Ask Dr. Luauna

Dear Dr. Luauna,
Why do you preach so much about Jesus? Does it really matter? What good does it do anyway, we live in America? Signed, Why Preach?

Dear Why Preach,

Missionaries travel throughout the world, reaching people in need of Jesus, while millions of people in America go throughout their day never thinking about Christ. Many never take notice of the condition of United States. I am a Missionary to America! No, I am not a Mormon; I am a Born Again Christian.

I have traveled throughout the world and had the privilege of leading thousands of people to Jesus in other countries. Yet right here in the USA, many people have hardened their heart towards the gospel message of Jesus Christ or they have never heard the gospel message of salvation through the Cross of Calvary. The media also seems bent on mocking Jesus in many mediums such as TV, radio, and internet.

Many have fallen away and have left a bad example of Christianity. I have an urgency to reach into every city, town and all of California, with our mission: Jesus is coming are you ready?

Abortion is out of control in America, with over 4 million done alone in our nation within one year, and that is an old report from 1996. Why do women have abortions? One percent of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient). Sexual intercourse amongst teens is out of control, and the rise of homosexuality is promoted as a normal lifestyle!

Gang violence and teen suicide are continually increasing. Alcohol among families destroys family members. While drug use; crystal meth, heroin, and cocaine is escalating. What is the answer? Jesus! Our Hope of freedom comes from the Cross of JESUS Christ. The power which raised Jesus from the dead still has power to deliver the lost today. America needs, A TOUCH FROM THE MASTER, His name is Jesus, and I am a Missionary to America.

Romans 10:14-15a, “How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they preach unless they are sent?…”

Jonah 1:1-2, “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.”

In a World that is hurting, Jesus is the answer! God bless you, I am willing to GO FORTH, and preach, do keep me prayer.

Dr. Luauna

John 3:16-21

Easter – Resurrection Day at Prayer Mountain

Dear Readers,

HE HAS RISEN, and great is our God who is able to save and help us in times of trouble. A Touch From Above–Prayer Mountain invites you to spend Resurrection Day with us as we assemble April 8th, at 6:30 am and 10 am at the Prayer Mountain, located in Ramona, only 30 to 35 minutes from almost any area in San Diego County.

Twenty-five beautiful acres of land set apart for God’s people to come and seek the Lord in prayer. This Sunday join us for an Easter Sunrise service as we sing and worship the Lord together outside as the early morning sun rises to give God glory in all its beauty, and the birds sing their song of praise.

Our Hope, strength, and answers are in JESUS. He is the Chief Cornerstone, and His Love is never-ending, His Grace is amazing. Have you fallen on hard times and they have gotten you down? Do you feel like you have lost hope? Seem like you can’t reach heaven in your prayers? Come; let us come together in His Strength, in His Power and in HIS LOVE. There is no problem is too hard, no valley so deep, no mountain so high where Jesus can’t touch and heal.

Together we are strengthened in Him, come fellowship with us and touch the hem of His Garment. Remember the tomb is open and HE HAS CONQUERED DEATH, HELL and the GRAVE. A Touch From Above–Prayer Mountain 16145 Highway 67 Ramona, CA 92065.

I am a movie buff and a Christian. I have friends at church who seem legalistic about watching movies; we are all adults, what is the big deal anyway? Signed, Movie Buff

Dear Movie Buff,

As I read your question, I thought of today’s movies and the Hollywood machine which is producing all of them. As I measure the values of Hollywood against Biblical principles the answer seems obvious. Yes, it is a big deal for Christians to compromise in the movies they watch. Movies infiltrate our society at every level, shaping and molding our culture, including our children to compromise with sin.

The mind is the battlefield, as believers we must guard our minds; Matthew 15:19, “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man,…” These are common themes made into movies. Why do Christians want to finance Hollywood’s vision to overthrow innocence for our children, to support sexual immorality and things which are in direct contrast to the Word of God?

Christians can insist that watching the movie does not affect them that, they are free to watch them as adults and anyone who does not agree is legalistic. Those who take a righteous stand are not legalistic. The Bible is filled with believers who were challenged by their culture, their fleshly desires and faced with decisions to follow Jesus in everyday life. Today, we are challenged on all sides, including with Hollywood movies. I cannot avoid the truth in scripture which declares, there are consequences for believers who disobey God’s commandments.

Believers in Christ should desire to sacrifice anything which is part of the world to live right and please the Lord in all things. Please read the book of Psalms 1, the Bible is proof that Christians must be careful with what they set before their eyes. We are given the choices every moment of every day to choose righteousness, the abundant life of Christ. I hope you will make the right choice, I invite you join us for any of our church services.

• Prayer Mountain Worship Services:
o Sundays @ 10 am
o Wednesdays @ 7 pm
o 16145 Hwy 67, Ramona, CA 92065
• Prayer Mountain – Spirit-Filled Prayer Meetings
o Monday-Friday 5am – 9 am
o Friday 7 pm
• Television program:
o Sundays @ 12 noon-Cox Cable Channel 18 & 23
o Wednesdays @ 5 pm -Time Warner Channel 19
• Radio program - KPRZ AM 1210
o A Touch From Above - Sundays @ 7 am
o Tarry with Me One Hour – Sundays @ to be announced
Email: drluauna@atouchfromabove.org - I would love to hear from you.

What do you do when everything goes haywire? My teenage daughter is doing everything opposite of what she learned in church, we did our best to raise her in the Lord. We have tried everything, I mean everything and she is only 16 years old. What do we do now? Signed, Everything is Haywire

Dear Everything is Haywire,

The moment I heard this question, my mind immediately thought of a woman in the Bible, Mary Magdalene, she was a beautiful young woman. When Jesus met her, her behavior was similar to your daughters because she was tormented by the forces of darkness. Jesus loved her and the others he met that day, Luke 8:2-3. He had compassion on them all and healed them from evil spirits and infirmities. The Lord loves your daughter the same way, He wants to heal her too and there are unseen forces at work.

How do evil spirits and infirmities oppress and possess church going people? There are many ways beginning with decisions and choices which can open the door to the devil: rebellion, disobedience and stubbornness against God’s Word are the beginning which will lead to other behaviors. Is your daughter listening to non-Christian music? Does she watch non-Christian movies or television? Is she hanging around with non-Christian teenagers?

These questions and their solution apply to all people, not just teenagers. We are at war; the forces of darkness: principalities, powers and rulers and spiritual hosts of wickedness are bent on deceiving and drawing men, women and children into destruction, Ephesians 6:10-18. These verses also give the battle plan for our victory in spiritual warfare, put on the whole armor of God.

Memorize this portion of scripture and pray this way for your daughter. The key verse is 18, “…praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.” Prayer is the answer, praying in the spirit is the most effective tool in the arsenal. Do you want to pray in the Spirit? Please come to our Prayer Mountain. If Mary Magdalene who literally had seven demons can be delivered and become a wonderful Christian, there is hope for anyone including your beautiful daughter.

• Prayer Mountain – Spirit-Filled Prayer Meetings
o Monday-Friday 5am – 9 am
o Friday 7 pm
• Radio program: Sundays @ 7 am
o KPRZ AM 1210
• Prayer Mountain Worship Services:
o Sundays @ 10 am & Wednesdays @ 7 pm
o A Touch From Above Prayer Mountain
o 16145 Hwy 67, Ramona, CA 92065
• Television program:
o Tuesdays @ 9 pm-Cox Cable Channel 18 & 23
o Wednesdays @ 5 pm -Time Warner Channel 19.
Email: drluauna@atouchfromabove.org - I would love to hear from you.

Is God real? Is God alive? Does He answer prayer? Signed, Searching for Answers

Dear Searching for Answers,

As I read your question, I pondered how to respond because in my 33 years of serving the Lord, I have personally seen a multitude of prayers answered, enough to fill volumes. I made a quick list of scriptures below to answer. Once again, there are so many Bible verses I could not include them all here, these people prayed and cried out to God:

• The children of Israel for a deliverer, He sent Moses - Exodus 3:7-10
• The children of Israel & Moses for escape through the Red Sea - Exodus 14:26-30
• The children of Israel for water in the wilderness - Exodus 17:1
• The children of Israel for food in the wilderness - Exodus 16:4
• The children of Israel for meat in the wilderness - Exodus 16:13
• Joshua cried out during battle and the sun stood still - Joshua 10:13
• A widow cried out in poverty and God supplied oil in vessels to sell - 2 Kings 4:1 – 6
• The widow of Zarepheth’s cried out for her dead son to be raised - I Kings 17:7-24
• Elijah cried out and fire came down from Heaven twice - I Kings 18:25 & 2 Kings 1:9-11
• Elijah cried out for drought & he cried out to end the drought - I Kings 17:1 & I Kings 18:41
• Hannah cried out, God healed her barren womb - I Samuel 1:1-18
• Daniel prayed and cried out, God closed the mouths of the lions - Daniel 6:1-23
• Blind Bartimeus cried out for mercy, Jesus healed his blindness - Mark 10:46-52
• The woman with the blood disease cried out in her heart and she was healed - Matthew 9:20 – 22

I cried out and God gave me 24 acres to build a Prayer Mountain in the United States so I can make it available to you. Please come, pray and see how our God still answers your prayers too!

• Prayer Mountain – Spirit-Filled Prayer Meetings
o Monday-Friday 5am – 9 am
o Friday 7 pm
• Radio program: Sundays @ 7 am
o KPRZ AM 1210
• Prayer Mountain Worship Services:
o Sundays @ 10 am & Wednesdays @ 7 pm
o A Touch From Above Prayer Mountain
o 16145 Hwy 67, Ramona, CA 92065
• Television program:
o Tuesdays @ 9 pm-Cox Cable Channel 18 & 23
o Wednesdays @ 5 pm -Time Warner Channel 19.
Email: drluauna@atouchfromabove.org - I would love to hear from you.

I know it is my fault; I am in so much debt. I owe credit cards and I’m late on payments, no matter what I do, I can’t seem to get on top of things. It feels hypocritical to ask God for help when I dug myself into this deep hole, what do you suggest? Signed, Over My Head in Debt:

Dear Over My Head in Debt,

So many people are in the same situation today, we are all guilty. The best thing you can do is to ask God for help, whenever we are in trouble whether it is our own making or not, our Lord is merciful and He is a stronghold in the day of trouble, Nahum 1:4.

I am reminded of two powerful stories in the Old Testament; which are good lessons for us to learn from. In the time of Elijah the prophet, there was a drought across the land. Everyone was suffering, there was a certain widow in the city of Zarephath who was just about prepare her last meal for her and her son. The Lord spoke to Elijah and told him to go to see her, God was going to use the poverty stricken woman to provide for the prophet. As a result of her obedience, she and her son would supernaturally be taken care during the rest of the drought. The lesson is: bring what you have to the Lord, don’t worry about your lack or the circumstances. Instead bring what you have by faith to the feet of Jesus and watch Him multiply and give you your daily bread. You can read this story in, I Kings 17:8-16.

God is merciful even when we have borrowed. There were was a group, the sons of the prophets who left their overcrowded conditions to go to the Jordan, Elisha the prophet went with them as well. They took wood and started to build dwellings. As they were cutting down trees, one of the ax heads fell into the water, the problem was, the ax head was borrowed. What could be done? God was merciful to the man, the prophet threw a stick in the water and God Almighty made the impossible, possible. The ax head floated to the top, so the man could recover it, 2 Kings 6:1-7.

Jesus loves you, come to Him with what you have. Repent for the mistake of overspending and depend on him to bring you out of debt. You can have a miracle in your life and your finances. Please visit the Prayer Mountain, 23 acres in San Diego County. Prayer Mountain is dedicated to the Lord, a place for Christians to cry out in prayer for our families, churches, businesses, our country and the world.

• Prayer Mountain – Spirit-Filled Prayer Meetings
o Monday-Friday 5am – 9 am
o Friday 7 p.m.
• Radio program: Sundays @ 7 a.m.
o KPRZ AM 1210
• Church service: Sundays @ 10 a.m.
o A Touch From Above Prayer Mountain
o 16145 Hwy 67, Ramona, CA 92065
• Television program:
o Tuesdays @ 9 p.m.-Cox Cable Channel 18 & 23
o Wednesdays @ 5 p.m.-Time Warner Channel 19.
Email: drluauna@atouchfromabove.org - I would love to hear from you.

Why do bad things happen to good people? I go to church with a very nice family who just had a terrible thing happen to them. They attend church regularly, I see and hear them praying all the time. Does all that praying really work? Signed, Does God Really Hear?

Dear Does God Really Hear,

I have been a Christian for 33 years and I have experienced difficult circumstances during that time. One instance happened about one year after I received Christ. I was taking my kids to the daily Morning Prayer meetings. That morning in Colorado, the sun was shining and the scenery was breathtaking. We were filled with joy, singing on the way, “In the name of Jesus, we have the victory…” In an instant tragedy struck. I watched from a few steps behind as my son fell off the bike and landed on the street on his head. There was nothing I could do. The fall was so severe his legs were tangled in the spokes of the bike tire as he was laying there. I ran to him as fast a I could, the first thought the enemy brought to mind was, “He is going to die from a brain hemorrhage, the same way his father did.” My heart sank. I held him in my arms standing in the middle of the street and cried out with a loud voice, “God, not my son!”

The ambulance rushed us to the hospital, in the emergency room, the doctor told me he his skull was cracked almost all the way around his head. Blood was rushing to his brain and his head was swelling like a balloon. The same way my husband died. The doctor said, they had to release the pressure, cut into his brain and there could be the possibility of brain damage. The battle which wages in your mind during that time is unbelievable, Satan was whispering in my ear, “You are a rotten mother,” and so many other accusations. All I could do was pray. I got on my knees right in the Emergency Waiting Room and cried in anguish to God, when words could come between the weeping, all I could say was “Help me Jesus!” over and over again. The doctor came for me after the tests were done, He said, “The x-rays show his skull is cracked.” I asked desperately, “Please do another x-ray!” I insisted, pleading, “Please do another x-ray!” Finally he gave in. The doctor came back and said, “This time the x-ray shows no crack.” I knew God heard my prayer for my son.

Bad things do happen but Jesus is right there, John 16:33. Our Heavenly Father does hear our prayers, the Bible says in Revelation 8:3, the prayers of the saint rise into the throne room of God and are a sweet-smelling aroma before Him.

Please visit the Prayer Mountain, 23 acres in San Diego County. Prayer Mountain is dedicated to the Lord, a place for Christians to cry out in prayer for our families, churches, businesses, our country and the world. I have included some scriptures for you.

• Prayer Mountain – Spirit-Filled Prayer Meetings
o Monday-Friday 5am – 9 am
o Friday 7 p.m.
• Radio program: Sundays @ 7 a.m.
o KPRZ AM 1210
• Church service: Sundays @ 10 a.m.
o A Touch From Above Prayer Mountain
o 16145 Hwy 67, Ramona, CA 92065
• Television program:
o Tuesdays @ 9 p.m.-Cox Cable Channel 18 & 23
o Wednesdays @ 5 p.m.-Time Warner Channel 19.
Email: drluauna@atouchfromabove.org - I would love to hear from you.

I am kind of embarrassed to talk to anyone at church about this; I do not know how to pray. I hear sermons from the pastor, on the Christian television and radio about praying. I want to learn how to pray but don’t know what to do. Sometimes, I just read the Lord ’s Prayer out of the Bible but I long to do more. Do you have any tips? Signed, Longing to Pray

Dear Longing to Pray,

Actually you have started out on the right foot by first having the desire to pray and second following the Word of God through the Lord’s Prayer. I would suggest several other things:

1. Make of list of your prayer requests.
2. Join a prayer group at the Prayer Mountain; we have Spirit-filled prayer sessions five days a week, the schedule is listed at the end of the column.
3. Talk to the Lord in the same manner which you talk to your best friends.
4. Search for scriptures on the subjects you need prayer for, make your request and repeat the scripture after you make your need known to the Lord.
5. Sometimes it is helpful to play worship music quietly in the background during your prayer time.

There are benefits to following these suggestions, when you hear others praying they can be an example of how to get started. There is power in corporate prayer meetings, Acts 2:1-4. Prayer is your personal conversation with Jesus Himself and is much easier to do when thinking of sitting and talking with a dear friend. Praying the scriptures over your needs gives your request power because the Word of God is living and powerful, this kind of prayer releases God’s Word to intervene in the situation.

Please visit the Prayer Mountain, 23 acres in San Diego County. Prayer Mountain is dedicated to the Lord, a place for Christians to cry out in prayer for our families, churches, businesses, our country and the world. I have included some scriptures for you.

Philippians 4:6, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made know to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Romans 8:26-28, “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”

• Prayer Mountain – Spirit-filled Prayer Meetings
o Monday-Friday 5am – 9 am
o Friday 7 p.m.
• Radio program: Sundays @ 7 a.m.
o KPRZ AM 1210
• Church service: Sundays @ 10 a.m.
o A Touch From Above Prayer Mountain
o 16145 Hwy 67, Ramona, CA 92065
• Television program:
o Tuesdays @ 9 p.m.-Cox Cable Channel 18 & 23
o Wednesdays @ 5 p.m.-Time Warner Channel 19.
Email: drluauna@atouchfromabove.org - I would love to hear from you.

My mother goes to church and she is constantly lecturing me about my life. I am young, I just turned 21 all I want to do is have fun with my friends. I have my own job, my own car and my own apartment. She is always scaring me about partying in Tijuana and Hollywood. I am a good person and I believe in God. I wish my mom would leave me alone and let me enjoy myself. Signed, Girl Just Wants to Have Fun

Dear Girl Just Wants to Have Fun,

There are two different issues at work in your letter, the natural concern of a mother for her young daughter and for your spiritual well-being. As a mother of a son and daughter, I also cautioned my children about the dangers of the world. Parents are compelled by our God-given nurturing and love for our kids. As Christian mothers, we are also driven to our knees for the safety, protection of our children and grandchildren.

The world we live in today is not safe. I do not have room in this column to list the grave dangers all around, which are intensified in the party environments you mentioned. Just watching the news is enough to bring me to prayer for all young people. I cannot begin to tell you about the prayer requests and counseling sessions I hold with parents whose teenagers and young adults fall into harmful and addictive behavior, it started out as fun. From experience I can tell you I became a Christian in my early 20’s, your age. I saw with my own eyes the consequences of the “party” life on my family and friends all around. Alcoholism, drug addiction, unwanted children, suicide, depression, violence, financial problems, etc, this is not an exaggeration at all. My own husband was murdered when he went to a bar with his friends. There he met a married woman and went home with her. Her husband came home and caught them; my husband was assaulted and died. I was left a young widow and single mother.

I John 1:15-17, these verses caution believers in Christ not to love the world. Matthew 15:8-9, Jesus taught that we cannot say we are Christians with our lips and not mean it with our heart. Romans 10:9-10, “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Many people claim to believe in God and Jesus, this verse clearly says the confession of our mouth must accompany our belief which should produce righteous behavior.

I am sure your mother loves you; she only has your best interest at heart for your safety and your spiritual well-being. You can have good, clean fun and serve the Lord with all your heart, the choice is yours for your life and your eternity. Please come to church, living for Jesus is an adventure and fun with no regrets!

• Radio program: Sundays @ 7 a.m.
o KPRZ AM 1210
• Church service: Sundays @ 10 a.m.
o A Touch From Above Prayer Mountain
o 16145 Hwy 67, Ramona, CA 92065
• Television program:
o Tuesdays @ 9 p.m.-Cox Cable Channel 18 & 23
o Wednesdays @ 5 p.m.-Time Warner Channel 19.
• Email: drluauna@atouchfromabove.org - I would love to hear from you.

I am a Christian, everywhere I go there is trouble all around me. My husband is always mad at me, my boss is always picking on me and my older children do not have any respect for me. Everything turns into an argument and I get so mad because nobody listens to me or will hear my side. Nobody ever tells me they are sorry and everybody treats me like I’m the plague. What is going on? Signed, Trouble All Around

Dear Trouble All Around,

I have seen this before and have lots of experience counseling these types of situations. I have found the best remedy is to speak the truth in love, what I am about to tell you is in love. Proverbs 16:16, “How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.” When we read God’s Word, if we will allow the Holy Spirit to see who we really are, only then can changes all around us be made. It starts with us.

Pride is very tricky and very destructive, Proverbs 16:18, “Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Pride comes and blindness comes when we are unwilling to heed correction which can help us change. Proverbs 13:10, “By pride comes only contention, but with the well advised is wisdom.” The Apostle Paul tells us to not go to the mirror and then forget who we are, our own hearts left unattended can become deceitful. But if we will allow wise counsel to come to us by listening then we apply correction, we will increase in wisdom. There is hope to change the entire situation around you.

These scriptures explain so many things and are very effective when we apply them to every part of our lives. Proverbs 15:1, “A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:33, “The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.”

As Christians, our best example is Jesus himself. Philippians 2:1-4, “Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.” This verse alone has the answer which will resolve every relationship problem you have described. Jesus does love us the way we are, but He loves us too much to leave us that way. Come to church so you can change, I will pray for you.

• Radio program: Sundays @ 7 a.m.
o KPRZ AM 1210
• Church service: Sundays @ 10 a.m.
o A Touch From Above Prayer Mountain
o 16145 Hwy 67, Ramona, CA 92065
• Television program:
o Tuesdays @ 9 p.m.-Cox Cable Channel 18 & 23
o Wednesdays @ 5 p.m.-Time Warner Channel 19.
• Email: drluauna@atouchfromabove.org - I would love to hear from you.