WORLD CURRENTS!--No.84
Maria #359 TS 3086 9/96
--By Maria
Heavenly City Sighting!
1. (Mama:) I'd like to start off this GN by sharing an amazing prophecy that we received while working on putting this GN together. I think you'll really enjoy it! It came about after I had read a testimony the Ministry Home in Hungary sent us in their TRF comments. Following is what they had to say:
2. We received a letter from a Russian girl, in which she enclosed an article from a Russian Christian newspaper. She did not write what newspaper this is from, but the article in itself is quite interesting. It's entitled "Glimpses of Heaven." Following is a rough translation of excerpts of the article:
3. "Washington -- NASA experts are doing a detailed study of hundreds of pictures sent to Earth by the Hubble telescope, which is presently in open space. The pictures are very remarkable because they are the first pictures of Heaven!
4. "This is what Marcia Masson, scientist and author of many books, tells us. And she got her information about this important event from a high-ranking source in NASA.
5. "The telescope pictures were received on March 26 by scientists of the Goddard Space Center, in Maryland. The pictures clearly show a huge white-gold city, freely floating in the blackness of the starry sky.
6. "Even the unbelievers among the NASA scientists agree that this is Heaven, because life as we all know is absolutely impossible in the freezing, airless space. The official NASA representatives withhold making any comments until the completion of the research. The leadership is silent, but the common workers are convinced that these pictures are able to completely change the life of humanity.
7. "President Clinton and Vice President Gore are keenly interested in the pictures and demand daily reports about the development of the research.
8. "Marcia Masson says: 'According to my NASA contact, the Hubble telescope, after noticing something at the very end of the universe, immediately sent a signal about it. However, the object was quite distant and the lenses couldn't focus on their own. That is why the first pictures were just a mixture of colors. After adjusting the lenses, the scientists could hardly believe their eyes! In front of them were shots of a wonderful city. In fact, the scientists right away suggested that a city like this couldn't have been built by normal human beings. More likely the city is populated by the souls of the departed dead. So the telescope discovered the dwelling place of the Lord God!'
9. "The pictures were immediately forwarded to the Pope. Nevertheless, so far the Vatican has not made any official statement about them." (End of the article. Along with the article there was a picture of a space city in the starry sky.)
10. Of course we don't know how true this article is, as there haven't been any confirmations regarding this, nor any articles in other newspapers, but it's encouraging to see that in these Last Days the Lord is giving people chance after chance, and is trying to make it easy for anyone to believe and receive Him.
11. (Mama:) After reading this testimony, I was interested to know whether it was indeed true or just made up. To our natural reasoning it sounds pretty far-fetched, but who knows? There was no way to get a confirmation but to ask the Lord: Did they really see something, and if so, what is it? How were they able to see it? Does this mean that the Heavenly City is presently visible in our physical dimension?--Or was the Lord giving them a glimpse of the supernatural and the world of the spirit?
12. I think you'll be amazed and inspired by the Lord's answer, as He opens the world of the spirit and reveals to us the mysteries of the universe! Isn't it amazing how the Lord loves us so much that He gives us, His simple little children, the answers to these questions? He not only answered them, but gave more information and insight, as well as confirming some things that He had revealed in the past through Dad.
13. Some of you may find all this pretty hard to believe, and may think that it's foolish to just go by some little tabloid-style article in an unnamed newspaper. Well, we're not going by the article, but by what the Lord said! You don't have to believe that NASA scientists got a glimpse of the Heavenly City, nor that it's located in the moon, if you don't want to--it's not one of our fundamental beliefs--but I believe it, because the Lord said it, and I have faith in that! And I find it pretty fascinating! Praise the Lord!
14. (Jesus speaking:) Have I not said that I would set signs and wonders in the sky? Therefore marvel not that I do this thing to encourage the faith of those who would believe. For My sheep hear My voice and they follow, and they see My signs and they see My wonders and they believe.
15. So I give glimpses of the great and golden City that you call Space, as it descends! Marvel not that I give unto these a sign, that those who see may believe and be encouraged that a better world is on its way.
16. But be not deceived, for Satan seeks to slip in. Satan walks about and attempts to slip a lie in here and slip a lie in there, as he freely runs to and fro, back and forth, weaving in his poisonous threads of false science. Watch, therefore, and pray, that you be not deceived. For within the tapestry Satan weaves threads of poisonous lies. I allow this that men may choose.
17. Take heed, therefore, that you discern the signs of the times, for Satan also seeks to put signs and wonders in the sky. He does this through the vehicle of science falsely so-called, as he conjures up false facts and pads the statistics with billions or zillions of light years away, which do not exist. The Evil One seeks to explain away My Truth; he seeks to tamper with the Truth, to alter it, and distort My pictures. Know that My City does not lie at the end of the universe--this is the tampering of Satan. My City is near! My City descends, and your redemption draws nigh!
18. Measure, therefore, all things with the standard of My pure, simple, unadulterated Word. Take heed that you follow not the way of the confused, complicated theories of man, lest you also be led away from the simplicity of My Truth. Not all that meets the eyes of man is the truth; for the eyes of man are often clouded through philosophy, through vain deceit, through the pride of life and the rudiments of this world, which are not of Me.
19. In this hour Satan weaves in his poison. Satan invents false truths, that he may lure those who do not discern with the eyes of faith. Satan seeks to cover up. Under the guise of "study" and "research," he bides his time that he may invent and falsify facts and figures and images for the masses. Satan would seek to cover up the truth, and bides his time by hindering the news from spreading abroad, that he may distort what I have shown, that he may add to and weave in his lies, with "explain away" theories.
20. Take heed, for Satan seeks to falsify and explain away even My pure pictures. I, the Master of the universe, speak and show glimpses into My Heavenly Realm, and Satan attempts to quickly enter in and jam the frequency to those who do not discern.
21. Therefore open your eyes of faith that you may see. For I, the Great and Almighty, do give a glimpse, a peek, to those who would see with the eyes of faith. I, the Creator of all things, do override the laws of science to encourage those who would believe. I pull back the veil and allow this glimpse to encourage the hearts of those who will believe. In love, I override the laws of science to allow this glimpse, this peek, into the real world--My world of the supernatural.
22. It is I that adjusted the lens of the telescope that those who will believe may receive from My hand this touch of Heaven. I give this touch of Heaven to those who have not grown in faith, yet they seek to believe. Therefore I give them a sign, this small glimpse which I beam down through their telescope. I give them this glimpse through the vehicle of their telescope, which they can see and understand and relate to, that in My mercy they may be encouraged.
23. I would that these be encouraged and increase in faith, like My great scientists of time past, who learned as they ventured out into the great unknown that all they could see only taught them to believe in all they could not see with the human eye. So I give this glimpse, that the scientists of a pure heart may grow in faith.
24. I allow this peek into Heaven to encourage the hearts of My true scientists--to encourage the hearts of those who acknowledge My existence. For there are many, yea, even in the stations of NASA, who are hungry and searching for My Truth. I allow this to encourage the hearts of My lost children in forsaken lands who seek to believe.
25. Many are the lies of Satan, and many are his forces that run wild, up and down in the Earth, in this final attempt to lure the masses. So do I give this glimpse into the Heavenlies to encourage My true scientists, that they be not overcome by the evil. I wish to encourage the faith of these who are surrounded by many lies.
26. Have I not promised that I will set signs and wonders in the skies, that you may look up and know that redemption is nigh? Man is coming to a desperate state, and as the world grows darker and the night falls, I do allow glimpses of My Golden City to encourage believing hearts. Marvel not that I encourage the believing in heart, that they may look up and know that their redemption is near.
27. I am well pleased in this little one, Marcia, with the believing, childlike faith. Great is the reward of this one in Heaven--this one, Marcia, who hears and believes. She seeks to spread the good news that others would seek to cover up. This one of simple, childlike faith, who, having not seen, but only through word of mouth does believe and proclaim, "Heaven is here, it's here right now!" How the faith of this little one pleases Me, for I see her excitement--this one who would put the doubting intellectuals to shame!
28. Encourage this one. Show her more pictures of Heaven. For many are the true pictures of Heaven that I have given unto the children of David. Pray for her that her faith fail not. Teach her, and all those who would believe, that they need not a telescope to see Heaven. To those who would believe, to those who would ask and seek, I am able to show My Golden City, anywhere, anytime. Therefore encourage their faith. Behold how I have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them unto babes.
29. And question not the descent of My Golden City, for did I not reveal unto David that My great City is on its way? Time and tide do not exist in the world of the spirit, but only in the realm of man. I open the believing eyes, and blind the seeing eyes according to My purpose. For this reason I do conceal My City in the moon, that it may be preserved and protected until that day when every eye will be opened and every eye will see. And yet I project this picture of My Golden City in all its purity as it journeys through the Heavenlies. For those who would believe, I do allow this glimpse of My City in space, for I am not bound by the tides of time. My City exists, it's real. It's not far off! (End of prophecy.)
30. (Mama:) Wow, what a scoop! We weren't the first to hear, but we're sure the ones who know more about it than anyone else!--Far more even than the scientists of NASA! Like the Lord said, He's concealed these things from the "wise and the prudent," but has revealed them unto babes--us!
31. What great treasures of Heaven He pours out upon His little brides who have nothing of their own, but only the riches that He has given them! If we would only realize how blessed, how privileged above all people on the face of the Earth we really are, we could never, ever complain or go looking for worldly knowledge. We would never feel inferior! We would never look with envy on anything the world has to offer!
32. How wonderful Jesus is to us! What amazing truth He pours down upon us, in such volume that we can't even grasp it or hold it all! All the mysteries of the Heavenlies are at our disposal! Jesus has promised to give them to us, if we will but ask and believe and receive. Let all the children of David praise the Lord, for He hath done for them great things! Marvelous are His works, and holy is His Name, and great is His Love for those who serve Him in humility and simplicity!
EXPLAINING THE LOVING JESUS REVELATION
--A Sample Brief Verbal Explanation for Non-Family Members--By Maria
Maria #360 TS 3087 11/96
Dear Family,
1. I love you! It's been very inspiring and encouraging to hear from many of you of the wonderful difference that the "Loving Jesus" revelation has made in your lives, as you've put it into practice! Many of you have testified in your letters to Peter and me that as you stepped out by faith in the Lord's Words, He has rewarded you with the love, peace and closer relationship with Him that you had been seeking. Praise the Lord!
2. By now you should have received the "Loving Jesus Revelation," a GP publication which explains the "Loving Jesus" revelation to the public. Though designated GP, this publication is not meant for widespread distribution, but is a tool for you to give to those who may inquire about the "Loving Jesus" revelation, or who may have heard or will hear about it through the press or other sources.
3. Apparently several news reporters have gotten ahold of copies of some of the "Loving Jesus" GNs, and news of the revelation will probably surface in the media at some time or another. This is nothing to be afraid of, though, because as the "Loving Jesus Revelation" pub brings out, we have nothing to be ashamed of, nor any reason to hide the wonderful blessing and privilege that the Lord has given us of being able to love Him in this way!
4. As the "Loving Jesus" revelation becomes more known outside the Family, it's possible that at times you will be faced with questions about this "new doctrine," or be asked to explain it, particularly those of you who are in contact with the media, academics, etc. The "Loving Jesus Revelation" statement provides an excellent and thorough explanation of "Loving Jesus," so that should be a real help to you! Before giving someone that publication, though, you may need or want to explain in brief about the revelation yourself, in your own words. While people will be happy to receive the statement, they may also want to hear a brief summary from you as to what it's all about.
5. With that in mind, we thought you might appreciate a sample response you could give in such a situation. The following is a brief explanation of the "Loving Jesus" revelation which you might find helpful. Of course you don't have to memorize this script or necessarily use these exact words, but it's an idea of how to address this particular issue. This is written as if in response to a reporter or academic asking, "What is the 'Loving Jesus' revelation?" I pray that it will be a help and blessing to you. God bless and keep you as you wisely stand up for the truth!
Sample of brief verbal explanation to outsiders of the "Loving Jesus" revelation:
6. I have a statement which goes into detail on this topic and will provide you with a full explanation. But in brief, the main purpose of the "Loving Jesus" revelation is to provide a means whereby adult Family members can develop a closer and more personal relationship with Jesus. The desire to have a closer walk with the Lord is nothing new or unique to the Family, but is the goal of sincere and dedicated Christians worldwide.
7. Eager to find new ways to pray, praise and worship the Lord, in early 1995, Maria, the spiritual head of the Family, prayed and asked the Lord to show her how she, as well as the Family, could draw closer to Him and have a deeper personal relationship with Him. The "Loving Jesus" revelation, given through direct prophecy, was the Lord's specific answer to Maria's prayers. It was published for the Family in February 1996 in a series of internal publications (GNs) called the "Loving Jesus" series.
8. The Bible repeatedly refers to the Church--that is, all Christians both collectively and individually--as the Bride or Wife of Christ. This is a belief held not only by the Family, but also by many Christians worldwide. The essence of the "Loving Jesus" revelation is that as individuals, we can develop this relationship in a more personal and intimate way.
9. The Lord explained to Maria through prophecy that we could look at our individual relationship with Him as that of a wife with her husband. Therefore, we could even express our love and need for Jesus during our personal times of prayer, praise and worship by using very personal and intimate words of love and affection, such as a wife would use with her husband. Those who so desire could even take this a step further, by verbalizing their love for the Lord in this way while engaging in sexual activity, either alone or with their partner, and thus become even more intimate and passionate with Jesus by means of sexual expression.
10. One of the Family's basic beliefs is that natural, normal sex is God-ordained and a beautiful part of His creation. It is also one of the most wonderful ways of demonstrating one's love for another. So as the Bride and Wife of Christ, why should we not express our love for our Husband and Lover in this most intimate and meaningful way?
11. Let me make it very clear here that this practice is for adult Family members, and it is not meant for children. It is to be practiced in private only. Whether or not to engage in loving Jesus in this fashion, and to what degree, is the personal decision of each adult Family member, according to their faith and convictions. This is not a requirement for membership, and no one is under any pressure or obligation to do so. It is simply encouraged as a means of obtaining a deeper, private, personal relationship with Jesus, whereby we can feel free to say such words of love to Him as His Bride, just as a wife would say to her husband, and express our love for Him in an intimate and even sexual fashion. Since finding a loving, intimate relationship with another human being is one of the ultimate joys in life, how much more should we want to find a loving, intimate relationship with our Creator? But each individual's relationship with the Lord, and the degree of intimacy that they choose to exercise and express is up to them and according to their own faith.
12. The "Loving Jesus Revelation" publication will hopefully answer any further questions that you may have about the details of this revelation. But one that I would like to address here, which you may have thought of already, is the question of how male members can adopt the role of the Wife of Christ. Would this be a male-male relationship, or is this revelation restricted to women only? The answer to both of these questions is no.
13. The Lord explained to Maria that in the realm of the Spirit, when it comes to our relationship with Him, He regards us all as the Bride or Wife, whether we are male or female. This is because He wants us to manifest the attributes of a woman in our relationship with Him--that of being a wife who is attentive and yielded to her husband's wishes and freely expresses her love for him, while resting securely in his care and love. So in our times of intimacy with the Lord, we each, male or female, play the role of His wife, and at those times He looks upon us as such.
14. In short, loving Jesus intimately in this manner is simply one facet of our spiritual relationship with the Lord. We look at it as a form of very intimate personal prayer and communion with Him, during which we can feel free to express our love and devotion to Him, and likewise receive His unending love for each of us.
WILL YOU ANSWER THE CALL?
--Directional prophecies for our Family in the U.S.! --By Maria
Maria #356 TS 3082 10/96
1. In this Letter I would like to share with you some prophecies for our Family in North America received at Summit '96, as well as others received a couple of months later at one of our WS pubs units. While in these prophecies the Lord is speaking directly to our Family members in the U.S. and Canada, I felt that this counsel would be good to share with all of you, so you would be aware of the Lord's views on whether our Family should stay in the U.S. (or Canada), and if so, what their ministry there should be.
2. Over the last couple of years, it seems that many of you young people, in particular, have moved to the U.S. There are probably a variety of reasons for this. Some of you may have returned because you wanted to witness in a country where you could speak the language fluently, and you had the vision to reach the youth of America. Others of you may have gone back to the U.S. in order to raise funds to go to another mission field, only to get stuck for much longer than you had anticipated.
3. On the other hand, it seems that many of you young people went to the States simply because, for some reason, you thought it was the "in" place to be, and where "all the young people were." You thought you could have more fun, more freedom, enjoy all the conveniences of an "advanced" society, and live more easily without having to struggle to support yourself on a difficult mission field.
4. As many of you who are now in the U.S. can testify, both young and old, going back to the U.S. was not all that you hoped it would be. There may be some advantages and conveniences, but overall it seems that the strong spirit of materialism in the U.S. has had quite a negative pull on many of our young people, and even our old veterans. Quite a few of our precious kids have gotten sucked into the System altogether, while others are still Family members in name, but very much on the fringes in spirit and attitude. Many others are struggling with doubts, worldliness, and a lack of conviction, hunger for the Word, and desire to witness and reach the lost! Needless to say, the situation is desperate!
5. The sorry state of many of our young people in the U.S., as well as many U.S. Homes, was the subject of prayer and discussion at Summit '96. When those there came before the Lord for direction, He quite clearly indicated that most of you young people who are in the U.S. should leave for riper mission fields where the need is greater, where you can renew your vision to witness and reach the lost, and where the pull of the devilish, materialistic American spirit won't be so strong.
6. The Lord says that the situation is serious, and that you young people who are in the States should seek the Lord now for His will for you, to determine whether He is calling you to stay behind, or whether you should move on to greener pastures. Will you heed His call? Will you get desperate and seek Him for His will, and then step out by faith to follow where He leads? Will you be like Abraham, who struck out by faith, without the faintest idea of what it was going to be like, pressing onward in simple obedience to the Lord and His commandment to flee the wickedness of the System of his day? Will you do the same?
7. The Lord also says that He has called some of you in North America to remain there as prophets, both to reach the lost sheep that are there--particularly amongst the youth--as well as to deliver the warning message of the Endtime, and speak out against the evils of the System and the coming of the AC. However, those of you who choose to remain should make sure that it is the Lord's calling for you, and that you have the conviction to obey it. The Lord repeatedly emphasizes that staying behind is not for everyone, and that you should seek Him in prayer and prophecy, and through the other ways to know His will, to make sure that's what He wants you to do.
8. The Enemy's spiritual grip on America is getting stronger, and as those of you who have lived there for the past few years can probably testify, the negative pull on the young people--and even the adults--is intensifying. The Lord warns that it's only going to get worse, and that those who choose to stay behind in the U.S. are going to have to fight all the harder against these spiritual influences of the Enemy! He promises to keep and protect you if you're in His will, but you have to be sure that you're where He wants you to be, doing what He wants you to do! So take time to hear from Him, get His direction for you and your Home, and then follow!
9. The Lord has a lot of good counsel in here about being missionary-minded and giving our lives for those who need His Love, which applies no matter where you are. Are you doing all you can to reach the lost, to witness and to share with others the wonderful treasures the Lord has blessed you with? The Lord has given us so many priceless gifts. Are you passing them on to others? As Dad prayed, "Your Love didn't fail us, Lord. Help our love not to fail others." I love you. Love, Mama.
Find Your Calling!
10. (Jesus speaking:) There are those who are called and chosen--some chosen for some fields, some chosen for other fields. Each one must know in his own heart the calling that I call him for, the place that I am calling him to, the ministries that I am calling him for. Determine in your hearts where you should go--according to the burdens, according to the counsel, according to the Word that I have given.
11. Yes, there is a need in the States, and there is a need in other countries. What is the call that you are receiving? Is it the call to win souls? Is it the call to love the lost, those who are dying and who are in need of help, in need of My Words? Or is it the call of materialism, the ideal of an easy life, the hope of not having to struggle as much as on a poorer field? What is calling you? Who is calling you? Where are you getting your directions?
12. As you look unto Me, I will give you direction. Then shall you know without a shadow of a doubt that where you are going, you are in My will. You will be fulfilled and strengthened, because My Spirit will go with you. If you go the other way at the fork in the road, I will still be with you, but there will be less of My Spirit and less of My anointing.
13. Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life--the issues of your life, the fruitfulness of your life and the lives of those around you.
14. Go forth bearing precious seeds, wherever you go. Go with the vision of winning the lost. Then you shall be a fruitful vine and you shall be strengthened. But those who go forth without My anointing, who look for other reasons to go where they desire to go, may die of thirst in the desert. They may lack that closeness with Me because of wandering the wrong way. Look to Me in all your ways, and I will direct your paths.
15. (Jesus speaking:) America is a mission field to some whom I have called to win the sheep and to reach the lost, to help them and to soothe their pain out of love for their souls. It is a calm field to some who need retreat and rest, to recuperate from their battle wounds, so that they can go out again for another fight. But too many have come back to this land without a purpose, without a real reason, without seeking Me. To those I say, make up your mind. Choose today. Seek Me and know if you are called to this land or not.
16. You need to make up your mind and have conviction and know if this is truly your field or not. If you are called to this land, this is a special mission field. But this is not for everybody. You think this is an easy place, but it is not. There is a great gravity in this land. You must have spiritual strength to fight against it. Do you have that strength? Are you really connected with Me? Whether you stay or leave this land, you must have conviction. So seek My face today.
Step Out by Faith and
The Lord Will Lead!
17. (Jesus speaking:) Say not ye there are yet four months and then cometh harvest; for, behold, I say unto you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are white already to harvest. I am the Lord of the harvest and I see the full picture. I see the harvest the world over, and I will lead the way. I have called some to some harvests, and some to others. Some fields are white and ready to harvest; for others it is not their time.
18. I would that more of My men and women of David would go out to these fields by faith and be missionaries by faith. I would that they would trust Me and give out My Words to those who are in need, to those who have not heard of Me. For, lo, I hear the voices of many saying, "Oh God, if You're there, show Yourself to me!" But how can I show them if you don't go? I need you to go to them, and show My Love for them, as you have been shown My Love by others.
19. You must step out by faith and trust that I will lead the way and I will take care of you, even if the way seems rougher, even if it seems like it will be more uncomfortable. For many [in the U.S.] have heard the message and know of Me. Many here are even serving Me and doing what they think is best and My will. But in the far countries there are people who have not even heard My Name. And did I not say that the End could not come until My Name is preached unto all the nations? So have faith and trust that I will lead. If I lead you to stay in this land, then stay, but be missionaries for Me even in this land.
Are You Seeking the Lord's Will
in Your Life?
20. (Spirit helper speaking:) Okay, kids, let me ask you a question: Do you want spiritual fatness or fleshly fatness? I know that's an easy question--you want spiritual fatness! You want your soul to delight itself in fatness (Isa.55:2). But it's not that easy. The decision is big and it takes a real fight.
21. Spiritual fatness is a closeness to the Lord. It's an anointing. It's hearing His Word. It's listening to Him. It's being led where the wind of the Spirit leads and guides. It's not the corpulence and laziness of the fleshly fatness, the laziness that is so easy to fall back into. When there is plenty around you, you have to watch out!
22. Kids, the States is a jungle! It's a jungle of things. It's a jungle of music, of television, of cars, of couches, of food. If you get lost in that jungle, you'll get that fatness of the flesh and you'll get lazy. Some are called to go into that jungle, to hack it away and to open it up and to find the lost souls who are there. Yes, some are called. There are those who are chosen for that job and who have the faith for it, because the Lord has given them the faith--faith which works by love--a love for that lost soul who is out there caught in that jungle, that lost soul who's crying out for help, that lost soul who needs that word of Salvation, who needs that help that you can give.
23. But it's a special calling and it's not for everyone, because there are other places and other goddesses, other spirits who are calling ever so desperately. They are soft and they are sweet, easily entreated, desiring to make love to you. They want the seeds that the Lord has given through the Words of David, and now the Words of Maria.
24. Okay, let me ask you another question: What are you doing with your life? What's your driving motivation? Is it as it was with the disciples and the Apostle Paul and missionaries in ages past, that the Love of Christ constrains you? Or is it a personal motivation?
25. Are you tired or weary in well-doing? I know the battle is great. David has written about it. Maria has written about it. Many have experienced that battle and are fighting it this day. It is a tough battle, one of the most difficult. Is that your Jordan? Because when you fight to cross that Jordan, you'll be in the promised land of the Lord's will, the land of milk and honey, with a faith so strong that none can stand against it!
26. Yes, it is a battle, and it would surprise you to see how many millions up Here in the spirit world are praying for you, are waiting for you, are fighting for you, are cheering for you, are backing you! And we'll come and help. You ask for us and we'll be there--not just one or two, but maybe three, maybe four; whatever you need, we're there! We want to come. The Lord has commissioned us to be ready, and when you call us we will come and we will help, and then you'll be lifted up with wings of eagles. You'll be able to run and not be weary, to walk and not faint.
27. All the promises of God throughout the ages will be fulfilled within you, but you have to fight for that. Don't give up! Don't get weary in well-doing, for in due season you shall reap, and the harvest shall be great! It's there, waiting to be harvested. Believe me, it's there. But the Lord needs your hands; He needs your feet.
28. Speaking of goddesses, so many people think of the goddess of America as old and fat and saggy and baggy and not too attractive. But she is attractive. You see her in the pictures all the time--with the Hollywood glitter and glamour, the hourglass figure. But once you get too close to her, she doesn't let go easily. If you have the strength and the conviction to stand up against her, then the States is a calling for you, and you can go there and reach the lost that are entangled. But if you don't have that conviction--or if your motivation isn't right, if it isn't for the lost--then I would beware. Stay close to the Lord and He will keep you in the way that you go, as long as you go with Him.
A Commission for Those
Who Remain in America
29. (Vision:) I saw a picture of one of our YA men with two spirit helpers. One was a very tall Puritan, and the other was a very tall American Indian. Then I saw a picture of another YA man in a red prophet's robe. The Puritan was blazing a huge trail across a map of America. The Indian was watching out for the enemy and running through the forest and the rocks, really on guard and ready to fight with his men against the enemy. The YA was walking with these two men--his face and forehead like flint. Then I saw the red-robed prophet scene, and there was a real strong, almost violent, thump of the staves on the ground, with these words:
30. (Jesus speaking:) Woe unto you, America! Woe unto you, America! For all the things which have been prophesied against you shall surely come to pass! All the Letters that have been written, all of the prophecies that I gave through My David that have not yet been fulfilled will be fulfilled!
31. (Then Jesus speaks to the Family:) This country needs missionaries who know their calling, who are sure of their calling, and who know what the mission is for this country. For those who work and give their lives in this country, I have given the tongue of English. Why have I given you the English tongue to speak to those who speak English? Because you have so much that you can give. Because there is so much that needs to be exposed. Because there is so much that needs to be torn down.
32. Those who have the mission to America must take on the anointing of the iconoclast and the idol-smasher--to uproot, to destroy, and to tear down the works of the Devil! Those who are called to be missionaries to America must be called to expose the Enemy in a greater way than he has ever been exposed before. Those who are called to be missionaries to America must not be distracted or sidetracked by anything that they see, but they must have a perfect hatred for every piece of playground equipment planted there by the Devil.
33. This is the Devil's playground, and those who are called to this land must be as their forefathers--ready to stand up for that which is pure, ready to clean out the land of all the things that are not pure and not good, and willing to prepare the way for the building of a new land. Those who are called to the mission field of America must be those who are strong and true and loyal to the Words of David and Maria, and the Words of My prophets and prophetesses of this day.
34. I give unto them New Wine, and this wine shall be poured out. It is My purpose for this wine to shake the very foundation of this seat of Hell! Those who carry these new words to this generation must know the full content of these words. They must believe and have faith in every one of them and their source, and be able to give an answer to every man that asks of him, concerning the faith that lies in him.
35. For you are saying, "We have heard from the spirit world." This in itself will shake many foundations, because you, the Family, are saying it. It's nothing new, but because you are saying it, it will rock them and wake them up! This is My purpose. It will shake and shock them, and this is My purpose. It will move them to open their eyes, and this is My purpose. For they are covered with the spirit of deadness and sleepiness, lethargy and drunkenness, and all spirits of deafness and dumbness are upon them. These words are to wake them!
36. And as if it were not enough that you are saying, "We have heard from Heaven," if they read these words, the messages of these people are simple truths from Heaven which will be like explosive bombs, creating a furor that will rock the very gates of Hell! There is a force even now fighting against these words.
37. For this is the seat of the Devil, and he knows not what tactics can be used when My children are strong in faith. When you are strong in faith, he cannot keep up with your attacks, and he will not be able to stop you or disappoint My purpose of these words coming into this land.
38. You speak English? Yes, you do. So speak it. Speak every word of truth that you know in this land! You shall be held accountable for all those words in English that you know.
39. Some of those who read these books shall be called to My Kingdom through them. Some shall find great answers and shall bow down their heads to the floor and cry out to Me in thankfulness and deep gratification for answering their very deepest longings. Others shall take these words and lash out in fury and in anger! They shall seek to destroy and to stop and to harm and to hurt and to hinder.
40. Therefore, those of you who hold these words in your hands must be strong and true and sure of what you hold. Those who are called to be missionaries in this land must stand up with great joy, knowing that you are fulfilling all the prophecies I have said about this land. For you shall bring down the wrath of God upon it through your witnessing and through your words. Men like these must be the ones to stand in this land. For all others will tremble and shake and will be gnashed upon if they have not the faith to stand up for these words--for all My Words.
41. You cannot live in this land and not be affected by it and sucked into it, unless you have a hatred for all it stands for. You must know your calling and your purpose. Would you feel called to bring the wrath of God upon this land? Would you feel called to go as a Puritan, as a pioneer, and slash and cut and forge away in the Spirit? You must have the strength and fortitude to pick up whatever tool I ask you to pick up, and smash anything I ask you to smash, and reveal anything I ask you to reveal, and stand up for anything I ask you to stand up for, and die for whatever I ask you to die for!
42. My sheep will hear My voice and they will follow those who are true to their convictions, who will raise their voice and stand against the multitude of the screaming, hideous voices that cry out in this land.
A Mother's Plea to the Young People:
Shine for Jesus!
43. (Vision:) I saw one of our mothers kneeling and praying very desperately, crying out to the Lord with her whole heart. I saw her several times throughout the prophecies, and then the Lord said that her prayer was a righteous prayer. He said He wanted her prayer to be heard, because it was the prayer of many mothers for the young people of this land. This is her plea to our Family young people:
44. (A Family mother speaking:) Oh, my beautiful, beautiful children, let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in Heaven. You're so beautiful, you're so strong, you're so full of joy, you're so blessed! You're so mightily blessed with love, good health, strength, everything you need. There's no one else like you on Earth.
45. Oh, my precious children, turn around, stop, listen. You have what no one else has. But you look about you and you're so drawn, so pulled away. I can help you. I'll take you in. I'll love you. I'll train you. I'll do my part. I'll help you to be what you want to be, to do what you want to do. We can help each other.
46. I have a lot to give. I have such a burden to pour into you, to love you, to give you all that I have. I no longer have the strength to do the things that I want to do, but you do. You're so beautiful, so young and so strong, so full of light and beauty, it radiates from you. You don't see it, but it's so beautiful.
47. Take a moment, stop, look up from your shopping cart. There's someone who stands beside you, who walks beside you, who's never heard what you've heard, who's never seen what you've seen, who doesn't know what you know. Stop, look up. You're called and chosen. Do it now before it's too late. Talk to them! Share your heart with them. Touch them, hold their hand, embrace them, be friends with them. Did you know that they don't see people like you very often?--Hardly ever. And if it's not you, it's never. They just don't see it. It doesn't exist. That's why you're there. You're there to give them all that you have, and you have so much!
48. When you look at that boy with the multitude of earrings in his ear and his hair all a mess, wearing the latest fashions, look into his eyes. There's a place in his heart that's made just for Jesus, and Jesus isn't there. Why are you so afraid of his flashy coat, his expensive rings, his flashy necklace and his proud look? Just look into his eyes and talk to him. Maybe you can draw out the child that belongs to Jesus.
49. And why are you so afraid of the girl that comes mincing down the street in the latest fashion with a proud and haughty look? Look into her eyes. There's a place in her heart that's made just for Jesus, and He's not there.
50. You can do so much. You can give so much. If you want to find fulfillment, I can help you. Let me help you, and maybe you can help us. Maybe you can help us get on with a new mission. Maybe you can help us lift our burdens, so we too can take our children to higher ground. We can help one another.
51. But as I look upon you, I cry, and my heart is spent with crying. For you are so beautiful with His light, and you know it not. You have such power that radiates from your very smile, and you know it not. You hide it with the trappings of this world. Let it shine forth and you shall be blessed with a joy that you have not known.
52. For you shall see coming out of that boy and coming out of that girl, someone who you knew not when you first looked at them. It is the child of Jesus that I long for and desire for you to learn how to bring to His Kingdom. I will help you. Please, hear my cry. Please let me take you in my arms. I will help you. I will give you all that I have.
A Message for America
53. (Vision:) I was looking at the States through a bird's-eye view, and there were some little groups of people, like a family, some adults and some kids. They'd send out a couple of people, I imagined them to be the younger people, like YAs, going out to other countries. They'd wave goodbye like they were sending them off. Then there were others coming in from other places. There was a flow of some people coming in and some going out. But most of the flow was going out, so the number of people was shrinking.
54. Then at one point, they all came together and stood up. They didn't have on red robes and that type of thing, but it was like they stamped their feet in unison and it was really loud! You know how when there's a bang, you all look to see where it is? Well, the whole country looked, the people everywhere, like, "Wow, what's that?" Then the Family lifted up their hands and started singing "The Message of Jeremiah!" That was one side of the picture.
55. Then there was the other side, which was the weeping side of the Message of Jeremiah, like that verse where Jeremiah says, "Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!" (Jer.9:1). It was the real heartbroken side, weeping for the lost who were still there.
56. So there were two messages for the people who remain: Looking for the lost with the weeping side of the message, and warning of the Lord's judgments and the Endtime for the people who needed that side.
More Prophecies on the U.S.!
57. (Mama:) The following prophecies were received when I asked some of my helpers to get together and ask the Lord some questions about the U.S., such as, how does He see America and its leadership? Of course the Lord has already said a lot about America through Dad over the years, all of which still holds true, but I was wondering if the Lord had anything specific about today's conditions in America and its present leadership.
58. Also, while those at the Summit had heard from the Lord about what the young people in the U.S. should be doing, I wanted to see if the Lord had any further counsel as to what the Family in the U.S. should be striving for, or what their goal should be. It didn't surprise me, but you might find it interesting to note that the Lord gave pretty much the same message that He gave through those at the Summit, although those attending this prophecy session had not read the above prophecies!--Just another proof, in case any of you needed one, that it's really the Lord speaking, folks! Following is what the Lord had to say:
Fill the Vacuum--Preach the Truth!
59. (Jesus speaking:) My children have a love-hate relationship with that country [the U.S.], for they love it and they hate it. Therefore, it is a dilemma for most of them being there, wondering what they should be doing and how they should be doing it. For they know it epitomizes everything that is evil, and yet they also know that it does much good, and much good is accomplished there. So they are like Lot--attracted to it, and yet disgusted by it. And I say that even as Sodom and Gomorrah of old, the parts of that country and the segments of the population in that country that do follow the wickedness and the wicked ways shall receive their judgment in their time. For though I have mercy and longsuffering, yet there are immutable laws that govern these things, and these judgments must come if there is not a repentance. (Note from Mama: Although He's making reference to Sodom and Gomorrah, the wickedness the Lord is talking about is not necessarily just sodomy--although that's part of it--but the much worse sins of the spirit of rejection and rebellion against God and His laws of Love.)
60. But I say also there is much work that can be done there. My children must look for the vacuums. They must look at what is not being done there by others. They must look for what message is not being preached there by others. For there are many church people, many children in My churches who seek to do good. They do accomplish much, and I laud them and applaud them for that. But I have delivered unto you a more important message. It is important because so few raise their voices to say it. And that is the Message of Jeremiah for that country.
61. You are called to be prophets of doom as well as prophets of Salvation. You must raise your voices for those who have no voice, for the poor and downtrodden of the world. You must champion My poor and oppressed children around the world. You must speak up for those whom it is unpopular to speak up for. But see you do it wisely. For you can shout on the city square and receive only the scorn of others. Or you can say it person to person through the personal witnessing which I have always advocated.
62. You must not only lead people to Me, but you must also speak the truth. This should be part of your witness. For America is blinded by its own self-righteousness. The people of America are blinded by the perceived righteousness of their cause. But your job is to bring sight to those who are blind, by showing them the truth.
63. You are all persuasive witnesses. That has been your job. You know how to persuade people; you know how to get people to do things that they would not normally do. Turn this persuasiveness not only to the cause of My Salvation, but also to the cause of My poor and downtrodden, some of whom are in their own country. Consider the poor and be an advocate for the poor, and cause people to judge righteous judgment.
Be Strong!--And Reach the Lost Youth!
64. (Jesus speaking:) There is a great famine in the land for hope and for love. There are times when you wonder, "Who needs hope? Who needs love? People here seem so self-satisfied and complacent with what they have in their lives." But I say unto you that there are many who seek My face and seek My Love in that nation, but the pride that they have been encumbered with and that has been put upon their shoulders weakens them and tells them they don't need love, they don't need hope, that they have everything they need.
65. It is up to you, My children--those of you who are strong and not weak--to go out there and pull these people out of the morass of iniquity that they have become entangled in. Go, therefore, and seek out the lost, and you will find that there are many, especially amongst the ethnic minorities, who need My Love in many ways. There are many poor people there who need strengthening, uplifting and physical comfort as well. So it is up to you, My children, to go, seek out the lost. Comfort the needy. Do all you can. Give what you can of your physical and spiritual resources, and pull them out of the miry clay that they have entangled themselves in.
66. There are many who go there seeking what they think is paradise. They go there, and they are ensnared. So let not these dear ones be entangled in the entrapment of the System. For all that glitters is not gold, and all that shines is not diamond. I would, therefore, give a warning, especially to My youth there, those of you who think that the System is great and who think there is a lot to be offered out there. Know that they are but husks. If you would remain in that nation, you must remain with a strong countenance. You must remain as soldiers to fight a war--not as vacationers!
67. Seek out the other youth who have special need of Me, and who are sinking day by day, and becoming more and more ensnared in the Enemy's trap. But be warned that if you are not strong in the Spirit and in My Word, you yourself will also become entangled and become a part of the trap that the Enemy is trying to use to entrap others. Be careful, for this nation is wicked in every way, and there are many subtle wickednesses that you do not see. What you see on the media or on TV is nothing compared to what is really going on behind the scenes. The leaders of this nation lie, and many of the things they say to cover things up are lies. People swallow the pill of poison because it is coated with sugar and with niceties, but they are lies. And if you swallow this pill, you yourselves, though you be My children, will also partake of these lies. So be careful.
68. I cannot disclose very many of the details of what is going on, because though I reveal things unto My servants the prophets, all must not be revealed now. All will be revealed in time. But be warned that there are lies and there are things behind the scenes that are different than they seem. So be careful, My children.
America: A Land of Iniquity!
69. (Jesus speaking:) This is a great nation, a mighty nation, a nation that was given the responsibility of being an example to the world, founded on the tenets of Christianity, for religious liberty, with its arms open to the needy of the world. It found pleasure in My sight. But this nation has turned from Me and has become a hotbed of iniquity. It has become a bed of perverseness, from which corruption and decadence and evil flows out into the rest of the world. In this, it has become the source of evil and not the source of good, as I intended for it to be, and as the Founding Fathers intended for it to be. For they knew they were given a mandate to set up a land of freedom and of opportunity and equality, acceptance of all people, and to give opportunities to all people. But instead it has become a land of degradation, of terror, of want and of famine.
70. Though the poverty that exists in the United States is not as great as the poverty in some other parts of the world, it is worse in that it is coupled with filth and degradation and disease and crime, and the daily horror of living day to day, not knowing if you will survive till the next day, or if your children will survive the wars of the ghettos or the diseases that run rampant, or the moral curses that are now accepted in this great land. I say "great" not because it is great in morality, but because it looms as a mighty specter on the horizon. It looms as the great superpower of the world now, even sending doctors to help the head of the land that once was considered an equal superpower. (Note: An American heart surgeon went to Russia to consult with Russian doctors about Yeltsin's recent operation.)
71. America has not been humbled. And because it has not been humbled, the iniquity waxes worse and worse and worse, eating from the inside as a canker. It is like an apple whose insides are rotten and decayed, but whose outside is still whole and appears flawless. But if one bites into it, the horror and the rottenness is seen and tasted and felt.
72. Their achievements have been great, but they have not used their power for the good of the rest of the world. Even now do they use their might only to defend those whom it is in their interest to do so, and not those who are really the needy and the oppressed. Instead they use their guns and their might for selfish reasons, when there is the question of oil or even when there is only the question of pride.
73. The leaders do lie. The leaders are in bed with those who seek to dominate the whole world, even as your father David has said in his Letters about the Illuminati and the world conspiracy and the Antichrist forces that seek to take over the world.
74. The liberal forces are rife with evil, because they seek to cooperate with the Antichrist forces. And although the liberals may have many goals which seem to be good and positive and righteous, still, their evil is that they have joined forces and cooperated with the Antichrist forces. For the sake of power, they have compromised with those whose goals are intrinsically and inherently evil.
75. Those who are on the conservative side, who stand up for My right and My righteousness, have suffered. They have suffered in the opinion polls. They have suffered in the eyes of their supporters. They have suffered in the media, because they have stood up for the lives of the unborn children, and for the rights of others for whom there was no voice.
76. But basically, the country is filled with decadence and corruption and rottenness. Yet do My Words hold true, and when there are those who do humble themselves and pray, I will heal them and I will save them and I will help them. They will be an oasis in the midst of the time of destruction. They will be as reservoirs of safety and of life and health for all those who flee the destruction that will come. For there are those who are the anti-Antichrists, who are receptive to My Words and who do seek the health of their land. But they will not be able to stand against the mighty tide of iniquity, and because the iniquity waxes great, therefore My judgments will fall, as I have said.
Run to Higher Ground!
77. (Prophecy continues:) Upon the horizon the clouds are gathering, blacker than ever. They are rolling in, just as your father David saw them. They are looming, dark and black. Therefore, as I have always said, it behooves My children to run with haste to higher ground, to find the lands that are receptive and hungry, who drink up every drop of water as though it were the last drop. In these hungry lands you do not have to search and search and search and search to find those who are hungry and thirsty, for behold, they are on every side. They reach and they cry and they grab up the little pieces of literature that fall to the ground, for they are hungry for them. Their hearts are not hardened, but they are open and thirsty and receptive. Therefore it is My will that My shepherds guide My sheep to these hungry lands, as I have always told you.
78. But it is also My will that those remain who have been called to this great land of influence. For in the days of Israel and Judah, did not My prophets go to the wicked land? Were not many of My prophets called to the wayward and the wicked land, which had departed from Me? It is the lands of wickedness that do need the prophets. And which of My prophets did they not stone and kill and suffer to be martyred? (Crying.) Even so in this land will they treat you the same, but it is My will that you raise up a cry of warning and a cry of Salvation and forgiveness for those who will turn from their wicked ways.
79. Some of you are called to be this voice of warning and of help, to have a two-fold message: the warning of doom to those who continue in their wickedness, pride and rejection of Me, and the voice of love, forgiveness and Salvation for those who would just do so much as turn towards Me, to reach out to Me in their hearts. For there are yet many, many sheep in this dark land. Just as the candle shines so brightly in the darkness, I would that you would be bright candles in this land of great darkness and great wickedness.
80. In many cases it will be the older generation who will return and who will be of great effectiveness, for your testimony of having been missionaries for many years will speak loudly. The skills that you have learned will go far and be recognized, and the brightness and the happiness that shows on your faces and in your lives will be a testimony to many who are jaded and weary and ready to die for the weariness and the oppression that they feel. They will see your happiness and your lightness. You may feel that you are at the end of the road when you return to America, but many of you will find fruitfulness and receptivity there because of your age and your experience, and the many victories and the many miracles that you have beheld.
81. But to many of My young people I say, go! Go to lands of great fruitfulness, for you have the youth and the energy to withstand the hardships of new surroundings, to be able to make the adaptations and the adjustments that these new fields need. You have the strength to endure the hardships of the mission field, and you will see a great reaping. So unto you I say, go, and take as many with you as you can!
82. If you are in the United States, find others who would like to leave all behind and go with you to the mission field. For many are afraid to face their friends and their peers who laugh and jeer at them, but they will gladly leave with you to go and change the world elsewhere. For did not many of you do the same? Did not many of you leave all behind and start new lives elsewhere?
83. So I say unto you, shake off the dust of your feet, and go with Me to new horizons and new challenges and new lands, where you will reap a hundred, a thousand, a million-fold.
84. This is My call to you! For the clouds are gathering on the horizon, and the rains of judgment have been falling and will continue to fall more and more and more.
85. Some of you I would have stay even to be martyrs in this land. It is a land of great danger, great oppression, and great opposition to My Word. But it is a land of great influence, so the voice of many will be heard afar. But be sure that you are called to be the prophets of this land. For you will face great hardship--not physical hardship, but hardship in the spirit, and great opposition from those who wish to persecute My children. But as you take up the challenge, I will give you the strength.
86. To the others of you, I say, go! Go to My fruitful harvest fields, for you will reap over and over and over. I will never leave you comfortless, for behold, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. You will be My shining army, going over all the world and bearing fruit in every place where I call you to go.
LATEST NEWS FLASHES!--No.251
--By WS
TS 11/96
TRF Comments and Suggestions
Voluntary for Six Months
--By WS Stats Office
Dearest Family,
We love you and are thrilled with all that you, our wonderful Family, are doing in the 72 countries in which you reside! Do you realize that we now have about 13,000 DO and TS members in over 1,100 Homes, winning about 75,000 souls a month on 6 continents?! We are a nation dwelling amongst nations, made up of nationalities from 85 of those nations! And new things are happening every day, as we continue to revolute! Thank you not only for your part in making this a continuing revolution, but for keeping us informed of activities in your field and your Home via your TRF. That's what this LNF is all about: how much we need your feedback on the TRF, while at the same time trying to cut down on unnecessary writing you have to do in filling out your TRF, saving your time as well!
Recently we received a report from one CRO office detailing the great administrative workload they carry in trying to keep up with their various duties, such as processing the TRFs every month, trying to stay on top of clearance requests, forwarding designated gifts, answering questions, as well as a multitude of other things too numerous to name in this particular LNF. All of these regular monthly duties leave them precious little additional time to be able to answer your questions. In outlining the above situation, reference was specifically made a couple of times to the time it took to process the Comments and Suggestions (C&Ss) from the TRFs.
This prompted us at the WS Stats Office to take a look at the C&S questions, to see if they were all really still needed and if we could cut down on them somehow. Our original hope was to either eliminate some of the questions, or perhaps combine them so that there wasn't so much to answer, or somehow reduce not only the amount of work that you have to do in filling them out each month, but also that the offices have to do in processing them. As you can imagine, processing over 600 DO TRFs with 14 questions and 500 TS TRFs with 5 questions adds up to a lot of work for a lot of people, especially if the offices need to retype them to computer files, and we wanted to cut down on anything that may not be necessary anymore to streamline our reporting procedures.
Mama and Peter do take a very keen interest in the C&Ss, although because of the volume, they don't have time to read them all--only the most pertinent ones, which they are very thankful for! Besides your personal letters to them, the C&Ss are one of the few ways that they and their co-workers hear straight from you, your heart, your needs, your desires, your victories.
So the question wasn't whether the C&Ss are needed at all, but whether we're perhaps receiving more than we really need or that is read either by Mama and Peter, or by our publication teams. We asked our publications departments to let us know how much they really use them, and if so, to what extent.
We were amazed to see how heavily our pubs staff relies on your comments and suggestions! We realized we would be shooting ourselves in the foot by trying to eliminate them, because they are one of the very few ways that we really hear from you, our frontline soldiers. In their responses, the pubs staff emphasized how much we need to hear from you. How else can we know how you feel, how things affect you, and what you are doing?
To give you the vision of how much the C&Ss are used, we are including at the end of this point some excerpts of what members of these WS pubs departments said about the C&Ss. In a nutshell, they, as well as Mama and Peter, rely heavily on hearing from you via your C&Ss.
We realized, though, while evaluating the importance of the C&Ss, that each month there are probably a number of them which are written just to fill up space, because it is required that something be written in response to every question in that section of the TRF. Therefore, the unnecessary quantity of responses which result because this is mandatory can become a waste of both your time as well as the offices' time. While we do want to hear from you, we don't want you to have to take your time writing about things that may not be that important simply because you must answer each question.
So we'd like to try out a possible solution to this problem by temporarily making the filling out of the C&S questions voluntary. This will be the case for six months starting in 1997 with your January TRF through your June TRF, after which time we'll review the situation and see if it seems to be working well this way, or if we might need to go back to making the questions mandatory again. Hopefully we can keep the C&S section of the TRF completely voluntary, trusting that you will continue to fill in what is important to you, and important for us to know.
Thus, for these six months, from January through June 1997, the Comments and Suggestions section of the TRF will be voluntary, just like a shaded area of the TRF, where you only have to answer if you have something to say. We hope this will save you time in not having to answer any questions you don't really have anything to say about, and yet giving you the option to respond to those things which you feel are most important in your situation.
We'd like to plead with you to please, please fill in answers and comments on anything you want, because we do need to hear from you. We need to hear what is on your heart, what you've been thinking and praying about, things you are concerned about, lessons you are learning or things you want to share, tips, testimonies, suggestions, problems or things you feel are important for us to know. We depend on you for input. We don't want you to stop writing, but just want to give you the opportunity to only report on things that you feel are worth reporting, not simply because you feel you have to.
By reading the comments from the WS publications departments below, you'll see how much they rely on your pubs reactions, your testimonies, your tips, and your ideas. So please keep communicating! We need to hear from you!
G G G
From WS publications departments:
Commentary on the TRF Comments
and Suggestions
Childcare/education department: I find the childcare C&Ss very important to our ministry! I read'm all, and they are a wealth of input about what the needs are, how the childcare pubs are coming across, etc. Most everyone in our department reads all of the relevant sections of the C&Ss every month. I also very much appreciate the pub reactions. These again are needed. Most members of our department read the ones that apply to what we are putting out from our department.
FSM department: My heart goes out to the ones who type all this material, but for the pubs I work on (FIAs and FSMs) the C&Ss are crucial. A girl in our department reads the section that pertains to pubs, and pulls things out for the Free Zine, Grapevine, FAR, and sends me lots of things for the FIA and FSM. She said that last month she pulled out about 150 pages*, or roughly 1/3 to 1/2 of the C&Ss.) We use them a lot--and in fact use them more lately than before. (*We did not pub all 150 pages, but these were testimonies she thought worth considering, and we pubbed a good deal of it).
I read the pubs reactions every month, or at least skim them, as it's very helpful to see the effect that the pubs we produce are having and which ones are the most help. The sections that we use the most, I believe, are not only the witnessing testimonies, but also the miracles section, and the victories and lessons section. There are tons of terrific testimonies in the miracles.
FAR department: We really depend on the C&S material, as it's the main source of testimonies for the FAR. The worldwide Family is accomplishing phenomenal things that the public could and should and would support, if they only knew!--But how are they to know except we tell them, and how are we to tell them except the Homes first tell us? We need more C&S input, not less! Since "Wanted: Family Journalists" (FSM 299) went out, we've been receiving more and better-written testimonies for publication. We're thrilled with the new momentum, as that should enable us to shift the FAR into a higher gear--a long awaited dream--but we need that input from the Homes!
Audio department: We rely a great deal on the feedback from the C&Ss: reactions to the tools, ideas for tools, feedback on which tools go over and which ones do not, cover ideas, song or tape ideas, etc. This is our link with the Family and what is happening. I totally understand and sympathize with those who compile all these at the CRO level, as I used to do that job. But we rely on the C&Ss to the video and audio tapes to know how they're being put to use in people's witnessing, etc. We also pass these on to the studios to inspire them, sharing with them the worldwide fruits of their labors.
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