KP: Summary of last 2 Months

KP Writes:

We received this email from Daniel Lim, IHOP Kansas City's CEO today. It is such a great testimony to all the Lord is doing in us as missionaries, at IHOP-KC, on many college campuses across America, and all across the globe. Yes, we as a family have been so busy and very tired. But the fruit of our labor is that of eternal significance. Rejoice with us as we rejoice in the Lord. Thank you for partnering with us in prayer and with your finances. We could not do what has been done without each other, it truly is a partnership.

Blessings to you,

Kristian

Dear beloved IHOP-KC family,

Greetings. As I reflected upon the last 3 months, I give thanks to the LORD for everyone in the IHOP Missions Base family, i.e., staff, students, interns, etc. Most of you have been laboring in love and excellence with great sacrifice for long hours, in the midst of adverse weather conditions and many spiritual as well as logistical challenges in order to serve the body of Christ and the lost through the almost daily awakening services, Onething’09, and the IHOP-KC Leadership Summit. On behalf of the leadership of IHOP Missions Base, I wish to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to you. The Board of Trustees and the Executive Leadership Team wish to acknowledge and accord our heartfelt gratitude toward everyone who poured heart and strength on these year-end initiatives, while stewarding an ongoing spiritual awakening and 24-hour day and night prayer room. We also take this time to remember our dear brother Derek Loux who has lived and led so excellently and diligently in our midst. Our deepest condolences to Renee and her family as we grieve with them on the calling home of our dear friend Derek.

The fruit of your labor is evident in the following tangible indicators, of which you are partaker of the same inheritance in the various services you performed:

1. An average attendance of 1200 in daily awakening services and 10,000 online viewers from 188 countries at our peak time.

2. Tangible healings with hundreds of testimonies in Kansas City and online audience from around the world.

3. Reports of Holy Spirit presence manifesting in various locations around campuses in America.

4. More than 900 salvations and baptisms since the awakening services started.

5. 20,000 people walking through the doors of Onething’09 (the largest Onething thus far)

6. A conservative estimate of 25,000 online viewers for Onething’09 (not including GodTV viewers)

7. 700 children at CEC during Onething’09

8. 1400 volunteers and staff working at Onething’09

9. 1100 leaders gathered for the IHOP-KC Leadership Summit from January 2-4, 2010

10. IHOPU received 120 new Spring 2010 students (the largest Spring intake thus far).

11. IHOP.org hit record high one day hits of 45,000 users on Dec 28-29, 2009. Our daily average was 10,000 online users.

12. Convergence of movements, i.e., Toronto Vineyard, Bethel Church, YWAM, Urbana, Call2All with IHOPKC solidified in a greater way in the last two months.

Words are not sufficient for me to express the numerous heroic efforts many of our spiritual family members have demonstrated in hidden places and in public. As we can count this blessing and rejoice in the fruit of our labor, let’s continue to press on to an historic revival and another great awakening in America and the nations. As the apostle Paul so charged us, “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Let’s take a deep breath, count our blessings, give thanks, rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn, and let’s go again unto fullness.

Thank you.

Daniel Lim

Chief Executive Officer