Ministry News
Greetings in the name of our blessed Savior and Lord Jesus Christ! Hooray, it’s Spring! I have to admit that I’ve enjoyed hearing my PA friends’ snow stories, but I do not miss snow at all. I was even out of town south of Greenwood when they had their 1” snow storm. Warm temperatures are here and that makes me very happy.
Ministry is going well here with individual client, mentees and Journey Tools groups. I love partnering with Jesus and watching Him give clients the ‘aha’s they need for healing. One of Network 220’s training leaders reached out for permission to use our first toolset in their Advanced Training material. We are thrilled that it will spread to help others in Exchanged Life counseling.
Weekly prayer and Revival meetings are continuing at Grace Community Church. Lives are being transformed and people are coming to faith in Jesus. The Lord is shifting my focus to ‘training the trainers.’ I am not quite sure what that is all going to look like, but for now I am starting to do more individual training of Gen Zers who need training in studying the Bible using Precept study techniques. I am also teaching the Identity in Christ class content again at another church on Thursday evenings. My evenings are getting very busy. I love seeing Him heal and transform lives!
Testimony Time
#1 Sally is a single, young adult from a big family. As she was going through Journey Tools, the Lord triggered a significant memory of abuse from her childhood. At first, she did not want to deal with it, so she minimized it and brushed it aside. After another groupie, mentioned the effects abuse had on their family, the Lord nudged her again to face the event and get healed.
So, she made an appointment with me to work it through privately. I am so proud of her as she forgave the family member who hurt her and released them from her judgment. She exchanged all the hurt for Jesus’ love and peace and then, partnered with Jesus to walk healed and freed from the trauma.
#2 Susie was raised in a highly dysfunctional family and received mostly negative feedback from the key people in her life. She went looking for love from men and this led to an abusive marriage. People tend to connect with people who continue the messages they’ve believed about themselves.
She got free from that relationship, which had produced several children. As a single mom, she connected with another man who again was abusive, not only to her but also to her kids. After coming to faith, she is learning how to see herself as God sees her. It’s not always easy to let go of habitual ways of seeing oneself.
She is pressing in to Jesus to be her Need Meeter and the One who defines her. She is interceding for her husband’s salvation and for her kids’ salvation and healing. Our God is the One who binds up the broken-hearted. She is pressing on in faith in Jesus for her healing and for her family.
Journey Tools Update
We just wrapped up 2 groups this week and we are planning on more groups starting after Easter. If you’d like to be part of one of these groups please contact me. It’s all done online.
The Lord has blessed Donny with understanding of the investment markets, and he has launched VistaVia Wealth. He is looking for folks or companies who are not only looking to build personal wealth, but also to invest in the Kingdom of God, especially as the billion soul harvest grows. We are already seeing revival even on secular college campuses. It will take financial resources to reach the lost. If the Lord nudges you, please reach out for more information.
ELM Finances
Thank you so much to all of you who made donations at the end of 2025! Your giving has gotten us off to a good start in 2026!
Your generosity has been an encouragement to me. Remember that your donations make it possible for me to offer reduced rates to those in need.
Please be praying that the Lord brings in regular donors to make up for the loss of support from my former home church in PA.
Please pray that the Lord shows me the best way to connect with local churches here in Greenwood for support and client referrals.
Your tax deductible donation can be made to ELM and you can do so by check or by going to the Donation page of our website at www.elmphilly.com/donate.
Praise & Prayer
Praise:
- For lives that are being healed through Journey Tools.
- For growing Revival momentum.
- For several new local counseling clients.
- For my clients’ growth in Christ and their emotional/spiritual healing.
- For another opportunity to teach on Our Identity in Christ at a local church.
- For great growth in the folks in my last JT Group.
- For clients who were able to graduate from counseling.
Prayer:
- For the new Addiction Recovery program using Journey Tools concepts to impact the men and women in attendance.
- For more Harvesters as Revival momentum grows.
- For new clients and speaking engagements.
- For wisdom in each counseling session and Journey Tools group.
- For an efficient transition to a new course host platform for the Journey Tools videos.
- For perseverance in the face of unrelenting spiritual warfare.
- For the Lord to bring Kingdom-minded investors to our new fund through VistaVia Wealth