Hello Dear Ones,
I trust you are doing well as
we travel this highway in the Kingdom of God! What an honor it is to be a
part of the Plan of the Ages and to be alive in this particular hour in that
Plan. God has always had a Plan! Even though the world at times looks as
though it is spinning out of control, it is spinning according to an ordered
chaos, laid out and executed by our awesome Father in bringing all men
everywhere to the knowledge and transformation of His Son, Jesus Christ. For
those that walk in this knowledge of the Plan of God, they no longer
struggle with the affairs of the world order, nor do they fear what tomorrow
may bring, for they know the sufficiency of their God and that He will not
fail His creation. It is wonderful to rest in that knowledge!
I want to give you a report on
our recent October, 2007 Ingathering here in Dickson, TN. It was our 30th
gathering this year, which is astounding to us, as it seems the years have
just flown by. From our first Ingathering held in an old, converted pole
barn down in a hollow in the woods, to our present location on a paved road
in the City of Dickson, it has been a wondrous 30 years. As I look back at
these many years, all of the people that walked through the doors and so
many ministry that have been a part of our Ingatherings, it brings great joy
to my heart. Charlotte and I have been blessed to have had so many dear
friends participate in the gatherings, many of whom are gone now to the
other side of the river, but their presence is still with us, urging us
onward and upward. We are starting to see another generation of ministry
rising up, taking hold of the mantle of Present Truth and handling it with
integrity and righteousness. How our hearts rejoice when we hear a pure
sound coming from the younger generation as we know that the Lord will
always have a pure seed in the earth that have not sold their birthright to
the Babylonian Religious System, but they are sanctified holy unto the Lord.
This was one of the most
anointed Ingatherings that we have ever had and it was due to the heart of
the ministry being unified in Christ. Everyone that attended, both young and
old in the Lord, gathered with a yielded spirit and the praises of the Lord
rang throughout out time of being together. It was a sober time and a
rejoicing time, as the word of the Lord demanded our full cooperation to
allow the living word to do it’s “curious work” in our hearts. As usual,
Charlotte stayed in the heavens, allowing the Lord to direct her in the
services. I thank the Lord for giving my wife such strength in her body, as
she was able to sing and minister with a great flow of spirit and purpose.
Bro. Ron Poch, from Georgia, opened up the Friday night service and set the
order for the rest of the services to built upon. His word on the
governmental order of this final hour was stirring and captivating. Bro.
Jerry McGrath, from Georgia, was with us and blessed us with song and word.
Jean Pratt, from Colorado, ministered to us on Saturday morning, teaching
out of the scriptures as only she can, mixing the seriousness of the word
with the humor of her expression. I always love to hear Sis Pratt kibitz
with the other ministry, as she lovingly pokes fun at us all. Still, her
word is a vital expression in this day and we thank God for her ministry. We
had several new ministry that we had not had the pleasure to hear from
minister in these meetings. I love to see the unity and flow of the spirit
when it speaks through a manifold expression of many vessels. I ministered
on Saturday evening about how it is vital that we allow the Lord to bring an
end to old accounts in our lives, before we enter into the New. The
scriptures mention “the end” many times, but it seems there are many
different opinions to just what those two words are referring to. In my
opinion, they must first be referring to our own being, and we must be able
to come to the end of our own resources and life in order to lay it all down
and take up the New Life in Christ. Sunday morning we heard from Ron Shreve,
from Michigan, with a pure word and sound. Ron and Jan have been on our
mailing list for many years now, but it was wonderful to see him and to hear
his expression in the Lord. Then, Troy Nichols ministered to us about
ministering to creation, and not to stay in our little circles but to allow
the Lord to expand our vision. It was a needed word and brought balance to
our hearts. Sunday night, we heard from our dear friend, Danny Crotts, from
Arizona, who spoke to us about how God is changing our ministry and slowing
us down to hear from Him and to stay on course. It was all beautiful, every
word and song, brought forth to the glory of God.
If you would like CDs or DVDs
of these meetings, we will try to get them to you. I really don’t know what
the cost would be to send them, as I don’t like to set prices on such
priceless moments in God, but we do have to pay our own bills and keep our
ministry financially sound. If you can’t afford to send us any kind of
offering, but you still feel the Lord wants you to have these recordings,
then we will send them to you free of charge. If you can afford to send an
offering for the recordings, we appreciate your sacrifice and hopefully it
will help us send them to those that have nothing. The DVDs are cheaper to
send, actually, as there are only 5 discs to duplicate, and there are 12
discs to the CD audio set. Just let us know which you prefer. Please allow
extra time, as I am a one man office and I have many other projects to take
care of, but I will try to get them to you in a timely manner.
Be well in the Lord, dear
friend, and know that the Lord is taking us places where we have never been
before. All of this is new and none of us have ever come this way before.
Don’t be discouraged if things aren’t taking place as soon as you want them
to be done. God is forming an apothecary of word and praise and it is not
something that takes place over night. Each ingredient must be handled with
care and each element must be ground and mixed to the perfect substance.
This apothecary is God’s prescription for a very sick world. When He is
done, the nations will be healed and heaven and earth will be restored. Stay
on course, letting the word of the Lord light your path, and expect great
things from our God. God bless!