Dear People of the Northstate Vision:

The long road trip of March was well worthwhile in terms of all that God did. We served in churches that have wanted His dramatic intervention and had not seen it. God healed cases of arthritis and restored hearing in one. A blown disc was reconstituted and knees set for surgery were restored in another. Inner healings restored years that the locust had consumed in terms of spiritual paralysis. One man reported his back healed during worship; he had not even asked for prayer! But this was not the core of God’s activity.

The teaching was all about dealing with those we call prodigals – whether our children, our peers, or even our elders. (Colleagues and former colleagues were included.) As people heard the message that our own repentance – regardless of fault – is the greatest privilege of all time – and as we forgave those from whom we are estranged without reference to what they might deserve – hearts were set free and new visions cast. How a more appropriate season of Lent might be observed is beyond me.

For Jim the best of all was the privilege of ministering to his own tribe – the Anglicans who are rising from the wreckage of a denomination dying of its own apostacy and seeking not compensation but new life. Several invitations have been extended to come south again later in 2009 – in venues across the Body – and we look forward to them. In addition, Jim has been invited onto several nationally syndicated radio programs to discuss his books, and the trip was rounded out with a time of prayer and proclamation of blessing over the public schools in Sacramento. God’s love and justice collided once before – on the Cross. In this Elijah season He is doing it again as He prepares for His unpredictable but utterly dependable return.
CURRENTPrayNorthstateEVENTS

· PrayNorthState offers Seeding the Future: God’s Way of Sowing Into This Economy at Dr. Todd Royse’s Chiropractic First Healing Services – 1435 Market Street in the Downtown (Mall) Shopping Plaza – 9-5 on Saturday, April 25. There is no charge for attendance (love offerings will be taken) and lunch on your own. There is a seating limit of 30. Call us at 530-941-3470 or e-mail at praynorthstate@charter.net. Topics include A Prophetic Community in the Marketplace; Having Each Other’s Back; From Revelation to Reality – Be Practical; and Tending What God has Already Given.

· Eagles’ Heart is a new prayer group for business persons with an interest in the fulfilling of prophecies made over the Downtown Mall in Redding. Upon This Rock is the group meeting and praying over the Four Corners area of Redding. Meetings combine prayer with strategies for blessing the zone where these business persons are located. Call PrayNorthState at 530-941-3470 for information about participating or for help setting up such a group in your enterprise zone. Do we live in intractable times, or in times in which God calls us to walk – on our own two feet – through doors that He alone can open?

· The annual Bible Reading Marathon returns to Redding May 4 though 7. Christians will read the whole Word of God over the city from the breezeway at City Hall in fifteen minutes increments. Though still a PrayNorthState event the new leaders – Julie and Dean Peterson – can be reached at 530-604-4098. Contact Julie to reserve a place to read, pray for the city, or both. City Hall is located at 777 Cypress Avenue. The peace that comes with the event is amazing.

PRAYNORTHSTATE RADIO and TV for APRIL

KLXR, KBLF and KNTK:
· 4/4-5 – Robert Scott – Faithworks Coalition
· 4/11-12 – Pastors Wayne Wetter and Dave Honey – National Day of Prayer
· 4/18-19 – Julie and Dean Peterson – Bible Reading Marathon
· 4/25-6 – Julia Loren – Re-Awakening the Glory

Fox 30:
· 4/6 – Julie and Dean Peterson – Bible Reading Marathon
· 4/13 – Pastors Dave Honey and Wayne Wetter – National Day of Prayer
· 4/20 – Olga Herman and Maryal Boumann – National Day of Prayer
· 4/27 – Pastor Frank Erb and Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa – Prayer in Govt.

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 AND BEYOND

· National Day of Prayer is right around the corner. May 7 – the first Thursday of the month – is the day itself, although national leadership is seeking more and more to think of the occasion as National Daily Prayer. In Redding the observance begins with the annual Bible reading marathon – from 6 AM on Monday, May 4, through Noon on Thursday, May 7, at the Redding City Hall at 777 Cypress Avenue. Worshippers will gather at 7 PM on Wednesday, May 6, to praise God for the nation, participate in a variety of prayer tents, and share testimony of what God is doing in the region. On Thursday, May 7, the traditional observance of prayer by leaders from all spheres will occur at Noon, to be followed by a prayer walk to various strategic locations.

· In Orland the Day of Prayer will be observed at Noon at the Library Park – corner of 4th and Mill Streets. Call 530-865-3403 for info – and let us know at PrayNorthState what your community is planning.

· Christians are often painted as out-of-touch curmudgeons for our insistence that only marital fidelity – not condoms – can stop the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted killers. But Harvard University agrees with us! Edward Green directs the AIDS research project for Harvard. He states that no correlation between condom use and reductions in AIDS infections has been found in a quarter century of research. To the contrary, he says, there is a consistent relation between the use and availability of condoms and higher rates of infection. Let us pray that truth will be received and action based on it.

· Leaders from all over the state gathered at the state capitol from March 27-8 to pray for and bless public schools and young people in general. At this time only 30% or so of young people are sexually active prior to age 18; abortions are down by 30% – and all are searching. Participants discussed strategies already implemented for reaching and encouraging young people as they seek God’s face and their own destiny. PrayNorthState was privileged to prayer walk the site of the training and Jim gave one of many addresses. What can be done in the state capitol can be done anywhere in California – and should be.

· The Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin is home to Jim – it is where his ordination is covered. They withdrew from the Episcopal Church in 2006 in light of that denomination’s ongoing apostacy and the Church is suing in secular court to claim all properties belonging to the diocese in retaliation. Pray for justice in the court and a heart of forgiveness and blessing on the part of the diocese. While we are praying, let us also pray for the Salem Broadcasting Network – a secular radio concern that shares the Gospel of Faith each day – and is experiencing difficulties right now.

· Sixteen churches are partnering in Southern California’s Conejo Valley (Ventura County) spread the Word of God on Palm Sunday, April 5. Teams of three and four will fan out at 2:00 PM on the Sunday to distribute flyers and 14,000 Bibles the churches have jointly purchased. Several of the congregations are fasting in preparation. Please pray for them – and ask if God is leading you in your area to such a project. Call PrayNorthState at 530-941-3470 for information on organizing it.

· Lieutenant Colonel Steve Russell will keynote the 24th Annual Community Leaders’ Prayer Breakfast in Redding on Friday, April 10, from 7:00 to 8:30 AM in the Simpson University Gymnasium. Russell commanded the 1st Battalion of the 22nd Infantry – the unit that captured Sadaam Hussein – in Iraq. Retired from the Army, he currently serves in the Oklahoma State Senate. Tickets are $15.00 and a table of 8 may be sponsored for $120.00. Call Shelley at CBMC – Christian BusinessMen’s Connection – at 530-275-9401 for information or tickets.

· House of Davis Ministries and Intervarsity International Student Ministries are partnering at Chico State University to host Bert Schapelhouman – sole survivor of a family caught by the Nazis in the act of aiding Jews during World War II. The event will occur on Wednesday, April 15, at 7 PM, in Chico’s BMU Building, Room 210. Admission is free.

· Julia Loren is a licensed pastor and family counselor in Redding, as well as an accomplished author and speaker. She offers Love and Glory: An Experience in Reawakening on Saturday, May 9, from 10:30 to 5. The workshop is designed to re-invigorate – with the peace and the joy of the Lord – ministers of all kinds from pastors to caregivers to disaster relief workers. There is a charge of $75.00 and info is available at windsongoutreach@gmail.com. Loren is the author of Breaking the Spirit of Despair and Dancing in the Fullness of Joy. She will share teaching duties with Mary Andersson, NorCal leader and author of Scrupulous Conformity and For Freedom’s Sake.

· Sierra Ministries International is a longtime partner of PrayNorthState, and a leader in the Healing Rooms movement in California. Based in Nevada City, they offer a ministry training seminar titled Authority to Heal in Oroville April 24-5. There is a $45.00 charge for registration -- $20.00 for youth – at the Oroville Nazarene Church. Call 530-533-7464 for information. Hours are 7-9:30 on Friday and 9 to 4 PM on Saturday. The Rev. Dan Prout leads the event and is an internationally recognized leader in the field.

· B & T Satellite/Redding Home Theatre sponsored PrayNorthState Radio until owner Doug Tooley took a leave of absence from his business to care for his wife, Summer, who later went to be with the Lord after cancer destroyed her earthly body. Doug is now re-committed to the satellite TV business and has offered to donate $100.00 to PrayNorthState for every order he receives. Call Doug at 530-510-8101 to help support PrayNorthState and acquire high quality home entertainment products delivered with equally high integrity.
UPCOMING PrayNorthState EVENTS

· Praying Home the Prodigals comes to three NorCal locations in May. On May 15-16 we will be at Jesus Christ Fellowship in Lake County – call 707-350-7933 for info. On May 22-23 the event is presented at Carenet Pregnancy Center in Redding – call 530-276-7075 for info. And on May 29-30 Praying Home is offered at Crossroads Ministries in Susanville – e-mail cfarrell@citlink.net for the details. Praying Home is a short course in power evangelism for this anointed season with focus on the heart changes needed in order to be more winsome sharers of the Good News. The workshop runs from 7-9:30 PM on Friday Night and from 9-5 PM on Saturday. There is no charge; love offerings are taken.

· PrayNorthState offers Seeding the Future: God’s Way of Sowing Into This Economy at All Saints Anglican Church, in Bakersfield, on Friday and Saturday, June 19-20. There is no charge for attendance (love offerings will be taken) and lunch on your own. There is a seating limit of 30. Call 661-303-8101 or e-mail us at praynorthstate@charter.net. Topics include A Prophetic Community in the Marketplace; Having Each Other’s Back; From Revelation to Reality – Be Practical; and Tending What God has Already Given. A special offering of Worship as Warfare is included this time.

· Jim’s new book – The Holy Spirit and the End Times: A Season of Unusual Miracles – is out. Everything we know about revival and transformation – and a whole lot of good stories – are in its pages. The book sells for $16.00, and we offer a special bargain for a limited time – a set of Living As Ambassadors of Relationships and The Holy Spirit and the End Times for $25.00. Prices include taxes, although a $5.00 shipping charge is added to shipped orders. They attract attention – Jim has guested on the Katherine Albrecht show and Bytes, hosted by Georgeann Hughes – both nationally syndicated on radio. The publisher tells us Holy Spirit and the End Times has been translated into Indonesian.

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 THE COORDINATORS ARE UP TO

· Jim shares the Lord’s Supper at the preparatory desserts for Carenet Pregnancy Center’s annual fundraiser on April 2nd and 3rd. He preaches Sundays at Copco Community Church, Montague on (Easter) April 12, at Hub Bible Church, Redding, on April 19 and at Faith Community Church, Redding, on April 26. He teaches Perspectives on Ministry April 12 in Chico and April 13 in Davis. He participates in the statewide Pastors’ Prayer Summit in Oakhurst April 27-29. He leads a prayer vanguard of Redding’s downtown mall April 24.
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, and Linda Hartman. Pray for Taylor Motors, Hue and Cry Security, Redding Custom Home Theatre, Nicolet Glass, Fox 30/Cable 2 TV, Crown Motors, Belongie Entertainment Enterprises, Curves of Redding and Anderson, Children First Foster Family Agency, Gallagher’s Heating and Air, Dr. Scott Kremer, Corning Ford, Method 3 AM, Mercy Medical Centers, and Dr. Todd Royse’s Chiropractic First Healing Services. Pray for Imago Dei Ministries, Carenet Pregnancy Centers, Bethany Christian Services, Spyglass, 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 SPRING:
THAT WE WOULD FIND CONTENTMENT LIVING IN THE TENSION BETWEEN WHAT GOD HAS DONE AND WHAT HE
HAS PROMISED TO DO, SEEKING HIS FACE WHERE HIS
LOVE AND JUSTICE COLLIDE – ON THE CROSS AND IN HIS
KINGDOM. THAT LUKE 1:17 WOULD COME RICHLY TO
PASS AND THAT WE WOULD REJOICE TO TURN OUR HEARTS