The Rev. Jim and Diana Wilson, Coordinators

Dear People of the Northstate Vision:

As I write Northern and Southern California have been socked with a major snow and rain storm. I had to chain up on my way home from a Northcoast speaking engagement. All of this is important because the long term weather forecast called for no precipitation on the way less than a week ago. But people were praying for the breaking of the drought and God answered the prayers instead of supporting a negative forecast. Make no mistake – there is a long season ahead and we need to keep praying even as we declare the drought broken – the one takes humility and the other courage – but we have a good and wonderful God who loves us and our state.

This issue of the newsletter will span two months because of the unique privilege Diana and I have been given to help bring Teen Challenge to Fiji and Carenet Pregnancy Centers to Fiji and New Zealand from February 21 through March 9. The ministries themselves will provide and fund internships for the people from these nations who will be chosen by their own leaders to establish the ministries in their nations. We are blessed to know the people who need to meet each other and to serve as impresarios for this mission. There are more loose ends to tie up than we can shake a stick at as departure date looms just weeks away. We ask you to pray and declare that all is a done deal in Him – the one takes humility and the other courage.

Living As Ambassadors of Relationships is out and reviews are quite good; please pray people will be drawn to a book written by an new author (Jim) and receive the message of new creation and reconciliation embedded in it. 2008 begins a season of bold humility in the spirit of John the Baptist. Pave the highway in humble prayer; boldly declare the Lord’s presence on it.

CURRENTPrayNorthstateEVENTS

PrayNorthState brings Building A House of Prayer: Some Assembly Required to Oceanview Baptist Church in Crescent City the weekend of February 8-10. The weekend conference shows participants how to make unceasing prayer a lifestyle as natural as breathing. There is focus on prayer as ongoing conversation with God, but at least equal emphasis is given to pragmatic prayer for community transformation, healing, and seeking vision for personal and corporate life. Hands on experience is included at every step – along with tips about documenting and proclaiming results. Call the church at 707-464-2825 for information or to register.

Prophetic Acts With Impact comes to Washington Friday and Saturday, February 15-16. The training for Paah-ho-ammi, Bible Reading Marathons, and Prayer Vanguard ministries is hosted by Word of His Grace Church in Bothell. To participate call the church at 425-424-3801 for info or to register.

WHAT THE COORDINATORS ARE UP TO

· Jim preaches Sundays at Rio Del Assembly in Rio Dell on February 10, at Word of His Grace Church in Bothell, Washington, and St. Luke’s Episcopal (evening) in Seattle, Washington, on February 17, and at Bethany AoG Church in Suva, Fiji, on February 24. March Sundays are still TBA. Jim will co-facilitate a retreat for orthodox Anglican clergy in Oceanside, California, from March 10-12.

PRAYNORTHSTATE RADIO and TV for FEBRUARY

(See Page 5 for March Radio/TV Schedule)

KLXR, KBLF and KNTK:

2/2 – Dr. Ed and Adrienne Roberts – Whole Family Chiropractors
2/9 – Sharre Littrell and Sherry Saunders – Headed for Fiji/New Zealand
2/16 – Pastor Jack Witt and Kyall Bradley – City Church Retrospective
2/23 – Phyllis and Ashley – Mission Workers in the Middle East

Fox 30:

2/4 – Cindy and Nieldon Coloma – Christian artists and authors
2/11 – Kim and Mary Andersson – site captains, Bible Reading Marathon
2/18 – Eric Teitelman – Messianic Jewish worship leader and city official
2/25 – Phyllis and Ashley – Mission workers in the Middle East

PrayNorthstate Radio is heard every Saturday Morning at 8 AM on AM 1490 KBLF, and 9 AM on FM 102.3 KNTK, Sundays at 7 AM on AM 1230 KLXR. See PrayNorthstate TV Monday Mornings at 6:30 AM on Fox Channel 30/Cable 2.

WHAT’S UP IN THE NORTHSTATE

Jim and Diana travel to Fiji and New Zealand from February 21 through March 9. This trip will introduce Teen Challenge to Fiji, and Carenet Pregnancy Centers to both nations – at the request of local leaders with whom we work. To help raise funds to pay for this trip, Chef Cal DeMercurio is preparing a benefit dinner and Trinity Lutheran Church is providing the space in their fellowship hall along with use of their restaurant class kitchen facilities. Students of the Bethel Church School of Supernatural Ministry will serve. The meal will be multiple courses as only Chef Cal can make them – the menu is a secret – except that he promises beef – it’s what’s for dinner. The dinner will be held on Thursday, February 14, Valentine’s Day, from 6:30-8:30 PM.

Reservations are required as we have seating for 50 only. We ask a donation of $50.00 per person and proceeds fund special travel for PrayNorthState. Please call 530-941-3470 or e-mail praynorthstate@charter.net to reserve space – we can’t think of a better way to romance someone special on Valentine’s Day.

The annual Pastors’ Prayer Summit held at the Springs of Living Water YWAM Base and hosted by the pastors of the Chico regional hub was a great blessing to all who participated. It was Jim’s privilege to facilitate the 2008 gathering alongside Pastors Ken Malone and Abe Huerta. Pastors and intercessors gathered for three days of prayer, worship, and fellowship – nothing more – and the Lord released the themes of repentance, restoration, and resurrection into lives and ministries. These gatherings can be held anywhere and for any group. Call us at 530-941-3470 for information.

Capitol Resource Family Impact – Christian staffed – has begun a new referendum petition drive seeking the reversal of state laws that took effect in January and mandate the promotion of same-sex unions in public schools. The first drive narrowly missed the half million needed signatures for the February ballot in only seventy days; the new drive must start from scratch gathering signatures – backers are quite confident this time out. For information or to become involved, contact Capitol Resource Family Impact at 660 J Street, Suite 250, in Sacramento. (Donations are not tax deductible.) Karen England leads this drive and may be contacted at kengland@capitolresource.org and more information may be obtained by calling Meredith Turney at 916-498-1940.

Jesus Culture returns to the Redding Convention Center on Friday and Saturday, February 1 and 2. Featured speakers are Dutch Sheets and Banning Liebscher, with worship led by Chris Quilala, Kim Walker, and Melissa Wise. There is a $35.00 registration fee and registration is through Melissa (call 530-246-6000) or at encounter@jesusculture.org. The event will equip and offer hands-on experience to young people in effective street ministry and reaching their peers with the Kingdom and Culture of King Jesus. The event began as a vision of Youth Pastor Banning Liebscher and has spread world-wide.

National Day of Prayer is observed on May 1 this year. In Redding a steering committee plans the traditional noon observance at City Hall and a new evening event at the amphitheatre of the city’s convention center. Worship, prayer from civic and spiritual leaders, and extended opportunities for all participants to pray for the nation, state, and region will be featured. PrayNorthState sees to it that the Word of God will be spoken in its entirety over the city from April 28 through May 1 and Redding Transformation launches a ten day Season of Prayer and Grace from May 1-10. Please contact us with details of what is being planned in other cities of the region for this special day and season.

Popular musical artist Phil Wickham will be in concert at Redding’s Little Country Church on February 15 (Friday) at 7 PM. The event is an outreach of Outreach America and there is a ticket cost of $12.00 in advance; $15.00 at the door. Call 530-222-3803 for information.

Redding’s Bethel Church presents a Prophetic Arts Conference at the church campus on February 27-29 (Wednesday through Friday) at a cost of $89.00 per person, $155.00 per married couple, and $35.00 for persons under 21. Featured speakers include Arlene Kramarik – a teenager who has been doing art under the Holy Spirit’s direction since the age of four. Other key speakers include John Paul Jackson – founder of Streams Ministries and author or Needless Casualties of War; Deborah Crone – prophetic artist and co-pastor of the Mission in Vacaville, CA; and Kris Vallotton – Overseer of the School of Supernatural Ministry and author of The Supernatural Ways of Royalty.

Shasta Bible College hosts the fifth annual Alpha/Omega Conference on Creation and Endtimes Prophecy. Featured speakers are Drs. Duane Gish, Larry Vardiman, Arnold Fruchtenbaum, and Prof. George Gunn. The event is held March 26 through 28 at the campus located at 2951 Goodwater Avenue in Redding. Call 530-221-4275 for information or to register.

Sierra Ministries International hosts the Northern California Women’s Conference April 11-13 (Friday through Sunday) at Springs of Living Water Conference Center (Richardson Springs). The cost is $155.00 per person before March 30; $175.00 after that date. Keynote speaker Michelle Lewandowski is a full-time missionary to Poland with her husband, David. They specialize in ministries of deliverance and release from spiritual bondage. Call 530-478-1478 for information or to register.

The FreedomRiders chapter of Christian Motorcycle Association and Liberty Hill Christian Church team up to present the 11th Annual Jubilee Campout for bikers and anyone else who loves the Lord – or wants to get to know Him better. The event features live music, bike games, and fun for the whole family. It is held the last weekend in April – the 25th through the 27th – and includes a bike blessing and memorial for fallen riders. Call 530-244-0417 or 347-7777.

UPCOMING PrayNorthstate EVENTS

Prophetic Acts With Impact will be offered in Oroville at Jordan Crossing Ministries on Friday and Saturday, May 16-17, from 7:00 to 9:30 on Friday and from 8:30 to 5:00 on Saturday. Watch the newsletter for details.

Jim and Diana will share pulpit and platform with Australian prophetess and evangelist Sheena Ryan when they teach on Prophetic Acts With Impact over June 6-8 at Ardent Faith Ministries in Huntersville, North Carolina. They bring the same teaching and practicum opportunity to All Saints Anglican Church in Bakersfield, California, over June 28 and 29. These Friday Night and all day Saturday events will teach about coordinated and targeted prayer for a community as per Paah-ho-ammi, speaking the Word of God over communities as per Bible Reading Marathons, and the importance of onsite-with-insight prayer as per Prayer Vanguard. Call Pastor Jeffrey Watson at 704-948-4545 in Huntersville or Pastor John Riebe at 661-832-8582 in Bakersfield for info or registration.

Building A House of Prayer: Some Assembly Required will be presented at Arcata First Baptist Church on Friday and Saturday, October 17 and 18. This event is meant to encourage a lifestyle of prayer so constant it becomes like breathing or the beating of the heart. Watch this space for details.

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.

PRAYNORTHSTATE RADIO and TV for MARCH

KLXR, KBLF and KNTK:

3/1 – Pastor Richard James and Bill Schappell – Destiny Fellowship
3/8 – Pastors Paul Shrum and Jim Jacobsen – Missions to South America
3/15 – Bob Arnold and Robert Lewison – The Shepherd’s Ranch
3/22 – Pastors Brett McMorris and Andy Pullen – Kaleo
3/29 – Michelle and Dean Adams – Enjoy Magazine and Redding Police

Fox 30:

3/3 – Pastors Ken Malone and Abe Huerta – Pastors’ Prayer Summit
3/10 – Brad Dacus and Kevin Snider – Pacific Justice Institute
3/17 – Brad Dacus and Kevin Snider – Pacific Justice Institute
3/24 – Loni McIntosh – Campus Awake Ministries
3/31 – Dale Harrison and Sarah Teusey – Youth With A Mission

PrayNorthstate Radio is heard every Saturday Morning at 8 AM on AM 1490 KBLF, and 9 AM on FM 102.3 KNTK, Sundays at 7 AM on AM 1230 KLXR. See PrayNorthstate TV Monday Mornings at 6:30 AM on Fox Channel 30/Cable 2.

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 for our newest board member, Linda Hartman. Pray for Taylor Motors, Hue and Cry Security, 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, Western Business Products, Gallagher’s Heating and Air, Children First Foster Family Agency, Jim Wilson Motors, Gallagher’s Heating and Air, Dr. Scott Kremer, Corning Ford, Mercy Medical Centers, 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 WINTER:

THAT GOD WOULD BREAK DROUGHT WITH

CLEANSING RAIN AND STAY THE SANTA ANA WINDS;

THAT HE WOULD BRING HEALING TO THE ECONOMY

AND PROVISION TO MINISTRIES OF THE CULTURE OF LIFE; AND THAT THE BODY OF CHRIST WOULD PRAY WITH THE AUTHORITY AND FAITHFULNESS TO WHICH WE ARE CALLED