March, 2004

Shalom Y’all,

What an exciting time it has been since my last newsletter to you. First of all we had an awesome Gathering of the Intercessors here in Vero Beach , and I do mean awesome!!! Each one is so different, and each one more powerful than the one before. Several people said to me afterwards, “It was so rich!”  And it truly was!   All glory to God!!!

The Lord called intercessors from ten different states to come in and join us, and they all came expecting. Pastor Sadie chartered a bus so that Jesus Compassion Ministries could come up and participate. I can honestly say that none of them were disappointed. We serve a mighty God! Hallelujah!

I want to take just a moment to thank all of you who could not come to join us, but fasted and prayed for the “Gathering” from where you were. Please know that everyone felt those prayers, and the dear Lord certainly heard them and answered them.

Prior to the “Gathering” the Lord shared some of what He was going to do throughout the weekend. He said that the Head would minister to the Body in ways that the Body cannot minister to itself. He also said that our understanding would not be adequate for all of the experiences and revelations that would happen in these “Gatherings”. To both of these statements I can truly say, amen and amen!

Friday evening as Claren and Rhonda lit the Shabbat candles, and blessed the bread and cup, a few of the intercessors began to weep. Then, Mary sounded out the heart beat of the Lord on a drum as she moved from the front of the ball room to the back. From the back then, she sounded the shofar, and David, Sharon , and Raymond echoed.

As all of this was taking place, the anointing of the Lord fell heavy in that ballroom, and by this time those few intercessors were weeping uncontrollably. Then, as one of them looked upon Claren’s talit, (prayer shawl), she really began to weep. At about the same time Rhonda and the Lahavattzion Dance team began lively worship, which was very Middle Eastern in dance, dress, and sound. Their worship was such a blessing, and it stirred those few intercessors to weep that much more. I found out later that all three of these intercessors were Jewish, but knew little of their heritage. God was very gently awakening the Jewishness that was hidden deep within them. He is so precious!!!

At the beginning of the “Gathering” the Lord told me that we had to enter in to worship and stay there, for He was wanting to do something very special in our midst that evening. Apart from some of the intercessors proclaiming prophetic Scriptures over Israel, Shirley Barley sharing a little bit about her recent trip to Israel, Dal sharing a prophetic poem the Lord had laid upon her heart, Sharon and Pastor Gary inviting everyone to come to their Celebrate Israel nights, we simply pressed in to very intimate worship. The dance team worshipped among us, and Penny worshipped in interpretative dance. Later in the evening, the Holy Spirit began to move everyone to their feet, a few at a time, in to one large circle around the ballroom. Everyone was holding hands and dancing their way around that huge circle. Then another wave of the Spirit would come, and as though on cue, everyone would stop where they were and clap, cheer, and praise the Lord. Then, like clock work they would all continue to dance again. Soon another wave of the Spirit would come, and again everyone would stop, clap, cheer, and praise the Almighty.

The Lord had said beforehand that He would, through our worship, create a vortex or whirlwind that would draw us all in to unity, and that is exactly what happened on Friday

evening. At the same time He was creating the whirlwind, He was also opening a portal for us, for a free flow of the river of God , and yes, we did have angelic visitation in our midst that blessed evening. Not only that, but Kathy saw Yeshua, and as she looked upon Him, He stood to face her. It literally blew her away.

I must tell you that the Lord placed an anointing upon Claren that evening like I’ve not seen upon him before. It was so powerful!!! He was so in the Spirit that I’m not sure that he even realized what the Holy Spirit was doing through him, especially as he sang the Aaronic blessing over us at the close of the evening. What an awesome God we serve!!! Hallelujah! Our God Lives!!!

Saturday morning we all came back together again, and the worship was great! The dance team worshipped among us again, then I shared a rather strong word which led us in to a time of repentance. The Lord extended much, much grace to all of us at that time.

He had me lead everyone through renunciations of all occult involvement in our pasts, for He wanted to bring a lot of healing and deliverance to us that day, and occult involvement in family lines was a hindrance to a number of people present. We had to renounce it all and repent of it, which we did corporately. As we did there came a tremendous amount of freedom in the spiritual realm.

Several intercessors came forward to share what the Lord laid upon their hearts, then we formed many small circles to begin praying for the Church. The Lord had told me we were not to focus on America , but on the Church instead, for He said that the Church is the key to America .

Right before we broke for lunch, Jesus Compassion Ministries came forth with drum, tambourines, and a lot of ‘fire beneath their feet’ and led us in power packed praise unto the Lord! It was great!!! This is the year of the drum in spiritual warfare, Saints!

After lunch we, as a body, began to pray for US Navy Captain Robert Sigrist and his family. He was preparing to leave for Iraq . He had been operating the sound system for us, while his wife, Deborah, and daughter, Joy, were a part of the dance team. May I ask that you pray for this brother, for the Lord is placing him strategically for a very special assignment. Pray, too, for his family who will be left behind for a season. In fact, let us remember to pray faithfully for all of our men and women serving in our armed forces, until they have all retuned home. Pray for their families as well. They sacrifice so much for the freedoms we have enjoyed in this nation. We should not forget those who are returning from service.  Pray that the dear Lord will restore them to their families and bring any physical or emotional healing that might be needed. We cannot forget the families of those who have lost their loved ones while serving our country either.

After we had finished praying for Robert and his family, the Holy Spirit began to minister through the Word of Knowledge to bring healing and deliverance to those in need. There was a very powerful anointing for strength and boldness to minister in this “Gathering”. This was really a time of equipping the saints, and for the saints to minister to one another. It was beautiful!

There were a number of us ministering with angelic help, when all at once the Lord said to me, “Turn Sadie loose!” With those words I saw an awesome anointing fall upon her and the Lord began to minister very powerfully through her. Many were called,  empowered, and commissioned that afternoon. It was an awesome move of the precious Holy Spirit in our midst. Toward the end of the “Gathering”, as the Holy Spirit was winding everything down, the Lord told me to throw my talit over Pastor Sadie, as He confirmed her call as a prophet to the nations. What a mighty God we serve! Holy God! He alone is worthy of our praise!!!

Well, the Holy Spirit finished ministering, but no one wanted to leave. There was so much peace there. The folks at the Inn didn’t want us to leave either. They were just basking in the sweet, sweet Presence of the Lord. His Presence permeated the entire place. As everyone began to hug each other, there was so much love and joy among us.  Only God!!! To Him be all the glory, honor, and praise!!!  

His Keeping Power!

A couple of weeks after the “Gathering” I received a call from Dal sharing how blessed they had been in the “Gathering”, and inviting us to come back and do it again as the Lord might lead. She went on to share with me that the weekend following the “Gathering” they had a hypnotist rent the same ballroom for a series of meetings. Needless to say, she was not at all happy about it, for the sweet peace had lingered long after we were gone. Since it is a public facility, they had no choice but to rent to him, for they cannot discriminate.

Well, the hypnotist came, but the Lord told Dal just to trust Him, and she knew that was what she had to do. He was set up to receive one hundred people at each meeting. The first night he only had five people turn out. The second meeting he had just three. By this time he was upset and took posters and plastered them all over the place trying to draw their other guests in to his meetings. However, no one even looked at the posters, and in his final meeting no one came. He told the staff that that had never happened to them before. He said that he hoped his next series of meetings would be better than those at Vero Beach . Thank You, Lord, for that is one who won’t return to Vero Beach . Oh, the keeping power of the Living God we serve. There is none other like Him!!!

Prayer for the Church

Pray first of all for radical repentance! Pray for a Church that will walk in a spirit of humble repentance, fasting and praying. He is calling us to extraordinary prayer at this time. Some are being called to arise and pray through the night, or the wee hours of morning. We are responsible for the hours He assigns to us!

Pray for a Church that will return to the Word of God! The whole counsel of God! Pray for a Church that will have a compassionate heart to pray for the Persecuted Church . Pray for a Church that will seek God’s mercy for America , for America is in serious trouble.

Pray that the Church will become boldly prophetic and be salt! Pray that the Church will become boldly evangelistic, and be a light!

Pray that solemn assemblies will be raised up in every congregation, and every congregation will become a House of Prayer, as the Lord has called it to be.

Pray for a Church that will not neglect the youth! Pray that the Lord will raise up a new breed of Youth Ministers, and bring forth mothers and fathers in the faith to mentor the young ones. Pray for genuine revival among the youth!

Pray for the Church to awaken to the anti-Semitism in her midst, and deal with it in every nation, including our own. Pray that the lie of Replacement Theology will be exposed for what it truly is, and that the true roots of the Christian faith be made known world wide. Pray for our national leaders to be delivered from Replacement Theology, anti-Semitism, and anti-Zionism.

Let all of us examine our own hearts and ways. Let us all turn to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and say, “We have sinned! Please, dear God, forgive us! Please, dear God, show us mercy! Thank You, dear Lord!

To Israel with Love!

Shortly after the “Gathering”, I left for Israel . Originally I thought I was going for an Interfaith Zionist Leadership Summit, however that was cancelled after I had already purchased my airline ticket and booked my hotel reservation. I asked the Lord if I was to stay or go anyway. He told me to go, for the Summit had not been His only reason for sending me to Israel . He didn’t tell me why I was being sent though.

This was probably one of the easiest trips I have ever made to Israel . I had absolutely no hassles at all. I was able to lock my luggage this time, which they would not permit the last few trips I made. I passed right through security without any nonsense. Even though I only had four months left on my passport, instead of the six required, they allowed me to board the flight anyway. ( Something that had completely slipped my mind!) I was able to sleep all night going in and coming out of Israel . All of my connections were on time, and the Lord had arranged many, many divine appointments for me as I traveled, as well as in the land.

In Orlando , while waiting at the Gate, I met a very sweet woman, and she asked me where I was going. When I told her that I was on my way to Israel , she began to ask questions galore. Since we had a couple of hours to wait, I was able to take the time and answer her questions about Israel and the Jews. She was so pleased! As we later boarded the plane, and took our seats, I knew in my heart that she had truly understood all that I had shared with her.

Seated next to me were two young men, both of them homosexuals. It was very obvious that they were partners. Shortly after we lifted off, the young man sitting in the middle turned to look at me, and his eyes fell on the Star of David I was wearing, which had my initials set in it in Hebrew. He proceeded to tell me that he was Jewish, and that he was going through something. As he turned away from me I heard him muttering something, and I had a very strong feeling that he was feeling convicted. He became very quiet, so I just quietly prayed.

It wasn’t long until this young man turned to me and began to ask me some serious questions. His partner was engrossed in the video screen. I gave him some very honest answers to his questions, and as I did, his partner must have heard me, for he became very fidgety. He almost immediately reached across the young man I was talking to and shook my hand and told me his name. He said that he, too, was Jewish.

As we talked, I could feel the love of God being released to them through me. During the course of the flight in to Newark , we were able to hear each other’s hearts. They both heard the truth of the Word of God, not just about their relationship, but about Israel as well. They had been fed a diet of lies concerning Israel and her plight. They had no understanding of Israel ’s situation whatsoever, nor did they have any concern for their brothers and sisters in the land. At first it was sad, but by the time we arrived in Newark , they seemed to have it all sorted out. Both of them thanked me over and over again for answering their questions and sharing the Word of God. They both wished me well on my flight to Israel . As I walked away from them to make my connection, I had a tremendous amount of peace. I knew that each of those I had shared with were divine appointments. All of their hearts had been prepared to ask and listen.

It didn’t take very long after arriving in Israel to realize that I was sent to speak strength and encouragement to the believers in the land. They are all so weary and frustrated. My heart aches for them. Pray that the Lord will revive the Body of Messiah in the land. Pray that the Lord will make of them a Body of Intercessors! Pray that the multitude of hidden believers will stand up and reveal themselves to the nation.

The Lord told me that the Body of  Messiah in Israel will go through major leadership change, and structural re-organization. It is for the most part built on the Western/Greek model of Christianity. It must return to it’s proper foundation. Pray for them that the time of transition will be made easy.

 There was another bus bombing the morning before I arrived in Israel . A couple of believers have been hurt in the last two suicide bombings. At the same time as the bus bombing, the Israelis were being scrutinized by a kangaroo court at the Hague for building a security fence to keep the suicide bombers from entering Israeli cities to kill and maim their people.  Through it all, America has been applying unmerciful pressure on Israel to restrain themselves and get on with removing the Jews from their communities. Prime Minister Sharon is bowing his knee to America , not to the God of Israel.

The plan that they have agreed on is to cut off all water, power, and all lines of communication as they are being forced from their homes. Then have the bulldozers move in to destroy their homes so that they cannot return to them. Then turn the land, which belongs to the God of Israel over to Allah, the god of Islam. How cruel!!! What a price America is going to pay for what we are doing to Israel , God’s land, and God’s people, the Jews. Lord God have mercy on America ! Have mercy on America ’s national leadership, as well as Israel ’s national leadership.

Obadiah 15,16 says, “The day is near when I, the Lord, will judge the godless nations. As you have done to Israel , so it will be done to you. All your evil deeds will fall back on your own heads. Just as you swallowed up My people on My holy mountain, so you and the surrounding nations will swallow the punishment I will pour out on you. Yes, you nations will drink and stagger and disappear from history, as though you had never even existed.”

Zecheriah 12:9 says, “My plan is to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem .”

Zecheriah 14:12-13 says, “And the Lord will send a plague on all the nations that fought against Jerusalem . Their people will become like walking corpses, their flesh rotting away. Their eyes will shrivel in their sockets, and their tongues will decay in their mouths. On that day they will be stricken by the Lord with great panic. They will fight each other in hand to hand combat.” 

In reading this last Scripture I cannot help thinking about the new epidemic of leprosy that is beginning to plague the Middle East at this time. It has begun just as in the days of old. Will we ever learn?

When I arrived in Israel this time there were only six non-Jews on board. There were not even enough of us to fill a Sherut, so they took us up to Jerusalem in automobiles with our luggage tied on the roof of the car. I was on Ben Yehuda Street a number of times and that was heartbreaking. There are so many empty shops now. Some have gone bankrupt, some have simply closed their door, while some have been bombed out. Those few that are still open are barely holding on., and they have very little stock in comparison to the way that it once was.

There are very few restaurants and sidewalk cafes open. In the El Dan, where I was staying, there were only eleven guests. The hotel does not even bother to serve lunch or dinner any more. There are so few tourists. I was amazed at the deterioration that has taken place since I was there less than a year ago.

From Israel I flew on to Washington , DC . When I arrived in Washington , I planned to go to the Capitol Hill Prayer Convocation for a little bit before our meetings with members of Congress. However, as I was checking in, I was spotted and drafted for briefing and prayer.

There was a lot of ground for us to cover this time around. There were a number of pro life issues, as well as the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which incidently did pass the House 254 to 163.  Bill Frist is leaning heavy upon the Senate now to bring this bill to the floor, but there are some Democratic Senators who are doing what they do best. Filibustering!!! The ACLU are also putting their two cents worth in. It’s disgraceful!!! Yet they are getting away with it.  Why? Because there is no outrage! The Church is not in prayer either. All of which makes for a frustrating situation.

“Decency in Media” was also on our agenda. Filth is filling our airwaves and television screens. The FCC should be enforcing the laws that are already on the books, but instead, they are just lowering the standards.

The Federal Marriage Amendment to the US Constitution also had to be dealt with. I’m not really going in to any detail here, because you’ve heard a lot about this on the news broadcasts.

As far as all the same sex marriages that are now taking place in this land, because of the lawlessness of many of our tyrannical judges and elected officials, I don’t even want to think about all of the repercussions that will come of it. I sincerely doubt that this flood of perversion will be stopped now. The Lord told me at the beginning of the year that there would be a flood of deception and perversion coming, and I do believe that this is just the beginning. My heart aches for the small children that are going to have to grow up in the midst of this flood of perversion and filth. God save our children! Have mercy on them, Lord!

Last but not least we were there to speak on behalf of Israel and the Jewish people. Because we are a team of Christians and Jews, many of the Congressmen who are standing for righteousness feel that we are more effective than some of the others who meet with them.  How I pray so!

On my last day in the capital, the Lord began to share some things with me concerning America . He told me in no uncertain terms that America has chosen her own way, not His. Because of her choices, as a nation, we will experience much sorrow. He said that the testimony of our country is not holy, or as a light of truth to the nations. He said that He is not the true God of corporate America . He said that corporate America has made themselves as gods, free thinkers, and as their own light. Truth is whatever they decide it will be.

He said, “My Word does not change! Nor is it alterable by men. Men have chosen to make it in to what they want, but that does not change it at all. He went on to say, “There is no clear standard of truth visible in your land, as the Church has not risen up to stand or to seek Me on behalf of your land. They only care for their comforts and pleasures, but that is about to change. The comforts and pleasures will not satisfy anymore, in fact, they won’t be readily available anymore, for I am confronting the materialism and apathy of My people.”

He told me that He is confronting the pride of men and women in this land. He said, “There will be no glory or pleasure in this new season, and new direction. It will be a sober time, and a time of searching. It will be as My Word has stated, that men will run to and fro looking for the truth, but not finding it. Why? It is because they never wanted it or embraced it in the first place. They chose to disregard Me, and go after their heart’s pleasures, so they will have what they want, but it will be devoid of Me.”

Gathering of the Intercessors

Berea , Kentucky , April 16^th and 17^th

Hopkinsville , Kentucky , May 14^th and 15^th

Hope you will join us!