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ground for sowing. As a prophet liberties & opportunities through the social exclusion, discrimination, and
of God. I am required to break the National Summons. The Word says in disenfranchisement. These barriers
clods. The prophet represents God John 8:36, “ If the Son therefore shall prevent Reformed Ex-offenders from
metaphorically as the ploughman. make you free you are free indeed.” successfully reintegrating into society
The heart of man is like The Redeemed Men of God stand with and thus inhibiting their ability to lead
the “fallow ground”, the Reformed Ex-Offenders and walk crime free lives. This is a non-partisan,
that having once with them as they reenter society. non-political,non-denominational
been tilled It is our commitment to help ensure issue and movement. These are
has lain that more than cell doors open for human rights issues that adversely
uncultivated them. We the Men of God, some who affect who we are as a people, living
in righteous- have carried this label “Ex-Offender” in a free country”, says Bloomer.
ness, are developing not another program,
be c o m ing but a Movement,” Bloomer says. According to Bloomer, ENS will
hard obdurate, provide a pathway through the faith
barren and Bishop George Bloomer reports that base community and serve as a voice
unfruitful. The it seem like many years ago that for Ex-Offenders, their families and
ministry of the he was locked away in New York’s friends to be heard. “We will offer
Word of God notorious Riker’s Island Prison. resolutions to the plight of people
is my plough and I the minister am “The prison became my processing re-entering society with limited to
the ploughman. Regardless of the chamber the place where the Lord no way to meet their basic needs or
fact that I have been given the title would finally get His “Yes” out of me. family needs after prison. Though
of “The General of Warfare,” I never Ultimately, all God wants is a yes. we will address the whole man,
steal God’s Glory. I acknowledge that Despite the trials and tribulation of ultimately it is about transforming
God makes the ministrations useful my life God placed inside me a fiber of Reformed Ex-Offenders to Redeemed
for the convicting of the mind and sustainability that only He could have Ex-offenders”, says Bloomer.
the heart and the breaking of the woven. He not only had a plan for my
heart into pieces. The heart of man life, He had purpose for my life, even Bishop Bloomer has committed
is becoming more unsusceptible to during the episodes of lawlessness to take the ENS movement across
seed which means, we have a lot of and disobedience” Bloomer says. the nation in collaboration with co-
work to do and we must start with founders Pastor Gregory L. James,
men,” says Bloomer. Bloomer testifies that men who find Tallahassee, FL and Bishop Himrod
themselves on the opposite side Ambroise, Orange, NJ and other
When asked how does he see of the law, and are finally released Presiding Prelates and Senior Pastors
man’s condition? Bishop Bloomer from prison are released with an across the nation. As a Messenger of
responded, “fragile.” “I know that expectation from the system that Deliverance, Hope, and Redemption,
man’s condition is fragile but God has they will be back. “How else can we and his recent acceptance as the
not forsaken or forgotten man. The explain the release granted access Host of the Word Network, he says he
condition of man is my inspiration for denied” concept that is systematically believes it is all in divine timing, “I am
the Ex-Offenders National Summons enforced throughout this country?” really excited about every platform
(ENS). The men of God are serving God affords me for the purpose of
notice across this nation that we When asked why a summons? winning souls for Him. We accept our
are in position and we are recruiting Bloomer reported, “A summons is assignment as Spiritual Wardens.......
even more men to become not just a notice sent out by the authority
watchmen but spiritual wardens. We of a government entity. We are the
can no longer work separately but we authority in the Kingdom of God and Join Bishop George Bloomer on Rejoice in
will begin working in kingdom alliance. we are serving notice to those making the Word Network Friday Nights @8:30pm
Eastern. The Word Network is in 80 million
The Ex-offender’s National Summons decisions which inhibit ex-offenders’ homes in America, 200 countries and in
is an independent member service, successful re-entry by use of legal several languages.
led by Redeemed Ex-Offenders. Our discrimination, disenfranchisement
vision is equality for Reformed Ex- and social exclusion and that includes
Offenders, and empowering them the church. Ex-Offenders’ National
with one voice. There are 5.3 Million Summons–ENS is driven by the needs
people in the United Sates who are of Ex-offenders and their families.
affected by disenfranchisement. It is We work to reduce crime first and
the goal of ENS to free Ex-Offenders’ foremost by overcoming the barriers of

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