Amen Brad that is a neat testimony regarding Mike. 

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From: MV <[log in to unmask]>
> Phil,
> 
> The Lord can well take care of those fried brain cells Brooke may have. I 
> know a guitarist when I was back in Texas, he played on sooo many records 
> back in the 60's and 70's, and was the typical druggie rock guitarist.  He 
> was Richie Valens guitarist, played with the Beach Boys, Michael 
> Jackson  and sooo many it is unreal, in fact Elvis wanted him to be his 
> guitarist  ... next time you hear the little riff starting  "Don't Be 
> Cruel"? that's him lol. Anyway he was a big druggie partying with even 
> Charles Manson and just was a fried dude. In fact Brian Wilson of the Beach 
> Boys and Mike, who  is the guitarist I'm referring to, over dosed the same 
> time, the difference is these days Mike is a pastor of a church in Texas 
> now and a very astute guy, sharp as a tack and got the Lord, while old 
> Brian keeps very close contact with his therapist I guess even had him 
> travel with them on tour. I know God can take those cells and regenerate 
> them to work for him... what an awesome testimony she is beginning to live 
> out even now.
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> At 01:05 PM 2/10/2006 -0700, you wrote:
> >Brad and Ned,
> >
> >Gretchen is freaked out over Brook.  this is because Brook's mind has been
> >fried and she is a little more than weird at times.  So them living together
> >may end up not working.  By the way, over two years ago, when Gretchen was
> >on the street, sort of speak, Gretchen screwed everything that moved.  This
> >included married men, Brook's own boy friend, and if someone would had held
> >its head, as the old cowboy used to say, she would have screwed even a
> >snake.  A little street talk there but when dealing with druggies, felons, x
> >cons, and butt heads in general, they have trouble even understanding normal
> >Christian communications.  Frankly, Brook seems to want to do what is right
> >more than my daughter.  Brook still goes to work, no matter what, every day
> >and right now, she has two jobs.  Gretchen will skip work, come home, say
> >she is going to pick something up for the shop and be gone for 90 minutes
> >when the store is just down the street, and a whole lot of other things
> >along these lines.  Brook calls me and tells me where she is, when she is
> >coming home, how she is getting home, never misses sunday services, has
> >already prayed with me three times more than my own daughter, sits and talks
> >and tells me about her fears, and literally tries to do what is right.  Yes,
> >she is a little goofy at times when the panic and anxiety are off the wall.
> >You should have seen me four years ago when I was even hearing voices.
> >Brook isn't at that stage yet so thank God for that.  Gretchen is freaked
> >about Brook for probably more reasons than one.  One being spiritual in
> >nature, I think, but also Gretchen knows she could have easily ended up this
> >way and still might.  with all that alcohol and drugs, and so called friends
> >who screw you literally, using your body for their own enjoyment, your mom
> >dying suddenly, your dumb butt dad leaving you and is no where to be found,
> >and your own brothers and sisters missing, a car wreck that not only just
> >about took your life but put you in the hospital for weeks and where someone
> >was killed, by the way, the criminal boys in the van?  They weren't hurt and
> >bailed out and ran before the cops got there.  Great friends, leaving you
> >there to die and all.  So, ad some burn brain cells on top of all this,
> >Brook has problems.  she may end up in a hospital and on medications.  In
> >fact, it wouldn't surprise me if that did happen.  I learned something over
> >the last three years of ministry that I never realized before.  I was
> >praying about someone I was praying with at the time.  I told the Lord, this
> >person may never be normal.  The Holy Spirit clearly said back to me, That
> >isn't your responsibility.  You do your job and I'll do mine.  The truth is,
> >the Lord said, this person does not need to be as they are now and the part
> >you are involved in is all your responsibility.  The truth almost made me
> >cry.  Why?  Because I realized that we don't have to do everything, we just
> >have to do what the Lord has told us to do.  For once I realized God runs
> >the show if we stay out of His way.  He just gives us the honor of watching
> >Him do His work.
> >
> >Phil.
> >
> >Learning Jesus
> >www.SafePlaceFellowship.com
> 
> Brad
> 
>    God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, not his extra