To those of you who have lived here for the past few decades in particular the late 1980’s. You may remember about a time that the Holy Spirit was pouring out a spiritual awakening upon the Mennonite community. During this season of prophetic outpouring, the Lord revealed to over 100 handmaids and servants dreams, visions and prophecies concerning the coming earthquake and earth changes. These changes would not only have a minor impact on this city of Abbotsford, but would bring total and complete devastation to Vancouver and surrounding area.

During the summer of 1993 while living in Prince George, the Lord by a word of knowledge and wisdom led me in His Spirit to come to Abbotsford. God used a newspaper article concerning the Christian Business Association published in the local newspaper at that time to redirect my steps to this city. I can clearly remember looking at the write-up and knew intuitively that the Lord would lead me to the key people involved within 24 hours after seeing the article. The Lord was true to His word. As it happened my alternator on my car broke down shortly after arriving here just a stone’s throw from a repair shop. Showing the office staff the picture and article, they quickly referred me to a nearby business that makes signs. These people knew the contacts that the Lord had prompted me to see.

It was at this time that I first met Hans Krahn and Theo Koolhoorn who were the directors at the time of the CBA. The Lord used this Divine connection to show me that I was not the only one who witnessed the destruction of Vancouver and the West Coast previously seen in seven open visions in 1988. From the various testimonies heard at that time, it was clear that these visions in particular formed a prophetic hub of what was previously revealed to the people here. Both these Christian businessmen were involved in cataloguing all the dreams, visions and prophecies at the time until someone cried wolf and decided to put a date on the Big One. It was not the Lord’s timing. In all the confusion things heated up and these two men of God lost credibility and had to drop what they were doing. All that had been revealed by the Spirit of the Lord was quenched and was sealed up. NOW is the acceptable time wherein the LORD WOULD AWAKEN THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY AND REVELATION CONCERNING THE COMING JUDGMENTS UPON THE WEST COAST!

Judgment does not just happen. Up until this point in time, God had little reason to bring a catastrophic judgment upon America and Canada. Most of watchmen agree on this that this is the time that the Lord will bring a physical shaking of the land that He might shake our hearts and bring forth revival. Judgment before revival. This is not to scare you, but to awaken you spiritually. Up to this time, judgement has been held back through intercessory prayer. Now the dam is breaking and all the judgments that have been withheld are going to hit one after another. The judgments are for our correction and can no longer be delayed. As seen in the seven visions, those who waited until judgment was upon them ran out of time. They became caught in the destruction. This first MERCY QUAKE is at hand, and is to awaken your soul to repentance. And to make preparation to relocate in places of refuge that the Spirit of the Lord will ordain. Your monies that you have saved up will not save you. Soon the banks will close the door. We are even now entering the time or season for those who hear what the Spirit is saying, to work together like ants preparing for winter. The 1^st shaking of the bell is about to toll. When the 2^nd sound of the bell sound, it will be too late to do anything but flee out of the path of destruction.

In the sevens visions, the event that stood out the most was the spiritual timing. The Lord made it clear that the timing of the catastrophic quake that destroyed the lives of 3 million people of the West Coast of Canada represented the time in which THE ARMY OF THE LORD WAS FULLY STANDING IN NUMBER! It was the time in which THE BEAST WAS ABOUT TO RISE UP OUT OF THE SEA. And it was a time in which the economy was shaken. Those who had money, or the rich, were holding onto their money. This was the timing of all seven open visions that the Lord showed me in the early spring of 1988. It was also late spring or early summer in the visions. Not mentioning the fact that I was standing on board of one of the new C class BC ferries. Between the Mercy event and the final ringing of the bell all depends on how soon the first shaking takes place. When it comes it will signal the time to sell your homes and to prepare to move out of the place of judgment. God has a plan for the Mennonite people here. He knows that if you can learn to work together as a people that mountains can be moved. In the visions the Lord showed me a 50 mile convoy that stretched all the way from the outskirts of Surrey to Chilliwack. It was seen that this 10, 000 convoy of vehicles was well prepared in advance knowing what was coming. In the spirit I know that this is why the Lord has brought me to you. To help you prepare not only for your own families, but for others seen in the visions. God has a Remnant and He is bringing forth a spiritual awakening.

To those of you who have been showed dreams, visions and prophecies of the changes coming on the West Coast. The Lord is saying that He has revealed these things to you that you might reveal them to others. And that He is making a way to post what you have seen and heard. Please contact Joshua through the placesofrefuge site. The brother whom the Lord has put in his spirit to design the site has said that he would create a place to post what God has shown you. Or you may contact me through my personal email: .

In the final catastrophic super-quake and tidal wave, Vancouver will be reduced to a pile of rubble much like Hiroshima after the Big One was dropped. The Lord has blessed me with the testimony of two believers whom the Lord has revealed the aftermath to. One in particular, whom God has given a mantle of protection to, was taken to Main and Hastings sometime after the final destruction. He was sent there by the Lord’s mercy to pull out the few believers who did not make it out of the judgement zone. No buildings were standing whole. He said that you could see that the water had receded and the ground was beginning to dry up.

All the low land in and around Abbotsford will be under water. Your ability to grow and to store food will be severely limited. God is going to cut off the bread staff in this area. The higher residential areas that make it through will have to survive independent of the rest of the Lower Mainland. For a time the infrastructure will be completely crippled until it can be partially restored. For a this time the area here will be under Marshall Law. For the most part, anarchy will be the ruling factor.

There can be only one logical way of escape for those living in the Abbotsford area PRIOR TO ALL THIS COMING TO PASS! And that is to secure your lives and livelihood to relocate into the interior. The Lord in His wisdom has mandated that ‘places of refuge’ be established for the survival of His people. At this time the banks are moving towards a global recession/depression. That means all your savings will be wiped out. This economic crises that we are heading into will vastly overshadow the 1929 collapse. It is best to cash in your RSP’s and to begin to liquefy your present assets. And use the monies corporately to put a plan together to relocate and to build anew. All this is just the beginning of a chain of catastrophic judgement before we enter the great tribulation. 24 hours after the final quake, I heard in the Spirit a decree for the persecution of the saints. The world is going to blame God for all these judgements and take their vengeance out on those who hold to the testimony of Jesus Christ. This will also signal the time of the ushering in of famine. The tribulation period comes from the hand of God to drive the true Bride into the wilderness to be purified and to learn to live by faith. This is the time that the just shall live by faith and not lean unto the arm of the flesh. The bottom line is that if you remain in this area, you eventually come under the control of the New World Order. The NWO is the means through which the Beast that rises up out of the water will assume control over the nations of the earth.

Over the past two decades, the Lord has been preparing and instructing me for this time we are entering into. Over the years the Spirit of God has given the plans regarding the survival of His people that make it possible to relocate large masses of people in a season of time. Recently within the last three years, the Holy Spirit has given me the keys to a new energy source that will provide unlimited heat and electricity. And it is His will that I am here at this time to help in both the short term and the long. There is much that can be done to prepare for what is coming. So that when all this comes to pass, the transition from life as we know it into the wilderness will be less eventful. We are now entering IN THE TIME OF PREPARATION! The first part of the 70th week of Daniel will see the building of places of refuge in the earth. This is the heart and purpose of this website. Not to promote the flesh but to be a blessing. As Noah was given instructions to build the ark, the time has come to establish places of community in the wilderness. It is the coming persecution that will force the true remnant into the places of refuge to be fed the hidden manna of the Lord. As we come together having all things in common, the word of God will become alive in us. For in these places we will come to know the Lord FACE TO FACE. Or come into a state of spiritual maturity. Before the Lord comes for us in glory, He has promised that He will first appear in a people. The manifestation of the Sons of God is at hand. The Lord is coming to be glorified in His saints. And His feet (the Army of the Lord) shall subdue all the kingdoms of the earth prior to His wrath being poured out. (Da. 2:44) This is the time that the rock cut out of the mountains will crush all other kingdoms. The Lord is about to be manifested within the over-comer to pull down and to destroy the kingdoms of this world. May the Lord open your eyes to the truth and the severity of the hour.

Blessings in His name,

Joshua.