Isaiah 6:8
We start our journey to return to Medelion, Colombia on January 17, 2013, on an overnight flight arriving in Medelion about 11 A.M January 18. Jorge our interpreter, who will be with us throughout our stay, picked us up at the airport. Along with Jorge was Enrique, a dear brother in Christ, was there to greet us also.
It was interesting getting 2 big suitcases, two boxes of books, and four adults into a small five passenger vehicle. After an hour drive we arrived at Jorge’s apartment where we would stay for two weeks.
Friday evening we were going to a residence where pastor Alpidio and Jorge had been meeting with this group for over a year, they had spent that time sewing and sharing God’s word into this group. The group of about eight people were very open to learn, and we shared on Philippians 4:13, and the ability that “we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us”. After that, we laid hands on them and prayed for several needs. Joyce ministered to the ladies, especially the mother of a 16-year-old daughter who was in rebellion. The spirit of God was ministering to all. Much gratitude came from their hearts.The Holy Spirit has a way of breaking through. When we first sat down we were strangers to them, and an hour later they were hugging us and thanking us for coming. We prayed the power of the Holy Spirit over them, and several were shaking. They were hungry for more of God, and the Holy Spirit was ministering to their hunger.
Saturday evening we were invited to minister at the youth group at pastor Alpidios church. We shared on John 3:1-4, and what the Scripture says about the kingdom of God, and how to enter his kingdom. Jenny, a girl was invited and came as a guest by a friend, broke down and started to cry. Jenny gave her heart to Jesus. Another young man Luis, about 32 years old, was asked if he made that commitment, and he said “no”, he also received the Lord Jesus into his heart. Luis’s girl friend; Paola, was so blessed as she had been praying for him, and God fulfilled the desire of her heart. We prayed for them for the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and all seven received and spoke in tongues. The Spirit of God was speaking to Luis about forgiveness, and we led Him in a prayer to forgive his former girlfriend, and also his sister . The Holy Spirit was bringing freedom to all who came.
After that we prayed for Olga, pastor Alpidios wife, for kidney stones and thyroid issues. We also prayed for pastor Alpidio forTrygemenial nerves.
Early Sunday morning at Jorge’s 5th floor apartment of the building, where there is a open air common area, that goes from the first to the fifth floor. It is used for hanging out clothes to dry. Each apartment can open a window and have access to this open-air shaft. About 2 AM Sunday morning, we heard a lot of disturbance and a lot of weeping on the first floor. A man about 58 years old who had been battling cancer had died , and his wife and son and daughter (in their 20’s) were all deeply grieving. Our hearts went out to them. Every one on each floor was hearing every word they were speaking through this open-air shaft. That type of grieving over a lost loved one, is not soon forgotten.
Sunday morning we ministered at both services, I shared a message entitled: “You Are Not Disqualified”. At the second service, pastor Alpidio brought Augusto up to share. Augusto, was a man that smoked for over 60 years, and his lungs were shot. We prayed and spoke new lungs into him when we were here two years ago. God gave him new lungs and he was fine for four months. He had gone to see a doctor, and the doctor convinced him he had to carry and use an oxygen tank to breathe, the truth was he was healed. When we came back last year we went to visit him, and he was in bad shape. After talking with him, he thought God was mad at him and took away his healing. We spent time with him and explained that God did not take his new lungs, he was believing a doctor’s report , instead of the report of the Lord. We prayed with him, and God restored his lungs. He gave testimony of how his family was making funeral arrangements and was waiting for him to die. He said: “that was a year ago and I guess they are still waiting for me to die”. Augusto looked great, he came by train and bus and walking, and walked up the church steps just to be at church. Augusto traveled a great distance with no need of oxygen assistance. Once again he was enjoying his new lungs. After the service we prayed for “Inez”, an older lady, for a new heart, blood pressure and cataracts in one eye. Joyce saw her later coming out the bathroom and asked her if she is better? She said, clear vision and she was walking easier, faster and not out of breath. Thank you Jesus!
Sunday afternoon we went to visit “Maritza”, a young lady of 39 years, who had been admitted to a local hospital. She had been admitted for terrible pain, a result of breast cancer that had moved to her right lung, brain and skull. When we went to visit her, she was sitting in a chair, on oxygen and very swelled. Joyce, Jorge and I prayed in tongues for a while to get a direction of how to pray for her. Maritza’s sister, mother and father were present in the room. After a short while we believe the Lord was showing us there were word curses coming from her parents. This was a Christian family! The mother would say something like “I wonder how painful your death will be?”. These were like arrows shot into her body by a family member. The mother and father quickly repented and renounced those words that they put on their daughter; not realizing the power of the spoken word of a Christian. The parents both had a very frightened look on their face, seeing the kind of power in their words. There were also unforgiveness issues being dealt with by Maritza and her parents about the way they had been caring for her. There was resentment coming from the parents to the daughter because of how much care she needed.
We addressed the legal rights of the disease of cancer that was attacking her body, and we bound up anything that had been causing it. We spoke a creative miracle; a new brain, restore any damaged area, swelling to go down, and we cursed the very existence of any cancer in her body, any root and seed. We prayed for her and spoke good things into her, broke all word curses, including those coming from well-meaning doctors. Maritza got baptized in the Holy Spirit. When we were ready to leave; Maritza reclined in her lounge chair; was breathing easier, smiling and talking freely. We received a report a few days later that the cancer had gone no further, and we are believing for a full recovery. Thank you Jesus!
Monday A.M., they asked us to come be a part of a prayer group that meets in the a.m. before people went to work. We had the opportunity to talk on forgiveness, and the sensitivity of the Holy Spirit. After, we prayed for people and the Lord was healing eyes, a continuous pain from a fractured hip, all pain was gone. The Lord was healing some from emotional trauma. The Lord was working on the heart of a lady whose husband had been verbally abusing her.
Monday evening service: We spoke on forgiveness, righteousness and holiness which was the foundation for believers to walk in authority. The church was nearly full and they were taking to heart what the Lord was revealing to them.
Tuesday A.M. ; Once again we were at the early morning prayer meeting. Many requested prayer for burdens they’ve been carrying around. We expressed to them how important it is to give those burdens to Jesus, and lay them at the foot of the cross. Sandra, a young lady recently married, asked for prayer for pain in her leg and knee from a motorcycle accident. After Joyce prayed for her, the pain was gone. Joyce, also ministered to her on forgiveness for her mother. Her mother spoke terrible words into her life at an early age . Joyce had her renounce those words, and had her declare who she was in Christ Jesus. Another lady who had vertigo and some heart issues, asked us to pray for her. We laid hands on her and spoke a new heart and veins to her heart and a Holy Spirit oxygen infusion. Then we had her test her faith, and she was able to stand on her toes with good balance, she said she felt tingling in her heart area. She believed and she received.
“an old acquaintance”
On returning to the apartment, we were met by a lady who was washing the entry steps leading up to each apartment. She looked at us and said “do you remember me”? We did not recognize her. She was a lady who we prayed for one year ago for cancer, at the time she was very frail and weak. She had prayed to receive Jesus as her Lord and Savior; was baptized in the Holy Spirit, and at the time we cursed that cancer and broke the curse of cancer off her. She had gained weight back, and looked very healthy. She was so happy to see us. Thank you Jesus!
Tuesday evening service: We spoke on the believer’s authority; which comes to a greater understanding through forgiveness. Knowing that you are righteous through Jesus, and holiness. The message was well received and many took notes of the Scriptures relating to this. After the teaching we called forth all who wanted to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, over half of the group came forward (about 20). Joyce and I and Jorge laid hands on them and prayed for them , and I believe all received their prayer language and begin to speak in tongues, as a Holy Spirit gave them utterance. Manuel, a large young man dressed in a suit, very professional in appearance, came up afterwards and said how he got touched by the Holy Spirit. The young man asked for prayer for himself, he felt the Lord was leading him into ministry , and to have understanding of what the Lord was revealing to him.
Juan, an older man, said he had been experiencing pain in his heart , and felt like there were arrows in his chest and they were coming out the back of his heart. We laid hands on him and cast that spirit off of him, we had him renounce all word curses put on him by well-meaning people, including all soulish prayers (Prayers of the flesh, that can cause harm) . We spoke life over him, and that he would only receive prayers led by the spirit of God. He got instant relief and the pain around his heart was gone. We saw him the next day and he said all the pain was gone, his heart felt great and he had a good nights rest. Thank you Jesus! Tuesday evening service was a powerful night with the presence of the Holy Spirit touching many of his people.
Wednesday A.M.: We met once again with the group for early morning prayer. We talked about distractions and how they can keep you from keeping your attention on kingdom principles. After prayer, we prayed for those who were present. Lucy, had a lump in her right hand, she had severe pain when it was touched. She was scheduled to go to the doctor for tests. Joyce laid hands on her and the pain was gone, she also obtained a very strong hand grip. We saw her that evening and she continued to show everyone her hand, and giving glory to God for her healing. Henry, asked for prayer for vertigo, I spoke to the crystals in the ear to go back into order, and for the inner ear to be healed. After prayer he said,” you put your finger in the proper ear without knowing which ear had the issue”. After prayer Henry stood and balanced himself on one foot, the vertigo was gone. Thank you Jesus! Estella, asked for prayer for acid reflux. We went through the process of speaking to the pH levels, and about laying her cares and stress at the altar of God. She said she felt movement in her stomach. A 60 year old lady, Carmen, asked for prayer for a stronger spiritual life, and that bad thoughts would leave her. We prayed for her that those thoughts are to leave and her mind would come in alignment with God’s word. We asked if she wanted to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and to speak in other tongues? She said that would be “delicious” to be able to speak in tongues. We prayed for her and she was slain in the spirit and much joy and peace came over her and she said she heard the voice of the Lord say “he loves her, and to glorify him”.
Wednesday night service: Gizelle, a woman in the church, came up and shared that the enemy is continuing to put a lot of guilt on her. She said that through some of the teaching she heard from us, “I have learned I am a child of God and about God’s justice”.
Pastor Alpidio reported once again that Martiza, the young lady in the hospital that we prayed for, is stable no worse, something was cut off spiritually, otherwise she should have continued to get worse. Jesus stopped the curse!
“The nine gifts of the spirit”
After this we taught on the nine gifts of the spirit. After teaching on each gift, we called up front those who felt they had this specific gift. We had several people come up and shared experiences of how it lined up, as to the specific gifts. This was a good experience for them to identify their gifts, some of them were correct, some of them were just experiences and not based on any gift at all.
“The new young Christians from Amaga”
Thursday 2 PM service: Pastor Alpidio had been going to a small village about two hours out of town, Amaga, to minister to a new church that God was birthing. Pastor sent a bus to pick them up and bring them to the church where we could minister to them. 45 people and children arrived for a special afternoon service. These people were very new in the Lord, some were not Christians yet. They were like babies just learning their first steps. I shared a message on salvation, and what it means to their life here on earth. They all came forward to make a commitment to Jesus, some or most had done it before, but all prayed together to receive Christ. After that we shared with them the need for power in their life through the Holy Spirit which is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. About 20 came forward for this gift, I believe that this was a new awareness of the Holy Spirit and his power through speaking in tongues. These people were like orphans, and they were learning to trust God as their father. We told them your father in heaven only gives good gifts, he does not give his children anything bad. You can trust your heavenly father.
“Healing for the Orphans”
After the service, we prayed for several different physical and emotional needs. Oraciones, a man in his 40’s came up for prayer. He had pain in his arm, Lost motion, and he also had signs of Parkinson’s disease. We laid hands on him and spoke into those areas. The Holy Spirit was causing a lot of shaking going on in his body. He said he felt heat in his body. The pain in his arm was gone and he was able to raise his arm above his head. One shoulder was lower than the other, so we prayed and commanded the shoulder to be the level with each other. We could visibly see the shoulder moved up about one half of an inch and became level with the other shoulder. He thanked the Lord and said he’ll never leave the Lord, for all he’s done for him. A lady came up who couldn’t walk. She had eaten pork and gotten bacteriathat was now in her arms and her brain. After looking into her eyes, there was a spirit controlling her, causing her body to shut down. We commanded that spirit to go, and the Lord healed her. She walked back to her seat without any complications.
Another lady, ilda, came up for prayer for hearing problems, blurred vision, and gastritis issues. We spoke to the pH levels and commanded the sphincter valve to function properly. We prayed for her eyes and ears also. Her hearing was restored, the blurred vision was gone and she could see and read without limitations. Maringla, a young lady asked for prayer for anger issues in her life and for her eyes. Joyce prayed for her, did deliverance and cast out that spirit of anger, had her repent and renounce any legal rights that the spirit had Over this young lady. Once she was delivered, the vision in her eyes had improved. Luis, a man who was due to retire soon, was worried about getting fired from his job and lose all his benefits. He also couldn’t hear. We addressed all generational curses, spoke to the ear drums and all parts infected, and fungus, then his hearing was restored. We prayed for him and his job situation, that the company would see him as an asset.
Thursday night service; We continued our teaching on the gifts of the spirit. Several came up throughout the evening to share experiences they had, and supernatural encounters by the spirit. Several in the body were able to identify the gifts that they operate in. We had shared how important this is for the body to function properly, and for the body to know who operates in these gifts, and how the fullness of the Spirit can be utilized by having all these gifts operating for the benefit of the body. This was our final service at pastor Alpidio’s church. We expressed to pastor Alpidio, how his church has been a true blessing to us, and we felt very much a part of this church. There is a lot of love in this church.
“sol’s healing of one year ago”
Friday: We were invited to lunch at Ava’s place. She lives in a large house with two other sisters. Her fourth sister Sol came by to greet us. She was a lady one year ago, who had Osteoarthritis so bad she was almost paralyzed in bed. We laid hands on her at that time, and the Lord healed her. She now lives alone and walks with no limits or problems at all. She came bearing gifts, a cake and special eggs for us. It was a fun afternoon listening to all the stories the sisters told about their childhood.
“The Internet technician”
Back at Jorge’s apartment, Jorge had to have his Internet provider come to change his service. A young man came on his bike to do the service call. As Jorge talked with him, and shared the Lord with them, the young man prayed to receive Jesus as his Lord and Savior. He finished and left thanking Jorge for the prayer. He latter returned and said; “He had gotten so involved in the prayer he forgot and left some of his work tools here”.
“Beatrice the lady on the first floor”
As we’re leaving the apartment going down four flights of steps, we had noticed that the apartment door was open to the lady that had lost her husband from cancer Sunday morning. Her name was Beatrice. She greeted us, so we walked in and asked if we could pray for her, she said yes please do. I laid hands on her head and spoke God’s peace and comfort over her in this hour of grieving. Her eyes were red from much grieving . She thanked us for stopping, and for the prayer.
From there we went to pick up Gizelle’s car she was letting us use for the day. Joyce prayed for her mother for restoration from a flu virus. We prayed for Gizelle’s oldest son who was preparing to go off to college this year. We pray for wisdom, retention and no distractions.
“Prayer for Jorge’s sister”
One stop we had to make was to Jorge’s sister at her apartment. She was scheduled to go in for surgery the next day, for a mass in the colon, that by doctors estimate was cancerous. We spoke to that mass in her body and we commanded it to go in Jesus name. We spoke and declared good health over her entire body. Jorge received a phone call from his sister a couple of days later, she said that the doctor did further tests and said it was not cancer, and it could be treated with medicine. The doctor said his experience told him that it was cancer, but the tests proved him wrong. God was glorified for a negative report of colon cancer. The next day she was able to return to Panama. Thank you Jesus!
“Pastor Wilmur’s church”
Friday evening: We were now on the opposite end of town at pastor Wilmur’s house. Pastor Wilmur, a very dear brother in Christ, whom we ministered with the last two years, was so excited to see us come back. We would be ministering in pastor Wilmur’s church that evening. We shared a message on; “Servant hood and How you are Qualified”. Afterwards, a young lady and very tall man came up for prayer. They said they felt like they were losing their first love, Jesus. Joyce prayed for her, for pain and lumps in her belly. Joyce cursed the pain , and spoke any damaged areas to be restored. We prayed for the baptism in the Holy Spirit. She got her tongues right away and was slain in the spirit, and on the floor for a long time. The Lord was really ministering to her. She got up off the floor; no pain, lots of heat, and tingling in her hip.. The man received his prayer language and he also ended up on the floor, face down. At the time of ministry to this couple another lady was standing there. I asked if she wanted to be baptized in the Holy Spirit, immediately she said “Yes my daughter does this, and I want that gift also”. Then the three of us laid hands on her, she started a (hacking type of deliverance) then she wailed out with a rolling tongues. We could visibly see the power of the Holy Spirit transforming them, they were getting re- acquainted with their first love.
“Beatrice is requesting prayer”
Saturday morning: As we’re about to leave the apartment to go on the Metro to pray over the city. The phone rings and it was the lady Beatrice, whose husband died last week. She called to thank us for praying for her. She said,” I now have peace”, I want you to come to pray for me, my son and daughter. I want you to curse any spirit of death in my apartment. She said she had concerns for her son and daughter, also. We made arrangements to go to her apartment later in the week to pray for them.
We took the Metro and a gondola that travels from mountain-top to mountain-top. It was very sad to see all the people living in such terrible conditions, living on the slopes of the mountains in lean-to’s. We prayed over those areas, spoke blessings into their lives.
Saturday evening Service at Pastor Wilmur’s church. We spoke on “Righteousness” and after prayed for people. A lady came up who said she had Uterine Cancer, and shared how her husband has been unfaithful. Joyce prayed for her and spoke to the cancer issue. We then talked with her about forgiveness. She got baptized in the Holy Spirit and started shaking and ended up on the floor, slain in the spirit. I asked her husband to come up, and after talking with him, he prayed to receive Christ, into his heart. He also got baptized in the Holy Spirit, and broke into tears of regret for the way he had mistreated his wife. We had him take her hand and ask her to forgive him. We told them to pray together, and ask God to bring honor, respect and trust back into this marriage. A lady,Luzdary, came up for prayer for her lower back, and also for her eyes. Joyce prayed for her eyes, and grew out her legs. We asked her to put her faith into action. She sat in a chair and crossed her legs and said: “I couldn’t do that before”. Thank you Jesus!
A man by the name of Jaimes came up, he was a sergeant in the military forces. He had severe lower back pain for the last eight days. We grew out his legs and the pain was totally gone. His wife came up and they both got baptized in the Holy Spirit. He asked us to pray for a situation at work he was concerned about, losing his job. Because of the internal investigation , he was concerned about being used as a scapegoat, as part of a cover up. We prayed with him that he would not only; not lose his job, but would get a promotion with a pay increase. We prayed for his wife, for arthritis and lower back problem’s. We said she needed to forgive herself, and Joyce prayed to heal the holes in her heart.
Sunday at Pastors Wilmur’s church before the first service: A lady by the name of Flormarie, whom Joyce had prayed for last night, gave a testimony of how she suffered for four months with dizziness and pain. She shared how the dizziness and the pain are gone. Another lady, named Martha, whom Joyce ministered deliverance to a year ago, arrived at the service also. Martha came to us, and was so excited to see us; she was free and had a lot of joy in her life.
We shared on righteousness and holiness in the first service. After, we prayed for a pregnant lady with an Arrythmia. The doctor wants to do a C-section. She said this is my third child, I don’t want a C-section. We prayed for her and her baby.
Another lady came up with the lot of emotional pain from family members who have hurt her. Unforgiveness was causing bitterness, and a hard heart toward these people. We explained how unforgiveness can bring great hardship on you and your body. She eventually repented of all this scorekeeping and unforgiveness and the burden was lifted from her. We prayed that she could now hear voice of the Holy Spirit.
Sunday the second service: We had several come forward to share testimonies how they were healed and baptized in the Holy Spirit. We talked on “Distractions” and how they can take you away from kingdom principles. After the message we talked how you need power coming out of you, to lay hands on the sick to see them recover. We called all those who wanted that power to be baptized in Holy Spirit. About 10 people came forward. The spirit of God touched several in that service, and they begin to speak in tongues. A lady that fell yesterday came up with lots of pain. She shared how she almost did not come because the pain was overwhelming. After Joyce prayed for her the pain was gone. Thank you Jesus!
An expectant mother asked for prayer that she could carry the baby two more weeks, to get it out of any kind of danger. Joyce laid hands on her and spoke into that situation, for an easy and fast birth, and that the baby and the mother would be totally healthy. Joyce shared that; “God is not bound by a two- week barrier”. Joyce prophesied into the future of that baby.
An older man whose spine was out of alignment, asked for prayer. I did the total thing over him; the neck, arms, pelvis, and legs. He put his faith into action and bent over, he also went in and out of chairs, without any assistance. His agility had been restored.
An 52 year old lady came forward with heel pain. Joyce prayed for her, grew her short leg out, spoke to the spine, and commanded the muscles to return to their proper length and strength. The pain was gone! Thank you Jesus!
“The wedding at Rio-Negro (black river)”
After the last service, seven of us got into a small car, and drove about an hour to a wedding at Rio-Negro. This was a very special wedding, because it was a ceremony of two young people who were both deaf/ mute. The bride who was raised with strong Christian principles ,by an aunt, had backslidden in her faith and went into rebellion. The bride met this young man (groom), they had a child, who is now four months old. At that time, the young lady recommitted her life to Jesus Christ, and the groom came to the Lord through her. They decided to do it right, committed their lives, their child, and their marriage to the Lord. Pastor Wilmur did the wedding service, and had a lady there doing sign language. Many of their friends who were present, were also deaf/mute’s.
After the marriage vows were made, by surprise pastor Wilmur called Joyce and I up to share about our time in Colombia ,and about ourselves. We were asked to lay hands on and prayed for the bride and groom. We spoke into their future together, that they would be used to reach out to many deaf/mute people, and have the ability to share the love of Jesus Christ with them.
Pastor Wilmur followed with an altar call and three of the bride and groom’s friend’s came forward and gave their hearts to Jesus. What was so beautiful, not only that three new souls came into the kingdom, but was the unique way they express their surrender to Jesus in sign language.
After the ceremony, all were asked to share in a special meal prepared for the celebration. As we were sitting there, a man of about 47 years old sat down with us. The man was a Christian, had been retired from the Colombian military, where he served for 22 years. He shared his heart with us and said; “It feels like I am losing my first love, Jesus”. We went into a room attached to the main part of the church, sat down and talked with him. He shared with us how dry he felt. This gave us an opportunity to talk to him about the Holy Spirit. We talked to him extensively about being baptized in Holy Spirit, and what that means. We explained to him the gift of tongues, and the power that comes through the Holy Spirit. He was very hungry for more of God. His comment was; “Whatever I need to do, let’s do it”. We laid hands on him, and shortly after , he began to shake almost violently. He received the gift of tongues immediately. He began to weep uncontrollably, which went on for several minutes. He was so hungry for more of God, and the Lord blessed him to the point that he was overcome with joy. The Holy Spirit was immersing him with power and a renewed presence of Jesus.
After he got up and left, a man and his wife, with two other women came and sat down facing us. It was almost like they were saying with their actions “were next”. The husband and wife shared about the ministry they were in, and how a woman pastor who had severe migraine headaches for long periods of time, needed prayer. The first question we asked them was; “why weren’t you laying hands on her and cursing that off of her”? They looked at us in a strange way and said; “We can do that”? This all lead up to us talking to them about the baptism of the Holy Spirit and power. After we explained the gift of tongues, and how the Holy Spirit uses you to display his power. Once again all four of them expressed how they want this encounter with the Holy Spirit. We prayed for them and laid hands on each one. Once again the man almost went violent,as he began to shake and was coughing up fluids. He kept getting louder with weeping and wailing. This man was getting a deliverance; the Holy Spirit with power, was purging this man and with fire. We kept ministering to all four as they all began to speak in other tongues. What we saw, was important for us to know. When a person wants the presence and the power the Holy Spirit in their life, the Holy Spirit comes in and some things have to go.
Before we knew it we had an audience of women behind us watching everything. People would look over and see what was going on with this man, and then continue on with what they were doing. This man went on and on, shaking and wailing loudly. Pastor Wilmur came over and was blessed to see what was happening. After that we started to minister to the ladies, who were in line waiting for their turn, there were about 10 women. We didn’t know if they were guests or the kitchen help. It really didn’t make any difference.
We began to pray for the women. The Lord was healing migraine headaches, stomach problems were no longer issues, salvation of one lady, all types of healings were taking place . Jorge ministered to one lady full of religious ideas. He said you could spend hours with her.
Pastor Wilmur was in the main room and he had people waiting in line for him, also. He was growing out arms and legs, and laying hands on many. What a sight to see!
We kept trying to leave because it was getting late, but they kept asking for prayer. You couldn’t turn them down, God was healing everyone, without exception , through the hands of Joyce and I, Jorge, Pastor Wilmur and his wife, Eddica.
After one more attempt to leave, the head pastor came to the car and said; there are pastors inside who wants prayer. So we went back inside and it turned out the pastors he was talking about, was he and his wife, who were the head pastor’s. We laid hands on both of them over several issues. His wife for the ability to sleep at night, more effective ministry, the head pastor got touched mightily by the Holy Spirit, they both received.
As we finally got all jambed back into the car,we all reminisced about what just took place in the last five hours. What a wedding! We’ve never been to a wedding this exciting.
This reminds me of the wedding at Canaan; where Jesus turned the water into wine. The new wine, which was the best wine, was being saved for the very end of the wedding. The Lord had saved the best wine for the very end of this unique wedding. There was much joy. Thank you Jesus!
Monday, we got word that Beatrice, the lady on the first floor, wanted us to come on Saturday to pray for her and her family. We said we would be available. After lunch we stopped at a small snack shop to visit a lady that Jorge knew. Joyce prayed for her for a lower back problem that radiated down her right leg. After putting her faith into action, she was pain-free.
“Daria gives his heart to Jesus”
Later in the day we set out to pastor Marino’s, who conducts a church in his business shop. He normally has about 30 employees attending this evening service, but most of them were in Bogotá on a project. We arrived and there were seven people; four adults and three young girls. We shared on” Fear before Jesus, and no fear after receiving Jesus”. Relationship versus religion. After the message the three young girls accepted Jesus and prayed the prayer of salvation.
After the service a 58-year-old man, “Daria”, came into the group, we had noticed he had tears in his eyes. I asked if he knew his destination if he should die tomorrow. He said I never gave it much thought. I asked him” as a man of 58 years isn’t it time to think about eternity?” He said; ” I probably should”. After more conversation he prayed a prayer to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. After the prayer,I saw a big smile on his face. The people around him were amazed as they never saw “Daria” smile with a real smile of peace. We were told by Jorge that “Daria” was a hard headed man; who had been very disrespectful in the past, especially to Christians. His family was into witchcraft. Jorge said; Pastor Marino and Pastor Alpidio are not going to believe this man got saved, he was a very bitter man. With God all things are possible!
Joyce prayed for one of the young girls for pain in her mouth. The dentist removed the filling and there was a void in her tooth with her gums growing into the tooth. Joyce cursed the pain, and spoke restoration to the damaged area. The pain reduced greatly,and by the time she walked out the door, all pain was gone.
A lady in the group, De Anna, asked if we would travel to her house, she wanted us to pray for her family. Arriving there we got to meet De Anna’s mother, a sister about 40 years old, her brother who was close in age, and her younger brother in his late teens. They shared their faith walk and said they were looking for more of God. We shared with them the power of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues. They were all open to more of God and the baptism of the Holy Spirit. After we prayed the sister felt upper motion in her belly and begin to have tears in her eyes. DeAnna said she felt shaking in her feet and she was hot and cold. The mom said it was a very special happening. The younger brother said he didn’t feel anything. The older brother who was in the other room ,came out and expressed that he heard everything and he feelingwas what his sister was experiencing. As we were leaving they all thanked us. We shared how the Holy Spirit brings joy, and the joy was on their faces. This was a special moment for them to encounter the Holy Spirit.
“Visit to the rehab center”
Tuesday afternoon we were in route to a rehab center for drug abuse. We were greeted by Pastor Elias and his wife, whom we had met the previous year. There were a total of 9 men in the program. We gathered around the men and shared on Mark 16:15-18. The message brought revelation to several seeing the goodness of God and how Jesus declared the great commission to be a great blessing of freedom for those who receive. Afterward the men each shared their life and testimony with us. Some of them were miraculously snatched out of the grip of death and drugs. Each one had a story of how they ended up in the rehab center, some of it was unexplainable. After that, pastor gave us permission to minister the baptism of the Holy Spirit to them. We prayed for them. Several received and begin to speak in tongues. One felt heat in his head and his belly. Another felt tranquility and peace. Another felt the presence of God. Walter who was frustrated at first, because he wanted a touch, said he felt chills and sounds. Words came and he felt peace. Another experienced incredible peace, and felt ministered to by the Lord. The Lord was speaking to him about guilt, and forgiveness. A young man who had lived in L.A., shared how he experienced freedom and joy as he shared in an e-mail a week later,and how he began to speak in tongues a couple of days later at the worship time. He was also excited to speak English with an American. He was even doing some of the interpreting as we talked with the men.
After that we prayed for different needs of each of them. The 63-year-old man, Luis, was healed of a damaged leg and knee. A later e-mail verified his healing, as he was able to do a long flight of steps without any assistance. A young man, Jon, who had returned to the center after a relapse, asked us to pray for him. As we laid hands on him, he dropped to his knees, and went into a major deliverance (much hacking and coughing) and then weeping. Jon was beginning to be set free. We also, heard by e-mail a week later, how he is free from drugs and how the Holy Spirit took away the urge to do them. Juan , who received the gift of tongues that day, had a confrontation in a dream that night. Walter, who’s father was a man of theology; was there also. Walter shared that his father is discovering God, also, through his sons process. The father was beginning to see great error in some of his theology, a double restoration. Snyder, a 14-year-old , repented and asked the Lord to come into his heart. He had been battling anxiety. We later heard that Snyder had snuck out and left the program. A week later we received an e-mail, that he was convicted and returned to the program. He was back amongst them. Johnathan, a young man who was living a high risk life, said: “ Our visit answered a lot of questions, and removed a lot of doubt”. We explained to him how God wants to give you good gifts, through the power of the Holy Spirit. Jonathan always thought God was angry at him and wanted to punish him, let alone receive a gift from him.
After ministry we had the honor to sit down and eat supper with them, and the pastor’s. We all got blessed, by how the Holy Spirit was touching the men and creating a bond of love among us all. They were all quick to ask: “When would we be coming back?”. We told them hopefully within a year. We have been communicating with them, through e-mails, often.
“Trainees learn to lay hands on the sick”
Wednesday came: We were to travel to the other end of the city, to Pastor Fernando’s church. This church, the first church, we ministered in three years ago. The pastor has always welcomed us to return and minister to his people. Our first encounter in Colombia started with Pastor Fernando. The Lord gave him a dream, while we were praying about our first trip. In the dream, the Lord told him; “ Two people would come and they would be a blessing to your flock”. It was decided we would do two training sessions a day, for three days, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.The first session at 9 AM, the second session at 2 PM. The first session we showed a video on miracles, followed by a training video. There was about 40 people in the class and a few of them were part of last year’s class. Our mission was to teach the trainees how to lay hands on the sick, and speak to the body. A young lady came up with pain in her lower back and arms, we had one of the trainees lay hands on her. Her mobility was restored, but the pain was still present. We touched the back area and commanded the pain to go. She said it’s going, no more pain. The young lady walked away with a big smile. Another lady came up asking for prayer for varicose veins and the out-pouching of the veins. She said she felt heat in that area, after one of the trainees laid hands on her, and spoke into that area of the body. Another lady also had varicose veins, high cholesterol and heel pain. We had one of the trainees lay hands on her, and instructed them what to speak to. The lady said she felt heat in her legs, feet and heels. The trainees were getting stirred to get an opportunity to lay hands on someone.
During the afternoon session we did another video and then had a time of questions. They came forward with a lot of good questions that I believe helped them understand; ” How we can speak to the body”. A lady came up with longtime back pain, and one of the trainees prayed for her, grew out her legs, and spoke to the back. The pain was gone. Thank you Jesus!
“Set free of diabetes”
Juan, a young man, came up and asked for prayer, for diabetes and pain in his legs from the diabetes. We had one of the students pray for him. We directed him how to speak to the specific areas concerning the diabetes. Juan felt heat, and the pain was gone out of his legs. We then had Juan lay hands on a lady who also had diabetes. There is an anointing when one who is set free of a sickness, to then pray for someone with the same issue.
The Lord was healing diabetes. Another lady, Beatrice, who was also battling symptoms of diabetes, came forward. Beatrice also wanted prayer for a mass on the left side of her face. We had the student pray for the immune system, then spoke to the pancreas, and cursed the mass and spoke restoration. She said she felt a weakness almost like she was going to fall over. She said it was like an evaporating feeling. The Holy Spirit was doing things which would be revealed by a later testimony.
The students were starting to believe, that they could lay hands and pray over the sick. The Lord was building up testimonies, for his glory.
One of the questions asked in the session was; “Why do Pentecostals only honor the Holy Spirit, it doesn’t seem like they honor the Father and Jesus”? I explained that the Holy Spirit is called another comforter, just like Jesus. The Holy Spirit is here on earth working in the hearts of men, and is magnifying Jesus. We call upon the power of the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus, and by doing so we are doing the works the father called us to do. That is honoring the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
“Salvation for the cab driver”
Thursday morning we left Jorge’s apartment and walked a few blocks to catch a taxi. It seemed as if many empty cabs, with no passengers, kept passing by and would not stop to take us to our destination. Then finally a Cab did stop; we got in and were headed on our 30 minute journey. Jorge sat in front with Luis, the driver, and Jorge began to share the Lord with him. Shortly before the journey was over,Luis, prayed to receive Jesus into his life. It was evident to us why the other drivers would not stop to pick us up. Praise God! Jorge developed a good relationship with him, and invited him to his church on Sunday.
There was a little coffee shop across the street from the church, many of us gathered there before the sessions started. There was a young man, Carlos, who worked in the kitchen. Carlos spoke good English. We shared with him about purpose and direction for his life and how God had a plan for his life. He had never been exposed to any teaching about Jesus. This was all new to him, but he was a good listener.
“Niece ministers to her aunt”
We began our morning session with prayer, and then a training video, Charles and Frances Hunter in Spanish. The young lady who had been prayed for back problems the previous day, came up and shared how she slept well and the pain was gone. We had her stay up front, then we brought up a lady , who was walking with a cane. Lucelena said: “I haven’t been able to bend my leg for eight or nine years”. When she walked it was like she had a cast on the leg and it was non-flexible. She said she had brain issues that caused paralysis. She also had diabetes, and cataracts. We had the young lady, who turns out to be the ladies niece, pray for her. So it was the niece laying hands on her aunt. We asked the aunt, “Do you want to get rid of the leg problem and believe for healing now”? She very quickly said yes, now! We had the niece speak a new brain; a creative miracle, and had her lay hands on her eyes and she also spoke to the pancreas . The whole time the aunt was trying to keep from laughing, since it was her neice speaking to her body. The joy of the Lord was coming upon her. After prayer we had the aunt start to walk without the cane, and then had her start to bend her knee. The more she walked ,the looser the leg became, and the more she bent her knee, the more freedom came to the leg . She had to learn to walk normal again. One of the trainees who was a nurse, stood up and said: “You don’t know this but it is impossible for her to be bending that knee”. The class went wild with joy, as they knew this lady and how restricted she was. The anticipation and excitement of the students were exploding with joy.
“Herman’s Healing”
A man named Herman came up for prayer. He was in an accident 12 years ago, and has a twisted body from it. His spine and shoulders were misaligned. Herman couldn’t raise his arms without terrific pain. His vision was affected; he had acid reflux, and had an inner ear problem. He also smoked! We had a trainee come up, ( the man who asked the Pentecostal question about the Holy Spirit). Than had the trainee do the total thing (TTT). This consisted of praying for the neck, growing out the arms, rotating the pelvis and growing out the legs. We had him speak a new brain; the brain stem to be restored, a new shoulder blade, a new collarbone, all nerves to be restored, and that the digestive system be restored to the proper pH balance. We also had him speak that the inner ear be restored; restore all the circulatory system, and all eye functions restored. Herman was getting a major overhaul. As the student was speaking to Herman’s pelvis as it was rotating, the student began to shake from the power the Holy Spirit, which went on for quite a while. While all this was going on, several people in the front row said they heard bones cracking, and said they could hear movement in his spine as it was getting realigned.
We asked Herman what he was experiencing? He said he felt heat in his back, and said he feels refreshed with total freedom in his shoulders. He could lift his arms, because his shoulders were no longer restricting him. He said he felt tired and tense before ,but not now. We asked if he wanted to quit smoking and he said; “Yes”. We had the student speak new lungs with full capacity, and had him bind the spirit of addiction, then had Herman repent of any rebellion that brought on the smoking.
We had him put his faith into action. He raised his arms without any pain or hindrances. He twisted his body different ways, even his legs. The pain was gone and his spine looked lined up. He had a big smile on his face, like a burden was lifted. We had him check his eyes; no glasses; his vision was improved. He said he used to see white patches, but they were gone. He said;” His eyes were much improved’. Thank you Jesus for all the healing you brought to Herman!
“Juan’s testimony”
Thursday afternoon; We started with a one hour training video. Juan was prayed for on Wednesday for diabetes, as he came up to share his testimony. He felt the Lord was telling him to just believe. Juan said he went to take insulin today, but when he did, the blood sugar went up instead of down. He Is healed, no more insulin needed. He said he felt contrary towards taking insulin from what he should feel taking it. We were seeing the faith level rising rapidly after Juan’s testimony. When faith is present the supernatural abounds.
“Evening service at the plantation”
Pastor Wilmur picked us up at 5 PM for a one-hour ride out to a plantation in the mountains. We were to minister to a new church that Pastor Wilmur oversees. This was a small church that was just beginning, and were about 15 people . We introduced ourselves and shared what the Lord was doing in Colombia. I shared a message on Genesis 3:1-9. God chose to use man to accomplish his purpose, and he is saying: “Adam where are you?”. After the message we gave an altar call, and four people came forward for salvation.
After the service we prayed for the pastor’s wife for asthma and blood pressure. After prayer she said she felt heat in her body and kidney area, and up and down in the front chest area. Prior to prayer she said she had pain in her leg. The pain was gone! Pastor Wilmur took her and ran her through the halls of the building, she had no problem with breathing. Another lady had shoulder pain, (she couldn’t lift her arm) gastritis, and back pain. After laying hands on her, the pain was gone, and she could lift both arms above her head. Another lady had migraines, eye issues, and colon issues. After prayer, she said she felt heat in her head area. She was slain in the spirit, and as she laid on the floor, there was a continuous shaking going on. We prayed the joy of the Lord over her.
The pastor, his wife, and four others came forward for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. All received and spoke in tongues. The Holy Spirit ministered to them all in very unique ways.
“Another cab driver receives Jesus”
Friday A.M. . We left Jorge’s apartment to catch a taxi. Once in the cab, we started up a conversation with the driver,”Maricio”, who was in his 30s and was very open to talk about Jesus. Once again, by the end of the journey, he prayed to receive Christ into his heart. He was a good soccer player, but had not played for a while because he was embarrassed by the psoriasis on his body. We prayed for that issue, and told him that Jesus healed him. He had a big smile and was hugging us a lot. Very grateful. He wants to go to church with Jorge.
We had another good chance to talk to Carlos at the coffee shop across from the church. Jorge was going to connect with him and bring him to church. He wants to learn about God and eternity. Thank you Holy Spirit!
“Students were high in anticipation”
We started our morning session with prayer, thanking the Lord for his awesome power and all the healings that have taken place here. Lucelena, came walking into the class, unassisted and bending her knee. She said: “I am walking better with no need for the cane”, she now has joy and doesn’t have doubts like she used to. She was seeing the power of God working through her body, and how God used her neice for her healing.
“Herman’s continuing testimony”
Herman, the man prayed for, the day before, shared how he didn’t want to get up today. He said he had no pain in his body or leg, he felt very relaxed. He said he feels the Lord’s restoration on him today. He said yesterday he felt something soldered together and today he feels the restoration of that. He said;” you don’t know what this has done to my faith, to be a living testimony to Jesus, and to give him glory”. Many commented about his appearance and how the color of his skin had changed and looked very healthy. He made a decision also that ,cigarettes are not a part of my life anymore. The class just exploded with joy. At this point the faith level of the trainees, went skyhigh. The Lord was bringing great unity among these students, with a lot of love.
We then passed out the “How to Heal the Sick” books to them and Jorge explained some of the terms in the book.
We then explained the baptism in the Holy Spirit and why all Christians should speak in tongues. We explained how it is a supernatural gift, from your father in heaven, and he is no respecter of persons. We then called up all who wanted to receive the gift; the entire class of 39 came forward to receive. Even those who already spoken in tongues came forward. After we prayed for them, and laid hands on them, all received. Some were shaking, some were slain in the spirit, many were weeping, and crying out to God in their new language. This was a very powerful time for them, and the Lord was bonding them together as a body.
We had lunch at Wilmur’s house .Eddica his wife, prepared a wonderful meal for us. We also got to meet the man that helped raise Wilmur. He brought Wilmur in off the streets and raised him. Thank you Jesus for this man’s heart. One of Pastor’s church members drove us back to the church, and asked us to pray for his stomach issues. The Lord healed him and also set him free of fear.
“Final training session”
A lady came forward and said how she had pain in her heart, and how she struggled while she was in church. We laid hands on her, and she went into demonic manifestions. We asked if anyone had the gift of “discerning of spirits?” One lady said, yes. There are four spirits . A mocking spirit,a spirit of rebellion,a spirit of unbelief, and the spirit of witchcraft. This lady had been involved in witchcraft. with a friend. We had her renounce these activities, and repent of them. She was wanting to be free. We believe she got free of those three spirits, and the pain in her heart was gone. We do not believe she was set free from the witchcraft spirit at that point.
“Maurice gets set free”
Maurice, a man of about 40, came for prayer. He told us how he had been involved in an motorcycle accident, several years ago. He said he was in the hospital dying and someone came and prayed for him. He could only walk with baby steps, also was in constant pain, and could not straighten out his arms without pain. His eyes were also affected . Ros Mary, one of the students, prayed for him, and did the total thing (T TT). The neck, arms, pelvis and grew out the legs. After prayer he said he felt a release from tension, felt relief in his eyes,now he could stretch out both arms and swing them without pain. He begin to walk, then he was encouraged to run across the front of the church a few times, to put his faith into action. He wasn’t taking the little baby steps; these were big steps and he was running. He broke into tears he was so happy to be free and have great new movement in his body.
The class went totally crazy after seeing Maurice run across the width of the church. Everyone witnessed what the Lord did to Maurice, the man who would just sit in his chair and not get up because of the discomfort and pain. The pain was gone! Thank you Jesus for touching Maurice!
Farinie, a lady, asking for prayer for her back and stomach. A trainee, Marinella, grew out her arms, and legs and rotated the pelvis area. Farinie put her faith into action, and turned from side to side, touched her toes with no pain. She said something was moving in her stomach. All pain was gone.
After this we talked briefly on the nine gifts of the spirit.
“Time for graduation”
Once all the training was completed , we were ready to present each one of them with their certificate of completion. The certificates looked very official.It had their name on it, and was signed by the pastor, Joyce and I. As we called out their names individually to come up and get the certificate, the rest of the group applauded and cheered them on. They were so happy for the acknowledgment. It was like getting a diploma, graduating from college. These 39 students really bonded together. They were no longer individuals, but part of the body of Christ, and they were honoring each other. This was a blessing for us just to be a part of it.
After that we called them all up and laid hands on each one separately and prayed an impartation into their lives, and their ministry; and where the Lord is going to take them. We felt this is why we are here. To help launch them by faith into their callings. It was a bitter-sweet experience for Joyce and myself as we were elated for all they learned and yet we were sad to see it come to an end.
“The pastry man receives Jesus”
Saturday morning; We were to meet Beatrice at 10 AM on the first floor. We knocked several times on the door. Finally the boy came, opened the door and said they overslept and asked if we could come back at 11 AM. We said sure! Jorge and I went across the street to a small pastry shop, to get a cup of coffee and pastry. I felt the Lord wanted me to talk to the man that worked there. So we talked; “ I asked him if he knew where he would spend eternity?” His comment was; “I am not sure”. I asked; “ Do you want to know for certain?” He prayed and received Jesus into his heart. We shared with him, how God wants to speak to him, and he was excited to hear that. He had a big smile and was filled with joy. He said; “I like to talk about these things, but no one discusses it. I am so glad you came”.
“Beatrice and her son”
Jorge, Joyce and I went back to Beatrice’s apartment at 11 AM. She and her 22-year-old son , Alvaron, received us openly. They both sat and listened intently. We told them we could pray for a temporary comfort for their grieving or, we can pray with you to receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior. He will bring you permanent peace, that will not leave you. They both said; “We want that permanent peace through Jesus”. Beatrice and her son prayed to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Joyce laid hands on Beatrice, and asked the Lord to heal the whole in her heart. Joyce Hugged her, and she drew great comfort from what the Holy Spirit was doing.
I prayed for Alvaron. I shared with him; “ How God sees his loss and how God wants to be his father, now”. They had planned on going to a doctor for an allergic rash on Alvaron’s arm and neck. I prayed for him for those issues, and we believe the Lord healed him. We told them we would be excited to see them again,and to hear what the Lord is doing in their lives. Thank you Jesus for this opportunity. The mother’s countenance was changed. The open window was now, a few more days may not have been fruitful, now their hearts were ready.
“Farewell from Pastor Wilmur and Eddica”
As we began to finish packing and getting ready for our evening flight, Pastor Wilmur and Eddica came to talk , to pray with this us, and bid us farewell. The Lord has built a strong relationship between Joyce and I, Pastor Wilmur and Eddica. They were very sad to see us leave. The Lord did many unique things with us, and them on this trip. We thanked them for trusting us to minister to his church body.
Jorge took us to the airport which was about an hour away . Jorge was a perfect fit for us as a brother in christ , and had good a command of the English language. He was a real blessing to us, as an interpreter and a friend. Once we got in the line to get our boarding passes, there were several agents available, but none of them responded to us. Finally a man, Carlos, clear on the other end called us to his counter. As he was processing our tickets, I felt the Lord say “talk to him about eternity”. Jorge was getting the same Holy Spirit nudge. I asked him if he knew Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior, he kind of said yes and no. I asked him if he knew his eternal destiny, he said;” I don’t know for certain”. During the time of getting our tickets processed, Carlos prayed with us to receive Jesus into his life. Thank you Lord for not allowing anyone else to process our tickets!
We landed in Bogotá Colombia to get our next flight to Houston. The United ticket counters were not open yet for business. While we were waiting in line, we got to meet a young man, who was a helicopter pilot for the Colombian army. This 31-year-old pilot was a new Christian of only one year. He was married, and had two children. He shared with us, how he was the only Christian in this group of eight pilots. He shared how some of their missions were dangerous, flying over the jungle pursuing drug dealers.
Joyce and I had an opportunity to share with him what the Lord had done in Medelion, opened a door of opportunity for us to talk to him, about the baptism of the Holy Spirit ,and the power of speaking in tongues. The young man listened, intently. The waiting line started to move and that ended our conversation. Thank the Lord for another divine appointment, to share with someone about your precious Holy Spirit.
Joyce and I are so grateful for what the Lord did on this trip, and the many doors that he opened. We are also thankful, for those who were back home praying for us. They were the ones that sent us. Without the prayers of the saints, this trip would most likely have looked totally different. The rewards of the faithful; many souls came into the kingdom, many healings of all types, many people set free from bondages, and many, many baptized in the Holy Spirit.
We give The Lord Jesus Christ all the glory for what he did on this trip!
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