The Lord's Flock Community

UMBRELLA

I was having breakfast with our leaders in the community in Brampton, Canada. It was the day of our Spirit Empowerment Seminar. We were having conversations on how the Lord is opening up new areas to plant churches. It was raining outside and they were not carrying their umbrellas. Then,the Lord caused my eyes to shift to an opened umbrella in the restaurant and He gave me an insight.

I pointed to the tip of the opened umbrella from where all the spokes meet. “This is Scarborough,” I said. “From here the spokes will radiate. Each spoke is a place: Toronto, Brampton, Calgary, Vancouver, Richmond, and other places.” “The Lord has already opened these places for us. Like this umbrella that has been opened.” It was a declaration from the Lord.

Deut. 28:12 “The Lord will open up for you
His rich treasure house of the
heavens, to give your land rain
in due season, blessing all your
undertakings so that you will
lend to many nations and
borrow from none.”

“Today the Lord has given us this message. He has given us this challenge to this leadership. We must act immediately to seize this opportunity to build the family of God.” Everybody was full of expectations.

After the breakfast, we prepared ourselves for the Spirit Empowerment Seminar. That same day, some 40 people filled up the seminar hall and were baptized in the Spirit. The Spirit has touched them so powerfully that many stayed a little more to give their testimonies and to bask and stay a little more on their anointing.

Just then I was reminded:

“Indeed the Lord God does nothing
without revealing his plan to His
servants the prophets” Amos 3:7

The Lord has revealed His plan to us at breakfast. He had given us a disclosure of what will happen that day through the opened umbrella.

Reflection:
Leaders must ask for the grace to be able to read God’s ways of talking to them in situations and events.

Prescription for today:
Isa. 46:10 “At the beginning I foretell the outcome; in advance things not yet done. I say that my plan shall stand I accomplish my every purpose”

Mission Trip Schedule

Nov 3, Thursday - Los Angeles, Growth
Nov 4, Friday - Los Angeles, P&W
Nov 5, Saturday - Sacramento, SES
Nov 6, Sunday - Sacramento , MSS
Nov 10, Thursday - Los Angeles, P&W
Nov 12-13, Sat to Sun - San Jose, Retreat
Nov 18, Friday - Basingstoke, P&W
Nov 19-20, Sat to Sun - Basingstoke, MSS/Growth
Nov 25, Friday - Los Angeles, P&W

Past Mission Trips

Catholic Laity Congress in Korea
KTM/Holy Trinity, Indonesia
Hong Kong Chancellor and RIS
RiS, Hong Kong
Malaysia
Palawan
Asian Ecclesial Communities

THE LORD'S FLOCK IN UGANDA AFRICA

Sis. Techie led a 10-member evangelization mission team to Uganda from Sept.1-6. It was upon the invitation of His Lordship Rt. Reverend Matthias Ssekamanya of the Diocese of Lugazi Uganda. The purpose of the Bishop is for Sis. Techie to introduce a charismatic renewal to all the parishes of the Diocese. Sis. Techie conducted a powerful Spirit Empowerment Seminar attended by 400 Catholic workers of the Diocese.

The seminar demonstrated the power of the Holy Spirit which bade many different manifestations of the outpouring of the Spirit. The Spirit's power transcended the language & cultural barriers and everybody experienced the power of God. The local leaders were so amazed because nothing like that has happened before in Uganda. The Lord's Flock mission is the first evangelization outreach that came to Uganda. It represented the Catholic Fraternity where the Bishop first met Sis. Techie in Assisi.

The experience of the Catholic Lay Leaders spread immediately to the neighboring parishes that their last session on Sunday, Sept. 5 swelled in attendance. The team also learned many things of the way Africans worship. The entire congregation was swaying, dancing & singing all throughout the seminar. The Bishop requested Sis. Techie to comeback after January 15, next year 2012 to conduct training of leaders coming from various parishes.