Dear People of the Northstate Vision:

The last day of May is the Feast of Pentecost – the Harvest – and the first day of June is the next day of the harvest season. A dear friend of mine tells of her plans to celebrate Pentecost with the Messianic congregation in which she worships. The people will gather under the chuppa – the Jewish wedding canopy – and renew their commitment to Yahweh in terms of the Ten Commandments as their wedding vows. I cannot imagine a more imaginative way to celebrate inauguration of the New Covenant in His blood. But what does this renewal of vows mean in practical terms?

Ruth is the quintessential Biblical image of the faithful bride. The elders say of her at her wedding to Boaz, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel.” There was conflict between Rachel and Leah, and they still built up the house of Israel; in this season of Elijah promise and Elijah challenge there is no space for conflict. The Body must be united in Her commitment to carry out the commission of Her Husband and Lord.

I am reminded of one more Pentecost image – the one God gave last year at this time. He wondered aloud if I was curious as to why the apostles were not understood when first they spoke the Good News in the languages of those gathered outside the Upper Room. He explained that their words were distorted by having to penetrate the walls of the Church. He pointed out that they were clearly understood when they went outside. Our opportunity and our challenge is to do what they did, armed with the city reaching vision they lacked. He calls each of us members of the prophetic community; the time is now and the season is short. God bless you – now more than ever.
CURRENTPrayNorthstateEVENTS

• PrayNorthState offers Praying Home the Prodigals at Iglesia Nueva Vida in Red Bluff one day only – Saturday, June 6, from 9-5. We present Prodigals at Christ Our King Church in New Braunfels, Texas, June 26-27 as well. The weekend workshop teaches participants to become ambassadors of the Kingdom. Topics include Warfare by Honor, The Privilege of Repentance; Intervention – God’s Doorway to Healing; and The Power of Radical Engagement. (Intervention will not be part of the Red Bluff event due to time constraints.) Times in New Braunfels are Friday Evening from 7-9:30 and Saturday 9-5. There is no charge for admission and love offerings will be taken for PrayNorthState. Call us at 530-941-3470 for info on Red Bluff or to reserve space; for New Braunfels call the Rev. Chuck Thebeau at 830-832-0936.

• PrayNorthState brings Seeding the Future: A Kingdom Approach to this Economy to All Saints Anglican Church in Bakersfield on June 19-20. The event is held Friday Night from 7-9:30 and Saturday from 9-5. Topics include Risking for the Kingdom, Having Each Others’ Backs, From Prophetic to Pragmatic, and Tending the Visions We’ve Already Been Given. There is no charge for admission and love offerings will be taken for PrayNorthState. Call the Rev. John Riebe at 661-303-8101 for information or to reserve space.

• If you would like to book any of the teaching events we do – from those listed above to Prophetic Acts With Impact or Building A House of Prayer – call 530-941-3470 or e-mail praynorthstate@charter.net and get on the schedule!

PRAYNORTHSTATE RADIO and TV for JUNE

KLXR, KBLF and KNTK:
• 6/6-7 – Kara Farris and Pastor Stephen Campbell – Joni and Friends
• 6/13-14 – Karen England – Directress, Capitol Resource Institute
• 6/20-21 – Perry and Melinda Seely – Perry’s Tree Services
• 6/27-8 – Morgan and Dana Fisher – Accent Digital Publishing

Fox 30:
• 6/1 – Dai Sup Han and Keith Derry – Californians for Jesus
• 6/8 – David Hobbs and Dave Kugelman – Author and Organizer
• 6/15 – Karen England and Meredith Turney – Capitol Resource Institute
• 6/22 – Rich Potillor – Generation 14 and Safety Net
• 6/29 – Steve and Deborah Shaw – Cheating Death in the Power of the Spirit

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

• The Redding chapter of Christian Business Men’s Connection will hold a Business Networking Forum Luncheon at the Jade Garden on Hilltop Drive. Known principally for their sponsorship of annual community leaders’ prayer breakfasts, the group provides monthly opportunities for business persons to pray together and network, as well as weekly prayer meetings. Tickets for the luncheon are $10.00 at the door. Call 243-2581 for information.

• The Redwood Coast Ladies Christian Non-Denominational Paradise Conference will be held June 5-7 at the Lighthouse Community Church, located at 2455 Oliver Street in Crescent City. Their 2009 theme is taken from Revelation 2:7, in which God promises the faithful the right to eat from the tree of life in Paradise. There is a $20.00 fee for participation. Call 707-464-3244 or 218-8479 for information or to reserve space. All women of any denomination are welcome.

• Pacific Justice Institute leaders Brad Dacus and Kevin Snider will offer a one-day seminar on Legal Challenges for Today’s Religious Organizations. PJI was one of the principal ministries defending Proposition 8 before the state Supreme Court; they have successfully defended the right of parents to home school their children without holding a teaching credential and the rights of students to hold Bible club meetings on campuses in the past year. The seminar is free and is sponsored by American River Bank. The event takes place in the Rancho Cordova City Hall on Wednesday, June 11, from 8:30 to 11:30 AM and a continental breakfast will be served. Admission is free. Call Diana Walery at 916-231-6717 for information or to reserve space.

• Californians 4 Jesus and Christian Educators Association organized an event in March called Blessing Our Schools that drew Christians with a heart for blessing public schools from all over the state to converge on First Baptist Church of Sacramento for two days of prayer and testimony. The worshippers prayed inside the state capitol to climax the event. (Bonnie Phillips, aunt of Columbine martyr Rachel Scott, was among the speakers.) They are organizing another such event on Saturday, June 13, to be held at the same location – the corner of L and 23rd Streets. The event runs from 10 AM to 3 PM and will combine prayer, worship, and the sharing of vision. There is no admission charge; bring your heart for the Kingdom and for the schools in California. Call organizer Dai Sup Han at 530-570-0085 for info.

• The Anglican Church in North America – ACNA – is a new province of the Anglican Communion holding its inaugural national assembly in Dallas, Texas, from June 22-25. This is part of the fulfillment of prophecy spoken over the Anglicans of North America in 1997 – in Philadelphia – that God would resurrect this branch of His Body by making them not just orthodox Christians but Great Commission Christians. One of the new jurisdictions – known as the Diocese of Western Anglicans – enters this branch of the Body with nearly half of its twenty-two congregations the fruit of church planting. (The Diocese is one of two ACNA dioceses centered in California.) Rick Warren, Senior Pastor of Saddleback Church, will be one of three keynote speakers. Jim will participate in the launch along with leaders of his home Diocese of San Joaquin.

• Taking Back the Night and internship for peers who burn for young adults (aged 18-30) of the Genesis Generation. Sponsored by the International House of Prayer East Bay, and located at 7485 Village Parkway in Dublin, the internship runs from June 1 through July 24. There is a $300.00 tuition charge and housing (if needed) will cost $1000.00 additional for the two months. Information is available at www.ihopeastbay.org or by e-mailing info@ihopeastbay.com.

• Another East Bay House of Prayer is now open in Antioch. Full and part-time positions for intercessory missionaries to Antioch young people are available; missionaries must raise their own support for housing amounting to $550.00 per month. Call Tamara Bryant at 925-708-6618 for information if you are called.

• Fusion and Main Event Youth comes to San Jose on June 19, Cathedral of Faith; July 17, Santa Clara United Methodist; August 21 at Milpitas’ New Vision Church. Events are Fridays from 5:30 to 9:30 PM. Go to www.fusionsouthbay.com for more information. Events are free.

• Simpson University is a four-year Christian liberal arts university located in Redding and boasting a nationally recognized education department, the Aspire Program for working students, and a full ride seminary, among many other academic and spiritual opportunities. PrayNorthState has always launched our Paah-ho-ammi prayer projects on the campus, thanks to the generosity of administrators who donated facilities to us. The university cannot donate to all comers, but they are seeking opportunities to be a destination for many ministries and events. Contact Paul Davis at 530-226-4971 for information about holding an event or seeking assistance for ministry.

• B & T Satellite and Redding Home Theatre has offered a $100.00 donation to PrayNorthState following each purchase of a sound system. Call 530-510-8101.

UPCOMING PrayNorthState EVENTS

• Praying Home the Prodigals comes to Cornerstone Fellowship in Anderson on August 7-8; to the ECCO Conference Center in Oakhurst (near Fresno) on August 22-23; and to River Rock Fellowship in Reno, Nevada, on August 28-30. The conference runs on Fridays from 7-9:30 PM and on Saturdays from 9-5. Lunch is on your own; there is no charge for admission, and love offerings will be taken for PrayNorthState. Call us at 530-941-3470 for information on Anderson; call the Rev. Ron Parry at 209-383-1888 for info on the ECCO event; and call Pastor Eric Moen at 530-587-8549 for info on the Reno event.

• Prodigals comes to Lighthouse Community Church in Crescent City September 11-12; St. James Anglican Cathedral in Fresno September 18-19; and Christ the Good Shepherd in Henderson, Nevada, at the end of October. We bring out a new event, When Seasons Collide, launching at All Saints Anglican Church in Bakersfield on September 25-6, and The Miracle of Inner Healing for the Order of St. Luke in Sacramento on Saturday, October 3. Watch the newsletter for details.

• Everything we know about revival and transformation are in the pages of The Holy Spirit and the End Times. All we have to offer on reconciliation – the pre-requisite for transformation – is found in Living as Ambassadors of Relationships. The books sell for $16.00, but we are offering the set – in this season – for $25.00. Prices include taxes, although a $5.00 shipping charge is added to shipped orders. Jim has guested on nationally syndicated radio programs The Truth Uncovered, The Frank Pastore Show, and Bytes. Holy Spirit and the End Times has also been translated into Indonesian; these books are hot.

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 speaks on Sundays in June at Iglesia Nueva Vida in Red Bluff June 7; at All Saints Anglican Church in Bakersfield June 21, and at Christ Our King in New Braunfels, Texas, June 28. He participates in prayer walking the city of Orland on Tuesday, June 16, with area pastors, and he guests once again on the Bytes Show – taping on June 17. He attends the launching assembly for the Anglican Church in North America in Dallas, Texas, June 22-25.

• Diana has spent much of the past few months re-modeling portions of our home. Please pray for her as she attempts to finish this labor intensive process. Jim and Diana plan to take vacation in July. Please pray rest for us.

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, Perry’s Tree Service, 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