To Those Who Interceded + Pictures

This is a note from Nita New to our intercessors. Prior to the crusade week, Nita sends out 21 days of prayer emails to our prayer warriors. They help us bathe the week in prayer. This is her quick report to them now that we are home.

Hello everyone,

I wanted to let you know that the team is back safely and the trip went really well. We saw God do many wonderful things throughout the week. Many people were touched by our loving God in many ways - there were healings, deliverances and many salvations throughout the week.

I always have a favorite moment and this trip it was on Friday night being on the stage and watching the people flood the front as Stephen gave the salvation altar call. I was moved deeply as I watched them come forward. I watched 3 young men come forward and it touched my heart to see them come to the front and stay there the rest of the evening crying out to God. Two of them seemed very humble and one of them seemed to be struggling with pride as they came. It was obvious that God was moving on their hearts. There were hundreds that came forward that night. I will never forget those precious moments of seeing Jesus draw them in.

Thank you so much for praying and interceding! The harvest that we saw and the miracles that took place are the fruit of you investing in this ministry through prayer.

May the Lord richly bless you,

Nita

The prayer of the upright is His delight. Prov 15:8

Final Report on Rivera Hernandez

Dear Family and Friends,

So the police arrest the political mob boss in Rivera Hernandez the morning of our parade, the anticipated mayor of San Pedro Sula invites us in for a private meeting, thousands and thousands of people turn out for the weekend crusade meetings, the team watches our national television broadcast in a hotel room Saturday morning – and that only begins the story to a remarkable week in Honduras! For you who prayed, gave, and followed us throughout the week at www.livingLOLI.blogspot.com – thank you!

Here are some of the highlights from Rivera Hernandez:
· We gave out 4,500 pounds of food in five days. We also gave away flip flops, stuffed animals and soccer balls.

· We held 7 conferences:
Children – ministered to over 2,000 kids
Youth Rally – 100+ teenagers said YES to Jesus
Pastors – unity in Rivera Hernandez among evangelical leaders
– formed 2 brand-new pastor alliances in neighboring communities
Intercessors, Worship, Evangelism, and Women Conferences also went well

· We opened and dedicated Eagles Christian Bi-Lingual School in San Pedro Sula. More about this and our partnership with them in reaching and educating children later.

· Over 25,000 people (for 2 nights) gathered in one of the most dangerous gang-neighborhoods in the country to hear the Gospel and worship Jesus. The presence of God was so thick and amazing that people just spread their arms wide and cried openly – lost in the love of Jesus. The call for salvation touched my heart as people kept coming forward and filled up the large opening in front of the stage – as Alisa sang over them in Spanish. Because of the amazing presence of the Lord, people were surrendering their lives to Jesus before, during and after the altar call. In fact, as I walked off the stage on Saturday night, one lady asked me to pray for the girl standing next to her. She had been fighting all night with the Lord – but she had just yielded her heart to Jesus as we were leaving and was overwhelmed by the love of God.

It is so amazing living for Jesus! He is the one who saves, heals, delivers, and releases people into a destiny beyond anything they could ever imagined!

Thank you for being apart of this – we love you all!

Every Blessing,
Stephen and Alisa

Friday and Saturday Crusade Pics

Parade Pics

Hello family and friends! We just returned from the first crusade night. God is our hero! He is so awesome, but we are too tired to tell you about it now. We are off to bed! But here are a few pics from the parade last night! Enjoy!

Please Pray

I just wanted to ask you to continue to pray for us as we head into the weekend. Tonight we have a city wide parade, that we really see as a prayer march through the city. After this, the teams will be sent in different directions one last time to minister in churches. I will be doing a mini worship conference tonight with the worship team, band members and choir. Then, tomorrow is our last day for distribution as we head into the first night of the crusade.

As powerful as the week has been, we are really heading into the "crescendo" of the week. This is the time when the entire city comes together in one place and in one accord to take their city for Jesus! The battle is the Lord's! Please stand with us in prayer believing that the Lord is bringing salvation, deliverance and revival to Rivera Hernandez at this time!

The Lord Bless You Today!
Alisa Evans

Youth Conference

Last night, we split the team up and sent them to several churches across Rivera Hernandez to minister. Perhaps, the highlight of the evening was the youth conference. Brad Ball painted during worship and then used the painting in his message to share the love of Jesus with the youth. Over 100 youth responded to the call for salvation and Jeremy Campbell led them in prayer to receive Jesus. Apparently, it was an amazing time from beginning to end. I'm going to let them share more later, but thought you all would be interested in seeing some pics. Bless you all! -Alisa

Nita New: Salvation & Outpouring of God’s Spirit

Yesterday was an awesome day of distribution as we saw people saved at almost every house we went to! The third house was my favorite experience of the day. A mother and daughter were making tortillas when we arrived. The Pastor with us talked to them for a few minutes but they were very hard and unreceptive. We gave them shoes and food then we started to leave. I noticed a young man (about 15 yrs. old) behind them by the house and when I made eye contact with him, I felt the Lord tell me not to leave without reaching out to him. The team was leaving but I brought Lindsay with me to translate and went over to the chair he was sitting in. I began to tell him that God had a plan for his life, that it was not an accident that we were there today, and that the Lord told me to talk to him and tell him about Jesus. I shared the Gospel with him and told him that Jesus loved him very much. Then I asked him if he wanted to pray and receive Jesus as his Lord and Savior and he said yes! He repeated a very sincere prayer asking for salvation and afterward his expression was so joyful! As we were getting ready to leave his sister (who had been so hard at the beginning) told us that she wanted to receive Jesus too! I led her in prayer and she also had so much joy! To say the least, it was an awesome and fruitful day for us. I was telling everyone afterward what has become my personal motto, “There’s nothing like life with Jesus!!”

And if that wasn’t enough blessing for one day, when we arrived back at the pastor’s church to meet with the other team we walked into an outpouring of God’s Spirit! Cindy was outside calling out to us to hurry and come into the building because the Holy Spirit was moving. As we went in, the presence of the Lord was really strong in the church. The pastor and his family were being powerfully ministered to by the Holy Spirit. I went up to the Pastor to ask him a question, and when I did he reached out and grabbed my arm. As soon as he touched my arm I felt the power God so strongly that it literally shook my whole body - it completely took me by surprise! As we spent time praying in that little church the Lord touched all of us with His wonderful presence. It was a glorious day with our Jesus!!!
Nita New