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Testimonies and Comments
Aida Martinez
I am a recent widow...have four biological daughters and two
adopted sons ages 12...my husband was an electrician working
in the World Trade Center and unfortunately his life was taken
from him that Tuesday morning....but praise God the towers
went down but my husband Joe went up to meet his maker....God
bless you all.
Joyce Hollenbeck
Thank you for this opportunity to praise God! I've been a
child of god for quite a few years, but had a moment of
rebellion when I was young. I went thru the drugs, the alcohol
and such. But no matter how much I did or where I wandered he
was always near! I know this because every so often a precious
person of his would enter my life at a crucial time. Sad to
say it took me an awful long time to realize that he was
calling me to him. Praise God I heard him in time! My mother's
prayer was that I'd rededicate my life to God before she died,
I'm happy to say that her prayer was answered, and I couldn't
be happier. I miss mom, but I know I'll see her again in
Heaven when I have the express privilege along all the other
Christians to see HIM face to face! I want to thank you for
your wonderful page, I always read it first when I check my
e-mail, it has given a new energy to my days and nights. Thank
you again and God bless you in every thing you do. Your friend
in Christ.
Stephen Thurman
My Personal Testimony`
I was born in El Paso Texas. My dad was in the booming oil
field. We moved to where I live now at the age of 8 to Odessa,
Texas. Raised in a Christian parent's home I had my Salvation
experience at the young age of nine. I had been under
conviction for some time, and then one night in a service at
our church I was spoken to by God. The next night the pastor
was asked by me and my parents to come over and talk about
accepting the free gift of salvation that Jesus had to offer.
I received Jesus Christ and was baptized at the age of nine.
It was a wonderful experience and I felt God alive in my heart
for the first time. It was as though I could hear all the
angels in heaven rejoicing. As I continued to grow in the Lord
I became more aware that he was calling me into the ministry.
Then one summer at the age of twelve I attended a church camp
for young people. At the end of the first day of camp it was
time to go back to the cabin. It was really dark for there was
no lighting and I walked with a friend and there appeared a
bright light to the right of me. I could not see this bright
light but I felt it's presence. So as I continued to walk I
them realized this bright light was God as He was talking to
me. God told me; Stephen I have great plans for you. And I
will prepare you and take care of you as you do my service. I
am calling you to be a minister of the gospel and to follow my
will as I have shared with you here. You just preach and
evangelize for me and I will take care of the rest. This
totally blew my mind, and my friend could not comprehend to
who I was talking to, as he thought I was crazy. But as we
continued to walk I was able to talk to my friend and share
with him what God had told me He wanted me to do for my life.
As we got back to the cabin and I had this experience I was so
excited I couldn't even sleep. I talked to the pastor and told
him the experience I had, and was ready to give my life to
Jesus. I dedicated my life that night to doing the Lord's will
and his work. The next night at invitation time I decided to
go down and dedicate my life to Jesus and His service. As my
life appears one filled with love and normalcy, it wasn't.
Because I was abused and my parent's never knew it was
happening. It started a chain of event's that caused and made
my life develop into panic, anxiety, depression, and
loneliness. Though God had called me to serve Him it did not
eliminate the problems that I had. Being abused was a
horrifying event in my childhood, but with Gods help I made it
through; Alive and continue to serve Him as He wills me to do.
Doing His will does not come easy and does not eliminate the
problems. But by the grace of God it Helps the problems. A lot
of people have asked me how can you serve God and have gone
through what you have and still have , and serve Him. But when
God calls you to do something for Him He takes care of you and
provides a way. God only asks for you to be available and that
is the key to serving Him. I have answered His call for my
lifetime I am His and He is mine. Through His redeeming Blood
and through His Grace I am His. Jesus is the very reason I
live and the very reason I survive. I serve Jesus on the
internet for He has called me to be His minister. Though I may
have the problems of panic, depression and anxiety; Jesus
still loves me. Jesus does not look at what we are or what we
have, He looks at the soul and the intentions of our Heart. He
uses the Least of us. "For you see your calling, brethren, how
that not Many Mighty noble, are called: But God has chosen the
Foolish things of the world to confound the Wise; and God hath
chosen the WEAK things of the world to confound the things
which are Mighty;" 1Corinthians 1:26&27. "For I determined not
to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him
crucified" That your faith should not stand in the Wisdom of
Men, but in the Power of God" 1Corinthians 2:2&5. "Jesus
prayed~"I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
Because thou hast HID these things from the WISE and PRUDENT,
and hast REVEALED them unto BABES. Even so, Father; for so it
seemed good in thy sight" Matthew 11:25&26. "They that are
whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I
came Not to call the Righteous, but Sinners to repentance."
Mark2:17. "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and
persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you
falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be Exceeding Glad; for
Great is your reward in heaven." Matthew 5:11&12. For if we
had no problems , would we need him? He knows our heart. Jesus
I love you for how you loved me, yet you came yourself to die
for me. I also thank you Jesus for your loving hand of
forgiveness. Thank you for calling me to minister for you.
Though I have blemishes and scares You still use me. There is
a story about 2 women. One woman raised in a Christian home,
as normal as can be considered normal; not a lot of changes,
would say she was well adjusted, grows up to live for God and
as most, wants to get a taste of the world, but goes on and
continues to live for God, and lives a productive life
handling the everyday stresses, and continuing on.
Then there is another woman, who is born into abuse and
neglect, and falls into the only pattern she has ever known; a
life of sin, looking to be loved and finding it nowhere, but
doing everything she can to find it. She wants desperately to
Really live, but no one has told her how yet. When she is 19,
someone shares the love of Jesus with her and she Runs to the
alter to repent! She has finally experienced Unconditional
love, what she has been looking for all her life. She loves
Jesus with all her heart, but she does not have the social
skills nor the understanding of what a quote so called normal
Christian is. She feels guilty for having emotional problems,
she has prayed and asked God to remove this thorn, and feels
like she does not meet up to what everyone else thinks she
should be as a believer in Jesus. But in Gods Great Mercy, He
has a plan for this woman. He is going to use her pain for His
glory. You see she is the woman who came to Jesus at the
Pharisee's house, and fell to His feet weeping and began to
wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.
The Pharisee thought, "if this man was the Son of God then He
would know what kind of woman this is. And Jesus knew what he
was thinking to himself; and asked him a question. Now I ask
you to find the answer to this question by going to the book
of Luke chapter 7:36-50 and find the answer. You see the first
woman is an over comer. But the second woman is More than an
over comer!
My prayer is that all who enter here will find this a place of
refuge, and mercy. For mercy surely triumphs over judgment. If
you do not know Jesus and want to know Him like I do please
email me. That is what I am here for! You cannot wait until
you get your life together. You come to Jesus Just as you are.
Broken, sin and all! If you know Jesus but struggle as this
woman in the story; please email me. If you want to talk with
another woman I can lead you to the woman in this story. Jesus
said He came to heal the broken hearted. And he uses people
like me and you.
~I offer you Jesus~ Stephen Thurman
Denise
Jesus Christ is my life and my very being. I cannot remember
when I did not know Him. All I can remember is that life was
very different, and harder, too. I was saved 22 months ago
(March 2000) in a chat room called Bible fellowship. We had
just gotten a new computer, and AOL, and I was browsing
through it, when I suddenly got an urge to check out the chat
rooms. Little did I know that it was God calling me unto
Himself. So I noticed this room, Bible Fellowship, and a woman
asked me if I wanted to know Jesus. I said, yes, after all, I
had nothing to lose by accepting Him, only gain. I was raised
catholic, but by this time, God was leading me away from that
falsehood, and on to bigger and brighter things. So she got
the whole room to pray for my salvation, ALL of them, and
there must have been like 20 people in there, all praying FOR
ME all in one accord...and right then and there, I accepted
Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord. My faith has grown
powerful in the past two year
s, and just yesterday I received the gift of Holy Spirit
baptism and of tongues. I love all God's people, and I will
gladly help someone out and encourage when He leads me. All
glory to God!
Suzanne Chitty
I have been saved since I was 7 yrs old and like many
believers, I went through the rebellious teenage years. But
when I look back over those times, I see the protection of our
Father in my life. When I became a mother, the full impact of
what God had entrusted to me came into sharp focus and I began
to listen to what His will was for me and my family. After 10
years of marriage, my husband left me for another woman. I was
closer to God more than ever and I truly believe that He
strengthens you before you go into the valley. That hurt but
the joke was on my ex-husband because I had prayed for him to
find salvation and I told God that if He needed to take him
away to do it, then I was ready. (This is a great lesson in
not trying to bluff God because he takes you at your word!)
But my Heavenly Father brought a wonderful man into my life
and we have combined our families into the Brady Bunch. I love
the Lord more than anything else and in 2002 I am determined
to let my "little light" shine for him more than ever before!
Terry Adams
Gave my life to Jesus July, 14th 1974. Times not alwasy good
but Jesus will help you through all your problems, may not
today but he will help you in his time.
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