Seventy Minister in Baptist Church

Sunday morning February 9, 2014

Brother Randy Vick had shared with the brethren during our weekend retreat of a prompting of the Spirit that took place in Kansas City during the fall of 2013.  This experience lead him to a Baptist Church located near Gregory and 71 Hwy.  Contacts were made with the pastor of this congregation and after several months a scheduled  visit to this assembly arranged for Sunday the 9th/.

Brothers Vick, Mbanaso and Jim McKay arrived near the conclusion of the mornings Sunday school class.  Brother Randy was asked to close that portion of their services with a word of prayer as the congregation gathered near the front of the sanctuary while holding hands.  After a brief break the preaching hour began with the three of us invited to the rostrum.  Brother Jim was asked to offer a word of prayer near the beginning of this part of the worship.  There were in attendance 50 plus member of the body on a very cold, wintery day.  Reverend Troy then invited each of us to speak.  Brother Randy shared with those in attendance the experience that lead to our visit that morning.  Brother Hensley then spoke followed by brother Jim.  Each of us found the blessing of the Spirit in the time we occupied.  As the service neared it completion a young man approached the rostrum specifically asking for Brother Jim to pray for him.  After a brief discussion with Reverend Troy, Brother Jim made some remarks to the congregation about the ordinance as outlined in James the fifth chapter.  Brother Jim anointed with Brother Randy confirming and Brother Hensley also assisting.  It was a new experience for all of us and not necessarily understanding just where the Lord is leading or desiring, but we can all testify of the presence of the Spirit that attended our ministries and the warmth of love that greeted us by Reverend Troy and his congregation.   

We trust that opportunities such as this will follow the Lord's servants wherever they labor and encourage the children of men to press into the Kingdom.

We humbly submit this brief report, your servants in Christ

Brothers Randy, Hensley and Jim 

Seventy Retreat

February 7-9, 2014

The Restoration Seventy gathered in Independence Missouri to spend a weekend in fellowship, instruction and worship.  Four of our brethren from foreign lands were able to join us for the entire weekend, enriching our activities as well as our love for each other.  Each day was begun and ended in worship with classes of instruction presented in between.  Fellowship permeated from beginning to close and travel to and from our homes each day. We were especially blessed to have Brother Fred Greene join us for our Saturday morning sacrament service then to sit under his ministry as he shared his hope and vision for the Seventy as well as the upcoming conference as we seek to unify the saints and grow the work of the Kingdom. Sunday morning after worship and a period of instruction the brethren will travel to share with some of the branches as well as one of the local branches of the Restoration Church and a group of us will worship with a congregation of committed followers of Christ in the inner city of Kansas City.

We would like to express our gratitude and thankfulness to the Restoration Church for the use of their building.  They have not only provided a permanent office for the Seventy, a sound studio for the development of important materials to enhance our work, but they have offered their facility for our gatherings.  God bless these brothers and sister who see the hope of the coming Kingdom and the need to become unified. 

We rejoice in and for the work of the Latter Days and the privilege that we have been given to labor for our Lord and wait upon the children of men that the saving grace of the Lord Jesus Christ might be proclaimed unto the ends of the earth.  We would invite all to come unto Christ and be perfected in Him, preparing ourselves and each other for those things that are coming upon the inhabitants of the earth.  A day of trouble, but a day of rejoicing and fulfillment.  We lift a warning voice, prepare ye, prepare ye for the Bride Groom cometh.

Your Servants in Christ Jesus, The Restoration Seventy

Testimony of Jimmy Rosales

I Jimmy Rosales (of Rancangua Chile) would like to share my testimony.  The Lord showed me in a dream the bad things that were going to happen to me if I did not search Him out and did not leave all the bad and begin to preach in His name.  In this same dream I knelt down and asked him for forgiveness for all my sins.  When I awoke I felt a great necessity to begin to preach in His name, just like I felt in my dream.  During this same morning and even at work that desire continued to grow. I told myself, "today I am going to start to do the work of the Lord." That same day after getting home from work I got my family together. I shared with them that the Lord had called me. In that moment we began to pray and asked God that He would help and support our faith that we would separate ourselves from everything bad and he would put us on our path that the Holy Ghost would guide us. Amen and Amen. 

YO JIMMY ROSALES LES DEJO MI TESTIMONIO : EL SEÑOR ME MOSTRO EN UN SUEÑO LAS COSAS MALAS QUE ME IBAN A SUCEDER SI YO NO LO BUSCAVA, QUE TENIA QUE DEJAR TODO LO MALO Y EMPEZAR A PREDICAR EN SU NOMBRE. ESTANDO EN EL MISMO SUEÑO ME ARRODILLE Y LE PEDI PERDON POR TODOS MIS PECADOS AL DESPERTAR SENTI UNA NECESIDAD MUY GRANDE DE EMPEZAR A PREDICAR EN SU NOMBRE TAL COMO LO SENTI EN EL SUEÑO. EN EL TRANSCURSO DE ESA MISMA MAÑANA CAMINO AL TRABAJO ESA NECESIDAD IBA AUMENTANDO. Y ME DIJE, HOY MISMO EMPIEZO A HACER LA OBRA DEL SEÑOR. ESE MISMO DIA DESPUES DE LLEGAR DEL TRABAJO REUNI A MI FAMILIA. Y LES CONTE Y LES DIJE QUE EL SEÑOR ME HABIA LLAMADO. EN ESE MOMENTO NOS PUSIMOS A ORAR Y LE PEDIMOS A NUESTRO PADRE QUE NOS AYUDARA A AUMENTAR NUESTRA FE QUE NOS ALEJARA TODO LO MALO QUE SE PONGA EN NUESTRO CAMINO Y QUE EL ESPIRITU SANTO NOS GUIE. AMEN Y AMEN.

Restoration Seventy Retreat in Independence

The men of the Restoration Seventy are gathering the weekend of February 7-9 in Independence, Missouri for a retreat. This gathering will include worship, classes and discussions groups. They will concentrate their study on the covenant nature of the gospel, developing a vision for the missionary work and reviewing the Lord's instruction to the first group of Seventy in Luke 10.

Patriarch Fred Greene has been invited to lead a discussion on Saturday morning on the visioning process and will help the Seventy develop vision plans to present at the April General Conference. We are expecting Seventy from India, Belize, Mexico, Nigeria and the United States to attend.

The weather in Independence is cold and snowy, but we are looking forward to warm fellowship together and with the Lord Jesus Christ during the retreat.

Gary Whiting