Sleepwalking

This past week I had a most unusual experience happen at about 2am. I was getting ready to go to bed and was sitting at the foot of the bed when the door suddenly opened without anyone knocking first. In came Ravi's 17 year old son, Krishav, he just walked past me with his eyes open, but in a daze and laid down perpendicular at the head of my full size bed with his back to my pillow. He didn't say a word as I tried to talk to him, but he just laid down and went to sleep. His bedroom is just across the hall from mine, but for some unknown reason he was now sleeping in my bed. I decided to let him sleep and see just how long it would be before he woke up. I had just been reading on my laptop about the power of prayer of a missionary in Africa that had experienced an incredible lifesaving miracle. So I took this situation to heart regarding what had just happened in my room. So I prayed over Krishav as I laid my hand on his leg that God would make Himself real to him and that it would change his life forever. I prayed the same thing. again over his whole family. After couple hours I felt I need to get him up, but he refused to move, and I didn't want to get more forceful, so I went to get his parent but his dad is the same way when it comes to waking him up, so I nudge Sanjeeta leg to gently wake her up, but there was very little light in their room, and she was unsure why I was in their bedroom at about 4 in the morning.I told her I needed her to come with me to see something. When we got to my room she was surprised to see her son in my bed and I told her he had been there a couple hours. She laughed at the sight and then tried to wake him up. When we finally did he was surprised to see himself in my bed and struggled to make his way back to his bedroom. I realized he had been sleepwalking and ended up in my bed. My mother had told me many times that she had found my dad outside for no reason and led him back into the house, because of sleepwalking. The next morning I saw them both in the kitchen and said that he had been sleepwalking. He said he didn't remember any of it and that it was the first time it had ever happened. I then shared my dad's experiences.I think this also happened with my daughter when she was very young. There are many other people who have had this happen to them, but they usually don't remember the experience other than someone else who helped them. I don't believe it has ever happened to me, but I am glad I took the opportunity to pray for him and I only wish I had taken a picture of him on my bed.

An Amazing Week

Last Saturday as I was walking with Ravi's family to a nearby restaurant to celebrate Fijian Father's Day, when Sangeeta started talking to me about something that involved $2,000 and I told her I didn't completely understand her, and after I had just spent $650 earlier that week for an unexpected electrical repair to provide power to their house in which we had to do without until the next day to be completed, plus a current electric bill of $465, which I also paid. So I was not in the mood to hear anything more about money. At the restaurant there were six family members, two friends and myself, and we had a wonderful fried chicken dinner, three buckets, some large chicken burgers, chicken nuggets and a lot of french fries and coke to wash it all down with and some ice cream sundae to share. I was completely stuffed. Anyway I didn't hear any more about the $2,000 which was a relief. But the next day it came up again as we were all gathered in their bedroom. As the story unfolded, apparently someone in their extended family was offering them a car that was almost new for $2,000, that was worth over $10,000. I told them I would have to see it before I would make any commitment. That night I talked to God about it, and I felt it was something he wanted me to do, along with a few stipulations I wanted to add. The next morning we all met again after I finally got the sleep I needed. I told them the stipulation. First is that they all had to acknowledge that Jesus Christ, the God of Israel David was the one who was ultimately buying this car for them. Next, any repairs or work needed and the gas they would have to provide. And lastly, they would have to provide a title with Ravi name as the new owner, plus not ask me for any more money. They all agreed that that was fair. The next afternoon they brought the car for me to see. I was surprised, it was an all white toyota mini wagon, and in very good condition with no cracked windows, or body damage. I was told it was four years old and had low mileage. They said I could put half down and the balance when the title was completed in 2-3 weeks and that was fine for me. However, I noticed a check engine light was on and he said it could be fixed for a little money. I asked how much and he said maybe $250. and i knew he had no money. But we had already gone to the ATM machine and returned home when I paid the $1000 and all I had left was $!70, and I gave it to him and he thought that would be enough. I really felt good about all this in seeing how God was already blessing them and wanting to show them His great love by this act of my giving. And I would trust Him to protect our investment and this beautiful family. The next day, Sangeeta's sister from Brisbane, Australia came to visit for five days and that will open the door for another story to share. She has already offered to let me stay with her when I leave here on the 26th of October. and she will pick me up at the airport and then three days take me back to the airport for my trip to Papua New Guinea. This is such an unexpected blessing. God is so good. Then last night at 6pm I got to meet Sangeeta's sister, Sharmila, for a hindu family wake dinner that they celebrate six months after the death of a parent who was her father and it was held at her mother's house next door about 120 feet away. Over the evening about fifty people had gathered, most of them sat on the ground with their small children and some teenagers. The women sat together near me on tarps. I sat in a chair along with Sangeeta's sister and her new fiance. While the men about 50 feet away sat on tarps and played hindi music. Then at about 8:30 they serve the food in large bowls in which all hindu eat with their fingers along with some small tortillas and paper cups of warm cream tea. During all of this I prayed that this was why I was brought here, to bring the presence of God's love and power to this community. Before I left to go back to my room, I told Sangeeta that a year from now things would be a lot different and surprisingly she seemed to agree. As I walked back I blessed them and touched some of their beautiful children. This has been an amazing week for me. But there was also a painful weekend for the world and myself with the assanation of Charlie Kirk.I can't say how I truly feel, other than to agree with his wife, that the killer has "no idea of what they have unleashed". God knew this would happen and He would use it to display His power and glory and the retribution on all those tied to the enemy's camp. Just to remind my blog readers, the Fijian currency is about twice as much in American currency, so this car for Ravi is a really good deal for everyone, including me. Please, continue to pray for Charlie's family and friends in this time of great sorrow and he will enjoy meeting his Lord and Savior face to face. There will be a great harvest from the seeds of faith he has sown

Crazy Week

This past week started off with three days with no water from the public utility. I have always had to deal with water conservation just to help out with the family I live with, so I just flush my toilet just once a day since I am the only one that uses it in my living area. The four other members of the family share the other bathroom, which I am sure they flush more often. From my bathroom there's a small opening in the wall about head height, that I can look out and see their 500 gallon water storage tank. From time to time while I have been here I have had to let Ravi know that the tank is full and water is flowing out of the top and onto the dirt ground below so he can go out and shutoff the inflow of water. This is becoming a serious issue since I have notice the water tank tilting more, because when they installed the tank they did not build a sturdy concrete fountain to support all the weight of that much water, and in time it will fall off it 3 foot height concrete block support base which was never cemented together, and damage the tank. Ravi is aware of the problem, but has done nothing to correct it other than to use some short wood beams to support the tilting tank which they just sink into the soft ground also and water continues to flow out if not stopped. Now that the city water is flowing again I have had to wake Favi up at 6am to go out and shut the water off because he had not installed an automatic shut off valve. However, he finally told me later that day he just installed one, but the very next morning water was flowing out again and I had to wake him again. Now the he finally correct that problem we had more water presser, but I have notice another problem out in the front yard next to the Poga where there is a water fauset that was never put together correctly and the shut off valve keeps blowing off and I have had to push it back on otherwise it just pours out and floods the front yard and waste more water. I told Ravi about the problem and he need to use some wire to tie the fauset more securely but I didn't do it, and the next night valve was blown off again early in the morning while it was still dark, and I tried to push on the valve but the pressure was too great and it was just spraying water all over my clothe and I was standing in a pool of water. So at 2:30 that morning I went in there bedroom and woke him up and he finally came out, but with no wire and I watched his peel off some old tape from the PVC pipe and push on a shut off cap and stop the flow and I asked if that it would hold with the pressure and he said it would. I just left him and went and changed out of my wet shoes and clothes, wondering why he had not done it the day before. That week I became aware of another problem. I had paid Rave $800 plus for my monthly rent on the 4th when I got back here in Fiji. However, a few days later Sanjeeta came to me while I was still in bed after knocking asking for $20 to give Rachel. I said what happened to the $900 I gave Ravi, she said he only had $10 left. I was furious. After I gave the money and she left, I got dressed and went to their bedroom. The whole family was there and just stared Ravi down and without a word turned and went back to my room trying to figure out how he spent all that money, I later learned he had to pay a lawyer $500 and then spent the money on other things that were needed. So I gave them another $200, but after a week went by I could tell they were out of money again when the Wifi went down and needed more money. It was still ten days before my next month's rent was due, however I thought I could just give them the last $300 I had and then I would give them the balance of $500 on the 4th of next month when I went to the ATM machine, and they agreed to that when I told them and gave them what I had left. Fine, I thought. But the very next day Sanjeeta came to my room and wanted to talk. This was not going to be good I thought. I said, is this about money and she said, no. She told me about the other friend I helped and gave her money that she promised to repay in a couple days when they would pay her, but they never did and I told her I forgave them and her for not keeping their promises. So what was the issue now and she told me that they wanted the balance of the $500 now and not next month. I could not believe what I was hearing, I told her, don't make me regret coming back here. You're just using me as your personal ATM machine. I finally offered to give the balance on the 1st of the month instead of the 4th. of September. I told her that I loved them, but I would not let them use me anymore, She still was not happy with that and so I said, "then go to your other friends who owe you or to your gods for the money." Then I said, "we are done here", and left the livingroom we had moved to. She finally got up and left. Later that night  she fixed my dinner and the next day everything was fine, just like the event never happened. One other irritating problem that has continued this week, is mice and rats. They don't have regular traps like in America, so I bought a can of Glue for those kinds of issues and two flat round trays that come with your purchase, then you pour the glue it. This had work before in my room, but they had issue in their kitchen also where we would see the mice run around every day on the kitchen counter and often in food if left out. So I put one pan on the kitchen counter and one in my room one the floor, where I had caught a rat before. The next day, we caught two mice and a rat in the kitchen, but the rat in my room has manage to avoid my trap for over a week regardless where I  put it. This has been my crazy and frustrating week. I know God has called me here, yet I never dreamed I would have to deal with some of the issues I have. I know someday I will look back on all this and laugh, but right now it can be very frustrating. However, I thank God for His love and faithfulness that keeps me going forward to share His love to another generation..

Change of Plan

It was July 31st. and I had a plane ticket to fly back to Australia, because my 90 day visa was about to expire. Ravi, my friend and landlord had arranged for a taxi to take me to the airport. His wife, Sangeeta and son would come along and see that I got there, while he stayed behind. My flight departure was at 4:10pm and we were leaving at 12:30, so we had plenty of time to get there. Just a half hour drive, but along the way the car was stalling and then go. I soon realized we were running out of gas, and I prayed. The car finally stopped for good just 200 feet from a gas station. I gave the driver money and he came back with a container of gas and we were off again. At the airport, I said goodbye and hugged my friends one last time and then they went off to do a little shopping before returning home.Everything at the airport went smoothly and then I waited to board the plane. When I got to Australia I got a hotel that was $200 a night and that was the going rate in the city of Brisbane. I prayed I would find a cheaper place to stay. That night, I had my first hot shower in three months and took my time enjoying it and then I had a good night's sleep, But after trying to find a cheap place to stay the next two days, evey opption didn't pan out and I asked God that night, what was I to do? I then felt I heard Him say, go back to Fiji. I had not planned on going back to any country that I had left, but I felt this was the direction I was to go and I knew my friend in Fiji would be happy, because they all wanted me to stay longer. I also had seen information regarding immigration in Fiji that allowed for a 12 month visa, but you had to leave the country every 90 days, just like Australia, I was so excited that I could hardly get to sleep, but I manage to get about 5 hours, before I checked out of the hotel at 10:30 the next morning, and paid my bill with my debit card. However, the man who I paid was not nice to me the night before when I asked if he could help me find out what time the next flight left for Fiji. When I went to pay,I noticed a cab waiting at the hotel so when I pulled my luggage out the door he motioned for me to take his cab. After he loaded my stuff in the trunk and got in the car I studied his face more closely and he looked just like Jesus from the program, The Chosen, but not as neatly trimmed. However, I told him that he looked just like Jesus, and he said, I am Jesus, that is my name, Jesus and I am from Nepal where Mt. Everst is. This was amazing, God has used taxi drivers to help me in the most unique ways and I all started with my taxi driver in Argentina, named Angel.  When I arrived at the airport I learned that a flight to Fiji was just about to leave and the next one out would not be until 9:40 the next morning. A kind young lady at the information booth was willing to help me book my flight and use my debit card to pay for it. She also helped me get my laptop connected to the airport Wifi. When I sat down on some hard plastic chairs to wait, another kind lady that worked there, told me that down stairs there was an area with soft chairs and sofas where I could spend the night with other passengers and there were food stands and restrooms. I pulled my three suitcases, still on a cart to the elevator and staked out my spot for a long day and night. It was just a little before noon. The airport provides 24/7 Wifi and I checked out the news and then my email. It was there that I had a notice from the hotel where I had just left, that I had booked another night stay at the hotel. The night clerk had just cheated me for whatever reason and it would cost me my $100 deposit that was to be returned in 5 days.  There was a reply area on the email and I stated I did not make that booking and that I forgave him for what he did. I still had my luggage with me and in one of them I had a half a loaf of multigrain bread, a small jar of peanut butter and one of jam that I had used at the hotel to have some food to eat there, and now I had food to eat while I was waited. I blessed people who helped me and those I met waiting to leave and also let the presence of God touch lives in ways that only He can. There were over forty people spending the night there, who were able to sleep in every position you could imagine. Some even had a blanket from their backpack to cover them. But I was not able to sleep, except for an hour from 4:30 to 5:30 and so I spent most of the time walking and praying. I was finally able to check-in with the help from people who work there, every airport seemed to have a different arrangement regarding weighing luggage and security, but God always provides the people, for an old man like me, who needs help. I still had two hours before my flight left and I had spent the last of my Australian currency except for some change and I was hungry, and I had a Snicker candy bar that I would have on the plane. There was a vending machine where I could buy a drink or some chips for $4, but I was short 40 cents. So I went over to a family that was also wait for their flight and asked for the extra change but they didn't, however the wife took me back to the machime and used her card to pay and I got my onion and vinegar chips and I thanked and blessed her. Then I ate half of the bag and saved the rest to have on the plane, beside I had no water to quench my thirst. On the plane I had a window set and I put my coat against the window and laid my head on it as I watched the plane take off and that was the last thing I remember. When I woke up about an hour later, so I had the rest of my chips and my candy bar as a flight attendant passed by with beverages and I asked for a small cup of water and then drank it. I had emailed Sangeeta when my flight would arrive in Fiji and they said they would be there to meet me. It was hot and humid when the plane  landed in Fiji, but at least I would have a place to stay with friends with A/C. When I got through immigration and had my luggage, Sangeeta and Ravi were there to meet me with a big hug and a big plate of warm french fries and four grilled hotdogs with spicy grilled onions on top, along with a cup of pineapple juice they had poured from a carton of juice. I was stuffed and I noticed a receipt left on  the table and I took a quick look at it to see what they had paid for my meal, it was a little over $10, which was a good deal at an airport. We walked out of the airport and there was the taxi man who had brought me there four days earlier. They loaded my luggage and went to pay the parking fee at a pay booth for the time they had been there. The fee was $5 in Fijian or about $3.50 in American. However no one had any more money, they had spent the last they had on my meal and the driver had no money either. I had no Fijian currency except my Debit card which the attendant at the booth suggested we could use it to pay the parking fee, and then the steel arm bar would rise and let us out. After we left there, I said since nobody has any money, I guess our next stop will be at the ATM machine near Ravi house and we can do a little shopping while we are there. And I could also pay the taxi man. Welcome to Fiji. My home for the next three month. It will be interesting to see what wonderful plans God has for all of us.

Angels Rejoicing

In four days I will be leaving Fiji and going back to Australia for three more months. I have made wonderful friends here.In every country I have gone to, the journey has become better than the one before, it seems. God, in His infinite wisdom, is able to lead me to the ones He wants to help and bless for many generations to come. I have been staying with a Hindu family and I have eaten most of my meals with them. This situation has been different from any of my previous living arrangements. I have a separate living quarter with a bedroom, that was the husband and wife, because it had an A/C that was just installed the week before, and I really needed that. And they were glad to give it to me since I was paying them rent. And they had another bedroom to sleep in. However, I learned that the husband, Ravi, had just finished spending four months in jail for five different fist fights and he now had no job, and unemployment is very high here in Fiji. So God had me become their sole provider for everything including helping other friends in need. I also ended up paying for the A/C unit, and their electric bill. Sangeeta, the wife told me I had become their banker, or ATM machine, which I made withdrawals weekly to buy food for all of us, and pay for internet service. The ATM was next to a supermarket, a couple miles away, and we took a taxi every time, because they had no car, which they had to sell to provide for Ravi's family while he was in jail. Paying these expenses allowed me to eat and use my laptop to watch Zoom meetings, listen to worship music and to see news, plus movies and Near Death Experiences, which I have used to minister Christ to the family also, including their teenage son and daughter. Sangeeta had a sensitive heart for spiritual matters and we often talked and shared my faith, event in my travel, and Jesus Christ. Plus, the truth about her gods that were displayed in a cabinet hung on the wall of their living room and a large one out in their front yard under a kobota type of shelter. I had offered to buy her a Bible for her birthday and she liked that, so we got one in town when we went to one of Ravi's court dates. Then a couple weeks later we got one for Ravi also and he kissed it when I haded it to him and thanked me. Then one evening Sangeeta came to me in my room crying. We talked for a bit and then I suggested we go outside in the dark and sit in two chairs next to each other, under the stars in the Fijian sky. She was very upset about a family matter that involved her mother that lived next door, in a smaller house, and her sister who was better off financially in caring for their mothers needs. However, Sangeeta's daughter was living with the grandmother inorder to help, but didn't want to do that any more. I told Sangeeta that I would pray over that situation and took her hands and I prayed for God's peace and help. Then I did something I had not planned, but felt led to do, and I asked her if she would like to ask Jesus Christ into her heart and she said, "yes" nodding with her head. I asked her to repeat after me and she did. When we were through, she had a big smile one her face. I told her things were going to get better and we gave each other a big hug. It was hard for me to go to sleep that night, I told God that the ball was now in His court, and He said, "I have her and she is mine," I was so excited. The next morning when I went to the kitchen and asked how things were, she said, "Everything is good, thank God." She then showed me a small silver cross on a necklace that she found and put in the cabinet where she had put a crucifix in a week earlier, next to their other gods. She is still young in her faith. I told her that I wanted to buy her a new phone, because her son had broken his and so they were sharing hers and we would put a Bible app on it. I also asked her if she had told anyone about what she did last night and she said, her mother and her husband and they had no problem with her decision and new faith. Because they all knew me and loved me for the love I had shown them. So the next they all wanted to go into town to get the phone. On the walk to catch a transit van to town I noticed the silver cross necklace was now on her daughter's neck and I asked Sangeeta, if Rachel had made a confession of faith, and she said, no. But I said she willin God's time. She was not ashamed to be identified as a Christian, by wearing a cross. God is working on this family. I also wanted to stop by the Computer store where the Koran man who had fixed my laptop to get a business card with his email address, an tell him that God had wanted me to Bless him and that is why I had the computer problen, and had to come to him, and that he would have a great influence on the Korans people in Fiji. He then wanted to have a picture taken of me with two workers there and then I asked him to send it to me and I would keep in touch with him through our email. That night Sangeeta's son set up her new phone and had the Bible app put on it, and then he read to me the first chapter of St. John, "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God..." And now the Word was in their house and lives in my beautiful Fijian family. Both of their children actions prophesied their future, and it was their sister, Michelle who I also blessed, and manage at the hotel where I spent my first three nights in Fiji. She called her parents to see if they would like me, an old American, to come live with them for the next three months. It was all a part of God's amazing plan.

Computer Problem

A couple weeks ago I had another problem with my computer. My free AVG security showed that I was at a critical point and needed to upgrade, plus as I watched my worship music on Youtube, it was taking longer to download and a notice for me that I needed to restart. So I tried. However, when I did that my laptop screen showed only the new Microsoft Logo and to upgrade to Window 11, which I didn't want to do at this time But it didn't give me that option and I could not even shut my computer down. So I had to power off and restart but the same screen came up again. So I still had peace and knew God would help me get it fixed. I talked to Ravi, my landlord, and his son if they knew someone who was good with computers. The son said yes and they would call them. So I went to sleep that night and no worship music, which I usually do from midnight to about 1:30 in the morning. But before sleeping I prayed to God to lead me to the right person to help me with my laptop, and had a peace knowing He would and then I went to sleep right away knowing everything was in God's control. Plus He knew I needed my computer on this journey. The next morning Ravi said they would take me to a computer store in town that he had seen the week before and just thought of, and had said to himself, that if I needed help with my computer that was where I should go. So we, the whole family took a taxi, just to get out of the house and go to the city. When we got there, it was a small store sandwich between many other small businesses. The owner was about 60 years old, and met me at the counter and I explained my problem. While he worked on it, he told me he was from South Korea. Then he told me I needed to upgrade my security for $30 plus labor, a total of $50, in Fijian currency which is twice American, so I said okay. and paid him. Then I asked if he could increase my power on the computer, and he said yes and that would cost me $75 but before he started on that I asked if he could also clean my computer which was very dirty and had never been cleaned. Then I asked if he could fix my gmail site which had crashed over two months ago, and was I had not figured out how to get it back up.So when I have him my password, Jesus Saves, he realized that I was a Christian, and he told me he had come to Fiji as a missionary and was now a part of a fellowship of about a thousand members, but he was not the pastor. Wow! This Korean was a genius with computers and a love for God, and restored everything on my laptop. Then I gave him a $100 bill for the increased power. He went back toward his office to get my $25 change, but I said "stop", you keep the change. He had not even charged me for the cleaning or for restoring my gmail site. He was surprised, and came back to thank me and give me a big hug. While we hugged each other I prayed for him and placed my hand on the top of his head and gave him a double blessing and then he prayed for me/ Wow again. I felt so blessed after I left that store and its owner. My Fijian family who had come with me and had waited outside the small store, all got back in the taxi and headed back to our little house in the country. Now I can listen to my worship music again and now I can see the Zoom Meetings and write my Blogs with my gmail site restored for free, by a kind and godly man from South Korea. God is so very Good.

God's Perfect Timing

When I arrived in Fiji, I didn't have any contact as to where I would go or stay and I was delayed at the immigration office for about an hour waiting in line and then explaining to a lady why I was there and if I had enough money to stay in the country. Which I did, and showed her a bank receipt. And then told her I trusted God to provide a place after I stayed at a hotel for a few nights. I then went and got my three suitcases that were now sitting on the floor by themselves and so I loaded them on a cart nearby and then went looking for a taxi cab. I chose the cab at the front of the line and asked the man to take me to the cheap hotel nearby. The sign out front said $65 a night which was good, which is half the price in American currency. However, I was told they had only one room available, but that it was twice the price and had A/C. I said fine, and the next day I could get one for less. But the next morning she showed me the other room it was just a bed and a bathroom with no A/C, no table and chair nor a TV. I was shocked so I paid for another two nights for the same room I was in and I asked her if she could please help me find a place to rent, just a bedroom with A/C and what I was willing to pay. I was frustrated and my attitude could have been a lot better, however she was kind, and said she would try. I then went looking for an ATM machine, because I was running out of Fijian currency that I had got at the airport exchange counter. I found an ATM a couple blocks away, but when I entered my card, but it was declined. However, at least I got my card back. So I entered my other card and it was also declined. Now I was in real trouble, but I knew God was in control. So I got a taxi that was just leaving a hotel next door and asked him to take me to the nearest bank. About 4 or 5 miles away there was a bank and I went in and waited for help, finally I was able to explain my problem and showed her a deposit slip that showed I had money in the bank and my passport which they always ask for. Then we went outside and used their ATM machine and both cards worked as I withdrew money from both accounts to see that they both cards worked and then she explained what I need to check on when I use an ATM machine, and I have had no problem since then. So now I had to pick another cab and found one across the street and asked him to take me back to my hotel. On the way I asked if he knew a cheaper hotel or a place to rent just a bedroom. We went into a place that was across from my hotel and a Burger King on the corner. She offered a room for $1,500 which was $1,800 a month, that's about $700 american and the cab driver said that it was a good deal. Then he gave me his name and phone number if I needed him again. So I went back to my room and prayed. I really didn't want to stay in a place by myself and it was still expensive. I asked God to send the lady manager downstairs to come to my room and knock on my sliding door with a different place to stay. A couple hours later she came to my door and told me she found a place from a relative for $750 per month, again that Fijian currency which is twice american, and it had A/C. So I gave her the phone number and name of the taxi driver I would like to use, because he had been very helpful. She later said they would pick me up the next morning after I checked out at 10:30am. When my taxi driver arrived there were two others in the car. I thanked the hotel manager and blessed her. and another lady who cleaned our rooms that I prayed for and gave a generous tip. She was in a bad marriage and the husband was lazy and didn't work at this time. When I got in the taxi I saw two other passengers were friends of the driver and that he lived in the same neighborhood as they did and it was their house that I would be staying at. Wow, I was amazed how God was working. We drove for about a half an hour and arrived in a very rural area. The house was a small one story and it was about five hundred feet from the paved road and the road was very rutted and we had to go very slow. I thanked the driver and blessed him with a big hug. God had me pick a taxi driver across from the bank that would end up being an almost neighbor and friend of the people I would be living with for the next three months. I also learned that the young hotel manager was their 22 year old daughter, Michelle who was engaged and soon to be married. This family was also Hindu in their faith, but born and raise in Fiji their whole life. Howeven their grandparents were from India. They gave me a room that was their master bedroom that they had just installed an A/C the week before. There was a small market at the entrance across from their driveway where I bought some food to eat. However, Sangeeta the wife told me she would do all the cooking for me and I would eat with her husband, Ravi and their son,Krishav. They also had another 18 year old daughter, Racheal, that lives next door and takes care of her grandmother, in a smaller house, but you can't see it, because of all the brush, just a path that goes to it. The grandmother had just lost her husband early this year. There were a few houses in the area that looked like they were on a 3 acres lots, with tall grass, brush and some coconut and banana trees plus some beautiful floral trees In their front yard there is a large concrete pagoda 10x10 with a cover dome roof, a statue of onr of their gods inside and it is lite-up at night.The next day they moved their large refrigerator with a separate freezer into the living are next to my bedroom and added a small microwave in that room too. There is also a separate toilet area and a shower room next to it that they cleared out so they could install a new faucet with a shower wand and cord, but the water pressure is so low that it barely comes up to my height, but enough to still get wet and rinse off. However in their shower area the family just scoop water from a 5 gallon bucket and pour it over their head and body. There was also a mouse that got into my food so I try to keep it in drawers, then there are lizards in my room too, and sometimes even large spiders. Then they install a 40 inch flat screen TV on the wall the next day, but I don;t use it. A month later they repainted the living area with a fresh coat of hot pink and the room next to it. I have a small table and chair where I eat some meals and watch things on my laptop. However a week after being here Ravi told me he needed $850 to pay the man for the A/C to pay the man for the air conditioner he bought when he had a job and that he would not charge me for rent the next month, but with him not having a job it look like God had me here for a special reason, to provide for this family, who also included Ravi's brother who was also living them. He was a skinny man who liked to poke me or do fist butts. Then about another week later Ravi came to me with another problem. He had spent four month in jail, for five separate fist fights and he still had court date and lawyer fees to pay each time he had to go for each offence. I told him I would help some but not all at this time. God btought me here for a reason and now as the sole provider to a beautiful Hindu family that has shown me such kindness and love, and is open to hear me share Jesus Christ and his awesome love for them and his power and miracles. I have spent a lot of time with Sangeeta who has come to me to hear me talk about Jesus and His love for her and her family. When they came to my room to use the refrigerator thaey would leave the door open leting out the cool air thinkg nothing about that. but I would onter jump up and close the door. The later they got their electric bill, $708 due the next day or the shut off their eletrisity, and guess who paid it. I am glad God is my banker and He provides for all his children. And I am happy to be His hand extended. Now they try to close the door more often when the come threw my room. Am learning that every delay is all a part of God's perfect timing. Then a couple weeks later I had another problem with my computer. My free AVG security showed me that I was at a critical point and needed to upgrade, plus as I watched worship music it was taking longer to load and I needed to restart my computer. However, when I did that my screen then showed only the new Microsoft Logo and to upgrade to Window 11 which I didn't want to do at this time, but it didn't give me that option and I could not even shut my computer down. So I had to power off, but the same screen came up again. I still had peace and knew God would help me get it fixed. I talked to Ravi and his son if they knew someone who was good with computers. the son said yes and they would talk to him. So I went to sleep that night and no worship music, which I usually do from midnight to about 1:30 in the morning. But before sleeping I prayed to God to lead me to the right person to help me with my laptop, and had a peace knowing He would and then went to sleep right away knowing everything was in God's control to work this all out, because He knew I needed my computer on this journey.

Playing Golf

I just saw a report on the news network about President Trump playing golf while dozens of people, including children, died in Texas from a flash flood event. I didn't even want to read the article. I already read that he made a comment and I know what he and his wife did.. They prayed, just as I did, that God would comfort the souls of all who lost friends and loved ones in these awful events. But I know one thing for sure, that many if not most of the lives are in a much better place now, and they would not even want to come back to earth if given the choice. Heaven is real and so is hell, pain and suffering, and death. But we need to look to the One who sees the heart and has the answer for every situation, and it is always best to trust Him. He was there next to everyone of those victims who died and next to all those who are now suffering their loss. Evil still resided in this broken world and Jesus Christ is the only answer that can truly help, not the president nor the government,  or the medical systems or the financial institutions. Money can't save you. Only Jesus and He is the only one who can bring us the true peace, love  and joy that our soul truly longs for. As for Trump playing golf, I don't know a man who deserves a break more than he does, even if he is out playing a round of golf. Everyday he has to make decisions that affect the lives of millions of people, not only in America, but around the world. The weight on his shoulder is immense. And yet some people think they know better. Trump sees the same things and feels the same pain that many of us face. And he is doing the best he can. He prays every day, because he is God's choice to help turn things around and make this world a better place. Heaven is coming to earth one day and prayer at a time, whether you like it or not, because He's the one who has the power and is in control of every situation and decision that is made. In fact He does not care what most people think. He knows what's best, because He planned it long before this world began. In the Bible we are told that Jesus often took time off to pray and to rest and to help others, even when his friend Lazerauth. who he loved was dying. Because He knew who was truly in control of life and death. So to those who want to complain about almost everything that Trump does, just remember you don't know the day or the hour that your time on earth is up. Stop judging, stop complaining and help be a part of the solution, show love and kindness that helps, rather than hurt others with your cruel accusations and lies. Search your own heart and find the only One who can truly heal your pain and loneliness, and give you a peace and joy you never experienced.

I 'm Back

It has been two and a half months since I have been able to post a Blog article or watch a Zoom Meeting. Yet God has been faithful to meet all my needs. It was on a Tuesday evening, in the middle of Maech, and I was logging into Jason's Zoom Meeting, when my g-mail site crashed. I tried to get it back but was unsuccessful which meant I also had no way of communicating to anyone about what happened. However, I trusted God to restore it when the time was right. I was still in Australia at that time and had about seven weeks before I needed to leave. There was a family next door from where I was renting a bedroom, that was Vietnamese from Vietnam and the husband knew a lot about computers but could not help with my gmail problems. They has three children. A few weeks later I asked if he was willing to help me book my flight from Australia, and he said yes. So we finally decided on the country Fiji, because it was close by and had no immigration required for Americans. and his pretty wife also helped. We quickly booked and paid for my flight and he would give me a copy the next day, because it was getting late. I also shared my ministry and faith in God that evening. Luis then cooked some food for me to take back to my room. So the next day when I went out to take a walk I saw his wife outside working in her yard and she asked me to come and talk with her. When I did, she then took my arm and held it as she shared some personal things and feelings and then thanked me for the blessing I gave them. Wow! That evening Luies gave me a copy of my ticket and I asked him if it it would be okay if they could book my next flight from Fiji. So that evening we booked my flight back to Melbourne, Australia in the north of the country, and then we also booked a round trip ticket to Papua New Guinea for about a two months stay ( because that was the visa limit for that country) and then I would still have two weeks left to finish out my 12 month visa in Australia. Then I would go to country of Bali northwest of there to meet a friend of theirs who called while we were booking my flights that night. I gave them a special blessing for all their help. He also showed me that I had access to my gmail site through my new phone which I didn't know, even though I was not connected to the local phone service in Australia, so I could stay in touch with all my friends I had made down here during my ministry. I could even communicate by speaking to the phone without having to text, and it would write it, which was great. What incredible technology on my phone. I Thanked God. During this time since I hadn't have g-mail site for Zoom meetings, I started watching more Near Death Experiences on YouTube and other prophetic ministries, like Troy Black, Amanda Grace, Johnathan Cahn and some other ministries, but I always gauged them from what I learned from Sheldon, Jason and my own spirit which is also closely tied to the heart of God. It was awesome to see on line how Jesus Christ was working through the lives of others all around the world and in different religions to set them free to meet the Truth, Jesus Christ and then to return to earth with message from Him. I also pray for them too. This has been an incredible blessing to see and hear them on my laptop. When it came time to leave Australia, my landlord drove me to the airport at 3:30 am in the morning, and then I waited until I could check in for my flight which left at 7:30am to Fiji. It was wonderful to see again God's faithfulness. He is so Good!

Taking it Back Pt.2

In this blog article I'm going to take us in a direction I have never thought of until this past week. And it has to deal with Abraham and his nephew Lot. I have never heard a sermon solely on the life of Lot that I can remember. And I don't intend to start now. However, I think there is an important lesson that can be learned all because of something Abraham did. Lot loved Abraham and Abraham obviously loved Lot too as they both chose to leave everything and follow God's command to Abram, "to leave his fathers house." even though that may have not been a part of God's original plan for Lot. But it was apparently okay with Abram, at least in the beginning of their journey. But along the way it became a problem with their growing flocks, and the end result was going their separate ways. Lot headed for the city of Sodom, and Abraham went in the other direction away from the cities. Some time passed, maybe several years and it came to Abram's attention that Lot and his family and flock were taken as spoils, by five wicked kings, along with other families too. And this is where things get interesting. Abram had no fear. He had God's promise of protection, so he gathered up 318 men born in his household, along with his three Amorite friends and went to war inorder to bring back Lot and his family. He then met the high Priest Melchedick at the end of his successful and glorious victory. That war I believe was more prophetic than some people realize. Because that is exactly what God is asking his sons and daughter to do today; to take back that which was stolen. At the time Lot and his family were stolen, he did not have the relationship with God that Abraham had. He was just a relative that Abraham cared about. You might describe him as a 30 fold Christian, because there are three levels that Jesus teaches in His parables about the seeds planted for a crop, and the results at the end of the harvest. And Lot seems to fit into that first category, because he heard of the God of Abraham and saw His blessings, but didn't really know Him. However after Abraham save his life, giving him and his family a second chance, I think Lot saw things in a different light that move him up to the next level of a 60 fold person, because there was a change in his heart, so much that when the two angel of God came to search out the city of Sodom and Gomora, Lot offered them housing. And when the wicked men of the city came knocking on his door he was willing to offer up his two dauser in order to protect them. I don't think many Christians would be willing to do that today. Yet, Lot and his wife still struggled with the idea, when told they must leave the city and warned not to look back, but Lot's wife did. Just as many Christians today struggle with letting go of their securities, possession and looking at all the comforts and pleasures of this world. Yet, all the while, thinking they are still safe from harm. In the end Lot learned the truth the hard way. But he was still considered a righteous man, in the book of Hebrews, for his actions and prayers. But it is Abraham who shines at the end with the meeting with Melchedick and with the offering up his only son whom he loves, because he loved God even more and placed all his faith, hopes and dream in Him. Now there is also another aspect I wanted to address in this Blog article and that is the five wicked kings that Abraham fought. I believe they also were a prophetic picture of the evil forces we face today. First of all is satan and his demons, second proverty, third is our flesh or carnal nature, then our pride and unforgiveness toward others including ourself, and lastly all the Goliath we tend to believe that are neither real or powerful. These are just my thoughts. There could be others such as the evil sex trades and drug cartels, and other wicked people who are deceiving people, they all must be brought down. And as sons, we demand the restoration of all things, just as they are in heaven to be brought back to earth, which is our true inheritance, Jesus Christ Himself. These are our rights and possions, and we must take back all thats been stolen, just as Abraham did for Lot and his family. We must claim our health, every family member now and for generations to come. Every lost souls that have been deceived by the enemy and religion, we must set them free by our words and actions, including breaking every chain and addiction that binds them. We are taking them back along with the wealth that has been stolen, for the honor and the glory of our Heavenly Father, because it is what He told us to do through the prophetic words from Sheldon David. Abraham was a prophet and much of his life was also a prophecy. He is also the father of our faith and a true picture of what a 100 fold Christian should look like who bears the image and nature of Christ.