August - September Update: Let Incense Rise

"For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations and in every place incense will be offered to my name, a pure offering. For my name will great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts."

-Malachi 1:11

D.C. Awakening
(October 5th-11th)

For the first time in history, on the eve of our national elections, we will hold day and night worship and prayer on the west lawn of the United States Capitol building! Oh Beloved what an hour for the Lord to sovereignly open up this door. I believe these next few months are truly a hinge in American history and the Lord is calling the Body of Christ to engage in intercession and action. As Derek Prince once said, "history belongs to the intercessors". I am so excited to stand and offer a sacrifice of worship and prayer; to let incense rise from my nations Capitol! I am standing in the gap for my nation with Jesus before the throne of glory. Starting last Sunday people from all over America will came to Washington, D.C. to publicly and passionately cry out for a mighty spiritual awakening that will impact America for future generations. From October 5-11 Christians will be gathering on the west lawn of the United States Capitol to unite in radical obedience, prayer and worship that will bring revolution to the arts, education, business, media, law and public policy. There will be nightly gatherings with worship, teaching and intercession. I will be leading worship and speaking at this event. Please pray for the Lord's anointing for the week. For more information please visit www.thedcawakening.com

The FPF Missions Base

We are so excited as we move forward to establish a "furnace" of worship, intercession, and prayer in Fredericksburg and the D.C. region! We are aiming to serve providing a context in which the churches and believers of this region can gather together in worship and intercession for this city, nation, and nations of the earth. Flowing out of this "furnace" are ministries that we are raising up to:

- disciple and train believers and the young people; raising up a generation of forerunner preachers, teachers, evangelists, singers, artists, and worship leaders: The Burn Internship & The Josiah Project

- resource local churches and ministries to serve the poor and needy within our reach, as well as run our own programs with our staff to feed the homeless and minister to the sick, oppressed and orphaned: Sozo Ministry and Joseph Project

- monthly and annual conferences and events aiming to teach and train leaders and those outside of the local community: Awaken the Dawn

I will be giving myself as an intercessory missionary in these capacities:

• Hours in prayer and study of the Word of God and standing in the gap for my region, nation and generation.
  

• Prayer Leading and Worship Leading in sets in the Prayer Furnace

• Teaching classes for the Burn Internship and other training programs.
  

• Personally discipling young leaders.

• Preaching and Worship Leading at weekly meetings and conferences.

• Overseeing the administration of the Prayer Room ( assembling worship teams, prayer leaders, and artists; scheduling; ect..)

• Defining some of our theological premises on controversial issues. ( i.e. the salvation of Israel, the urgency of the hour and eschatology, priestly ministry, the biblical context for night and day prayer, the baptism in the Holy Spirit and the endowment of power...)

• Traveling abroad to minister in Bosnia, Israel and other nations.
  

We are currently looking for a permanent facility for the Prayer Furnace. We need a facility that will able to accommodate offices, classrooms, a dedicated prayer room, large warehouse space, and worship team practice rooms, and room for many people! Please pray for the Lords provision! You can find out more about the vision, leadership and structure of the FPF Missions Base at www.theprayerfurnace.org.

Please Support Me!

Beloved, I am raising my own support to pursue this work of the kingdom. I need your help!

-First and foremost, pray for me. We are under serious resistance from the enemy as we take a stand for righteousness and the power of God in this city, D.C., and Israel. I need you to pray for me! That the Lord would continue to give us strength and that a door to the gospel will be opened that the word of God may run swiftly and be glorified. Also pray that Lord would provide for us as we step out in faith to pursue all that He has called us to do.

-I have reduced my expenses to minimal and I am asking that secondly, you would please help me financially. I need financial support to be able to continue the work that the Lord has laid before me. Please pray about partnering with me in these endeavors!

You can donate online by credit card or bank account:

My Support Page
(click on the link above)

Or send checks to:

Randy Martinez
6404 Summer Breeze Ct.
Fredericksburg, VA 22407

...please makes checks payable to "Fredericksburg Prayer Furnace"
all donations are tax-deductable

July Update- A critical hour

Beloved,

We are in entering into one of the most critical times in our nations history as we near the upcoming presidential elections. We are watching history unfold before our eyes as the days draw closer. We are confronted with the sobering realities of economic recession, surmounting blood of 53 million innocent lives ended by abortion since 1973, 1 in 4 teenage women contracting an STD, a billion dollar pornographic film industry out of Southern California that brings in more revenue annually than the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL combined, and yet no reported increase in salvations, healings, or deliverances in any county in the United States in 25 years. It is reported that up to 40% of evangelical believers are planing to vote for a president who would unquestionably be the most liberal candidate on the issues of abortion, the sanctity of marriage, and the issues of morality and life. As the next 6 months unfolds here are some of the things i will be giving myself to.

Fredericksburg Prayer Furnace and Missions Base (FPF)

We are in the process of launching the Fredericksburg Prayer Furnace out of Grace Church and into the larger Fredericksburg and Northern Virginia area. This is a day and night "furnace" of worship and intercession focused on our city, the nation, the church, the nations of the earth, and Israel. It is staffed by "intercessory missionaries" who are worship leaders, musicians, and preachers and teachers, and evangelists; all who stand in the place of intercession.
The Missions Base component of FPF will operate in discipleship and training (the Burn Internship), touching the lost and releasing the great harvest (Sozo outreach and ministry teams), and a storehouse to resource serving the needs of the poor and needy within our reach (the Joseph Project).

The Fredericksburg Prayer Furnace and Missions Base (FPF) will work as a regional ministry to serve and provide a context for these realities for local churches of our region. We believe that in this our of crisis the promise of the Lord for healing and transformation is preceding by, "if my people who are called by my name, humble themselves and pray, and turn from their wicked ways..." and "yet even now, return to the Lord with fasting and weeping and mourning... rend your hearts and not your garments... and afterward I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh.." (Joel 2:12-31)

I serve on the senior leadership of this ministry as well as lead worship for prayer sets and main meetings, teach classes and preach, give myself to the place of prayer and intercession, spend substantial time in diligent study of the Scriptures and theological foundations, and administration in the planning and scheduling of the Prayer Room, Burn Internship and weekly Encountering God Gatherings.

Obama: "The Abortion President"

We have partnered with the Christian Defense Coalition in Washington, D.C. to launch a campaign called "Obama: The Abortion President". An alarming statistic appeared just a few weeks ago reporting that according to the latest polls, 40% of professing Christians in the United States were strongly considering casting their vote for Sen. Barack Obama come this January. What was equally alarming was that a large majority of those evangelical and catholic voters were unaware of Sen. Obama's views, voting record, and future plans regarding the issue of abortion. Somehow swept into the wave of enthusiasm this "candidate for change" has propagated, almost half of professing Christians in America (a large percentage of being under the age of 30) will vote for the most liberal and extreme president on the issue of abortion in the history of the united states. Here are a few examples why:

- Under Sen. Obama's proposed health care plan, every tax-paying American citizen would pay for abortions.

- During his time in the Senate he voted against the Infant Protection Act which is a bill that protects a baby from abortion once he/she is outside the womb.

- Once he is president one of the first bill he would pass is the Freedom of Choice of Act which would greatly expand abortion rights in America.

- Sen. Obama is quoted saying that is one of his daughters "made a mistake" and became pregnant, he wouldn't want her to be "punished with the baby."

- On Sen. Obama's website it says, "he had been a consistent champion of reproductive choice and will make preserving women's rights under Roe v. Wade a priority as President."

TheCall D.C.

A week from this Friday (August 16th) hundreds of thousands of people will gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to pray and fast, crying out for a great turning in this nation and an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in revival. In the midst of an “entertainment” driven society, TheCall does not seek to entertain, but to encounter God. Unlike other mass gatherings which attract people through the rhythms of loud music, the glamour of flashing lights, or through the appeal of charismatic personalities, TheCall is a gathering centered around the affections of a loving God. There will be no advertised bands and no promoted speakers, as our purpose is not to promote any man or ministry.

TheCall is a FAST not a festival. TheCall is a SOLEMN ASSEMBLY not a conference. Whereas conferences focus primarily on training and discipleship, the 12 hours of TheCall are spent primarily before the Lord in the place of prayer and worship. We believe the hour is late and the times are urgent. Our nation is in desperate need of revival and it will be only through the corporate body of Christ uniting in the place of prayer that we will find any hope in this hour. We believe we can see our nation changed as the Lord pours out His Spirit and brings refreshing to the broken, destitute, and the weary across our land.

The D.C. Awakening- Oct 5-11th

For the first time in history we have secured the west lawn of the United States Capitol building for a week of day and night worship, prayer, and prophetic declaration for the nation. We are seeking to "hold the ground" in D.C. after TheCall and continue to call the nation to repentance and the church to awake and arise in this critical hour.

www.thedcawakening.com

Please Support Me!

Beloved, I am raising my own support to pursue this work of the kingdom. I need your help!

-First and foremost, pray for me. We are under serious resistance from the enemy as we take a stand for righteousness and the power of God in this city, D.C., and Israel. I need you to pray for me! That the Lord would continue to give us strength and that a door to the gospel will be opened that the word of God may run swiftly and be glorified. Also pray that Lord would provide for us as we step out in faith to pursue all that He has called us to do.

-I have reduced my expenses to minimal and I am asking that secondly, you would please help me financially. I need financial support to be able to continue the work that the Lord has laid before me. Please pray about partnering with me in these endeavors!

You can donate online by credit card or bank account:

Or send checks to:

Randy Martinez
6404 Summer Breeze Ct.
Fredericksburg, VA 22407

...please makes checks payable to "Fredericksburg Prayer Furnace"
all donations are tax-deductable

May and June Update

Beloved,

"One Thing I have asked of the Lord,

that will I seek after;

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,

to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord

and to mediate in His temple." - Psalm 27:4

King David understood that his primary identity was not wrapped up in his position in government but defined by his position before the throne. In this one thing he derived all of his confidence: that he had asked of the Lord the one necessary thing and everything else became second priority and was a result of this. "Though an army encamp against me... though war rise against me... in this I will be confident", he writes. David had found his place dwelling in the presence of the Lord, gazing upon His beauty. Although he administrated the greatest kingdom of his day and commaded the greatest armies of his time, he purposed in his heart to pursue one thing- the presence of the Lord. His one aim, his top priority was his affection for the Lord and the pursuit of His presence. Therefore he is esteemed by God, "a man after my own heart, that will do everything according to my will."(Acts 13:22) Jesus affirms this yearning when he defends the heart of Mary of Bethany sitting at His feet in Luke 10:41-42 "Martha, Martha you are anxious and troubled about many things but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her." Precious saints, how subtle the fire of this one thing begins to dwindle in our hearts even in the midst of our fervent service to the Lord and the accumulation of our many activities. Oh beloved, even ministry can slowly become the rivalry for the position "one thing". I tell you we can have the greatest prophetic ministry in the world, have all knowledge and insight, sell all you have to feed the poor and throw you body on the fire to be burned but if you do not have this precious flame of one thing burning inside of you, you have according to Scripture... nothing. (1 Cor 13:1-3) Our tender affection and love for the Son of God if worth more than all the gold and sliver, promotion and success that can be acquired in this life. They can take all of our possessions, our ministries, and our lives but they cannot touch our affection for the Lord Jesus in our hearts. This is the one thing that will not be taken from us. We must find our place before Him as a priest to Him and Him alone. To make the Lord our dwelling place and find a place unshakable in the midst of these tumultuous times.

Burn Internship

We graduated our first group of interns the first week of April! It has been an incredible six months of running with them in passionate pursuit of Jesus; devoting the last six-months of their lives to prayer, fasting, diligent study of the Word, and radical love in serving the poor, healing the sick, and preaching the gospel to the lost. We have seen an abundance of fruit in their lives, the lives of those around them, and in the nations. Some now will join staff here at the House of Prayer in Fredericksburg, some will be starting businesses and bringing the kingdom into the marketplace, and some have been launched overseas onto the mission field. I'm so proud to have been a part of their lives and watching them lay hold of their destiny and high calling in Christ. We will be bringing in a new batch of interns come next January.

Fredericksburg Prayer Furnace and Missions Base

In the meantime we are taking substantial steps forward in the Fall and Winter to establishing day and night worship and intercession in Fredericksburg. We are launching out of Grace Church to plant this ministry in the city. Please pray with us as we look for a building and offices for the Prayer Furnace and Missions Base, The Burn Internship, and Awaken the Dawn. Our goal is to raise up a perpetual solemn assembly (Joel 2:12-17) in the spirit of the tabernacle of David (1 Chronicles 16; 23:1-6) ran by a community of full-time intercessory missionaries that provides a context of worship, intercession, devotional study, healing prayer, ect. for the local churches in the city as well as the community at large. This prayer furnace will be partnering with a community storehouse that will provide mercy ministry to the poor and a storehouse for times of crisis.

Lakeland, FL

Late April a few of the leaders and I traveled down to Lakeland, FL to experience the outpouring going on in that region. It was a powerful time being in the meetings and witnessing the caliber and consistency of healing and creative miracles that have been scarce in the western world since the late 50's. I believe that this is a genuine move of the Holy Spirit and the Lord is restoring something very essential to the body of Christ for the days to come.

This summer...

I am taking a short sabbatical in Kansas City, MO at the International House of Prayer. This is a ministry that has been going night and day since September of 1999. I am spending most of my time here in the prayer room and meeting with some leaders and dear friends. You can find out more about this ministry at http://www.ihop.org/or watch it live 24-7 via web stream at theprayerroom.god.tv

I will be traveling down to Mobile, AL the June 15th to spend some time with dearly beloved friends and serve at Camp of Champions 2008.

During the month of July, I will be in the studio with various artists and bands within the F'burg HOP community. Our goal is to capture the sounds of worship that the Lord is releasing here in this house. We will be setting up an online record label and store to purchase the songs and music called "stars will fall" records. This will be a creative way to support the worship leaders, singers and musicians here a part the House of Prayer in Fredericksburg. Look for more info soon!

Thank you for your support!

Thank you to all who have supported me and prayer and financially over the past year! I truly cannot do this without you. As is the nature in pioneering ministry, I need your covering in prayer as we we come face to face with the warfare. I am raising support as a full-time missionary to pursue these ministry opportunities the Lord has laid before me. We hold the strong conviction that leadership and staff of the House of Prayer in Fredericksburg should raise their own support as missionaries to fore run the way for the many men and women, young and old to come in after us to this ministry.

If you would like to support me you can make checks payable to "Fredericksburg Prayer Furnace" and mail to:

Randy Martinez
6404 Summer Breeze Ct.
Fredericksburg, Va 22407

I have also set up an online donation. Click on the "donate" button on the bottom of the left side bar.

that He would receive the reward of His suffering,
randy