Information About Hughes 5

Rector for Hughes 5            Willie Johnson

Spiritual Director                Bill Hughes

Support Church                   Live Oak Baptist-Gatesville

Check the Thank you letters for comments from "open mike" and closing that you can use in your own thank you letter.

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

I hope that you have recuperated physically from our rigorous weekend, but spiritually still remain on a mountain top high. I would like to formally thank each of you for your prayers, support and overall team work during the Hughes #5 Kairos weekend and team preparation meetings. And most of all, thanks for your patience with me. I feel that you were all obedient to God's call. You were obedient in bringing hope to men that had no hope. It has been such an awesome experience this weekend. Thank you all for letting be a part of your lives. I'm blessed that our paths have crossed in such a special way. I love you all. 

May God continue to bless you and your family richly -- Willie Johnson

ABBA FATHER,

YOU are truly an awesome God. I reflect on yesterday Kairos time in the Hughes Unit. I cried with joy as I thought about YOUR love that I witnessed being poured upon our Brothers in White. I can not count the times YOU have touched me as I listen to YOUR sons express the miracles of "no hope" and now they are YOUR faithful. I am saddened each time I leave my brothers in their hostile environment.  YOU touched me loving God and praise wells from deep in my heart. I sing YOUR praise this day, "Our God Reigns, Our God Reigns!" 

ABBA FATHER, thank YOU for my confirmation of Kairos, through the miracles YOU work in the prison systems. ABBA as I sat and listened to my brother, my heart was warmed. I remember a young kid YOU touched six and a half years ago. I remember a young kid who was a member of the Bloods. I remember how he talked of the entry into the gang and the exit from the gang. It was blood in and blood out respectively. I remember YOUR sense of humor the following Sunday morning when Derick Birdow realized what he had done in surrender to YOUR love. I watch his fear as he knew he was going back into his hostile world to face the old life and the Blood Brothers. I remember the sense of urgency I felt in trying to find a Black Man to disciple Derick and all stewards were busy. I looked for a Hispanic Man again all stewards were busy. I turned and YOU had chosen a former member of the Ku Klux Klan. Worlds apart in purpose before they knew Jesus as Lord; then and now ONE in YOUR SPIRIT. They hugged as they cried together. My brother, Larry Young, offered hope and assurance to our young brother who was covered in the Blood of Jesus Christ.  

Tears of joy come to my eyes and praise to my heart this morning. I listened in my mind to the Young Man who has grown in YOUR love and strength. His words of encouragement confirm that YOUR words to not return void to YOU but accomplishes that which YOU have purposed. Thank YOU for YOUR words given to new Brothers in White by Derick YOUR Fourth Day Speaker. Yes, O loving Father Creator of us all, "Our God Reigns! Our God Reigns!" I know YOU will continue YOUR miracles and I release my concern for Jon Jon, Rick, Roc, Chris, Fred, Michael, Gilberto and ALL OF OUR BROTHERS IN WHITE to YOU because – 

"My God Reigns!" Yes, My God Reigns!"