People turning to Christ in California!

We are in California now for meetings with supporters, prayer partners and ministry partners, and we have been greatly encouraged by what we see as vibrancy of faith in Christ in multiple fronts.  For one, we have met many people who have an active faith in Christ, people filled with his joy and peace and purpose.  We often talk to people about faith in Christ, and have found that many people we have spoken to about Christ have already made a commitment to him, and are seeking to active live out that faith.  Just today we were in a convenience store, and contemporary Christian music was playing on the loudspeakers.  We spoke to the manager and another clerk, and found they loved God and testified to their faith in Christ.   Parking attendants we met love God and seek to serve him in their daily lives.  Large church buildings for large congregations can be seen along the roads as you drive through southern California.  It may be remembered that Southern California is the location of the Asuza Street revival back in the first decade of the 1900’s, which is considered the birth of the modern pentecostal movement, which has grown into a movement of hundreds of millions of people worldwide who have faith in Jesus Christ.  It is also the area where church movements such as the Jesus Movement among hippies started in the 1960’s, and the founding of famous Christian music like that Keith Green, Maranatha Music, Vineyard Music, the Vineyard Church movement, the Calvary Chapel movement, and major evangelistic ministries that have affected the world.  Even yesterday, we saw and evangelist preaching on the beach, where three people responded to the message and came forward to profess their faith in Christ.  We rejoice that the church is alive and active in California.  Let’s pray that the people of God in California will continue to grow in dedication to the purposes of God, and be salt and light in their state, and continue to engage and influence the culture of California for the kingdom of God.