IHOPU Blitz! *Missions Trip to Southern California*

Friends and Family in Christ,

God is stirring the students at the International House of Prayer University (IHOPU), and I have an opportunity to be a part of history in the making. In November, I will be joining hundreds of other IHOPU students in a missions-strike called the Blitz! that will target the heart of Southern California.

I was excited to return to IHOPU this fall, and I was full of expectation of what God would do. Beginning in November last year, God has been pouring out his Spirit on the students of IHOPU in an unusual way. In fact, we’ve been having Awakening services most nights of the week for the last 10 months; hundreds of people have been healed physically, and hundreds more have been delivered of emotional bondages like depression and suicide. Not only that, but since all of the Awakening meetings have been streamed live via the internet, people have been touched all around the world.

Last Spring, IHOPU students descended on the college campuses of Boston. We wanted to see the same manifestations of God’s power break out amongst college students at Harvard, and Boston University (and others) as we had seen at IHOPU. God met us with power and we saw salvations won for Christ, as well as healings and deliverance power breaking out.

Now, we have set our sights on Southern California. In November, IHOPU students will descend on Los Angeles, Pasadena, Laguna Hills, San Diego, and other locations in the SoCal region. I will be preaching the gospel to the lost, praying for the sick, leading prayer meetings in local churches, and strengthening college students at local Universities. On November 11th, I will join thousands of college-aged young adults at the FIGHT!, a call to mobilize the next generation of missionaries who will finish the commissions to take the Gospel to every nation, tribe, and tongue.

This missions-strike isn’t covered by my tuition, and I’ve got to raise the monies needed to get to SoCal. I would like to ask you to pray about partnering with me financially to help me get to California.

Thank you for being part of my journey in Christ.
Blessings!
Leo Alves.

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NEEDS: 500$ DUE: November 1st.

Ways To Give

Paypal: leoalves7@gmail.com

Address:
Leo Alves. 3806 East 107th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64137.
For Tax-Deduction send checks payable to IHOP-KC

New England Ministry Trip Update!

Friends!


The New England trip was amazing! After 40 days of fasting for college campuses with a focus on the Ivy League Schools, IHOP University sent out over 300 students to Boston for a huge ministry trip. We held services every night at a local church in downtown Boston, and we sent out teams everyday to preach the gospel and pray for the sick at Harvard and other Ivy League schools, and we also had a prayer room going all day praying for the teams that were doing the outreaches. We saw so many testimonies of salvation, healing, and notable miracles!

I personally got to share the gospel with many Harvard students including Muslims, Hindus, and hard-core Atheists. I also go to open air preach at Harvard square declaring the love of Christ His people in Boston, it was a powerful experience for me. As I was preaching a angry guy rushed at me yelling and pointing the finger in my face (I thought he was going to beat me up), so my friend and I started sharing the love of Jesus with him and in a moment his heart became open to the Gospel and he almost broke down and started crying, 20 minutes later he gave us all hugs and left looking nothing like the guy who was about to punch me in the face :) I pray that Jesus will encounter Max and continue to put people in his path that would speak truth in his life.

Please be praying for me as I finish out my last few weeks of school, I will give updates on my summer plans soon. If you would like to sow in financially to what the Lord is doing over here you can always donate online through my paypal account.

May the Lord bless you and keep you!
In Christ,
Brother Leo :)

Prayer Request!

Friends!

I have wonderful news and a prayer request... On April 4th I will be going on a week long ministry trip to Boston with about 100 students from IHOP-U!!! A couple of months ago Lou Engle called the students to a 40 day fast praying for revival in New England with a specific focus on the Ivy-League schools. In beginning of the month about 40 students left to spend the 40 days fasting and praying in Boston, they have also been hosting services and evangelizing at the college campuses almost daily. April 4th my self and about 100 more students will join them for a week until the end of the fast on April 9th. We believe that the Lord wants to break in into the Ivy-League schools that the next generation of the leaders of our nation will be marked by Jesus, and we are praying for another "Great Awakening" to be sparked in New England that would impact our whole nation.

PRAYER REQUEST
Please be praying for me and the team.
Please pray for revival in New England. (specifically in the Ivy-League schools)
Please pray for our Nation.

HOW YOU CAN HELP
I need to raise $150 to cover the expenses of the trip. (Transportation, Housing, Food)

You can donate online at my Paypal account.
And please go to http://blog.ihop.org/category/new-england/ for more info on the trip.

Thank you guys so much for being part of my journey in the Lord.
May the Lord bless you and keep you,
In His name.
Leo Alves.


*All money raised above $150 will go directly to my last tuition payment of $350*

Jan, 2010 Update!

Dear Friends and Family,

I hope you have had a great holiday season, and I pray that this New Year will be filled with the blessings of the Lord. This was an amazing year for me. I want to thank you for your support in 2009, both financially and in prayer. I am so thankful that the Lord has provided family for us, as we follow after Him together.

As many of you know, this year I have been attending the International House of Prayer University as a full-time Bible student, and it has been a wonderful experience for me. An important part of this training has been living the life of an “Intercessory Missionary,” spending 24-30 hours a week in the IHOP prayer room, interceding for the Church locally, nationally and internationally. As a student, I have also had some great opportunities to participate in weekly outreaches to the community, and mission trips to various churches around the mid-west.

In recent news, I felt led by the Lord to join the “Night Watch”! That means that I have decided to spend my time in the prayer room from midnight to 6am, 5 nights a week. It has been a powerful experience for me to stand before the Lord each night as a missionary: praying and fasting for the nations. The Night Watch has deeply impacted my heart and I plan on continuing this ministry of praying through the night as long as I possibly can!

As some of you may know, as a full-time student and Intercessory Missionary, I am in need of financial support. The Lord has put it on my heart to pray for a team of partners who would regularly join me in prayer and giving. I am asking the Lord for a team of 12 partners that would sow $50/month or more for 6 months, as well as pray for the provision and the will of God for my life. Will you prayerfully consider joining me in this ministry?

Thank you for partnering with me as I seek to follow Jesus in the purpose and plan He has for my life. You play an important role on my journey in Christ!

The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make His face to shine upon you
and be gracious unto you;
the Lord lift up His countenance upon you
and give you peace.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Amen.

Blessings in 2010!!!

Love,

Leo Alves

You can donate at anytime online through my Paypal account.

Or for Tax-Deduction send checks payable to IHOP-KC to:

Leo Alves. 3806 East 107th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64137.