Lights in the midst of darkness..

I want to thank everyone who came out yesterday as we took the Word of Truth unto the streets of Union City, NJ. For some it was the very first time sharing their faith and they may have felt a bit challenged, but I thank God that He is working in the lives of those who desire to be obedient to HIM--and although sometimes we feel we have nothing to offer....the truth is we do....We have JESUS!!!!

It was great ministering with you all....Geo,Christina, Olga, Cliff, Avery, Pastor Andrew, Susan, Jean & Carlos....love u!!

Please Pray For:

Carlos & Frida - Carlos was the very first man I spoke to he professed to be a Christian and showed great faith toward God. Please pray for continued strength and help as he takes care of his disabled wife Frida and also pray for Frida to be healed and able to rise up from the wheelchair.

Brian- A 15 year old whose face went from being nonchalant & casual at the beginning of our conversation about God to concerned and serious after sharing the importance of true relationship with Christ and Geo explaining John 3- that he must be born again. Pray for him to seek after God.

Vilma- A mother of 3, who was very receptive to the Word and gladly received prayer...pray for her daughter to who is in Peru and that she find a place where she can fellowship and learn and grow in the things of God.

Edgar- a young man who was raise Catholic, was very receptive to the gospel! Decided to start reading the Word and truly seek after God. Plans on attending service Sunday. Praise Jesus..pray that the Word grow and the enemy can not steal it away.

Elvis- A Christian man we met along the way...pray for strength and that he would continue to serve the Lord wholeheartedly.

Jose- Pray for a him to have a closer walk with God, that every hindrance would be removed in Jesus name!

Luis Angel- Very receptive to the gospel...pray he truly submits all to the Lord and walk in His ways.

Michael, Oscar & Friend- 3 young kids who learned the truth of God. Pray they would grow up to know and serve Jesus.

Awilda- Pray she would truly get to know Jesus and walk in HIs ways.


And the close to my heart is.... Kathy.... whose boyfriend was
beating her in the middle of the street. Some of the guys intervened and we tried to mediate as best we could. It is soooo sad to see...he had beat her badly several times before and confessed that she was raised in the church and left her family in order to be with him. We prayed with her and will keep in contact with her. Please pray for her safety and that she return to the Lord and get away from this abusive relationship.


Of course there are many other testimonies and prayer request that Ive yet to receive from the rest of the team and those will be posted soon.

Thank you all who prayed for us and a special thank you to Raven West Coast for the baby kits we were able to bless mommies with and thank you to Jacqueline Acevedo for the childrens pants donations.

Please Continue to pray for the Raven NY/NJ Team that we would be highlights in obscurity..... lights in the midst of darkness.....that we would diligently GO 4 GOD!

Next week we will be reaching out to lost and dying in Manhattans East Village...For details call me @ 347-231-5631.

Let's Go 4 God!!!

Romans 10:13-14 (King James Version)


13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?



How shall they hear unless WE go!!!!


Meeting today @ 2pm @ The Lopez Residence

-Please Fast & Pray

We will have tracts, clothes, baby kits, and more to give to the community, but more importantly we have the Word of Life!!!


Come share you faith......come learn how to share your faith.....let's Go 4 God!!

Any questions call Diane @ 347-231-5631

God Bless!!

Sons of Belial

1 Samuel 2

12Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
13And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
14And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
15Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
16And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
17Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

In 1 Samuel 2:12 the son’s of Eli the High Priest were called sons of Belial… The word Belial in the Old Testament means, “Worthless, without value, a lawless person, wicked”, In the New Testament it is used as a name of Satan. These two men Hophni and Phinehas were officiating priests at the sanctuary in Shiloh. They served God in a religious way yet the scriptures say they knew not God. It’s amazing how people can just do religion, I mean preacher’s can preach, scholars can study, congregants can assemble, musicians can play, and singers can sing for God, but to truly know God, that is a different story. It seems now a day all you need to have is the correct lingo, a few hallelujah’s, some amen’s and some Christian clichés and the church embraces you as ‘saved’. Although those outward expressions may fool men, be sure of this… The Lord knows the heart and you will never fool Him.

Hophni and Phinehas were wicked in the sight of the Lord. They would take whatever they wanted from the offerings people brought to the Lord. (1 Samuel 2:13-16) God had commanded how He wanted the priests to be fed by the sacrifice (Deuteronomy 18:3) and these two Priests held no regard for the law of God, and if a anyone objected, if a righteous man wanting to follow the law dared to speak against them, they would use force to get their way. These men did not fear God. They would sleep with the woman who served at the sanctuary; they were disobedient, adulterous and rebellious men.

1 Samuel 2:17 says that they made men abhor the offering of the Lord. Their behavior turned people away from God!!! It says men abhorred the offering of the Lord. This verse makes me think about the condition of the church today. How many times when witnessing on the streets has someone told you, “Christians are hypocrites, that’s why I don’t go to church”? The church has made men abhor the offering of the Lord, by not living Christ like. We cannot be effective ministers of the Gospel, if we are not living up to what we preach.

These television evangelist that preach a watered down, God can make you rich, name it and claim it gospel turn a lot people off to God and they will have to give an account to the Lord one day for it, but what about you??? The Pastor of a small church in a big city, the mother of school aged children, the street minister, the Sunday school teacher?? Have you examined yourself lately? It’s very easy to get caught up in doing things for God, the religious acts, but what about the inside? Do you know the Lord? Does the Lord know you? The word of God says to examine yourself (2 Corinthians 13:5) Judgment came upon the house of Hophni and Phinehas … let’s learn from scripture…repent…and practice what you preach that you may be known as a son/daughter of God and not Belial.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!!

God has been faithful !!! I have been continuously amazed at how God has been moving and working in my life and around those all around me. It seems like no matter how amazing and awesome you know God is, He always shows you how limited you are in your understanding and that He is even more bigger, greater, and awesome than you can ever fathom.

Updates: God has been opening doors, we have been praying for the Lord to open doors into hospitals and nursing homes and soon we will hopefully see these doors totally opened. God has lead us to people who can help with this and we are so joyful at the prospect! On the streets we are steadfastly taking the word of truth to the lost and dying, seeing people gain hope, seeing captives set free, and seeing God get glory. Although the laborers are few, the harvest is indeed plentiful and we see God’s hand moving and touching lives. It is so great to be out there these cold days, people look at you like your crazy, ‘Why on earth are you out here in the freezing cold?’, they ask and we get to share Jesus! Yay! It’s been great. Leo, a young man we met in May has become a part of our team. He is in a struggle to overcome addiction, we are praying and seeking the Lord for this man who has a great call on his life. I have seen God working in his life and he comes out and shares Jesus with us. It is amazing seeing what God is doing in him. Please join me in praying for his complete victory and freedom from the bondage of addiction. There are many more awesome things the Lord is doing in NYC.

This year my constant prayer is to die to self, die to Diane and live to Christ! This year my comforts, my will, my plans all have to die. We need to be doulos servants! I am a bondservant of Jesus Christ, He is my master. I want to do the will of the Father in all things. Life is so much simpler when we allow God to take control!

Tomorrow will mark the start of 21 days of Prayer & Fasting!!! We are excited, knowing that God is going to reveal Himself in a mighty way through these 21 days!

God Bless!!

Have you any idols in your heart??

Ezekiel 14:6 (KJV) – Thus saith the Lord God; REPENT, and turn yourselves from your idols, and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

The word of the Lord had come unto Ezekiel to speak to the elders of Israel in this passage of scripture, but just think about how relevant this word is to each of us today. How many idols have you set up in your heart? Things you might have never considered as idols, yet upon careful examination could not be denied.

Many people have a false notion that an idol is just a statue that some worship, but in reality an idol is anything that you love or care about more than God. It can be a job, a spouse, your children, a hobby, etc. An idol can also be a false image God, yes like statues, but also false beliefs such as believing in a God that accepts your sin and would never judge you for it in order to indulge in your sinful vices. This is very prevalent in society today. I believe one of the reasons people have so many false ideas about God is because they do not immerse themselves in the word of God. They will go to a church service once a week, learn some Christian clichés and traditions of men and adopt them as the word of God. We must be like the Bereans in acts 17:11, who receive the word with all readiness of mind, but also search the scriptures daily to see if those things are so.


Exodus 20:3-5 is a command written directly by the finger of God, You are not to have any idols in your life. The truth is that we need to examine our lives against the word of God… Have you any idols in your heart? Repent and turn yourselves from your idols. Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.

Revelation 21:8 (KJV)- But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

The truth is God will judge sin… So turn from all your idols today!

Spurgeon's morning & evening- morning 12/18

"Rend your heart, and not your garments."
— Joel 2:13

Garment-rendering and other outward signs of religious emotion, are easily manifested and are frequently hypocritical; but to feel true repentance is far more difficult, and consequently far less common. Men will attend to the most multiplied and minute ceremonial regulations--for such things are pleasing to the flesh--but true religion is too humbling, too heart-searching, too thorough for the tastes of the carnal men; they prefer something more ostentatious, flimsy, and worldly. Outward observances are temporarily comfortable; eye and ear are pleased; self-conceit is fed, and self- righteousness is puffed up: but they are ultimately delusive, for in the article of death, and at the day of judgment, the soul needs something more substantial than ceremonies and rituals to lean upon. Apart from vital godliness all religion is utterly vain; offered without a sincere heart, every form of worship is a solemn sham and an impudent mockery of the majesty of heaven.
HEART-RENDING is divinely wrought and solemnly felt. It is a secret grief which is personally experienced, not in mere form, but as a deep, soul-moving work of the Holy Spirit upon the inmost heart of each believer. It is not a matter to be merely talked of and believed in, but keenly and sensitively felt in every living child of the living God. It is powerfully humiliating, and completely sin-purging; but then it is sweetly preparative for those gracious consolations which proud unhumbled spirits are unable to receive; and it is distinctly discriminating, for it belongs to the elect of God, and to them alone.

The text commands us to rend our hearts, but they are naturally hard as marble: how, then, can this be done? We must take them to Calvary: a dying Saviour's voice rent the rocks once, and it is as powerful now. O blessed Spirit, let us hear the death-cries of Jesus, and our hearts shall be rent even as men rend their vestures in the day of lamentation.

Let's Be witnesses

The mission of the church is, in reality, a continuation of Christ's earthly ministry…

John 14:12- Jesus states, Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Jesus’ purpose for coming to the earth was for the redeeming of men's souls. As we see in Matt. 18:11 where Jesus states, "For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost" and again in Luke 19:10, where he says, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

What we all need to realize is that as Christians, we are all called to share the gospel. Whether we think we have the gift of evangelism or not.

In Matthew 4:19, Jesus said, “Follow me and I will make you fisher’s of men”. The truth is that if you are not fishing, you are not following. Some people don’t want to fish because they don’t want to get their hands dirty, they think, “If I catch this fish then I have to clean it.” But it is Jesus who cleans the fish, not man.

Acts 1:8 declares,
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Your Jerusalem can be considered as those people who are closest to you, your Judea and Samaria are those people who are near, but different from you, and to the ends of the earth should be taken literally, that means everyone! No exceptions, no preferences, no picking and choosing who you feel like witnessing to.

I tell you… It will be a fearful thing to stand before a Just and Holy God on the Day of Judgment and have to give an account for those times that you knew God was telling you to witness to someone and yet you willfully disobeyed and did not.

A lot of times we use the bible verse that says “Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven”. (Matthew 5:16), and we think that are deeds can be a witness all by themselves, Yes our deeds are a great witness, but a lot of times people see our deeds and give us glory instead of God. We need to not only witness with our deeds, but also with our speech. In the same way our gospel should not only come in words, but in power, and in the Holy Ghost. (1 thess 1:5). You see, the scripture says when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, then you will be His witnesses. It is very difficult to be God's witness apart from the power of the Holy Spirit and when we do these deeds of love and mercy, we need to tell people where the power comes from. So deeds without words are kind of a half a witness, I believe God wants both."

We can share the gospel anywhere we go, we are not limited, we have freedom of speech here! There is a Christian optometrist, who is pretty wise. He uses Biblical verses as his eye chart. He will sit the patient down, covers one eye and says, "Now read that." The patient begins to read.. "There is none righteous, no not one”. Then he says, "Now read that second line." "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Line three “The wages of sin is death”. Now, there is a guy who is thinking. He is using his work to be a witness. We should all be that bold!

So, there are four possible responses to this call to be Christ's witnesses everywhere. We can say like Moses, who me? We can say like Jonah, not me. We can say like Jeremiah, why me? Or we can say like Isaiah, send me. Send me Lord. Let those who know, tell those who don't.