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Testimonies from the Divine Experiment |
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Testimonies from first Divine Experiment launch, January 2007 Jan 30, 2007Pastors Dennis and Deloris visited the home of a young lady joined the church 3 weeks ago. She had asked if they would come and minister to her family last week. When they arrived they found a houseful of people waiting expectantly for them and very excited they had come to minister to them! People were sitting everywhere, some were standing up. The pastor shared a word with them saying that “now is the time for salvation” and he continued by sharing the gospel with the household. The Holy Spirit began to minister to people and they responded with hunger. When he gave the invitation for salvation, many relatives who were backsliden came back to the Lord, and several others got saved for the first time! This entire household was saved! The next night they were invited over to another relative's home where several new people were gathered again and another person was saved and some came to church that Sunday! -Dennis and Deloris, N. Omaha, NE-
-Alvin - N. Omaha, NE-
My husband would often complain of my tone of voice I talked to him, especially when answering his questions. I decided to try to change, I thought I was but he still complained. On day four of the Divine Experiment, while reading and praying the Lord showed me that it was my unwillingness to share my life with my husband that was holding the door of my heart open for bitterness and resentment to come in and then out of me in my tone. I thank God for showing me this and I pray now for Him to help me make changes. -V., Council Bluff, IA-
Jan 25, 2007 Upon reading the "Fire of Gods Presence", I pray and long for Jesus to be lifted up and that people would be attracted by His presence only. As a congregation we are meeting down at the Church each evening as we follow the Divine Experiment. Prayer has been wonderful and we are really just beginning to enter prevailing and a little travailing. We cry out to God for our city and to draw by His Spirit. Monday 1/22/07 we were half way through our prayer time. We heard commotions outside the church doors and a knock on the window. I sent one of our deacons back to find out what was going on. When I looked up I saw a young boy come into the church and sit down in the back. We continued to pray and a few minutes later two other boys entered the church and sat down in the back. I felt led to keep on praying. I looked up again and the first boy that came in moved all the way up to the front row. He had his head bowed and was praying in his own way. After prayer I found out that the boys had been walking by the church the first boy was with his mother and he felt a strong urge to come into the church. The other two boys felt this also, so the mother allowed them to stay and pray. Afterward I called them up to the front and asked them if they knew Jesus. One of the boys said yes, and one said I go to church on Easter. The first boy who entered the church started looking at the mic. I ask him if he had something he wanted to say. He said yes, he took the mic and began to testify of all the times that God had keep him safe. One of the times was when they were playing outside with toy guns and the police came up to them and almost shot them. Each one of the boys told their stories and we rejoiced at the goodness of God. They we brought into the church because of the presence of God in the street as we prayed. God honored his word and as we lifted up Jesus, the boys were drawn into his presence, and began to tell of His goodness. The boys have been back one other time this week. Praise God. -Tyrome, Omaha, NE-
Jan 21, 2007 I praise God for the Divine Experiment. When I started the fast I tried to do one meal a day but because of medication I could not do it. So my pastor encouraged me to do the Daniel's Fast. I'm glad I stayed on the Fast. On about the tenth day of the fast my sister stole my car. I was so mad at her I wanted to fight. But when she came back a day later, instead of fighting her when I saw her I grabbed her and hugged her. I told her how much I loved her despite what she did. Now I understand how God loved me in the middle of my sins and forgave me. -Charlene, Omaha, NE-
My cousin's son, who is about 7, went to Africa with his dad in December. His father forgot to give him some medication to keep him from getting malaria. By time he came home from the trip he was getting ill. He had a fever off and on, and one day he was so sick his mom rushed him to the emergency room. When his blood work came back, they said that he had malaria and they admitted him to the hospital. On the first day of The Divine Experiment our church had prayer and I asked the saints to pray for him. After we prayed, he was home within days. Now, he shows no signs of malaria and is running and playing as if he was never sick. -Shell, Omaha, NE-
I work at Red Lobster, so you know it's not easy to fast, but I still did. My church had a Watch from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am. I was at the Watch from beginning to end. I never went to sleep. I just stayed before the Lord in prayer, praise and worship. I had to be at work at 7:00 am. So I left the Watch and went straight to work. At work my boss came up to me and told me that I was getting a raise. What’s so blessed about this is that this is my second raise in two months. Staying before the Lord on The Divine Experiment and in the Watch has been a blessing to me. -Cindy, Omaha, NE-
Jan 20, 2007 Prior to the Divine Experiment, my appetite was out of control. I ate plenty of meat and junk food. My hands were stiff, achy and sometimes woke me in the middle of the night. At that time I would be unable to grasp things with my right hand. My gums were irritating me for months following a root canal in August 2006. Finally, my right leg was hurting me also. On the fifth day into The Divine Experiment I discovered no pain in my hands, gums or leg. I thank God for my healing! I thank Him for healing in my body everyday. I have changed my dietary lifestyle. I thank him for helping me put away the junk food, meat, sugar and refined foods as well. My appetite is not driving me now! It's a miracle -Anonymous, Omaha, NE- A woman repented for being judgmental. This surfaced because a man who was formerly on an elder board with her and her husband was in attendance that morning. There were hurtful issues from 10 years ago that still had them bound. She repented publicly for the sin, and went to him privately after the meeting to make things right. They both confessed their sins to each other and tearfully experienced reconciliation. He then went to her husband and asked for forgiveness -Sandi, Longview, WA-
Jan 19, 2007 Thank God for the first time in 15 years we set aside time to pray as a family with out the TV or any music being on. It allowed us to go to bed on time, leave the house on time, and to get to work on time. It feels great to spend time with God and help the kids understand what fasting is all about. -Pat, Omaha, NE-
Jan 18, 2007 I have had AIDS for some years now. When I went to the doctor last month there was still AIDS in my body. I went to the doctor today, the 11th day of the Divine Experiment, and they could not find the AIDS in my body! -C, Omaha, NE-
Jan 16, 2007 God used Sister Mary's daughter to correct her about a situation this week. It was concerning her mouth how she needed to learn to listen before speaking so quickly. At first she couldn’t accept correction from her child, but after listening to the Lord and repenting and going to her daughter, asking for forgiveness, she had peace. This is all due to being in the presence of the Lord during this Divine Experiment. -Tyrome, Omaha, NE- It was during the prayer service that this testimony was given. A public confession was given about a state of pride and how God showed the person how she was not being honest with a friend. She had to first receive this correction from the Lord, and also repent and ask forgiveness from the person. The word was also spoken "GOD is able to release that person when they ask for forgiveness. -Tyrome, Omaha, NE-
Jan 16, 2007 At the end of the prayer time today, Sister Deloris gave a testimony of how the cares of this world had just overwhelmed her this year of 2006. At times she felt all alone. The prayer and fasting this month has reaffirmed that the Presences of the Lord is still abiding in her spirit. God also has reminded her of a dream in which she was ministering to the very people we are praying and fasting for during this time, the drug addicted, prostitute and alcoholic. In seeking God there is suffering but it is for his righteousness was the word given to her. -Tyrome, Omaha, NE-
Jan 16, 2007 On Friday, January 12 at the church we had a Watch of the Lord from 10:00 pm till 6:00am. This was a glorious time. This was the first Watch the church had (which will be every month). Prayer, worship and praise, communion, repentance and recommitting our selves went up before the Lord. The thing that was so great and unique about the Watch was that we were looking for God to come in and speak great thing to the whole congregation, but God spoke to us as individuals. He made it so personal and real. There was over 75 adults and children. -Marie, Omaha, NE-
Jan 15, 2007 Financial testimony On 11/28/2006 I had major surgery and was off work for 6 weeks. Since my disability insurance gave me only 50% of my salary during this time and it was the Christmas season, I thought I may have to go into some debt, knowing my next paycheck would be 2 months later on Jan. 28. But the Lord told me to continue my giving and to trust Him during this time of Divine Experiment consecration. With my son’s college tuition coming due, I asked the Lord for an extra $1000. To date, all my bills have been on time and my boss just told me my next check would have a bonus of more than $1000! - Alexis, Council Bluffs, IA -
Jan 15, 2007 Deliverance from fear/anxiety/ meds I have been delivered from fear and anxiety!!! I am not walking around with this knot in my stomach that I have had most of my life (even when on meds). I went off my anti-anxiety meds at the beginning of the 21 day fast. The Anxiety is Gone!!!!! I felt a deep repentance as I realized how much I had been wrapped up in myself and what I had done - and not done – it was almost unbearable. - Denice, Council Bluffs, IA -
-Sandi, Longview, WA-
Jan 14, 2007 Healing: One of the men in our church is praising the Lord since last Sunday night (1-7-07) which was the Divine Experiment launch. His regularly occurring headaches and neck pain are gone! He has been pain free for 7 days. -Vince, Council Bluffs, IA-
Bob confessed that he has had a really negative attitude towards this “Divine Experiment” but that for the first time ever he has been leading his family in the evening devotionals. His heart has been changed and he and his wife are communicating with their children. Denise has been praying that God would break her heart. The Lord is giving her a realization of the churches responsibility for the spiritual condition of the city and surrounding areas. Her heart is softer and walls have come down that had been there for the last years. She also has been able to come off of a medicine she has been using. -Bob, Council Bluffs, IA-
God has been doing deep work in my heart. I kept hearing, “The King is coming, The King is coming!” An awesome fear and concern came upon me for the internal condition of the body of Christ individually. The thought haunted me, “Will we know Him when He arrives?” I feel this week has caused me to prepare soberly for His visitation. -Teresa, Council Bluffs, IA -
Jan 10, 2007 The Divine Experiment has begun! I have gotten two testimonies today from our church. Kind of first fruits. One guy told me this morning that he and his wife were praying sitting facing each other last night weeping after they had read through the devo and looked up the scriptures together - they were absolutly overcome by the presence of Jesus and could not speak. He told me his story through tears. One email today from an older lady in our church who while she was just praying last night - she started speaking in tongues - she has never spoke in tongues before! -Lonnie, Council Bluffs, IA -
Jan 10, 2007 Janury 6- A man named Pete reported that his knee was healed as another man spoke out and prayed on behalf of "knees" that needed healing the day before -Sandi, Longview, Wa-
Jan 7, 2007 On Sunday, January 7th, 2007, we traveled to the North Omaha village (NOV) to be with our friends during their Divine Experiment launch. The atmosphere was charged with energy and expectation about what the Lord is going to do as the village gathers in an increased measure in prayer, fasting, humility, repentance and giving. Because the leaders, the pastors and their wives, have already been on this journey for ten months, the launch gathered their congregations together and advanced them into a deeper place in the journey corporately. -Cristina, Fusion Ministries-
Jan 7, 2007 The Divine Experiment launched in Council Bluffs on January 7th! You could feel both the anticipation and the sobriety as you entered into the sanctuary where several hundred believers had gathered together! Each pastor shared his heart and expectation of why they were abandoning themselves to this process and how the Lord had already knit their hearts together in prayer over the last several months. A charge was given to prepare ourselves as “temples” of the Lord even as King Hezekiah “removed the rubbish from the holy place” and begin to prepare a place for the presence of God to rest among us. At the end of the service the pastors prayed and declared their commitment to set themselves apart to God and consecrate themselves to Him in humility and prayer and repentance. As the declaration were made to leave the status quo and return to the Lord you could feel the weight of heaven pressing on us, it was like Jesus Himself gave the charge! There was full agreement in the combined congregations that had gathered, it was like a resounding “yes!” was shouted from the Church back to the Lord! -Rhonda, Fusion Ministries, -
Jan 1, 2007 Divine Experiment launched on January 1st in Longview, WA. Longview is saying: -Christina, Fusion Ministries -
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