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HE HAS GUIDED ME(parts from her books and text info)
He
has guided me
There
is an appointed time to die, some do not think that illness is an
indication of God’s appointment for you to rest, this is also one
of interpretation of God’s will in our lives: consider then the
meaning of your life and work and the
Completion
of your tasks on earth, If they are solicited, volunteered or hired.
I
am on the presidential prayer team
The
interests that I have are multiple through the leadership role I must
play in the church and the community, the Lord calls us to the
pulling down of strongholds, both in fellowship of willingness and
imposed.
For
twenty-two years approximately I was homeless off and on status.
During
that imposed time, I believed in what I was taught as a child, that
people do rescue you.
You
are going to hell! Don’t they rescue you, don’t they rescue the
perishing before they go to hell, is not poverty perishing?
While
I was still young enough and employable over forty, no one did rescue
me, to employment or home, I took the opportunity to turn indigent
into useful missionary work.
During
the lengthy street fellowship in the Unity of the Holy Spirit, I
spent my time in visitation of many good people in this present
world, whose charity I will not forget.
There
are those too, who were not the example of what I learned was a
charitable spirit, but rather just “oust” you or get you out of
the way by whatever means.
There
was also the “pack of lies” gangs on the bus who would try to
cause trouble to any unsuspecting person, if particularly you had no
designated home life.
All
the while my dad faithfully watched the outcome of my life, and kept
my book so as I would have it to refer to and consequently when he
died I decided to redo it on the computer for finished quality.
The
book of songs expresses what I feel is doctrinally accurate, not only
then when I first put it to pen but now it is on a firm spiritual
experience.
I
do believe that Jesus was born, in the flesh, of the Holy Spirit and
those things described in the book tell of the Father and the fruits
of the spirit in Christianity, since we no longer bear the penalty
for sin, our sins are “Lost forever, by his Grace at the Cross.
My
appointed time, I believe has something to do with the purpose of my
life in Christ and a finished work, or duty, the usefulness of what
I have in talents and skills , plus the assignment of them at his
will( revealed) and my willingness, must be harmoniously developed.
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Prayers:
Prayer
lists when we pray
With
all our heart,
Includes
so
many people,
And
things.
The
first names of people
Are
written on
“my
page so white and fair”
Some
of the “Common
Book of Prayer”
notes,
have
been quoted, as I work.
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HE
IS GUIDING ME
Jesus
He
has guided me safely everyday. This is where I was guided.
The reason I can write the third edition in a missionary way is due to his divine intervention and persuasion to yield a harvest of my work since the first book was written, only of music, that time in 1976, and 1977.
The reason I can write the third edition in a missionary way is due to his divine intervention and persuasion to yield a harvest of my work since the first book was written, only of music, that time in 1976, and 1977.
I
called you, from other people’s phones, having none of my own.
I
wrote you many email letters.
I
met you at the churches on Sabbath and Sunday always hoping for an
announcement or call for me to continue in my work of music, as I
would often sing a descant or solo or choir piece, just holding on
desperately often quietly.
Paul
Mickelson(“The World’s Finest Organist”)seemed to grasp my
sincerity and would call me to service every week for nine years, the
last nine years of his life I worked with him, all programs were
recorded.
I
prepared when no one responded , I worked on the entire anthology of
Schirmer’s music for sopranos, so that when people would call I
would have sacred work’s ready., this was of course as a student of
classics, required literature for recital productions.
I
compiled all my recorded music performed at UCC services,(united
community church= the installation of John carter report was also my
installation address as Deacon and later as attending soloist,
Ordained Minister).
Paul
Mickelson was my accompanist, and Director. Prayer and endurance in
our purserverence, was the key.
Allen
Andrews Pasadena City College and Russ Litchfield, Organis tfor
Trinity Lutheran Church, were my pianists in Concert Recital with
Paul Mickelson, for my Ordained Recital, 2001.
I
met so many poor Americans, I could not understand this unless it was
totally by their choice, this poverty seemed so senseless to me, I
being one of them, knew mine was not by choice. The plausibility of
raising money through concerts died away due to lack of interest and
cohesiveness. But the main works continued.The poor know you will not
hire them in rags and bags, no phone, no address, and often no hope.
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The
shelters were presenting another view for there the people were
getting rest at night and meals, but , during the day, they were
blotted out of the mainstream.
To
ask for help often is the only way, many can make it through the day
or week.
Often
I was given an offering in my street ministry but under a
surveillance type that meant to the crowds not to give an
undetermined amount of money, though this was “put it to good use”,
many of them knew nothing of my music, my Jesus and my ability for
concert or contacts.
Are
you to save a moment, of the poor??? I would suggest: buy a question
and answer pamphlet, about the bible, and insert money for a meal.
This saves a poor person’s moment, though you may not save their
life or their day, you can save their moment. When Jesus spoke to the
multitude, he also fed them.
I
would also suggest, ask the poor what their favorite text is , for in
childhood we all recite verses of God, this helps them to
participate, it offers good they can receive and return.
My
Guidelines, written for the poor, are the things I lived by for many
years.
I
would suggest:
Pray
often, rise early, find a daily rest for heavy articles, do not
encourage strangers to tag along with you.
Carry
all bas with necessities, toiletries and one sleeping bag all winter.
Get
on line and email for help. Take courses in Junior College, prefer
to sleep alone at night.
Don’t
worry about the college classes, if you have no goal in mind, you can
be involved in community interests., especially if you, like me, have
surpassed three or four years of college and university work.
Eat
at the Lord’s Kitchen, go to church every weekend, there are
sometimes vouchers and food.
Offer
your services of good will in return, help others if you can,
discourage bad and vulgar talk, many may still not know you have good
capabilities.
Get
a Post Office Box. Or ask to use and address you can trust, for
mailing important things you need..
Ask
for help and directions.
Apply
for government aid if necessary.
Sanitize
your personal items, don’t be a germ bearer.
This
guideline was written for one sheet production in 2007 when all my
missionary effects were stolen. This is when I began to write the
Governor of the State of California.
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YES,
I WAS LOOKING FOR THE LOVE I BELIEVED WAS THERE!
Now
about the bible
Read
it!
When
you are reading a prophets works and do not read the bible, you are
not fully instructed.
I
read by book many chapters at a time.
For
context of a subject,”… here a little , there a little…”
Color
and ink it, many times highlighting special places
When
teaching , I use the lectionary or study guide for pastors for that
season.
Lesson
study plan is good too, but it does not show you have studied “…
to show yourself approved…” it is for joint study with others.
Also
when Quoting for writing songs, God has given me ideas from his word
and much of it takes a poetic form.
Water
my garden for i.e. is about the parable of sewing.
Tempted
for i.e. is about the temptation of Christ.
God
and the plucking man is about Christ saying if your eye offends you,
cast if away from you: the meaning of unprofitable works.
I
ask for the meaning of things as I go along with the Lord, perhaps it
will bear out in the song.
“SHAKEY”
Though
I know Christ, I could not grasp answers of steady income, the thing
that most humans equate” success” with=income.
I
entered a recovery program for abuse of substances, the one thing our
family should be glad to know and there I sat all the week, day after
day, between help and job search. I would go to the station at the
churches and then to rehearsals ,trace the bus back and forth the
two days on the weekends, the 180 bus, and the 181, then the 177,
then the 178 then the 183 then the 201.
Then
the 256, then the 485, then the 264 , these all connected me to
church and conference office, back and forth when the John Carter
report began.
I
attended school for career search although I was an honor student at
the Glendale College and Cal State LA, I couldn’t scrape money
together to complete upper division levels after 1984,( the year of
my upward climb in professional music,) some people rebel at this,
when obvious talent and scholarship is overlooked..
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At
night carrying my bags everywhere and learning the mission response
as a needy person was the answer for the, “ right now” of it.
I
say where I was being helped in some areas while being “ played”
in other areas, the “star” world interchanged truth for a lie of
what we have to do while poor, this is commonly called exploitation,
I found that people were no longer interested in my experience
because poverty meant to them the everything of my personal worth..
I
relied upon the place I must go where others were getting help.
There
I saw the suffering and I had the same experiences of struggle and
“suffrages”, as did they.
In
2001 I turned my contemporary program of street music into street
ministry and missions, God is so good to me.
Through
the years
Through
the years since childhood, we/I would study my bible and prepare my
program:
Programs
for church
Introits,
meditation music
Doxology,
praises to god
Opening
songs, hymns, offertory, interlude music
Special
music
Selected
praises
Invitational,
appeal or call music
Songs
for repentance
Songs
of communion
Closing
hymns and processionals,
These,
along with the classical music program in progress since early teens,
and graduation programs.
I
directed choirs, and was lead singer for some years of music programs
There
are also weddings and funerals numerous to perform. Service for
friends, relatives and members of churches.
There
is also the birthday and anniversary list
Our
composers led us to special programs:
BACH
BEETHOVAN, VIVALDI, RAVEL, SCHUMANN, SHUBERT, VERDI, BURLEIGH,
HUMPHREY, CROSBY, CROACH, BRADBURY, HOOPER, HANCOCK, GAITHER,
MICKELSON, HANDEL, RANKIN, NICOLIA, STOKES, STROUT, AKERS, TO MENTION
A FEW OF MY FAVORITES.
ALL
FOR BEAUTY, RIGOR, ENERGY AND INSPIRATION
I
AM THE BEWARE!
LOW
JAZZY, NO JAZZY, WHY ALL THE NOT SO HOLY READY TO DANCE MUSIC, DOES
NOT PREPARE ME FOR WORSHIP, A TIME AND PLACE FOR GOD, MUCH OF MY
KEYBOARD RENDITIONS HAVE THIS SOUND BUT, I SAY TO YOU BE WARE!
