Sunday, November 27, 2011

Funny things the Lord does.... and events to note on your calendar.

God is good and His faithful love endures forever!!

Since our last post, the Lord has been giving us little tokens confirming our trip to Peru next month. We thought we'd share them with you.

God has a sense of humor!
We were watching a movie called Horse Crazy. The movie starts out with a teacher showing a video to her classroom of young kids. The video is about wild mustang horses in Nevada. Several kids fantasize and end up going to Nevada to try and catch a few of these horses and bring them home. ok so dot dot dot to the end of the movie. The scene is back in the classroom and the teacher is rolling the tv in front of the children again and this time she says "today we are going to watch a movie about the llamas in Peru". Ok... so maybe you had to watch the movie or maybe you just have to be us, but both Ken and I looked at each other and laughed.

Again, we sat down to watch a movie. This time we were watching a series of White Fang shows. White Fang is about a family who have moved out into the country and have a husky dog which is part wolf too. The show we happened to watch last, the son in the show Matt, was talking to a guy they just hired to do some labor on their farm. So Matt, starts asking him to name the capital of different states or countries.... and guess which one he asked him? What is the capital of Peru? The guy says, that's easy, it's Lima.

What are the chances of us watching two different movies over the past week and both of the movies indicate something about Peru?? I don't believe in coincidences. I believe God is confirming to us to go, in His way. He is good!

There have been some other confirmations.... God brought to us a great person who loves dogs and loves homes (his words). This was a huge hurdle to overcome. We have had the same dog/house sitter for 27 years. Unfortunately she is having knee replacement surgery and won't be able to stay this time. So we really needed this prayer answered first. And it was! Praise God!!

I was feeling a bit nervous about Peru because what I've been reading up on and hearing from my niece who lives there is that where we are going can be rough. Rough means - pick pockets and sometimes more violent crimes to tourist. Ok.. so for most of you that may be no big deal, but to me it's kind of scary. I asked the Lord to speak to me to reassure me and He gave me Acts 18:9-11 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, " Don't be afraid! Speak out! Don't be silent! For I am with you and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me.". So Paul stayed there for the next year and half, teaching the word of God. How cool is that??

We begin Spanish lessons this week. I believe that was another door opened for us as she has offered to do them for free. We have received several donations and we are extremely thankful. We have been able to get our immunizations (ouch). However, we are still in need of the cost of the plane tickets which have now gone up to $4900. I have to admit this is awkward for us - asking for support.. God is God and nothing is impossible for Him. So again, we ask you to please prayerfully consider supporting our ministry trip to Lima, Peru. Every little bit helps. (Details in post on http://wantinsight.blogspot.com.) Please also be in prayer - for favorable pricing on airfare, the flight schedule will be doable (as some of our preferred flight choices are filling up) and for continued healing and endurance.

This is how you can give if the Lord so leads you:

Tax deductible donations can be made by visiting:
1. https://www.hhmin.org/make_donation_projects.php, select Ministry Projects, then use drop down box Ken & Michele Cole - Want InSight?
2. Or you can donate through my medical account, select Medical Projects, then Michele Cole.

3. Non tax deductible donations can be made directly to us by:

4. Paypal - account is michele@wantinsight.com

5. Send check to our home. Please contact us for the address.
Any donations made through Helping Hands will be anonymous. If you want us to know that you supported us through them, please let us know personally. Thank YOU


Thank YOU so much for your kind comments and offers to pray. This is also a very important part of our trip!


And some events you won't want to miss!

EVENTS
DECEMBER

Matt Slocum Worship Concert
When: Saturday December 3, 2011
Where: Harmony Vineyard 600 NE 46th Street Kansas City, MO 64116
Time: 7pm
You won't want to miss this! Matt is an amazing worship artist. Matt Slocum is an accomplished songwriter, vocalist and musician. His heart is to see the body of Christ healed and restored. Matt is a graduate of Hillsong International Leadership College in Sydney, Australia. He has held various leadership positions at Hillsong Church. Matt has also been involved with several ministries in the Kansas City area serving as worship leader. Matt just completed a three month internship at Harmony Vineyard Church. Thank you Harmony Vineyard for being so generous in offering up the church to host this concert and fundraiser for Matt’s first recorded album.

JANAURY 2012
James Horan of Fresh Mercy Ministries will be here in January 21. We will be hosting him at our home to teach and minister. You can check him out at www.freshmercy.com. If you are interested in this event, please email me as seating is limited.

We will also be hosting another Shelf Reliance Food Storage show January 14. www.shelfreliance.com. If you are interested in attending, please email me.

FEBRUARY 2012

Jerry Baysinger of Life Healing Ministries http://lifehealingministries.us/ will be here February 18th. We will be hosting him at our home to teach and minister. God has used him mightily in the area of healing!! If you are interested in attending this event, please email me as seating is limited.


God Bless You!

Ken & Michele Cole

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Ministry Trip to Peru!!!

Greetings! Give Thanks to the Lord for He is Good and His Faithful Love Endures Forever!!!

As you may know, Ken and I have been recently launched into ministry. We are called to activate, influence and challenge the body of Christ to a life of total abandon and surrender to the Lord. To be doers of the Word of God!! Our vision statement is: To be a tongue of fire, igniting people and impacting nations through evangelizing and using the power of God, to be a bold part of fueling an explosion in the Kingdom. Our passion is to help believers walk fully in their God given destiny, minister to the broken - physically, emotionally or spiritually and reach the lost through the prophetic and various outreaches.

Wow! How exciting it is that we have been asked to go to Lima, Peru and be able to do what we love to do and what God has ordained for us. Our trip is from December 30, 2011 through January 9, 2012. We will be preaching, activating, and ministering prophetically to one main church http://www.ifdb.ws/pastoresifdb.php. They also have a TV/radio station and most likely several of the scheduled events will be broadcasted live. How cool will that be if we can minister to a larger crowd about the healing mercy of our Lord and Savior! We also hope to take the youth out and do "treasurehunts". That's where the Lord shows us who, where and how to pray, gives us clues so we can find these treasures in the streets and marketplace. We then minister to them and see God show up in powerful ways. There is a possibility we will be also be visiting other churches in the area. We are going with James Horan of Fresh Mercy Ministry http://www.freshmercy.com. He walks in the apostolic to glorify God and bring the kingdom of God to earth. He ministers in the prophetic and healing.

We are humbly asking for your support to partner with us prayerfully, financially, or both. As you know, we cannot prepare and fulfill this trip without God’s help and many people praying. I am asking you to commit to praying for us, our team members, and our leaders as we minister to the people of Lima, Peru. Specifically for safety but also because flying out of the USA and into a third world country is quite scary for me. if you know me, you know I'm kind of prone to liking the comforts God gives us here! We would like to ask for your financial support. We need for this trip, a total of $5,000+ to cover airfare, lodging, food and immunizations. Our immediate need is to cover the airfare and immunization costs and we need to book our airfare soon. Plane tickets have been averaging between $3700-$4000. The immunizations are approximately $400 and the rest is food/hotel.

Please let us know how and if we can count on your support. If you can support us and the missions team in prayer, please simply respond to this post to that affect. We will keep you apprised of the progress of our preparations and the on goings as they happen. If you can support us financially, information on how to do so at the bottom of this.

Ken and I are open handed - hearts engaged - saying here we are Lord - send us, use us however you want!
We would love for you to prayerfully consider supporting this ministry in prayer and financially on a regular basis.

Tax deductible donations can be made by visiting:
https://www.hhmin.org/make_donation_projects.php, select Ministry Projects, then use drop down box Ken & Michele Cole - Want InSight? Or you can donate through my medical account, select Medical Projects, then Michele Cole.
Non tax deductible donations can be made directly to us by visiting:
Paypal - account is michele@wantinsight.com or by sending a check. Please contact us for the address. Any donations made through Helping Hands will be anonymous. If you want us to know that you supported us through them, please let us know personally. Thank YOU


We are trusting God will provide as we obediently live out our God given purpose, call and destiny.
We say Thank YOU for your friendship! We bless you in the name of Jesus Christ!

nHim and through Him!

Ken and Michele
Followers of the Lord Jesus Christ

EVENTS
DECEMBER
Matt Slocum Worship Concert
When: Saturday December 3, 2011
Where: Harmony Vineyard 600 NE 46th Street Kansas City, MO 64116
Time: 7pm
You won't want to miss this! Matt is an amazing worship artist. Matt Slocum is an accomplished songwriter, vocalist and musician. His heart is to see the body of Christ healed and restored. Matt is a graduate of Hillsong International Leadership College in Sydney, Australia. He has held various leadership positions at Hillsong Church. Matt has also been involved with several ministries in the Kansas City area serving as worship leader. Matt just completed a three month internship at Harmony Vineyard Church. Thank you Harmony Vineyard for being so generous in offering up the church to host this concert and fundraiser for Matt’s first recorded album.

JANAURY 2012
James Horan of Fresh Mercy Ministries will be here in January 21. We will be hosting him at our home to teach and minister. You can check him out at www.freshmercy.com. If you are interested in this event, please email me as seating is limited.

We will also be hosting another Shelf Reliance Food Storage show January 14. www.shelfreliance.com. If you are interested in attending, please email me.

FEBRUARY 2012
Jerry Baysinger of Life Healing Ministries http://lifehealingministries.us/ will be here February 18th. We will be hosting him at our home to teach and minister. God has used him mightily in the area of healing!! If you are interested in attending this event, please email me as seating is limited.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Mark your calendars - events coming up!

CURRENT
A brief update for Ken and I. The last post we sent out, we said that God was launching us into new things. He is super quick. We are praying but believe we are being asked to go on a ministry trip to Lima, Peru next month. We will be traveling with another ministry that has been there before. They have seen mighty miracles of God - lame walk, blind see and many others. The trip will be for 9 days. We will be teaching, activating and ministering prophetically. We ask for your prayers - this is a huge huge step for me/us. We have not traveled outside the USA really (if you don't count Hawaii and Baja Mexico). The good news is that I have a niece in Lima, Peru. If you would like to sow into this trip and/or our ministry in general we would be very appreciative. Information on how at the bottom of this blog post.

Just a quick note to let you know of several events coming up in Kansas City that you may want to be part of.

NOVEMBER
Joni Ames will be back in Kansas City next week!!
If you haven't seen or been around Joni and her teaching, you will be blessed. Come hear her! You can learn more about her at www.joniames.com.

When: Sunday, November 20, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Where: Jubilee Ministry Center - 189 Rogers Road, Olathe, KS 66062. It is off of the Santa Fe exit, behind the Bank of America. The building has a red roof.
Joni will be teaching on the prophetic and sharing with us what the Lord is speaking to us as a church body!

DECEMBER
Matt Slocum Worship Concert
When: Saturday December 3, 2011
Where: Harmony Vineyard 600 NE 46th Street Kansas City, MO 64116
Time: 7pm
You won't want to miss this! Matt is an amazing worship artist. Matt Slocum is an accomplished songwriter, vocalist and musician. His heart is to see the body of Christ healed and restored. Matt is a graduate of Hillsong International Leadership College in Sydney, Australia. He has held various leadership positions at Hillsong Church. Matt has also been involved with several ministries in the Kansas City area serving as worship leader. Matt just completed a three month internship at Harmony Vineyard Church. Thank you Harmony Vineyard for being so generous in offering up the church to host this concert and fundraiser for Matt’s first recorded album.

JANAURY 2012
James Horan of Fresh Mercy Ministries will be here in January 21. We will be hosting him at our home. You can check him out at www.freshmercy.com. If you are interested in this event, please email me as seating is limited.

We will also be hosting another Shelf Reliance Food Storage show January 14. www.shelfreliance.com. If you are interested in attending, please email me.


If there is anything we can do for you, a prayer request or something else, please feel free to contact us. Thank you so much for walking this journey with us and for praying for us! I also wanted to share a utube video that really blessed my heart today. The Lord is good and His faithful love endures forever. Copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6GfXa5Ixhw

Ken & Michele Cole
Want InSight?
michele@wantinsight.com
ken@wantinsight.com

If you would like to donate to our ministry or to help with my medical expenses, we would be eternally blessed! You can do so by visiting: https://www.hhmin.org/make_donation_projects.php, select Ministry Projects, then use drop down box Ken & Michele Cole - Want InSight? or you can donate through my medical account, select Medical Projects, then Michele Cole. Or you can donate non tax deductible by credit card through paypal - account is michele@wantinsight.com or by sending a check. Please contact us for the address.