In Development -DetroitRevival.org
Precious Friends,
About 3 years ago the Lord put it on my heart to start praying for a revival in Detroit. My wife and I have been praying for a revival in our city since that time. We’re believing for a revival on par with the Great Awakening perhaps the Last Awakening, one that we pay for with tears.
One day I thought “Wouldn’t it be great if I could get the domain name detroitrevival.com?” So I began searching to see who owned it, to my surprise the domain was in the transitional phase where it was cancelled and waiting for renewal. Whoever owned the domain never bothered to pick it up so I registered detroitrevival.com and detroitrevival.org.
During the time between then and now I’ve been praying ‘Lord what would you like me to do?’ Yes, I know that I should have seen the forest through the trees and I didn’t develop the site, but kept on renewing it every year.
I don’t believe in coincidences so I figured “if the Lord blessed me and orchestrated the events to get the domains, maybe he’s asking me to develop the site?”
Honestly, I don’t know what is going to happen with the site beyond the first development but while I was speaking with my lovely wife the other day I told her that the only thing that I could compare it to was crossing a river where there are rocks to jump on from one to the next.
For now I can only see one rock, and that is the development of the site, so I plan to jump on it. From there the Lord will make the next step visible. The book of Palms tells us:
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.” -Psalm 37:23
To create the site I needed a few things to get it up and running and to my amazement the Lord put it on someones heart to help me pay for some of the things that were needed to get it going, I didn’t ask anyone for anything (and we never will). The bible tells me that I can go into ‘the secret place and pray to Him and he will provide everything that I need to complete the mission that He has put on my heart’.
Well from day one He’s proved that He will provide!
To be honest with you I have no idea where it’s going or where it will end up, but one thing that I do know is the Lord will guide me. He loves us so much!
I need one thing from you, please pray for the site and my family as we embark on something bigger than ourselves, I don’t have all the answers but I know the One who does.
One thing is clear, my goal is to lift up the name of Jesus and let him be glorified through everything that I do. He paid everything for me, even to the point of death, and I’m so humbled, He deserves everything that I can give from a heart of love.
Most of you know me and clearly my efforts and knowledge are limited, but I find encouragement in this:
“Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.” -1 Corinthians 1:27
My goal is to be a simple thing, that God can use!
In the last week I’ve begun the development of our new site and will probably discontinue this blog as soon as the site launches on January 1, 2012.
When the site launches I will be doing most of my blogging over there.
Thanks you very much for your patience and we’re excited to start the ride!
Thanks for your prayers and we love each and every one of you very much.
In Christ,
Earl J
Perhaps you would know him better by his new name: “Barnabas”: