Fat Cows for Jesus

"But to you who fear My name, the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves."  Malachi 4:2

Father, we fear Your name.  We are in awe of You.  Thank you that Your Son, the Sun of Righteousness arises with healing in His wings and spreads His loving wings over the ministry of Deeper Still and over the participants (past and future).  We cry out to you for healing.  In Jesus' name, Amen. 

Karen Ellison signs her letters: 

"Until All Are Healed"

Isn't that beautiful?  Isn't that the Lord's heart?  Everywhere Jesus went, he healed the sick and oppressed (Acts 10:38). 

Last weekend, we had the Deeper Still Training.  Thank you to all who prayed into it.  It was AMAZING and HEALING!

After the retreats, we have the participants share how God healed them over the weekend.  We could do the same after the training or after prayer meetings.  This ministry is all about doing the Lord's work and healing. 

"But to you who fear My name, the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings..."

I entered the training with a heavy heart in need of healing from a recent wound.  I left the training free again and healed with no more heaviness!  Only God!  When we are surrounded and overtaken with the presence of the Lord and His Word, healing follows.  The Lord covered the training with His Sun of Righteousness and His Healing wings touched all those under His covering.  

"and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves."  

Now, I know we wouldn't normally consider it a compliment if someone tells us we are fat like stall-fed calves.  

However, this is great!  The people who came to the training left healed and went out with their spirit-man fat like stall-fed calves.  We want our spirit-man to be fat and well fed with the Word of God.  

In other words, we could say, we want to be fat cows for Jesus!  

Last weekend, people came from all over the U.S. and were equipped to go out and be the healing hands and feet of Jesus Christ.  Jesus is the Healer.  We know it is all Him, but He needs the saints to go out, heal in His name, and be full of His glory! 

Thank you again for all your prayers!  Let's abide under the shadow of His healing wings, get our spirit fat like stall-fed calves, and pray..."Until all are healed."

Calling All Warriors

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness, in the heavenly places.  Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand...

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints."  Ephesians 6:11-13, 18

Father, we stand against powers of darkness in the Name of Jesus.  We pray for Karen and all the Deeper Still volunteers and staff as they prepare and do the training this coming week.  Father, we pray for you to strengthen them with might through Your Spirit in their inner man (Eph 3:16).  In Jesus' Name, Amen.  

Darkness loomed all around me as I contemplated sharing my abortion story with my church family.  There was a heaviness on me.  Nausea overcame me at the thought of sharing my "secret".  The medium was harmless enough.  I wouldn't have to speak.  A flat piece of cardboard would be my voice. However,  that small brown rectangle would contain words that could forever alter my world.  The front read:

"Abortion at 19, locked in a prison of shame and guilt."  

How could a little paper box top be so heavy?

Trying to get this decision off my mind, that night we decided to watch the movie, Narnia, for family movie night.  As I watched the movie, I realized it was no coincidence we were watching this particular movie this particular night.  We came to the battle scene at the end and I saw clearly what was happening:  There was a fight going on in the heavenlies.  There was a battle raging.  Forces of darkness fighting to keep me silent while angelic forces were fighting for my freedom.

After the movie I knew I had to share my testimony.  I knew it might not be easy and honestly, that little piece of cardboard was too heavy for me to bear on my own.  Thankfully, the weight was lifted as my Lord and Savior, Jesus, carried the load for me.

I turned the cardboard over.  On the back read:

"Forgiven and set free by the blood of Jesus."

As I turned it over, the cardboard became light and a weight was forever lifted.

There was a battle--one side wanting to keep me bound in chains and the other side wanting me free.   The battle continues for countless more and we need all warriors.

Next weekend is the Deeper Still Training.  There is a battle raging and we need all warriors to pray.  Karen and all the volunteers need our prayers.  Please pray for strength, stamina, and protection for Karen and the volunteers and their families this week as they prepare and train a new set of warriors.

Also, please share this on your social media pages to spread the word and call more warriors into action!
Thank you!!!

Praying in the Laborers

"Then He said to them, 'The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.'" Luke 10:2

Dear Heavenly Father,  we know the harvest is great.  So many men and women need healing and freedom from their past sin of abortion.  They need to be free to worship you, free to serve you, free to be all your created them to be, and free to minister Your love to a lost and hurt world.  Father, we pray for You to send out laborers into Your harvest.  We pray for those you have called to come to the Deeper Still Training to become equipped to go out to the harvest fields to free abortion wounded hearts.  In Jesus' name, Amen.  

They are coming.  August 23 and 24th, new laborers are coming from Tennessee, Illinois (my old home state!), North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, California, Georgia, and even Ecuador!

About a year ago, God was working on my heart to attend the Deeper Still training.  I didn't know why I was suppose to go, but I knew God said "go" so I said "yes".  God can do so much with 3 little letters--YES.  

Please pray for all the attendees coming to the training, for their hearts to be open to hear from the Lord and say "yes" to all He wants them to do.  

Please be in prayer for us as we equip these saints who are coming to be laborers of the freedom harvest!  

Ripple Effect

"The Lord shall open to you His good treasury, the heavens to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow."  Deuteronomy 28: 12

Father, we thank you that you open your good treasury and that you give us rain in its season.  I pray for you to bless all the work of the team members of Deeper Still's hands and that Deeper Still would be able to lend to many nations the healing work you have given this team and that through the ministry of Deeper Still you would reach the hurting abortion wounded hearts of the world.  In Jesus' Name, Amen. 

Karen Ellison was given a night vision a couple nights ago.  There was a song playing in the background while Karen slept called "Scared Little Girl".  It is a beautiful song that is played often at the retreats.  The lady who wrote it actually wrote it because of Deeper Still.  The last two lines of the song say,

 "see what I'll do with your ashes, I'm bringing forth beauty, see what I'll do with your mourning, I'm bringing forth joy."

  

The vision Karen had was of a lake with what appeared to be rain drops falling down on the lake at first glance.  Karen then realized these were not rain drops, but tear drops.  These drops would hit the lake forming ripples that spread into shapes of butterflies.  The butterflies would then float up and fly away.   The Lord was showing Karen and us a visual of the last two lines of that song.  As Karen explained, "He redeems our tears and turns them into joy--like butterflies."  

All over the world, tears of women and men with abortion wounded hearts have been shed.  And tears that need to be shed, have not been given the freedom to fall.  Without the freedom to fall, there is no ripple effect.  There are hearts that need permission to grieve and permission to mourn.  

Deeper Still shows these men and women the freedom that Jesus bought for them by His precious blood. He wants us to bring our ashes to the Cross, so He can bring forth beauty.  He wants us free to mourn, not so we can remain sad, but so He can take our mourning and turn it into joy!  Oh dear Lord, how you have turned my mourning into joy! 

I also see these ripples as the hearts of those touched by the healing hand of God in turn going out, touching others, and sharing His love and healing with others.  I see this rippling and spreading on and on until all the world knows Jehovah Raphe, "God, Our Healer" and has the freedom to fall and the freedom to soar as butterflies full of joy.