Love In Action Inc

Happy New Year!!!! I truly believe this is going to be a phenomenal Holy Spirit year, and that multitudes will come to Jesus!
If you have questions or need prayer, please reach out to me. Love, Connie. 

We will be having our next Outreach Chaplain Academy, online, in March 2024. This is a 7-week (21 hours total) class to give you wisdom and practical training to help you fulfill your call in Outreach ministry. Ask me about a $25 discount.

OUTREACH Chaplain Academy starting next week!!! Also via zoom for those outside of the Sacramento area! If you have a heart for the lost, hurting and those in bo***ge, I think this is for you. 7 weeks of amazing teaching from 18 instructors. Contact me with questions.

Love In Action Inc updated their information in their About section.

Love in Action Foundation's OUTREACH CHAPLAIN ACADEMY will be holding another Academy to train Christians for "street ministry" ministering to the disenfranchised, broken, struggling and lonely.

This next Outreach Chaplain Academy will be on Friday nights from 6-9pm, Sep 10 through October 15, 2021, with Graduation the following Friday. The attached PDF has all of the information and how to register.

Questions? Please reach out to Connie Cpr Donley Torres.
www.love-inaction.org

This is our very first graduating class of our Outreach Chaplain Academy, 4-16-21! We LOVE these Chaplains and are SO excited abut what God is doing in their lives and in this ministry! We praise You Lord!!!

Just wanted to let you know how pleased Love in ACTION Foundation is with candy sales from Heavenly Gourmet Candy!
https://www.lia.heavenlygourmetcandy.com
We were looking for a fundraising program that could help our non-profit ministry raise much needed monies and we found Heavenly Gourmet Candy. They have provided all the marketing tools like a dedicated web site and mobile app that is specifically for us at No Charge which made this work for our budget. The gourmet Toffee & Soft Peanut Brittle are excellent, and they provided a variety of sizes. We have found the order process to be simple and fulfilling the orders to be fast.

I truly recommend this product and the people who provide it, from start to finish they help in every stage of the process and gave us options that made sense.

Thank you!

Connie Torres
President, Love in ACTION Foundation

ok Guys, Love in ACTION is back! To find out more, please visit my Love in Action webpage at https://www.dtafundraising.com/love-in-action

The first ministry we are helping is Hope for Homeless, and we've already begun fundraising! We're excited to see how God is going to get glorified as we help His people!

Much love, Connie

Love In Action | DTA Fundrasing Program Love In Action

Guys, I'm re-starting my non-profit of LOVE IN ACTION again! Love In Action is dedicated to helping people locally and globally through spiritual, medical, scholastic, financial and other means, making a dramatic difference in their lives.

One of our fundraisers is an INTERNATIONAL COOKBOOK, with recipes submitted by YOU!!!! We would LOVE to have YOUR favorite recipe from your country, and any special story that goes along with it, and including a picture if possible.
If you would like to help us help others, please private message me or email your recipe to [email protected].

God BLESS you!!! Much love, Connie

Love In Action is back! Please stay posted for upcoming events and ministries supported by us! Much love, Connie

Love In ACTION Foundation will be re-establishing itself in early November, and we are excited! Our first two children's books will be available in English at that time! More details soon! God BLESS you!

Love in ACTION is getting ready to gear up again! Further details coming soon!

The Lance of Prayer and Supplication
Rick Rennber

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. — Ephesians 6:18

One of my favorite sections in museums is the one that displays armor used in the ancient world. I especially enjoy the section that displays the spears and lances that were used by the ancients. It is simply amazing to study the weaponry of the ancient soldier and discover how many different kinds of spears and lances were available to him. It becomes very evident that the spear and lance was one of the most important pieces of weaponry he possessed.

When Paul wrote his epistle to the Ephesians, he spoke extensively about the armor of God, urging believers to use their spiritual weaponry. However, as you study this full list of weaponry, it seems that the lance or spear, a key weapon, is missing. But although Paul didn’t explicitly mention the lance, he did tell believers to take up the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:11), implying a complete set of weaponry. We can therefore assume that Paul must have intended to include the lance or spear in this set of spiritual equipment.

The lance of our spiritual armor is found in Ephesians 6:18, where Paul says, “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit….” I call this “the lance of prayer and supplication.” Let’s look more closely at this piece of weaponry so you can better understand why I say this.

The lances used by the large and diverse Roman army varied greatly in size, shape, and length. These weapons were devised to be used to attack an enemy from a distance. They were thrown with great force and hurled tremendous distances to strike the enemy from afar. Because different lances were thrown at different distances, they came in all sizes and shapes. The particular lance chosen by a soldier depended on how it was to be used.

By revelation, Paul begins to compare these various lances to the various kinds of prayer God has made available to us. This is why he said, “Praying always, with all prayer and supplication….” You see, when a believer effectively uses prayer, it becomes a lance that can be thrust forth into the spirit realm against the malevolent works of the adversary. By forcibly hurling this divine instrument of prayer into the face of the enemy, a believer can exert great spiritual power, literally attacking the devil from a distance in order to stop major obstacles from developing up close in his personal life.

I want you to especially notice the phrase “with all prayer.” It is taken from the Greek phrase dia pases proseuches and would be better translated “with all kinds of prayer.”

Do you understand the various forms of prayer that are available for you to use as you pray and wage spiritual warfare? Don’t wrongly assume that all prayer is of the same kind. Just as Roman soldiers used all kinds of lances in battle, Paul lets you know that many forms of prayer are available for you to use in the fight of faith (see February 26). For instance, there is the prayer of faith, the prayer of agreement, the prayer of intercession, the prayer of supplication, the prayer of petition, the prayer of consecration, the prayer of thanksgiving, united prayer, and so forth.

Paul instructs us to use every form of prayer that has been made available to us as it is needed. No one kind of prayer is better than the others; each serves a different and necessary purpose in the life of faith.

Never forget that prayer is a vital piece of your spiritual weaponry. If you neglect this strategic piece of weaponry, you will find that the enemy keeps attacking you from up close. But as you learn to pray with authority, you will develop the ability to strike the enemy from a distance and therefore maintain a victorious position in your life.

God has placed the lance of prayer at your disposal so you can be assured of absolute and total victory. As you use this lance of prayer and supplication in all its various forms, you will continually reinforce Jesus Christ’s triumphant victory over Satan and gloriously demonstrate Satan’s miserable defeat in every area of your life!

True that!

TIME TO KNIT, CROCHET OR DONATE HATS, SCARVES & GLOVES FOR THE HOMELESS! Let me know if you can help, as the cold weather is coming upon us! Love, Connie

For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth
that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.
2 Chronicles 16:9 (NAS)

Did you catch that? ",,,whose heart is completely His". We are not to be an occasional "fan" of Jesus Christ, but lovers of Him, COMPLETELY His, trusting and adoring Him, surrendered to Him in such love and joy and peace! It is a WONDERFUL place to "be in". And KNOWING that He is looking out for us to "strongly support" us! Think about THAT: GOD is strongly supporting you!! There truly is nothing too big for our God! TRUST Him! SURRENDER to Him! Oh, the pure joy, contentment and peace it will bring you!

Openness, Brokenness and Challenge

With 65 years of Revival happening in Rwanda and East Africa, there are three keys that stand out as being critical to the amazing move of the Holy Spirit: openness, brokenness and challenge.

People were open and honest about their confession of sins. They were broken over their sins, and the loss of fellowship with God and men.

When Believers met daily (I took note that they met daily), they would challenge each other, “Is your cup running over?” The question would put them on the spot. If anyone did not have a “cup running over”, or a life filled with the joy and peace of Christ, it was due to unconfessed sin. They had to either own up to their sins, or lie. They were challenged to confess their sins and seek restoration.
From Asian Revivalist

Ooooh.and now THIS beautiful gem!!!
1 Chronicles 16:27 27
Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and joy are in His place.

Wow, this hit me as I read it this morning:
Luke 19:43-44 43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side, 44 and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”
So....not in fear, but in reverence, I continue to go before my God, asking Him to search my heart and show me anything not of Him and help me to get rid of it from the very root, asking Him to fill me with His precious Holy Spirit, to give me His wisdom and discernment, and then to help me to obey all that He tells me to do. I don't want to miss it, Church, I don't want to blow it. So much is at stake. Love, Connie

I don't know....maybe I'm an odd duck or something.....but...I just KNOW that Jesus is coming back so soon, and that there are soooooo many out there who are deceived, lost, hopeless. Talking with a 45 year old man after church tonight, wasting his life, not "drawing that line in the sand" and deciding to just....do right. He knows better, to a point, but just won't man-up and make changes. He's lost.
I'll say it again....we have the answer, and His name is Jesus Christ. Guys, it is not an "option" for us to tell others about Jesus and disciple them...it's a command. I guess I'm begging you all now, if you are not already doing so, please pray frequently, share your faith, "be Jesus" to folks around you, love on folks, but be straight with them; don't pussyfoot around and sugar coat the gospel. Listen for God and trust Him and obey Him. So much is at stake. Love, Connie

A MASSIVE HARVEST OF SOULS IS ON THE HORIZON! Saints.....pray, stay filled with the Holy Spirit, stay close to Jesus...be READY for "God appointments"! Be READY to share your faith, READY to pray with folks! WE HAVE THE ANSWER--JESUS CHRIST!!!

Parable of the Talents
14 “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. 15 To one he gave five [a]talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. 16 Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents. 17 In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more. 18 But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his [b]master’s money.

19 “Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *settled accounts with them. 20 The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have gained five more talents.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your [c]master.’

22 “Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

24 “And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’

26 “But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed. 27 Then you ought to have put my money [d]in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. 28 Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’

29 “For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. 30 Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Good Morning! God BLESS you!
I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
Ps 122:1

I USED TO QUESTION THE HOLY SPIRIT A LOT. I had finally gotten to the place where I could tell His voice, but if He told me not to do something that I felt I wanted to do, and that I felt was ok, and He would tell me no, I would ask Him WHY. And if He didn't answer me with an explanation, I would do thing anyway, or at least TRY to do it. WRONG! Do NOT do that! I finally learned (why did I even question Him in the first place??) to NOT question the Holy Spirit, but to OBEY Him. So....when God shuts a door, know that He has your best interest at heart, and there is a reason why that door is shut. That means that He has an open door of blessings for you to go through instead.
God's ways are ALWAYS far better than our ways....He knows everything! He knows what's coming down the pike and He wants to position you for blessings! If He says no, then TRUST Him in that, and don't even attempt it. Trust Him, rest in that, and simply obey Him. From experience I can tell you....oh, the rewards and blessings of obedience are sooooo wonderful! Love, Connie