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retirement. Also, an insurance agent asked, "Why

is there such a cluster of retired Navy personnel

in the Ozarks?"

One of the reasons Ifind all this

so home a place of '~nn "We have found a d' family toL.~~~ d f lends anis that peace, an ;ays and strengthen ~~

many brighten ~~~ith the Lord. Who cou

. in ourwatimes L k for more?"over the as . .

yea r s 1ve neard believers relatlll~ theIr

concern about this issue, some ~ven havlll.g

vivid dreams and visions about .It and feellllg

an unction to prepare for turmoIl.

Iwas recently invited to speak to a

congregation at a wilderness church

"1~ I h where

Jet t at the lord wanted us here f

d H. , many 0an e prOVidedal l the means." J the

believers have an unction to prepare fordisasterous times ahead and help peopl.e.

fleeing into the area. A number of famlhes

throughout the northwest co~er of Arka~sas

and up into Missouri have thiS same unctIOn.

They haven't necessarily known about each

other or even known that there are others

feeling the same thing. The love of God flows

through these people. They're not onlyContinued on page 6

Please share your testimony of how

you ended up in the Ozarks!

Call, email, or write to:

The Comer Gathering Newsletter

[email protected]

P.O. Box 2313

Harrison, ARK 72602

(870) 420-3278

All Christian testimonies are welcome and

may be published anonymously.

Editor:

Julie Turner

Please feel free to copy and share this newsletter.

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We're Rocky and Annie W.As I [Rocky] was flying in a small military

jet over northern Arkansas in the early1970's, I had my first spiritual draw to theOzarks. I was taken with the serene beautyof the area. I felt such a supernaturalpeace that I knew this was where I would

someday retire. A small town on my mapcaught my attention, Eureka Springs. Littledid I know that an unknown stranger (theHoly Spirit of God) was mapping out mylife and the life of my future wife, Annie.He had already planned our location, ourassociation and our vocation.

Spring break 1985 found us visitingAnnie's family property in Eureka Springs.On the way back to Texas our unknownfriend, the Holy Spirit, f il led us with an

overw helm ing des ire to relocate toArkansas.

By December 1985 we were homein Arkansas. It would be several years laterthat we would come to learn that the movedecision was not made by Annie and mebut it was made by God (Who up to thattime had been basically a stranger to bothof us). We built the Wildflowers buildingin 1990-91. Its purpose was to raise moneyto help fund a safe house for abusedwomen and children (Annie's calling).

In 1992, to my complete disbelief,God called me into the Ministry. From thatsmall beginning, God's blessing flowed.Wildflowers Chapel has housed theWildflowers Ministry, the TabernacleMinistry, Spoke-n-Word and seeded outSoul Purpose Ministry.

Wildflowers Ministry has operateda free food pantry for 17 years, a thrifty-thrif t store for 16 years, and last yearopened a low cost furniture bank.Wildflowers has no payroll. From thebeginning, every m em ber has beenvolunteer status.

Serving God has been an enormousblessing to Annie and me. Somewherealong the way, Jesus Christ became ourKing of Kings and Lord of Lords. Praisethe Lord. Meanwhile we are wait ing tobecome part of the 100-year followers onAzusa Street Revival!

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We're Roy and Julie A. We first met at a Christian summer camp in Minnesota,where Julie was part of the kitchen staff and I [Roy] was on the grounds crew.

We got to know each other later that fall, and were married in April 1977. Webegan Our married life in a t ight ly-kn it Chr is t ian community, where members

lived on the same property, and everyone was very involved in their neighbors'

l ives. However, I felt the need to return to Texas and be with my father aftermy mother's death.

We raised Our four children in Granbury, Texas, and for long years we looked for a strong Christian body where we could have the kind of intimate fellowship we had had in Minnesota. However, every traditional church we found seemedto lack strong friendships that existed outside of church activities.

In Our search we became interested in the teaching of a traveling minister who encouraged deep relationships and a strong sense of community. in 1997

he held a conference at Harbor House, a bed and breakfast in Sulphur Springs,Arkansas.

Neither of us had spent much t ime in Arkansas up to that point, but I wasimmed ia tely impressed w ih the beauty of the area; as a city boy who loved the

country, I fell in love with it . Julie was especially drawn by the wonderful people

we met there, as Harbor House was more than a love ly p lace to stay, it was thecenter of a thriving Christian fellowship of believers. We both felt that this wasthe perfect place for us, but it didn't seem feasible to drop everything and move

to Arkansas. We had young children at home and Jluie was studying nursing inTexas. We kept in touch and visited Sulphur Springs several t imes over the nextten years, always wondering if one day we could move here.

Sy 2007 Our situation had changed. When our children moved away fromhome and Julie finished her schooling, the possibility of a move to Arkansas

became a viable option. It was a big decsion for Julie, leaving the place she hadraised the children and her beloved home, but she felt that God was asking her,

"What is real ly important in life?" She realized that relationships, not location,were What would make her and me happier and more fulfilled. We both felt thatGod wanted us in Sulphur Springs.

Over the next few months there were many confirmations that mOving wasthe right thing to do. We had wanted a home within walking distance of HarborHouse, but for a long time there was nothing avai lab le in the area. We came up

to look around one weekend and three such houses were on the market! The

place we decided to buy was a real fixer-upper, but Julie was able to f ind awonderful job that would provide the funds we needed to remodel. We were

able to stay in one of the rooms at Harbor House while working on Our newhome. Everything seemed to fall right into place!

The people, the countryside, and two daughters and three grandchildrenwho are now l iv ing in Sulphur Springs are a ll great blessings to us. We havefound a home, a place of peace, and friends and family to brighten Our days andstrengthen us in Our walk wi th the Lord. Who could ask for more?



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We are Mansour and Tarleigh.

Mansour: I am from Iran, from the province of Zanjan. I came over to the United States in1957 for an education. In 1958 I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior. I was a Muslim, but I

went to a church close by. I had been asking questions about the Lord. I asked a pastor, "Can

you tell me, is this correct, that when every time you're singing, every time you're praying,

every time you're talking about Jesus Christ, I replace that name with Muhammad? Do you

think that it is a sin to say this thing?" He hesitated and then said, "Go to ask them." I thought

he was really trying to get rid of me. So, I left. I was really upset, because that was a goodquestion, a very important question for me, and he said, "Go ask them." Who? About three or

four weeks later a good friend told me my question was a bright question, and the right answer

to the question was "Go ask them." I said, "Who? Them who?" He said, "Muhammad and

Jesus." I said, "But they are dead." He said, "Yeah, that's the point. Is Muhammad alive today?"

I said, "No, he is dead." He said, "But we believe that Jesus Christ is alive. He is in our hearts

and our lives each day. Everywhere we look, He is here." I ended up getting on my knees and

basically asked the Lord, "Who are you?" I don't know how long I prayed, but suddenly I saw

a vision. Three men stood before me in normal clothing. I asked, "Who are you? What do you

want?" The one in the middle answered me in Farsi, "I am Jesus." I asked Him, "Why haven't

You shown me Yourself?" He answered, "You never asked me to." I knew this was right. I knelt

to kiss His foot, but suddenly, they were gone. It was that night that Jesus became my Savior.

My wife and I lived in Iran for many years, and then came to the United States, where welived in San Diego, CA. Some friends of ours lived here in Arkansas, and wanted us to come

and live near them. We came out to visit, but I had no money to move at that time. I didn't

believe that we could live here, because there was no work for me. I am not really a labor man.

Mostly, I had executive positions. Also, Tarleigh was needed to care for her elderly mother whowas in San Diego, so we did not come then.

Tarleigh: For a year and a half the Lord was speaking to us about moving from California.

California was getting really crowded, and the state government is so liberal. We just wanted

to move someplace else and we weren't sure where to go. We were just kind of praying about

it, and checking things out as they came along. Last year, my daughter came to Arkansas and

was here for about six weeks in January and February. She came home and said, "You've got

to go out there and see it." So we came out in September, for three weeks and stayed with the

same friends who had invited us here years ago. They took us everywhere, and we loved the

countryside, the community, and the church that we are now a part of. So we went back home,

and Mansour set a date for us to move in six to eight weeks. We had a small apartment

building to sell, and 1 0 and behold, somebody came out a week later and made an offer on it.

Mansour: God worked it all out beautifully, and everything was done very quickly. In a

matter of one month, I sold my house. That was unbelievable in this market; so many houses

are for sale, and a lot of them sell with a loss. Out of nowhere, someone came and wanted to

pay cash for our home. We also had three cars to sell, one of them was a Porsche. Again, the

economy made selling a Porsche very difficult. My Porsche sold immediately. We also had

Tarleigh's car, and it sold as well. All these things were confirming God's sovereignty in ourlives. I felt that the Lord wanted us here, and He provided all the means.

Tarleigh: We love it out here. I love the nature, and I love that people's faith in God here

is very basic, that they're not trying to be better than everybody else. I thought I would miss

San Diego and the ocean, but I haven't missed it at all. I grew up near the ocean, and I lived in Iran for almost twenty years, and I really missed the ocean when I was there. But it's funny,I don't miss it at all here.

I've heard many times that it is better to be in a difficult place where the Lord wants you,

than in paradise where He doesn't want you. If the Lord doesn't want you there, everything

will fail, and you will not be happy. But I know that Lord wants us here, and we're just asking

God to show us what He wants us to be doing, and how He wants us to use our lives out here.



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preparing for themselves, but for families who

would flee into the area.

There have been a few prophecies from reliable

godly Christians about the Ozarks being a place of

refuge. There are apparently other places of refuge

r;;:;;;;::~-;,;;-:::;-~:-------, in the U.S.I"[We were] filled with an Regardless of

~verwheJming desire to relocate this, what is of

o Arkansas." u t mas t

importance is to

keep in the forefront of our minds that we are to

love God and love one another as we're told over

and over in scripture.

Everything hangs on love. Isaiah 58 talks about

looking out for others: "Loose the bands ... undo

the heavy burdens ... deal bread to the hungry. ..

bring the poor that are cast out to your house ...

cover the naked. ... " THEN (when we've BEEN

doing that) light will breakforth, health will spring

forth, our righteousness shall go before us, the

glory of the Lord shall be our rereward

(protection). THEN (after we've stopped falsely

accusing others and speaking vanity) we call on

W";JI" "'NO a'NOtA", j

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Clear Sound Ministries (Pete and Lynda

Bowers) would like to invite you to their

gathering near Kingston, Arkansas:

Start Time: Wednesday, July 28 at 6:30 pm

End Time: Saturday, July 31 at 9:30 pm

Location: 565 Madison 2370 Huntsville, AR

Join with us to celebrate all the Lord is

doing and will continue to do in NW Arkansas.Several other ministries will be joining with

Clearsound Ministry to deposit blessings into

our areas. There is no charge to attend!

Directions: From Hwy 412 turn onto Hwy 21

toward Kingston. Approx 3 miles after

crossing the 3rd Kings River bridge turn left

onto CR 2360. After approx.2 miles, turn

right onto private drive 2370. Follow the

gravel road to our "Ministry Barn" on the

right.

Him and He answers. If we "draw out our soul to

the hungry and satisfY the afj/icted soul" THEN

shall our light rise in obscurity and our darkness

be as the noon day and the Lord shall guide us

continually and satisfY our soul in drought, make

fat our bones and we shall be like a watered garden

and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

So, from this scripture, it looks like FIRST

we must concern ourselves with the needs of others

- now in this time - ~--------::lTHEN our Heavenly "We made our move.... It

Father will satisfy our was not eaS'{and we went

soul in times of throughmanyhardshipSbut

hardship. God used these ti';,'es to

Blessed is he that prove He is our God.

considers the poor, the

Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord

will preserve him and keep him alive and he shall

be blessed upon the earth. .. (Psalm 41: 1-2).

- J T

-r-al<e heed as unto a light

• that shines in a darl<place.

-II Pet 1:19

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I'm Jeanette from Nebraska.

The year 2009 brought startling changes for me, beginning with a series ofsupernatural events. Early in April I received prophetic words from a trusted prophetwho had received a series of visions and words from the Lord regarding terribledisaster and destruction soon coming to America, and how to prepare for it. In hisvision, he was e levated above America and it was revealed to him some areas of the

nation where many Christians would be protected, including north central Arkansas.Based on that, I decided I should spend a little time waiting on the Lord to see if Hewanted me to respond to this prophecy in any way.

In one day, three scriptures stored in my memory bank sprang up. The firstcame loud and clear. ''I will go before yo~ and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass and cut asunder the bars of iron" (Isaiah 45:2- 3).

Because I 've heard that voice many times before, I immediately knew it wasthe Lord, and also what it meant. I groaned, for I really didn't want to hear it. I knewI was going to have to leave the place I loved and had thought I would live 'til I died.Being a very cautious person, God knows He has to give me plenty of proof and timeto be certain.

That afternoon, again, I sat quietly and asked the Lord if that first word reallywas from Him. In a flash, another scripture verse sprang up: "Depart, depart ye, go ye, go out from thence ... for you shall not go with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord

will go before you and the God of Israel will be your rear guard" (Isaiah 52:11-12).Following that came, ''Fear not for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes I will help you; yes I will uphold you with my victorious right hand of righteousness and justice (Isaiah 52:11-12, Amplified).

Being an 85-year-old widow, I was quite shaken over the thought of againmoving from the nice secure place I owned and had l ived in for over 10 years, butfrom the beginning I knew it was God. In spite of all the legal challenges, He continued

to give me nothing but peace and confidence every step of the way regarding relocation!I had said to the Lord, "I wish You could send across my path a prophet to confirmthis to me." Then I just thought to myself, "But I don't know of any around here andI'm sure I could not meet one while traveling to Arkansas," and dismissed the idea.

While my Sister-in-law and I were planning a scouting trip to Arkansas I thoughtabout the reality of what I would be facing.

Well, there are times when I think God has a sense of humor and this was Hisopportunity to remind me that "With God all things are possible." He wanted me tohave positive assurance that this move was indeed HIS idea. To make a long storyshort, on that trip we ran into three strangers who approached me (on separateoccasions). Each had a prophetic word from the Lord for me. Each one gave details

about my forty plus years of Bible teaching ministry, saying that God was relocatingme and not to fear. One was a woman through whom God spoke saying, ''Like Abraham, I the Lord, am moving you to a new place. You don't know where you are going, but don't feat; for I will guide and protect you eve/}' step of the way."

True to His promises, He has met my every need and I love it here in MountainView. I immediately found a wonderful little church five minutes from my home andI just found out that the Lord spoke to my pastor to move here from another Arkansaslocation to establish "a refuge" for days ahead. I immediately met wonderful friendswho have reached out to me with unbelievable love and "gifts of helps."



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See that !IOU love one another with

apure heart fervent/.!;. -/Fd/22

We're Pastor John and Janice F.John: We came here from Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1997. Months before that, I hadgone to Pea Ridge, Arkansas, to intercede and pray at the battlefield for 3 days and3 nights. The Lord gave me an unction to bui ld a place of prayer and a place ofrefuge. Through a series of events we ended up buying a piece of property here inArkansas which someone else was going to buy, but I offered a lot less for it and,

surprisingly, the owner accepted my offer.A woman had prophecied over us saying, "God has shown you where you're

going to go and you're going to be leaving real soon with your entire family." I didn'tthink that was possible because of major troubles some of my family was having andalso because of distance. I started interceding and heard during that prayer timethat I would be living in Arkansas by August of that year. Miraculously, our daughter

and granddaughter showed up the morning we were about to leave and said theywere going with us. The whole family came, fulfilling that prophecy.

Janice and I both had good paying jobs and a lot of debt. We came because Godtold me in prayer to come and to get ready for things that are coming upon theearth. We were in debt then, but I can say today we are totally debt free. There wasnothing on the property when we bought it. Erecting buildings on the property has

been a work of faith.Janice: I'm using a wood-burning cook stove that is 110 years old. I've learnedhow to cook on it and do some things l ike back in the old days and it blesses me. Idon't have to have modern conveniences (although we do have electricity) becauseI care about helping other people - saving money for helping people in t imes of

trouble ahead.Janice and I are called to be intercessors. I was a blacksmith and had been ratedwith 100% efficiency on everything I did and made top money, but they laid me off.Three weeks before the layoff, I had asked the Lord for free time to become anintercessor. I had a vision which basically revealed to me that I would be laid off inthree weeks. I ended up having thousands of dollars in hand, but right before thatdidn't have any money. I can't even remember where all the money came from -some from a bunch of vacation time I didn't know I had, some from a collection that

had been taken up at work for me, etc. It was a miracle.From that time on, we have been taking time daily and into the night praying,

sometimes as many as seven hours. It's important to understand that intercessoryprayer is very effective. for example, I was interceding for neighbors during a

tornado. They stayed under the stairwell when the tornado hit and that was the onlypart of their 2-story house that was not destroyed. The Lord specifically had thatman's name and his family on my heart while I was in prayer at that time.

I want to see people step out by faith and do what God has called them to do.One thing I teach in my church in the wilderness is finding your place in God andfulfi ll ing the call ing of God in your l ife. I have a passion for that. I 'm not trying tobuild a church, I 'm trying to build a people of faith. I want people to be strong in

faith and get things done that they're called to do.

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