A Hero is Tragically Gone

I've been kicked in the heart - a great man of God has just tragically lost his life in Uganda - Ps. Leo Godzich with three others have just been in a tragic wreck and gone to be with the Lord. Leo and his wife Molly have been Tommy Barnett's assoc. pastors for decades and founded a powerful ministry National Assoc of Marriage Enrichment. NAME. It's active around the world with over 8,000 trained counselors. They have three daughters.

It is inexpressible the depth of pain we all feel... Our friend Alex Mitala was on the scene, waiting for the ambulance when Joann, my sister called him and confirmed the terrible news.

Please pray for Molly and their family - and all the families, churches, ministries involved.
We have only one course of action, our resolve - to move forward with all strength and vigor - with all the power of the anointing of God Almighty and do damage to the enemy - RESCUE those who are lost and dying.
Leo was a wonderful friend - we just messaged each other last night.
He and my dad loved each other - Leo has been a close friend for 25 years.
He will be so very missed... this really hurts.
Deeply love your family and loved ones... and tell them often.

grace/peace
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Remembering Mike Bower

Mike Bower - a commissioned man, was laid to rest today in Tacoma, Washington. Mike left thousands of friends, and his lovely wife Barb and daughter Jordan.
We loved Mike Bower. It is a deep sense of profound loss that grips us today, and yet we know the wonderful promise that one day, we will see Mike again.
He was a real man. A friend. A brother. He was a man who lived the truth, that Manhood and Christlikeness are synonymous.
Mike Bower was the man you want your son to grow up to be like.
A man of character, courage and compassion. He loved God, and God really loved Mike.
Mike knew what life was like on the fringes, so he lived to reach men in the margins of life.
An encouraging word, a smile, the hug of a brother, ready to help - that's how I remember Mike.
He was a man like David - a man after God's own heart.
While culture looks for better methods, God looks for better men... and, that was Mike Bower.
For all who may read this, for those who are listening to this note right now, there is one admonition I give to you today - it's your time to step up... Mike left a gap in the line, and it's your turn.
And, if you want to know how to do what's next - there's one powerful instruction I can give you...
BE LIKE MIKE.
I loved that crazy, wonderful man. I miss him. No matter where I was anywhere around the world - I knew Mike was praying for me. And, he was always the first to give to see the work increase.
For the rest of my life I will carry Mike in my heart. Every dusty road, every scattered village or high-rise city we walk into, every little church or brilliant cathedral... every time we travel through Germany, Peru or Indonesia or any one of two hundred nations, he will be with us.
And, in every meeting whether large or small - we will teach the men the truths of God's word.
And, then we will teach them this... BE LIKE MIKE.

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Prayer Conference Call for Lions Roar2011!

PRAYER CONFERENCE CALL FOR LIONS ROAR!
Encourage Men To Pray and Pray Men Pray are partnering with Christian Men's Network to provide a prayer covering for the up coming Lion's Roar 2011 Men's Conference in Dallas, TX 3-5 NOV 2011.
We will host a prayer conference call this TUESDAY EVENING 25OCT11 and the following Tuesday evening 1NOV11 at 9PM CENTRAL-10PM EASTERN.
Call into prayer conference call number 712-432-0234 PassCode 9545870#.
Pass the word and Pray as you are prompted of the Lord with other men around our country and the world. Rev. Rick Lindsay and Rev. Paul Louis Cole.

CORRECTION - JUST GOT WORD - CORRECT PASSCODE IS 954580#

Thanks for joining us!

Keep fire burning!
Paul

Jim Garlow's personal letter on LR11

Pastor Jim Garlow - great friend and brother just posted this letter to friends across the nation. Jim is a member of the CMN Ministry Board and Pastor of one of the largest Wesleyan Churches in the world in San Diego. He is a man of vast influence and global impact...


"May I be both frank and very personal?

As a busy pastor, I’m involved in many works. I serve as the Chairman of “Renewing American Leadership,” founded by Newt Gingrich, in Washington DC. I have a special needs child. And, I’ve just brought my beautiful bride home from a stay at a Houston medical center due to her ongoing fight with cancer. As the pastor of a wonderful church, I’ve been privileged to oversee building new facilities, which also meant successfully defending ourselves in a massive construction lawsuit involving 52 subcontractors and 80 insurance carriers.

But, I’m dropping everything I’m doing to be part of the Lions Roar Global Men’s Summit in Dallas, November 3-5, 2011. Why? Because discipling men is the surest method we have to impact culture, change families, strengthen churches, and transform our nation.

May I invite you to prioritize being part of this strategic event?

Discipling men is the model our Lord gave us. To disciple men everywhere is the command our Lord gave us. The fastest way to succeed in the pastorate is to be about what our Lord was about, and to do the first thing He told us to do—make disciples of men.

My denomination, the Wesleyan Church, was founded in 1848 with a goal to abolish slavery. Today, as then, we have evils in the world that we simply must fight. We need men who will lock arms to fight for our families and win more men to Christ.

Let’s not be too busy, or think our own lives are too full, to join with like-minded men, encourage each other to reach more men, encourage men to fulfill God’s call on their lives, and together make an impact on this globe.

I intend to bring a presentation at Lions Roar 2011 that God has forged deep within my heart through the battles of ministry and family life that each man faces. I trust it will touch you. I’ll see you there!

Your friend,

Jim Garlow"

Lions Roar 2011

Lions Roar - the summit on the global men's movement is arriving soon... amazing who is calling and saying they want to be here! Leaders of major denominations - directors of global ministries... it's all awesome, and all very humbling.

Join us at Lions Roar 2011 in Dallas. Be the warrior...

“Of every 100 men, 10 should
not even be here. 80 are nothing
more than targets. Nine of them
are the real fighters.
We are lucky to have them,
they the battle make.
Ah, but the one.
One of them is a warrior
and he will bring the others back.”
Heraclitus, 500 B.C.

Check out the summit at www.lionsroar2011.com
And, pray for us, with us - as we make some strong new initiatives come alive.

Stay ready.
Paul