The General Association of the 
Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists 
Mt. Carmel Center 
1785 Double EE Ranch Rd., Waco, Texas 7605; Phone: (254 863-5895 
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 120, Axtell, Texas 76624 

January Newsletter 

Greetings to all church members, supporters and friends. The new year 
2005, according to the Roman calendar, is already upon us bringing with 
it new challenges and opportunities to advance the cause of truth. 

Here at Mt. Carmel I want to take the opportunity to thank all those 
who participated in helping to raise the means to pay the taxes on the 
Mt. Carmel property. The taxes this year amounted close to $2,500 and I 
am happy to say they have been paid. This is one huge burden that has 
been removed from our shoulders. However, with each challenge met and 
overcome the enemy would try and destroy God’s work and people from 
another angler. As some of you know I am being sued by Amo to the tune 
of $100,000. She recently has added to the original charges that were 
filed a Motion for Temporary Injunction against myself and now others 
that have been added to the case. This is all about a hostile takeover 
of the Mt. Carmel property and the blocking of the work we are trying 
to do here. A date has been set for the hearing on the Injunction for 
February 11, of this year. On January 27 I filed a Counter Motion 
for Temporary Injunction and it has been added to the Court docket for 
the same date and time as Amo’s motion. I ask for your prayers that God 
will grant us a decisive victory in this situation. 

Until further notice I ask that no mail be sent to the 1785 Double EE 
Ranch Rd., Waco, Texas 76705 address. Please make sure all mail is sent 
to the P.O. Box 120, Axtell, Texas 76624 address. This is requested due 
to the fact the gates to MT. Carmel are being kept locked and no mail is 
being delivered to the physical address. Hopefully the situation can 
be changed before very long when the Court makes a favorable ruling. 

January 10 was a dark day for those of us here in Texas. Two members of 
our church family received news of deaths close to home. Ofelia Santoyo’s 
son Geraldo was found dead in a motel room here in Waco, and Bonnie 
Haldeman’s nephew Patrick was found shot to death on a street not too far 
from where she lives. Two funerals within a couple of days were far from 
a time of rejoicing, but we do hope and pray that in God’s great merciful 
plan there can be rejoicing at the time of resurrection. 

On a brighter note, news reached us towards the end of last year that as 
early as November, this year, one of our brothers in prison, Jaime 
Castillo, could be freed on an early release program. This would involve 
doing six months in a halfway house, followed by 2 years supervised 
release. We also heard that Paul Fatta is set to be released under a 
similar program within a month or so after Jamie. This is certainly good 
news and the answer to many peoples’ prayers. Four others are currently 
due for release in 2006. It has been brought to my attention that there 
was a case before the Supreme Court having to do with unjust judges 
passing sentences beyond what the jury recommended or the law allows. 
I do not have a lot of information on this at present but as the details 
are made known I will endeavor to get the information to you all. 

Your prayers and financial assistance have been appreciated and I ask 
they continue as the year continues. 

Clive Doyle