Scripture reminds us that “Without a revelation, peo-ple cast off restraint.” Proverbs 29:18 Another ver-sion states, “Where there is no vision, people perish.” That Scripture concludes by stating: “but blessed is he who keeps the law.” It is important to have the right vision, revelation and focus—especially focus! It is also true that where there is a wrong vision or wrong revelation, people cast off restraint and perish., simply because they pay no attention to the law of God, the infallible Word of God. There is much written and being said about the im-portance of “casting a vision.” That is, it is one re-sponsibility of church leadership—especially pastoral leadership, to “cast a vision” for his or her church, which vision the church body will then endeavor to live out in its many functions as the Body of Christ. Another way of stating it is that the local church must have a “vision statement,” that will guide it as it endeavors to reach out to the community in which it exists. The General Conference of the United Methodist Church has such a vision statement for the general denomination: “Making Disciples for Jesus Christ, for the Transformation of the World.” That is a noble vision for we certainly do want to fulfill Jesus’ instruction that we go into the world and make disciples of all nations. And, the hope, of course, is that in the process of making disciples for Jesus, those lives will be transformed and, as a result, the world in which they and we live will experience transformation as well. Many good vision statements have been created, discarded, recreated, honed, refined and polished in order to have one that truly expresses a local church’s vision of what it is to be about in the community in which it exists to serve in the name of Jesus. I ap-plaud their efforts and pray that it works. However, it is my conviction that Jesus, our Lord, our Messiah, our Savior, the Head of our Body, gave us his vision for the Church, his Body. Are we en-deavoring to live out his vision. He expressed that Vision when he was teaching his disciples how to pray. He began by teaching them to

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“THY KINGDOM COME! THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH.”

say, “Our Father [catch that vision—God as our Fa-ther] who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom Come! Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” That’s the Vision! Jesus’ vision is that God’s Kingdom will come on earth as it is in heaven. I believe that with the vision—he also gave instruc-tions on how that is to happen. In that part of Scrip-ture that we call “The Great Commission,” Jesus said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all na-tions, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 18:18-20 Emphasis mine! If we are to make disciples for Jesus for the transfor-mation of the world, then we must do as he told us: teach them to obey everything that Jesus commanded his first disciples—and commit to following those teachings ourselves. When the early church gathered together “they de-voted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42 The only teachings that the apostles had to teach were those that Jesus had taught them to teach. And their prayer was most likely the one he taught them to pray, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Through his lifestyle and his teachings Jesus demon-strated how that Kingdom may come on earth as it is in heaven. He is the vision that God has in mind for all humanity, but especially for his church. If we need to “cast a vision” for the church, may it be something more than a clever statement to catch people’s attention. Rather, may it be that the Holy Spirit of God make us over into the image of Jesus, living the kind of life that he lived, teaching those things that he taught and, in the process, demonstrating to the world the life transforming power of his Spirit, and the fact that Jesus’ promise is real: “Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” May our lives be a fulfillment of the vision that God in Christ, has for his Church on earth. lle

JUNE HEALING SEMINAR This Seminar provides a great opportunity not only to hear some excellent teaching in the area of healing and wholeness, but also to experience healing in our personal lives as we become better equipped to help others deal with issues in their lives. We are excited to announce that our times of praise and worship will be led by Pastor John Weston and Bob Martello, Pastor and Layman from the Silverdale UMC. The teaching staff will consist of Jeremy and Joy Ellington, from India, Bob and Tracy Mar-tello from Silverdale, Brian Clark from Living Waters Church in Bremerton and Larry Eddings of Wind of the Spirit Ministries. All are invited to come and take advantage of this learning and equipping seminar. You will be richly blessed.

THE SUBJECT OF HEALING When the word “healing’ is spoken, most people think immediately of a physical sickness or mal-ady that needs to be corrected. It is generally related to the condition of our physical bodies. However, when we stop to analyze it, healing has to do with our whole person—spirit, soul [which consists of our mind, will and emotions] body, relationships and deliverance from those things that keep our whole person in some kind of bondage. These five major areas of healing related to our whole lives. The life and teaching of Jesus make it very clear that there are multiple kinds of healing with which he was involved. It is estimated that about 95% of his ministry involved healing of some kind. Though Scriptures record many instances of Jesus healing peoples’ physical bodies, the pri-mary healing with which Jesus was concerned was that of the healing of the human spirit, the healing of our relationship with God. Jesus came to bring us into a right and righteous rela-tionship with God, resulting in eternal life. His ultimate goal was to bring humanity into a reconciled relationship with God. The Apostle Paul writes, “God was pleased to have all of his fullness dwell in him and through him to rec-oncile all thing to himself…..by making peace through his blood shed on the cross.” Colos-sians 1:19, 20 The human spirit is diseased by sin. Sin is that condition of the human heart that keeps us sepa-rated and estranged from God, who is the very Source of our wholeness and health. Most diseases are deficiency diseases. That is, we become ill when some essential ingredient is missing in the elements that go together to make

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for health and wholeness in our bodies. That missing ele-ment may be a weakened immune system. Physically we feel sick, we look sick and we are sick, for all the symp-toms point to that fact. A weakened immune system may allow for the invasion of our bodies by a virus, bacteria or germ that brings with it illness with which we suffer. The same is true with our emotions and with our spirit. When these are not healthy, there is something missing, the spiritual and emotional immune systems are weakened. Spiritually and emotionally we feel sick, we look sick and all the symptoms point to the fact that we are sick. When one is sick in the spirit, something is deficient in our relationship with God. Something is missing. The missing element is a right relationship with God which then opens a person up to having a sin-sick spirit. Sin is that diseased condition of the human spirit that serves to keep us from what God intends us to be in the first place. It causes us to be, as the Apostle Paul stated in his letters to the Ephesians [2:12] and Colossians [1L21], “alienated, without hope and without God.” To be alienated, without hope and without God is a dis-ease that leads to eternal death were it not healed. Healing of the Spirit is deliverance from personal sin. That is the time in which we are justified, or made right in our relationship with God. At the same time, this healing is ongoing. The sanctify-ing work of the Holy Spirit is to heal our soul—our mind, our will and our emotions. The Spirit works to transform our minds—the way we think, to bring our wills in line with God’s will and to set us free from emotional traumas and issues in our lives. Sanctification is a life long process. Healing of the Spirit takes place at the time of our initial encounter with God as we respond by receiving the gift of salvation that God gives, by his amazing grace, through Jesus Christ. Healing also takes place throughout our faith journey as we continually call upon our Lord to “deliver us from the evil one.” [Matthew 6:13] Sin cling close, but God’s Word reminds us that “where sin abounds, God’s grace abounds all the more.” [Romans 5:20] Jesus told the Pharisees—and his disciples, that we are to “love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.” That is with our whole being. When our spirits are healed and we experience that level of love for God and we are in right relationship with him, then all levels of healing can happen. But, even if healing doesn’t happen then we still know that our lives are in his hands and we can trust him to work his will for us, which is far greater than anything we could will for ourselves. God told the people of Israel “I am the Lord who heals.” Exodus 15:26 We can trust our God to keep his Word.

ALDERSGATE CONFERENCE The Aldersgate Conference on the Holy Spirit will be held in Lexington, KY on the Dates of June 28-July 2. The Conference will be held in the Lexington Conven-tion Center, 430 West Vine Street, Lexington, KY 40507. You may make reservations and register by contacting info@aldeersgaterenewal.org or call 1-615-851-9192, the ARM offices located in Goodlettsville, TN. Wind of the Spirit team members attending are: Jeremy and Joy Ellington, Donna Kirkpatrick, Tracy Martello and Larry Eddings. Larry will be leading Equipping Sessions at the Confer-ence on the topic, “Scriptural Guidelines for Ministering in the Power of the Holy Spirit,” based on Acts, chapters 1:1-5:11. Following Aldersgate, the team will travel on to Ft. Payne, AL to conduct a seminar on “Motivational Gifts” at the Asbury United Methodist Church, where Rev. Taylor Gallman is Pastor. The team will be returning to Silverdale on Monday, Ju-ly 10. Please keep us in prayer during our travel and teaching times.

ANNUAL WIND OF THE SPIRIT MEETING The date of July 15 has been set for our Annual Wind of the Spirit Board of Directors and Support Council meet-ing. It will be held in the Social Hall of the Silverdale United Methodist Church in Silverdale, WA., beginning at 9:00 a.m. We will spend time in prayer, seeking God’s direction for the year ahead. We will also spend time in giving praise to God for all that he has enabled the ministry to accomplish in this past year. New officers will be elected and a new budget for our 2017-2018 fiscal year will be adopted. We give thanks with grateful hearts for the privilege of being a part of God’s ongoing work to share the Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ and to equip the saints for works of ministry under the leadership of God’s Holy Spirit.

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HEALING ACADEMY IN ESTONIA

The Wind of the Spirit Ministry Team has been invited back to Estonia to conduct a full 4 1/2 day Healing Academy. We are grateful to D. S. Taavi Hollman and Thea Kant for this gracious invitation. Dates for the Academy have been set for August 22-26, at the First United Methodist Church n Tallin, Estonia. Team members are: Bob and Tracy Martello, Brian and Beth Clark, Taylor Gallman, Jeremy and Joy Ellington and Larry Eddings. We will be joining with Kaupo and Thea Kant as the teaching staff for the Academy. Cost for the plane tickets will be approximately $1600 per person, plus the cost of four hotel rooms while there for elev-en nights. Our Estonian hosts are very generous in providing what they can while we are there. However, we do not want to be a burden to them as they endeavor to build up the church once again following years of foreign occupation.

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“He gave some to be apos-tles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, to equip God’s people for works of service, so that the Body of Christ may be built up ...attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11

JUNE 21—Ellingtons Return to the States to work with Wind of the Spirit Ministries. 22-24—Healing Seminar, Silverdale UMC, 28-July2—Aldersgate Holy Spirit Conference, Lexington, KY JULY 6-8—Motivational Gifts Seminary, Asbury UMC, Ft. Payne, AL, Pastor Taylor Gallman. 9—Larry Preaches for the Asbury service of worship AUGUST 19-31—HEALING ACADEMY in Tallin, Estonia 27—Ministry in Church served by the Kants