explains . “ So we were in this really interesting swirl , where the doctors are diagnosing one thing , but the people of God are speaking and declaring another thing ; and we knew it was true .”
Years of faith , prayer and prophetic words from trusted friends ( and even strangers ) eventually brought about the miraculous birth of their son . Today , Pino and his wife take their two children with them as they travel the globe . “ We really value our children growing up in the Presence , and also having a global worldview of what God is doing all across the body of Christ , not just in America ,” Pino says . It ’ s a perspective he feels many believers in North America — young and old — fail to grasp . “ I think a lot of Americans are going to be surprised when they get to heaven , and they see that God is not a white American and worship is not just white American worship ,” Pino maintains . “ He obviously loves white American worship , but God is the One who instituted culture . God ’ s the One who instituted nations , and we ’ re going to be really surprised when we get there and there ’ s an Indian flair and an African flair and a Middle Eastern flair and an American flair . That , to me , is
a picture of heaven .”
As the founding father of the grassroots global worship movement he ’ s pioneering , he hopes to instill a taste of this multi-ethnic tapestry into his music , his ministry and his relationships . “ For eternity we ’ re going to be known as lovers and worshippers of God ,” Pino offers , “ so the cool part is we don ’ t have to wait until we die to step into our eternal calling . Whether you ’ re in Australia or Israel or Taiwan or Canada or Mexico or America , you can worship Him right now , and you can begin to synchronize heaven and earth .”