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FALL 2013
GREETINGS FROM PRAYER MOUNTAIN!
by Terry Brim
The Heavens proclaim the Glory of God. The skies display His craftsmanship. (Psalm 19:1 NLT.)
Well, it's been awhile since we got to visit and I want to be a good neighbor, so pull up a chair
and sit awhile. Oh, don't worry about getting too close to that pot-bellied stove. It's not hot;
it is just a little warm. I made a pot of coffee on it earlier. But it won't be long from now that
I'll be firing that old thing up because the season change is fast approaching. Yes, Fall, my
favorite time of the year with fresh, cool air from the north, and the fire colored leaves of the
oaks and hickories. It kind of reminds me of the glory of our Father.
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The Wedding Party (story on page 2)
Left to Right: Cody Oaks, Aubrey (Pearsons) Oaks, Jamar Gatewood, Jamaya Gatewood, Kylie (Oaks) Gatewood, James Gatewood,
Melissa Harris (Maid-of-honor), Donald Gatewood (Best man), Jeanene O’Neal, & David Fisher
Not Pictured: Flower girl - Eiley Oaks, Ring Bearer - Isaac Brim
GREETINGS FROM PRAYER MOUNTAIN (continued from page 1)
Speaking of glory, that is the
theme of this year's Autumn Assembly. It is October 23rd
through the 28th , and my Mom,
my brother Chip, the Copelands,
Lynne Hammond, and you and I
will be working corporately in
prayer another year, and I expect
another full manifestation of His
glory. You know, you are right, I
think that is what it's going to
take in these times. Yes sir, unity
and glory!
Speaking of glory, the other
night my wife, Lynn, and my son
Isaac, who is four now, were
lying on a blanket outside. We
were staring into the Ozark night
sky, and talking about how the
heavens declare God's glory. By
the way, did any of you get to watch
any of the Perseid meteor showers?
Not only did it declare His
glory, but it reminded us of our
Father's protection. Yes, that
wonderful life-sustaining atmosphere also protects us from
meteors. And what did you say?
Jupiter. Well, you are right! That
planet our Father provided to
protect us from comets that
would otherwise destroy our
homes. Oh my, how did we get so
far off the subject? Where were we?
Oh yes, fall. Well, if you
know anyone that would like to
join us for this year's meeting
tell them we would look for-
ward to working corporately
with them this year. Also remind
them, any of your friends, that if
they want to experience these
Ozark days and nights first
hand, they can come and stay in
our beautiful log cabins. They
will get a view from the best
Landscaper in the world. That's
right! Our Father, God!
Well, where did the time go? I
know we both have some chores
to see to. You know how it goes
when you and I get started talking about His goodness. We
could just go on forever. Till next
time we meet, I cover you with
faith and love.
A WEDDING IN THE OZARKS
Terry
PRAYER MOUNTAIN NEWS
t was a beautiful day in the Ozarks! Family and friends
happily witnessed the joining in marriage of Kylie
Oaks and James Gatewood at Prayer Mountain in the
Ozarks on Saturday, June 29th, 2013. Kylie is the daughter of Shelli (Brim) Baggett and the late Robert (Bob)
Oaks. Her maternal grandparents are Billye Brim and
the late Kent Brim. Her paternal grandparents are the
late Robert and Betty Oaks.
James is the son of Effie Gatewood and the late
George Gatewood.
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The attendants walked on a carpet of green
grass from the Administration Building to the
outdoor altar under a canopy overshadowed by
trees. The bride's brother, Cody Oaks, escorted
her and gave her away in behalf of her family. In
the beautiful spring-like weather, the ceremony
was Holy Spirit led as Pastor George Pearsons, of
Eagle Mountain Church, Newark, Texas, officiated.
The Lord awoke Pastor George early that morning and gave him a word for the newlyweds.
Here is a portion of that wonderful word: This
union will result in many, continual, manifestations
of the goodness of God…Starting today! Praise God!
Immediately after the ceremony everyone
went to the chapel and enjoyed great fellowship
at a reception and a delicious meal. Both the
bride's cake and the groom's were donated by Dino and
Cheryl Kartsonakis (Dino's 24 Karrot Cakes Company,
Branson, MO).
The happy newlyweds reside in their new home in
Bella Vista, Arkansas, near where Jimmy works as a
Senior Sourcing Analyst for the Wal-Mart Corporation.
Kylie is enjoying being a new wife as well as continuing to work in the ministry.
THE GREAT THAYER MISSOURI REVIVAL
OZARKS’ TREASURY
by Brenda Brim Krukow
I have held this article for almost three years, waiting for the perfect time to print it. However, I
knew the season was now with the summer weddings, and then the cherry-on-top, Mom just finishing the Revelation School that tells of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Brenda
eptember 2010: After learning
about an intriguing tombstone in Thayer, Missouri how
could two newlyweds (married June 2010) resist such an
adventure on a perfect fall
day? So Tony and I headed
two hours east to the Thayer
Missouri Cemetery. Sure
enough we found it with the
help of two widowed
ladies—Charlene and Judy.
Not to my surprise, Tony hitit-off with them and found out
that Judy went to brush arbor
meetings in the area as a child.
Behind this tombstone is
nothing less than the Holy
Spirit's power that all began
from a famous revival in
Thayer, Missouri, in 1909. It is
described in the book, The
Sparkling Fountain by Fred T.
Corum,
and
Hazel
E.
Bakewell. The authors' mother
was Lilly Harper Corum, the
first documented Spirit-filled
account in Springfield, Missouri in 1907. (The authors' Aunt
Rachel went to Azusa and came
back and set the Ozarks on Holy
Ghost fire.) Their mother's sister,
Florence, was married to Charlie
Taliaferro. It was "Uncle Charlie"
and "Aunt Florence's" tombstone
that Tony and I went to see. It is
relevant to the Marriage Supper
of the Lamb and John Davis,
who shook Yellville, Arkansas,
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(about 50 miles southeast of and came to Mother Barnes’ tentPrayer Mountain) with Holy meeting to see the show. He was
gloriously and thoroughly saved
Ghost Power.
and filled with the Holy
Ghost. Back in those days
when you got the Holy Ghost,
it put the "go" in your feet and
John Davis became a preacher.
He just started preaching and
relied on the Holy Spirit to
show him what to say. Uncle
Charlie loved him, as did
many others, and he would
travel many miles just to hear
John Davis preach. Joe Duke
recognized the stamp of God
upon Brother Davis' ministry
and bought him a tent to hold
meetings in. John Davis held
tentmeetings
all
over
Arkansas.
Once when Uncle Charlie
was very sick, he sent for John
Davis, and he came and
John Davis, Ozark Pentecostal Preacher.
prayed. Uncle Charlie was gloHe would go out in the woods and pray all
riously healed and never forgot
night before he would preach.
Photo from The Sparkling Fountain
the great faith of this precious
evangelist.
John Davis
John Davis was holding a
(from The Sparkling Fountain)
brush arbor meeting down in
One of the most remarkable Yellville, Arkansas, and the
converts1 to come out of the great power of God began to fall. By
Thayer, Missouri, tentmeeting the way, a brush arbor was made
was a fiddler and dance-caller by stringing wires back and forth
from Arkansas. He had been a between tree limbs. Then leafdrunkard and the craving was so filled branches would be placed
great, that he had to sleep with a
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jug of whisky beside him at
night. He heard the commotion 1 See article on page 5.
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THE GREAT THAYER MISSOURI REVIVAL
(Continued from page 3)
over the wires to form a covering Brother Brumback tells about
to keep out the sun and rain. He this incident in his book:
was just a plain old Arkan“Davis was distressed, for
sawyer with very little religious
long-tailed black coats and sat on
some of the benches near the
back, waiting for the opportune
time to interrupt and start the dethough a firm bebate. The power of God fell with
liever and preacher
great demonstration and grew in
of the message, he
intensity as the evening prodid not consider
gressed. You can't debate with
himself able to deGod. When Brother Davis looked
fend it against these
up from the altar, he saw the last
sharpshooters. He
of the seven preachers slinking
went to prayer, lying
away in the bushes outside the
all night before the
brush arbor...the meetings were
rough altar. The next
not even interrupted.
night, even before
the meeting was forJohn Davis was filled with
mally opened, the
the
joy and glory of the Lord,
Charles Taliaferro (Uncle Charlie) dressed for business
Lord
baptized
and he proclaimed it wherever
(right). He was an engineer for the Frisco Railroad.
twenty in the Spirit,
Photo from The Sparkling Fountain
he went. One day, he saw an old
and the slain of the
friend walk down the street and
Lord were many.”
training, but he was clay in the
turn into a saloon that Brother
Master's hands. He would go out
Davis had frequented before he
People were praying all over
in the woods and pray all night
was redeemed. Brother Davis
the place; God had intervened
before
he
preached,
and then ministered in the
power of the
Spirit. Well,
people began
to get saved
and healed
and
filled
with the Holy
Ghost. Soon
opposition
began to rise.
One day, a
group of denomination
The Great Thayer
preachers
anwent after him and as he stepped
Tentmeeting.
and taken control,
Photo from
nounced that they
up on the sidewalk in front of the
and the fire was
The Sparkling Fountain
were going to come
saloon, the power of God came
falling
from
in and take over the
on him and he fell prostrate. He
heaven. While Brother Davis was
meeting to hold a debate with
had a marvelous vision of the
busy ministering at the altar, sevJohn Davis and show him this
Marriage Supper of the Lamb
eral of the denominational
and the glories that are yet to be.
Pentecostal preaching was error.
preachers showed up dressed in
Brother Davis wasn't a debater.
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THE GREAT THAYER MISSOURI REVIVAL
(Continued from page 4)
When he was lost, he had spent last time I ever saw John you at the Marriage Supper of
many nights dead drunk at the Davis…. He had been praying the Lamb?" Dignified men and
same spot. But oh, the glorious out in the woods all night. And women began to weep and pray
transformation that had taken when he spoke, the fire fell and a and seek the Lord. It had been alplace in his life, and he often told revival broke out, right at the fu- most 15 years since the great
of this vision of the Marriage neral. He only talked ten to fif- Thayer revival but the sweet
Supper of the Lamb.
Spirit of God swept over
Uncle Charlie said that
glowing coals, and revival
if he ever died, he wanted
fires spread through that
John Davis to preach his fulittle community….
neral. Years later, I believe
If you go to the cemeit was the early 20's, while I
tery today in Thayer, back
was attending Drury Colup on a hill, near the old enlege, Uncle Charlie died in
trance, you can find Uncle
the Frisco Hospital in St.
Charlie’s and Aunt FloLouis. They brought his
rence's tombstone. On it
body back to Thayer for the
you'll find the inscription,
funeral.
"We will meet our loved
The Thayer Church. When Harry Bowley started to build
Uncle Charlie had been it back in 1909, he had only 25 cents and a lot of faith. ones at the Marriage SupPhoto from The Sparkling Fountain
a Mason, and the Masonic
per of the Lamb."
Order came in dressed in
their regalia, and performed teen minutes. He said he'd seen Let us be glad and rejoice, and give
their ceremony. And then it was uncle Charlie in heaven, and honor to Him: for the marriage of the
John Davis' turn. This was the asked the question, "Will I meet Lamb is come... (Revelation 19:7).
rayer was a
major part of the
Thayer Revival. The
leaders prayed a
month (meeting up
in St. Louis) "in
strong supplication
before God which
lasted sometimes all
night, and the revival was born in
our hearts." Brother
Harry Bowley was
used especially in inA Man of Love and Power
Harry Elwood Bowley
tercessory prayer. He
in the 1920s.
wrote, "When it came
Photo from The Sparkling Fountain
to the altar services, it
seemed that God mightily anointed me for that.
The unction and power of my prayer life was so
upon me that during the meeting, I would lean
over on the front seat, and while he preached, I
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would weep. When he finished preaching, I
would leap to the platform, and in less that fifteen minutes, the altars would be jammed with
men and women weeping and seeking God."
The message of the Thayer Revival was,
"'Jesus is coming soon; prepare to meet Him.'
That was the message which the Spirit gave the
people when they received the Baptism." Of
course there was opposition. Once Brother Bowley narrowly escaped from being hung by "a
group of six-shooters." However, "a number of
their tormentors were saved…several on their
beds at night. They cursed and asked for someone to come and pray for them saying, "'I'm
dying-I'm going to hell.'"
It was said of Brother Bowley from his colleagues, “...his burning desire was to point souls
to the manifested love of God at Calvary.”
All quotes taken from the book, The Sparkling Fountain and an
article, The Thayer Revival, written by Harry Bowley.
www.ifphc.org/pdf/Heritage/1982_02.pdf?
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THE ADVENTURES OF YOYO, SHEP, & SCOUT
THE DOGS OF PRAYER MOUNTAIN
by DORIS ANN BYRD
s you know our beloved
Bubba moved to heaven in
the fall last year. I'm sure it was a
surprise to him, and it was a time
of sadness for us. But pressing on
to the high calling that lies ahead
and not looking back we want to
introduce you to our new little
fellow, YoYo. He came to us
early in January.
Terry was in Tulsa at the pet
store and there was a little family of mixed breed bull dogs
ready for new adoptive families, but they were all spoken
for. Terry thought one would
have been a perfect Prayer
Mountain
dog, but he
came home
somewhat
d i s a p pointed. A
call came
the
next
day that the
"cream of
the crop"
from that
family had been returned to the
pet store. Terry turned right
around and went back to the pet
store, and returned with YoYo,
who looks similar to Pete, the
Little Rascals' faithful dog. What
a joy he has been to Terry, Isaac,
Lynn and the staff!
So begins the training and
teaching of YoYo. He is being
trained much like our United
States Marines are trained. Few
know how they are trained, but
the results are astounding, with-
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out fail. Do we have a dog training
school at Prayer Mountain? We
surely do. Shep is the head master and teacher with Scout as the
aide-de-camp.
The manual used for training
is from Sister Billye's lessons on
walking in love, which came
from God's lessons in 1 Corinthians 13. Shep and Scout have been
drilled on these lessons and for
the most part follow the teachings. Shep and Scout know there
The Dogs of Prayer Mountain
YoYo (left), Scout & Shep (right)
is no running off this new little
puppy, and no need to do anything underhanded because he is
cuter, tinier, and the attention
getter. So, the lessons on walking
in love are necessary and vital
until YoYo grows up.
Love is never envious nor boils
over with jealously. Shep had his
eye on Bubba's great bed in the
garage since Bubba's passing and
had told Scout, "Don't even think
about taking that bed because it
is going to be mine." Scout,
knowing that love never fails,
said "you can have it." He didn't
really have that thought in his
heart, but as he spoke those
words the empowerment of the
Word made it so. Now who gets
the big bed? YoYo just automatically went to the bed and took
possession. Shep, realizing he is
just a baby, didn't say a word.
Love bears up under anything
and everything that comes. Young
dogs like to play; YoYo's best
game is to run at Scout, jump on
him and try to wrestle and growl
him down. Shep is determined to see that
come to an end. The
teaching and training
goes on and Terry has
even had to step in and
make corrective measures.
Love is ever ready to believe the best of every person…YoYo is more than
six months old now and
has long, long legs. He still hasn't
learned to wait on the visitors
and pray-ers to acknowledge
him before he greets and welcomes them with a jump toward
them and upon them as young
dogs who are loved are prone to
do. Yet, he is teachable and is responding to the prodding of
Terry, the staff, and most of all
Shep and Scout. All of us are believing the best forYoYo, and
that he will indeed come under
the training and teaching. We all
recognize that God has dealt
with us time after time, forgiving
and starting over again patiently
and lovingly.
Love never fails!
A CALIFORNIA WEDDING
MINISTRY NEWS
Destanie Reyna and Branden Brim
n Friday, May 24, 2013, Destanie Reyna and Branden
Brim were united in marriage at the Radisson Ontario
Hotel in Ontario, California. The ceremony was officiated
by Pastor George Pearsons of Eagle Mountain Church,
Newark, Texas. Destanie is the daughter of Rick and Nettie Reyna. Branden is the son of Tony Krukow and Brenda
(Brim) Krukow, and the grandson of Billye Brim and the
late Kent Brim.
The couple resides in Ontario, California, where
Destanie works for her father at Rallys For Christ Ministries.
They have just completed filming The Rally 2. The Rally 1
movie was instrumental in well over one million salvations. Destanie also co-designs and co-operates a scarf
company with her sister, Christian Reyna. Branden also
helps in the Reynas’ ministry, and Billye Brim Ministries
when able, along with working as a personal trainer.
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THE PRAYER MOUNTAIN GAZETTE
FALL 2013
Editor-in-Chief: Billye Brim
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REMINISCENT RECIPES
CREAM CHEESE STUFFED CINNAMON ROLL
MONKEY BREAD
submitted by Kylie Gatewood
“My new teenagers beg me for this monkey
bread! They will almost do anything for it.”
Ingredients:
3 tubes of Cinnabon canned
cinnamon rolls
1 box cream cheese
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick butter
Cut the cream cheese into 24 cubes.
Flatten each cinnamon roll and completely press
around 1 cube of cream cheese. It will look like a
small imperfect ball.
Put the “cinna-balls” in a bundt pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
Melt the butter and brown sugar together in a microwave or on a stove top.
Spoon butter mixture over all the "cinna-balls".
Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
Flip out of the pan onto a plate.
Top with 2 of the 3 icing tubs included with the cinnamon rolls. ENJOY!!