Helsers & Peterson - Heaven in NC

We were up early seeking the LORD. I remember pacing around the room and thinking about how blessed we've been on this trip. Through meals and housing provided, favor in the area of meeting leaders, rekindling old relationships (we met up with Calvin and Camille Hanson and Rachel Coffey) and just enjoying the LORD's goodness and nearness... I was walking around the room when I looked over and noticed a picture on the guest room that was a painting of 2 children playing, and lyrics framed in the larger frame, not thinking anything , I went back to worship. Around lunch, we were talking about where we were going next, as soon as we mentioned the name "Helser", Debbie Little (Chris's mom) went upstairs and brought down the picture... it was painted by Ken Helser, with lyrics of a song he had written years before. Small world.

There's times when Heaven collides with earth, an

d those fortunate to experience it, know that it's a beautiful thing to behold. After being with Chris Little and his amazing family in Fayetville, North Carolina, and truly living in the midst of southern hospitality, we went down to Sophia, NC to Jonathan Helsers ranch. Jonathan and his wife Melissa, write some of the most inspired worship music you'll ever hear. The day after we arrived after enjoying an incredible breakfast meal with the community at the ranch, they began to encompass us and pray. It seemed for a moment angels entered the room and began to accompany the Helsers as they began to prophetically sing over us. It was majestic. We came back down to find things very well with our souls, and encouraged by our new friends. They told us that the it was time to re-awaken the wells of creativity within the body of Christ. Yes LORD.

The night before we spent the evening over coconut cream pie and coffee with Ken Helser (Jonathan's dad) - talk about a dude speaking wisdom from experience! Each word seemed anointed as he shared with us a longing for this generation to go beyond simply filling ourselves with knowledge, but to lay hold of the promises. We need more "fathers and mothers" of the faith like Ken and his wife.

Matt Peterson was an ex-CIA agent who was so aprehended by the Gospel that he gave it up for the ministry. Tasting of the supernatural life found in Christ, he began to ask the LORD for something bigger than what he had known. For a year he let God speak to him through a water bottle before he finally got the message. He was to start a company called ZAO water that would give the proceeds to fund wells being dug in Africa to bring pure water to suffering communities. He's dug countless wells and seen thousands impacted.

Matt told us a story of being in Africa a couple years ago, when a chief of one of the tribes came up to him with a crazy look in his eye and in a foreign language started cursing him. After a translator was sought out, he told the man something along the lines of "You're old, and you're going to die soon." After the man had taken time to think about this, he responded with "What should I do?"... long story short the man had had dreams of Matt for over 30 years. It was a reoccurring one of Matt taking this man and dunking him in the water and then lifting him back up. The last time that he had the dream was the night before. The man burned everything that was in opposition to the LORD and gave his life to Christ within the hour.

Matt told us that what he feels the church needs to get revelation of is that God is a loving Father who's brought us into the family (telling us that the story of the prodigal son was more of the story of God then it was the son), and that while simple, it's more relevant now then ever. He shared with us the beautiful reality that the Father never changed, the reason the son was reluctant to come home was that he didn't know the Father's goodness never changed. We run away from God instead of to Him, because we don't know Him. God, grant us a divine realization that the Father is good!

We then went to Rachel's house and that evening to Morningstar where we saw Shawn Bolz and others administer healing and prophetic words to many, God is alive and moving!