“Take the old prophets as your mentors. They put up with anything, went through everything, and never once quit, all the time honoring God. What a gift life is to those who stay the course! You’ve heard, of course, of Job’s staying power, and you know how God brought it all together for him at the end. That’s because God cares, cares right down to the last detail.”            James 5:10-11 Message Bible

On Palm Sunday the 1st, The Barn Auditorium (Heritage Village Church) was opened to the public for the first time since the late 1990s.  The inside of the 16,000 square foot building is still in need of a few finishing touches, but it’s an altogether amazing accomplishment.  Dr. Dale Hill’s determination in purchasing the Barn along with the talents and contributions of many dedicated people made the miracle happen.  What once appeared to be an unrealistic dream a decade ago is now a reality; the Lord made a way where there was no way…

A few weeks before the Barn actually reopened, several volunteers made a committed effort to clean the entire sanctuary.  These volunteers also cleared away heaps of leaves and fallen branches from the surrounding heavily wooded landscape and they trimmed all the shrubbery around the building.  The last details included installing carpeting and setting up several rows of chairs just hours before the service began.

Decaying Barn Auditorium in 2003

Against all odds, at 2 p.m. April 1st 2012, the doors to the Barn Auditorium were officially reopened.  Throughout the day a few hundred people came out to the greatly anticipated Praise & Worship Service.  Pastor Randy Hill, Pastor Ron Lambright, guest speakers and a few worship teams all took part in the daylong event.  Pastor Randy Hill’s expectations for a mighty move of God have been heightened as he continues to believe God for a great “Awakening” both in the church and on the grounds.

Pastor Hill will be leading a Praise & Worship Service in the Barn every Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m.  The Broadcast Group plans to “live stream” the services at a date that has yet to be announced.  Pictures of the Praise & Worship Service can be viewed on the Broadcast Group’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebroadcastgroup

The Upper Room (the heart of what remains of Heritage USA) is open every weekend.  The hours are from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. on Saturday & from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Sunday. People from the Prayer Team will be there on those days to pray with you or for you.
On Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. the Upper Room hosts a worship and word service pastored by Rev. Jason Goodnight.  ALL ARE WELCOME. For the latest information about the happenings at the Upper Room, check out their website at:  www.upperroomchapel.com or their facebook account at:  PTL Facebook

New Churches on the grounds!

Grace Church of the Carolinas

1)  The Grace Church of the Carolinas founded and pastored by Dr. Randall E. Odom is moving to Heritage from their present location at the Charlotte Banquet Center. Their new address is 8160-C Regent Parkway, which is in a building owned by MorningStar Ministries.

This multifaceted church was established in 2009 by Dr. Odom, who is also a teacher and writes regular newspaper articles for The Fort Mill Times and the Carolina Gateway.  The articles are focused on evangelism, Christian discipleship and raising awareness of Grace Church of the Carolinas.

Preparing new location

Grace Church is moving on the grounds because they were hindered by the lack of availability at the Banquet Center where they met on Sunday mornings.  For detailed information about the church, their statement of faith and their many outreach ministries, check out their website at:  http://www.gracecoc.org/.

Meeting room for Elohim Christian Center

2)  Elohim Christian Center, overseen by Abraham & Adriana Molina, is a church that meets on Friday nights at 7 p.m. in the Dogwood Room at the Heritage Grand Hotel. The Center’s telephone number is (803)-554-7685.

Information sign for Iglesia Amanecer

3)  Iglesia Amanecer (Sunrise Church) –
This Spanish speaking church meets Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. and Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Dogwood Room at the Heritage Grand Hotel. Pastored by Tomas Becotte, the ministry’s services are in the Spanish language and the Sunday service is “live streamed.”  For more information, click below:

Spanish speaking website:   Iglesia Amanecer
English Translation website: Inglesia Amanecer English

Note:  All in all there are now well over a dozen churches and ministries on the grounds.  At the same time, there are now approximately two dozen subdivisions spread out over the 2200 acres of the former Heritage USA property.

The Towers:  After last month’s barrage of media attention over the ongoing Tower’s situation, this month has been fairly quiet.

The 14+ acres in front of the Castle are being developed for more new homes:  A large portion of the 14+ acres of land near where the Heritage Island Water Park once stood is being developed by Coulston Enterprises to make room for another subdivision.  Adler Grove is the new subdivision’s name, and it will sit directly across the road from the Bexley subdivision that is presently being built on the land Recreation Village once stood on.  Both the Heritage Island Water Park and Recreation Village are “gone with the wind,” or more accurately, “gone with the bulldozers…”

Alder Grove subdivision

During the month, Charisma Magazine featured an article written by Pastor Jim Bakker calling attention to the biblical times we are living in, and why the recent publication of the best-selling book The Harbinger, written by Rabbi Jonathan Cahn, “hit home.” Jim Bakker also wrote about his imprisonment and his intense search for answers to why God allowed him to go to prison in 1989.

During his five-year incarceration, Jim Bakker studied God’s truths in the Bible and learned how wrong he was in accepting the prosperity gospel.  He also studied the entire Book of Revelation, sometimes for 15 hours a day.  He took each word of the Revelation back to the original Greek and Hebrew languages and discovered the relevancy this book has to our generation.
Charisma Magazine also wrote that Pastor Jim will be releasing a book this fall that will be an extensive study on the book of Revelation.

A portion of Jim Bakker’s article from April’s edition of Charisma Magazine:

“I had such a hunger to know Jesus more fully that I read and studied every word Jesus had spoken, as recorded in the gospels.  For the next five years, I realized how wrong I had been in so many things – especially regarding the “love of money.”  My life and theology was changed as I studied the entire Bible, culminating with the book of Revelation.

I studied John’s amazing Revelation from Jesus, one word at a time in the Greek, and came to the realization that this important last book in the Bible needs to be read and obeyed by the church now, with great blessing, not fear!

One of the most difficult and perhaps most avoided sections of Revelation is chapters 17 and 18, in which we discover that the Great Harlot – called “Mystery Babylon” – is destroyed in one hour.  Everything about Mystery Babylon has to do with material things such as gold, silver, food and clothing.  She is destroyed in one hour and the tradesmen and merchants will weep over the destruction of this great city that is the center of world trade (see 18:10-11).

One night in 1999, I felt I had received a word from God, so I quickly wrote down 31 things that were to come.  One of those was a huge explosion in New York, and another at a major defense location in Washington, D.C.  To the side of the paper, I wrote “Great Airplanes” and the word terrorism!  In my dream I saw hoards of people running in terror.   Remember, it was 1999, and I had no idea how such a thing might happen.  But a year and a half later, watching on live TV, I witnessed the exact scene as if it were a rerun of a movie I’d seen before.”
To read the entire Charisma article, click on the following link: Charisma Article

From the 24th – 26th, Tammy Sue Bakker appeared on the Jim Bakker Show.
The three days Tammy Sue visited Morningside could not have happened at a more perfect time.  From her anointed songs from bygone days to talking about the realities of life in today’s world, Tammy Sue reminded everyone of the awesome power of Jesus’ unconditional love for all people, no matter where they find themselves in life.  She believes with all her heart that we serve a loving, caring, forgiving God – a God of a second chance who will never leave us or forsake us.

Tammy Sue on Jim Bakker Show, picture by Morningside Ministries

The unique anointing Tammy Sue possesses in both her singing voice and her ability to deliver a message of forgiveness and hope is truly a gift to the Body of Christ.  She is blessed with a double portion of God’s grace and love.  Without a doubt, Tammy Sue will once again bless millions of people as the Lord leads her back into ministry.
Check out when Tammy Sue’s visit will be aired on TV at: www.jimbakkershow.com.

To view Tammy Sue’s first appearance on the Jim Bakker Show in March, Click below:

A Special Recognition:  Congratulations go out to the Remembering PTL & Heritage USA facebook page and the PTL Heritage USA Group: 
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Todd Barwick and his forerunner Tim Sanford for these two groups that were created for people who still have an interest in Heritage USA and the PTL Ministry.  During the past decade, Todd’s high standard of excellence in monitoring and sharing information with thousands of people from around the world is praiseworthy. 

God bless Todd Barwick and Tim Sanford’s faithfulness in maintaining the original PTL Heritage USA group through some very tough years.  Todd Barwick was also instrumental in keeping the petition to save the Upper Room in the forefront when there was a real possibility it was going to be torn down. The Lord greatly used Todd and Dorothy Wilson, the woman who started the petition in 2009, to help the cause.  Thankfully, Russell James purchased the Upper Room in November of 2010.  God Bless you Todd and everyone else involved in creating and keeping these groups active.

The Remembering PTL & Heritage USA facebook page is an excellent way to communicate with those interested in PTL’s past, present and future. http://www.facebook.com/PTL.Heritage.
With the help of co-moderator Rick Olson, Todd continues the PTL Heritage USA group on Yahoo Groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeritageUSA/ ________________________________________________________________

Signs of the times:
For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again. In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God’s chosen ones.   Matthew 24: 21-22 NLT

During the month, on the Jim Bakker Show, one of the guests was Pastor John Kilpatrick, the overseer of the 1995 – 2000 Brownsville revival in Pensacola, Florida.  Below is a portion of the commentary from Morningside’s blog on what Pastor Kilpatrick had to say about the times in which we live:

“One of the prophetic visions the Lord has given to Pastor John Kilpatrick involves the New Madrid fault line and an earthquake that he believes is tied to how this country deals with Jerusalem.  He said that if America promotes the dividing of Jerusalem, he believes we may pay a great price in this country by being divided ourselves – by a supernatural earthquake.

Pastor Jim said that God doesn’t want those days of Revelation to come upon us unaware, to which Pastor Kilpatrick added ‘those days are not coming anymore – they’re here!’  He went on to say that this is the horsemen generation, – not the footmen – in reference to Jeremiah 12:5 we read, ‘If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with the horses? 

In days of old, the footmen were men of war running into battle on foot.  The horsemen were above them on horseback with heavy shields and deadly weapons and they were a formidable group.  Pastor Kilpatrick went on to say that this references the fierceness of the battles in the last days for the Christian.  He shared that the spiritual warfare is proportional to your anointing or blessing – small attack, small blessing – large attack, large blessing.”
To read the entire article, click on the link: Jim Bakker: John Kilpatrick

Note:  As of the 30th of April, the United States Geological Survey reported that there have been over 7,500 earthquakes worldwide in the last 30 days alone.                   
Click on link to keep track of these escalating quakes: Earth Quakes

On the 4th, CNN reported “Dallas area surveys damage after tornadoes…”    Click link to read the full story and see dramatic pictures and videos of the powerful tornadoes, including tractor-trailers actually being tossed in the air by the sheer force of the wind.   Tornadoes

On the 9th, CNN reported U.S. sees warmest March in recorded history, NOAA reports:  A staggering 15,292 warm temperature records were broken, (7,755 record highs and 7,517 record high overnight lows), according to Chris Vaccaro, spokesperson for NOAA.  “That’s tremendously excessive.  The scope and the scale of warmth was really unprecedented, Vaccaro said.”  Click link for full story: NOAA

On the 11th, CNN reported “Tsunami watch lifted after two big earthquakes – Jakarta, Indonesia – A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami watch for the Indian Ocean, which was later canceled…A second large quake, with a magnitude of 8.2, occurred off the west coast of Sumatra about two hours later, the USGS said.”  Click link to see full report and video:  CNN Earthquakes

On the 17th, Fox News reported:  “The sun erupted in an amazing solar flare today (April 16th) unleashing an intense eruption of super-heated plasma that arched high above the star’s surface before blasting out to space.”  See spectacular pictures: Fox Pictures

On the 25th, Fox News reported:  “From giant fireball over California; tiny meteorites…..”
See the following slide show of the unusual event. Fox Slides

Thank you for visiting our website,
Rick & Chris (from the grounds of Heritage USA)
www.legaseepublishing.com

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me — watch how I do it.  Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.  I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.  Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”                 Matthew 11:28-30 – Message Bible

The Upper Room:  The new addition to the Walk of Faith has been completed and the entire walkway is now handicapped accessible.
Please continue your financial support for the Upper Room. Owner, Russell James, “dislikes” asking for financial help, but sometimes it becomes difficult for him to pay all the bills.  Recently, the heat had to be turned off for over a week in the Upper Room because of a lack of funds.  God Bless everyone in a special way who contributes to the maintenance and upkeep of this historic building.                  For information on how you can give, please go to the Upper Room’s website at: www.upperroomchapel.com and click the “Support” tab.

On the 4th, Pastor Randy Hill announced at the Sunday night Praise & Worship Service in the Upper Room that there will be a special Palm Sunday gathering held in the Big Barn Auditorium on April 1st.  It will be followed by a weeklong reading of the entire Bible in the Barn.
Mary Yeary, a spokesperson for the Upper Room wrote about the event: “Get ready everyone! On Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012, a Campmeeting type Worship Music and Prayer Service will be held at the Big Barn Auditorium, from 2 pm until 8 pm. The Service will kick off a week of continual reading of the Scriptures in the Barn! We are expecting God to confirm His Word with signs following, as we gather to just love on Him! Pray for the Service and invite your friends to come. Everyone is welcome! Look for more information to be forthcoming from The Broadcast Group, Randy Hill, Russell James or other official sources!” www.thebroadcastgroup.com

Note:  Though the Barn Auditorium isn’t totally finished, this week-long event is a step of faith by Pastor Hill.  He believes these special services will spark a move of God that will bring a large ingathering of people from our local area and from around the country.   ______________________________________________________________________

The first week in March brought even more tensions over the Towers’ situation. On the 1st, Rick Joyner held a news conference at the Heritage Grand Hotel to make it clear that MorningStar Ministries’ position is still to restore and finish the Towers. He also spoke of a possible lawsuit against York County for discrediting the ministry, which affected MorningStar’s ability to begin the renovations.  However, Rick Joyner hopes that suing York County can be avoided if the county accepts their plan of restoration.
Click on the following link for full story:  Law Suit?
This particular news conference spawned more articles in our local papers along with a few televised news reports from the grounds.  There is a huge difference of opinion about the Towers’ future with seemingly no end in sight.

WSOC-TV of Charlotte reported “Heritage Tower owners pushing county for development approval”  Fort Mill, S.C. – An ultimatum has been handed down to York County by the owners of an eyesore in Fort Mill.  MorningStar Ministries is threatening to sue York County if the county does not agree to a new plan to fix up the old Heritage Tower.  Video Report:  Old heritage Tower Video Report

WCNC-TV of Charlotte (News channel 36) click on the Video Report on the Towers ______________________________________________________________________

On the 5th, MorningStar Ministries met with the York County Council to present their plan. The meeting was well represented by people on both sides of the issue. The final decision on the plan was to be made by the Council on March 19th.

On the 5th, WSOC TV of Charlotte did the following video report from the grounds: Owners Set to Present Renovation

On the 6th, our local paper, Fort Mill Times, reported -
Fort Mill ministry vows to York County Council it will finish PTL tower – MorningStar vows to York Co. Council it will repair tower ~ by Jamie Self

On the 8th during a taping of the Jim Bakker Show, Tammy Sue Bakker surprised her Dad when she visited him at Morningside in Blue Eye, Missouri. It was a precious moment to see Tammy Sue and Jim Bakker together publicly for the first time in many years. This was also the first time Tammy Sue visited her Dad’s ministry since Tammy Faye passed in 2007. What an incredibly miraculous moment of healing for the whole Bakker family.

Jim Bakker wrote shortly after the reunion:
“Today, March 8, 2012, I received the shock of my life when my daughter, Tammy Sue Bakker, came to Morningside and surprised me on-stage when she entered from the Green Room singing ‘The Blood.’
Tammy Sue has not been in the public eye for 8 years, but today her amazing anointing and her beautiful voice has never been more powerful! She may have been silent for a season, but her astounding voice is silent no more!
I believe with all my heart that God has brought Tammy Sue home to me “for such a time as this.”
My heart rejoices. Jim Bakker”

Note: The shows with Tammy Sue aired on TV March 28th – 30th. They can be seen on Jim Bakker’s website at www.jimbakkershow.com in the Archives section – The shows are numbered as follows #2038, #2039 and #2040.                                                                           Click below to see a four minute U-Tube Video of the reunion: 

Tammy Sue’s anointed voice is truly one of the most powerful of our time. It never ceases to amaze us how it does not matter where someone who carries God’s anointing ministers. Whether it’s from inside a church or in the middle of a desert, the anointing can completely change the atmosphere and impart hope and healing to hurting people. God bless Tammy Sue for stepping out to sing again. Heaven is on your side Tammy Sue! As soon as you started to sing, over eight years of prayer was answered in less than eight seconds. Praise the Lord!

Tammy Sue with her dad and son James reunited

On the19th, the York County Council rejected MorningStar’s request for more time to restore the Towers.  The following is a portion of the article that appeared the next day in our local paper The Herald. 

On the 21st, MorningStar Ministries responded to York County Council.
The Herald reported -Fort Mill Tower owners respond to York County’s rejection ~ by Jamie Self

Note:  The Towers’ situation appears to have no imminent solution. The division on the grounds over the unfinished building has now become much more vocal, and battle lines have been drawn.  May God’s will be done here at Heritage.

The late Pastor David Wilkerson’s prophetic words appear to still hold true when it comes to the completion of the Towers.  Below is an “Excerpt” from our September 22nd 2010 commentary – See our “Archives” to read more.

In 1986, when the Towers was just a few months away from completion, David Wilkerson, Pastor of the Times Square Church in New York City, saw that the PTL Ministry had moved from the “Spirit” into the “Flesh,” and its message started leaning toward a “Prosperity Gospel.” While Heritage USA was exploding with success, David Wilkerson openly voiced his objections of the prosperity message and prophesied that because PTL lost its original vision, the Towers would not be completed as planned, and birds would be flying in and out of it until the ministry changed course. ______________________________________________________________________

MARCH 19th marked the 25th anniversary since Jim Bakker’s resignation from the PTL Ministry.  As we have written before, the 1987 PTL scandal was a dark moment in the church.  From March 19th and throughout the many months and years that followed, the world witnessed how callous most of the church world was towards Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker.

Jim Bakker failed morally, but so did the church by ignoring the whole Bakker family.  In the end, Jim Bakker was found “not guilty” of fraud at a second trial in 1996 after being released from prison. Sadly, hardly anyone knows about that trial and to this day most of the church hasn’t forgiven Jim Bakker, leaving unhealed wounds in the Bakker family and in many PTL Partners as well.

For the most part, the new generation is familiar with Jim & Tammy Faye as ministers related to scandal.  Most people do not realize that with their God-given vision for Christian television, they broke through the darkness of religion by bringing the gospel of Jesus Christ into the homes of millions of people worldwide.  Jim Bakker created and hosted the 700 Club in the 1960’s, started the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in the 1970’s, and went on to build the first Christian satellite network: at the time, the PTL Satellite Network was one of only four satellite networks in the world.

Jim & Tammy then built the mega-Christian retreat Heritage USA where millions of Christians frequented each year.  Their many contributions to Christianity have seemingly all been forgotten.

We believe that someday, when the truth is uncovered, there will be a change of heart toward Jim & Tammy Faye and a public vindication for the entire Bakker family from the numerous false allegations they were bombarded with.  Even if they did everything they were alleged to have done, which is far-fetched, it was and still is the church’s responsibility to restore.

Galatians 6: verses 1-3: (Message Bible) Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself.  You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.

Because of the horrendous way the Bakker family was treated, many people lost faith in the church. Some concluded that if Jim Bakker, who has continually repented from his moral failure, cannot be forgiven and restored by the church, then what chance does the average person have when they do something wrong.
The reason Jesus went to the cross was to pay for the sins of ALL mankind with His blood. The Bible says in Romans 3:23 “For ALL have sinned and come short of the glory of God…” ALL is one of the biggest words in the Bible.

The worst part of the downfall of PTL is that the whole story of the PTL scandal and subsequent takeover by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell has yet to be told.  Jim Bakker has often said, “When the truth is revealed of what really happened at PTL, it will rock the world!”  For far too long many of the atrocities that were committed on the grounds of Heritage USA have been covered up, literally!

For example, the following excerpt from Tammy Faye’s 1996 book Telling It My Way (pages 218-219) tells an explicit and verifiable account of some of the destruction that went on at Heritage USA in 1987.

“Jerry Falwell’s steamroller flattened our lives and everything else in sight, but nobody had the courage to stop his plunder of PTL.  Falwell ordered his workers to dig a huge pit and then buried thousands of my recordings, and books we had written, and Bibles with our pictures on them.  They dumped all the inventory at midnight, thinking no one would see them, but their actions were secretly filmed by a camera crew as they covered the landfill with cement.

The pillage continued unabated.  From the Heritage Grand Hotel, witnesses saw truckloads of furniture being hauled away, presumably to Lynchburg.  It was beautiful, expensive furniture bought and paid for by the partners of PTL.  Falwell forced all the employees into signing loyalty statements and warned them they could no longer correspond with us – or even say our names – or they would be fired. My secretary was among the first to leave.  Claiming that he was just reducing costs, Falwell let hundreds of staff members go, only to bring in replacements from Lynchburg for every single one he fired. 

One of the first people Falwell let go was my mom.  She needed her job, and she pleaded with him to no avail.  Losing her position broke my mom’s heart.  Something went out of her after that.  She was never quite the same.  After she had raised eight children, that job had given her a new lease on life, and a new self-confidence and independence.  With those two words – “you’re fired” – Jerry Falwell destroyed mom’s dream and her security.  She would never have hurt him in any way.

But that was Jerry’s standard way of operating.  In a decision billed as an economy move, Falwell transferred all mailing operations over to his brother in Lynchburg.  Heavy sacks brimming with mail would arrive every day, and Falwell’s people would just take the money out and throw the letters away.  Personal letters addressed to us were trashed, despite Falwell’s pledge that they would be forwarded.  Even checks with our names on them were pilfered. 

But this was just the beginning…” ~ Tammy Faye

“But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.” Matthew 10:26 NLT ______________________________________________________________________

During the month, we learned of a new Internet channel honoring Tammy Faye’s gospel music career that includes her signature songs and a few videos of her friends and her daughter Tammy Sue.  The site is Tammy Faye Tribute’s Channel on U-Tube.  It can be found at: Tammy Faye Tribute

Signs of the Times
Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world.  But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come. Matthew 24: 7-8 NLT

From February 28th through March 3rd, tornadoes were reported to have ripped through fourteen states. The Weather Channel reported (www.weather.com) “Waves of tornado-bearing storms tore into America’s heartland this week, laying waste two towns, prisons, churches and trailer parks…”

On February 29th, CNN reported:  Officials in the resort city of Branson, Missouri, were relieved an EF2 tornado, which damaged some of its marquee musical theaters, struck before the prime tourist season began.  They said Wednesday the town was still open for business although tourists might have to change some of their entertainment plans.        See video and full story at:  Branson tornado

On the 3rd, 14 people were killed and several injured in the southeastern and central United States as 83 tornadoes swept across the country.                                                       Click link for details: 83 tornadoes

On the 8th, Fox News reported, “Beware of the flare: Giant solar storm heads to earth.”  Click below to see dramatic video taken of the solar storms - Solar Storm

On the 14th, Fox News reported…Powerful quakes strike the coast of Japan.  Almost one year to the day, Japan was struck by two powerful earthquakes – (magnitude 6.1 and 6.9)   Full report and video – Japan earthquake

On the 15th, Fox News reported “Several houses were damaged and at least two destroyed in one southeastern Michigan community after a tornado touched down Thursday afternoon.  The tornado was part of a heavy storm system of rain, hail and high winds that swept through southeast Michigan Thursday.  Click on link to see video of the actual tornado – Damage
Note:  According to some meteorologists, America is now on pace for another record-breaking tornado season.

On the 20th, CNN reported, Mexican officials were assessing damage Wednesday, a day after a strong earthquake left homes in ruins and rattled residents hundreds of miles away from the epicenter.  At least 11 people were injured and hundreds of houses were damaged in the 7.4 magnitude quake, which struck midday Tuesday in southern Mexico near Ometepec, Guerrero. For full report and video click link: Mexico earthquake

“At that time, the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky.  Then all the peoples of the world will cry.  They will see the Son of Man coming on clouds in the sky with great power and glory.”  Matthew 24:30 NCV 

Thank you for visiting our website,
Rick & Chris (from the grounds of Heritage USA)
www.legaseepublishing.com

“The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

The Towers

During the month, the seemingly endless Towers’ situation attracted more media attention and more controversy on the grounds.  March 5th is the latest date in place for MorningStar Ministries to meet with the York County Council and unveil their final plan for completing the Towers.  This particular meeting will be open to everyone.

On the 9th, MorningStar held an on-line Webinar for their friends and partners. David Yarnes, Executive Vice President of MorningStar Ministries, provided a short history on the Towers and stated that MorningStar intends to present a proposal to the York County Council on the 5th of March that will include a timeline and financing information for the full restoration of the twenty-five year old building.  Upon an agreement with the county, the ministry will start by first fixing the Towers’ crumbling brick facade. www.morningstarministries.org.

Our local paper, The Herald, reported:
Owners of blighted Fort Mill tower to present plan ~ by Jamie Self

Antioch Church

The Antioch Church, located on the grounds at  8180 Regent Parkway, will begin a series on the “last days” titled America & Israel In the End Times. These meetings will be held on Wednesday nights beginning March 7th and will go through April 4th.  For more information, check out their website at: www.lifeatantioch.org.

The Upper Room ~ Work continues at the Upper Room and volunteers are always welcomed. This month a large cross was constructed on the property, and a “handicapped” walkway is being added to the Walk of Faith. For further information on ways you can help with the continuing work and maintenance of the building and the grounds, go to their website at: www.upperroomchapel.com and click on “Volunteers.” Also check out their facebook account for up-to-date information on all that is happening there: Upper Room on Facebook

On the 20th, the York County Council held its bi-weekly meeting.  At the meeting, Eric Kinsinger, a resident who lives near the Towers, was given an opportunity to speak to the council about the situation.  The following is a link to WRHI Radio Station in Charlotte, N.C. that did a report on the Towers that includes some of Eric Kinsinger’s comments:
Report

God TV satellite truck

From the 23rd to 25th, MorningStar Ministries held an Advanced Prophetic Training Conference in the lobby of the hotel.  The meeting was attended by several hundred people, and all the nightly services were streamed on God TV.  Guests included Cindy Jacobs, Chuck Pierce and Rick Joyner, who spoke about “Knowing and Being Prepared for the Times” in which we live.

During the month on the Jim Bakker Show in Blue Eye, Missouri, Morningside’s Master’s Media students discussed their new venture into social media in order to reach their generation with the Gospel.  These students are in the process of developing a new Internet network named Generation Now IPTV Network.  www.generationNOWiptv.com.

Pastor Jim has talked and written about the upcoming generation, asserting that the way we evangelize, especially to the new generation, must be in a way the kids can understand.  He recently wrote, “Most kids are not coming to church – they can’t relate to church.  So we need to go get them.  We need to find a way to reach them with Jesus, and it’s not going to be by traditional means.  It’s going to be different – it’s going to be through social media and other web-related technologies.”

Jim Bakker is helping to accomplish the Master’s Media students’ goal by building a new TV Production Center in the Tabernacle, where the students are trained for ministry.  The state-of-the-art studio will be outfitted with the latest video equipment and new TV cameras.  Students will now be able to use their creative talents to produce Internet programs that will speak to the serious issues the new generation faces every day.

The Generation Now Network has also started a Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/generationNOWiptv

The Master’s Media students describe this project as follows:
“Generation Now is a brand new Christian TV network directed to young adults 18-30 years of age that deals with hard hitting issues including drugs, sex, alcohol, pornography, social acceptance etc. – The topics that are all around us today.  Generation Now will be talking about these issues through sitcom’s, talk shows, testimonials, short skits, comedies etc. 

The church today seems to be majoring in issues that the general public is not asking. Our goal is to major on the hard hitting controversial questions that you only ask your Pastor after a few tequilas!   Welcome to …GENERATION NOW!”

Below is one of several U-tube videos the Master’s students produced that shows the construction work being done on the new Control Center.

Signs of the Times:
“You should know this Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. They will act religious, but they will reject the POWER that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!”   2 Timothy 3:1-5 NLT

A large portion of Jim Bakker’s writings from February 16th
“You only have to look around you to see that things are coming apart in today’s world, quickly!  Every day we read and hear things that are pointing to dire days ahead.  Sometimes I don’t even recognize this country in which we live.  One news article I read today said that the ‘new’ American dream was renting a home.  Remember when the American dream was actually owning a home?

But that issue is minor compared to what’s happening in our world at large.  Governments are being overturned.  Israel is fighting for her life.  People are calling good things evil, and calling evil things good.  In the midst of all that, we are seeing another thing happening which, unfortunately, we sometimes become complacent about.  We’re seeing a rise in natural disasters, freaky weather, terrorist attacks – any of these things could put us in a life-threatening situation in a matter of minutes.

 You may say, ‘Well Jim, hasn’t it always been that way?’  The answer of course, is ‘Yes.’  But keep in mind that these things are increasing in frequency and intensity, just like the Bible says in Matthew 24.  When you see the increase…that’s the time to act.  When you see the ‘birth pains’ getting closer and closer, you can be sure that the baby is coming. You better get to the hospital!

Remember that the people who were watching Noah build the Ark were scoffers. Why did they scoff?  Why didn’t they act on the warning?  They were busy with life as usual…building, marrying, and partying.  It’s a sad thing when people hear the warning sound, but decide to ignore it.  It’s sadder still, when Christians disregard the Bible’s warnings. 

Yet, these same people will be calling out to God for help when Times of Trouble come.  Bill Whaley, a recent show guest that specializes in self-sufficiency and survival techniques using everyday ‘junk’, said that the people who snub survival warnings are the same people who scream “God save me!” when things come apart.

Perhaps He will.

But God sent His WORD ahead of these things so that those who are wise will prepare.  I am not the only one crying out with the warning.  Many others are warning people as well.  Even secular sources are warning people – so much so that the suppliers of emergency food and equipment can’t even begin to keep up with the demand…”
Jim Bakker     www.jimbakkershow.com

On the 1st, a Bible School was bombed by the government of Sudan:  Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham said of the February 1st tragedy, “Today our Bible school in Heiban in the Nuba Mountains was bombed by the Sudanese Air Force.  No one was killed or hurt, but buildings were destroyed.  Please pray for the safety of believers, and that God would intervene.” Since early August, at least four churches built by Samaritan’s Purse have been destroyed by bombing or burning, including Angolo Church on January 10th.
Click link to see a heartfelt interview Fox News did with Rev. Graham.

February 12th,  CNN reported:  “Greece cleans up after night of rioting – Athens, Greece – Anger over Greece’s austerity measures exploded in the streets of Athens early Monday as tens of thousands of protesters clashed with police in riots that left 106 police officers and dozens of civilians injured, according to police” – Click link for full story and video clip:  Greece

On the 13th, CNN reported Moodys downgrades 6 countries – Moody’s cut the credit ratings of six European countries on Monday amid continued anxiety over the continent’s debt crisis and its sluggish economy.

Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain were all downgraded, while three other countries – Austria, France and the United Kingdom – had the outlook on their current Aaa ratings changed to “negative.” Click link to read full report: Moodys

During the month, Gasoline prices in America reached their highest “ever” for this time of the year. This sudden rise in gas prices could slow economic growth – See Video report by Fox News:  Fox News Gas Prices

James 5:7-8 says, “Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.”

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