May 23, 2005
 

Dear Friends and Loved Ones,

            May the great blessing of God, the endowment of His heart and attitude towards you, not be blunted or misdirected because of any wicked self-condemnation or harsh judgment from you against yourself. May you see into the heart of God, and then see yourself the way God sees you – the forgiven, the beloved, the recipient of His passionate Passion, the one for whom He yearns and longs with the ache of a lover whose zeal and determination is thwarted only by the refusal to accept His advances. May you hear Him call clearly, and may you respond with a lovers reckless abandon.
 

            ”Arise my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing is come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.” Song of Songs 2:10 - 13. 

            God is smitten with you. He loves you and wants fellowship with you, intimacy in spirit and truth. Not religious hokey or works to try to please Him, He wants you. He is enraptured with you like a newlywed groom. “You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart.” Song of Songs 4:9. We men must learn to understand that we are a bride, just as you sisters need to understand that you are sons of God. The bottom line is, Jesus loves us beyond our wildest imaginations. He even says, “Turn your eyes from me, they overwhelm me.” Song of Solomon 6:5 
 

            “You are a crown of splendor in the Lord’s hand; you are a royal diadem in the hand of your God. Desolate or deserted have no truth in reference to you. Your name is Hephzibah, because the Lord takes delight in you. Your land is Buelah land, married to your God. And as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so does your God rejoice over you.” Isaiah 62:4,5, Frank’s translation.
 

            “Jesus is able and will keep you from falling, and will present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy” Jude 24, Frank’s. He says in essence to you and about you, “You are My beloved. You are the object of My passion. You are altogether lovely. I have placed My love, My consuming and jealous love upon you. I enjoy you. I love intimate contact with you. I appreciate the time we spend together. I like hanging out with you even when we are just being together. I like doing exploits together with you in My Kingdom. I like singing with you and to you. I look forward to the future with you, both the immediate time to come, and all of eternity.  I have made all the preparations for everything. Come, soar with Me, and join with Me as we bring all things in heaven and earth together in Me. This world is only a temporary stopping off place. There is absolutely nothing you need to worry about.”

            Hallelujah! Hallel to Yahshua!
 

Travels

            I arrived in Omaha Tuesday evening, May 18. On Wednesday evening Regie, Michael, Freddie, Deonta, Ray Ray, and Devonta prayed to be born from above and become sons of God. These young boys range in age from 10 to 12. This last Sunday, Sidney Patterson was baptized in water in our basement baptismal tank/wading pool, and also baptized in the Holy Spirit. He will be graduating from North High School on Tuesday. Sunday evening I assisted William Carlisle in the ordination of Tom Paul in South Omaha. (We are in North Omaha) Tom’s wife Flavia is from Oaxaca, and when we poured the oil on them, we did it in the front yard and then gathered watching neighbors for them to pray over. It was glorious. Tom does the televising for William and Lyn’s weekly T.V. show. Tom and Flavia have been attending the house church at our house in the mornings where Robert McMurray is doing the shepherding (as he is doing with the neighborhood children and young men). All of this, plus much more is fruit for Jesus through Crushed Grapes, under-girded by your prayers and support of the ministry. Thank you.
 

I am extremely busy while here in Omaha, but plan to take short trips to Minnesota and Kansas before returning to California and Betty on June 9^th. On June 28^th I will be going with Rick Hohn to Vincente de Guerrero, about 200 miles south of Tijuana for a few days of ministry.  And then on July 26^th, God-willing, I will be returning to Taiwan for two weeks of visit and ministry with Mike and family.  Pray for us when we come to mind.

Be strong and very courageous for the Lord favors you, and loves you, and will never leave or forsake you. The earth changing traumas that have and will continue to affect this world are all in His hand and happen according to His plan and glorious purpose.  We are all being conformed to His image.
 

God bless you, we love you,

Frank and Betty