New Orleans Trip July 25-August 2, 2009

When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none,
And their tongue is parched with thirst,
I the Lord will answer them;
I the God of Israel will not forsake them. Isaiah 41:17

We will be leaving for New Orleans this coming Saturday, July 25 and will return August 2. I am calling all our friends and coworkers in Christ to remember us in your prayers. We will be working with Pastors Marc and Angie Smith from Abiding Temple.

It looks like we will have a total of about 35 coming with us this year. We have 8 people who have not been able to raise all the funds needed. The break even cost, per person, is $400.00. I have made the decision that everyone who wants to come with us to share their faith is coming, regardless of funds. Some of the young people who want to go, come from families who do not know the Lord. Some do not have any support or encouragement from their own family. I look at this as an opportunity for the Lord to strongly impact the lives of these young people, who want to serve God, for years to come.

If you would like to help out financially, I can think of no better place to plant a seed. We will not only be working the streets and feeding hundreds daily, we will be training young people on how to share their faith.

To those of you who have already helped, thank you so much. If you would like to contribute and have not done so, you may pay with a credit card, through paypal, at our web site; www.executinghisword.com or you may send us your gift to:

Executing His Word
P.O. Box 294245
Lewisville, Texas 75029

Thanks for your support and please remember to pray for us,

Nelson Ligon

Mardi Gras Report

We have returned from New Orleans and I am excited to tell you that we had a very successful trip.  Every member of our team had multiple divine appointments while we were there.  I am amazed at how we just showed up and the Holy Spirit took over.  It is a testimony to those of you who prayed for us; we really experienced and recognized the impact of your prayers.  Here are just a few examples of what we experienced;

1.       While on the streets in the French quarter, we had a countless amount of people come to us with a real interest in finding out more about what we believe.  Many gave us their email so we could stay in touch with them and follow up. There were many genuine commitments to Christ.

2.       I personally had some encounters with individuals who wanted to harm me.  One man, who had a black veil over his face, had a real dark and demonic presence and began speaking evil curses when, all of a sudden, the Holy Spirit showed up with such a powerful presence that he began to move away from me very quickly.  Another very angry young man wanted to burn me in the face with a cigarette but did not follow through.

3.        I also had an encounter with a lesbian police officer who was threatening to put me in jail because I set my team up on a street corner in the gay district of bourbon street.  Even though our signs were “nice” and were not offensive, she went into a rage and started to throw me in jail.  I was polite to her and just wanted to know on what basis she had authority to do so. This only made her more angry.  Even though what she was about to do was illegal and Robert was video taping it, she did not care. I know it was your prayers that kept me out of jail.  During Mardi Gras,  if you go to jail, they keep you there until Wed. morning before they let anyone out (This was Sunday Night). One more interesting aspect of this encounter was that  one of the gay bars, close to where we were standing while this was taking place, had music that was blaring with lyrics which chanted repeatedly, “We love Satan, we worship Satan and we are all going to hell.”  This repeated over and over again while this took place…I kid you not!

4.       Because of your prayers, the family members of our team did not experience any serious issues. I have had, in the past, things happen to my family that caused me to have extreme anxiety. Two years ago, my team had an encounter with a Jamaican witch doctor who told me that “he does car accidents.” At that very moment, back in Dallas, my daughter, son-in law, and three of my four grand kids were in a terrible accident on 121 in Bedford. They were hurt and their car was completely destroyed. Praise God that nothing like this happened this year.  I would be lying to you if I did not confess that stuff like this torments me before leaving for New Orleans, especially this year. If I had any doubts about God sending me there, I would have backed down. This is why I need a group of friends who will really pray while we are gone.  THANK YOU!

We have literally hundreds of testimonies from members of our team.  I hope to have Robert put together some video to show at our upcoming “Rescue and Recovery” training seminar in Farmers Branch, Saturday March 28 at 9:00am. I would love to see you there ( more info will be up soon).

Finally, please do not cease to pray for me.  I have plans to add additional outreaches to our schedule this year. These projects will require additional funds and additional time away from my business.  I hope to have these additional outreaches posted on our web within the next few weeks, so keep in touch.

God Bless you and thanks again for your prayers and support,

Nelson