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Glory Rain In Seattle!
April 9, 2003
GLORY RAIN IN SEATTLE - Report by Joshua Mills New Wine International Ministries www.NewWineMusic.com
We have just returned from our weekend "Worship from the Waterfall" conference in Seattle, Washington at River Glory International Church with Pastors Steve & Karen Meyering. We had a tremendous weekend full of the Word, worship and miracles - with the Lord releasing and bringing forth many new prophetic songs. During these times of worship you could feel the Lord raining down His "glory showers" and as His Glory fell many people were healed of all manner of sickness and disease.
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I arrived in Seattle on Wednesday afternoon, by way of Greyhound Bus, within ten minutes of being at the Pastor's house on my arrival, the Lord put a new song on my lips called "Glory Rain" and it became the theme song for our weekend. Our first meeting was at the home of Pastor Steve and Karen, where they had a Wednesday night homegroup. Before we began one lady shared that as she was preparing to come to the meeting, she saw two Angels in her house. One Angel was wearing a victory crown on his head, and she saw the other Angel in her bedroom sprinkling gold dust over her bed. She wasn't sure why the Angel was over her bed, so she inquired of the Lord, and he reminded her that she had been having nightmares, so he placed that Angel there to protect her mind while she was sleeping! Once the meeting started we sang and worshiped together in the Spirit until the Glory of God came to such a degree that many wanted to lay down on the floor and "soak" in the River. While some people were on the floor God began giving them dreams and visions. One lady shared this vision with me, and later wrote it down on paper, she said: "I saw Jesus walking through some clouds. As he walked the clouds parted and disappeared revealing mounds and mounds of sparkling diamonds. The Lord said they were His children (us). We are His sparkling diamonds, His precious gems. We sparkle and shine in the darkness, like diamonds."
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On Friday night we started the conference meetings at River Glory Church. Again it was a time of soaking in God's presence. We sang many new songs birthed by the Holy Spirit, and after worship I spoke a little bit about "God's Visible Glory" (which, by the way, is also the title of my new book, now available in our online bookstore). After the meeting I found out that two ladies had driven all the way from Coos Bay, Oregon to be in the meeting on Friday night (that's about an eight hour drive each way!). When I heard about it, I was so blessed, because it spoke to me of their hunger and thirsting for the things of the Spirit. God is wanting and willing to pour out His Spirit upon all flesh (Acts 2) but we need to hunger and thirst for Him to do it.
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Saturday evening as we worshiped I began to declare God's healing virtue and healing oil pouring down on those present. Many were healed. We sang spontaneous songs as the Holy Spirit gave utterance. Two ladies and one man later testified that God had released them into dance like never before, they felt as though they were set free in the anointing. When it was time for me to preach I felt entirely intoxicated by the sweet presence of Jesus. I was drunk on the Holy Ghost. So I encouraged many others to continue drinking (as the New Wine had been released during worship), many people were laughing and giggling as the Lord was touching His people. A couple of Pastors (husband and wife) from Kenya, Africa were present in the meetings and God touched them in such a glorious way! That night I ministered on "Praise, Worship & Glory" and the connection between all three. Later on I gave the altar call for those present to receive "a touch of God's glory" - many came forward and Jesus touched them with His anointing. One young lady asked me to pray for her baby, and as I did the Glory of God came all over that little baby - she went home sparkling and shining with God's presence as the gold dust fell on her. As the conference continued many people came forth testifying of God's healing power! One 70-year-old lady said she felt it as God lifted all of the arthritis from her body. Pastor Steve said he felt God healing his heart. One other lady testified of being completely healed from her stomach pains. Also, a 78-year-old lady was healed from her chest pains and foot problems. That night as we declared healing through word and song, Pastor Karen was raised from her bed at home, as she had been sick for two days. JESUS IS LORD!
*** Sunday morning we saw God send down a spontaneous "hail storm of ice" around the church as we sang the song "Glory Rain" - outside we could see neighbors and people standing in their driveway watching what was happening. Many people told me that they never experience hail storms in Seattle, and they felt as though it was a prophetic sign of God's glory raining down on the Northwest. We spent all weekend DECLARING GOD'S GLORY OVER SEATTLE! If you're experiencing dryness in your city and you feel as though the Holy Ghost has forgotten about your region, begin declaring His Glory (Psalm 98)! Take hold of the promises He has given you in the bible and begin speaking them forth! Declare signs, wonders and miracles in your situations that look impossible! Janet and I have been doing this everywhere we go. As we are faithful to declare it, God is always faithful to perform it! That evening as I was preaching we saw God release gold dust in my bible and as I began placing the gold dust on prayer cloths for those in need, God sent His wonderful fragrance from heaven. Many people smelled the sweet presence of Jesus, and as they did they became drunk in the Holy Spirit. One lady received a creative miracle as God created cartilage in her knees and also healed her of back pain. Another woman was healed from her past, and God restored all that had been taken away from her. Also, that evening I was surprised as one of the men present gave me a first class airline ticket so I wouldn't have to take the Greyhound bus to minister in San Diego and back home to Canada! In John chapter 2, Jesus changes the water into wine, and Hebrews 13:8 says that "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever" - so I praise God as He changed my Bus Ticket into a First-Class Airline Ticket! Jesus did miracles before, and He's still doing miracles today!
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