| 9/7/2010 - We spent the day yesterday
with the brethren in Cullman, AL and had a nice day
of fellowship there. Earlier in the day I witnessed
to a Mormon at Wal-Mart for quite a while. He seemed
to like learning about the Hebrew Roots and I shared
with him that we can't accept the book of Mormon
because it violates the 3rd and 4th commandments by
removing Yahweh's name and promoting Sunday Sabbath.
Isaiah 8:20. Today we traveled to Walnut Ridge,
Arkansas and hope to be home tomorrow afternoon.
9/5/2010 - We finally started heading
toward our Missouri home today but plan on spending
some time with the brethren in Cullman, Alabama on
the way. On our way to Cullman we experienced a flat
tire on the camper and had to call roadside service.
The tire was too severely damaged to repair so I had
to call a different company to get another tire. One
company was owned by Christians so I gave them a "Preaching
for Jesus?" tract. The fellow from the other
company got a tract as well. We plan to be home by
the 8th.
9/2/2010 - We met with some brethren from
the area today and after some nice fellowship we
went to an abortion clinic in Greensboro and held up
our signs. Afterward we "caravanned" up to a park
about 50 miles away and met with another brother who
came down from VA to get baptized. 3 were baptized
in the river.
9/1/2010 - We traveled from Washington,
DC area to Danville, VA yesterday and met with a
brother there this morning. Afterward we traveled to
Greensboro, NC and met with several believers from
the area. Two of them were baptized in Yahushua's
name. We are planning to spend the rest of the week
here in NC with more baptisms planned.
8/30/2010 - This morning we met with 2
believers from PA who traveled to our campsite and I
baptized them in the Potomac River. Afterward we
traveled to Washington DC and picketed in front of
an Abortion Clinic located only about 5 blocks from
the White House. It was in the midst of George
Washington University campus so there was a lot of
foot traffic there.
Several people voiced their support for what we were
doing and were surprised at the offer to raise a
child who would otherwise be aborted. Across the
street a couple of women held up pro-choice signs.
We also talked with some Jews who wondered why we
were wearing tzit tziyot (Tassels) and told them
that the Messiah did not abolish the Torah but He
kept it Himself and His apostles did as well. One of
them said that's the most logical thing he's ever
heard from 'the other side.' We gave him our website
business card.
See photos of the efforts in Washington, DC here
8/29/2010 - Yesterday we met with two
other families at the National Cathedral in
Washington DC and placed a lot of tracts on the
various cars in the parking lot there. Out of
curiosity I watched some of the service, which
reminded me of a Catholic Mass.
Afterward we went to the large lawn (called the
Mall) that spans between the Capitol building and
the Lincoln Memorial and passed out hundreds of
tracts to people there. All of the children were
especially active in participating, standing in the
sidewalk and giving them to those who passed by. It
was a blessing to see. We spoke to several
Christians and gave them Hebrew Roots DVD's. We'll
be going back to the DC area again today to picket
an Abortion Clinic.
8/27/2010 - Today we met with 2 families
here in Washington DC area and after some good
fellowship we baptized 6 of them in Yahushua's name.
At least one of the families will be joining us for
ministry on the 1st day of the week along the
Washington DC Mall. I had 500 tracts printed for
distribution. After a very nice dinner we all worked
together to fold the tracts. Pray that Yahweh will
prepare the hearts of all who read them to receive
His truth.
8/26/2010 - We drove from Long Island to
Whiting, NJ to meet with a brother for fellowship &
encouragement. We had a very nice meeting at the
local park and sang some songs together well into
the night-time hours. Early this morning we traveled
to New Castle, Delaware and baptized a brother in
Yahushua's name in the Delaware River.
Afterward we traveled about an hour south of
Washington, DC to set up for the weekend. We plan to
baptize some brethren tomorrow and they'll be
joining us for some ministry in the nation's capital
on the 1st day of the week. Pray that Yahweh
prospers our way.
8/24/2010 - We traveled to a town on Long
Island called Babylon (yes, really) and distributed
a good number of tracts throughout the main
thoroughfare. Afterward we boarded the train to
Manhattan and distributed tracts on the cars in
front of Madison Square Garden and throughout the
city. Several of the cars were marked as being owned
by news and media outlets. I also handed tracts to
those I felt Yahweh leading me to give them to.
Afterward we traveled by subway to the Coney
Island beach to meet with a brother who was in need
of baptism. I baptized him in the Atlantic Ocean.
We had to take a taxi back to Babylon where we
parked our truck because our parking meter was
running out.
8/23/2010 - We met with some believers
this morning in Coatesville, PA and after some nice
fellowship we baptized 3 in Yahushua's name.
Afterward, we traveled through NYC to the east side
of Long Island, New York where more baptisms are
planned tomorrow. Pray that we can effectively shine
a light here.
8/22/2010 - After the broadcast yesterday
we had some good fellowship with believers from
nearby Oil City, PA. We attempted a baptism but the
rain was strong and the river was shallow so they
came back early this morning. We baptized 3 of them
in Yahushua's name at beautiful Tionesta Lake. After
a brief visit with my grandfather we traveled to
Coatesville, PA where more baptisms are planned
tomorrow morning.
8/20/2010 - More trials today. We were
heading toward Oil City and one or two of the spark
plug wires on the truck quit functioning so I had to
travel 100 miles on low power. I got to Tionesta and
found the wires were resting against a hot pipe and
burned out. I replaced them while visiting with my
94 yr. old grandfather and other relatives who
happen to live in the same area as some believers
who were seeking baptisms.
Afterward we left and I added some gasoline to the
truck at the local gas station and was planning to
use my own personal funds to pay for the gas but
then realized my wallet was missing. I retraced my
steps but still can't find it so please pray.
Yahweh willing, we'll be doing the broadcast from
our camper tomorrow and have some baptisms and
fellowship afterward.
8/19/2010 - We finally got the truck
repaired and headed to Madison, OH yesterday to
visit with a family who was interested in a visit
for fellowship & encouragement. We planned to leave
today and head toward Oil City, PA for some baptisms
but the truck had a bad spark plug/wire so we ended
up getting those replaced along with a sensor. I
personally paid for portions of these repairs with
my own money.
We now have our 5 year old daughter Leanna with us
instead of Michelle (who is going back home with
Kelly) and she enjoyed handing tracts to patrons at
Wal-Mart this evening :) We'll be spending Shabbat
in PA before heading to the east coast (Yahweh
willing).
Kara & KolaYah were sick for a few days but are
on the mend. Thanks for your prayers; we've had some
trials but with Yahweh's help we will overcome and
press on.
8/13/2010 - We located a mechanic that's
scheduled to repair the truck on the 16th. Meanwhile
we passed out tracts in Buckeye Lake and we also
moved the camper to a less expensive park. I've paid
a portion of camping fees and fuel expenses while
were here. We'll be preparing and setting up for the
broadcast here at my parents home today and we're
planning on heading toward the East coast after
repairs. Keep us in prayer...
8/10/2010 - On the first day of the week
we met with some believers from Cincinnati who were
seeking baptism in Yahushua's name, and baptized
them in the spring fed pool. Afterward I went out
with 2 other brethren into the town of Yellow
Springs to pass out tracts and engage the culture
there. Yellow Springs is very liberal, once called
"the hippie capital of the Midwest" and now is full
of people seeking New Age, Wicca, Eastern and Native
American religions. We spoke with several there
about The WAY and handed them The True Way of Love
tract. One person said, "That's a good place to
start" when he saw the tract title. We also
distributed them on various bulletin boards and
other places. Pray it bears fruit.
Afterward we
traveled to Buckeye Lake to meet with family,
brethren and to distribute more tracts throughout
the area. Today I'm getting caught up on business &
ministry matters, laundry, cleaning, maintenance and
other tasks I've not had time to do.
Our truck needs a new exhaust manifold and gasket
so I need to find a mechanic. It had been making
noise for a while but my father in law (an
experienced mechanic) said it could harm the engine
to keep running it like this while pulling a
trailer. It could be quite expensive because some
bolts need to removed from deep inside the engine
block. Please keep us in prayer about that and about
where to go next, and when.
8/7/2010 -
We
drove to Yellow Springs, Ohio yesterday for the
Friends and Fellowship gathering. I shared part of
the Kingdom message with them and plan to share part
2 this evening. Eddie Chumney was not able to make
it to the gathering so Stephen Oliver will speak in
his place. We plan on doing the broadcast today from
one of their conference rooms.
8/4/2010 - Planning on spending
tomorrow, Shabbat and part of the 1st day of the
week at the Friends & Fellowship retreat in Yellow
Springs, Ohio. See
http://tecumsehcouncilbsa.org/PDF/BirchBro3_Scrn.pdf
for a description of the park. I'll be speaking at
7pm tomorrow night and 6pm Shabbat. Eddie Chumney
will be the other speaker ...at the gathering. Hope
to see some of you there. Contact me if you want
more details
http://eliyah.com/contact.html
8/3/2010 - More surprises today as we
were about to head out of Eaton Rapids when one of
the brethren I had talked to about baptism asked if
I would baptize him in Yahushua's name before we
left. After baptizing him, two others asked to be
baptized as well...blessed be Yahweh :) After some
goodbyes we drove to Sandusky, OH where I'll be
having some R & R with my family. I'm taking my
whole family to Cedar Point, then my wife and I will
go alone on the following day. We're covering our
own expenses for the campsite, fuel, etc. during
this time.
A neat testimony also, my wife &
grandparents were in town yesterday when the truck
would not start. Someone in a small car tried to
give them a jump but it wouldn't go. They decided to
pray that Yahweh would send them someone to help.
About 3 minutes later a fellow in a big truck pulled
right next to them with a big set of jumper cables.
He said that the Heavenly Father must have sent him
to us. They determined that the battery was bad, so
they picked up a replacement and were on their way.
HalleluYah :)
8/2/2010 - Really good day yesterday. My
wife & daughter drove up overnight on a surprise
visit. I was sitting and listening to one of the
speakers when they came up behind me. I was pretty
shocked :) It's our 20th year anniversary this week
I'll be spending some time with her. It's good to be
together again after 6 weeks of ministry on the
road.
I'm still planning to be at a conference in
Yellow Springs, OH this weekend. There is also an
appointment in Pontiac, MI tomorrow evening. We'll
probably stay here in Eaton Rapids until 4th day.
7/31/2010 - Busy day today. We
listened to some of the speakers and the conference
here and ran an abbreviated video broadcast. After
listening to more sermons we went to the river and
baptized 3 believers in Yahushua's name (they drove
here from Toronto to get baptized). Afterward I
shared the kingdom message with the brethren here.
May Yahweh use it as He sees fit.
7/30/2010 - It's amazing how many people
here at the conference are speaking along the same
lines as the message I'll be sharing tomorrow
evening on the Kingdom. This is a work of Yahweh, no
doubt about it. There are a lot of elders here. Pray
that Yahweh begins a mighty work from this place.
7/29/2010 - Spent the day driving and getting
set up on the campgrounds of the Assembly of Yahweh
in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. If things go as expected,
we will be doing the video broadcast from here. I
plan to share the Kingdom message with the group
here and will also try to broadcast it live at about
7:30PM ET on Shabbat. I spent... the evening
fellowshipping and working on the study I plan to
share for this week's broadcast.
7/28/2010 - Went to Holland, Michigan
nearby and placed over 200 "True
Way of Love" tracts on windshields of public
parking spaces & lots. I walked into a Reformed
Christian church there and spoke with 3 women who
were standing around a piano, and asked what they
believed. They seemed to highly regard the teachings
of John Calvin. Of course, I'm all for reformation
but I encouraged them to look further back than John
Calvin. I shared with them that the first
"communion" was actually Pesach. She wanted me to
talk to her husband (the Pastor) who apparently has
some interest in these things. I took his
information and then gave them Hebrew Roots DVD's :)
We'll be heading to Eaton Rapids, Michigan tomorrow
morning for the Unity Conference which begins the
following day and lasts through the first day of the
week.
7/27/2010 - We've been spending time
getting to know the Leys family the last couple of
days as their son & my daughter have been showing an
interest in one another for awhile now. I worked on
this week's broadcast study this morning & then
printed out 200 tracts for distribution in the area.
We attempted to distribute them at the local mall,
but their security staff didn't like it so we'll be
looking for another area tomorrow.
7/26/2010 - After some tearful goodbyes
in Point Pleasant, WV after Shabbat we traveled to
Zeeland, Michigan yesterday and met with the Leys
family for the evening. We plan to do some ministry
here with them and then travel to Eaton Rapids,
Michigan later in the week for the Unity Conference
where I plan to share the Kingdom message.
7/22/2010 - We decided to stay in Pt.
Pleasant for the weekend to continue spreading the
word and to encourage the brethren here. We've spent
some time with the Clinton family and baptized 4 of
them and officiated two remarriages in Yahweh's
name. Please pray for them as they had a house fire
last Dec. which nearly destroyed their home and they
had no insurance. Their relative took them in but he
persecuted them heavily for their walk with Yahweh
while living there, even trying to feed pork to
their children. They scraped what they could to get
2-3 rooms presentable and installed new wiring. They
are currently living and sleeping in those rooms.
Their bathroom has no bathtub or sink (they bathe at
a neighbor's) and it has no drywall.
They didn't ask for a dime but after spending
some time here, it's obvious to me that this is
legitimate and brethren should not have to deal with
this alone. Can we pull together & help them? If you
can, contribute to the Alms fund at
http://www.eliyah.com/alms.html and mention that
it's for the Clinton family. May this town know that
we are Yahushua's disciples by our love for one
another.
See photos of the fire damage, taken on 7/23/2010.
7/21/2010 - Yesterday we went to the
little lake here at the campground and baptized 4 of
the local believers here in Yahushua's name. We then
printed out 350 tracts about the importance of
keeping the 3rd commandment and during the 'Wed.
night' church services we placed them on the car
windshields of all the churches we could find in
Point Pleasant. We then had a bible study where I
encouraged the family here to continue the work of
Yahweh and helped clarify some things in the
scriptures they were wondering about. They were
encouraged & plan to continue tract distribution and
make additional DVD's on the Hebrew Roots of
Christianity off of the copies I gave them. They
also plan to attend the Feast of Tabernacles in
Eminence, MO.
7/20/2010 - We spent the day driving from
Murphy, NC to Point Pleasant, WV. After arriving
here around 7pm or so, we went over to visit
brethren who are very zealous for Yahweh and
strongly desiring to do ministry here. Baptisms in
Yahushua's name are planned for the morning and
we'll see where Yahweh leads from there.
7/19/2010 - The Looper family here in NC
blessed us today with a free raft trip down the
river for Kara & KolaYah (I opted to rest in
preparation for long driving) and a visit to a place
that lets you sift for Gems for Michelle and I. We
handed out numerous Hebrew Roots DVD's to various
Christians at the raft outfitters. We then visited
with my step-grandfather who happens to live in this
same town. Heading to western WV tomorrow, Yahweh
willing.
7/18/2010 - I walked around the
campground this morning and spoke with some of the
people we met here as they were preparing to leave,
handing them Hebrew Roots DVD's and cards. May
Yahweh give the increase. We also met up with a
group of brethren here and after some good
fellowship and sharing about biblical baptism, I
baptized 2 of them in Yahushua's name and also did a
wedding ceremony for them to renew their commitment
to one another. It was a blessing. I finished the
day answering emails and attending to other
maintenance needs.
7/16/2010 - Spent the day in preparation
for the Shabbat and tomorrow's broadcast. I now have
broadband through our cellular service which in many
locations can be used to do the broadcast. The
signal here along a river was weak so I purchased an
external antenna which brought me to a nearly full
strength signal. While in town I had a couple of
comments on the shirt I was wearing and I handed out
our card.
This evening we offered a 7pm bible study and an
older couple was walking by and heard us playing
music to Yahweh. We had a nice conversation with
them and our 6 year old daughter sang a song for
them. Later that evening, they invited us to the
campfire to sing for them and their friends. So we
all came over with our guitars and sang several
songs in front of about 30 people who were gathered
around the campfire. We used the name Yahweh in our
music after a brief explanation. They seemed to
enjoy the music and thanked us for coming over. I
invited them all over for a bible study at 7pm
tomorrow :)
7/15/2010 - This morning I noticed that
the campground owner in LaGrange, GA had the Ten
Commandments prominently displayed by the entry
door. I sowed a seed in our conversation which I
hope to water later by sending him a Hebrew Roots
DVD. Afterward, we had some nice fellowship with
another family in LaGrange area then we headed out
toward Murphy, North Carolina. We did some more RV
repairs and set things up for a stay here which
could last until the 20th.
I didn't know it until today but my step
grandfather lives here in Murphy (coincidence?) so
we plan to visit them on the 19th. He was basically
the one I knew as "Grandpa" in my earliest boyhood
years.
There is a big gathering of seniors at this RV
park over the the next few days so the park will be
jam packed (another coincidence?). We plan on
offering 7pm bible studies and distributing Hebrew
Roots DVD's and/or tracts to any who are interested.
Pray that we are given words to speak and that
hearts are prepared to receive.
7/14/2010 - We finally left New Orleans to
start making our way toward Murphy, North Carolina
where we hope to/ spend a few days for Shabbat and
do some baptisms. We stopped in LaGrange, Georgia to
spend the night and were blessed by a brief visit
with some fellow believers in the area. They were
planning to visit some churches in the area to share
about the Hebrew Roots so I tried to encourage them
in the work. We had started our ministry trip not
too far from here so I guess we've come full circle
:) We may be meeting with some other believers in
the morning before we head out again tomorrow
afternoon.
I forgot to mention in yesterday's update that at
the place I did the oil change, I ended up
witnessing to the owner of the shop who was a
Muslim. His Muslim father immigrated from Israel
because he didn't agree with the violence. We had an
interesting conversation that lasted an hour or so.
It's not easy to witness to Arabs because it is so
ingrained in their culture and family, but Yahweh
can reach anyone. Let's all pray for him and his
family.
7/13/2010 - Ended up staying in New
Orleans an extra day to do some RV & truck
maintenance/repairs, get groceries, get caught up on
some regular ministry tasks, attend to some business
matters and other things I've not had time to do.
The starter in our truck is about to go out so I
picked up another one. Yahweh willing, we will be
leaving tomorrow morning for Georgia. Thanks for
your prayers.
07/12/2010 - We and 2 other families went
to an abortion clinic in New Orleans today and held
up several signs, one of which said "Your baby loves
you, give them a chance to say so." Another said,
"We'll raise your baby until you can." One of the
workers from the clinic came out and said sometimes
people want help like that, so she asked for our
contact information. Public reaction to our
demonstration was mixed, as expected. Seeds were
sown; may Yahweh give the increase.
See photos
Afterward I stopped by the homeless shelter & gave
them some DVD's & Eliyah.com cards. As I walked in,
one of the men who heard yesterday's message wanted
to speak with me, and after a nice conversation he
mentioned that he would like to attend the Feast of
Tabernacles in Eminence :)
We went back to Erik's home for a final time to
say our goodbye's. He mentioned that his swimming
pool gets oil in it when it rains :( In spite of the
oil problem and various areas of the city still
blemished by hurricane damage, it was a blessed time
in New Orleans. Yahweh has a remnant and maybe He
hasn't quite given up on this city.
07/11/2010 - We were given a warm welcome
this morning at the homeless shelter to share an
hour worth of praise music & bible study. I shared
the Kingdom message & it was very well received. I
mentioned that Yahweh can use homeless people
because Yahushua Himself was homeless (Luke 9:58).
It was followed by some good questions and
discussion time afterward. We then went to Erik's
place and ate, baptized 10 people in Yahushua's name
& made signs for the demonstration at the abortion
clinic tomorrow.
7/09/2010 - Spent the day catching up on
some business issues and preparing the Sabbath
study. Brother Erik came over and we talked about
our plans for ministry here. We're hoping to visit
the homeless shelter again on the first day of the
week and share about the Kingdom, then see if any of
them would like to join us for a demonstration in
front of the local abortion clinic on the 12th.
Looking forward to the broadcast tomorrow.
7/08/2010 - Quite a remarkable day today. We met
up with a family in the local area this morning and
visited the local homeless shelter. We found that
the mission held bible studies 3 times a day where
the Torah was being proclaimed as being for today,
and they had a white board with the tetragrammaton
on it, where it was evident that it was being
explained!
I spoke with the brother doing the teaching for a
while, then they
played a DVD by Brad Scott. Then we all had
fellowship with the brothers there. We also learned
that they needed roofing and AC work. The brother I
was with does roofing for a living and I used to be
a HVAC/Refrigeration technician. So Yahweh had our
day planned ahead of time.
The brother I was with today plans to continue the
relationship with the homeless shelter and do what
he can to assist them in various ways. He and his
family seem pretty excited about taking ground for
Yahweh in this area. We had a nice time of
fellowship with them this evening and will be
meeting again possibly as soon as tomorrow where I'm
hoping to get time to meet with the brothers at the
shelter and share with them the Kingdom message.
It's a blessing to know that after a devastating
hurricane, Yahweh has been faithfully shining His
light to the poorest of the poor in New Orleans.
What are the chances that out of all the homeless
shelters in the Eastern USA, we would be ministering
in one that was proclaiming the truth of Yahweh's
Torah? He is faithful, praise Yahweh!
7/07/2010 - Traveled from Jacksonville to
New Orleans today where we met with a family and
plan to do some ministry for the homeless tomorrow.
Pray for Yahweh to prepare the hearts of those we
come in contact with and for us to be given the
words to speak.
7/06/2010 - After some mechanical trouble
with our truck, we went to the keys (on our own
dime) and swam for about 40 minutes. We met with a
brother at the campground around lunchtime and then
traveled up to Jacksonville, FL to meet with the
Tucker family. MaggiLu & Sonshine girls made a top
notch meal for us (Thanks!). We'll be heading to New
Orleans in the morning to meet with & baptize a
family and also do some ministry with the homeless.
The shelter there normally has a waiting list of 1-2
months but Yahweh opened the door for us to do some
ministry there on the 8th...HalleluYah :) We're also
hoping to do some ministry around the abortion
clinic(s) in the area.
7/05/2010 - We met up with a local
brother and went through the Jewish area of city of
Miami Beach and passed out cards pointing them to
the website
www.findingmashiach.com. This is a site I'm
developing to prove that Yahushua is the Messiah. We
distributed 50 cards and also spoke about our faith
to the leader of a Jewish library. Afterward, we met
with one of the Messianic leaders and I shared with
him about the need to call upon Yahweh's name. He
said he'd pray about it. Heading back north
tomorrow.
7/04/2010 - Visited a church in Homestead, FL this morning.
In part, the pastor spoke against antinomianism
(the belief that the law is done away with), and
paganism being brought into the church of
Pergamos in Revelation 3. I thought that it was
no coincidence that Yahweh led me there to share
with him the ways that mainstream churches
contain these elements even today. I gave him
the Hebrew Roots DVD and he said that he would
watch it, and maybe even meet with me sometime.
Hopefully he will.
Also baptized a brother from Miami today and met
up some other brethren in the area (one of whom
I hadn't seen in 7 years) and introduced them to
each other. Heading to Miami Beach in the
morning to witness and also meet yet another
brother who invited us to visit. Hopefully they
can all meet together. Yahweh has a quite a few
people in this area, HalleluYah :)
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