Justice & Mercy

This past weekend I got to attend the "We Will Go" Missions Conference in Nashville. Friday night Lyle Phillips, founder of Mercy29 Ministries and one of the leaders of Iris Nashville, shared his story of how Mercy29 came to be and some of the stories of what God is doing through this amazing ministry.

Below is from their website mercy29.org  

Mercy29 is an anti-profit organization.

We are reasonably employed by Jesus to investigate the case of those we do not know giving hope along with a future. Our heart is to deliver the poor that have no helper by sponsoring orphans and rescuing widows, as well as helping entire families suffering from systemic poverty. We build homes and Christian churches, facilitate schools in poor communities, and seek holistic transformation in the world’s most forgotten cities and villages.

Our mission to is to love.
Love the untouchable, the outcast, and the overlooked. Mercy29 was founded on this simple purpose and we believe that everyone, no matter how small or poor, deserves the unconditional blessing of love from their fellow humanity.

Job 29:11-17

"For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it gave witness of me, because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case which I did not know. I broke the jaws of the wicked and snatched the prey from his teeth."

God broke something within me Friday night. Seeing the passion and zeal of these 20-something-year-old modern day abolitionists fighting with the weapons of love and mercy caused a warrior spirit to rise up within me. I don't want to leave this work for the young people. I want to be a part of this mighty move of God. I want to get on board and ride the waves of love, justice, and mercy. I want it to be said of me as it was said of Job, "For when the ear heard, it called Jill blessed, and when the eye saw, it gave witness of Jill, because she delivered the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon her, and she made the widow’s heart sing for joy. Jill put on righteousness, and it clothed her; Her justice was like a robe and a turban. She was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame. Jill was a mother to the needy, and she investigated the case which she did not know. Jill broke the jaws of the wicked and snatched the prey from his teeth."!


How about you?  Can you see your own name being inserted in these verses?
Do you want to be a spectator who shakes your head and clucks your tongue at the injustice or do you want to be a part of what God is doing to free these precious children of His to be all He created them to be?
I urge you to visit the Mercy29 website to see how you can be a part of God's justice and mercy.


Mercy29 is one of the most beautiful pictures I've ever seen of loving The ONE and loving the one.

Iris Nashville!!!

So excited that Iris Ministries is coming to Nashville!
Heidi Baker will be here this weekend for a conference about this and Mercy 29, a ministry that rescues girls out of the slavery of prostitution.
Conference is FREE, but you must register by clicking on link below:


https://irisnashville.wufoo.com/forms/z7x3k7/

Stop for the one

Love looks like something...

Heidi Baker - Stop for the One www.youtube.com

International House of Prayer : Special Announcement

Click link below for a message from Mike Bickle about loving The ONE and loving the one.


International House of Prayer : Special Announcement

A Word from Kay...

Dear Friends & Family,

Ed & I have been back in the states for a few weeks.  As we process our trip and all that God did in our lives one thing that has become more real to us is that this is only our temporary home. We experienced heaven coming to earth as we have seen Jesus in the faces of these African children. They have nothing materially, but they have everything, knowing Jesus. We have experienced with great joy the love of our Heavenly Father to the nations. We experienced being in His presence and seeing miracles as we prayed over the blind, the deaf, the lame and those asking Jesus into their hearts. We experienced life changing encounters with the living God.

The Bible came more real each day. Ed & I experienced praying deaf ears to hear & many received hearing, we prayed over blind eyes to see and many received sight. One woman’s far away vision was restored & her brown, milky eyes became blue!  Alleluia! Not all were healed immediately, but as we prayed for them there was great faith & hope they were going to be healed in Jesus’ name. We heard even more amazing first hand testimonies of healings and deliverances from other, ordinary people just like us.

We visited 3 bases with Iris Ministries (Pemba,Dondo & Miputo) and at each base we were able to be encouragers to the missionaries, love on the orphans & children of the villages & bless Mozambican pastors as they blessed us.These bases have incredible laydown lovers for Christ, to bring the good news of Jesus to these villages. Many villages had churches(mud huts) and they worshipped continuely,loving their Jesus who set them free.  We joined in everywhere we went to be a part of their worship. As this poorest of nations worshipped we were realizing, oh, they are the richest!  They know how to love Jesus & celebrate HIS NAME.

When Ed & I felt a calling on our lives to go to Africa there were so many questions yet unanswered on why we were the ones to go.  Why was God calling us to go? We are realizing more & more that we are all called to go & be missionaries wherever that might be, in our neighborhoods, towns or overseas. Heidi & Rolland Baker who founded Iris Ministries tell how important it is to  “Go slow, go low & stop for the one!”  It became so clear to us that is what we are to do in our everyday lives no matter where we are. I love the picture of not being in a hurry and stopping for the one, whether it’s to bless them, encourage them, tell them about Jesus, pray for healing….we can all be used as a disciple of Christ.

Our stories are too numerous and I hope we can share them with each of you in the coming weeks. Our God is so Big & we experienced how BIG HE IS and want to continue to experience it back in the states. One thing we saw is the Mozambican pastors only have “The Bible” and the Holy Spirit as their teaching guide, it is their literature! So they know all the stories in the Bible are true so why shouldn’t they believe in all healings &  miracles. Jesus did it & sent out his disciples to do “even greater things” and that is what we saw & felt.  If the Lord can use Ed & myself He can certainly use you. We were obedient to His calling for us to go & came back forever changed. Thank you, Jesus!

Thank you for your prayers for us. They strengthened & encouraged us daily. You were each a part of this trip. Our hearts are full with gratitude.

A scripture that has become so alive for us these past weeks is Habakkuk 3:2-4

Lord, I have heard about your fame.

Lord, I am amazed at the powerful things you have done. Do great things once again in our time. Make those things happen again in our day..

The Lord’s glory covers the heavens. His praises fill the earth. His brightness is like the sun. Rays of light shine from His hand And there He  hides His power!

Yes, it’s all True!

ALLELUIA HOSANNA!!

Because He Lives, 

Ed & Kay

Worth a Thousand Words Part 3

MAPUTO

No traffic rules apply!

There is a child hiding under there!

Future special needs building

Girls' Room

Happy 18th Birthday Jonathan!

The Mall

Bday Cake

Birthday Boy

More cake!

Praise Band

To Jo'burg

Girls from church decorated Brooke's room as a fun welcome back surprise!