Travel Blog

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Following is a report on my (Bob Sorge’s) travels.

Some of you reading this may be curious about the latest news on my end. You may know that I've been on a prayer sabbatical for the past two years. I've been seeking the Lord for a touch from heaven, specifically related to my need for healing in my voice. While the prayer sabbatical is now over, the pursuit of God for divine healing is not. I am continuing to seek the Lord for His healing touch; however, I am feeling released of the Lord to begin to accept some ministry engagements again. Thank you for standing with me these past two years! May the kingdom and will of God be fully done in every single one of our lives.

April 4-6, Pabellon de la Victoria (Victory Pavillion), Orlando, FL

Friday morning: I am on my way to Orlando this morning, via Memphis. (Last time I used Memphis, they blew it with my luggage; so bless the luggage handlers of Memphis!) I'll be speaking at a Spanish-speaking church there that is hosting a worship conference. I'll be speaking this evening (Fri), Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning. I believe I'll be working with an interpreter in each session. I already have ground troops there in advance: Bill Clark (a longtime friend from our NY days) who lives in Orlando will be serving as my prayer partner. It's been many years since I've seen Bill and Carla and the kids, so that will be an extra special part of this weekend for me. Please pray me into a strong anointing for these precious Latino saints. My expectation is to speak tonight on following the river in worship, tomorrow on having eyes for Jesus only (with some application to the area of sexual purity), and then I'm not clear yet on what I should do on Sunday morning. I'm also real sore -- Abba, grant vocal strength! p.s. If you want to see photos of my new grandbaby, Alexander, who was born Mar. 24, they're on my site, photos page (oasishouse.net). Saturday morning: We had a good time last night. This is the first conference this ministry is convening, so they're breaking into new territory. The group is small, but good for a first time around. The spirit among the saints is excellent, with strong hunger for more of God. Pablo Perez did an awesome job of leading worship. The Lord helped me in the teaching on the river of God in worship, and there seemed to be a good connect with the saints. I've been having sweet fellowship with Bill Clark, and am grateful he's here to be with me. He helpd me as we laid hands on all those who responded to the altar call (which was almost the entire group). Sunday 5:00 p.m.: First of all, about yesterday: I spoke about having eyes for Jesus only, and ended with an application toward sexual purity. Anytime I've spoken on issues related to sexual purity, it's always been difficult for me to guage the response and effectiveness of the message. It takes skill to address that topic with effectiveness, and I'm not so sure about my skill levels on that one. There were a good number of sincere folks who came forward to the altar in consecration of their eyes to the Lord, while a number of others remained in their seats--which is good. It's not the kind of area where you want everyone coming to the altar simply because everyone else is. I sought to be obedient to the Lord, and now release it to Him. Today (Sunday) I spoke on endurance. Enduring in faith. The Lord really helped. I was expecting the message to be a bit hard (my preparation was hard), but when I got into it, the grace of the Lord came upon the meeting and it was real easy. There seemed to be a strong connection with the saints to the message. I was feeling the press of the clock a bit, especially considering that it takes longer to communicate when using an interpreter (Spanish). But the Lord helped me to trim back, be concise, and communicate clearly in a way that wasn't wordy and yet had enough words to convey the meaning.

April 11-12, Northeast Worship Institute, “In His Presence,” Calvary Full Gospel Church, Fairless Hills, PA

Thursday: Good morning to you, all my good praying friends. I am flying to Philly (via Memphis) today, in order to participate in the NE Worship Institute being convened at Calvary Church in Fairless Hills, PA. Also participating in the event are Robert Stearns, Steve Fry, Lindell Cooley, and others. My speaking times are Friday 2:30 p.m. and Saturday 8:30 a.m.  I need to fly there today in order to be on the ground in time for the Friday afternoon workshop. This will be a mid-sized event, with 350 or more registrants from the east coast. Friday 5:00 pm: This afternoon's session went well. I spoke on having doves' eyes for the Lord, and how our vow becomes the veil over our eyes. (Song 4:1) I articulated my passion to see the Lord, with the goal of inciting a passion among the saints to see God. After the teaching one of the brothers led us from the piano, and the folks just hung out and wept and worshiped and gave their hearts to the Lord, a very sweet atmosphere. Saturday noon: Excellent time this morning. The group was very engaged with me on the message on Envy, they were connecting and applying the message to their lives. I've had an easy flow here, and much affectionate interaction, being with the family of God is great! Tomorrow morning I am being picked up at 9 a.m. and driven to Clementon, NJ, where I will be speaking in the Sunday morning service at Solid Rock Worship Center. I'll be in prayer this afternoon, seeking the Lord for clarity on the message to bring. Thanks for your prayers, for clarity of message, for vocal strength, and power of impartation in the delivery. I have the afternoon in my hotel room now, for prayer; then this evening I'll return for the concluding service with Rob Stearns--which I'm looking forward to, it's been too long since I've been in one of his services, I love how he flows in the prophetic anointing.

April 13, Solid Rock Worship Center, Clementon, NJ

Sunday 4:00 p.m.: The Lord anointed the message this morning in an unusual way. The hand of the Lord was with me all morning, actually. It seems that He just wanted to bless this congregation today. The word came forth with power and authority. At the close, the front was lined with people seeking personal ministry for their battles with depression, so I laid hands on each one. There was much exchange of affection with these eager saints.

April 20, Zion Christian Church, Troy, MI

Saturday morning: I'm flying to Detroit today, preparing to speak tomorrow morning at Zion Christian Church in Troy, one of Detroit's suburbs. This will be my sixth visit over the past 8 years, so as you might imagine, I consider my friendship with the pastors and team at Zion to be very dear to my heart. It's because of my affectionate connection with this church that I am preparing to speak on Loyalty during this visit. That messge is very important to me, but I usually find a release to share it only in contexts where an affectionate relationship has been established. I've had a sore week; please pray for vocal strength. (Sometimes the change of seasons increases my pain levels.) Please pray also for clarity in my preparation, as I have more material than I can possibly share. Please believe with me for a strong anointing to awaken passion for Jesus in the hearts of the hearers. Sunday 3 pm: Excellent time this morning. Good response to the Loyalty message. The Lord touched me in a fresh way about the message this week, so it came forth in a fresh way. I had a sweet time reconnecting with the leaders and saints here. So I'm coming away with a thankful and grateful heart.

April 25-27, Church of God Makati, Manila, Philippines

Tuesday 10 pm: I'm preparing for an early morning departure, leaving the house at 5 a.m. in the morning, to catch a 7 a.m. Continental flight to Houston, and from there to Manila, Philippines (via Guam). I'm due to arrive into Manila around 9:00 p.m. Thursday (Manila time), then will be speaking nightly, Fri/Sat/Sun. Please pray for me as I go. I have a general sense of direction, but will be preparing the messages on the trip there. Believe with me for clarity of direction, for vocal strength, and a power of impartation. Dale Haight, one of our intercessors, will also be with me. He is arriving a day before me, and then staying for a few days after I leave in order to minister further in several places with our host, Dennis Heppner. It's going to be great to be with Dale again! Friday 5:30 a.m.: Arrived safely and on time into Manila yesterday evening, as did my bag, smile. Our flight path from Houston to Honolulu was interesting--it appeared that we intentionally avoided Mexican airspace. My guess is that Continental may have to pay fees to Mexico to use their airspace, so it's cheaper to avert that border. The approach into both Honolulu and Guam was very pretty, with Guam appearing more flat and less affluent (it was my first time into Guam, my view was very limited). Last night I was happily reintroduced to Manila's clogged and competitive traffic. Unless you're driving at 4 a.m., you just expect bumper to bumper conjestion. After my arrival into the hotel I had a nice catch-up visit with Dale Haight, realizing the last time we ministered together was January 2005 here in Manila. I got 4.5 hours sleep last night, so I'm grateful. Meeting Pastor Dennis Heppner a 9 a.m. for breakfast. First meeting is tonight. ( Dale, mind you, met last night with the worship team, as he arrived a day earlier than I.) Friday 11:30 p.m. (10:30 a.m. Central Time): We had a good morning and afternoon, interfacing with our hosts. Then I caught a much needed nap. Then off to tonight's 7 p.m. meeting. I could tell my platoon was praying, because the presence of the Lord was clearly on the meeting--and even jetlagged me could discern it. Furthermore, I didn't have the same PA system struggles that I had at this same venue in 2005. (There were some improvements in equipment, etc.) So I'm most grateful to report that the ministry was much easier for me as a result. I spoke tonight on "enduring in suffering," and the Lord graced the message with a strong anointing and a clarity of presentation. Afterwards there was a sweet time of ministry at the altar, with almost everyone coming forward, and Dale did a great job in worship leading and leading the ministry time. An excellent night. I had the privilege of meeting 3 sisters that flew in from Hong Kong just to be at these meetings. One of the gals said, "Your name is a household word in Hong Kong because Mike Bickle prays for your voice on God TV all the time." Amazing! Saturday 6:00 p.m.: I'll be going to the meeting soon. My whole mouth is sore. The only thing I know that gives me these kinds of sensations is garlic. The problem is, Asians use garlic for flavoring in many of their foods, and I think the accumulative effect of the garlic from all the dishes is starting to show. I've not had a single dish that seemed to be noticeable in garlic, so I think it's just that subtle flavoring in many dishes having that aggregate effect. I'm a bit stymied to know what to do about it. It's not as though I can fast, smile, as fasting is even worse on the throat. Thanks for your prayers, I'm needing the Lord's help on this one. Sunday 7:00 a.m.: Good meeting last night. The greater grace seemed to be upon the worship, more than upon the preaching. Which is good, at least there was grace on something, smile. I just never had any awareness of entering into a strong preaching anointing. Not sure how it was for the hearers, but for me it was "okay." I was sore, but able to get through the entire message without too much difficulty. This morning the voice/mouth feels a bit better, which is typical for how garlic affects the weakness in my throat -- as it dissipates in my system I begin to feel better. So I'm thinking the culprit is indeed garlic. Sunday 11:30 p.m.: Great concluding service tonight. The Lord really helped me to share on the topic of Loyalty. The altar was filled with folks responding to the call to be ignited with fiery loyalty for the Lord Jesus. The presence of the Lord was strong. There was some fire on the altar. Dale did an awesome job of leading the worship time during the altar response time, and the meeting opened wide. We crossed the threshold, and nobody wanted to leave. Clapping, dancing, weeping, praying. An unending prayer line began to form in front of me, and I prayed individually for dozens while the assembly engaged in worship with their Lord. The waters were fine, and God's children had fun splashing around. Then the youth group gathered round me and Dale individually and blessed us with their prayers. So now I can return home happy. My flight departs from Manila Monday 11 p.m., and my arrival into K.C. is Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. I will fly through two nights before getting home. I return via the same route I came: Manila - Guam - Honolulu - Houston - KC. Thanks for praying me home safe and sound! Upon my return, I will have 3 weeks home with no travel or ministry -- it's a block of time I set aside for prayer. I've enjoyed this recent spell of travel, and now am looking forward to 3 weeks of focused prayer. May 20 I'll be off to Korea, so will be back in touch with you at that time