Situation Reports and Devotionals

“What is the secret as to why so many people are turning to Jesus around the world today?” A definite pattern has become evident to me over the past few decades. This pattern is now common in most countries where there is a spiritual awakening. But in some countries, it is distinctly visible and identifiable. Read more...

Two of these interviews I share with you today for your encouragement — one from northern Israel and one from rural Ethiopia. On this special day of Pentacost, some 2,000 years ago, believers were supernaturally empowered for evangelism and church growth. In my estimation and from my experience, this is the motivating force behind millions of people turning to Christ at this time in history. Read more...

“Spiritual warfare” is a popular subject in many Christian circles today. Definitions of this topic vary widely, but the common thread running through each of them is that disciples of Christ are in a daily spiritual battle against evil supernatural forces that surround us. Read more...

There is power when children pray. In 2005, Empower moved in to assist in the funding of the recently created nationwide prayer ministry that ultimately swept the country and culminated in the stunning resignation of the military junta and the installation of a freely elected government. Read more...

In June 2014, the city of Mosul, Iraq fell to the forces of ISIS. An estimated 500,000 Christians, Muslims (Shia primarily), and other religious groups ran across a desert from the second largest city of Iraq to hastily constructed refugee camps in the Kurdish-controlled city of Erbil. Over the past four years the city of Mosul was virtually destroyed by ISIS, or by government forces bombarding the city to regain control and thus displace ISIS soldiers. Today it lays in virtual ruin, freed from ISIS control, and presently receiving back its inhabitants that were scattered and living in dire poverty as displaced persons. Read more...

I am in the midst of writing a book explaining how the Gospel lifts people from every background, country, and religion, out of the effects of sin and into sufficiency and blessing. At the beginning of the book, I needed to describe the supernatural miracle of being born again and thus describe what a Christian looks like within and without, anywhere in the world. Read more...