In 1995, Rex & Lois were radically touched by the Holy Spirit at a conference in Kelowna, BC called “Let the River Flow” where John Wimber was the main speaker.

It is true that “Opportunity once passed is lost forever.” Still, the spark that was started within them quickly became an unquenchable fire that took them into situations and places that only the wind of the Spirit could have accomplished.

Upon their return home, they were instrumental in starting weekly revival meetings in Northwest Montana at the Christian & Missionary Alliance church they attended.  It was a time in their lives when they plunged deeply into the current of Revival.  For them to stand shivering on the bank, timid or paralyzed at such a time, was unimaginable.  It reminded them of the first song they had sung together after giving their hearts to Jesus for a ‘special’ shortly after they were saved, “We have decided to follow Jesus, no turning back, no turning back.”

Rex and Lois’s story reverberates in the hearts of all those who desire to be used by God. Their lives speak of those who dare to stand up boldly to declare that overcoming life’s obstacles is achievable.

Being born in South Dakota and raised in the Black Hills, you could feel that you have been left out of the mainstream of life’s opportunities.  But that was not to be the case for them. Even though Rex is six years older than Lois, God still managed to bring them together, and now they are celebrating their 47th year of marriage. They have two beautiful daughters married to two exceptional young men and six grandchildren.  Both couples are in full-time ministry serving the Lord with complete abandonment.

In The Beginning

Lois was raised in the Free Methodist Church and, at an early age, found herself very tender towards the moving of the Holy Spirit. Though her mother was a Godly and hard-working saint, it did not save Lois from experiencing a difficult childhood.  Her Father struggled with a promiscuous lifestyle that eventually led to her parents marrying and divorcing each other twice.  This catapulted Lois into rebelling from God, turning to the hippie lifestyle that was so prevalent at the time.

This could easily have been the end of the story, but God had other plans for Lois.  Her message is one of hope and restoration.  To the hundreds of people who have heard her testimony, many have been encouraged and inspired by her gentle voice and her assuredness of God’s love and that he will be there for them, gently leading them back home again.  Through it all, Lois’s mother remarried a very godly man who brought her mother great happiness for almost 30 years.  Her natural Father, before he passed away with Alzheimer’s, realized the pain and sorrow he had caused and, because of Lois’s forgiving him, brought him to a place where he was able to apologize for not being a good father and husband.

On the other hand, Rex had no church background to speak of.  When Rex was 10, a neighbor lady asked if she could take him and his brother to a Pentecostal church for Vacation Bible School.  During that time, Rex first heard and read the stories about Jesus.  He felt that he must have made a decision for Jesus at that time, but because his parents did not attend church, it faded into little more than a memory to him, but to Jesus, it was a promise worth dying for.

Getting involved in the drug scene in the late ’60s and ’70s, Rex led a wild life. He also managed to own his own construction company, though it had its ups and downs.  Accepting or recommitting Jesus into his life in 1981 was dramatic for Rex as God came powerfully upon him with signs and wonders convincing him that God was real.  This led him to delve into God’s word and seek a fuller revelation of the Godhead.  Finding himself a Charismatic in an Evangelical household was difficult, and after 10 years, God led them to a like-minded body of believers.  Their business, which was struggling before, also came into great favor, becoming very successful.

In 1979, they moved to northwest Montana, where they lived for 21 years.  Shortly after they arrived in Montana, Lois rededicated her life to the Lord, and Rex was saved through Evangelism Explosion. They attended the Church of God, Anderson, in Eureka, Mt., for approximately 10 years. It was a time of studying the word inside and out, a very needed experience that helped them later in their lives. Rex became an itinerant minister and traveled around northwest Montana, speaking at different churches.

They moved in 1989 to Kalispell, Montana, where they owned a beautiful farm overlooking Glacier Park and attended a Christian & Missionary Alliance Church.  From there, in 1995, they went to Kelowna, BC, and were powerfully touched by God in what is now referred to as “The Father’s Blessing.”  They returned to Montana and were instrumental in lighting fires of renewal throughout the western part of the state.  This fire of renewal led to weekly renewal meetings at their church, where God touched thousands of people.

Still, they had time to help plant two churches in the Kalispell area and work with hundreds of youth on Sunday evenings called the ‘Jesus Place.’ By a series of ‘God moves,’ they found themselves in 1997 coming into contact with Randy Clark, the man God chosen to light the fire in Toronto in January of 1994.

In the spring 1999, they traveled with Randy Clark and Bill Johnson to Argentina and Brazil. Forming a friendship on the trip, Rex met with Randy a few weeks later in Redding, CA at Bill Johnson’s church, where Randy asked Rex to travel full-time and work alongside him.  It came to a head when Randy asked Rex to teach a segment of his morning schedule.  While Rex was sharing at the end of the teaching about how the cost of following Jesus might lead to your ‘Selling the farm,’ the Holy Spirit fell on Rex very powerfully.  Bill mentioned to Randy that it was significant when the Spirit falls on a person in such a manner.  Especially interesting is that Rex & Lois owned a small farm outside of Kalispell, MT.  And soon after that, like Elisha of old they sold everything to follow God and thus began a new and great adventure.

In the three years they traveled with Randy, they visited over 12 countries on 5 continents, traveling nearly 220 days a year.  Together, they experienced some of the most amazing things in this move of God. One such trip took them into Mozambique, where one of God’s most powerful moves in history is taking place through the ministry of Rolland & Heidi Baker of Iris Ministries. Another trip involved traveling to China, where they were smuggled around the country. It allowed them to interview the top 5 leaders of one of the underground churches’ most prominent home groups, with over 25 million under their care. What they have seen and learned makes the stories they tell priceless.

At Randy’s request in 2000, they moved to St. Louis, MO., where Randy Ordained Rex in his Vineyard Church and hired him to travel around the world. The following year, they proceeded to Harrisburg, PA, where they currently live.

Rex and Lois continue to have a passion for seeing people renewed, healed, and delivered by God’s love and holiness. The fire of revival has not waned in their lives, as it is not unusual for an impartation of His fire to bring boldness for evangelism, healing, and freedom to be manifested in the lives of those they pray for. They also are honored to instruct and teach on both healing and deliverance through online communications and are more than willing to be used as His vessels of love by having in-house meetings in churches or ministry schools as the Holy Spirit confirms and they are invited to do so.

They have found that as important it is to follow the word of God and in teachings that bring order and instruction in being equipped intellectually –it is the profound encounter and impartation of God’s love that transforms the heart and will bring lasting healing and freedom to the multitudes. The word and the spirit of God need to meet to bring the wholeness that our Lord desires for His people.

They continue to go on in every way made possible to further the Kingdom of God to bring God’s fire and make a radical difference for Jesus in people’s lives, cities, and in nations. When teaching and communicating many are blessed by their accessibility, warmth, compassion, and effortless speaking style that makes the listener feel encouraged, loved, and accepted. They desire to overcome life’s problems, looking toward the future and not living in the past.

In saying all of that -Their heart desire is to continue in this great adventure as long as they have breath and make a radical difference and impact on all peoples of this earth to bring honor and glory to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.