Last site update: 1.12.11 

New Content: Updated family pic;  Left column - Updated prayer requests, new blog.  Right column - New blurb on the baby boy en utero!. 

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Robert's blog 

 
Earthquakes, Hurricanes & Mercy

3:14am, 08.30.11

Sandwiched between a 5.9 magnitude earthquake, and a hurricane named Irene, I visited DC with a team of youth, and learned a thing or two about mercy. more

Prayer Points 

UPDATED 11.26.11

1. Praises: Harvest Fest at Morningstar, 10.27-29.11 and the accompanying prayer burn was a blessing; The Kingdom Business Association Conf. was amazing; Then came TheCall Detroit on 11.11.11 - Phenomenal!  The 100 or so youth from our area who went  are still blazing!

2. Pray for Amy's PREGNANCY, and the healthy development of our 8th child, a boy, due 1.30.12 (See photo on the top right column!)

3. Pray for Robert's time lecturing at YWAM  Mendocino Coast 11.26.1 - 12.3.11 - Breakthroughs in the lives of the students, personal direction as he spends time in the Redwood forest, and grace for Amy and the family back at home.

4. Oak Initiative Intercession group - current prayer foci include:

- Middle East - boldness to believers; clarity for the Arab springers to see Islamicists' agendas for what they are; hope for places like Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Libya, and Syria; wisdom and protection for Israel

- American presidential candidates - that the best leaders rise to the top; for early primaries to highlight a clear GOP contender; for issues of righteousness, justice, and freedom to come to the forefront

5. Finances - Like all of us, we're walkin' by faith in finances!  Lord, you are faithful!  Thanks to all who have supported us. Blessings back to you!

6. Holidays - A Christ-focus for the family amidst the hubbub; opportunities to share the love of Christ to our neighbors and nearby Charlotte

7. MorningStar New Year's Conference - Breakthrough and insight as Robert serves on the intercession team for the conference; Wisdom from heaven from guest speakers Rick Joyner, Francis Frangipane, and Larry Randolph

8. Our youth home group, The Tribe- Continued passion for worship, word, prayer, and outreach.  We're studying John's gospel and Revelation currently.

9. Complete healing and restored limb and neck functionality for youth group member Caleb Flachman, after the removal of a tumor from his spinal column in mid. August.

10. Wisdom as we search college options for our eldest daughter, a high school senior; scholarship miracles :-)

What We're Into: 

Loving God 
 
God is a Lover, looking for a lover. He wants to know and love us, and be known and loved by us in return. It's possible to hear His voice.... more

Prayer 
 
Prayer is the currency of heaven. It's the invitation of the Creator to have a two-way conversation; to partner with Him... more

Family 
 
We love our family. We have fun, squabble, laugh, and cry together. We walk by faith together. And in the process we learn how to love.... more

Changing History 
 
To us, we're on this planet to make a difference. One person can change things - if he or she partners with the God of the universe.... more

Exploration 
 
We see God's fingerprints all over His creation, and we love to discover new smells, sights, and sounds.... more

Coaching 
 
Sometimes we just need a hand to hold, a voice to encourage, or a warning to stop. Someone willing to ask the right question to help us get where we want to go. We call that someone a coach.... more

Homeschooling 
 
What school allows kids to read classics and do advanced math in their pj's, and have weekly field trips in the nation's capitol? Our family homeshool!... more

Is language important to God? 

 
Genesis 10:31-32

Many of us have been taught that the world’s cultures and languages came about as the result of judgment on those who built the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9). But even before then, God was working to multiply people groups and languages (Gen. 10:5,20,31). Cultural diversity has always been part of his plan for humanity.

One of God’s earliest commands was that we be fruitful and fill the earth (Gen. 1:28). The descendants of Noah who settled at Babel did not want to obey that command. Right after the flood, when there was one common language, they wanted to keep it that way. So God confused their language in order to get them moving again.
When the Spirit came at Pentecost, he enabled all present to hear the message in their own languages, and one day all will be used to worship God (Rev. 7:9-10). At a conference in Thailand an American was having lunch with an Indonesian woman. Although the conference was being conducted in English, they spoke in Indonesian as they ate together. Tears began flowing down the woman’s cheeks as she realized that her language was important to God too.
Consider learning another language so that God can show another ethnic group that he loves them too.

Read on: Psalm 86:9-10; Isaiah 66:18-21; Acts 2:6-11; Rev. 5:9-10; 15:3-4.

A (Not-So) Brief History of 24/7 Prayer 

 
We believe 24/7 prayer changes cultures, nations, cities, families, and people. It's changing us! Here's an historical overview of the phenomenon: more

It's a Boy! 

Announcing the imminent arrival of our 8th child, and 3rd boy, due Jan 30, 2012!  Can't wait to introduce you to him once he emerges from his watery world & lets us hold hime!  Until then, this 3D ultrasound profile picture of his left side will have to suffice!

Current Prayer Foci: 

TheCall Detroit 11.11.11 

Robert went to Detroit, along with 20 youth & adults from our youth home group, plus another 80 from Fort Mill SC and the Charlotte metrolina area for a 24 hr stadium prayer gathering!!   For archived footage of the event, go to http://www.thecall.com/Groups/1000080537/TheCall/Events/Detroit/Detroit.aspx

The Oak Initiative 

 
Robert is the leader of the Intercession Team for The Oak Initiative - a grassroots movement to unite, mobilize, equip, & activate Christians to engage in the great issues of our time from a sound biblical worldview. more

The Tribe 

Our four oldest kids are involved in a   youth home group called The Tribe.  Robert is the adult sponsor of the group. Meeting in each other's houses, The Tribe eats together, plays together, studies and discusses the Word together, worships, intercedes & does outreach together.  On any given Friday night 30-40 youth meet to encounter God & let Him change them. 
 

KBA 

The Kingdom Business Association connects individual entrepreneurs, kingdom business persons, and marketplace leaders within an associative network that allows for accountability, idea exchange, networking, and mutual prayer support. Robert is on the steering committee of the local Fort Mill chapter of KBA, and attends monthly KBA luncheons where he facilitates conversation & prayer with dynamic Christian businessmen and women, and does some business coaching.  KBA has a great website http://kbabiz.com with monthly webinars, interactive networking opportunities, and news of upcoming conferences for Christians in the marketplace.  

Bound4Life 

A youth movement that empowers onsite prayer vigils outside of courthouses, legislatures, and clinics, appealing to the High Court of Heaven for justice for the unborn - that's Bound4Life.  We pray outside a local abortion clinic in South Charlotte, and when in DC, in front of the Supreme Court.  Check out  http://bound4life.com

Operation Restored Warrior 

 
One of the ministries Robert is an intercessor for is this group of retired US Armed Forces personnel, who have a vital role in restoring US soldiers... more

Chronological Review: 

DC Trip Aug '11 

Between an earthquake and a hurricane, 10 youth and 3 adult sponsors hit Capital Hill to pray, testify, and release the Kingdom of God!  We preached, worshipped, interceded, and declared the goodness of God!  So much impact in so little time.  Oh, and Hurricane Irene fizzled.  Woah!

YWAM Mendicino Coast - Fall 2010 

Amy & I spent a week in Northern CA, teaching on prayer and spiritual warfare at a YWAM Discipleship Training School.  Love equipping young adults to bring the Kingdom of God to earth!  The Redwood forest wasn't bad either...

China Trip 2009 

 
Sarah: "Going to China was the most incredible experience of my life!"... Robert: "China is an enigma wrapped in a mystery"... more

Eden Grace Rummage - born 11.27.08 

 
On Thanksgiving day we were thankful for the safe & speedy arrival of our seventh-born child. Eden Grace was born 11.27.08, weighing 8 lbs., and measuring 20.5 in. She's a beauty!

DC Road Trips - Oct., Nov., '08 

 
In the month leading up to the 2008 elections Robert led 3 teams to pray in DC. Highlights:
1.) A week of 24/7 prayer on the West Lawn of the Capitol 2.) Seiging (prayer w/ LIFE tape) at the Supreme Court 3.) Prayer inside the U.S. Capitol building 4.) Live streaming of debates & TheCall San Diego from Justice House Of Prayer in DC 5.) Intercession in Lafayette Park, right across from the White House 6.) Prayer in the Washington Monument, overlooking the city of DC

Bottom line: The Kingdom of God is stronger than any political party, transcendent over economics, and more permanent than the kingdoms of men. The prayer for His Kingdom to prevail over every area of American culture - including the government - is a prayer that will ultimately be fulfilled!

Aug. 16 - TheCall DC 

 
Big crowd - 50-70k. Lots of prayer - 12 hrs. Lotta trips to the porta-potties - 500+. Amazing day. May Righteousness and Justice roll like a mighty river over this nation!

 
Nathan & other kids pray for justice for the unborn from the stage @ TheCall DC

April 26, '08 -The Mercy Seat DC 

 
We joined a nationwide simultaneous Silent Siege prayer event of every Supreme Courthouse in the US on the final day of Passover, applying the blood of Christ to the doorposts of the nation for the innocent blood of 50K children since abortion was legalized in '73. In DC we were focused on praying for a new seat to be opened up on the US Supreme Court bench, and filled by a righteous and just judge - a "mercy seat" to allow an extension of God's mercy over America. See www.bound4life.org for more details.

TheCause Mountain Mandate Conference, Feb. '08 

 
Daniel watches his fave-o-rite Cause worshipper, Matty Ray, rockin' out at TheCause conference.

 
Teaching centered on the biblical mandates of prayer and activism to climb & exert godly influence on each "mountain", or sphere of influence, in culture. Here, artists paint as we talk about bringing the Kingdom of God into areas like government, business, and the arts.

New van 

 
In Nov. we got a new (used) 15-passenger van. Now our large fam can spread out a bit on trips, and even take a few friends with us! Thank you, Jesus!

Family Missions Trip: Slovak Family Camps, July 14 - 28 

 
Our Summer missions trip to Slovakia and surrounding European countries as a family was phenomenal! more

God's Summer of Love Tour, July 7 - Aug. 11 

 
Check out TheCauseUSA.com for six half-hour reality videos chronicaling this Nashvile-to-San Francisco worship and ministry tour!

TheCall Nashville 

 
"Blow the trumpet... Call a sacred assembly..." - Joel 2. On 07.07.07 it was the perfect time to gather in Nashville to fast and pray for America. See TheCall photos, upper left button, or click here for more