A Pilgrimage to Praia del Luz-A Christian Perspective on the McCann Mystery

A Pilgrimage to Praia Del Luz-

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Luke 12,6

this is the ongoing saga of the caravan to break the deadlock in the investigation to find out what happened to
Madeleine McCann. I decided to visit the place where Maddy was abducted from and to try to sense the powers, principalities and HOW to pray into this affair. This pilgrimage was both an intercessory one and an attempt to uncover any discrepancies in the investigation from that reported by the media and to that which actually exists on the ground.

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."(Eph. 6,12)

We are in a small village called La Canada(the place of transition of animals/people) north of Madrid in Spain about 40 kilometers. My Decision today must be whether or not to proceed to Praia del Luz in Portugal to shake up a few powers and principalities or to return to England.
I am indeed at a crossroads..it will be extra costs involved and time both of which I dont have too much of right now. On the other hand I am learning more about Spainish life and mentality here in the countryside with some really beautiful people who have welcomed us and treated us like their own sons. Madrid along with Hamburg and Amsterdam and Moscow has got to be one of the most debauched cities in Europe. And exactly opposite to this we have met up with a decent , kind and compassionate - and extremely hospitable family - who I got connected with in Israel during my peace work in Jerusalem.

Rafi , my travel companion is dealing with his own demons and cant sleep muchdespite this he doesnt believe he needs any help for his problems.. and does not wish to change himselfmerely his current circumstances. I decided to bring Rafi with me( paying all the expenses) because I felt he needed the break from England and his overly possessive wife she has just run into implode and has sent a text saying she is going to commit suicide if he doesnt come back immediatelyI have discovered it doesnt matter how much you try to help someone in life you cant if they dont want to be helped

True salvation begins with repentance.. and true repentance begins not with the fear of the consequences of your actionsbut of the Fear of God !-( FEAR OF GOD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM)Ecclesiates)

you need to be CONVINCED & CONVICTED by the HOLY SPIRIT.. and that is why I believe this pilgrimage to praia del luz to intercede for the McCann family will assist in a breakthrough in their lives I do not believe in the OCCULT nor Occultic mediums and diviners who claim they can find this girl... I believe in a LIVING GOD- An all knowing God that works in the spirit of ALL men and HAS the POWER to convict ALL men of their sin... someone in this world KNOWS what happened to MADDY and that person has a SPIRIT ... a SPIRIT PLACED IN HIS OR HER CHEST that comes from GOD... - and this SPIRIT is what will convince and CONVICT that person to bring this matter to the LIGHT... it is up to US who believe in this LIVING GOD to pray that GOD will intervene in the matter and deal with this situation...

I dont believe the attempted BEATIFICATION OF "SAINT MADELEINE "(more of that in a minute) - is of God - this is not the way... The family are doing their best under the circumstances of what they know and what they dont know... they are trying every NATURAL MEANS... ITS TIME NOW TO TRY THE SUPERNATURAL MEANS... and this will show us if indeed they have what it takes to go all the way - through the fire to discover and uncover the truth.... the matter is indeed in their hands...

and this is our reason for coming to Portugal.... to make a difference...

So we decide together Rafi for his mental health sake me for the sake of my conscience

A warrior of God does not look backnor is afraid of the consequences of what the world can do yes, it is a walk of faith but in essence this is the job that some of us do as spiritual travelers we go to BREAK the stronghold over a situation and to preach the kingdom of heaven to all men both in the spirit and in the flesh
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.(2 Corinthians 10,4)
The Mc Canns on the surface have to rely on natural methods and the obvious ones that the technical knowledge of man can provide BUT - when all of that fails
Well, its time for God - through SUPERNATURAL means to make something happen often man tries to take the glory for himself instead of giving it to God
And that just goes to show how stupid we are! - Ive seen things happen in my travels too often to not dispute the sovereignty of God. ( On another blog Ill give some examples of this)
"From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it." (Matthew 11,12)

We are nearly in the Algarve- the MADCAP caravan is now equipped with the same " supercar" that was in Israel and Jordan on the Oriental caravan and the peace caravan last year... My friend David Monge - another peace worker - drove the car from Jerusalem to Madrid and prophetically left it there for us to continue on our JESUSCARAVAN of intercession.
We drive through the night hitting LISBOA - where we stop underneath the Highway next to the local zoo. We ask which is the best place to visit in the Algarve... We are told it is Albufeira. Three more hours of driving brings us to this coastal tourist town visited by mostly English tourists. Here we use the internet and make phone calls before looking where Praia del luz is... I see a little town called LUZ ( Which means LIGHT) - So I figure this must be it.

It is next to a pleasant city called LAGOS - which incidentally is the capital of NIGERIA... As we are pretty tired we decide to stop at a truckstop along the way and take a cold shower. The highways in Portugal are mostly tollroads- whereas Spain is mostly FREE. Also the price of petrol is more than Spain by nearly 30 cents a litre. I converted my car to gas - which is more enviromentaly friendly - but the converter needs an adjustment so it doesn't work too well... but generally , it does save a lot of money to use gas rather than petrol... on a full tank my vehicle can do around 850 kilometers with both gas and petrol.

Its a real cruiser this volvo - and you can put the seats down... and sleep - all in all a very good car to travel in.As Robin Williams said " BOXY BUT DRIVES GOOD!"

As we arrive in Luz - we stop at a statue of JESUS - just outside the Ocean Club... We decide to park the car...and take a walk to the Ocean Club. This whole little village has been affected by this tragedy, and yet their is a strange kind of tension ... the receptionist doesnt want us to photograph her - but is at first helpful and says we should go and see a fellow South African called Pedro- who works on reception.

One thing I want to mention here is this... the TV doesnt show ALL the angles... when you see it first hand ... it is different...
what I didnt see on the tv reports was the distance and location of the scene of the crime in relation to the rest of the resort... ie where the McCanns were eating their meal.

The next thing I didnt realise is that the OCEAN CLUB is spread out in over five locations around the village. What that means is that it is a big concern and not just a small hotel resort with a swimming pool. Pedro was very helpful but the management seem to shun us. I think they have had enough of this whole affair - the negative publicity - the " tourists" coming to praia del luz and asking the same questions... the media.. the police etc. I did FEEL in my heart they wanted to get rid of us as quickly as possible. They apparently get bags of mail every day from all over the world as well as faxes... so they are probably tired of all the attention... although in a sense it could have some kind of a morbid attraction to those who like myself have become fascinated by this case.

I did sense in my spirit that there is something going on here in this village... I did not witness with Robin the General Manager - and if I were on the investigation team I would interrogate him first. -although I don't have any proof - I just didn't like him. - perhaps it was the way he spoke-or perhaps the way he totally ignored us...who can say... I didn't feel right about him... call it a sixth sense.-then again he could be a stand up guy... who knows... I would however... look into his backround and give him a lie detector test...just to be sure...!

After we left the reception of the OCEAN CLUB (tel+351 282 78 87 64/ email ocean.club.luz@mail.telepac.pt )we went to have a look at the complex where the McCann family were eating. What was not adequately reported on TV was the FACT that the apartment was a good 3 minutes walk... and the restaurant and swimming pool is surrounded and enclosed by a 6 foot wall... there is only one exit...and one entrance... - with NO CCTV ! -

The next thing I noticed was that the McCann apartment was on street level with a side gate accessing directly to the street. Of all the apartments in the complex it was the one most ideally suited for an abduction... the others did not have the instant access to the street.

When Mrs McCann got up from her meal at around 8:45pm and went to check on the child(9pm -which means it was not totally dark )- she would have had to walk out of the enclosed complex and turn left... walk around 50 metres to a side gate - go through it, up the stairs and into the back door of the apartment ...and check on her children sleeping... it was not as close as reported, nor the fact that there were child minders available to look after the kids...- it was close to the restaurant but NOT THAT CLOSE- and also if you were going to set up an abduction - well... that apartment would have made the best alibi... - why... because the whole operation could be executed in the quickest and simplest way possible with no one seeing. I will come to this a little later...

After looking around the complex I knocked on the door and a woman answered it...looking a little peeved - after I said a few words she slammed the door in my face...
I waited a little while and again knocked - this time a man answered red faced saying were on holiday- I'm sick of this - **** off...

I asked him only one question: is this the apartment where the McCanns were staying? - he replied in the affirmative.
I interviewed a few of the local shop-owners and the general consensus was that its tragic but they should have been more careful... in other words they share the responsibility... and well children disappear all over the world every day... whats so special about Madeleine?... and this will bring me to the next point and end of this pilgrimage to Praia del luz...

THE CHURCH...the church...

Jesus said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. (Mark 10,14)

I left a message for the McCanns at the reception - which thankfully Pedro gave to SANDY MCCANN... I decided to go to the church..and have a look... of course this is Portugal...and everyone is Catholic... but inside the church an unprepared site met my eyes...

it appeared to me that the whole church had been turned into a Shrine for ST. Madeleina.
On the altar was a candle with Madeliene written on it... - in front on the left a picture of Madeleine with candles - on the pews yellow and purple ribbons... the focus very much on the girl...and of course in the front a golden colored Mother Mary...

I have been in Lesotho when the pope came to beatify a saint... and I have visited many churches around the world...of the orhodox as well as protestant and catholic... but to me this looks like an attempted beatification -how bizaar... I have also heard in other parts of the world... midnight vigils are being held with candles and even icons being painted in honor of Madeleine... and that is why i need to rebuke the spirit behind this. We did not feel elcome in praia del luz...nor did we feel the family were really looking for our help... and thats the truth! We came a long way, we drove 40 hours back to London that night... ! We drove around 12 hours from Spain. We made the effort. I dont regret it... I just feel this whole thing has taken on a bizarre out of this world dimension.

I've seen it happen before... I had a friend in South Africa who lost his son - he built an altar of remembrance with candles burning night and day... I dont want to criticise the parents... but the latest deal with the Rowlings book and the photos everywhere... - its like creating an idol out of Madeleine..( now Gerry wants to meet with George Bush)... shall we then start to pray to "Santa Madeleina"? I dont think so!!!

When the natural strength of man is exhausted... then perhaps someone will begin to let go and trust in God.

Everyone has a different reaction and response to things that happen to them in life... and the McCanns are under a lot of pressure from all sides... they need to be discerning and filter out the truth from the lies... yet why the stoneface ? - in many cultures that would look unnatural.

Both me and rafi felt that the family are asking for help - yet not willing to receive it... its as if they are trying repeating a mantra : FIND MADELEINE , FIND MADELEINE ,FIND MADELEINE, but denying to engage in actually finding her...We both come out of Praia del Luz with the same mind... this whole thing is not KOSHER!-ITS NOT HALAAL...!

I was abducted as a child of 5 years old... I was found after 1 year... it was a private investigator who found me...- paid for by the English tabloids... - when it comes to risking your child's life on the police - who are professional... but not too imaginative... AND you have the money to HIRE professionals...There are roads that pros can take that parastatals would not take... well...

I rest my case... the fact remains... the Portuguese haven't come up with much so far... neither has Interpol...or Scotland Yard...This latest reported sighting of a man looking like the suspect Robert Murat will also turn up nothing...its all conjecture , not facts... find the motive, and you find Madeleine...
simple as that... and so far the motive has not been found. There are only possibilities...

But let me go on with my diary;

I started by praying in tongues in the church...asking God for a living Rhema word.... the word I recieved was this: NOT ONE SPARROW FALLS... ! the phone immediately rang... it was Sandy... I said I felt I could help and would he meet up with us... I said I was at the Nossa Senor Church...

I went for a short swim in the sea... and then met up with him... he looked like a runner, slightly built ... short , quiet and reserved... I spoke briefly what I thought... Rafi tried to introduce his occultic friend from Israel... I believe that this is the reason why Christians need to get involved in such a high profile case... why?- because we need to show that the occultists do not have greater spiritual power than the master - JESUS... for HE IS Lord of Lords and King of Kings amen.

Most certainly will I challenge any occultist to "find madeleine.".. I believe it will be the HAND of God that will find her... - it all depends how the media will try to twist things to sell more papers... certainly they have made a lot of money out of this madeleine business... and a business it has become...

This is the biggest child abduction case in human history and it has become almost a competition... which god will will win the race to say : it was our god that found her...

Well as a believer in JESUS... I challenge any catholic , Buddhist,Muslim,Hindu or spiritualist pagan god to find her ...

TODAY!- Is this some kind of manipulation game that is being played... ? at the expense of a little girls life? - ( sic)

And this movement to make her "a saint "is totally ridiculous... it needs to stop!!! (sic)

My first impression of Sandy McCann is that he is a very modest quiet - reserved guy , he listened to what we had to say, gave us an email, accepted one of my childrens books, shook hands and left. I was impressed with the amount of family support surrounding the McCanns. It seems the McCanns are from Scotland -Glasgow.

and this is where this caravan will go to next!God willing.

Thomas Donne once said : NO MAN IS AN ISLAND....!

You need extra heads to think, extra feet to walk for you, extra hands and hearts to care for your wellbeing... this is refreshing in western Anglo- Saxon families... especially in this day and age of family fragmentation...In his hand he held an email from Phil McCann- another family member - a strong family is the heart of a strong society and a strong nation..

And I am touched by this support... why because we all desire it... we need to see the love.... this pilgrimage to LUZ has been truly inspiring; and I would like to conclude by sharing my honest heart felt observations..- if you are offended - I dont really care...

1. The media has not been helpful in this investigation... in fact they have only led the public astray by feeding us many RED herrings and NOT actually helping us to discover the truth.

2. The family were irresponsible and should share the guilt for Madeleine's disappearance, and should channel their energy into helping OTHER children that are abducted daily from DARFUR to DELHI... they are in that unique position right now OF HELPING OTHERS... AND SHOULD FROM TODAY DEVOTE THEIR LIVES TO PUBLIC SERVICE.HELP OTHER ABUSED AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN.
This has gone beyond the normal situation.

And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18,3

3. THIS ENTIRE EVENT WAS 100% PREPLANNED... TO THE DETAIL. The positon of the apartment in relation to the street, the open gate leading to the street, the walled enclosure yet proximity to the TAPAS restaurant. It was as if it was an a tailormade abduction... tailormade...customised... prepared... it was definately not a spontaneous event...somebody didnt just wake up one day and say: oh ... I'm going to abduct a little girl- not unless they were part of some religious sect that throw dice ( ref the book THE DICEMAN)

4. The odds of this being an abduction of one person by one another person... as a purely random action... is about one trillion trillion to one... - it was too perfect. who booked the apartment? why was it ground flooor and not second or third level OR fouth level... why suddenly someone comes forward and gives a testmony of seeing one person walking to the beach with a child which is around a 5 minute walk through the village at 9 pm...3 days after our visit.. BOLLOCKS!-

5. The layout of the complex when physically seen is different than that shown in the media... it was not in the words of mrs mccann just like having dinner at the end of the garden. BOLLOCKS again! there is a clear view of the Tapas restaurant from the balcony of the McCanns apartment. Any would be abductor could not have a more perfect vantage point to observe the restaurant from.

6. The management at the Ocean Club did not act natural, the parents are not acting naturally, and in fact NO ONE was and is acting naturally. I have spoken to many of my friends and they all agree- its not natural...

I have suggested they use some of the money given in good faith by the public at large who have got involved... ( Ive been encouraged to go on this trip by the many emails Ive received from people around the world... )-to put together an international team of private investigators... I have been told the Mc CANN FAMILY have shunned a lot of proffered help from around the world... would YOU TRUST YOUR CHILD TO A POTENTIALLY CORRUPT PORTUGUESE POLICE FORCE? I would not...This is an international investigation and the intel should be shared with all agencies...

7. If this was the work - by some off chance of a pervert... Madeline is dead by now. If it was revenge or for some other occultic reason she is probably dead by now... BUT - if it is for the reason of forced adoption... then - if she hasn't been killed already by the media - certainly there is a chance of bringing her home.

I am sick and tired of the amount of attention this case is generating...which DOES NOT HELP "finding madeleine"(again the mantra- bit like "peace in the middle east "or "war on terror"...)... in fact it hinders the search!

It appears the family have accepted Madeleine isnt coming back... BUT why ? Supernatural worlds exist... they are there whether or not you believe in them...they exist...

Finally, my gut feeling is that this was a pre-planned - professional kidnapping and someone somewhere in LUZ knows something about all of this.... we need to flush them out thats all.

We shook a few strongholds on this visit - and I'm sure we pissed a few people off... and this is what we had hoped for... we ask MORE people to go to LUZ and piss off MORE PEOPLE... WHY- because there is a stronghold keeping this investigation from moving forward...why would I say something like this?

why - because we want to see this thing reach resolution and not turn Madeline into some kind of a religious icon that people start praying to....

Finally, I want to share a vision that I believe God gave me when I asked Him to reveal her whereabouts... I saw a house somewhere on a hill , similar to the hills of the Algarve and Aletejo .. in this house a man was looking out the window and watching... in the room sat a girl playing with a toy on a mattress on the floor. I believe that it was Madeleine. It seems more likely to place a kidnapped girl in a hideout and moving her at a later date. However, if the girl was moved immediately; her hair would have been dyed black in the first two or three days of her disappearance.

The easiest way to get her out of the country would be to put her in a car and drive her to the Spanish border only 2 and half hours away. Then smuggle her to Morrocco- which is full of corruption ( one of the biggest underground American bases-with Europe as the target by the way- and the largest state sponsored Hash industry in the world-exporting tonnes of hash every year through Antwerp ); one just had to look out the window from the freeway as you drive from Lisbon and see the millions of possible places to keep a little girl... no- I think wherever Maddy is... its more than likely going to be the Algarve- within one hour from LUZ. If on the other hand she was spirited out the country - either through north africa or a yacht in the Med... once again... its very very easy to conceal a small girl.

A girl could easily be smuggled overland to Mauritania and shipped out from any West African port to any destination in the world. While this is possible , I think it is unlikely...and the key once again to this mystery is finding out the motive...

- why are the McCann family afraid to hire private professionals? why are they relying on the the media and a very public campaign? - a dodgy reward(ranging from 10 000 pounds to 2 million)- and ,an inept police force(unable to come up with any credible leads)?

Why are the McCann family not pooling their resources and pioneering something which will send out a message to any would be abductor of children? A co-ordianted task force of International Investigators operating from a centralised base. Could it be that when you are IN the situation you cant see OUT of it? Like playing chess - its easy to see the moves from the sidelines...

IS IT THAT THEY WANT TO SPREAD THE AWARENESS AND GET THE FOCUS BY REPEATING THE MANTRA... "FIND MADELEINE"-"FIND MADELEINE.".. BUT ACTUALLY ... THERE IS ANOTHER AGENDA? WE GOT THE FEELING THEY DONT REALLY WANT HELP... PERHAPS THEYVE ALREADY ACCEPTED SHE IS GONE FOREVER AND ARE RIDING THE EXCESSIVE OBSESSIVE PUBLICITY FOR ITS OWN SAKE... perhaps the public needs a mystery from time to time... like a Harry Potter book... ( see what I mean)- Rafi blieves its all business-all a moneyspinner ... but I disagree - I believe the McCanns truly want to find their little girl... I just believe there is something that is being hidden from the public- thats all... and the truth needs to come out...you cant keep duping the public..

yes, its easy to be critical... its easy to disapprove... but the truth is ... I am not convinced of their sincerity.- nor the sincerity of the investigation... And I know this... too - I'm not the only one!

Why after our pilgrimage has some doctor friends suddenly come forward to give an account of seeing a man carrying a girl pass the church...? conscience? ... NO- as John F. KENNEDY ONCE SAID: YOU CAN FOOL SOME OF THE PEOPLE SOME OF THE TIME... But you cant fool ALL of the people ALL of the time!"

As a Born again Zionist Christian - our mission is to bring the Gospel of Gods Love to the world... to BE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD...THE LUZ...

and by faith we made this pilgrimage to LUZ ... to bring the LUZ of CHRIST into this tragic event...And whilst I am deeply honored by Sandy McCann coming to meet us... I need to be honest with myself and with those around me about how I and others feel about this event. The argument has been used that there are many chidlren abducted each year- all over the world ... like starfish , millions of starfish washed up on the beach... what difference does it make to spend so much energy looking for ONE starfish...one lost child... the answer to this is simple...

to that starfish it makes ALL the difference... !!amen.

and that is why the McCanns have a unique responsibility to fulfil.One they should not shirk from... If they be Christian believers... ( we born agains think the Catholic church is the biggest cult anyway) - if they believe in the power of God to make MIRACLES happen... they need to open themselves UP to the SPIRIT OF GOD. AMEN.

" For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in the pulling down of strongholds..." 2 corinthians 10 , 4
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and to end this report:


I want to remind anyone who hasn't seen a movie called : THE GREEN MILE... to go and see it...

we kill each other with our love is what the movie was saying... and I want to ask the McCanns to consider everything I've said...dont ALLOW THE campaign TO find madeileine override the campaign to FIND THE TRUTH!... IF MADDY is more important than the power of being in the limelight... then become even more unorthodox and show us human weakness - why it is because by our weakness that HE is strong... for my GRACE is sufficient for you... !

"And He said unto me, My Grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities , that the power of Christ may rest upon me." 2cor. 12,9

if you are reading this now... someone who knows about this child... no one is forgotten by God... God knows your name , God knows everyones name... perhaps you feel no remorse for what you have done, perhaps you think it was the right thing to do...
but its not.

God is fully in control of this situation and there are people who desire for a miracle... answer their prayers and be saved...allow the inner change to come in...

- open your heart and let the miracle of the Living God come in... amen. Maranatha- Come Lord Come...

One MORE WORD FROM GOD:

" For we wrestle not against flesh and blood , but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Eph 6,12

So finally this is the email that Sandy gave me : Email him your thoughts :

supportteam@bringmadeleinehome.com

Lets all KEEP THE FAITH - OK ?!

GOD WILL RAISE ME UP A CHAMPION!

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