“An old man walks along the beach and sees a young boy throwing something into the water. As he approaches, he sees hundreds of starfish lining the beach washed up from the tide. The boy is running around throwing starfish back into the ocean one by one. The old man says why bother it’s pointless what does it matter. There are too many starfish to save them all. As the boy flings a starfish deep into the ocean he says it mattered to that one.”
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Guest speaker Michelle and Cathi with Bright Point
“As we approach Holy Week 2024, from March 24 to March 31, a unique global collaboration is unfolding. Ministries, movements, and networks across the world, including the Lausanne Children and Family Network, Pebbles and Stones, 2BC, JC2033, Global Children’s Forum, Kids Pray for Zero, World Shapers, One Hope, GACX, Lord’s Home, Children in Prayer, International Prayer Connect and others, are joining forces and coming together for children and families.
This collaboration isn’t just for a momentary observance…it is part of a broader, multi-year initiative leading up to 2033 – the 2000th anniversary of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the commissioning of His disciples…It has the potential to serve as a vibrant platform for empowering children and families to deepen their relationship with God and actively reach out to others. The ultimate goal is to see children and families everywhere flourish, draw closer to God, and fulfill their calling.”(Lausanne Blog)
As part of this collaboration, Pebbles and Stones developed THE Week – an eight-day devotional resource for families to use during Holy Week. It follows the narrative of Matthew, beginning with Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and continuing through His death, burial, and resurrection. The devotional gives families an opportunity to reflect in listening prayer on what God is saying to them through the story, share those reflections, and pray together.
Click any of the links below to access THE Week;
Click here to access THE Week devotional, curriculum, and journal.
Click here to access the flipbook.
Holy Week
As you go through the Biblical narrative of THE Week, you may want to discuss salvation with your family (becoming God’s child). Here is an example of a salvation prayer:
Father,
This week, I learned about all that Jesus did for me when He died on the cross for my sins – that is, every wrong thing that I ever did or will do, including not believing in Him.
I want to tell you that I am sorry for my sins, and I want to live differently. I believe that Jesus died for me, rose from the grave, and has forgiven me.
I know I will need your help in the future, and I ask you to send your Holy Spirit to guide me.
Thank you.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
Kathleen Trock-Molhoek
Dr. Ravi Jayakaran – Inspirational Book – Stories of Transformation
Read the book here click picture of the book
Amazing Book – Rooting for Rivals by Peter Greer
An amazing book is Rooting for Rivals as Peter Greer walks us through GOD’s design and purpose for working together with open palm NOT closed fists!!! Here is a link to the book on Audible or you can purchase on amazon. https://www.audible.com/pd/B07DQQMBT1?source_code=ASSOR150021921000R can’t encourage the read asap and do it twice as it has changed my life and will change yours. If you would like our team would be happy to purchase book for you. Just get it and read it. As we are ONE body serving HIS kids now more than ever we need to lock arm in arm.
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WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EVENING!!!!
It is always so fun to have a front row seat to GOD’s moving through HIS Spirits movements and last week’s Dinner was no exception and one our BEST one ever!!! Thanks again Team Bezko Eric’s cooking, Tera’s hosting and Ziva’s greeting. Here are some of the amazing GOD Winks, so many collaborations and next step follow ups from the connections.
- Jeff Fryer with www.fryerbasketballacademy.com Jeff’s basketball academy is being used to help young teens with development of their leadership skills through the sport and they are local and in the Philippians. Please also be lifting up Jeff’s Dad Steve as he is in the throws with blood cancer.
- My bride Gina one of the founders of the coalition www.kc4k.org spoke of her life being completely transformed by serving at a Royal Family kids camp over 10 years ago. Www.rfk.org and now in this new season God is calling her to be one of the leaders with www.findingfreedomint.org and helping other find their own freedom as she continues to find hers. Their main focus is a training program that supports those that are serving and restoring those that have been sexually exploited and/or trafficked. We are so proud of her!!!
- Stacy Syrocki with oak Valley College www.oakvalley.edu spoke of how their ministry is transforming lives of at risk youth for generational IMPACT by providing free education!!! Stacy has a calling and has been serving the people in Uganda for many years. The Ministries’ Celebration Gala is September 9th please see site for details.
- Jo Jo Anderson recently married to Todd shared with us her passion for serving GOD’s people as a Deacon at St. Andrews church as well as many others ministries. Her recent Kingdom Assignment is serving her local community and neighbors right where they are and their needs. So cool and what a model for all of us!!!
- Next to her is Todd whom she is the best halve to. Who’s focus and passion is to come along side men and help create a GOD’s man to stabilize his family then in turn stabilize and serve their church and community. The main ministry he is involved with is our own very well known Kingdom changer Kenny Luck www.everymanministries.com
- Erik Davidson with Su Refugio www.surefugio.org their focus is restoration of sexually trafficked children mostly orphaned and to feed communities in Peru. Argentina, and Paraguay both Christ’s love and message of Hope and their daily nutritional needs. They have a vision trip coming up November 9th-17th a life changing opportunity for sure please reach out to Erik as spots are filling up fast.
- Our dear friend Grant Van Cleve blessed us with his presence and time which is precious as he is only in OC briefly and in Albania, where is family has said YES to GOD’s callings over the past few decades and now he and his brides grown up children our serving in communities around the world. What generation IMPACT this entire family is making by just saying YES to GOD’s continued callings.
- Rolf Fisher has a market place business in the financial investment space www.forthline.com Forth line FX. Rolf is a true Steward of GOD!! He is a Hiker and does this to keep his mind off his chronic he has been living with for years. This is a ministry as he leads hikes all over California and is sharing GOD’s love and redemption to all of his followers. He also servers are Men and Women that our serving our country living at camp Pendleton which is a ministry started at his church Mariners. A busy GOD’s man for sure.
- Pastor Eric Heard, where do I start, how about first he was one of the leaders at Mariners where he as been one of the lead pastors, that kicked of the camp Pendleton ministry. Wow how about that for timing and Rolf and Eric’s first meeting 10 feet from each other!!! Eric has been a pastor for over 50 years and came to Christ during the Greg Lawrie Jesus Revolution period and is very good friends with Greg as well as most high-level ones in the USA. He ha sled a pre marriage ministry than Gina and I got headed on the right track with (mostly me) LOL and transformed the lives of thousands of men in the Mariners Men’s ministry programs he has led. GOD has, is and will be utilizing this amazing man to touch and transform 100’s of thousands of lives for generational IMPACT for years to come. PTL for Eric saying YES and continuing to do so, but PTL even more for HIS wife and her patience over the last 43 years. LOL
- Next we have our friends in town form Dallas which our part of Holy Smokes Ministry. Rawd Jones and yes that is not a spelling error LOL and John Bowen, John has many passions that our Lord is utilizing him for but one of his main ones is Life Savers Foundation. Rawd has and leads a ministry RPLNISH www.rplnish.org . what a blessing our Texan friends were!!!
- Founder of Finding Freedom mentioned earlier with Gina, Tera Bezko spoke of how the ministry trains the trainers to help all involved find their own freedom. The team is heading to Nairobi Kenya next week to partner with a ministry and coalition member By Grace Trust www.bygracetrust.org and might be meeting with one of our newest members www.christshope.orgwhich is near by in Nairobi. So cool and what a true Angel from above Tera is to all she blesses being around.
- My friend Jim Duggan (not my only friend here tonight so any others no offense please) lol. Jim is a board member on the coalition and so committed he came by even after surgery last we to remove his Prostate as he heals from prostate cancer. WOW Jim Runs an Royal Family Kids camp which he squeezed in between surgery and setting up global partners for Dynamic Church Planting International www.dcpi.org one of the coalition most active teammates with several of our members utilizing their Church Plant training materials. What a ripple effect for HIS Kingdom!!! What a warrior our dear friend and GOD’s man is.
- Ember NGUR was a first timer and wow was her presence felt, such peace and calm and intention purpose for HIS Kingdom she has been serving at risk youth globally and is currently a director with Care Portal www.careportal.org a technology Hub that is customizable to bridge at risk families with the local church and keep kids in their homes while giving the body a platform to use their time talent and treasures. Welcome Ember you having a standing invite what a blessing your are!!!
- Bob and Susan Karcher are truly living out the Half-time life model Bob Bufford meant by his book he wrote several years ago. Bob is not only a life-coach utilizing the hale-time program, he is a GOD’s man of GOD’s men. One of the highlights of the evening was when we got to Susan and she humbly said I don’t have a ministry I just go and do what GOD calls me to. Seriously that’s not a ministry? LOL It is one we all need to serve on. Nice work Susan and Bob what a Power couple for HIS Kingdom.
- Next we have Jay Quinn and his wife Sabrina, they have a ministry just keeping up with their kids and grans kids pouring GOD’s love and modeling it in them. It was too funny when Jay said he was in his second half and after going through The Masters Program years ago he is stilling looking to bring his market place capital raising to HIS Kingdom. He also has a huge calling to serve in helping create or come along side young teen men’s mentoring programs. Where GOD’s men step up and model GODLY behaviors and habits as gap fillers for such a much needed group. Well if your looking for help in your second half just look to your right where Bob and Susan Karcher were sitting. LOVE how the spirit works!!! Similar to Susan Sabrina had no ministry just using her GOD giving talents of worship and encouraging and inspiring those around to literally get out of their seats. She also is involved with several ministries in OC and in Pheonix where she runs s Real Estate Group.
- Mr.Bez ok where do we start lets just say he loves GOD his WIFE and cooking and LOVING people do I need say more?
In Closing our FATHER is so so great!!! Giving us HIS Son JESUS to cover our sins past, present, and future. (hopefully not too much) lol, HIS Spirit that lives in us always there for us when and if we choose to be quidded in the Who, What, When, and Where. Below a link to a few pics from the amazing evening, thanks again HOLY SPIRIT
Much love and blessings Kingdom Coalition leadership team
Let us not forge to Pause, Praise, and PRAY
Playground Projects
Here is an update on our 2 playground buildout projects in Baja Mexico. Recently a team of us from Kingdom Coalition for Kids, Kids Around the World, Baja Christian Ministries, Northeast of the Well, and Corazon de Vida. All website links are below for reference. What a beautiful grouping of GOD’s men coming together and we also had a few local Fathers of the children that go to Bosco School. A reminder this is a school serving many children living in local Children’s homes In TJ, that is growing to over 100 kids served. GOD’s presence was with us all for all three days/nights Friday the 28th of July through Sunday the 30th. So many GOD Winks but some of the best ones were, many of the local kids and students helping with the buildout as well as some of the older kids cleaning up the grounds that had lots of overgrown weeds. These kids are taking ownership and having pride in their new playground and play areas. So awesome!!! During the dedication/pizza party for all, the JOY and LOVE on everyone’s faces were just magical. Please see in pics below. As the spirit led in the ribbon cutting and dedication Prayer over the playground GOD’s presence was so felt, the words that came out are summarized in this playground is GOD’s ( Jesus) translation was needed and George did a great job. When ever you and your friends play on this playground GOD will be smiling with you and loves you very much. As the kids began to play on THEIR new playground it was clear this is a vessel for GOD’s work and transformations for many years to come and thousands of HIS children to play on.
Please see pictures below that tell a bit of the story from our first built, our second is coming up soon the 25th-27th of August. We want to THANK you all for your Prayers and Support, as stated below the playgrounds still have not been fully financed yet so there is still an opportunity to come along side and be part of these special programs for decades to come. The giving link is in the paragraph just below the pictures.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qRsUPkaZrToZtBCm8
We invite you to help us purchase and build out 2 Playgrounds one for a School in Tijuana where several children from the local children’s homes attend, and a Children’s home in Ensenada Mexico. Both of these will be built out this summer. The one in Tijuana was a huge success as shared above. The Ensenada one will be the last weekend of August, Friday August 25th through Sunday the 27th. Here is the link to support as we have not yet raised the funds to purchase the playgrounds yet. We appreciate your prayerful consideration in coming along side us for these amazing kids that will be using these playgrounds for decades to come. Here is the support link. https://give.kidsaroundtheworld.com/kc4k
Please Pray for the logistics and safety of team during build outs and the right teams would be in place, the most important piece that we ALL get to share in is PRAYER. We also have on-going monthly mission trips to come and meet with the homes and school children. Please contact us if you have any questions and/or interested in setting one up or joining an upcoming scheduled one. We have 3 Children’s Ministries all coming together to collaborated on this project, please see below links and learn of all 4 as they are all being used by GOD for amazing Kingdom IMPACT. www.kc4k.og Kingdom Coalition For Kids, www.corazondevida.org Corazon De Vida, Baja Christian Ministry www.bajachristian.org , Northeast of The Well www.northeastofthewell.org and www.kidsaroundtheworld.org Kids Around the World.
The Large Playground at the Tajuana School “Bosco” will be a huge blessing for children that come from many of the surrounding Homes and local community for many years to come and most of their entire schooling. The Large playground being built just south of Ensenada will serve all of the Children growing up in the “Buena Vista” Childrens home. Both location have very small play areas.
With much Love Gina and Dan, thanks so much for your PRAYERS and support
Friends at Giving it Back to Kids
 Click here to view photos of our Father’s winks from above Friends, This month’s God Wink comes to us from our friends at Giving it Back to Kids.  Today’s journal is about Lanh Essa’s story. Lanh Essa has been living in our homes in Cambodia for 11 years. My name is Lanh Essa, and I am 21 years old. It is my dream to become a teacher. I am the eldest sister in a poor family of five. As a young child, I lived in a small village where my parents were farmers. My village didn’t provide an opportunity to receive education, so I was sent to my aunt’s house when I was six years old.  Living with my aunt was a complicated time and was really tough for me. I was beaten by my aunt almost every day. I had to do a lot of housework before going to school, and I was ridiculed by classmates because I am a Christian.  During this time, I did not receive any care. My mistakes weren’t corrected in a healthy andloving way. I was beaten every time I made a mistake. I cried every night and told God, “I really miss my parents,” “I feel so isolated,” and asked, “Why was I separated from my parents?” Day by day, I tried to tell myself that I needed to be patient and finish my schooling. When I saw my parents, I wanted to tell them how I felt inside – how much pain and suffering I was in – but I couldn’t, and I didn’t know why. I found it hard to talk and was afraid to be who I was.  One day, my mom brought me back home. My parents were in a bad argument, and they were separated for a period of time. My parents had heard about GIBTK’s homes through a pastor who came to my village, and they decided to send me there. It was hard for me to be away from them again. I hated the feeling of being separated from my family, but I respected my parents’ decision and I understood that they wanted me to have a better future.  Living in a GIBTK home was very different from living with my aunt. I was well-treated and had so many opportunities to study English and have access to technology. My mental health improved through GIBTK’s emotional health program, and I learned that I could work through what I have been through in the past. Those emotional health lessons have helped me reframe my painful past into something that has made me strong and beautiful.  (Essa talking to housemothers)I have made so many breakthroughs while living in GIBTK’s homes. I believe that everyone is born for a reason, and living in GIBTK’s homes, I found that reason. No matter how life treats me, I still stand boldly. I will use my experiences to help and encourage other people who are struggling, I want them to know that they have value and purpose.  (Essa teaching the girls English)God has guided me to the better place that I am now in. I am on my way to achieving my dream, doing my best every day to achieve my goal. I am so very thankful to GIBTK for helping me through my past. I would not be here today without GIBTK. With Love Lanh Essa Giving it Back to Kids www.gibtk.org |
Dean and Winnie Peters in Managua Nicaragua
| Friends, For our first God wink of the year we hear from our friends, Dean and Winnie Peters in Managua Nicaragua. |
 Life and death is in the power of the tongue…. God God spoke, and it was….As a man thinketh in his heart so is he……. What is in our heart comes out of his mouth… I could fill this whole thread about the importance and power of what Born again Christians say. So, my beautiful wife, Winnie Peters and I have been continuously preaching the precious gospel of Jesus Christ to this particular group precious children for 10 years non stop (Christianity is a lifestyle, not an event). These little guys have a life so hard and strenuous that it would make a muscle man from Venice Beach roll on the floor and cry like a little girl, Our preaching doesn’t really seem to have the effect I wish it had. Today Sofia wore a princess dress. Winnie and I both call Sofia (probably through the Holy Spirit) Princesa. The kids were already mocking her because she came ‘overdressed’ for the occasion. When we called her princesa, the mocking turn into angry cat calls and insults. Sofia seems to have gotten saved recently. All the kids say the sinners prayer with us. Sometimes it sticks, sometimes it doesn’t, I believe it stuck with Sofi. Our message suddenly turned from ‘how to resist sin’ to why Sofi was a princesa….. easy answer because her daddy is the King of Kings. The Who mood changed among all the kids, when they realized that they could be a prince or princess once they accepted the King of Kings into their hearts. Another case of where God taught us all something that isn’t specifically mentioned in the Bible, but demonstrates what the Bible is about. Praise His Holy Name! Until next month. Many blessings, Kingdom Coalition for Kids Leadership Team. |
Kingdom Collaborations in South Africa
The leaders of the Kingdom Coalition for Kids (KC4K) network are inspirational collaborators that are transforming lives, families, and communities.
Neville and Gail Fannin of Jackson Ridge in South Africa are wonderful examples of these collaborative new friends. Neville and Gail are lifelong children’s ministry advocates, and longtime campground directors for the International Assemblies of God (IAG) in South Africa. They are founding leaders at KC4K and wonderful collaborators intent on globally empowering others to lead children and young adults to Christ. KC4K leadership activity also involves consistent prayer together across 10,000 miles and more than 9 time zones. Besides, we personally share a common ministry interest of directing Royal Family Kids Camps (KC4K partner “For the Children”) and share an interest in international rugby.
Jackson Ridge and the South Africa IAG hosted a DCPI training event at the end of 2022 that was mandatory for all their district and national team members. In the spirit of collaboration, 3 of the 7 African DCPI volunteer trainers were continental leaders for the Church of the Nazarene denomination. As a part of the event, the group trained 36 new trainers for the South African IAG to start a new church planting movement that will include a focus on empowering young leaders to plant micro churches focused on serving children in new communities.
In addition to their advocacy and leadership in impacting South Africa IAG’s approach to church planting, they inspired four more African, KC4K partners to augment their cultures using DCPI. Consequently, Glorious Harvest (Ghana), Jesus Youth Zone (Zambia), and By Grace, African International University and African Enterprise (Kenya) combined with South Africa IAG to train approximately 400 church planting leaders, over 4 widespread countries, during 2022. Based on DCPI’s best research, these alone will result in over 1,000 new churches and 40,000 active Christians being discipled at the end of 5years from now. But even more importantly, all these events are the inauguration for new movements of church planting by existing local ministries
Jim Duggan
Dynamic Church Planting International
Partnership Ambassador
January 2023
