BROKEN AND SHATTERED PROMISES MINISTRIES 2016 FALL HOLY DAYS E-NEWSLETTER (PART I--INTRODUCTION AND MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS)

Howdy and shalom alechem to ya'll from the West TX flatlands--THIS TIME from downtown Lubbock! In case you're scratching your head at that last statement--NO...I HAVE NOT moved permanently from Plainview and (as you'll notice later) all my current addresses are still FIRMLY based in Plainview as well. But recent events in my life (especially over the past few months and this summer in particular) have required me to spend more time away from home and, as a result, here instead in the Hub City of the Plains. (More on that later....)

I'm sure that some of you sometime in your past or even maybe recent educational experiences remember a famous Robert Frost poem "Two Roads Diverged in A Snowy Wood"...you know, it's the one that starts something like this..."

“Two roads diverged in a snowy wood...”

Winter hasn't necessarily come yet to the Hub City by any means--but due to my being forced to take more frequent trips here to LBK and then back home to PLV, I recently found for myself a number of interesting personal roads and experiences that in some fashion either started and/or ended at one particularly notable place in Lubbock that you wouldn't expect at first. But from this unique transportation crossroads, I've seen over recent weeks for myself how what might seem to be several unrelated personal stories eventually come together to not only teach us practical things about life--but more importantly, what He may feel is most important for all of us to learn about Him and His ways.

It just seems right to me to write a letter about these upcoming Fall pilgrimage festivals (as in Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot) from one place here in town where for some all roads eventually lead. And along the way, we'll even learn a lot more not only about ourselves, but also about the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit who loves each of us...and a unique entity They have created that reminds us of the true essence of who They really are. Where is this special Divine crossroads at--and what can we learn from it? We'll find out more during this session’s MAIN STUDY after some important ministry and business announcements...

 

MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS:

(I.) SPECIAL UPDATE ON BSPOP BOOK PURCHASES

Here’s yet another friendly reminder from your state department of highways to let you know that all of the books that my God has had me to write throughout the past 20 years are still AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE RIGHT NOW on Amazon.com as well as directly through Broken and Shattered Promises Online Publishing--”Walking From Lockney To Jerusalem: My Life In The Worldwide Church of God”; “A Message From Siberia”, “A’Wise And A’Foolish In Canaan’s Land: Detailed Bible Studies For The Believer”, and "Sowing In Tears". How can you do so? SIMPLE...

Just do one of the following things to get your copy of each of these books in your hot little hand--

• ) Stop by the Broken and Shattered Promises Online Publishing website to see a brief description of each book, download FREE sample intro chapters to each book to get a little taste of what each of them is like for yourself, and then get details on how to order each of these books-- http://coyrhseatcbspm.wix.com/walking (no www. necessary on the URL) [FYI--You can also type in to any search engine “Broken and Shattered Promises Online Publishing” or my name to find the website in case the above link isn’t exactly right...] Then, click onto the top tool bar to find the appropriate part of the site you may specifically wish to access, click onto a specific link, and the necessary information will come up before you on how you can order any of the above books through BSPOP.

• ) If you absolutely otherwise can’t wait to get them yourself, then by all means go directly to http://www.amazon.com and type in the search engine “Coy Reece Holley” to get a listing of all books available. [Note: If you purchase directly via Amazon, the prices might be a little higher--but ALL  books WILL be available in both print (paperback ONLY--sorry, campers) and also (except for “Sowing In Tears”) e-book form for those willing to subscribe to Amazon Kindle. And you WILL NOT be able to take advantage of the special book prices we’re offering here at BSPOP.]

• ) (UPDATE:) For those that don’t have computers and/or Net access, they can also call, write, and/or email me to pre-order each of the books directly from myself/BSPOP (paperback version ONLY--which I will be more than willing to assist you in obtaining as needed) at the following addresses and/or phone numbers: (NOTE: Please note new changes in my phone numbers due to a recent additional phone number I have added AND NOW OUR BRAND-NEW business and ministry mailing address...)

 Broken and Shattered Promises Online Publishing

 P.O. Box 1501

 Plainview, TX 79072

 Email: CoyRH_SEATCBSPM@yahoo.com

 (806) 451-7475 (cell)

PLEASE by all means feel free to print and send copies of the enclosed order form found elsewhere on this site and even this newsletter to those you know in your own circle of influence that wouldn’t otherwise have access to this information so that they can also have the opportunity to be blessed themselves by the information presented in each of these books.

 [Special Note:] (A.) If you attempt to call me on my cell (especially for a book order), please leave a voicemail if I do not answer right away due to the fact that it is one of my methods of how I must currently screen my calls and make efficient use of my limited cellphone minutes. Also, (especially since I’m currently having to deal with some challenges with both my own hearing as well as cellphone clarity), please speak VERY slowly, LOUDLY, and DISTINCTLY as is possible to make sure that I am able to hear your information and then attempt to call you back.

(B.) Those who contact me directly to do your book purchase should note the following BSPOP price and rate structure:

Individual books can also be ordered directly from BSPOP for $20 each INCLUDING all applicable Texas state/local sales taxes and shipping/handling. Please see the attached book order form for more detailed instructions on how you can order any and/or all BSPOP books. Those who are either outside the U.S. OR who are inside the U.S. who desire faster PRIORITY SHIPPING should add another $20 (U.S. dollars) to the total price of the order to help defray our required costs for additional shipping and handling charges.

Whatever way you decide to order any and/or all of these books, I feel that you will be truly blessed as you join me in each of these unique literary journeys my God has taken me on over the years and gain new practical insights and concepts about the Word of God and on some current issues facing the universal Body of Christ that you may have not previously considered. And if you like some things of what you find in each book, please don’t keep the words to yourself--but instead encourage others to take the following advice I’ve recently suggested to others about these important books--”Do like they do in Chicago...buy early and buy often...buy for friends, buy for neighbors, buy for strangers if you must--BUT by all means, BUY, BUY, BUY, BUY, BUY!!!!” (I’ll end my obligatory commercial message this right there at this point...hah, hah, hah...)

(II.)  BSPM/BSPOP UPDATE:

If you haven’t checked out our website mentioned above [ http://coyrhseatcbspm.wix.com/walking ], check out how everything is now linked to the website so that we will not have to rely so much on cumbersome email to communicate business and ministry messages. If you haven’t already done so, please stop by the website from time to time for vital updates not only on book purchases, but also for the plans and direction the Lord may be taking this particular ministry.

And (as you will see later on) don’t forget our new Facebook page at www.facebook.com/brokenandshatteredpromisesministries ! You can also use the search function on Facebook as well to look for either “Coy Holley” or “Broken and Shattered Promises Ministries”. Our Facebook page is now the QUICKEST way to keep an eye between Newsletter editions on what’s going on as far as BSPM and BSPOP. Those who are more social-media inclined are more than welcome to stop by, give us a like, post comments, questions, etc. about anything related to BSPM or BSPOP.

One of our primary emphases in recent months have been recent efforts to further increase book sales and obtain critical financial underwriting for both our business and ministry projects. This has been primarily been done through a couple of recent trips to Amarillo for the purpose of getting the word out about all of our BSPOP releases. We were privileged to be present earlier in the year for recent concerts at the Church at Quail Creek given by Sandi Patty and Veritas and another separate one the next month by Chonda Pierce as well as an appearance at another Amarillo church by internationally known speaker and apologist Dr. Ravi Zecharias. With that round of promotional efforts at the present time complete, we continue to await the final results of these recent efforts and believe God that these efforts will eventually yield productive fruit not only for ourselves, but also more importantly for His Kingdom.

As you will probably see in more detail throughout this edition's MAIN STUDY, work and other personal obligations have required us to go on more frequent extended trips to Lubbock for work and other purposes several times throughout this past summer. One of those most recent trips was especially helpful in achieving a MAJOR desired goal that we have wanted to fulfill for several years--obtain much needed training on Quickbooks accounting software to benefit our business and ministry endeavors. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension was extremely helpful to us in making an affordable and cost-effective way possible to attend a two-day hands-on based training session in Lubbock to allow what was a seemingly impossible objective to be accomplished.

A side benefit of having attended this training was being able to also receive some information about some important management tools and services that might be of particular benefit to farmers and ranchers to help guide them in making better and more-informed decisions in managing their agricultural operations. Once we at BSPM/BSPOP/CoyRH-SEATC Clerical have first had appropriate opportunity to get more acquainted with Quickbooks for our own endeavors, we then hope to make these services available to the general public at a later date for those who might need them.

At times recently on the technological front, it has seemed like we've first taken 3 steps forward, but then 2 3/4 steps back as we've lost cell phones and/or had things go wrong with our available technological devices. But even in the past week, our God has graciously not only allowed us to gain back some of the ground we've lost technologically, but are even in the process able to go further than we have been able to do recently. For instance, we can praise God RIGHT NOW for PAID-FOR and in our current possession DEBT-FREE a new laptop computer and also new smartphone to boot. By the time this edition officially goes to press, we hope to utilize that smartphone to not only make calls again via our current phone number, but to also do much more than that on top of it!

What the Adversary has tried to steal from us, our God is right now more than restoring! Now only a few things still remain on this particular front before we can finally declare that we are fully functional on the technology end (including getting two remaining pieces of software still needed for the desktop and being able to get our Internet service at home restored). As Joyce Meyer has said, "...I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be. I'm OK and I'm on my way."

On the CoyRH/SEATC Clerical front, we have throughout a good bit of this year attempted to also get the word out about our clerical and notary public services endeavors through a directory ad in the Plainview Herald. Due to more pressing recent financial obligations and a current lack of response to the ad, we were forced to call a temporary halt to the ad efforts. We do hope to resume them again closer to the upcoming holiday season as finances permit.

Work still continues on baby steps towards formal incorporation and other more pressing concerns of BSPM. There’s still a few more things that will remain before BSPM is incorporated as the 501(c)(3) that it will need to be--but the journey continues to proceed as finances permit and our God graciously permits and allows. We are still also hope to work with one source for the development of the necessary ministry/business logos that will be required to operate and pictorially represent the essence of what BSPM, BSPOP, etc. plans to become as soon as finances permit us to do so.

As for our past attempts to do initial organizational meetings, we have decided to shelve those plans for the present time until a more convienent and expeditious time that He might later let us know about comes up. BUT if you still have a desire, leading, and/or calling of the Lord to join us on the ground floor of this brand-new and exciting ministry endeavor, please keep an eye on our BSPM Facebook page for further updates and/or call or email us for more information on how YOU as a part of the Body of Christ can truly make an impact on those affected by the criminal justice system.

 

(III.) RECENT FIJM PRISON CRUSADE EFFORTS

After a little bit of an extended layoff from prison ministry involvement, it was good to once again get back in the swing of things at two recent Freedom In Jesus Ministries (FIJM) crusades at the Montford Unit in Lubbock and the Rudd Unit in Brownfield (which, ironically, dovetailed with my most recent frequent Lubbock trips) and also here in my ol' West TX home of Plainview at the Wheeler and Formby Units.

Even though the night before the combined Montford/Rudd crusades FIJM president and founder Don Castleberry was forced out of action due to a sudden illness, that didn't dampen the spirits of our ministry team or the offenders on both units. In fact, the Spirit still moved regardless on both Montford and Rudd even in Don's absence. It was a privilege for myself personally to literally myself be directly hands-on with all the efforts of the Montford crusade from start to finish (even as I beat the rest of the team Fri. afternoon in getting to Montford while "walking in faith" one more time getting from the extreme southwestern end of Lubbock to the east side heading towards Slaton where Montford is located).

As has been the custom with this particular crusade at Montford in years past, the offenders were treated to a special "watermelon bust" thanks to the generousity of various FIJM donors that to them is always a special treat. Pastor Jarrod Baker of Glad Tidings Church of Lubbock and Zebbe Hernandez of Road To Restoration Ministries were among the speakers whose messages dovetailed off the testimony of ex-offender Joe Narvais who one time actually served two life sentences in TDCJ, but was urged by the Lord to believe Him for an early release even to the point of being required to say in response to the question when he might get out of prison: "...any day now!"

That theme was reflected first in the things we saw as four of us took part Sat. morning in visitation of the men in the buildings on the unit. I was for instance personally privileged to pray with one of the men who was at the time on crutches for healing and a speedier recovery from recent ankle surgery. During the final service on Sun., the members of our ministry team also prayed for one of the men on the praise team from back and other injuries. Ironically, HE was one of those same men Joe was talking about--for this older man was LITERALLY on his own way to being out of Montford "...any day now...".

I was also privileged to speak briefly to the men at Montford during the closing service about the concept of the "kehillah kedoshah" (i.e.--Hebrew for "sacred community") from a Jewish perspective and how important, according to Hebrews chapter 10 that we not forsake it or neglect our participation within it--regardless of whether we are in or out of prison--and how important the concept of a "sacred community" should be in our lives as it is in the eyes of God.

It was in particular a very special treat for me personally to finally get back in touch with the man who's now the chaplain at Montford--Steve Claybrook. Since my recent forced layoff from ministry, I have been chomping at the bit to get back to Montford ever since I heard that Steve had become the chaplain there. I have known Steve personally since his days as pastor of New Covenant Church in Muleshoe (where I would see him from time to time at previous Deliverance Weekend conferences here in Plainview when Bro. Frank Hammond was still alive). It was truly good for me personally to see him for myself and also as well on behalf of my friends at Dare To Believe and New Covenant who had also known him in the past.

Joe's theme of "ANY DAY NOW" also continued about a couple of weeks later when our ministry team came calling on my own home units as well. For that weekend, I was primarily assigned to Formby--and overall, I'm glad I was. Fri. night, Joe gave his "ANY DAY NOW" testimony to the men at Formby...and from there, things took off again--so much so that Pastors Gary and Jan Delay of Transformation Church used that as a launch pad for their own message to encourage Formby offenders to believe God for their own early release from prison. The next day, Gilbert Gonzales at the end of his message said something else remarkable as he recounted counseling one offender who had asked for prayer for strength to deal with a broken marriage. Gilbert boldly declared that the men should NOT believe God for strength to deal with broken marriage--but instead encouraged them to go much further than that...to actually BELIEVE God to help KEEP their marriages.

The Spirit definitely moved BIG TIME once again on ALL of these units through both weekends in various ways---particularly in the area of salvations. According to FIJM Vice-President and Executive Director Stephen Canup, around 75 combined total salvations were recorded through the duration of the combined Montford/Rudd crusade and then around 100 more within the several days surrounding the Wheeler/Formby crusade.

Being a part of the Formby portion of the crusade was also a special treat in a couple of ways for myself personally. First was being able to personally set foot in the new chapel at Formby for the very first time that had just been finished by the Texas Baptist Men and others earlier in the year. I had been on the grounds of Formby many times through the years (remembering that one of those times at a similar crusade being held there in March/April in the middle of freezing cold weather outside)--but it seemed like a different place in a totally different world in comparison to various times spent there in the past. I very much credit those that diligently labored to build that particular chapel--because it is truly state-of-the-art for a prison chapel and nice-looking to boot. It has brand-new video screens with Powerpoint capability and to even where Christian music videos and films could be shown. And to think that of all places that this was built RIGHT HERE in MY OWN HOMETOWN definitely fills me with awe and reverence to Him who has graciously provided these offenders with this particular facility. (And strangely enough, it makes even the chapel at Wheeler across the road pale in comparison--and I have been in that chapel a number of times as well throughout the years.)

The second treat for me personally involved yet another familiar face in Mike McCreight who now serves as the Chaplain for Wheeler and Formby. I have known both Mike and Jeff McCreight since my college days at South Plains College in Levelland where they first were prominent members of the old road show group Country Caravan and later both became active members for a while of the Lubbock music scene. If you've seen TV commercials from the Cactus Theatre in the past, for example, you've for sure heard Jeff's name a time or two throughout the years. Jeff now serves as the pastor of Rock City Church on the west side of Lubbock. If you don't recognize both of the brothers right off, then maybe those of you in LBK might remember their dad's name--Dick McCreight. In LBK pastoral circles, Dick was a very prominent and well-respected name amongst LBK pastors until his death...and thankfully, both his sons are doing their parts to keep that unique Christian pastoral legacy alive. It was equally a blessing to get back in touch with Mike again throughout that crusade weekend. We hope to eventually have opportunity in the future to more fully utilize these unique connections to get the planned prison part of our ministry operations going at a future date as He might allow.

(IV.) PRAYER REQUESTS AND A SPECIAL FACEBOOK ANNOUNCEMENT--

We have decided in the latter part of October after yet another extended LBK trip to as He may allow go on an extended ministry/vacation trip--first to Huntsville, TX for the first part of the Feast of Tabernacles; then on to Branson, MO for the Autumn Assembly of Prayer with Billye Brim and special guests; then from there on to Atlanta for a Gary Keesee financial conference.

Speaking about our Facebook site, we want to invite you to also stop by a special forum there we've created to where those that may have appropriate and legitimate prayer requests they feel comfortable in allowing us to release details about can post those requests so that we can then not only believe with you for whatever you may need from Him, but also urge others as we have opportunity to do so to join their faith with yours as well in all of the places we will stop at along the way. Those not otherwise comfortable or able to post their requests via the BSPM Facebook site can also email or snail mail their requests to us to:

Broken and Shattered Promises Ministries

P.O. Box 1501

Plainview, TX 79072

Email: CoyRH_SEATCBSPM@yahoo.com

(806) 451-7475 (cell)

SPECIAL NOTE: WE ASK THAT ALL PRAYER REQUESTS THAT YOU MAY WISH FOR US TO TAKE WITH US TO HAVE OTHERS AGREE IN PRAYER AT VARIOUS PLACES DURING OUR UPCOMING TRIP (WHETHER IT BE EITHER BY E-MAIL, SNAIL MAIL, OR FACEBOOK BE POSTED AND/OR TURNED IN BY NO LATER THAN OCT. 14TH AT THE ABSOLUTE LATEST TO INSURE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THEM AVAILABLE TO US FOR ALL PLANNED DESTINATIONS DURING THIS UPCOMING TRIP! 

We might also ask in turn that as you might be led to do so join with us in believing Him for the following prayer requests and needs via Psalm 20:1-5 and Ps. 126:

(1.) Lynda Holley (my mother), Billie Lam, Vera Jo Bybee

(2.) Montford Unit--Desperate need for volunteers for various ministry opportunities in the Psychiatric Unit (and if you're in the LBK area and have an interest yourself in getting involved there, please feel free to contact us and we'll be more than glad to help you get in touch with Chaplain Claybrook about those opportunties) [Also--Chaplain Claybrook has let us know that for the next fiscal year, TDCJ due to the recent state budget process has sadly once again decided to give the Chaplaincy Department a sum total of ZERO...a department where ironically the need is the greatest because at times it is the ONLY rehab program available to offenders on all units across the state. Please pray and believe God with us that this situation will be rectified and that the Texas Legislature and other state officials will change their minds about this madness and see that some sort of additional funding for the TDCJ Chaplaincy Dept. is appropriately provided so that the valuable work of chaplains statewide can be continued in some form.]

(3.) BSPM/BSPOP--(a.) URGENT MAJOR financial provision and open doors on our upcoming extended ministry/vacation trip both for things here at home [(Ex.) Rent and current expenses here] and also on the road [(Ex.) Bus tickets and other transportation expenses; hotel/motel rooms; and food and other necessary trip expenses [P.S.—If you might be one of those special people that He may be wanting to use and you respond quickly to that call in a significant fashion, we hope to see that a special appreciation gift be sent to you ASAP as a special thanks by us for standing with us at this very critical time.]

(b.) Continued Divine intervention on funding and other things needed to complete the transition of all ministry and business endeavors to fully financially functioning entities to where I (Coy RH) can eventually devote my full and primary attention and efforts towards these business and ministry efforts

(c.) I am also right now as I write this seriously contemplating the creation of a FIFTH book. Prayers for appropriate wisdom, discernment, and Divine revelation as needed to bring what will be some new challenging insights to both believers and non-believers alike as a result of this upcoming book to life on the printed page will especially be appreciated in this process.

(d.) In the meantime, we STILL are in DESPERATE need for people to contact us for book sales. We urge not just to pray about this--but as opportunity may permit for you, even consider contacting us about purchasing your own copies of any and/or all of our recent BSPOP releases. Then once you've made your purchase and received and read your books, help us spread the word to others if you like what you have read and encourage others to contact us as well to purchase their own copies. Doing this at present is the absolute best way to support our ministry and business efforts at present until such time where these ministry efforts can be supported by other means.

We also wish to formally extend an SPECIAL invitation offer for those that might be especially led by Him to serve as financial sponsors for everything we at BSPM/BSPOP are currently facing right now at this very minute. We are ESPECIALLY urgently needing folks that would desire to help us out with special gifts of at least $100 or more to help us not only defray the expenses of my upcoming trip (especially because my own VERY limited resources through the work of my own hands will only go so far), but also to help keep things around the homefort paid up and settled down until I get back home around Oct. 31st. [For example, I'm literally having to believe God RIGHT NOW for between $700 to $1000 JUST to keep the rent paid and the landlord happy through the end of November among a TON of other things financially that I don't have time or space to go into detail here.) For those willing and able to do so (even though I'm right now still not an official non-profit yet and therefore cannot assure that any gifts provided will be tax-deductible), it would be our honor to see that you receive an ENTIRE SET of BSPOP books on the house and with our compliments as our special way of thanking you for your much-needed help at this very crucial time.. If you're interested in further info on this special opportunity, please call or email us for more details ASAP. 

(PLEASE CLICK ONTO THE TOP TOOLBAR FOR THE LINK TO PART 2 OF THIS NEWSLETTER AND THIS EDITION'S MAIN STUDY! You can also click on to the MS Word attachment here to get this entire newsletter in one fell swoop as well!