An Arrival Meeting

Jackson Senyonga in Action

Recently, Jackson Senyonga, a powerful evangelist from Uganda, spent 4 days with us in meetings at Glad Tidings Church in San Francisco. I cannot say enough about what I experienced and what I saw others experience in those 4 days. The schedule was intense. His mission was intense. Before I discuss the schedule, here is some background.

Glad Tidings Church has been experiencing a dramatic move of God for 12 years. Twelve years ago when Pastor Beiser preached his first sermon as pastor of the church, there were 37 people in a dilapidated 85-year-old building on prime 2 acres in San Francisco. There are many moving parts. The most important is, Pastor is a spirit led, prayer warrior servant of Jesus Christ. I joined the church about 6 months after that first sermon. I moved to San Francisco from Boston; I was not serving the Lord, at the time. I had a calling to Glad Tidings. The first minutes that I was in the sanctuary listening to Pastor Beiser and meeting the few people in attendance, I knew I was in the right place.

Altar Call Sunday Night

Pastor, led by the Holy Spirit has directed every move we have made at Glad Tidings. The congregation began to grow, the building has an active remodeling plan and most important, with a powerful foundation in prayer and fasting, Pastor continues to take us to new levels. Levels in the Lord that are always a desperate reach.

There have been many prophecies over Pastor and the church about growth in the Lord through the leading of the Holy Spirit. All I can say is they all have come true in their time. This Sunday, a “regular” Sunday in June, 800 to 1,000 people will be in services. The congregation has representation of 40, plus or minis a few, countries and all social economic and educational ranges. It looks like heaven. We financially and spiritually support missionaries all over the world, this year we will talk 75 to 100 people on a mission trip to Guayaquil, Ecuador. This is the 5th or 6th trip of this kind.

I hope it obvious, from the background, that Jackson was sent to Glad Tidings at the perfect time. He would in the 4 days increase the momentum to another level in God.

Jackson’s schedule:

· 2 Services Sunday Morning

· A Pastor’s service at 4 PM Sunday

· Evening Service at 6 PM Sunday, ended about 9:45

· 8 AM Monday, Memorial Day Breakfast (after about 75 of us were in a prayer meeting from 5 AM to 8AM, getting ready

· 7 PM Service on Tuesday, ended 10:45 PM

Prayer Meeting Monday Morning

· 7 PM Service on Wednesday, ended at 10:45 PM

It was an intense, overwhelming and a miracle filled 4 days. We witnessed real miracles every day!

Jackson needed to raise about $27,000.00 for his orphans in Uganda. If he could not send the money the orphans would be asked to leave their school, that week. I was with him as was Pastor when he took the calls. The man is non-stop for God. In the 4 days, we raised $22,000.00 from the congregation I suspect Pastor made up the difference on Faith.

Jackson knew we prepared, so he said this is not a revival meeting this is an arrival meeting. A meeting where we expected the arrival of the Holy Spirit in a huge way, that expectation was realized every meeting


Frank Slovenec is the Leader and Founder of Glad Tidings Men's Ministry International the Men's Ministry Outreach from Glad Tidings Church, San Francisco.