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RISE AND SHINE FOR JESUS! By Pam Iannello (my late mother) Some of us drag old hatreds into every, fresh, new year that is granted us, continually filling the pages of our lives with the toxic waste of our offenses. Have you ever sought revenge with a despiteful heart because of hatred that has been continuously plaguing you? People often call revenge "sweet" and forget to incorporate God’s perspective on the matter! So today we are going to search our hearts to see if a spirit of vindictiveness is manifested in our lives… Ezekiel 25:12-17 (KJV) Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance , and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; [13] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword. [14] And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom b...

I love the fact that Jesus takes the time to hear a child's first prayer! Now it's our turn to take the time to teach the children in our lives to pray to the One who waits to hear their little voices learning to talk to their Heavenly Father! And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray...Luke 11:1

May was another very good month for us on deputation: 8 scheduled meetings where we presented God's need for the lost in Italy. I was invited to a pastor's fellowship meeting while on the road which was a tremendous blessing because I got to personally meet some pastors where I have future meetings! Kinda like a "meet and greet"...God is so good. Please pray for us as we have another full schedule this coming month! This trip we experinced stronger spiritual opposition than normal. In 3 back to back churches the projector system wasn't working correctly...not mine, theirs! 3 separate, several thousand dollar systems not working correctly....but I still presented the work and it went GREAT. Mission work is not about things running smoothly, perfectly, or even correctly. Missions work is II Tim. 4:2 "be instant in season, out of season" and to "press on" when things aren't running smoothly. But God is SO good, I got to...