Comments for Abiding Life Ministries International http://abidinglife.com/2009 The ministry of ALMI Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:42:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on Michael Wells 1952-2011 by Patricia Andrews http://abidinglife.com/2009/almi/michael-wells-1952-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Patricia Andrews Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:42:16 +0000 http://abidinglife.com/2009/?p=2886#comment-454 I only learned last night through the Abiding Life newsletter of Mike's passing from life unto Life, and feel the loss today strongly. I was introduced to Abiding Life & Mike through the CD messages by a counselor I was seeing four years ago. I truly believe the message of pointing to Christ through the CD's kept me from ending my own life, when I focus on Christ my problems don't overwhelm me. I only had the opportunity to hear Mike speak in person two years ago when he came through Texas but I often share my CD's with anyone who will listen to them. I pray for peace in the Wells family and the Abiding Life family, and thank our Lord daily for Mike's influence in my life. I only learned last night through the Abiding Life newsletter of Mike’s passing from life unto Life, and feel the loss today strongly. I was introduced to Abiding Life & Mike through the CD messages by a counselor I was seeing four years ago. I truly believe the message of pointing to Christ through the CD’s kept me from ending my own life, when I focus on Christ my problems don’t overwhelm me. I only had the opportunity to hear Mike speak in person two years ago when he came through Texas but I often share my CD’s with anyone who will listen to them. I pray for peace in the Wells family and the Abiding Life family, and thank our Lord daily for Mike’s influence in my life.

]]> Comment on Michael Wells 1952-2011 by Bob Schueler http://abidinglife.com/2009/almi/michael-wells-1952-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Bob Schueler Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:25:55 +0000 http://abidinglife.com/2009/?p=2886#comment-452 Thanks for everything, Mike. I'll see you soon, brother! Betty, if there's anything we can do for you or ALMI, please ask. My wife and I would be honored to help or serve. God bless you! Thanks for everything, Mike. I’ll see you soon, brother! Betty, if there’s anything we can do for you or ALMI, please ask. My wife and I would be honored to help or serve. God bless you!

]]> Comment on Abiding, Part 2, by Alex Mathew by David Mosher http://abidinglife.com/2009/otherarticles/articles-by-alex-matthew/abiding-part-2-by-alex-mathew/comment-page-1/#comment-433 David Mosher Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:21:36 +0000 http://abidinglife.com/2009/?p=2787#comment-433 Well said and most excellent! "Peace and rest on sale"..wow..it's sad but true, I've gone shopping or trading too often for that temporal peace, brother. It's a vapor and disappointing when the veil is lifted. But true peace in abiding...yes! How do you get a child to let go of a toy? Show that child something better and he will drop what he's holding onto and grasp it. Well said and most excellent! “Peace and rest on sale”..wow..it’s sad but true, I’ve gone shopping or trading too often for that temporal peace, brother. It’s a vapor and disappointing when the veil is lifted. But true peace in abiding…yes! How do you get a child to let go of a toy? Show that child something better and he will drop what he’s holding onto and grasp it.

]]> Comment on Qualities of a Christian Counselor by David Mosher http://abidinglife.com/2009/otherarticles/articles-by-alex-matthew/qualities-of-a-christian-counselor/comment-page-1/#comment-432 David Mosher Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:07:15 +0000 http://abidinglife.com/2009/articles/qualities-of-a-christian-counselor/#comment-432 Alex, I think the only other quality I can come up is, Be Present. To truly be there in the moment, silencing the voice in our head that is interpreting what is being said or formulating a response. Yes, listen to the Spirit's prompting but be present in each moment and with each syllable spoken. Then, not parrot a response pulled from our "toolbox" of knowledge, but speak what we HEARD. Alex, I think the only other quality I can come up is, Be Present. To truly be there in the moment, silencing the voice in our head that is interpreting what is being said or formulating a response. Yes, listen to the Spirit’s prompting but be present in each moment and with each syllable spoken. Then, not parrot a response pulled from our “toolbox” of knowledge, but speak what we HEARD.

]]> Comment on Michael Wells 1952-2011 by Dan and Sherin Kalpakoff http://abidinglife.com/2009/almi/michael-wells-1952-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Dan and Sherin Kalpakoff Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:53:06 +0000 http://abidinglife.com/2009/?p=2886#comment-430 Dan and Sherin Kalpakoff, Bunbury, Western Australia. My wife and I feel for you Betty and your children for the loss of Mike - and our Christian guru. It did seem strange to have such deep revelational insight coming from a contemporary person but now that he has passed away I think it will make Mike’s Abiding Life message have even more impact in ours, and others lives. Having read almost all of Mike’s books and listened to almost all his CD’s and DVD’s we feel Mike left us a testimony of his life (which seems more biblical) than one who merely tries to teach God’s truth according to their own understanding of it. I think it is the stories of Mike’s personal struggles in life that remain with us more than his very helpful ‘Abiding in Christ’ theory. Mike, having lived a mere 60 years on earth, makes me glad now that I made the effort to attend a training seminar at Mt Alford, Queensland in 2009 and met Mike and Betty in person. They both seemed like, and would tell you they are just an average couple with the same faults and problems as you and I. A very real, and down to earth couple that preferred not to be looked up to by others. I briefly chatted with Betty a few times about good books. Betty, being an avid reader (and thinker personality) seemed like the woman behind the man who painstakingly edited Mike’s (feeler style) rough draft copy books and made his book become a reality. I was surprised when she did not suggest I read another of Mike’s books but suggested I read a newly released book by Dr Alex Mathew called ‘Beyond Techniques’. Not the easiest to read but very thought provoking. I realized a common thread in Mike’s style of counseling and Alex Mathew’s book, being that when a true counselor counsels someone, all worldly techniques become a hindrance to the process. Dr Alex and Dr Mike each have quite unique and very effective styles of counseling. I can understand why they were best of friends. I do hope that you, Betty, continue Abiding Life ministries and Mike’s work in some manner, shape or form. Even if it is just suggesting good books to read that Mike would have agreed with. Good practical Christian living books are hard to find today with so many pseudo Christian books out there today. We are both looking forward to reading Mike’s latest book. At least he left us all something to remember him by. Dan Kalpakoff Dan and Sherin Kalpakoff, Bunbury, Western Australia.

My wife and I feel for you Betty and your children for the loss of Mike – and our Christian guru. It did seem strange to have such deep revelational insight coming from a contemporary person but now that he has passed away I think it will make Mike’s Abiding Life message have even more impact in ours, and others lives. Having read almost all of Mike’s books and listened to almost all his CD’s and DVD’s we feel Mike left us a testimony of his life (which seems more biblical) than one who merely tries to teach God’s truth according to their own understanding of it. I think it is the stories of Mike’s personal struggles in life that remain with us more than his very helpful ‘Abiding in Christ’ theory.

Mike, having lived a mere 60 years on earth, makes me glad now that I made the effort to attend a training seminar at Mt Alford, Queensland in 2009 and met Mike and Betty in person. They both seemed like, and would tell you they are just an average couple with the same faults and problems as you and I. A very real, and down to earth couple that preferred not to be looked up to by others.

I briefly chatted with Betty a few times about good books. Betty, being an avid reader (and thinker personality) seemed like the woman behind the man who painstakingly edited Mike’s (feeler style) rough draft copy books and made his book become a reality. I was surprised when she did not suggest I read another of Mike’s books but suggested I read a newly released book by Dr Alex Mathew called ‘Beyond Techniques’. Not the easiest to read but very thought provoking. I realized a common thread in Mike’s style of counseling and Alex Mathew’s book, being that when a true counselor counsels someone, all worldly techniques become a hindrance to the process. Dr Alex and Dr Mike each have quite unique and very effective styles of counseling. I can understand why they were best of friends.

I do hope that you, Betty, continue Abiding Life ministries and Mike’s work in some manner, shape or form. Even if it is just suggesting good books to read that Mike would have agreed with. Good practical Christian living books are hard to find today with so many pseudo Christian books out there today. We are both looking forward to reading Mike’s latest book. At least he left us all something to remember him by.

Dan Kalpakoff

]]> Comment on Michael Wells 1952-2011 by Serge Tomash http://abidinglife.com/2009/almi/michael-wells-1952-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Serge Tomash Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:54:05 +0000 http://abidinglife.com/2009/?p=2886#comment-427 Serge Tomash, Kiev, Ukraine. Dear friend and dear brother. Man of God. I thank God for what He has been doing through you and yet it's not the end. The seed is alive. This is a piece of what Mike wrote me in March: "Brother, I will tell you what you know. The end is near. Exciting and more". See you soon! Serge Tomash, Kiev, Ukraine. Dear friend and dear brother. Man of God. I thank God for what He has been doing through you and yet it’s not the end. The seed is alive. This is a piece of what Mike wrote me in March: “Brother, I will tell you what you know. The end is near. Exciting and more”. See you soon!

]]> Comment on Michael Wells 1952-2011 by Percival - Marília, Brasil http://abidinglife.com/2009/almi/michael-wells-1952-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-426 Percival - Marília, Brasil Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:59:03 +0000 http://abidinglife.com/2009/?p=2886#comment-426 Nothing is missing. To all whom the Lord had brought him the purity of the gospel. We are glad to be part of something special that was at the heart of God and has given us. We feel so much to have being deprived of the fellowship of our beloved brother, but it will be for a short time. His legacy will be on the shoulders of those who carry with them the marks of Jesus, whose has his feet on the beauty of the gospel. As Mike said "the Word was not mine", so, all of us have pieces of Jesus bonded in our hearts through the life our brother. For us, stay the tears for a short time and to continue taking the other parts of Jesus through Mike´s revelations. We will not be stopped because the love of God moves us, guide us, direct us. We will continue, Also even for a short time. For his part did not miss anything! Percival, Marilia, 15/10/2011. Nothing is missing.
To all whom the Lord had brought him the purity of the gospel.
We are glad to be part of something special that was at the heart of God and has given us.
We feel so much to have being deprived of the fellowship of our beloved brother, but it will be for a short time.
His legacy will be on the shoulders of those who carry with them the marks of Jesus, whose has his feet on the beauty of the gospel.
As Mike said “the Word was not mine”, so, all of us have pieces of Jesus bonded in our hearts through the life our brother.
For us, stay the tears for a short time and to continue taking the other parts of Jesus through Mike´s revelations.
We will not be stopped because the love of God moves us, guide us, direct us.
We will continue,
Also even for a short time.
For his part did not miss anything!
Percival, Marilia, 15/10/2011.

]]> Comment on Michael Wells 1952-2011 by Sharon K. Crossman http://abidinglife.com/2009/almi/michael-wells-1952-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Sharon K. Crossman Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:33:01 +0000 http://abidinglife.com/2009/?p=2886#comment-425 Mike introduced me to a loving Father and a redeemed life through Jesus Christ. I had been a "Christian" all my life but had not truly met my Lord and Saviour in a personal and saving way. My life today is rich in His love as I abide in Him through all of lifes joys, trials and tribulations. Thank you Mike and Abiding Life Ministries. thank you Betty for your love and sacrifice! In Jesus's most precious name I write. Mike introduced me to a loving Father and a redeemed life through Jesus Christ. I had been a “Christian” all my life but had not truly met my Lord and Saviour in a personal and saving way. My life today is rich in His love as I abide in Him through all of lifes joys, trials and tribulations. Thank you Mike and Abiding Life Ministries. thank you Betty for your love and sacrifice! In Jesus’s most precious name I write.

]]> Comment on The Company of the Unknowns by Karen pimentel http://abidinglife.com/2009/mike/the-company-of-the-unknowns/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Karen pimentel Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:47:48 +0000 http://abidinglife.com/2009/articles/the-company-of-the-unknowns/#comment-424 beautiful! beautiful!

]]> Comment on Michael Wells 1952-2011 by Dana Gish http://abidinglife.com/2009/almi/michael-wells-1952-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Dana Gish Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:19:27 +0000 http://abidinglife.com/2009/?p=2886#comment-423 Love and prayers, Betty! May God richly bless you during this time as He holds you in the palm of His hand. Love and prayers, Betty! May God richly bless you during this time as He holds you in the palm of His hand.

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