Hurricane Ida’s presence in the western Caribbean late last week may have played a role in drawing the rain-packed, Pacific low-pressure system toward El Salvador on the other side of Central America, said Dave Roberts, a Navy hurricane specialist at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.

President Mauricio Funes toured Verapaz on Monday morning, stopping to talk to men shoveling more than three feet of mud from their homes.

“The images speak clearly,” Funes told reporters. “This is a disaster.”

He urged El Salvador’s congress to approve millions of dollars in loans from the Inter-American Development Bank, saying some of the funds would be used for reconstruction.

Soldiers, emergency workers and relatives resumed a search for the missing at daybreak Monday and military helicopters flew in food for the searchers.

Survivor Cruz Ayala described the slide as “something black, like a huge wave, a huge noise, and I heard screams of people asking for help.”

She fled and climbed the roof of a neighbor’s house without knowing if her 71-year-old mother and two teenage nieces escaped. She later found their bodies in the rubble.

Mayor Jose Antonio Hernandez said rescuers found six more bodies in Verapaz, raising the town’s death toll to 16, with 47 confirmed missing.

Nationwide, the death toll stood at 134, Funes told reporters.

With no place to put the bodies in Verapaz, many of the dead were taken to nearby towns until families could claim them.

In the town of San Isidro, eight coffins were lined up in a church that also served as a shelter for about 200 people whose homes were damaged.

Amid a persistent drizzle, rescuers dug frantically for survivors with shovels and even bare hands. But the search was made difficult by collapsed walls, boulders and downed power lines that blocked heavy machinery.

Mario Montoya said his sister, who was eight months pregnant, was among the dead.

“A torrent of water grew and great boulders started to destroy homes. It was terrible,” said Montoya, 29.

Matias Mendoza, 26, was at home in Verapaz with his wife, Claudia, and their 1-year-old son, Franklin, when the earth began moving.

“It was about two in the morning when the rain started coming down harder, and the earth started shaking,” Mendoza recalled. “I warned my wife and grabbed my son, and all of a sudden we heard a sound. The next thing I knew I was lying among parts of the walls of my house.

“A few minutes later, I found my wife and my son in the middle of the rubble, and, thank God, we’re alive,” said Mendoza, who suffered cuts on his cheek that emergency workers stitched up.

Almost 7,000 people saw their homes damaged by landslides or cut off by floodwaters following three days of downpours from the low-pressure system.

San Vicente Gov. Manuel Castellanos said workers were struggling to clear roadways, and power and water service had been knocked out. At least 300 houses were flooded when a river in Verapaz overflowed its banks, Lopez Mendoza said.

Fox News

YORKTOWN – November 12, 2009. Apostolic News. Gabby VanOoteghem says she’s different than the average teenager. Unlike most of her classmates, the 14-year-old Yorktown Middle School student doesn’t wear makeup, wears a skirt every day to school, doesn’t cut her hair and attends church at least three days a week.
Why?
Because she’s devoted to serving God. VanOoteghem attends River of Life church in Muncie, where her father serves as executive pastor. And though she admits to being a little “different” from her classmates, she’s comfortable in her own skin and is happy to share about her religion — which she does in her essay, “Me at 14,” which was published by a United Pentecostal Church magazine, Trumpet.
When seventh-grade language arts teacher Suzanne Fox asked her students to write about their lives at 14, VanOoteghem knew exactly what to write about. “I wrote mostly about my religion, because that’s basically the base of everything I do,” she said.
The essay impressed Fox.
“I thought Gabby showed real courage in talking about so many things that are important to her,” Fox said.
VanOoteghem admits that she rushed through writing the article to get the assignment done, so she was surprised when editors of the magazine wanted to publish her essay.
In fact, she didn’t even know the article had been submitted. VanOoteghem’s father read the article when he printed it out for her, and submitted it to a church Web site.
“Our Indiana youth minister was on there and he saw it and asked if he could submit it to Trumpet,” she said.
The article ran in the September 2009 issue of the magazine.
“I’ve never had a student be published before … I thought it was really encouraging for her,” Fox said. “She’s a good kid.”

The Yorktown Press

Chicago – November 11, 2009. Apostolic News. An Apostolic family is safe, but is left with virtually nothing after an errant bus barrelled into the south side of their home early Tuesday morning.

Deemed unsafe by city officials, the home was razed hours after the impact.”They’re coping as best they can, but they’re completely starting over,” said Michael Ellis, an administator with the Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Morgan Park, which owns the home.Ellis said Smith was only allowed to enter the front of her home for a few minutes to gather a few things.

Ground Zero was the back of the home, where the bedrooms and bathroom were located, and where the most necessary and sentimental items were kept.” They don’t have anything and winter time is coming,” Ellis said. “They don’t even have their coats.”For now, the single mother and her boys, who are between the ages of 8 and 18, are staying with relatives who live in the area.

The boys are out of school on Wednesday because of the Veterans Day holiday. The driver of the bus, 36-year-old Zoye Sanders, was cited for negligent driving.  She has an appearance in traffic court scheduled for New Year’s Eve, the Chicago Tribune reported. The 111 Pullman/111th/115th bus was traveling south on Vincennes when it hit the south side of the house, Neighbors said it wasn’t the first time the Morgan Park home has been hit by a vehicle, and buses have been known to take the corner too fast.

Four people on the bus were not seriously injured.The Apostolic Pentecostal Church is heading up the support efforts for LaSharon Smith and her four sons and is accepting donations of cash, clothing and household necessities. Anyone who wants to help the family should call 773-881-6900.

NBC Chicago

City of Gojra

Gojra, Pakistan – August 15, 2009. Christians in Pakistan face unbelievable persecution in a country that is predominantly Muslim. In a court of law, a Christian man’s testimony is worth half that of a Muslim and a Christian woman’s testimony is only worth quarter. As a result, many Christian women are abused and cannot defend themselves. Also, it is part of the law to give a death sentence to anyone who defies the name of the prophet Mohammed. The law only requires four Muslim witnesses for a conviction. It is laws like this that Muslim extremists use to persecute Christians and in many areas where there is not a lot of police, Muslims will take matters into their own hands. This is what happened on August 2, 2009. At a nearby mosque, the imam began to falsely accuse Christians in the village of Gojra and Korian of burning the book of the Koran. Within a few minutes, a Muslim mob ran to these villages and demolished about 70 homes, 2 churches, and killed 8 Christians—including children. One of the churches was an Apostolic church. The local police watched the whole episode and did not even try to stop them.  Our Bible College director for Apostolic School of Theology International, visited the Christian villages and brought food, water, and money.  He was astounded at the atrocities that took place in that village. He lives only about 90 miles away from those villages.

Two weeks later, another attack was planned by a local mob of Muslims—this time in the same city where he lives. Somehow he overheard that the imam, the leader of the Mosque, was planning to throw a torn Koran in the streets of the city. He called me and we sent messages by Twitter to pray for him and our two churches in that city. This time the local police and military was ready for them and when the imam threw the Koran in the street, he was immediately arrested and the persecution was stopped completely. Thank God for the prayers of many people that day!

Paul Baumeister

www.drnjw.com

• Science, Religion, and the End of the World

Sacramento, California – January 14, 2010.

From 1997 to 2000, a group of theologians and scientists explored the question of what science and theology, both separately and together, say about the end of the world and the universe. Their conclusions are interesting, and the degree of agreement is somewhat surprising.
Science and theology first agree that it is considerably easier for both to speak of the beginning than of the end. The reason for this is that “beyond as before” doesn�t bother us in the same way as “beyond that is the end.” Although attention is given to beginnings, not much effort is exerted to discover what is before “the beginning.” In contrast, the end, or the … (more)

• No Limits 2010

Be sure to join us March 3-5 2010 for NO LIMITS

Times

Wed – 7:30 PM

Thurs – 10:00 AM

Thurs – 7:30 PM

Friday – 10:00 AM

Friday – 7:30 PM

Speakers

Steve Allard

Cody Marks

Daniel McKillop

Nathaniel Urshan

Curtis Young

Myles Young

Nathaniel Wilson

For hotel and conference information

go to http://www.nolimitsonline.org/

• Dr Nathaniel J Wilson – Clear and Up Close on Holiness – Part 10- Friday

This is Part 10 and Final Sermon of the series on Holiness that has and will have a lasting effect on many. This is a “must see” for all who call themselves “apostolic.” We hope you learned and whether you agree or disagree, we are glad you joined us for the past 2 weeks.

We will have the full version very shortly without the intros and extros.

Check back with us often.

Thank you and God Bless you!

Pastor Myles Young

• Matt Tuttle / Sept Surge

Tomorrow, Sept 12 is a HUGE day for all of us here at TRC! We are all talking about “September Surge”. Our first speaker is Evangelist/Missionary Matt Tuttle. This will be the last place he will be preaching at before he heads back to Holland where he will be working for the next year! I am personally thrilled to have him coming to be with us. He is one of the finest preachers you will ever hear. The anointing of the Holy Spirit is evident as well as is his burden to bring people into the presence of God.

Service Times:

10 am

6:30 pm

(Sunday)

• Labor Day

Happy Labor day everyone! I hope that your day is filled with fun and lots of memories with your friends and family. In these crazy times we live in, our friends and family should mean more to us than ever before. Thank God for days like today!

• SEPTEMBER SURGE

“September Surge” begins Sept 12 at 10:00 am. Due to a Holy Ghost out break in Mississippi Brother Wesley Jackson will not be able to be our speaker but Bro Matt Tuttle will be with us on the 12th for the “covering service”. Evangelist Cody Marks will be preaching on the 14th. Evangelist P.J. White will begin extended services the following Sunday. You do not want to miss any of these revival services. There is a Holy Ghost wave coming to Elk Grove. GET READY FOR REVIVAL!

Summer is over and it is time to have revival! TRC will be starting special services with Evangelist Wesley Jackson September 12! We are calling this revival “September Surge”. We believe that we will witness the greatest harvest of souls in the history of our church. There is a new wave of excitement with outreach and bible studies that has me pumped up this afternoon. Last night we had over 85 people had a bible study expo type mtg with Sterling Busby. It was fantastic as new people are stepping up to teach personal bible studies. Shout out to our special friend Pastor Shane Golden (Fairfield, Ca) who is helping us so much in this area.

If you are in the Sacramento area, you need to come be with us during this special time. God is doing some incredible things.

• Link to PEAK 2010 Holy Ghost Radio

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• Bosko International – Bosko Coffee Club

Been a while but I have stumbled back across the blog spot surface from the land of Twitter. To you that have been regular followers of my blog, I apologize as I have found Twitter a quicker and less stressful way of communicating but I will be frequenting my blog more often than of late.

This week we officially launch “Bosko International”. This is a very cool way to get involved in making a difference around the world.

The “Bosko Coffee Club” launches July 22. Honduran high grown coffee can be shipped to you on a monthly basis.

Bosko International is also beginning the “DRIP” revolution. Do Right It Pays!

You will be hearing more about what Bosko is doing to make a difference in the lives of orphans, missionaries and how you can help with “addict recovery”.

This is a busy, exciting time for me and my family.

Those of you that will be in Tulsa at PEAK 2010 stop by the Hope Corps booth and find out more.

Join the revolution!

• Ministry Update

Shame on me! Where I have I been? It has been too long. I apologize to all of you that may have been frustrated by my lack of blogging. What can I say….uh … Sorry. I hope all has been well with you and yours. This has been a very busy spring season for me and blogging has not been very high on the “to do list”, but maybe we can get this thing stirred up a little bit more.

As to what is coming up with our ministry;

This week I will be at the Mid-America Youth Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. I am pumped about getting to be with all of you from that area. Pastors Joel & Nathan Holmes have done an incredible work for God in North Little Roc

k. I thrilled to be part of the live recording on Friday night and then preaching on Sunday. I am honored. If you are in the area, come help us have a Holy Ghost party.

Boston and I will be in beautiful Belize, April 26-May 1 with missionary Tim Joiner and the first “Hope Corps” team. It is going to be a great time of work, training and fellowship. This is a historical event. There will never be another “first team” of the Hope Corps.

Shout out to my team-mates: Johnny King, B J Wilmoth, Steve Buxton, Rick Treece, Guy Godwin. What started only as a dream has now become a reality. It is going to be awesome.

See ya in Belize!

• NO LIMITS 2010

To all my friends in “Blog-ville”, get ready for “No Limits 2010“. The dates are March 3-5. I hope that all of you will come and join with us. There is a special feeling in the atmosphere already and we are still 2 weeks away…I am pumped! This years speaker lineup is unique and exiting.

Wed Night:Bishop N J Wilson

Thursday: Steve Allard & Daniel McKillop

Thursday PM: Tony Spell & “yours truly”

Friday: Bishop Curtis Young & Cody Marks

Friday PM: Nathaniel Urshan

We will also be broadcasting on Holy Ghost radio as well as streaming live from our church web-site. One way or another join with us. The theme this year is “ALL TOGETHER NOW”. God is calling us to unite for His divine purpose, it is going to be a wonderful time of worship, preaching, celebration, prayer and fellowship.

• Monday Morning Musings

As I watch the sunrise on this Monday morning, my heart is filled with gratitude for what God did last night! The power of the Holy Spirit rained down upon us in mighty way. I don’t know if I have ever been in a service quite like last night. What made last night’s service unique was the way that God used particular people from the congregation to minister to the body. There was a divine “breakthrough” as men & women begin to speak & testify of what God was doing in their lives. There were miraculous things that happened before the service ended and many were filled with the Holy Ghost.

An anointed saint of God is a powerful force against the enemy! I guess what I am trying to say is…I LOVE THE CHURCH!

To all of you Saints of God…Thank you for who you are and what you mean to the body!

• REVIVAL

I’m back! Sorry its been so long! Here is my first post of the New Year! (I am doing a little better on my twitter).

I am sitting in my regular spot with my soy latte (sugar-free of course) when I open a new email from an Indian friend of mine. As I am reading, I almost drop my latte and start running and screaming “hallelujah” through the coffee-shop (at least it would cover up the terrible music- lol). My friend Kal, just sent me pictures of an incredible revival that is happening in India. Thousands are being baptized in the name of Jesus and are receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit! My soul has been blessed this morning and I had to tell the world.

I know many of you have and are going through difficulties and circumstances that try your faith but let me remind you… God is not having difficulty!

He is working His plan in the earth at this very moment! He never wrings His hands in worry or frustration. He is God! Enough said!

No matter what you are facing, God is still God! He never stops being God! While we may not understand our present circumstance we know that all things work together for the good of them that love the Lord!

A revival report that comes in the midst of the fight is a source of strength. Take heart, you are not forgotten. You are in the middle of God’s plan for the earth. Throw your hands up in surrender and say “God, I am yours” and let God work it out.

Man, I am excited this morning!