"Keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry" 2 Timothy 4:5

As my life has unfolded, I see God's hand more and more in my life. The scripture in Amos 3:3 is true. How can I walk with my heavenly Father and not be in agreement with him? This is what He says: My life really started before God finished his work on the 6th day. It was meant that I be born to my earthly mom and daddy on a given date. You see, I was called and anointed before I was ever born. I was a man born out of due time and all the forces of hell could not have kept it from happening. At a very young age I was seeing visions that no one else could see. That worried me a lot. Why was I different? As a young boy less than 5 years old, playing in the field as my daddy, who was a farmer, was plowing, I often heard my name being called. At first I thought it was daddy, but when I asked him what he wanted, he said, son,"I didn't call you". Later in life the Words of 1st Samuel 3:4-8, spoke to me. I didn't know what to think about this and when I talked to mama all she did was cry. Things moved right along on that farm. Even as a young boy I had a lot of responsibilities. Then, something happened when I was 9 years old that I will never forget. I was awakened by the clock as it struck 3:00 am. As I lay there with ever fibre of my body tensed and listening for any sound that might have awakened me I became aware that the ceiling was coming down on me. What I didn't know was this-- I was going up and out of the body. Later in life, I heard the words of 2nd Corinthians 12:2. From that day forth my life really began to change! I have never told this but to 2 trusted friends. I didn't know what to make of it. I tried not to think about it but I knew it was useless. Something was going on and I apparently had no control over it. So, I just decided to go with the flow, keep my mouth shut, and see what was going to happen next. When I was 15 I joined the Methodist church, the only church in our neck of the woods. They wanted to sprinkle me but I refused, not knowing why. Only immersion in water would do. Mark 16:16 is still true. After life in school was over and a stint in the armed services, I came home to try and settle down. I guess I tried every business there was, and was successful in them, but there was a lack of enjoyment in my work. I was feeling the Lord tug upon my heart. I knew that I was headed His way. If you've never had a vision of the Lord you may find this hard to believe. I probably would agree with you. But if you have seen a vision of the Lord you can't help but tell it. I'll never forget this date and time. It was July 4th and I was with my family at the beach. At 3:00 am I was awakened. I sat up on the edge of the bed wondering what was going on. Then I saw a light. As it approached me it got bigger and bigger. It stopped in front of the bed and it was none other than Lord Jesus. I then knew what Jeremiah 1:4-5 was saying. I was dumbstruck! I tried to reach over and awaken my wife but I could not move. Then the Lord began to speak to me. He spoke to me through his word that is in Isaiah 45:3, although, I did not know that at that time. He also said He had called me and anointed me to preach, pray and be a witness unto those He would bring me into contact with. He said that my ministry would be somewhat different than I had known or was used to. He was going to use me in such a way that many people that I had never seen or heard of before would hear the word by my witness and be drawn to God through Jesus. To put it mildly, I was amazed. I had no idea what He was talking about or how He was going to bring this about. I kept this to my self for a long time. All of a sudden, my business that was very profitable began to drop off. I did everything I could to turn the tide. But to no avail. One day a local preacher came by and said "lets talk". He had been trying to go home and every time he would wind up at my place of business. He said "Lewis, I think the Lord wants you to give up your business". For once in my life I didn't know what to say. Finally as he got up to go, I said I would pray about the matter. I didn't think God wanted me to be on the mercy of the world. I prayed and that night I had this dream. I was walking in this dimly lit tunnel in water up to my knees. When suddenly, up ahead a door opened by the Lord and bright light shown in (John 8:12). Then I knew why the Lord had sent that preacher. He wanted me to give up business . The next day I made arrangements to sell my businesses and go full time for Him. I was reading Matthew 21:28 one day and the scripture jumped up off the page at me almost causing me to jump up out of my chair. Sometimes God will startle you. For sometime I had been praying about what I needed to be doing. Not a word did I hear. The days were slipping by into months and years. Then right out of the blue I knew he wanted me to set up the name of a Christian organization. It would be called The Lord's Vineyard. He would use it to further His work where other means and methods had not worked. So, in 1985 The Lord's Vineyard came into being. Since that time He has taken me to places where no 4 wheel drive vehicle has ever been. I have witnessed the saving Grace of God to many in other countries never to see them any more. I wondered about this and God let me know that it was meant for me to see this particular person, on that particular day, who would go his way and tell others what he had heard (Acts 8:29). I remembered what Jesus said. He who receives you, receives me, who sent you. A few days ago I happened upon a page that Pourhouse Productions had on the internet. My interest had been peaked as to how I could use the internet as a tool for God to reach the lost and encourage the body of Christ. Tucked away on the page was a little piece of information that I almost missed. They offered to make a free page for a church. Well, you know the rest of the story, God brought Patti, Mas and myself together to make this page. It is anointed and God said that all who see it will be blessed. Matthew 18:19 is true, if 2 or more agree on something as to touching "anything" on the face of this earth, He said that He would do something about it. And I know beyond a doubt that He doesn't lie. Here are the pages, constructed by the God given talents of Patti and Mas. Every aspect of this page has been bathed by prayer. Look upon it and let God touch your heart as you go from page to page. God bless you. Amen