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Holy Convocation 2002

Joy, Joy, Joy

Guard Your Heart

Our Lord Wants Intimacy

Moravian Falls NC

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Without the benefit of reference notes I am resolved not to lean on memory in order to write observations about that amazing gathering we call Holy Convocation. Iris Majorowicz  gave a good one-liner summary by saying, "Sometimes we would enter into The Holy Place but sometimes we drifted into the Courtyard." Suffice it to say for me,  it was like a delicious smorgasbord! 

The group this year consisted of  about 55 souls: men, women, and children. Some were the "old guard" and many were brand new. This situation creates a marvelous tension for spiritual stretching and growth. Bear in mind, at an actual smorgasbord some people don't eat anchovies,  rutabaga or caviar, but there are always many other "delights" of food for everyone to partake of. So it was for all who took part in this years Holy Convocation. By the way, this was the 24th year for this awesome event, and the bottom line is that the Lord was very present to us. In His infinite goodness, He poured out abundant blessings. Indeed, we were all changed!  Hallelujah! 

What follows are comments shared by some of the folks who attended. 

Did I enjoy The Holy Way Convocation this year? Oh, yes. Many of the faithful from years past were present and a delightful mix of newcomers added to the joy we experienced together. We spoke /heard many words from several sources, God being THE Source in most instances. 

Most notable were our times of wonderful worship. Our God is an AWESOME God! We also enjoyed times of great praise and dancing before the Lord and, on several occasions, marching around the room. The presence of several children added to our pleasure as they joined in worship and praise. The Word of God came forth many times, giving us direction for our time together and for our lives once we separated to return to our homes. 

It's no exaggeration that I'll be reliving the Convocation during the months ahead while looking forward to being with this special part of the Body of Christ again ASAP. 

Blessings and love to all my beloved in the Lord. 

It was a wonderful time for me when I attended Holy Convocation this year. The Lord opened Himself up to all of us widely. Everybody could enter God's presence with belief and meet Him in the heavenly place; because He's waiting .. waiting .. waiting for us. It seemed like we were in a race; everyone was longing and eager to find and catch something important from God Himself.  I realized that I was  included in the race.

II Timothy 2:5 says, " ... no one wins an athletic contest without obeying the rules." That's the truth. God gave us much direction to enter into that place where He  is. Each one of us struggled to obey the rules that God gave.  God's rule is good and perfect though hard to follow by our human nature. One rule that God gave to me was how to get where He was "GUARD YOUR HEART." ( Proverbs 4:23 ) I meditated on this word. Finally, God brought me to the deep water and I swam at the river of life. The Lord was speaking to me clearly; when I "guard my heart" I will be able to listen to His voice to me and also to the body of Christ. Hallelujah.  I do believe as a Christian, when we "guard our hearts" with the power from the Holy Spirit we'll be able to overcome every circumstance in our life. Praise the Lord. I enjoyed the worship. Through worship we open the gates of heaven. 

God bless you all and I'll see you next Holy Convocation. 

Many of us here at Holy Convocation don't really know the magnificence of our Lord and Savior. But He showed me by sitting here and being quiet and just watching all of you that through the prayers, worship and travail, the birthing has come forth of the new thing the Lord has for each of us. This birthing has touched each and everyone of you here in the Convocation. What does this mean? It will mean something different for each and every one of us as the Father knows us so intimately. The new thing will enhance us to come into that place with the Lord where we have never been before. Each and every one has already been touched by the Holy Spirit. We are at a place where the impossible is possible! So, the Lord wants us to continue to look to Him and only Him for what He is going to bring forth throughout this week. It is going to touch your lives in such a way that you truly will never be the same. Some of you will be finding that you are going to be on new adventures and ways of walking that you have never walked before. Your eyes are going to be opened, your ears are going to hear and you are going to see in areas that you have never seen before. The Lord is picking the very insignificant and He is bringing them out and He is showing them what He would have us do. Not the ways of the world or traditions or anything else, because He is after a spotless church. Believe it or not, we are that church. So, we are being held and we may not realize it, but we are being held in the palm of His hand. He knows what we have come with and He knows every intimate part of our lives, even the hidden things that are here today. He is going to show us many things and some things we will not like and we are going to be quite surprised about some things He sees in us. But most of all, He doesn't want us to be afraid, because there was a Call today, to Come to Him, He has invited us to be intimate. OUR LORD AND SAVIOR WANTS US TO BE INTIMATE!
 

The Lord has blessed the ministry in North Carolina. It's mushrooming. We heard, through Fr. Mike, that they are packing them into the  Prayer Center. Fr. Mike, Linda and Rachel have been extremely busy so please keep them in your prayers. We hope to have a detailed report from them in the next Holy Way Newsletter. 

Dear Friends

 I wanted to write to you and say how much I appreciate the time that several of you, gave to me last week at Holy Convocation. Allowing me to "cry on your shoulders"and talk it out helped in getting me on with the healing process one step further. It was difficult for me to come but it was necessary. I believe in that time the Lord did some of what He wanted to do with me.

Through sharing some of your life experiences, I gained  new appreciation of how the members of the "Body" can goof- up one another even in ignorance. I also learned over time that we can't hold others to accountability, but must leave this up to the Lord.

Healing takes time, and no less in the "Body." Perhaps even more so because of the spiritual ties that we share. I do want to be freer to further my walk on the road, and that happened last week. I'm surely finding out what is in my own soul. Even though I'm displeased, it will get better. The Lord has more to do with me, but I thank Him that a huge chunk was addressed last week.

Thanks to all for your patience, understanding and continued love. 

Your sister in the Lord, 

Daniel 5:26-30  Belshazzar did not repent after Daniel interpreted the inscription. The arrogance was still there. There was no repentance and Darius took over. Satan has detoured the River of God, marched his army on dry land underneath the foundation of God, the walls of this nation, because we are asleep and unaware. Saw a dark cloud and a rain of arrows falling upon this nation. Kept getting one word, plagues. There is a kernel of truth coming forth from the media. Much is being kept from us about the failing of our economy. We are being swallowed up by paper money. Wholesale destruction in the wind. The window of opportunity is getting smaller. Word: Give me your tired, your weak, your wretched and My hand will touch and raise them up for I am the way, the only way, Saith the Lord.

Hosea 6:6,  2Chronicles: 7:12-21  We need to be diligent and constant in our prayer for the nation, Pray for wisdom, knowledge, understanding and discernment for President Bush and other leaders. Ask the Lord to remove the veils from their eyes and show them truth.

What is needed  these last days is the words the Lord is speaking to each individual person as he calls them and gives them a work to do.

Before Jesus left to go back to heaven, He explained to His disciples  "Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.  At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you" (John 14:19,20). 

"At that day" (apparently when Christ returns) we will understand the relationship we have with Him, and the relationship He has with the Father.  Most of our teaching has been to build up the individual person which does help some, but is not God's ultimate purpose.  God's plan for mankind is that the works we do and the words we speak should be those of Christ who lives within us. When Jesus lived on earth, He said that He did nothing of Himself, but the works He did and the words He spoke were those of the Father who lived within Him and worked through Him. And now we are to have a relationship with Christ in which He lives in us and works through us.

It seems that this would not be difficult to understand or accept, but there are many deceptions that creep in because we are dealing with self and what we believe and the life we live. 
 

 It was the third weekend  of August, and actually most of the regulars thought the group coming in would be  rather small. Well the Lord had other plans in mind!  Shortly before celebrating Shabbat Shalom on Friday evening Fr. Mike and Linda arrived bringing approximately 6 or 7 teenagers  and after dinner about 5 more North Carolinians including 3 young people  entered the scene at Bealeton. Wow! It proved to be a wonderful adventure for all of us gathered together with a spirit and desire to come into the Lord's Presence. No one was disappointed! The Holy Spirit was manifested in many ways throughout the entire weekend, including visions with interpretation, times of quiet, new songs and prophecy 

Among the many gifts of the Spirit flowing was a brief teaching given, by a beautiful young girl who shared what the Lord had been showing her about hope.  She completed a word study, finding out there are many meanings of hope and  learned that man's hope in Hebrew is "expectation," whereas God's hope in Hebrew is the equivalent of His "promises." The conclusion was that when we place our human hope and expectancy in God, then it becomes His hope. 

How refreshing to have so many young people there in our midst. Without a doubt,  the Lord was teaching everyone of us  a new dimension of diversity, especially concerning corporate worship; notwithstanding  age differential. To sum up the entire experience, a handsome young man gave this testimony on Sunday morning. I quote: "I came here this weekend expecting to be surrounded by teenagers who were really on fire for the Lord. When we arrived it was a real shock to me. And the Lord has shown me that His presence is with all of His children, not just children of my age. He really dealt with me about this, and Cathy helped me out on Friday night. After that, I was able to enter into His presence yesterday morning at the meeting with people of all ages. In the afternoon I worshiped  Him and it was awesome. The Lord has really done a lot with me this weekend!"

Similar thoughts were expressed by other young folk and the bottom line is that everyone, teenagers, middlers and oldsters left the scene with hearts full of gratitude and joy!   To God be the Glory!

Dearest Herry & Dolly,

I am so grateful for your letter & the photo you so kindly sent. It was a blessing to hear from you & brought to my mind the time I was privileged to spend at Bealeton. I have never been in such an atmosphere when the Holy Spirit's presence was so manifest. I was sad to leave & to think that I may not ever have an opportunity like this again. This is a very unique place with a very special group of people with the same heart & I am so  thankful that the Lord timed my visit with Lolli to coincide with this particular weekend. 

I honor you both for being the leaders & continuing the vision of your dear father. I met him on my first visit at prayer group meetings & again in Baltimore when he made Lolli & I an incredible Indonesian meal & the other time at meetings at Lolli's home. I know he is very sadly missed but he was a true servant of God & left a continuing heritage which has been entrusted to you dear people.

I was also privileged to meet wonderful people like the Fuhrken family, Linda & Mike, the Howells & others who I felt so blessed to know. 

It is so exciting to hear what the Lord is saying to His people & I would love to hear from time to time where He is leading you as I don't know of any other group who listen so intently to His voice.

My time in the Middle East was very special & I had found the scripture "the anointing breaks(or destroys) the yoke" & as God seemed to pour out His love to individuals I met I experienced something I have never encountered before. I know that he was really touching these Moslem people & I was asked questions like "is it because you are a Christian that you are like you are" or "is it because you are a Christian that you love people" so for the first time I could tell them about Christianity being a choice etc. Mostly these were young people who possibly are beginning to question their parent's faith. 

I will continue to hold up Bealeton in prayer that it will fulfil the purpose that God has on His heart for the extension of His Kingdom. I love you both very much. God bless you,

Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark... One: Don't miss the boat. Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat. Three: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. Four: Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big. Five: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done. Six: Build your future on high ground. Seven: For safety's sake, travel in pairs. Eight: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs. Nine: When you're stressed, float a while. Ten: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals. Eleven: No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting. 

BONDING WITH THE BODY. On the first weekend of every month, a small team has been taking off  from Bealeton, Virginia, for a Saturday night prayer meeting with the Chapman's and others, at Moravian Falls, NC. This has proven to be a very worthy endeavor. If you are interested in being part of this gathering, just get in touch with Herry or Dolly to make the arrangements.