In Creation.

Here I was, on a canoe trip down the Wisconsin River with two of my dear brothers in Christ and our sons. It was a beautiful, sunny day when, out of nowhere, a storm was upon us. The sky darkened, the wind picked up, the rain poured and battered us. In that moment, sitting in a small canoe in the middle of a storm, I was reminded of the disciples in the midst of their own storm in a boat. They witnessed Jesus walk out on the water. I realized that I, like Peter, knew that I would have the courage required to step out of the boat and follow Jesus anywhere! Not knowing if I could complete the task, but trusting Jesus wholeheartedly! This moment on the water and the newly discovered revelation of my trust in Christ, Walk on Water Ministry was formed. Shortly after the trip, the Holy Spirit told me that I was getting too comfortable and needed to get up quickly! The Lord has already taken me places that I couldn’t even imagine. I’ve met people I needed in my life and made the right connections at the right time. I know this is only the beginning of the journey!

• Jonathan W.

Meeting Ministers.

I was called to start a minister for which there would be a network of connected ministries and ministers across the country to share the Gospel with the forgotten. The only problem: I didn’t know anyone to call! God really showed that his hands were all over it. I started by cold-calling some campgrounds to inquire about starting a chapel onsite. For those that agreed, I then started cold-calling churches in that area. While this was beginning to work, I received the name of a traveling minister named Marshall from a member of my church family. Marshall then connected me with a retired pastor named Earl whom he has just visited. Earl was looking to continue in ministry. After I was able to share some revelation on how the words “retired” and “minister” don’t make sense together, he started making his plans to join me on my new mission. Separately, out of the blue, another minister named Greg called me to let me know that God instructed him to travel to Arizona to join a campground ministry. Wow! It only got better when I learned that he would be joined by his family and that they all do worship together. An answer to my prayer for music at our meetings! This was just the beginning of experiencing time and again that as soon as there is a need, God fills it!

• Jonathan W.