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