I am so sick of these attacks on the church by Godhaters!
Please read and respond to Pastor Drake’s call for help! Drake is a good man with a BIG heart- who runs a church, shelter and kitchen and home for those homeless in Orange County, Ca. and has sacrificed much, including jail time for these men and women loved by God. The home he lives in is the church PARSONAGE!
If you are not in Ca and can’t physically be here for him or are challenged with choosing which ministries to fund- please just drop him a line to let him know you are standing with him in prayer. And then pray for him.
Thanks a lot!
Agreeing with you for God’s provisions and glory to shine in Rev Drake’s challenge.
Robert Ferguson
Forwarded message from Pastor Wiley Drake follows:
wileydrake writes:
While I was in Washington D.C. May 29-31 the devil and his jack-booted thugs attacked First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park.
Tax Collector John M.W. Moorlach of the County of Orange Tax collectors office issued the following on May 30, 2003……….
Church owned Parsonage
NOTICE OF IMPENDING TAX COLLECTOR’S POWER TO SELL
Said property was tax-defaulted on June 30,1997.
Pursuant to law, notice is hereby given that on the first day of July, 2003 at the hour of 12:01 0’clock a.m. the described property will become subject to the tax collector’s power to sell, unless it is redeemed in full prior to 5:00 o’clock p.m. on June thirtieth, 2003 or the last business day in June. the property, situated in the County of Orange, State of California is described as follows:
N TR 4697 BLK 37 UN The amount necessary to redeem this parcel during june is, $6,599.52 The above amount does not include unpaid current Taxes of… $1,614.46
TOTAL…. $ 8,213.98 Listed as First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park, Parsonage
6671 Longfellow Drive Buena Park California 90620
Friends this is my home, but is belongs to the Church. The described property has been owned by the Church for more than 25 years.
When I came as pastor 16 years ago the Church said that they had only a little money for salary, but that the Drake family could live in the parsonage as long as I was pastor of the Church. We have live there, raised our children, and served God. We have never had anything in this home but our family.
When we filed paper telling them it was a parsonage where the pastor and family lived they sent an investigator out to determine that indeed we were living there and it was a home only.
Buena Park Jack-booted thugs came on Church property without a warrant, and told my chief of Security they wanted to talk to him to which he proclaimed that he was not interested in talking without an attorney. They placed him in handcuffs took him to jail. After finger printing him and taking a mug shot they read him is rights, and 1 hour later released him saying in writing that there was,” INSUFFICIENT GROUNDS FOR MAKING A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT. 849(b) (1)
The officer then said he was issuing an emergency protective order against Mr.. Ruffin.
Please pray for us and be ready to STAND with us. As God as my witness, I will not leave my home to please a Tax collector.