Post by Messenger Micah on Sept 29, 2005 22:30:41 GMT -5
South Beach Report (Attacked by Angry lesbian Strippers)-9/24
Our team of Elizabeth, Doug, John and Onica, and Emmanuel arrived on South Beach around 5:30 PM. We parked at 12th Street between Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive in front of a two-story storefront. There were many people hanging around outside, mostly the thug looking type. As we were unloading the van with our matching Christian shirts, an African American woman from the second floor (she owned a beauty salon there) asked us if we were going to have a service somewhere. I told her, ?Yes, right here!? and I started preaching. I was only going to preach to them for a minute or two, but I got so much interaction, interest, and opposition that I kept going. Several of the business owners got involved and actually seemed to enjoy all the action. The African American woman was a Christian and very appreciative. Another business owner from the second floor (a white guy) came out smoking a cigarette, saying he was a Christian and I was doing it all wrong. He later tried to pray for me and bind satan in me. There was a bald headed, muscular, Hispanic guy full of tattoos that kept following me around, getting in my face, and threatening me with violence. A good-sized group from the hotel across the street came out and heard all the preaching. Lots of people stopped to watch and listen. Business owners from the first floor watched on and were very interested. Before we left we were able to have several good conversations with many of the listeners.
We moved down to Ocean Drive and set up our banners. We were very close to the Lummus Park sign where we like to preach so we set up there. Onica preached first, and then John. John had a few good hecklers, some listeners, and an African American couple from South Carolina stopped in front of us and began filming us. After John finished, Elizabeth preached, got some more listeners, and the couple continued filming. Then Doug preached. We continued holding the banners throughout all the preaching. After Doug finished, I started preaching.
While I was preaching, it began to get dark. There were several girls across the street that kept yelling at me to shut up. Doug had conversed with them earlier, and they had kissed each other and told him they were lesbians. As I was preaching, Doug informed me they were lesbians, so I began to preach specifically to address that sin. They became very angry, continued to yell at me and then left. After I preached an hour I turned it over to Emmanuel.
After I finished, Elizabeth told me about a young unmarried ?couple?, who last week heard me preaching and began to cry that I was not showing the love of God. She also noticed the girl had a ?Jesus Property? t-shirt which revealed her back, waist, and underwear. They were walking around with their arms around each other?s waist. They heard me preaching again, and were behind us on their knees praying for God to stop us.
As Emmanuel was preaching, I went over to where they were praying, and attempted to have a conversation with them. I asked them which scriptures they disagreed with. From their behavior, words, and actions, I knew they were in sin because of their strong stance to defend it. I began to question them, and the guy looked up from his prayer and began to rebuke me as satan. They eventually walked away without conversing with me. John was having a conversation with an associate of theirs and so I began to join his conversation.
Just then, I saw the group of lesbians approaching where Emmanuel was preaching. He is visually impaired, and they came from behind him and pushed him off the wall. Emmanuel continued preaching, and one lesbian began to push forcefully her friend into Doug. The lesbian began swinging at Doug. Doug blocked her shots, and commanded her to stop. The crowd now of course was probably well over a hundred and wanted to see blood. These ?Victoria seduction? girls from outward appearance did not look like they would be lesbians. They all had long hair, did not look masculine, and were dressed very provocatively. Nevertheless, they fought and behaved like angry animals.
One girl was shaking with rage and tears, and asking me if Jesus would say what my friend Emmanuel said (this same girl would moments later flash the whole crowd). I assured her he would, and gave her scriptures. Her friend was holding her back, and I was watching her closely, but then the one who went after Doug, reared back and smacked me across the face. I told her not to get so emotional, and she needs anger management. I then told the other one, shaking with rage who wanted to attack me, that I was going to do the loving, Christian, Jesus like thing and forgive them for assaulting us, and not press charges. This seemed to frighten them, because at this point they headed for their car across the street and left, but not before flashing us. They also flashed us again as they got in their car across the street, much to the delight of the lust crazed crowd. Emmanuel continued preaching undaunted to the bloodthirsty crowd throughout the whole episode.
After we left the scene and we walking by the Clevelander about 25 yards away from where this incident occurred, we walked past three officers on the street. I do not know how they did not respond to what happened, or how they did not witness what was going on.
We then headed back for Ocean Drive at the open square near the Mango?s bar. We all were taking turns preaching, and one of the lesbians came walking up to Onica and I. She was not one of the ones who attacked us personally. I thought she was going to swing at me, but then she said, ?Before you say anything I was wondering if any of you found my purse over there?? We told her no, and then she proceeded to tell us she was a Christian and she agreed with about half of what we said, but that at her church nobody would tell her anything like we told her. As I began to respond she walked away.
As I was preaching at the square by Mango?s another ?Christian? with a cigarette in his hand came up to me and told me I was doing it all wrong. He also began to tell me, ?satan get behind me? as he smoked his cigarette and used profanity.
We headed back to the car at about 9:45 PM.
Our team of Elizabeth, Doug, John and Onica, and Emmanuel arrived on South Beach around 5:30 PM. We parked at 12th Street between Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive in front of a two-story storefront. There were many people hanging around outside, mostly the thug looking type. As we were unloading the van with our matching Christian shirts, an African American woman from the second floor (she owned a beauty salon there) asked us if we were going to have a service somewhere. I told her, ?Yes, right here!? and I started preaching. I was only going to preach to them for a minute or two, but I got so much interaction, interest, and opposition that I kept going. Several of the business owners got involved and actually seemed to enjoy all the action. The African American woman was a Christian and very appreciative. Another business owner from the second floor (a white guy) came out smoking a cigarette, saying he was a Christian and I was doing it all wrong. He later tried to pray for me and bind satan in me. There was a bald headed, muscular, Hispanic guy full of tattoos that kept following me around, getting in my face, and threatening me with violence. A good-sized group from the hotel across the street came out and heard all the preaching. Lots of people stopped to watch and listen. Business owners from the first floor watched on and were very interested. Before we left we were able to have several good conversations with many of the listeners.
We moved down to Ocean Drive and set up our banners. We were very close to the Lummus Park sign where we like to preach so we set up there. Onica preached first, and then John. John had a few good hecklers, some listeners, and an African American couple from South Carolina stopped in front of us and began filming us. After John finished, Elizabeth preached, got some more listeners, and the couple continued filming. Then Doug preached. We continued holding the banners throughout all the preaching. After Doug finished, I started preaching.
While I was preaching, it began to get dark. There were several girls across the street that kept yelling at me to shut up. Doug had conversed with them earlier, and they had kissed each other and told him they were lesbians. As I was preaching, Doug informed me they were lesbians, so I began to preach specifically to address that sin. They became very angry, continued to yell at me and then left. After I preached an hour I turned it over to Emmanuel.
After I finished, Elizabeth told me about a young unmarried ?couple?, who last week heard me preaching and began to cry that I was not showing the love of God. She also noticed the girl had a ?Jesus Property? t-shirt which revealed her back, waist, and underwear. They were walking around with their arms around each other?s waist. They heard me preaching again, and were behind us on their knees praying for God to stop us.
As Emmanuel was preaching, I went over to where they were praying, and attempted to have a conversation with them. I asked them which scriptures they disagreed with. From their behavior, words, and actions, I knew they were in sin because of their strong stance to defend it. I began to question them, and the guy looked up from his prayer and began to rebuke me as satan. They eventually walked away without conversing with me. John was having a conversation with an associate of theirs and so I began to join his conversation.
Just then, I saw the group of lesbians approaching where Emmanuel was preaching. He is visually impaired, and they came from behind him and pushed him off the wall. Emmanuel continued preaching, and one lesbian began to push forcefully her friend into Doug. The lesbian began swinging at Doug. Doug blocked her shots, and commanded her to stop. The crowd now of course was probably well over a hundred and wanted to see blood. These ?Victoria seduction? girls from outward appearance did not look like they would be lesbians. They all had long hair, did not look masculine, and were dressed very provocatively. Nevertheless, they fought and behaved like angry animals.
One girl was shaking with rage and tears, and asking me if Jesus would say what my friend Emmanuel said (this same girl would moments later flash the whole crowd). I assured her he would, and gave her scriptures. Her friend was holding her back, and I was watching her closely, but then the one who went after Doug, reared back and smacked me across the face. I told her not to get so emotional, and she needs anger management. I then told the other one, shaking with rage who wanted to attack me, that I was going to do the loving, Christian, Jesus like thing and forgive them for assaulting us, and not press charges. This seemed to frighten them, because at this point they headed for their car across the street and left, but not before flashing us. They also flashed us again as they got in their car across the street, much to the delight of the lust crazed crowd. Emmanuel continued preaching undaunted to the bloodthirsty crowd throughout the whole episode.
After we left the scene and we walking by the Clevelander about 25 yards away from where this incident occurred, we walked past three officers on the street. I do not know how they did not respond to what happened, or how they did not witness what was going on.
We then headed back for Ocean Drive at the open square near the Mango?s bar. We all were taking turns preaching, and one of the lesbians came walking up to Onica and I. She was not one of the ones who attacked us personally. I thought she was going to swing at me, but then she said, ?Before you say anything I was wondering if any of you found my purse over there?? We told her no, and then she proceeded to tell us she was a Christian and she agreed with about half of what we said, but that at her church nobody would tell her anything like we told her. As I began to respond she walked away.
As I was preaching at the square by Mango?s another ?Christian? with a cigarette in his hand came up to me and told me I was doing it all wrong. He also began to tell me, ?satan get behind me? as he smoked his cigarette and used profanity.
We headed back to the car at about 9:45 PM.