A LETTER FROM VERNON GOODWIN AND MINE
BACK TO HIM
Isaiah 25:2 For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a
defended city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be
built (again) (7) And in this mountain, he will destroy the face of the
covering cast over the people, and the veil that is spread over all
nations."
"All comments in brown and blue are my
own or added."
(I received this hand
written letter from Vernon Goodwin after I
sent him copies of some letters that I had written to his brother, Lloyd
Goodwin, along with a copy of the letter that I received back from Lloyd
Goodwin.
I sent it in care of Brooks Lassem Insurance Agency, to him,
because I had written that by his name in my phone book. I think he had
referred me to that agency or something previously and I thought that is where
he worked at the time. I had tried to talk to Lloyd Goodwin and I tried to talk
to Lee Ray regarding the accusations and threats on my life, among other
things, and both of them refused to hear me. Lee Ray and Vernon were the only
two elders according to Vernon's son, Glenn Goodwin, and everyone had been
warned by Lloyd Goodwin to send back, unopened, any correspondence from me so
this is the reason I tried sending it to, what I thought, was his office. I had
given one to Lee Ray and asked him to give it to Vernon and he told me he threw
it in the trash. I felt like I was doing it the way the Bible teaches by first
going to the person, then the Elders so they could go with me but it didn't
work. So that is why I tried going to the church people but no one would listen.)
There
was also a note that Vernon included in his letter that was written by a woman
from Brooks Lussem and this is the way it was worded:
Note to Vernon Goodwin:
7/18/91
Vern,
We seem to
get a lot of mail for you from this lady. (Per Sandie in our office.) Would you
like to let her know that you don't work here?
Thanks,
Alane
This
is a note that I wrote down after seeing this:
Sandie - Brooks Lussem Ins. Agency. Called her 8-2-91 and let her know that I had never sent
mail to Vern Goodwin anywhere.
I told this woman that she needed to let Vernon know that if he
was getting mail from any woman at that office, it certainly wasn’t from me!
She apologized for the mistake.
The
following letter is the one that I received from Vernon Goodwin.
Letter from Vernon Goodwin:
7/24/91
Wanda Mason,
I do not
understand why you would mail any correspondence addressed to me to Brooks- Lussem
Insurance Agency. I have no relationship with that agency.
I am
particularly at a loss to understand since my name and address is listed in the
telephone directory.
In the
future, please do not send any correspondence to any place of business
addressed to me.
In fact, I am asking that you not address any correspondence to me concerning
this matter.
Vernon
Goodwin
(These are notes taken by a friend of mine who was still in the
church at the time and she gave them to me.)
Saturday Night, July 27, 1991 (Lloyd L. Goodwin)
The Jezebel of our day is destroying Brother Goodwin's
influence.
The glory of
the Lord is our defense.
This church
shall be exposed as a cult on national TV -- Jezebel will
go out and dig up garbage buckets of witnesses and statements to use against
this church.
(He
was teaching the assembly how to handle humanity and past sins.)
"If you
did say anything, you should recover yourself and say,
"YOU MISUNDERSTOOD ME." I didn't say that." (IN other words:*LIE*) You should never
second-guess a man of God.
"I've
said it before and I'll say it again. "IF
THIS JEZEBEL DIES THE DEATH OF ALL WOMEN (In other words, a normal death.) THEN GOD HAS NOT SENT
ME!"
Sunday July 28th, 1991 (Leander Ray Preaching)
Having
the beam in your own eye and picking the mote in another's eye.
World's
standard of judgment. Your (meaning mine) standard
of righteousness has not been dealt with by the Holy Ghost.
Jezebel seduces the church. This is God's charge against the
church. When children of God have sinned-----Fornication, adultery, and accuser
of brethren with mankind and they have confessed their faults and repented,
they are washed, sanctified and clean.
Then
people dig up their sins. They are liars. God
will deal with Jezebel -(MEANING ME.) It will not
be tolerated. "THEY SHALL SLAUGHTER "YOU" LIKE AGAG - CUT
HER IN PIECES!"
This is the letter that I wrote back to Vernon to his home and that
I never received a reply to.
LETTER TO VERNON GOODWIN
July 31,
1991
Dear Brother
Vernon:
First of
all, I'm sorry that I sent your mail to the wrong place. I had written Brooks
Lussem Ins. by your name in our phone book and thought that is where you
worked.
I knew that
Bro. Goodwin had told everyone if they got any mail from me to send it back
unopened, so I felt that if I sent it to your home, you would return it.
I had
already given one to Lee Ray to give to you and he told me that he threw it
away and wasn't even going to tell you that you had one. I had asked to talk to
the Elders since Brother Goodwin will not hear me and your son, Glenn, told me
that you and Lee Ray were the only two elders. I'm trying to do it the
scriptural way. I felt that copies of the letters to L.L. Goodwin, pretty much
explain themselves.
I finally
did receive a response from your brother and I feel that I have done all that I
can possibly do. He will not hear me.
Brother
Vernon, I feel that you are a righteous man and I know that you are loyal to
Bro. Goodwin, as I have been for many years.
Prov. 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a
friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. (5) Open rebuke is better
than secret love.
Believe it
or not, I am Bro.Goodwin's friend. I love him in Christ's love. If he goes
down, my heart will not rejoice but I will weep for him because if he only
would turn from his wicked ways, God would restore him. It's his choice.
But he
denies everything. I really am not concerned about the petty lies that have
been told about me, and he can deny it all he wants. I absolutely do have
witnesses (credible witnesses) to prove defamation of character.
I'm
enclosing a copy of his response,
which has probably been posted on the bulletin board at church. Therefore I am
making my response to you since neither he nor Lee Ray will hear me and I know
the church has been so poisoned about me that they wouldn't listen if I did
tell my side of it. I had asked for a church trial and that's been denied. By
the way, if a church trial is permitted, I would ask that Bro. (Name withheld),
my sister, Sharon,
as well as many other that are no longer in the church, be there as my
witnesses as well as for their own cases.
Brother
Vernon, what he is doing MUST be stopped! Please read the enclosed
letter of July 20,
1991. He must be stopped, not only for his own well being but that of many
others whose lives have been ruined! I don't know how much you know, but if you
know as an elder, and you don't do something to stop it, then you are
just as guilty as he is!
I will swear
on an oath that Sis June said that she knew for a fact that I had been to bed
with over 50 men! Someone needs to explain to her and others what perjury
is and the consequences. He has been very vocal with his threats and
accusations and there are many credible witnesses.
I also know
about Tort suits involving coercion, brainwashing, etc…. "I do have a mind
of my own and I can think for myself."
It has never
been my intention to malign or hurt anyone. I covered for him for 16 years.
"Nations
fall, because good men do nothing."
Isaiah 25:2 "For thou hast made of a city an
heap; of a defended city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall
never be built (again) (7) And in this mountain, he will destroy the face of
the covering cast over the people, and the veil that is spread over all
nations."
(To me, even at the time, this was a prophetic word. I knew that this
city meant the GAC church in Des Moines and that it would fall and never be
built up again and that the covering or veil that was over the people would be
destroyed, eventually and the people would start to see the truth. I have
watched this happen. The next part of the letter deals with the letter that I
had received from Lloyd Goodwin.)
As far as
the determination of all policies and decisions of the church lying in
the hands of the church elders. (Which from my understanding from your son,
Glenn (as a constitutional lawyer) the only two elders are you and Lee Ray.
Then it says, the church may suggest but we (the apostles?) Who are the other
apostles? Of all my years in this fellowship, Lloyd Goodwin has been the
one and only recognized apostle. But he did say The final
determination of all matters pertaining to the church is in the hands of the
leadership of the church. (LL Goodwin, Leander Ray and yourself.) Seeing
that Lloyd Goodwin and Lee Ray are both doing things that need to be
dealt with, it seems that the responsibility rests squarely on your shoulders,
Brother Vernon. I feel you should contact some of the other ministers in the
body, like Brother Archer, Brother Geary, Brother Mercer, etc... and let you
all go together and deal with this situation. Especially since he has such a
low opinion of women. David heeded Abigail's warning. What about Esther? God
has used women many times. I am not exalted or puffed up in any way. I just
know that God is using me. Really doesn't matter what others think.
By the way,
my attorney is a Christian so if we do take this to law, it will not be before
the unjust.
Brother
Vernon, God will use you in a mighty way, if you allow it.
Sincerely in
Christ,
Sister Wanda
Mason
PS: By the
way, I have never before in my life sent anything at all to
Brooks Lussem Ins. Co. I will call Alane and get that straightened out. Also,
if you would let Bro. Goodwin and Lee Ray know that I am aware of the threats
about Jezebel and Agag. (The sermons going out at this
time were about Jezebel who to him and the people meant "me." He was
saying that what happened to Jezebel in the Bible (2 Kings 9) was going to
happen to me.) See notes above.