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May-July 2006 Special
points of interest:
In this Issue Passover & Pentecost Observed! Answering William Dankenbring's article Elder Jerry Healan was able to baptize 12 men on the Coffield Unit at Tennessee Colony, Texas on Sabbath April 1st. The men baptized were Russel, Beede, Eric Belonga, Lawrence Blue, Rodney Gray, Jimmy Hinson, David Ludwick, Eric Michael, Ramond Neal, Dean Pursley, LeAnthony Young, Ernest Urguidez and Dana Wilson. He then left for Kentucky after the Sabbath to visit with and baptize
Chester Dale Mitchell and his son Chester Mitchell. It was quite a trip
especially due to the bad weather that was taking place in the Tennessee and
Kentucky areas. But, praise Yahweh, he was blessed and kept safe from harm. On the week-end of April 28-30, Elder Healan traveled to Beeville, Texas in
order to meet with the men at the McConnell Unit. Every month that there are
five Sabbaths, he is scheduled to go to that unit for a Bible Study/Services. He
is then able to travel to New Braunfels where he meets with the brethren from
the San Antonio/New Braunfels area. There were some welcome additions to our
regular group there, specifically, Brother Roosevelt Edwards and wife Elsie,
Sister Betty Johnson, Brothers Brick Parrish and Frank McKinley. Sister Betty
Johnson was baptized into the saving name of Yahshua, HalleluYah!!! Brothers Brick Parrish and Frank McKinley are ready to begin prison
ministries in that area also. We agreed that they could visit the prisons under
the authority of Yahweh’s Evangelical Assembly. We praise Yahweh for our
brothers and sisters in that area. After the Sabbath, Elder Healan then traveled to Temple, Texas where he met
with and baptized Douglas Lee Thayer. While in Beeville, another three men submitted requests for baptism from
that facility while we also have been contacted by another dear sister in the
San Antonio area for baptism. Of course, there are multitudes of men in other
facilities who are waiting patiently for baptism, which we hope to take care of
as Yahweh opens the doors to perform the requested service. On the Sabbath of June 3rd, Elder Healan was blessed to be able to baptize
another prisoner into the saving name of Yahshua. His name is Michael
O’Sullivan. We praise Yahweh for the fruits that are being exhibited. There are PHILIPPINES Elder George Paña was also busy during the Passover, Unleavened Bread season. He writes in a letter:
The Feast of Unleavened Bread is over and our hearts are satisfied that we
have been able to observe one of Yahweh’s important days to keep by His
people. On April 16th, I baptized three persons who decided to follow The Way and
accepted Yahshua the Messiah as their personal Saviour. One of them is pastor of
the “Church of God, World Mission.” His name is Rey Saldia. He said that if
he was proclaiming the false ‘messiah’ before, he must correct the error by
visiting his members proclaiming to them the true names. On April 18th, we visited the members of that sect in Turod and Tingtingon,
Vintar, Valencia City, Bukidnon. The distance from Maramag to these places is
more or less 40 kilometers. By using the motorbike (that Yahweh helped me to
acquire), I drove to the villages located in the mountainous area of Bukidnon.
Pastor Rey was my backride. We thanked Yahweh that his former members (of the
church he left) listened attentively while we preached the truth of the Sacred
Names. It is our vision that one day soon, an assembly will be established
there. I am enclosing pictures of the PHILIPPINE PICTURES
In closing, I hope and pray that Yahweh will reward and shine his face upon
his servants who struggle in pushing the work of the ministry in hard times like
these. INDIA We have received several letters from people in India. One group has been
very persistent in their contact with us. Their Pastor is Elder Y. Yermiyah of
the Kalakota province. He writes, “By the grace of Yahweh and the Mighty Name
of Yahshua the Messiah we are all safe. We pray for you and your family for your
service which is being done all over the world. Thank you in the Mighty Name of Yahweh for sending Yahshua’s Witness Magazine. As per your
calendar, we have conducted the observance of Passover and Unleavened Bread.
Please pray for our service to Yahweh. We would desire to see your presence in
India. I have been spreading the Sacred Name of Yahweh since 1986. My whole
family is dedicated to the service of Yahweh. We are all praying to join Yahweh’s Evangelical Assembly. Please pray for
this also. Please give us ideas on how to develop Yahweh’s ministry in many
places. We are very happy to mingle in you ministry. All the pastors and workers
are very joyful for this opportunity. We are all praying for your good health
and well-being. Our entire family sends greetings thanking you. Elder Y. Yermiyah. AFRICA We have also been contacted by a couple of African ministers lately.
One brother wrote: My season greeting to all of
you. No matter how busy we are
let's always have a moment in prayer and from the heart. Please make mention of
me in your prayer, that I may have wisdom for the ministerial work. Yours in
Messiah, Pastor Stephen Kamau Ng'ang'a, Nakuru, Kenya. Evangelist John Adejei writes: Mount Zion Assemblies Of Yahweh P.O. Box 973 Ashaiman Ghana-West Africa Shalom Pastor, Grace and peace to you from our father and creator Yahweh
almighty. I write to you from Ghana in west Africa. I am an evangelist who had a
call from Yahweh to proclaim His NAME and that of Yahshua Messiah to the people
of Ghana about four years ago. I followed the call and by his grace established
Mount Zion Assemblies Of Yahweh to make Yah Pastor, recently I went to the internet to surf the web and when searching
through the web I came across what Yahweh is using you and the assembly you lead
to do. Having read your statement of faith and doctrine I saw that we share the
same faith and doctrines. Pastor, I am looking forward to affiliate Mount Zion
Assemblies of Yahweh with your assembly because I know you have a lot of
experience in the vine yard of Yahweh and would like to be your representative
here in Ghana. Please I hope for the sake of Yahshua's great commission in
Matthew 28:19-20, we can be joint partners in gathering the children of Yahweh
in this lawless world. Pastor, as you ponder over this I would be very happy if
you send me a couple of tracts Yours faithfully, John Adjei Brethren, Yahweh is seemingly blessing us all around the world. Since we
have begun publishing Yahshua’s Witness Magazine,
we have had many, many people contact us from around the world. We feel that
Yahweh is truly blessing us, not necessarily with income, but with the ability
to witness to our great High Priest, Savior, Brother, Master and Husband Yahshua
the Messiah. Pray that Yahweh will grant us the Spirit to be able to glorify His
wondrous Son!
PASSOVER
& PENTECOST OBSERVED! YEA
was able to welcome the Passover season this year having reached a milestone and
received a special blessing to boot. Elder Healan was able to travel to the
Coffield Unit this year in order to administer the Passover symbols of the bread
and cup to about 25 to 30 in attendance. Arrangements have been made in years
past only to have hopes dashed because it Two weeks earlier Elder Healan was able to baptize 12
men into the saving name of Yahshua on that very unit. About 25 men or so were
able to partake of the symbols with some observers also there to witness the
ceremony. After the ceremony, other more men requested baptism, which will
hopefully be accomplished on Sabbath, June 3
rd, the day just before
Pentecost. YEA was able to observe the Passover and Unleavened Bread
with several brethren attending and blessing us with their presence from various
areas. We praise Yahweh for His wondrous blessings. PENTECOST & A SPECIAL
DELIVERANCE We
were also blessed to be able to observe Pentecost on June 4th, 2006. But the
greater blessing occurred on that day, which we didn’t hear of until a couple
of days later. Sister Ether Branch was on her way to her sister Ruby’s house
so they could come observe Pentecost with us. Work had been done on the road
between their homes and there was a great deal of loose gravel. As she
traveled, she was approaching a hill where two vehicles were coming from the
opposite direction. She couldn’t see the vehicles, but did see their dust. As
she crested the hill, she thought she had better slow down. She stepped on the
brakes and somehow went into a spin. The vehicle flipped and by the time it came
to its final rest, she was upside down in a ditch with her car facing the
opposite direction from whence she was traveling. She
had her seatbelt on and when the dust had cleared, she was hanging upside down
in her vehicle, being held in place by her seatbelt. One of the men who stopped
to assist her couldn’t get the door opened because it was locked. She had to
unlock her door and get out of her seatbelt in order to exit her predicament. The
amazing thing is that she didn’t receive one scratch and the food that she was
bringing for the communal meal hadn’t even spilled. She had the
people take her to her sister Ruby’s home. Ruby asked her if she still wanted
to travel to Pentecost services. Sister Ether told her that with the deliverance
that she had just experienced, she certainly did intend to go to services and
praise Him for His deliverance. We
rejoice because of Yahweh’s deliverance for such a special lady to us.
HalleluYah!!! PHILIPPINES Elder
Florencio Nevado has emailed pictures of their Pentecost observance to us. They
meet in Manila in the Gumamela Building at a Girl Scout camp. We have posted
some of those pictures. INDIA We
have also received a report from Elder Yeremiah concerning their observance of
Pentecost. Some of those pictures are also posted. Once again, we have made arrangements to acquire the
Texarkana RV Music Park for our observance of the Feast of Tabernacles this
year. The park is located about 8-9 miles south of Texarkana, Texas, right off
of U. S. Highway 59. There are plenty of hook-ups for RV’s as well as
plenty of space to pitch a tent. The price of the spaces will be $10 per day for
full hook-up, $7 per day for electricity and water hook-up, $6.00 per day for
water only (tents), and $4.00 per day for dry camping. It is a beautiful, well manicured park with plenty of
shade trees. The park has two restroom facilities for both men and women with
two showers in each restroom. The meeting hall also has restroom facilities with
one shower each. The meeting hall has kitchen facilities with refrigerators and
an electric cook stove, sink, etc. We were able to utilize a concession stand last year
which has grills, stoves, refrigerators and deep freezes. We expect that we will
be able to do he same this year. For those who prefer a motel room, the closest motel
is The Budget Inn, 4501 S. Lake Drive, Ph. # 903-838-0300. Texarkana has plenty of the large chain motels, Super
8, Motel 6, Holiday Inn, Ramada Inn, Comfort Suites, etc. but they are several
miles away (about 7-10 miles). We can send information on them if you need it,
or you can also call their national reservation systems. There are also plenty
of local restaurants and shopping centers, etc. We have prepared maps of the area. These were simply
blown up from a State Highway map. Feast Map #1 gives a larger map of the area
which also includes Interstate 30 and U. S. Highway 59 which are the major
access routes to the area and park. Feast Map #2 is an inset from the larger map
which will give a closer detail of the immediate area around the park and the
access to it. If you will notice, those coming south on U.S. 59 will turn left
on County Road 2516 which will take you to George Thomas Road (CR 1339). Take a
right on George Thomas and proceed to Warren Thomas Road. Take another right and
proceed to Sam Thomas (another right). The For those traveling north on U.S. 59, you may take a
right on County Road 3244, proceed to CR 2516, turn right and follow the same
instructions given above. Alternate routes would be to take South Kings Hwy.,
(FM Hwy. 989) to FM 2516. Take a right at the stop sign. Proceed to George
Thomas Rd. Take a left on George Thomas to Warren Thomas. Take a right on Warren
Thomas to Sam Thomas. Take a right on Sam Thomas to the park. From Louisiana Hwy. 71, exit left on to Hwy. 245.
Proceed to Buchanan Road South. Take Buchanan Road to FM 2516. Turn right and
proceed to George Thomas Road (left). Follow same instructions as above. If you need help, call us on our cell phones at
903-826-1804 or 903-826-0221. For arrangements and reservations, please call us at
903-796-7420 or email at Jerrheal@aol.com or jerryhealan@sbcglobal.net, or write
to us at P. O. Box 31, Atlanta, TX 75551. A Feast Application form is also
included in this newsletter.
We are happy to announce
that a new radio program is underway. Elder Jacob C. Meyer of the Frystown
Assembly has begun broadcasting on a local station in Pennsylvania. He has made
several program discs, which he has expressed desire to share with others. He
states that he desires to help build up local assemblies, so anyone desiring to
promote a program can do so by contacting him, give him the name of your
assembly and he can easily incorporate your assembly information into his
programming. We will make more information
You can contact Elder Jacob C. Meyer at 1-717-383-9502 or write P. O. Box
61, Bethel, PA 19507.
May Yahweh bless this venture to His glory and honor. The annual Unity
Conference will be hosted by Yahweh’s Assembly In Messiah at Rocheport,
Missouri this year. The dates for this year’s conference are August 4th—6th.
Pastor Sam Graham will again be hosting the conference with assistance by Elder
Pete Vacca of Rocheport.
We hope that we will be able to see many of you there. We also hope that
it will be successful in promoting unity and fellowship among the brethren. LIA
CRYER
Lia was born on Sept. 23, 1931 in Visna Gora, Slovenia. After WWII, her
country was amalgamated into the Yugoslav Republic under Tito coming under the
power and influence of Eastern Europe and Communism. She risked her life as a
young woman to climb over the mountains to the safety of the Western World. She
eventually made her way to the U. S. and met and married Melvin Cryer. They had
two children, a daughter, Eva Lawrence and a son Mick. She expired on Mar. 26,
2006.
She was a very strong person, an avid reader and a follower of Yahweh to
the end. STEPHEN
HENRY FARRELL
We are saddened to have to report the loss of brother Stephen Henry
Farrell. Stephen resided in Maenan, North Wales. He had learned of the faith
through Christina Spiers who had visited with us for a few weeks back in Au
May He rest in peace in Yahshua. A CHANGE
OF MIND The
fruit of a man’s lips is what he imagines, ponders and studies. Therefore,
what a man thinks about will lead to his actions, as The
battle for the mind is a matter of life and death And the
proof of wisdom is in the actions it produces – Whether
of sin, which leads to death, Or of
obedience, which leads to being made righteous. Therefore,
true change in a person’s life results from A
change of mind. Yes, I am/we are interested in observing the Feast of Tabernacles with YEA this year. Our information is below: NAME: ________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________________ CITY: ____________________________________ STATE: ______ PHONE: ________________ NUMBER IN YOUR PARTY: ____ TYPE OF FACILITY (NOTE: PLEASE CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING): CAMPING (RV): ___ TENT: ___ HOTEL ROOM: ___ DORMITORY CABIN: ___ NOTE: This is only for preliminary information. No deposits, etc., will be required at this time. BEING
CAREFUL Watch over your heart with all
diligence, For out of it are the sources of
life, and death. Be careful with your thoughts Because your thoughts become your
words. Be careful with your words Because your words become your
deeds. Be careful with your deeds Because your deeds become your
habits. Be careful with your habits Because your habits become your
character. Be careful with your character Because your character becomes
your destiny. Prayers have been specifically solicited for the following: Randy Adkins,
Calvin Amos & Family, Frank & Sharon Amos, Teresa Ashby & Family,
Thomas Atkisson & Family, Leah Baird, Mona Baylon & Family, George
Blissard, Larry Brawner, Joe Chambers (Blood pressure & cholesterol
problems), DeLoyce Criss (back problems), Evelyn
Cooper, Joshua Corley, Jimmy
Crawford, Ennis Dewayne Davis, Fern Davisson, Michael J. and Marie Fegans and
family, Alice Findling, Jewel Holt, Vincent Wiley James, Anne. E Jeffrey, Sammy
Jones, Elder George Kinney, Wendy Kinney, Evelyn Kacos (diabetes &
neuropathy), Sue Frazier, Norene Looker, Barry Mathis & Family, Henry
McCarty (cancer), Logan McCarty (congenital MS), Pete Markunas (diabetes &
neuropathy), George McKenzie Jr., Chester & Angel Mitchell, Jeanette
Mitchell, Doyle & Mary Nisbett, Margaret Nogales & Family, Jesus Oñate,
Elder George Paña & Family, Danny
Perkins, Eugene Peterson & Family, Katrina Rector (rheumatoid arthritis)
Bill (heart problems) & Sharon Stubbs, Richard Riggins, Warren K. Rodgers
(parole), Floy Rynard, Mary Schimke, DeLarron, Lavon and Yedayah Shalom
Washington, Ethel Watson, Oscar & James Weaver, Stephen Yeakel, Joe York,
Yahweh’s work throughout the world, especially the Philippines, Please remember these brethren in your daily prayers,
lifting their names before Yahweh’s throne of grace and mercy for the
intervention that is needed in each case. While we
do not know the specifics in each and every case, we have listed some of the
afflictions here so that your prayers for them can be broken down a little
smaller and more specifically. Please pray for the men in prison who have been
influenced by the Sacred Names Assemblies that their walk will be perfect before
Yahweh both in and out of the prison walls.
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