Pilgrims Covenant Church - 5-20-06 Newsletter

On March 18, we once again took advantage of the WIAA state boys' basketball championships to share the gospel with multitudes of basketball fans, many of them high school students. During our time in front of the Kohl Center in Madison, we held signs and banners with biblical messages, passed out thousands of tracts, and preached as well.

A preaching bonus occurred when a large "peace march" passed nearby. We were able to hand out tracts and preach the gospel as well to a crowd of not-so-appreciative young leftists and left-over hippies from the 60s. We went home rejoicing, knowing that many thousands had heard the gospel, which is "the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." Back to top.

We continue to send out our truth packets to rural households since it is impossible to reach those people with our door-to-door work. Each home receiving our mailing gets the brochures Homosexuality: The Truth and What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality. Also included is our flyer on the marriage amendment which will be voted on this fall by the people of Wisconsin. Our latest mailings went to rural households in the Wausau, Ashland, Rhinelander, and Oshkosh areas. Back to top.

As usual, PCC sent a team to several high schools observing the sodomite Day of Silence. We also equipped other teams with literature to hand out to students at that opportune time which the sodomites have provided us. The PCC team, led by Pastor Ovadal, began the day by setting up a witness in front of Edgerton High School where the school administration openly and enthusiastically promoted the Day of Silence, even giving out Day of Silence armbands through the school's guidance office! Many students arriving for school accepted our literature; several even asked for extra copies to distribute inside the building. A small group of sodomites tried to intimidate and disrupt our witness, but local police made short work of that effort.

After our time at the school, we set up a witness at a downtown Edgerton intersection using signs with biblical messages about homosexuality and also on marriage. This provoked the local paper to interview us. The reporter seemed quite surprised and a bit upset by the information which we gave him concerning the local school's support of the Day of Silence. Next year, the administration of EHS may not be so keen to openly support sodomite propaganda.

Next, the PCC team set up signs at an intersection in Fort Atkinson. After that, we took our signs and tracts to the front of the Fort Atkinson High School. Local police were professional and friendly, letting us know that the principal of FAHS had unsuccessfully demanded that police remove us from the public sidewalk. Two young sodomite males came out of the school holding hands, seemingly bent on mocking us. They ended up sitting on the grass, each reading a copy of What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality. When they left, they were each holding a brochure and not holding hands.

The afternoon found us in the town of Lake Mills where we set up two different "anti-homosexuality" witnesses at two different intersections at two different times. Then we set up our signs and handed out tracts to students leaving Lake Mills High School. The most opposition at the school came from a sneering, combative principal who claimed to be a Christian and have the support of the local churches. The man was clearly wrong on the first count but obviously right—with the exception of one small fundamentalist church—on the second! This is the town from which several local neo-evangelical leaders had asked us to stay away and where a liberal clergy group had run a newspaper article condemning our ministry. But our time there was abundantly blessed by God with much truth poured into Lake Mills and a nasty tax-funded principal rebuked and put on the run by the Word of God. Back to top.

On Saturday, May 20, we made our 2006 debut at the farmers' market, where an estimated 20,000 people shop. PCC was joined by some friends, including two new-found brethren from a solid fundamentalist church in northern Illinois.

We set up our large Bible verse signs next to the sidewalk which circles the capitol square and, during the farmers' market, has thousands of people shuffling around it counter-clockwise at a slow pace. A good distance behind the signs, we set up a gospel banner and a preaching team. At each location, we had tract distributors as well. With this approach, the crowd had plenty of time to take tracts and read the signs before they came within earshot of the preachers. After one preacher shared a message, we would move our entire set-up forward to a new location; and then another preacher would give the message. We continued to do this all morning, working our way around the square.

Everyone with PCC was amazed over the number of individuals throughout our morning at the farmers' market who would stop dead in their tracks and read, sometimes aloud, our gospel signs. Many also took pictures. We were able to give out over 1,300 gospel tracts, and thousands heard our preaching.

Of course, we also had plenty of cat calls, nasty language, and in one case, spit directed our way from those who found the preaching of the gospel foolish (1 Corinthians 1:18). In one case, a lesbian began to chant, "So many Christians; so few lions." Among the more humorous incidents was that of a man insisting to police that he was the victim of "audio assault" from Pastor Ovadal's preaching. It was also sad to hear some parents instruct their children not to read the gospel signs. One dad told his children that the gospel message is "pollution." But one has to expect the devil to get a little upset when thousands of people are hearing the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Back to top.

Mike Foht, a PCC deacon, is also a Christian worker for our church. We give him financial support as do others who appreciate his valuable work. Mike street preaches weekly, is a regular with our Thursday Planned Parenthood witness, is a mainstay at all of our "big" PCC ministry events, does a weekly witness at an abortion mill, and also spends several days per week lit dropping our biblical brochures which deal with homosexuality. On the days when Mike is out lit dropping homes with PCC lit, he often does a street corner witness as well. Because of this, citizens of Wisconsin are weekly being exposed to the biblical truth about homosexuality not only through lit drops but also by signs and banners. If Mike is lit dropping by himself, it is not unusual for him to do a one-man witness. In such instances, he is especially vulnerable to attack by the "inclusive, tolerant" citizens of New Sodom and also her supporters, those dwelling in her suburbs.

On May 13, Mike set up a one-man witness at a busy intersection in Janesville, Wisconsin. Before long, a cursing man in a truck threw a bottle at him. Next, he pulled up in a parking lot behind Mike and let loose a string of lewd threats, even though he had children in the vehicle with him. Finally, Mike's new-found acquaintance drove onto the sidewalk and attempted to run over Mike, who had to literally run for his life. As this was all happening, a good Samaritan in a passing car called for police help. Next, the same man interposed his own car between Mike and his attacker's vehicle and jumped out to come to Mike's assistance. At that point, the homicidal truck driver fled. However, Janesville police tracked him down and took him into custody, charging him with a felony crime for attempting to run over Mike Foht. Our experiences with the Janesville police have always found them to be professional and friendly. The attack on Mike made our local media; and obviously, the Janesville police were presented with some real insight into the heart of Sodom. So we praise God for Mike's persistent courage and that he was not injured. We also rejoice to know that the enemy's attack backfired and was used greatly for the cause of truth. That is the way it always is and always will be when Christians are willing to take an open, truly biblical stand for the Lord.

From a sodomite blog in which the topic was whether violence should be used in response to the ministry of Pilgrims Covenant Church:

• "If you hold a sign to my face that says, 'Homosexuality is sin,' I will respond accordingly, and you won't like it. Not one bit."

• "It's pretty simple really. When you dehumanize people and reduce them to nothing by sinning vermin, the religious nuts shouldn't really be surprised that the sinners (that's us) respond with anger. . . . What they are seeing now is a movement that's sick and tired of being bullied by these religious thugs. Sometimes that will result in harsh words being used and sometimes, there may be violence. That's what happens when you push someone too far. . . . When you start messing with real people's lives, anything can happen. If they keep this c--- up, they should expect consequences. And sometimes those consequences could be severe."

• "I look at it this way. I'm tired of playing nice while they are allowed to spout their idiocy. Would anyone have objected to a Jew in 1935 beating the c--- out of a Nazi? Would they not have cheered them on? In my book these 'Christians' are no different. . . . If they want to be martyrs, let them be martyrs."

The Advocate is billed by its editors as the national gay and lesbian news magazine. The slick biweekly could be described as a "mainstream" sodomite, political publication. Recently, a Christian brother brought to our attention an article in the January 31, 2006 edition of the Advocate. The piece was titled "Our Enemies List" and included a few comments on each of twelve individuals from various ministries across America. Can you imagine a Christian or a conservative organization publishing an article titled "Our Enemies List" and then listing leaders of the sodomite movement? It takes little imagination to hear the chorus of voices shrieking on and on about the mayhem and death which would be brought about by such a thing. We would hear that the article was a veiled encouragement of violence against the individuals mentioned. We would hear a demand for universal condemnation of those behind such an article. But the sodomites see themselves as a sexual elite, a superior race above criticism and not to be subjected to objective judgments.

Included in the Advocate's enemies list was "incendiary preacher Ralph Ovadal," also described as being "deranged." So it goes in our world today. Sodomy is swell, but biblical preaching is deranged. One must wonder what New Sodom's cadres will do to "deranged" Christians if they ever get the power they want in our country. Back to top.

Our May 6 spring preaching conference went very well. Although no public ministry funds were used for this event, our friends might be encouraged by a brief report. Rev. Ian Brown, Londonderry Free Presbyterian Church, spoke on the Bible translation issue, very ably showing why the modern Bible versions are corrupt and not to be trusted by Christians. In addition, Reverend Brown gave a very worthwhile presentation on the truth behind the Troubles of Northern Ireland. Pastor Ovadal's messages were "The Roman Catholic Church Is Not a Christian Church" and "A Biblical Answer to Sodom." Both messages were filled with irrefutable biblical evidence which equipped the listeners to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unto the saints. Many conference goers expressed that they had greatly benefited from the day. Two pastors were among the "non-PCC" local people to attend. One, a nice but highly ecumenical man, seemed to be genuinely convicted by Pastor Ovadal's preaching on the RCC, which included a call to God's people for biblical separation. On the following Lord's Day, May 7, Reverend Brown preached the morning message with Pastor Ovadal preaching a message in the early afternoon. This was followed by a presentation by Reverend Brown titled "The Gunpowder Plot," which detailed a Romanist plot to blow up the British Parliament in 1605. All in all, the preaching conference seemed to be greatly blessed by the Lord; and Lord willing, we intend to do it again next year. Back to top.

Homes in the following towns were lit dropped: Monroe (gospel, "Operation Gospel Blanket"), Baraboo, Barneveld, Beaver Dam, Belgium, Blanchardville, Columbus, Delafield, East Troy, Fort Atkinson, Franksville, Hartford, Hollandale, Janesville, Palmyra, Pewaukee, Portage, Racine, Waterloo, Waunakee, and West Baraboo, Wisconsin; and Freeport, Illinois.

Students at the following high schools received tracts: Columbus High School, East Troy High School, Madison East High School, Milton High School, Monroe High School, Sun Prairie High School (two times), and Waunakee High School.

We provided thousands of pieces of free literature for distribution by others in: Janesville, Milwaukee, Palmyra, Viroqua, and West Allis, Wisconsin.

We provided free literature for distribution at the following schools on the Day of Silence: Cedarburg High School, Craig High School (Janesville), Hartford High School, West Allis High School, and West Bend East High School.

We provided PCC lit for a gift to cover costs for distribution by Christians in: Eagle (gospel) and Palmyra (gospel, No Excuses, Urgent Plea), Wisconsin; Omaha, Nebraska (gospel in addition to Truth and Bible); Syracuse, New York; and at Arizona State University and Eastern University (Pennsylvania).