Mission of Faith, ( Part 1 of 3)

One night in a Friday prayer meeting, God spoke throught Sheldon my friend and said, I was called by God to go to the Nations, to help the lost and the poor. I was 62 years old and married that time. Then a few weeks later, I had a dream and I was of looking at a highway on a map of Mexico and than a few days later I had a vision of Mexico. I knew then that my future was going to change, and very soon. I told my wife that I would be leaving soon for Mexico, and living in my van and I didn't know for how long, maybe a year or longer I didn't know for sure. She was not happy about my decision. She would be living alone in our house in Cle Elum, Washington, but our daughter and three grandkids lived nearby to help her when needed. This would be a whole new adventure of faith for me. Before I left, I was varelly healthy for 63 and I trust God for my health and protection. I didn't take any vitamins or supplements. Plus, I drove my van in Mexico with no insurance after six months there. My vision was 40/60,my hearing was not perfect and I also had some ringing in my ears. I also had some other health issues that I had not confirmed by doctors and a minor skin disease with no cure that was worth the side effect or the cost, plus I had a back tooth problem, but I still left trusting in God for healing and His faithfulness. I ended up staying in Mexico for almost two and a half years. During that time, I saw God use me to help the poor with food, money, and heal some people and give to a small orphanage nearby. Jesus also provided for all my needs and protection, including a house to live in the last year and a half for only $200 a month with A/C which I badly need during the summer months. There were also some difficult moments too, including my van breaking down, having my wallet stolen one night, and two laptops stolen out of my van when I was out praying and helping people one week after I replace the first one. But God replaced all that was stollen through a pastor and a Morman friend who owned an art gallery where I often helped. I also made other wonderful friends there and I had no regrets about going down there. However, a month before leaving to go back to my wife in Washington, God gave me a vision of South America, but no time as to how or when that would happen. It was several years later when we realized that the mission God call me on would require me to divorce my wife, because she wanted to be close to her daughter and our teenage grandchildren. So we sold our house there, and she bought a smaller one in Ellensburg. Our divorce was finalized in January of 2020. And I was going to go drive back to Mexico again in my van. However, when I got to the border I had a problem with my drivers license and had to drive all the way back. Then Covid-19 hit the country, and I was not going anywhere and ended up living with and helping my ex-wife for the next two and half years until she sold her house to our grandson who worked as a highway patrolman in the same city and needed a place to live that he could afford. With that decision made it told me my time was up and to move on to my mission of faith, starting with Chile in South America, where my uncle had been a missionary 50 years before. By that time I was wearing a hearing aid, and now it was also confirmed by doctors that I had Parkinson's disease which both my dad and uncle had died from. I could still walk but not in a straight line and had leg spasms because of the disease, which made it difficult to sleep at night. Plus there was the shaking of the hands that made curtain things more difficult, like eating, buttoning my shirt or typing an email or blog post. I also had more teeth issues and had some pulled and others needed crowns and the cost would be over $10,000 and I declined, because I would rather use that money to help the poor. I also had a small sore in the center of my forehead with a dark scab that made it look like I had been shot that would not go away even after the scab came off, it would start all over again. It was rather embarrassing, but I never had it checked out because I will continue to trust God no matter what. For my mission living expences I had a small amount of money coming through my monthly social security to live on, and some money from the divorce settlement which I gave almost half of that money away, along with my van, most of my clothes and almost a hundred of my paintings I still had from being a professional artist. All I had now was my faith in God, three suitcases and a one way plane ticket to Chile. Most Christians that I knew would not want to leave the country with the health issues I had. Plus, I no longer depended on medicare, because I believe" by His stripes I am healed" period. There is one other prophecy that has also motivated me on this mission. One morning back in Washington, I was so depressed that when I looked into the bathroom mirror, I told God "I need a new body, soul and spirit." In the next Friday zoom meeting that I was watching at home at the end of that evening I heard Sheldon say, "Israel, God says to me " I am going to make you an all new man." Wow. I am still waiting and keep repeating that prophecy. knowing God is faithful to complete that promise for me.

Reaching out to Borneo

I have been in Borneo for a month and a half now, and things have not gone quite like I had hoped. But I believe things are going to change soon. I know God has His way and timing and so I try to make the most of it the best I can. For the time being, I enjoy having a nice hotel to stay in and a great breakfast buffet, even when the food is not always hot. During this time I try to do something, to stay busy doing things, but under the current circumstances  that gets to be more challenging. I have not felt God leading me to do anything special while I wait, so I take short walks, praying around the hallway on my 10th floor several times during  the day and also at night, plus go to the restaurant on the fifth floor for breakfast,every morning and then every ten days I go to the main lobby to pay for another ten day stay. I doubt that they have ever had a tourist stay for the 90 days, I expect to stay here. I also go next door on the ground level to a small bakery often, where I can get a small loaf of wheat bread with only six 3/4" slices per bag to make my cheese or tuna sandwiches or peanut and jam, because the large supermarket next door only carries white loaves of bread, which I find hard to believe.  They have white rolls and other pastries, but no wheat bread. This is the only country I have been in with that limited of a selection. Anyway, I went to get bread today at noon, but they were out of the only wheat bread I wanted. However, they said they would have more after 2pm. So then I got one at about 5pm that evening. Later, I thought I would  go back down to get an ice cream cone in one of the shops in the mall that I had  last week, before they closed, but their machines were not  working any more when I got there. I could see that several children had one, but they were not working anymore. and other costumes were told the same thing. So while I was there I felt I should still walk through the mall and see who I could  reach out to for God, even  though I know His presence is alway working around me, even if I don't realize or feel it. Some of the shops were starting to close at 9pm. So I walked down to the end and turned around and walked back up the other side to go out the way I entered the mall. And that was when I saw the back of a head sitting in a wheelchair. I knew why I was here now. There was a family also standing around a small handicap boy. A father, mother, and two other older children. I smiled at them, and then placed my right hand on the young boy's shoulder and he turned around and gave me a big deformed smile with missing teeth, and eyes that sparkled. I blessed him and declared him restored and gave a smile again to the rest of the family and placed the same hand blessing the father also. There are many muslims that shop here, because I noticed all the hijabs and beautiful head scarves the women and young girls wear and fill the shops in the mall. There are over 250 million Muslims living in Indonesia, which consist of over 17,000 islands. That's more than all the other Muslim countries combined. And there are also a lot in Malaysia as well that make up the Asian South Pacific region. And here I am in the heart of it all, reaching out for Christ to touch the hearts of His children here in Borneo and set them free. While at the same time on the other side of the globe "Operation Epic Fury" is fighting to set the Iranian people free and the whole Middle East, from the tyranny of evil political/religious clerics of Iran. The underground Christian church is the fastest growing group in the world and God has often revealed Himself to many in visions and dreams and spread through the social media on the internet. Plus there are many powerful testimonies and miracles reported as well in videos seen on youtube, which I watch every day and pray for them. These videos show the awesome love and power of God that is still reaching out in the darkest places in the world where even speaking the name of Jesus, worship openly, owning a Bible or even having a portion of Christian literature can cost you your life, be torchared or imprisonment for life, for something that too many Christian take for granted. We should also be reaching out to them in prayer for protection  to be set free to live and worship God as they please. .

Song from the heart of Indonesia

Her beautiful voice won contests, but her heart was captered by God. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8RJGumQW3Y&authuser=0

Finding Jesus in Malaysia

This is a powerful video of Adam's life, a native born in Malaysia, that I would like to share. It is a message of truth, peace, love, joy and sacrifice... https://youtu.be/E0t3UYPndw8?si=kJlan0vR1PYopDCs Attachments area Preview YouTube video In Malaysia, Islam Is Printed on Your ID Card. I Discovered My Real Identity Was Something Else.Preview YouTube video In Malaysia, Islam Is Printed on Your ID Card. I Discovered My Real Identity Was Something Else.

Borneo, Malaysia

It is hard to believe I am in the city of Kota Kinabalu in Borneo that is part of Malaysian reagin that is located on the equator line, so it is very warm here. I am in my new hotel room at the Klagan Rengency, and it is awesome. It is on the tenth floor of a 19 story hotel. And it has a great view of the countryside and mountains in the distance looking east with a few other highrises and some large Muslim mosques nestled in the forest. My room is over 30' long by 15' wide with a wood planking floor, and the bathroom is very large too with a walk-in shower and large tile flooring. It has a king size bed. There is also a prayer mat in the closet to be used for only that purpose. I have a large 50" TV that shows country scenes from around the world if I want too, which is nice to look at. There is also laundry service available, which I really needed, but it is not cheap. I got to talk to the night manager at the other hotel, The Ming Garden, before leaving and we discussed the reason why I was leaving and he apologized for the high price I had to pay for the first three nights, but he was not allowed to match online bookings prices I had seen upon my arrival at the airport. However, it did motivate me the next day to look elsewhere, which led me to this hotel for $45 per night. Although, it did cost me $65 per night initially, for the first three night. The manager very find and helped me move my luggage from my room, called a taxi for me, and helped put them in the trunk of the car when it got there. We parted on very good terms, which I am very thankful for and blessed him. I can't believe things just keep getting better in every country I go to. I am so very blessed. It also rained the first four days in Borneo, but the weather has inproved since then. I have enjoyed getting the breakfast buffets at the last few hotels I have stayed at. They offer a varity of food I really miss and enjoy. I also get to experience new dishes. However, this hotel is eatra special because it is right next to a very large four story shopping mall that goes back over a thousand feet, it's called the Hypermall. It also has a supermarket inside where I can buy extra food, and there is also an ATM next to it, that really help me during my stay here. Yesterday I walked all over the first two floors, just to see what was there and meeting lots of people. I had one very special event happen when I first got there. There were two very young Chineses children in front of me as I was walking and the young girl, about 4 or 5 years old, came up to me and took my right hand and gently placed a kiss on the back of it, and then gave me a big smile. Wow, that really surprised and humbled me. I blessed her and her brother. It will be interesting to see what will happen while I'm here since it's been a while since I stayed in a country for three months. Borneo is a beautiful country with beautiful people if you go online and check it out. It seem to be the only way I really get to travel in these countries God send me to. But I am not here to be a tourist, I'm a son of God, with a messsage from His heart to declare to the people and over the nation. And I am so blessed and honored to serve in whatever way I can.

My trip to Bali

Wow, I can't believe I'm now in a Muslim country,amazing what God is doing with me. When I was back in Papua New Guinea I was wondering how things could get better for me, because I am so blessed in each new country I go to not knowing anything about it when I get there or where I will be living. But the plane flight here seemed to set the mood that good things were going to happen, thank God. The travel agency at the Brisbane airport booked me in a hotel for two days, which she thought would be very nice and inexpensive. But when I got there it was better than anything I could imagine and even cheaper when I checked the currency rate compared to the American dollar..It's unbelievable, about $30 each night. The place is called the Champlung Mas Hotel & Spa Ruta. My room is on the top fourth floor. and where my bed is is about 12x25 feet with large windows that look out to other hotels and a small community of typical houses with pointed roofs sandwiched in between and some trees and palms. Plus it has a large balcony that I can go out on through a double door. The bathroom is very large with a six foot tub and a separate shower stall. All the flooring is in large 15" cream colored tile. I also have a small refrigerator, TV, and excellent wifi access.The Asian staff is all Balian and very respectful and always greet me with a bow and praying hand gesture. They also offer a free breakfast buffet that is incredible, with fruit, pastries and about ten hot dishes, and it varies every morning. I really enjoy it as I stuff myself for my main meal for the day and then I have some ramen noodles late at night that I make with the coffee maker. and put in a coffee cup. It rained a lot yesterday but later I was able to go out and take a long walk on level ground with narrow, busy streets, when it stopped raining. The streets are crowded with small business shops and people smiling and sitting outside trying to encourage me and others to come in and buy something. However, it is still lonely sitting in my room most of my day trusting and waiting on God and watching some news and videa= on my laptop, I have not watched the TV yet because it is not very big and it is at the other end of my room. The hindu taxi driver who brought me here, has taken me shopping a couple times to buy food and help me find poor people to give money too He also told me he had a young nephew boy that was handicaped and I gave him money for the boy and told him that God would heal him. On my last day in Bali, the taxi man took me to the airport and help me get my luggage to the booking area, and before he left had a man take our picture together with his phone and then we gave each other a big hug goodbye. He also gave me his email address and asked to stay in touch. God is goinng to really bless that man and his family. It is people like him and make my mission worth while, plus knowing Abba Father is answering all my prayers for the people and country, like Bali