Many of you joined us last year in the desert of En Gedi for this incredible night of worship.  The album Desert Rain is the live recording taken from that evening.  Here’s a quick sample of what you can expect:

Well…here it is, the time and place that we have prayed about for three years, and it is finally time; Feast of Tabernacles, Israel, our new recording, WOW! We are all here in Jerusalem, praying and practicing for the big event tomorrow night in the desert of Ein Gedi down by the Dead Sea.

My wife Luanne and I arrived here in Jerusalem this past Sunday in order to get our bodies somewhat changed over to six hours ahead by the clock and rest up from all our travels leading up to this incredible celebration. In the months of July, August and September I was literally at home less than five days each month. Our travels have been super-charged with the power and presence of the Lord, and many weeks meant traveling and ministering in a different city and state each day we were out!

So now we are here in Jerusalem with all the singers and players, our friends of Messiah Dance Company are here from Virginia, and Sharon Wilbur will join me on the platform as a back-up voice and a featured artist on the song we co-wrote with her dad and Dan Needham called “I will never leave you”. These songs have all been written with a very specific goal in mind. Three years ago during our weekly prayer meeting the Lord spoke to me about this recording. He said, “Gather a grateful remnant from the nations and bring them up to Jerusalem to sing and prophesy over the land and the people.” Since that moment we have been praying and planning for just such a time as this.

Hello again from right here in beautiful Jacksonville, Florida. Our travels have taken us up into the frozen tundra of Philadelphia and south into the traditional Jewish enclaves of Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. In Philly we were once again united with family as we ministered at Beth Yeshua, home of the Chernoffs, and the site of one of the first really successful Messianic Synagogues. To my great surprise, the room was completely filled to capacity more than a half hour before the service began, and that without advertising!

There is a noticeable hunger in the hearts of the people to worship and connect with the Lord in a very real way.

In south Florida we came to a wonderful synagogue called Aaron HaKodesh lead by the team of Neal and Jammie Lash, long time friends and anointed leaders and TV personalities. There we consoled our dear friend Rose Price, a Holocaust survivor from Poland, who just said “shalom” to her dear husband Rabbi Jonathan only days before we arrived. Earlier that day an eleven year old son had passed away by no known reason and the atmosphere at the Temple was very sober to say the least. It is amazing to me how the Lord gave such faith and encouragement during the service, and more Jewish people gave their lives to Yeshua at those services than I have seen in many years, praise the Lord!

We were reacquainted with Lilly, another Holocaust survivor from Belgium now living in N.Y. who flew down especially to join us for those two services. I introduced Lilly to Rose in front of the whole congregation and there I stood between two flowers… a lilly and a rose! With Purim right around the corner it’s important to remember how gracious the Lord has been to preserve our precious Jewish family and friends through so many attempts of the evil one to destroy us as a people.

We are working on arrangements for the recording tour to Israel leaving September 28^th to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles in the desert at En Gedi. Click on the banner add above to sign up for your seat on one of the most life changing events you will ever take. We will tour from south to north, record a new CD/DVD, and experience the joy of praying and worshiping in some of the same places as Yeshua and the prophets so many years ago. Ana Paola from Brazil has agreed to join us for the most memorable time you can ever imagine. Don’t know who she is? You will never forget her once you enjoy the anointing she carries for worship. Come join us. Who knows that maybe you were brought to the Kingdom for such a time as this!

Well, the Super Bowl is over, Pittsburgh has more diamond rings than any other franchise in football history, and Barak Hussein Obama has been sworn in as the next president of the United States. Israel is locked in yet another deadly battle for the right to exist and this is the year 2009. Many things change around us while some do not.

I have just made arrangements to travel to Israel again soon and tape more programs with my friends from Zola Levitt Ministries. I am committing more and more of our time, energies and resources to strengthen and encourage our friends and families living and ministering in the land of Israel. We just sent thousands of dollars to S’derot to feed hungry and frightened elderly Israelis dealing with the constant threat of missiles and bombs being lobbed at them from Gaza.

I have also recommitted to travel to Israel this fall to record our latest CD/DVD there during the Feast of Tabernacles. This will be a very special recording as I intend it to be the songs of the redeemed remnant from the nations over the people and land of Israel. If you are thinking about joining us for this tour/recording the dates are September 28-October 8. Brochures will be available upon request, and they should be here on the website very soon.

Our travels are exciting and the services are powerful. Watch the “flicker” site here for updated pictures of these exciting worship events. And, if you can, come join us for a live experience of the manifest presence of God; you won’t be sorry if you do!

     Well, we’re moving fast again! We started the year, literally, in Finland at the New Years Eve celebration with 7,500 Lutherans, and then we jumped to Honduras for four very intensive days in two cities, Tegucigalpa, and San Pedro Sula.

     Honduras, like the rest of Latin America, is full of passionate and serious worshipers. In Tegucigalpa we hooked up with our friends from Ministerio Sabbaoth. This was a prophetic conference that featured this ministry as well as Kevin Leal, a prophetic voice from Pensacola, Florida. The meetings were long and intense with a strong sense of the presence of the Lord. My favorite interpreter in the world, Elmer, was with us from Guatemala. He always makes speaking a joy whenever Spanish is translated.

     After two days in Tegucigalpa we flew to San Pedro for a Saturday night concert and a Sunday morning service. These meetings were also strong, long and intense. My voice was threatening to find a new body to inhabit by the time the last service came on Sunday, but thank God, I had just enough gas left in the tank to finish! I squeaked for several days but got my voice back just in time for this past weekend in Daytona and Ft. Lauderdale.

     This week I am off to Charlotte to tape for TV with Sid Roth and his program “It’s Supernatural” on TBN and other networks. More TV in Israel in March, and so it goes. These are exciting times; we must be strong in the Lord and the power of HIS might!

Well, we’re back from the frozen tundra of Finland. New Year’s Eve, 7,500 Finns and an event that went from 3:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. There were guest speakers from Bolivia and Israel, including an Arab believer from Bethlehem who ministered alongside us. It was a tremendous time of worship with a wonderful international team that joined Greg and me for several hours. One great challenge for me, besides the long hours of travel to arrive, was the very brief time of daylight. Yes, only five hours or so per day of sun as we were very close to the Arctic Sea and only a few miles from the far western boarder with Mother Russia. Several years ago I spent a couple days in the mountains of Siberia in November; very cold and very grey…lots of grey!

Tomorrow early we get ourselves over to the airport to spend four days in two cities in Honduras. I am taking a good sized team with me of Greg on keyboard, Don on the shofars, Andy is coming to run sound, and Steve will be the road manager, photo and general go-to-guy. Hispanic audiences are some of my favorites as they are passionate singers and worshipers. They are always eager to receive us and we love worshiping in Espanol!

Yesterday I spent the entire day with some of the champions of the faith today, including Jack Hayford, Dutch Sheets, John Dawson, Keith Butler, Larry Stockstill, and more. This round table was hosted in Orlando by Steven Strang of Charisma Magazine, and was a tremendous time of fellowship and discussion of some of the challenges we face this year in the Body of Messiah. More of this meeting later; I have to pack for Latin America!

Here it is, the middle of December already and Hanukah and Christmas are fast upon us; in fact, you may be reading this after the fact. No worries! Happy Hanukah, Merry Christmas, and a Blessed New Year!

How do you like the new website design? I think it’s very cool, and it works even better than it looks. More pictures on Flicker, the store is great, updates and whatnot; really cool. Please be sure to check out all the new DVDs and things available to you now.

Well, we have just completed a very hectic but very amazing travel schedule. I should have written you from Israel, or the Dominican Republic, or at least from Germany during our first international Days of Elijah conference…shame on me! Well, I promise to be more regular here to give the details from the field and keep you ahead of the curve from here on out.

I will be doing the Sid Roth radio program, Messianic Vision, soon so listen for that on a Christian radio station near you. In January I will also appear on “It’s Supernatural” with Sid and that will air in the spring. I taped programs with Jewish Voice to be seen in January, and also did a series of programs on the Life of King David with Zola Levitt Ministries that will air in February.

In a couple days, Greg and I leave for a one-night stand in Helsinki, Finland. That’s right, all that way for a New Year’s Eve celebration…but with 10,000 Lutherans! We were there last spring to help kick off a new ministry along with our dear friend Chuck Pierce. This time we are solo, but I am believing we will impart a huge download from the Holy Spirit of power and glory that will change that nation forever!

Lots to report from the road this New Year so stay tuned and keep up. We begin in Finland and move right on to Honduras and more. Blessings and grace!

Paul

Dear friends,

Blessings and grace to you from very wet and soggy Jacksonville! Tropical Storm Fay sat on us for four days and dumped over 15 inches of rain on a landscape that was already wet. The flooding streets came up to within 15 feet of our front door and about the same distance from our back door. I learned today that we did not have flood insurance, so the advancing waters could have had a devastating effect on my home should they have continued to move forward.

            As with all storms and threats we ventured into the yard and declared our home and neighborhood ‘off limits’ to the weather system, commanding the rains to cease and the floodwaters to abate. For more than ten years we have watched the hurricanes, tornados, floods, fires and draughts come and go without any damage or even power losses to our home. One recent hailstorm did catch me off guard however as I was traveling. I called home after the fact, to find out that my screening in the back yard was full of holes and my roof was damaged, needing some major repairs. That one snuck up on me when I was not at home!

            I relay this information to you in order to remind you that God himself has given you authority in this life. On the very first page of the manual for living (the Bible), the Lord spoke to Adam and told him to reign over the earth and subdue it. Yeshua ruled over the creation in such a way that the disciples marveled and wondered,” what kind of man is this that even the wind and waves obey his voice?” I am not preaching here, I am simply reminding you that we don’t use the power and authority we have been given to declare and show forth the glory of God and the Kingdom!

            We are making the final preparations for the new recording in Jerusalem next year and I am anxious to get that information to you as soon as we have agreed on dates and places. I am also planning to be in Israel this fall to do some taping with Zola Levitt Ministries on the life and times of King David. That will be aired some time late this year and I will give you a ‘heads-up’ on that as well. Don’t forget to keep checking back on the website for my weekly update to get some more news on the ministry and where we have been.

            We have just agreed to return to Finland for a New Years Eve celebration with our Lutheran friends outside of Helsinki. It seems that the fire of the Holy Spirit has continued to burn since our last visit and they are expecting over 10,000 hungry worshipers to join us for that evening of worship and impartation; glory to God! We are finding hungry souls all over the world, and I am anxious to get to the Dominican Republic next month as well. Spanish speaking peoples seem to be some of the hungriest people I meet, and this will be my fourth trip to that island in five years.

            On a more personal note, my dad has been cleared of all signs of prostrate cancer; praise the Lord! Our dear friend Ruth was just cleared of all signs of cancerous tumors in her eyes, and our Tuesday morning intercessors group is seeing many more victories in prayer. By the way, if you would like to join us from your home or workplace, we get together for corporate prayer every Tuesday morning at 11:00 AM. You can spend several minutes or more with us during that time and pray in agreement by the power of the Holy Spirit. You don’t need to know what we are praying, simply pray in the Spirit during that 90 minutes and the Lord will show you what to pray!

            I want you to know how important your prayers and financial gifts are to us here at Wilbur Ministries. You are sending us to the Dominican Republic to encourage the believers there; your gifts enable me to travel to Israel for some very valuable TV taping and concerts to encourage our friends in the Land; Germany is anxiously waiting for us and the ‘Days of Elijah’ conference in November to ignite the light of the gospel in Europe again; and Finland will thank you for your support as we bring in the New Year with prophetic worship and release the fires of revival over that nation.

            You are a most important part of this ministry and we are very grateful to God that you have answered the call to partner with us during these days of Elijah. I pray that your house is filled with peace and that you know the joy of walking with the Lover of your soul every day. May the Lord bless you and keep you, and make His face to shine upon you and give you shalom; in the Name above all others…

Yeshua the Messiah!

Paul 

I am in the Seattle airport waiting for the Delta flight that will carry Luanne and me back home through Atlanta. You know what they say about that city, don’t you? Even Yeshua will have to connect through Atlanta when He returns to rule from Jerusalem!

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Well, I know it has been some time since my last posting, but…I’m back! Too much to catch you up on here so, I’ll simply give you the most current details.

Last week we found ourselves back in very familiar and comfortable company with our friends at Beth Israel Messianic Fellowship in northern NJ. They are long-time friends, and Jonathan Kahn and his staff are some of the most able and anointed leaders in our movement. One thing changed this trip, however, and that was the facility. For many years they have been in a building that was not adequate for their size and needs. But, God is good, and they are now in a huge building in the city of Wayne, just minutes from the place I grew up and graduated high school.

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