Originally Published early 2006

Dear Friends,

So here’s a detailed update on the last while with the Walz Family.

We set up in Gold Beach about three weeks ago, but it seems like a couple months. When we pulled the tent out of the bags we were horrified to find mold had been at it’s nasty work on the tent while in the darkness. Out came the Greased Lightning and “30 second” mildew killer, towels and brushes and we went to work. Due to the timing of the setup coinciding with the last week of school, our friends weren’t able to help set up, so with part time help from Rory (pastor of Gold Beach Foursquare, one of our home churches) we spent the next 8 hrs scrubbing the tent. Thank God for the clear weather! After the tent was thoroughly cleaned, our family erected the tent on “Walz Power” and retired for a night of rest. The next morning we got an early start and finished the interior decorating by 2 PM and started the first meeting by 7PM. The next day we started practice at 4PM. The presence of the Lord was so heavy that we ended up worshipping in practice and played straight through to 9PM! We did that for the next 5 nights. Awesome, awesome, awesome… and exhilarating too.

In general the meetings were great. A lady who had been running from the Savior for a long time was gloriously saved and baptized in the Holy Spirit. She was there almost every night after that glowing with awesome presence of the King.

A girl got saved in the tent one night during worship, but was too shy to come out and say it. Thank you Lord!

Another lady came to the Lord for the first time along with her boyfriend who rededicated his whole life. The Holy Spirit was so heavy on him that he was shaking under His power. Awesome.

A family who is in full time mobile ministry (hey, there’s more of us out there!) came on the second night and attended every night after that. The father and son played on the band with us and were greatly affected by the ambiance of the whole thing and were refreshed.

We knew we were supposed to zero in on healing and we prayed for the sick every night. As we were praying for healing some of the people started to sweat profusely and “overheat” when hands were laid upon them. We saw four people receive their healing, only to see them lose it within a few days. We are still pressing in and a couple have been healed again. It’s a long lesson we’re learning, but we’re improving! We are going full bore ahead as far as divine healing in this season, so hypochondriacs look out!

It was really cold and the wind was blowing crazily in Gold Beach, so it would have been pointless to put the heater out. Consequently it was chilly inside in the natural, but hot in the spiritual!

Without sounding too “evengelastic” here, we feel that it is important for you to know how your seed is being used. The Heartbeat of Jesus Ministries is not your generic pre-packaged ministry. This organization is in its adolescence at the moment, but our vision is both vast and realistic. Our aims range from the tent ministry to workplace ministry; from organic mobile evangelistic incursions to a ministry base that is equipped to train all ages of people for real life. We have a special place in our hearts for families and individuals who have been in full time ministry and are burnt out by incessant working for religion. Bluntly put, this organization (organism, really) is unimpeded by religious jargon and customs and is free to meet the enemy head on in his stolen territory, on God’s terms.

The Tent Ministry is our main focus in this season, and will always be our main form of outreach. Hundreds, if not thousands are affected by this branch each year. Our strength is in one on one ministry, worship and/or “concerts”. Many times just the fact that our family is publicly a family (and a cool band to boot!) is enough to make even the hardest prodigal do a double take. Really, the bottom line is that our nucleus mission is to re-present the Love of the Father to all. So many people just need someone to show them that God is truly Love; and this forward amity does wonders for many.

At the same time, we as a family are ravenous for more of the Kingdom of Heaven to be revealed in our world. Consequently, we are always looking for better ways to use the resources in which we have been entrusted. If you have any God-inspired ideas or thoughts, contact us! We are working on posting our core vision on the website soon, so check back in a while to get the full lowdown.