Women and Children

Greetings,
I figured I would share, I just had a woman in her late forties come in with a child about 8 years old. Her money did not come today so she will be kiked out to the street with her child……What could I say but I have no money. I am almost in tears.

In Fact the way things are going we are hardly making it for all the others. I know I am supposed to be here because I was told to be Here until the people styopped coming…..well they have not just come in greater numbers. My heart is breaking again today…..
In His Perfect Peace,
Pastor Dan Catlin
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Cold Days and Bare Feet!

James 2:14

14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 24Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 25Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Greetings Saints,

Today was a rough day on me not that others days are much better with being in turmoil over caring for the people. My Father called me, sent me forth to come over here and care for so many people. As one of callings is to be a pastor to the people being really led by the holy Spirit a pastor will hurt when the sheep hurt, in my case there are 1,000’s that come though yearly.

In fact I was up all night but about 30 minutes to an hour talking to the Father about what is going on, so today I have been worn out physically and mentally.

Today was a day of faith I bought shoes out of very little money I had then the Father replaced it with a $50 donation. It was the women today with bare feet ( sandals ) one with a baby in a stroller, living outside place to place in already freezing temps with bare feet.

The woman were very humble about it and HE provided, but I am the one in the middle dealing with the emotions. These women who have it rougher than men in the street just what would they do were we not here?

One woman today asked for prayers of “Just whatever the Lord Has for me” as I prayed, I felt the hurt of a broken relationship among other feelings I got.

Later I found that a man just threw her out for another woman, something this man does a lot as he offers love and a warm bed till he finds a new woman, none ever staying long, he is a predator. And there are many out there as women hardly have any choices or shelters that are not full.

Today I had some hats I found in the closet along with 10 I bought from wal-mart as they are only $1 a hat there. We also gave out some of the very last of the socks I have along with cold meds, most everyone needing pain meds which I do not have.

So many people with more coming due to the economy, right now I should be increasing help and we just seem to fight shut off’s this year and getting worse, this last month we almost went under.

So daily we go on with the Hope of our Savior Yeshua or Messiah, without him we would be broken, so many days my heart literally breaks for these people.

So many use the saying that oh they are where they want to be as really just an excuse not to help them. The homeless are people too and many are just like you and me.

I pray for this nation and hurt so bad for what is coming as I see first had many more people hitting the streets because of lack of work, it will not be better soon for them, I just pray for the strength to go on and the money to do so.

I pray that things will turn around soon as we are already having to thank a head towards Thanksgiving which we do with the people every year.

I pray that the funds for radio is met this week.

Please pray that a Miracle like we have seen many times comes, we need a pressure release……………….

Lift us in prayer, help if you can
In His Perfect Peace,
Pastor Dan Catlin
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The Problem as I see It

Greetings,

The biggest problem as I have seen it over the last 10 years in Wichita, Ks and the Homeless is this.

There are several agencies that deal with the homeless, add the Christian based ones and you find the general problem. What the very people helping the homeless are the problem?

(Okay not all are like this but most)

Yes you see every time someone does a study or like the last venture with the rallies etc that led to having a task force on Homelessness, the agencies circle their wagons saying Oh we can care for everyone hmm why would they say that when all the beds in the city are taken? There is NO ROOM at the Inn for many and general proof is if they can care for everyone and there are enough beds then why do they have to open an overflow EVERY WINTER?

When I first started I was literally accused by one Church lady who feeds once a week said that I was trying to steal her ministry, Heh I was not even feeding on HER day?

At the end of the study by the task force that had people on it that had shelters or fed people, the study said that their was only needed 50 more beds in Wichita a number that could be met by currant agencies.

Wow, what an un-truth, again go see how many is in the overflow next month, then tell me how many beds are needed. Even with that not all get inside.

The Truth is women are desperate in the city of Wichita I know I see them every day we are open. Yes the men to but it is a shame for a woman abused by her husband has to go live in the street and be preyed on!

Yes men and more men than women need beds also; many only need temporary beds and a address so they can get help. A safe place to stay for a few weeks until they can find a job if possible.

You will always have the poor among you but that does not mean they are to be ignored.

10 years we have been fighting this battle and I still pray for the money to open a full time shelter or as now I just pray to be able to stay open. With all I do for Wichita I get no support.

And of course I will get fallout from these guilt agencies, BUT truth is truth!

Pray for the homeless in Wichita and pray for our ministry so we can just stay open..

In His Perfect Peace, Pastor Dan Catlin

In His Perfect Peace,
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Blessings to others?

 The 10 WORDS  

 

 

 

The Below I got from a Rabbi’s weekly Torah portion, and it inspired me to write this. People in this world are in such a rush.

Hurry here or there with no account of the people around us. The Bigger the city the more this seems to be the case.

 

Our Messiah, Yeshua tells us

Matthew 5:43

⁴³Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. ⁴⁴But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; ⁴⁵That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. ⁴⁶For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? ⁴⁷And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? ⁴⁸Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

 

But most fall down in even loving our neighbors or their own families! So the question arises are you a blessings to others? Torah teaches it and for sure Yeshua Messiah does as does the rest of the testimonies.

 

A saved person is supposed be a blessing to others ….

And if you look up the word Charity then you will find it means LOVE

1 Corinthians 13:1

¹Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. ²And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. ³And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

⁴Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,  ⁵Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; ⁶Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;  ⁷Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

⁸Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.  ⁹For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. ¹⁰But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.  ¹¹When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.   ¹²For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.  ¹³And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

 

 

KEY IDEAS FOR A KINDER WORLD

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1.     Be resolved to become a kind person. How do you do this? Think, speak, and act with kindness.

2.     Love kindness. When you do what you love, you are happy. A master of kindness is a master of joy.

3.     When encountering someone, let your first thoughts be, “What kind words can I say to this person and what kind things can I do?”

4.     Keep asking people, “What can I do for you?”

5.     Everyone needs encouragement. Ask yourself, “What can I say that will be encouraging?”

6.     Wherever you are, you are there for a reason. Ask yourself, “Since I am here now, what kindness can I do?”

7.     Every kind person is unique. You have unique talents, skills, knowledge, and resources. Utilize them to help others in your own unique way. Ask yourself, “In what unique ways can I be kind?”

8.     Do a daily act of kindness without letting anyone know who did it.

9.     Learn from every kind act you see or read about. Ask yourself, “How can I learn from this to be kinder?”

10. A valuable rule is, “Even if you don’t feel like a kind person, you can still act like one.” Think of a kind act you can do that you don’t feel like doing.

11. Think of a kindness telephone call that you can make today.

12. Think of a kindness note, letter, or email that you can write today.

13. View your own pain, distress, and suffering as tools for empathy and understanding. Ask yourself, “How can this experience help me be a kinder person?”

14. Keep asking yourself, “If I were this person, what would I want others to do for me?”

15. As soon as you recognize a need, volunteer to do something about it. Don’t wait until you are asked.

16. Listen to those who need a listening ear. Listening to someone is a great act of kindness.

17. If you know that someone is looking for a job or needs to earn more money, ask yourself, “What can I do to make it happen?”

18. Be empathetic and compassionate. Be resolved not to cause distress, pain, or loss with your words and action.

19. Learn from everyone. Keep asking people, “What kindnesses from others have you appreciated?”

20. Pray for the welfare of others.

You can argue all you want about days to keep or not keep, laws, etc but one thing that is claimed by all is that Love is number one, or should be as

Matthew 22:34

³⁴But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. ³⁵Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, ³⁶Master, which is the great commandment in the law? ³⁷ Yeshua said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. ³⁸This is the first and great commandment. ³⁹And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ⁴⁰On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

 

Remember

Matthew 6:19

¹⁹Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: ²⁰But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: ²¹For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ²²The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. ²³But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! ²⁴No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

 

Careful of that stranger you meet on the street or even at your door for He might be an angel come to check on you…..

 

Lift us in prayer, help if you are led.

 

 In His Perfect Peace,
Pastor Dan Catlin
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Acts of kindness!

A postive note, October 21st, 2009

A Positive note?

Greetings,
Recently I was on TV in Wichita, Kansas, it was a popular lunchtime talk program. I had a little over 6 minutes to say who I was and talk about the ministry, which was really okay because they gave my web site and other contact info.

I mainly went on the air to beg for coats, not new ones, just used coats for the people. The response was about the same I always get from Wichita, I got more people coming for help and no coats oh wait a minute one of the people I help gave an old coat.

The Positive note is that some goodhearted people in Wichita are finding the homeless and giving out some coats and new blankets. Now the overflow will be open come November 1st which is three second year for being open 5 months of the year instead of just 3.
We did overflow the year before they started this. It was really fun as I just lived with the homeless a month before they started and a month after. Oh yes a little in December because they were not letting everyone in.

You see it is getting colder sooner as we are in a real period of global cooling, I think anyone can see that but if you listen to the informed media and the people in the White house it is global warming.

We have always made it a point to help fill the gap in services others do not, a big job by just a family ministry. No complaints.
All our funding comes from out of state and out of the country. Wichita for some reason just will not support what we do, well the poor love us and some not poor do, but support us no that would give me a heart attack I think.

Right now we had to stop the food pantry as that NOW requires a grocer’s license, yep we were just informed that from the food bank. I wonder just how many Churches have one for their food pantries? Or how many will get one?

There are I have noticed some small Wichita based churches and single people outreaches that give out food but I really do not think that they will be able to get a license or will. Wow and it is the poorer ministries that really help the poor in the gap in services. So for the record we no longer get free sweets and will now have to pray full price for the food we serve in our Homeless fellowship meals, but we paid full price for food for 9 years, only getting food from the food bank for the last year, we are in our 10th year of helping the poor in Wichita.

We have had so many people coming and asking for cold meds as this is another gap, can you imagine living outside with the swine flu? We are giving much in meds and prayers while it lasts, but right now we are running on zero. We have mostley shut offs on everything, if we are meant to go on in this 10th year then well it’s up to the Father.

Wichita just build a new arena, wow…..right down the block about 7 from us. This is called the old town area, they have been trying to get the homeless out of the downtown area because of the old town area, you see people with money do not wish to see them.

The Police are told to tell them move on but without telling them where to move on to. In 2008 they completed a study saying that there was a need for more beds but not providing any.

In fact if you are a woman in Wichita and you go homeless it would be a very rare thing to find a bed, really, I have to counsel women just going homeless all the time and have to tell them the only place for them is the street…Really.

Anyway we are told by certain people that the police have said that there will be no homeless downtown when the arena opens? Hmm this is really not legal but who can do anything about it.

Well keep us in prayer and if you are in Wichita DO not get homeless……..that is if you can help it.
Be Blessed, Pastor Dan Catlin
Messiah’s Branch “Homeless Out Reach”

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Winter aready here for the homeless

Greetings,
To most people winter is still a little while away, but to the homeless winter is already here. This last Tuesday people came in talking of how wet they got in the downpour that day and the night before, their big problem was where do they go to stay dry.

The Police have again pushed them away from the library and are working on getting them from under the bridges. The big question is where are they supposed to go? The task force they had what over a year ago said more beds were needed but nothing was done.

So where do they go? Yes some are transients but most are long-time or life residents of Wichita. But now there is even another thing coming into play, the economic situation is taking its toll. Many people who work are getting kicked out of homes and apartments. Daily more people lose jobs and within a few weeks lose their places to live.

Try calling a shelter or all the shelters in Wichita and look for a bed for a woman, lots of luck finding one. I have been working in the city for 10 years and there is plenty of money there for a shelter it is just powers at be just do not want one.

If a new shelter 24/7 came it would put some ministries and agencies OUT of WORK period. So very sad, because of greed many women fall into or are forced into prostitution and drugs which amounts to slavery.

You would think with over 800 churches in the city the poor at least could find a roof, excuse me the women could find a safe place. As long as there is a crisis the agencies and ministries can get funded. But they do not even do what is needed or I would have no reason to be there.

The Torah tells us we are to care for the poor mandatory, Messiah came and preached the gospel to the poor and he did not send them away hungry either.

As winter nears we need your help in providing coats, hats, gloves, over the counter pain pills and other meds. The people have been about begging for pain killers.

I just noticed that a Wichita web site said there was many resources for the homeless, how about a bed Wihcita.

We are in a critical place; we need to pray in more monthly, weekly, or one-time supporters.

Lift us in prayer and help if you can,

In His Perfect Peace,
Pastor Dan Catlin
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Bads signs for Wichita and the nation, A Mission with Great Faith!

Many helpers putting food out Tuesday 4:30 PM meal

Luke 14:7

7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, 8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; 9And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. 10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 12Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. 13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 14And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

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Greetings Saints,

Our ministry is on the frontline against poverty and sin just to name a few. So it is natural that we see some of the real results of the economic crash first or one of the first.

Example we have people that drop off clothing to us on a regular basis. Mom and helpers have to go through in order to pick the things that the people will wear or at least we think they will. The things we cannot use still good clothing we take to various other thrift stores and donate it.

After a week to two weeks mom rotates what she put in by taking out what the people have not taken. So there is always a fresh turn over of clothing or at least right now there is.

But right now it is harder and harder for us to give away the clothing we do not use. Thrift stores are being overwhelmed with clothing as so many people have to give up much of what they own, as they have to double up with relatives, friends, or downsize, in some cases going homeless.

People are dumping boxes of clothing off behind our fence when we are not there and making offers of truckloads of furniture. As in the picture below, seeing people move out of apartments and houses is now a regular sight on the street. I took this picture yesterday as the truck was being loaded.

We know that there are many foreclosures going on and we have seen in the news that possibly 1,000’s of banks are going belly up soon or at the least in the next two years hurting small business, things are very bad and getting worse.

Another way I can tell is that this year donations have been getting slower and slower, most people do like to help a good cause but when money is tight they have to cut back and of course I understand but it is making it tough to help the more and more people that are coming.

Like yesterday I had a man from an agency bring his old mother by to sign up for a food sack, as they had to cut back in the food they give out. Remember we used to do food sacks once a week and have now cut back to the last two weeks of the month because we have been taking bill money and buying food.

Below is a example of the food given this year, this is cut out from mom’s (my wife) mail out newsletter that went out yesterday.

“Over the year from Aug 2008 to the end of Aug 2009 we served 89,408.15 pounds of food costing $8158.13. Some of this was other products, like medicines, cleaning supplies, diapers, laundry soaps, female products and so forth. This will give you an idea of some of what we serve to the people. This was from the food bank only I still buy supplies fro Sams and Walmart. We really need winter coats if u have warm clothing, hats, gloves, coats any type of item that will help keep someone warm Please pray about sending it.”

This is a miracle, as we have NO budget as to have a budget you would have to have regular donation coming in at a set time. Most of the time other that a three weekly donations of $75, $50, and $25 from states far away I never know how much money I will have from one day to the next……think about that we step out in faith and help thousands of people a year by faith. Many days I go over and I am unsure of things like gas money!

The food bill now has been running roughly $1,100 plus just at the food bank, we owe right now about $700 but we did just pay about $800 or more I think but you know how it goes pay some get some. I would not know how to act if I started the physical year off with money in advance to pay for food? I would go into shock if I could budget even the $1,100 a month for the food bank.

That alone would mean rounding up $13,200 at once, or pledged? That does not include as mom says the other food she buys.

Now this does not include the money we have to pray in funds for utilities, ministry phones, Internet, etc

So why a miracle, I am a poor man who devotes his life and his family to the Works of the Father, my personal income is not much but I give over half of it to pay for the building lease option monthly.

The rest has to come from the mail-out newsletter (nothing fancy just stapled together pages I do on publisher, but informative and in monthly issue 171), the radio program, and of course my mission update like this.

I am not state or government funded just Yahweh funded, oh yes and hardly anything funding comes from within Kansas period.

Like now the stove that was donated to us is basically gone, the ovens stopped working last week and we have I think two working burners which will go out soon, no money to buy not even a used stove.

Wow watch I do not know how but He the Father will provide and of course just in time as it is His ministry. This is one of my wife’s favorite scriptures.

Mark 9:23 Yeshua said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

The Shelters are at overflow and winter is already creeping in, so what happens now to these people becoming newly homeless have never been on the street before? We are one of the first places hit by them for prayers and advice. It breaks my heart to tell a mom with children that the only way I know for them to get in someplace is to send the children to the children’s home so they can get in but if they do that the state generally steps in. Children should not be outside in the winter….and the overflow does not open till November or December. Heh it’s cold out right now!

I am sure this is going on over most of the USA. Did you know that 85% of the people in this country proclaim to be Christians? So much for Obama saying we are no longer a Christian nation and one of the largest Moslem nations, oh well.

I think in the times that will be here shortly and are here that many miracles will been seen, we are as people of the Faith are tested and made better for these things. But yet right now there are over 800 churches in Wichita, soon I pray they will step up to the plate and do what they are supposed to already be doing, anyway I pray so, and yes many are helping in different ways just not enough nearly for the almost 400,000 in Wichita.

Yes I did get radio on the 31st for September, Amen. When I finish this I will go into prayer and plead with the Father to please rush the first of the month donations in and thank him for the stove he will send from someone.

Consider each other, love one another, pray for one another, as soon you will need one another.

Lift us in prayer and help if you can!
All things to glorify Him on most high and not us as all things belong to Him and come from Him!

In His Perfect Peace,
Pastor Dan Catlin
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Children, The food, and people keep coming!

James 2:14

14What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

18But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. 19You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

21Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?

23And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

25Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? 26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Greetings,

I just want to jump in and thank those that donated last week! If you go to our pictures links my daughters updates it off and one…it was just updated.

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So many people, like Friday mom made beef teriyaki for the 4:30 PM meal and they loved it. During the day were served egg and cheese tortillas as that was what we served instead of sandwiches during un-leavened bread week. The people loved them of course.

Friday we were a day past unleavened bread so they got sweets like cakes etc.

I had heard that someone out of state was going to see about getting us a large donation of food but it has not came through yet, those things I do not count on till they come in the door. We are making it as we are still open with more and more people coming.

Buying the large amount of food we do now weekly for those mostly non-homeless is cutting into bill money. I know mom need’s roughly a $1,000 to get caught up.

Radio really needs a donation of $200, as that is what I pay a month. I still am pumping the brakes on the bus, which is really not good.

I bought some medications and a few tooth brushes at the Dollar tree, If you want to buy hygiene items or Ibuprofen, or other things you can buy them cheaper online by the case http://www.dollartree.com/health-personal-care/medicine-first-aid/211c251c251/index.cat

and have them delivered to the Freestanding Wichita – Store #18561224 West Pawnee Wichita, KS 67213

http://www.dollartree.com/custserv/locate_store.cmd

Just let me know when it will be there, the shipping is free that way! The store has so much we use…..so check it out….

Also you can send some dollar items for the children or even socks!

Okay now I really need some prayer warriors to help me pray in some more regular supporters. This is called intercessors and it is Biblical to ask for their help. The devil will try and discourage people from helping but remember we can disagree about many things but we know we are all saved by Grace and no one can earn there way to Heaven But Faith with out works being alone in Dead. I can see no one not believing we should love our neighbors as ourselves and feed the poor and homeless! So Stand with us please. We need your help.

Lift us in prayer and help if you can! A psalm for you at the bottom!

In His Perfect Peace,
Pastor Dan Catlin

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Psalm 37

A Psalm of David.

1 Do not fret because of evildoers,

Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,

And wither as the green herb.

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;

Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

4 Delight yourself also in the Lord,

And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord,

Trust also in Him,

And He shall bring it to pass.

6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,

And your justice as the noonday.

7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;

Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,

Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;

Do not fret—it only causes harm.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off;

But those who wait on the Lord,

They shall inherit the earth.

10 For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth,

And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 The wicked plots against the just,

And gnashes at him with his teeth.

13 The Lord laughs at him,

For He sees that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword

And have bent their bow,

To cast down the poor and needy,

To slay those who are of upright conduct.

15 Their sword shall enter their own heart,

And their bows shall be broken.

16 A little that a righteous man has

Is better than the riches of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,

But the Lord upholds the righteous.

18 The Lord knows the days of the upright,

And their inheritance shall be forever.

19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,

And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 But the wicked shall perish;

And the enemies of the Lord

Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.

Into smoke they shall vanish away.

21 The wicked borrows and does not repay,

But the righteous shows mercy and gives.

22 For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth,

But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.

23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,

And He delights in his way.

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;

For the Lord upholds him with His hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old;

Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,

Nor his descendants begging bread.

26 He is ever merciful, and lends;

And his descendants are blessed.

27 Depart from evil, and do good;

And dwell forevermore.

28 For the Lord loves justice,

And does not forsake His saints;

They are preserved forever,

But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.

29 The righteous shall inherit the land,

And dwell in it forever.

The law of his God is in his heart;

None of his steps shall slide.

32 The wicked watches the righteous,

And seeks to slay him.

33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand,

Nor condemn him when he is judged.

34 Wait on the Lord,

And keep His way,

And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;

When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

35 I have seen the wicked in great power,

And spreading himself like a native green tree.

36 Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more;

Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;

For the future of that man is peace.

38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together;

The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;

He is their strength in the time of trouble.

40 And the Lord shall help them and deliver them;

He shall deliver them from the wicked,

And save them,

Because they trust in Him.

 

 

 

 

Pastor and Linda Catlin are commandment keepers, in fact blessings only started coming after obeying the Father and keeping the Bible Sabbath.

Their ministry is in the 9^th year of feeding and caring for the

 

Homeless and poor in Wichita, Ks., the people know they are

 

different because they keep the Sabbath and give them

 

Yeshua’s love, though this the people cared for have seen many miracles. The people dubbed Dan as Pastor Dan and sometimes in articles based on true events he writes as “The Pastor”. And yes he is and ordained minister with a family church called “Messiah’s Branch” Just a small family church that Yahweh blesses many in need through by Faith.

 

 

 

 

Romans 1:17

 ¹⁷For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. ¹⁸For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

Joshua 24:15

15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

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As the pastor looked at His family he again realized that just about 20 years ago a miracle happened and he met Messiah. In child-hood he had went forward and asked Jesus-Christ to be his Lord and savior at a summer bible school.

 

He prayed to him all his life knowing that he was there even when he was the worst of the worst out-laws, then came that day when he looked into a mirror realizing that the person he saw was not the person he ever wanted to be.

 

At that place in time he again prayed and cried, this time something was different, he seem more alive and awake that ever before. He realized that the Dream of becoming the ultimate out-law Biker was only a way to be a servant of the Devil and not a servant of Yahweh, his real Father….Yes a miracle…

 

At that point he realized money and lifestyle meant nothing only the things of His Father mattered.

 

Of course Satan did not give up that easy and tried to put the Pastor in jail for 25 years but the Pastor held onto his faith only asking of His Father that he be allowed to raise His family and all other time would be given to The Father’s work…..

 

The years were truly a test, following His Father’s way in real truth and spirit put him very alone, you see he read his Bible and went from church to church seeking the people of the book.

 

Outcast from the world and not fitting into the many churches he kept his word to the Father, the more obedient he became to the word the more blessed he was, not in money but blessed in a way only the real people of The Father know.

 

Then that day came that the Father spoke to him and Said “You are my minister” the pastor remembered the promise given. With no money but faith the pastor got up out of his bed doctors had tried to place him and in and went forth to serve.

 

Now almost 20 years later, he is still the brokest man on the block, but in heavenly terms he is rich beyond measure, having forsaken the devils ways he was given a family and even a ministry, yes a ministry as he laugh’s at how he told the Father to give him a broom and he would sweep up the kingdom of heaven…somthing

he had heard another man of God say and he laughed at just how it worked….the ministry was now in it’s 9th year of caring for the poor with no money….

 

Yes the Pastor again looks at his family all gathered in the small house with wood stove warming everyone, laughing at the holes in the floor and yet thankful so thankful that he has a roof….and of course a wonderful family.

 

Snapping back to reality the Pastor looks outside to the snow coming down and for a moment wonders where the money will come in the morning to care for the people The Father has entrusted him to care for will come from. Poor and the homeless that will count on his family the next day… but then he remembers that it is The Father’s family and the Father’s work, so for tomorrow there is no worry by faith all things come….with that another log is placed on the fire with tomorrow’s troubles…..

 

In His Perfect Peace, Pastor Dan

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