Join TheCall California – tomorrow!

TheCall CA is 13 hours away, the stage is set, and we are 4 days out from a very significant election. Some of you may be in San Diego now, but for everybody who is not, I wanted to invite you to join in with us via the live broadcast of theCall tomorrow 10am to 10pm Pacific time. You can tune into GodTV on DirecTV satellite or login to the GodTV website for the live webstream. Here’s the link: http://www.god.tv/node/402

Let us not grow weary in standing in the gap, but let’s continue to contend for mercy & righteousness for California, for our nation, and in the upcoming elections!

Immediate action needed – San Francisco’s Proposition K (decriminalizing prostitution)

Undercover video from suspected place of trafficking in San Francisco. (Not for Sale Campaign) IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED – SF’s PROPOSITION K BACKGROUND: Not For Sale is against all forms of slavery: Anywhere and everywhere in the world. It is for this reason that we are deeply concerned that San Francisco (Full Disclosure: where we are based) is on the verge of passing Proposition K. At first blush Prop K’s language appears to be an attempt to decriminalize prostitution; the terrible truth hidden within Prop K is that it would: (1) severely hinder –if not completely stop- local law enforcement’s ability to investigate and prosecute crimes of trafficking and slavery, by making it illegal for police to garner funds to investigate crimes of trafficking. And (2) de-fund programs that assist survivors, women and children, exiting the sex industry. The measure directs the San Francisco Police Department and the District Attorney’s office to refuse to enforce the State of California’s prostitution laws. These sections include the laws used to investigate and prosecute traffickers and those involved in exploiting children. Non-enforcement of these laws would send an invitation out to pimps, traffickers, and johns. According to San Francisco’s District Attorney Kamala Harris, Prop K, “would expressly bar the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking crimes. Human trafficking is a serious problem in San Francisco. Many people in the commercial sex trade have been trafficked and forced to participate in commercial sex. This measure would attempt to provide safe harbor to their traffickers.” (italics added)

Frühstück in Wroclaw with Martijn

Frühstück had a concert at Szepty club when I was visiting Wroclaw.  I’ve known Martijn and Ellen (Dutch) for over 10 years now. They are Dutch and have been faithfully spreading the Good News amongst the Poles for over a decade.  They are awesome, really cool and I love them.  No nonsense kind of people, just caring for those who are searching, and gathering them at theRock church.

the coolest pastor in town

the crowd

glory

beauty of music

Call + Response Screening Premier!

On May 15th, I met with the producers of a film called “Call & Response – Concert to End Slavery.” It’s part concert, part documentary film that dissects the modern day slave trade. I viewed the film with them and a hand full of friends. After the viewing, it turned into a prayer meeting. We prayed for protection for the director and his wife (who was also there), the producers, and that the film would make a major impact on those who view it.

It was a very inspiring time for me. I applaud them and their efforts. My heart is 100% behind them, believing they have heard the heart beat of heaven and they are trying to do something to stop human trafficking.

Watch the premier of Call + Response, and help Not For Sale build a Health Clinic in Thailand!

Not For Sale has teamed up with Call + Response to make a difference in the lives of exploited kids! At the end of every screening premier, the audience will have an immediate opportunity to RESPOND with a $5 text message donation — ALL of which will go to support Not For Sale’s own Kru Nam and her work at Buddies Along the Roadside in Thailand. Click HERE to learn more about Kru Nam and our exciting goals for the clinic!

You’ll also be one of the FIRST to see Cornel West, Madeleine Albright, Daryl Hannah, Julia Ormond, Ashley Judd, Nicholas Kristof, David Batstone and many other prominent political and cultural figures come together on the silver screen as they reveal the realities of human trafficking in our modern world.

Performances from Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed artists including Moby, Natasha Bedingfield, Cold War Kids, Matisyahu, Imogen Heap, Talib Kweli, Five For Fighting, Switchfoot, members of Nickel Creek and Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers, and Rocco Deluca respond to the heart-wrenching realities with passionate musical stylings in a concert unlike any you’ve ever seen.

The film opens NATIONALLY on October 10th and will premier the following week throughout US major cities…

ATLANTA, AUSTIN, DALLAS, SAN FRANCISCO, BOSTON, CHICAGO, DENVER, LOS ANGELES, MINNEAPOLIS, NASHVILLE, NEW YORK, ORANGE COUNTY, PORTLAND, REDWOOD CITY, SAN DIEGO, SAN JOSE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON DC

Be one of the first to join the Call: Purchase your tickets TODAY!

Hallelu Jah in the Rynek of Wroclaw

In the center of Wroclaw, the Catholic Charismatic Fellowship “Hallelu Jah”, set up a stage and several tents to do evangelism in the Rynek.  A Polish Christian folk band named “30i40na70″ from the fellowship inspired the crowd with songs that spoke to the heart and pointed to the cross.  There were also dramas, videos, testimonies, mime, and worship as well.  It was great re-connecting with some very dear friends there.

On the side of the main stage there were three tents: one full of ideas ministering to the kids, second one was open to anyone who would like to get counseling (especially drug addicts), in the third one people could watch different evangelistic media presentations.

During the five hours of the continuous program, there were many people who were stopping by, intrigued by this event.

the cross is the reason

“40 and 30 on 70″ band

(this is the most original name of a music group you’ve ever heard; the full name goes like this – “forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys” -  from Judges 12:14)

they play sort of folk music, but with a ‘heavier’ sound, it depicts Polish soul very well…

Robert Ruszczak, leader of the band and the main organizer of this event

people gathering around…

watching…                                  priest Wlodzimierz (try to pronounce that: Vwoh-dzhee-myezh)

pantomime…                                 interested….

watching

Open up the doors and let the music play

Let the streets resound with singing

Songs that bring Your hope, songs that bring Your joy

Dancers who dance upon injustice

from the song “Did you feel the mountains tremble”

one of the pantomimes

Andrzej Dziewit and Iwona Bednarz-Major (my wife)

Andrzej sharing his testimony, I’ve heard it so many times, and every time it is moving and sobering, he really has a gift…

Mroczek and Iwka.

it was a good night…

kids watching

mime

worship and prayer for the city of Wroclaw

worship

prayer time

note in a local newspaper abot the event

most of the pictures above courtesy Hallelu Jah web album

Konferencja Krajowa Polska dla Jezusa – “Poland for Jesus” National Conference

Iwona and I drove up to Kalisz for the day to participate in a “Poland for Jesus” conference.  Over one thousand people attended and we were able to spend time with many friends who visited us in Kansas City last year.  Asia and Lukasz Kupczynski did an incredible job leading worship and my good friend, Bogdan Olechnowicz, was transparent as he shared.

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Hallelujah’s Friday night prayer meeting – 9pm to midnight

Below are some photos taken both inside and outside of Hallelujah’s Friday night prayer meeting from 9:00pm – midnight.