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WOW-WEE L@@K @ PICS /// COUNTDOWN 09 HOURS BEE4 RNY SURGERY!!! HURRY HURRY STEP RIGHT UP DON'T MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH UP ON THE LATEST UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON REV. LEVI SIMEON BENJAMIN.... WELL THEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS  SIT DOWN  WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE A LITTLE  WHILE SO READ ON......TODAY I WENT TO FRANKLIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN LOUISBURG, NC. (OH WHAT A THRILL, NOT) FOR  MY PREOP APPOINTMENT. THEY GAVE ME A BLOOD TEST, DID AN EKG, TONS OF PAPERWORK WAS COMPLETED AND THEY REVIEWED MY MEDICAL HISTORY TOGETHER WITH MY CURENT MEDICATIONS. SO IT WAS PRETTY EASY AND THEN WHEN I WAS DONE WITH THE LAB WORK I WAS  GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT AND GO AHEAD FOR MY  RNY SURGERY WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR 10:30AM WEDNESDAY (TOMORROW) MORNING 07/11/07. BECAUSE I AM SO HEAVY I CAN'T WEIGH MYSELF  AS EASY AS SOME OF YOU. I HAVE TO FIND A SCALE THAT GOES FROM HERE TO INFINITY... JUST KIDDING. I HAVE BEEN PRIMARILY USING MY SURGEONS SCALE SO I SHOULD GET ACCURATE  RESULTS. ANYWAY, AS YOU ALL KNOW, DIFFERENT SCALES CAN OF COURSE GIVE DIFFERENT RESULTS, AND SO IT WAS THAT THEIR IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY SURGEON'S OFFICE SCALE AND THE  HOSPITAL SCALE TODAY. I BELEIVE THE SCALE AT DR. ENOCKS OFFICE IS CORRECT AS IT LOOKS PRETTY NEW AND IS A PLATFORM SCALE. THE  HOSPITAL SCALE WAS ALSO A PLATFORM SCALE BUT IT LOOKED LIKE IT MAY HAVE BEEN AROUND A WHILE AND SAW A LOT OF USE. I THINK IT WAS AT LEAST 8 POUNDS MORE THAN DR ENOCH'S SCALE. I'M STILL GOOD FOR MY PRE SURGERY WEIGHT REGARDLESS. THANK YOU LORD. GOOD THING I  HAD A LITTLE EXTRA SAFETY MARGIN CAUSE I'M JUST SQUEEZING BY THE REQUIRED 400LBS THANK YOU LORD!!! MOVING ON... THEY TOLD ME MY BEARD WAS GOING TO BE IN THE WAY AND THAT THEY HAD TO PUT TAPE ON MY FACE AND IT WAS NOT GOING TO STICK TO MY BEARD  HAIR SO THEY WANTED ME TO SHAVE MY BEARD, BUT THEY DID NOT ACTUALLY SAY I HAD TO DO IT. WELL MY WIFE REALLY LOVES MY BEARD AND WAS NOT THRILLED ABOUT THAT. REGARDLESS, I DID SHAVE IT AND MY WIFE TEASED ME AS SOON AS  SHE AME HOME AND MY STEP DAUGHTER GAVE ME  A STRANGE LOOK AND GRINNED AT ME SO NOW I  AM THE FOCUS OF THEIR JOKES OH BOO HOOH!!! FORTUNATELY FOR ME, MY BEARD GROWS FAST, SO I WILL SURVIVE!!! THANK YOU JESUS!!!      WELL THEN, I AM ALL PACKED UP AND READY TO  GO. THE HOSPITAL ASKED ME TO COME TWO HOURS  EARLY, BUT I AM GOING TO BE THERE AT ABOUT 07:30 AM INSTEAD OF 08:30AM, BECAUSE THE  EARLYBIRD GETS THE WORM AND I'M BELIEVING  FOR A HIGH PROTEIN SUGAR FREE WORM WITH MINIMAL CALORIES. SEE THERE, I HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO CHANGE THE WAY I THINK ABOUT FOOD. IN ALL HONESTY I AM NO SAINT IN THE AREA OF FOOD, SO PLEASE DON'T STICK A PAN OF LASAGNA IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW AS YOU MIGHT BE AS REAL STUMBLING BLOCK FOR ME AS I LOVE LASAGNA. THE DAY BEFORE I STARTED MY DIET  ON MY FIRST ANNIVERSARY I ACTUALLY ATE A WHOLE PARTY SIZE PAN OF STOUGHERS LASAGNA ALL BY MYSELF (SHAME ON ME, THAT IS REAL HOG MATERIAL THERE). YEAH IT WAS GOOD, BUT WON'T  BE DOING THAT NO MORE, BECAUSE I WANT TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF MYSELF AND DID YOU SEE ALL OUR NICE PICTURES AND WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WIFE GOD BLESSED ME WITH??? WELL, I WANT TO LIVE LONGER AND ENJOY GOD'S BLESSING TO ME,  AND I ALSO WANT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MY WIFE TANYA'S LIFE BY BEING MORE FIT; THEN WE  SHALL BE ABLE TO DO MORE THINGS TOGETHER. MY WIFE HAS BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE AND HAS BEEN SUCH A COMFORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO ME THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS. SHE TOLD ME SHE  ACTUALLY HAD BUTERFLIES IN HER STOMACH AND  IT WAS ME HAVING THE SURGERY NOT HER. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I GOT LIFE INSURANCE  FOR BOTH MY WIFE AND I AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS PRIMARILY JUST TRYING TO GET MY  AFFAIRS IN ORDER IN THE EVENT THAT THE LORD  CALLS ME HOME, WHICH I DON'T THINK HE IS DONE  WITH ME YET, SO I DON'T THINK HE WILL CALL FOR ME JUST YET. I SIMPLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT I'LL FLY AWAY SOONER THAN EXPECTED... I WANT MY WIFE TO BE  TAKEN CARE OF AND WANT ALL HER BILLS TO BE PAID AND HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA TOO. THAT'S ALL. ENOUGH SAID. MY WIFE CONVINCED ME TO BUY AND TAKE A LAXITIVE TO CLEAN MY SYSTEM OUT, I DON'T USUALLY HAVE A PROBLEM GOING EITHER, BUT GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY THAT STUFF JUST RAN THROUGH ME LIKE LICKITY---SPLIT AND I'VE BEEN RUNNING TO AND FRO EVER SINCE. THEREFORE, I MOVED MY WIFE TO THE VERY TOP  OF MY FRIENDS LISTS, AND OH WAIT I GOTTA RUN RIGHT NOW.... I'LL BE BACK....IN A MINUTE....OR TWO....OR THREE!!! LOL!!!  WHEW, I'M BACK!!! JESUS WILL PROBABLY SAY THAT TOO: "I'M BACK!!!" HOPEFULLY, YOU'LL BE READY WHEN HE COMES BACK. I MADE MY ETERNAL RESERVATION ON JULY 04, 1984. SO TWENTY THREE YEARS AGO, I SAID NO TO SATAN, AND SAID YES TO JESUS. I FOUND OUT THAT "FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD.... INCLUDED ME AND IT ALSO INCLUDES YOU. IF YOU HAVE NOT INVITED JESUS  INTO YOUR LIFE YET...??? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??? IT'S TIME FOR CHANGE, IT'S TIME FOR JESUS, IT'S TIME TO WALK AWAY FROM SIN...., SO OPEN UP AND LET JESUS IN!!! YOU CALL AND HE  WILL ANSWER YOU. DON'T DELAY HEAVEN IS REAL,  BUT SO IS HELL, YOU EITHER TURN OR YOU BURN, BUT IT IS YOUR FREE WILL CHOICE.      I WAS BORN AND RAISED JEWISH AND NOW I  AM CONSIDERED AS A MESSIANIC OR A JEWISH  CHRISTIAN!!! JESUS (OR Y'SHUA IN HEBREW) IS  MY ROCK AND HE PUT MY NAME ON HIS ROLL. GET YOU NAME PUT ON HIS ROLL TOO, TODAY, DON'T DELAY, RIGHT NOW.... I WANT TO PRAY WITH YOU. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, I RECOGNIZE MY NEED NOT ONLY TO IMPROVE MY HEALTH PHYSICALLY, WITH WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, BUT TO IMPROVE  MY HEALTH SPIRITUALLY BY INVITING YOU LORD  JESUS INTO MY LIFE AND MY HEART. I REALIZE  THAT I AM A SINNER, I TRULY RECOGNIZE AND AM CONVICTED IN AND BY MY SINS AND I CHOOSE AS  AN ACT OF MY FREE WILL TO ASK YOU TO FORGIVE ME LORD FOR ALL MY SINS AND WASH ME WITH  THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS. GIVE ME THIS DAY A NEW BEGINNING, A FRESH START, A CLEAN  SLATE, TAKE MY LIFE AND MAKE OF ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE THAT I WOULD BECOME A VESSEL OF HONOR FIT FOR YOU MY NEW MASTER LORD JESUS TO USE AS YOU SEE FIT. LORD THIS DAY I  DO COMMIT MYSELF COMPLETELY TO BEING YOUR  SERVANT AND I ASK YOU TO WRITE MY NAME IN  THE LAMBS BOOK OF LIFE SO THAT WHEN MY TIME ON EARTH IS OVER, I'LL HAVE AN ETERNAL HOME  WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME AND NOW I ASK YOU TO FILL ME WITH YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO  GIVE ME THE POWER TO BE YOUR WITNESS AND TO RESIST SATAN. LORD I ASK ALL THESE THINGS OF YOU IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. WELCOME INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST. YOU ARE NOW A NEW BELIEVER. I RECOMMEND YOU LET THE INNER LEADING OF THE  LORD TO GUIDE YOU TO FIND A BIBLE BELIEVING AND PREACHING CHURCH TO HELP YOU GROW IN YOUR NEW FAITH. WHEN YOU MAKE NEW FRIENDS, AND YOU WILL, LOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DOERS OF THE WORD NOT HEARERS ONLY. IN OTHERS  WORDS YOU WANT TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO PRACTICE WHAT THEY PREACH. I SINCERILY CARE FOR YOU, BUT JESUS LOVES YOU MORE THAN ANYONE EVER COULD OR SHALL. I GIVE GOD ALL THE PRAISE HONOR AND GLORY FOR YOU AND YOUR NEW FOUND FAITH. YOU ARE NOT ALONE, AND JESUS WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU  NOR FORSAKE YOU. GET YOURSELF A BIBLE, READ IT. I SUGGEST YOU BEGIN IN MATTHEW AND  CONTINUE PAGE AFTER PAGE, BOOK AFTER BOOK AND YOU WILL GROW SPIRITUALLY. GOD'S WORD IS ALIVE, SO LET IT BECOME ALIVE IN YOUR LIFE!!! YOU WIN'T BE SORRY YOU DID.     I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS, AND IF YOU INVITED JESUS INTO YOUR HEART TODAY, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ALREADY OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH, YOU TOO MAY HAVE MADE A  FRESH DECISION TO REDEDICATE YOUR LIFE TO THE LORD, AND GOD SHALL HEAR YOUR PRAYER.  I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU TOO!!!    NOW I WANT TO PRAY PERSONALLY AND MAKE MYSELF TRANSPARENT BEFORE ALL OF YOU... DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER WHO AM I BUT YOUR  SERVANT??? AND I KNOW THAT I TOO FALL SO  SHORT OF YOUR GLORY OH GOD, AND I TOO WANT  YOU TO FORGIVE ME AND GIVE ME A FRESH NEW  START FROM THIS DAY FORWARD. I WANT TO  DRAW CLOSER TO YOU, AND I WANT TO SERVE YOU MORE, AND WITH GREATER COMMITMENT AND  DEDICATION THAN EVER BEFORE. REMOVE EVERY HINDERANCE AND STUMBLING BLOCK FROM ME  THAT WOULD KEEP ME FROM SERVING YOU TO THE ULTIMATE LEVEL THAT YOU DESIRE OF ME. MAKE ME STRONGER PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY, AND PLEASE DEAR LORD EQUIP ME WITH THE RESOURCES THAT  I NEED TO ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING YOU DESIRE  FOR MY LIFE AND FOR THE LIVES OF THOSE WHOM  YOU WANT ME TO IMPACT IN ANYWAY  WHATSOEVER YOU CHOOSE OH LORD, I PLEDGE MY LIFE AND DEDICATE MY LIFE FROM THIS DAY FORWARD TO BETTER SERVING YOU AND OTHERS. NOW HOLY SPIRIT I PRAY YOU WOULD MOVE OVER ME WITH YOUR HOLY VIRTUES AND TOUCH ME WHEREUPON I NEED YOUR HOLY TOUCH AND  REDEEM MY LIFE, RESTORE MY LIFE, HEAL ME IN  EVERY WAY THAT I CAN BE ALL YOU SO DESIRE FROM ME AS I SEEK YOU WITH ALL MY HEART, AND   NEED TO BE SPIRITUALLY  IMPOWERED BY YOU TO DO YOUR GOOD PLEASURE WHERESOEVER YOU SENDEST ME. LORD I ASK THESE THINGS OF YOU IN JESUS HOLY NAME I PRAY. AMEN. PRAISE THE LORD AND EXALT HIS HOLY NAME!!! I WANT YOU TO KNOW IF YOU CLICKED ONTO THIS MESSAGE AND ARE READING THIS. IT IS NO  ACCIDENT. THIS IS A DIVINE APPOINTMENT!!! I'VE DONE MY PART!!! GOD SHALL DO HIS PART!!! SEE TO IT THAT YOU DO YOUR PART AND I AM AS EVER-------- LOVING YOU IN JESUS,

REV. LEVI SIMEON BENJAMIN

 

 

I have already said a prayer for you this morning.  I know things will go great for you!  God bless!

 DEAR JENNIFER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, CONCERN, AND PRAYERS. ALL WENT WELL WITH MY SURGERY AND I AM HOME RECOVERING WITH MY AWESOME AND ADORABLE WIFE, MY NEW FOUND FRIENDLY SIPPY CUP AND PINK LEMONADE SUGARFREE CRYSTAL LIGHT AND LET'S NOT FORGET  THAT YUMMY AND DELICIOUS CHICKEN AND OR BEEF BROTH!!! I HOPE YOU HAVE A BLESSED DAY!!! RESTING IN JESUS, REV. LEVI SIMEON BENJAMIN

"You either turn ot you burn." That's a new one. My mom hasn't used this one yet. I shall share it with her. LOL Best of luck to you. Lifting you up in prayer. Mary Ann

Sorry, Rev. Levi - I didn't look at yopur pictureds until after I commented. You guys are adoreable! And Little Bit? No need for WLS? Gave me quite a chuckle. Thanks, Rev. ;O) Mary Ann (again)

DEAR MARY ANN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LIFTING ME UP IN PRAYER. ALL WENT WELL. I AM STILL IN A LOT OF PAIN, BUT I AM AT HOME RECOVERING AND AM IN GOOD HANDS!!! I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU!!!  HAVE A BLESSED DAY!!!  RESTING IN JESUS, REV. LEVI SIMEON BENJAMIN

thinking about you buddy.  i hope things are well.

HEY JOE, THANKS FOR ALL YOUR THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS AND ENCOURAGEMENT DURING THIS WHOLE WLS PROCESS. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I HOPE ALL IS GOING WELL WITH YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY ON YOUR END AT THAT YOU ARE DOING WELL. ALL WENT WELL WITH MY SURGERY AND THERE WERE NO COMPLICATIONS OF ANY KIND. I AM AT HOME NOW RECOVERING AND TAKING IT EASY ALLOWING MY BODY TO RECOVERY FROM MY RNY LAPRASCOPIC SURGERY.HAVE A GREAT DAY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU  AGAIN SOON!!! RESTING IN JESUS, REV. LEVI SIMEON BENJAMIN