"For the love of Christ
urges us on.... So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making His appeal
through us..." (2 Corinthians 5:14-20).
They stamped my passport as
I entered the nation of Estonia, across the Baltic Sea from Finland to the north
and bordering Russia to the east. But they only stamped the one I carry in my
pocket that says I'm an American. The one I carry in my spirit says I am a
citizen of the Kingdom of God, on eternal assignment to carry the Presence of
God with me and within me by the Spirit of God wherever I go as an ambassador
for Christ. Wherever I go, the Kingdom of Heaven has come near, because the
Kingdom of Heaven is in me (Romans 14:17).
May the love of God,
revealed in Jesus Christ, flow through me in the anointing of the Holy Spirit
with every step I take and every word I speak. And may I also embrace that same
love and light flowing through my brothers and sisters in this land everywhere
You send me.
Estonia a nation known for
its oppression from regimes that have come to conquer and subdue their people
through the centuries - the Vikings, the Swedes, the Germans, the Russians, the
Nazis, the Soviets. It was one of the last regions of Europe to be
"Christianized" from Paganism, but even that was by the sword rather than by the
heart, to the shame of the misguided medieval "Church" of the dark ages. But as
I arrived yesterday, the whole nation was proudly celebrating their Independence
Day of twenty-one years of freedom from the oppression of Soviet communism, when
they courageously stood their ground in the face of invading tanks in a
miraculous story of national deliverance.
Lord, heal this land. Let
this people experience the fullness of the freedom they can have in Christ. May
the Spirit of Christ fill this land in great revival and awakening to their
calling and destiny for this generation. "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there
is freedom" (2 Corinthians 3:17). May I be an ambassador of that freedom. In
Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Be encouraged today! In
the Love of Jesus, Tommy
Hays
Friends, please keep us in your
prayers as I speak and minister at the Summer Retreat for the Methodist
Church in Estonia, where I've been asked to help bring deeper
experience and understanding of healing prayer ministry and the gifts of the
Holy Spirit. I'll also be speaking at other churches and settings accross the
nation, some planned and some as the Holy Spirit leads, moment by moment.
Tommy, please
pray for Messiah Ministries. We've just sent out a letter to
our supporters and those who've been touched by the Lord through our
ministry to join with us in prayer and financial support. This is so critical
for us to continue to fulfill our calling to bring the Lord's message of healing
and hope -- healing from the inside out -- healing the brokenhearted, setting
the captives free, at home and abroad. Like missionaries, we raise our
own support for this full-time ministry. Please prayerfully consider
joining with us as a monthly supporter and whenever the Lord leads you. God
bless you and thank you for standing with us to do our part with the gifts the
Lord has given us to minister the healing love of God and advance the Kingdom of
God in Jesus' name.
Dear
Friends of Tommy & Sylvia Hays and Messiah Ministries,
After last
weekend's ministry in Georgia, the Pastor at New Covenant Church told me in his
words what we've been hearing in the cities and nations where the Lord has been
sending us: "Praise God! This was just what we needed, right on
time. God's Word and the Father's heart in the power of the Holy Spirit for our
church and our city!" The Holy Spirit is preparing the Body and
Bride of Christ in this hour in exciting ways--freeing us from the hurts and
chains of the past and awakening us to our calling and destiny. Through the
marriage of inner healing and prophetic ministry, the Lord is anointing the
people of God in power and love to send us into the harvest of
souls.
Everywhere
the Lord sends us in ministry, we are seeing His power bring breakthrough in
lives. A few months ago, an Army Major veteran of the war in Vietnam came to our
meeting on forgiveness in West Virginia. He'd never been able to forgive himself
and fully receive God's forgiveness. As we prayed that night, God broke into his
heart and set him free of bondage he'd carried for fifty years. Not only healing
in his heart and spirit, the Holy Spirit healed his body, as he came to
church Sunday morning without his cane and sharing his testimony of
spiritual, emotional, and physical healing--healing from the inside out!
Just a few
weeks ago, a young woman in the Yukon started off the morning caught with a man
being taken off to jail, but she chose to come hear God's word instead of turn
away in shame. She wept through the message of the Father's love and mercy. She
gave her life to Jesus and we baptized her in the stream with shouts of joyous
praise that very day!
We could
share so many more stories of the Lord's healing love and power breaking into
people's lives as we share the message burning in our hearts: Like the young man
two days ago in Florida miraculously healed to full range of motion in his arm
and complete freedom from extreme pain or the couple who came for prayer
ministry not speaking to each other but left embracing each other with freeing
forgivness and renewed hope. Like the lives changed every day through our Prayer
Team led by Heather Bulter in Wales through the internet and the weekly
gathering of prayer for the peace of Jerusalem led by Bob and Doris McCray. Like
the teams of prayer partners, loving and healing in Jesus's name, trained and
equipping for prayer ministry through Messiah Ministries. Like so many more in
this season of anointing and acceleration of God's healng love and power being
released.
Will
you help with your prayers and support to keep carrying this message of
hope and healing to a hurting generation? Like missionaries to America and the
nations, we raise our own support, desperately dependent upon
God and those whose lives are touched through this ministry the Lord has
entrusted to us to provide for our ministry.
To fulfill
our calling, we need your regular support on a monthly basis and as the Lord
leads, stirring up a joyful and generous spirit to join with us in this ministry
of God's healing from the inside out. Some give $10, some $100, some $500 a
month and specific amounts from time to time as the Lord reminds our friends of
His impact on their lives and His desire to continue to impact others. However
you're led, please know we are so grateful to you for your prayers and support,
of any amount, that enable us to fulfill our destiny in Christ through Messiah
Ministries.
May our
God pour out His favor and blessing upon you and those you love with great
abundance and empower you to fulfill your destiny in Christ, in Jesus'
name.
In the Love
of Jesus,
Tommy &
Sylvia Hays
Contributions
can also be made by mail to:
Messiah
Ministries, 2800 Tates Creek Rd., Lexington, KY 40502
or
sign up for easy automatic, monthly giving through our accountant, contacting
Susan at 270-250-2700 or ministrybkpr@ymail.com
Be empowered,
equipped, and encouraged to fulfill your destiny in Christ!
Tommy & Sylvia Hays | Messiah
Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Be empowered, equipped, and encouraged to fulfill your destiny in Christ!
Tommy & Sylvia Hays
| Messiah Ministries
Healing from the
Inside Out
