Healings at FMA

Monday through Thursday from 2-4 pm our worship teams lead a two hour prayer meeting.  The Word says we don't know how to pray so the Spirit makes intercession for us.  Even the disciples asked Jesus how to pray.  That said, our teams meet at 1:30 to pray and ask the Lord what we should ask Him for and how to pray.  

We generally settle into two or three prayer focuses.  Sometimes we pray for the students at FMA, for our families, relatives that aren't saved, healing and lots of other things too.  Today, we were really pressing into the Holy Spirit for healing in the room for our classmates and family members who weren't present.

I've heard lots of stories about people being healed but never been present and heard the report from the people firsthand.  Today was a first for me!  Two girls were healed on the spot, miraculously.  One was of a girl who has had a problem with her ears since she was thirteen, the other was a girl who suffers regularly from excruciating pain in her back and neck.

I don't claim to understand why the Lord miraculously touches some and not all, but I know that when He does touch a life, I want the story to go high and wide to spread the testimony that the Lord moves in amazing ways!  I hope this inspires you, builds your faith and encourages you to pray for those suffering with illness around.  Bless you all!

The 4-1-1 on Tax Info

I've been asked several questions regarding gifts, tax receipts and how that works.  I wanted to drop you a quick note to fill you in referencing this.  

First of all, if checks are made out to me, personally, I apply those directly to tuition, books, rent, groceries, gas, etc.  These checks do not pass through the Business Office at IHOP and you will not receive a tax receipt for these gifts.

If you make your check payable to IHOP-KC, I receive your gifts through their payroll system which pays out every two weeks.  For every gift, taxes are taken out (approximately 25% taken out) and the rest I use to apply to tuition, books, rent, groceries, gas, etc.  For example, a $500 gift is approximately $375 of resource for me.

With tax season upon us, some of you will receive or have received tax receipts for your gifts.  When I talked to the Business Office, they said if you have given less than $250 they don't automatically send out of a receipt, but one can certainly be provided by request.

Hopefully that helps with some (or all) of your questions.  Please don't hesitate to let me know if you need further clarification.  Bless you all and thank you for your continued support.