"WE SPEAK TO NATIONS"

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We Speak To Nations - Lakewood Church, featuring Israel Houghton

When my wife Laurie and I went to China in 2002, representing the USA staff of Derek Prince Ministries, and part of a small group smuggling Chinese Bibles and Derek's Mandarin Chinese translated teaching books, I had the latest Integrity Music's CD of the Month with me.

It had come in the mail just a few days before we left on this adventorous journey, so I was as excited as ever to hear it. (It had become the newest edition of my 14 year long subscription collection of Integrity's Hosanna! Music. Thank you Michael Coleman for your leadership at Integrity!)

That specific praise and worship CD, rotating in my portable player, was Lakewood's "We Speak To Nations". (IPods had just come out the year before. Steve Jobs' of Apple latest big tech craving was a bit above my budget.) The title song was also "We Speak To Nations."

Israel Houghton at Lakewood Church 

- Houston, TX (Joel Olsteen)

As I sat on the 22 hour train ride from Guangzhou to Beijing, I played this song over and over again. The Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) made sure it sank deep into my spirit. I am grateful He did.

During those long hours on the tracks (both train and CD - pun intended) I literally had tears running down my face, while I sat listening with ear buds on, as others slept. The sound of the nations was calling to my heart.


We can speak to nations in many ways. These days it is primarily through social media.



But even still, a main format can still be by singing, in person.

As worship leaders who love Jesus (Yeshua), and thus the nations, my wife and I will continue to sing in and to the nations, especially Israel, which we especially love.

And...Lord willing too, we plan on taking the Ahava Love Band with us to Jerusalem in 2014 to do just that!

Laurie and I as the lead vocals with the band.

Maybe there will be other nations the Lord will send us to after that.

Ahava (love in Hebrew),

Steve Martin

It's time to go...

Derek Prince Ministries staff (2002-2004) - bottom of photo

Vision for Israel staff (2006) - top portion of photo