Well it's official, Smashing Pillars International, Inc. is a register 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. Oversight is provided by a volunteer Board of Directors in the United States. I thank and praise God who alone is worthy to praised! Amen and amen!
Many of you are aware of the Lord calling me into fulltime ministry last November, but the Lord had not released me to announce it until now. For those who were not aware, please allow me to share a short story about it.
Feast of Tabernacles 2014 - Israel
Many of you remember I went to Israel last year for the Feast of Tabernacles. Many of you sowed into the trip and received a newsletter reporting all the Lord did while in Israel. Thank you for your support and hopefully continuing support.
Before I left for Israel the Lord told me it was time to start the process of setting up a non-profit for the ministry He wanted me to launch. He said I was not to leave to Israel without starting the process. Many supernatural things began to take place and before I left for Israel a lawyer was hired and the process was started.
When I returned from Israel the Lord spoke to me and said He was calling me into fulltime ministry. He told me to resign my position CLS Technology, Inc. first thing when I returned to work that Monday. I did as He said and asked the owner of the company if I could speak to him. He said yes, but said he wanted to guess what I was going to talk to him about. He said, "You're quitting your job and going into fulltime ministry." Wow! I asked how he knew. He said while I was in Israel the Lord told him He was calling me into fulltime ministry when I returned from the trip and that he needed to let me go. If that is not a confirmation I don't know what is! God is so amazing!
I continued the last of the applications for the non-profit when I returned from Israel and received the letter of approval from the IRS a few weeks later. It took a total of about six months from start to finish to get the approval letter. I hear it normally takes longer, but God...
The ministry purpose is to provide spiritual and physical aid to victims of war, natural disasters, famine, etc. See mission statement below:
Smashing Pillars International
Smashing Pillars of Trauma and Defeat
Manifesting Sons and Daughters
Smashing
Pillars International is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization
dedicated to providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the
world. Our goal is to help meet the needs of people who are victims of war,
poverty, natural disasters, disease and famine with the purpose of sharing
God’s love through His Son, Jesus Christ.
This mission
statement is based on the verse of out Isaiah 45:1-4, which states:
1 - “This is what the Lord says to his anointed,
to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and
to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him
so that gates will not be shut:
2 - I will go before you and will level the mountains; will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.
3 - I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
4 - For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor…
so that gates will not be shut:
2 - I will go before you and will level the mountains; will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.
3 - I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
4 - For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor…
One of the
first hurdles for these victims to overcome is trauma. The trauma that is
experienced in war, natural disasters, disease and famine can be severe and
paralyzing. It can prevent the victims from recovering emotionally and
spiritually, thus preventing them from moving forward in life. Many times the
victims become treasures hidden in darkness, riches hidden in secret places
because of traumatic experiences. Healing the inner man, the mind, will and
emotions, is vital to the victim’s full recovery and is provided through
various discipleship and mentoring programs.
PRIMARY
ACTIVITIES
Prison Ministry
Weekly
educational, training and mentoring sessions, through a variety of curriculum
created for all students, educated or with limited education, to easily
understand and apply to their lives successfully. The mission of SP Intl is to
focus on building church leaders in the prison who can build the church within
the walls and eventually become church leaders outside the prison walls. This
is all accomplished through the transforming power of Jesus Christ and the
conviction that even though many inmates have been abandoned and given up on by
loved ones and friends, Jesus Christ still loves them and He still believes in
them. He promises to never leave them and to never forsake them. It is through
this powerful message of the love of God that lives can
be changed and families healed from years of spiritual and emotional
wounds.
Military Veterans Ministry
Nearly 1 in 5
combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from PTSD. These veterans’
suicide rate is almost twice the national average and 2 out of 3 of their
marriages are failing. Less than 40% of veterans with PTSD will seek help. Many
who suffer from combat trauma are reluctant to seek help from military channels
because of how it could affect their records. Questions of mental illness could
disqualify them from leadership and/or desirable assignments.
SP Intl is
committed to responding to the greatest need in the US Military through a
program designed to help Christians provide spiritual care for men and women
suffering from combat trauma. Through a program called Bridges to Healing
Ministry, wounded soldiers are connected to God, who alone is the Ultimate
Healer. Many times healing begins when a veteran discovers they are not
forgotten by America’s citizens or by God. This program is also designed to
train others how to start a group for veterans in their church and tips on how
to care for military families in crisis.
ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITY
Smashing
Pillars serves the Body of Christ worldwide to promote the Gospel of the
Kingdom of God. In Luke 4:18-19 Jesus said, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to
heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of
sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the
acceptable year of the Lord.” And in John 14:12 Jesus said, “Most assuredly, I
say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and
greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” It is by
the inspiration of these verses that Smashing Pillars International will help
those in need in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Our ministry exists for
only one purpose and that is to preach Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, the
only begotten Son of God and soon coming King.
Thank you for your prayers and support
Paul said it perfectly in his letter to the Colossians:
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. Colossians 4:2-4
Pray about becoming a ministry partner. All donations are tax deductible and a statement of your giving will be mailed to you every year to report on your tax returns.
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Samuel Ramos III - President & Founder
