Deacons & Leaders, San Salvador Because of Pastor Gabriel’s continued effort to develop relationship with many different denominations, we had opportunity to speak to two different groups of deacons and leaders, one in San Salvador and one in Santa Ana. Our primary purpose in meeting with them was to encourage them and to share the vision of Ministerio Cuervo to build a Ministry Center. It will house a place of rest for Pastors and their wives to go at no charge, a gathering

Lebanon Pastor Couple Dinner After two days in Jordan, I flew to Lebanon to meet up with Pastor Joseph. (Pastor Victor introduced us in 2017 when Pastor Joseph and I were both in Jordan for a few days.) God used the plans of a young man who wanted to work with Syrian refugees to birth the idea of visiting Jordan and Lebanon. Since, as US citizens, we are unable to travel into Syria I reached out to Pastor Victor and Pastor Joseph to see how we could help him fulfill his dre

Jordan I left for Jordan on January 15th and arrived around 20 hours later in Amman (Luan didn’t join me on this trip). My purpose in going was to hear the voice of the LORD regarding the future role of Raven Ministries in Jordan and Lebanon. Prior to going, I spoke with a longtime friend and fellow servant of the Master, Pastor Victor, who is from Egypt and currently serving as the President of an International Bible School based in Jordan. When he met me at the airport, a

El Salvador “And Elijah…said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives…there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word (I Kings 17:1)…..And it came to pass after many days, that the Word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, God, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain (I Kings 18:1)…Elijah said unto Ahab, get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.….And Elijah….cast himself down upon the earth with his fa

During our recent visit to El Salvador, we were invited to a meeting with Board of Ministerio Cuervo

Greetings in the Precious Name of Jesus! The lead trip for the Ministry Center in El Salvador was beyond our hopes. It was extremely beneficial to meet face-to-face with the Board of Ministerio Cuervo (Raven Ministries El Salvador) to expound on the Vision of Faith for the Ministry Center more fully; watching God continue to transfer the vision to these faithful men. One Board Member said “it (the Ministry Center) will be a testimony and example for Pastors in El Salvador”

We are living in a day and age like we’ve never encountered before. When the Pandemic hit in March of 2020 and world events began to unfold, Ron prayed “Lord, teach us how to live in these last days.” If there was ever a time that we need supernatural knowledge and wisdom, it’s today. I Corinthians 12:7-8 shows very clearly that we as the Body of Jesus Christ are given supernatural knowledge and wisdom for every situation, both natural and spiritual. Following is a person

Ministry Center - Message Summary to El Salvador Lead Pastors

We were invited to El Salvador to participate in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of a Church in San Salvador – El Gibor (God is Strength). We took the opportunity to also explore and listen to what God might say regarding the PK Reunion He laid on our hearts. Our Father confirmed the assignment in a most amazing way! The details would take too long to recount, so here is a quick synopsis of what happened on the last leg of our flight to El Salvador. God orchestrated our s

El Salvador “As He went to Jerusalem, He passed through Samaria and Galilee” (Luke 17:11). Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem yet took opportunity to be available to people along the way. He is teaching us this “as you go” principle. He sends us each day for a specific purpose, and if we listen for Him while going about our day/week/trip/ministry we will encounter some very amazing happenings along the way. We went to El Salvador as a response to an invitation to speak and

During the recent trip to El Salvador, our Father confirmed the idea of a PK (Pastors Kids) Reunion and ordered our steps to begin preparations. We met to share the purpose with our team in El Salvador (Pastor Gabriel, José Elias and Roberto Choto) as well as key leaders from the Baptist churches we’ve served since 2001. Last May, while in San Miguel, one of the PK’s we spent time with from 2002-2004 told us that many of the PKs he grew up with have turned away from the Chu

But what really touched me is the word "Companionship". Now that takes two...The verse states, "the Sweet Satisfying Companionship "OF" THE LORD". He shares in this too.

Psalms 25:14 (AMP) The secret [of the sweet, satisfying companionship] of the Lord have they who fear (revere and worship) Him, and He will show them His covenant and reveal to them its [deep, inner] meaning. This secret place, this sweet satisfying companionship that is "Of The Lord", is exactly that…. it comes from, it starts with and ends "IN" Him. It is all about HIM. They are "His" Secrets and it is "His" Companionship and He shares it with a select few. All that we hav

Psalms 25:14 (AMP) The secret [of the sweet, satisfying companionship] of the Lord have they who fear (revere and worship) Him, and He will show them His covenant and reveal to them its [deep, inner] meaning. Secrets, they are great when you are in on it, but not so great when you are not included. I have found that secrets themselves can be good or bad. Most of the time secrets are things that we keep in the dark, we don't want anyone to know, it might be between two or mor

If you want to be a good leader you have to be a great follower. If you want to be a great leader you must be servant of all.

The four Hebrew letters of the Name Of The Lord are Yod, Hey, Vav and Hey. The ancient picture language of the original Hebrew alphabet shows that the symbol for the letter Vav is a "nail". When you build a wood frame house the items most commonly used to hold the wood together are nails.

The Thursday afternoon traffic death of a well known, widely loved and highly respected local pastor has plunged the Oroville community into shock and grief.

While preparing a message several years back, the LORD took me to Ezekiel 37. As I read verse 2 He prompted me to look up the word “dry” in Strong’s Concordance. I told the Holy Spirit, “I got this, I know what the word dry means.” (Yes, really….I told the Holy Spirit I didn’t need to look up the word? Not too smart on my part, but He was merciful and continued the conversation). He again said to me, “Look up the word dry.” So I did. The word [3002 in Strong’s] meant……

This great story of a pigeon that reminded me of God's Promises