We are blessed to live in an area where unique ministries abound. We had a special opportunity tomeet with some men of God who are focused on bringing the Kingdom in greater measure to ourarea. One is an outdoors enthusiast with a heart for ministry whom God has blessed with the abilityto combine these two passions. The other is a prayer warrior who is gathering an army for prayer,specifically for God to visit this area in mighty ways.

They are both uniquely interwoven in the moves that God is making at this time. One has beenleading prayer that has helped bring about some great gatherings of the Body recently. And the otheris taking those outpourings and spreading them to people who go to other parts of the nation servingother ministries.

SALT: Can you tell us what your names are and the ministries that you do?

Dale: Sure. I am Pastor Dale Terry. I am a minister of a church in Little Sioux, Iowa. It’swww.woodlandchurchministries.com . We are an open ministry to the public and the campgroundthat we actually commune with. We just love Jesus, His open house, and His work.

Ron: My name is Ron Gaspard. I’m a deacon at Hope Community Church; that’swww.hccomaha.com . I’m just a prayer warrior; I love to pray.

SALT: Everyone wants to know about your ministries. Where did you first come to the Lord andhow did He lead you to where you are in ministry?

Dale: I came to the Lord when I was about twelve years old. I have been in and around ministry for amajority of my adult life, but I have had the opportunity for the last half dozen years or so to come toknow the Lord in a way that allowed me not only to enjoy the outdoors through camping, which isone of my first loves besides the Lord. So when God opened up this situation, it was such a blessing.I wanted to stay faithful to the Lord and serve the Lord in the Church, and yet I loved camping. Oneday God called me out to Little Sioux, Iowa to see a camp ground that was actually an area whereyou could purchase into your own properties. That day my wife and I were praying if this is whatGod wanted. And I remember when we pulled up to the gates there was this big archway with‘Welcome to Woodland Campground.’ What was amazing was that the minute we passed that sign,just a few feet further, I looked to the left and there stood Woodland Church. And I knew themoment I looked to the left and looked at Woodland Church that God had called me home. From thatpoint forward, we joined the church, and it wasn’t but a year later that I was called to actually be partof the ministry there. And it’s been such a blessing. God is so good. I just love working in theoutdoors, and we just outpour the Church.

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SALT: I have heard this said before so I don’tknow if it is copyrighted by anyone, but I lovethe saying, "It’s the people, not the steeple.”

Dale: Absolutely! And we say that all the time.Our church is an open church, so we have onewall. And that is only to house the equipment.Other than that, people pull up in golf carts, andcars, and wheelchairs, you name it. They roll in,and they feel the presence of God.

SALT: They literally roll in. I love that. It’s socool because there is something about nature andhow God can connect with you through nature.Jesus himself, when he was talking to themultitude, where was it? It was in nature, on amountain. That’s why I love the fact that you have

a little bit of a shelter for inclement weather, I assume, but the rest of it is just completely open. I justlove that.

Dale: Amen.

SALT: So my good friend Ron, I love the ministry you represent. Your lead pastor is a good friendof mine. Let’s talk about your ministry. Go ahead.

Ron: I came to the Lord in ’96, and I was part of Bellevue Christian Center. I was involved inministry there as an usher. Then Pastor Petey came up to the front one day and said he was going toplant the church in South Omaha. I lived in South Omaha. So I looked at my wife and said, “We’redoing that.” Here we are 10 years later, the church is planted. We have our own building. I am now adeacon at the church, my wife and I lead the prayer team at the church, and I host a men’s prayerministry that’s been going on for about 8 years where we meet every other Saturday at 6 o’clock inthe morning. I just implemented quarterly PUSH prayer days at Hope Community Church where weare praying specifically for revival and the gifts of the Spirit to be made manifest. I’m lookingforward to what God is going to do in this city.

SALT: Amen. And now a little caveat, today’s date is actually 12/13/12. This is significant becauseyou’re speaking about revival. You’re speaking about how you have implemented these PUSHprayers. I am assuming that’s an acronym for something.

Ron: It stands for “Pray Until Something Happens.”

SALT: I love it. So you guys have actually prayed until something happened. And I truly believethat your PUSH effort has resulted in the revival that’s going on behind us here at the Hub. Outside

this door, there is an ignited revival goingon. Over 150 people have come every day,and more would come, but there is only somuch room in this place. So behind usthere is a revival which is, I feel, the fruitof the toils of this prayer closet you guyshave been in. This was only scheduled tobe three days here at the HUB, and we areon our tenth day at this point. It’s justamazing. And each night, more and moremiracles are happening and amazingmessages.

Ron, tell me a little bit more about thisprayer session. Where do you guys meet?How can people get involved? How canthey connect with you guys?”

Ron: “For the PUSH prayer dates, we meet every quarter. We haven’t set the dates for 2013, but Iwill shortly. If they wanted to get in touch with that, they can go to the www.hccomaha.comwebsite. You’ll find my name on there and the number for the men’s prayer. I would love to havemore people come and be a part of it. It is not about a church, it is about God’s children comingtogether and praying for this city.

SALT: Amen. I love it! Tell us, Dale, how to get plugged in where you meet. Let us know theunique way you guys are organized right now and where you’re at in ministry right now.

Dale: Sure. The church is only open the six months of the year, April 15-October 15. Due to the factthat it is outdoors, it gets a little difficult after that time, and a lot of the people can’t withstand thecold. So we have to bring that indoors, and we also disperse. Also, you have a lot of people whoactually will “snowbird:” they head south. Some of them actually have ministries they serve at RVparks down south. And what I do is serve by attending other churches and guest speaking. And inthe last couple of weeks, we have opened a daycare center where we are meeting and doing a Biblestudy and service there in Bellevue. So it is bleeding out and it is pouring over.

SALT: Praise God! So Bellevue will never be the same. So can you give some general information?

Dale: Sure. We’ll be meeting in Bellevue at least until the beginning of April. And it’s at Kathy’sKids. It’s located at 1501 Galvan Road across from the McDonalds. I’m listed on the website if yougo to the staff. You can contact me through email there. The website again iswww.woodlandchurchministries.com.

SALT: I pray blessing upon you both. Let’s talk about what God would need to loose for the nextstep. And then, what would the final step be if you have seen a vision?

Dale: I think to start from where we are at today, I am just overwhelmed by the opportunity the Lord

has given me to actually serve him in ministry. We have some outpouring events that we areplanning to have happen in satellite areas to the people that are “snowbirding,” bringing that back tothe ministry here April through October. Just really joining them all together and saying we are allone Body, no matter where we are and where we relocate as Mother Nature takes over and takescontrol during the winter time. No matter where I am, we are serving Him. In forward thinking andlegacy thinking, God just overwhelms me with the blessings. I will tell you that no matter what myvision is that He lays on me, it is always more than that. He overwhelms me with His blessings. Ijust thank Him for allowing me to be His living vessel and a sacrifice for Him. But I will never beable to see His true vision; I will only be able to follow.

SALT: Amen! Great wisdom there. I love it because as you mentioned, as we see something, it isonly in part. And His desire is always so much more.

Ron: For me, earlier this year, I had a friend of mine pass away. It was at that moment I heard Godtelling me to step outside of my box and do what He was telling me to do. He put on my heart adesire that I don’t want to see any of my friends or family perish. They have to hear the good news.It hurts me to think that I have friends who are not going to be in the Kingdom. It hurts me to know Ihave family who are not going to be in the Kingdom. I want to be passionate about what He ispassionate about, and He is passionate about us as His sons and daughters. So we need to accept thatand come to Him with that boldness.

Dale: I think he tied it up really well there, what he said a moment ago. Because we heard as wewere out there experiencing the Spirit, out there visiting with the rest of them at the Hub, we aretruly one coming together. And God’s presence is so incredibly overwhelming. And people aregetting healed, but not only are they getting healed, they are being saved. So it’s not just theirphysical body, but it’s their spiritual body. And it is the spiritual body that we are really here to givethanks for, because it’s our spiritual body that is eternal, not our physical body. So while we seethese blessings of physical healing that will allow us to go about His work, it is the Spirit that wereally need to be praying for.

SALT: So one last question for you guys. If there was some way that God would allow you, maybein your spirit, to go back in time to when you first came to Jesus, if you had maybe two or threeminutes to tell yourself some nugget of wisdom, what would that be?

Ron: For me that’s kind of easy. As a young Christian, I had problems with this. Many times inchurch you would have an altar call, and you would go up to the altar and you would lay somethingdown. But when you get up, you kind of reach back behind you and you grab that thing again andbring it back with you. I could go back to when I first got saved, I would tell myself, ‘Leave it at thealtar. It’s paid for.’ ”

Dale: I’m going to cheat a little bit and piggy back that. That’s great Ron, because so many times Isee people, they come to his throne of grace, and they lay it down before him, and they trust ourGod, but yet, they feel like they have to have that human control. So they have to take just thatmorsel back. But they need to trust Him wholely and solely, to know that we have to leave it in itsentirety.

SALT: Amen. I can’t think of anything better to say than that. So I’m going to pray a blessing overyou guys and it’s time to go back to serving the Lord. Bless these two, God. Bless Dale. Bless Ron.They glorify You with every ounce of their energies that You give them and every ounce of theirvessels, God. I don’t even see two men before me; I just see empty vessels through which you flowfreely, God, wholely and solely. I pray this message would resonate in the people who listen to thisinterview. I pray it would open eyes and loose the sight of the spirit to see You in the heavenly realmand appreciate Your every single blessing. We honor and we bless You. We love You, Lord God.We pray all this in Jesus' mighty name. Amen and amen.

For more information on Pastor Dale Terry and Woodland Church Ministries visitwww.woodlandchurchministries.com .

For more information on Ron Gaspard’s ministry through Hope Community Church visitwww.hccomaha.com .

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