Worldwide Voice In the Wilderness: April 2011

Friday, April 29, 2011

Church on the Bike Update

Thank you to all who came out. This was the second year in a row we had our service at Strokers of Dallas and it was a huge success. Thank you to Rick and his team for hosting us and making this event such great time. Thank you to the many clubs and groups who rode in to support us and a special thanks to Steve Thompson and the Delivered Chapter of Circuit Riders for planning and putting together all the details that went into this service. Please visit us at http://Facebook.com/wviwonline

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Prison Crusade in Richmond Texas

We need volunteers for this event and would love for you to join us!

Please read this info below and then make sure to REGISTER online so that we can have you cleared through security!

The unit is located at 3 Jester Rd, Richmond, TX 77469.

There will be a Friday night service and two Saturday services. Bikes will ride in at 9:00 am Saturday and out at 3:00 pm.

We are staying at the Holiday Inn Express at 1444 Southwest Freeway, in Sugarland, TX. Everyone makes their own hotel reservations. Be sure to mention "Worldwide Voice in the Wilderness Prison Crusade" in order to get the rate of $73.14/room, including taxes.

Everyone will need WVIW t-shirts. We will wear green, tan, or blue on Friday, and black on Saturday. They are $20.00 each if you do not have one. There also is a $10.00 registration fee.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Donny ZigZag Owens

Here is my friend Donny at Strokers Dallas. Today for Easter he is sharing his story. It's very encouraging and inspiring to hear how this son of a preacher Turned federal felon, turned pastor, turned chaplain of one of the prolific Biker Clubs in America Changed his strife into success and blessing in his life. He is a great companion and a true ambassador of grace.

Johnny Moffitt Worldwide Voice In the Wilderness

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Church on the Bike 2nd Annual Celebration at Strokers Dallas

Please join us for a fun way to celebrate Easter Sunday. We will be out celebrating at Strokers Dallas and want you to come and bring your family. We have lots of music and lots of fun. There is a restaurant available and we always have a great time wi friends. Please let me know if you will be there so I will make sure to look for you

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

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Special Required Training to become an APPROVED VOLUNTEER FOR TEXAS

Worldwide Voice in the Wilderness is offering a special training to become a state approved volunteer.

These training sessions are usually held inside a prison. We are hosting one in the Dallas area at a local church. This eliminates the need to clear security in a prison just to attend the class. But time is of the essence.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is requiring all volunteers to complete the TDCJ Volunteer Training every two years. There is no cost associated with the training. A new volunteer can enter a prison 4 times in their lifetime then they must become approved. They will not be allowed to enter the prison if they are not an approved volunteer.

You must fill out the state application very early so they can process the application and get it back to you before the class.

I am attaching a link to the state application and I have attached the application with this form for your convenience.

http://tdcj.state.tx.us/pgm&svcs/online%20vol%20app%20Revision%202010.pdf

Please complete this current application – every line - and mail it to the address indicated. They must receive it by April 15 in order to get your approval letter back to you

Prayer for Casa de Cielo

Friends please pray for the Jones family and all at Casa de Cielo as you read through this incredible report. Javier and I were at this beautiful place only a few days before this incident.

Thank you for your prayers.

Subject: thank you for your prayers
Reply-To: papajones@casaderoc.org

Dear Friends in CHRIST JESUS,
  Thank you so very much for your prayers, today we witnessed HIS divine mercy and grace and your prayers in action.
Psalms 91: 7 – 11 reads, “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou has made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High thy habitation;  There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For HE shall give HIS angles charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”
Today we saw HIS divine protection in my families life. This morning I went into the city to run a few  errands and get some of the boys a haircut no sooner had I paid for the haircuts when mama called crying, all I could understand was “they shot the boy”. She was crying so much I could not understand any more than that. As fast as I could we got home, when I arrived people were gathering the police had just arrived and there in front of our school was a young man dead. I entered the school where mom and Joy were waiting for me. After hugging my wife and being insured she and Joy were fine I begin to get pieces of a story.  When she told me that our oldest was in the hospital my heart sank, she quickly informed me that Jeannie was ok, Praise GOD!
After listening to her and Joy tell their story and then going back outside to see the crime scene I knew I was witnessing a miracle.
We live in a small village named El Cacao, this is part of the municipality of Jutiapa, the mayor of Jutiapa’s daughter goes to our school. This morning his wife, daughter, and Jeannie  and security guard were using the mayors truck to go and pick up material, fans and an air conditioner  for the school. When Jesse (the mayors wife) pulled up in front of the school and Jeannie went out and climbed into he passenger side, just as she shut the door some men in another vehicle pulled up and began firing. I counted 16 spent cartridges from a M16 assault rifle and 6 from a 44 caliper hand gun. The young man that sitting on the back of the truck was killed, the mayors 5 year old daughter was wounded in the buttocks, the mayors wife was cut up pretty bad from flying glass, and my daughter which was in a direct line of fire walked away without a scratch! Praise GOD for HIS divine protection and grace in our lives. I am soooooo grateful to HIM and thank each of you that pray daily for my family and this ministry, thank you, thank you, and again thank you. Prayer works! AMEN!!
After Jeannie had walked out to get in the truck and when mama and Joy heard the gun fire they went to the window to see what was going on, their they stood as these men had just killed this young man and were fleeing, not knowing initially how Jeannie was they began to pray with great travail. When they saw Jeannie and knowing she was alright this cause temporary relief. Mama began to pray and to speak life into this young man that his life was quickly fading from his body. She was devastated that his life was ended so callously.  Within minutes after the shooting occurred the mayor came and took his wife, daughter, and Jeannie to the hospital.
Tonight mama, Jeannie, Joy,  Del, and Rochel the volunteer from Brazil are all over at Jeannie and Del’s house about 6 miles from here.
Please keep them in your prayers along with Sophie the mayors 5 year old daughter that was shot.
Again prayer works and your prayers for us has once again moved the throne of GOD to perform HIS word miraculously in our lives.
Praise GOD and thank you for your prayers!
papajones
P.S.

Please continue to send all donations to,
EOE Ministries
6801 Old Randol Mill Rd
Fort Worth, TX 76120-1209
Earmark your donations for: ROC Ministry Honduras

GOD Bless you. Rev. Leonard K. Jones www.casaderoc.org

Images captured by Danny Flores in Honduras prison

Here are some images captured by Pastor Nahun Flores son in the prison in Trujillo.
He loves to learn and picked up the function of the camera very well. He even picked up on a way to "grab" photos with out people noticing by keeping the camera low and shooting while not looking through the view finder (the photo of the man in plaid shorts and a tank top was taken this way).
I look forward to seeing Danny grow up physically and spiritually. He is a great kid and will be a great man.
Thanks for the great pictures Danny.

WVIW visit to a prison in Trujillo In Honduras

Here are a few pictures from our visit in Trujillo. Pastor Nahun and his daughter sang and played music for the group who was mostly Garifuna men which are the same as the families they serve in Cusuna.

Travis and I also had a chance to share with the men. Travis spoke on forgiveness and had the opportunity to pray with 5 men to recommit their lives to God. We also were witness to a unique opportunity for our friend and fellow minister Jorge to reconnect and forgive an inmate he had known from many years before.

All in all we had a great time sharing part of our day inside the walls of this prison. It's an experience unlike the prisons we visit in Texas and yet in a lot of ways very similar.

We look forward to sharing more of the experiences with you through our websites and on Facebook.

Thank You

Home Away from Home

We've been a week here in my home away from home. Today we'll board the plane and return to the US. It's always a bitter sweet morning. I'm eager to see Noah and Gina, and I know I will miss Jorge, Nahun, Edeña & my friends here.

This week we were able to visit two orphanages as well as visit the homes of several families in need. We met a pastor named Jorge Duran in Morazón. While in need of finishing the work on his church building, he asked us for financial help to minister to the poor people in his community. We taught several church leaders in Cusuna and ministered to the teenagers. We believe these are the future of Cusuna.

It was over three years since my last trip. I won't wait that long again. The work here is great. The friends are for life. And the joy is immeasurable. Join us. There is a place for you here. Your presence will make a difference in many lives, including your own. You can find more information and sign up for our next trip at WVIW.com.