The Greatest Gift

Dear beloved:  Pics above, Sharing the Good News with the Kisii; Ev. Douglas and Kemmy leading worship
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. v7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forevermore.
Beloved, many people search the stores looking for that perfect gift to give their loved ones during this Christmas season. We thank God for that.  Gather the Outcasts is in Ikabo village in remote Kisii county in Kenya.  We came to give these precious souls the gift that keeps on giving, the joy of knowing Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.  The Lord has blessed us with good weather, and thousands are coming out to hear the good news of the gospel, to sing praise and worship Him, and to receive prayers for healing and salvation. Thank you so much for your prayers and support that allows us to reach places like this in Kenya.  We invite you to partner with Gather the Outcasts so that we can reach even more people in Africa in the months and years to come.  Consider becoming a monthly partner, or a one time year end gift would be greatly appreciated. All donations are tax deductible.  You can rejoice with us and the angels in heaven as many names are written in the Lamb's book of life!   May God bless you as you pray!
In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Inc., Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3  Paypal @ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com               Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh 

The Trinity

Dear beloved:  Pics  Gather the Outcasts Book; Burundi Crusade, 2017

Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a Son, and you will call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.
Beloved, many here in Africa do not have a good understanding of the trinity.  If you read God's word, the trinity is all through it.  Let US make man in OUR image (Gen 1:26).  God's perfect plan of redemption for all mankind included His only begotten Son, who came to earth to save us from our sins.(John 3:16)  And His name shall be called Immanuel, God with us. (Matt. 1:23).  We invite you to partner with Gather the Outcasts as we take the good news of Jesus Christ to the nations of Africa.  Get a copy of the book, "Gather the Outcasts: Reaching the Lost in Africa" and the gospel crusades will come alive for you.  You can send or you can go!  May God bless you as you pray.

In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654        501c3         Paypal@ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com  Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com       www.facebook.com/jimrowh

Loaves and Fishes

Dear beloved; pics, Bujumbura, Burundi Crusade; Beautiful Lake Tanganyika, looking across toward Democratic Republic of Congo
Matt: 14:17 And they said to Him, "We have only five loaves and two fishes." v18 He said, "bring them here to Me." v19 Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.  v20 So they all ate and were filled, and when they were finished they took up twelve baskets of fragments that remained. v21 Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Beloved, Jesus didn't just minister the good news of the gospel, He also got involved in the daily lives of the people wherever He went.  In the scripture above, we see Him feeding many thousands, because He had compassion for their hunger!  I have recently been taking care of two families that the Lord has brought to me.  First, the family of Benjamin, the diabetic ex-muslim boy, who is one of nine children.  The mother is gone, the father no work.  The children are hungry and have many needs, including Benjamin's ongoing medical issues.  The second family, eight children who also need food and shelter.  The mother is in the hospital, unable to walk, the step father a drinker who provides little for the family.  If you can help Gather the Outcasts feed these families until they get back on their feet it would be greatly appreciated.  Partner with us as we reach out to the poor and needy of Kenya.  There are other opportunities for giving as we near the end of the year including the Kisii Crusade coming up December 13-16.  Furniture and registration needs for the Living Water Children's Home.  May God bless you as you pray!
In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3      Paypal @ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com   Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh

A Man's Gift

Dear beloved:  Pictures, weeding crew at Living Water shamba; Burundi Crusade, 2017
Proverbs 18:16 A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men (kings).  Proverbs 19:17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will pay back what he has given.  Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
Beloved, next week I will be in Burundi for the crusade in Bujumbura.  I have received an invitation letter from the Vice President of the country inviting me to Burundi. Other high officials of the government, including the President are planning to attend.  Pray that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit will shake the nation of Burundi!  Back home in Kenya, the ex muslim boy, now named Benjamin, came to New Hope church last Sunday and gave his confession of faith. He and his mother will be baptized next week when she comes back from Nairobi. His father told me last week they were just waiting for the boy to die from complications related to diabetes when I went to pray for him. God gave him a mighty healing!  Pray for this family as there are eight children and the father in the family yet to come to the Lord Jesus.  God is moving through the Living Water Orphanage to transform lives in the village of Makunda. We invite you to partner with Gather the Outcasts as we go to the harvest, one nation and one person at a time.  Thank you for your prayers and support. God bless you! 
In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3  Paypal @ www.gathertheoutcasts.com or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com  Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com  www.facebook.com/jimrowh

More Blessings

Dear beloved: Pics, First direct flight from Kenya to America, New York City;  Masai with hand made sandals
Genesis 22:14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The Lord Will Provide; as it is said this day, in the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided. 15 Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, v16 and said, "By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son- v17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore, and your descendants shall possess the gates of their enemies."
Beloved, God is pouring out more favor on Kenya. This week history was made in the first ever direct flight from Nairobi to New York City, USA.  Flight time and ticket prices will be drastically reduced from the previous 24 hour typical journey.  More Americans than ever will come to bless the people of Kenya with soul saving missions, children's homes, medical clinics, and tourism adventures.  As we set our feet on Kenya soil, we will possess the gates of the enemy here in this beautiful land.  My Masai watchman in the picture above is open for business and anxious to sell the Masai hand made sandals.  We invite you to partner with Gather the Outcasts Ministry as we take the soul winning message of Jesus Christ to Kenya and other nations of Africa. Next up, Burundi Crusade coming November 16-18. Still looking for travel money of $1,000 to get to Burundi.  Then comes Kilgoris, Kenya, coming December 5-9.  Thank you and God bless you for your prayers and support. 
In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Inc., Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654,   501c3  Paypal @www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com   Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh

Blessing and Favour

Dear beloved:  Kenyan twins who were cojoined at birth; right, Bujumbura, Burundi Pastor's meeting for upcoming crusade.
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the thoughts (plans) that I think towards you," says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.  v12  Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. v13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all of your heart. v14 I will be found by you," says the Lord, "and I will bring you back from your captivity."
Beloved, the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the children of Judah who were carried away to Babylon, but they also apply to us in our present day. God wants to bless us and give us favor, He wants to prosper us and set us free from any bondage we are under.  The twins shown in the picture above, Blessing and Favour, were cojoined at birth and separated in a 23 hour operation a year and a half ago.  They recently celebrated their fourth birthday in good health.  I believe they are a prophetic sign for Kenya: God wants to pour out blessings and favour upon this country..  But the blessings are tied to them turning back to the Lord Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith! I invite you to partner with Gather the Outcasts as we lift up the name of Jesus in East Africa.  Burundi Crusade upcoming, the above picture is of the Bujumbura pastors planning the crusade.  The Mayor of Bujumbura, city of half million, chaired the meeting!  Other government officials are planning to attend the crusade, it will be a nation changer! Still need travel money of $1,000 and support for Kilgoris, Kenya crusade coming up in December.  The gospel must be preached and then the end will come.  Thank you for your prayers and support, may God bless you as you pray!
In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3   Paypal@ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com  Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com  www.facebook.com/jimrowh

Good Seed

Dear beloved: Pics, Zephaniah looking over maize and bean crop; Dan from Dream Team USA checking out milk cow
2 Corinthians 9:6 Now may he who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness,  v11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality (generosity) , which causes thanksgiving through us to God. v12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God.
Beloved, God gives us the opportunity to partner with Him to see His work accomplished all over the world. Through your generosity, many will give thanks to God, even those who don't know Him will give thanks for the things they see.  Just this week we had the opportunity to pray for a teenage boy in the village of the Living Water Home.  He is severely diabetic, and he and all his family are Muslim. While I was working at the farm, his mother asked me to come pray; after the prayers, he is now well, his blood sugar is down to normal.  But even greater than the healing, both the boy and his mother confessed Jesus as their Lord and Savior and want to start going to church.  Bwana a Safiwe!  Praise the name of the Lord Jesus!  First sow good seed, then comes the harvest.  Thank you for your prayers and support.  May God bless you as you pray!
in Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3  Paypal@ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com   Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh

Sowing and Reaping

Dear beloved:  Pics, boy digging weeds, the future of Kenya; with Pastor Richard Wanzala, Gospel Lighthouse
2 Corinthians 9:6 But this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. v7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver. v8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.  v9 As it is written, "He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever."
Beloved, the needs in Kenya are great. Oh that I would have all sufficiency in all things, and abundance for every good work!  Plans are underway for a crusade in December in Kilgoris.  Kilgoris is in Southwest Kenya, a Masai town.  They are in great need of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  I am trusting God for $3,000 for that crusade.  The Burundi crusade in November is funded, I need $1,000 travel money to get there as it is a long ways from Nairobi and I must fly.  I also have a book ready to publish, a book of prophetic visions for the future America.  I am trusting the Lord for $2,000 to get the book printed and in distribution. Pray about your part in moving these kingdom projects forward. Thank you so much for your faithfulness in prayer and support!  May God bless you as you pray.
in Christ, Jim   Gather the Outcasts, Inc.,  Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3  Paypal @ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com   Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh

My Lord

 
Dear beloved: Pics, Burundi Crusade 2016; New Hope Preschool children, Kenya
Psalm 110:1  The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool." v2 The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! v3 Your people shall be volunteers in the day of Your power; in the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth.  Psalm 23:1  The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.  v2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. v3 He restores my soul; He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
Beloved, King David had divine revelation of the knowledge of the Holy One; Jesus had made Himself known to the king of Israel.  Yesterday I had lunch with a muslim lady who is very curious about Jesus.  I pray that the Lord will reveal Himself to her as well, and satisfy her hunger and thirst.  I call her Rachel, please pray with me for her to know Jesus as her Lord and Savior.  The Burundi crusade has been postponed until November due to complications regarding the permit, and we have shifted the venue to Bujumbura, the capital city.  The President of the country and other high officials are wanting to come.  Pray with me that Burundi will be transformed when the power of Jesus comes into that city!  And here in Kenya, still looking for provision to finish the Living Water Orphanage project, we are close to getting all the finish work done. Email me if you have questions.  May God bless you as you pray about your part in gathering the kingdom of God in Africa!
In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Inc.,  Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654     501c3        Paypal@ www.gathertheoutcasts.com   or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com   Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh

More than Enough

Dear beloved:  Pictures, children fetching water at Living Water spring; Living Water Home, Kenya
Exodus 36:3 And they received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of making the sanctuary. So they continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning. v4 Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work he was doing, v5 and they spoke to Moses, saying, "the people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the Lord commanded us to do."

Beloved, we are finshing up the construction of the Living Water Children's Home, just painting and furniture necessities left to purchase,  I am very thankful to all of you who have supported this project with your prayers and donations.  It has certainly been a work of the Lord.  If you have not donated, there is still plenty of ways you can get involved.  These are the needs that we have at the moment to complete everything.  1.  Interior paint, labor $2,100  2. Furniture, bunk beds, mattresses, sofas, chairs, etc $3,000  3. Kitchen supplies, stove, fridge etc $1,500  4. Nurses and social worker offices, free standing building $3,500  5. Landscaping, rock and gravel, trees and shrubs, etc $1,000.  If you have any questions or need any information, please email me.  My purpose in sending out this newsletter is to keep you informed, but even more to get you involved in the work of the Lord here in Kenya. Pray about what the Lord would have you to do.  God bless you!

In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Inc., Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3  Paypal@ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com  Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh

Nairobi Crusade Coming

Dear beloved:  Pictures: left, some of the crowd at Dar es Salaam Crusade;  Living Water Ophanage, Kenya
Job 14:14 If a man dies shall he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, till my change comes.  v15 You shall call and I will answer You: You shall desire the work of Your hands.   Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Beloved, the desire of God is that His creation bring glory and honor to him.  We are created to express our love and worship by doing the good works that He has ordained us to do. When we set aside our desires and take on the Lord's desires, our lives take on new meaning, new excitement, higher and higher, from glory to glory!  We will be in Embakasi, Nairobi, August 31-Sept 2 for an outdoor crusade.  This is brother Sammy Bosire's home church territory  For me it is coming full circle, back to Nairobi where I first met Sammy and preached in 2010 on my first trip to Kenya. Keep us lifted up in prayer that many will come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior, that His name will be lifted high above every name in Nairobi.  We are also moving forward with the final phase of construction at Living Water Orphanage.  Pray about your part in seeing the kingdom move forward here in Kenya.  May God bless you as you pray!
In Christ, Jim        Gather the Outcasts, Inc.  Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654      501c3         Paypal@www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com     Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com      www.facebook.com/jimrowh 

Come Unto Me

Dear beloved:  pics: Poster for Dar es Salaam Crusade, Aug. 8-12; maize harvest at Living Water Farm
Matthew 11:28 "Come unto Me, all you labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. v29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am lowly and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. v30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." Matt 9:37 Then He said to the disciples, " The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. v38 Therefore, beseech the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers into His harvest."
Beloved, I ask for your diligence in praying the next week for the Tanzania Crusade, that the Lord will send forth laborers for a mighty harvest of souls for His kingdom.  Many great worship leaders from across the country of Tanzania will be there to help raise up the name of Jesus in Dar es Salaam, city of six million people.  When the Lord showed me in a dream He was opening the door for me to go to Africa, I was holding a bag of maize in my left hand and a Bible in my right hand.  The maize represents the harvest of souls and also the provision necessary to do the the work. Behind me on the platform was a grain silo filled to overflowing with big ears of maize.  The harvest is plentiful!  Thank you for your prayers and support.  May God bless all those involved in this crusade, and you prayer warriors as well!
In Christ, Jim   Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3  Paypal@www.gathertheoutcasts.com or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com  Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com  www.facebook.com/jimrowh 

Dream Team USA

Dear beloved: pics, Dream Team USA after church; maize harvesting crew resting in shade for lunch
1 Kings 18:21 The Elijah said to all the people, "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him, but if Baal, follow him. But the people answered him not a word. v24  "Then you (people of Baal) call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord; and the God who answers by fire, He is God."
Beloved, there is only one God, and He is the one who answers by fire.  When the Holy Spirit was poured out on all mankind, it came with fire!  Where are you in your walk with the Lord today, do you have the fire burning inside of you?  Team USA came with fire, and they helped kindle some fires here in Kenya.  You can't come here and and halt between two opinions, you are either all in or out.  May God bless them for their commitment and sacrifice.  Join with Gather the Outcasts as we finish the construction of the Living Water children's home in Kenya.  Also looking forward to the crusade in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in a couple of weeks.  We are going down there to light some fires as well.  Thank you for your prayers and support, may God bless you as you pray!
In Christ, Jim   Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654   501c3   Paypal @ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com  Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh

Jesus is Life!

Dear beloved: Pics left, with Pygmie villagers in Burundi; right, Chad with New Hope Preschoolers. Kenya
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. v2 He was in the beginning with God. v3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. v4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.  John 8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them saying, " I am the light of the world, He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 10:10 "The thief does not come but to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."
Beloved, the deep darkness is covering the land, even the whole earth.  More and more people are taking their own life, because they have no joy or purpose for living.  Even the rich and famous, who seemingly have all this world has to offer, find it empy and lonely when they reach the top.  Jesus is the antidote for a life with no purpose, He came to give us abundant life.  I pray that all of you are living the abundant life today.  Please pray about your part in partnering with Gather the Outcasts Ministry as we take the good news of the abundant life to the crusades in Africa.   We are also building an orphanage in Kenya to care for forty children, so they can also know the life of Jesus. What a joy it is to share the life of Jesus with others.  God bless you as you pray!
In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654   501c3  Paypal @ www.gathertheoutcasts.com or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com                       Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh

God Bless America

Dear beloved: Pics, left, Colby, Kansas; with Pastor John, Masai brother from Kenya at IHOP in Kansas City
Genesis 28:12 And Jacob had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. v13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, "I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants. 14. Your descendants shall also be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread out to the west and the east, and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed."
Beloved, God is affirming the blessings of the kingdom upon America.  People strive to come here from nations all over the world, to experience the freedom, the rights and privileges that we enjoy.  They also come to soak in the spiritual atmosphere, as America is the nation God raised up to send and receive misssionaries.  "In God We Trust" is printed on our money.  We invite you to partner with Gather the Outcasts Ministry as we go to the nations of Africa to share the good news of the gospel. The body of Christ is growing very fast all over Africa, the people there are hungry for hope and the good news. Pray about your part in sharing the hope that does not disappoint.  May God bless you as pray!
In Christ, Jim   Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3  Paypal@ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com                      Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh 

Stand in the Gap

Dear beloved: Pics, Hollywood Prayer Network Legacy Event; HPN Legacy National Day of Prayer 2018
Ezekiel 22:29 "The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery, and they have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice. v30 And I searched for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one."  Isaiah 60:1 "Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. v2 For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and deep darkness the peoples; But the Lord will rise upon you, and His glory will appear upon you."
Beloved, the glory of the Lord is shining forth from Hollywood! Hundreds gathered together recently in Hollywood for the Hollywood Prayer Network Legacy Event. Committed prayer warriors are standing in the gap for people in the entertainment industry. Speak words of blessings over those in the industry who are getting the message of Jesus out to the nation in many media forums. Even people in Africa watch the movies and television programs coming out of Hollywood. We want to be in the midst of wherever God is moving on the earth. Thank you so much for your prayers and support of Gather the Outcasts Ministry.   God bless you as you pray!
 In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654   501c3  Paypal@www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com                       Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com

If My People

Dear beloved: Pics, looking over the Rocky Mountains of Colorado; Santa Monica Beach, California
2 Chronicles 7:14 If My people who are called by My name, will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sin, and heal their land. v15 Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place.  Phil 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; v7 and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Beloved, I was blessed to be in Hollywood at the National Day of Prayer with over 400 writers, producers, and actors who participate in the Hollywood Prayer Network.  The Network is made up of people in the industry who are also Christians, and see their craft as a medium for God to use to change the heart and destiny of this great nation. God is moving in Hollywood! The whole earth is filled with His glory, and He is clearing out the old in Hollywood to make room for it.  God also opened some big doors for Gather the Outcasts while I was there, may be something in the offing that I can speak about at a future date. It is exciting to watch God move on the earth, He wants dominion over every facet of life not only with you, but in every realm of influence in America.  Join with Gather the Outcasts as we take the life saving message of the gospel to the nations, as well as here in America.  May God bless you as you pray!
in Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3  Paypal @www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com                          Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh

Your Great Reward

Dear beloved:  Pics, left, children enjoy new tables at New Hope Preschool; Celestine, Cristy, Kaley, Zephania, Chad, at Living Water Orphanage

Gen 15:1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward." v4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, "This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come out of your own body shall be your heir." v5 Then He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be." v6 And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.

Beloved, God wants to do something new and great for the kingdom in every one of us.  What is God speaking to you today?  He is calling each of us to step out in faith and birth something new for the kingdom, for His glory and His great name. He is your exceedingly great reward! When God called me to preach the word in Africa, I did not know one person on the continent of nearly a billion people.  But I believed, and it was credited to me for righteousness.I invite you to partner with Gather the Outcasts Ministry as we begin our ninth year of ministering to the lost in Africa. We are lining up crusades to share the good news of the gospel with many thousands of people. Pray about your part in moving the kingdom forward, in claiming your great reward.  God bless you!

In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3   Paypal @ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com                     Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh

Jesus the Image of God

Dear beloved: Signs in the heavens at a recent Botswana Crusade; right, Gather the Outcasts crusade in Burundi, 2017
Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. v16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on the earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. v17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. v18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
Beloved, we are pressing forward with big plans for 2018.  Plans are being made for crusades in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Burundi, and Kenya. Other crusades on the horizon which cannot be revealed at this time.  Also moving forward with construction on the Living Water Orphanage home in Kenya.  The security fence is under construction as we speak.  After the fence is up we can move forward with the finishing details, stucco, paint, tile, and fixtures. God is moving in Africa, join with Gather the Outcasts as we move with Him. Team USA coming in July if you would like to put your feet on Africa soil.  May God bless you as you pray!
In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3  Paypal@ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or  www.jimrowh.blogspot.com     Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com  www.facebook.com/jimrowh 

USA

Dear beloved: Pics, working on 5,000 liter tank; water flowing through the taps.
John 4:15 The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw."  v21 Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. v23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. v24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
Beloved, watching the water flow through the taps at the Living Water site was a cause for great rejoicing, a time for worship!  I'm very thankful for the Team USA, for all the prayers and donations that were given to bring about the completion of the water project.  Most of all I'm thankful to God for His strength, grace, and provision.  Turning on all the taps that day was an act of worship, it brought glory to the Father.  I will be in USA speaking for the next couple of months, contact me if you would like me to come share with your church, Bible study group, or to individuals.  Also another Team USA forming for a visit in July, pray about coming to Africa.  This is the year of the open door!  May God bless you as you pray.
In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654   501c3  Paypal@ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com  Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com  www.facebook.com/jimrowh

Walls Are Finished

Dear beloved:  Pics, left, front entrance, Living Water Orphanage Home; right, side view, ready for bond beam.
Nehemiah 4:21 So we labored in the work, and half of the men held the spears from daybreak until the stars appeared. v22 At the same time I also said to the people, "Let each man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be our guard by night and a working party by day." 6:15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul in fifty two days. v16 And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was done by our God.
Beloved, we are making good progress on the main house at Living Water.  The walls will be completed shortly, then we will be ready to put the big roof on.  The budget requirement for the roof is $7,500.  Can you help with a generous donation so we can keep moving forward?  We are also laying in 800 feet of water lines in anticipation of the Team USA coming at the end of this month to install the solar pump and get the water system going.  It is exciting seeing all the work being done!  This home will be a testimony to our God at work, as there are many muslims in the village as well as this area of Kenya. There will also be a Team USA coming in July if you would like to be part of that, start making plans now. Email me for an itinerary.  With God all things are possible!  God bless you as you pray.
In Christ, Jim   Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654   501c3  Paypal@ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com     Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com     www.facebook.com/jimrowh

Building the Walls

Dear beloved:  pictures, left, walls going up at Living Water; right, New Hope preschool children
Nehemiah 2: 18 And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also  the king's words that he had spoken to me.  So they said, "Let us arise and build." Then they set their hands to this good work. 4:13 Therefore I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the openings; and I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. v14 And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, "Do not be afraid of them. Remeber the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses." v15. And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had brought their plot to nothing, that all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work.
Beloved, the walls of the Living Water Orphanage home are going up!  In spite of trials and tribulations, and curses of the enemy, the good plans of the Lord are going forward. The children of the village are all gathering around to watch the work, they are very interested. Also on the days the materials were hauled onto the site, and the first blocks were set in place, we had two days of very nice rain to break the two month old drought. God is showering us with His blessings!  This is the time to move forward, the move of the Spirit will accelerate.  Partner with Gather the Outcasts Ministry to see the dream of a beautiful home for orphan children come to pass. Your faithfulness will bring it to completion.  Thank you for your prayers and support.  God bless you as you pray!
In Christ, Jim   Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3  Paypal@ www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com       Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com  www.facebook.com/jimrowh 

Jesus The Healer

Dear beloved:  Trenching crew, left, Paul and Alan; right, Simon, 700 feet of water lines 

Mark 9:23 And Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."  Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, "Lord, I believe, help my unbelief." v25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it:" Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you come out of him and enter him no more!" v26 Then the spirit cried out and convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, "He is dead." v27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. 

Beloved, last week I prayed for an old man in the village with a dumb spirit (he can hear), he had not spoken for many years.  Two days later he came to the orphanage site where I was working.  He came up to the fence and motioned to have me put my hand on his head and pray for him again. After praying for him, he started to try to speak the words, "Asante, Jesu!, thank you, Jesus"  Some sound was coming.  I instructed him to just keep saying it over and over, I believe it will be a progressive miracle given as a testimony to the whole village where the Living Water Orphanage is being built.  Jesus the healer is touching the people of Kenya every day, they are hungry for the word and for His healing.  Partner with Gather the Outcasts as we taking the life saving, healing message of the gospel to the nations of Africa.  Jesus spoke it Himself, "The Lord has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind."  May God bless you as you pray!

In Christ, Jim   Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3  Paypal @ www.gathertheoutcasts.com or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com       Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh 

Moving Forward

Dear beloved: Pics, crew working on water system, Living Water Orphanage, l to r, Paul, Jim, Simon, Zephaniah, Alan; chicken project, 8 weeks old.
Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, " If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. v25 For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. v26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Beloved, God has so created us that when we give up our life and our own desires to follow Jesus, at that point we actually "find" ourself.  And the harder we try to hang on to our desires and exclude Him from directing us, the more we lose our life.  What have you resolved to give up, if anything, for the kingdom of God in 2018?  Three years ago a prophetess called and prophesied this verse over me: Hebrews 12:4, "You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, in your striving against sin."  I have to say in December that prophetic word was fulfilled. The sacrifice of our Savior was brought into sharper focus. We invite you to partner with Gather the Outcasts mission to Africa, as we carry the cross of Christ to the lost, the widows, the orphans.  May God bless you as you pray!
In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654  501c3  Paypal@www.gathertheoutcasts.com  or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com        Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/jimrowh

Crossover to 2018

Dear beloved: pics, left, Team USA at Living Water Spring; right, Gather the Outcasts in Burundi Crusade
Micah 4:1 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; And peoples shall flow to it.  v2 Many nations shall come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, and we shall walk in His paths." Micah 4:6 "In that day," says the Lord, "I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast and those whom I have afflicted; v7 I will make the lame a remnant, and the outcasts a strong nation; So the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion from now on, and forever."
Beloved, as we cross over into the Year 2018, now is the time to assess, be renewed and restored.  I will be preaching an all night kesha in Shibale on New Year's Eve; we will be thanking God for all the great victories of the past year, but looking forward with anticipation for the victories yet to come. God has been merciful and very kind to me; he has protected me from many attacks of the enemy.  He has added years to my life, to Him be the glory!  We invite you to join Gather the Outcasts as a monthly partner or with a one time donation, as we share the good news of the gospel in six countries in East Africa.  We are also helping to take care of the widows and orphans in our Living Water Orphanage Project and New Hope Preschool Sponsor Program.  Any questions you have feel free to email me.  All donations qualify for tax deduction as we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit ministry.  Thank you so much for your prayers and support.  May God bless you as you pray!
In Christ, Jim  Gather the Outcasts, Inc., Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654   501c3           Paypal@www.gathertheoutcasts.com or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com  Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com    www.facebook.com/jimrowh