Rank: Newbie
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Joined: 3/9/2008
Posts: 1
Points: 3
Location: Germany
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Greetings from an American Military person in Germany. Originally from Decatur and hung out with Honz and crew as a teen; also knew Tiavi but not too well. Good to see the great work going on back home. Here's the issue, just as goths are persecuted for being different, so are those of us with a vision for a church on fire in the military community. Recently, I've been retaliated against for airing my concerns over the direction of the only military contemporary service in the Ramstein area. The Chaplains here are doing everything they can to have a bland form of religion and it really hurts. Praise God for another church I've been attending/leading worship at! Please pray that God will stir His Spirit of revival here in Germany, it is a spiritual wasteland. Because of my fervor and zeal for pure honest rocking worship, the "good proper" people really despise me (except at the AoG church). Pray God will open the blinded eyes of those who only want to play church. Also, please pray for our military, we are stretched thin. In 19 years, this is as bad as I've seen it. Thanks for your ministry and keep up the great work you're doing for Him!
Carpe Jesus, Seize THE Way!
Taz
Brian L. Smith
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Rank: Member
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Joined: 1/26/2008
Posts: 11
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Location: decatur il
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hey brother. God be with you and al our military. Dont worry about others for a revival. Get alone with God and praise Him with all your heart and you have a revival with Him. That my friend is setting the fire. You rlike me. I have alot of passion and I want others to be stirred as I am. Its so rad when there are more who are excited and overjoyed who worhship with you. And I get frustrated becuase Im like whats your guys problem? But then Im missing my song and dance with the Lord becuase of these hum bums. And then Im just like screw them. Here I am Jesus just me and you and we know how to party. Some people just dont know how to drink like we do from the new wine with new wine skins
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Rank: Newbie
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Joined: 6/19/2008
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Location: Georgia
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Hey, I'm glad I read before I posted. I was also about to post something along these lines. I'm 19, just joined the army, and in Iraq. I haven't had a day off since about a month after I graduated high school last year. Along with the stress of basic training, Iraq, and many personal problem, I also just can't seem to fit in with my new unit. My Chaplain is a good man, but he wants to please everyone, and usually, its obvious that some of the things that happen aren't what God intends. I have lately seen that I have fallen away from the strong relationship I once had with our saviour, and with no religious leader around, I need help. The churches back home won't accept me, and I have been monitoring this site for as long as I can remember, finding peace in the fact that there is still hope for people like me. I wouldn't go so far as to call myself Goth, but I do know that the people here face the same problems as I have, and I feel at peace with you all. I hope that someone could please pray for me so that I may get closer to God, I know that I need it, I just don't know how to do it anymore. If anyone has any kind of advice, please help.
J. Ryker Cabler
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Rank: Administration
Groups: Administration
Joined: 1/17/2008
Posts: 14
Points: 42
Location: decatur il
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hey sorry brother for not posting sooner.Dont give up. Im sure its hard being a soldier and being in a foriegn land but God is with you every day...in fact the bible says pray without ceasing ..that just means talk to him all the time he i sright htere with you Jesus is in your heart ...your filled with His holy spirit and your unstoppable...im going to start checking the board more or feel free to right me at tiavi@thefirstchurchofthelivingdead.com as well we have a few soldiers that have just signed up and getting ready to be senty to afgahnastan ..they were at some of our recent shows and have bveen comeing to our venue called wake the dead for awhile now...but i got to talk to them within the last several weekes alot more and pray with them ...one of them i prayed with the other night that Jesus would reveal himself to him in a powerful way.. anyway keep me posted and i pray right now that you will know Jesus is with you and have a strong sence of his precence and know you are there for a purpose and it is part of your destiny .....thank you for being a soldier...God bless...tiavi
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