Reverend George Malkmus, Founder of Hallelujah Acres
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Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going
Dec 27th
Where We’ve Been…
This year has certainly been a whirlwind – and we can’t wait for 2011!
Rhonda and I started 2010 with a 12-day speaking tour, holding “God’s Way to Ultimate Health” seminars in Tallahassee, Tampa, Ft Myers, Plantation, Kissimmee, and Jacksonville, Florida. This speaking tour was preceded by Hallelujah Acres’ first sponsored cruise to the Caribbean with over 200 guests participating.
In February, I had the opportunity to be guest lecturer at several Health and Nutrition classes at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
In March, we held Health Minister training, preceded by my 2-Day Workshop. These training sessions were also offered in July and November (our November Health Minister training hosted over 100 trainees). Our 12th annual Health Minister Reunion followed in April. It was a tremendous time of fellowship and rejoicing with numerous outstanding speakers including professional vegan triathlete Brendan Brazier.
In May, Rhonda and I were on the road again, holding seminars in Chillicothe and Dayton, Ohio; Lexington, Kentucky; and Lewisburg, West Virginia. We continued our travels in June, stopping in Pennsylvania on our way to a seminar at our Canadian headquarters in Toronto, and speaking in Buffalo, New York on the way back. We also held a seminar in Taylorsville, North Carolina.
July saw us holding seminars in Algona, Iowa; Independence, Missouri; and Point Lookout (Branson), Missouri. While in Branson we also had the opportunity to appear twice on the Jim Bakker television show. In August we held seminars in New Bern, North Carolina and Spartanburg, South Carolina, and on Mackinaw Island, Michigan.
In September we were on the road again with seminars in Lynchburg, Gloucester, and Richmond, Virginia. In October we hosted a seminar in Greenville, South Carolina and Rhonda held her 10th Annual Women’s Retreat here at Hallelujah Acres with an attendance of over 300!
Of course, in the midst of all this we continued to host our Hallelujah Weekend events on the first weekend of each month, including my “God’s Way to Ultimate Health” seminar and “An Evening with Rhonda Malkmus” culinary classes. Incidentally, Rhonda had a record crowd of 61 at her November class!
Somehow Rhonda and I also managed to grow a marvelous garden this year at our new home at The Villages of Hallelujah Acres – the nation’s first healthy lifestyle community! We also planted 47 blueberry bushes, 3 fig trees, 5 thornless blackberry bushes, and 5 scuppernong grape vines.
Where We’re Going…
Rhonda and I are looking forward to what the Lord has in store for us in 2011. On February 12, 2011 I will celebrate my 77th birthday. We rejoice to report that due to our healthy diet and lifestyle, we remain in excellent health with no physical or mental limitations!
However, we have decided that it might be time to slow the pace and take a little time to smell the roses. I have already outlived both my mom and my dad by some 12 years and I am nearing the age of outliving the oldest in my family tree.
After our scheduled January 2011 Florida tour with seminar stops in Valdosta, Georgia; and Gainesville, Bradenton, Sunrise, Altamont Springs, and Jacksonville, Florida we have decided to forgo any additional long-distance seminars that keep us from home for weeks at a time.
We will, however, continue to do deliver our first-Saturday-of-the-month seminars here at Hallelujah Acres. We will also continue to deliver seminars that are within a reasonable driving distance from our home at The Villages. I will also continue to write this weekly Hallelujah Health Tip.
We appreciate your prayers and pray that we will be listening intently for the Lord’s leading and guidance for whatever He has in store for our remaining years.
This following Bible verse expresses our wish for each of you — our faithful Health Tip subscribers — as we enter the New Year 2011:
“Beloved, I [we] wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” (3 John 1:2)
Rev. Malkmus Reports on Ohio Seminars
Aug 30th
This past Thursday afternoon Rhonda and I left Shelby and drove to Knoxville, Tenn. where we stayed overnight. We left Knoxville Friday morning and continued on with an easy drive to Cincinnati, Ohio where about 300 people attended our seminar at Xavier University.
Saturday morning we checked out of our motel and drove to Bowling Green, Ohio where I lectured at the Bowling Green State University McMaster Room.
We had a good night’s rest and then left Sunday morning for an eight-hour drive to Northern Michigan where we caught the Ferry to Mackinac Island. I had an evening speaking engagement at the beautiful Mission Point Resort for the Hallelujah Acres Lifestyle Retreat. Look for more details on this event next week.
Tuesday we will head for home in Shelby, North Carolina. Rhonda has a Culinary Class scheduled for Friday evening and I have my September, First-Saturday seminar this weekend.
Your prayers for safe travel and that many will be helped and blessed by the messages we share are much appreciated.
Rev. Malkmus’ On the Road Journal
May 10th
Rhonda and I left Shelby, N.C. on Friday morning, May 7th, and drove for nearly nine hours. We arrived in Chillicothe, Ohio, where the seminar was scheduled for the next morning, around supper time. After checking into a motel and learning there was a Golden Coral just blocks away, we went to our room where we had our carrot juice and BarleyMax, then we were off to the Golden Coral.
We have a small DC electric refrigerator we carry in our car with us when we travel. It enables us to bring along enough carrot juice for three days, plus organic fruit and other items that require refrigeration. We always try to make sure that the motel room has a refrigerator in it so that we don’t have to lug in the refrigerator from the car, although it does have an ac plug in the event we can’t get a room with a refrigerator.
Golden Coral restaurants have a nice salad bar and good selection of vegetables including baked sweet potatoes, which we greatly enjoy, so that was where we had our evening meal. Then back to the motel room for the night.
Next morning we drove just a short distance to the Chillicothe Baptist Church, arriving about 8:30 a.m.
Our host, Ronda, and her family were already there setting up for the 10:00 a.m. meeting.
Until seminar start time we greeted the attendees.
The seminar began at 10:00 a.m. with an introduction by a local Chiropractor who encouraged those attending to listen carefully and take heed to what was to be shared.
Some 200 were in attendance for the seminar and before it began, over a dozen gave testimonies of the improvements they had experienced in their health after they had adopted The Hallelujah Diet. These testimonies included cancer and fibromyalgia gone, along with numerous other physical problems, with one reporting a weight loss of over 100 pounds.
We left the church around 3:00 p.m. and drove to Lexington, Kentucky, arriving around supper time.
Once again we were blessed to have a motel where we could have a healthy supper nearby, as there was a Whole Foods market with a nice organic salad bar within walking distance of the motel. After checking in and having our carrot juice and BarleyMax, we had a lovely supper.
To bed around 9:30 and up at 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning. It seemed strange not getting up at my normal 3:00 a.m. get-up time
Attended Sunday School, Morning and Evening Services at Clays Mill Independent Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky (the same church I will share my God’s Way to Ultimate Health seminar in this evening).
It is an incredible church, with folks giving their hearts to Jesus in both services. They also baptized at the end of both services.
In all services the pastor promoted my Monday evening seminar and in the Sunday evening service he gave me opportunity to personally encourage the people to attend. Many people expressed interest in the seminar and we are excited about once again sharing God’s Health Message.
This is being written from my motel room in Lexington, Ky on Monday morning, May 10th. It is 4:50 a.m. as I sign off. Will report on this evening’s seminar in Lexington and tomorrow evening’s seminar in Lewisburg, West Virginia next week.
Florida Speaking Tour a Great Success
Jan 28th
During the past two weeks, Rhonda and this editor have driven nearly 2,500 miles, slept in 12 different beds, delivered seven seminars and taped two television programs.
We left our home in the Villages of Hallelujah Acres on January 13th and drove to Tallahassee where we held our first seminar on the 14th. From there we drove to Tampa where on the 15th I videotaped two programs for future viewing on the Homekeepers show with Arthelene Rippy. On Saturday morning the 16th we had our largest attendance of the tour in Tampa. Then on Sunday afternoon the 17th we did a seminar in Naples.
Since our next seminar was not until Thursday evening the 21st, we took a little side trip to Key West, Florida where we enjoyed a couple of days of R&R. It was nice to take a break and it really seemed strange not having to do something or go someplace for a few days. It is rare that we get a break like this.
On Thursday evening the 21st a seminar in Plantation, Florida had in attendance Ellie Pagan, the wife of General Pagan, who is in charge of all military operations in Haiti. I learned that they have been married for 32 years and General Pagan has been in the military for 30 of those 32 years. Mrs. Pagan has a juicer and is excited about implementing the Hallelujah Diet and Lifestyle.
Saturday, the 23rd I delivered my God’s Way to Ultimate Health seminar in Kissimmee, Florida and then drove to Daytona where I spoke that evening. Sunday morning we drove to Jacksonville for an afternoon seminar and then drove about half of the way home before getting a motel, and then finished the trip home Monday morning.
It was so good to be home, but then waiting for me was the need to have this Health Tip completed quickly. I usually have it ready to deliver to our staff for tweaking and mailing on Monday, but here I am just finishing it up on Tuesday morning. I had fortunately written most of the feature article while in Key West during those days of R&R.
Rhonda and I are doing well and no worse for wear after nearly two weeks on the road. I can’t believe I am still able to maintain such a vigorous schedule at soon-to-be 76 years old, but then realize I’m on The Hallelujah Diet.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Jan 18th
Reverend George Malkmus will be speaking at the following locations in February. Please keep him your prayers and do be sure to attend if you’re nearby.
LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, Saturday, February, 20, 10:00 A.M. at Life Springs Worship Center, 5630 Platt Springs Road. For more information call Cindy Derrick, (803) 667-7991 or cell (803) 414-2340
KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE, Sunday, February 21, 2:00 P.M. at Higher Ground Baptist Church, 1625 Lynn Garden Drive. For more information call Bryan Bowling (423) 723-3030.
BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA Wednesday, February 24, at 10:00 A.M., Rev. Malkmus will speak at Gardner Webb University. This meeting is not open to the public.
*All seminars and speaking engagements are free of charge unless otherwise noted.
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