Blessed Springtime!

Dear Radiant Hope Family,

We welcome springtime and warmer weather with the promise of flowers blooming and new life all around us. It brings me great joy to see the purple blossoms of Redbud trees splashed against the bright green leaves along the sides of our Texas roads. This is God's promise to us in Song of Solomon 2:11-13, "See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come my darling; my beautiful one, come with Me." God is calling to us, His beloved. He asks us to spend time with Him. He loves us so much and He has a good plan for us.

Will you find that secret place where you can spend time reading God's Word, where you get rid of all distractions and  intentionally focus on praying and listening to God as He speaks to you? Psalm 91:1-3, "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.' " In the secret place we learn not to have fear and anxiety; rather, we develop trust in Almighty God!

This is the time for the new thing, for us to receive fulfillment of prophecies spoken over us, and to see answers to prayer. People of God, Radiant Hope is called to pray for revival, for reformation.

We will begin REVIVAL PRAYER on Wednesday, March 5, at 7 pm in Jack

Moore Hall Sanctuary.

These are the four points God has given me for revival. We will pray for these points:

1. To save the children:

        * Pray for our Sunday's Children's Church; for the teachers and the kids.

        * Pray for the ministry of Kidz Konnect Children's Outreach on Saturdays 10 am-12 noon.

        * Pray for godly leaders to teach and train our children.

        * Pray that the parents of these children will be saved and will come to Church to be discipled.

        * Pray that we will have everything in place to expand Kidz Konnect outreach to reach more children with salvation, healing and freedom.

        * Pray for Youth to be saved, healed and set free.

        * Pray for YOUTH LIVE to reach more youth in our community.

2. Pray for people in ministry to be cleansed. Pray that ministers and leaders will repent of sin and be delivered. Pray that false doctrine, idolatry, lying spirits, greed, manipulation, pride, greed, and manipulation are removed from leaders and ministries, in the Name of Jesus.

        * Pray for leaders in Radiant Hope Church

        * Pray for leaders in the Body of Christ. Pray they will walk in holiness, purity, and accountability to the Word of God.

3. Pray for unity in the Body of Christ.

        * Pray against judgment, critical spirits, and division due to race, financial status, educational background, and age.

        * Pray for unity of true Believers.

4. Pray for the Church to be the true Body of Christ, modeling after the Early Church. Pray that all who are "playing Church" and who merely perform at Church, rather than meeting with God, will be set free or be removed, in the Name of Jesus.

God is blowing His breath of new life into us. Let's receive His life and power and rise as the mighty army of God that will pray, bring people to Jesus, disciple them, and minister freedom to them!

I am attaching the March calendar.

We will look for you all at Missions Sunday tomorrow, March 2, 10:30 am.

We will have a Parade of Nations, present our native dress and flags, pray for nations, be challenged by a wonderful message from Marla Winslow, and share international foods at lunch following service.

Ladies come and bring friends to Hearts4Him Saturday, March 8, 2 pm. Our guest speaker is CFNI alumnus, Elizabeth Enriquez. Elizabeth will speak on "Broken and Spilled out" and her daughter will minister in dance. Bring food to share.

Thank you for praying for my healing. I praise God that I am healed by the stripes of Jesus!

We love you all,

Pastors Tom and Rayanna