“This is my second time to a Jesus Ministry Conference. When I returned home from last year's (2007), my family and friends all commented that they saw a change in me – a quiet confidence. I felt that change and was eager to return to Jesus Ministry 2.
As God always exceeds our expectations, He not only broke a great hidden stronghold that had been dogging my steps since childhood (Hallelujah!) but He also healed my hands from onset of arthritis! I have been walking around wriggling my fingers pain free since Friday night!
While I rejoice and praise God for the healing – it is the FREEDOM in my heart that sets me to tears and rejoicing and humility for His love. Thank you for everyone who participated. I have been greatly loved by all here. And I walk away with the tools to do so for others!”
Monica - California
“Jesus showed me He loves me. He healed me and my heart for Him. He does not want me to hurt anymore.”
Marie - Oregon
“The Lord has shown me over and over how much He loves me and wants me to be near Him. My healing has been a blessing. All of the great teaching was a blessing as well. God has confirmed my place in the body of Christ and has given me a renewed and refreshed drive for His work. Parts of my original design were reconfirmed in what I know as “me.” Part is yet to be unfolded—I can’t wait. Thank you all so much for doing what God is calling you to do.”
Stacey - Mississippi
“God has really done some amazing things in my life this week. Before I came here I was a very skeptical person - angry and bitter for things that have happened in my life. This week I have dealt with those issues as to why I have been this way and what I have kept inside me for so long. I have had some insecurity issues as well and God has spoken to me saying that there was not room for that in my life and through that I have built a lot of relationships this week with people from all over the world and I will hold dear to that forever. Over all, I have learned that God has a specific plan for my life, if I trust in Him, He will show me the way. God is so good, and He has transformed my life this week and I am a new person because of it.”
Anonymous
“He has shown me that He forgives me for all of my sins no matter how horrible I thought they were. I have forgiven myself for all of the things I have done. I have gotten rid of all of the guilty feelings I’ve had about my past actions. I’ve forgiven my father for the drinking, my brother for the drugs and attempted suicides (2), my mom for the feelings of abandonment and myself for the guilty feelings about my abortion. I am starting fresh and ready to live my life to the fullest. I’m ready to climb out of the depression I’ve been living in for the past year. I’m ready to stop hiding behind a mask because as much as I like to pretend no one can tell I’m hurting/upset/angry, people know. In this past week, I’ve grown as a person and I’m excited to start a new life when I return home.”
Al - Washington
“I have experienced healing of strongholds (sins) of fear, passivity and unforgiveness. This conference opened me to hope, renewal and a rekindling of love for Christ and His work in me and my family. Thank you so much and blessings on you and yours.”
Janine - Washington
“The first person I shared the gospel with was my mom who suffered mental illness. And through the course of that sharing, she became visually agitated and had a nervous breakdown. I was 14. And it crushed me. I thought that when I talked about God, it hurt people. I still believed in God but I felt like a failure. I am now 30 and the Lord has been talking to me all week that my intention was good and for Him, and He made me to be bold and faith-filled in proclaiming His name. In today’s prayer God illuminated generational curses of witchcraft and suicide. The team of two women called on a pastor who walked me through it. He was so gracious and was so good with me. I felt very cared for. I broke off the generational curses of witchcraft and suicide that have plagued my life and basically I took on the generational sin as my own and brought it to foot of Jesus. It’s broken. I know it’s broken. I’m the only believer in my family and those curses and self condemnation and impotence are broken off my life!! The pastor prayed over me and I just got this song in my head ‘Hide me in Your Holiness’ and I sang it. God has freed me. He’s loved me in the arms of such wonderful people. What a great God we serve!!”
Rick - Washington
“Wonderful time of personal ministry. I came to learn…so I could give to others. What I took away ended up being more for me (once again.) Prayer team and prophetic ministry: was all spot on…encouraging, nailed the strongholds to be broken. I feel like I have been able to break some strongholds and look forward to walking in greater freedom and power. The material, organization, welcoming feel here was wonderful.”
Robbi & David - Washington
My husband and I are separated. He wanted me to come with him and I almost didn’t. I feel that God has brought a real unity of spirit since we’ve been here. More was done in these past few days than the 2 years of counseling we’ve been through! (We’ve been separated for 7 months.) I feel renewed and like God has given me a new husband! I’ve asked him to come back home!”
Rachel - Washington
“1. Ps. 139, amazement regarding self and marriage. 2. Power in love—watching doors open through prayer and watching FEAR exposed. 3. Awareness of work in me that is still undone—embracing opportunity for even more ministry, because He wants it. 4. Greater expectations of what He wants and is doing with just me.
I am deeply humbled by your open arms to my husband and I! Thank you. God bless you!”
Dianne- Washington
“The Lord reminded me that during some of the loneliest times of my life, He’s been keenly aware of the details surrounding them and He experienced them with me. He reminded me of some of those times that I had buried in my mind thinking they were forgotten - but He wanted to heal me.
The Lord reassured me that no matter what the future holds, He will provide. This greatly helped me surrender fear and insecurity.
By revealing my original design, I could clearly see how Satan had encroached upon my life using specific circumstances to thwart the plan of God for me. I stand amazed at the intensity of God’s love, His relentless pursuit of my heart and how He wants to implement me into the advance of His kingdom in this hour.
I believe my eyes have been opened and a new level of understanding has taken hold. I also know that God desperately wants to speak to me and I desperately want to hear Him.
There aren’t words that can adequately express the gratitude of my heart for the investment and labor of love you’ve all so generously shared with so many.”
Larry- Washington
“For me: He has affirmed again and again His great love for me and revealed His true father’s heart for me. In me: He has brought to light truths and showed me areas that I can now walk out of that will no longer control me. He has opened my spiritual eyes to see myself as He sees me and opened to me an awesome awareness of the calling on my life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for obeying the Father and extending your entire church body to the rest of His Body. May our Father who is able pour upon you more than you could ask or think.”
Rob - United Kingdom
1. First—amazed by your hospitality, food, meals, smiles, prayers - they make a MASSIVE difference. The difference between being welcomed into a family feeling and being a conference attendee.
2. Demonstration of loving power—regarding original design prayer. To be honest a lot of expectation prior to the conference over this. Difficult not to act up an ‘agenda’ that I might come with about ‘what would/should be said’. Good to lay that down, but still have God give people words that He knew I needed to hear.
3. Having your point on the Overall Vision—not the process, not some new fad and Christian fix. But a vital tool and understanding of what God has given me to achieve that Overall Vision.”
Rachel - England
“Set free from sins of hopelessness, depression, and suicide. I was given hope and joy and strength. His Word of knowledge in my heart and He has stated that when I follow and trust Him, my path will be straightened.”
Mike - Wales
“I don’t really know where to start! So…a few bullet points of things I learned and enjoyed.
· God’s original design—amazing!!!
· Overcoming the strongholds—phenomenal.
· Understanding ‘generational' sin and its affect on me and being able to get free from it.
· Hearing God speak for others.
· Hearing God’s words through others to me.
·Have things too deep to share but very personal and deeply healing (i.e. God didn’t make any mistakes.
·A sense of new direction when I get back home esp. in the church—perhaps in work also.
·I was so blessed by the servants of all the conference ministry teams from the parking lot attendants to the water bottle givers, etc!
Thank you all! Thank you Lord!”
Pamiel - Washington
“The Lord has revealed Himself to me in a beautiful, powerful way. He loves me more than I ever believed. He is more powerful than I believed. In humility, I've bowed down and accepted His call of ministry on me. I am emptied of so many lies, sins, unforgiveness and generational strongholds (Mormonism, family addictions, trying to be good, powerful and effective in my own self and determination.)
One week after conference: 8/5/07: I am acutely aware of an ‘internal shift’: I have peace and happiness which is deeper than I have ever experienced. Some areas of which I am aware: I can’t be negative—of people and annoying situations. I find I want to speak grace and blessings instead of ‘tsk, tsk.’ I was told I had a stronghold of disbelief—I didn't see it! But I see that was/is at the root of my critical and arrogant reactions. I wasn’t letting ‘God be God’ and trusting Him to care for and mature my children, grandchildren, extended family and especially, my husband---and most surprisingly and fundamentally, myself! I now look at my family and know God has them in His hand and I am called to love them, not fix them.
I feel differently toward my husband. He doesn’t annoy me and I want to be more generous with my time energy and affection. I find I’m not always ‘correcting’ him, but ‘appreciating’ and loving him in a new way.
At the end of the conference it was said ‘don’t strive.’ How that impacted me—all my life has been about trying harder and going faster. Now I can rest in His power, control and timing. A relief!
I find myself in a continuation of repentance and receiving God’s grace. This dramatically alters my thoughts and feelings. I am aware of the enemy and how he wants to use my mind to negate all I have experienced and learned through Jesus Ministry.”
Paul – California
“My hip has been bugging me for 3-4 months. It has gotten to the point where some days I can’t make it up a ladder at work. People at work have started to ask me why I am limping.
I went to Kaiser and they said no need for X-Rays, it was just necessary to lose some weight. I think that may be their conditioned response to everything. The pain persisted.
On our daily trek up the hill from the hotel to the church, I would stop at the Classic Car Shop and massage my hip. Today, on the walk up it suddenly hit me when I got to the car shop at the top of the hill and instinctively stopped, that there was no pain. In fact, I hadn’t even noticed my hip the entire walk up the hill or, for that matter, at all today. This is the first time since my hip started bugging me that I haven’t noticed it or felt the throbbing pain.
I was scared to step out in faith and talk about it at first in case people thought I was crazy, but my pastor informed me that was the entirely wrong thing to do. So I filled this out and am spreading the word. So, “Hallelujah!”