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August 2005 This morning when the Lord called me to begin another newsletter, I suddenly realized that another month had just quickly passed us by. When I asked Him what He wanted to say to us this month, I suddenly felt a heavy burden for the Church again. The first Scripture that He took me to was Ezekiel 8. Here we see a hand taking the prophet Ezekiel by the hair of his head, and lifting him upward to where he could look down upon the Temple to see the great wickedness being practiced there. In scene after scene God revealed to Ezekiel the extent to which both the leaders and the people were embracing idolatry and wickedness. It was made clear to Ezekiel that they had continually provoked Him to anger! Their sin was a stench to His nostrils, and it was their sin that was bringing judgment. Severe judgment was coming! In Ezekiel 12 the prophet was told that he was living among a rebellious people. They had eyes to see and do not see, and ears to hear and do not hear, for they are a rebellious people. He let it be known to the prophet that judgment was certain. In Ezekiel 13 He spoke about the false prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing. They have done nothing to repair the breach so that the foundation will be firm in the day of battle just ahead. He went on to say that their visions were false, and their divinations a lie, because He had not given them their words, nor had He sent them. He said to Ezekiel, “They speak peace when there is no peace!” “Woe to the foolish prophets!” In Ezekiel 14 He condemned the elders for worshipping idols in their hearts, and then daring to come to His prophets for advice. He told me that in front of others they appear to worship God, they make regular trips to the Temple, but they are not sincere. You know, if we pursue reputation, acceptance, wealth, or sensual pleasure with the intensity and commitment that should be reserved for God, we are worshipping idols in our hearts. When we bow our knee to anyone or anything except God, we are worshipping idols. It is a form of idol worship when we place man on a pedestal. We are also an idol worshipper when we fear man instead of God, or become a people pleaser instead of a God pleaser. “You shall have no other gods before Me!” “You shall not make an idol in the form of anything in Heaven above or the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sins of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.” I have been in many Houses of Worship and seen graven images before which the people bow down, light candles, kiss them, or even leave gifts. As they do this they are worshipping or giving honor to spirit beings represented by those idols. These images are a tool of the enemy to keep them from finding the true God, and salvation through Him. I believe the Lord has shown me that the major problem in the Church is the stubborn, domineering, controlling, manipulating leadership who want to hear their voice as opposed to His voice. Many of these are caught up in marketing, always selling books, tapes, or CDs. They want to move on their own agenda, not on His agenda. Many of them are greedy, making decisions based on finances, or concern for increasing numbers in the pews. Greed is accelerating in the Church! Also, many are more concerned about maintaining control than the care, healing, and equipping of the sheep. (Ezekiel 34). All of this enters in to idolatry and witchcraft! For years now, many in leadership have refused to hear the Word of the Lord through His prophets. They have not allowed the prophets to speak! Many have refused to allow women to function in their calling, often times crushing their spirits or praying against them. Often times walking in rebellion to all that is holy! This also enters in to idolatry and witchcraft! “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.” (I Samuel 15:23) We are seeing the fruit of all this when we see so many in leadership positions addicted to porn, caught up in adultry, in homosexual relationships, and even molesting children. (Not just in the Catholic Church either). Many in leadership walk in rebellion to all that is holy. They are being deceived because they have no discernment. As a result of no discernment, they get drawn in to New Age concepts, some denying the divinity of Jesus, others exalting the creation instead of the creator. They become involved in Political Correctness, some of them ordaining homosexuals while others target Israel because they have fallen in to Replacement Theology. Still others are being drawn in to Inclusion, calling all people to come together in unity for all roads lead to Heaven. Almost all of these are impressed with titles! Brothers and sisters, thousands upon thousands have already been deceived! The Lord has shown me that the sheep are at fault as well, for instead of drawing in to an intimate relationship with the Lord, and studying the Scriptures for themselves, allowing the Holy Spirit to lead them in to all truth, they have depended on the Pastors, or others in leadership, for their food. They have allowed entertainment to replace pure Worship and or the Presence of God! They are comfortable in their pews, and do not want change! More often than enough, they do not want to hear truth. They want their ears tickled instead. There are so many people who have been hurt by Church leadership or Christians, yet neither the leadership nor the people within the Church bother to reach out to them with His love and healing. Seldom do they give the Persecuted Church or Israel a thought. In times like these every House of worship should be a House of Prayer. The Lord Himself should be directing their giving, but that is not the case. It is no wonder that the Lord is saying that His Remnant will be heartbroken over the judgment coming upon the Church. “Behold, the Judge stands at the door and knocks! I AM calling to My judges! I AM calling forth My Deborah’s, Joshua’s, Jehu’s, Gideon’s, Elijah’s, John the Baptist’s and all others who have been called to bring the Word of the Lord to the people of My House. I AM putting you on notice that when they bring My Word forth, it will come with a Spirit of Burning and Cleansing Fire. I will purge My threshing floors, and I will remove all that cannot withstand the test.” “Surely you will know that the Lord of Hosts is in your midst when I send them into the congregations, and into the highways and byways of this earth. For their visits will be followed by signs and wonders to affirm they are from Me, and to bring judgment to the House of the Lord, for the wickedness that is in My House. Judgment begins in the House of the Lord! I AM calling you all to repent and come to Me! Lift up your voices of Praise! Worship as you have never worshipped before! I AM the Lord and I change not!”
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“Cry out for hearts still asleep in your nation! Cry out for all who are numbed by all that is happening! Speak My Word! Storm the gates of the enemy! Gather together! Weep and pray for America!” “Your nation has recently celebrated Independence Day, but the judgment for choosing to be independent from Me will surely come, and people will be shattered for the way that it comes!” “Cry out for humility! Cry out for Conviction! Cry out for Repentance! Cry out for souls! Cry out for the grace to overcome all that is coming upon you as a people! Cry out for the youth!” “There are evil plans already in play to indoctrinate the youth of America. The enemy has already stolen the majority of them into the world, and the lusts of the flesh. He has indoctrinated them into humanism in the schools and by television. Pray that their eyes and ears be opened!” “The youth are restless! They need to know of the power of My love! I will not disappoint them! I will pour out My Spirit upon them! You will learn from them! Do not despise their prophetic gifting! Do not despise My Words of Wisdom coming from your children and grandchildren! Many of them will see things in the spiritual realm that you have longed to know.” “Pray that awakening will fall upon America as the next swift blow comes. Open your mouths! Testify of Me whenever you are in the marketplace. Tell them of Me!” Some judgments I will retract if there is sincere repentance! Some judgments I can no longer delay! They are set! Your heart will grieve to see the things that go on in the world in such a way that I will collect the abundance of your tears. Ask Me for the grace to endure the times coming! Pray that I will be revealed!” I’m going to share with you a true story that was sent to me by three different people. I. went to great lengths to check it out. First, though, let me say that the militant Wahhabi Sect of Islam controls most of the Muslim Organizations in America, including most Mosques and Cleric appointments to our jails and Armed Forces. Their true and shocking fifth column teachings to American Muslims were exposed by Chaplain Rick Mathes when he attended his annual training session at the Fulton (MO) Reception and Diagnostic Center Prison. “Last month I attended my annual session that is required for maintaining my state prison security clearance. During the training session, there was a presentation by three speakers representing the Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim faiths, who explained each of their belief systems. I was particularly interested in what the Islamic Imam had to say. He gave a great presentation of the basics of Islam, complete with a video. “After the presentations, time was provided for questions and answers. When it was my turn, I directed my question to the Imam asking, “Please correct me if I am wrong, but I understand that most Imams and Clerics of Islam have declared a holy jihad (war) against the infidels of the world. And, that by killing an infidel, which is a command to all Muslims, they are assured of a place in Heaven. If that is the case, can you give me the definition of an infidel?” “There was no disagreement with my statements, and without hesitation, he replied, “Non-believers!” I responded, “So let me make sure that I have this straight. All followers of Allah have been commanded to kill everyone who is not of your faith so they can go to Heaven. Is that correct?” The _expression on his face changed from one of authority and command to that of a little boy who just got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. He sheepishly replied, “Yes.” “I then stated, “Well, Sir, I have a real problem trying to imagine Pope John Paul commanding all Catholics to kill those of your faith, or Dr. Stanley ordering Protestants to do the same in order to go to Heaven!” The Imam was speechless! I continued, “I also have a problem with being your friend when you and your brother clerics are telling your followers to kill me. Let me ask you a question. Would you rather have your Allah, who tells you to kill me in order to go to Heaven, or my Jesus, who tells me to love you because I am going to Heaven, and He wants you to be with me?” You could have heard a pin drop as the Imam hung his head in shame!” *Note: Needless to say, the organizers and/or promoters of the “Diversification Training Seminar” were not happy with Rick’s way of dealing with the Islamic Imam, and exposing the truth about Muslim beliefs, however, I thank God that the truth was made clear. I thank God for the courage and boldness of Rick Mathes. As this training is being given to Federal and State organizations all across America, I pray that many more will step forward and ask the right questions to bring forth truth. Jews and Christians do not worship the same god that the Muslims worship. Jews and Christians worship the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of Israel. Muslims worship a false god, a moon god!
I’ve just recently returned from Washington, DC and I thank God that I am not sent in there any more often than I am. There is so much tension and hostility in our capitol. There are so many lies that are told, and so much cover up. Trust me, everything is not as it appears! Each trip is so disheartening. In President Bush’s State of the Union speech, he called on Americans to step up to the plate and volunteer in their communities, saying that local, state, and federal governments cannot do it all. I have no problem with that at all. That is why I could not understand why our President called the volunteers, (Minutemen), who stepped up to the plate, and went to our borders to watch over them, “vigilantes”. They did a fine job, and the number of illegals entering our country through the borders they were watching dropped significantly. Also, our Border Patrol was happy to have them come alongside them. Since we have been praying for our borders, the Council of Foreign Relations just let the cat out of the bag about what is behind our trade agreements, and security partnerships with the other North American countries. A fifty-nine page CFR document spells out a five year plan for the “establishment by 2010 of a North American economic and security community” with a common “outer security perimeter”. That means integrating the US with the corruption, socialism, poverty, and population of Mexico and Canada. It also means wide open US borders between the US, Mexico, and Canada. They spelled out very clearly that it means “a more open border for the movement of goods and people.” This CFR document, called “Building a North American Community” asserts that George W. Bush, Mexican President Vincente Fox, and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin “committed their governments” to this goal when they met at President Bush’s ranch in Texas on March 23, 2005. The three adopted the “Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America” and assigned “working groups” to fill in the details. It was at this very meeting, called the North American Summit, that President Bush called the volunteers who were guarding our borders “vigilantes.” Now I understand why nothing is being done about our borders, and all of the illegals coming in from Mexico and the Middle East. The CFR and these three leaders have an agenda all their own. As a result of this agreement, no longer will illegals have to be smuggled in to our country. Mexican trucks will now have “unlimited access” to the US, including movement between states. Illegals will be put in to our Social Security System, which will bankrupt it for sure. That’s not all. American taxpayers are supposed to create a major fund to finance 60,000 Mexican students to study in the US Colleges. It will be quite interesting to see what side our respective Senators and Representatives are on: the CFR’s integrated North American Community, or US sovereignty guarded by our own borders. It is quite obvious that all of the talk about Homeland Security is nothing more than a sham.
America Wake Up! Short Term Missions
I’ve just heard from Sam Mishkin, who has been on tour with YWAM through Sweden, Finland, Russia, and Norway. The team has been sharing the Gospel through skits, choreography, and testimonies. Praise the Lord, for at last count they have led about 62 people to the Lord. Five team members led someone to the Lord for the first time. Sam asked that I thank you all for praying. He also asked that we please pray for him, and the team, for they are on their way to share in Panama now. He will return August 4th. I thank God for the commitment and zeal of these young troopers. They love the Lord, and it is obvious in word and deeds! They have blessed so many! Go, team, go!
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Pastor Sadie Connor of Jesus Compassion Ministries will be taking a team to Jamaica, West Indies soon. They depart South Florida September 3rd and return September 10th. Let us keep them well covered in prayer. Last year they were there in the midst of a hurricane, but through it all, they were able to bless many people. Let us pray that the dear Lord give them souls on this mission, just as He has each trip before. Pastor Sadie is a sold out woman of God who lives to win souls for Jesus. She is also an equipper!
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I will be traveling to Casa Grande, Arizona September 2nd through September 6th. As of this writing, I am not sure how many will be going with me. We will be ministering at Desert Oasis on the O’Odham Reservation. I’m really looking forward to this trip for I’ve not been out there for a couple of years. I look forward to seeing everyone again, and fellowshipping with Pastor Gene and Betty Steele once again. We have worked together in missions many times in Cuba, Russia, and in Israel. I would really appreciate a good prayer covering over this mission. Please pray for an open heaven as well as a mighty outpouring of His love and healing power.
Thank You!
There are times when the words “thank you” are just not enough! Before I run out of space again, as I usually do, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have contacted me to tell me that you are praying for me. I am so grateful! Only God knows how grateful! It is so comforting to know that I am being covered in prayer around the clock. Bless your hearts!
I also want to thank all of you who so faithfully support this ministry with your finances. We do our best to be good stewards of the money the dear Lord provides for us as we stay about our Father’s business. He and He alone is the director of our giving. We do not give out of emotion, but only by the leading of the Holy Spirit. As you know, all of your gifts to this ministry are tax deductible. Fair Havens Missions is a 501 C-3 organization.
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Jewish Roots Seminar
Hosted by
South Main Missionary Baptist Church Worship Leader – Tim Lawson of Destiny House Ministries
Speakers: 4
Morning & Afternoon Sessions
Jimmy Gibson teaching on the Feast of Passover (Pesach) Hollisa Allewine teaching on the Feast of Pentecost (Shavuot) (Both Jimmy and Hollisa represent Olive Branch Messianic Congregation) Vicky Welch teaching on the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) (Vicky represents With a Heart for Israel Ministries.)
Evening Session
Myrna Middleton speaking prophetically concerning Israel in these End Times (Myrna represents Fair Havens Missions based in Jacksonville, FL)
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Pre-Registration is Required Cost: $30.00 per single, $50.00 per couple, $10.00 per child. (This provides for a hot lunch and dinner which will be served.) (Bottled water will be available) Pre-Registration must be received no later than September 23rd. (This will meet requirements of the Camp Grounds and the Caterer.)
Hotels Holiday Inn Express Monticello (606) 340-8687 Tiffany Inn Monticello (606) 348-9325 For further information: Jan Stephenson (859) 985-5290 or (859) 200-9184
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