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Psa 149:1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise in the congregation of saints. Psa 149:2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Psa 149:3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. Psa 149:4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. Psa 149:5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. Psa 149:6 [Let] the high [praises] of God [be] in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; Psa 149:7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, [and] punishments upon the people; Psa 149:8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; Psa 149:9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. To my fellow prayer warriors in CHRIST JESUS,I praise JESUS for deliverance, sufferings and for your prayers that surely bring every victory for me in HIM! I truly apologize for not writing sooner, but was abused and jailed Friday night after protesting the gay parade in Las Vegas. While witnessing I found out the parade was coming near the area where I preach on Fremont street, and I could not just allow this parade to come through my area without a fight. After witnessing to many of the homosexuals that were all over the Fremont area, I peered over the fence to see how close the front of the parade was to where I was standing. Once I saw the parade get close, I jumped the fence and began walking with my JESUS sign in the exact opposite direction of thier parade. One of the first people to stop was a woman on a motorcycle in the lead of the parade. She stopped, read my sign, and kindly went around me. She did not seem upset, and I praised JESUS for this! I then saw a big banner for the gay pride event coming my way with many holding it (If only my banner was so big!). I heard them all yell to one another to go around me, and they did so. I then saw Oscar Goodman (The Mayor!) sitting in a car with the top down smiling and obviously approving of this wicked festival. I told him to repent and they drove around me also. Finally I came to a large truck and walked in front of it too. I heard people on the truck yell out to stop the truck as it inched towards my body. The truck eventually halted right there on the street. As I stood showing everyone in the truck my JESUS sign, and not allowing it to pass by me, a homosexual woman came and began yelling at me to move and began grabbing at my back pack, trying to pull me out of the way. Then someone grabbed my sign also. I did my best to hold on to it, and to stay in front of the truck. Then out of nowhere I was grabbed by the hair and thrown to the ground by police. My right shoulder still hurts from what they did to me, and my wrist is still bruised from how tight they put the cuffs on me. My glasses and sign were lost. I can't remember ever being arrested this violently in my life. As I lay on the ground with a large police officer on my back with his knee upon me, I couldn't help but remember the many times I had seen others in this same position for various crimes. I guess now was my turn, though I truly believed I did nothing wrong, but was trying to stop a criminal act from taking place (Namely the gay/sex offender parade). The large officers yanked me off the ground and pulled me to the sidewalk, and moved me quickly to thier police car, to the great joy of the homosexual observers who watched on. I could hear them cheering, and when I was finally at the police car and while on the way there I just kept praying my Father in heaven would forgive them. It was all I could think to do while enduring the pain. The police tried justifying thier actions after I told them I was a Christian (and they claimed to be too), and charged me with "Pedestrian on Roadway" and "Resisting a police officer". Since the officers basically blind sided me and threw me to the ground by my hair, I don't know where they got the resisting arrest. I told them they should not support a gay parade as Christians, and that this was an abomination. They should have been supporting me. After getting in my cell with others who continually cursed and grieved my soul, I was taken to the court for the mentally ill, and after the phsychologist evaluated me, I plead not guilty before the judge on video court, and told them that I was protesting the gay parade, and that this parade was sin. I said we should not be supporting a parade of homosexuals and sex offenders (since I know this sin is a great offense against GOD). The judge seemed rather upset by me, and said this was only my opinion. He commanded that I remain in custody until my next court date slated for June 5th. He wanted to hear no more of me, and I told him to repent of his sins. I was taken away and thrown back in my cell, where I continually had to war against those who kept cursing and grieving my soul. I told them to quit cursing, and they would stop for a short time and then start all over again. One of them kept provoking me, and I did my best to hold my temper. I begged GOD to get me out of that cell to a place of peace before I lost my temper, and found a Christian cell and tried getting into that one (but was denied by gaurds). I didn't mind being in jail, but can't stand being around people that curse all the time. (Please pray E, R, and those in this jail are set free from cursing and sin soon - thanks so much!) I was released today after being bailed out, and thank GOD for this since I truly believe I was on the verge of a major outburst in my cell. I didn't ask anyone to bail me out, but am thankful for being bailed out of that awful situation by Aoly. I'm not sure how she knew I was in jail, but if you can, please pray JESUS blesses,delivers and protects Aoly continually - thanks so much! I thank JESUS my temper did not get the best of me, and if you can, please pray JESUS continues to soften all hearts opposed to HIM, and pray my temper stays good and Holy always. Please also resend any prayer requests you might have. I truly apologize for this inability to write sooner. I hope to hear from you soon, and thank you so much for your kind letters, concern and prayers!From your thankful brother in HIM,Roussan Joshua Collins (Bruised and battered, but thankful and hopeful still in HIM!)Praises and prayer requests;Suggested prayer I found: "Dear God, thank you for putting the gift of music in the heart and mind of mankind. And thank you for using George Frideric Handel to give us the awe-inspiring Messiah.' Help me to find music in my sorrows and so bless others through my pain. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus' name, amen."1. Job 19:25 (NIV).I praise JESUS for salvation! Please pray all my charges in Las Vegas are dismissed soon, and pray all the judges,police,sinners, cursers and homosexuals against me are fully disarmed and saved. Pray my shoulder is healed, and pray my faith,courage,hope and love stays extremely strong through this all. Pray we never sign anything we shouldn't, or make any agreements/promises that we shouldn't also. Thankyou so much!I praise JESUS for my Mother!I had to call my Mother from jail on Mothers day, and she seemed very broken by this (for obvious reasons). I was hoping she wouldn't be home, but she answered the phone and I could tell she was hurt. It made me very angry at these people who think they have the right to judge and jail me, to the hurt of my Mother, while they support homosexuals and all types of evil. Please pray for my Mother, that JESUS would give her the heart of a warrior during this time. I don't predict things getting easier, and know we must be tough and endure hardships as good soldiers in HIM. Please pray JESUS gives everyone on this email list and all GOD's people the toughness,faith,hope and love we need to follow HIM forever. Pray we never are filled with self-pity or a whiny attitude. Pray everyone in Las Vegas is set free by the truth also. Thanks so much!Psa 149:1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise in the congregation of saints. Psa 149:2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Psa 149:3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. Psa 149:4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. Psa 149:5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. Psa 149:6 [Let] the high [praises] of God [be] in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; Psa 149:7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, [and] punishments upon the people; Psa 149:8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; Psa 149:9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. To my fellow prayer warriors in CHRIST JESUS,I praise JESUS for deliverance, sufferings and for your prayers that surely bring every victory for me in HIM! I truly apologize for not writing sooner, but was abused and jailed Friday night after protesting the gay parade in Las Vegas. While witnessing I found out the parade was coming near the area where I preach on Fremont street, and I could not just allow this parade to come through my area without a fight. After witnessing to many of the homosexuals that were all over the Fremont area, I peered over the fence to see how close the front of the parade was to where I was standing. Once I saw the parade get close, I jumped the fence and began walking with my JESUS sign in the exact opposite direction of thier parade. One of the first people to stop was a woman on a motorcycle in the lead of the parade. She stopped, read my sign, and kindly went around me. She did not seem upset, and I praised JESUS for this! I then saw a big banner for the gay pride event coming my way with many holding it (If only my banner was so big!). I heard them all yell to one another to go around me, and they did so. I then saw Oscar Goodman (The Mayor!) sitting in a car with the top down smiling and obviously approving of this wicked festival. I told him to repent and they drove around me also. Finally I came to a large truck and walked in front of it too. I heard people on the truck yell out to stop the truck as it inched towards my body. The truck eventually halted right there on the street. As I stood showing everyone in the truck my JESUS sign, and not allowing it to pass by me, a homosexual woman came and began yelling at me to move and began grabbing at my back pack, trying to pull me out of the way. Then someone grabbed my sign also. I did my best to hold on to it, and to stay in front of the truck. Then out of nowhere I was grabbed by the hair and thrown to the ground by police. My right shoulder still hurts from what they did to me, and my wrist is still bruised from how tight they put the cuffs on me. My glasses and sign were lost. I can't remember ever being arrested this violently in my life. As I lay on the ground with a large police officer on my back with his knee upon me, I couldn't help but remember the many times I had seen others in this same position for various crimes. I guess now was my turn, though I truly believed I did nothing wrong, but was trying to stop a criminal act from taking place (Namely the gay/sex offender parade). The large officers yanked me off the ground and pulled me to the sidewalk, and moved me quickly to thier police car, to the great joy of the homosexual observers who watched on. I could hear them cheering, and when I was finally at the police car and while on the way there I just kept praying my Father in heaven would forgive them. It was all I could think to do while enduring the pain. The police tried justifying thier actions after I told them I was a Christian (and they claimed to be too), and charged me with "Pedestrian on Roadway" and "Resisting a police officer". Since the officers basically blind sided me and threw me to the ground by my hair, I don't know where they got the resisting arrest. I told them they should not support a gay parade as Christians, and that this was an abomination. They should have been supporting me. After getting in my cell with others who continually cursed and grieved my soul, I was taken to the court for the mentally ill, and after the phsychologist evaluated me, I plead not guilty before the judge on video court, and told them that I was protesting the gay parade, and that this parade was sin. I said we should not be supporting a parade of homosexuals and sex offenders (since I know this sin is a great offense against GOD). The judge seemed rather upset by me, and said this was only my opinion. He commanded that I remain in custody until my next court date slated for June 5th. He wanted to hear no more of me, and I told him to repent of his sins. I was taken away and thrown back in my cell, where I continually had to war against those who kept cursing and grieving my soul. I told them to quit cursing, and they would stop for a short time and then start all over again. One of them kept provoking me, and I did my best to hold my temper. I begged GOD to get me out of that cell to a place of peace before I lost my temper, and found a Christian cell and tried getting into that one (but was denied by gaurds). I didn't mind being in jail, but can't stand being around people that curse all the time. (Please pray E, R, and those in this jail are set free from cursing and sin soon - thanks so much!) I was released today after being bailed out, and thank GOD for this since I truly believe I was on the verge of a major outburst in my cell. I didn't ask anyone to bail me out, but am thankful for being bailed out of that awful situation by Aoly. I'm not sure how she knew I was in jail, but if you can, please pray JESUS blesses,delivers and protects Aoly continually - thanks so much! I thank JESUS my temper did not get the best of me, and if you can, please pray JESUS continues to soften all hearts opposed to HIM, and pray my temper stays good and Holy always. Please also resend any prayer requests you might have. I truly apologize for this inability to write sooner. I hope to hear from you soon, and thank you so much for your kind letters, concern and prayers!From your thankful brother in HIM,Roussan Joshua Collins (Bruised and battered, but thankful and hopeful still in HIM!)Praises and prayer requests;Suggested prayer I found: "Dear God, thank you for putting the gift of music in the heart and mind of mankind. And thank you for using George Frideric Handel to give us the awe-inspiring Messiah.' Help me to find music in my sorrows and so bless others through my pain. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus' name, amen."1. Job 19:25 (NIV).I praise JESUS for salvation! Please pray all my charges in Las Vegas are dismissed soon, and pray all the judges,police,sinners, cursers and homosexuals against me are fully disarmed and saved. Pray my shoulder is healed, and pray my faith,courage,hope and love stays extremely strong through this all. Pray we never sign anything we shouldn't, or make any agreements/promises that we shouldn't also. Thankyou so much!I praise JESUS for my Mother!I had to call my Mother from jail on Mothers day, and she seemed very broken by this (for obvious reasons). I was hoping she wouldn't be home, but she answered the phone and I could tell she was hurt. It made me very angry at these people who think they have the right to judge and jail me, to the hurt of my Mother, while they support homosexuals and all types of evil. Please pray for my Mother, that JESUS would give her the heart of a warrior during this time. I don't predict things getting easier, and know we must be tough and endure hardships as good soldiers in HIM. Please pray JESUS gives everyone on this email list and all GOD's people the toughness,faith,hope and love we need to follow HIM forever. Pray we never are filled with self-pity or a whiny attitude. Pray everyone in Las Vegas is set free by the truth also. Thanks so much!