaders

Fox 30:
· 7/2 – Pastor Timothy Hinkle – Advocate for Transformation
· 7/9 – Pastors Deborah Powell and Wendell McGowan – Juvenile Hall
· 7/16 – Pastors Abe and Angela Huerta – City Wide Youth Group
· 7/23 – Pastor Michael Tomlinson and Mike Cholaison – Prison Ministries
· 7/30 – David Reade – Aid to Assembly Member
· 8/6 – Mike Logan – Christian Adoption Coordinator
· 8/13 – Carolyn Suty – Western States Coordinator for Aglow International
· 8/20 – Marilyn Jackson – NorCal Coordinator, National Day of Prayer
· 8/27 – Pastor Fred Villasenor – Hispanic Cross Cultural Pastor

PrayNorthstate Radio is heard every Saturday Morning at 7 AM on AM 1400 KQMS, 8 AM on AM 1490 KBLF, and 9 AM on FM 102.3 KNTK. PrayNorthstate TV can be seen each Monday Morning at 6:30 AM on Fox Channel 30/Cable 2.

SPECIAL SCOTLAND INSERT

Our God is a God of cooperation, encouragement and proclamation. Everything he does is in cooperation with people He has chosen according to His purpose from feeding thousands on a few loaves provided by young disciples to stopping river currents after his people enter them or parting seas just before they come through. He gives as many signs, wonders, and words as are needed to encourage and move us to action in His Name. And everything He does is designed to proclaim His Name by revealing His person. When we say that PrayNorthState is a ministry of cooperation, encouragement and proclamation we are only seeking to imitate and image Him – which is how it is supposed to be. So we went to Scotland determined to tend what the Lord was sowing and depending on Him to guide our steps and plant us where He would.

The Lord began to manifest His presence in pragmatic ways as soon as we arrived. When our rental car proved more expensive and less useful than we had planned we returned it for another the next day. I expected to pay for the gasoline we had used in addition to the one-day rental, and said as much when our bill did not reflect this charge. We were told there was more gas in the tank than when we took the car; the Lord had done another “unusual miracle” as His way of assuring us that He would provide. These signs are unusual in that we need but do not ask for them, and they are easily overlooked.

When Sunday arrived – the one Sunday for which I did not have a preaching assignment – I was invited to preach an evening service after all. I preached about the privilege of repentance as a lifelong process in a church that wants to see God move in power but fears that He would not do it there. Then Heather asked for prayer following the sermon – for her ear that had been deaf since birth and for the other that was fast losing its hearing – after Diana and two local intercessors prayed for some thirty minutes she shrieked that the service was now so loud! She could hear in both ears and a congregation is beginning to learn to turn to God as a process rather than an event.

During a pre-departure time of prayer with Chriss and Elizabeth Peterson the scriptures from Zechariah 12:1-5 and Isaiah 54:1-3, 16-17 were given. The one speaks of hard times and attack against Israel but promises God’s love for Israel to prevail. The second speaks of God’s power unleashed in the creation and preservation of Israel – no weapon forged against you will stand – and the promise of a long delayed birth in Him. We took both passages to refer to Scotland and we went steeping in the promises. Three times after our arrival we were led to Ephesians. 5:14 – Awake sleeper and rise from the dead; the light of Christ is shining upon you. This expanded and reinforced our earlier vision.

Our second Monday found us on our way to the Highlands and our planned visit to the Culloden Battlefield. We stopped at several sites along the way including Rannoch Moor. On the moor we were led to the Ephesians passage for the second time at the same moment God gave a wonderful sign of renewal. We saw (literally) two male deer grazing together with the older apparently mentoring the younger. The red deer is a national symbol to the Scots and we all know the passage from Malachi in which the prophet states that God calls the fathers to return to the children as a precursor to national revival. Diana and Elizabeth then prophesied that the Father declares freedom to Scotland with sins remembered no more. Elizabeth noted that Scots are able to live in limited circumstances, but needing to learn to live in abundance. We prayed accordingly.

Culloden witnessed the best of the unusual miracles God provided this trip. For a year we worked to assemble a team of Scots, English, Welsh and American Celts to join us at the park so that we could bless the English who fought there as God had commanded and as we had blessed the Highlanders in the past. Each member of the team was forced to drop out for one or another pressing reason until only Diana and I and Elizabeth were left. But God had provided – as always – because our Highland host – David Whyte turned out to be a descendant of the English soldiers of Culloden. More than that, his family had remained in the Highlands to serve the people of Scotland and we were able to not only bless but thank him for more than two centuries of reconciling service. The four of us shared the supper of the Lord on a rainy day – just as it had been in 1746. We spoke the Emmaus Way narrative from Luke 24, Jesus’ proclamation of freedom to the captives from Isaiah 61, and the exhortation from Luke 9 that the dead should bury their own dead while the living went to proclaim God’s Kingdom. Even the bench on which we shared the Supper turned out to be a gift from a clan with whom we are linked.

While in the Central Highlands we found many feathers from the Osprey or Sea Eagle. These birds were extinct in the Highlands until two years ago when one nesting pair returned; they are now quite numerous. The feathers were from adolescent birds now molting into adulthood – yet another sign of the Father’s promised revival for Scotland.

In Orkney we taught the Prophetic Acts seminar and brainstormed with our hosts about future follow-up activities. The Lord provided opportunity – unlooked for – to connect with our hosts’ denominational leaders when their plane was scheduled to land in Glasgow at the same time as ours. We were privileged to share the fact that Culloden – as deeply painful as it remains for Scots – was the trigger of their cultural renaissance.

In other Highland locations the following week we shared Communion with an American pastor and family who happened to be at the ancient landmark at the same moment we arrived. We prayed at the home and grave of a Graham ancestor who co-founded the modern Scottish National Party. At Killiecrankie, another battle site linked to the Grahams we prayed that the darkness would lift and the Shekinah glory of the Lord descend and as we prayed the storm clouds lifted and the sun broke through. We again celebrated the Lord’s Supper.

Back in Glasgow we taught Prophetic Acts and preached and prayed in the host church. On our last day we met and prayed with the leaders of Pray for Scotland – a ministry similar to ours but national in scope. It was our privilege to prophesy over the leadership for their encouragement and to confirm their vision for the nation. Only after returning to the US did we discover that we had begun our trip on the traditional feast day of St. Columba – one of the principal evangelists and saints of Scotland. God is so good – and He provides all things needed for the ushering in of His Kingdom. Praise Him!

UPCOMING PrayNorthstate EVENTS

· Paah-ho-ammi team members will pray daily through August 6 on the topics assigned to their team. Crime prays for drunken driving and suicide; Economy prays for unemployment to drop and prosperity indicators to rise; Public Health prays for traffic fatalities and cancer admissions to be reduced by decisions for life are increased. All team members pray for protection of young people against death. The closing service for Paah-ho-ammi 2007 will be held at 7 PM on Wednesday, August 8, in Mod 63 of Simpson University. Once again Blameless Child will lead worship and all who come will pray, hear God’s word spoken, and share His Supper. Available statistics on prayer topics will be announced at that time and others will be released as they are gathered. All are welcome whether or not they served on a team.
· Prophetic Acts With Impact will come to two NorthState locations in September. The conference will be held at Weaverville Nazarene Church on Friday and Saturday, September 21 and 22, and at a TBA location in Paradise on Friday and Saturday, September 28 and 29. (The Paradise event is principally sponsored by Harei Yashem Messianic Congregation.) Prophetic Acts conferences are held from 7-9:30 on Friday Evenings and from 8:30 to 5 on Saturdays. Watch this newsletter for details and contact information.

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

· The Children First Foster Family Agency is a longtime supporter of PrayNorthState and of many other NorCal ministries. They open a new office in Yreka on July 18. Call 530-841-1030 or come to 204 South Street on the 18th.
· Local businesses, public agencies, and several local churches are teaming in Redding to give 1000 backpacks to needy school children. The giveaway is from August 7 through 31 and will benefit the Drug Endangered Children’s Program, and Youth and Family Services of Shasta County. Leaders are still recruiting – call 530-225-2102 for information about this community activity.
· Prayer Tents will again dot the intersections of Shasta County streets from September 11-13. Volunteers from all streams of the Body will pray for any who stop by the tents. Contact Redding Transformation at 530-357-3151 for info.
· Teen Challenge is the most successful recovery ministry in history – and thoroughly steeped in the Person of Jesus. They hold their annual Harvest Banquet in three NorCal locations this year – Calvary Christian Center in Yuba City on September 15, Sunset Christian Center in Rocklin on September 22, and Bethel Church in Redding on September 29. Tickets to the fundraiser are available for a $25.00 donation. Call 530-246-1561 to participate.

Please pray for our leaders and media sponsors:
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 Exec. Assistant Elizabeth Peterson. Pray for Taylor Motors, Hue and Cry Security, Dr. Andre Van Mol, Redding Custom Home Theatre, Nicolet Glass, TriCord Marketing, Ron Largent and Keller Williams Realtors, Carl Van Dyke Allstate Insurance, Fox 30/Cable 2 TV, Crown Motors, Children First Foster Family Agency, Oregon Street Tea Company, Jim Wilson Motors, Gallagher’s Heating and Air, Furniture Depot, Dr. Scott Kremer, George Growney Motors, Mercy Medical Centers in Redding and Mt. Shasta, and Dr. Todd Royse. Pray for Imago Dei Ministries, Carenet Pregnancy Centers and LifeLight Pregnancy Center.

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.

PRAYER FOCUS FOR SUMMER:
JUNE 5 MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE SIX DAY WAR AND ISRAEL’S
RECOVERY OF JERUSALEM
PRAY FOR ISRAEL AND THE RETURN OF YESHUA
AND HIS KINGDOM COMING
“ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN”