2007 ended with an outpouring of God's grace and mercy. As you know,
the Lord put it on mine and Robert's hearts to go back to Chekubul, Campeche, Mexico to hold a crusade. We decided that it should be
a longer crusade than normal because of the spiritual atmosphere of
that town. As you know from past letters, Chekubul has been a center of
darkness and evil over the last 10 or so years. The Lord called us to begin to pray like never before for this outreach. Weeks before the meetings
we began to pray, our brothers and sisters in Mexico began times of intercession for the town.
Well, major breakthroughs happened as the Holy Spirit fell on Chekubul. People were hungry for God in a deep way. Monday night through Sunday night, seven nights of the glory of God. By the weekend, 24 churches were represented. Some pastors chartered busses or large trucks and brought their entire congergations. Some of the churches were ones that Dad had started in the late 70's, 3 Assembly of God churches came and 3 Baptist churches brought their congergations. All 4 local churches in Chekubul came to the meetings. We have no way of knowing how many real salvations took place during the meetings, around 60-70 came just to two altar calls for salvation. Praise be to Jesus!! Countless came for prayer and we heard countless testimonies of healings and miracles.
Signs and Wonders...
A couple of things happened during the meetings I had never seen before in person. Sure, I have heard testimonies of God doing "special" miracles and amazing things in the natural relm, but I take those things as... well, praise God, that's great, but I did not get to experience it first hand. We have, of course seen many amazing and wonderful signs, like a visible cloud descending over a crowd, manifestations of angels, etc. This time was a little different. As we were ministering, I kept watching this young woman who had started to prophesy. I felt in my spirit this was for the entire meeting so I took the mic over and held it as she spoke. As the prophetic word came forth, oil started dripping off her hands! Now, I was preaching, she was on the front row, I haven't touched the bottle of oil yet, but this amazing thing started happening. We began to bring people over to her and she would lay hands on them. people would leave with oil all over their faces and head! Me included! Prophetic words continued flowing from her over an hour. Both her and 4 of her friends that came with her were so overcome by the Holy Spirit, they left the meeting drunk in the Holy Ghost, singing and prophesying and stayed like that for a day and a half!!! The next meeting, they had to be carried INTO the meeting! Their lives are changed forever. Somewhere around a dozen people had to be carried or helped from the meetings they were so overcome by the Power of God.
Folks God is doing something great. It is special, it is not to be taken lightly! But guess what people.... God will move in your heart, in your city if you will let Him!
God is doing some new things with the ministry and in our lives that I will share in the next few weeks. The word for 2008 is a personal word, it is to individuals. It is to become a lover of God, it is to spend time in His presence because we love Him! Much more to it, but more to follow!!
The Lord is moving the ministry in exciting new directions in 2008. The Lord is releasing us to minister in different areas. Already 3 trips are planned in 2008 for Southern Mexico through June and I believe much ministry will happen in America in 2008 as well.
Blessings,
Scott McDonald
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