Refreshing Rain at Last!

Have you had the heat wave that we are experiencing? Several days of plus 33 celcius! It feels so good to have the cooling rain tonight. But please pray for dry roads throught the moutains as we leave Lethbridge, Alberta to head back to BC tomorrow!
This conference has been a turning point for me, from mourning to joy!
Yesterday one of the lady speakers tlaked about having her grand kids over for a sleep over. They call it going to 'Grandma Land", smile. How fun. In Grandma Land if you can reach it, say it, point to it, its yours! And there is very little discipline in Grandma Land.
So if we could get a revelation of our heavenly father ...I think God loves us so much that He wants us to have that kind of intimacy with him where he cna just open the windows of heaven and rain down blessings on us. Like He did today for the thirsty flowers and trees. And are we not more valuable then they? Big smile. Lift your face to the sky friends and be blessed. The showers are here!

What an incredible drive we had throught the gorgous Rocky Mountains, with amazing sunsets (2) and a sunrise! We, Jamey the youth I am mentoring, and myself, left Langley BC on Friday night and drove until 1 am. Unable to find a hotel on the holiday week-end we hunkerd down in the vehicle and slept for about 5 restless hours. Then headed out again at sunrise. It was an arduous drive, 14 hours but we made it. Yes we saw wildlife too!We stopped in Banff and visited the famous fudge and candy store and arrived in Lethbridge Alberta in time for the kick off of the conference... proudly singing 'O Canada'. The last two days have flown by with early mornings and late nights (as you can see I am just about to turn in). Tommorow is the last day and then on Tuesday (July 01, Officially Canada Day) we begin our trek back.
Today was a 'break through' day for me and I will write more about that soon. Please continue to remember us in your prayers. Love to all.

We prayed tonight and Wow...

I was so blessed! Ten friends came, making time in their extremely busy schedules to meet with me was such a great gift! I am surprised how fast the time went they just left a short while ago (from 7 to 11PM). I didn't experience any bright lights, other than the glow on their faces. And there were no Loud cries, other than our prayers. No angels unless they were the hands and feet of these precious ladies that blessed me so much, like Jesus in the flesh...
Jesus extended to me. And my heart puffed up with in me, and my Spirit soared and my faith expanded as we prayed, and I thought to myself "when they all go home and I am all alone again how will I feel? Will this all be a distant memory. Is it powerful enough to last until tomorrow? And I am sittin g her alone, and I sense your presence, you are here with me just as you promised and than I listen, I am still at last and I hear
you say...'mind if I join you?" Smile. Thank you Holy Spirit for being here as my comforter. And I glance up at the photo on my wall, looking off in the distance and I hear you again and you whisper ..".be still and know that I am God'' And I now remember the little boy who stood up to recite the Lords Prayer and said "The Lord is my Shepherd...(pause) thats' all I know and thats all I need to know". Smile. Me too. i am learning.

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Prayer, Sweet hour of prayer... or how about five minutes?

My friend Murial, in Toronto, did not know that tomorrow I am having a prayer meeting here in my apartment in Langley BC, with a group of ladies and this morning she sent me this link to visit a prayer garden. It was so precious to me and was another way, very visual, to connect with my Father in a sweet connection of intimacy and thought provoking prayer. Please take time to visit this garden, its only a few minutes to do so but it could be life enriching or life changing for you today. Enjoy the journey and remember its not about the destination.
Love to you all (as I continue to learn to love more).

http://www.prayerforthenations.com/prayergarden/flash.htm
Prayer Changes things.

I love the Gypsies

We had a wonderful time together at the park today, my camera is broken or I could have posted some wonderful pictures of the families that come. It was a good turn out and I was introduced to new food, new fun and new friends. Butch and Suzi were dressed in their western attire and talked about the Canadian Gypsy is a cowboy/girl...LOL. They loved it. Most of them were from Europe and spoke Roma. Butch learned to count to three and to say good bye in Check. We sang the Country Riding preacher sitting on the back of my PT cruiser with the speakers facing out into the park...it worked perfectly!
A touching moment at the end was when one little 5 year old boy ran up and hugged Butch so tight (almost pulling him off my knee)! And then a tiny two year old girl with big dark eyes and a head full of curls gave him a big kiss. It was a tender moment. But sweetest of all was when I told my story/testimony and we recited John 3:16 and then 5 of them prayed to receive Christ. The angels are celebrating and so am I. It was the highlight of my week. I am so blessed!# end
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The Gypsies are coming...

Hi Friends
I will be ministering tomorrow in Surrey for an out reach to Gypsies in a park and need you to help me pray for Sunshine. This has been the coldest June in the weather records history and the clouds and rain are suppose to continue this week-end. We are still waiting for strawberries too, and friends that are farmers are counting on at least 3-4 sunny dry days so they will ripen. Other wise they may go mold.
Please pray for the possibility of me mentoring a young lady this summer and for her to accompany me to the camps I have booked. And on Wednesday night I will have a group of ladies here in my home for prayer, we are looking for a couple of big miracle, will share more later.
"And the Lord turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for hi friends" ...is the verse from my devotions this morning. Reminding us of how critical it is to "pray for each other" I need you to pray for me because prayer changes things! I am pausing right now to pray for you dear friends.
With all my heart...Maralee

The Gypsies are coming

Hi Friends
I will be ministering tomorrow in Surrey for an out reach to Gypsies in a park and need you to help me pray for Sunshine. This has been the coldest June in the weather records history and the clouds and rain are suppose to continue this week-end. We are still waiting for strawberries too, and friends that are farmers are counting on at least 3-4 sunny dry days so they will ripen. Other wise they may go mold.
Please pray for the possibility of me mentoring a young lady this summer and for her to accompany me to the camps I have booked. And on Wednesday night I will have a group of ladies here in my home for prayer, we are looking for a couple of big miracle, will share more later.
"And the Lord turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for hi friends" ...is the verse from my devotions this morning. Reminding us of how critical it is to "pray for each other" I need you to pray for me because prayer changes things! I am pausing right now to pray for you dear friends.
With all my heart...Maralee
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My sister sent this to me this morning and I love it

do you need to be inspired, encouraged or blessed? Read this and you will be. Smile. Yes I am sure. I know its a little long for a blog ...but...worth it.
Psalm 55:22
'Friends are God's way of taking care of us.'
This was written by a Metro Denver Hospice Physician:

I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd., and the car started to choke and splutter and die - I barely managed to coast, cursing, into a gas station, glad only that I would not be blocking traffic and would have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck. It wouldn't even turn over. Before I could make the call, I saw a woman walking out of the 'quickie mart ' building, and it looked like she slipped on some ice and fell into a Gas pump, so I got out to see if she was okay

When I got there, it looked more like she had been overcome by sobs than that she had fallen; she was a young woman who looked really haggard with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I helped her up, and I picked it up to give it to her. It was a nickel.

At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the crying woman, the ancient Suburban crammed full of stuff with 3 kids in the back (1 in a car seat), and the gas pump reading $4.95.

I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying ' don't want my kids to see me crying,' so we stood on the other side of the pump from her car. She said she was driving to California and that things were very hard for her right now. So I asked, 'And you were praying?' That made her back a away from me a little, but I assured her I was not a crazy person and said, 'He heard you, and He sent me.'

I took out my card and swiped it through the card reader on the pump so she could fill up her truck completely, and while it was fueling, walked to the next door McDonald's and bought 2 big bags of food, some gift certificates for more, and a big cup of coffee. She gave the food to the kids in the car, who attacked it like wolves, and we stood by the pump eating fries and talking a little.

She told me her name, and that she lived in Kansas City Her boyfriend left 2 months ago and she had not been able to make ends meet. She knew she wouldn't have money to pay rent Jan 1, and finally in desperation had finally called her parents, with whom she had not spoken in about 5 years. They lived in California and said she could come live with them and try to get on her feet there.

So she packed up everything she owned in the car. She told the kids they were going to California for Christmas, but not that they were going to live there.

I gave her my gloves, a little hug and said a quick prayer with her for safety on the road. As I was walking over to my car, she said, 'So, are you like an angel or something?'

This definitely made me cry . I said, 'Sweetie, at this time of year angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses regular people.'

It was so incredible to be a part of someone else's miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem. I'll put it in the shop tomorrow to check, but I suspect the mechanic won't find anything wrong.

Sometimes the angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter of their wings...

Psalms 55:22 'Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee. He shall ne ver suffer the righteous to be moved.'

My instructions were to pick four people that I wanted God to bless, especially for the remaining months in 2008 , and I picked you.

Please pass this to four people you want to be blessed and a copy back to me.

Here is the prayer:

'Father, I ask You to bless my children, grandchildren friends, relatives and e mail buddies reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit this very moment. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy. Where there is self doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace, In Jesus' precious name. Amen. '

I know I picked more than four -- you can, too.
When Satan is knocking at your door, simply say, Jesus, could You please get that for me ?

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I am a friend of Jesus

This morning I was encouraged when I read these words in my devotional 'My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers.
The challenge was in the question "are you willing to lay down your life"? I always took that to mean are you willing to die on the mission field. And my answer an infatic "yes"! However it turns out that its not so easy as just being willing to die, but the questions probes to a much deeper level and a greater sacrifice, at least in my opinion, it is challenging us to daily "lay down our desires in life, our lust of the flesh, pride of life kind of stuff, and follow Him. In other words make Jesus the center of every single decision of our day. Jesus did exactly that for 33 years, setting the example for me. Sigh. And I struggle to do it, throughly, for one day. But but the mercy of God and the supernatural strength of the Holy Spirit I am determined to do it "today". How about you?
PS the meeting was great yesterday, the church name was actually Langely Full Gospel. The attendance was low do to Fathers Day, but that was OK the Holy Spirit was there in power...and it was "ME" who was ministered to most of all! Now that was a surprise. God is good.

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It's a sunny Sabbath here in the Vancouver area!

i woke up with a song on my heart this morning and Jesus on my mind. And th=
en I thought about you, all my friends who have been walking with me these =
days and praying for me. I need you to pray today as this afternoon, Father=
s Day and a Happy Fathers day to all you Dads reading this) as I fo to mini=
ster in a needy community here in Surrey, BC. Please pray that s lost Dad w=
ill find his way to our heavenly Father. Pray that some Mothers son will co=
me home to His Father. Pray that some fathers weeping hearts cry for His ch=
ildren will be answered to day as a child or spouse bows there knee to King=
Jesus. Pray for healing in bodies, minds and especially in Spirit.

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Hi Maralee,

CONGRATULATIONS on the ICVM Award! We are all very proud of you and the project.
Have a great time in Florida on July 12th.....wish I could be there to see you so honoured but will definitely be thinking of you.

Cheers
Susan x

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Canadian Children's series up for prestigious International award!!

Master Ventriloquist Maralee Dawn and team will receive an award for the 'Maralee Dawn and Friends' Best Children's Series 2008 at the ICVM (International Christian Visual Media) conference, www.icvm.com, in Orlando, Florida on July 12. Maralee Dawn and Friends was filmed in High Definition by the leaders in the industry HDTV based in Calgary Alberta. Doug Munrow, one of the owners of HDTV, was one of the first in Canada to jump on the band wagon filming in HD and is known as a guru in the industry. Maralee Dawn's studio is located in Lethbridge Alberta at the Miracle Channel and the partnership with HDTV and the MC crew and staff was excellent according to Gord Klassen the VP and Jon Koopman who were both a part of the production. Producer Drew Martin, was ecstatic with the results and was the liaison with the AFD, Alberta Film Development, to procure a grant to complete the project.
Credit goes to Christopher Bessett, director extrodinaire from Niagra,Ontario (terrapin-point.com) who was with the production from inception. Barbara Varrin, Edmonton, Alberta, who spent endless hours in Pre production organizing all the diverse elements of the shoot and was able to cram everything into sequence so that we stayed on budget and within our time frame...nothing less than a miracle! Marnie Wooding, writer from Vancouver, BC. Eclipse, the award winning set designers (Vancouver) and the gifted Lois Melnychk (Surrey) who wrote dozens of songs. Hilde Stevens was the children's wrangler (over 500 kids) who orchestrated clusters of kids for in studio recordings pre production. Blue Lion Studios, with Dean Maerz engineer pre mixed all the music and taught the puppets how to sing! Aja Jade Beattie, make up expert, (able to make Maralee look by at least 10 years younger) smile. Susan Llemann was the choreographer and puppet wrangler who practiced her skills, in previous years, in productions with her friends the late Shari Lewis and Lamb Chops. Carol deJong (Langley) the wardrobe expert, seamstress and green screen extra. There were multitudes of guests, too many to name; including the children, Indian Chiefs at Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump, a man who climbed Mt Everest, dancers and a ride in a Hot Air Balloon with Dale Lang (whose son was killed in a High School shooting in Tabor AB). Every show had a segment shot at the Eagles Nest Ranch, in Medicine Hat,(enr.ca) including break dancers, skaters, rock climbing, horses etc. There are exotic and fascinating animals filmed at the Singapore Zoological Society in Singapore and Mountain View Conservation Society, (mtnviewconservaton.org) the dream of rescuing and breeding endangered species, is that of Gordon and Yvonne Blankstein of Langley. A great deal of gratitude to the MDM staff who went over the top volunteering hundreds of hours, Albert Yakielashek, Jeff Coomber and Lorraine Lance. As well as the family and friends who shuttled, fed crew and filled in anywhere and everywhere they were needed!

In Canada... CTS Calgary, Edmonton, and Burlington/Toronto area are pleased to be broadcasting the Maralee Dawn and Friends show on Saturday mornings. The Miracle Channel broadcasts Maralee Dawn and Friends nation wide. The largest markets for the series are in America with broadcasters such as TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) which is considered the largest broadcaster of Christian programing in the world. Through Smile of a Child Maralee Dawn and Friends is seen via satellite around the globe. Christi Legg, VP of I-life TV boasts that Maralee Dawn and Friends is their flag ship show and is shown daily.
Each show is focused on teaching a leadership quality, such as the value of international friendships, planning ahead and journaling. In fact every show concludes with the puppet characters in their jammies journaling the events and lessons of the day, often ending the show with a blast of humor! Thus the logo; loving, learning and laughing. No wonder the kids assimilate the leadership qualities as naturally as eating ice cream. LOL.

The Daily with Laura Lynn and Mark Washington

This is a photo of Laura Lynn and Mark Washington (a BC Lions football player) and the Premier of BC on the set of The Daily.

The show is broadcast daily 6 am, 3 pm and 10 pm. Please go to their website www.thedaily.ca to check for the call letters so you can watch it in your area.

I will be the guest on July 25.

Blessings!

Dynamite!

It was a blessing to share my faith and passion on AM 9:30, The Light, in Edmonton this morning.

Allan Huntsberger, the Host and myself shared some special things in common. Both of us are child believers (as Barna states over 85% of adult believers first came to faith before age 12) and both Allen and I were baptized in the Holy Spirit very young (age 11).

I shared that in todays devotional, My Utmost For His highest, Oswald Chambers states 'god not only expects me to do His will but He is in me to do it." and he also spoke about dynamite... "Dynamite is obedience to the Holy spirit".

I want more dynamite in my life...how about you?

New blog site

Tomorrow, Friday June 06, I will be on the air (radio) live (via telephone) on CJCA in Edmonton from 7 am-8 am MST,with Bob Gall and Al... the emphasis is 'Missions'. I would love for you to listen in and or join me in praying that many will be inspired as I share my stories. And that many listeners will be motivated to pray, send or go to the 'white fields'! Smile.

Yesterday I was a guest on THE DAILY a new show taped in Vancouver and broadcast on Vision TV. Check it out its great! My segment, with Laura Lynn Tyler Thompson will be airing on July 25, my Mom's birthday, it will be broadcast three times that day.

"The harvest is great and the workers are few, pray that the Lord will send workers into His fields" Math 9:37-38 Be blessed and remember that prayer changes things!

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