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I didn’t know what that day would bring, the first time I
heard the rejoicing congregation sing.
In the midst of the wooden pew I stood in awe, wondering
to myself if anyone saw.
The decision was easy, under the water I chose to go, His
blood shed at Calvary is why this had to be so.
I knew the only way was to be baptized in Jesus name, and
when I came back up, I was never the same.
That was only the beginning of God’s new life for me, there
were so many glorious things to come, you see.
In 2004, I had another miracle. It very slim, but that they would do
was April 28, and the day started off their best to repair the problem
Fishingtrail.com is a company that is owned by a message believer. They carry
in a routine way. There was a and bring her through. But again
several thousand fishing products - ranging from fishing rods to lures. They have
adapted a simple business model and that is to run their company based upon sudden change however during the he emphasized that her chances for
Biblical principals. Please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions. late morning hours. I suddenly survival were very slim. He said the
developed an excruciating two biggest problems she is facing
headache, and shortly thereafter are: 1. If she upchucked when this
www.fishingtrail.com lapsed into unconsciousness. first occurred (which she did), 100%
Edwin summoned an ambulance of the time she would get
and sent me to Bellingham hospital, pneumonia, and that would kill her.
where they quickly decided this 2. 100% of the time she will have
situation was beyond their area of vasospasms, and that would most
expertise, and ordered me airlifted likely kill her. SHE HAD NEITHER
to Harborview hospital in Seattle, OF THESE THINGS OCCUR!
WA. At this point I am void of any When she first arrived, they put
recollection of what happened then a tube in her head to drain off the
or for several months to follow. I fluid to keep the pressure on her
remained in ICU for 23 days. brain down. In a short while they
“Rachel’s Wedding Cakes” is a believer owned and operated business that has My husband relates the following told us that the pressure on her
specialized in making that special time in your life a never-to-forget experience. about this period. “When my brain was increasing and decided to
They have baked several cakes on sight in Ohio, Kentucky, and many places daughters, friends and I arrived at install a permanent shunt from her
in Tennessee. Over the years, their references have included many satisfied Harborview, we were immediately brain to her stomach. They
message believers. To view cakes visit their web site. briefed on the events and Sally’s scheduled surgery for the following
condition. Her problem was day at noon. I did not think that a
diagnosed as a stage four blood permanent tube was a healthy thing
www.rachelsweddingcake.theeaglesview.org hemorrhage in the brain caused by for her to have to live with, so I
an aneurism. Dr. Britz, the surgeon called our pastor Bro. Ed Byskal
who did the procedure that repaired and asked him if he would have our
the aneurism, told us at that time assembly, Cloverdale Bibleway
26 that her chances of survival were
3 >
(who were having service that just a few of the Christians that right and we never did anything
evening) pray that the surgery Monday Wash Day were converted in those meetings wrong! It was a sovereign work of
would be cancelled permanently, Lord, help me wash away all my and there are many more that are God and He decided to use us at
and that she would not need that selfishness and vanity, so I may very precious Christians with that season. All we can do is yield
foreign thing in her body. At 11:30 serve you with perfect humility amazing testimonies but it would be ourselves to His will and be there
the next morning they called off through the week ahead. too lengthy to write of them all. Not when He calls us but He is the one
the surgery. The pressure dropped all that were led to the Lord during who gives increase. By no means
and never rose again. What a Tuesday Ironing Day that time are still walking with the do I believe that we should not work
mighty God we serve!” Dear Lord, help me iron out all the Lord. Some seed fell by the for the Lord, for we should give Him
Back to me: Slowly, very slowly wrinkles of prejudice I have wayside, some seed among thorns, our all, but we cannot do anything of
my recovery came, but it did come, collected through the years so that I some seeds upon stony ground, but ourselves. Success and promotion
and without the side effects the may see the beauty in others. there were some seeds that were in all that we do comes from Him
doctors had forecast (loss of sown upon good ground and real alone and He will share His glory
memory, etc). Afterward, when we Wednesday Mending Day fruitful Christians sprung up from with no one!
went for a checkup appointment, O God, help me mend my ways so I that work. Many of those believers Soon after those meetings
the doctors would look at me and will not set a bad example for that came to the Lord in those ceased, doors of utterance were
smile then they would shake their others. meetings are still walking this opened unto me and I hit the field of
heads as if in unbelief and they rugged narrow way and still quite in evangelism, where I worked for
would say “you’re not supposed to Thursday Cleaning Day love with Jesus Christ. some time. Shortly thereafter the
be here.” At that time, I once again Lord Jesus, help me to dust out all Something very strange Lord gave me a Godly wife and a
seized upon the opportunity to the many faults I have been hiding happened around the year 2006. real helpmate in the ministry by the
witness about the Lord Jesus in the secret corners of my heart. The numbers of people that came to name of Anna Marie Shull. Last
Christ, and His ability and our house meetings started to year, 2007, my dear friend Brother
willingness to heal. I wanted them to Friday Shopping Day diminish. Whereas at one time Isiah Brooks received the call of
know that The Great Physician had O God, give me the grace to shop people would come off the streets to God to tend some sheep (believers)
truly been there amongst them, wisely so I may purchase eternal attend our house meetings and in Iowa, where he is a pastor of an
working a miracle in their midst! happiness for myself and all others almost without effort, results were assembly in Des Moines today and
in need of love. just not the same. In the course of God is blessing his labors. Since his
Sister Sally Dodds one whole year only one soul was call to Iowa I have taken his place
Saturday Cooking Day saved! Because of these extreme as pastor of Bible Believers Church
Just a little over 2 months from Help me, my Savior, to brew a big changes, I wrestled in my heart with in Lima, Ohio. I could have never
the date of her aneurism July 15, kettle of brotherly love and serve it questions. “What are we doing foreseen when I was just a fresh
with all her mental and physical with clean, sweet bread of human wrong?” “Or what were we doing convert to Christ and was so hungry
abilities she played the piano as kindness. right?” It felt like our great bountiful for God and His Word that the Lord
though nothing had taken place. harvest of souls had come to its was going to let me be a part of
She was released from the nursing Sunday The Lord's Day end. I prayed and fasted but for such a glorious work. The Lord is
home on faculties in normal O God, I have prepared my house some reason we could not get the sovereign and He will do His own
condition. She wrote this testimony for you. Please come into my heart results of our former years. The good pleasure. He moves in
herself, a good example of her so I may spend the day and the rest Lord being faithful finally gave me mysterious ways!
mental aptitude. of my life in Your presence. the answer that I sought for. The
fact is that we never did anything Pastor Craig Booher
4 25
Bible Believers Church Lima, OH
named Simon Smith who became a
sickle in the hands of God, and like
great ripened sheaves for the
Continued from page 6
harvest, he brought in souls by the
was still in the sponge stage of my arm loads. He has an amazing gift
conversion and I was absorbing the to witness Jesus Christ to the lost.
Word of the Lord daily. In 2001, There was another man brought to Testimony of Pastor Craig could, teaching us children to fear
Brother Isiah was watching me very the Message in our early bible Booher God and raising us with decent
closely and he told me that I should studies by the name of Jessie morals. But as far as attending
A
start having church services in my Smith. He took his lick of fire back dvancing forward in our church and religious instruction, it
house because I lived an hour away to the college that he was attending spiritual journey, we was very scarce. It was not long
from the Lima church and it would in Akron Ohio, and many souls were Christians, look with anticipation until our family experienced what
be an excellent tool to win souls to won to the Lord there. By the grace around every corner and bend of most families will experience that do
Christ. So we started having house of God a church has been the road watching for the Lord’s not have Christ as the center of
meetings where the Lord blessed established in Akron and Jessie appearing and seeking His will for their lives.
our every effort and souls started Smith is the pastor there today. our lives. Then after many miles of In 1992, my father and mother
trickling in. It was a process of time There were three other ministers hard marches and rough roads, we separated under very ugly
but the results of those meetings that were brought to the Lord in often feel discouraged and circumstances and we children
were nothing less than those house meetings. One of them wearisome because we may not were like sheep having no
supernatural, considering the age was a young man named Timothy have found exactly what we have shepherd, our family was scattered.
that we live in. It was at that time I Myers, whom the Lord called to the sought for. But to our astonishment, Some of my siblings went into
started assisting Brother Isiah with ministry within a year and sent him somehow looking back at the path alcohol, drugs and rebellion,
the ministry and helped him teach into the fields as an evangelist, we trod, we can see God in every whereas the Lord kept me from
our new converts. One by one, the wherein he has been a great inch of our journey. I find no those things. Everything that I
Lord added to the church, when all blessing to the Bride of Christ. exceptions to this rule, that God is believed in was permanently
the sudden there seemed to be an Another minister converted in those sovereign and will do his own good destroyed and my hurt was
explosion. The number of people meetings is named Cam Smith, who pleasure. He moves in mysterious incredibly deep. For five years, I
that visited those meetings over as the Apostle Paul that persecuted ways! Looking back on my life I can seemed to be a wanderer looking
those few years was astounding, the children of God and then see that the Lord was always with for something, yet not knowing what
yet more importantly, the number of became a Christian his self. Brother me even when I did not realize it I was looking for. It was a lonely
converts. Our little house meetings Cam fought against this Message and that all the time He was leading dark time for me. I went deep into
attracted the attention of many local for an entire year before becoming me to Himself. sin yet the Lord spared me in many
area churches, which provoked converted to it. He now is a I was born one of seven children areas of my life in which I am so
much interest and much slander. preacher of this Message and he in a very poor family. My parents thankful.
Young people were leaving their serves the Lord with his whole came across the Message when I In 1997 my life took a glorious
churches (denominations) to heart. Randy Vertin is another was four years old. For a very small turn. I was watching a television
embrace the Message. This work minister that was converted in those season they tried to follow the series called “Little House on the
went on for about three years where house meetings. He is a very gifted Message and go to church but it Prairie,” when I observed actor
there were nearly forty souls that young man who God has used in was not long until they went back to Michael Landon, (who was playing
were saved. There was a young music and the ministry. These are the same life they came from. My the role of Charles Ingalls) reading
man converted in those meetings 24 > parents raised us the best they 5 >
his Bible. Something moved into my everyone that would lend an ear. It completion of the coming of the
heart and I told my mother while I was not long until I made a friend by Lord will be even quicker.
was watching the television the name of David LeWallen, who
program, “Mom, I am going to read quickly embraced the Message and The main thing we should concern
the whole Bible!” My mother was baptized. I did not know it at ourselves with is if we are prepared
responded to me by saying, “Honey, the time but, the Lord was giving me for what may be next. Some seem
start with the New Testament.” a partner who would help me to win to be preparing for the Tribulation,
Immediately, I found an old Bible souls in the future. Brother David while others are beginning to
and started reading it. This started a and I began working together like expect the Rapture. Which group
fire in my soul that has never been Paul and Silas and even to this day Therefore, when we see the 16 are you in? These are thoughts to
quenched, even until this day. I he is still my very close friend. chapter of Revelation, and the third think on, thoughts which are
could not put my Bible down and I Shortly after that, I met a catholic Woe, and other prophetical events Concerning Prophecy.
could feel that the Lord was moving man named Eric Roberts who of the Great Tribulation all around
upon my life in a powerful way. I got possessed a powerful mind and us, we should not be afraid, or
my hands on some Message loved to debate. He and I would discouraged. These tribulation Pastor Frank Prater
materials that my mother and father have intense discussions over the events should sound as a loud EAGLE LIGHTHOUSE TABERNACLE
had since I was a little boy. I started scriptures and doctrines daily, which sounding trumpet to let us know 2800 Hendricks BLVD
ordering tapes and books from was good exercise for my young exactly where we are in the scope Ft. Smith, AR. U S A
Jeffersonville, Indiana and I was spiritual muscles. Though we of prophetical events happening. info@eaglelt.com
devouring those Messages, while at debated scripture often, we
the same time I was reading my developed a close friendship. Jesus said when we see these
bible diligently. My oldest brother, Before long he started regular Bible things begin to come to pass that END
who was wading deep in sin, was studies at his home where we we should know that our redemption
watching my life change rapidly and enjoyed much discourse concerning is near. Notice how He said when
it made him thirsty. He picked up a the things of God. To make a long we see them begin to come to pass.
Bible and just like me, his soul story short, somehow I became the If we are to see them begin to come
ignited with the fire of God. We both teacher of his bible studies, where I to pass, then it is evident that we
gave our hearts to the Lord and began introducing the Message to shall see something. While it
became close companions, feeling many souls. Eric and his wife soon cannot be the Great Tribulation, I
as if we were the only Message forsook Catholicism, and gave their am persuaded that we shall see a
believers in the world. I went from heart to the Lord being baptized in pressure which many of us may not
one denomination to the other Jesus Christ name. Shortly after be expecting, or wanting.
listening to what they had to say but that, others started coming and
knowing all along that the Message were converted to Jesus Christ. Accordingly, because of events we
was right. During that time I worked In the spring of 1997, I visited a presently see happening in the
at a woodworking factory called Message church in Lima Ohio, world, we may say we are in, or
Sauder Woodworking, which where I met the pastor of that near, an "amateur tribulation.” This
became my first missionary field. I assembly, Brother Isiah Brooks. We means two things are imminent.
was not trying to be a preacher or like Jonathan and David instantly One, the Great Tribulation will
even trying to win souls but my soul developed a very close friendship. I immediately follow, and two, the
was so full that I witnessed to 6 23
Continued on page 24
Tribulation? Why then are we the
Bride still here, and yet we see all of healing in a miraculous way
these tribulation events?
way
In Matthew 24:29 Jesus mentioned
events of the sixth seal tribulation as
coming immediately after the
tribulations of another day. Did He
mean there were two tribulation
periods?
Continued from page 9
A
start having church services in my Smith. He took his lick of fire back dvancing forward in our church and religious instruction, it
house because I lived an hour away to the college that he was attending spiritual journey, we was very scarce. It was not long
from the Lima church and it would in Akron Ohio, and many souls were Christians, look with anticipation until our family experienced what
be an excellent tool to win souls to won to the Lord there. By the grace around every corner and bend of most families will experience that do
Christ. So we started having house of God a church has been the road watching for the Lord’s not have Christ as the center of
meetings where the Lord blessed established in Akron and Jessie appearing and seeking His will for their lives.
our every effort and souls started Smith is the pastor there today. our lives. Then after many miles of In 1992, my father and mother
trickling in. It was a process of time There were three other ministers hard marches and rough roads, we separated under very ugly
but the results of those meetings that were brought to the Lord in often feel discouraged and circumstances and we children
were nothing less than those house meetings. One of them wearisome because we may not were like sheep having no
supernatural, considering the age was a young man named Timothy have found exactly what we have shepherd, our family was scattered.
that we live in. It was at that time I Myers, whom the Lord called to the sought for. But to our astonishment, Some of my siblings went into
started assisting Brother Isiah with ministry within a year and sent him somehow looking back at the path alcohol, drugs and rebellion,
the ministry and helped him teach into the fields as an evangelist, we trod, we can see God in every whereas the Lord kept me from
our new converts. One by one, the wherein he has been a great inch of our journey. I find no those things. Everything that I
Lord added to the church, when all blessing to the Bride of Christ. exceptions to this rule, that God is believed in was permanently
the sudden there seemed to be an Another minister converted in those sovereign and will do his own good destroyed and my hurt was
explosion. The number of people meetings is named Cam Smith, who pleasure. He moves in mysterious incredibly deep. For five years, I
that visited those meetings over as the Apostle Paul that persecuted ways! Looking back on my life I can seemed to be a wanderer looking
those few years was astounding, the children of God and then see that the Lord was always with for something, yet not knowing what
yet more importantly, the number of became a Christian his self. Brother me even when I did not realize it I was looking for. It was a lonely
converts. Our little house meetings Cam fought against this Message and that all the time He was leading dark time for me. I went deep into
attracted the attention of many local for an entire year before becoming me to Himself. sin yet the Lord spared me in many
area churches, which provoked converted to it. He now is a I was born one of seven children areas of my life in which I am so
much interest and much slander. preacher of this Message and he in a very poor family. My parents thankful.
Young people were leaving their serves the Lord with his whole came across the Message when I In 1997 my life took a glorious
churches (denominations) to heart. Randy Vertin is another was four years old. For a very small turn. I was watching a television
embrace the Message. This work minister that was converted in those season they tried to follow the series called “Little House on the
went on for about three years where house meetings. He is a very gifted Message and go to church but it Prairie,” when I observed actor
there were nearly forty souls that young man who God has used in was not long until they went back to Michael Landon, (who was playing
were saved. There was a young music and the ministry. These are the same life they came from. My the role of Charles Ingalls) reading
man converted in those meetings 24 > parents raised us the best they 5 >
(who were having service that just a few of the Christians that right and we never did anything
evening) pray that the surgery Monday Wash Day were converted in those meetings wrong! It was a sovereign work of
would be cancelled permanently, Lord, help me wash away all my and there are many more that are God and He decided to use us at
and that she would not need that selfishness and vanity, so I may very precious Christians with that season. All we can do is yield
foreign thing in her body. At 11:30 serve you with perfect humility amazing testimonies but it would be ourselves to His will and be there
the next morning they called off through the week ahead. too lengthy to write of them all. Not when He calls us but He is the one
the surgery. The pressure dropped all that were led to the Lord during who gives increase. By no means
and never rose again. What a Tuesday Ironing Day that time are still walking with the do I believe that we should not work
mighty God we serve!” Dear Lord, help me iron out all the Lord. Some seed fell by the for the Lord, for we should give Him
Back to me: Slowly, very slowly wrinkles of prejudice I have wayside, some seed among thorns, our all, but we cannot do anything of
my recovery came, but it did come, collected through the years so that I some seeds upon stony ground, but ourselves. Success and promotion
and without the side effects the may see the beauty in others. there were some seeds that were in all that we do comes from Him
doctors had forecast (loss of sown upon good ground and real alone and He will share His glory
memory, etc). Afterward, when we Wednesday Mending Day fruitful Christians sprung up from with no one!
went for a checkup appointment, O God, help me mend my ways so I that work. Many of those believers Soon after those meetings
the doctors would look at me and will not set a bad example for that came to the Lord in those ceased, doors of utterance were
smile then they would shake their others. meetings are still walking this opened unto me and I hit the field of
heads as if in unbelief and they rugged narrow way and still quite in evangelism, where I worked for
would say “you’re not supposed to Thursday Cleaning Day love with Jesus Christ. some time. Shortly thereafter the
be here.” At that time, I once again Lord Jesus, help me to dust out all Something very strange Lord gave me a Godly wife and a
seized upon the opportunity to the many faults I have been hiding happened around the year 2006. real helpmate in the ministry by the
witness about the Lord Jesus in the secret corners of my heart. The numbers of people that came to name of Anna Marie Shull. Last
Christ, and His ability and our house meetings started to year, 2007, my dear friend Brother
willingness to heal. I wanted them to Friday Shopping Day diminish. Whereas at one time Isiah Brooks received the call of
know that The Great Physician had O God, give me the grace to shop people would come off the streets to God to tend some sheep (believers)
truly been there amongst them, wisely so I may purchase eternal attend our house meetings and in Iowa, where he is a pastor of an
working a miracle in their midst! happiness for myself and all others almost without effort, results were assembly in Des Moines today and
in need of love. just not the same. In the course of God is blessing his labors. Since his
Sister Sally Dodds one whole year only one soul was call to Iowa I have taken his place
Saturday Cooking Day saved! Because of these extreme as pastor of Bible Believers Church
Just a little over 2 months from Help me, my Savior, to brew a big changes, I wrestled in my heart with in Lima, Ohio. I could have never
the date of her aneurism July 15, kettle of brotherly love and serve it questions. “What are we doing foreseen when I was just a fresh
with all her mental and physical with clean, sweet bread of human wrong?” “Or what were we doing convert to Christ and was so hungry
abilities she played the piano as kindness. right?” It felt like our great bountiful for God and His Word that the Lord
though nothing had taken place. harvest of souls had come to its was going to let me be a part of
She was released from the nursing Sunday The Lord's Day end. I prayed and fasted but for such a glorious work. The Lord is
home on faculties in normal O God, I have prepared my house some reason we could not get the sovereign and He will do His own
condition. She wrote this testimony for you. Please come into my heart results of our former years. The good pleasure. He moves in
herself, a good example of her so I may spend the day and the rest Lord being faithful finally gave me mysterious ways!
mental aptitude. of my life in Your presence. the answer that I sought for. The
fact is that we never did anything Pastor Craig Booher
4 25
Bible Believers Church Lima, OH
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In 2004, I had another miracle. It very slim, but that they would do
was April 28, and the day started off their best to repair the problem
Fishingtrail.com is a company that is owned by a message believer. They carry
in a routine way. There was a and bring her through. But again
several thousand fishing products - ranging from fishing rods to lures. They have
adapted a simple business model and that is to run their company based upon sudden change however during the he emphasized that her chances for
Biblical principals. Please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions. late morning hours. I suddenly survival were very slim. He said the
developed an excruciating two biggest problems she is facing
headache, and shortly thereafter are: 1. If she upchucked when this
www.fishingtrail.com lapsed into unconsciousness. first occurred (which she did), 100%
Edwin summoned an ambulance of the time she would get
and sent me to Bellingham hospital, pneumonia, and that would kill her.
where they quickly decided this 2. 100% of the time she will have
situation was beyond their area of vasospasms, and that would most
expertise, and ordered me airlifted likely kill her. SHE HAD NEITHER
to Harborview hospital in Seattle, OF THESE THINGS OCCUR!
WA. At this point I am void of any When she first arrived, they put
recollection of what happened then a tube in her head to drain off the
or for several months to follow. I fluid to keep the pressure on her
remained in ICU for 23 days. brain down. In a short while they
“Rachel’s Wedding Cakes” is a believer owned and operated business that has My husband relates the following told us that the pressure on her
specialized in making that special time in your life a never-to-forget experience. about this period. “When my brain was increasing and decided to
They have baked several cakes on sight in Ohio, Kentucky, and many places daughters, friends and I arrived at install a permanent shunt from her
in Tennessee. Over the years, their references have included many satisfied Harborview, we were immediately brain to her stomach. They
message believers. To view cakes visit their web site. briefed on the events and Sally’s scheduled surgery for the following
condition. Her problem was day at noon. I did not think that a
diagnosed as a stage four blood permanent tube was a healthy thing
www.rachelsweddingcake.theeaglesview.org hemorrhage in the brain caused by for her to have to live with, so I
an aneurism. Dr. Britz, the surgeon called our pastor Bro. Ed Byskal
who did the procedure that repaired and asked him if he would have our
the aneurism, told us at that time assembly, Cloverdale Bibleway
26 that her chances of survival were
3 >
Rev. Billy Andrews BrideMessageLinks.org
The decision was easy, under the water I chose to go, His
blood shed at Calvary is why this had to be so.
I knew the only way was to be baptized in Jesus name, and
when I came back up, I was never the same.
That was only the beginning of God’s new life for me, there
were so many glorious things to come, you see.