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February Update 2010

February Update
Ronald Gray
Feb 11, 2010

Dear Friends,

I hope this letter finds you doing well in this season. They are predicting that our area will have some snow tomorrow night. We have not had any real snow since 1996. It has been a cold winter for us. I look forward to the spring. The truth is that it is good for a change in seasons. The change helps life to function properly. We all like different seasons for different reasons. Some like the cold and some like the heat. Some like seasons because of the sports played during those times. Each season has a purpose. I believe that whatever season you are in right now, it is to help you. The will of God is to make us into more. His desire is for us to learn everything we need to know in this season, so that we might be more productive in the next one. Don’t despise this season, Ask God what He wants you to learn. The next season of your life might be closer than you think.

I have several things I need to share with you this month.

I have a trip scheduled to Costa Rica June 22-30. Some have had to cancel and I have some openings. The cost is $1200 from Atlanta. Your cost can be checked from whatever city you live in. I must know by March 1.
I have a trip scheduled to Guatemala July 20-27. It has been planned for father/sons or for young men….

January Update 2010

January Update
Ronald Gray
Jan 12, 2010

Dear Friends,

Not only has this past year gone by quickly, but this past decade. Things are happening so fast, it is almost impossible to keep up. The good news is that we don’t have to. We need to remember that the most important area in our life is our relationship with our Father. He said to be still and know that He is God. Our trust is in Him. I recommend that we take a deep breath, settle down, and tune in to what He is saying. The good news is that He is talking. We just don’t hear Him all the time. His words do not have to be prefaced by “Thus says the Lord”. If fact, most of the time He speaks to us through various events in our lives. He gives gentle nudges towards the areas He desires for us to find. I am going away for a few days to spend time in His presence. I believe that it is more important now than ever. I am busier than I have ever been, but I need to close the door on interruptions and schedules.

I want to pray for you and your needs during these days I will be away. I also intend to just sit in His presence and listen. If there is something you want me to agree with you about, please send me a note. I have many requests already. I am expecting God to give answers through many…

December Update 2009

Decembler Update
Ronald Gray
Dec 8, 2009

Dear Friends,

It seems that we just started this year and now it is ending. I am amazed at how fast time seems to go. The truth is that it is a constant and does not change. It is what we do with our time that counts. My prayer is that I will use my time to extend the Kingdom of God. The Bible teaches us to count our days. They are important. Now any of you that know me believe that I like to enjoy days also. I advocate that it is important to take time to fish, hunt, golf and hang out with friends. Those are needful to bring rest to us. Those times also build relationships which bring life to us. I just think that too many people make excuses rather than use their time for Kingdom practices. There are always those that tell me that sometime in the future they want to go on a mission trip. Some of those have been telling me that for 30 years. When will it happen? Do all the planets have to line up? There will always be a crises of some nature or event that needs us, but I ask you to consider what you will do for the coming year. Jesus came to us. Who will we go to and share His message with this season?

My time in Kenya was great. We were able to finish the LeRoy Curtis Training Center. All it needs…

November Update 2009

November Update
Ronald Gray
Nov 4, 2009

Dear Friends,

I love this time of year. It is beautiful in Lower Alabama today. What a great time to live. God is moving. Are you moving? Some people have not moved in so long, they have gathered moss. I want to be a living stone, moving for the Kingdom of God. The scripture tells us in Matthew 6:33 to “Seek first the Kingdom of God”. It seems that we seek everything else and then His Kingdom. First means first! It is a priority. I urge you today to begin seeking God. Seek His face. David said in Psalm 42 that he panted after God, like the deer panted after the water. I desire a fresh encounter with God. I don’t want to live on my yesterdays. I have had some pretty good yesterdays. God has allowed me to touch a lot of people, but I want something new from God today. Spend some time in His presence today. Put His ways first in your life. Ask Him what He wants you to do. Don’t tell Him what you want to do. Then when He tells you, obey Him. Trust Him with your life.

We have had some wonderful meetings these past few weeks. God met us at Destiny Outreach Ministries in Tazewell, VA. Then we had a great time at Faith Family Church in North Augusta, SC. Rick and Rebecca Porterfield are the pastors. They were part of the church where I was pastor many…

September Update

Dear Friends,

God’s Grace. It is still amazing. Grace is not just unmerited favor, it is the empowerment of God for success. God gives and we receive. I think we limit the opportunities God puts before us. We also need to be careful at how we define success. Success is not just doing something well, it is finding the reason for your creation. God is always guiding us. He does not push us, but goes before us and calls out to us. I urge you today to listen to His voice. So many people want to be the leader, but it is those who help, that create harmony. I love music. I especially love hearing the different parts. It is those small notes and subtle lines that create the beauty. Don’t feel that what you are doing is worthless. Examine your heart to see if you are doing what you were created for. Then let God’s grace wash over you and know that He is pleased. I also add to not deceive yourself. Ask God if you are fulfilling your calling in life. Then go forward in that calling and enjoy His blessings.

I have just returned from a board meeting for International Outreach Ministries. What a joy it is to share fellowship with men who have such a heart for God. It is truly one of the greatest joys of my life. These men give their lives for the Kingdom. They look outwardly, beyond the walls of culture and countries, to…

August Update

August Update
Ronald Gray
Aug 18, 2009

Dear Friends,

What a day we are living in. There seems to be all kinds of confusion and difficulties around us. I pray today that God will give you His peace. He says that we can have peace that passes understanding. We cannot comprehend this with our minds. This peace comes from the inside, not the outside. Psalms 20:7-8 says; “Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright.” There are many today who claim to trust in the Lord, but they shake with every newscast or article that is negative. I choose today to trust in the Name of the Lord. He will save us and deliver us. I still believe God will make a way where there does not seem to be a way. That is His nature. God is not defined by the consequences of our lives. He is the same. I believe God wants you to rest in His peace today.

I have just returned from Waterbury, CT with Pastor Keith Stuarte at Living Faith Christian Center. I spoke for their mission banquet and then on Sunday morning. What a great time we had. Thank God for pastors who want to touch the world. There has been a fresh wind of the Spirit these last few weeks at Abundant Life Church in Mt. Juliet and Eagles Way Church in Griffin,…

July Update

July Update
Ronald Gray
Jul 8, 2009

Dear Co-Laborers,

I can’t believe how hot it has been this summer. I thought about praying for God to send me to somewhere like Switzerland next year during the summer. I don’t know what kind of response I would get. I believe God has a plan for our lives. We need to believe that our steps are ordered of the Lord. So many times we pray for God to lead us, and then we He does, we don’t believe it is Him. We need to remind ourselves that God’s ways are not only higher, but different than ours. God is concerned about more than this moment. He is interested in what we will be doing for the rest of our lives. When I was seven years old, my mother made me start taking piano lessons. I took them for six years. I kind of enjoyed it the first year or so, but I became very tired of all the practice sessions. I never dreamed that being able to play the piano would help me so much in my life. I have been able to play for all types of events. I have played the piano with some well known ministers, played in countries like Russia and played for my family. It has been a continual blessing for me and just when I think that I might not have any more opportunities, God opens up a door for me to lead worship or sing a song for…

June Update

June Update
Ronald Gray
Jun 22, 2009

Dear Friends,

I just returned from my trip to Nicaragua and Costa Rica. It was a great trip. The time in Ometepe with Missionary Tom Fritz was very meaningful. We were able to see the joy of about 14 pastor who are going through the Ministry Training Institute. This is the same material we use in Kenya. LeRoy Curtis developed Basic Inductive Bible Studies material and we have also translated The Covenant and the Kingdom book by Charles Simpson. Both of these materials help these rural pastors to learn the Word of God. Ometepe has about 40,000 people living on the island. There are two volcanos, one active and the other not. Wild horses roam the island. That is an incredible sight. You have to access the island by ferry.

LeRoy Curtis trained a man in Costa Rica named Josue to teach the curriculum. Josue now travels every month to Ometepe to teach these pastors. Tom Fritz also teaches women sowing lessons so that they can make some money. He has a large vision to reach this island.

I had a couple of fun experiences while crossing from Nicaragua to Costa Rica. I had to walk through the borders. I hired a young man to help me with the logistics. He helped me know which line to get in and get the correct paperwork. I though he was going to help me carry my luggage between borders, but he showed up with a large tricycle. He put my luggage…

March Update 2009

March Update
Ronald Gray
Mar 30, 2009

Dear Friends,

What a month this has been. I just returned from Poland where I had the opportunity to speak to over 60 men. The conference was in the mountains and it was a beautiful area. The men responded to the Word of God. They repented of their sins and sought a visitation of the Holy Spirit. Thank God for His redemptive love for us! I also spoke for a couple of different churches while I was in the country.

I go back May 6-18 to hold business conferences. Our team consists of Angela Hough from Dallas, TX, Bev Smallwood from Hattiesburg, MS and myself. We will be in several cities and also speaking at a university to business students. God is giving us increase in so many areas. Please pray with us for these gatherings. I need to raise about $2000.00 for expenses of this endeavor.

God has given us favor to expand our vision to other Kingdom Business efforts. I have several meetings in the next few weeks with various people to explore what God is saying. I believe that business seminars will open the doors into many countries. I will share more on this as it comes together.

I had sent out a note concerning my being on the Wisdom for Winning television program. It did not show the week I expected it to. Sorry for the wrong information. I am not sure exactly when it will air. I will try to let you know.

Tuscaloosa First Assembly…

February Update

February Update
Ronald Gray
Feb 16, 2009

Dear Friends,

God is moving by His Spirit. We have had tremendous moves of God in the last few weeks. The presence of God was strong at Cornerstone A/G in Anderson, SC. People came forward and were touched by God’s power. Last week I preached at Sorrento Christian Center in Sorrento, FL. It was a prophetic time in the Lord. The Word went forth and people were moved to seek the face of God. Last Sunday at Grace Temple in Hattiesburg, MS, we saw people again respond to the touch of the Lord. I am so excited about what is taking place. This is a time to take ground. No retreat, No fear and No waiting!

Some exciting testimonies. First Assembly of God, Tuscaloosa, AL, has committed to helping us finish one of the pastors homes in Costa Rica. They are giving the money and sending a team down March 26 – April 2. They have openings for a few other people to join them. If you would like to go help finish a pastors home, please contact me this week and I can give you the details. Grace Temple from Hattiesburg, MS (the church that started both pastors homes) plans to take a team down June 13-20 to finish the other pastors house. This is a wonderful blessing.

I plan to travel to Poland March 18-25 to minister at a men’s conference for at least 100 men. Please pray for this time that God will touch…

January Update

January Update
Ronald Gray
Jan 8, 2009

Dear Friends,

I hope that this year finds you full of hope. it seems that there are negative attitudes all around us. I know there are some difficulties taking place in many lives, but I want us to do what the scripture says for us to do and that is to “Lift up our heads”. Psalm 24:7-10 says these words:

7 Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, The LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah

I declare to you today that the King of Glory is still in charge of all things. I want Him to enter in to my plans and my dreams. Don’t allow the media to dictate your attitude. I…

Enter to Worship - Exit to Serve

This month is very important for my book. I will be teaching my book at Covenant Church in Mobile, AL March 12-14. My book is being advertised in a catalog that will be distributed to over 10,000 people at the National Religious Broadcasters convention. There will be many Christian Book store owners that will be there as well. I am also having a Book Blog tour hosted by Christian Speakers Services March 15-29. You can find out the schedule of the different blogs by going to this site: http://www.christianspeakerservices.com/css_gray_ronald_blogtour.htm#5

There will be books given away by different hosts. Please keep these opportunities in your prayers.

December Update

Dear Friends,

Merry Christmas to You! I pray this will be a blessed time in your life and the lives of your family. I pray that peace will abound in the midst of activities and travel. Make some time to rest and speak blessings to those around you.

I have just returned from Africa. Nine people went with me to Kenya to help build the Mama Beverly Guest House on the campus of Kenya Ministry Training Institute. We were able to build two dormitory rooms that will sleep eight people. We also built two bathrooms and showers. Grace Temple gave money for this project. We still need about $1500 to complete the task. I was able to preach the graduation of 23 students at the Nakuru satellite school. What a blessing as each one of these students shared what KMTI had meant to them. They said that they no longer preached heresy, but understood how to study God’s Word. They also shared they had learned how to treat their family with respect and love. This is so important in a culture that has operated on tradition instead of truth. You can make an investment by sponsoring a student for $600 per year. I also spent some time in an North Africa country visiting with some friends who are making a difference in the lives of many people. I traveled 25,000 miles in seventeen days with ten airplane segments.

I am working on our plans for next year. We plan to go back…

November Update

November Update
Ronald Gray
Nov 5, 2008

Dear Friends,

Some of you caught the mistake last month. I inadvertently sent out the October Update with the title September Update. Oh well. That’s what you get when you live in constant jet lag.

I pray this note finds you doing well. The elections are over. I pray we will keep praying and believing for God to reveal himself in these days. The good news today is that God is building His Church. I personally believe that we are in for some difficult times in the world’s system, but we will see God do great things in many lives. Look for opportunities to be used of God.

This weekend is the Enter to Worship – Exit to Serve Book Release Event here in Daphne. If you live in this area, I hope you will come. Details are on my web site. Thanks to Gary Browning and the congregation of Faithe Covenant church for helping to make this happen. We will be videoing the entire six sessions an making them available in a few weeks. You can check on that also on the web site. Cd’s will also be available. The book can be purchased now for $9.99 plus $2.50 for shipping and handling. Let me know if you would like to purchase some for you or for gifts.

I leave for Kenya, Africa on Monday, Nov. 10. Nine people from Grace Temple, Hattiesburg, MS will be going, a friend from Dallas, TX and myself. We intend to…

Enter to Worship, Exit to Serve Book Release Event

and Sunday morning service November 7-8-9

Presented by Faith Covenant Church in Daphne, Alabama

For 34 years Ronald Gray has ministered in over 38 countries throughout the world. Additionally, he speaks to churches and conferences of various denominations around the United States and abroad. In 2007 he logged more than 100,000 miles of ministry travels. He is on the board of International Outreach Ministries, leads short term mission trips, and has appeared on the “700 Club.”

His refreshing approach and vast experience within and outside the traditional church provide listeners the rich opportunity to broaden their perspective and deepen their personal experience with God. He believes this can be the finest hour for the church.

You are cordially invited to participate in the presentation of his newly released book Enter to Worship, Exit to Serve that has recently been updated.

All sessions will be video recorded.

Register for the Book Signing

$35 for Individuals $50 for Couples

October Update

September Update
Ronald Gray
Oct 9, 2008

Dear Friends,

I have just returned from Morelia, Mexico. Pastors Fernando Rodriquez and Eric Rodriquez are pastors of Filadelphia Church. I have been going to Morelia now for about 5 years. God has joined our hearts together. I shared with the men on Thursday night. At the end about 35 men rushed to the front of the room to receive prayer. Friday night and Saturday night I taught on “Four Characteristics of a Healthy Church”. Sunday I preached and Sunday night many were prayed for to receive miracles and healing. It was a powerful time in the Lord. They have already invited me back for next year. I believe we have some great things in store for Mexico in the coming years.

One of the things I shared was the importance of Doctrine. What we feel can change from day to day, but what we believe is what guides us. There are many things happening today in the world. The economy seems to be shaking. People are worried about the future, but what we believe about God and what His Word declares to us is what sustains us. We are not moved by what we see, but the power of His Word helps us to go forward into our purpose. I encourage you today to pick up your Bible and immerse yourself in the scriptures. Let it be life to you. Trust what it says. The Bible has stood the test of time. People have…

September Update 2008

Dear Friends,

I have just returned from Tampa, FL. Pastor Mike Tedder at Bethel Church invited me to speak to his men on Friday and Saturday. What a great group of guys. God ministered to us as we worshiped and prayed for one another. I so enjoy the opportunities God has given me to minister to men. I then spoke to the church on Sunday morning. Many people responded to the message and wanted prayer to obtain victory in their lives. Thank God for His anointing that breaks the bondage from people’s lives and sets them free.

On Sunday, September 7, I spoke locally at Eastern Shore Christian Center. We prayed for many people and the presence of the Lord was in the house. There are so many people today who find themselves in difficult situations and need to seek God fervently for His power to help them overcome.

I am still so excited about the release of my newly rewritten book, Enter to Worship – Exit to Serve. It is being printed right now. We plan to have the Book Release Event, November 7-8 here in Daphne, AL. Pastor Gary Browning is hosting this event. There should be a form on my web site by the end of this week for you register if you would like to come. You will be able to order the new book on my site as well as soon as we get them from the printer.

Please pray for the upcoming ministry in Morelia, Mexico with Pastor…

August Update 2008

Dear Friends,

What a summer! The team from Christ the King Church in St. Louis, MO did a great job in reaching out in Las Brisas, Costa Rica. We touched many children’s lives through drama and song. We fed about 100 kids one day with hot dogs and chips. The team took food to five families that needed some help. We also shared in several schools. Thanks to those who went and gave of their time, money and talents.

I have several things to share in this letter. We had several responses to our being on television with Mike Floyd. I continue to believe God is opening up doors for us to share with business people concerning their operating in Kingdom ideals.

I am still looking for several people to go with us to Poland next May and teach business people on Kingdom principles and then share our faith. Let me know if you would like to go.

I am planning to take a team from Grace Temple to Kenya, Africa Nov. 11-22 to help construct a mission team house for our school in Kitale. Grace Temple has given $5000 toward this project and we need $5000 more. Please consider supporting this endeavor financially. It is good soil.

I plan to speak at the Nakuru satellite school for their graduation while I am there. We have graduated hundreds of pastors helping them to understand the Word of God and be able to teach what they have learned. If you want to sow a…

March Update 2008

Ronald Gray
March 19, 2008

Dear Friends,

I just returned from Costa Rica. I believe this was trip number 71. Seventy one times to this Central American Country. We have built numerous church buildings and this time two homes for pastors. Grace Temple in Hattiesburg, Mississippi partnered with us and brought a team to help two rural pastors have a home. These pastors and families presently live in very difficult situations with dirt floors and no privacy. Grace Temple gave the money to buy the blocks, cement, steel, sand and rock to make this happen. They also provided the manpower. What a week, sweating and working everyday, but God helped us to get the walls raised! They still need money for the roofs. Thank God for Pastor Dwayne Higgason and Grace Temple who have a heart to touch the world.

There are several needs taking place right now. The Covenant Church we work with in Costa Rica has a mission on the Indian Reservation near Panama. They need $5000 to build them an open air meeting place. We have $1000 donated already. Would you help with this project? Any gift would help.

We need $50,000 to help with the construction of the medical clinic in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is for the cement, doors, windows and finishing work. The rood is up and we have some men planning on going early 2009 to lay the bricks. Please pray about this need.

We need $41,000 to help finish the training center in Kitale, Kenya….

May Update 2008

Ronald Gray
May 20, 2008

Dear Friends,

I have just returned from Poland. It was my fifth time in that beautiful country. God really helped us in having the best trip we have taken. The team there put together a great schedule. My team consisted of Angela Hough, Jim and Joyce Waskow. They did a great job in teaching. We flew into Krakow and then traveled to Gliwice. We met with a group of about 65 business people in the morning and then had another session in the evening with a different group of about 50. The next day we went to Strzelce Opolskie. The church there sponsored a meeting on Saturday night and Sunday.

We changed our routine for the next two days as we went to Poznan and shared in a school. We met with different classes in three sessions each for the two days. We shared about the United States and differences in culture. They asked a lot of questions and practiced their English. We did not even try to practice Polish. You already know my English is a struggle, so I don’t even try to do anything but learn how to say hello and thank you. The teachers were very happy with us and we hope to do something that might help them and some of you can be involved. Some of the students would like pen pals. These children are between the ages of 6 and 12 years old. They want to practice their English and learn our culture….