Ted Mellinger

11.24.12 (A little old, but I wanted to post what I wrote from before anyways. This is very special).

Ted Mellinger

Friday night, November 23^rd, something like a miracle happened. Some of us from Slaughterhouse were praying after we got done singing, rapping, playing instruments, and dancing together as our worship at the Nehemiah church in Compton, CA. I just get done praying for a bro when an old man walks in from the street. He says he was just looking for some prayer and sat right down in the pews. I restart my conversation telling Jabar, my bro I was praying for, about abiding in God when Jason signals me to go get the old man who apparently was leaving. I run and get him and ask him if he wants to pray. He said a willing yes and started telling Jason his tragedies. As soon as he started talking about his 3 sons that he lost, I immediately recognized who he was. I knew this man! Matter of fact, I wrote a poem about him this past summer.

I remember that he barged right through the same church doors in the middle of service three years ago drunk and crazed. He wouldn’t stop talking and shouting. He was telling about how gone he was and how he lost his two sons. I remember Jason attempting to pray for him while telling him to hold his peace. Pastor Robin then took him outside to pray for the man. This whole ordeal might have taken around 30 minutes. That night I remember how impressed I was with how the church showed love to this man. Instead of just kicking him out back on the streets, the pastors showed love to him by taking him in how he was and working with him. I remember after the service I told my pastor, Jason, that I would never forget that night.

That was three years ago.

Last summer, I really got into a mode of seeking compassion for others. I was compelled to write a poem about compassion. The part about the old man, Ted Mellinger, is the intro to the poem. Here it is:

Sometimes you just don’t know what that person’s going through

What’s true to me is true to you that we all suffer and

Sometimes pain is what we’re so used to

Before you point the finger

Take a glance at the Heart in

A steady Love fixture to get the proper picture

The drunk man comin’ in the middle of service

Lookin’ like he’s demeaning his own value like Life’s worthless

Than what he figured it out to be from the start

Cuz what’s really at his heart is his 2 sons gone too soon,

One in a car wreck and the other shot cold-blooded 17 times in the alleyway that oftentimes it’s just so hard to say LORD I love you I’m so cold blooded!

But the bitter man’s coming back, yea-he’s confused & angry & lost but Hurt

So can you take him how he is and show him back the love in the Gift and glory of the Cross?

9.6.12

           

Back to last night. Ted was definitely in a better state than 3 years ago but still looked like he was struggling and was definitely still deeply hurt. Now another son had passed. Yet, just like last time, he came in the church looking for someone to talk to. After hearing Ted out, we prayed for the man. I know God heard and that we were able to help him last night as believers.

Afterwards, Twan and I saw him off. He got back on his bike and was on his way.

I thank God for the opportunity to see him again. I thank God that He is a healer, working in Ted’s heart. I thank God that true faith (that is alive) brings Action and can affect people’s lives for good. We might not come even close to knowing what it feels like to be in his shoes but apathy is not acceptable by any means.

Let’s pray for Ted, that he be constantly seeking after God to be completely filled with His presence; to know his lovingkindness, his comfort, his healing, his joy through any situation.

God Bless!

Meaning of Ministry

Impact Movement/SOS (Strengthening Our Salvation) Leadership meeting on Thurs 10.18.12

I am a part of a group called Impact/SOS at the University of Washington in Seattle. Impact is about taking the truth of Jesus Christ to the campus, community, and the world by producing leaders of African descent who are spiritually focused, financially responsible, and morally fit. SOS is a bible study that an alumni, Taji Ellis, started during her time at the UW that was later merged with Impact. It's a mainly black campus ministry. Why I am in it you may ask? A Japanese American? Because God has called me into this cross cultural exchange like He did with the apostles in early church planting history.

Anyways, we had been struggling as a ministry. Hard. And for about two years.

Coming into this year, it's definitely been clear that we've been trying so hard to make plans and events when really it's the relationships that have been missing. It was like drawing somebody to a tree that's cool with maybe some nice shade but with no fruit to eat to take on the road (to plant more seeds to become more trees and bear mo fruit and so on).

Frustrations. Heartache. Pain and suffering. All last year. We definitely had triumphs and joyful moments but there were definitely valleys.

Had so much heartbreak from last year that the three of us didn't even want to talk over the summer! We seemed to all have the same question on our hearts, "What ever happened to the ministry?" It turned into a business with business meetings and planning more than a place of God space.

It was already four weeks into school and we hadn't had a bible study yet. Minimal outreach by Impact/sos to freshman. But we needed to get right as leaders before putting on meetings. We needed divine help.

I am learning that revival must start from within first. We cannot expect a revival to happen in others when it hasn't started from within.

We took to prayer. We took to love. We took to realizing our brokenness. We took to forgiving one another.
We took to getting back to the first ministry with God. Cause He got left out of our plans, when He's the author of our lives! Crazy right? Happens. And easily.

Last night we talked about the vision of impact/sos and the meaning of ministry. Bottom line: it's all about Relationships! Love God, Love others.

Luke 10: 27-28 ²⁷ And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” ²⁸ And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.”

We were still confused on what to call ourselves as a ministry as Impact and SOS seemed to be two different ministries. We didn't come up with a vision for the year or a plan. It was frustrating. I was thinking how can we get started without a more solid plan and vision for the year?

This might sound contrary to wisdom, but we are moving forward without a plan. I believe in the importance of having a vision for the year and plan but I believe that at this time the spirit was just saying Go. Just Go. Go and make disciples. The plan will come later.
We're Bringing it back to relationships. I relate this to a kid just strapping on running shoes with no mileage plan or route, but just running. The kid knows how to run. So he does. In due time, he will become more strategic. But for now, just hit the pavement.
...Less planning, less events, Mo Love.

So I thank God. We ended with a crazy stupid, Holy Spirit filled prayer. There was so much Joy and uplifting. There was brokenness and realizing God's Holiness. For me there was Love knowing that He came to bridge the gap between us and Him. Between Impact/SOS and the Lord God. Revival.

Then we just started fellowshipping. I told them more about the story of how I came to be with the amazing woman of God I am courting, Monique, who has changed so many areas of my life for the better in Christ. Someone who I can't Not smile when I tell others about her. I showed them pictures of me and Monique too. Then we just talked some more about different things. Good time!

And by the end of the night and four hours of meeting, I realized we were doing life together. For the first time in a while, I felt and knew we were doing Ministry.

Looking forward to the first meeting of the year: dinner and fellowship at my apt next week.

This is the inspiration for our vision! "This is Discipleship" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8ERxqCZqQ

Class Assignment: Write on a Mentor who has made a Positive Impact in your Life

Mike Fujimoto

10.30.2011

            Jason Green, aka “Pops”, my pastor, spiritual dad, and close friend, has come to be one of the greatest teachers in my life as well as in the lives of many other people he has reached. These include gangbangers, homosexuals, prostitutes, the homeless, widows, people on the verge of suicide, broken people, and “would-be’s” of the aforementioned. It’s not his cool look and powerful, cut-to-the-chase preaching style that truly makes him a leader, nor is it the fact that he is one of the originators of Krump dancing, but how he shows to others the loving God that dwells within him through lifestyle that makes him a good teacher. After becoming one of his disciples in the Faith about two years ago, I have seen firsthand through Jason how a true relationship with God is most important for a Christian. His living example has helped me out in growing in my own faith and impacting the lives of others in the process.

I respect Jason for his obedience in both hearing and applying the Word of God to his life. His daily lifestyle is rooted in the scripture, Titus 3:14, “And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful.” Two examples in particular attest to the life application of this verse. It was mid-way during one Friday night service in Compton, CA, that a man in about his mid-50s walked right in from the streets to the altar, crazed and wasted off alcohol and drugs. Instead of what some people might think to do which is to kick him out of the service for intruding while drunk, Pops tended to this man along with the other leaders of the congregation. Regular service was paused to give way for this man to vent, explaining his situation and the death of his two sons, one of which was shot up 17 times in an alley-way. Pops listened intently and told him to hold his peace before the other pastors took him outside to pray for him. This incident helped teach me that the church is a place of healing that all people can go to get help. Another time I have seen the verse, Titus 3:14, lived out in Jason’s faith walk is when he scrapped up what he could to help a homeless man outside a grocery store in Renton, WA have something to eat and a place to stay for the night. It was not actually the act itself but more so the sympathy shown through both the giving and hearing of the man’s needs that is important in my memory. After we prayed for him, the man showed a smile of gratitude; I was able to witness the goodness in impacting the life of a stranger by living out one’s faith through his works.

Me &  Pops (summer 2010 @ Nehemiah church)

            One of the most important things I learned from my pastor is that spreading the Gospel comes from being relational with one another. That includes hanging out with the people on a personal level and getting to know them outside of the church building. Some of my favorite moments with Pops are just watching movies together or dancing. I get to see that being a Christian isn’t about putting on an act in church, but living the belief out in all areas of life. I can see the verse, Philippians 2:13, “for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure,” visibly through the life of my pastor. I admire the fact that Jason is able to rely on the strength and power of God’s spirit which will carry him through long days where he sometimes only gets 2 hours of sleep, all to help and spend time with someone else in need. I have come to know that it’s not the amount or even quality of words that one speaks but the amount of availability one gives to God to change peoples’ lives. Jason once said that though he could get tired of speaking with people he could never get tired of ministry and spreading the Gospel. One’s relationship and intimacy with God fuel the quality of relationships with other people so that the Gospel may be spread.

            I am grateful for having Jason in my life as a spiritual father, for I have a good example to model myself after. As I apply my heart to Hebrews 13:7, “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith,” I have found great success following Pops’ example. I have grown more confident and sincere in sharing my life and what I believe wholeheartedly as the truth of Jesus Christ with others. Formerly afraid and closed-off, I have found freedom in boldly sharing details about how God changed my life with others as I saw in Jason’s model. In trusting the God within me, I have been able to do things I never dreamed of doing, such as tutoring younger children, doing spoken word, being a camp counselor, teaching dance, and going on Mission Trips to share my faith and build the community. I have been able to step out on faith on many things, trusting God that everything works for the better when my heart is set on Him. One of my favorite verses is 1 Samuel 16:7 “…Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart." I thank God for using Jason Green to show me that it’s not about what it looks on the outside, but the inner purpose in one’s heart that makes all the difference. My love for God that Jason has helped me to find has driven me to be hungry, even desperate to learn more about Him. This is the best learning period of my life as love is opening every door that I come to knock. My knowledge of the faith has proven fruitful as I understand that the purpose of life is not about oneself but in serving others and impacting lives.

           

Here is a poem that I wrote on 12.2.2009 after my first night in church (11.27.09) in about 10 years and meeting my pastor. This describes my experience during the altar call (when one steps up to the front to receive prayer and/or words of knowledge/prophesy from a spiritual leader).

     

It was my turn

The preacher directed his vision into my eyes

Into his own I could see a million stories unfold

Stories of pain, hurt, confusion, sorrow, loss

Stories that were both originally his own and

Stories that became his own from those lives he had touched

He paused for a moment’s time

Peering into my own soul

And an outpour of truth flooded out

He spoke

Spoke in a calm, collected way

Spoke of the conflicts, troubles in my life

Spoke of the two forces ripping me apart from both ends

The forces of what I want to do and what I should do

Spoke of family- disconnect, sorrow, loneliness

Spoke of reality and what I was given to dealt with

He placed both hands on my forehead

Pushing, pushing

Sharing with me his strength and confidence

His will

Immense feelings of relief and gratitude overwhelmed me

This was somebody I could trust

Somebody that understood the true nature of sorrow,

The trials and tribulations

Somebody that would help guide me spiritually

And enable me to reach a higher state of being

Somebody I have never met before

Yet could say a thousand words about me in an instant’s time

Someone that had left me vulnerable,

Yet consolable

Weak,

Yet mighty

Nothing kept shut in the darkness of Night

Strength depicted through the truth of eternal Light

Lampstand (Matthew 5:14-16)

LAMPSTAND

I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired,

says he who's up next slated to perform

I don't wanna do this, Lord, it's the same ol' nothin new,

Feels like I'm just here putting on the act and Fakin' the Funk

My cups run empty, wells run dry, No progress, it's like I'm stuck in this place, this ship anchor just sunk

Lord, you know my circumstances,

workin Day N Night, feeding my heart just off these scraps to get by

I guess i'll show them a lil something. I'll try...But where's the inspiration I once had, so in this frustration I ask why?

Used to see, but now weary eyes shut, uneasy to be me, The book says preach the Gospel, Be blessed to bless others with the gift of spoken word and do something new, build up the people, O apostle

Yeah, I go to church every Sunday, but only when my schedule intersects with your way,

Yeah, Lightly clappin my hands, stompin my feet, singing the same 'ol church songs & hymns, but just can't remember when I got my last breakthrough from Him

Mechanistic lifestyle Trial after trial, weighting me down after each tick, tick of denial to go back to a place of worship.

last time I did my secretary says currently not on file

I'm tryna speak the words to encourage my brothers and sisters but I find no weight in thin air

Putting up my hands to beat the wind but only getting swept off my feet no target there

I'm runnin with my feet but the rest of my body not functioning, cuz my Heart don't care.

Only option left let's go back to square one, reset the balance, the scale set back to tare

And takin him to Matthew 5:14 thru 16 Jesus says, LAMPSTAND, I'ma take you there

You, being the vessel, the LAMPSTAND but u can't stand without the firm weight planted in at the rock of its foundation

Understand that you gotta stand firm fighting on your own two feet, O soldier, for the Good fight for Revelation of God His Famedation

Shine the light so that your people would know where to run to in this good race

Run the race to achieve first place, and Get this information thru comprehension, with revelation, the activation to manifestation, so not be Lukewarm stuck behind in second place of consellation

Truth is, I know what it's like to be you & MORE

BEAT DOWN BY MY ENEMIES, CRIED IN LOVE FOR THEM IN JERUSALEM THOUGH THEY WERE BOUT TO COMMIT AGAINST ME ONE OF THE GREATEST FELONIES

STEP AFTER STEP TAKING UP THAT CROSS, GOD PROVIDED ALL THE STRENGTH TO NOT BE IN LACK

So with tears I tell you, Keep walkin’ cuz Victory's in the crucifixion of the flesh

Even though you're gasping for dear Life, Run & I will say son, you did well on this test

Run for your Dear Life, Child of God, 4 the upward Prize and Like catching the last train gasping, you'd say it's better to have run than not to have made it

I CAME SO THAT YOU MAY STAND

STAND AND RIZE UP AS MY RIGHT HAND MAN

SHINE WITH MY DIVINITY TEACHING ALL ABOUT THE HOLY TRINITY

I plead to you don't stand for nothing, cuz you'll fall for anything

So REDIRECT the focus and Seek first the Kingdom and His Righteousness and you will gain everything you ever needed I mean Look, He said it

And you gotta shine, NOW is ALWAYS the right time

Sanctify, Bless, Convict, Deliver, Resuscitate Dear Life back Up & illuminate through each rhyme, making use of the precious God-given time

Despite your circumstances weighing you down, remember it's the CROSS daily you take up, Uplifting you and them through each town

And I ask, "You were running so well in the race, what made you slip?"

But I say to you, NOW hold fast to this Word of Life, always the Best Tip

LAMPSTAND, open the eye gate of your Heart, what was once dark, Now made Light to be the Guidance in the Night

LAMPSTAND, cuz now what you see is what you be, Shine bright to the extremities, Christ being the Perfect Remedy, So for the living Word equip and be ready, Labor not in vain, even after great affliction and pain, In love nothing can separate us, Just Trust! Me...I will guide as I am the lamp to your feet, the Light to your path

It's simple, I paid it all, so keep the change It's no Riddle, Just get the Math

& understand I see you night after night with tears in your eyes, Press On

I feel the pain everytime you lose another, Fight On

I know the confusion of your present circumstances But you gotta Live on

And for Christ Sake, I say, speak the Word of Life, Disciple nations, Their lives' at stake!

They won't see you in the valley of self-pity, it's not where you belong O Child of God, Be a LAMPSTAND in the City

Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, & spare not, Cry Aloud

I speak to remind you the difference between True Love and Blind Religion is that I am at the center, not man made incision of division

Like planets revolving around the sun, Through Him, All things line into place, YOUR LIFE gravitates around the Greatest Power into check Mate to Christ, me, my Father's only begotten Son

SO RIZE up like Moses to this Mountain Top

Receive and Manifest the Great Commandments that you may be the LAMPSTAND, standing with uprightness, once dark but now Light, an Awesome Reflection of His Life & Righteousness

I say Love God with ALL your heart, soul & mind, & Reciprocate His Love back at your Neighbor, So God's Love, through your Light, he and she may find

Get to the Nitty Gritty, Change this city, Disciple and Change this nation, this generation, This the Revelation We are the Lampstand Rize up & shine Go Higher past your fear of Heights, we're bout to reach more, previously unseen, but now visible in Eagle-Eye at this new Elevation

God says your DONE with staying hidden in the trenches, helplessly taking in the hits, while just warming up the pew benches, Child of mine, Rize up and on the Frontline Be my LAMPSTAND, Let Your Light Shine

Bearing my thoughts on Facebook...Read! Lol

Ok, I haven't been posting up fb. statuses for a cool minute now starting since about two weeks ago.
No, I've not been falling off my walk with God, actually getting closer. And No, it's not that I don't have anything to say, I've actually got a lot, but all to be said in the right season.

Here are some of my thoughts on Facebook of how it can be destructive:

***Disclaimer: NOT SHOOTING DOWN FACEBOOK, but just hear me out

1) It distracts me from what I should and Could be doing, esp. for Finals week. I've been given the OPPORTUNITY to study, which I am grateful for and thank God often that I am able to do so. So my heart is set to not squander the opportunity through ways I know can be defeating.

2) We may just be pushing off the very people we are trying to reach. I know facebook is a method of expression to represent the real you, or at least an attempt to. lol On that note, I am a Christian and wish to express my Love as a Christian. BUT I always have to consider how my statuses are being perceived by others and most particularly nonbelievers, those of which I am actually trying to reach and share with them more about the faith in Jesus Christ, the same one that changed my life forever. So this fb hiatus allows me more time to reconsider my ways so that i'm not just always reaching out to my Christian friends. I know we never have to compromise our Love for Jesus Christ to reach others, and we don't have to mold or shape God in an attempt to make the Gospel appealing and relevant to nonbelievers. I believe Our Love for God and ability to love one another, and always prevail, will cause others to naturally  seek out the same Jesus we got, who is the same yesterday today and forever (Heb 13:8). And this is coming from an ex-agnostic/atheist.  FYI Today marks my 2nd Birthday in Christ. I dedicated my Life to Christ 2 years ago on Sunday Dec. 20th, 2009 in Carson, CA!!! My life's taken off ever since and God have all the Glory. So in sum, I just want to constantly think about the most effective APPROACH in gaining nonbelievers to Taste and See thee goodness of God I was blessed 2 experience.

3) I get drained of my spiritual energy for creativity & growth. B/c I write poetry and other stuff and yeah..

4) I'll admit that oftentimes it makes me seek out attention to myself, more than necessary (this is just natural of course). i.e. checking notifications like a facebookaholik. yea i jus made up that word. u can use it 2. ....To demonstrate why this is destructive, I'll confess that in the past I used to be the one who wanted to show off his body to others, bc I worked out A LOT and had the "hard evidence" to prove it. LOL..so taking off my shirt during runs was sometimes not just to feel good feeling the air but to gain attention and a sense of self-satisfaction from others, something I didn't know at the time was actually hindering my growth as a person. of course right? I'm guilty of that. Through this and many more examples, I Know that its unnatural and actually damaging to seek out attention for oneself.

5) I am more likely to be POSTING (Fronting) about my walk with God and less likely to actually be living the walk out. This includes reading and HEARING and following his Word with clarity/comprehension, getting new revelations/insight, activating my spirit man, manifesting these principles into my life, PRAYER-talking to God and hearing from Him with Intimacy, Getting my heart Right with Him, Dedicating my gifts He gave to me like poetry and Dance 4 Him and others, Reaching out to others in need in a way that can only be done by talking to them inter-personally, Getting people the Gospel, doing good for them so that they can know bout a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that I have learned brings true freedom, joy, and salvation.

6) And lastly why I have been using fb less is cuz Theres soo muuch dirt contaminating my fb feed!!! foreal!! the list of things goes on!!...drama, cursing (this is not just swear words, think about it), pictures of scantily clad women who i profess would look more beautiful with clothes on-just saying. Beauty is the way one views oneself and thus presents his/herself.  And half-naked pictures of dudes, same issue...Lol.

But the thing that irks me the most...well, I ESPECIALLY HATE it when brothers/sisters in Christ shoot each other down, when we should be building each other up. I see it on fb often.

What does Jesus say regarding this issue?
In Matthew 22:37-39, He is quoted in saying,
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38This is the great and first commandment. 39And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
-Amen. And...
By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13:35
-We cannot truthfully call ourselves Christian-followers of Christ, if we're not following Jesus' commandment to Love. and of course, it's hard to love one another sometimes, especially when we''ve been used, talked about, been wronged. But I believe Loving others DESPITE, NONETHELESS, EVEN SO... is one of the biggest marks of what makes a Christian. It's what sets us apart from what the world often teaches one to do. Romans 12:21 says, "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."

I'm actually glad for the opportunity via fb to see more of how we treat each other even when it causes me a lotta pain...so that i know what to pray for...But I also do believe that we gotta always at least CONSIDER cutting or pruning off ways that might just cause us to be half-hearted about our walks for even a moment. We are called 2 hear with an Ear and follow His words to Love God with all our heart, soul, & mind and Love one another as He loves us...AS WE ARE HIS DISCIPLES.

Yes, I'll admit that I still am at times selfish, prideful, arrogant, self-boasting, fearful, insecure... im human. Yet i'll admit all this and more with others and How God is Transforming me by the renewal of my mind (Romans 12:1-2) b/c as we share our testimonies and what might be embarrassing to people, we can show that for 1) we are human and 2) God can transform, heal, and fix anybody. I'd call a testimony a success if it can at least save one person hearing it, or a backslider, hypocrite, etc. So we need not be ashamed of what God has brought us out of especially when we see it's all a part of the plan and know that all things work for the Better through God.

And NO, It's not that I think Facebook is from the devil. LoL. I believe it's a Good thing to use b/c its given by God (ultimately)- FB is a tool we can use to connect with people, invite ppl to events, challenge each other, reminisce, reflect, have fun, take a break with from studying, etc. etc., all a way to build up the Kingdom. I love all that! I am not saying "Don't use facebook anymore-its the Devil" or that I will never ever post another status again. I just believe that we should Always CONSIDER our intentions and IMPROVE our approach to things we both do and use especially when it's of a daily (sometimes hourly) basis, such as Facebook.

2 Corinthians 5:17 reads, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."
-Thus, we should no longer be talking like the world. We are children of the Light, new Creatures that radiate out of ourselves the Light which is Christ. This is verified in Ephesians 5: 8-11: "8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them."

So if you've made it this far in this lengthy note (ahh commend you. Lol), but the main point of this message is that I simply think we should always Consider and Approach the way in which we use our outlets of expression. That's All.
-Mike

Nevelle Orlando Grow aka “CHUCKY” (August 10, 1987- July 25,2011)

A “half Muslim, half Christian”, “thugged out genius” I shared the faith to at the University of New Orleans during Impact Kamp (June 20th-July 29th 2011). He had high energy and a love for talking with people. We kept in touch through text/calling/prayer.

One of my last texts to Chucky one week before he took his life on Monday morning, July 25, 2011:

Wasup Brody. Here we Go: John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Romans 10:9-10 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 8:1-2 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 2 timothy: 6-7 But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. ..Ok love you Chucky. Write these scriptures down! =] -Mike

Chucky: Not to grieve too heavily in heart but a constant reminder of the immeasurable value in keeping strong relationships, saying a simple, sincere hello, and showing Love to one another through words and works. You never know when people are going to go! So Love HARD. R.I.P. Chucky, God have mercy on your soul.

1 John 4:19 “We love because he first loved us.”

4 Deborah

Written for an elderly lady I met at the Westlake tunnel bus station in Seattle. 

4 Deborah

I don’t ask for much of this world

I don’t need the limelight

I just wanna be there when the time’s right

Cuz, when I looked deep into your face smiling

Your eyes revealed your Soul Painfully crying

You laugh and joke and pretend your care-free

But the tone of your voice says your not

Where you wanna Be.

People they’ve laughed at you, mocked you, pointed their fingers

Behind your back

They left you on your knees to their ceaseless attack

You without “nothing”, homeless

But in their self-righteousness they could careless

I can hear the tear in your eye

I can feel the peal of the lie

I see the cryout blotted out to their earpiece

Ears Shut, No Peace

But,

I Am God

I can Hear you I am Here so cast aside the Fear

I am Real I Will Deal a Deal Eternal Elevation of Revelation Your Soul will Feel

No more “Nobody’s There” cuz I will Bless you with

Every bit of Food, Every Breath of Air

I will walk with you, Talk with You, Live in You,

Regardless of the Situation, In our Relation, Elevation

Romans 8 1&2, I will Love you Unconditionally, No Condemnation!

So Look no Further

Your Homeless No longer

Cuz in you is where I will Dwell

& you in Me-We r One so Just See

Life More Abundantly

Now I don’t need to look in your face

To discern because by Faith and Not by Sight, Heart to Heart,

I know You feel my Warm Embrace

With you I weep just so together in the morning we Reap

That sweet…Rejoice, Hopeful, Patient, Persistent

Romans 12:12, & The Book of Life is no longer on the shelf

Deborah, Stand Tall, Remember the Rise from the Fall

This a new season, Love and Walk Hard with New Reason

Thru Every Season Talk with me Everyday

             I’ll Listen & I’ll Make the way

So Let’s Be on Our Way

Amen.

6.4.11 –by Mike Fujimoto