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Hi folks:

For the third time I will make an attempt to get this letter out.

Many of you have responded to our Deeper Relationships group on line. The irony of this is that for years I have had a pretty regular word about a church on the internet. I have avoided it, even shrugging it off and saying "whatever." Despite my best attempts at avoiding the thought, it looks like it is happening without my saying "OK." So much for wining out against God. So, those of you who have bee participating, it is becoming very revealing. And it is starting to knit hearts in a way that I did not think could happen. So, if you have not responded to the invite and are interested, jump on in. If for some reason you have not received it, let me know.

Sunday-suffice to say that with 20 people in the room(It is evident that we will have to change some tables.)it was interesting. And it was obvious that many things were percolating. There was a pressure that existed and as I said yesterday, I believe it signifies a change is imminent. Having said that, and knowing I am an advocate of change as long as it is not happening to me, we are making plans, if that is possible.

Yesterday I had a dream. Tina and I were riding our Goldwing(Obviously I have time to think about this!)to a car dealership that was in White River Junction. We were going to pick up a coupon for something. (Why could they not send it?) As we arrived at this dealership, it was clearly a huge place and obviously existing in the dream, because it was acres and acres. As we walked across the lot (And this took like 10-15 minutes) we headed towards a very large building. We entered in this building and as I went to the desk to announce myself, the woman said, "I know who you are. You are Mr. Johndrow. Mr. Anderson is waiting for you." (Hmmm.)She let him know I was there and continued her conversation with me. She told me that Mr. Anderson was delighted to be meeting with me. When I said why, she said because he has heard all about you and wants to meet you. (All this for a coupon?) We continued the conversation and I had the impression that my work at some place had preceded me.

That was it. Any of you interpreters, please have at it.

Tomorrow being Tuesday, I imagine it will be an awesome night in lieu of what is happening in the Deepre Relationships group. So we are looking forward to seeing you.

Blessings,
Lee

Thanks for the reception

Dear Friends:

By now, most of you have read your email, saw your invite and have
begun to join our group called Deeper Relationships at Yahoo.com. In
many ways it is going to cement the bond that is being built on
Tuesdays and Sundays. Please keep in mind that this is a place of
safety and encouragement. I know when we are hurting it is sometimes
difficult to keep in mind. And if for some reason you have not
"figured" it out, let one of us know. Also, I have asked Aaron S. to
"moderate" postings as well. And if you did not receive an invite(It
could get caught in a spam filter.), let us know. Also, we believe that
if will help those contemplating changes to see how we handle things.

We have invited people who have acted as our circle of conscience;
Darryl & Martha, Phil & Wendy and Roger & Phyllis to join. We have also
invited about 5 men and women who have had a lot to do with us or I
feel will be helpful to the growth. Whether any of these jump on board
will be their choice. I would humbly ask that both husbands and wives
enter separately if they would, so that we all would receive the full
benefit of their counsel and friendship, at least in the case of those
who gather with us.

Aaron brought up the thought process of 12 step and how we are able to
be a mix between the church that exists today (And the one we have had
trouble with) and the 12 step programs that often leave spirituality
aside. I share something below for your thoughts. In many ways it is
simply the church lifestyle and how we can move from the place of sin
and bondage, by placing a system of "recovery" in our hands. It is not
a rule or meant to supersede what we do, but simply to address the
issues where addictions (that need deliverance.) need to begin. I
recognize that without allowing God's grace to flow in and out of our
life, there is no recovery, no growth.

Eight Recovery Principles
based on the BEATITUDES

by Pastor Rick Warren

R= Principle 1 -Realize I'm not God; I admit that I am powerless to
control my tendency to do the wrong thing and my life is unmanageable.
"Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor"
E= Principle 2 - Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to
him, and that he has the power to help me recover. "Happy are those who
mourn, for they shall be comforted"
C= Principle 3 -Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to
Christ's care and control. "Happy are the meek"
O= Principle 4 -Openly examine and confess my faults to God, to
myself, and to someone I trust. "Happy are the pure in heart"
V= Principle 5 -Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make
in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. "Happy
are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires"
E= Principle 6 -Evaluate all my relationships; Offer forgiveness to
those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I've done to others
except when to do so would harm them or others."Happy are the merciful"
"Happy are the peacemakers"
R= Principle 7 -Reserve a daily time with God for self examination,
Bible readings and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life
and to gain the power to follow His will.
Y= Principle 8 - Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good
News to others, both by my example and by my words. "Happy are those
who are persecuted because they do what God requires"

We love you guys.

Love,
Lee & Tina

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A new "group"

Hi folks:

Because of the recent letters and responses that have come for th, I have given some thought to this prior to the letters and after.

Most of us would agree that the est way to communicate is face to face. After that the question becomes more difficult. Some people call or email. I had een thinking about how to provide continuity in this group as discussions and topics come up. It is (and was) clear that a single night or morning was not going to cut it. And with seeing the wonderful responses, and understanding that many of you got in contact with Aaron S directly I am excited.

I also realize that some of us can handle email, etc. better than other situations.

I am excited about where we are at, so I have provided a venue in the form of a group at Yahoo.

Here're the details on deeperrealtionships:
Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/deeperrealtionships
Group email address: deeperrealtionships@yahoogroups.com

I chose this venue for this time as most of you are familiar with how to use this system.

I hope this will provide an opportunity or "new" members to get up to speed and old members to catch up when they have not been ale to make meetings.

With that in mind, you will find the letters that were going with regard to building relationships. Also, I have juped in with some thoughts in a second letter.

Blessings,
Lee

Thanks,
Lee

Most of you...

Dear Friends:

Most of you have read Aaron's letter. I look forward to seeing our
response to Aaron, to one another and what it looks like. It is
exciting to think about.

Most of us have been or are at the place he describes so well. The
other night as Tina and I were talking I said that "encouragement is
the ground for progress." No one is immune to having times of hurt or
pain. And how we respond to it has a lot to do with the friendship and
the encouragement (or lack of) we have around us.

There are 2 observations.

In the beginning I said that our meetings would be the "dating service"
meaning that out of those times, there is a need to get together
because one hour just does not cut it with one another.
The second being that a regular retreat is a relationship builder.

Aaron's letter points out the validity of those two thoughts.

Selah.

We love you guys. See you Sunday!

Love,
Lee & Tina

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Yeah Mike!

Dear Friends:

Yeah for Mike! He did a great job sharing about extravagant grace
yesterday. And certainly his demonstration of placing a cup in the
center of a large bowl and filling the cup with water to where it
overflowed was demonstrative of what we are as Christians to allow
grace to do for us. Overflow and pour out into our sphere of influence.
Great job!

And thanks to Aaron for jumping in to bring worship to us. He did a
great job and we appreciate him.

While the weather hampered traveling some, thanks to all of you who
could make it and to the rest of you we were praying for you and
thinking fondly of you.

I have been thinking a lot about the relationships each of us have and
the process we have for building new ones or strengthening old ones.
Last night I had a reunion with some friends. They do not live far from
here. Why haven't we seen each other in almost a year? Because we are
all too busy. It brought up a conversation last night about it. Part of
the conversation resulted in me thinking, "how do I get un-busy?" Part
of that process is trusting more in Him. When I trust Him, I am less
inclined to race out and do something. The other part is security in my
relationships and the knowledge that people love me.

And one part I come to is that I must put honor and esteem into the
relationships I already have. I can handle a lot of things but shallow
relationships aren't working for me. And so I guess I have come to the
conclusion that one must "limit" his relationships. Meaning we can only
have just so many really good ones. And I think as a body of believers
we can not rely on one person to meet all our needs even from the point
of ministry. There are better counselors coming into this group than I.
People coming who have more time to pray with you and others. We have
better dream interpreters than I in this house. Others more gifted in
music and drama. Better bakers and cooks than some of us. Our job is to
hold the "fort" so to speak until others come along more gifted or
skilled than perhaps you or I in various areas. I want to help
everyone, but as more and more people come to the "table" I can not. I
am building my relationships with you. New people as they come in, are
going to be gently handed off to people like Mike. Until his "quiver"
is full. We can not maintain the level of love we have if we go around
like bumblebees. One of the simplest ways to tell you are busy, is how
many people in this group do you touch base with in a week? Do they
call you or do you call them? What about those who were not able to
make it on a Sunday or a Tuesday? Most of us have "inferiority
complexes" on one level or another. And so we often do not reach out.
And when we are not reached to, it can bother us. When we reach out we
are shifting things to a positive place. I think that is our goal. To
reach out to one another.

One more thing.
Aaron shared his heart for the skateboarders. There are a lot of them.
They are one facet of our community. We can make inroads and shift this
community, but only by maintaining a level of love and compassion for
one another. Tomorrow night I want us to discuss how we can build
stronger relationships one with another. Bring a verse or two to share
with each other about your thoughts.

We love you guys. See you!

Love,
Lee & Tina

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Aaron's CD

Dear Friends:

I feel like I needed to give you a little more on this. Aaron is a very
compassionate person. This CD as he would tell you is from an untaught,
figure it out kind of person playing on a small keyboard, plugged into
a computer.

Some thoughts. I would ike to develop a PCF myspace. Could use some
help. Could use some help on the church site. If you have not heard
Aaron's CD and would like to order one, let me know. They are $10 a pop
and if you have been looking for soaking music and meditative music,
this is it!
Twilight 9:25 Aaron Schofield 2007
Nightfall 8:37 Aaron Schofield 2007
Fireflies 7:20 Aaron Schofield 2007
Moonlight 4:03 Aaron Schofield 2007
Rainfall 7:21 Aaron Schofield 2007
Midnight Hour 2:42 Aaron Schofield 2007
Precipice 7:41 Aaron Schofield 2007
Dreamscape 2:28 Aaron Schofield 2007
Dewdrops 11:33 Aaron Schofield 2007
Stirring 3:20 Aaron Schofield 2007
Dawn 1:59 Aaron Schofield 2007
Sunrise 3:54 Aaron Schofield 2007

Check out the Twilight clip at pocafministries.org/Twilight.mp3 and you
can pay for it at our Paypal account by using our church account. It is
lee@pocafministries.org The cost is $10., though I am sure if you had
less this would be OK. If we have to ship, please add $2 per.

Love,
Lee & Tina

ADDRESS
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Prophecy being fulfilled and some needs and ideas and random thoughts

Dear Friends:

About 2 months ago when we were at RC, I received a pretty serious
prophetic word about some things in Springfield. The next day I met
with the prophet. Some of you may remember the words: "to be a place
for the exodus to come. No one can exodus until there is a place to
exodus to." I think, that this group is becoming that. And there is a
situation that has recently occurred that may be the situation. It is a
very bad situation that has occurred and it is quite likely there will
be a lot of fallout over it. I feel the Lord telling us to position
ourselves like a basket for the fallout. Folks-I am serious when I say
you will want to have your front doors open and coffee on the table.
The picture I am getting is that we will need to "dump" somethings to
be available. All of our good intentions will fail if our good (Or even
excellence) is the enemy of God.

Busyness is an agenda I believe the Lord is going to change. I saw a
picture of what busyness can do to a person yesterday. It unnerved me.
In the last few weeks, young men have suffered heart attacks. Stresses
have grown high. Personal time with the Lord is not only important but
I believe it is critical. Things are going to happen. We need to be in
shape.

Ministries like Jesus Freak racing and what I believe will be a
ministry to skateboarders (If one of our group has his way) and even
the biker who came in last night will be the norm. What happened on
Tuesday night will be happening all over the place. People are moving
to Springfield and things are shaking. People we do not know are saying
"Maranatha" as they leave and enter.

We desperately have to get a handle on the children issue. They have to
be, must be part of what is going on. We must honor families like the
Gonthiers and the Godfreys with their children.

Yesterday a pastor said to me he was "jealous" because of the love he
is hearing come from here. The last few months we have seen the rue
meaning of love covers a multitude of sins operate.

The store-it has become an important part of our ministry. A gathering
place. The skateboarders. Christians coming in. What is evident is that
the store can not be handled by one person or even two. I am
considering selling the store to the ministry. I am not sure what that
looks like but it will be an opportunity for us to teach people about
ministry side by side if we can work it out. There are physical needs
that can be met here. Aaron S is seriously thinking about how to
minister to these skateboarders. Cass seems to have a handle on the
broken who come in. I am sure you will see aaron coming up with some
interesting ideas for reaching the skaters.

Sunday-we need to brainstorm on opening the meeting on Sunday. Signs,
etc. We need to work together more on this.

Some thoughts. I would ike to develop a PCF myspace. Could use some
help. Could use some help on the church site. If you have not heard
Aaron's CD and would like to order one, let me know. They are $10 a pop
and if you have been looking for soaking music and meditative music,
this is it!

Pray for Mike and Carol! We love you guys. See you Sunday!

Love,
Lee & Tina

ADDRESS
http://pcfministries.blogspot.com/

Some crazy stuff

Dear Friends:

The last few days have been interesting to say the least. At the store
we have had a stream of brothers and sisters coming through, often
saying they were not planning to come in, but "drawn" for some reason.
And so we are trying to figure things out so to speak. We have had a
few opportunities to share the Lord along the way.

Something I just received from Jim Jarvis from Jesus Freak Racing. Jim
and Luann drive 1 hour and 2o minutes each way twice a week. The letter
speaks for itself. Yesterday when I got to the store, Jim was there.
When I asked him why, he said he felt an outpouring coming. Here it
is...

Hi Lee
I felt that i had to come up to see you yesterday to share what the
Holy Spirit has been revealed to me. First I believe that Tuesday nite
was the closest that I have come to seeing God reveal His N.T. church
to this body of believer's. I don't believe that it will be on Sunday,
because of the distractions. But on Tuesday's fellowship, we have to
bring ourselves to one mine set and that is to focus on God and Him
alone and enter in to the holy of holies with boldness with the sense
that you know that you know that ABBA Father OUR DADDY is just sitting
there with open arms to welcome us to HIS THRONE ROOM. ITS going to be
and experience that none of us has ever witnessed, let alone being part
of. It will be a life changing something that i can't put in to words,
its going to be real and it will continue.

Blessing a friend of Jesus Jim

We love you guys. See you Sunday!

Love,
Lee & Tina

ADDRESS
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Tuesday night results

Dear Friends:

Wow! There is not much else that can be said. First the food that was
brought was excellent. Beef stew, "Mexican" meatballs, pasta dishes,
salad and homemade bread and garlic bread...and as Tina put it..."I
didn't have to cook." Thank you guys for the groaning table. The meal
was super. And as we began our more "serious" part of the night, Mike
demonstrated Sumo prayer to those absent on Sunday. With a twist. One
man showed up , I believe wondering how he would fit in. No one left
him "alone." Mike and others began to pray for healings and
deliverance, and the prophetic words were coming in a fury while Tina
and I just "sat" on the couch somewhat amazed. Words of destiny and
encouragement came forth. (Later Tina and I were washing dishes and she
said, 'it was like sending your son off to his first prom.") It was
just joyful.

As I shared the word from Ephesians, Mike was saying "this is just like
Aaron's new CD he did for everyone REST...His Rest." And by the way the
CD is awesome. And it became clear that people who had once been on
fire had been "dumbed" down by the church. And once we got past the
"angry" part I challenged people to forget about what has happened and
begin to allow the first love to erupt inside of us.

And the...on to chocolate cake!!!

Some prayer requests.
Jim and Luann have been contemplating a move. It would require a 2 car
garage that can be worked in for the Jesus Freak Racing Team. So, let's
pray.
Without getting specific, one of the people we prayed for told me that
they were able to minister to someone on the phone after we prayed.
Also, they believe the Lord has them seeking a home 5 minutes from 91
that has a stone porch(columns, deck, etc.)
We prayed for Jeff and Diana. While we were praying, Diana received a
call that her mother had passed away. She has taken a bus to Michigan.
Keep her and her family in prayer. Jeff is getting ready to return to
work. He had a heart attack about 4 weeks ago.
Tyler went to court yesterday and needs prayer for favor.
Norman goes to the doctor today about hip replacement.
I am helping a man who is disabled empty his recently deceased father's
him today. Prayer not to get hurt and to be a blessing. Also, we have 2
public business meetings that need prayer.
Aaron-health.

Thanks!

We love you guys. See you Sunday!

Love,
Lee & Tina

ADDRESS
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This week(Sumo Prayer)

Dear Friends:

Yesterday was a great Sunday morning. We experienced Sumo prayer. I
will let Mike and Norm explain that to you. We certainly expect results
from it. Also, because I had to suddenly leave, Tina and Aaron did a
great job. Thanks! I came back and shared on going, that God would be
there from Joshua 1(To receive your promise) and Mark 16. Catching your
promise.

Prayer
How many read the local paper? As we pray for Springfield, much is
revealed in the rutlandherald.com and the eagletimes.com. The paper
shows what needs prayer, what received prayer. We commonly call it an
intercessor's handbook. Not sure what to pray? We have copies of books
on prayer that offer scripture, etc. As we pray for one another, and
pray from biblical perspectives, God answers His word. It is
interesting that the "Sumo prayer" model that some of you saw early on
in the morning is somewhat of a picture of us against the works of the
enemy. It is a stance that is described in Ephesians 6. A warrior
stance. Perhaps someone besides me will have something to share about
it tomorrow night. There is a time of soaking and a time of intimacy
that is different that our Sunday morning times. Our 9:30 time is a
corporate time of agreeing with prayers that are lifted up to see
things change in our community. Watching Mike and Matt "throw down" was
actually a pretty cool picture.

Schedule-
9-9:30 coffee together feel free to bring some goodies
9:30-10 Prayer for the community (Please come prepared)
10-10:30 Worship (We could use some others to start plugging in
here-let me know if you are interested.) and prayer for one another.
10:30-11 Word and discussion. This week Mike will share on EXTRAVAGANT
GRACE. Next week Aaron will share on LOVE AND HOSPITALITY
11-12 Meal-Bring what you can, yesterday we had a surprise of some
great apples. Kind of offset the homemade turkey pot pie.

Anyone interested in handling the online calendar? Or taking care of
the offering, including dropping it off at the bank where we meet? Or
scheduling meals with people?

Thanks!

We love you guys. See you tomorrow night!

Love,
Lee & Tina

ADDRESS
http://pcfministries.blogspot.com/

Tuesday night

Dear Friends:

For those of you who were not there or could not be there, we think of
you often and pray for you. Some of you are on this "intimate" list
because we just think you are great people. Many of you have become
part of what is happening on Tuesday and Sunday.

First-this past Tuesday was really cool. There were many words that
came and were discussed. Both Tina and I are noticing changes in
individuals that are just very cool. It really is about relationship.
And that was part of the discussion. How do these relationships reach
the outside world? We had a great time of prayer and a good discussion
time.

Some practicals-are you guys sick of Italian food yet? We keep making
it, but maybe we need to "plan" a little. Same for Sunday's lunch.
There has always been enough, but while our house is your house,
perhaps our food is not your style. Also, on my wife's behalf, I am
going to ask for a little more help. My wife is enough of a Martha
without me presenting the circumstance to her! Same goes for Sunday,
though there is a "changing of the guards," so to speak, to come there.

This Sunday will be our first "message" Sunday. You will hear messages
this month on "Love and Hospitality" and "Extravagant Grace" from 2
different speakers and I am working on a third speaker who shares my
heart. As the weather gets better I am going to look at bringing in a
guest once a month.

One of the discussion the other night had to do with "they will know
that we are Christian by our love." That certainly suggest that we will
have to be out and about. Something to think about.

This is a short week and some of us have experienced depression and
discouragement, I being one of them. Yesterday at about 11:45 a wave of
depression rolled over me. If that is you as well, I will be praying
for you.

Travel-I am working on connecting in Mass-CT-Maine-NH right now for
travel, but part of it depends on others stepping up, as we are
transitioning.

One more topic-Administration-Both Tina and I would like to see one or
two people come along who would be willing to share in some of the
administrative and clerical duties of the ministry. Some of these
things have to do with keeping the website current, sending out checks
to missionaries, etc., taking care of the offering on Sunday, helping
with traveling correspondence, organization, etc. With business and
ministry expanding Tina and I are running short on time.

Thanks!

We love you guys.

Love,
Lee & Tina

ADDRESS
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2007

Dear Friends:

By now, most of you will have received our 2007 greetings to you. Tina
and I love you and appreciate you. We are proud to know you.

Yesterday was an interesting day at the meeting. I had written 2007
Changing of the Guard and Tina wrote below that there is a transfer of
wealth coming. Will you be the receiver of it or the giver of it. We
ended up discussing it. Transfer of wealth does not mean that there is
any more money on the table but it is about who "owns" it. This brought
up a lot of discussion. I felt led that we were to discuss and address
what it is that puts us in position for wealth. And so I am going to
share that with you.

We all agreed that we understood the first principle of positioning
ourselves to receive was:
Giving-Most of believe that the Lord has called us to give, a principle
of sowing and reaping. BUT...if that was all there was to it, most of
us would be rich.
Education was the next thing on our list. Studying to understand wealth.
Investment-what do we invest into make money? Remember the parable of
the talents...with more comes more responsibility, as well. We
discussed that.
Obedience-What is the Lord telling you or I to do? Are we following His
instruction? Or have we dumbed down the word to do what we want.
(Personally, I believe this is the number one hindrance to obtaining
wealth.)
Open to God-very closely connected to obedience. So the question is are
you ready to listen to Him?
Opportunity-opportunity is being in the "right place at the right
time." Therefore without obedience we will not be there most likely.

Many of you have come to hear me be hit with the paradigm shifts of
life as the result of reading books on finance. This lead me to
changing how I approach my Pre-Paid Legal business and developing an
investor's group. This group has to do with education and opportunity.

But the real question on the plate for most of us is...are we doing
what He said? Are we embracing His call in our lives? We would not
bless our child for going to a friends when they were to mow the lawn
or wash dishes, so do we think God thinks differently? I am not sure,
except I believe that disobedience is the number one problem for
believers. I am probably a lot more like Jonah than I am Jesus.

Transition is coming in 2007 to Springfield. Yesterday I felt the Lord
saying that we need to gather as a prayer summit in Springfield. I am
praying about the right time and location. More to come soon!

We love you guys.

Love,
Lee & Tina

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