Charles Massegee
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Thank God For His Keeping Power
While many are able to share a beautiful
testimony of a dramatic conversion from a hard life of sin to a
daily walk with Jesus, Charles Massegee humbly thanks God for His
keeping power. A power that raised Charles in a loving family that
has long been devoted to Christ and the ministry. “Massegee” in
Welsh means, “messenger,” and the Massegees have been God’s
messengers from the pulpit around the world for generations.
Charles’ grandfather and father were evangelists and also were
pastors of Southern Baptist Churches for over 140 years combined,
both preaching until they were almost 90 years old.
Charles gave his life to Christ when he was only nine years old in
his father’s church. At the age of eighteen he answer God’s call to
preach the gospel of Christ. That same year he was licensed by the
Second Baptist Church and ordained to the ministry at the New Hope
Baptist Church in Ranger, Texas.
He helped organize the Eastside Baptist Church in Ranger at the age
of nineteen and was their first pastor. Because of football stardom
and hundreds of invitations to preach revival meetings, he entered
full-time vocational evangelism. He completed his education at
Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas and Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Since then he has
averaged over 30 revival crusades a year. Charles was elected
President for an unprecedented three terms of the National
Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists. As an evangelist he is
endorsed by the Southern Baptist Convention.
In recognition of his contribution to worldwide evangelism, he has
been awarded two Doctor Degrees. However, Charles is quick to
realize all his honors and accomplishments are but rubbish (dung),
if he does not gain Christ and come to know Him and the power of His
resurrection, and allow Him to conform him to His death.
Charles and his family are active members of the Orchard Hills
Baptist Church in Garland, Texas where Dickson Rial is pastor. While
Charles is an independent Southern Baptist Evangelist he goes where
he is invited, conducting crusades and Bible Conferences in churches
of all faiths. His purpose is to invade every church, every home and
every prison with the Gospel of Christ and plant the banner of God’s
endless love in every heart. His objective is very simple—to help
people in all walks of life and beliefs, discover Jesus Christ as
their personal Lord and Savior, and find a personal relationship
with God through Him. Charles is more determined than ever to make
conquest and storm the enemies’ territory with the message of God’s
power and matchless love.
In the midst of all the gloom and despair that so dominates our
society, there is a sure source of hope. There is an answer! Charles
speaks to these issues with a candid, straightforward approach,
offering positive solutions for this troubled generation. Indeed,
Jesus is the Answer!
Charles has spent his life explaining the meaning of life, death and
eternity. He believes that the Christian life is a “joyful,
thrilling adventure”. His messages are geared to speak directly to
the needs of today’s fast-moving world. He offers a message to those
who are hurting, depressed, discouraged and lonely. He has a message
of love, forgiveness and acceptance. It’s a message that will free a
person from the condemning feeling of guilt and failure.
His message has made sense to countless thousands around the world.
Invite him to your church and find out why!
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Beverly Massegee |
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Former Movie Actress |
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Former Night Club Singer |
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Husband Was Hit Man And Leader
Of The Dixie Mafia Before His Murder |
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Published Author, Lecturer, Gospel Singer, And Professional
Ventriloquist |
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Movie Made Of Her Life Story |
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Been On Geraldo Show, 48 Hours, Larry King, etc. |
She's Traveling a Different Circuit Now!
Beverly Massegee is a miracle of God’s redeeming grace. Popular in
the field of entertainment, and combining a beautiful voice with a
glamorous appearance, she climbed to the top rung in show business.
At the summit, however, she found boredom and emptiness.
She began to resort to chemical props in order to alleviate the
vacuum in her life. Then one day, while driving casually home from a
party, she passed a Baptist Church where Dr. Angel Martinez was
preaching in a revival. She says, “Something like a magnet drew me
into that building. I would never have gone in on my own.” The music
awakened a nostalgia in her heart, and the sermon, affirming God’s
forgiving love as both complete and permanent, aroused a desire
within her to leave the “far country” and return to the “Father’s
House”.
She accepted Christ as her personal Savior and committed her life to
serve Him, and now since 1970, this trophy of God’s saving love has
been witnessing for Christ by music and personal testimony around
the world. Her story will thrill you and strengthen your faith in
the glorious truth that we are saved by grace through faith as a
gift of God. Her testimony will help young and old alike to return
to the Father's house.
LORA LEE MASSEGEE
Pebbles
Massegee: A
Miracle of God's
Grace and Healing Power
On November 20, 1981, Pebbles was only four months old and was
diagnosed as having Primary Oxalosis. The doctors in Dallas said
there was no medical hope. She had only days to live. One doctor,
(the name of which they do not wish to reveal) told the Massegees,
“Take your four month old organism home and let it die.”
Oxalate, a normal byproduct of the body, is usually discharged
through the urine. When Primary Oxalosis occurs, the oxalate is
retained by the body. It combines with calcium and forms deposits in
the body organs. Children with this genetic disease rarely live more
than a few years.
While it can attack many of the organs, it was confined to Pebbles’
kidney. Physicians in Dallas told the Massegees of a hospital in
Minneapolis, but refused to recommend the baby be taken there,
because, at that time, no transplant had ever been done on a child
as young as Pebbles. And besides the word was, no transplant could
be successful when Primary Oxalosis was involved. It had never been
done. Since there was no help and no hope, the doctors in Dallas
wanted to sedate her and let her die without pain.
Against the doctor’s orders and against all odds, the Massegees took
Pebbles to Dr. Jay and Lee Hammer’s Clinic in Atlanta and then to
the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, also located in Atlanta.
Dr. Julius Sherwinter, a specialist in kidney disorders, put them in
touch with Dr. Jon Sheinman and Dr. Mike Mauer, pediatric
specialists, at the University of Minnesota Hospital.
The Massegees went there on December 1, 1981. Once they were certain
of the child’s condition they began looking for a donor. The
Massegee’s three-month-old son, Trey, had died mysteriously a few
years earlier. After exhuming his little body they determined that
he had died of Primary Oxalosis. At the time he died no one knew
much, if anything about Oxalosis.
Pebbles mother, Beverly, was chosen to donate one of her kidneys
despite the fact that she had Lupus, a disease that affects the
internal organs. But there was no choice in the matter. Pebbles had
only hours to live and there was no time to find a donor.
On January 28, 1982, Dr. Najarian and a team of specialists
performed simultaneous operations on Beverly and the baby. Four and
one half hours later, the operation was over.
Doctors had removed both kidneys and the spleen from Pebbles to
expand her abdominal cavity to make room for her mother’s kidney, as
explained by Dr. John Najarian. Dr. Najarian explained that the
kidney would shrink to the normal size of an infant’s kidney in
about six months and then begin to grow as Pebbles grows.
All went well for two years. While the Massegees were in a revival
in North Carolina, Pebbles contracted a strange virus that caused
her to reject her new kidney.
She also suffered a massive stroke, which paralyzed her on the right
side. This time Beverly’s nephew, Weldon Dean, donated his
30-year-old kidney to the Massegee’s 30-month-old little girl.
Another miracle was experienced. The second transplant was a big
success and lasted 11 years. In 1995 she began to have problems that
ended in a kidney/liver transplant September 6, 1996. She was in the
hospital over two years. It was during this time God turned all the
negatives into positives and she walked out a living miracle. She
continues to be one of God’s walking miracles. She is in better
health today than she has ever been in her life. Doctors treat. Only
God can heal. Thank God for both.
Why Do
Christians Suffer?
In reflecting back over the past Charles expresses his feelings
about why God allows Christians to suffer and how it relates to him
and his family personally. “Everyone suffers because we live in a
cursed earth. Even animals suffer. Not because of sin, but because
of this cursed earth. Since the devil is the god of this fallen
world and there are negative pressures on all sides of us, God has
to deal with us differently. His dealings with us are not
punishment. Jesus took all our punishment on the cross. It is the
chastening of the Lord that all Christians experience. Suffering
should be seen as corrective and instructive training for our
spiritual development as His children. God’s discipline is evidence
that we are His children. Far from being a reason for despair,
discipline is a basis for encouragement and perseverance.
I never cease to be amazed at the hand of God in our lives. He is so
good to us. In times of trials and testing we either draw closer to
God or we are driven away from Him. When God uses special trials and
testing, it is for a special purpose. A valuable vessel or a
well-finished tool cannot be produced without a high price being
paid. Only poor quality goods can be produced cheaply. Beverly and I
are trying to practice what we believe and preach. Instead of
praying for lighter burdens, we are praying for stronger backs. God
did not promise to see us around our difficulties, but He did
promise to see us through them, and we will be made better because
of it. The Lord continues to teach us that our usefulness to Him is
determined, not by how much we suffer, but by how much obedience we
learn as we walk with Him in that suffering. The absence of
suffering does not mean the presence of joy, and the presence of joy
does not mean the absence of suffering. God has been so good to us
and His joy does indeed surpass all human understand."
Our daughter, Janie, is studying to
become an RN
Janie Leslie
Our son, Rocky and family
Our daughter in law, Rachele, and six
grandkids, Sullivan, Bradly, Brook, Ryann, Parker and Griffin. We
are thankful and proud of everyone of them.
