tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53116925461818444172024-03-18T22:59:02.181-05:00Jim Rowh's BlogProphetic Words - Dreams - VisionsGather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.comBlogger593125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-86714776715917057362024-03-16T12:11:00.004-05:002024-03-16T12:11:40.788-05:00Blessed Are the Meek<p> <img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2021-02-2817.34.19.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2021-02-2617.30.09.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Dear Beloved: pics, Mbeya, Tanzania Crusade; Worship leader/singer Bony Mwaitege of TZ</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Matthew 5:2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: v3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. v4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. v5 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. v6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. v7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. v8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Beloved, you haven't really seen the totality of the gospel message in all its power until you have been to some of the poor countries of the world. In the Scripture above, taken from the Sermon on the Mount, our Lord Jesus lays out some very profound truths. Why do the poor in spirit, and the poor in material wealth, so often coincide in the same people, in the same countries of the world? The poor have nowhere else to turn when they have exhausted all their resources, and government has very little to offer them to help them out of their poverty. "Where could I go, where could I go, seeking a refuge from the storm? Needing a friend, to help me in the end, where could I go but to the Lord?" (Gaither Vocal Band). At Gather the Outcasts Ministry, we are making only a small dent in the poverty of the village. We employ quite a number of people, working on the farm and children's home, operating the posho mill and duka store. However, the impact in the spirit realm, though not easily measured, is much more profound, as it goes on for eternity. To see people come to the Lord, especially from generations of pagan religions and witchcraft, is exciting and the most fulfilling endeavor to which a person can aspire. This is our daily walk, the fire that burns in us, to fill the poor in spirit with the Living Water, the Bread of Life, Jesus Christ. We invite you to partner with us as we take the message of truth to the people of Kenya. Pray about your part! Thank you for your prayers and support. Living Water Church @www.facebook.com/jimrowh</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-25990991286972538832024-03-16T12:09:00.003-05:002024-03-16T12:09:48.306-05:00God Breathed Scripture<p> <img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="241" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/ChildrenFundayteachingtime.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2021-02-2718.51.06.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Dear beloved: Pics, Andrew teaching at Children's Funday; Altar call Tanzania Crusade</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God breathed and given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, V17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Beloved, many people cry out for the Lord to speak to them, and granted, He does speak to us in many different ways. Audibly at times, or through nature the heavens declare the glory of God; through dreams and visions, and prophetic words given by people who may be sent to us by the Lord. However, the two most common ways are through the Holy Spirit who abides in every believer, and by His holy Word, the Bible. Many times I have been awakened by the Lord in the middle of the night as He spoke a particular passage of Scripture into my ear and mind. After we are saved, what comes next? The Word speaks to us for training in righteousness, so that we may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. What good works, you might ask? The works that He has so ordained for you from the time before you were born. Are the good works more faith, or is there more? There is more, for faith without works is dead. Put your faith into action with a mission trip to Kenya, see what the Lord is doing through Gather the Outcasts Ministry. We can build a mud house for a needy widow, minister to the village children on Funday, or conduct a conference to help disciple future leaders. If you can't go, maybe you can send. Let the Lord use you, and you will be fulfilled. May God bless you as you pray!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: www.pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com</p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-58386882934129833482024-03-16T12:06:00.005-05:002024-03-16T12:06:56.338-05:00Hundredfold Blessings<p> <img data-imagetype="External" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/bananaswithsoybeans.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 320px;" /><img data-imagetype="External" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/DSCN16985B15D.JPG" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 731px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 320px;" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Dear beloved: pics, Banana plantation with soybean intercrop; Praying for sick in Burundi</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Mark 10:29 So Jesus answered and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel's, v30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time- houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions- and in the age to come, eternal life." </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Beloved, when the Lord called me to the nations to preach the gospel, the most difficult life for me to let go was working the family farm in Kansas. That farm has been in my family for about 85 years, and I love to be there and get my hands in the soil planting and harvesting. But when I finally yielded to the Lord and gave up working the farm, the Lord blessed me with another place on the earth to till, in Kenya. And He added to that joy by giving me the opportunity for the harvest of souls in several nations in Africa. I'm not sure what the hundredfold blessing looks like, or if I will know when I attain it, but at least the joy of what has transpired so far is far above anything I could ever think or imagine. What about you, what is holding you back from yielding to the call the Lord has placed on your life? You really have to trust the Lord that He is able to take care of you, and there will be that hundredfold blessing at the end of the road. How can we say no to Jesus when He says, " Go to all the nations, baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, teaching all that I have commanded you, and lo, I will be with you always, even to the end of the age." Pray about your part in sending Gather the Outcasts Ministry to the nations, or go yourself! May God bless you as you pray!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-19843391264397210502024-03-16T12:02:00.003-05:002024-03-16T12:02:52.168-05:00Set Apart for Ministry<p> <img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2014-01-0100.00.00-522.jpg" width="320" /><img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2020-12-2017.49.35.jpg" width="320" /></p><p>Dear beloved: Pics, Buseresere, TZ, Crusade; Tarime, TZ, Crusade</p><p>Acts 13:1 Now at the church that was at Antioch, there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucious of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. v2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to me Barnabas and Saul for the work which I have called them." v3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away. v4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.</p><p>Beloved, the Holy Spirit of God will guide you into the truth in all things, yes, even things to come. You can see in the above Scripture, the Holy Spirit spoke to these brethren, and they all heard the command clearly and obeyed. Scripture doesn't go into detail about if they were seeking divine callings, it just says they were ministering to the Lord and fasting. When the Spirit speaks, you have an opportunity to obey or say no thank you. When you continually say yes to the leading of the Holy Spirit, you will be led into a place that will not be of your own choosing. That is the Apostolic calling, through that the Sauls of the world become the Apostle Paul. Little did Saul know that he would end up traversing the roads of Asia, the seas and islands of the Mediterranean, and become the most noted Apostle and Evangelist to the Gentile nations of Asia and Europe. When people in Kenya ask me how I chose to come to Kenya to minister, I just politely say, "I didn't choose it. God did." Kenya, nor any other place in Africa was high on my bucket list. But for God...... We invite you to partner with Gather the Outcasts as we take the good news of the Gospel to the nations of Africa. Even donations of $50 or $100 per month will go a long way to reaching the lost here, and providing food for the children and widows that we support. May God bless you as you pray about your part!</p><p>In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com</p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-22105093038213258012024-03-16T11:56:00.000-05:002024-03-16T11:56:09.856-05:00Structure of the Church<p> <img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2022-06-2812.38.23.jpg" width="320" /><img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2022-01-2917.29.42.jpg" width="320" /></p><p>Dear beloved: Pics, Praying for Tanzania Masai refugees; Crusade in Sabatia, Kenya</p><p>Ephesians 4:10 He who descended is the one who has also ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things. v11 And He gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers. v12 For the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ. v13 Until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.</p><p>Beloved, the infinite wisdom of God is such that the perfect structure of the church, the Body of Christ, was laid out as gifts to be given to men by our Lord Jesus Christ. These gifts were first given when Jesus ascended to heaven following the resurrection. The apostles are the sent ones, the governors, who lay the foundation of the local work on the foundation of Jesus Christ; the prophets are the guides, who drop the plumb bob to bring edification, exhortation, and consolation over nations or individuals; the evangelists, the gatherers, who through the Word and the Holy Spirit draw people to Christ; the pastors, the guardians of the flock; and teachers, those who ground the flock in sound doctrine. When a person commits to ministry in a foreign land, it is easy to see how all the pieces fit together to equip the saints for the work of service. Just as a steel building is held up and given strength by the strong steel frame pieces that anchor the building to the cement foundation, so also is the Body of Christ anchored to Jesus. We invite you to come to Kenya to visit Gather the Outcasts Ministry, it will be an eye opening, and possibly life changing experience for you. You can see first hand how God is moving in other places outside of the USA. Or if you can't come, can you send? We have projects on hold waiting for funding, including purchase of an acre of land so we can start making plans for building a school. Pray about your part in equipping the saints here in Kenya. May God bless you as you pray!</p><p>In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.com/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-34279234219917402272023-12-09T11:37:00.000-06:002023-12-09T11:37:22.512-06:00Parable of the Sower<p> <img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/maizefall2328229.jpg" width="320" /><img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2021-02-2718.51.06.jpg" width="320" /></p><p>Dear beloved: Pics, part of fall maize harvest; Altar call, Mbeya,TZ Crusade </p><p>Matthew 13:22 "Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. v23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty." Matthew 9:37 Then Jesus said to the disciples, "The harvest is truly plentiful, but the laborers are few. V38 Therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."</p><p>Beloved, one of the great joys in my life is to work the land and see the fruit of our labor translate into good food for our children and ministry. The Bible is rich with parallels drawn between the physical and spiritual harvest. In Jesus day, the life of most of the people revolved around the agrarian lifestyle; tilling the land, seedtime and harvest, and shepherding the sheep and other livestock. Life in Africa today is very similar to that. The majority of the people of Kenya live on the land and practice some type of subsistence farming. For them the thirty, sixty, and hundredfold harvest can mean the difference between having food or going to bed hungry, or having money to send their children to school. One thing that hasn't changed much over the years is that the spiritual harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. We invite you to come to Kenya and spend two weeks with Gather the Outcasts to see firsthand the work to which the Lord has called us. As you participate, you will have a greater appreciation for what it means to work as a laborer in the harvest. If you can't come, pray about sending a generous end of year donation so we can prepare for the work in the coming year. We have many projects in mind that are on hold due to lack of funds. Pray for our Living Water Church Fifth Anniversary celebration and crusade coming Dec.19th. May God bless you as you pray!</p><p>In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-69724313293328182222023-11-25T07:21:00.002-06:002023-11-25T07:21:39.169-06:00Heart of Gratitude<p> <img alt="" height="151" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage01.netatlantic.com%2Fgo%2F2142%2FmaizeJune2023.jpg&t=1700917439&ymreqid=23526914-1b2d-3e37-1cd1-2c00f8016200&sig=IELQe16hCdjG7Qdl8w.3GQ--~D" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; text-indent: -9999px;" width="320" /><img alt="" height="240" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage01.netatlantic.com%2Fgo%2F2142%2F2021-02-2817.34.19.jpg&t=1700917439&ymreqid=23526914-1b2d-3e37-1cd1-2c00f8016200&sig=MrMP.TXzPL6KIfgt2q5vuA--~D" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; text-indent: -9999px;" width="320" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;">Dear beloved: Fall maize, 2023; Crusade harvest, Mbeya, Tanzania</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;">Psalm 65:9 You visit the earth and water it, You greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; You provide their grain, for so You have prepared it. v10 You water its riches abundantly, You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers, You bless its growth. v11 You crown the year with goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance. v12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, and the little hills rejoice on every side. v13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;">Beloved, the author of this Psalm, King David, obviously has the heart of the shepherd boy that he once was when God anointed him to be the king over Israel. This time of year and the Thanksgiving holiday certainly remind us of the goodness of God. He is a provider, and the whole earth is filled with His glory. A person can't sit down to an abundant meal such as we have in the USA without being humbled with gratitude for the abundance that the Lord has given us. Its not quite that simple here in Kenya, where many children and families are food insecure. Whenever I walk in Mumias town, I am brought down to the reality of the fact, that many here are starving. As a mzungu in this land, it is an extra burden to bear simply to walk in among the people. At Living Water Church of Makunda, we are all about trying to provide for the physical needs of people, as well as take care of their spiritual needs. It can be an overwhelming task at times. We want to build decent mud houses for people, help them get out of the leaky, delapidated structures they are in. We also want to feed the hungry and homeless, as many don't have the money or land they need to provide for their families. Can you help us take care of the needy with a generous year end donation to boost the ministry? Pray about your part. We have made it easy to donate, just go the Paypal link to use a credit or debit card, or drop a check in the mail. There is no limit to what God can do when we reach out and bless people with simple acts of kindness. May God bless you as you pray! For clips of Living Water Church services, go to: www.facebook.com/jimrowh</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-58563938143308430682023-11-15T09:30:00.002-06:002023-11-15T09:30:21.080-06:00Send Me<p> </p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/bananaropeLW.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="360" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/OrdinationserviceNCC.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="280" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Dear beloved: Pics, Living Water farm, rope of organic bananas; Ordination service at Norton Christian Church</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Isaiah 9:6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with thongs form the altar. v7 And he touched my mouth with it and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity has been taken away, and your sin purged." v8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying: "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I! Send me." </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Beloved, when the Lord sends someone out to spread the good news of the gospel, he is not looking so much for consecrated vessels as He is willing vessels. The Lord can sanctify a person to be sent out, and while He is on the journey the process of consecration takes place. No one is equipped to do what God calls them to do, God equips the chosen as they go. When the Lord set aside Saul on the road to Damascus, He blinded Saul for three days and told Ananias, "I'm showing Saul what he must suffer for my sake to take the gospel to the Gentiles." Saul had a choice to make, very likely he had some fear to go with it. But he had seen the Lord, now his Savior, as he arose from his blindness and was baptized. Little did Saul realize God would use him to write many of the books of the New Testament, and take the Gospel to many of the Gentile nations. What is the Lord calling you to do that brings fear in your heart? Does going on a mission trip to Africa strike fear in you? If the Lord would speak to you, would you say, "Here am I send me?" Pray about your part in sending me to preach the good news. As you send, we go. Thank you to those who responded to the special request for funeral and hospital expenses for our adopted daughter, Faith. We still have some bills to cover amounting to $300 if you can help. Also we have a painting project in the Children's home, we need fresh paint and some ceiling repair of $500. Thank you for prayers and support. God bless you!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www,facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-5605815595255285132023-11-15T09:23:00.002-06:002023-11-15T09:23:52.032-06:00The Spirit of Man<p> </p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="241" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/Hillarynapping.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="241" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/FundayEverlineteaching..jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Dear beloved: Pics, Hillary getting a nap; Everline, teaching youth at Children's Funday, Living Water Home</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">1 Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Proverbs 20:27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inner depths of his heart. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Beloved, the two pictures above tell the story of our passion for children at Living Water Home here in Kenya. The little guy Hillary in the picture at left, is only two years of age. Already he has suffered much trauma in his short life, as he is an abandoned child. In the picture, he is at peace. He just finished his lunch and is settled in for a nap, the concrete bed not withstanding. The picture on the right is our teacher Everline, telling the children Bible stories at our Children's Funday. We average about 125 children twice a month for the funday, it is a great outreach to all the Makunda village children, many are of other religions. The spirit of a man, even these small children, desires to hear and receive from God. We are made in the image of God, so we desire to communicate and commune with our Maker. That desire transcends race, tribe, cultural tradition, and economic status. That is how God speaks to man to save his soul. We invite you to partner with us at Gather the Outcasts Ministry, either a regular monthly donation, or a one time gift to help keep the Children's Home and other aspects of the ministry running. When you lend to the poor, it is the Lord Himself who pays you back. Pray about your part in helping us. May God bless you as you pray!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-1998572420681371652023-11-15T09:14:00.004-06:002023-11-15T09:14:40.272-06:00Pray for Israel<p> </p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="241" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/twogirlscarrywater.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/222922474_10225810652602057_3288313813489080509_nLucasandBenwNaomibaptism-1.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Dear beloved: Pics, children filling jugs at Living Water; Encounter men, Ben and Lucas, baptizing Naomi</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Psalm 121:4-8 Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper, the Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this day forth, and even forevermore. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Beloved, we are shocked as all of you at the events that are unfolding in the region of Israel and the surrounding nations. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and the peace of Israel. The Lord knew this day was coming, in May in Kansas City, USA, I joined with others for a time of 21 day intercession for the nation of Israel. I didn't understand all the reasons why the Lord had me stationed there at that time, suffice it to say the Holy Spirit sees all things and impressed upon my spirit to be there. Israel has the right to defend herself, just as the USA did after 9/11 and after the attack on Pearl Harbor. My own Dad, as an 18 year old high school graduate, went from a small town in Western Kansas, to the Islands of Guam in the South Pacific within a year to help Allied forces defeat the Japanese in WW2. Jesus said, "In the beginning of sorrows, there will be wars and rumors of wars, see that you are not troubled, for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet." At Gather the Outcasts, we make a point to reach out to people of other faiths. In the photos above, villagers of Makunda village come to get water given to them at Living Water children's home. The baptism scene, two brothers from Encounter Ministry, lead a young lady of another faith to Jesus Christ. The Lord's arm in not too short that it cannot reach out and save, nor His ear too dull to hear. Pray about partnering with Gather the Outcasts, as we share the good news of the gospel with people in Kenya and across East Africa. Leading people to Jesus, one soul at a time. God bless you!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com</p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-22215834860742481922023-11-15T09:12:00.000-06:002023-11-15T09:12:12.045-06:00The American Dream<p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><img data-imagetype="External" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2021-02-2717.59.37.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /><img data-imagetype="External" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/57313528_10214368676073155_166899087638003712_n.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Dear beloved: Pics, Tanzania Crusade 2021; Altar call, Dar es Salaam, TZ</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Matthew 19:16 Now behold, one came to Him and said to Him, "Good teacher, what good thing shall I do to inherit eternal life.?" v20 Then the young man said to Him, "all these things (the commandments) I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?" v21 Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven, and come, follow Me." v22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">All our formative years we are taught the important principles to work hard, be thrifty, save all you can; aspire to the American dream. Along with this is the end goal of a comfortable retirement, hopefully when a person's health is still good enough they can enjoy the fruits of their labor and the golden years. The rich young ruler who came to Jesus had led an exemplary life; he was a good man, and had many possessions. But Jesus turned the American Dream upside down for him. Jesus told him not to guard his life and his wealth, but to give it away and go! When Jesus sent out the disciples two by two in in Matthew 10:8, He told them, "go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, heal the sick and cast out demons." Again, at the end of His ministry, Matthew 28:19, Jesus tells the disciples to "Go and make disciples in all the nations, baptizing in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching all that I have commanded you. And lo, I will be with you always, even to the end of the age." If we are to be made perfect (whole), we need to go. If the gospel is to reach the nations, it is our responsibility to see that it gets to ends of the earth. You can either go or you can send, the blessings are the same to a person either way. Pray about your part in supporting Gather the Outcasts Ministry in Africa. We have many projects on hold and some not even begun, waiting for the funds to get them going. Thank you for your prayers and support, God bless you as you pray!</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal @www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </span> </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-57505654738389303052023-11-15T09:09:00.001-06:002023-11-15T09:09:12.606-06:00Pray for America<p> </p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/93426661_10217219092211777_3137163903931252736_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2022-01-2817.43.25.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Dear beloved: pics, Prophecies for America; Sabatia Crusade, Kenya 2022</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Genesis 15:5 Then the Lord brought Abrahm 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 Abrahm believed in the Lord , and He accounted it to him for righteousness. v7 The God said to him, "I am the Lord, who brought you out of the Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it."</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Beloved, we need to lift up America in prayer, it is a precarious time for this nation as well as our allies. The leaders of this nation have many heavy decisions weighing on them, they need the wisdom of God to take the right steps. Global conflict could easily spiral into a much broader war. We also have great challenges here at home, with porous borders and lawlessness sweeping across the land. In my book "Prophecies for America", I write about a dream the Lord gave me, showing a breathtaking, large explosion rocking a city in the USA. I was certain as I recorded the dream, that it was a terrorist attack. (this was years after 9/11). As part of the same dream, I saw a familiar city in the USA filled with troops, as in a martial law type situation. You can read about all this in the "Prophecies for America" book, it also tells of hyper inflation and breakdown in the food chain. We have seen some of that already, but there may be more on the horizon depending on the outcome of the current events. Get a copy for yourself so you can know how best to prepare yourself for the events to come, as well as pray, pray, pray.! The fervent, effectual prayers of a righteous man avails much. 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God bless you as you pray!​</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh</span></p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-82855945094925608342023-11-15T09:06:00.003-06:002023-11-15T09:06:44.496-06:00Lion of Judah<p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><img data-imagetype="External" height="180" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2010-09-2717.37.51-1.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /><img data-imagetype="External" height="241" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/Fundayfeedingprogram.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="320" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Dear beloved: pics, the lion of Judah, Masai Mara; Children eating at Children Funday/Feeding program</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Genesis 49:1 And Jacob gathered all his sons and said, "Gather together, so that I may tell you what may befall you in the last days." v8. "Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise (Judah means praise); Your hand shall be on the neck of Your enemies; Your father's children shall bow down before you. v9 Judah, You are a lion's whelp; from the prey, My son, You have gone up. He bows down, He lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall dare to rouse Him?"</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Beloved, one of the magnificent wonders of the world is the Masai Mara Wildlife Refuge in southern Kenya. The sprawling landscape plays host to millions of animals as they migrate up into Kenya from the Serengeti Plain in Tanzania, in search of fresh grass for themselves and their newborn. One can easily spot the big five animals on a good safari, they include lions, cheetah, leopards, rhino, and elephants. They are accompanied by the grazing animals, the zebra, impala, and wildebeest, along with many others. The lion in the picture above was only ten feet from the land rover we were riding in. He looked old and tired, like he had been through many battles, with still some on the horizon. He was oblivious to us, yet no one in our safari group would have dared to jump out of the truck and rouse him, that would have been a foolish thing to do. When you rouse a lion, you never know for sure how he will react! I have Masai watchmen who work for me, they have shown me the scars of their encounters with lions. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, they shall prosper who love you. Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. We invite you to partner with Gather the Outcasts Ministry here in Kenya, we are making a difference in the lives of the children and the people of Africa. Pray about your part! Consider making a year end donation to boost the work, we are lagging way behind where we were a year ago at this time. May God bless you as you pray!</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </span> </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-51222994731028291602023-11-15T09:01:00.004-06:002023-11-15T09:02:51.589-06:00Psalm 83<p><img alt="" height="373" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/15977867_10154935826997264_1098867258479558867_n-1.jpg" width="280" /><img alt="" height="241" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/HillaryandMikey.jpg" width="320" /></p><p>Dear beloved: Pics, Veteran Lyman after returning to USA from Guam; My boys, Mikey left, Hilary </p><p>Psalm 83:1 Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold your peace, And do not be still, O God! v2 For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head. V3 They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, and consulted together against Your sheltered ones. v4 They have said, " Come, let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more."</p><p>Beloved, at this Veteran's Day in the USA, I want to give honor to all the Veteran's who have put their lives on the line, in the past and present, to help guarantee our freedoms in the USA. My Dad, Lyman Rowh, was barely a few days out of high school when he was shipped out to Naval Training School, and eventually on to Guam in the Pacific theatre for two years during WW2. His older brother went the other direction and ended up in the Army in Northern Africa. Many young men and women of that generation gave great sacrifice, some the ultimate sacrifice, in defending us against the evil forces of the day. Psalm 83 is a prophetic Psalm that gives us a picture of the end time battle over Israel. The spirit of the antichrist forms a confederacy of ten nations to attempt to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. Does this phrase have a familiar ring to it? I don't believe the current battle that Israel is facing is the one described in this Psalm, but it is a type and shadow of a greater battle to come. The nations are taking their stand. Beloved, the end times are rushing toward us; it is the time of sorrows, the time of wars and rumors of wars, famines, earthquakes, and pestilence. At Gather the Outcasts Ministry in Kenya we are preaching Christ and Him crucified, the only answer to the tumult of the day. Come to Jesus, see to it that you are not troubled! We invite your prayers and support, planning for a big fifth anniversary event for Living Water Church of Makunda in December. May God bless you as you pray!</p><p>In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-50452615627519077062023-03-25T08:46:00.005-05:002023-03-25T08:46:54.382-05:00Intercede for America<p> <img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2021-10-0411.28.30.jpg" width="320" /><img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/93426661_10217219092211777_3137163903931252736_o.jpg" width="320" /></p><p>Dear beloved: pics, Children at Living Water Home; "Prophecies for America", Available from Bookbaby at <a href="https://store.bookbaby.com/book/prophecies-for-america">https://store.bookbaby.com/book/prophecies-for-america</a> </p><p>Isaiah 59:19 So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will raise up a standard against him.</p><p>Beloved, the Lord recently gave me a dream and showed me there is a flood coming to the USA in the financial and banking sector. Flood represents judgment, an overwhelming event in the natural that is difficult and a great challenge to deal with. Even the highest dikes and dams are sometimes overcome with flood waters. In one scene of the dream, I was lamenting that even the scales of a certain business had also washed away. I went to look for them at the bottom of the hill where the flood waters had gone, but could not find them. The scales represent the economy of a place or country on any given day. In Rev. 6:5, the rider on the black horse of famine comes out and says, "a quart of wheat for a denarious (day's wage), and three quarts of barley for a denarious, and do not harm the oil and the wine." This is a statement of economic activity, but it draws a picture of a time of extreme inflation. The day's wage does not buy much because of inflationary pressure. The Scripture gives us hope, however, as Isaiah says, the Spirit of the Lord will raise up a standard when the enemy comes in like a flood. The enemy would love to destroy the faith of the saints in the USA through financial hardship and calamity. Keep your eyes on the standard, Jehovah Nissi, He is our banner. When everything around you is shaking, stand upon the Rock of Salvation, Jesus Christ. He will see you through! Pray about your part in spreading the hope for all eternity here in Kenya and East Africa. May God bless you as you pray.</p><p> Copy and paste in your browser window Dream description starts at minute 15. Radio Broadcast link: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/17ta2whg5v3k412/3-26-23%20Matthew%2024%20pt%202.mp3?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/s/17ta2whg5v3k412/3- 26-23%20Matthew%2024%20pt%202.mp3?dl=0</a> </p><p>In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal @ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-45073922707738266382023-03-22T23:24:00.003-05:002023-03-22T23:24:30.723-05:00More On Revival<div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><header aria-label="Message 1 of " class="r_BN D_F W_6D6F p_R P_Zjgzuf ir_0" style="cursor: default; display: flex; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 16px; position: relative; 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text-indent: -9999px;" width="320" /></p><p style="outline: none !important;">Dear beloved: Mural painted by Kaley Tuttle; Men's Fellowship Breakfast at Living Water Church</p><p style="outline: none !important;">Acts 3:18 But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. v19 "Repent therefore and be converted, that all your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, v20 And that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, v21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began."</p><p style="outline: none !important;">Beloved, notice carefully in the above Scripture, the Apostle Peter is preaching, "times of refreshing may come after repentance". When we repent and show God that we are serious about cleansing our hearts before Him, then He takes notice and pours out on us the time refreshing. This time of refreshing, renewal, revival, or whatever name you wish to give it, then stokes a fire and excitement in us that moves us to greater intimacy with God, and a greater desire to witness. In the USA there has been a history of revival such as what occurred at Asbury two weeks ago, and is still spreading across the land. God is always listening to the cries and prayers of His children. Just as on the day of Pentecost when the original Holy Spirit fire was poured out for all mankind, so God chooses to rekindle the fire in different seasons and places even today. In December of 2022, the Holy Spirit spoke to me in a dream, "In the coming year, the key is to be in the presence of the Lord." This is a prophetic word not only for me, but for all in the Body of Christ. The outpouring at Asbury is certainly a manifestation of that word. We invite you to pray about your part in helping Gather the Outcasts fan the flames of revival across the nations of Africa. As you send, we can go! May God bless you as you pray. </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh or www.jimrowh.blogspot.com</span> </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-21085141706246564492023-03-22T23:22:00.003-05:002023-03-22T23:22:41.602-05:00The Word Became Flesh<p> <img alt="" height="240" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage01.netatlantic.com%2Fgo%2F2142%2F20729644_1593778477312828_6159643264062034230_n.jpg&t=1679545286&ymreqid=23526914-1b2d-3e37-1cfd-c5000c01aa00&sig=CXLo3.Nc5.gvTbrfpRWfOQ--~D" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; text-indent: -9999px;" width="320" /><img alt="" height="240" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage01.netatlantic.com%2Fgo%2F2142%2F20729431_1594596143897728_1968886576398158803_n.jpg&t=1679545286&ymreqid=23526914-1b2d-3e37-1cfd-c5000c01aa00&sig=zmRrnjr1OV8SkdFy1sBLMw--~D" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; text-indent: -9999px;" width="320" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;">Dear beloved: Pics, Dar es Salaam, TZ, Crusade; Preaching the Word in Dar es Salaam</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;">John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right (authority) to become the children of God, to those who believe in His name.; v13, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. v14. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;">Beloved, in the beginning was the Word, Jesus Christ is the Word and was with God in the beginning. That is the reason why when the Word of God is preached, miraculous events take place, not the least of which is salvation. The lost souls are found, the demons tremble and flee, the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk. Those with no hope find hope, and the brokenhearted are encouraged. This is the mission of the Word, and when the Word is spoken over people, it will not return to God void. When you speak the Word of God you may not feel anointed or powerful, but the power of God is in the Word. Speak the Word over yourself, your family, your church, your country.! You will start to see transformation and healing.! At Living Water Church here in Kenya, we speak the Word, and have watched it change many in a pagan village into people who worship Jesus. Next week, Pastor Zepahnia and i will be traveling to Burundi, to minister at a church revival near Ngozi. Earlier in the week, we will be going to Bujumbura to the US Embassy, where we will attempt to obtain a visa for Zephania to come to the USA to minister and train with NW Kansas Encounter Ministries. Pray for our provision, safe travel, and open doors at the Embassy and in the USA. With all the travel to Burundi, the church revival, visa expenses, and travel to the USA, we have a budget of $10,000 to accomplish it all. Pray about your part in helping this mission. We want to hear from you, that God may be glorified through the preaching of His Word. May God bless you as you pray!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-91038413063454352102023-03-22T23:19:00.004-05:002023-03-22T23:19:55.049-05:00Living Water <p> <img alt="" height="240" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage01.netatlantic.com%2Fgo%2F2142%2FIMG_0587.jpg&t=1679545121&ymreqid=23526914-1b2d-3e37-1cfd-c5000401aa00&sig=FsLghdyibyYVzu3om2P_pA--~D" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; text-indent: -9999px;" width="320" /><img alt="" height="240" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage01.netatlantic.com%2Fgo%2F2142%2FIMG_0595.jpg&t=1679545121&ymreqid=23526914-1b2d-3e37-1cfd-c5000401aa00&sig=YZbI7bLLLNga48Hke5xoJw--~D" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; text-indent: -9999px;" width="320" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;">Dear beloved: Pics, Zephania enjoying a meal on Lake Tanganyika shore; Bujumbura, Burundi, preaching the Word.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;">John 4:10 Jesus answered her and said, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, give Me a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." v13 Then Jesus said to her, "Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, v14 but whoever drinks of the water that I give will never thirst again. It will become in him a spring of water that wells up to eternal life."</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;">Beloved, we are being encouraged, and encouraging our brothers and sisters in Burundi as we travel the roads of interior Africa. It is so good to know there are believers who are passionate for the Lord all over the world. After spending a few days in Bujumbura, on the shore of beautiful Lake Tanganyika, we are now in northeast Burundi at Ngozi, a place where I have preached several crusades in years past. The service today at Ngozi was very powerful, and as we were coming out of the church it started to rain the showers of blessings. Tomorrow we will be preaching again at the Ngozi Four Square Church, a beautiful new church. What a joy to share with this vibrant congregation! We invite you to partner with Gather the Outcasts as we go to the nations of East Africa and beyond. Your gift will allow us to go and you will reap a share of the blessings. One sows, another waters, another gathers in the harvest. Pray about your part in spreading the gospel to Africa. May God bless you as you pray. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;">In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-10258455835246123812023-03-22T23:17:00.005-05:002023-03-22T23:17:56.876-05:00Matthew Chapter 24<p> <img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/IMG_0609.jpg" width="320" /><img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/IMG_0711.jpg" width="320" /></p><p>Dear beloved: Pics, Zephania giving a word of encouragement, Ngozi, Burundi; tea break at maize planting time, Living Water shamba, Kenya.</p><p>Matthew 24:6 "And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled, for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. v7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. v25 All these are the beginnings of sorrows"</p><p>Matthew Chapter 24, the Olivet Discourse, is one of the most thought provoking and controversial chapters in the New Testament. Most of the chapter is in red letter, the very words of Jesus as He foretold the events that we are seeing play out today. Friends, do not be alarmed, this is not the tribulation, we are only in the time of "beginnings of sorrows." The real sorrows are yet to come. Keep in mind Matthew 24:14, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come." We have much work to do before the gospel is fully preached to all the nations. Come to Africa, Asia, India, you will find many who have never heard a clear presentation of the gospel message. Our job is to be a witness to all the nations while there is still time, to preach the message that gives hope and eternal security to those who have none here on the earth. There is no time like the present to share the gospel. A wave of glory and revival is sweeping the earth, it will usher in one of the greatest harvests of souls the earth has ever witnessed. You can be a part of that as you partner with Gather the Outcasts Ministry here in Africa. As you send, we can go! Pray about your part in bringing in the harvest. May God bless you as you pray.</p><p>In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com</p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-48665683717502843282023-01-28T10:10:00.003-06:002023-01-28T10:10:36.854-06:00Me and My House<p> <img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/IMG_0406.jpg" width="320" /><img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/IMG_0413.jpg" width="320" /></p><p>Dear beloved: Pics, Aaron and Kaley with Children at Funday; Lining up the children for lunch</p><p>Joshua 24:14 "Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord! v15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."</p><p>Beloved, we take great delight in hosting visitors here at the Living Water Children's Home and Church in Kenya. Friends Aaron and Kaley are here this week, they came all the way from Kansas to help us minister to the children and people of the village. Today they were able to share Bible stories with 125 village children, many of whom are from families of other religions, and many of whom do not get a good meal every day. We give them both spiritual food and a great meal, then teach them the Word of God. We finish the day with some rousing football games, then send them on their way full of joy. Can two young people impact the lives of ordinary people in the far away places in Africa? Yes, and only God knows the impact of their visit as many of these children will make decisions to follow Jesus in the days ahead. Also,as newlyweds, they are making a declaration, "As for me and our house, we will serve the Lord!" Can you speak that with conviction over your household today? If a ministry trip to Kenya would be of interest to you in the coming year, contact me through email and we will see what we can get set up for you. All travel restrictions have now eased, so it is time to shake the nations with the gospel of Jesus. May God bless you as you pray! </p><p>In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-11790863363730422492022-12-27T23:40:00.000-06:002022-12-27T23:40:34.437-06:00A Child is Born<p><img alt="" height="241" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/dining.jpg" width="320" /><img alt="" height="240" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/2021-02-2817.34.19.jpg" width="320" /></p><p>Dear beloved: Pics, new dining hall/conference room at Living Water; Mbeya, TZ Crusade</p><p>Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder. And His name shall 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 it and establish it with judgment and justice, from that time forward and forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. </p><p>Beloved, the names given to our Lord and Savior speak of His nature as our Lord and Savior, as well as our Shepherd as born again believers. He is all that and more. He is lowly and gentle, humble in heart, and He will give rest to your weary soul. I am thankful for the many prayer warriors and supporters the Lord has brought to Gather the Outcasts Ministry. Without you we would not be able to accomplish what we do here in Africa. Without the zeal of the Lord of hosts we would not have the desire in the first place, but when we grow weary, we know the Lord will sustain us. Nothing we do is without battle.. Even this day, Christmas eve, a former muslim who had been in a car wreck came to the church for prayer and ended up giving his life to the Lord. We are finishing up the dining hall/conference room (above picture) the day before Christmas, may God be glorified in this place as we serve meals to the public and also have a great meeting room. May the work of our hands bring increase to His government in Kenya. Thank you so much for your prayers and support. I pray you all have a wonderful Christmas with friends and family, as well as a safe and prosperous New Year 2023. God bless you as you pray!</p><p>In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-10391144078117537032022-12-20T21:51:00.001-06:002022-12-20T21:51:50.018-06:00Wedding <p> <img alt="" height="241" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/Worshipteambonywedding.jpg" width="320" /><img alt="" height="241" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/BonyWedding.jpg" width="320" /></p><p>Dear beloved: pics above, Bony and Elizabeth wedding, worship team, the bride and groom prepare to make vows</p><p>Rev. 19:7 "Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready." v8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. v9 Then he said to me, " Write: Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!" And he said to me, "these are the true sayings of God."</p><p>Beloved, God cares very much about earthly weddings and marriage, because it is the picture of Jesus Christ the Bridegroom, and His bride the church of the Living God. We were very happy to host the first wedding in Living Water Church of Makunda for Bony and Elizabeth. Bony is one of our pastors, and also serves at the children's home as caretaker. What an event it was! About 200 people packed into the church for hours of praise and worship, preaching, and then the official service where they spoke their vows to each other and presented the rings. Our Lord Jesus is coming back some day to gather up the church and take them to heaven where they will dine with him at the marriage supper of the Lamb. Will you be among those who are seated at the tables with all the saints of old and the born again believers of this generation? Praise God if you know you will be there on that day. We invite you to make a year end donation to help Gather the Outcasts Ministry take the good news of the gospel to the nations, one village and one family at a time. May God bless you as you pray1</p><p>In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks.67654 501c3 Paypal @ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-4549754526076843652022-11-26T09:13:00.001-06:002022-11-26T09:13:33.729-06:00Living Water <p><img alt="" height="241" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/bananaswithsoybeans.jpg" width="320" /><img alt="" height="399" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/springatLWater.jpg" width="300" /></p><p>Dear beloved: Pics, Banana plantation with soybeans intercrop; Living Water spring</p><p>John 4:10 Jesus answered the Samaritan woman, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, "Give Me a drink," you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water." v13 and Jesus answered her again and said, "Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, v14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. The water that I shall give him will become in him the fountain of water springing up into everlasting life."</p><p>Beloved, when I need a reminder of the everlasting nature of God, I go out to the Living Water spring and get a good drink and sit and relax beside it. It keeps pouring forth beautiful, clear, drinkable water day after day, year after year. Water is life, it nourishes our children, crops, and livestock. We also share it with the villagers in the area, they can have all they want at no charge. Jesus told the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, there is water that brings everlasting life, and once you have it, you will never thirst again. He then proceeded to prophesy to the lady, told her details of her personal life that she knew only God could know. Before the conversation was over, Jesus told her that the one she was talking to was the Christ, the Messiah. We named the children's home and church Living Water, we wanted to promote our ministry message as the gift of God that springs up to eternal life. What more could we have to offer? We invite you to partner with us as we take the soul cleansing message of the gospel to a dry and thirsty land. Pray about your part in making an impact with a year end gift that will live on for all eternity. May God bless you as you pray!</p><p>In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-20502984456174240162022-11-23T21:32:00.002-06:002022-11-23T21:32:51.015-06:00Arusha Crusade<p> <img alt="" height="241" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/groupsingersArusha.jpg" width="320" /><img alt="" height="241" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/JimonplatformArusha.jpg" width="320" /></p><p>Dear beloved: Pics, Singers at Arusha Crusade; preaching the word</p><p>Isaiah 41:17 The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none. Their tongues fail for thirst. I, the Lord, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. v18 I will open rivers in desolate heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. </p><p>Beloved, we had a good cruade in Arusha, TZ, for four days we plowed and broke up the hard ground. Arusha is a center for tourism and also a center for other faiths, so it was not easy reaping the harvest. In the end the Lord's word does not come back to Him void. We had many salvation decisions, and some great testimonies of healing and deliverance. Many more were set free of witchcraft demons and mental torment. Possibly the greatest breakthrough came on Sunday, the final day of the crusade. It had been extremely dry around Arusha, and all over Masai land of Tanzania and Kenya. I spoke on the first day, "It will rain during the crusade." Sunday it started to rain just as the crusade was ready to start, and it rained hard for an hour, then slowly began to clear. We were able to have a shortened program with the crowd standing and dancing in the mud. May the Lord be glorified in all kinds of weather. But everyone was very thankful for the rain, and it rained again on Monday, and followed us all the way to Nairobi. The Lord opened up the skies over Masai land that has been in the grip of extreme drought and famine. Pray for the Masai and for those who received salvation at the crusade. Thank you for your prayers and support.! You can see more pictures at my facebook link, www.facebook.com/jimrowh </p><p>In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311692546181844417.post-22751128326097855002022-11-05T12:12:00.000-05:002022-11-05T12:12:01.627-05:00Mountain of the Lord<p> <img alt="" height="260" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/Kilimanjarowithelephants.jpg" width="320" /><img alt="" height="399" src="https://image01.netatlantic.com/go/2142/ArushaTanzaniaCrusade.jpg" width="320" /></p><p>Dear beloved: pics, Arusha, TZ, Crusade poster; elephants in front of scenic Mt. Kilimanjaro</p><p>Micah 4:1 And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain 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." v6 "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 outcast a strong nation, So the Lord will reign over them in Zion, from now on and forever."</p><p>Beloved, we are excited to be going to Arusha, TZ, this coming week for a four day crusade. Arusha is a beautiful city that sits at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa at over 19,300 feet in elevation. It is a gateway for many tourists who come to climb the mountain, and also a gateway to the Serengeti Plain, the wildlife corridor that stretches from central Tanzania up into the Masai Mara in southern Kenya. Millions of wildebeest, zebra, impala, buffalo and other wild animals migrate through this corridor every year looking for fresh grass to sustain themselves and their newborns. We are going for a different purpose as the Lord has opened a door for us to preach the gospel and bring in the harvest of souls. Pray with us that we will have a successful crusade, and that many who don't know Jesus will have a personal encounter with Him. You can be a part of this crusade if you would like to send a donation to help support the evangelists and pastors who are on the team to host this crusade. In addition, we have significant travel expenses for those of us coming from Kenya. Pray about your part, God is moving in Tanzania! May God bless you as you pray. </p><p>In Christ, Jim Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654 501c3 Paypal@ www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts or www.gathertheoutcasts.com Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/jimrowh www.jimrowh.blogspot.com </p>Gather the Outcastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266786474534530690noreply@blogger.com0