Newsletter June 19th, 2006

OPEN HEART MINISTRIES
www.ohmint.org
15648 Bombay Blvd
South Beloit, IL 61080

Greetings Saints,

We are enjoying being with family and friends in Washington State.  We all arrived safely and have seen God at work in many ways.  As usual, Brenda has found many opportunities to encourage people with a loving word from the Father.

On Saturday night while visiting her parents and baking the wedding cake for Harvey and Andrea's wedding, Jack, a family friend, came by to visit.  He is an older gentleman from down the street who stops by quite often to say hi.  Last year his wife passed away and Brenda was at her side just before she died, leading her in a salvation prayer.

After Jack went home, Brenda made a little cake for him and took it to his house.  Jack was an atheist, but since his wife's death he has had more time to consider eternity.  She began to prophesy to him and asked if she could pray for him.  He agreed and was greatly touched and brought to tears.  Brenda knew he had responded from his heart to believe and accept the Lord.  

Yesterday, Father's Day, I was privileged to minister in Spokane in both campuses of Covenant Church, pastored by our oldest son, Ken and his wife, Valencia.  God blessed the service and I was greatly honored by Ken in a very special way.  I sensed that the Lord was preparing to pour out a special blessing on Ken and Valencia and the churches they have started in Spokane.

Another treat for me was when our two daughters, Barbie and Andrea, along with Valencia, sang a beautiful trio.  It's been my dream to have them sing trios together.  They all have beautiful voices and harmonize incredibly well.  (They are also all very beautiful inside and out in my humble opinion.)  They did record the song, and I'm looking forward to hearing it again.  Who knows, they may even produce a CD and become famous?

In the evening, Timothy and his good friend and House of Prayer partner, Anthony Coltman, led worship in an outdoor amphitheater.  They were very anointed and a great blessing to the crowd who came to the special event on a beautiful evening in Spokane.  It was an awesome finish to an awesome day.

In a couple of days, we will be receiving guests from all over the USA and Canada, as they begin to arrive for the wedding of Andrea and Harvey, which takes place on Saturday at noon in an outdoor setting.  The reception will be at Ken's Spokane Valley church facility.

We are very excited about this wedding, knowing it was totally God that brought them together and that they have an awesome destiny in the Kingdom of God.  

Next Sunday, the day after the wedding we will be ministering on Sunday morning at the Gateway in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho.  This church has been experiencing some awesome and unusual signs and wonders and we are excited to be there with them.  As soon as we are done, we will be heading back to Chicago to get ready for Africa.  We will only have about one day more or less to get ready.  We do appreciate your prayers for packing expertise.  We want to travel light, but we also want to take gifts for the workers in Mozambigue and the orphaned children in the Children's Homes that Heidi takes care of.

We are excited about what God is going to do in Mozambique in us and through us.  This trip will have adventures and heights of glory that the previous one didn't have, and that's saying something.  Please pray protection on all of our team, especially for health and strength and spiritual wisdom and authority.  

After this weekend, we will not be able to answer too many emails until we return from Africa, but we will do our best to communicate when we get a chance.  In other words, don't put off writing if you want to communicate with us.

We love you all and thank you for your prayers and support of every kind.  The love of Jesus that flows through our friends keeps us going.

God bless you all with fresh revelation of His love and destiny for you!

Ben and Brenda and family