June 2001

 

 

Dear Saints,

 

We thank you for your prayers over the last several months regarding my father’s bout with cancer.  He passed away on June the 7^th.  I was privileged to help preach his funeral.  Please pray for my surviving mother.

 

We had a most pleasant surprise this past March.  Bro. Donnie Morris, age 18, from Wrightsville, Ga., told us that he has known for the last five years that God has called him to be a Campus/Open Air preacher.  Since he has made his calling public, the Lord has put a fervent zeal in his heart to reach the lost.  He has spent many nights this spring preaching outside of Bars and at other outdoor functions.  He has encountered persecution from the good ole “Bible Belt,” “Christian” red necks there in Georgia, and has not wavered but contrariwise endured such as a good soldier.  We are coordinating our schedules in order to preach together this fall.  Please pray with Bro. Donnie regarding his work schedule as he is contemplating going full time this fall.

 

This past January, sister Delacruz, from Corpus Christie, Texas, gave us a copy of her testimony that was produced by Pacific Garden Mission’s “Unshackled” dramatization staff.  I had often thought of sending “Unshackled” my written testimony.  Encouraged by sister Delacruz’s outcome, I sent my testimony to “Unshackled.”  I was amazed at their prompt response and detailed guidelines for the submittal of my testimony.  For example, they want a written statement from me on whether or not I currently “smoke,” “drink alcohol,” and “live a Godly life.”  If I am divorced, they want an explanation.  They also not only want my home Church information but five other personal references.  Since March, they have corresponded twice through written letters and twice via telephone.  Please pray that God would mightily use my testimony on “Unshackled.”  From all that I can gather, they want as many people as possible to send in their testimonies.

 

We won another Court battle this spring.  Thanks to the help of Attorney James Elsman, the University Of West Florida in Pensacola, Fl., dropped their bogus charges against me.  Last December, during Al Gore’s attempt to steal the White House, I dared to preach in the State of Florida with my Bush/Cheney bumper stickered briefcase.  I did not even preach half an hour until a Campus Security Officer arrested me for wire-tapping??  That was a first!!  He told me that I could not tape record myself while I was preaching.  The University of Western Florida must have been hard up for help when they hired that Bubba.

 

We thank you for your love and prayers.

 

Brother Jim - Sister Bonnie - Aaron - Gabrielle