I LOST 73.5 LBS FROM 04/02/07 - 07/09/07 PRE SURGERY!!!

Rev. Levi- your wt loss to date is simply incredible! I believe it's God's plan at work in your body and soul. You will become such an inspiration to so many people at a new and different level. I've already sent my well wishes to you and your wife. Please have her log on here on Wed or Thur and give us an update after your surgery. We will all be saving room for you on the losser's bench- OH HECK- you are already there! Congrats and God Bless! Sheila

 DEAR SHEILA,                  WELL, WELL, WELL, IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL!!! I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PEOPLE TRY TO STAND IN MY WAY OR EVEN TALK ME OUT OF HAVING MY RNY SURGERY  AND I KNOW GOD CAN AND WILL USE ALL THINGS SUCH AS THESE FOR HIS GLORY. I WANT AND DESIRE TO BE  THAT YIELDED VESSEL. WHAT A TESTIMONY IT SHALL BE TO GO FROM 466LBS TO MY GOAL WEIGHT OF 177LBS,  AND OH I SHALL DO IT AND ONCE I MAKE MY MIND UP...... I PRESS FORWARD TOWARD THAT MARK AND DON'T MOVE OFF THE VERY ROCK UPON WHICH I STAND KNOWING THE TRUE ROCK JESUS CHRIST CAN AND FOR  ME MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT HE WHO HAS BEGUN THIS WORK IN ME SHALL PERFECT IT, AND GOD SHALL BE GLORIFIED AND MANY OTHERS WILL BE LIFTED UP,ENCOURAGED, STRENGTHENED, AND EDIFIED. FOR THAT I AM MOST GRACIOUSLY IN AWE AT HOW GOD CAN USE THIS BROKEN VESSSEL BECAUSE I YIELD TO HIM AND MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE TO BE USED. GLORY TO GOD!!!!!!!!     MOREOVER DEAR SISTER, I OPERATE IN THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT AND HAVE A VERY SHARP SENSE OF  DISCERNMENT AND KNOW FULLY WELL THAT YOU ARE DEFINITELY OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH. WE ARE ON  THE SAME WEBPAGE LITERALLY AND ALSO SPIRITUALLY! I AM PLEASED THAT GOD HAS ADDED YOU TO MY LIFE AS A NEW FRIEND. WHEN MY WIFE CAME HOME THIS  EVENING FROM HER SECOND JOB SHE REVIEWED MY MESSAGES AND POSTS ON THIS SITE, AND SHE WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT I HAVE JUST SHARED HEREIN. ONE CAN PUT A THOUSAND TO FLIGHT AND TWO CAN PUT TEN THOUSAND TO FLIGHT SO WE CAN JUST BELIEVE  THAT GOD WILL CONVERT THAT TEN THOUSAND TO POUNDS LOST FOR THOSE WHO ARE SERIOUSLY AND DILIGENTLY SEEKING TO BETTER THEMSELVES THROUGH THE MEANS OF WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY. TO GOD BE THE GLORY GREAT THINGS HE HAS DONE........AND  GREAT THINGS SHALL HE CONTINUE TO DO IN YOU AND I  AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO AVAIL THEMSELVES TO HIM WHO IS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH AND INSPIRES US BY HIS EXAMPLE TO ALL GREAT VICTORIES, BOTH NOW AND IN TIMES TO COME. PRAISE HIS HOLY  NAME!!! OH AND WE KNOW THAT HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!!! LET US PRAISE HIM TOGETHER!!! OH YEAH... AND INVITE FRIENDS TO DO SO ALSO!!! MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU IN YOUR GOING IN AND YOUR COMING OUT AND KNOW THAT WE HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN IN HIM AND HE WILL NOT LET US FAIL!!! GRACIOUSLY ABIDING, REV. LEVI

Great job on the weight loss Levi. Wishing you a smooth surgery and quick recovery. I agree with you about the power of this website. I also feel the written word comes from the heart and soul of people. When people post and respond to messages I feel the responces are from thier hearts. God Bless.                                                Annie

DEAR ANNIE,                  PEACE, GRACE, MERCY, AND AMAZING LOVE BE UNTO YOU IN JESUS NAME!!! THANK YOU FOR THE VERY NICE MESSAGE AND UPLIFTING ON THE GREAT JOB ON THE  WEIGHT LOSS. OF COURSE WITHOUT THE LORD'S HELP I WOULD NOT HAVE DIETED AT ALL, BUT I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED ON THE SELF DESTRUCTIVE PATH I WAS ON WITH MY FORMER CAMPAIGN "BUFFET ACROSS AMERICA!"  I THOUGHT I WAS CUTE TO GO ALL ACROSS THE NATION TEARING UP EVERY BUFFET I COULD SEE, BUT I FINALLY SAW THE LIGHT AND REALIZED THAT MY HEALTH PROBLEMS WERE MOUNTING UP AND I WAS  TRULY HURTING MYSELF FOR A TEMPORARY "OH YEAH THAT WAS YUMMY SENSATION." OF COUSE IN ALL HONESTY IT REALLY  WAS YUMMY. BUT NOT NEARLY AS DELICIOUS AS THE SWEET TASTE OF VICTORY AND THE BETTER FEELINGS PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY FROM IMPROVED HEALTH BENEFITS. OK, SO I AM RAMBLING ON NOW, BUT I'M SURE YOU GET THE POINT. TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:30 AM I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE MY RNY SURGERY (07/11/07) AND I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THE START OF A WHOLE NEW LIFE FOR MY WIFE  AND I.  JUST AS SO MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW THEY MAKE YOU JUMP THROUGH A WHOLE BUNCH OF HOOPS TO GO THROUGH THE WLS PROCESS AND I DON'T JUMP  SO HIGH AS BIG AS I AM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL RESPONSE AND YOUR COMPASSION REALLY SHINES THROUGH IN YOUR WORDS. MAY GOD RICHLY  BLESS YOU ANNIE!!! TAKE CARE AND HAVE A NICE DAY! ABIDING IN JESUS, REV. LEVI SIMEON BENJAMIN

WAY TO GO LEVI You are the proverbial MAN!

THANK YOU JOE FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT!!! GLORY TO GOD!!! I HOPE AND PRAY ALL IS GOING WELL WITH YOU!!! HAVE A BLESSED DAY!!! REV. LEVI

Dear Rev Levi! Congratulations on your weight loss!  It is an awesome testimony of God's grace and love in our lives.  I remember the day (clearly) the Lord delivered me from cigarette smoking.  I had tried for years to quit smoking.   I followed the Lord's command and stood up before my church family and confessed my sin, laid all my cigarettes, ash trays and lighters at the alter and asked the church to join me in prayer of deliverance!  It was a miracle!  That was 5 years ago and I have not smoked a cigarette since and "yes, I have tried."  I can't stand the smell of them.  I have continued to pray for forgiveness and deliverance of my sin of gluttony.  My WLS is another testimony to God's great love for me!  I am able to treat this temple as God wants me to.  I nouri**** and give praise and thanks every day, all day!  I know that without the Lord in my life, I would be a very sick woman today.  THANK YOU JESUS! Many blessings, Diane

 DEAR DIANE, THANK YOU SO KINDLY FOR YOUR CONGRATULATIONS, AND FOR SHARING YOUR AWESOME TESTIMONY OF  HOW THE LORD DELIVERED YOU.... AND IS CONTINUING TO DELIVER YOU ONE DAY AT A TIME. GLORY TO GOD!!! I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT WITH ME AND I BELIEVE IT WILL BLESS OTHERS AS WELL, BECAUSE IT IS REAL AND IT COMES FROM THE HEART AND IT'S RIGHT WHERE WE LIVE. YOU ARE SO ON TARGET. JUST KEEP ON PRAISING HIS  WONDERFUL NAME WITH ME SISTER DIANE. THANK YOU JESUS. MAY A GREATER MEASURE OF HIS ABUNDANT GRACE REST UPON YOU AND STRENGHTEN YOU FROM THE INNERMOST TO THE OUTTERMOST  PART OF YOU SO YOU CAN ASCEND TO GREATER HEIGHTS OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH IN HIM AND YOU   SHALL BUILD UP AND ENCOURAGE LOTS OF OTHERS AS YOU PRESS FORWARD WITH YOUR STEADFAST ENDURANCE AND OBTAIN ONE VICTORY AFTER THE NEXT WHILE OTHERS ARE WATCHING YOU!!! TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!! YOU GO DIANE AND GOD  SHALL GO WITH YOU!!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY WORLD BRIGHTER BY SHARING THE TRUTH OF HIS LOVE AND DELIVERANCE!!! INDEED, JESUS NEVER FAILS, AND HE NEVER WILL!!! THANK YOU LORD!!! HAVE A BLESSED DAY SISTER DIANE!!! COMPASSIONATELY FOR JESUS, REV. LEVI SIMEON BENJAMIN