FVM e-Newsletter for Frankie Valens Ministries
July/August, 2008
www.frankievalensministries.com 
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Our telephone - 316-789-0051

EMail:  fvpv7@cox.net

HISTORY-WISE - Since we were away from home most of the month of July, and did not have time to get a newsletter out to you, we are combining the July and August newsletters into one newsletter this month.  We apologize for that.

One of the big highlights for Frankie in July was the first ever reunion of all five of his kids.  This took place in the Denver area and below is a picture of that happy reunion.

Front row:  Brian, Dad Frankie, Jennifer, Mark.  Back row:  Heather and Jeff.

This had been a long-time dream of his that finally came to fruition.  Jennifer and Brian flew out from New Jersey, and Heather hosted the reunion, which also included  Jeff and Mark.  Part of the family spent time together at YMCA of the Rockies, where we had three area performances.  Along with the four grandkids and Mikee, we shared in meals, camping times, and touring the famous Stanley Hotel built in 1909 in Estes Park where the movie The Shining was filmed. 

There was some confusion with the kids about where our Sunday night concert was, and they ended up on a wild goose chase trying to find us, which they never did.  Daughters Jennifer and Heather just relegated the chase to the fact that "it was the blonde leading the blonde!"

Mikee and Heather put on quite a fireworks show on the 4th of July as well as planning a surprise birthday party for Jennifer.  It was a wonderful five days together.  There was a lot of sadness when the time came for Jennifer and Brian to fly back to New Jersey, and everyone will long remember that first-ever reunion.

After about the third or fourth week of our touring in July, I (Phyllis) began developing a lot of pain in my right leg, and I learned that I had a bulging disc that was causing the discomfort.  The pain was in my hip, thigh, groin, sometimes knee, and shin.  It was excruciating most all the time and totally incapacitated me.  So much so that I could not go with Frankie on two of our concerts, and because I also now couldn't play the piano, we had to cancel some other concerts.  I have learned that continual pain is very debilitating, which affected many things, and since I could not sit in one position very long, I couldn't even be at my computer for any length of time.  My sleeping times were 2-3 hours at a time.

I'm doing better, but the "two steps forward, one back" is definitely my case.  Then I also learned that I have bursitis in my hip, and I told the doctor that sounded like a nasty word, but there it was.  He gave me a cortisone shot and said I should feel better in 2-3 days.  That still hasn't fully kicked in yet, so we'll see.

At any rate, I get out of the house three times a week - to see the chiropractor - and that's been my life for the past few weeks.  I'll sure be glad when God decides to heal this situation.  I don't do too well playing invalid!

Frankie's been working on his life story in between taking me to the chiropractor.  I think he's enjoying reminiscing.  I'm amazed at how much he can remember!

And the following is Frankie's own description of an episode that happened to him/us while we were making our monthly visit in July to see my mother.

"We were sitting there at Helen's just chatting and something caught my eye that was moving.  It was a lizard~!  A LIZARD had gotten into Helen's place.  Of course I always come unglued and panicky~!  And I gasped~!  Phyllis says "go find something to hit it with."  Helen finds a flyswatter, but she's slow (only 88 years of age) and doesn't get it in time before it heads under a piece of furniture.  I'm moving things, trying to find the blasted thing and can't find it.  And each time I move something I'm almost afraid I will find it and go into hysterical 'afraidness?' But I'm hoping beyond hope that the lizard finds its way back outside.
 
"Just when I was trying to move some delicate pieces of furniture something drops and I jump and my heart almost stops~!  Phyllis had moved something and it scared me so badly that I broke into tears.  She came over and gave me a hug.  But apparently the lizard found its way back outside because we never saw it again."
 
Just let your imagination go with that one!

Please make the change, if you haven't already, that we have a new e-mail - fvpv7@cox.net .

Also, we do not have a phone land line anymore.  If you want to contact us, please do so through our e-mail.  Thank you.

 
BLESSINGS-WISE - All glory to our Heavenly Father!  What they're saying. 
 
***I just wanted to let you both know how proud I am of you guys and your music ministry.  I know it's not easy going from town to town, state to state, living in hotels and motels and out of suitcases.  But you do it for the love of the Lord and in knowing that you may in some way be reaching out to someone who may not know the Lord or would even darken the door of a church.  I could empathize with both of you when in one of your e-mails you talked about singing in front of a handful of folks and you thought there would be more in attendance.  What I really could relate to you on is even though you were only singing for a small number of folks, you still sang as if the place was sold out...May God continue to bless you now and in the days, weeks, months and years ahead.
 
***It was a great news letter   looks like you both are staying quite busy  by  checking out your schedule . So glad you are including pictures . And Frankie I love, love ,love, that black and white shirt you have on  .Its SOOO COOL
 
***What a delightful newsletter!!!  Thank you.
 
***Just wanted to thank you for your newsletter. I look forward to it every month.
 
***Sure had fun tonight.  You guys do an amazing job!!...I can tell you guys love the Lord and each other. I am glad Frankie can be a testimony for so many young people who are falling into the trap of drugs, drinking, sex and perversion.
 
***I read your news letter and the story about little Jeremy and his teacher Doris, it was just beautiful. It made me cry.
 
***You have been tremendous.  Even superlative!
 
KJV-WISE  - This column is a regular feature of our e-newsletters. We maintain that the Authorized King James Version of the Bible is the only pure Word of God.
 
We received the following note:  "Thank you for your newsletters. I have owned two King James Bibles but have been using several other versions until your newsletters pointed out all the verses left out of the Bible.  The King James is now the only Bible I use.  Thank you."  Praise God!!
 
HEALTH-WISE - "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest...be in health..."  III John 2
 
The headline read:  Mercury Fillings Shattered! FDA, ADA Conspiracy to Poison Children with Toxic Mercury Fillings Exposed in Groundbreaking Lawsuit
 
(NaturalNews) The FDA has, for decades, ridiculously insisted that mercury fillings pose no health threat whatsoever to children. While dismissing hundreds of studies showing a clear link between mercury amalgam fillings ("silver fillings") and disastrous neurological effects in the human body, the FDA denied the truth about mercury and effectively protected the mercury filling racket that has brought so much harm to so many people. For over a hundred years, a cabal of "mercury mongers" made up of the American Dental Association, mercury filling manufacturers and indignant dentists have reaped windfall profits by implanting toxic fillings into the mouths of children, all the while insisting that mercury -- one of the most toxic heavy metals known to modern science -- posed no health threat whatsoever.

...Today, that reign of toxicity is about to end. Thanks to the tireless, multi-year efforts of people like Charles Brown, National Counsel for Consumers for Dental Choice (www.ToxicTeeth.org), the FDA has now been forced to acknowledge a fact so fundamental that, by any measure of honest science, it should have adopted the position decades ago. What position is that? Simply that mercury is toxic to humans.

...the FDA insisted for decades that "Mercury is not toxic."

...Remarkably, the FDA's website no longer claims mercury is harmless. The language has now been changed in dramatic fashion, reading: "Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetus."

...There is scientific evidence behind the meaning of insanity. Mercury was used in the process of curing felt used in some hats. It was impossible for hatters to avoid inhaling the mercury fumes given off during the hat making process. Hatters and other men in working mills died early due to the residual mercury caused neurological damage, as well as confused speech and distorted vision. As the mercury poisoning progressed to dangerously high levels, sufferers could also experience psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_hatter... to read more.

...At every opportunity throughout recent history, the FDA has gone out of its way to censor the truth about the toxicity of mercury fillings, thereby directly supporting the continued exposure of literally hundreds of millions of children, adults and senior citizens to a substance that every reasonable scientist in the modern world knows to be highly toxic to the human nervous system. And in this way, the FDA is guilty of crimes against the People. To know that a substance is highly toxic, and yet to continue allowing it to be implanted into the mouths of children, teens and adults (even when you have the power to ban it) is not merely irresponsible, it is downright criminal."

After we sent this article out to a few people, we received the following response:

"This is my profession and I have known this for 25 years.  The doctor I work for does not and will not use mercury (amalgam) filling unless the patient insists on it.  The insurance companies rule our recommendations for a healthier mouth.  Some insurance companies only pay for silver fills on back teeth, so the patient wants what the insurance will pay. Our extra amalgam has to be put in a hazardous waste container, but yet we are allowed to place it in the patient's mouth.  Makes no sense!!  Doctor X places most all composite fills.  We also make sure the patient knows about the choices they have for a healthier mouth and overall health.  If you need more information on this subject, I can supply it.  Thanks for spreading the news. WAKE UP PEOPLE !!!!"

And from Pastor David J. Meyer, who writes the Last Trumpet Newsletter (see below) comes the following:

"As an active, amateur chemist with forty-six years of experience, I can tell you that everyone is sensitive to mercury.  Mercury especially attacks the nervous system and can induce autism.  There is now an epidemic of autism and numerous diseases of the nervous system in our country...The preservative used in the vaccines has been thimerosal, which is a suspension of mercury.  At this present time, there are 4,900 families that have filed claims with the U.C. Court of Claims, because their children became autistic after receiving immunizations."

MUSIC-WISE - The following was taken from a church bulletin...

Good evening and welcome to our Hymn Sing. We are pleased that we have a hymn for everyone. The program includes:

The Dentist's Hymn... "Crown Him With Many Crowns"

The Weatherman's Hymn... There Shall Be Showers of Blessings.

The Contractor's Hymn... The Church's One Foundation.

The Tailor's Hymn... Holy, Holy, Holy.

The Golfer's Hymn... There is a Green Hill Far Away.

The Politician's Hymn... Standing on the Promises.

The Optometrist' s Hymn... Open My Eyes That I Might See.

The IRS Agent's Hymn... I Surrender All.

The Gossip's Hymn... Pass It On.

The Electrician' s Hymn... Send The Light.

The Shopper's Hymn.. Sweet By and By.

The Realtor's Hymn... I've Got a Mansion Just Over the Hilltop.

And for you Motorists going:

45 mph... God Will Take Care of You.

55 mph... Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah

65 mph... Nearer My God To Thee.

75 mph... Nearer Still Nearer.

85 mph... This World Is Not My Home.

95 mph... Lord I'm Coming Home.

Over 100 mph... Precious Memories.

 
 
LAUGH-WISE -  THE PREACHER'S DONKEY

A man bought a donkey from a preacher. The preacher told the man that this donkey had been trained in a very unique way (being the donkey of a preacher). The only way to make the donkey go was to say, "Hallelujah!" The only way to make the donkey stop was to say, "Amen!"

The man was pleased with his purchase and immediately got on the animal to try out the preacher's instructions. "Hallelujah!" shouted the man. The donkey began to trot. "Amen!" shouted the man. The donkey stopped immediately.

"This is great!" said the man. With a "Hallelujah" he rode off, very proud of his new purchase. The man traveled for a long time through the mountains. As he headed towards a cliff, he tried to remember the word to make the donkey stop.

"Stop," said the man. "Halt!" he cried. The donkey just kept going.

"Oh, no..."

"Bible...Church!...Please! Stop!!" shouted the man. The donkey just began to trot faster. He was getting closer and closer to the edge of the cliff.

Finally, in desperation, the man said a prayer: "Please, dear Lord. Please make this donkey stop before I go off the end of this mountain. In Jesus' name, AMEN."

The donkey came to an abrupt stop just one step from the edge of the cliff.

"HALLELUJAH!" shouted the man.
 
KID-WISE -          
 
***I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved.  She was stark naked!  As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, "Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!"
***On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother.  The note read, "The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents."
***A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar.  During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone.  "Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now.  She's hitting the bottle."
***A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room.  When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover.  The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, "What's the matter, haven't you even seen a little boy before?"
***While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old.  Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, "Are you a cop?"  "Yes," I answered and continued writing the report.  "My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police.  Is that right?"  "Yes, that's right," I told her.  "Well, then," she said as she extended her foot toward me, "would you please tie my shoe?"  
 
WHIMSY-WISE - Subject: most dangerous cake recipe
                                             

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE
 
4 tablespoons cake flour(that's plain flour, not self-raising)
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips(optional)
A small splash of vanilla essence
1 coffee mug
 
Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well
Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla essence, and mix again.
 
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
 
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
 
EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).
 
And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!
 
P.S.  Frankie and I tried this, and it is wonderful.  We didn't use the chocolate chips (because we didn't have any!) but it is very moist, sort of the texture of sponge cake.  Dee - lishus!
 
SCHEDULE-WISE - Here is our Itinerary for the present month and the upcoming month, so you can not only keep track of us, but also pray for us.
 
AUGUST
 
Sat, Aug.2 - Udall Church of the Nazarene/VBS Celebration (R) - Udall, KS - 620-782-3683
Fri, Aug. 8 - 8:00 p.m. - Kids Against Hunger Global - Tulsa, OK - 918-392-5150
 
SEPTEMBER
Sat, Aug. 2 Udall Church of the Nazarene/VBS Celebration (R) - Udall, KS - 620-782-3683
Sat, Sep. 6 - 6:30 p.m. - Logan Memorial Veterans Park/Cherryvale Ministerial Alliance - Cherryvale, KS - 620-336-2375
Sun, Sep. 7 - 11:00 a.m.-Cherryvale United Methodist Church (R) - Cherryvale, KS - 620-336-2375
Sat, Sep. 13 - 2:00 p.m. - Antique Car Show/Faith Baptist Church - Wichita Falls, TX - 940-692-4220
Sun, Sep. 14 - 7:00 p.m. - Royal Theater - Archer City, TX - 940-574-2489
Fri, Sep. 19 - 11:30 a.m. - Derby Senior Center - Derby, KS - 316-788-2630
Sat/Sun, Sep. 27/28 - 4:00 p.m./10:45 a.m. - Louisburg Baptist Temple (R) - Louisburg, KS -785-837-2979
 
(R indicates a Return Ministry)
 
FOOD-FOR-THOUGHT-WISE - Daily Rules from God for 2008
(from the Internet)

1. Wake Up!! Decide to have a good day. "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalms 118:24
2. Dress Up!! The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. "The Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance; but the Lord looketh on the heart." I Samuel 16:7
3. Shut Up!! Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking. "He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life." Proverbs 13:3
 
4. Stand Up!!... For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything.. "And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.  As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men..." Galatians 6:9-10
5. Look Up!!... To the Lord. "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Phillippians 4:13
 
6. Reach Up!!... For something higher. "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."  Proverbs 3:5-6
7. Lift Up!!...   Your Prayers. " Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."  Philippians 4:6
And remember: God answers Knee-Mail. 
 
END TIMES-WISE -
 
 
As end time events continue to very quickly unfold, I have decided to include this as a new feature in our newsletters.  The following are quotes from the Last Trumpet Newsletter, August 2008
 
***America has become a cauldron of mixture.  It is a seething melting pot that is melding the bodies, souls, and minds into one collective population that is in submission to the forces of darkness and antichrist.
***We live in a nation that accepts every kind of idol, religion, sexual orientation, perversion, gambling, abortion and other unmentionable evils.
***In California, so many people have lost their homes that parking lots have been converted into sites for the homeless who now live in their cars.  There are twelve such large sites in Santa Barbara, California.  Others are springing up everywhere.
***Thieves nationwide are stealing manhole covers and selling them for scrap metal now that heavy melt steel is selling for $519 per metric ton.  The gaping holes left when the covers are stolen have caused damage to many vehicles and injuries to children who have fallen in them.
***These are desperate times, and America is beginning to look more and more like a nation on the brink of economic collapse and subsequent depression.  On June 24th, 2008, violence broke out in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when over 3,000 people waited in line to receive free food vouchers.
***For the first time in human history, we may have a situation of no ice at the North Pole, and it may happen this year.
***How bad can it get as the powers of antichrist rise up in these last days?  British government officials, ignoring the views of parents and teachers, are planning to require that sex lessons (education) be given to children starting at age four!  The toddlers are to learn about reproduction, body parts, and basic ideas about different relationships.  How long will it be until the Lord brings these things into judgment?  The end is near!
 
LAST BLAST-WISE - The Gospel is the news that Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, died for our sins and rose again, eternally triumphant over all his enemies, so that there is now no condemnation for those who believe, but only everlasing joy.  God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.  The essence of faith is being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus.     John Piper
  
FINAL ADMONITION-WISE - "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him." II Chronicles 16:9 KJV

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