<TITLE>01. Par 1-5</TITLE>59-0209, Blind Bartimaeus, San Jose Park, San Juan, PR, 54 min
L-1 I'm sorry that we do not have seating room for the people. But we will be real brief. We thank you for your fine cooperation. I want to take this opportunity to say to this group of ministers, I certainly appreciate your fine cooperation, my Brethren. As I was saying, this is the first time that these churches ever dismissed their Sunday night's services. I certainly thank you. God's blessing rest upon you all.
And to the people here on the grounds, that does not have a church home, I recommend these men for your church home. They are men that believes the same message I'm preaching. They too are earnestly contending for the faith that was once delivered to the saints. If I lived here in Puerto Rico, I'd belong to one of their churches, the one I was closest to.

L-2 I want to take this opportunity also to thank the Christian Businessmen for inviting me here. Now, I trust that your chapter will grow, and you'll do the wonderful things for the Kingdom of God, that your chapter stands for, that is, to help the church, uniting the body of Christ as one. If there's any businessmen on this grounds, who's not already a member of this chapter, I recommend them as a fine fellowship that enjoys the blessings of Jesus Christ, real Christian gentleman. I would recommend that you would join this chapter. You don't have to belong to any certain church, or any denominational; they just want fellowship.
To all those who have been saved during this meeting, find you a good church now; be baptized, and be a member of that church.
And I want to thank Sally Olson for her fine cooperation.

L-3 Today I had the privilege of speaking with some of the Puerto Rican people in the prison. I want to say this; that the fine spirit that I found among you people, the prison does not shut it out. They are still the same people in prison, loving, kind. And when the Spirit of God came in, they had just as much joy as we have out here on the field. You can never put a saint anywhere but what God will come, be with him. One went into the belly of a whale; God came and was with him. Three went in a fiery furnace, God went and...?... them. One went into a lion's den, God went with him. You can't hide a saint from his God.

L-4 Sally Olson, I found the place in my heart for her. There I didn't know it till well before; but now, I see her burden. Yet she's Scandinavian, but she says, "Brother Branham, these people are my people." They love her. No wonder, such a lovely person, a little orphanage.
I seen those lovely little Puerto Rican children when I come into the airport the other night, no papa, no mama, and they come to me, put their arms around me, kissed me. That taken the place. I have children too. I know what it means to be loved, and to... and to love others. God bless Sister Olsen.

L-5 All you dear people, I have preached to greater crowds, but I never preached to nicer people. If it be the will of God, and your desire, I would like to return sometime...?... Thank you. I will do that. When I feel that welcome, I feel the Holy Spirit will send me. Thank you. Thank you. That does something in my heart.
The brethren was just telling me that they taken an offering for me. Friends, that's unsolicited. I never took a offering in my life. But I don't know how to give it back now. I will promise you; I will put it to the furthering of the work of Christ. May the Lord bless you and repay to you a hundredfold.
I could just talk to you all night. And when I return, we will try to get a large place where everybody can be seated, then stay for two or three weeks. Thank you. And I'm sure the Holy Spirit will be more able to work around it. While we are waiting to return, tell everyone, have prayer meetings. Prayer what changes things. That's the secret to all this; it's prayer. I spend a great part of my life in that, sometimes for weeks and weeks.


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