86 Decisions for Christ in Prescott

We had a wonderful last conference in our big tent on Highway 89 in Prescott. It was an emotional time as pastors and delegates reminisced and testified about the incredible 57 past conferences in the tent! Some tears of gratefulness were shed as we praised God for innumerable lives and destinies changed during those years.

We are so thankful to Pastor Artie Aragon and the men of the Chinle church who through the years came every six months to put up the tents, take down and pack them again after each conference.

The final conference in the tent saw our own Brandon and Andrea Pepich launched into Taichung, Taiwan; TJ and Christina Horta from Globe into Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam; Archie and Hadel Brown from Ogden, Utah into Panaji, Goa, India; Jason and Shelby Bruce from West Las Vegas, Nevada into Cunupia, Trinidad, and Thierry and Nellie Ratsimba into Antananarivo, Madagascar. Prescott is partnering with each of these churches to send these laborers.

Additionally, seven new pioneer churches were launched in the US.

Prescott launched Johnny and Vernice Guzman into Denver, Colorado, and Tony and Paola Begay and Nate and Ashley Rush returned to us for re-direction. We appreciate their labors and are glad to have them back for a time.

New Concert Directors in Prescott are Jake and Jennier Snyder, carrying on the legacy of our Fellowship as Jennifer is the daughter of Pastor Tom and Janice Payne, who are ministering in Beechboro, Perth, West Australia.

We had a wonderful marriage retreat in February as we enjoyed the wise preaching and humor of Torey Williams from the Chandler church.

Construction continues on the new Prescott church building, and we’re all astonished at the size of the beams that have recently gone up for the main sanctuary. We’re beyond excited for our first conference in the new building this July.

The classrooms, conference room and new nursery are finished in the old building, and the new kitchen is now under construction and should be complete in a few weeks.

We had a great revival with Evangelist Steve Zapata from Perth, West Australia. He returns each year and we always enjoy his ministry. This year, we saw 12 saved, 10 notable miracles of healing, and many on-target words to the saints.

Our One80 concert scene has undergone a complete transformation, instituting new ideas and outreaches. One of these is theme nights. We had an 80s night that included a cash award to the winner of the 80s costume contest and bands playing 80s-style music with a Gospel message. For St Patrick’s Day, band members donned kilts and presented Celtic and Irish Rock music, with Prescott saint Woody Carter playing the bagpipes, and one of our teens doing Irish dance. Before the concert, the bands and outreach team took this music to Whiskey Row, the local bar block, and drew quite a crowd to hear music and testimonies. Twenty-two visitors came to the One80 that night and seven responded to the altar call.

We thank all of our surrounding churches who have brought teams to outreach in the Prescott area. This has brought a breakthrough in visitors and a new fruitfulness to Prescott’s ministries. During these recent outreaches we’ve seen 100 new visitors and 86 decisions for Jesus.

Please continue to pray for the Prescott church, for strength and wisdom for our Pastors Wayman and Greg Mitchell, Associate Pastor Keith Sullivan and Spanish Pastor Diego Galvan and their families. Pray that God will pour out a revival that none of us can contain!