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November 12, 2005
"JESUS
JUST SHOWED UP IN MY ROOM. . . UNFORTUNATELY, MY FIRST ACT WAS TO STEAL
A BIBLE!" (later, God was to give David an amazing experience on
9/11 at Ground Zero)
Aimee Herd
Breaking Christian News
www.breakingchristiannews.com
 Introduction
by Steve Shultz:
Not often have I had the privilege of visiting,
IN PERSON, the very place where we originate a story. This story is one
such place. I've been in the Van Fleet's ministry house, met his
Sacrificial staff, seen the hard work they do day in and day out, and
I've seen how little they live on to be GOD'S AMBASSADORS ON THE
STREETS OF NEW YORK.
Even while there, and BECAUSE I was there, I had a miraculous encounter
with the Lord IN QUEENS, NEW YORK. But that's another story for another
day. Please read this to fully appreciate what the GOOD NEWS really looks
like in action. And Please support this work in New York. They (www.streetlife.org)
deserve your prayers and your support.
By Steve Shultz
The Elijah List
www.elijahlist.com
Breaking Christian News
www.breakingchristiannews.com
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The story of a ministry that reaches
from the tragedy of 9-11 and the gutters of New York City to the nations.
Prophetic destiny has been woven all through this Christian outreach,
from the amazing testimony of its founders -- David and Robin Van Fleet
-- to the way God so powerfully used them in the days after 9-11, to the
effective one-on-one help they offer to the poor of their city and the
valuable training and equipping Street Life Ministries provides to other
ministry teams that visit. The next vision they are praying into is their
biggest yet, the "King's Center for Urban Ministries," a
place for the community and the hurting to find help of all kinds, as
well as constant worship and prayer in the heart of the world's biggest
city. As you read how far God has brought this effectual ministry this
far, you'll know it's not an out-of-reach dream.
How Street Life Ministries began:
 David
Van Fleet was raised in a loving Christian home, but he rebelled early
on. He got involved with drugs, alcohol, and porn. He was abused physically
and sexually, eventually sinking into a lifestyle of selling drugs to
survive.
But a lot of people were praying for David. "Two guys in particular
were praying for me," he explained. "They were located in Northern
NJ; they told me God had spoken to them and that I was going to have an
'Acts chapter 9 experience.' I basically ridiculed them and told
them to get out of my house."
One night about 3 months later, nearly to the day, in Ship Bottom, NJ,
David was finally broken, humbled, and repentant. He had been with a group
of friends for a week long vacation "to be about as high and as nasty
with each other as you can be." He had been angry and suicidal, until,
as David described, "Jesus just showed up in my room. Jesus showed
up that night, July 12th, 1980, at 11:00 at night. He just showed up in
my room. I spent about 3 � hours with the Lord. He took me through my
entire life. He cleansed me, filled me, and radically changed me."
"Unfortunately," continued David,
"my first act as a Christian, at four in the morning that night,
was. . . I went down to the Catholic church and stole a bible! I was on
my way out to the car when a sister stopped me and said, 'What are
you doing? Why did you steal that Bible?' I told her, 'Because
I just met Jesus, and I've got to preach Him!' She said, 'Go
ahead my son, be at peace!'"
The Lord gave David three things to do:
1. Marry his girlfriend.
2. Take the Gospel to the nations.
3. Take worship to the nations.
So David went back home and began working with the very guys who had prophesied
to him about the "Acts 9 experience." The church they were in
went from 35 to 250 in six months! In a great act of restoration, the
Lord made it possible for David to go into the very schools that he had
previously gotten thrown out of and share about the dangers of drug abuse.
He eventually went into Youth With A Mission (YWAM), married Robin (his
girlfriend who had since gotten saved), and attended the YWAM school of
missions and church planting in Salem, Oregon. But soon, the Van Fleets
were called back East, where God confirmed the calling He'd placed
on David and where he should fulfill it.
"It was very clearly to New York [City],"
he explained. "He even gave me the theme: 'NY to the nations,
the nations to NY.'"
David had no desire to form his own ministry, but the Lord was very clear
in wanting that, even providing the name Street Life, which was formed
in 1997.
The Ministry of Street Life after 9-11:
 On
the www.streetlife.org website,
David Van Fleet describes much of what happened in the days after the
terror of 9-11 and how God specifically placed their "Step Van"
where it needed to be in order to bring His healing and comfort to the
people there.
"After making calls to all I could think of on Tuesday afternoon
& evening to get our S-Van into the city, the most helpless feelings
I've had were upon me. So continuing in prayer, we prepared for Wednesday
and trusted that God would open the tunnels/bridges to allow us access
to Manhattan. Around 11:30 AM, the report came that the Queens Midtown
Tunnel would reopen by 12 PM. So off we were, asking God to lead us fully
by His Spirit. We went to the Chelsea Piers, where all the newfound
volunteers were gathered to receive the outpouring
of food, clothes, etc., as well as the place where the police/firemen
were to rest and get help. I felt (as I had all day) that I wanted to
be at Ground Zero, or as close as we could get. So after some inquiries
from our City's Finest, we prayed and asked God to get us as far as
possible to serve the men in the trenches."
After several attempts at getting closer to Ground Zero, so they could
be of more help, David was told that, "At City Hall, there were lots
of guys resting and recuperating. So off we went -- a few blocks more.
For the next four hours, we served police, firemen, etc., with food, drink,
and prayers. We were asked by many to return the next day, including a
Sergeant who practically demanded us to come back! Praise the Lord; what
a God we serve!"
 David
shared just how God arranged for his team to get in
and set up their "S-Van" in the very location that he had asked
God for:
". . . A pounding came on the
S-Van door, and an officer asked us where we were going. I told him that
I had hoped to get into City Hall. He said 'Great. Give me a ride!'
So with our new friend, we whisked through the next bunch of check points,
and as we approached the corner, I said, 'I'm going to go straight
into Ground Zero.' It was a God-word. We dropped Him off, went through
the check point, and incredibly, we found ourselves on the corner of Church
& Fulton Street. . . right on Ground Zero
(across from the Millennium Hilton)."
 But
later they were told by police, "You know, it's not safe for
your S-Van to park there any more."
"I silently prayed, 'God keep
us here, no matter what.' I then asked, 'So where do you want
me?' He looks around and says, 'I like that spot for you.'
And He points to a space right on Church Street on the corner (first in
line)." [This was the exact spot he had, earlier, asked the Lord
to put him.]
Using two teams of people, Street Life was able to minister to everyone
who came, 24 hours a day, for two weeks. They provided hot soup, coffee,
dry, clean clothing, worship music, and prayer to the police, firemen
,and other workers -- about two thousand people a day. "We were the
last people workers would see before going into 'the hole,' and
the first they would see as they came out. It was so 'of God!'
And we had worship -- sometimes live, sometimes recorded -- and intercession
going 24 hours a day."
But David and Robin felt moved to do even more and asked God for creative
ways to minister. Shortly after that, a friend, "Doctor Betsy,"
came up with the concept of a "badge of honor" and made up 1,000
of them. David explains what happened next, "We gave all of them
out in one day, praying over each person who received one. I asked for
2,000 more, which came the next day. It was a God-thing. Men and women
were lining up for prayer and their badge of honor.
In a few days, 3,000 were given out.
SLM also gave out booklets on the World Trade Center disaster and the
Gospel of John. The first night, they gave away a case of 600 booklets
to workers and firemen in just 15 minutes. "It was something to see
each one of them immediately read the story of the World Trade Center
Crisis with the recent pictures and a simple Gospel message," said
David. "It was a scene I and others will never forget." SLM
even ministered to some of the dogs who were brought in to help search
for survivors, giving them food and water, prayer, and a safe place to
rest.
Among the many who stopped at the Street Life Prayer Station was Mike
Wallace, NYC Police Commissioner Carrick, and a film crew. "Mike
asked, 'What is this Prayer Station?' So I rushed in, and, as
cameras and mics were put in my face, I began to explain why we were there
and what we were doing and proceeded to share Jesus with them both,"
David added. "Mike Wallace was visibly moved by this event. What
a testimony to Jesus, in the middle of all of this, to see the SLM S-Van,
Trauma Counseling and Prayer Station with the grace of God so present!"
Street Life Ministries today:
Street Life Ministries continues to minister to the people of New York
City, working with the poor and destitute, feeding, clothing, and directing
them in getting back on their feet. SLM is connected with about 400 agencies
throughout the city, providing jobs, rehab, shelters, legal aid, hospices,
and more. "We are a connection point in their time of need; we are
available to the Lord for whatever is necessary. We just want to be there,
to point them to the Lord, to pray with them, and to get them connected."
SLM also works with a lot of other ministry teams, hosting them and training
them in street ministry and doing church plants. Rapidly outgrowing the
house where SLM is based, they're looking at two vacant hospitals
that are nearby, hoping to make one of them the King's Center for
Urban Ministries. "What we feel the Lord has next for us is not just
to be mobile and going to the streets, but also taking the people who
are really serious [about changing their lives], from the streets, and
having a place where we can serve them daily. We're trusting God to
open the doors for one of these two hospitals."
 I
asked David how people can partner with his ministry in this vision. "Well,
praying for us is a big thing," he replied, "visiting our website
and bringing a team to be trained -- a youth, adult, or college team.
And of course, those who would want to finance our ministry -- that would
be huge." David is hoping once they're in one of the hospitals,
they will have healing rooms and be able to bring in a voluntary medical
staff.
SLM also regularly holds the "All Queens Night of Worship and Intercession,"
which is described on their site as "a night to come and minister
to God; to worship Him and to intercede for what's on His heart: the
Church, the nations, the lost, the fulfillment of the great commission,
and the Kingdom coming in purity and power!"
David Van Fleet sums up the vision of the ministry he began, "We
believe that God wants to transform this city, and believe that He is
going to start with the poor . . . radically saving them and changing
them, taking them out of their poverty, despair, and hopelessness and
bringing them up to a place with the Lord."
For more information on Street Life Ministries in New York City,
log onto www.streetlife.org or
follow the link below.
Aimee Herd
Breaking Christian News
www.breakingchristiannews.com
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"Visitations:
The Epic of God's Heart"
by Jill Austin
with Heidi Baker & Ana Mendez-Ferrell
$24.00
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The Epic of God's Heart
is the first of a unique series of recordings presented by Jill Austin
featuring men and women describing their heavenly encounters. In this
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recount in detail visitations they personally experienced. These visitations
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by Anne Elmer
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The Apostle Paul was caught up
and shown things so spectacular, he wasn't even allowed to tell
some of them. Phillip was transported in the Spirit from the baptism
of the Ethiopian Eunuch to another city. John the Revelator was
told to "come up here" so that God could show him things
to come.
And still today, hundreds, if
not thousands, of God's people are continuing to have "caught
up" experiences where God shows them marvelous revelation for
the Church. Anne Elmer never saw it coming. But before she knew
it, the Lord was transporting her all over the earth, in multiple
experiences, to see God's people from many different groups,
and in many countries - but no longer from her perspective.
Further
Comments about this amazing first book, published by ELIJAH LIST
PUBLICATIONS, by Steve Shultz:
 Paul,
the Apostle, was "caught up" into a "transported"
experience, as was John the Revelator, probably more than once.
One time, Jesus tells John, "Come up here!" Another time,
Paul speaks about being caught up to the third heaven, "whether
in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot
tell" (2 Cor 12:2). Paul had no idea if this experience was
of him being taken OUT of his body or simply taken IN his Body,
to another place.
Nevertheless, one way or another these men were CAUGHT UP and shown
wondrous things, some of which they were allowed to tell others
about. This is happening to people all over the earth today.
You are being offered the opportunity to read about another such
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"Why?" you may ask.
Let me ask you a few questions:
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The cost is just $8. But the life-changing, paradigm-shifting
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- Steve Shultz, The Elijah List
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