The Total Living Center is all about PEOPLE!
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world."
Matthew 28:19-20
"And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give."
Matthew 10:7-8
"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord: and that which he hath given will he pay him again." Proverbs 19:17
PURPOSE
The TLC facility was purchased to provide a place for me to hold healing services, and to... (
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The Total Living Center is all about PEOPLE!
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world."
Matthew 28:19-20
"And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give."
Matthew 10:7-8
"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord: and that which he hath given will he pay him again." Proverbs 19:17
PURPOSE
The TLC facility was purchased to provide a place for me to hold healing services, and to provide Seminars and Conferences concerning spiritual healing. We held our first service May 8, 1991. Although, we continue to hold weekly healing services other things have moved to top priority of time and energy. What are they and how do they fit into the message of healing?
SOUP KITCHEN
A little over a year later I was led to start a Soup Kitchen with our first meal being served June 16, 1992. It wasn’t long until hundreds were coming to eat and the Soup Kitchen was almost all consuming. We now have a Soup Kitchen at the above three locations and weekly serve hundreds of meals.
FREE GROCERIES
We soon found ourselves providing groceries for needy families. By the end of 1993 we were distributing groceries once a month. This became a huge project. I recall one night we gave away over 5,000 loaves of bread, plus other produce. Within a year it was twice a month. Five years ago we started to distribute groceries once per week. It has grown to the point where we now distribute over 50,000 pounds of groceries per month. This is a huge amount and blesses hundreds and hundreds of families.
FREE CLOTHING
In 1995 we began to provide FREE clothing for needy families. Tons of clothing has been given by the TLC to help clothe the poor.
FREE MEDICAL CLINIC
In the fall of 1993 Dr. Dennis Orr asked if he could start a FREE Medical Clinic at the TLC. He wanted to do this in appreciation of the miraculous healing his wife, Lucille, received at one of our healing services at Westminster Presbyterian Church prior to my retirement. I told him I felt this would be impossible, as we had no medical equipment, etc. His response was just provide a room and I will provide the rest. Thus, the first Thursday of 1994 our FREE Clinic opened. It has become a large part of TLC activities. Today hundreds of patients are seen each month. The Clinic has its own office and three large examination rooms. In addition, we now have Chiropractors who have become a part of the health team.
FOOD, MEDICINE
Now food, clothing, medicine are consuming the bulk of the time and energy at the TLC. I was feeling guilty for neglecting what I felt to be my first and primary calling of proclaiming healing in the Name of Jesus.
THE LIGHT DAWNS
If you have gotten this far, you may be wondering how I have reconciled the direction the TLC has taken. Well, the Lord provided the answer. And it is all in keeping with His sacred Word and Will. He revealed to me what we were doing to help the poor was part and parcel of a biblically based healing ministry. In fact, He revealed to me that a healing ministry is Three-Fold.
1. Spiritual Healing with laying-on-of-hands, anointing with oil, etc.
2. Helping the poor – Providing food, clothing, helping those in prison, etc
3. Medical Treatment
Lets take a brief look at these three areas from the viewpoint of scripture.
1. Spiritual Healing – Seven times Jesus commands His followers to heal in His Name. Matthew 10; Mark 3, 6; 16, Luke 9, 10; John 14:12. This was the suggested practice within His Church. James 5:14. There is no doubt this is scriptural.
2. Helping the Poor – What does this have to do with healing? We had been doing it for sometime before I realized it was very much a part of His Word and an avenue for healing. God’s Chosen Fast became very significant to me. I discovered the “fast” the Lord wants is not refraining from food, but the giving of food. Please carefully and prayerfully consider the following verses: “Share your food with everyone who is hungry; share your home with the poor and homeless. Give clothes to those in need; don’t turn away your relatives. 8) then your light will shine like the dawning sun, and you will quickly be healed.”
Wow, do you get it? Helping the poor is a step to ones own healing. Stop and think for a moment. Have you ever in a time of illness for yourself, friend, or loved one helped the poor in a special way as a step to healing? Probably not, and yet it is certainly a part of scripture. Now I realized the TLC, led by the Holy Spirit, had moved, not away from, but near to the heart of God. Praise Jesus.
3. Medical Treatment – Should a ministry that has healing service be involved in the area of medicine? This is a very good question. Lets look at the Word. The most important chapter relating to this is Luke 10. Verses 1-20 are relate how Jesus sent His 70 disciples to heal the sick in His Name. Verses 25-37 present the story of the Good Samaritan. The injured man regained health through the administration of the medicine of his day and plenty of rest at the inn. Here in this one chapter we see the blending together of spiritual healing and healing through medicine. These two approaches are not competitors. They are companions to be used to God’s glory and for those who are ill.
Now I see more clearly than ever that all we have done for the poor has not taken me from the healing ministry, but drawn me to the very heart of it. A believer is truly “near to the heart of God” when he or she is providing for the poor. I ask, “Do you want to be healed?” I answer, “Then get involved with the poor.”
We view the Total Living Center as a bridge of compassion over which you may walk into the lives of the sick and the poor. I stand at this Bridge inviting one and all to walk consistently and faithfully into the lives of the sick and the poor and to experience drawing nigh to the very heart of God.
The three-fold ministry is truly a healing ministry at its highest level. I praise the Lord He has led us to a higher level of healing ministry as at the TLC we stress and do Spiritual Healing, help the poor, and provide Medical Help. There is no doubt we are one of the most unique ministries in our nation. Where else can you go to find such a complete emphasis upon healing?
We invite you use our site to inspire yourself and others. You can choose to become involved in many ways, as a member, a volunteer, a supporter, a student of our resources, and especially attending the healing services and conferences. Discover what we have to offer in the way of ministry, programs, encouragement, and resources.
We are on-line to serve you!
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