Thursday, September 15, 2011

Please join us in praying for our daughter, Stacey, and the team that she is bringing to the USA next month to tour in various cities across the nation. The group is made up of 13 young men and women: 7 with the Performing Arts Ministry and 6 with the School of Worshipping Warriors; all from the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Island Breeze (IBS)ministry in Sydney, Australia. The purpose of this tour is to bless this country and the people who live in it. The group will be doing a production called JIRIYAY. The word Jiriyay comes from the Indigenous Australian tribe, the Dharuk. The Island Breeze-Sydney base is located on the land/territory of the Dharuk Nation. Jiriyay in Dharuk is a war/battle cry. The production, JIRIYAY, is a modern Indigenous Australian story telling of the Creation of the world, a look at humanity, the story of the cross and resurrection. Throughout Jiriyay, you will experience the sounds and sights of God’s people from around the world. It is a celebration of life, cultures, and a call for the Lord’s army to rise up! However, Stacey wants you to know that the team can do a lot of other things than just the production which lasts about an hour. They can be available to help with service projects, various teachings and testimonies. They have a desire to meet with the clergy and pastors of the various cities that they go to in order to pray for them and bless them. Since most of the team members come from developing nations, their need for finances to make the trip is a big need for them. The list of the team members are below along with their native people group/country. Performing Arts Ministry (PAM): Simon………….Samoa Stacey & Taimane……USA/Australian(USA-Samoan) Will……………..Samoa Eli……………….Indigenous Australian Alipate…………Figi Falita…………..Figi Sierra…………..USA School of Worshipping Warriors (SOWW): Abney………….USA Lowana……….Indigenous Australian Angelina……..Taiwain Jimmy………..Australia Judah…………Tonga Jamie…………Nivan/Vanuatu Tour Dates/Cities: (Subject to change) October 10-23 Los Angeles, CA\ Oct/Nov 24-2 Montana November 2-8 Dallas, TX November 9-10 Garden Valley, TX November 11-21 Louisiana Nov-Dec 22-7 South Carolina December 8-12 Washington, DC December 13-22 New York, NY Prayers Needed For: Ø Finances from all their supporters to come in Ø Special VISAS needed for: o Falita & Alipate who are Fijians o Simon & Taimane because they will be out of Australia for longer than 90 days Ø Taimane’s passport to be processed Ø Stacey’s renewed passport to be returned soon Ø Good prices on flights and rentals of vans Ø Good flight connections Ø Safe travel in the air and along the roads they travel Ø Good weather Ø No customs or immigration problems Ø Good health Ø Good accommodations along the way Ø Divine appointments with people along the journey Ø God’s blessing upon this team and those they minister to along the way Ø Anointing on Jiriyay for God’s people to rise up and be His people Ø Simon’s ankle to heal We realize that this is a lot to ask prayer for, so you might want to pick a specific area and focus of that one area, such as Good Health. Let the Lord direct your prayers. Thank you for joining us in prayer for this Team and their call to minister in the USA. Be Blessed to be a Blessing, Fr. Joe & Tina The Rev'd Canon Joe & Tina Rhodes 2280 Clematis Trail Sumter, SC 29150 www.win-gs.org www.sams-usa.org 803-469-0720

Fr. Joe, Tina, Bishop Allen