Mona Hearne's Testimony

I've just returned from a powerfilled mission prayer journey through North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey, New York, Vermont and Canada.
But isn’t it amazing, God’s kingdom plans and purposes go on and on and on. So this is a testimony, a connection, of my experience in Canada as related to an experience I had a day after my return to my home in NC.

While in Canada my team worshipped our God together in a church on the island of Laval (which we learned means Island of Jesus). The name of the church is Renaissance.
While worshipping with the saints there, the word of God was preached from Psalm 51. Cross references were from 2 Samuel chapters 11 and 12. We experienced afresh King David's lament over his sin with Bathsheba. The message was powerful, the messenger of that sermon had experienced the tragedy and pain of sin and it's consequences, yet a man who’d confessed and repented of his sin, thus set free by the love, mercy and grace of God.

Once home, our Lord brought someone in my path that needed to hear the reassuring words I’d heard during the Psalm 51 sermon. I shared with my new found friend, and am confident that it was God’s kingdom purpose for this to happen. I encouraged my friend to read Isaiah 53 and Psalm 139 as well. These truths are powerful to my own life.

WE ARE ALL SINNERS IN NEED OF A SAVIOR. His name is Jesus. Hallelujah. And each of our lives pages are written in His book. Each man, woman, boy and girl is a creation of God, wonderfully and fearfully made. Prone to sin. Meant to be reconciled to God our Creator through Jesus Christ, The Messiah.

My new found friend was comforted by God through His word. So am I.
OUR GOD IS MARCHING ON. Let’s keep our eyes on Jesus!. Hebrews 12:1-3; accomplishing the work He has sent us to do as we march with Him, thus glorifying Him through our lives on this earth. John 17:4.

Father, find us faithful to join You in Your work 24/7.

Mona

Ervie Pridgen's Testimony

This was my fourth mission journey and the best yet. One of the things that made it so special was having a focus on prayer. We were privileged to see our Father at work in so many ways because we were joining Him where He was already at work.

What a joy it was to see Mission Service Corps volunteers still at work whom we met four years ago in North Bennington, Vermont, and to rejoice over the progress that has been made at Capstone Church by volunteer teams from many areas during that time. Joining in their Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting was a very special blessing as the Pastor asked us to pray for workers to assist with their youth and to pray for the church building to pass inspection so worship can be held within the church.

It was so encouraging to meet the new North American Missionary and his wife in Montreal and also the four new Southern Baptist pastors already working in that area of Canada.

We were glad to see what the Lord is accomplishing in the Montreal Haitian church family as it continues to grow where we worked last year.

It was a very special blessing to be a part of this prayer journey and to see the many connections that were made by the Lord during this experience.

Ervie Pridgen

Midwood Baptist Church

Cheryl Baldwin's Testimony

How exciting it has been to see God at work on this journey!! Everywhere we went there was evidence that He is working mightily in our city, state, nation's capitol, Vermont and Quebec, Canada. I think what impacted me the most was meeting with the new church planters in Montreal. There were at least 4 nationalities represented and to hear the hearts of these dear servants as they are so burdened for the lost in Quebec was convicting and inspiring. How I praise God for these men and women serving so faithfully!

~Cheryl Baldwin

Bob Lowman's Testimony

The Metrolina Mission Prayer Journey gave me an opportunity to see the big picture of the Acts 1:8 witness in a ten day period, as we prayed from our Jerusalem in Charlotte, North Carolina to the ends of the earth in Quebec, Canada. One of the most powerful prayer moments for me came as we prayed with servants of the Lord at the International Mission Board in Richmond, realizing how we as Baptist Christians are not praying with these faithful servants as we ought. Also, the favor God gave as we prayed with our leaders in Washington was amazing, especially with Senator Richard Burr, who welcomed us warmly into his office and prayed with us openly. I came home with a resolve to travel to Washington and Richmond with prayer teams from our association more often to stand in the gap for them on-site. The experiences we had in Vermont and then in Quebec reminded me of the power of partnership missions, and I came home ready to encourage our churches to answer God’s call to partner with believers in these two significant harvest fields as often as possible. God brought our team together in great ways, and we learned to pray well together, blessed and even surprised by the quick answers God gave to our humble prayers. Prayer is the starting place and the sustaining place for missions and ministry. We saw this first hand as we journeyed together through the harvest fields of North America.

~Bob Lowman, Jr.

Executive Director

Metrolina Baptist Association

Pastor Garry's Testimony

The blessing of this years 2008 Prayer Journey was seeing the divine "Favor of God" responding so
quickly and positively to our Prayers. Never before have I seen God show Himself so mighty.
From helping us arrive to our destinations on time, to opening the doors to those He would have us to see, God was in the midst. Over 700 "prayer tent pegs" were placed from Charlotte, N.C. up the East Coast and ending in Montreal Canada.
Each of these "Blood Red" pegs represented the prayers of God's People in the Power of the Blood of Lamb of God.
The "insights" given to us "onsite" was the "highlight".
Glory to the name of our Lord!

~Pastor Garry