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MISSION UPDATE, MARCH 1-11, 2008 Ministering in Israel.

Eleven days in Israel has come to a close, and what a trip it was. I traveled with a team of 24 believers, and worship dancers to the land of Israel, the land where God has chosen to place his name. God blessed us with one of the most excellent guides in the land of Israel. Solomon took us north, south, east and west, with the assistance of our bus driver Aaron. How appropriate that the Lord would give us 2 men, one being named after King Solomon, and the other after the first High Priest, Aaron. Jesus is our King and our High Priest. God has called all believers to be kings and priests in his kingdom. We are believing for the salvation of these two wonderful men who were so gracious to us on this tour. Both of them were such a blessing to our team, as we traveled from site to site within the nation of Israel, learning the history and spiritual heritage of the land in a hands on manner.

We visited the Dead Sea, the site of Sodom and Gomorrah, the Sea of Galilee, the Golan Heights, Mt. Hermon, Cesarea Philippi, the wall of Abrahams' Gate, Tel Dan, the Jordan River, Mt. Arbel, where we leaped upon the mountains. We also visisted Cana of Galilee, and the Roman Theater in Ceserea. We visited the Holocaust Museum, Yad Vashem, the Mt. of Olives, the old city of Jerusalem, the Upper Room, Mt. Scopus, the Mt. of the Beatitudes, the Hosanna Road, Golgotha where Jesus was crucified, Mt. Carmel, Gethsemine, the Prominade, the different gates around the wall of Jerusalem, the Christian quarter, the Cardo, the Bible Lands Museum, the Kenessett, Mt. Zion, the Western Wall, a ministry assisting Sudanese refugees, and many other places.

We had the pleasure of seeing Israel, as it truly is. It's people, it's culture, it's sorrows, it's splendor, it's wonders. But even more importantly, we saw the heart of a nation. A Jewish, peace loving nation, who at the core of it's being, desires to love and serve God. The old traditional ways are still very visible in this modern day. Though so many nations in the world have turned their backs on Israel, Israel is a nation that has the heart of God turned toward them. Our team of 24, plus guides, traveled from place to place, proclaiming the prophetic word over this nation of Israel. All that God has promised will come to pass.

Worship dance originated withthe people of Israel, with Miriam, after God destroyed Pharoahs army in the Red Sea, as she took up the timbrel, and led the maidens out in a victory dance. Dance is a powerful medium to express the works and word of God. Prayerful intercessions and prophetic movements went up to the Lord, on behalf of the nation, as our team danced out the messianic message of redemption in the mountain tops, streets and public places of Israel. At times people would gather around and watch. Some would comment how they could literally feel the atmosphere change, as the presence of the Lord would begin to manifest as worship went forth from the hearts of the believers. One Orthodox Jewish man after seeing our worship, said he would rather see us in the land, than than those Israeli's who would seek to give away the land of Israel. His heart had been touched, because we had not been scared away during the terrorist attack on the Torah School that was very close to the area we were staying. He saw we loved Israel, and this spoke to his heart.

God commands us in his word to 'pray for the peace of Jerusalem, for they shall prosper that love thee.' God's hand of blesssing is on this people where our spiritual roots of Christianity sprung forth out of the 'Root of Jesse,' Jesus Christ the Righteous, anointed King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. I personally do not believe that one can be a true Christian without having a love for the place where our spiritual heritage began, in the Land of Israel, and for the Jewish people, as this is the lineage that the Father in Heaven, chose to bring forth the Messiah of all the earth. Jesus was, and is, the word of God made flesh, born of a virgin, who became the final atoning sacrifice, shedding his blood to bring redemption, and forgiveness of sin, to all who would believe in his word, death, burial and resurection. God is moving in the landof Israel, where he has chosen to place is name. May we standwith him, andwith the nation of Israel, as history is being made, and prophetic promises are being fulfilled. God is faithful.

MISSION UPDATE, JANUARY 8, 2008,

This update is a bit lengthy, but I would encourage you to find the time to read it. The Lord moves very powerfully in our lives if we allow him to do so. Such is the case with me, and I want to share with you, how good the Lord has been to me.

My next international ministry trip is to the Nation of Israel March 1-11th. I will be traveling with some of the students and leadership from the Eagles International Training Institute. This promises to be a life changing experience. We will be ministering in Jerusalem. Please pray for safety, divine direciton, provision and protection for all involved. If you would like to help support this upcoming ministry trip, it would be much appreciated. You may send your gifts to

Redemption Ministries International
P.O. Box 245
Pegram,TN. 37143

All Gifts given to RMI are tax-Deductibles.

There is so much to tell you, since our last update. As in the previous update, I had mentioned a stateside trip that was coming up. This turned out to be a 7 week, life changing experience for me. I have not been able to communicate while I was on the road, as I was having problems with email and unable to send out bulk communications. Thankfully that problem has now been resolved.

I have started my ministry training with The Eagles International Training Institute. This proving to be a challenge that I have longed for. I am going deeply into the word of God to study out the topics of my assignments. At the time of this writing, I have completed my assignments on The Theology of Dance in the New Testament, and The Theology of Dance in the Old Testament. I'm currently studying on Biblical Forms Of Worship in the month of January. The word of God is so rich and wonderful. I thank the Lord for this opportunity to increase my understanding in his word.

October 15, 2007 I left my home with a great expectancy to see the Lord move in the hearts of his people. One thing I was concerned about with this trip was the fact that I was going to be driving about 3200 miles by myself. Most destinations were about 500 miles apart, and I was not accustomed to driving such long periods of time. However, God will anoint us for whatever we are called to do, and I actually experienced his anointing to be able to drive the long distances, and stay alert, bringing me to each destination safely.

I spent approximately two and a half weeks in Martinsville, Virginia, ministering to the saints about worship, andlearning to flow with the changes the Lord desires to bring into our lives. It just so happened that this congregation was in the middle of having to make some major changes, and while I was there I saw the Lord move so sweetly in their midst, as they yielded to what the Lord wanted to do, and allowed him to bring the needed changes to their ministry.

While in Martinsville, Pastor John Heiss and his wife Mary Anne, of Wellspring Fellowship, invited me to travel with them to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for a prophetic prayer conference with a ministry called Fresh Wind. Financially, I was in a very difficult place. However, I have learned over the years, that if the Lord directs me to go somewhere, as I am faithful to do so, he will provide in the going.

Three days before we were to travel, Mary Anne called me and said, “Linda, we are going to take care of all your expenses.” Praise the Lord!! They did not know the full extent of my financial situation, but the Lord did, and he made the way, where there seemed to be no way.

Fresh Wind In Pennsylvania

As prophetic conferences go, there was a lot of liberty, at Fresh Wind for all who participated. A few of the leaders had approached me once they knew I was a worship dancer, and let me know that I had complete liberty to dance, or share however the Lord would lead me to. There came a point in the conference where I knew the Lord was leading me to dance and spin across the front of the assembly. As I did the praise level of the worship went substantially higher in the congregation. I had not experienced this before, but I soon learned, that in the spirit, the Lord was undoing and releasing things. When our worship is led by the Holy Spirit, he will use us to set the captives free, even if those captives are ourselves. I would experience a personal demonstration of this in Ohio.

Columbus Ohio
Eagles Summit Leadership Conference

This conference was the official beginning , of the twelve month training program for the Eagles International Training Institute, of which I am currently enrolled.

Divine Direction

Thursday, November 1, 2007, I arrived at the conference filled with excitement. Things get quite lively in the company of those who love to worship God with all their heart.

The purpose of this conference was for us to;

lay aside the old,

take up the new,

shift,

get into position,

bring to the birth the ministry God has placed within us,

launch out into the fullness of our destiny.

Obedience brings the blessing. We need to allow the Lord to have his way with us, even if we don’t fully understand what is happening.

What I am about to share is extremely personal, and I know there are those who will not understand, but when someone has a personal encounter with the Lord, change happens, and they are never the same. Such is the case with me.

During one of the afternoon sessions, the leadership of the conference gave us an assignment. When we returned for the evening session, we were to wear a new dance garment, under an old garment. We were going to symbolically take off the old and lay it aside, that the ‘new’ can come forth. They shared with us from 1 Kings 19:19-21, the story of Elijah and Elisha. Elijah found and passed by Elisha, and cast his mantle upon him. When this happened Elisha left everything and followed Elijah, and ministered unto him. After years of serving Elijah, his anointing is passed to Elisha in a double portion. (2 Kings 2:9-15) For this to happen in Elisha’s life he had to be willing to step out and make some major changes. He had to leave the old way of life to come into the new. There was a price to pay for the anointing. Elisha had 12 yoke of oxen, this speaks of a man of means. He was a wealthy farmer, and yet he left all for the call to ministry.

So the question is, ‘Are we willing to leave the familiar when God calls, and pursue his plan for our lives?’ Are we willing to pay the price to move in the anointing? So the leaders had given us our assignment. I did not understand, the tremendous emotion struggle I was about to experience in the course of laying aside the old.

Mourning, Death & Burial

I went to my motel room and carefully prepared for the evening session, wearing my favorite royal purple garment. This was a special garment because I had bought the fabric in Trinidad and a friend who lives in Trinidad had sown it for me. Also it was one of those garments that traveled so well. It rarely wrinkled or needed ironing. I loved my purple garment. I returned a little early to the evening conference joyfully expecting great things from the Lord.

As I entered the main conference room, one of the sisters there asked me if I was going to give away that beautiful purple garment? I said “Oh no, I’m just going to use it for the demonstration, but I am going to take it back to my motel room.” She said, “Oh no, you have to leave it here, you are to leave the old behind.” I had not understood this, and now a battle was ensuing on the inside of me.

Another sister saw my dilemma, and said, “Linda, don’t worry, I have an old T-shirt up in my room. I’ll go get it and you can discard it if you like, and you can keep your purple garment” Well that sounded like a good way of escape to me and so I said, “Yes, I would like to do that.” A few minutes later, she had retunedwith her T-shirt.

I took off my purple garment, and put the T-shirt on over my new garment and thought all was well. I did not even have time to release the T-shirt after pulling it on, when the Lord spoke to me and said, “Your are trying to give away somebody else’s old! I cannot give you my new, unless you give you your old!” Immediately a flood of grief and sorrow washed over me. I could not understand what was happening. I knew this garment was just fabric, but I loved it, and I did not understand why I had to give it up. The grief and sorrow seemed to be far more intense that what would be in line with giving up a garment. So I knew the Lord was after something else, and I believe I may have been feeling what he felt, if I were not willing to give up my old to receive his new. It was a supernatural mourning and grief.

After about 20 minutes of struggle the Lord spoke to me and said, “Let’s look at this garment. Look at the pants, they are scarred.” Two years ago, I had accidentally overheated an iron, and when I touched the pants with it, a scorch mark in the shape of the iron was left on the pants. No one else would ever see it, so I did not worry about it, and just wore them anyway. Then the Lord said, “There are little snags, in the skirt.” Most people would not have noticed the little snags. These imperfections had happened in the line of ministry in jungle villages, and rough places, and were only noticeable on close examination. Then the Lord said, “Look at the waistband, it is stretched out. This garment no longer fits
you properly.” True, over the years the waist had stretched out a little, and I had lost some weight. If I happened to be doing a dance that had a lot of jumping in it, or if my toe caught in the hem, the shirt would slide down a little bit. When the Lord said, “…this garment no longer fits you.” I began to see where he was going with the whole issue. At this point, I took off the old T-shirt and put my purple garments back on. Their doom was sealed.

Since my husband's passing in 2006, everything in my life was changing. The Lord was wanting to take me in new directions. He was already speaking to me about changes in the ministry and my personal life.

These garments represented all that was familiar and comfortable to me, and yet it also represented little areas of imperfections in my life, that were acceptable in the past, but for where the Lord wanted to take me now, they no longer fit. The scars, and snags in life that I had been willing to put up with before, the Lord now wanted to remove them from me. He wanted my old, so he could give me his new. I was beginning to understand, but the grief I was feeling was so strong. It was the same degree of sorrow that happened when Ken passed away. I felt like something inside of me was literally dying. Before that Conference was over , I would come to understand, in an up front personal way, that death is the only way to life.

As the exercise began, I held back still trying to understand the depth of emotion that was wrapped around this situation. The order of the procession was to be, that we cast our garments into a pile to the right side of the raised stage platform. Then we were to go up the steps of the stage, and walk across it, rejoicing, then down into an erected wedding canopy.

The significance of it all was to demonstrate, our willingness to lay down the old (casting our garments into the pile of things we needed to leave behind), then stepping up to the next level in the Lord (going up onto the stage), rejoicing (that God was delivering us, and leading us to a higher level of intimacy with him), then descending the stage into the wedding canopy (as we come into that intimate, loving, submissive covenant relationship with the Lord, where we give him all we have and are, and he does the same).

Reluctantly I began to move toward the pile. It may as well have been a burial ground. I was in a room with hundreds of worship dancers who were rejoicing, and I was mourning. The contrast was unbelievable. As others danced, I cried. As others shouted, I have no words. As the procession moved forward, I began to take off the lovely old purple garments, and carried them in my arms like a baby. It was as if they were alive, and yet about to die.

These garments represented every thing that my life had been up to this point. As I approached the pile, others passed me by and joyfully cast away their garments. I stood at the pile and watched. Was I the only one feeling this degree of pain? Eventually I knelt down, and tenderly, lovingly placed the garments, as if they were a tiny child on to the pile. Almost immediately, a multitude of garments were cast on to the pile, and my garments were completely buried, unseen, as if they never existed. In my mind, I was screaming out to those around me, “You have buried it alive!” I was not exactly sure all that ‘it’ was, but it was buried none the less. A death had taken place.

As I came to the steps of the stage Sister Pamela and her husband Pastor Christopher met me. Each took one of my hands and helped me up the steps to the next level. I walked across the stage. I did not dance as the others, I could not. As I descended the stage to the wedding canopy, I was supposed to pass through rejoicing, in my new life with my bridegroom, Jesus. I could not. Instead, I stood in a corner of the canopy, and cried. I did not feel like a bride, and I felt no joy of my covenant. Grief, sorrow and mourning had consumed me. I watched as others passed through the canopy.

There was a second room in the canopy entitled, the Holy Place. Many were worshipping in that portion of the structure. When they moved on, I went in. I fell to my knees, my face in the floor, and cried out to the Lord, “I do not know what you are after Lord, but I feel like my very guts are being ripped out of me, so please just take whatever it is, I give everything to you, have your way Lord.

While on my knees, I began to hear words, like whispery thoughts going through my mind, which were causing more turmoil. My thoughts went back to the teaching of Elijah and Elisha, and how Elisha had positioned himself under the ministry training and guidance of Elijah. He left all to fulfill his call. The questions started flowing into my mind, 'Would the Lord require me to relocate? To completely uproot, and start all over some place else new?' I already have my home for sale on the market, but had intended to rebuild close by. Were my plans about to shift again? Would there be another unexpected major change in my life, that the Lord would use to direct me to the destiny he has for me? Time will tell.

I am learning we need to have inspired vision from the Lord. We also need to move toward that vision. However, we need to hold the reigns of that vision loosely, so if the Lord wants to make an adjustment, or change our direction he is free to do so.

Also while I was on my knees, I felt the Lord was speaking to me about making myself available to travel more, both at home and abroad. That’s a real stretch of faith. International travel especially is very costly. Again, how much are we willing to give up, to have the opportunities to flow in, and experience an increase of God’s anointing in our lives?

As all these thoughts were passing through my mind, I realized I had to release very thing to the Lord, every hope, every dream, every desire, everything I did and did not want to do, my possessions, my home, my security, my comfort zones, everything! It all had to die, right there in the Holy Place before the Lord. As I surrendered, I cried uncontrollably. I remained in his presence until there were no more tears, and no more strength. Figuratively speaking, I died in Columbus, Ohio that night.

Oil Of Joy For Mourning

The next morning as I looked in the mirror my eyes were red and swollen, and my head was pounding, from all that had happened the night before. Slowly I prepared to return to the conference. As I was looking in the mirror, I heard the Lord speak to me and say, “Oil of Joy for mourning (Isaiah 61:3).” I said, “Lord, I need your oil of joy for mourning.” With that established I prepared and went to the conference.

As the session opened up Sister Pamela, was sharing that she had found a T-shirt in the pile of discarded garments the night before, that had many pieces of paper pinned to it. Each piece of paper represented things the owner wanted to Lord to take from her life. Pamela asked this sister to come to the front, as she had a gift she wanted to give to her. It turned out that the lady had already left the conference. Sister Pamela was disappointed, and said that the gift she wanted to give to the lady was a bottle of anointing oil. The title of the oil was, Sorrows turned to Laughter. When I heard that , I raised my hand, stood to my feet and made my way to the front platform where Sister Pamela was standing. As she saw me coming towards her she said, “Well, I was just going to say, whosoever will come and receive.” As I stood in front of Sister Pamela, I told her what the Lord had spoken to me, as I stood in front of the mirror, and she said, “Well then it’s your oil.” God had provided again. I went back to my seat, anointed my head, hands and feet, and asked the Lord to give me his joy, and take away my mourning.

Mount Up With Wings As Eagles

By the next conference session I was beginning to feel a little better, the headache was finally gone, and I did not feel the extreme sorrow, I had the previous night. I knew I was coming up out of the darkness.

The night before one of the vendors had given Sister Pamela, a lovely silk overlay royal purple in color, with a golden eagle on the back. It was made to be wore like a shawl. During this next session, Pamela put on her eagle overlay, and began to dance and ‘soar’ with arms outstretched. She was in the front of the assembly. I was in the back of the assembly worshipping with flags. Sister Pamela began to ‘fly’ down the side aisle, eagle wings spread. When she reached that back of the ballroom, she turned right and was heading my direction. Somehow I knew she was coming for me. As she approached, she said, “Linda put the flags down, and come with me.” I dropped the flags to the floor, and as Pamela took my hand, the Lord said to me, “It is no mistake that Pamela has taken your hand, now soar!” I spread my arms out, even as she, and together we soared through the ballroom. Two eagles flying together on the wind of the Spirit of God. We flew to the front of the ballroom, across the front of the assembly, then we twirled arm in arm a couple of times, and she turned me lose.

When Sister Pamela turned me lose, I spun multiple times across the front of the ballroom, hands raised in praise position. As I did so the praise level in the assembly went up higher, just like it did in Pennsylvania. Still spinning I changed my direction, andwent back across the front of the assembly a second time. All of a sudden something happened. I literally felt things flying off of me. They were shooting off of me very forcefully through the atmosphere in the spiritual realm. It happened in an instant, and I broke into a strong dance of freedom and release. Bondages had been broken, the sorrow, mourning, sadness, pain, death, darkness, all of it was gone! It happened while I was spinning and worshipping the Lord in the dance.

Pastor Christopher Hardy ministered to me later that same day. He told me that when I began to spin across the front of the assembly, that he saw into the spiritual realm, and he saw things just shooting off of me into the air, bondages, things the enemy had tried to construct to keep me from moving forward in my calling, they all came flying off, and hit the floor, and they were not leaving that conference with me. I was free to walk in my God given calling. This word was a confirmation of what I had felt during my dance of deliverance.

While in Ohio, the Lord took me through a death , burial and resurrection. The deathtook place with the representation of the purple garment, and my surrender in that Holy Place before the Lord. The burial was represented by the sudden covering of the purple garment. Also the anointing oil represented the burial as well. (We can see the pattern for that in John 12:3-7, andMark 14:8, when Mary anointed Jesus feet with spikenard for his burial.) The resurrection took place as Pamela andI mounted up with wings as eagles, and soared into the heavenly places in the dance, and in the Lord’s presence all bondages were broken, and freedom came. According to Isaiah 61:3 the Lord had made an exchange and given me a garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Death of the old has brought forth the life of the new.

Queens New York November 12-30, 2007

For the first time ever, I drove in the streets of New York City. It was not a comforting experience. I'm thankful for the Lord's protection that he has placed over me. New Yorkers do not drive the way Tennesseans do, and it was a real challenge. Pastor Dave Rajoon says I should get a Certificate of Achievement for making it through the city in one piece.

My time in New York was truly a blessing and ordained of the Lord. Pastor Dave Rajoon of Grace Evangelistic Ministry was my hosting pastor. I have always felt so welcomed by him, his family, and his congregation, and it is an absolute joy to be with them.

The Lord had surprises for me in NY that I could never have imagined. The new work the Lord has started in my life in Ohio, was about to begin springing forth in other areas. Not only did I have opportuity to share with 3 different churches while in NY, but the Lord has opened a whole new realm of ministry opportunities.

Redemption Ministries International & Grace Evangelistic Ministies (GEM),have come together in the work of the Lord. To learn more about Grace...Click on the Affiliate Ministires page of this website, then click on the Grace Evangelistic Ministries link, and it will take you to their website.

The Lord has shown Pastor Dave and I that this ministry relationship is a covenant relationship that the Lord has designed with strategic purposes in mind for ministry outreach. The Lord has also let me know that somehow my destiny is tied up in this alliance. The fullness of that destiny is still a mystery, but I know the Lord will bring it to pass.

Pastor Dave has freely opened his church to me, anytime I want to come minister in NY. We are currently planning conferences for the month of July. The topics will revolve around worship, the dance ministry, living a sanctified life, and whatever else the Lord cares to share. Updates of this conference will be sent out as they are solidified.

While in NY we did a mini one night conference on 'An Introduction To The Worship Dance Ministry.' Worshippers from another church attended as well. For many of them, some of the things shared were new, and challenging. For some of those who attended, I believe the Lord is about to take them some places they have never been before in worship. We are looking forward to the July Conference.

Also, I had opportunity to minister twice to the ladies group at Grace. God really opened some hearts, and encouraged the ladies to let him bring changes into their lives. There were 8 women who came forward for prayer, and wanted to allow the Lord to work his plan in their lives, laying down the old and taking up his new. It's interesting that there were 8 ladies. In scripture 8 is the number of new beginnings!

I will be returning to NY briefly in February, and then again in part of March to focus on what the Lord desires to do, and to strengthen relationships with the saints in that area.

From NY I traveled to Pennsylvania, andmet with Pastor Rob Garrett. He is senior Pastor of Praise Fellowship Church in Downingtown, PA. I had opportunity to minister in both of his churches. The Spirit of the Lord ministered to the people, through the dance, and a portion of my testimony. I had danced to a song entitled, "We Need The River". This song and ministry in dance, really touched Pastor Rob, in a special way, thus changing the order of the entire service. Pastor Rob could not share the message he had intended to share, but rather began to speak on what it truly means to have the 'river of God' flowing in our lives. Before it was all over, many in the congregation has given testimony, of what God was doing in their lives. It was a beautiful time of body ministry. God is so good. I am scheduled to return to Downingtown, PA. and Pastor Garrett's congregation in November of this year.

Also the Lord is taking me into a new area of ministry, as I will be starting to write books. In the back of my mind I had always thought, well, someday I will write of my adventures in the Lord, but now the Lord is speaking and confirming that I am to start writing. I hope to have some of my teachings, and a book entitled Beauty for Ashes published this year.

Some of what has been shared with you in this update has been taken from the current manuscript of 'Beauty for Ashes' which I am in the process of writing. The theme of this book will begin with the time of my husbands' passing, and will demonstrate how the Lord can take a very difficult situation and turn it around for his glory, and our blessing. I say 'our' blessing, because what the Lord has given me is not just my testimony, but through his goodness to me, others can receive encouragement and hope in their difficult times as well.

Because this is a work in progress, I'm not sure at what point, I will conclude the story, but regardless, it will be a living testimony of how great our God is. He has promised to give beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mournng, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness according to Isaiah 61, and I am seeing him do this in my life.

God bless each and every one of you in Jesus Name. A special thanks to all those who contribute to this work of the Lord. May he bless you abundantly in return.

Linda Conrey
President, RMI




MISSION UPDATE SEPTEMBER 20, 2007 Upcoming Ministry

LINDA CONREY WILL BE MINISTERING IN MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA DURING THE DATES OF OCTOBER 15-29, 2008. SHE WILL BE MINISTERING AT WORD OF LIFE FAITH CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT CLAUDIA JONES AT 1-276-638-3838.

QUEENS, NEW YORK (NOVEMBER 12-30, 2007)- LINDA WILL BE MINISTERING AT GRACE EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT PASTOR DAVE RAJOON AT 1-718-849-5644

PRAYER IS APPRECIATED FOR LINDA DURING THESE TIMES OF MINISTRY. THANK YOU.



MISSION UPDATE JULY 29, 2007 Ministry Expansion

We are pleased to announce that the ministry has expanded, as we add 4 new ministers to our ranks.

Pastors Len & Nelda Parsons of the Murfreesboro, Tennessee area, and Doug & Mary Turnbullof Charlotte Tennessee, have been ordained as ministers of the gospel with Redemption Ministries International.

These leaders have been moving in ministry positions for many years, and are definitely called and ordained of the Lord. Seeing that they have a call upon their lives, they have now been ordained and become affiliated with this ministry. We rejoice in what the Lord is doing, as he is raising up different giftings and abilities to work together for the purposes of the Kingdom of God.

Pastors Len & Nelda Parsons are equipping the saints at The Freedom Center, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, andhave begun a second church work, The Oasis, in the Shelbyville, Tennessee area.

God has seen their faithfulness, persistence and diligence, in the calling he has placed on their lives, and has entrusted them to a greater measure of heavenly treasure, by allowing them to minister into the lives of people who are hungry for the Lord.

Len and Nelda have been a tremendous blessing and strength to this ministry, as they have served in an advisory position, and given wise counsel in assisting the direction of this ministry. We are glad to have them on board.

Doug and Mary Turnbullhave been an enormous encouragement as well for many years. Each having their own special gifts, they have enriched this ministry with their love, prayer intercession, counsel and friendship. Doug also serves as the Vice President of RMI, while his wife Mary is a worship leader, sings, plays the guitar, and teaches school.

Doug & Mary have a vision of establishing a Christian Camp, Resurrection L.I.F.E. (Love Is Forever Established), in the Charlotte, Tennessee area. We appreciate your prayers as this is in the beginning stages.

Rejoice with us as we move forward in the work of the Lord together.


MISSION UPDATE JULY 5-8, 2007, Exaltation Ohio

Traveling with a team of 4 ladies, from Tennessee to the Columbus Ohio area, we made our way to the Exaltation Ohio Conference, where we enjoyed four glorious days of worshipping the Lord, and rejoicing in his presence.

Each conference session was very informative, and taught by many seasoned ministers of God, both teaching principles of the Kingdom of God, and in the Christian dance worship ministry. It was a time of training and stepping up to a new level of ministry.

Each of us took away a treasure in our hearts of what the Lord wanted to do in our lives. If you have never been and get the opportunity to attend, we encourage you to participate in this annual event. For more information you may visit their ministry website at www.exaltationohio.com


MISSION UPDATE APRIL 18, 2007 Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad & Tobago

The trip to Trinidad & Tobago was wonderful. The Lord did so many things in my own life, as well as in the lives of those Shirley and I had the joy of ministering to. We saw first hand how when people seek the Lord with their whole heart, he hears, and answers, and makes his presence known! The glory of the Lord was manifested so many times during the teachings and the worship, it was truly amazing!

I personally have never experienced the degree of anointing in my own personal ministry that we saw manifesting all around us and through us, in Trinidad and Tobago. Many hearts were changed according to the peoples own testimonies, because of what the Lord did in their lives, through the biblical teachings and the worship dance conferences. Bondage, and deceptions of the enemy were broken off of peoples lives, and they came into a deeper level of love and relationship with the Lord. This in turn brought great joy, excitement and release, to the people of God, and has helped empower them to be a greater witness for Jesus.

One new Worship Dance Ministry was birthed through the conferences in San Fernando, Trinidad, and 2 other dance ministries were spurred on to a greater understanding of the importance of pure worship and the power of spiritual warfare in the dance. As news spread about the Worship Dance Conferences, we were asked to bring our newly birthed, San Fernando dance worship team to, THE ESTHER CONFERENCE, (which came from Miami to Trinidad) to minister in worship dance. Many pastors and church leaders shared how they were truly touched and ministered to, by the beauty and holiness of the dance, and the awesome presence and power of the Lord which was manifested. We saw this take place at The Esther Conference, as well as in churches and our other conference meetings. These precious men and women of God gained a new respect and excitement for this type of worship. It always looks good when God shows up!!

Man was created to worship God, and to have fellowship with him. Worship is the one thing we can do for God, that he will not do for himself!! The seed of worship dance ministry has been growing in the womb of this ministry for years, and now the baby is coming forth. When Ken was alive he always encouraged me in this area of ministry, and now it is growing into a praise and glory to the Lord. As we learn to worship and minister to our King, the place we must start is in the heart of the worshiper. We must learn to live holy, clean and sanctified lives as believers in Jesus. Thus a call of repentance is ringing out from this ministry, hand in hand with the call to worship. It is time for us to get our hearts right, forsake the sins that so easily beset us, and prepare the way of the Lord in our hearts! Only then can we speak effectively to the nations!

It seems, as Pastor Ravi said in Trinidad, The ministry still has an evangelistic, missionary minded goal, and the principles of the Kingdom of God are of absolute top priority, but now the ministry is expanding into the importance of worship. Our goal is to help teach believers, not only so they to can take the Word of God, and the talents and gifts the Lord has given them, to reach out and minister to others, but also that they might use those same gifts, to minister first and foremost to the Lord of Glory, thus developing a deeper more intimate relationship with the lover of their souls, the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Lord gave me a new scripture for the purpose of the ministry. It is Isaiah 61. I encourage you to take the time to read through this short chapter. This is the mandate of this ministry. Within this mandate his anointing will be manifested to:

preach good tidings unto the meek;

to bind up the broken hearted;

to proclaim liberty to the captives;

the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord;

to proclaim the day of vengeance of our God;

to comfort all that mourn;

to give them beauty for ashes,

the oil of joy for mourning,

the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness....

that he (the Lord) might be glorified.

Restoration

Raising up and strengthening ministers/ministries

Bringing forth joy and rejoicing in the bride
and bridegroom relationship with the Lord

Bringing in the harvest

Righteousness and praise to spring forth before all nations

We saw many of these things happen in peoples lives through the ministry in Trinidad and Tobago. God is so wonderful, that he would take what little we have to offer, mix it with his power and anointing, and use it to bring glory to himself. God is not looking for great abilities, as much as he is our availability. It is an honor to serve him.

Shirley and I had opportunity to minister in different churches, and preaching in the marketplace. In the churches we were ministering in the area of worship dance; and teaching on the importance of Living a sanctified life; Loving the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind & strength; Repentance and receiving God’s blessing in our lives; The priesthood of the believer(specifically pertaining to worship), Being a vessel of honor; Spiritual warfare (specifically pertaining to the area of worship). In the market place I shared about the Kingdom of God, and what it is compared to in the scripture, and giving the call to salvation and repentance to all those within the sound of the public address system, as it went out over the city’s atmosphere.

Shirley has a lovely ability to sing, and she shared in song, as well as assisting me in the worship dance conferences. She was a tremendous help to me. She helped to complete the areas where I lacked. Isn't that how the body of Christ is supposed to work together?

We did a Memorial Service in San Fernando, Trinidad in Ken's honor. This was not an easy process for me, as a matter of fact it was very trying emotionally, as once again the impact of Ken’s passing hit me with full fury. However, I felt I needed to do this for the people in Trinidad who meant so much to Ken. God’s grace was sufficient. I'm thankful for all who came. Each one helped to make this celebration of his life a precious memory.

Ken's ashes were cast between the islands of Trinidad & Tobago, carried on the wings of the wind, and the waves of the sea, to their resting place, but he will always have his place in my heart. I know Ken is in the presence of the Lord, and though he was in my past, he is now in my future as well, as I know I will see him again when it is my time to leave this earth, or on that great day when the Lord returns to this earth with all his saints to set up his Kingdom. We will again be together in the family of God forever in eternity. It's so good to know that for those in Christ the end of our life on this earth, is the beginning of our life in the fullness of the Lord's awesome presence.

I met with Pastor Sammy and Pastor Morris of Guyana while in Trinidad, these two dear brother have given an invitation to come and minister in their country. We will notify via email when this trip is actually planned.

An Exhortation:

God is not looking for preachers, singers, musicians, dancers, theological doctors of this or that, he is looking for worshipers. Worship is the one thing that we can give to God, that he will not do for himself. Jesus said, God is a Spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth. This should be the goal of every believer. There is no greater joy than to worship the King of Glory!

When we worship God with a pure heart, the world takes notice, and they see that we have something that is different than religion. This stirs their hearts, and they desire to know what we have in the Lord. This opens the opportunity to share with them how they can have a relationship with this wonderful God that we have come to love and serve.

The Lord has given to every believer the ministry of reconciliation, which is showing people how they can have a relationship with the one and only, true and living God, that created them and loves them so much. May we be a shining display of his grace and mercy in our lives as we reach out to others.

Thank you for taking the time to let me share with you. Also thank you to all those of you who have stood in support of what the Lord is doing through this ministry. Truly we are co-laborers together in Christ, and your gifts of love and encouragement mean more than you will ever know.

May the Lord's richest blessings be upon you.

All gift given to Redemption Ministries International are tax-deductible. Thank you for your support.

Linda Conrey



MISSION UPDATE- JANUARY 28, 2007- UPCOMING TRINIDAD TRIP

Our next mission trip is scheduled for the nation of Trinidad & Tobago February 22-March 22, 2007.

The purpose of this trip will be to hold a Memorial Service for Pastor Ken Conrey who passed away November 7, 2006. You can read the details in the MISSION UPDATE JANUARY 27, 2007, which is below this mission update entry.

Linda Conrey and Shirley Lewis will be conducting a Worship Dance Conference on the island of Trinidad, in the city of San Fernando, at the Word of Life Faith Center Church. The dates for the conference are March 12th-18th. Watch our website calander for details as we accumulate them.

There is a possiblility of a Worship Dance Conference on the island of Tobago as well. As things develope we will keep you posted.



MISSION UPDATE JANUARY 27, 2007-

THE PASSING AWAY OF OUR BELOVED PASTOR KEN CONREY

On November 7, 2006, our beloved Pastor Ken Conrey passed away suddenly into the presence of our precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

A Memorial Service was held on November 12, 2006 at the Restoration Church in Dickson, Tennessee.

Ken had spoken in times past that if he passed away before the Lord's return, he wanted his home going service to be a celebration of his life. Ken did not want people to overly grieve, because he would be in the presence of the Lord.

Ken's wife, Linda, organized and officated her husband's Memorial Service.

One hour before the service there was a time of visitation. During this time, a slide show of Ken's life and mission work, was being projected in the sanctuary, with Ken's music playing over the PA system.

People came from all directions, and from many miles to celebrate the life and ministry of our beloved Pastor Ken.

Some of the area church services, were cancelled so entire congregations could attend the memorial service, and show their love and respect for this precious servant of the Lord.

As the worship began Linda rose to the task, determined that her husband's homegoing would be the type of celebration he desired, one that would bring glory to the Lord.

Linda knew that the people would follow her lead, so as the music began, she stood up, and raised her hands to the Lord, and began to worship the Lord. The grace of God was absolutely amazing to keep her, and empower her during this ceremony for her beloved.

There was an incredible joy and anointing released during the praise and worship. Many people had never been to a Memorial Service like this one.

Because Worship Dance was a part of Ken and Linda's ministry together, it was very appropriate for her to dance at her husband's Memorial Service. Linda wore a white, flowing dance garment, as she stepped to the front of the church. She had chosen the song, "Here I Am To Worship", to dance before the Lord, as an act of honor, trust and love, for the God that holds her and her husband's life in his hands.

Her dance was also in honor of her husband, as he loved to see her worship to this song. For Linda, it was a statement to God, Ken and the devil, that regardless of her circumstances she would continue in the ministry of the Lord. Her dance was a statement of honor, trust, commitment, and warfare.

During the dance something supernatural happened. As Linda took up her worship flags near the end of the song, a powerful anointing, and presence of the Lord invaded the congregation, and the people jumped to their feet, and began to shout their high praises to the Lord. Heaven and earth came together in that moment, and the atmosphere was charged with the power and presence of the Lord. It was as if there was no separation between heaven and earth. It was an awesome experience, especially for Linda. It was truly a gift from the Lord.

Throughout the service, testimonies were shared, relationships mended, friends and loved ones reunited, God was glorified, Ken's life was honored so powerfully, and lives were touched and changed. This is what Ken would have wanted.

Ken Conrey was only 54 years old when he departed from this earth, and was escorted into the presence of the Lord by his holy angels.

Many times as Ken and Linda would share Christ with people, they would ask them the question, "If you were to drop dead right now, where would you spend eternity?" Most people do not think this will ever happen to them. However we do not know the number of our days. Ken was here one moment and gone the next. He was ready to meet his maker, and to be welcomed into the glories of heaven, but all people cannot say they are ready to meet their maker. Even with the instant departure of her husband, Linda will use the suddenness of her beloveds passing, to bring to the lost the reality, that one must be ready at all times for eternity, and the importance of them being in right standing with God, through faith in Jesus Christ, and his atoning work for them on the cross.

Pastor Ken was dearly loved by so many people, and he will be terribly missed, but a day is coming when we, who have recieved Jesus as our Lord and Savior will all be together again, and we will be together forever in eternity, with our Lord Jesus Christ.

The ministry that Pastor Ken started will continue, and the vision will go on.

There is also a Memorial Service scheduled in the nation of Trinidad for March 10, 2007 at the Word of Life Faith Center, in the city of San Fernando. All are invited to attend.

Please visit our TRIBUTE TO KENNETH DUANE CONREY by clicking the page link on the left.

We want to thank all of you who have responded with such love, compassion and support since Ken's passing. Your kindnesses are truly a testimony of the Lord's care and mercy. We love and appreciate each of you. God bless you.