The Life of Brother Dan

A Testimony About Dan's Life Part 1

December 14, 2021

It must have been around the early part of 2010 that I heard about Dan's kidney disease, announcing it over Bible Study online. Around that time I was making plans to leave my home town in Maui. I had no intention nor desire to ever visit Dan and mama Annabelle. However as I was driving toward the Northwest my brake caliper locked up against my wheel. Also in my religious ego and pride I was competing with another gentleman who was currently in Dan's bible study who decided to visit him. I thought, there is no way he's gonna make me look bad. So in the guise of coming to help Dan with the farm chores I decided to visit him and mama Annabelle with a plan to leave as soon as possible. I had my own religious agenda and I wanted to go very far away from here. Bottom line was, I knew that mama and Dan were serious Christians and I did not want that kind of reality infringing on what I later found out to be a phony christian life that I was living in.

Back then I had no idea how much I needed Dan's help. I was so blind in my arrogance and pride. But after years of spiritual chiseling and hammering against my bubble of religious delusion, with Dan's help I finally repented and was born again in the summer of 2017 and to this very day I have realized so deeply in my heart how precious and valuable Dan's life and ministry was.

Dan was such a faithful warrior in the Spirit! He spoke the truth that was needed to cut to the stony heart of a religious pharisee an enemy of God that I was. He pulled no punches as the Lord spoke through him; but at the same time he had the love and concern for the eternal well being of everyone that God sent his way.
There's a very meaningful song titled “The Warrior is a child” which describes a warrior of God such as Brother Dan. But at the same time he was an ordinary man very acquainted with pain, sorrow and weeping even disappointments and feelings of defeat. He knew that his own wisdom and strength was of no value. And he knew he was no match to the enemies of God. His full dependency on the Lord was like a helpless child crying out for his father's help. That's the way he lived 24/7!

Brother Dan's strength was truly in the Lord alone and of course his precious mother our mama Annabelle who was a real warrior in the Spirit as well when she was alive. That's why even at 9th grade being his highest level of education he was able to write 22 books and literally hundreds of messages. His deep walk with the Lord left us a spiritual legacy that no amount of possession in this world can compare to its eternal value. Brother Dan gave us the Truth of God that will help those who accept it in their hearts to navigate through this land of lawlessness so they can stay on God's side as the world crumbles to destruction.

There's a verse in a classic Christmas song that is so deeply meaningful to me. And brother Dan comes to my mind whenever I hear this certain verse from “In The Bleak Midwinter”

Our God, heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. Rev 20:11 (KJV)

Dan recognized the reality that one day the tender, meek and mild Baby Jesus who laid in a stable 2000 years ago will come back again to reign as the King and Judge.

Dan had a spiritual deep groaning for the establishment of God's justice and righteousness as he saw and understood the reign of evil in this world. You can feel it in his books and audio messages but mainly in his life. The vexation of his soul and the desire for the coming of the Lord even resonated in a Christmas banner that he had made years ago as a part of our display with a very sobering message that says: “He came the first time as a Babe; He's coming again as King”

Just a few moments before his final breath on the early morning of the 9th of December; I cried to him saying, “Merry Christmas brother Dan”. Thank you for helping me put the true meaning of Christmas in my heart. Little did I know that he told his wife a while back before he got sick that this year would be his last Christmas.

I told one of the brothers the other day, that even though it is not a bad thing. But a very sad thing for us who mourn; It seems to me that true prophets of the Lord not only speak the mind and heart of God about what's going on and about the reality of our spiritual condition. But at times they also prophesy their very own death as their service to God is about to come to a close. I remember one afternoon back in 2017 coming home from work. I shared with Dan what the Lord showed me about myself that day. I remember his response to what I shared was along the words; “that’s good Joey, better late than never; now I can depart in peace”... I didn’t understand what he was saying at that time. But one thing for sure he was ready for this present life to end, and be with the Lord.

As deeply grieved as I am about losing our brother I am so glad for his sake that he is no longer suffering. Few days before he passed, I was telling the brethren about my struggle to let Dan go, I felt the Lord encouraged me that at least he will die in the Lord being surrounded by us who love him so much. Rather than being dragged away by force in the hands of covid-vaccine tyrants and communists not being able to access his medications dying alone without us.

Finally, Dan and the family did not have cows and goats to take care of. I used that “good intention” as a false pretense to look like I was visiting to help out a brother who was about to have a major operation. As evil as I was in doing that; looking back it always testifies to me about the Amazing Grace and Mercy of God that in His goodness and sovereignty he righteously ‘hijacked’ my plans that He did not let me go and fulfill my own wicked agenda. I would've missed out on receiving the touch of Heaven through this most precious brother who pointed me to the Cross where I met the true Lord and Savior Jesus Christ... Thank you so much brother Dan for everything that you've done for us, I love you and good bye for now. (Part 2)

Bro. Joey