Revival at Faith Church in Salem, Kentucky Pastor Phillip Sanders

Edit 9/8: Added Pictures

Thank God for bringing revival to His people the last couple of weeks. We have been having wonderful services and enjoying the presence of the Lord. He has been challenging hearts to trust Him and His people have responded. This week at Faith Church in Salem, Kentucky has been tremendous. Each service the Lord has offered exactly what we needed. I know that our family has been enjoying revival so very much.

Pastor Phillip Sanders and his family have always received us with open arms here and this week has felt like coming home. The food and fellowship has been great but the Spirit of the Lord has been even better. There  has been an expectancy in the air that God is going to do something special among us this week. Thank you for praying for us. I believe God is honoring those prayers.

Sister Sanders father passed away Tuesday afternoon so we closed revival last night. He lived in Columbus, Ohio so all the family will be headed up there for the funeral. Please pray for their family as they travel. We will stay in this area because we start revival about 35 miles away on Sunday.

Hope you enjoy a few pictures of Faith Church and the Sanders family.

Davy

Pastor Sanders and his wife, Sis. Debbie

Sell Those CDs Bro. Israel!

For some reason Pastors love to put on my suit coat.
It's always a hoot!

But this is the first time a Pastor put his coat on ME!

Family In Ohio

Monday night before Dryden Rd. Campmeeting some of our family gathered at Dad and Mom's barn for one last gathering before we hit the road. Dad fried some fish and hush puppies for everybody and it was all so good. Since Dad built his new barn a few years ago it has been the focal point of our family gatherings. We had outgrown the house a long time ago so it is nice to have a place to gather. Not everybody could make it that night but it was good to spend time with family. With tent revival, Dodd's Homecoming and Dryden Rd. Campmeeting this was one of our longest stays at home is several years. We enjoyed seeing everybody and spending time with them. It was especially good to be in church with them all.

Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Davy

If you can't tell, I think Dad's 1967 Airstream makes a great backdrop for pictures.

Central City, Kentucky - Pastor Alan Harris

We finished revival Friday night in Central City, Kentucky. We had great services and great fellowship with Pastor Alan Harris and his folks. It's always good in Central City but this year was especially good. You can see pictures of this wild bunch below!

We started yesterday at Faith Church near Salem, Kentucky. We will try to post more about this revival along with pictures a little later in the week.
God Bless,

Davy

Pastor Alan Harris and The First Lady of Central City

Hope For The Hurting

Dear Friends, 
We became acquainted with Bro. and Sis. DiZazzo and their church in 1999 while we were pastoring a church in Wichita, Kansas. They have all become very dear friends to us through the years. While there in revival early this summer we toured the building God has provided for them recently. As we did they shared again with us their vision to provide hope and healing for hurting people . Even while they spake I knew I wanted to have a part in supporting their ministry and tell others so that they might have a chance to be a part of it as well. 
I asked Pastor John DiZazzo to write the following letter to introduce their ministry to you. If you would read and post this letter I would appreciate it. If you would carefully pray for them I would appreciate that too. It may be that the prayers and support of our friends across the country may be a great blessing to our friends in Wichita, Kansas and to many, many broken lives.
God bless,
Davy



From Pastor John DiZazzo:
     I would like to share with you the vision that God has placed in our hearts and how He has been miraculously working to bring this vision to fruition. It is my desire that God would use this letter to raise up prayer warriors and intercessors, all across the country, who will join us in prayer for this ministry.
     First, I would like to give some background. Growing up as a preacher’s kid in the inner city, my wife, Judy, saw firsthand the effect that poverty, abuse and broken families had on individuals’ lives. Finding no way out, many turned to drugs and alcohol. Crime and prostitution became a way of life as people sought for the means to support their habits. Anger and hatred boiled over into the streets, leaving hurt and broken lives in its aftermath.
     As a child, Judy would often accompany members of her father's church into the housing projects and alleyways of inner-city Boston, where they would share the gospel of Jesus Christ. The lives of drug addicts, alcoholics and prostitutes were miraculously transformed by the power of God. When Judy was very young, God placed in her heart a love and compassion for those who hurt and struggle with life-controlling problems.
     I was saved at Judy’s parents' church in 1980. In May 1984, my wife and I were married, and in November 1985, God sent us to pioneer a work in Wichita, Kansas. Together Judy and I share a tremendous burden for those who are bruised, broken and hurting. And God has placed a burden and vision deep in our hearts for a Christ-centered, residential discipleship program that would bring hope to hurting people. It will be called “Hope for the Hurting.”
     Many of our church members are actively involved in street and jail ministry. We are thankful that God has blessed us with people who share this vision and are committed to praying it through to fruition. We are compelled to action by an overwhelming desire to be God’s hand extended to those in need.
     The vision has gradually unfolded over the years as we have earnestly sought God’s direction. The turning point came in June 2010, when Brother Davy Boggs preached a message entitled, “It Is Time to Paint the Nursery.” The message was about God’s promise to give Abraham and Sarah a child.  After many years, the time came for Abraham and Sarah to "paint the nursery" (i.e. get prepared, because God was ready to fulfill the promise).  Brother Boggs exhorted that there is a time when we need to step out in faith and prepare to receive what God has promised. That message really spoke to our church and into my heart. That night God spoke through prophecy and told us it was time for us to move forward in faith because "it was time to paint the nursery.” And He said He would show us what to do as we sought Him.
     At the time I really had no idea what the Lord was referring to, but as we prayed it became clear that God was saying it was time to launch out in faith and begin to prepare for the Hope for the Hurting ministry. We shared in a message at church what God was doing and the vision that was in our hearts. God spoke through prophecy that night and instructed us to pursue the Hope for the Hurting ministry aggressively. Soon $90,000 in combined donations miraculously came into our possession. Shortly thereafter we received another donation from outside our church for $15,000. We have not conducted fund-raisers or asked anyone for financial support. It has been the hand of God that has moved on our behalf.
     We then began to look for a building that would suit our purposes. We looked at several but never felt any leading to attempt to purchase any of them. God eventually led us to a 15,000 sq. ft. church building located in the heart of the neighborhood we have been called to and on the main street that passes through this end of town. When my wife and I looked at it, we were amazed at the potential for housing on the second floor of this facility. In addition, the rest of the building could accommodate our church's needs for many years to come.
Some of the building had been water-damaged, so they were asking only $125,000 as is. After much prayer, we saw God move miraculously, enabling us to purchase the building for $120,000, which was all we had.
Now we owned the building but had no money to renovate. We began to pray, and God has provided another $125,000 in anonymous donations, some from our congregation, and some from far and wide.  Talk about a miracle! To date we owe nothing; however, the work is not completed.
     As I write this, we are about halfway through the renovations. We are lacking $40,000 to finish the housing for the residential program (which is our primary objective) and another $85,000 to be able to move our congregation into the new church.
     We are working almost weekly with potential Hope for the Hurting candidates, and it breaks our hearts that we are not ready to offer them the program. However, we are confident that the God who has provided to this point is the same God who will move once again.
     We are presently putting together our staff (all volunteers from our congregation), and we are putting the final touches on the program and volunteer manuals. My wife will direct the program and we will soon begin training staff and other volunteers from our congregation who want to work for God.
     Once construction is completed, we will be able to house up to 16 residents and four staff members. However, we intend to start off small (with about four residents) and gradually grow to full capacity. The program will be a minimum of one year and is designed for individuals who show a true desire for Christ and for permanent life change. The program will be strict and well-structured with a full schedule of Bible and life skill classes, counseling and activities. We will instruct residents in all aspects of Christian living and assist them in all phases of integration into independent living. They will not graduate from the program until they have obtained employment and an independent residence. Then we will continue to work with them to assure that they become stable Christians and productive members of society.
We are asking for individuals and churches to join us in prayer as we embark on this faith journey.  We know that when God’s people unite in prayer, great things happen. This is God’s work and He will respond to our prayer of faith.
If you would like to know more about this ministry or would like to receive our monthly Hope for the Hurting news-letter, please let us know.  We would be glad to keep you updated on our progress now and once the program begins.

Please contact:
Pastor John DiZazzo
pastorjd@cox.net                        
(Cell) 316-409-2712

Judy DiZazzo (Program Director)
judizazzo@cox.net             
(Cell) 316-680-8577


In His Service,

Pastor John DiZazzo

On The Road Again - Newsletter - August 31, 2011

It is time for Odie’s Newsletter again. You are welcome to print this and post it any where you like. God bless you all.

On The Road Again!
Published by Odie Podie Music
Volume 9 Issue 4
August 31, 2011
www.davykellyandodie.com

Boggs Family Ministries
P.O. Box 28
Waynesville, OH 45068
316-992-4658
Odie’s View
From The Back
When I last wrote we were in in Weir Kansas doing our third tent revival of the season. We had a superb time with Pastor James Fellers and congregation of Faith Tabernacle.
It was our privilege to be a part of Elco Family Camp this year in Illinois. Thanks to Pastor Geoff Bond and all the board for the inviting us to be with you again! Dad preached the morning services and Bro. Michael Switzer preached the night services. We really enjoyed getting to work with Bro. and Sis. Switzer!! The entire meeting was the boost we needed to get us through the summer!
Pastor T.L. Futral and Paducah Holiness opened their doors to us again as we were passing through. We had two great services with them in Paducah, Kentucky! Dad was in heaven because their ladies prepared an awesome meal!!
Elkton, Virginia was the location of our fourth tent revival. The Deanes were so gracious to team up with us and host two revivals. We had a great time in Elkton and many people visited the revival and received help. We are so thankful for everyone who supported the revival in Rockingham County!
It was our pleasure to be with Pastor Ken Taylor and the sweet people at Bristow Assembly. The Lord definitely visited us in Bristow, Virginia!!
Still in Virginia we headed to Ruckersville. It is across the mountain from Elkton. We set up the tent and had two wonderful services. Again we were blessed to have Bro. Eddie Deane and family working with us. The town’s folk were excited about revival. We had high expectations of a wonderful move of God in Greene County. Greene County officials had other ideas. Because of a so called “Zoning Ordinance” they forced us close down revival. It really was nothing but religious discrimination!!
It was a disappointment to not be able to complete the meeting. Through it all we were reminded to trust God even if His plan is different than ours. Hopefully in the future things will change and we can return to Greene County for a full revival. Complete info on the Greene County Revival can be found on our blog.
We owe a huge thank you to Pastor Buzzy Deane and everyone at Sandy Bottom Holiness Church. They supported both tent revivals in Virginia so much! We are thankful to call you our friends! May God bless you abundantly!!!
Then we journeyed home to Ohio. I am glad God allowed us to have our final tent revival in Waynesville. It was an honor to sow the seed of the Gospel in our home town. We had a wonderful time every night. It was super exciting to have Bro. Jimmy, Sis. Shauna Millikin and the kids with us again! They were definitely a hit in Ohio.
Our “Summer of Tent Revivals” is finished. The tent was put up six times this year. We had some grand times under the tent! Souls were saved and encouraged and seeds were planted in each revival. I pray they continue to grow!! Thank you for your prayers!!! The weather was great for tent revivals too.
Thanks to Pastors Acy Wendell Lamb and Bill Lamb. It was great to be in service with you at your churches while we were in Ohio.
Pastor Rex Lloyd of Dodds Pentecostal Church invited Dad to preach Homecoming this year. It was an honor to do Homecoming in the church where Dad was raised. Food was great too!
Campmeeting at our home church, is always amazing. This year topped our expectations! We heard great preaching from God’s word and felt His presence. It is very encouraging to see my Pastor Bro. Bennie Sutherland and church receive help! We are blessed with a wonderful church family!!!
Currently we are at Trinity Pentecostal Church in Central City, Kentucky. We are having a great time with Pastor Alan Harris. Revival started off right with Homecoming and is going great.
Well, I hear the engine starting so I better go ‘cause we’re On the Road Again.


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September 4-9 Salem, KY, Faith Church, Pastor Philip Sanders
September 11-14 Paducah, KY, Southside Holiness, Pastor Noah Martinez
September 15-16 Metropolis, IL, Cherry St., Pastor Russell Gilbert
September 18-23 West Plains, MO, Junction Hill, Pastor Dwain Galiher
September 25-October 2 Wilmer, AL, Tanner Williams Holiness, Pastor Donald C. Williamson, Homecoming 10/2
October 3-7 Richton, MS, Tent Revival, Pastor Scott Morris
October 9-14 Wartburg, TN, Beechfork, Pastor Herman Woods
October 16-21 Independence, IA, Calvary Evangelistic, Pastor William Hill
October 23-26 Florence, MT, Sun Valley Church, Pastor Mike Metzger
October 30-November 4 Atwater, CA, Amazing Grace, Pastor Jared Burris
November 13-18 El Mirage, AZ, Desert Cove, Pastor Jimmy Munoz
January 1-13 Blair, OK, Trinity Holiness, Pastor Billy Ray Hudson
January 15-20 Neosho, MO, Victory Assembly, Pastor James Link
January 22-27 Broken Arrow, OK, South Mission, Pastor Leon Rich,
January 29-February 3 Weir, KS, Faith Tabernacle, Pastor James Fellers
February 5– Claremore, OK, Westside, Pastor Darrell Meadow