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Posted by Glen Clark on October 30, 2002 at 10:59:04:

From: Glenclarkmin@aol.com
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 00:20:15 EST
Subject: Update on Gathering
To: Jesusvillageashe@aol.com

Hey,
Here's an update on outreach in Asheville N.C.
Not sure where to begin, so much happens in these things. Life is certainly not dull when you serve the Lord. It is full and rich and at times overflowing. I guess I will just give you a little of our timeline since the last email.
First off, I want to thank all of you who have responded with prayers and emails of encouragement. It was truly felt and needed. Thank you. Your words brought life and light. I pray I will be an encouragement to others the way you have encouraged me.
I cannot do this alone. You let me know not only is the Lord with me, but that people are also. It means a lot. It is also what the Lord uses to keep me going forth.

Saturday A.M.
I realized I was not communicating well. Not that I am a great communicator or anything but I had problems getting my point across, then problems making sense, and then even finishing sentences, then real difficulty in focusing. I mentioned it to Linda on way to Asheville for outreach she responded saying she was having same problem. She said it was like being drugged or thick tongued or someone heavily medicated.
So, I knew then to email all the intercessors I knew and get our friends and churches praying for us.

Sat. P.M.
We got to Asheville, set up kitchen, and I had walked down into crowd to find Brother Aaron Clark who had brought a large group of college students from the University of GA and his bulldog ministry. They had come to help serve us in the outreach. I was looking for keys to move their vehicle so we could set up. And then I noticed at the Vance monument, the place where the new-agers believe that all the energy from the universe comes into our planet, the mosaic vortex, and others there too much to explain also believe this, even the Masons who laid out this downtown area and erected this monolithic monument, to do whatever it is that they think it does. They say this is the only place in the world where 2 mountain ranges come together at this vortex, which is not only physical but a spiritual vortex as well. I have wondered about Billy Grahams The Cove, Ridge Crest, well, all the churches have retreats of some sort there around Asheville. And of course the Witches, Wicans, Pagans, New-Agers, Lesbians, now have downtown Asheville. I am not saying it is a spiritual vortex, but something is definitely going on here. Asheville is not just the home of Americas biggest house. But, I am sure the Biltmore is here for a reason too. Any way I digress.

It was a demonstration against war in Middle East happening before the main event the Surreal Circus. Which is why we were there. As I walked thru the crowd and signs of "No Blood for oil", I noticed several key players noticed me. With looks on their faces of "there he is, he's back". So, I knew they knew I was here and it was time to get back down town to the City County Plaza. On the walk back it felt good to see some of the people we had reached in the past few years. But I could not even talk and communicate it properly. So, all I knew to do was just, do what we came here for.

To make a long story short, we had brought P.A. "just in case" and their dark, dark, ambient music was echoing all over downtown. So, I knew we needed to at least play some CD's to get some good music out there. Well, once we were setup people started gathering and I knew to ask Hannah Curtis to play a few songs when we served the food and so she did. Then Lydia Clark volunteered to do some warfare dance while playing some music. Then all I knew to do was ask my daughter Daniele to play some songs on acoustic guitar. See we were not prepared to have bands play. It was all spontaneous to even do music. But the crowds were growing and they were loving it. The girls did tremendous jobs and they were not even prepared. I put them on the spot to do this.
God really blessed us all with their music. It was even Daniele's first time solo or to play her music publicly. Now the people were there and we were out of musicians.

So, I had no choice but to get up there myself. Now that would not be a big deal for that is what I do. Except, that I was so burnt out and hurt and too much to explain here that I have not done any music for a really long time. I could not even practice with the children for months. And I had no intentions of playing at all in Asheville it made me sick to think of it. But the people were there and this year was different, you always lose a huge part of your crowd after you have fed. This time they all stayed, and I knew we had done all this to get them here somebody had to minister. For God did His part, He drew them and it was obviously not just for the food. There had been a man who kept getting up on stage, he was drunk and possessed His eyes were powerful and again too much to get into, the security had to eventually escort him away by a police officer to protect everyone at the event. That was a hard thing because I knew I had to.

And something happened; God showed up, it felt so good. This is what I had been missing for a long time now. Then I told the crowd it was good to be back in Asheville. But inside me a voice was saying, "I am back". I t felt like the Holy Spirit was…well I can't explain it. But I then said to the dark forces I AM Back. You did not make me quit, or scare me away. And I can't do anything about all this but I can stand up because I said I would and then my God will show up and do whatever He wants.

I'm back. Now this was not something I wanted to say to the religious leaders or the pastor who told me to leave Asheville and go back to Florida. That wasn't what this was all about. There will be opposition. We do have an enemy, but it is not flesh & blood but powers and principalities, spiritual wickedness in high places. Not people who don't have a clue. Besides I have to do what God tells me and if He is for me, who can be against me?

Then a lady from the Surreal Circus came down to ask us to turn down. For we were interrupting their evening, Well, I went to myself "right, I am not going to turn down. That's what we are here for." Then the Lord dealt with me on that and I told the crowd I had to get a little quieter, they said "NO". I said we are interrupting their evening they are saying. The crowd clapped and said "good!" I said, "I will play this softer song. So, I played "The Rain" then I was going to close with Do What You Came Here For. I did but the crowd wanted more, I told them that we now had a 10:00pm time to shutdown, which was now. We always have went to 11:00 and while I was talking to crowd the members of the Surreal Circus came up like they were going to crash our event. They had the most bizarre costumes you can imagine. I don't know how to explain the Surreal Circus except it is dark, very dark. They do sexual acrobatic ballet, anything that is way out there, bizarre, that is dark, or well, anything that they can get away with doing publicly in an open outdoor circus forum. Anyway the music is the weirdest, darkest stuff that you can imagine. And all in the name of Art and freedom of expression, Speech and oh yes, Religion, they push every boundary you can imagine.

Well, they introduced themselves as members of The Surreal Circus and began to disrupt the crowd. But I responded by saying from the stage. "How do you do and I am with the Jesus Village Flying Circus Dinner Theater and Fish Camp, where we take our fishing seriously." I stopped and they just stared at me, then one said, "cool name." I said "yeah, and there's some food over there and coffee and hot chocolate if you'd like to join us."

And the dialog began. Another said "thank you, for interfering with our program." I said, "Yes, someone came and said we were interrupting and I then toned the music down."

He said, "well, next year you could maybe turn your speakers away from us instead of pointing them our direction." I looked down at our small P.A. (remember we did not bring big system for we were not going to be playing) and I realize there's no way we were over powering them. You could hear them all over downtown, then I realized he said next year. I said, "Look, I apologize." He said, "You could at least be a little considerate of others." I looked at him and said again "look, I apologize, it was not our intent to interrupt you." You could have heard a pin drop. Someone yelled, "We did want to interrupt!" I realized how important all this was to everyone here. I said "look, we didn't want to stop what you were doing, we will stop playing. The fellow who had been giving me a hard time, now looked like he was going to cry as he looked at the food in front of him and up at me on stage then said, "No, we are finished now." I said, "Yes we should stop too." The crowd said "No, one more!" So, I knew somehow to play of all things instead of the coolest thing we knew, to play something we could all sing together. I began to play the Amazing Grace medley we do. And the crowd began to sing, and they began to cry all over the place. It was incredible, it was God and everyone knew it and could feel it. Thank you, Jesus.

Then afterwards on the way home Linda told me of Dave and Margie McCrum which are ministries who had come by and said, "Look, we don't have any money to support what you're doing, but we do have one of the cabins empty and the conference center. We want to make available to you even some food if you want to house your people there and do your conference He said you do not even need to bring bedrolls. Thank you Jesus. See, we had even been trying to find places for people to camp because we were expecting large crowds, but nowhere to house them. This year we cannot afford hotel rooms and conference center downtown. But, God is so good to provide this and He held off the peak season for the leaves to change 'til now. So, each day, for those of you who come we will be able to get out of Downtown away from all the stuff, get built up on a mountain top retreat, stay in a beautiful log lodge and conference center with meals provided. Then drive a gorgeous hour thru the mountains at the peak season for the changing or coloring of leaves. I mean if you haven't been here you probably wouldn't understand but those who have are praising God with me. We could in no way buy this kind of blessing that the Lord is giving us. If you feel led please come and get blessed. Many have showed interest. Now would be a good time to come be a part. You will be blessed all around.
Then Sunday A.M.

I was talking with Ray & Suzy who we were staying with who have served us in Asheville since last year, and who always open their beautiful Bed and Breakfast to the leadership at outreaches. She said she was doing a search on the Internet about Harvest Gathering in Asheville and she got a disturbing message where witches were asking each other "have you cast any good spells lately".
Then Monday A.M. I came under attack physically with stabbing pains in stomach and back not like any I have ever had before, then out of nowhere my voice goes out. Then Daniele - pains in her head, then dizzy, then like passing out and the sore throat. Please pray for our health and all the musicians, especially their voices. Then Linda spent Monday P.M. calling for prayer support. Then was up all night with stabbing pains in stomach and female organs. Please pray for her she is the communication right now from me to others. We cannot do an outreach this weekend without her. Also pray for finances, still only one church behind us. We have been spending moneys that have been put aside for us to build new home base.

Please, because of wonderful praise report, don't stop praying or think it is over. Because we are not finished here. This Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. are the big nights of this outreach. Especially Thursday the 31st. Also I didn't mean to send message of fear to anyone. The battle is won in the Lord. I just felt there was a need to let people know one, how real this battle is and I felt God wanted me to get others involved or at least praying. This is a major stronghold of America. It is their new headquarters for the Lesbians, Witches, Wicans, Pagans, and even New-age meca. And I am just a little singer/songwriter, one man and his family ministry. I need your support. The war is real. Glen

P.S. if you feel led, please come. Call us at: 813-754-1466

Will send directions to city county plaza tommorrow.

Glen Clark Ministries &
Jesus Village Flying Circus Dinner Theater and Fish Camp
(Where we take our fishing seriously)
813-754-1466
glenclarkmin@aol.com
jesusvillageashe@aol.com

po box 49701

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- You need to email this to Glen, as he won't see it here. PS 12:27:06 10/30/02 (2)
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  - And you should all email the Clarks! PS 12:29:43 10/30/02 (0)

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: From: Glenclarkmin@aol.com : Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 00:20:15 EST : Subject: Update on Gathering : To: Jesusvillageashe@aol.com : : Hey, : Here's an update on outreach in Asheville N.C. : Not sure where to begin, so much happens in these things. Life is certainly not dull when you serve the Lord. It is full and rich and at times overflowing. I guess I will just give you a little of our timeline since the last email. : First off, I want to thank all of you who have responded with prayers and emails of encouragement. It was truly felt and needed. Thank you. Your words brought life and light. I pray I will be an encouragement to others the way you have encouraged me. : I cannot do this alone. You let me know not only is the Lord with me, but that people are also. It means a lot. It is also what the Lord uses to keep me going forth. : Saturday A.M. : I realized I was not communicating well. Not that I am a great communicator or anything but I had problems getting my point across, then problems making sense, and then even finishing sentences, then real difficulty in focusing. I mentioned it to Linda on way to Asheville for outreach she responded saying she was having same problem. She said it was like being drugged or thick tongued or someone heavily medicated. : So, I knew then to email all the intercessors I knew and get our friends and churches praying for us. : Sat. P.M. : We got to Asheville, set up kitchen, and I had walked down into crowd to find Brother Aaron Clark who had brought a large group of college students from the University of GA and his bulldog ministry. They had come to help serve us in the outreach. I was looking for keys to move their vehicle so we could set up. And then I noticed at the Vance monument, the place where the new-agers believe that all the energy from the universe comes into our planet, the mosaic vortex, and others there too much to explain also believe this, even the Masons who laid out this downtown area and erected this monolithic monument, to do whatever it is that they think it does. They say this is the only place in the world where 2 mountain ranges come together at this vortex, which is not only physical but a spiritual vortex as well. I have wondered about Billy Grahams The Cove, Ridge Crest, well, all the churches have retreats of some sort there around Asheville. And of course the Witches, Wicans, Pagans, New-Agers, Lesbians, now have downtown Asheville. I am not saying it is a spiritual vortex, but something is definitely going on here. Asheville is not just the home of Americas biggest house. But, I am sure the Biltmore is here for a reason too. Any way I digress. : It was a demonstration against war in Middle East happening before the main event the Surreal Circus. Which is why we were there. As I walked thru the crowd and signs of "No Blood for oil", I noticed several key players noticed me. With looks on their faces of "there he is, he's back". So, I knew they knew I was here and it was time to get back down town to the City County Plaza. On the walk back it felt good to see some of the people we had reached in the past few years. But I could not even talk and communicate it properly. So, all I knew to do was just, do what we came here for. : : To make a long story short, we had brought P.A. "just in case" and their dark, dark, ambient music was echoing all over downtown. So, I knew we needed to at least play some CD's to get some good music out there. Well, once we were setup people started gathering and I knew to ask Hannah Curtis to play a few songs when we served the food and so she did. Then Lydia Clark volunteered to do some warfare dance while playing some music. Then all I knew to do was ask my daughter Daniele to play some songs on acoustic guitar. See we were not prepared to have bands play. It was all spontaneous to even do music. But the crowds were growing and they were loving it. The girls did tremendous jobs and they were not even prepared. I put them on the spot to do this. : God really blessed us all with their music. It was even Daniele's first time solo or to play her music publicly. Now the people were there and we were out of musicians. : So, I had no choice but to get up there myself. Now that would not be a big deal for that is what I do. Except, that I was so burnt out and hurt and too much to explain here that I have not done any music for a really long time. I could not even practice with the children for months. And I had no intentions of playing at all in Asheville it made me sick to think of it. But the people were there and this year was different, you always lose a huge part of your crowd after you have fed. This time they all stayed, and I knew we had done all this to get them here somebody had to minister. For God did His part, He drew them and it was obviously not just for the food. There had been a man who kept getting up on stage, he was drunk and possessed His eyes were powerful and again too much to get into, the security had to eventually escort him away by a police officer to protect everyone at the event. That was a hard thing because I knew I had to. : And something happened; God showed up, it felt so good. This is what I had been missing for a long time now. Then I told the crowd it was good to be back in Asheville. But inside me a voice was saying, "I am back". I t felt like the Holy Spirit was…well I can't explain it. But I then said to the dark forces I AM Back. You did not make me quit, or scare me away. And I can't do anything about all this but I can stand up because I said I would and then my God will show up and do whatever He wants. : I'm back. Now this was not something I wanted to say to the religious leaders or the pastor who told me to leave Asheville and go back to Florida. That wasn't what this was all about. There will be opposition. We do have an enemy, but it is not flesh & blood but powers and principalities, spiritual wickedness in high places. Not people who don't have a clue. Besides I have to do what God tells me and if He is for me, who can be against me? : Then a lady from the Surreal Circus came down to ask us to turn down. For we were interrupting their evening, Well, I went to myself "right, I am not going to turn down. That's what we are here for." Then the Lord dealt with me on that and I told the crowd I had to get a little quieter, they said "NO". I said we are interrupting their evening they are saying. The crowd clapped and said "good!" I said, "I will play this softer song. So, I played "The Rain" then I was going to close with Do What You Came Here For. I did but the crowd wanted more, I told them that we now had a 10:00pm time to shutdown, which was now. We always have went to 11:00 and while I was talking to crowd the members of the Surreal Circus came up like they were going to crash our event. They had the most bizarre costumes you can imagine. I don't know how to explain the Surreal Circus except it is dark, very dark. They do sexual acrobatic ballet, anything that is way out there, bizarre, that is dark, or well, anything that they can get away with doing publicly in an open outdoor circus forum. Anyway the music is the weirdest, darkest stuff that you can imagine. And all in the name of Art and freedom of expression, Speech and oh yes, Religion, they push every boundary you can imagine. : Well, they introduced themselves as members of The Surreal Circus and began to disrupt the crowd. But I responded by saying from the stage. "How do you do and I am with the Jesus Village Flying Circus Dinner Theater and Fish Camp, where we take our fishing seriously." I stopped and they just stared at me, then one said, "cool name." I said "yeah, and there's some food over there and coffee and hot chocolate if you'd like to join us." : And the dialog began. Another said "thank you, for interfering with our program." I said, "Yes, someone came and said we were interrupting and I then toned the music down." : : He said, "well, next year you could maybe turn your speakers away from us instead of pointing them our direction." I looked down at our small P.A. (remember we did not bring big system for we were not going to be playing) and I realize there's no way we were over powering them. You could hear them all over downtown, then I realized he said next year. I said, "Look, I apologize." He said, "You could at least be a little considerate of others." I looked at him and said again "look, I apologize, it was not our intent to interrupt you." You could have heard a pin drop. Someone yelled, "We did want to interrupt!" I realized how important all this was to everyone here. I said "look, we didn't want to stop what you were doing, we will stop playing. The fellow who had been giving me a hard time, now looked like he was going to cry as he looked at the food in front of him and up at me on stage then said, "No, we are finished now." I said, "Yes we should stop too." The crowd said "No, one more!" So, I knew somehow to play of all things instead of the coolest thing we knew, to play something we could all sing together. I began to play the Amazing Grace medley we do. And the crowd began to sing, and they began to cry all over the place. It was incredible, it was God and everyone knew it and could feel it. Thank you, Jesus. : Then afterwards on the way home Linda told me of Dave and Margie McCrum which are ministries who had come by and said, "Look, we don't have any money to support what you're doing, but we do have one of the cabins empty and the conference center. We want to make available to you even some food if you want to house your people there and do your conference He said you do not even need to bring bedrolls. Thank you Jesus. See, we had even been trying to find places for people to camp because we were expecting large crowds, but nowhere to house them. This year we cannot afford hotel rooms and conference center downtown. But, God is so good to provide this and He held off the peak season for the leaves to change 'til now. So, each day, for those of you who come we will be able to get out of Downtown away from all the stuff, get built up on a mountain top retreat, stay in a beautiful log lodge and conference center with meals provided. Then drive a gorgeous hour thru the mountains at the peak season for the changing or coloring of leaves. I mean if you haven't been here you probably wouldn't understand but those who have are praising God with me. We could in no way buy this kind of blessing that the Lord is giving us. If you feel led please come and get blessed. Many have showed interest. Now would be a good time to come be a part. You will be blessed all around. : Then Sunday A.M. : I was talking with Ray & Suzy who we were staying with who have served us in Asheville since last year, and who always open their beautiful Bed and Breakfast to the leadership at outreaches. She said she was doing a search on the Internet about Harvest Gathering in Asheville and she got a disturbing message where witches were asking each other "have you cast any good spells lately". : Then Monday A.M. I came under attack physically with stabbing pains in stomach and back not like any I have ever had before, then out of nowhere my voice goes out. Then Daniele - pains in her head, then dizzy, then like passing out and the sore throat. Please pray for our health and all the musicians, especially their voices. Then Linda spent Monday P.M. calling for prayer support. Then was up all night with stabbing pains in stomach and female organs. Please pray for her she is the communication right now from me to others. We cannot do an outreach this weekend without her. Also pray for finances, still only one church behind us. We have been spending moneys that have been put aside for us to build new home base. : Please, because of wonderful praise report, don't stop praying or think it is over. Because we are not finished here. This Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. are the big nights of this outreach. Especially Thursday the 31st. Also I didn't mean to send message of fear to anyone. The battle is won in the Lord. I just felt there was a need to let people know one, how real this battle is and I felt God wanted me to get others involved or at least praying. This is a major stronghold of America. It is their new headquarters for the Lesbians, Witches, Wicans, Pagans, and even New-age meca. And I am just a little singer/songwriter, one man and his family ministry. I need your support. The war is real. Glen : P.S. if you feel led, please come. Call us at: 813-754-1466 : Will send directions to city county plaza tommorrow. : : Glen Clark Ministries & : Jesus Village Flying Circus Dinner Theater and Fish Camp : (Where we take our fishing seriously) : 813-754-1466 : glenclarkmin@aol.com : jesusvillageashe@aol.com : po box 49701

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