The saints in Connecticut continue to be amazed at God’s overflowing grace being poured out on their efforts at the gates of hell. Thank you Jesus!
Click here to read this story. ~ Flip
Dr. Pat McEwen, Pastor Mike Warren, and Dave Lackey are preparing for a major Gospel missions trip to Poland, Turkey, and the Netherlands this November and December. If you would like to join them or help them in their ministry to bring the Gospel of Life into lands that desperately need Christ, please read on in their Turkey Mission Letter. ~ Flip
I just spoke with Tom Radell this afternoon, September 17, 2011. He said that the lead doctor in little Emmi’s case has looked again at the bone marrow transplant scans and believes that the transplant might actually be working. If this is true it is wonderful news.
Thank you for your prayers. Please don’t stop praying.
We will keep you posted.
In Christian love,
Flip
We received some disheartening news from Tom Raddell this afternoon. Please continue praying for his granddaughter Emmi and the entire Raddell family during this difficult time. Here is Mike Warren’s report. ~ Flip
Dear Friends and Prayer Warriors,
We just received news that the medical crisis that Tom Raddell’s granddaughter Emmi is facing has escalated. Over the past weeks Emmi has been going through preparations for a bone marrow transplant and recently had the actual transplant.. News was received today that this transplant has not taken and Emmi is in difficult straits. It is uncertain that her little body can take the necessary preparation and another transplant procedure. Please pray for Emmi and the Raddell family. Especially Emmi’s parents who are facing the stress of caring for and walking their little one through this, while caring for their home and other child. These last weeks they have been with Emmi at the hospital in Minnesota. Pray for grandparents, Tom and Jeannie, as they look to be a source of strength for their son and daugher-in-law.
Jeannie is just now returning home after out of town with the family these last few weeks. May this dear family find comfort in the everlasting strong arms of our dear Lord and Savior.
In Jesus,
Mike Warren
This just out in this month’s prestigious British Journal of Psychiatry. A new “meta-analysis” (combining 22 studies of 877,181women, 161,831 of whom had abortions) done by Priscilla Coleman of Bowling Green University may just change the urgency with which you preach Christ at abortion mills. The stunning results of this analysis will shock you and turn the fraudulent studies of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) on their heads. Click here to read this report via americanthinker.com ~ Flip
This touched me deeply. We will serve the Kingdom we see. What do you see? We will become like the God we worship. Who do you want to become? ~ Flip
True Story…..
Luke AFB is west of Phoenix and is rapidly being surrounded by civilization that complains about the noise from the base and its planes, forgetting that it was there long before they were. A certain lieutenant colonel at Luke AFB deserves a big pat on the back. Apparently, an individual who lives somewhere near Luke AFB wrote the local paper complaining about a group of F-16s that disturbed his/her day at the mall.
When that individual read the response from a Luke AFB officer, it must have stung quite a bit.
The complaint:
‘Question of the day for Luke Air Force Base:
Whom do we thank for the morning air show? Last Wednesday, at precisely 9:11 A.M, a tight formation of four F-16 jets made a low pass over Arrowhead Mall, continuing west over Bell Road at approximately 500 feet. Imagine our good fortune! Do the Tom Cruise-wannabes feel we need this wake-up call, or were they trying to impress the cashiers at Mervyns early bird special?
Any response would be appreciated.
The response:
Regarding ‘A wake-up call from Luke’s jets’ On June 15, at precisely 9:12 a.m. , a perfectly timed four- ship fly by of F-16s from the 63rd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base flew over the grave of Capt. Jeremy Fresques. Capt Fresques was an Air Force officer who was previously stationed at Luke Air Force Base and was killed in Iraq on May 30, Memorial Day.
At 9 a. m. on June 15, his family and friends gathered at Sunland Memorial Park in Sun City to mourn the loss of a husband, son and friend. Based on the letter writer’s recount of the fly by, and because of the jet noise, I’m sure you didn’t hear the 21-gun salute, the playing of taps, or my words to the widow and parents of Capt. Fresques as I gave them their son’s flag on behalf of the President of the United States and all those veterans and servicemen and women who understand the sacrifices they have endured..
A four-ship fly by is a display of respect the Air Force gives to those who give their lives in defense of freedom. We are professional aviators and take our jobs seriously, and on June 15 what the letter writer witnessed was four officers lining up to pay their ultimate respects.
The letter writer asks, ‘Whom do we thank for the morning air show’? The 56th Fighter Wing will make the call for you, and forward your thanks to the widow and parents of Capt Fresques, and thank them for you, for it was in their honor that my pilots flew the most honorable formation of their lives.
Lt. Col. Grant L. Rosensteel, Jr.
USAF
“Send ’em up, I’ll wait!”
Love it! This has got to be one of the greatest quotes of all time. I thought this might make you smile. 🙂
…conversation overheard on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai.
Iranian Air Defense Site: ‘Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.’
Aircraft: ‘This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.’
Iranian Air Defense Site: ‘You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!’
Aircraft: ‘This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send ’em up, I’ll wait!’
Iranian Air Defense Site: (… total silence)
God bless our troops. There is something about a Marine that makes other countries listen to reason.
How ALL phones SHOULD be answered!
GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA …………
Please Press ‘1’ for English..
Press ‘2’ to disconnect until you learn to speak English.
And remember only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ!
And the American Soldier.
One died for your soul,
The other for your freedom.
The precious gentle warriors in Connecticut are amazing us all with what God can do with a few who fear nothing but God and allow Him to work powerfully through them. Here is the Connecticut report for July, 2011.
Enjoy! ~ Flip
July 2011
94 babies killed by surgical abortions in Bridgeport
7 babies were saved from death
2 salvations
81 babies were killed at PP in New Haven on Saturdays
1 salvation
We had an awesome OSA National Event in Orlando, July 16-23 Fifteen people from Connecticut went, here are some of us with Pastor Mike's groupWe had a baby shower for Danielle. It was an awesome time of fellowship with her family and friends. She got all the baby items she needed, PTL!
These are a set of twin girls that were born Aug 3, to a happy couple!
The doctors tried to get this mom (in her 40's) to abort this precious boy but she did not and look at him!
The proud mother of this little girl Liana, who was born August 3rd!
...andt the proud father of Liana, who was born August 3rd ! PTL! Three babies born in one day!
We went to visit Danielle who had her baby Friday August 5, 2011. Four baby girls were born that one week! PTL!Here is Marilyn holding this precious child!
These two young men are fruit of our ministries. God shows us these things to encourage us to go on. We were able to help their moms back 17 years ago when they made the right decision. These are two fine young men who both love the Lord!
Please join us each Tuesday, Friday and Saturday as we reach out to those who find themselves where they should not be!
For the Least of These,
Marilyn Carroll
One of the many manifestations of God’s providential hand at work during our National Event in Orlando this year was dealing with several different Police Departments across central Florida. There were so many because some of our teams were traveling coast to coast. Chet Gallagher, our police liaison, wrote a letter thanking the Orlando Police Department in particular for their help in enabling us to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. They were truly an aid and a blessing in helping us to live out the theology of the church house in the streets of several cities. Rather than adversaries, they became our friends.
“When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies live at peace with him.” Proverbs 16:7
Enjoy! ~ Flip
Brethren, Flip and I asked Brother Chet Gallagher to write a letter of commendation to the Orlando police department. They treated us with great professionalism, courtesy, and respect. Many folks in our line of ministry complain when mistreated by police and rightly so in many cases. It is also important to commend them when they do well. Here is our commendation. ~ Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas
Dear Gentleman,
This is a followup to our recent Operation Save America outreach regarding the varied contacts with law enforcement officers within your respective departments who protected and served us so well while we were in both Orange and Seminole Counties and within the City of Orlando.
Since it was a joint effort between the Orlando PD and the respective Sheriff’s Offices we have decided to write one letter of thanks and commendation; not because it is easier to do so, but because we would also like each agency to know just how effective their cooperation was in several venues during the week of July 16-24, 2011.
For the past 22 years Operation Save America has traveled to nearly 20 major US cities publicly proclaiming the Gospel and exposing specific national sins of abortion, homosexuality and also the lies of Islam. Our message is not always well received by the public and making such proclamations, exercising our freedoms and preaching the Gospel of Life in Christ Jesus, often disrupts the statues quo. Not every agency elsewhere has dealt as objectively and professionally as yours and for that we are especially grateful and want to commend your officers and yourselves for your leadership.
As you may be aware I met first with Detective Jorge Carbonell from OPD who was accompanied by his Sergeant, Roger Brennan, Det. Rich Ruth and Orange County Deputy Marcel Caron. Later Det. Carbonell, connected us with Det. Ray Greathouse and Deputy Tony Moncion, both from Seminole County SO. Finally, when it became evident later that we would also be at the Orange County Courthouse Det Carbonell connected us with the Courthouse Intel Deputy and OPD Sgt Grorge Payne, both of whom were especially helpful. We also want to acknowledge the Orange County Booking and Release Center Commander, I believe Captain Gillespie. Finally, kudos go to to one Orange County Deputy SO, Corporal “Peter” (sorry, I didn’t get his last name) who single handily managed a very intense, and potentially confrontational venue on Friday while we were in front of the Islamic Mosque in Orlando. His professionalism under fire, so to speak, was a tremendous asset.
Our success in the streets was due, in no small part, to the on going communication and professional expertise of all of these fine men (and many others we met) and we were encouraged by each officer during every public outreach within each of your respective jurisdictions.
While we hope all of the officers and deputies named above will be commended for their service during our week long national event, a need for one primary contact, not only with OPD, but to act an inter agency liaison as well, was required. That role was filled by Det. Jorge Carbonell. Frankly, there is not sufficient space in this letter to detail everything he was able to accomplish, often at a moment’s notice. He was at every venue, nearly every day, ensuring any and all concerns were addressed. He even answered one of my phone calls to him at 2:00 AM! Now that was impressive. It was also evident to me that his supervisor, Sgt Roger Brennan had anticipated nearly every scenario and planned for every contingency. This was most evident because of his very apparent confidence in Det. Carbonell who handled every situation that arose with the professionalism you certainly expect.
As a former career police officer myself, I appreciate what can be required when OSA comes into a city. Today, as a minister of the Gospel within this prolife arena for over 20 years, I can say with confidence that we have not had the cooperation, communication and protective service that we received by your officers and deputies, the best example of that Det Carbonell. We all hope the appropriate commendations will be extended to him. It certainly is our heartfelt desire that he, and all officers named, be appreciated in some way by all their superiors for a job very well done.
In closing, gentlemen, let me say on behalf of 200+ out of town visitors and countless local Central Florida participants, “Thank You.” We will continue to pray both for you and your families that the Lord’s hand will be upon you as you both serve and protect those who look to you for help.
As you may know, the Bible makes your duty and responsibility clear in the book of Romans, chapter 13, which reads in part that you are to be “ministers of God for good and an avenger of God’s wrath on those who are wicked.” A challenging task, to be sure, in such evil days. Therefore we will pray that the Power of Jesus Christ, our only God and King, will be made manifest as you perform your duties to be a terror to the wicked while acting as ministers of God to those who do good. If this sounds like I am preaching, pardon me for not apologizing, because as one fellow preacher reminded me in our meeting with the local police and FBI in Jackson, WY, “Preaching is what we do.” We declare Jesus as Lord and expose the wicked deeds of darkness in a world that desperately needs Him as Savior.
In closing, let me say, too, that we also have the power to bless and so…
Bless you, everyone, in Jesus Name,
Rev. Flip Benham
Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas
Rev. Chet Gallagher
Operation Save America
Rusty put together this report of just a few of the wonderful things God did as we allowed the theology of the church house to become biography in the streets of Orland this summer. The gates of hell did not prevail, nor will they ever, as the powerful church of Jesus Christ continues to storm the gates. What an absolute joy to join our Lord’s gentle warriors in Orlando and witness what God is doing through them. Our God is an awesome God! He is, by the way, the only One there is. And His Name has been specifically revealed to us as Jesus.
Enjoy! ~ Flip
Dear Champion of the Lord and the Preborn,
OSA’s Orlando Report
“You shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand you still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you” (2 Chronicles 20:17).
This was the Scripture verse Flip and I chose to lead us into Orlando for this year’s OSA national event. Little did we realize how significant it would become. Historically, this passage of Scripture records a time when Israel was threatened by three pagan armies who conspired to destroy their nation. King Jehoshaphat, rightly concerned about this national threat, sought the Lord and proclaimed a fast. All of Judah gathered together to seek deliverance.
The armies facing God’s people back then were Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir. Interestingly enough, the dangers facing America are also three-fold. The exposed areas Satan is using to destroy us are child-sacrifice (the shedding of innocent blood), the homosexual agenda, and Islam. The first two abominations are the idolatrous roots, while Islam is the dangerous fruit. The left in America has been quite successful in garnering for themselves the most favored business status, abortion, the most favored class, homosexuals, and the most favored religion, Islam. According to brother Flip, their favorites, however, are nothing more than “three different colored gloves (red, pink, and black) that contain the fist of the Devil.”
Each year as we prepare to enter a city for our national event, we also recognize the need to fast and pray. The enemies of the cross are growing bolder. They are filled with fury towards anything holy, righteous, or lawful. God haters on every front seek to eradicate the influence of Christianity in order to keep their most favored bloody, perverse, and deceptive status. This year in Orlando was no different. We set aside three days to fast and pray as we sought the Lord to rescue our nation from the battle within and without. Our prayers, I’m here to report, were gloriously heard from on high and in ways we could not imagine.
Casey Anthony’s Court Trial
“And judgment is turned away backward, and justice stands afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. Yes, truth fails; and he that departs from evil makes himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment” (Isaiah 59:14, 15).
When we chose Orlando, affairs were set in motion years ago that we had no earthly idea would come to pass during our national event in Orlando. Specifically, there were two court trials whose scheduling corresponded with our visitation. The first we became aware of was the tragic case of Casey Anthony and her murdered daughter Caylee. This particular case in Orlando started three years ago. Ironically, she was found “not guilty” and released on the same day we scheduled our Solemn Assembly.
- Caylee and Esther’s Memorial Service at the Orange County Jail
The following is Flip’s account of this providential timing:
God gave us an incredible platform to connect the dots between what Cayce Anthony did to her little Caylee Marie and what mothers are doing to their children in the womb via abortion. Cayce just waited two and a half years longer to get rid of Caylee (Late-Term Abortion) than the mothers who have aborted their children. All of the eyes of the world were on the Orange County Jail as Cayce Anthony was about to be released. National and international media were everywhere. The stage was set.
Early Sunday morning, we conducted a funeral service at the Orange County Jail for little baby Esther, a child aborted by her mother and father. We then held an open casket viewing of this precious little baby girl. Though all the media was there with their huge satellite trucks, no one came. No one cared. No one wanted to see.
The Bible tells us that God is not mocked, whatsoever a man sows that shall he also reap. We are reaping a horrible harvest of violence in America today, as blood is coursing down the corridors of our schools, workplaces, and streets. If we sow bloodshed in the womb, we will reap bloodshed in the streets. To stop violence in the streets, we must first stop bloodshed in the womb.
The world did not want to see nor did it want to hear God’s message to America. But it was proclaimed from the rooftops, nevertheless.
The media was too busy treating the symptoms of America’s injustice to report the root cause. The abortion culture has spawned incredible devastation upon the American family. It has turned formerly concerned parents into predators who prey upon their own children in order to obtain a better life. This was proudly displayed by Casey Anthony’s “Bella Vida” (the good life) tattoo. She sported this tattoo after Caylee was missing.
Millions of abortion-minded women display the same cavalier attitude when it comes to their own offspring. Children must be disposed of in order to continue the party life unhindered by parental responsibility. This is nothing less than the “all about me and I pity the fool who seeks to awake me from my deceptive selfishness” syndrome that leads to the murder of children. Flip commenting on this tragedy stated:
Justice has failed, but judgment remains!
God’s judgment for Casey Anthony began the moment she “chose” her right to “Bella Vida” (the good life) which eclipsed little Caylee Marie’s right to any life at all. There is a law of spiritual gravity that is as absolute as the law of gravity on this earth. It applies to all people, at all places, at all times. You may disagree with it, but that does not change its absolute effect upon you.
Yes, a final judgment remains for Casey Anthony but her judgment has already begun. It is a spiritual gravity as certain and as objectively true as the physical law of gravity. “A man tormented by the guilt of murder will become a fugitive until death; let no one support him.” Proverbs 28:17. That which Casey thought was going to set her free to do whatever she wanted to do, has already become a ball and chain around her neck dragging her into the depths of despair, despond, and depression. There won’t be enough Margaritas to assuage her guilty conscience, not enough lines of cocaine she can snort, not enough relationships with other men, not enough hours on a psychiatrist’s couch, not enough money, not enough education, not enough fame, not enough Zoloft or Prozac, to make her pain go away.
The way she thought would set her free, has made her a fugitive, a slave until death. God has given us Casey Anthony to bring us into a full blown realization of what happens when a mother aborts (kills) her own child. The courts of this world may say it is legal or give one a “Not Guilty” verdict, but in God’s court the judgment has already begun. (Editor’s note: Flip and I tried to visit Casey and minister the Gospel to her in the hopes she would recognize her wretched state, repent and find the salvation of God.)
Many were outraged by this verdict, but why should they be? Roe vs. Wade trained an entire generation with a demonic view towards life, babies, and family. The message is clear, if you cannot handle the responsibility of your actions then kill it. Now, we are upset that people are living out the lessons learned by this unjust ruling. Injustice begets more injustice. Except this time, it is spilling out of the womb in the light of day rather than hidden in American death camps that dot the landscape of our beleaguered nation.
God is going back to Church Campaign
“Stand in the gate of the LORD’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, hear the word of the LORD, all you of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD…If you oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, forever and ever” (Jeremiah 7:2, 6, 7).
After the memorial service to honor Caylee, Esther, and all the other Caylees and Esthers killed in America, we went to the gate of the Lord’s house. One team went to an apostate “church,” the First Unitarian Church of Orlando. This was the “church” who hosted all the pro-aborts of the National Organization of Women assigned to protect the altars of Moloch from the “domestic terrorists” and the “Christian Taliban.” The NOW gang put out a national call to protect their “sacred temples” and all they could muster was a pitiful collection of aging feminists, which amounted to about 5 or 6.
Another team went to a large seeker-friendly evangelical church called, Northland. Pastor Joel Hunter, a spiritual counselor to President Obama, is the senior pastor. We set up signs, praise and worship, and passed out a flyer called, Sing a Little Louder. We came to them with a Macedonian Call, “come help us,” and to remind them of their responsibility to rescue those unjustly sentenced to death and to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves (Proverbs 24:11, 12; 31:8, 9).
Solemn Assembly
“And why behold you the mote that is in your brother’s eye, but consider not the beam that is in your own eye? Or how will you say to your brother, Let me pull out the mote out of your eye; and, behold, a beam is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then shall you see clearly to cast out the mote out of your brother’s eye” (Matthew 7:3-5).
That evening we conducted our Solemn Assembly. This provided us the opportunity to point the finger in the right direction and set the proper spiritual tone for the rest of the week. The following is the prayer topics we covered. Our holy desire was to meet the righteous conditions set forth in God’s word and trust that the Lord would hear from heaven, forgive or sins, and bring healing to our land (2 Chronicles 7:14).
1) The doctrine of bloodguiltiness by Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas
Scripture Reference: Psalm 106:38, “They even sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons, and shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and daughters whom they sacrificed to the idols of Caanan; and the land was polluted with the blood.”
Prayer Thought: Leading the Church in repentance for her past failures of not actively opposing the shedding of innocent blood and to rescue those unjustly sentenced to death.
2) The compromise, indifference, and apathy of the Church by Pastor Victor Morgan
Scripture Reference: Proverbs 25:26, “A righteous man who falters before the wicked is like a murky spring and a polluted well.” See also Lam. 4:12, 13.
Prayer Thought: The wicked cannot rise in power unless they first pass through the sins and compromise of the Church. A Church that has veered from or compromised the truth of God’s Word always empowers a tyrannical government and a wicked culture. God forgive us!
3) The failure of men by Doc Johnson
Scripture Reference: Psalm 78:9-11, “The men of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. They did not keep the covenant of God; they refused to walk in His law, and forgot His works, and his wonders that He had shown them.”
Prayer Thought: The failure of men to fight the battle against the prevailing spirit of lust (videos, magazines, internet, etc.) that rages from within and steals our moral authority to lead courageously in our homes, churches, and communities.
4) The fear of man and a man-pleasing spirit by Ante Pavkovic
Scripture Reference: John 12:43, “For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.” See also Galatians 1:10.
Prayer Thought: We have become more concerned about offending men and keeping our reputations than our fear of offending God.
5) Return to God’s Law which is the standard that is binding upon all men, at all times, and in every nation by Cal Zastrow
Scripture Reference: Hosea 4:6, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.”
Prayer Thought: We are called to build our nation and its institutions upon the righteous foundations of His eternal law lest we be overtaken by wicked ideologies and our children fall prey to a profane and depraved culture.
6) The squandering of our costly, godly heritage by Rev. R.C. Sproul Jr.
Scripture Reference: Psalm 88:12, “Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?” See also Isaiah 51:1, 2.
Prayer Thought: We have disdained our godly forefathers by forfeiting their costly legacy and defrauded our children by wasting their righteous inheritance.
Weekly Street Activities
“And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled” (Luke 14:23).
Starting Monday morning, July 18, we organized several teams and sent them out to the highways and byways of Orlando. We had five teams cover the five death camps from Monday to Saturday morning. We had a sign team that covered major intersections throughout the city as well. There was a display team that set up at the University of Central Florida who passed out literature and engaged the students. They also set up the display in front of city hall in downtown Orlando for our special memorial service for baby Esther. Moreover, we sent out a special team that leafleted abortionists’ residences, offices, and other key locations. Needless to say, Orlando could not escape the charge God has against us for killing His babies (Hosea 4:1, 2).
Each night at our rallies, powerful messages and testimonies of divine appointments and open effectual doors of ministry were shared. Testimonies of souls surrendering their lives to Christ and families rescued at abortion mills glorified God. It was a time of refreshing and rejoicing in the presence of the Lord.
The other mission performed by OSA this year in Orlando was the Personhood petition drive to protect Florida babies in the womb by love and by law. To sweeten the deal, there were first place, second place, and third place prizes for those who gathered the most signatures. For the youngest person with the most signatures, the prize was to smash brother Flip with a pie at our Friday night rally. This honor went to little Gracia Campana. Many rejoiced as brother Flip received his just “deserts.” Altogether, OSA saints collected about one thousand signatures for the week.
The Second Court Trial
“Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner” (Proverbs 11:31).
The kingpin of the abortion industry in Central Florida is James Pendergraft. He is the one who gave the awful boast, “If the Church would stop frequenting my clinics, I’d be out of business.” Sad statement, but is it true? I suspect there is a basis to this wicked taunt. Regardless, unbeknownst to Flip and I, there was a case against him that started ten years ago. It just so happened to commence on Tuesday, July 19 at the Orlando County Circuit Court during our national event. Imagine the shock, when this notorious abortionist looked behind him in the court room and saw Flip Benham, Chet Gallagher, and me staring at him. He went over to his lawyer and complained, “The antis (Anti-abortion) are here.” His lawyer replied, “There is nothing I can do about it.”
That was not only true concerning us, but the lawyer was also hapless to help deliver Pendergraft from a civil lawsuit that plundered his abortion empire. Pendergraft was hit with 18 million in the civil suit itself and another 18 million in punitive damages, totaling over 36 million dollars.
During the trial we saw the latter part of our theme Scripture verse fulfilled in 2 Chronicles 20:17. All parties involved in this tragedy, Pendergraft, abortionist Randall Whitney, and the staff at the abortion mill scrambled to distance themselves from responsibility for failing to kill the child. She survived and as a result, they began to throw each other under the bus. This is exactly what happened to the pagan armies who threatened Israel. They eventually turned and devoured each other as Israel stood and saw the salvation of their Lord.
Special Venues
Brother Flip preparing the way to honor baby Esther
I will conclude this report with three special venues that took place on Friday, July 22. In the morning, we gathered at city hall to conduct our memorial service for baby Esther. As we pulled up to the area, the sights and sounds took our breath away. The pro-life display was fully set up and the praise and worship of God resounded off the downtown buildings. The presence of God energized the atmosphere. The sun was rising and its rays shined upon a church steeple mounted with a cross. We were literally standing in the shadow of the cross.
The stage was set to memorialize little baby Esther. Some young men acting as pallbearers carried the casket containing Esther. Others bore flags and were led by our bagpipe player, Nathan, who performed Amazing Grace. They escorted baby Esther to the table set up in the midst of city hall. A few men and women spoke passionately, lovingly, and firmly against the culture of death, which was responsible for Esther’s death.
“Thou dead, Esther still speaks” was the theme message (Hebrews 11:4). She has volumes to communicate to a nation staggering under the weight of bloodguiltiness and our divine purpose was to give her voice. After the speeches, folks filed by and placed flowers upon her casket, begging forgiveness for what we did and did not do for her and the nameless sons and daughters of America consumed by America’s bloodlust (Matthew 25:40, 45). May God have mercy and somehow end this holocaust without ending our nation.
Mosque
Preaching at Mosque
“And Elijah came to all the people, and said, how long halt you between two opinions? If the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him” (1 Kings 18:21).
Friday afternoon, OSA Christian men experienced an old fashion Mt. Carmel showdown. We visited the largest Mosque in Orlando. This particular Mosque had been investigated for supporting the terrorist group, Hamas. Apparently to repair their image, they put together a deceptive sign campaign. Signs like, “Did you know that over 1,500,000,000 Muslims believe in Jesus?” “Truly, this nation of yours is one nation, and I am the Lord, so worship me -God (Qur’an 21:92),” “Jews, Christians and Muslims, same God- shared beliefs…let’s talk,” and, “There is only one God. Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad are messengers of God.” There were other signs as well, but you get the gist of their misleading strategy.
Our purpose was to set the record straight and dismiss the deceptive propaganda put forth by this Mosque. After dismantling and refuting their lying claims, we preached the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ and His Kingdom. It created no small stir. Cameras were running while a loud speaker with a siren blasting tried in vain to silence the truth and love of Christ.
Our message, however, was clear, “The Jesus you speak of is not the Jesus of the Bible. He is another Jesus. You are led by a different spirit and you follow a different gospel that is no gospel at all. Allah cannot save you. Muhammad cannot save you. Religion and good works cannot save you. Only the Jesus of the Bible can save you. Only God in the flesh, crucified and resurrected, can redeem your soul from hell.”
Abortionist Randall Whitney Visits our Church Service
“When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Mark 2:17).
In all the years of fighting the battle against the culture of death, never did we witness a practicing abortionist visit one of our church services. That dry spell ended in Orlando at this year’s national event. Flip commenting on this incredible visit stated:
Note this well. I have been privileged to share the Gospel of Christ with Randall Whitney on more than one occasion. He attended our last Rally session on Friday night, though most of you were unaware of his presence. He came as a guest of Mark Hall who has been sharing Christ with Randall for many years. Rusty preached that night and I know that God spoke to Randall’s heart. Please keep Randall Whitney and his wife in your prayers. Pray that God will save Him, through our wonderful Lord Jesus Christ!
After the service, Jo Scott followed Mr. Whitney in the parking lot to witness to him. This is her account:
I asked him what he thought of the service, he responded, “It was powerful.” “Do you believe that Jesus died for your sins?” I asked. He said that he didn’t believe that anyone could die for anyone else’s sins. He said that he believes in a god, but a god that is only love. I explained to him if his god loves the rapist and the raped there is no love, just chaos. Jesus loves intensely and he hates those who come against what he loves. I explained that He is always ready to forgive but he is also just and holy. Ps. 5:5, 7:11
Whitney believes in evolution so I asked him about his conscience. I explained, “In order for something to evolve it must have at least a cell, the conscience does not.” He agreed. Then I explained that God wrote the law on our hearts and that knowledge has no cell, or atomic weight. No scientist in the world can explain how all people everywhere innately know the difference between right and wrong. Then I explained to him that God gave him a conscience because that’s where God goes to talk to us. I looked him in the eyes and said with conviction, “That is why the first time you killed a child in his mother’s womb, you knew it was wrong.” It was one of the few points I made with the 77 year old abortionist that he did not have an answer for, he just let it go.
He told me that the Bible says nothing about the child in the womb. I quoted Exodus 21:22, “If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follows: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.”
He seemed a little shocked at that, but quickly regained his composure and with a superior attitude and asked, “You believe in a god like that?” I answered you bet I do. He asked me if I’ve been watching what’s going on in the world. He said that the new democratic rule was leading the world to peace. He was very excited about it. I explained that salvation will not come from legislation. It’s a free gift and it comes from Jesus.
When talking about his abortion practice he said that he believes that he is truly helping women. He says he, “Really loves women.” And that he KNOWS that he is helping them. He refuses to listen to anything to the contrary. Our conversation went on for twenty minutes and what is interesting to me is he sees himself as a messiah of sorts, helping women in these tough times. But at the same time reality has smacked him upside the head lately. He slapped a woman in his office recently and he was arrested for it. He was called to testify at Scott Pendergaft’s trial this past week and he was probably the key witness to sink his colleague.
Abortionist Whitney is not “Board Certified” in seven critical fields and, while abortionist Pendergraft was in prison, he was left in charge of Orlando Women’s Clinic when a woman seeking a late term abortion received an exceedingly high doses of Cytotec (exceeding the standard dosage 50 times). No nurses or doctors were present at the time, only medical assistants. She complained that they would not give her anything for pain and then left the office, went to a hospital and delivered a child severely damaged by the botched abortion. Finally, he recently had surgery to insert a pacemaker. His whole image of himself may be shaken and this may be an opportunity to shine the light of Jesus through the cracks in his facade.
Rejoice with us. Here is Shelley’s testimony to God of her healing by the touch of the Jesus’ hand. ~ Flip
Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,
I have tried twice now to type this and someone doesn’t want this out there! Get ye behind me Satan!
Updated Report from prayers on my health!
The night before I left for Orlando, FL for pro life work I had a bad report from my doctor who sent fear into me my nerves were shaking…I was told that I had a spot on my right femur bone and nodules in my chest wall. Consider not going on your trip to Florida the Doc asked, I said I can’t and I’m going but upon my return I would have the tests, because this is where the Lord wants me. (I knew I had to be there)
I previously had lumps in my legs and arms which were biopsied by two different doctors and it was negative for CA. One doctor said she thought it was inflammation. The doctor told me I was stumping him.
So my prayer was for total healing and BELIEVING in it and that I would stump him again.. I’ve been SCREAMING at Satan and proclaiming Christ and HIS ability to heal me!
All of you have been prayer warriors for me and I know you all love me so much as a sister in Christ and I love you all as well, it has been awesome to me to see how many care and want to pray for me. Some aren’t so blessed with so many around them to pray. Upon my return home I had an MRI on Monday, and x-rays of my right femur also and chest.
I went to the doctor on Tuesday with my husband and we prayed before he came in the room. I couldn’t wait to hear what the results were and though I was full of HOPE really, I was pushing back the enemy wanting to mess with us. I would confirm in my mind that MY GOD is a BIG GOD that has done big things in our lives and HE is capable of this healing and I want to be able to have another Testimony!
The doc came in and said you are a crazy case and I sat forward in amazement of what he was going to say. He said I viewed the MRI myself and there is no difference in the right femur and the left femur and I just feel the radiologist from the body scan was over the top with what he reported. We knew he wasn’t over the top with his report but that the Lord healed it and that is why my doctor couldn’t see what he saw. Amen! So there is no need for a bone specialist or biopsy he said. Now with my chest wall they will do a CT on Monday and depending on what he sees will determine whether or not I will have a biopsy! I know now that God’s got it! I know its nothing more than the inflammation I’ve been dealing with that was on my legs.
The same nurse that was in the room the day before warned me so I would know that the doctor is prepared to do the biopsy on my chest for sure I said well lets wait and see because I have been praying. This same nurse I asked to send results to my skin doctor and she said well I hate to do that because if she reads this she will think something is on your femur and it isn’t. ( Isn’t that crazy thing, we know its a miracle?) Jesus you are more than I deserve!
So I’m praying and know Gods got it. I will update everyone on my tests next week.
Thank you for all your prayers because I know that it was all the prayers that HE heard.
Isaiah 58:8-9 gave me comfort – “Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I….”
Hope Ministries (In memory of Hope)
Shelley
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.