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A report from Pastor Randy

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

I wanted to let you know about what happened at Trinity Lighthouse in Denison Sunday night. Brother Raymond asked me to come and preach after he had been here for a sectional meeting. At that meeting we had a prayer time for the pastors and again I had invited several of our family to join us not knowing that they would be praying for the pastors. We began to share the testimonies of the miracles that had been happening in our services and on the streets when we went on treasure hunts and God showed up and showed off in our sectional meeting. The next week Pastor Raymond called me and asked me to come and bring the fire we were experiencing here.

I told the congregation that I had been invited to come and impart the revival fire and that I needed a team to go with me and the church family is my team. We began praying about the meeting 6 weeks ago and we went up this past Sunday night. We ended up with 45 people from Summit going up with us.

Here is a snap shot of what happened…

In the music portion Brian Moyer released a testimony of a treasure hunt he had gone on, two ruptured discs were healed at Wal-Mart, I then stood and released the testimony of Scoliosis being healed at the Holy Spirit Conference and called for anyone with Scoliosis or a back problem to come forward for healing. One young lady came forward with Scoliosis and God healed her as I was calling out other maladies. When the shout went up I turned and asked what was going on. She stated that her back bone that had been in the shape of an “S” was now straight. When I questioned her as to how she knew she snapped at me and said, “Listen I know what a crooked spine feels like and now I know what a straight one feels like, I am healed.” We had a Chiropractor on our team and I had him examine her and he said the spine appeared to be as straight as could be.

This opened a flood of healing. Arthritis in a hand was healed, Deaf ears began to hear, blind eyes began to see, 6 hips were relieved of pain, depression and anxiety lifted with several stating they felt the darkness lift, asthma was healed, legs were lengthened, 2 cases of scoliosis were healed. I release another testimony about a rotator cuff being healed during worship and the Children’s pastor’s wife said, “I will take that for myself” and she was healed, no pain and full range of motion was restored. One lady had feeling restored to her finger tips. She had not been able to feel anything and was feeling different textures before the night was done.

WOW!

God showed up and showed off. The presence was tangible and everyone was touched. There were people all over the floor being prayed for, several people who had come in with depression even looked different when they left. It was a GREAT NIGHT!

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Outreach Blitz!

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

We joined with 1st Assembly Denison, Texas and Bethany Worship Center of Allen, Texas in a community outreach blitz in the city of Denison. ? Sunday morning 1st Assembly had many Guests and they could connect 4 of the familiesdirectly from the outreach ? they had a great service Sunday morning. Sunday night they had 3.5 hour service of worship and ministry and there was break through and many healings! Yea God!!!

Here are just a few reports of what happened there…

A 68-year-old woman had had back pain and issues for 28 yrs, the power of God healed her and she bent over and laid her hands flat on the floor, bent over backwards and began dancing all around;

A 57 year old gentleman that had been disabled because of a broken back was healed and is going to be able to go back to work;

A young lady with vision problems and was required to wear very special glasses, God touched her and she declared sight was perfect;

There was a visiting family that came because they had heard of what was going on at 1st Assembly Denison and they had come for prayer. The Mom said she felt the power of God come on her and heal her but didn’t want to go into the details. They said they would be back next Sunday!

WOW! My God is Soooooooooooooo Good!!

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Ministering to the Homeless

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Denis went to Dallas to minister to the homeless. Here’s a report of what happened.

I went down to minister to the homeless of Dallas. We had around 40 show up for the service. We had them in a circle for prayer and I went around breaking the spirit of addiction off of all those in the circle.

There was one man who had been shot in the arm and was having problems moving his
fingers. I prayed for him and his fingers started moving better.

I took a friend, Tyrone, who had been a pastor before but had taken a back seat and was sitting out of the war. The minute we started praying Tyrone stepped up and began to pray for people and the Spirit of God hit him and there was real renewal of destiny. Tyrone will fulfill his
God given destiny.

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Staff Testimony Report – March 24, 2009

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

The testimony of Jesus Christ is the spirit of prophecy . (Rev. 19:10)

What’s The Good News?

  • Brian and Jessica’s car broke down on Sunday and someone paid for it to be fixed!
  • Amy received $50.00 at the Christian Book Expo and was unable to find a book to spend it on (which is a miracle). That $50 found it’s way to Robert, one of the Rhema students that was here for Spring Break. His sister had just prayed 2 days before for him to learn how to receive. Praise God!
  • Outreach Blitz – Our young people had quite a week!! Robert, Ashton and Paul were here from Rhema Bible Training Center and were able to practice their leadership skills as they fed into our teens. That’s a win-win situation!
    • Wednesday – Dallas Dream Center – We were able to make a connection there for future outreaches and also we helped paint a house for someone in their adopt-a-block program.
    • Thursday – Treasure Hunt – There was a salvation because of the outreach efforts – praise the Lord, we all have another brother! (Welcome to the family, Michael…) Most of the ‘treasures’ that were being looked for were found, and many of our teens had the opportunity to pray with people – some for the first time.
    • Friday – E.R. Trip – We went to Baylor Garland to pray for people in the E.R. When we got there, there wasn’t anyone in the E.R. so we went to Richardson Regional and we were able to pray with 10 people! Hallelujah!
  • Sunday Morning – Ladene’s knees were healed! Karen experienced some relief from shoulder pain!
  • Bartimaeus – Troy prayed for a man with diabetes who has experienced ongoing foot pain. When they finished praying his feet were pain free and he was walking around! A lady with glaucoma was prayed for and her eyes improved. An injured knee was healed and emotional wounds started to mend. A woman who has been wheelchair bound following a sever stroke showed some improvement in both movement and speech after being prayed for. A woman who has been in a wheel chair for over 10 years was able to move her left leg after being prayed for. A lady who was experiencing neck pain was healed.

We are so excited about everything the Lord is doing right now. We expect to see an increase in power, an increase in miracles, and increasing unity in the Kingdom. Please contact us with any testimonies you have so we can share your good news!! (You may always remain anonymous if you prefer.)


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Convoy of Hope – Collin County, TX

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Two of this year’s biggest buzzwords have been “change” and “hope” – words bandied about by political parties and talking heads for all these months leading up to next Tuesday’s presidential election. The real evidence for true change and hope will only be seen when lives are impacted for the better, in a very real and lasting manner.

This past Saturday, change and hope were on display in Wylie, TX. “Change” because over four hundred volunteers from eleven different churches of various denominations came together to give to their common community, and “hope” because we all saw many lives touched by the power of selfless love.

Convoy of Hope is a first-responder relief organization run by the Assemblies of God – CoH was first on the ground after Hurricane Katrina – throughout our nation, CoH works with local churches to host what are basically carnivals of giving.

What made this particular event truly remarkable was that there was no way it ever should have happened in the first place – these events have costs, and the costs for the grounds, tents, fencing, food, entertainment, amenities, and all the other things that go into an event like this one hosting thousands of guests can run well over $20,000. The vision for hosting the event began with my pastor, and our church is very small. The costs were well beyond our own means, and beyond that of the churches who joined with us.

But we pressed on with the planning, knowing that this event needed to happen, and knowing that we serve a big God – as we moved closer and closer to the big day, donation after donation began pouring in from individuals and businesses.

Free medical screening. Haircuts. 15,000 hot dogs and buns. Thousands of bottles of water. The city donated a $700/day trash bin. Lighting. Tents. Bounce houses. Nearly everything we needed – free. All told, the event that should have cost tens of thousands came together for only a few.

And what an event it was!

Our church’s worship team kicked off the event at a volunteers rally held on the site the night before – hundreds of people coming together to worship God under a beautiful, starry Texas night. The following morning dawned clear and cool, and the weather was absolutely perfect for the carnival.

Volunteers bagged free groceries unloaded off CoH’s semi. Hot dogs were grilled, music groups from four churches played all day, and kids had a blast playing on the massive bounce houses. And everywhere you looked, there were smiles on faces, and connections being made – face to face, heart to heart.

Over 2400 people came to the event – all of them went home with free groceries, some with new haircuts, some with information about their health, and over 1900 of them were able to sit down with our volunteers who talked and prayed with them personally over their lives and their circumstances.

Without that personal connection, without a real expression of concern, caring and yes, love, change and hope are just words. When people come together to simply show the love of God, Change and Hope can become real in the hearts of those who experience it.

Andrew Padgett
The Summit Church

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Convoy of Hope

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Tomorrow is a big day for the Summit.

We are hosting – along with about 10 other churches – an event called Convoy of Hope. It is a community fair that will offer free hot dogs and drinks, a play zone for the kids, medical screenings, haircuts, groceries, and, most importantly, a chance for us to connect with people in the community and show them that there is someone who cares about them.

Our Convoy of Hope outreach is:

Saturday, October 25, 2008
10 AM to 2 PM
Wylie City Lot – next to Burnett Jr. High

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To learn more about the Convoy of Hope organization, visit their website.

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