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       Bishop George Bloomer Sends


                             Ex-Offenders National Summons

         By Gregory L. James
                                                                                      By: Gregory L. James
        Bishop George  Bloomer  rushes  to
        respond  to  Life-Line  Magazine’s
        request for an exclusive interview for
        which he has allotted 30 minutes. It’s
        just past midday and he is scheduled
        to take a flight in the afternoon, plus
        go live to announce the new Rejoice                                       comprised  of  over  83 churches
        Show for the Word Network and then                                        nationwide and abroad; and founder
        off to the next meeting.  In the interim                                  and  publisher  of  Blooming House
        of it all, he appears unshaken by the                                     Publishers,  a Christian publishing
        demands.  In an exclusive interview   “George.”  I searched  and there  it  company for new authors who find it
        with Life-Line,  Bishop  Bloomer      was  “George,” meaning farmer,  difficult to get published, yet have a
        graciously afforded us a transparent   also  George  was  also  known as  a  seasoned word from the Lord. Bishop
        view into his life.                   knight who became  a patron saint  Bloomer holds to his credit a degree
                                              of  England  and  achieved  legendary  of Doctor of Religious Arts in Christian

        Our  first  question,  how  do  you  do   status through the medieval story of  Psychology  and  is a best-selling
        it?  The  inquiry  was  satisfied  with  a   his struggle and fight  with the devil.    author. He is best known as a prophet
        familiar scripture;    “Before I formed   Suddenly  Jeremiah  1:5 was  made  and “The General of Warfare.”
        thee in the belly I knew thee and before   flesh and the real verdict was in; God  When  asked,  what  does  all  this
        thou camest forth out of the womb, I   knows who I am” says Bloomer.      mean?  Bloomer responded “God has
        sanctified thee, and ordained thee a                                      invested in me and he is expecting a
        prophet  unto  nations……..”Jeremiah   Bishop George G. Bloomer, a native  return.  He  gave me the name that
        1:5.   “That’s  what  He  said to  me,“   of Brooklyn, New York, has served  means  farmer  and  devil  fighter.  He
        says Bloomer.  That’s what God said   as an evangelist for  fourteen  years.  equipped me with a name, and He
        to  George  “the  then  gangster,  drug   His pastorship  began in  1996  as  gave me His Word, which is now my
        abusing” Bloomer.  He ordained me     the founder  and Senior Pastor  of  spiritual almanac. He has taught me
        of all people. He chose me.  He even   Bethel  Family Worship Center  in  when to plant and when to harvest;
        gave me my name “George.”             Durham, North Carolina. As the  how to weed out  and how to sow; when
                                              Presiding Bishop,  he is the founder  to  look for  rain where  to  turn  when
        “Since I only  learned  to  read  about   of Young Witnesses for Christ, a youth  there is no rain.”  The Gospel of Mark
        16 years ago what my name meant       evangelistic  outreach  ministry with  4:14  says “the  farmer  sows seeds
        didn’t  mean  anything to  me.   Then   several chapters on college campuses  by taking God’s words to others.”  “I  Cont on next page
        one  day with all this technology, I   throughout the United States; Bishop  am a sower of seed, but before seed
        decided  to  seek  explanation  of  why   of  C.L.U.R.T. (Come  Let Us Reason  can be sown, I am required to plough.
        would my mother give me the name      Together)  International  Assemblies,  God has required that I prepare the
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