May 2020

Salisbury doesn’t have many overpasses to park under and pray.  When me and my family lived and ministered in Baltimore Maryland I would go to an overpass at the intersection of O’Donnell Street and S. Haven Street, in an industrial park area just north of Camden.  I would meet Jesus there, sometimes I would sit with one of my children and talk; I have good memories under that overpass.  When we moved back to Salisbury MD, I looked all over for a “Tent of Meeting” and found this particular place.  It brings back memories. 

A lot’s happened under my overpass in Salisbury: Jesus speaks to me there, I’ve had Salisbury City Police Officers draw their weapons, put me face first on the ground and handcuff me behind my back in front of my nine year old son, etc., but this “Cutting Fish” incident directly relates to the future mission of The Project. 

In the summer of 2019 I’m parked under my overpass, praying.  I wasn’t hearing anything from Jesus this day – as some days go – so I get out of the car and start walking around.  Among the broken beer bottles and other trash I notice four dead fish laying on the ground.  I thought, “What a weird place for a couple dead fish.”  There was no water close by and the overpass is in an industrial park area – not a lot of traffic.  This was in the summer, the fish were not completely dried out, but they had been there a while. 

As I was looking at the fish, Jesus said in my spirit, “Cut the fish in half.”  I thought, “I’m not hearing this right.  Why would You want me to cut a fish in half?”  I didn’t hear anything else, but felt strongly that I should cut this fish.  I keep no tools or knife in my car, so I started looking for something to cut the fish in half with.  There was a broken plate nearby, so I used a bottle to hold the fish down while I used the sharp edge of the broken plate to saw this half dried-up fish in half.  It was a struggle and I am sort-of a girly man; I don’t like to get dirty, so I wouldn’t touch the fish.  After I cut the fish in half I thought “My job here is done,” so I got in my car and drove away.  As I was driving I said to Jesus sarcastically, “There you go.  I cut the fish.”  He replied immediately and what I heard was something like this “What you did is fine if you only want to receive a quarter of the blessing,” but the deeper meaning was, He intended for me to cut all four of the fish to receive the whole blessing as it relates to the feeding ministry He told me about at the end of 2018. 

I drove straight home, quickly, and got a knife and pair of scissors.  I went back and cut the remaining three fish in half.  I knew I was supposed to do this.  Jesus also reminded me during this process that He fed many by breaking apart just a few fishes.  Jesus had already given me the vision of a future feeding ministry at the end of 2018, but I believe this event in the summer of 2019 sealed a blessing over this future ministry.  The Truth Project has been feeding people these last few years, but this is nothing compared to what Jesus has in store for this ministry in the future.