We celebrated our 20th anniversary on the roadside September 12th! Our 21st year had a unique start to it! Tuesday, as we entered the parking lot of the shopping center where we set up, a guy in a pick up truck literally drove over a rock median and through some bushes and cut us off! It was a little freaky but it turned out he wanted to talk! After about 10 minutes, he waved and drove off!

It was 90 degrees Tuesday when we set up on the roadside, and yesterday it was 60 degrees and we wore heavy flannel shirts over our T-shirts! It is fall! And we are grateful for the cooler temps! People stop no matter the temperature. We’ve had 3 people stop this week so far and we look forward to talking to and praying with whomever stops today in response to the Lord’s drawing!

We made the front page, and we are so grateful for a very favorable article! We were interviewed almost 2 months ago, but we have just recently been hearing about people who are unsure about us, about what we do, about whether we are legit! As the weeks went by, we kept praising God for His perfect timing, and this must be it!!!

We have been busy this week on the roadside. Our site in Spencer continues to attract people to stop. Yesterday, for the first time in a long time, the weather was so nice we sat outside the trailer for 4 hours ministering to those who stopped. Today it was back to hot and humid! But we still had people stop. God wants to speak to people and we’re thrilled to be used by Him!

The Commons site continues to be popular as more people are stopping for ministry, and some return with more people. We are honored to pray for those who are hungry for a touch from God and to give a word to those hungry to hear His voice. These are desparate times for many and especially so for those who don’t know Jesus, Prince of Peace. Whenever you feel a nudge from the Lord to speak or to pray for someone, or even to smile at someone in the store, do it! He has gone before you and it will minister more than you can imagine. People respond to being seen in a world that works to keep us disconnected. God sees us, each one of us, and He wants us to know that. In the Free Prayer trailer, when He has us say to someone, “I see you,” that truth never fails to bring tears and more often than not, surrender to His previously-unknown love.

As soon as we were set up at The Commons in Spencer today at noon, a man and woman appeared and asked if we pray for people! We had an intense session with the woman who asked a lot of questions and with whom we shared all Jesus was telling us in response. It was good and we know she will return for deliverance and freedom! We loved her and her boyfriend. We did a couple of errands after the Lord told us to pack up and the third stop was a grocery store. While Karen went in to shop, Emil stayed in the Jeep with the trailer. The Lord showed him where and how to park, very visible from the busy street. Almost immediately two women pulled in and asked if Emil was ministering right then and he said, “Always!” and within a half an hour the Lord had set them both free from things the enemy had plagued them with for years! God is GOOD! They were saying good-bye to Emil as Karen walked out of the store! God’s timing is perfect!

We set up Free Prayer 2 days last week at our new site, The Commons in Spencer, Iowa, and had good ministry time with several people who stopped! We are very excited to be out. Our home group Friday night was great and afterwards, the rain came hard and we woke up to green grass, a green grove of trees, an influx of summertime birds (orioles, grosbeaks, goldfinches, barn swallows, Harris’ sparrows for you bird lovers). The new and fresh season has begun! The rains will continue through tomorrow (Monday), but we will be back out with the trailer Tuesday!

It looks like the weather is finally cooperating–dare I say spring has finally come???!!! We will be setting up Free Prayer in The Commons parking lot in Spencer, Iowa starting next week and we are very excited to be back out with the Free Prayer trailer! Temps are supposed to be in the 70s during the day and 50s at night. Now we are praying that the winds stay reasonable as well! Hoping springtime has come to you, too–it’s been a long, hard winter here and we know it’s been much worse in many places around the country. We are so thankful that God watches over His kids.

We were busy at the Orange City Iowa revival Saturday evening with people coming to the trailer for prayer, one after another, from before the service, throughout the service, and continuing after the service. There were many needs and God met them all! He is so good!

We love this picture, taken by a friend who was in the service. He looked out in time to see the sunset over the trailer. He said it looked like fire coming out of the vent!

We’ve been very busy this summer with Revival events! And they have been awesome! Our hearts are also on the roadside, however, and we were happy to be back out today, set up in Sioux Rapids on Hwy 71. Several people honked and waved! We plan to be out there regularly now. We have 3 revivals in Iowa through September, one this Saturday in Orange City, the next one September 10th in Spirit Lake, and the third one on our own acreage on September 24th! If you’re in the neighborhood, please come and bring your friends! It’s going to be a fantastic evening, experiencing God!