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June 18, 2004 Report
By Brenda Spurlock

The 'Walk' crew spent last night in a pasture of Brahman bulls in Syracuse, Mo. Flip said, "Those things were monsters! You've never seen anything so big!" He said he woke up and went out into the pasture about one o'clock in the morning and "...four of these 2,000 pound monsters walked by. I tell you, I was never so scared in my life!"

Today it was pouring down rain with lots of lightening. There was no way the team could walk. Flip and Gib decided to go get Judgment from Elsie Darrah. Jim Zes has a veterinarian in Union, Missouri, 25 miles southwest of St. Louis, who will take Judgment in and treat him.

After they had picked up Judgment, they stopped for lunch at a local cafe. Flip said the guy serving the food had an oxygen tank. He told them he had served in Vietnam. He said he'd killed "950 people." He said he'd done long distance patrols, that he was in Vietnam in 1966, '67, and '69, and had won the medal of honor. Flip was taking all of this with a grain of salt.

He asked the vet if he had seen the Vietnam Memorial Wall. He said, "Yes, I almost got thrown in jail for peeing on it." At that moment, Flip said he had an almost overwhelming urge to beat the guy to a pulp. He asked him, "Did you do that on John Watson's name?" The guy said, "Hey, I just think this government stinks." Flip told him, "I understand what you went through. I know that feeling. Their calling you 'baby killer'...." Flip said, "I threw my uniform away at the Philadelphia Airport." (He commented, ”I've regretted that many times since.")

Flip explained, "This guy is 62 or 63, but he looks like 100 miles of bad road. I know this kind of vet. He's sickly, blaming everybody else for his sorry position, at some point he's been strung out on drugs, he's cynical." Flip knew he desperately needed Jesus so he asked him where he would go if he died tonight. "I'd go to be at the right hand of God like all good Jews," he replied. "I don't lie" (a lie!), "I don't cheat........."

Flip continued witnessing to him. He told him he could not rely on his righteousness or good works, that apart from Christ there can be no eternal life. The vet became agitated and yelled "Stop shoving your religion in my face!" Without warning or provocation, he pulled out a shotgun. Flip's son Jonathan was with them, so that was his first concern. Another customer leaped in front of the vet, yelling "John...John...no...no...no!"

"He apparently didn't want to hear about Jesus," Flip opined. "The world hates us because this gospel cuts out all good works. David Wilkerson said that," he said. "You've served your time in Vietnam and, hey, you've been working all your life and doing some good stuff.... that's filthy rags! The world keeps trying to build a case that these are wonderful things. If you don't have Christ," he said, "it's nothing."

06/18/2004  A night with bulls and a day with vets

06/16/2004  From Warrensburg to Sedalia, Missouri where Jesus disturbs the peace again, by Brenda Spurlock

06/15/2004  WAA team leaves Kansas City, by Liz Thomas

06/14/2004  Prayer Alert: Judgment pulls up lame in Kansas City

06/09/2004  WAA team fellowships with bright points of light in Pleasanton, KS near the Missouri border

06/07/2004  Comforting the afflicted along the road in KS - Methamphetamines are a judgment from God

06/03/2004  More on the City of Wichita's assualt on liberty

06/02/2004  OSA-Wichita takes assault tape to TV stations, Contact Mayor of Wichita & Chief of police

06/01/2004  Another saint in that great cloud of witnesses goes home

06032004  Walk Across America Team Holds Memorial Day Service in Wichita - by Liz Thomas

05/29/2004  Memorial service interrupted by Tiller security guard first assaulting a pastor then trying to kill/maim men in the street

05/28/2004  City of Wichita confronted at press conference

05/26/2004  News report carrys false accusation that even Hutchisonschool principal doesn't buy

05/25/2004  Mentioning Jesus gets Flip cuffed in Hutchison, KS

05/24/2004 First time in 1500 miles, the wind is in their face

05/23/2004  WAA team in McPhereson, KS walking south

05/18/2004  WAA team receives cold reception in Russell, KS

05/16/2004  Another dead seeker-friendly church

05/14/2004  Revial or Riot - Jesus disturbs peace in Hays, KS

05/11-13/2004  WAA - Trials in Kansas along I-70

05/11/2004  As We Walk Along the Road - Some of Flip's thoughts as the "Walk" continues

05/03/2004   A Tale of Two Swords - Denver & Colorado Springs

04/30/2004  Ken & Jo Scott and Bob Enyart welcome OSA team to Denver

04/28/2004  WAA report from Dillon, CO where rights were denied

04/26/2004  'A God Incident' by Liz Thomas & Brenda Spurlock

04/25/2004  WAA team attends Eagle Baptist Church in Eagle, CO

04/24/2004 Riot in Rifle, WAA report by Brenda Spurlock

04/22/2004  Wonderful churches and slanderous lies in Rifle, CO

04/21/2004  Columbine or Christ, in Rifle, Colorado, Brenda

04/20/2004  WAA take on intolerant hypocrites on Earth Day

04/19/2004  WAA - reunion with Liz and kids, a crossless church

04/16/2004  WAA Team witnessing outside Grand Junction, CO

04/15/2004  WAA Team reaches Fruita, Colorado

04/14/2004  WAA reaches Colorado in high spirits, Brenda

04/13/2004  WAA Team about to enter Colorado, Brenda

04/09/2004  WAA Report crossing Utah, by Brenda

04/08/2004  WAA warned for not walking 45 MPH, by Brenda

04/06/2004  WAA Report from Enoch, Utah, By Brenda

04/04/2004  Resting under a cross in Enoch, Utah, By Brenda

04/02/2004  WAA Report in Utah now, by Brenda Spurlock

04/01/2004  Flip, Rusty and Curtis Arrested in Mesquite, Nevada

03/31/2004  WAA Report from Nevada Desert, Brenda

03/27/2004  WAA Report from Las Vegas, Brenda Spurlock

03/23/2004  Gambling on Our Future, Kristene, Brenda & Liz

03/22/2004  WAA Report from Needles, CA

03/19/2004  Walk Across America, Twentynine Palms, CA

03/17/2004  Walk Across America Report, Yucca Valley

03/16/2004  Walk Across America (WAA) Report

03/15/2004  Judgment the Horse Becomes Judgment the Beatuiful

03/13/2004  Report from Liz Thomas; "Riding through the desert on a horse with no name."

03/10/2004  Flip speaks from the outskirts of San Bernadino, CA

03/09/2004  Flip speaks with Brenda from Rancho Cucamonga, CA

03/06/2004  God Uses Dumb Animals to us Straight

03/01/2004  Rusty reports from San Juan Capistrano, CA

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