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Hi, my name is NaCo. The professionals call me Prophet Naco. If you’re reading this webpage your curiosity has gotten the best of you and therefore you are interested in knowing who and what is The Joseph Generation.
This webpage is designed to:
- Introduce to you The Joseph Generation and to give you an overview of its origin and purpose.
- Give you insight into a season of Revival that is about to take place in our nation and the world at large.
- Give information on how this great long awaited move of God involves men and women from a new generation, who are connected to you, your Church, your community, city, state and nation directly or indirectly.
President Obama just signed the fair sentence act into law. This allows many inmates to be released from the penal system before their original release date. Because of the number of inmates about to be released, there are many private agencies and churches called to establish re-entry programs to help former inmates re-enter into society.
If you have a re-entry program or are planning on establishing one, the Joseph Generation is a must have book that can help you assist inmates in re-entering society. By reminding them that they can still fulfill their dreams against all the odds. Everyone has dreams and if you can show men and women how they can fulfill those dreams despite their past, this will be a positive step for them in their homes, community and city.
The Joseph Generation can be used in the following ways:
1. As a personal motivator: To get former inmates motivated about life and purpose.
2. A book club: This book can stimulate a powerful group conversation while teaching social and spiritual principles.
3. Communication builder: For one-on-one counseling.
4. Class curriculum: This book can be used as a textbook to teach how to stay focused on their dreams despite the odds.
Keep in mind most inmates begin to change their thinking by reading positive books. The Joseph Generation book will help them to continue their rehabilitation back into society by focusing on positive ways to fulfill their dreams.
The author has a history of inspiring and mentoring inmates in and out of the penal system. So he gives you grassroots, and a down to earth process how to continue that motivation as you help inmates or former inmates be reintegrated into society.
If you are serious about helping inmates make the transition back into society, use this book as a tool and you will be successful in this endeavor. If you read this book, I guarantee you will agree.
My Story:
Welcome to The Joseph Generation. Allow me to tell you a true story of how this all began.
Lockdown at 17:
In 1985 I went to prison at the age of 17 to serve a 12 year sentence (I’m not going to go into details of my incarceration; you can read these details in a book entitled, “The Making of a Modern Prophet of Christ.”) Like most 17 year olds in prison I tried to escape the reality of my situation by blending into the prison culture. What I didn’t understand was it’s hard to blend in a natural place when you were brought there for spiritual reasons. I had to learn how to look within and not spend most of my time looking to get out, instead of looking on the outside of myself. Because I came from a pastor’ home, I spent most of my time resenting God. I led the prison choir, because of my talent, more often than out of devotion. I had to find out the hard way, God was not going to release me from prison no matter how young I was, who my father was in the Church or how well I could sing. He brought me to train for something great and no doors will open until this lesson is completed.
Smooth like Sandpaper:
After serving eight months and nine months, which was the entire sentence, my transition back into society and family life was not smooth at all. Departing at age 17 and coming back at 25 was hard to say the least. One of the greatest problems was the people were behind in thinking and I was advanced. I thought I was supposed to be the one behind. This caused many to tell me to slow down. I couldn’t understand how you could tell a person who has been down, sitting down and lying down for over eight years to slow down.
Who Me?
June of 1995 marked the time when my life began to change and it would never be the same again. A friend invited me to a great revival that was taking place in my city, Baltimore, MD. The revivalist went by the name, Prophet Todd Hall. A revival that was supposed to last only a few days went on for a few weeks. It appears everyone in the city was finding their way to Simmons Memorial Baptist Church on Pennsylvania and North Avenue. One night in front of hundreds of people; Pastors, Bishops, and sister and brothers of the church, this prophet called out and told me, “The Lord has called you to be a prophet to the next generation.” My first thought was, “Who me?”
Not Empty
My second reaction was I was honored to be recognized during a trouble time in my life, but I didn’t know anything about being a prophet to this next generation, neither did I want to know. See I had my own plans, to go into the music industry. During my 12 year sentence I became a prolific singer/songwriter. I must admit after the prophecy, things began to pick up. I recorded four CD’s, performed and preached at numerous concerts and churches. I even opened up Baltimore’s first Christian Dinner Theater. The only problem was, a word was spoken over my life and it must come to pass. These were not empty words, but they were words full of life and promise.
Back to School!
Approximately six years after these powerful words were spoken to me, I found myself back in prison. This time I graduated from the state penitentiary to the federal penitentiary; from 12 years to 25 years. I had to find out the hard way, whenever you don’t get the lesson the first time, God doesn’t hesitate to send you back to school for make-up classes. I had to learn if nothing else, His word can’t return to him empty! Isaiah 55:11.
Uncle:
Once back in school I didn’t play dumb. I knew what brought me back to the penitentiary so I immediately cried out, “Uncle,” like Jonah in the belly of the beast. I know the only reason I was there was because of rebellion. The way I see it, if I would have trained the first time, once released, when the prophet gave me that word, I would have been prepared to embrace it. But instead I rejected it. It was not time to cry over yesterday, it was time to prepare for tomorrow by letting the Lord know, “I surrender, I cry out uncle.”
Personal Training:
One of the greatest lessons I didn’t get in those first 12 years was basic spiritual training. So I had to put away all my preconceptions about God, my known spiritual abilities and all I thought I knew and focus on the basic principles of the Kingdom of God; Order and Obedience. Discovering you can have abilities and gifts, but if you don’t have order and obedience, you will never get a chance to use these gifts for the glory of God. I had to learn the hard way lack of discipline in your life will always put you in a place where you need to be disciplined. This reality caused me to focus on three major areas in my life; (1) prayer and fasting, (2) desires and (3) exercise. I tell you, whenever God is your personal trainer, no pastor, preacher, or mentor, just God, the spiritual workout is not easy.
Writing Style:
After the intense training in the order and obedience of a prophet another training began. Being a songwriter and author, the Lord began to teach me to write in another way using the word of knowledge and prophecy. In 2005-2006 I wrote and published two books; (1) Wife Material, Preparing Single Spiritual Sisters for Marriage, (2) Divided Nation - Part One: Divine Destiny. I begin to notice how the people who read Divided Nation would say to me, “I couldn’t put it down, because it seemed so real.” They would say how the main character, Raymond Jackson reminded them of Barack Obama. I myself couldn’t help but to notice the similarities in what was written and what was taking place in Obama’s campaign, even down to the airplane troubles. When it came to Wife Material the men would say it not only helped them give something to their wives or girlfriends, but it also helped them to understand what to look for in a wife. So I noticed a powerful change in writing, using the word of knowledge and prophecy.
New Weapons:
Once I wrote and published these two books while in prison, they proved to be a powerful tool to rebuild men’s lives. Also a monthly publication was written and passed out to the prison population in the form of a pamphlet. This was training me to give a seasonal word to 1600 men. There were countless men who expressed how the pamphlet helped them at a certain place in their lives.
Spiritual Development:
In addition to the books and pamphlets, God gave me a curriculum to teach men entitled, “Spiritual Development.” This seven course curriculum became very popular, very fast. The reason being is the Lord revealed to me how most, if not all men and women who commit crimes have one thing in common; they had their childhood taken from them. This causes them to be undeveloped mentally and an undeveloped child makes an immature man. Well, whenever one is born again it allows them to receive spiritually what they may not have received or had taken away from them spiritually. If God can heal the little boy in us then we have a chance to be a man of God. So this curriculum has proved to have a positive spiritual and social impact in the prison. It helps immature guys mature into men, husbands, fathers, friends, and even upstanding citizens. You would be surprised that the only thing one need is a little spiritual development to make them into a different person.
Putting in Work:
Once this training was complete and the weapons were understood, I knew it was time to put in work. So I began to teach at every opportunity. No matter where I would go my cell easily became a church and classroom. The anointing to teach was being released in the most powerful way. Men were asking God that I move to their cell to teach them the, “Word of this life.” God was confirming his word by healing, miracles and reversing bondages that have been on them for years. I taught one-on-one and groups; in the yard, in the cells, in the library and even in the chapel. This powerful mandate to put in work was something I never witnessed before. Not just the zeal to work, but the powerful and overwhelming response that came along with it. Men’s lives were changing by the power of God right before my eyes.
Partners in Crime:
The season of moving from one cell to another came to an end, when the Holy Spirit told me it was time to teach certain men to facilitate Spiritual Development to other men. I settled in one unit (Unit J), which proved to be my headquarters where certain men would come to me for training. One of the first facilitators I taught was a man by the name of Marshall Nicholson. He was also my armor bearer, who is a great man of God. He made sure I lack nothing as he helped me complete the vision God has for this place. Nakie Harris, Bro. Williams and a few other brothers I taught also served as facilitators. I came to realize how important the men were that Paul had with him as he completed the work of God. It’s possible to do the work alone, but it’s much easier when you have spiritual partners in crime.
Setting up Shop:
The prison where we are located is in Lee County, Virginia. It is actually a level seven penitentiary, which is one of the high security prisons. That means riots, fighting; killing of both inmates and staff can break out at any time and often. Whatever can go wrong can and will go wrong, but this is not the case here. Because the vision God has for this place is for certain men to come here, become spiritually developed in Christ and prepare for the move of God. This reality brought an angel from the Lord to be posted in this place. What is supposed to be one of the most violent places is abnormally calm. Matter of fact this prison is set on a mountain with a beautiful scene that reflects the beautiful work God is doing in these men lives in this prison.
This is clearly a special place for men of God to be trained in the things of God. This prison’s climate allowed me and the facilitators to design a system where 12 units would have at least one facilitator who would be responsible for passing out pamphlets, allow men to read and discuss the published books, teach the Spiritual Development curriculum and most important to fast and pray weekly to keep the unit spiritually calm and conducive for the work of God in the men’s lives. These men ultimately will be looked at as the spiritual pastors of the unit. It was like setting up shop for the soul.
Look What I Found:
As I completed my personal spiritual training, learnt how to write as a prophet, understood the new tools for a new generation. As I taught men how to be spiritually developed and taught facilitators to teach other men. I sat up a system where everyone in the prison could be reached by this liberating life changing word of God. As I did these things I discovered something great. I actually discovered the next generation prophet all prophesied to me back in 1995. That’s right, here I was thing I was only here to be trained to be the prophet of Christ for the next generation, I never knew I would actually meet the next generation in prison. But it made so much sense, God word said he would raise up a prophet from among you, Deuteronomy 18:18. I spent half of my life in the Church and the other half in prison and now it was time to put both of these experiences together to be used by God and prepare the prison on the inside and the Church on the outside for this powerful move of God. I could hear the Lord say, “I’m ready to take what was meant for evil and change it for your good.” The Spirit of God has spoken and it will come to pass.
Joseph Generation:
The Lord began to speak to me so clearly about this next generation; The Joseph Generation. If you are familiar with the Bible account of a man name Joseph, you are aware of some key pints in Joseph’s life. He was 17 when he was thrown into the pit by his brothers, then sold into slavery and sent down to Egypt. While in Egypt he was falsely accused and sent to prison. After spending some time in prison he went to the palace to help the king and the word at large. The lord began to show me how He is raising up a new generation from prison to do a great work in the palace. The Joseph Generation consists of men from all walks of life: corporate leaders to gang members; king pens to politicians; athletics to rap artist; the poor to millionaires; and school teachers to students. As you will see these men and women came to prison to train in order to go to the place with the solution. (Be sure to get the book, “How to Get the Solution out of Prison.”
Role and Responsibility:
From this point I will be using this web page to update you on The Joseph Generation. What its role and responsibility in connection with this great move of God is. I will be giving you exerts and explanations bi-weekly to prepare you for what will be manifesting in the up coming days, weeks, months and years. These are some very exciting times, the forecast of wealth, political elections and others is a clear indication God by His Son Christ Jesus is prepared to do something big. Well you know how God likes to take the least and make it the greatest for His glory. This is exactly what is about to take place with The Joseph Generation. I am to prophesies every step of this great move of God.
Pray for the Prison Prophet!
As I bring this section of the web page to a close, I pray you have gained an insight into who and what The Joseph Generation is. Some have family members, relatives, loved ones or friends incarcerated. Some have been advocates for men, women, boys and girls inside the prison system. Some have worked with organizations and prison ministries to help reach out to the incarcerated ones. Some worked inside the prison system and witnessed the need first hand. No matter what the case we all have been praying for what is about to take place inside the prison system. Whether it is the prison reform or praying for our sons and daughters to be transformed, the time has come where God has turned his face to the prisoners.
It is for this reason I am asking for your prayers.
- Pray the prison environment is conducive for the liberation of the prisoners, inside and out.
- Pray these prisoners are healed completely
- Pray they are spiritually developed
- Pray a revival break out in the prison system
- Pray this revival save and heal the staff and administration
- Pray every obstacle will be removed
- Pray for love and unity among the Church in prison
- Pray men’s households are completely delivered
- Pray marriages and relationships are strong
- Pray the word is preached and taught with boldness
- Pray for my immediate release, so I can prepare the Church for this move of God that involves the men and women on the inside that are coming out
I am the Lord’s prisoner as Apostle Paul, while incarcerated God gave Paul revelation after revelation of how the Church should grow and function. I believe God is doing it again to revive His Church by Christ Jesus. He is doing this by using The Joseph Generation. He is giving me revelation after revelation to help usher in this great move. As you read Wife Material, Divided Nation and the other publications, please keep in mind, all of this was given to me while incarcerated in prison like Apostle Paul.
The Lord has also commissioned me to go out and prepare the Church of God for this move and great revival like I prepared the prisoners. I am in the process of being released from prison supernaturally to complete this work. Pray for me, that all the negative forces that are trying to keep me in be removed. As I close, if you have a need you want me to pray about or you would like to correspond with me to ask questions about The Joseph Generation, this move or God or the great revival, you may do so by writing me: Nacoe Brown 34730-037 – FCI – Manchester – P.O. Box 4000 – Manchester, KY 40962
Until next time
Peace and Power!
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Mar-June 2010
HELLO SPIRITUAL PARTY PEOPLE:
Have you been doing the spiritual demonstration out there? Well, we have been doing it in here like there’s no tomorrow. And a new revelation about the Kingdom of God has been being poured out without limitation. Men of all ages, races, backgrounds and cultures are being transformed right before our eyes. These men are being trained to be fathers, husbands and spiritual leaders.
This is one of the reasons why I haven't got back with you until now. Talking about busy! Man! Even the staff is being impacted by the power of the Living God and the Lamb. The move of God is so powerful here that men of other faith are coming to our services and confessing Jesus Christ as Lord. They are even going back to their religion and sharing with others the revelation of how Jesus Christ has transformed their lives from the inside out.
The administration is witnessing this move of transformation in the re-entry program. This re-entry program is the vehicle God is using to impact the entire prison compound. Now it wouldn't be real if there wasn't any opposition. Yes, the opposition is here as well, but God is greater than any opposition and the move of God is moving all opposition out of the way. We even had some people from DC come in to see what is taking place. We shared with them how men are being transformed from the inside out and the individual was really impressed and interested in making a model of the entire system.
I'm telling you, you haven't seen the power of God until you've witnessed it give men life in a dead situation. Even when visitors come to minister in the prison ministry, they notice something new is taking place. One Sunday a group of visitors came into our leadership class and were very impressed. Afterwards the pastor said he wanted to come in and take some of the classes we were offering. The Lord is showing us it is time for Joseph to come out of the prison and into the palace to help the people receive the greater life.
I am telling you; Pastors, Bishops, Prophets, Teachers and all Church Leaders, God is doing a new thing and you must get the people ready out there for the people that God is getting ready in here. I feel in my spirit that I am about to be released to start the work on the outside of this place.
Keep me and my family in prayer so the move of God can continue. By the way, my latest book is blessing the men here. Men who don't even go to church are reading this book and it is changing their lives. So you should get this book not just for yourself, but for people that you are trying to reach spiritually, especially potential businessmen, ministers, anyone who is incarcerated, or in rehab. This is also an excellent read for someone who is starting over in life.
Now, do you want to read a true story of how Our Lord and King made Spiritual Development International in four days?(Part I)
You Got Mail
Last July while I was praying, the Spirit of Peace brought a face to me and I began to pray for him. This person was a familiar face I’d seen around the compound. It was known he was an African from Nigeria and had spent over 19 years in prison for something he did not do. As I continued to pray for him, our King let me know he had set up a divine appointment for us to meet. He wanted me to talk with him about coming back to the relationship with God he had walked away from years ago.
My friend, you’re reading this because God has been on you about passing the message he has for others through you. Remember we are God’s mouthpieces on earth. A lot of people have shut God out and your mouth may be the only opening God has to their heart or at least their ears. So if you open your mouth, they may open their heart to God. You are not the mail; you are the little voice that says, “You’ve got mail.”
Captivated
So God set the appointment on one July morning. Someone had told him that I wrote books and that I wrote a fiction about Africa. When he approached me, we talked about Divided Nation, Part One: Divine Destiny and what I was planning to do in Part Two. He was very captivated by our conversation and the concept of the book. I looked at how God was setting the entire scene and how he used a book about this man’s country to draw him in.
If God sets a divine appointment for you to talk to someone about him, on your job, at your school or in your Church community, you must know he has already given you something to captivate the attention of that person. This is what I teach my students; your product is designed to get you in a position to witness about Christ. This is why God wants you to be successful.
Impressive
Mr. Valentine took a few days to read Divided Nation, Part One: Divine Destiny and then we met for the second time. And he began to tell me how he couldn’t put the book down. He looked like someone had blown new life into him; his smile was a sign something was happening under the surface of his soul. He was about to find out what was actually happening was more than inspiration from a book.
Whatever your product is, it must warm the person up to the one who made the product possible. The product must appear to be the objective, but once you introduce them to the main product, then they will understand the product next to God is only a by-product.
Delete
As we talked about the book, I gave him the spiritual signs and symbols. He seemed to enjoy the spiritual side of the book more than the book itself. Then came the opportunity to give him the message from our Lord and King. I said, “Well, Mr. Valentine as you know I’m a spiritual person and the God who gave me the ability to write this book gave me a message for you.” When I said that I noticed his face changed and his mood changed as well. I went on to say, “I’m not sure what took place and isn’t my business, but God wants to reunite the relationship you had with him years ago.” His response was a polite, “No thanks, I’m good.”
Whenever someone says no, this doesn’t mean you have the wrong person or you did something wrong. It simply means the devil is not going to let them go without a fight. So you must go back in prayer and fight for them spiritually. They may delete the message, but it is still in their spiritual mind and anytime the Holy Spirit wants to, he can retrieve it.
Zeal and Knowledge
Mr. Valentine didn’t want me to mention God, but yet it seemed he was attached to me. Anytime he would see me, he would make his way around me and just start talking. One day he said, let me tell you my story. “As a young man in school in Nigeria, I played around and oftentimes found myself in trouble. I got high on the finest weed. But one day all of that changed when people in the town decided to nickname me Dummy. As I discovered, everyone who would talk to me or about me would call me Dummy and so that made me decide to start taking school serious. Only to find out that I was one of the most intelligent ones in the school and the only one in my class to graduate with the highest honors. This was only the beginning. I began to work with a Church in Nigeria that had me going from door-to-door introducing the gospel to all who would listen. I was smart and very zealous.
There is nothing like zeal and knowledge, so make sure when you approach someone about Christ you know what you are talking about. The worst thing to see is someone who has the passion, but not the knowledge. The passion will bring the people to you, but the knowledge will keep them coming back.
A Working Mind
So Mr. Valentine was on the path of purpose, so he decided to further his education by enrolling in Princeton University as an engineer. When I tell you this guy may be the most intelligent guy I have every met, it is not an overstatement. He showed me a math problem you can solve in more than four ways. He could fix any mechanics we had in the prison and run the entire factory by himself if he had to. He was not only intelligent, but he was a hard worker.
By the way, you can’t really expect to work for God if you don’t like to get your hands dirty. You can’t be apart of God’s team if you think head knowledge is the only thing you need to make progress in the Kingdom. No, you need to be like the people in Nehemiah’s days, who were building the wall. You need a mind to work. Not just a mind to read, a mind to sing, or a mind preach, but also a mind to work.
Too Late
Then the defining moment came in Mr. Valentine’s life, when he moved to the United States. He easily became a popular student on campus, not even the professors could compete with him at times. He had his own place and moved his lady fried in and things were looking lovely. So he decided to invite his brother and his lady friend from Nigeria to the states for the purpose of more schooling and job opportunities, only to find out they had other plans. His brother soon started to get into the drug world. Making a lot of money in a short period of time. Mr. Valentine who stayed on campus with friend most of the time found out what was taking place and told his brother he would have to get his own place if he was not going to go to school or get a job. But it was a little too late for that.
There is always somebody in your life that will get you late if you don’t keep your eye on them. They will have you behind every time. They will tell you one thing, but always do another and regardless of what you try to do with them, you will always be a day too late.
Selfish
Mr. Valentine’s brother agreed to leave, but failed to mention he had an international package being mailed to Mr. Valentine’s house. Once it arrived there, and was received and signed for by Mr. Valentine’s brothers’ lady, the FBI arrived with a warrant for the brother’s arrest. But the brother was not there, only his lady, so she was arrested. After Mr. Valentine’s brother got his brother’s lady out on bail, the brother decided since they wanted him and not really her, he went back to Nigeria. This is where things started to get messy. When the FBI realized what happened they told her she was going to prison as an accomplice if the brother didn’t come forth. So she lied and said Mr. Valentine was the owner of the package.
Please understand the flesh is selfish and only thinks about itself when times get tight.
Turned Bitter
Well, when Mr. Valentine was arrested and indicted he was sure of one thing, he didn’t do anything, so he would be found not guilty. The first trial was a hung jury. The prosecutor knew he had nothing to do with the package, they even offered him two years, but he refused. The second trial he was found guilty and was given 25 years. To be bitter towards God and wonder why would he allow such a thing. People in his family would tell him to pray, but he refused. They even tried to pray for him, but as he put it, nothing works for me. So for the next 19 years he was upset with God.
Someone who is reading this is upset with God because you think he should have responded in a better way. Instead things went very bad for you. Don’t turn away from God, because you will only turn bitter. Turn to him instead and you will turn better.
Two Sides to Every Story
While Mr. Valentine told me his side, the Holy Spirit was telling me the Heavenly Father’s side of the story. So after he finished, the Holy Spirit began. This is what the Lord is saying, “Yes you were innocent from breaking man’s law, but not innocent from breaking God’s law. When you were going door-to-door teaching the gospel, God had you on a path to purpose that was leading to something great. But when you came to the states you forgot about God. You stopped going to Church, you started drinking and focusing more on making money. When your brother came in the picture God wanted to use him to show you yourself, you were your brother spiritually. He only wanted to get your attention so you could turn back to him and get back on the path of purpose. But your stubbornness and pride would not let you get back on that path. Your stubbornness and pride even caused you to refuse the two years the Lord made the prosecutor offer you. Why do you think they offered you two bears, because they like you? They didn’t care about you. They even told you to sign for two years, even if the second jury trial found you guilty, we will still give you two years. This was not man, but God. God knew if you would have humbled yourself, went back to your first love, it would have only took two years to get you back on the path of purpose. God didn’t cause you to do 19 years, but your pride caused you to do the 19 years.
My friend always know there are two sides to every story. There is the natural side and the spiritual side and you haven’t heard the complete story until you have heard the spiritual side. Only the Holy Spirit can tell that side of the story.
Right Path
As the Holy Spirit was talking to his friend through me, I could see a brokenness come over him. Not a bitter brokenness, but a humbleness with a peace that that signaled to me God was getting through to him. Then the Holy Spirit said something that made him say yes. “When you were going door-to-door, sharing the gospel God was preparing you for something greater than you thought. Do you know what it was? “No, he said.” “well, God was preparing you to be the president of your country.” He looked at me then hung his head and smiled and said, “That was a dream of mine, I never told anyone. I knew I could help my country if I could be President.” The spirit of Christ continued to speak to his friend. “As you would go door-to-door God was introducing the people to their future president. It was the perfect spiritual campaign that was based on a biblical base, “Don’t despise a small beginning.”
See my friend you never know where God is leading you. This is why obedience is important, it keeps you on the path of purpose and destiny.
Make A Decision
After talking to Mr. Valentine that day I told him to take some time to think about everything that was said, but keep in mind a lot of time had already been wasted. Later on that evening we met outside near the football field. Jeff and I sat down at looked at some guys who were running football patterns. Mr. Valentine walked up with a decision making look on his face.
He had been holding onto bitterness and resentment for along time, now he must decide what he wanted to do with it. It is easy to hold onto resentment when you think God is at fault. But what you do with all that resentment when you discover you are the blame, not God.
I'm Ready
Mr. Valentine sat down with us as we talked about him going home. He had been locked up for 19 years and he couldn’t wait to be released. We talked about some of the things he wanted to do once he arrived back in his country. Then I looked and at him and said we don’t have much time left and he said the two most powerful words I ever heard, “I ready.” Brother Jeff and I smiled and clapped our hands as we praised God for his child coming back to him. After going over the backslider’s prayer with him, he was back in the family of God. His face changed before my eyes, he looked brand new as he shined like a new born again baby. I said to him, he must come to the Church and let the Pastor pray over him before he left. He told Jeff you know, I haven’t been to Church in over 12 years. Man, God is good! When the brothers heard about Mr. Valentine’s return to Christ it shook the entire prison because everyone knew how bitter he was towards God and how he talked bad about God in the past. Not now, He was back on the winning side and our Lord and his Heavenly Father has a big smile on his face.
My friend I have many true stories like Mr. Valentine’s of men who were bitter with God, cursed him at times and some even joined other religions. But when Christ says NaCo it’s time to go get that one. The lost one, I know nothing will stop our great Shepherd from being successful. He just used me as a rod and staff to bring his lost sheep back home.
Do you know God wants to use you in the same way? Are you willing to be lead by God to reach the ones who have went astray? Well, it’s time! Look around you, he may be one or she may be one.
Check in again next month for the conclusion of how Spiritual Development became International starring Mr. Nani Valentine.
Allow me to continue the true story on how spiritual development became international…(Part II)
Mr. President
One July evening in 2009, Nani was brought back into the fold. I told him "now that you are back, I will be calling you Mr. President," because of his aspiration to be the president of his country, Nigeria. So every time I saw him, no matter where we were, I would address him as Mr. President. Aren't you glad that our God does not label us by our past, but who he called us to be in Christ before the foundation of the world?
Back in Church
I asked him to come to church so the pastor could pray over him before he left. He told us he hadn't been in Church for over 12 years of the 19 years that he had been incarcerated. You would be surprised at the people who are ready to move back into God's good graces if we only give them the invitation. So he came that day as a sign he was back home in the will of God.
Holding Me Up
As far as I was concerned, it was time for him to go home. He had served his time and now was waiting for his release. Yet the administration for some reason would not release him. As I was praying for him, our Lord said to me... "You are holding him up, you must give him the spiritual development course so he will be equipped to stay on the right course when he gets out." So I let him know I had to give him some information that was going to help him be productive after his release. And once he received it, he would be released. Well, it took me four days to give him seven courses, in 6 to 8 hours a day. And wouldn't you know it, once we completed the course, they called him to pack up to leave the next day!
No More Blood
As he was leaving for Nigeria, he told me something that will always stick with me. He said "Now I know why I could not leave before getting this information, the course helped me understand my purpose, and how God wants me to fulfill it. Up until now, I thought that the only way I could become president was by a lot of bloodshed. Now I see that it will only be by the power of God, not by the power of men." Someone must understand we cannot fulfill our purpose by using the old methods for a new life. "It's not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit says the Lord of hosts."
Spiritual Development in Africa
To date, Nani is home doing well. I spoke to him over the phone and he is giving spiritual development to his brother. It is amazing to me how God brings us full circle and the lesson we learn on the way back to point one in our lives. It may appear you are going around in circles, but make sure you get the spiritual lesson so that when you get back home you can explain how "All things work together for your good, because you love the Lord, and is called according to His purpose."
In closing, keep me and my family in prayer as I advance the kingdom of God here in this place. Keep the men and their families in prayer as they make a powerful transformation in their lives. I'll see you soon and don't forget to keep doing the spiritual demonstration for the kingdom of God in the name of Christ.
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January -February 2010
Happy Blessed and Beautiful New Year
Are you ready for God to do exceedingly and abundantly above all you can ask or think this year?
Do you know what this year will consist of?
Our Lord will cause you to make a profit in a famine.
That’s right, so don’t expect things to get better, expect you to be better.
You know things don’t have to get better for you to receive a better job, a better relationship, a better peace of mind, a better house or car for that matter.
Didn’t you notice how God brought water out of a rock for the children of Israel? Even the Devil knew Jesus had the power to change stones into bread.
Our King can cause an overflow to come out of the most economically hard situation. I’m not just talking about finances here. Christ can help you bring a profit out of your marriage, children, home, profession, your mind, emotional and will.
See I learnt the secret of how to be better in a bitter situation.
Make sure you order The Joseph Generation, How to Fulfill Your Dream Against the Odd, today. This book was written in a bitter situation.
But you can read how better this book is from all others. Not because I’m better than any other author, only because I refuse to let a bitter situation stop me from producing better. See you can never know if this is true if you are not in a bitter situation. I am better, read it for yourself. See if my bitter makes me better. Then you can learn how your bitter can make you better.
Well my friend, God did it again. We had our second Spiritual Development Re-Entry Service and the turnout was more impressive than the last time.
The men came out, packed the Chapel and heard a power-packed word about their release from prison. Our Heavenly Father talked to us about our past, present and future. They even came from other religions because we are learning here, who the Son set free is free indeed.
Now we are about to make Saturday the official Spiritual Re-Entry Power Hour, “Where the next generation is being empowered to get out of prison and stay out of prison.”
Your fathers, sons, brothers, husbands, uncles, cousins and friends need your prayers. As they move forward in the destiny our Lord has for them this year.
Big thanks to my assistant Jeffrey Whaley. To the brothers who brought the music, William Towson and Toby McClean.
How Excellent is Our King!!!
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These are the men who received Spiritual Development certificates:
- Marshall Nicholson
- Nakie Harris
- Jeffrey Whaley
- Toby McClellan
- Virgil LeMaster
- Gelon Bowden
- George Spivey
- Julius Robinson
- Matthew Neal
- Frank Miller
- Manuel Depina
- Derek Waithe
- Fred Morrison
- Kerry Tate
- Shawn Herman
- Michael Howell
- Darrell Bostic
- Michael Hampton
- Steve Miller
- Fred Moore
- William Miller
- Jarrod Phillips
- Pete Craig
- Codarro Dorsey
- Antonio Espy
- Fernando Frances
- Kevin Heard
- Adrian Hudgins
- Dominique Kemp
- James Knox
- Danito McMickens
- Fred Moore
- Valentine Nnani
- Amanza Pollino
- James Wright
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