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ISSUE #27

MARCH 2011
This issue of the Corner Gathering Newsletter marks 10 years of its publication. There has been no shortage of very encouraging Christian testimonies here in the Ozarks. What I have been finding equally encouraging are the miracles believers are experiencing, some of which are shared in this newsletter. If you have experienced an undeniable miracle that you would like to be considered for publication in this newsletter, please let me know. Also, try to make it tothe corner gathering on Saturday April 2 (more details on page 5). If you didnt get issue #26 it is possibly because I tried to email it, but it went to spam folders because of trying to send batches of 20 at a time.

a ny e yo n d know b c t ly We re exa t w e a wants us doub he Lord where t to be.

Without Love We Are Nothing

wI realized then that God

as calling me an d our family to move to Northwest Arkansas.

was Lord he T ut to me abo speaking f corner o the NW . Arkansas

soo stron n f e l t v gl e want y that the r y ed u Lord s the O zarks m o v e t o .

In 1 Corinthians 13 we are told that without charity, love, we are nothing. Jesus reveals that all of the law and the prophets hang on two commandments which are 1) love God, and 2) love one another (Matthew 22:37-40). Do we love in deed and in truth not just with our words (1 John 3:18)? Are we yielding ourselves as instruments of righteousness (Romans 6:13)? Do we have the love of God shed abroad in our hearts (Romans 5:5)? Not just hearers, but doers of the Word are justified (Romans 2:13). All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets (Matthew 7:12). Its all about love. Were known by our fruit (Matthew 7:16). The fruit of the spirit listed in Galatians 5:22 begins with love (which covers the other listed fruit joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance). A good tree brings forth good fruit (Matthew 7:17). By hearing these things and doing them, were considered wise and will hear our Lord say to us, Well done thou good and faithful servant. Jesus proclaims that not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Some who prophesy, cast out devils and do many wonderful works in the name of Jesus may be in danger of hearing Him say, I never knew you; depart from me. Our assurance is the fruit that we bear our genuine love of the Father and of one another. As opportunities arise to help those in need, were expected as

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fruit bearers to go into action as doers of the Word where we are able. Isaiah 58 is all about helping people in need and then seeing what the Lord will do for us after weve done our part. Undo heavy burdens... deal bread to the hungry, bring the poor that are cast out to our house, cover the naked THEN shall our light break forth... our righteousness shall go before us. And if we draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; THEN shall thy light rise in obscurity... and the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not (Isaiah 58:6-11). With the fruit of love as our bond of perfection and by being a doer and not a hearer only, the peace of God rules in our heart. Great peace have they which love thy law (love God and love one another) and nothing shall offend them (Psalm 119:165).

If youve had an unction to help people in need locally, there is a particular ministry Id like to mention that serves the poor in many wonderful ways. In fact, I have never seen so many aspects of ministry to the needy under one roof a food pantry, a pregnancy center, a free after school program where a precious young lady teaches school children about Jesus and conducts a Bible study, leads various activities including crafts, and provides snacks, along with lots of love and godly instruction. The ministry puts on Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for people, theyre an outlet for Angel food ministries and also they hold Faithful Servant Ministries Fellowship services on the premises and Transitions Student Ministry which helps get children established in local churches and be ministered to. People get saved, healed and delivered. It's the ministry of Jesus, a place to have fun! If you are open to helping a ministry that is effective in helping others and drawing people into the kingdom through the love of Jesus, please consider helping out this ministry in Madison County, Arkansas, known as Faithful Servant Ministries Roller Skating Rink. The phone number at the rink is (479) 738-6692. We just hope the body of Christ can help meet the need, follow what Jesus is doing, being out with the people who are hurting, needing money, needing prayer, a drink of water. If anyone has a heart to do that the great commission come on!

Blessed are those who consider the poor. This is what the Lord will do: Deliver us in time of trouble, preserve us, keep us alive; bless us upon the earth and not deliver us to the will of our enemies ( Psalm 41:1).

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Corinthians 13:13

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Were Larry & Tempie In 1998, I [Larry] had my first vision from the Lord in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when I saw myself in outer space with Jesus standing next to me. I did not see His face but we were looking at and admiring all the many beautiful stars som e great and some small. The people on Earth were gazing at the stars, too. The Lord showed me that all the stars were like the born again belie vers, while the people on Earth were the lost and the sun hidden behind the Earth was God. The stars radiated from the suns rays, shining beautifully, just like the believers today walk in the ligh t of Jesus who is the Light of the world. Next, I saw stars star ting to fall out of the sky, one by one, slowly at first then becoming more numerous. I realized then that the vision was showing me how ther e would be a great falling away of the believers in the last days! Many of them, including the very elect, will be deceived! (Mark 13:22; I Tim. 1-3) In 2002, while my friend and I were pray ing together in our church facility in Wic hita, Kansas, we sensed something very strongly and it became heavy on our spirits. Then we both heard the word Arkansas in our spirits. We looked at each other and started laughing and crying at the same time. We felt electrified with excitement and started to dance around the room for nea rly an hour. At the time we had no idea why God had said Arkansas because my family had just recently moved to Wichita from Tulsa the year before, so I kept this in my heart. In 2005 I received a couple of confirmatio ns, one from our close friend (an apostol ic prophetic teacher) and another from an apostolic/p rophetic conference in Arkansas City, Kan sas. Our friend and the conference speaker both shared thei r visions about Northwest Arkansas. I real ized then that God was calling my family to move to Northw est Arkansas. So in 2009 we obeyed His calling and moved to Eureka Springs after I resigned my posi tion as mail carrier for the U.S. Post Offi ce after 23 years of service. We received many confirmations for our move. We know now that the Lord wan ts us to be prepared to minister to many different peo ple who may be coming to Northwest Arka nsas looking for refuge, relief, and/or restoration. Tempie and I are called to be apostles to the dea f and to minister to those who minister to the deaf. Many dea f people in Northwest Arkansas, and the world, are lost and very few are in fellowship with other belie vers. Jesus stated in Luke 18:8, Neverthel ess, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth? Also in Luke 19:13, He is telling us to occupy till I come. To occupy means to do business with; to do something abo ut it; to hold possession, or control, of conquered troops and territory. Jesus has already won a great victory for us over the devil and his king dom. He is telling us to put on Gods armor and to hold dow n the fort till He comes back again. He is saying, Just do it! Jesus enlightened me with His Word by the Holy Spirit about being prepared. He led me to read Matthew 24 & 25, and Mark 13:3 2-37. He is telling us to WATCH, BE REA DY, and PRAY! If Yeshua said it many times, wed better take heed! Watch, Ready, And PraY If we are watching, readying ourselves, and praying for His coming, He will WRAP His arms around us! Like David said in Psalm 91:4, He shall cover you with His feathers and under His wings you shall take refuge....

We are praying that Yeshua will find you faithful and occupying till He comes. Are you watching, readying, and praying? If not, JUST DO IT! There is a difference between relig ion and the love of the Supreme God Elohim. Religion argu es. Love acts (just do it). Religion loves to debate about the Word of God and is therefore dangerous! Love simply acts on the Word of God beca use love wants to be found faithful and to occupy till Yesh ua comes! May the Supreme God (Elohim) of our Lord (Yahveh) Jesus (Yeshua) be with you and keep you!

Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God and the Father by him.
Colossians 3:17

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Im Rev. Julie Venables My story begins in England in1954 where I was born and raised on a large dairy farm/nurseries. again As a young child, I attended Sunday school but wandered off on the wide road until I was born had an unusual path set for me and in 1981 while I was working as an art and design teacher. The Lord at my water baptism prophesied He was calling me to the ones. In 1983 I started to travel. This road the Lord had planned was to lead me through many the Holy nations on three continents staying between 18 months and 3 years at each place specified by and Canada with an Apostolic ministry Spirit. In 1991, I traveled and ministered in the United States heart planting and working with young churches. While in the United States, the Lord put a love in my Norway for this nation and the people here and I knew that I would return in the future. I returned to on weekly radio and television broadcasts, some where at that time, I was pastoring and also teaching to the of them reaching over four million Russian homes. In the mid 1990s the Lord sent me back a Bible school. I also United Kingdom. In 1998, He led me to initiate and then later serve as dean of in was co-pastor for two churches and had pioneered outreaches with Bible study and prayer groups rural locations. I am condensing the details as it would take too long to tell of all Gods miracles in my life. In 1999, I was introduced to some Christians from northwest Arkansas who invited me to visit move in February 2000. The Lord spoke to me while I was here and I returned to UK only to pack and ze as people planned but I knew I was to Arkansas. The job I was to do interestingly did not materiali mildly). to stay, so with no job, no money, no vehicle, and no home, my faith was stretched (to put it usly Ten years later, Im still here. In these years, I have moved eight times as the Lord has miraculo by hands on, interior design and as an artist and provided places to live and means to earn money works, author. The Lord has opened doors to write, edit and illustrate my own and other authors whatever my hand finds to do, done with all my might. All these 10 years the Lord was speaking to me about the NW corner of Arkansas being a place other of refuge and safety and about becoming self sufficient and being able to provide refuge for reasons. From believers whom He would bring across my path that would need help for many different provide having nothing other than a few personal items, God has prospered me to now being able to North Carolina, New Orleans, and elsehousing for five families who have moved into the area from where. All the glory goes to Him. Six years ago, the Lord joined me with two special people as we have the same vision, which is n, to raise cattle, goats, chickens and crops to provide food, a safe haven, and ministry of restoratio been waiting for the Lord to deliverance, and healing for anyone God brings needing help. We had show us the location for this ministry and Lord has confirmed its location. During my interior decorating years when I was able to support myself, the Lord led me to the there ones who had been praying for help and who needed the Lord to minister to them. I know that the urgency are others whom God has led here, who have the same or similar vision and are sensing the Holy to get in position and to be on time and on target for what the Lord is about to do. When to see His plan unfold and His purposes Spirit gets those divine connections in place we are going established. I am excited and look forward with great expectancy to meet those whom God has led here. Abundant Blessings to all.

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14

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Come join us for an afternoon of fellowship!

A corner gathering
at

The Hub
Saturday, April 2 starting at 2 p.m.
The Hub is located atop one of the beautiful Ozark Mountains at Marble Falls on Scenic Highway 7 Spur between Harrison and Jasper (across from Mystic Caverns). What a beautiful time of year for a drive on Scenic 7 in the Ozarks! We will meet in the game room on the east side of the building for fellowship. I hope to share a very interesting experience involving the Hub and a world traveler who came to speak for a corner gathering there several years ago. If anyone is interested in hanging out a little later and having dinner, Scooters Restaurant opens at 4 p.m. great menu and reasonable prices. There is a motel if anyone is traveling and would like to stay overnight.
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Let me tell you about our miracle!

Im Loretta C. from New York and would like to share a wonderful miracle concerning my great grandchild that has increased my faith and that of my family. About 2-1/2 years ago, my grandson and his wife had their first child, Abigail Grace (Abby). She was born with her intestines on the outside of her body. The doctors routinely put them inside surgically hoping she could live a normal life. A surgeon placed about half of her intestines inside a few days after birth, but those left for another day all died off. My grandchildren were told that Abigail wouldnt make it without an intestinal transplant and they were to decide soon whether to have Abby taken to Pittsburgh Childrens Hospital in Pennsylvania. There was, of course, no guarantee that she would live. While making the preparations for the hospitalization, Abby started to gain weight and seemed to be taking a turn for the better. They decided to wait because even if they did go, there was still no guarantee that donated organs would come any time soon, if ever. Many times during her first year of life, Abby was taken to Childrens Hospital in Buffalo, NY, very sick and she usually was hospitalized for 2 weeks only to repeat the process again and again. My grandchildren were told more than once that Abby wouldnt make it. After so much time passed, I just didnt know how to pray anymore. I remember thinking to myself that maybe she would be better off if God took her home. I started asking God to show me how to pray. One morning, I was half asleep and asking in prayer to be shown how to pray for Abby. A scripture came to mind, Without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6). Well, praise God, I got my answer! God wanted to heal her. Now I knew it in my spirit. I was going to continue to believe and diligently seek God for healing. Some time went by and Abby was again hospitalized in Buffalo; only this time she was the sickest shed ever been with some more things wrong and in the Intensive Care Unit. For the third time, my grandchildren were told, This is it; shes too sick to recover this time, trying to prepare them for what they thought to be inevitable. Abby did get well and when they were getting her ready to go back home, the doctors got a call from Oregon saying that donor organs for Abby had just been received, even including a liver and pancreas that Abby had ended up being in need of. The organs were delivered by airplane to Pittsburg, so Abby was transported there by ambulance. Twenty days before her first birthday she underwent many long hours of surgery, which was successful. And, bless her heart, she was able to sit up and enjoy her cake with her family not long afterward. Three times God took over when the doctors could do no more and expected her to die. Abby will be 3 years old in March and has not rejected the organs and has had her feeding tube removed and is healed completely. Shes an energetic sweet little girl. Were blessed and grateful. Gods mercies are new every day. We give glory to God. I would appreciate prayer for Abbys parents. They are having marital problems. Gods children seem to be having more trials than normal and I feel we need to lift one another up in prayer and try to encourage as were led to do. Loretta in New York

Share your testimony of how you ended up in the Ozarks!

All Christian testimonies are welcome and may be published anonymously. The sole purpose is to encourage others.
Editor: Julie Turner

Feel free to copy and share!

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Let me tell you about our miracle!

There was a serious drought in the east in about 1919 or 1920. My grandfather, Henry Skipper in McHenry, Maryland, was having tent meetings. There was no such thing as welfare in those days and he and my grandmother, Laurie, had prayed for rain. My grandfather said to some unbelievers at the McHenry General Store who had caused some trouble at a tent meeting, Me and Laurie are going to pray. The next day a thunderstorm came. Those scoffers then wanted to come to the revival because they said, We kicked dust. There was not one drop of rain outside your property. It had only rained on my grandparents property! Al in Virginia

Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Ephesians 6:10
Were David and Nona Gran t Our roots are in the Pacific No rthwest, Nona being born and Seattle, Washington. We eva raised in Oregon and David in ngelized and pastored church es in that area. Later, we pas some time in Denver, Colorado. tored for From what we see in the Scriptu res and elsewhere, we wante into a more rural setting becaus d to relocate from the big city e of what the Lord is going to do in this country. We prayed about what we should do. On much the morning of 9-11, we were in the White House in DC. We Lord had a reason for our bei believe the ng there. So with this in mind, and with much prayer, and literally driv ing thousands of miles LOOKING for the place where we felt the witness of the Holy Spirit to relocate to, our journey began. attended a Corner Gathering We event in Mountain Home, ARK, and it was there that we met editor of the newsletter. We con Julie, the tinued our search, and felt it wo uld be near Springfield, Missou when the time came to buy aft ri. But er our home in Colorado had sold and our interests there we cluded, everything we had con re contemplated was either sold, und er contract, or just didnt see what we were wanting and nee m to fit ding. We had driven through some of NW Arkansas, but never rea lly considered this to be the pla until the Lord started putting ce things together to let us know exactly where He wanted to ble our new home/location. David ss us with had contacted a realtor in Harris on, ARK, who, when we arrive office, gave us three different d at his places to drive by. The first two were not it. But the third one we had seen online and had not , which considered because we could see no trees around the house, our attention. We made contac caught t with the owners, and throug h a series of God-directed eve us know this was the home we nts, HE let were to purchase. The Lord had opportunities to shut the doo had wanted, but the plans we r if He nt forward and in November, 200 9, we moved into our home (th have plenty of trees around it). at does We know beyond any doubt we are exactly where the Lord wa nts us to be for the days ahead. And we also are very aware of what is soon to be happening to our nation in light of our Scr understanding. God has specifi iptural c plans for us that He is leadin g us into and through step by We feel it is extremely import step. ant today that the church tru ly knows the voice and leadin the Holy Spirit. The church nee g of ds to be seeking the Lord. Thi ngs are going to be happening nation. in our In the meantime, we are blesse d in our new location, and con plan and purpose for moving tinuing to seek the Lord for His us to NW Arkansas. The details are too many to include in this but we do share them as the article, Lord allows.

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Were Don and Gladys Wonderly g a after living in Canada. When I [Don] was bein Don: We moved to NW Arkansas from Oklahom l with trave (who was originally from Canada) invited me to mentored into Christian ministry, the minister 1979 (32 years) starting out in ys. We were married in him into Canada and thats where I met Glad a to help da. At one point we were asked to go to Oklahom ministry together pioneering churches in Cana s. We commited ed toward evangelism for Native American Native American friends start a Bible college gear return to to Canada afterward. During preparation for our to a year to 18 months with plans to go back our home da who were renting our house. They liked Canada, we got a call from the tenants in Cana g off and decided to put . We were able to pay everythin enough to want to buy it and offered a good price training two years in Oklahoma we helped establish a down some roots in Oklahoma. During our first center. a end. A couple of the people in the Oklahom We came to Arkansas in 2004 for a long week say hi to him. We did so gs and suggested we stop in and ministry told us about a pastor in Eureka Sprin if I would and introduced ourselves. The Pastor asked me and also went to his church on Sunday morning after I agreed to do so. I ministered that weekend and share and sing the next time we were around and that, they of every month and then about 6 months into that I was asked to speak the second Sunday stry. I wasnt looking for pastor to help them in the mini asked me if I would consider being the associate felt very t it after they had asked a couple of times. I soon another position or anything. We prayed abou d coming Ozarks. We felt a peace about it as we continue strongly that the Lord wanted us move to the over to Eureka. to home in Oklahoma sold, and we were able We started looking around for real estate, our at for pastors ka Springs. We intended for it to be a retre acquire Dream Springs Lodge just north of Eure thing in s come into your hands and you might have one and Christians. Sometimes the Lord lets thing es and has lodge is a refuge for people with fixed incom mind while He has other things in mind. Our touched a lot of lives. or in Eureka Springs. I also work with another past Im the associate pastor at Wildflower Chapel we get y as ay evenings. Gladys and I travel evangelisticall in the area. We do teaching together on Sund trying to get some of her things and writes poetry. She is the opportunity. She is an excellent teacher We have a internet at poetry.com under Gladys Wonderly. published and has some published through the a weekly radio . When we were in the Tulsa area we had music CD that we had gotten professionally done the radio ches we worked with in Canada had me do program for a little over a year. Different chur broadcast quite often. da. ttawatomi from Walpole Island, Ontario, Cana Gladys: I am Native American, an Ojibwa/Po re established in see a Native American Bible Training Cent Because of my background, I had a desire to than a "You can accomplish more in one hour with God, Oklahoma. There is a quote I heard that says s our lives and believe others need to know of God' e without Him." We've found this to be true in lifetim abiding love and unlimited power. ors it was our intention to make it available to past Also, when we bought Dream Springs Lodge general public. and Christian ministry workers as well as to the A GOD FOR ALL SEASONS When winter winds whipped harshly in my life, Through the summertime of my life, And skies were bleak and cold. When the sun shone brightly, lighting my days, When all life was covered over, dance, When the trees of life brought forth fruit in abun By the skies unyielding snow. And clouds seemed far away. HE WAS THERE! HE WAS THERE! When spring once more had blossomed, fall when sorrows came like falling leaves, Through the Bringing fresh life into my soul, Covering the ground and hiding my path. And there were new beginnings, When life struggled to survive, but could not, With new blessings to unfold, And disappeared in one last blaze of color, HE WAS THERE! HE WAS THERE!