Elisha Accepts Jesus as her Savior!

On Feburary 7, 2011 Elisha Kimberly Jerdon accepted Christ Jesus as her Savior! This is what happened...

Our Sunshine

Yay, Jesus!

Like every morning Elisha, Elijah, and I sat down to do their daily devotional, from: the One Year Devotions for Preschoolers. That day the devotion was titled: A Special Book and this is what it read: "Kaitlyn is looking at a special book full of pictures. The pictures are of Kaitlyn's family and friends. Kaitlyn's special book makes her feel happy. Did you know that G-d has a special book too? His book has names in it. When people believe in Jesus, G-d writes their names in the special book. G-d is happy when He can write someone's name in His special book."

The scripture was: "I will never erase their names from the Book of Life." Revelation 3:5, NLT

The prayer was: Dear Jesus, I believe in You. I want my name in your book too.

What love she brings to her family!

To her brother.

From this I began to explain that her name can be in that book today! There was a bit of a resistance to say the prayer from her devotional at first. I began to pray over her and after I prayed there was no more resistance. Yay Jesus! (Sometimes when something big is about to happen to us the enemy likes to come in and cause distractions in our thoughts and that's what was going on before the Wonderful happened to Elisha!)

To her grandma.

So I sat her next to me and discerned that a thought had been planted in her mind that I didn't want her to sit next to me. I asked Elisha if she thought I didn't want her next to me she said yes, I said oh honey please come sit next to me okay? She happily did and snuggled next to me. I said Elisha I love you and the reason why I had you stand up is because I wanted you to pay attention to what I was saying. She understood and was just happy to be next to me again. (I notice when I explain things to Elisha she understands so much better and appreciates it.)

So, then we did the prayer together and I looked at her and said, "Elisha do you believe Jesus died for your sins?" She said, "Yes I do." Then I asked her, "Do you believe that He rose again to life?" Elisha, "He died?" I explained, "Yes, remember He died for our sins so you can live forever?" Elisha, "Yes I do." Me, "Do you believe He sits at the Father's right hand?" Elisha, "Yes. Mary, Mommy, and Mary!" Me, "Oh yes, do you believe that Jesus was born from Mary the virgin?" Elisha, "Yes." Me, "Elisha do you want Jesus to be your Savior?" Elisha, "Yes!"

To her Grandpa.

I asked her to pray with me. (side note: Generally if Elisha doesn't understand something she won't cooperate to pray/say with you the words you're about to speak/say. She'll question you until you're blue in the face, until she gets it.) The prayer, "Dear Jesus I believe in you, I believe you died for me. Jesus please forgive me of all my sins. Come into my heart, cleanse me, and make me new. Jesus I want you to be my Savior forever. Jesus I want to be yours forever."

To her Daddy.

We both got excited faces and cheered and squealed in delight as the reality of what just happned settled in. We called Daddy and Grandma to let them know what'd just happened! Her face was glowing!

To her Mommy.

Elisha has been given the true Gospel of Jesus Christ and been given the revelation, understanding, wisdom, and knowledge of Jesus Christ through her Father in Heaven. She has been preaching this Gospel since she turned 2yrs old. (Ex: We were at a Hardee's eating breakfast (Betty, Brad, Elisha, and I) and a lady who worked there was cleaning off tables right next to us. Elisha looks over there and says, "Jesus died. 'Nd rose again. He washed away our sins, like a ocean!" (Matter-of-fact) When she first understood what happened to Jesus she was preaching it everywhere. Now a days she likes to tell people how much God loves them. She also likes to get people's attention so she can lead them in prayer. She likes to dance and praise Him too. So I know that without any doubt she really did accept Jesus as her Savior and really gave her heart to Him this day. Next is to explain water baptism to her. I know with patience and a thorough explaination she will understand... but we are not the one's who give her the revelation, only G-d the Father will!

She has caught the eyes of our Heavenly Father. He has caught hers. Her name is now in His special book! (The book of Life!)

CELEBRATE WITH US and PRAISE OUR HEAVENLY FATHER THAT SHE HAS ACCEPTED JESUS AS HER SAVIOR!

To Save A Life and more...

(pictures coming soon.)

Larry and Betty came down to Indiana to celebrate Elisha and Larry's birthdays! They got a hotel room and Brad, Elisha, and I stayed with them! It was nice to be with them and see Elisha have so much fun. She's so full of life. I enjoyed the big queen bed and so did Brad. It was quite a blessing to have breakfast prepared for you to eat in the morning! I made Elisha a birthday cake and we went to Mr. Gatti's to celebrate! It was a small intimate party with Brad, his parents, myself, the birthday girl, Nancy, Chris, & our dear friend Calli. Elisha dug her fingers into the cake before she could blow the candle out. LOL After eating and opening a few gifts we went back into Gatti Land and played some neat games. My favorite of course is; Skeet Ball. Elisha loves the basketball games and she liked sitting on Daddy's lap to play an arcade game of car racing.

The next day, Monday, we all got up and headed back to Nancy's house and decided to take a walk. It was an absolute perfect sunshiny day! Elisha played in the park as we talked plans of Elisha and I going up to Michigan to visit for a few weeks. Now here we are and I'm so glad we're here. Elisha is really enjoying her grandparents, and of course missing her daddy, and so am I... that is my husband.

Brad and I had a date night and saw To Save A Life. It's about this young white teenager who had a best friend growing up who was black and saved his life. They were playing "trick or treat" in the middle of July (as most boys do) and the one boy wasn't paying attention as his young black friend pushed him out of harms way from a vehicle. The young black man was injured to the point of being crippled. He cheered his friend on as he played in all kinds of sports. Later in Freshmen year of High School the young white teen was a basketball star and gained a lot of attention and decided to ditch his friend who saved his life for popularity and a girlfriend. The story goes on and one day the young black teen commits suicide. The young white teen's life, a senior then, is changed forever... and at that you'll have to see the movie for yourself to find out what happens and how many lives are changed.
Official movie website: http://tosavealifemovie.com/index.php

I will tell you during the movie I was weeping and being broken. I was being broken because the L-rd was showing me faces of people I knew as a single woman and married to Brad that had been touched and were changed b/c we chose Jesus instead of ourselves and it saved a life (lives). That's what it is all about. You can't have true revival until you take G-d to the people. I believe that the body of Christ is outside of four walls and that she will become united and more powerful to touch others when she reaches out to the hurting world around her. To the dirty, needy, poor, and most wretched, to the loners, the cutters, the ones left aside who feel so alone. G-d wants to use you and me, my family and yours through prayers and intercession, through the works of love and faith to change lives. If we don't love the convict, if we don't love the kid messed up on drugs or alcohol, the lonely girl who cuts herself, the girl who clings to any boy, the guy who walks alone crooked and mocked at who will?

Once I hugged a homeless woman and it was the greatest hug I have ever received and given. I wanted to keep holding her and pouring love in her that she beamed with it. Being on the streets and being empowered by the Holy Spirit in love and the authority of Christ in me is my greatest desire. I wait upon the L-rd as He is doing a mighty work in me and my family to bring us to the most humble place that we can be used in the highest places. Those places are where my future brothers and sisters await. Those places are where we'll see many receive their L-rd and King, be healed, delivered, set free, made whole. Right now that place is Bedford, Indiana. The youth in that town are being so affected by the Love of Christ we're seeing them so transformed they are looking more and more like love and living in it. Many of them have seen the movie and are being moved by the Holy Spirit to do more and to be there "brothers keeper" to love their neighbors as they love themselves.

The greatest lesson Brad and I are learning is: to know nothing except Christ Crucified. A crucified life. I know I've received the revelation of Jesus Christ and who He is but Brad and I are receiving the deeper knowledge of bearing our cross and the true joy that comes out of loving and serving others and denying self and diving into the Glory of our King.

“Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him." (Matt. 28)

We love all of you and thank you all for your prayers over us and for us. We pray our lives will bless you because of Christ in us the Hope of Glory.

"And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony^a]">[a] of God. ² For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. ³ I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. ⁴ And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human^b]">[b] wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, ⁵ that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God." (1Corinth. 2:1-5)

Exodus Cry

(At the end I have official websites and a link to the Nefarious Video)

WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Human trafficking is the industry that generates commerce by transporting actual people. While this practice does have legal expressions, mostly it is a term used by advocacy groups to describe the nefarious practice of abduction and bondage that goes hand in hand with Modern-day Slavery. There are tens of billions of dollars generated each year by the illegal transport and sale of human beings, making it is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. And since this industry thrives by exploiting impoverished people, and is exacerbated by the growing appetite worldwide for human slaves under a variety of names, this problem is fundamentally understood as an economic problem.

Stop here: Question: what's on your mind about rescuing human trafficking victims?
Do you think the church is ready to undertake (invest: time, money, resources, strength, reputation) the actual restoration process of these women and children (mind, body, soul , spirit)?

Let me put it this way: Hypothetical Situation(Headlines of the news today (just imagine) 28 year old woman and her 2 year old daughter go missing! Authorities say they've found them to be sold into slavery, otherwise known as Human Trafficking. It is said that they've been sold into the global sex-slave trade. Family and friends are putting together every effort to find them and free them from this crime.)

I believe out of your love and care us you'd do everything possible to rescue us and get out. Intercession and prayer is the most simplest way to begin the rescue mission of 'millions' of women and children sold into this slavery. Your love and compassion for G*d's people will bring each of us pull together resources of every kind to rescue these impoverished women and children out of their bondage.

Begin to pray with me that G*d will bring justice to these victims. Tear down the strongholds, principalities, and dark/evil powers over their countries. Open the doors for rescue missions to go into action. For people around the world to openeir hearts and homes to restore and reintergrate them into hope and love. To bring their oppressors into the light of true righteous justice.

While the point of origin of slaves is as diverse as the cities of the world, the grisly practice of abduction is generally uniform. Trafficking victims are usually persons displaced (like refugees), run aways, or the most impoverished people in a region. In some places, the captors are large crime rings, but, more typically, trafficking is conducted by small, specialized venders. Prisoners are lured into slavery with false promises of a better life—be it fame as an actor, or economic opportunities abroad—only to be trafficked to another city or even another country. Captors immediately confiscate passports and any identification of their victims which renders them powerless to escape the country of their final destination. In addition, being trafficked to a foreign country creates a language barrier that helps to discourage escape.
What is important to grasp is that while some countries are better known as destinations, and others are merely transit countries, nearly every country in the earth participates in Human Trafficking as an abduction point as well as a destination, including the United States and other similarly developed countries. Immigrant labor, adoption, and even legalized prostitution many times create a ruse of legal activity that can hide illegal trafficking. While most countries have developed anti-trafficking laws, poor law enforcement and corrupt police forces offer few obstacles to traffickers. Once abducted, victims find themselves forced into a lifestyle of prostitution, child soldiers, forced labor, or some other form of slavery that is impossible to escape. "All things are possible with G*d."

Purity Covenant
The purity covenant is a personal commitment to wholehearted sexual purity. One of the great battles facing our generation is the battle for sexual purity. The Internet has made indescribable acts of immorality openly accessible to people of all ages, gender, and walks of life. Seductive images daily invade our homes and private lives through all forms of media. Satan is waging a war of sexual seduction against this generation. His assault has even breached the ranks of the church: polls taken reveal that more than half of pastors struggle with pornography on a daily basis. To combat this assault we must first contend for our own personal freedom. Sexual sin not only defiles our own spirit, but it directly fuels an industry that enslaves women and children. Every time we engage in licentious sexual activity we come into agreement with Satan and give him legal access into our lives. In addition, our participation releases demonic energy into the realm of the spirit, which is already so widespread the nations are drowning in a torrential sea of lust. As more people rise up and demand that their sexual fantasies be fulfilled, greater and greater numbers of women and children are enslaved. The startling reality is that there are now over 20 million people worldwide in bondage as sex slaves, which is a greater number than the combined populations of the 6 largest cities in the United States. Many of these slaves are the very women and children featured in pornographic movies, magazines, and websites. When Jesus addressed the churches in the book of Revelation He directly confronted the issue of sexual immorality. His indictment against the church of Thyatira is that they “tolerated” sexual compromise. Through the Purity Covenant we are calling this generation of believers to wholeheartedly renounce their toleration of sexual immorality and commit to a fierce allegiance to Jesus through purity and holiness in their personal lives. Human Trafficking is a massive human rights issue facing this generation, but we are powerless to fight it unless we first win the battle raging in our own hearts. If we will turn to the Lord in our weakness He will meet us with tenderness and give us power to resist the seduction of the enemy. The Purity Covenant is a set of 3 simple commitments:
1) Purity
I commit to guard my eyes, ears, and speech from defiling images or conversations.
2) Accountability
I commit to find an accountability partner who agrees with the purity covenant. I will confess to this individual each time I cross a boundary of sexual compromise in any area including: what I look at, say, and listen to.
3) Software
I commit to download software onto my computer that prohibits sexually explicit images from appearing including all pornographic websites. Exodus Cry recommends X3watch and SafeEyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhQTgqZL6_M

Official Nefarious Documentary Website

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