2052 BLOW THE TRUMPET IN ZION-
SOUND THE ALARM IN MY HOLY MOUNTAIN [When the enemy comes in like a flood- the
Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him] Isaiah the Prophet.
I was at the mission [Timons] yesterday- and a
funny thing happened.
I was sitting at the lunch table-
next to a good old boy- Albert.
I have known Albert for many
years- he’s not one of the guys I ‘preach’ to- no- he’s not part of the group
of guys that have been in our meetings.
But I’m just a friend with
Albert- he’s been an alcoholic for many years- no secret.
As I’m sitting at the table- it’s
been real cold in Texas- unseasonably cold.
I ask ‘how you making it in the
camp Albert’?
Many of the homeless population
in the Bluff live in makeshift camps.
He told me ‘You know John- I’m
doing ok- I don’t fear other guys coming up- just have to keep an eye out for
the cops’.
Now- Albert is not one of the
group I have told ‘I’m documenting stuff this year- police abuse’.
So- I just sit- and let Albert
talk.
He goes on ‘yeah- they’ll raid
the camp.’
As he’s talking – of his own
accord [I intentionally did not ask what cop he was talking about- I wanted him
to bring up the name on his own].
Sure enough- he brings up the
same cop that most of these posts have been speaking about [one more person who
has told me this- over thousands of stories over 25 years].
He goes on ‘one day he came up to
me- I told him ‘I have no warrants- why are you here’.
Albert tells me- almost in a
state of shock/surprise ‘he said- right out loud in front of many people ‘I’LL
JUST MAKE SOMETHING UP’.
Now- over these last few months I
have given multiple examples of guys who have told me that this cop has indeed
done this- arrested them- and lied on the report.
Albert told me this officer came
to his house one day [mom’s house].
His mom was upset- raised her
voice- he arrested the mom- put her in cuffs [the mom is 72 years old- WANDA
HOFFMAN].
Albert of course was upset- tried
to defend his mom- and the cop charged him with assault on a cop- a felony.
The brother followed the cop to
the jail- bailed her out.
She’s an old lady- did not have a
warrant- they didn’t want her to sit in a cell.
Albert told me he did go to
court- the judge [I think a woman] when she heard the whole story- she too
realized that the felony assault was a vindictive thing the cop did.
She dropped it to a misdemeanor.
When Albert told me this- I Then
told him ‘I’m documenting all of you guys’ cases’.
That’s when he gave me his full name-
I never knew his last name.
Now- ALBET HOFFMAN has testified
that officer officer- stated- In front of many witnesses ‘I’LL JUST MAKE A
CHARGE UP’.
Ok- as an open letter to Chief
Simpson- how can any arrest he has made- or ever will make- be trustworthy from
this day forward? [if it is true]
Let me say- the way this story
came to me- Albert bringing up the cops name- even before he knew I was documenting
cases.
I believe this one is 100%
accurate.
The actual words from the cops
mouth ‘I’LL JUST MAKE SOMETHING UP’ In front of other witnesses.
Let’s find out. [Remember- EVERY
WORD SPOKEN WE WILL GIVE AN ACCOUNT FOR- Jesus Christ].
NOTE- I decided to stop
documenting cases this week. I think I’ve done enough for now.
As Albert relayed the story- I
thought I would at least do this last one.
Let’s hope this is the last. [Let
me give some perspective here- As I have talked with the guys- heard lots of
cases- and then went thru my own experience with Tommy- I really began to see
what I think is the ‘real’ picture.
I do not see him as dangerous- or
a ‘real’ threat.
Why?
In the above example ‘I’LL JUST
MAKE SOMETHING UP’.
Even Albert was surprised that he
would say this- in front of what the bible calls ‘many witnesses’.
As I thought about this these
past few months- documenting this stuff- I thought ‘geez- I bet the police
chief must have hundreds of other complaints’.
I simply think that the cop- for various
reasons- has fallen into this cycle where he says stuff- can’t control it and probably
has been warned- maybe lots of times.
That’s why I mentioned the Fire
Dept. example [I retired from the Fire Dept.]
You do have different types of
guys you work with- and some would get on the other guys like this.
I kind of saw that’s what’s
really going on here.
Both sides [poor and homeless and
the cop] actually have become used to it.
But- in reality- a cop can’t
say/do the stuff I’ve been documenting- and for those in charge to think sort
of along the lines of ‘o thats old so and so- he’s really harmless’.
No- not after the examples I have
given [Roger doing 4 and a half years in prison].
Let me tell a story; this isn’t
the first time I have done this.
Done what?
Got to a point where the ‘cup is
full’- in biblical terms- for you secularists- let’s call it ‘the straw that
broke the camel’s back’.
The reason I have a bit more
insight into this whole thing is because I worked in the position of Captain
for many years at the Fire dept.
I never wanted to take the job permanently
[Captains had to have various weekly meetings with the chief- on their off days
and stuff- I lived in Corpus- and didn’t want all the responsibilities that
came with the permanent title- like having to drive back to Kingsville on my
off days].
But as the senior
driver/engineer- when we were short a captain- I had to fill in for the position-
we called it temporary assignment.
Now- at the Fired Dept. like any other
organization [Police- etc.] you have in house strife- over lots of stuff.
One of the things that went on
was at various times some chiefs/captains would send our front line ambulance
crew to run errands.
Maybe go to pick up dinner-
donuts-whatever.
This was a problem- lots of the
guys complained- but never did anything about it.
Over the years another division was
between the union/non union guys.
We had 2 captains that for years
were- well- at each other’s throats- so to speak.
Al was our union president-
Corando was the Captain for B shift- Al worked on A shift- I worked on C shift.
Cory was a good man- like the other
guys- but he was anti-union for most of his career.
Al was right under Cory on the seniority
scale- so if Cory- after he became chief- ever resigned or retired- Al was next
in line for chief [which happened- at the end of this story].
Now- I was a stickler for having
a fast response time to the fires/ambulance calls.
I would complain that our primary
mission was to make sure we have the guys in the trucks as soon as possible-
and get to the scene.
But- for various reasons- this primary
mission sort of fell behind over the years.
We had 2 sides of town with a
fire station- the west and east side- Kingsville.
Of course the west side truck
should get to their side of town first- if a structure was on fire on their
side.
But- I would often get to the
house fire first- even if I was on the other side of town.
I wasn’t trying prove anything-
but to let the guys know ‘hell- if you don’t hurry up and get to the scene-
John’s gonna get their first’.
And that does make the other
driver look bad- but it also gave them incentive to get to the dam fire- on
time.
One time- I got to the fire- even
though the other truck- coming out of the west side station was right down the
block from the fire [they should have been there long before me].
The other driver was pissed off-
and I already pulled the attack lines from my truck and was fighting the fire with
the other guy.
Which of course is what the first
truck at the scene does.
When the second truck arrived-
late- Mike [the other driver on duty that day] was mad.
He stopped his truck- and
watched.
He’s supposed to go hook up at the hydrant.
I yelled at him [you do realize
there is a house on fire right now]
GO HOOK UP THE TRUCK!!
He responded ‘it’s not my job to hook
up at the hydrant- this is my side of town’.
Now- technically he was right- if
he got there when he was supposed to- he would have been attacking the fire
first- with his crew.
But- once again- he was late.
The ‘Letter of the law’ [the
rule] was yes- the west side truck attacks first- BUT THAT’S IF YOU GET THERE
FIRST!
I couldn’t believe was arguing with
me about this- with a house on fire!
Mike has a tendency to question everything-
he was like that.
The chief- Corando- was there.
He heard me ‘tell’ Mike ‘GO HOOK
UP AT THE F…NG HYRDANT- NOW!
He did.
Ok- just giving you a feel here-
of how stuff works.
Well- one day I went on shift- the
guys told me ‘can you believe the chief made the ambulance go out of town to
fix his flat’.
No- I couldn’t.
And yes- that was the last straw.
The chief was coming back from
Baffin bay- got a flat- and called the station and the guys went around 25
miles out of town to help him.
Now- we did have a backup
ambulance- but the Paramedics were frontline- and if the backline had to go to
a heart attack or something- we would send our EMT’s- not as top line as the
medics.
So- I wrote a bunch of letters-
sent them to the mayor and commissioners.
For about 3 weeks this was the
top story in the paper- the chief made a statement in the paper [let’s say it
wasn’t totally true?].
And he tried to defend the
action.
After about 3 weeks- he retired.
Now- I did feel bad.
The city commissioners had no idea
this was going on- for years.
As they interviewed the captains-
they asked ‘is John telling the truth’.
They said yes.
I’m sure they asked ‘why did you let
this go on for so long’.
The guys just got used to it.
See?
During these years- guys would
write each other up- sometimes report things- vindictively.
Lots of politics and stuff.
Now- that’s what I see in this
situation I’m dealing with here.
Not so much in house here- but
this is sort of what’s going on in the street.
The cop- and the guys- all have
grudges against each other.
But- what is happening is not ‘in
house’ writing each other up- making complaints and stuff.
The cop is- at times arresting
these guys- and according to many accounts- he indeed is ‘MAKING A CHARGE UP’.
Yeah- not on the big things [I
don’t believe]?
But on the little stuff.
Then- when a guy does ‘go off’
and threaten the cop [like he does with them].
Boom- 4.5 years in prison.
See- that’s why I decided it was
time to document this.
When the chief was forced to
retire.
Some of the guys were like
‘hooray- way to go John’.
Others were mad.
One day one of the guys came up
to me ‘yeah- glad we got rid of that SOB’.
He went on a bit.
I told him ‘Cory was a good
Captain- a good man- a good chief. He increased training for the dept. did a lot
of good things- no- he is a good man’.
The other firefighter shut up at
that point.
One thing that happened during this
time I do feel bad about.
At one point the union president-
Al- who actually wanted Cory to retire- so he could fill the spot.
He showed up at station 2- in the
middle of this whole firestorm- it was on the front page of the Kingsville
Record- the whole 9 yards.
Al came to the station- he said
‘John- the chief wants to ask you
something’.
I was irate for a few weeks at
this point- being he did lie in the paper about what happened.
Al said ‘the chief asked if you
could forgive him- what does he need to do for you to drop it’.
I didn’t drop it- I told Al ‘tell
him yeah- he needs to go’. [Resign/retire].
He did.
Now- this too was not easy to do-
what he did with the ambulance crew- at times- was wrong.
And could have cost lives.
The guys did complain- but never
did anything.
Sometimes stuff goes on for years-
Police- Fire- etc.
These people are not inherently bad-
in many cases- they are good people.
They become comfortable with stuff-
and don’t realize that some of the stuff they are doing is indeed violating the
rights of others- and at times- down right against the law.
After Cory retired- Al Lopez did
become the next fire chief.
It’s never an easy thing to do
this, especially being my own experience with this officer.
The other day some guy at the
mission- a friend- got upset about something and said ‘YOU HAVE SKELETONS IN
YOUR CLOSET TOO!’
I told Mark ‘Mark- skeletons are
things people hide- if you read my site last year- you will see that I don’t
have skeletons’.
I talked openly- and honestly-
about my situation.
Some did think I was paranoid-
because this just happened to be the cop that took my case.
I knew his history already.
Do I think he might have done
something wrong- in my case?
To be honest- no.
But I did see a pattern- stuff
that showed me that many of the stories I heard over the years had some
validity to them.
Andy told me one day ‘yeah- this
cop goes the extra mile John- he carries vendettas- someday he’ll wind up in a
nursing home with some mean lady having to take care of him’.
It showed me that this whole
saga- the many years of the guys on the streets dealing with this- they saw the
pattern.
So maybe in a way- all that happened-
was for the good of all.
Not to ‘get even’ but maybe the
straw that broke the camel’s back- had to happen.
2-
I want to write- real time
[Saturday]. I usually don’t start these weekly posts till Monday.
I write for a couple of days-
then post on Thursday.
But John David just came by- and
he told me ‘Have you seen Huey- he was beat up real bad- and we can’t find
him’.
His brother Andy texted me asking
if I found him while I was speaking with David.
These are the 3 brothers I have
spoken about this last year- Huey’s stuff is here in my room- he has crashed
out here lots.
Now- Huey is also one of the
cases I have written about- a ‘witness’ to some of the abuse I have written
about.
These guys live on the streets-
and I’m concerned that maybe someone retaliated against him.
As of now- I don’t know.
I had another strange experience
at the mission the other day.
I don’t want to make this sound self-serving-
but I have to talk a bit here.
At the mission- every so often a
new- cute [or pretty] girl will show up.
And as things go- the guys will
try and get to know the girl- before anyone else ‘gets’ to her first.
Not all the guys look like bums-
some do.
So- I rarely talk to the girls-
try to be nice- but over time they see ‘gee- that guy seems to have no interest’
which to be honest- is true.
A few weeks ago a girl I met
before was complimenting me ‘your good looking’ stuff like that.
I forgot her name- but she was a
medic in the Navy [like me] and served in Iraq.
After an hour or so of hinting
stuff ‘gee John- if you drop me off- I guess I could sit on your lap.. .’
She went on for a while- I wasn’t
mad or anything- but let her know ‘thanks dear- just not interested’ type
thing.
So- stuff like this does happen.
There are 2 younger girls [late
20’s?] who the guys like.
I’ve talked to one- the other
just the other day for the first time.
I think one is a little ‘jealous’
cause I just talked to the other one for a while.
I can kinda see it [it’s not that
I’m a ‘heartbreaker’ I’ try and be nice to them- and they see I’m not looking
to really engage with them and stuff- and that’s part of it]
But the new girl- I told her I’m doing
meetings with the guys- bible studies- I told her ‘you can go if you want- but
it’s really just for the guys’.
I really didn’t want her to go-
but felt bad that she saw me inviting the guys- so I did this.
[Note- she just asked me
yesterday if I could do one at the local coffee house- I think I will. I do
want any of the girls that are interested to be in the meetings- but most of
the meetings are just with the boys- they open up- talk about stuff- that maybe
they would not feel comfortable about with a girl there].
As I did talk to her a bit about the
ministry- she seems smart- she brought up a few things about the meaning of
words- how we can’t know for sure what words mean.
As my habit- I just happen to
know the school of thought on this- taught it in my Philosophy posts.
I think she was surprised- I
didn’t mean to ‘correct’ her- but in a nice way covered the field of thought on
this- how this idea became famous in some schools of thought in the 20th
century.
And without giving a whole lesson
on the thing- I said
‘Nikki- the main problem with
this belief system is- the guy who wrote the book on this’ [words have no
meaning].
I quipped ‘then how can you even
read/understand his argument- from a book of words’.
She said ‘wow- that’s right’.
Now- this was easy for me to do-
because I teach this stuff.
Then she got into Physics a bit
[another thing I teach on].
And sort of the same thing
happened- I think she was intrigued a bit.
One of my other friends does try
and hit on her- and she really didn’t want to talk to him- she was engaging in
this discussion- and I could tell she wanted to learn.
Now- here’s’ where you need to
pay attention- and remember the recent posts.
In a nutshell- what is happening
right now- is a sort of spiritual warfare that I explained in the other posts.
Basically- thru various events- God
has ‘heard’ my prayer- and in a sense- satan has been silenced [for a season].
God is working in earthly systems-
and thru some ‘heavenly’ signs- God seems to have said ‘yes- the court is in session-
and I HAVE COME FOR THY WORDS’ [Daniel 10]
Ok.
I also explained in the examples
above- that this recent thing I’m dealing with- is not the first time.
In both ‘earthly’ cases- as
things progressed [documenting stuff] the ‘targeted’ person has sent other
people- not to hurt- but to say- well- ‘uncle’.
Don’t misunderstand me here- it
is part of the process if you think you are doing what’s right- shining light
on a problem that has gone on for too long.
Sort of like saying ‘please-
stop’.
Now- when that happens- if you
think you’re really trying to do a just thing- you have to finish.
Don’t see it as personal- or not forgiving-
this type of thing is in a different category- sort of like what the prophets
did in the Old Testament.
They often did not want to speak
the things God wanted them to say.
So- as I talked with Nikki [she
is a sweet girl- and does volunteer at the mission].
She said something- and she does
not realize what happened.
She said ‘John- Lucifer wants to
have his voice heard too’.
Now- I picked up that sweet Nikki-
like many others- has probably dabbled in the occult.
Lots of innocent people do- not
knowing what they are getting into.
To Nikki- this was simply an innocent
comment- that those in the occult are taught.
Sort of like ‘satan has his point
too’.
But- she did not realize- that
from the many things/experiences- God has sort of given me the go ahead in ‘this
court’ [what is happening now]
And God has said- in so many
words ‘John- go ahead- I have silenced the adversary- for now’.
If you follow- this was the first
time- out of these cases- that the dragon himself tried to ‘make amends’.
I guess I’m honored in a way- but
my official response is ‘THE LORD REBUKE THEE’.
HINT- Read Job chapter 1- it says
there was a day when the sons of God came to appear before God- and satan came
too. In true spiritual warfare- satan wants a seat in the court. He is called the
accuser of the brethren- he accused Job in this chapter.
I HAVE RAISED UP ONE FROM THE
NORTH- FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN SHALL HE CALL UPON MY NAME- HE SHALL COME
UPON PRINCES AS UPON MORTAR- AND THE COASTLANDS SHALL WAIT FOR HIS LAW- HE WILL
NOT FAIL NOR BE DISCOURAGED UNTIL HE HAVE SET JUSTICE IN THE EARTH- Isaiah the
prophet.
[Note- I mentioned I also spoke
to Nikki about some questions/things about Physics. It seems as if Nikki- like lots
of people who have gone to college and have had some background- there are
common themes to some of these things- I do an Apologetics section on my Blog-
and over the years I have engaged in these discussions- arguing for the
Christian worldview.
Nikki said at one point ‘after
all Einstein taught that all things are Relative’.
I told Nikki that in the 20th
century- during the rise of what we refer to as Modern Physics [before that time
it’s referred to as Classical Physics/Newtonian Physics].
That there was also a
Philosophical debate going on- and in the area of Moral Philosophy- there was
also a category called Moral Relativism- which means there are no Absolutes- no
real right or wrong.
It is true that Einstein’s
theory- too called Relativity- was confused with Moral Relativism.
But these 2 were not the same- as
a matter of fact- Einstein seemed to believe in Absolutes- he disagreed with
other top Physicists of his day because he believed there was an ultimate
answer to the cause of things.
Other scientists were embracing
an idea that things happen ‘by chance’ yet Einstein held out for what was
called the Unified theory- wanting to find the common denominator so to speak.
Einstein would eventually move to
Princeton University in my home state of N.J. and live the rest of his years
seeking for his Unified Theory.
Some in the field of Physics
today think Einstein wasted the last 25 years of his life seeking for this
unity.
But many [even in Philosophy]
mistake Einstein’s Relativity with Moral Relativism- this is a mistake.
Sunday- WHATS HAPPENING TO THE
WITNESSES?
Ok- As of today I have written
about 5 posts on this stuff.
I wrote a post where the cop we
are talking about GPS tracked me one day [recently]
Was at a paint store- helping 2
street people to get a bus ticket to Houston.
The girl waited in the car-
Tammy.
I went into the store with Shrek-
the boyfriend.
When I came out- a cop car was waiting-
in the street.
It then took off- drove past Tammy-
in the car.
I posted this incident- showing
that the cop is watching- following various people who could confirm all this
stuff.
Tammy and Shrek took the bus to
Houston a few days later- they are both on probation for selling pot to an
undercover cop in Houston.
Now- if you saw these 2 [I have posted
their pictures on Facebook this last year].
They are sweet- harmless- cute
couple- made for each other.
They were in Houston to get a
transfer of their probation back to Corpus.
While in Houston someone made a
call to the judge in their case [now- who would have this type of information?]
The caller reported that they
used the local address of the mission- Timons- as their residence.
The judge did not approve their
transfer- they are stuck in Houston till this day.
They were supposed to be back in
a couple of days- it’s now going on a month.
Obviously if they were going to
be questioned locally about some of this stuff- they can’t- now.
Huey.
I also wrote about Huey being threatened
in the past- by the same cop I am writing about.
[Threatened= ‘leave the bluff and
never come back’- years ago]
Now- the way the local scene
‘works’ is everybody on the streets knows everybody.
So when I heard last night ‘Huey
got beat up real bad- we can’t find him’.
Yes- I wondered.
Let’s hope he’s ok- as of now- I
haven’t heard.
[John- maybe you shouldn’t write
about them? Look- I’m on the street every day- with the good- the bad- and the
ugly. I’m not hiding out. I feel the best way to protect them- is to write
about this- publicly- so all the other eyes seeing this stuff [the letters I
sent out have the Blog site on it] will PREVENT
any retribution. Let’s hope it works.
HE IMAGINED AGAINST THEM A WICKED
DEVICE- ONE THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO PERFORM
BEHOLD- THEY SAY UNTO ME ‘WHERE
IS THE WORD OF THE LORD’ LET IT COME NOW
FOR HE SHALL TURN BACK WHEN YOU
ARROWS ARE TURNED AGAINST HIM [the Prophet Jeremiah]
Is this ‘piling on’? Maybe in a
way- but as the whole process began- I did say to people ‘this cop has been
doing this for 25 years’- as long as I have lived in the Bluff- from the first
year [?] working with the street people- I have indeed heard these things- as
well as worse stuff [people getting beat up- etc.]
Now- When I heard these things- I
really did not believe them- to be honest. Until I actually saw him do it
[actually get mad- jump up and down- and say words to the effect ‘you’re going
to be destroyed’- to me].
Then yeah- he follows you- relentlessly.
To be honest- I was surprised that he did do stuff like this.
The above example- where Albert
testifies that this cop said ‘I’LL JUST MAKE A CHARGE UP’.
The thing that surprised Albert
was not that he said it- no- others have said that they were arrested- at
times- without cause [like I said- both sides got used to it after a while. The
average person never experiences this- but I have heard- given testimonies of
guys- many times- who have said ‘how can he do this’? Or- ‘How does he get away
with this’]?
Albert was surprised that he
would say it- WITH OTHER PEOPLE THERE.
He has a history of doing this.
‘John- why didn’t you say stuff
at the time’?
To be honest- I am a retired fire
fighter- and to say the truth- at first- I too did had my doubts about the thousands
of stories I have heard.
I too thought many of these
stories might have just been disgruntled guys.
But over time I thought ‘geez- I
have heard the same story- 99% of the time about the same cop’.
So yes- I too could not believe
he would indeed do this type of stuff.
As of today- this writing- I have
tried my best to weed out the stories I have had some questions about.
But what we do have- up to this
point;
The high probability that he has
threatened guys- with their life [I’ll make you disappear- etc.]
A history of him pursuing these
guys- AFTER HE MAKES THE THREAT.
As of now- ONE OF THESE GUYS IS
MISSING [As I write today- we can’t find Huey Martin].
I mean what do you want me to do-
get a video of him doing it?
After me giving this my best
shot- trying to show you the whole picture- giving these reports- not as
someone who- initially- was looking for stories.
No- having worked with the street
people for many years- these came to me that way.
At one time I did write a letter to
the Police Chief- I did say I think this cop might indeed kill someone.
If just one of the many accounts
I have relayed- is true- that should have been enough to remove him from the
force.
If they are all true- then he
will do some jail time.
The thing that disturbs me the most
is it’s been going on so long.
I HAVE COME TO SET A FIRE ON THE
EARTH- AND HOW I WISH IT WERE ALREADY BURNING- Jesus Christ the Revolutionary.
2;
One day I was at the mission- ran
into Huey. Sometimes he goes to the meetings I’m doing- or I’ll give him a ride
or help him out.
This day someone took his bike
from the HEB parking lot.
He thought he knew who took it-
not really stolen- but a friend.
The whole bike thing- on the streets-
is funny- a story in itself.
Last year I lent Big Charlie a
nice bike.
I knew it was a risk- Charlie is
a severe alcoholic- uses Meth- and even his family [I know them all] don’t
trust him.
I figured ‘what the heck- I’ll
consider it a donation’.
When I got back from New Jersey-
I mean I didn’t even care about the thing.
I gave lots of stuff away before
I left- so the bike was the last thing on my mind.
Andy [Charly had a kid with
Andy’s daughter- Rochelle- all these guys are related in ways- I still can’t
figure it all out- and I’ve known them for 25 years!]
Andy tells me ‘John- Cooker
[Craig- Andy’s son- who has brain cancer] has your bike in his garage’.
Andy’s son lives in Andy’s ex-wife’s
house- and Craig had the bike.
I even told him ‘I don’t care
Andy- let Craig keep it’.
But about a month after I decided
to get it.
Now- all these guys are using-
they ‘acquire’ bikes all the time and pawn them.
Yet- I got my bike- cool.
So- back to Huey.
After we leave Timons I give him
a ride to get his bike.
I take Guitar Jason with us. I’ve
known Jason forever- good friend.
Jason gets in the back- Huey’s in
the front- and off we go.
Last year I was kidding Huey-
I’ve known him and his brothers a long time.
One day John David tells me
‘Yeah- don’t be fooled- Huey’s a scrapper’.
I see these guys as harmless- but
of course I know that in reality- some are not.
But Andy and Huey were giving me
a ride one day- in the van I sold to Andy.
I told Huey ‘yeah- David tells me
you’re a scrapper- but he says you can only go for about 5 minutes and you’re
done’ [out of breath].
Now- I’m kidding him- Andy’s in
the van- this is all fun n games.
[One day Andy tells me ‘yeah-
Jason [guitar] knocked me out’ he went on and told me the story. I had Little
Charlie in the van- Big Charlie’s son- I tell Andy ‘Yeah- I heard you Martin
boys go down easy- Li’l Charlie cracks up]
So- when I give Huey the ride
that day- I have on my coveted black leather jacket I bought while in N.J. last
year.
I thought it would get cold- and
one day doing my street ministry back in the hood- I walked into a salvation
Army shop on Kennedy Blvd- around 60th street- and found a nice old
biker jacket.
I’m using it more here in Texas than
I did in N.J.
Huey tells me ‘say if I make you
give me your jacket and wallet’.
Now- at no time did I think he
was for real- it would be like talking to a brother.
But Jason doesn’t realize we kid
like this.
I think Jason thought ‘man- I
don’t want to get arrested!’
I tell Huey ‘one problem- I know you’re
supposed to be a scrapper- but David says you can only go for 5 minutes- and
you already used it walking to the car’ [he was out of breath just walking to the
car!].
He laugh’s- Jason realizes where
just kidding around.
Jason got out- went to the room
they were staying in at some hotel.
Huey just wants to hang out in the
car for a while- talking old times and stuff.
I tell him ‘you always find a way
to make money Huey- a true survivor’.
He tells me how one day years ago
he lived by some corn field.
He walked across the street and filled
up 2 HEB bags with corn.
He then went door to door- promoted
how nice and fresh they were- and sold them for 10 bucks.
I told him ‘I’m gonna write about
this on the Blog’.
Promise kept.
Huey is on the streets- living the
rough life.
His brothers are different- not
perfect- but one is clean- the other wants to get back to being clean.
I do the halfway house with John David-
the oldest brother.
But over the years David tells me
‘I wish Huey would make the change John- but he’s happy living like that’.
When Huey stops by- he often just
comes by and we hang out for a while.
We just talk about old times- as
friends.
The last few weeks- on his own
accord- he has talked about wanting to change.
He said the other day [before he
went missing] ‘John- I could get off the streets if I wanted- I just need to
get a job and start living responsibly’.
I just let him talk a bit.
He told me how- when you’re using
drugs- you never get any rest.
He says even when your body sleeps-
your mind has no rest.
I quoted a verse- but ‘softened’
it a bit.
‘You know Huey that reminds me of
a verse- There is no rest- saith my God- to those who are living in sin’.
He corrected me ‘to the wicked’.
He was right- I just didn’t want
to nail it on the head like that.
Huey nailed it.
Funny- even though these guys have
been in some pretty bad stuff over the years- Andy and Huey fight like kids.
One day I was on my way to pick
up Andy.
On the way I saw Huey on Flour
Bluff drive- ‘hey- I’m on my way to get Andy- but were going to the halfway
house- doing ministry’.
He gets in- wants to go.
Tells me he just called Andy to
get my number [he losses phone numbers all the time- Andy and David get pissed off-
Huey’s always calling them for numbers in their phones- because he can’t keep/remember
them.]
So Huey gets in- and we get Andy.
They were at each other’s throats
right from the start.
Why?
Huey got shot gun- yeah- he had
the front seat! [plus- Huey does get on his brothers nerves- even the day I was
with Jason- Huey goes on and on- even asking Jason to look in his phone for the
number of the guy who had the bike- Jason finally says ‘hurry up- just go get
the bike’]
I mean there in the middle of all
types of stuff- yet when we get out of the car- at the halfway house and stuff.
They’ll either sit in the car [to
keep the seat].
Or yell- on the way down the
steps ‘I got shot gun’.
I mean they fight over it- it’s
funny as hell.
THERE ARE 3 THAT BARE RECORD IN
HEAVEN- AND THESE 3 AGREE IN ONE.
WHEN YE SEE THESE THINGS- THE
POOR HAVE THE GOOD NEWS PREACHED TO THEM- THE DEAD ARE RAISED [READ POST 2021]
- THEN KNOW THE KINGDOM IS NOW HERE
THE WICKED IN HIS PRIDE DOTH
PERSECUTE THE POOR- LET HIM BE TAKEN IN THE DEVICE HE HATH IMAGINED
ARISE O GOD- LIFT UP THY HAND-
FORGET NOT THE HUMBLE
BREAK THOU THE ARM OF THE EVIL
AND WICKED MAN- SEEK OUT HIS WICKEDNESS UNTIL THOU FIND NONE [Hint- this is
redemptive in the end. Meaning Gods court is not vindictive- in the end it
produces what’s right in all involved. In the book of John it says some
situations you are not to pray for- some sins- by Gods determination- have to
come full circle. In Psalms 109- it’s an ‘imprecatory’ Psalm. The psalmist says
‘let his prayer become sin- let another take his office’. The Apostle Peter quotes
this in Acts- referring to Judas.
In the church- in society- at
times- only when God gives the decree- he says ‘ok- enough- it has to come full
circle’.
Why? God sees certain things have
gone on for a long time- and he only knows the heart of man.
I pray for the guys who are on
death row- I try and write down their execution date- and pray for them- often-
right when they are dying.
God sees that some sins [even
though I am not pro death penalty] can only be purged thru judgment. That’s the
context of the imprecatory Psalms.]
JUDGE THE FATHERLESS AND THE
OPPRESSED- THAT THE MAN OF THE EARTH MAY NO MORE OPPRESS.
THE STONE THAT THE BUILDERS
REJECTED HAS BECOME THE HEAD OF THE CORNER- THIS IS THE LORDS DOING AND IT IS
MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES.
NOTE- We found Huey- but he was beat
up pretty bad. Let me say how things work on the streets. If someone wants to
target someone- for whatever reason- they [especially if they are in law
enforcement] would not usually do it themselves, they would have someone [if
they are involved some way with the local gangs- you see this stuff in Mexico
all the time] either start a fight with the guy- or in more severe cases-
simply have a gang member do a drive by. I do not know if my friend was
targeted- but don’t fool yourself- this stuff does happen here in the Deep
South].
3-
Today we will be holding our Bishop [city in Texas]
meeting. I’ll have a couple of the original crew from Kingsville/Bishop- as
well as the boys from the streets in Corpus.
I am in the process of establishing
the house churches that I launched this year.
Bishop is now a permanent one- we
meet every Tuesday at 1:45.
This weekend I shopped for
investment houses with my daughter Becky. We drove thru some of the towns where
I also plan on setting up more home churches.
It was a good day- as we drove I
saw all the little Protestant/Pentecostal churches [actually it was Sunday-
right after I attended the 7:30 Mass at the Cathedral in Corpus Christi- why do
I- a ‘Protestant’ Christian- attend the Mass? I’ll try and get to that in a
moment].
My daughter Becky was telling me
about her job- she has a good paying job [graduate from Texas A/M].
She works at a Monkey Facility- rare
for this area.
This company imports Lab monkeys-
and they sell them to universities/entities that use them for testing.
She also is an animal lover.
I kid her ‘Becky- I heard you
treat your employees like Monkeys’!
She was talking about how the
company makes millions [they sell them for 5-6 thousand a piece]
And yet pay their workers low
wages.
She talked about social
injustice- though she was not aware of the term- or that it is biblically
based.
As we drove past the many little churches-
all good churches- Baptist- Methodist- etc.
I gave a short lesson on how the
thing she was talking about- used to be a major concern for the church.
Historically the church dealt
with ‘un-fair’ wages- and stuff like that.
I told her one of the disciples
of Jesus- was a ‘half’ brother to the Lord.
James was a son of Joseph and
Mary- after the birth of Christ [Catholics have a different view- they believe
when the bible talks about the ‘brothers’ of Jesus- it’s referring to either
extended family- or Brother as Christian brother].
James was one of the main leaders
at the church in Jerusalem- Acts chapter 15.
He only wrote one letter in our
New Testament- the letter called James.
But boy- did he hit hard
HATH NOT GOD CHOSEN THE POOR OF
THS WORLD RICH IN FAITN AND HEIRS OF THE KINGDOM THAT HE HAS PROMISED
DO NOT THE RICH CALL YOU BEFORE
THE COURTS AND BLASPHEME THAT HOLY NAME BY WHICH YOU ARE CALLED
THE WAGES OF THE WORKER- WHICH IS
HELD BACK BY FRAUD CRIES OUT TO GOD FOR JUSTICE
GO TO NOW YOU RICH MEN- WEEP AND
HOWL FOR YOUR MISERIES THAT SHALL COME UPON YOU. YOUR RICHES ARE CORRUPTED, AND
YOUR GARMENTS ARE MOTH EATEN. YOU’RE GOLD AND SILVER IS RUSTED AND THE RUST OF
THEM SHALL BE A WITNESS AGAINST YOU AND SHALL EAT YOUR FLESH AS IT WERE FIRE
YE HAVE LIVED IN PLEASURE ON THE
EARTH..YOU HAVE NOURISHED YOUR HEARTS AS IN A DAY OF SLAUGHTER
YE HAVE CONDEMNED AND KILLED THE
JUST AND HE DOTH NOT RESIST YOU
[Where did James develop this
view? He grew up in the home with Jesus as his older brother- that’s where].
I mean James hits hard.
The church at Jerusalem had many poor
saints- if you remember your New Testament- the Apostle Paul wrote the Church
at Corinth and told them to take up a collection before he got there- and he
would bring the money back for the poor saints at Jerusalem.
He even starts that chapter ‘concerning
the collection FOR [not of] the saints’.
Now- the reason I attend the Mass
at our Cathedral- is because the Catholic Church is historically rooted in the
concept of social justice.
There are of course other
churches too- I mentioned the Methodists- they too have a strong strain of this
embedded in their church.
But the Catholic position- and
church- dates back to the 1st/2nd century- so that’s a
big draw for me.
I talked with Becky all thru our
road tour- looked at some nice houses- I’m getting ready to sell my house in
Corpus this year- maybe make about 120,000- it’s paid off- but that money will
be needed to start the ball rolling- so to speak.
Yeah- we had a good day- house
shopping- and doing a little teaching too.
I just started holding meetings
in Alice- so hopefully that will be one of the cities we do a house church
plant.
4-
On our way to the Bishop meeting
[we now made this meeting a regular one- every Tuesday at 1:45 pm- the address
is on my blog list- under the Home Bible Study page]
I stopped in Robstown to pick up
Justin.
Now- I haven’t seen Justin in
about 25 years.
He’s Emmitt’s son.
I used to work with Emit Senior-
he was one of the original drug addicts that I started the church in Kingsville
with in 1987.
His family- son, Emit Junior- and
Aunt Bee [was a teacher at A and I university-had famous people as her students
over the years- Senator Carlos Truan- etc.]
They all were members of our
church.
So- Emit Junior called me the other
day and he wants to get involved with our house churches.
He had to work yesterday- but
told me his son- who has had many troubles with drug addiction- wanted to go
the meeting.
He asked if I Could get him in
Robstown- I told him sure will.
But when we got to Robstown we were
running late- so instead we held our first Robstown meeting.
We will do that one every Thursday.
So it worked out- we just planted
our Robstown fellowship.
I was worried I wouldn’t recognize
Justin- he was supposed to meet me at a store- and go back to his house.
But when I saw him- he looks-
acts- exactly like his dad.
As I held our meeting- with a few
bluff guys- it was like old times.
Just like when I first started
working with his dad- it was like a flashback to 1987.
I had Cameron and Mike with me
from the bluff.
Cameron was one of the first
halfway house residents [the halfway house we started in 2012].
Before I left for New Jersey last
year- he tested dirty on a drug test and went back to jail- he’s on 10 years’
probation.
He did about 9 months and is back
out on probation.
Cameron is one of the younger guys
that I wanted to be involved with our house churches- and I ran into him at the
mission.
So it was a good day.
Lots of the ‘ministry’ time takes
place in the car- making the rides to the different cities- sharing Gods
purpose for these guys.
The meeting went well- I prayed
the ‘blessing of the father’ over these guys.
In the bible the fathers bless
their kids- so I started doing this- imparting spiritual blessings to the sons-
and it affirms their acceptance.
Cameron is looking for work- has
put in various applications- and asked if we would be back in Corpus by 4pm- he
had to check on a job at Whataburger in the Bluff.
On the way back I told him just seek
first the kingdom- God will open the doors.
Mike had his van parked at my house-
we dropped him off just in time- he is a cook at Howards BBQ.
He came by around 9 in the morning-
asked it was ok- I told him sure- and got him started on another painting [he
is the artist for my ministry- I try and encourage the guys to use their gifts
for God].
Mike took off- I took Cameron to check
on the application for Whata burger- he said he probably got the job- they told
him to come back Thursday.
We went back to my house- he called
his mom [she lives on Padre Island] and she told him he already had 3 jobs!
He leaves his moms number- so she
had the messages on her phone.
He was rejoicing [seek first the
kingdom- and all these things shall be added to you].
So he took the job at a pricy restaurant
right in the area.
He had a friend [who too is a
waiter] drop off some black pants- I gave him a black shirt- pulled out the
ironing board- and Walla- he was off to work- happy like a jay bird.
When I was at the mission earlier
in the day- I talked to a new guy I just recently met.
He’s not homeless [I don’t think?].
Works with business- doing the
computer stuff.
Has his own on-line magazine- was
telling me about some of the people he has promoted- famous people.
Very interesting.
I think he just came in from the
West Coast.
Been here a couple of months-
around 65 years old.
He has heard me talking at the mission-
and is interested in the stuff I’m doing.
He tells me he was parked the
other day- just resting.
A cop pulls up- requests his ID
[he asks- what did I do?].
He gives the cop all of his Id-
they just wanted to check him out- but he said had never been ‘checked’ like
this- without any cause.
He checked out all right.
Then- once again- of his own
accord- tells me ‘yeah- I heard about the cops- especially one name keeps
popping up [of course you know the name by now]’
They said he’s trouble.
I gave him my blog card- told him
to read it.
I mean it’s sad at this point- he
has a reputation [for bad stuff] that even some new senior from Cali has to
worry about.
I had a laugh at the mission-
Whistler- one of my regulars at the meetings.
He didn’t go this day- had other
stuff to do.
But it’s been real cold- and the
mission is only a day mission.
Over the years they used to open
up at night- if it was freezing out- and they let the people use the eating area
as a shelter.
But they have stopped doing it.
Whistler tells me ‘the mission
brought in 30 thousand last month- we are taking a vote from the guys- to see
how many have no shelter- and we are going to ask Miss Kay [she runs the
mission] if she will open up tonight’.
Whistler [who reads the site]
tells me ‘and yeah- I’ gonna tell her if she does not open it- I’m gonna post
it to my Facebook site- and tell her its going public’!
I tell Whistler ‘now you’re
learning brother- now you learning’.
Yeah- I’m making ‘disciples’ in
more ways then one- LOL.
5-
Just got back from my routine on the street.
Had some interesting things
happen today.
Actually- about a week ago [I did
tell this story above- but left parts out].
A girl who I met a while back-
well- came on to me- pretty strong.
The part I left out was- as she
walked away- another girl said ‘that persons a snitch’ [works with the CCPD].
I had the sense that the cop- having
not succeeded in trying to catch me with another DUI [I don’t drink- obviously
that’s why he GPS tracked me the other day- one more DUI and I get the feeling
I’ll get a hanging judge].
So today- a friend gave me a
warning- he knows what I’m doing- and said ‘John- be careful- you’re going to
be targeted’.
I already knew this.
Now- there was another girl there
today- I have known her for 25 years.
I have never come on to her [or
anyone else].
The last 2 weeks- she has made it
a point to sit next to me [today- almost in my lap].
She has been striking up
conversations [I have probably spoken to her a couple of times- in 25 years].
Today she was asking for a ride-
she wanted to get in the car- just me and her.
I told her no- was going in to
town [which was true].
When a cop might think that
someone- thru simply reporting truth- might wind up in jail- of course he’s
capable of talking to one of the street girls [people work for him- talk- stuff
like that- that’s Ok].
But if he feels he is in danger-
of going to jail- you bet he might try something like this- especially on the
day someone warned me.
There was an incident that
happened in Texas a few weeks ago- not in Corpus- but I think by Dallas.
Anyway- some cop shot a retarded
guy.
The family was irate- they insisted
that the cop killed him without just cause.
The guy was outside- holding a
knife.
In the report- the cop who killed
him- and his partner- swore that the guy lunged at them.
Of course- a cop would never lie
on a report- right?
The family was outraged- the cop-
his chief- the whole dept. backed up their men.
Then- lo and behold- a YouTube
video surfaced of the murder.
Both cops lied- they killed a
retarded man in cold blood- Oop’s.
Now- you think ‘wow- just happen
to be 2 bad cops’.
First- I actually don’t think they
were bad- they responded like most people who feel their jobs are threatened-
they lied to protect themselves.
As a matter of fact- have you ever
heard of a police killing- where the cops said ‘you know- I shot the man-
killed him- but I would never lie- go ahead and put me in prison’.
‘John- are you saying cops kill innocent
people all the time’?
Of course not- many work their
whole careers- never even firing their gun.
But- I have never heard a cop
admit- willingly- that he shot an innocent man- and the above case would have
never come to light if it wasn’t for the video.
The point is- when a cop [who has
already threatened many people- over many years] feels his job is in danger-
sure he would do something like I just mentioned- they are human.
I’ll end with one last story-
that I redacted from an earlier post.
Let’s ‘tell a story’- so you get
the idea how things work.
O- Say if you email a chief- send
him a letter- and make a complaint.
Say if the chief is Black [like
the CCPD chief].
Now- let’s say about a week or 2
later- some homeless guy [Who I never met in my life- don’t know his name- and
my buddies never saw him before as well].
Say if he walks up to you- out of
the blue and says ‘talk to th [redacted stuff here] and you’ll regret it’.
Now- that’s how this stuff works-
that’s how people- bad cops- get their point across.
He knows that there would be no
way in hell to prove this [my friends did not hear him say it].
That’s the way the ball bounces.
I have done my best to give the
names and addresses of the cases that I feel are legitimate.
I have not told every story- there
are many about guys actually getting the ‘stuff’ kicked out of them- but no one
will give me names- so I left those out.
If after all the efforts I have
made- did my best- if this cop kills someone- let’s just hope there’s a YouTube
video- because if not- this saga will not end [well].
UPDATE- I saw Huey today- he
looked fine. I was told [by his brothers] that he was beat up- and missing for
a few days- But it was obviously a rumor- wanted to correct that. But- Tammy
and Shrek are still stuck in Houston- she called me today.
HAVE THE WORKERS OF INIQUITY NO
KNOWLEDGE- WHO EAT UP MY PEOPLE AS THEY EAT BREAD- THERE WERE THEY IN GREAT
FEAR
HOW ARE THEY BROUGHT INTO
DESOLATIONS IN A MOMENT- THEY ARE UTTERLY CONSUMED WITH TERRORS
HE HATH DISPERSED- HE HATH GIVEN
TO THE POOR- HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURETH FOREVER- HIS HORN SHALL BE EXALTED WITH
HONOUR- THE WICKED SHALL SEE IT AND BE GRIEVED- HE SHALL NASH WITH HIS TEETH
AND MELT AWAY- THE DEISRE OF THE WICKED SHALL PERISH
IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THAT MAN
IF HE HAD NEVER BEEN BORN- Jesus Christ.
Last year I spent 3 months in New
Jersey- I told some friends that I always wanted to do some street ministry in
my home area- and I did.
I was walking all over- central
park- Jersey City [at night].
I had more than one person tell
me ‘John- you can’t go out like that- it’s not the same as when you were a
kid’.
You might get shot.
I told some friends that my Texas
friends said ‘John- you better leave Texas- your gonna wind up getting shot’.
I thought the 3 months might give
me some time to cool off- I guess it didn’t work.
THURSDAY MORNING- Obviously the
CCPD are reading these posts- one of them has been GPS tracking me for about a
year now.
A few words to Tommy;
1- Do
not text me again
2- Do
not involve my daughter in this again.
3- If
you have a message to deliver to me- don’t have someone else do it- you know
where I am every day.
4- Heck-
I walked around the Police station last week- for 3 days in a row- you guys
have me on camera- I was praying for the Kingdom to come.
5- Walked
right past one of you guys- parked next to my car- engine running.
6- If
you have a message – then send it yourself.
Note- Do me a favor, those who
read/like the posts- re-post them on other sites as well as the site you read
them on. Thanks- John. Don’t forget to scroll down on the timeline [FaceBook] -
I have posted lots.
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