NOVEMBER 2009 ISSUE – VOL. 9 #10
The Rev. Jim and Diana Wilson, Coordinators

Dear People of the Northstate Vision:

Jim has just returned from the annual convention of his Anglican diocese, his denominational covering. Hit by the recession, like other bodies in the Body, the diocese is under the added burden of ongoing lawsuits from its former denomination and the freezing of all financial reserves by the courts until legal issues are sorted out. In addition, they planned to introduce a new method of funding that will likely reduce revenues unless a determined church planting project shows early fruit. When the bishop asked Jim to coordinate intercession for the convention he expected a most contentious meeting. The intercessors agreed to pray the three prophetic words released in 2006 over the diocese – and later over the whole Body of Christ. They are: Release the Spirit of worship; Choose this day Whom you will serve; and Rise, Take your pallet and Walk – the time of paralysis is past.

The intercessors prayed faithfully throughout. They spoke aloud scriptures tuned to the prophetic words over the gathering. They watched as worship unfolded at each stage of the convention, as persons with troublesome reputations expressed humility in service, and as the gathering walked in such unity and power that the budget – always the source of greatest tension and debate – was adopted in five minutes. The atmosphere in which these things happened was prayed in – but the participants chose to breathe it.

Do we want to know how to navigate the economy, the confusion and abusiveness of this social and political season, and the incredible outpouring of God in the midst of it? Release the Spirit of worship; Choose daily Whom we serve; Rise and Walk in power. And relax; God has more riding on this season and people than we do. Pray it in and choose to breathe it.
CURRENTPrayNorthstateEVENTS

• PrayNorthState offers Praying Home the Prodigals, a walking out of Luke 10:2, at St. Augustine’s Anglican Church, Chico, and Solid Rock Church (co-sponsored by Hayfork Community Church) in Hayfork – November 13-14 and 20-21 respectively. The fields are white for harvest; let the workers come forth. Participants learn to make warfare by honor and release bindings on themselves and others – that compromise their witness in this special season – there has never been a better time in which to serve Christ. Call Father Peter Hansen (530-894-7409) or Pastor Keith Wright (530-356-3157) for information.

• Jim begins November leading a retreat for Christ the Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Henderson, Nevada. His topic is Celebrating Saints in the Prophetic Community. He covers The Present Anointing and Family Healing.

• PrayNorthState Radio and TV has impacted our region for Christ since 2001. Our weekly radio broadcasts are heard in Redding, Red Bluff, Mt. Shasta and Yreka; and on television Monday Mornings throughout the region on Fox 20. We have enjoyed tremendous favor over the years, but right now we are in serious need of new sponsors if our programming is to continue. Business persons or anyone wishing to serve the Lord as a sponsor of Christian broadcasting in a secular venue are encouraged to call us at 530-941-3470 or e-mail praynorthstate@charter.net for information about this opportunity.

• If you would like to book or attend any of the teaching events we do – or learn more about them – call 530-941-3470 or e-mail praynorthstate@charter.net.

PRAYNORTHSTATE RADIO and TV for NOVEMBER

KLXR, KBLF and KNTK/KCWHFM:
• 11/7-8 – Dr. Yasmeen Khan – Converted from Islam to Christ
• 11/14-15 – Wayne Bank and Dr. Noel Van Ness – Ending Polio on Earth
• 11/21-22 – Gabrielle Jackson and Suede Perez – Genesis Generationists
• 11/28-29 – Pastor Larry and Chaunda Jensen – Loving Small Churches

Fox 20:
• 11/2 – Stephanie Steele – Legislative Staffer and Governor’s Prayer Team
• 11/9 – Assemblymen Jim Nielsen & Doug LaMalfa – Christians in Govt.
• 11/16 – Assemblymen Jim Nielsen & Doug LaMalfa – Part II
• 11/23 – Pastors Kim and Mary Andersson – Loving on Pastors’ Wives
• 11/30 – Suede Perez and David Clarke – Suede Perez Worship Band

PrayNorthstate Radio is heard every Saturday Morning at 8 AM on AM 1490 KBLF, and 9 AM on FM 102.3 KCHW, Sundays at 7 AM on AM 1230 KLXR. See PrayNorthstate TV Monday Mornings at 6:30 AM on Fox Channel 20/Cable 2.
WHAT’S UP IN THE NORTHSTATE AND BEYOND

• KNTK Mount Shasta (and Yreka) is one of three radio stations carrying PrayNorthState Radio. The station has recently changed hands and will now carry the call letters KCHW, but at the same 102.3 spot on the FM dial. Our Saturday Morning program airs at 7 AM. Our congratulations and praise to God for new owner Martin Howell.

• By the end of October the Shasta region has received three times the rainfall seen last year at this time. We are at near normal rainfall for the first time in three years. It is a long season before us, but we believe God means to break the longest drought we can recall. We believe even more fervently that He has been waiting for a critical mass of prayer to be released in the state. He will stop at nothing to encourage us in prayer; let us stop at nothing to encourage Him.

• Jim has been blogging for some months now in the Redding Record-Searchlight. Please be in prayer that his work will be read, that it will bless, and that it will impact. While you are praying, please go to the site and – if you see a value in the blogging – please post a comment. Go to redding.com.

• The Governor’s Prayer Team hosts prayer for governmental leaders in Room 125 of the state capitol each month on the first Friday from Noon to 1 PM. Pastors and intercessors are welcome. Contact Stephanie Steele of the Governor’s Prayer team at 530-870-6906 for information.

• From time to time we have announced and asked prayer for various churches who risk losing their property to their own denominational authorities because of their stand for the authority of the Bible. California’s Supreme Court ruled against some of these besieged churches a few months ago, but the Supreme Court of South Carolina recently ruled in favor of churches in that state facing an identical situation. (California courts appear to be moving away from this trend in more recent decisions.) The pending California cases have all returned to trial court. Please pray – and pray every day for the blessing of all concerned.

• The American Film Market is an annual event held in Santa Monica, CA, from November 4-9 this year. Karen Covell – director of Hollywood Prayer Project – and Pastor Gary Zethraeus of LA Bridge – ask all of us to be in prayer during this event in which decisions are made concerning which films will be made in the coming year. Contact Karen at jkcmusic@earthlink.net for information.

• Moms in Touch International will hold an event for women of all denominations and situations on November 14 from 9 AM to 1 PM. Pray where you are or come (if you are local) to the Upper Room at Bethel Church, Redding, to pray for children, schools, and those who staff them. Register at momsintouch.org if you plan to attend on-site – or to get information. Call Beth Wright at 530-244-5648 for information. This will be a powerful time of prayer. This day of prayer is a worldwide event.

• California United With Jesus holds a conference for encouragement, edification, and release into 2010 in Sacramento from Friday, November 13, through Saturday, November 14. Details are still being worked out as of this writing and even the location remained TBA when we received this notice, although we expect all is in place at this time. Contact Maryal Boumann at maryal@innercite.com for details or to participate.

• Traction comes to Sacramento December 27-29. This conference event is keyed to connecting young adults of the Genesis Generation with God’s passion – for them and for His Kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven. The event kicks off on Sunday Evening, 12/27, with Lincoln Brewster in concert and registration for the days following. Plenary speakers include Jeff Lewis on God’s Greatest Passion; Lance Hahn on God’s Purpose to Glorify and Make Himself Known; Jeffrey DeLeon on the Gospel of the Kingdom; Kathy Giske on Kingdom Priorities in the 21st Century; and Reid Saunders on Bringing Light to the Nations. There will be some fifty workshops presented and multiple panel discussions. Jim will be teaching a workshop titled “Breaking the Power Paradigm” and speakers range in age and perspective. The event will be held at William Jessup University in Sacramento. Contact the web site www.tractionforgod.com for more information or to register. Watch the December newsletter for details; set the days apart now!

• Perspectives on the World Christian Movement comes to Redding, Chico, and Yuba City in January 2010. This fifteen week course features fifteen different teachers and a wide variety of perspectives united in the common passion to see and celebrate God taking the world for His Kingdom with the participation of every one of the people called by His Name. The Redding location will be Valley Christian Fellowship on Rancho Road and the class will be held on Tuesdays beginning on January 12. The Chico course will be held at Matthew’s Café beginning Monday, January 11, and Yuba City is hosted at Church of Glad Tidings beginning Sunday, January 10. There is a fee for participation and more information will be available in the December newsletter. Jim will be teaching the cross cultural ministries unit and we cannot recommend this program of preparation for the Great Commission too highly!

• Californians for Jesus asks Christians in California to pray for families across the state; for Christ centered churches; for children and the education system; for political leaders in and running for office; the economy; the communities and tribes of California; those who protect; the drought and environmental and health concerns; and for media and technology. Pray hard and pray daily.

• 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 La Iglezia Nueva Vida in Red Bluff on Saturday, December 5. The event is held from 9 to 5 and will cover the special anointing on this season; praying and witnessing home the prodigals; warfare by honor; the privilege of repentance; intervention as God’s doorway to healing; and the radical power of engagement. There is no charge to attend although love offerings will be taken during the event. Call Pastor Fred Villasenor at 530-209-9535 or call us at 530-941-3470 for information.

• When Seasons Collide is a new PrayNorthState teaching series that includes themes like Unprecedented Favor; Breaking the Power Paradigm; A Runaway Freight Train; and Three Amigos – Elijah, John the Baptist, and Barnabas. It is designed for this special season. Also available is our series on the economy – Seeding the Future – God’s Word for this Economy. Call us at 530-941-3470 or e-mail praynorthstate@charter.net for details or to schedule.

• 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 preaches on Sundays in November at Christ the Good Shepherd in Henderson, Nevada, on November 1 and at St. Augustine’s Anglican Church in Chico on November 15. He preaches at Solid Rock Church in Hayfork on November 21.

• Jim and Diana lead a prayerwalk of an area high school in November and make their monthly visit to the state capitol for prayer as well. (These activities are by invitation only but we ask that everyone pray for and with us.) Jim will do a book signing at Linda’s Book Nook in Hayfork on Friday, November 20, at 3 PM and he addresses the Diamond Fellowship at Bethel Church, Redding, on Tuesday, December 1, at 9 AM in the Great Room.

Please pray for our leaders and media sponsors:
Please pray for PrayNorthstate’s Board: Jim and Diana Wilson, Dr. Andre Van Mol, Dave Honey, 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, Need2Speed, Gerboth Insurance Agency, Rivers Restaurant, Doug LaMalfa, 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, 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 AUTUMN:
THAT WE OFFER EXTRAVAGANT PRAISE TO GOD FOR
THE HARVEST HE RELEASES; THAT WE PRAY WITHOUT
CEASING FOR HIS CARE AND PROTECTION IN THIS SEASON
OF IMPENDING DARKNESS THAT CO-EXISTS BESIDE THIS
AMAZING SEASON OF LIGHT; THAT WE BECOME FAITHFUL
IN PRAYING FOR THE BASIC AND THE MUNDANE AS WELL