Docking with Friendship Ministries

In Galveston I was asked as a special guest to stay on a boat with Friendships Ministries for two weeks.  I served as a camera operator, prayer partner, shofar blower and many other various outreach duties while assisting TBN Evangelist Bill Henderson all around Galveston Island & Boliver Island. FRIENDSHIPS MINISTRIES provided DISASTER RELIEF & MEDICAL SUPPLIES and FOOD to Thousands on the Island! 

Friendships had two relief ships "The Spirit" and "The Spirit of Grace" and they have sailed to many nations in Africa, Eastern Europe, Central America, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union and the Caribbean, delivering tens of millions of pounds of relief commodities during times of war, famine, natural disaster and economic hardship. Friendships other vessal “The Spirit of Grace” carries 5000 tons of aid each per voyage. The two ships served as war ships in the 1940's. They were once part of The Coast Guard Fleet. The ships are able to respond in the aftermath of hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, war, famine and other disasters around the world. They are able to carry strategic emergency, healthcare and food supplies as well as medical staff and relief workers. The ships personnel are able to address many of the primary needs of the victims and minister to their spiritual needs. This worldwide ministry is based out of Lake Charles Louisiana.

Every morning when I arose aboard the ship, I sounded my shofar over the two ships that were docked in the port of Galveston to pre-order his command of blessings.

Friendships Ministries had received permission from the Port of Galveston to bring in their two ministry ships and work from the port as a relief base of operations in late September 2008. In early October, their advance team arrived in Galveston followed closely by the first disaster relief ship The Mersea, and then The Hope.

The owners of a popular local restaurant granted the Friendships Disaster ministry permission to use a vacant lot they own at the corner of 51st @ Broadway. It was an excellent location with high visibility for their outdoor Café, “From Jesus with Love.” Friendships Ministries quickly filled up all the space with food preparation equipment, tents, tables, chairs, generators and trailers. The cooking team fired up the smokers and soon the smell of chicken filled the neighborhood! Hundreds around the Island came for dinner from the first day they began to serve food and every day since.

The Ministry Café serves coffee, snacks and “meals ready to eat” during the day and then opens for a delicious hot meal at 3:00 p.m. The ministries major focus was responding to the tremendous destruction created in Galveston, Texas by Hurricane Ike. On September 13, 2008, Ike brought 110 mile-an-hour winds and a 15-foot storm surge that damaged an estimated 75% of the homes. 
Many houses were completely destroyed and hundreds of businesses were put out of commission. For many weeks, people had no power or useable water, but unlike Hurricane Katrina, there has been very little public or media attention directed towards this disaster. Perhaps because of the presidential election or crisis in the economy, the US public is all but unaware of this situation. Hence, the various organizations working here report the same problems—very few people coming to help and very little support. Still, the Lord has made the way for many Christian groups to be involved and working effectively at the base camp in downtown Galveston Texas.

TBN Host/Evangelist Bill Henderson from His Global Relief Ministries and I covered the Boliver Island extensivley capturing many incredible testimonies of Gods healing, salvation and mercy. God opende many govermental doors to film in remote places only allowed by FEMA to walk. He opens doors no man can shut.

A longtime talented musician friend of mine, Bobby Barnett from La Porte Texas came by the ministry camp and brought his friend Gary, they sang some amazing songs that were written for the homeless people of America, Bobby's music ministry has a new CD out. hard to believe this is the man I first met in a Las Vegas nightclub ten years ago when Bobby used to be a succesful mobile DJ for many years locally. I was proud to finally hear him sing his own music and express love for Jesus, Amen.

Ocean Baptism on Galveston Island

The Sound of his mighty horn echoed loudly over Galveston Texas last Friday on Halloween Night. The darkest day the world has to offer. We filmed more footage and fellowshipped with a number of outreach ministries that were serving in devastation.  A 'tent village' is set up and we are assisting together in un-earthly harmony along with Friendships Ministries from Lake Charles Louisiana.

After the water baptism upon our return, the Billy Graham Ministry and camp ladies were hugging Joey and telling us about another gentleman they'd just led to the Lord - about a man a few days ago that came to the camp, He was on the phone to his mother who was weeping because she'd been praying for him for so long. This outpouring is continuing - the meal is served at 3 pm daily at Broadway and 51st. 

TBN Evangelist Bill Henderson (His Global Relief Ministries) and I ministerd to our new friend, Leticia. We booth met Leticia at the I-Hop restaurant on Galveston Island. Leticia had not seen her children for a over a month. We invited her to FriendshipsRelief Camp. At first she refused, because she was broken and had no transporation.  Bill and I picked her up at another homeless shelter she was staying in. We brought her over to Friendships camp. Leticia finally had her first hot meal, made new friends, and received plenty of clothes, blankets, prayer and LOVE.

A few hours later that evening while she was eating, she heard the voices of her children calling her name from a passing car near the street, she turned around to look and realized it was her children, She praised God! her children were with her grandmother who happen to be "driving by" the camp. What a blessed reunion of hope. more later. We continue to Praise God for his seeds of restoration & grace. The Joy of his harvest workers! I Thank you for your support and prayers for this project.

"The Winds of Change" Begins early stages of Pre-Production

We have shot some amazing footage on Oak Island Texas. We had captured on our smaller camera for our Ike Documentary. The Oak Island County Sheriffs Dept & National Guard would not allow any media, cameras, or photo journalists inside the area to film. When we got word of that in our Anuahac base camp. Our film crew decided to take our smallest digital pocket camera in case the Troopers or FEMA would confiscate from us as they tried to over in Orange Texas. They wre many different challenges shooting this Hurricane documentary with no power electricty, production sets, or finances for four weeks. (Grateful for the army MRE' food boxes that local strangers, pastors, neighbors and friends who kept fuel in our tanks during film production. The favor of God pours out faithfully!
 

We are grateful and humbled to where he sends us, and has given us sole responsibility in representing his eye-gates in faith media. Keep checking for updates. Island Blessings!

Hurricane Ike Victims - Oak Island, Texas

We headed east to Anuahac Texas. Where we began shooting testimonies of some of the Hurricane victims, this was going to be our first film ministry documentary. We began shooting just two days after Hurricane Ike made landfall. God opened more doors for us to minister in disaster outreach relief. 

We prayed for the community families we interviewed that had been severely devastated around Anahuac County region especially the tiny remote coastal community of Oak Island, located just fifteen miles south of Anahuac.We quickly grabbed our HD cameras and drove east I-10 towards Beaumont Texas. When we arrived in Anahuac we camped out under open skies for a few days with a ministry brother.

We set up a prayer tent on a baseball field park located next to the American Legion Hall where the American Red Cross had already set up.The next few days we all handed out bottled water, ice and MRE's food meals that were given to us by the National Guard, and other outreach ministries that stopped by the tabernacle tent for prayer and fellowship. We all prayed and began ministering to many devastated families who had been driving all over Chambers County looking desperately for food, water, clothes and yes FEMA. Many drivers and residents saw the huge white shelter  from the main road and some decided to come over and ask for help. We were positioned in the center of everything that was going on that week.

Many of the news media failed to visit Oak Island, its eastern war zone created by the furious winds caused by Hurricane Ike. This documentary may take a few years to complete. Thank you for your fervant prayers they are making a difference for our film documentary project.
 

"From Heaven With Love" 2011 Film News & Updates

The short film trailor and blog spot site for The "From Heaven With Love" short film is up.  We will be having the Houston Film Premiere in 2015. Our board of directors and prayer team have prayed for the right faith based Marketing company to come on board and market the film for Cancer hospitals across the country. Heaven has released the market company to finally do this announcements coming it was so well worth the wait! www.fromheavenwithlovefilm.blogspot.com 

Its been a long journey for such a shoirt film but right after Hurricane Ike damaged some editing equiment and nearly destroyed film footage, along with behind the scenes editing, ministering in Hollywood, Outreach projects had pushed back the FHWL premiere a few years. We had also needed more time to also finish our post work on our film documentary "The Winds of Change".
www.thewindsofchangefilm.blogspot.com

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