Merry Christmas

Christmas Time, it's the most wonderful time of the year. The Bean family wishes you and yours the the very merriest Christmas.

We are in California and I finally have a few free moments to sit and just do whatever I want. Joel is still sleeping and the girls are playing with their cousin Emma. There is no homework to do or test to study for. Yeah!! Wednesday was my last night of school. Hallelujah!! I have to say I really enjoyed going to school and I'm seriously considering going on to get my LVN. Thursday we celebrated Christmas with my family since this is the year we will all be with our husbands families. This is the first Christmas in 29 years my parents will be without us girls. We had a delightful time being together as always. I'm very thankful for my beautiful family. The guys are so much fun when their all together and sisters are just the greatest friends God could give to a girl. My parents are so sweet to all of us. They always do whatever they can to make sure we are all well taken care of.

We left Friday for California. We drove straight through and made it in 3:00 Saturday afternoon.
We are already having a wonderful time with Joel's family. We are going to the Church's Christmas Musical tonight and have dinners and holiday festivities planned.
I wish you all wonderful Christmas full of love and good cheer.

Alivia's Birthday Party

Happy Birthday Alivia

Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Today Alivia turns two

What a joy you bring to our lives. With your curly hair and round checks you are the talk of the town. We love to hear you parrot what everyone around you is saying. You are never cuter than when you are carrying your naked baby doll or walking in someone else's shoes. We love you so much,
Happy Birthday
Mommy, Daddy and Alyssa

Well, if I wan't busy before, I surely am now. I have decided to go back to school to get my CNA (certified nursing assistant) certification. This will allow me to work a little more extensively in Home Health and also make more many. I really love what I do and with this certification I will be able to find work in Seattle. It was just a God thing that I could go to school and be done by the time we are ready to leave for Washington.
At every turn, God is providing for us in order to get to Seattle. With our economy the way it is we were not expecting to sell our trailer, but again God has orchestrated a way for us. Because of Hurricane Ike many homes sustained extensive damage. We received a call from Houston asking if we would be willing to lease out our trailer and eventually sell to a family while their home is being repaired. The amount is about twice what we thought we could get and we are hoping to use that money to use as a house payment in Seattle. God is so good to take care of every detail for his people.
Last night we closed out an incredible revival in Tomball, TX. Joel has been there for about the last month with the Berentines. The girls and I joined him this past Sunday. We were also joined by Jonathan and Rebeca Bernadini and Jonathan and Julie Haygood. You can imagine what kind of service it was with three evangelist couple present. Incredible is just what it was. It was so good to see old friends as well. We fellowshipped until 1:30 in the morning and we hated to leave. The precious people of Tomball took up a sacrificial offering for us to aid us in going to Seattle as well as committing to fast and pray our our behalf. This church will never know how much their support means to us.
Speaking of going to Seattle we have a church name, Seattle Apostolic Sanctuary. What do you think?
So from the future pastor's wife of Seattle Apostolic Sanctuary, have great week.

Divine Direction and More

Here we are entering fall and here I am entering my monthly post.  LOL!!  This summer has been crazy, but it seems that things could be slowing down.  

Last time we blogged we were in Mississippi seeking direction from God.  I wont tell you the whole story, but I will tell you God spoke directly telling us we are to go to Seattle.   God spoke again to Joel while he was preaching in Tomball, Texas two weeks ago.  Now we know whatever we come up against we are called by God and there will be a church in Seattle.   We cannot wait to get there, but we know we have a lot of work to do before we go.  We will be in Wichita Falls until we are able to move.  Joel will still be preaching out while I get our trailer and Suburban ready to sell.   This brings me to the next bit of news.  After seven and half years I have reentered the work force.  I work Greater Life Care Giving as private health care provider.  I love my job.  I work 9-3 Monday through Friday.   This experience is something that I can take to Seattle.  I believe this job was orchestrated by God.

One week ago today my wonderful sister and the love of her life were married.  It was a beautiful wedding and I must say the most fun wedding I've ever been to.  Congratulations Amber and Zachary!!!  We love you both and wish you the best.

This past Wednesday Joel's cousin and close friend Justin Jones passed away.  He died of  a brain aneurism.  Justin was just 30 years old.  To make matters worse he lived in Humble and as most of you know Houston was just hit with Ike.  The family is very distraught and is in desperate need of prayer right now.  

I believe that covers all the news .  Hopefully between working, raising a family, and starting a church I'll be able to find time to blog more.  Yall pray for me.  LOL!!  

Divine Pause

Bro. Greg Godwin (who by the way has a cool name God --win. Get it. God always Wins.) preached at Idaho campmeeting about being in a divine pause. That was the service that impacted me the most because Joel and I have entered into a divine pause.
As most of you know in April we were appointed Home Missions to Seattle. Well, this summer we were presented with another opportunity. It would be a very exciting endeavor, provided it becomes the Lord's will. Therein lies the challenge, finding God's will. By nature, I am a planner and I have to map out my day, week, month to survive. Kind of funny since I'm an evangelist wife. So to not know what is going to happen in our ministry has tested me to the limits. I am confident that God's will is going to be done. Every day when I wake I have to surrender both situations and my will to HIM. I don't know any other way to make it through this pause.
We are in Madison, MS at the Apostolic Conference. It is a conference especially for Home Missionaries. The church is doing a fabulous job of taking care of us. They provide everything from airfare to food and even clothes. (Thank God cause we came here naked!! LOL!!) Everything has been first class.
The men and women I have met this week our my heroes. I know what they go through. Joel and I have preached for many Home Missionaries even some of the ones who are here. These people give their lives to start a work for God. They literly give blood, sweat, and tears to see a church raised up. It is a high honor to be among these men and women of God.
We are here not only to gain spiritual insite about the work of God, but also to hear from God. The past few weeks has made us step back and reevaluate our life. We are desperate to know what step to take next whatever it may be.
Please pray for us. Although this is a stressful time we really our excited about what God has in store. Which ever way God leads we know that great things are going to happen. God has spoken promises to us and we know that His word will not return void unto Him.

On The Road Again

It has been so long since I last posted that I won't even try to update you all on what has happened. Just suffice it to say we have been very busy.
After very much needed vacation in Texas which by the way was wonderful, we are back on the road. We have been to Boise, ID to Lewistown, Id from there to Idaho Camp Meeting to Oregon and on to Washington this week for another revival in Ellensburg.
Bro. Kantola is doing very good and has been back to pastoring since May. So it appears we are finished there in Boise.
We will be on the road traveling for the next few weeks leading up to Amber and Zach's wedding. There that's it in a nutshell. I will post a few pics from our trips later this week.
There I have updated. I wish you all a wonderful week.
P.s. Joel got a call today from Bro. Holt today saying that their church is still seeing the effects of our revival there. There are still reports of healings comming in. Isn't our God good!!!

Texas Fun

Having fun in Texas

Yahoo!! We made it to Texas (my luggage finally made it in on Monday) and we are having fun!! I will try to post as often as possible for my beloved Joel who is still in revival in Idaho. He will be joining us on Monday (I will post that week also). You all are welcome to join us on our Texan vacation.

Sunday was Father's Day and we enjoyed a nice family dinner at Hunan's. It was a little hectic for me because I did not have my luggage and spent most of the day trying to locate it. I ended up having to buy clothes just before church because it still hadn't arrived at the time it was scheduled to.

Monday my mom and grandfather Parker got the girl's alligator swimming pool set up. The girls were so excited to swim they couldn't wait for the water to warm up. So in they went. It was 105 so we only let them swim for a little while. Eddie and Ashley and baby Heidi came over for we enjoyed a yummy dinner of squash caserole and fried okra salad. After dinner all three of the girls got in their suits and headed for the pool. Talk about bathing beauties!!! We enjoyed a wonderful evening of just being together.

Today we was just a do whatever day. We went to lunch at Pat's Drive Inn (does anybody else gain weight when they go home) and then just ran errand's in town. When Mom, Ashley, the girls and I got home Amber had just finished making mint Oreo shakes. Double Yumm!!! It was just another evening of being together. Believe it or not the weather was kinda cool so Eddie hit golf balls around in the yard us girls just watched and talked.

That's all for today. I think tommorrow is sewwing day. Mom is making Alyssa's dress for my sister's wedding and I'm making me a skirt (for just because I need one).

Stay to tuned to our Texas vacation because we have some exciting events planned for the rest of the trip.

Tonight was our last night in revival here in Washington. We closed out two revivals today (yes two) and one last Sunday. We have had tremendous services these past three weeks. Last Sunday Lyle was filled with the Holy Ghost. Lyle has been coming to church for about 3 months. When he first started coming to Apostolic Faith Tabernacle he was an alcoholic looking for deliverance. God delivered Lyle and he has been clean for 3 months now. Lyle has been one of the most faithful saints the Davenports have and last Sunday he completely surrendered his heart to God. After service he was so excited and so full of joy. If you read this blog and you are bound by an addicition take it from someone who has seen first hand what God can do. There is no bondage he cannot deliver.

On Thursday a backslider prayed through. I talked to her today and she is was just so thankful that God touched her.

In Renton Joel preached an awesome message this morning entitled Fire For Such A Time As This. This afternoon in Kirkland we had a deep moving of the Spirit. It was a great ending for our revivals.

We start revival in Lewiston, ID with Bro. Holt on Wednesday. I am expecting God to great things. On Saturday the girls and I fly to Texas. Yeah!!! I think this is the longest we have been away from home and we are ready for a visit. Joel will fly out the next week and will spend a week with us.

Tonight we are at the Tingley's playing games and just enjoying being with each other. Don't we live the good life!!

I love you all and wish you all a lovely week.

Lyle filled with the Holy Ghost

The Tingley's

The Risk Players

Cara making her move

Declaring War

Alex is sooo cute

The girls love Josh Tingley

Showing off his new shirt

Still in Revival

We had great services last weekend in Renton, WA. On Thursday Brandy a young girl the pastors daughter has been bringing prayed back through and on Sunday Sonya recieved the Holy Ghost and was baptized. Bro. Warren wants us to go on in revival next week. I'm very excited to see what else God has in store for us.
On Memorial Day we went to the church picnic hosted by Renaissance Apostolic Chruch. We had a very pleaseant "perfect Washington" day.
Then on Tuesday the flu struck us for the third time this year. Who woulda thunk it. So we were laid up at our dear friends the Ross's. (They now have the flu. Sorry guys, but we do appericiate you letting us recover at your house.)
On Thursday we started revival with the Davenport's in Ellensburg, WA. Ellensburg is rual town in Eastern WA. The Davenport's hold services in their garage which has been remodel into a makeshift church. It actually is nicer than some churches we have been in. Last night we had 7 visitors 2 of which are backsliders who said they would back again tonight. God is doing great things in these last days.
I hope you all have a power packed weekend. I know we will.

And these signs shall follow them them that believe...

Because Bro. Kantola has been doing so well, we have taken the opportunity to preach out more and more. We have been gone so much from Boise that I feel like we have stepped back on the field full time.
The weekend after Mother's Day we went to Bro. Jess Parker's camp meeting in La Grande, OR. Joel met several men who knew his Daddy. It is always a treat for him to talk to people who knew him. In fact in Bro. Parker's prayer room he has pictures of Joel's daddy Verbal Bean and Joel's great grandparents C.P. Kilgore side by side. I don't think they even knew the two were related. It made for a neat picture.
On Saturday we drove from La Grande to Lewiston, ID to preach for Bro. Jerry Holt. Joel stirred us Sunday morning to be more passionate about serving God. He challenged us to really consider the real reason we come to each service. On Sunday night he preached The Identification of an Apostolic. What identifies us as an Apostolic is the fact that people recognise that we have been with Jesus. In Acts 4:13-14 it says "Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus. And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it." Our doctrine and holiness lifestyle separate us from the world, but the defining line is that we have been with Jesus. The proof that we have been with Jesus should be miracles and signs following. I believe to be truly Apostolic we have to have miracles and signs in our churches and in our lives. Have we become satisfied to just have good church? Or are we truly hungry to see the supernatural in our services. God has dealt strongly with Joel about this and it seems that in our revivals He has lead Joel to preach in some way about being true Apostolics. During the alter call Bro. Holt asked Joel to pray for Sis. Holt's eyes. She suffered from Degenerative Molecular Structure. After the lingering presence of God Bro. Holt testified that Sis. Holt could see clearly out of her left eye. On the way to restaurant she told us later, that she could signs and building correctly and not with the blur that she previously had. Wow!! What a way for God to confirm His Word. Needless to say we are travelling back to Lewiston to continue revival in a few weeks.
On Monday Joel received word from Bro. Rice whom we preached for 3 Sundays ago that the young man who broke his leg during our revival was prayed for, and week later went to the doctor for more x-rays and was told his leg had no break what so ever!! Is that Apostolic or what!!
We start revival tonight in Renton, WA for Bro. Craig Warren. Even as I sit here and type I feel God is going to do mighty things for this church.
I challenge you all to seek Jesus as never before and seek to be more Apostolic. Our churches should be full of the sick and the oppressed seeking for deliverance.
I will keep you posted of the miracles as they happen in our services because they are going to happen.

Idaho pictures

Busy,busy, Beans

I have not blogged since Washington District Conference because we have been extremely busy. We went to Idaho District Conference and preached two revivals just in the past two weeks. Tonight was the first night that I'm not packing or unpacking or going to church. Aw the life of an evangelists family. This is the only week for the next little while that we will not be out somewhere. I hardly know what to do with myself.

We enjoyed Idaho District Conference very much. Bro Holt the District Superintendent preached a great message on The Hardest Man to Find a message about faithfulness. The Ladies Ministries treated all the ministry to a luncheon and Bro. Kenneth Haney talked to us about staying at the cross. Bro. Holt had Bro. Haney hold out his Bible and then each couple came and placed their hands on his Bible and we rededicated ourselves to God and to our ministry. What an awesome experience that was for us. Bro. Haney preached that night about Passion vs. Entitlement. It was a great message preached by a great man of God. The Conference was in Twin Falls, so on Saturday we went to explore the Shoshone Falls which by the way is taller than the Niagara Falls.

Sunday we preached for Bro. Lastinger in Filer and had a great service. God filled one lady with the Holy Ghost and healed others.

Last week we held revival for Bro. Ron Rice in Idaho Falls. We had a tremendous revival there. God filled Shannon with Holy Ghost and healed a sister who suffered with cronic back pain.

Bro. Kantola is doing very well. He goes next week to have his tubes removed. He feels like he needs to start preaching more and more. We are praising God for his recovery. His doctors in Seattle are just astounded by his progess. Isn't God good!!

Well that is the latest from the Beans in Boise. Hope you all have a great week. Enjoy a few pictures from our trips.

Home Missionaries

As many of you know Joel and I have been preaching in Washington for the last seven years. Over the years we have come to love this beautiful state very deeply. In a conversation six years ago with Bro. Clifford Barnett, now the Superintendent of Washington, a burden for Seattle was birthed. During that conversation we learned that in Seattle, a city of 500,000+ people, there was no Jesus name church to speak of. And until last fall when Kirt and Pam Denny were approved there was still no church. We have carried our burden since then not knowing exactly what God was doing. Were we just to pray for the city or was God actually sending us there? Well, the past year God has changed our ministry and more and more we have felt God leading us to pastor. We prayed and sought the Lord and felt like the time was at hand to step forward. Last night we met the Washington District board and they approved us to be Home Missionaries to the city of Seattle.

Our excitment at this point is almost uncontainable. I can hardly sleep at night because I lye there thinking. We have alot of preperation to do this summer. Our goal is to be in the city this fall or sooner. We welcome your prayers and support as we endeavor to reach this great city.

Idaho Youth Convention 2008

Idaho Youth Convention

This past week was the 3rd annual Idaho Youth Convention. Although we were small in number we felt the presence of God in very big way. Tim Whiseant was the speaker and preached two very spectacular messages. We had a great time fellowshiping with Tim and Andrea and friends in the Idaho district. We have really come to love this district. When you think of us, please pray for Idaho. There are only about 15 churches in the whole state of Idaho. This state is ripe for revival and is in a desperate need for laborers.

Alyssa especially had a great time this week. She spent the entire time with her "boyfriends", (yes more than one) two brothers named Garrett and Gage. She goes back and forth between the two of them.

Joel preached an incredible message tonight at church. He preached about how the saints are joint heirs with Jesus Christ and if he has dominion over creation then we to have power over the earth. This why Joshua was able to command the sun to stand still. So if we have this power does that not give us power over sickness and disease also. He really challenged us to stretch our faith to see more of the miraculous. He had the chrurch pray that in the seven days we would see a miracle. His message has really stirred me, I want to the miraculous in my own life. So I am on the look out for a miracle. I'm expecting to see one!!!

By the way, I was able to take my camera back and get a new one. Yea!! So here are some pictures from youth convention. A few are of the services and the rest are at Boondocks Fun Center.

I wish you all a blessed miraculous week.

Our California Trip

Our Computer is Fixed

MY COMPUTER IS FIXED!!! We are back from California and all is well, except for my digital camera which is broken. (Does anyone see a trend here.) We got home last Saturday just in time for church prayer. We enjoyed a wonderful Easter service on Sunday. The kids choir sang 3 songs and we had special Easter monologue. After a nice lunch with Kantolas we came back to the trailer and Joel hid eggs outside so the girls could hunt for them. They were so cute especially Alivia. She had a grand time and although her basket was so heavy she absolutely would not let anyone help her carry her it. She would say "get go" (let go) when we tried to help her. Sorry I don't have any pics to show just how cute they were. Like I said earlier when I got home my camera was broken. I was just sick that I could not take any pics at Easter. I do however have some pictures from California. Some are at Joel's parents house during a gumbo feast, some of our revival with the Molanders (the lady pictured with Sis. Molander recieved the Holy Ghost that Sunday morning) and the others are of the girls at the park in Lodi with Jana and her girls.

Hope you have had a good week and you have a fantastic weekend.

P.s. Thank you so much Yenn for fixing our computer. You are our favorite "computer geek".

Our Internet is Down

To my friends, and my fellow bloggers I have learned a very valuable lesson. Don't make a promise you can't keep. On Jan. 31st I promised I would blog again very soon well we both know that didn't happen. But truly and honestly it was beyond my control. My husband installed Norton Internet Security, right after my last post, and we haven't been able to connect to the Internet since. (Can anyone help?) So I make no more promises. You'll see me when you see me. I happen to be visiting in CA and I'm writing from my in-laws computer, in case you are wondering.

We are all doing well. The girls are growing like weeds. Alivia is all over the place and repeats everything she hears. Awww! Alyssa is just too cute. Her stories are as wild as ever. The other day at daycare she told the children and the workers and a pastors wife that there are TWO Holy Ghosts. The good Holy Ghost and the bad one. The bad one says awhoooo (like a wolf). Then she preceded to tell how she rescued her "mudder and fadder" in-law from the wolfs mouth and the wolf had the bad holy ghost. There is some concern about what exactly her daddy has been preaching in Boise. LOL!!

Boise Worship Center is doing well. Bro. Kantola is getting stronger everyday and seems to be recovering nicely. Thank you Jesus! He has been covering the services since we have been gone and is doing great job.

We are in CA visiting family and preaching for Bro. Ted Molander. It has been a wonderful visit thus far. I am going to do my best to post as often as I can while I'm here . Love you all.

Enjoying a beautiful San Francisco Day

Dinner at Outback

Emma fixed my hair mom

From Boise to Seattle and Back

I can't believe it has been month since I last "blogged"!!! Oh my how the time flies. Well we very much alive and well. Between taking care of the church and my family and having a revival in Seattle I've had hardly a moments rest.
We had wonderful rest during the Holidays while at home in Texas. And when we got back to Idaho we hit the ground running haven't stopped since. I wont bore you with all the details but I will tell you that we are having great services in Idaho. I must say that our preacher is one of the best I've ever heard. LOL. Please allow me to take a minute to brag on my husband. For the past seven years (can you believe it) I have seen him in the role of an evangilist, but for the past 4 months I have seen him step into to the shoes of a pastor. Not an easy thing to do overnight. He has made me so proud. He has loved and cared for these people just as they were his own. He has used wisdom in dealing with some of the situations that have arose. He has taken charge and orgranized a bus route. He even had to change one of the bus tires one Sunday afternoon. Not to mention working with the Africians. Sometimes we feel like we are on the mission field. I could go on and on about what all this GREAT man has and is doing. God has stretched both of us during our time here. I feel he is preparing us for something new.
The Africans are doing well. When asked recently why they don't go elsewhere to church they said they wanted to go to Heaven and this was the Church that would take them there. They have started praying for 4 hours on Saturday. We are seeing some great changes in our Africans.
Bro. Kantola is doing fabulous. He has started eating "real food" again and at his last visit the doctor said everything is looking good!!
We preached in Seattle last week and had an awesome revival. One recieved the Holy Ghost. Several backsliders prayed back through. Two were baptised and several were healed.
Well that's the Cliff Notes version. Hope you all have a great weekend and I promise we'll "blog" again real soon.
P.S. Congratulations Eddie and Ashley!! I am so happy for you. I know you two will be wonderful parents. I only wish I could be there this very minute to hold baby Heidi. Love you guys.