Houston, Texas
December 30, 2008

Dear Brethren in Christ,

Greetings in the most precious name of Jesus Christ on the cusp of the year of our Lord 2009.

We would like to share with you the report plus photos of our brother Pastor Subodh Jena who recently visited a relief camp in Orissa, India where destitute believers found very temporary refuge after their homes and villages were destroyed by marauding Hindu militants earlier this year. It is a touching account. We hope you will take a few moments to view the report by clicking on the link: http://www.theelijahchallenge.org/Elijah%20Challengers/Subodh%20Jena/Subodh_Jena-persecution2.htm. Read The Full Story…

Houston, Texas
Saturday, December 20, 2008

Dear Partners in the Great Commission,

A most blessed Christmas season be to you and your loved ones!

With thankfulness to the Lord we would like to announce the formation of a partnership between The Elijah Challenge and Grace Point Community Church in Houston. The ultimate purpose of this partnership will be to equip the body of Christ in Houston with The Elijah Challenge through a Training Center to be established at Grace Point. Initially we will function as a “coach” for the Grace Point congregation in order for Read The Full Story…

Houston, Texas
December 15, 2008

Dear Brethren in Christ Jesus,

We would like to share with you a testimony we received from Sister Laurel Stevens who attended our recent Basic Training at Grace Point Community Church two weekends ago in Houston.

“Hello from the Land of snow & ice [in Canada]. I so enjoyed getting to sit under The Elijah Challenge teaching, meeting you and getting to know you. It’s hard to put into words what God has done in me through that weekend. It’s gone very deep - felt like coming “home” to the real faith: “heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons and preach the gospel” - so simple - and it feels like Read The Full Story…

Dear Fellow Saints and Partners in the Great Commission,

Just wanted to get a preliminary report to you regarding what the Lord did today at the Evangelistic Healing Service this morning at Grace Point Community Church. Thank you for praying!

After we shared the gospel from Mark 2 where Jesus demonstrated that he had authority to forgive sin by healing the paralytic, we asked the Lord to heal the sick who were present. We ministered to Read The Full Story…

Houston, Texas
Sunday Morning, December 7, 2008

Dear Brethren and Co-workers in the Great Commission,

Thank you for partnering with us here through your intercessory prayers. Yesterday on Saturday we completed the Basic Training at Grace Point Community Church after a long day of sessions in the morning and afternoon. The Lord gave me strength and enabled me to train His servants. We were delighted to have with us a dear sister named Laurel who came all the way from British Columbia, Canada to attend the Training. The Lord encouraged us by exhibiting clearly His power to heal during Read The Full Story…

Houston, Texas
Saturday Morning, December 6, 2008

Dear Brethren in Christ,

Last night we held the first session of the Basic Training at Grace Point Community Church (formerly known as New Zion Christian Church) here in Houston. There were perhaps almost a hundred people or less in attendance. The Lord graciously anointed me to teach His servants. There were believers from other churches who joined us, including a Vietnamese servant of God named Ted Dang who flew in from Read The Full Story…

Houston, Texas
Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Dear Fellow Saints of the Coming Kingdom,

Beginning this Friday, we will be holding The Elijah Challenge Basic Training at New Zion Christian Church in West Houston. (If you’d like more information about this, just click on the link.) The Training will begin Friday evening at 7 PM, continue on Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM, and conclude at the 10:45 AM Sunday morning service. If you are in the area, please feel free to join us. Read The Full Story…

Houston, Texas
Monday, December 1, 2008

Dear Esteemed Partners in the Great Commission,

Greetings in the sweet name of Jesus.

We just received an email message from a pastor in Punjab, India named Balkar Masih. He doesn’t speak or write English, so it is likely that the scanned handwritten letter contained in Read The Full Story…

Houston, Texas
November 24, 2008

Dear Esteemed Partners in the Great Commission and Intercessors,

We
would like to share with you the results of this month’s Elijah
Challenge Evangelistic Healing & Feeding Event in India. Our TEC
co-workers Pastor Joshua Gowda and Pastor Simon Haqq went up north to a
town in Punjab called Feerojpur to share the gospel with Sikhs and
Hindus. In the 1990s they had already visited the area bringing the
gospel, but the results this time through the Healing & Feeding
Event were like night and day.

Please click on http://www.theelijahchallenge.org/Reports/India/9_India08_Feerojpur_Punjab_Feeding_Event.htm
to view the report along with color photos. The Lord is truly doing a
new thing through His servants during these last days before the Second
Coming of Jesus Christ! Thank you for partnering with us for this
harvest.

In an entirely different vein, we just received an article by Charisma Magazine Editor J. Lee Grady entitled Preparing for a Charismatic Meltdown.
It is certainly a most provocative title whether you are a charismatic
or an evangelical. The article is no less earth-shaking, especially for
those in the charismatic body of Christ. After reading it, we felt led
to sit down and to write What is Happening to the Charismatic Renewal Movement? 

If this area interests you, please click on the link above to read the article.

Our next Basic Training in Houston is scheduled for December 5-7. If you’d like to know the details, please click here.

The Lord bless you and keep you!

William & Lucille

Houston, Texas
Saturday, November 22, 2008

Dear Saints of the God of all Compassion and Comfort,

We have just received an update from our brother Pastor Subdoh Jena about the persecution of believers in Orissa, and would like to share it with you.

Brother Subodh ministers in Orissa under Pastor John Thomas, Founder of Shalom Ministries. He and Shalom Ministries hosted and trained with The Elijah Challenge in October 2007. Read The Full Story…