Hallelujah!! I am thankful to serve a God who is still on His throne!Isn’t it amazing to think on the redemptive power of Jesus Christ! Just one encounter with Him will totally and radically transform your thinking! The true definition of the word repentance means to “change ones mind”.Now if one encounter can change the course of your life just imagine what walking and living with Him everyday would not just do in you but through you! Others would be set free and their lives changed for all eternity!!!That is what the early church did and that is what revival will look like now! Time in the presence of Jesus!Back in November God was telling me to stop all the doing and just sit in His presence. So I did just that. Shut down street worship and just spent time with Him. Through much prayer He began to give vision for the next coming years and what was ahead. Such as expanding our territory and taking more ground for Jesus! I am excited about what is coming! Mainly Jesus!
As we approached the end of the year we spent a week in in Piedras Negras, Mexico sharing the love of Jesus. So many great things on this trip from visiting orphanages, training up local youth groups on how to share their faith, street evangelism to ministering inside a Mexico prison. As I stood before hundreds of men I had a front row seat to the power of God transforming lives as they encountered Him. Over 100 men responded to the invitation and as we ministered to them I watched as shame, guilt, addictions, bondage and sins were all washed away! Men hungry for freedom were crying out to the Father! And not freedom from those walls but freedom from the hardened walls they had built in their hearts that separated them from the love of Jesus.They were set free! Redeemed and forgiven! One gentleman I can remember God pointing him out to me before I got up to speak. I heard the Father say he can’t get past what he’s done and accept my forgiveness. Shame and guilt were haunting him. I shared this knowledge with my interpreter and during the invitation he went up to the gentleman and spoke those words to him. The man broke and through tears he said “I was a pastor to pastors for 14 yrs. And I did something awful. I have been praying and praying for God to forgive me but I just don’t know how He could. Today I prayed to God that if He really forgives me to give me a sign. And here you are saying this to me!”
God showed this man that He heard his prayers and most definitely forgives him! That’s the God that we serve! Always faithful!Once we returned in January it was back to serving. God has used us to feed the Sapulpa police department, Sapulpa fire department, spend a week remodeling a young ladies house who lost her fiancé and has a 2 yr old daughter, gift a car to a working single mom, repair a widowed missionary’s car(she said in the 20yrs of being widowed that this was the most anyone had ever done for her. That is crazy! Amazing feeling that we could help but why has no one helped her until now?), working on gifting another vehicle to a family we minister to over the last couple years, held an evangelism training seminar, and currently running an emergency shelter for those in need due to the freezing temps. All this to give God glory and point others to Him!!!
2021 was such a testimony to the goodness of God and that He is still on His throne! To see salvations, healings, and deliverance as lives were transformed! Check out the video of 2021 in review: https://youtu.be/Z2s0rj2kz_w
Going into this new year we are excited to be kicking off the evangelism school very soon! As well as expanding the street ministry into the streets of Tulsa. We are currently at 21st & Garnett every Friday night and starting this month at 61st & Peoria. The Lord has been showing His favor there with the local businesses as they welcome us to minister on their property.
Please continue to pray for us and those we will encounter. We are still needing monthly supporters to keep the day to day operation happening. any amount helps rather it be $10 a month or $500. Please prayerfully consider giving so we can continue to share the love of Jesus with those who will not enter a church building. You can give by clicking on the link below and sign up for reoccurring giving or one time donation or you can make checks payable to shoulder2shoulder ministries and mail to: PO Box 724, Sapulpa, OK 74067 https://www.shoulder2shoulderministries.org/donate
We are still believing in 4 more ministry street plants - Enclosed Trailer, Sound System, Tables & chairs
Newer Van
Several events that are coming up:
Street Week (Soring Break) - this is a mission trip to the streets of Sapulpa and we invite all to come be a part of it!
Revival Run - this going to be a building fundraiser event to raise $175,000 for our very own building. The event is a 5k with block party and attractions kids and the whole family to enjoy. This will be April 9th in Sapulpa, OK.
More info to come on each of these on our website.
Thank you again for your prayers and for your support to multiply the kingdom and lift up the name of Jesus!
Please prayerfully consider partnering with us financially to continue advancing the gospel in the streets of America and around the world.
Any size reoccurring gift whether $5 or $1,000 monthly will help us plan and fund the efforts going forward. Would you consider making small sacrifices that would allow you to give money towards others hearing the gospel of Jesus you can follow the link to give online https://www.shoulder2shoulderministries.org/donateor cash or check to Shoulder2Shoulder Ministries at PO BOX 724Sapulpa, OK 74067. Cashapp $S2SMin