God's Awesome Power

I just had to share this picture showing Sis. Susan receiving the Holy Ghost last week! When I saw her walk in the church last Wednesday night, there was such a glow and beam permeating from her! It was so exciting! She was telling everyone how great she felt and that she had never felt better in her 63 years!! Her son received the Holy Ghost on Friend Day! This past Sunday, between her and her good friend, Betty, they had 8 of their grandkids in service! They both are believing for greater revival in their families! Susan lives less than 2 miles from our church and had been looking for a church. Her former coworker invited her on Easter. She came and now you know the rest of the story! I love seeing God's awesome power working in people's lives! It is exciting and rewarding!

I HEART HUCK Fan Club

We got this giant post card in the mail and have joined the campaign. . . .I must admit I am hooked!
This is the front side of the card . . . . .

this is the back of the card . . . . .

The card reads:

Jasper Huck Johnson

June 14, 2008

9 lbs. 10 oz. - 21.5 in.

Join the "I heart huck" fan club. . . .

we did!

Robert, Cheyenne, & Shiloh Grace

Read back a few postings and you will find that Huck is our new great newphew born to my neice and her husband. . .Cheyenne & Robert Johnson in Wheaton, IL. My brother Tim Foster is the proud Grandaddy & Becci is the proud grandmother! The other proud grandparents are Louis & Martha Johnson, Missionaries to Ethiopia & Rwanda.

Urgent Prayer Request!

Please pray for Bro. Paul Pryor, Mark's Dad, who was rushed to the hospital for open heart surgery and is in critical condition! Many of you may already know....we are just passing this on here on our blog!

Bayside's Record Breaking FRIEND DAY!

This past Sunday, June 22nd was a record breaking day for our church! I believe that we stepped into something that God has been leading us to for quite a while! Our record was 151 which we broke on Easter in 2005. We have strived to break it so many times, but just could not do it. In December of last year, our church stepped into some new things and it has been building for quite a while. We set the date last year for our Friend Day and for the past several weeks, we have been promoting it. Evangelist Kelly & Debbie Howard came in the week before to help push Outreach. On Wednesday night, at the beginning of his message, Bro. Howard asked everyone to take out their cell phone, the ushers passed out visitors cards from the past few months. We then began to make phone calls right there in church to these visitors to give them another invitation to Friend Day! In a matter of 5 - 10 minutes, we had 7 confirmed contacts for them and their families! By the time church was over, another contact returned the call and said they were coming!! Bayside caught the vision and brought their friends on FRIEND DAY! We broke our record and had 160 in attendance!! We were jammed packed, but my oh my. . .what a great feeling it was! It was so awesome to see all of these lives touched by God's power! Before the service was ended, there were 10 people filled with the Holy Ghost!!!! What a great day!! After the service, there was a meal prepared on the patio in the back of the building for everyone to enjoy! In the side parking lot, there was a jumper set up for the kids as well as rides on a horse! Almost all of these children had never ridden a horse. . . .most of them had never been that close to a horse. . . .even some of the parent's as well!! These are L.A. people. . . . .city people! Now for me, growing up in Texas and Louisiana. . .that is really foreign to me! But there is not much property at all for horses in L.A.!!! This was a fun day for everyone!! We are so excited at all that God is doing at Bayside! It is so exciting!

Here are a few stories of that day:
My Mother-in-law's neighbor, Helen (86 yrs.) was back again. She came on Easter. She actually prayed some and was so touched by what she felt. She said she had read in Acts about speaking in tongues, but had never actually heard someone speak in tongues and today was the first time! We are believing that it won't be long before Helen experiences it for herself!
One of our men, who teaches public high school for LA Unified School District, brought 3 young ladies from his classes. These young ladies were mightily touched. They want to come back! On Wednesday, Bro. Ernest told me about some more that want to come this Sunday! Below is a picture of these 3 beautiful young ladies standing in the alter with their teacher, Mr. 'Pia' behind them. Bro. Ernest & Sis. Joyce are from Ghana and his last name is Appiah, but his students call him Mr. Pia!

Jose's Mom has been praying for him. He came home from Texas for his younger brother's high school graduation. His Mother has been praying and believing God was going to refill him. He was so touched that in the middle of Bro. Howard's sermon, he was so into it, that he stood up until altar call. He came down with his girlfriend who had never been in a Pentecostal church. What a beautiful experience to see Jose filled with the Holy Ghost! God does answer a Mother's faithful prayers! Here's a picture of Sis. Zidia praising the Lord with Jose beside her.

One of our ladies had been working on some of her former coworkers. One of them was Susan, who came on Easter for the first time and has hardly missed since then. God has done some miraculous things in her life. She got her son and family to come on Friend Day. They were so touched and in the altar. This picture of is of Sis. Susan praising God with her hand up and in front of her is her son and daughter-in-law! At our Bible Study last night, when I showed this picture to Sis. Susan, you could see how proud she is of what God is doing in her family's life!

Jasper Huck Johnson

On Saturday night, June 14th, my neice, Cheyenne & her husband Robert welcomed their second child, Jasper Huck Johnson! Huck weighed 9 lbs & 10 ozs. He is a big boy! His Daddy is around 6"6'! Huck is the first grandson for my brother, Tim. Cheyenne & Huck are doing great. The Johnson's live in Wheaton, IL

Happy Birthday to Huck's big sister, Shiloh Grace, who turned 4 on June 21st! Shiloh Grace is a proud big sister!

Happy Belated Birthday to my oldest nephew Jonathan Foster! Jonathan turned 34 on June 9th. If you are familiar with the Foster family and red hair. . .Jonathan had no choice but to be red headed. . . .everyone wanted a red headed boy! Jonathan, we love you and are proud of you!

DIVINE DIVA

My friend Linda Gleason sent me the neatest little trinket that I have in my kitchen window over my sink. I see it every day . . . . DIVA FOR THE DAY!!! Linda heard me speak at a Ladies Conference about being a DIVINE DIVA. All of you ladies are Divine Divia's! Don't sell yourself short in who you are and who God created you to be! Be proud of the Godly woman that you are.
The term diva was originally used to describe a woman of rare, outstanding talent. It derives from the Italian word 'diva' meaning "goddess" or "fine lady. Whatever the circumstances that life has brought your way, God knows where you are. It doesn't matter whether you are single, divorced, widowed, married with no children, a single mom, married with children, or a grandmother, you are a Divine Diva! You are a rare woman with outstanding talent who is beautiful, blessed, and an empowered woman of God!! Be proud of the woman that you are! Walk with your head held high knowing you are God's chosen woman, a Divine Diva! Take some time today, look in the mirror and say, "I am a Divine Diva! By the way, I'll be that for tomorrow, too!" Speak it, believe it, and live it!

Happy Birthday Tom and Tim!

June 1st, was Tom and Tim Foster's birthday. Being identical twins, they do have a special relationship between them. Tom steadfastly asserts that he is the older one of the two! (by a few minutes) While Tim professes the fact that he is his Momma's "Baby Son." Happy Birthday to You Both! We love ya!