since jesus passed by - charles & frances hunter

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Table Of Contents

Introduction

1. I Will Pour Out My Spirit

2. Holy Ghost Revival Is Here

3. Touched... y The Po!er O" God

#. The Po!er Goes On $nd On $nd On

%. &esus' Turn Me On

(. Watch Out ) Here *o+e The ,ittle -evils

/. God 0ses Ordinary Hands

. The Po!er O" God Is $n $!eso+e Thin

. ,et &esus *o+e $live

The Hunter 4oundation


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Introduction

We5ve pro6a6ly had +ore e7cite+ent !ritin this 6oo8than any other one !e5ve !ritten. Why9 ecause o" the loriousne! thin s God has 6een doin in our +inistry. :ot only have!e had the thrill o" livin throu h these ;happenin s; the "irstti+e' !e5ve had a second chance to relive the+ as !e5ve readthe letters !hich have 6een pourin into our ho+e' con"ir+in!hat happened. We have cried tears o" to sho! that the +iracle !or8in po!er o" God isstill availa6le.

The people !hose lives !ere a""ected a ree that there5s atre+endous chan e SI:*= &=S0S P$SS=- ? !ith his+iracle po!er May this 6less your li"e in a ne! !ay

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Chapter 1I Will Pour Out My Spirit....

God said it' and !e 6elieve it :ever have !e 6een soconvinced that !e are livin in the last days as !e see the

po!er o" God poured out +ore and +ore. Recently the ,ordsaid' ;I a+ pourin out +y Spirit in the reatest +anner ever'startin at the northeast and the southeast and s!eepin acrossthe entire nation ; $ ain... God spo8e in a uniBue !ay to

evan elist Cen *opeland and said ;In 1 /3 the +iraculous !ill 6eco+e co++onplace ; I+a ine' i" you can' the +iraculous 6eco+in co++onplace

Would !e have 6elieved this a "e! years a o9 :o -o !e 6elieve it today9 We certainly do' as !e have seen the po!er o"the Holy Spirit 6eco+e so stron that +en' !o+en and childrenhave co+e cryin out o" the audience sayin ;I never 6elieved

6e"ore' 6ut I do no!D as8 God to save +e ; The a6ove ishappenin in the reatest Holy Ghost Revival ever seen. Whate7citin ti+es to 6e livin in Miracles !ere co++onplace!hen &esus !al8ed the earth' and e7actly the sa+e thin s arehappenin today. Praise God !e5re ri ht in the +iddle o" it.

The present day revival is assu+in i antic proportions

*ro!ds are thron in +ore and +ore to hear the Good :e!s.*haris+atic +eetin s are see8in lar er and lar er +eetin

places People are 6ein turned a!ay 6ecause o" unanticipatedcro!ds. God is 6rin in the +iraculous into "ocus a ain as allthe i"ts o" the Spirit are 6ein revived 6y His Po!er

One o" the +ost e7citin thin s a6out this Holy Ghoste7plosion is that it could 6e loosely descri6ed as a +asculinerevival. 4or years' +any people thou ht o" churches asso+ethin consistin o" a6out 2 s!eet little old ladies' Builtin


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or havin tea parties. In this "la+in ne! revival !hich iss!eepin the country Eand the !orldF' +en' real +en' are 6einreached Success"ul 6usiness+en 6y the hundreds o" thousands

ather +onthly at +eetin s to raise their hands and !orshipGod M=: are discoverin &esus to 6e the +ost po!er"ul +anin the entire !orld M=: are reachin into their !allets and!ritin chec8s "or un6elieva6le a+ounts to ta8e the Word o"God around the !orld. =7ecutives o" lar e corporations areta8in ti+e o"" "ro+ !or8 to o and spread the Wordthe+selves

So+e churches are co+plainin a6out youn peopledri"tin a!ay. $ll churches are 6ein "aced !ith this reat ne!+ove o" God5s Holy Spirit There are only t!o choices to +a8e!hen con"ronted !ith the +ove o" the Holy Spirit $ccept it' orre


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a6out 1' people. $"ter I received *hrist as +y personalSaviour' I !as slain in the Spirit "or a6out 3 +inutes. When I

ot up I 8ne! I !as a ne! creature in *hrist &esus' delivered"ro+ dru s' alcohol' se7' cri+e and even !itchcra"t' i !as

6apti ed !ith the Holy Spirit' spo8e in ton ues and have used+y prayer lan ua e every day.;

We re+e+6er this youn +an so !ell $nd note !hat it!as that 6ro8e throu h his sin veneer It !as a +iracle It !asthe healin po!er o" God in today5s !orld that did it' as he sa!his "riend5s le healed. It !asn5t tal8 a6out hayrides and a ;s!eet

6a6y &esus; that did it@it !as the a!eso+e po!er o" God in the :OW Hallelu


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head and cry' ;We have not 6een touched 6y this +ove o" theHoly Spirit ; God has poured out His Spirit !ithout re ard to!ho !e are. God isn5t 6rea8in do!n the deno+inational !allseither *hristians are receivin the Holy Spirit and returnin totheir o!n churches. The aptists are still aptists. TheMethodists are still Methodists. The ,utherans are still,utherans. The *atholics are still *atholics' and ri ht do!n theline. The Holy Spirit is not tryin to o throu h closed doors.He is oin ri ht throu h the deno+inational !alls'


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eyes !ere +ade per"ectly !hole. $ !o+an !ith rheu+atoidarthritis !as healed instantly under the po!er

Hundreds and hundreds are receivin the 6aptis+ !ith theHoly Spirit in every +eetin In -undee' Michi an' +ore than# received the Holy Spirit in the t!o days !e !ere there utthe +ost 6eauti"ul part o" the entire +ove o" the Holy Spirit isthe !ay people are acceptin &esus *hrist as their Saviour and,ord. There is nothin li8e a +iracle service to 6rin people toan a!areness o" a ,IKI:G &=S0S Many co+e as ;sco""ers;and leave !ith a ;6orn a ain; e7perience. God5s po!er is the

convincin a ent We cannot help 6ut "eel the ti+e o" &esus5return is sooner than any o" us anticipate as He continues todra! His 6ody to ether

In ,u66oc8' Te7as' !here !e conducted a +iracle serviceat a charis+atic con"erence' a ne!spaper reporter covered the+eetin . Here are so+e o" the Buotes

;4ollo!in a standin ovation "or the spea8ers' a s+ilin!o+an in a !hite' ru""led 6louse' 4rances' and her di ni"iedloo8in *P$ hus6and' *harles' 6e an their +inistry.

; 5$ny +iracle you see toni ht is 6ecause the po!er o" Godhas eroed in5 she e7plained. 5We5re t!o ordinary hu+an

6ein s... usin the po!er o" God... there5s a steady strea+ o" po!er throu h here and i" you need healin ' "ro+ 6rain tu+ors to dea"ness. One !o+an !ho saidshe had 6een healed instantly ca+e "or!ard' clai+in althou hthe insides o" her ear had 6een re+oved durin an operation she

could no! hear. $s they prayed "or those a""licted !ith arthritis'a dar8@haired !o+an near6y stood up' slo!ly 6ent her 8nees'


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and !ith an e7pression o" surprise' pursed her lips' closed hereyes and s+iled. 5I have had pain in 6oth 8nees'5 she later said'5and no! it5s and 6rin your ci arette li hters too.5 She prayed... and a"ter the prayer she touched each person' and one 6y one they "ell 6ac8!ards' "allin alon the "ront and in theaisles.

;...The tall !o+an carryin &enni"er !al8ed "or!ard.$ ain' the child5s le 6races had 6een re+oved. The +otherhanded &enni"er to 4rances !ho ur ed the audience to pray as ithad never prayed 6e"ore>in a concerted e""ort>this ti+e !ithall hands pointin to the child.

;$ sea o" ar+s 6athed in a so"t li ht reached out. =ach person prayed in his o!n !ay "or the s+ilin irl. $"ter the prayer' Mrs. Hunter handed &enni"er 6ac8 to her +other andtoo8 up another child. $s the +other 6ac8ed to!ards the pe!s

she stopped and cru+pled to the "loor. So+eone too8 &enni"er.$ cover !as thro!n over the +other5s le s. rin in attentiononce a ain to &enni"er' Mrs. Hunter as8ed i" &enni"er !ould tryto !al8 to her. She nodded and s+iled' and in her haltin 'dancin steps' !al8ed to the !o+an5s ar+s. $ sur e o"5Hallelu


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turned to the +an 6eside her and as8ed' 5*ould the little irl!al8 6e"ore toni ht95 5I don5t 8no!'5 he replied' 56ut praise the,ord' she5s !al8in no!.5 ;

Ho! !e praise God that ne!spaper reporters E!ho aresupposed to 6e cold heartedF can see the 6eauty o" this hour!hen God is pourin out His Spirit $nd ho! !e praise Godthat people !ho have 6een no+inal church +e+6ers "or yearsare acceptin &esus as their personal Saviour and ,ord =venthe unchurched are 6ein cau ht up in the e7cite+ent o" the+o+ent and are cryin ;God' save +e ; Ho! !e praise Hi+

"or this reat outpourin ' and ho! !e praise Hi+ "or lettin us 6e ri ht in the +iddle o" it. We don5t understand it' 6ut !e don5tBuestion it. We +erely accept !hat God is doin in these lastdays

God is pourin out His Spirit in these last days in unusual!ays We5ve loo8ed 6ac8 at the ;old ti+e; revivals and said';God' send us a revival>the old sin nature isstill there. O"tenti+es !ays o" reachin the+ have chan ed.,oo8 all the !ay throu hout the Old Testa+ent at the !ay God

treated people.He sent +anna to the Israelites in the !ilderness. -id He

$,W$?S use this particular +ethod to convince people o" Hisreality and His po!er and presence9 :o' He used this only untilthey reached the *anaan land

Read the story o" alaa+ in :u+6ers 22 2 @3%. God used

a don8ey to spea8 to alaa+. -oes God al!ays do it this !ay9-oes He al!ays use don8eys9 Truth"ully' he has never


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co++unicated to us via a don8ey' 6ut this doesn5t +ean it!asn5t o" God 6ecause it5s never happened to us' does it9

God used Moses5 rod to sho! his po!er in unusual !ays.-o you re+e+6er ho! God had hi+ thro! it on the round andit 6eca+e a serpent9 -o !e 6elieve this is true9 ?ou can 6e sure!e do Has God ever iven us a rod to thro! on the round andturn into i sna8e9 :o' He hasn5t yet' 6ut


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heavens and stayed there "or al+ost t!enty@"our hours Therehad never 6een such a day 6e"ore' and there has never 6eenanother since' !hen the ,ord stopped the sun and the +oon> all 6ecause o" the prayer o" one +an.;

Has God done that "or you yet9 I" not' does it in any !ayta8e a!ay "ro+ the a!eso+eness and variety o" God5s po!er9

Many other interestin +ani"estations o" God5s po!er aretold in these stories

... the $n el o" &ehovah appeared to hi+ EMosesF as a"la+e o" "ire in a 6ush E=7odus 3 2F.

Sarah lau hed !hen God said He !ould ive $6raha+ andher a 6a6y !hen she !as years old. ut He did This hasn5thappened to us yet@PR$IS= TH= ,OR- ut then !e5re not

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ca+e the "eelin that she ;!asn5t there any +ore.; We openedour eyes' and sure enou h' she ;!asn5t there any +ore.; She had

6een touched 6y the po!er o" God and !as lyin on the "loor.

$ short ti+e later' this recurred. $ ain' only once durin aservice Then a "e! +onths later it happened a ain. =ach ti+e itca+e as a co+plete surprise to 6oth o" us. :either o" us "elt anyspecial anointin ' nor any ;po!er; in our hands. :OTHI:G

ut God didn5t care !hether or not !e "elt anythin . He had a!or8 to do' and He did it What the !or8 !as' !e still don5t8no!' 6ut God did

Then ca+e 4e6ruary 2/' 1 /3' =l Paso' Te7as. The po!ero" God "ell in a +i hty !ay. The po!er could al+ost 6e heardcrac8lin as a Southern aptist *hurch had its o!n day o"Pentecost. So+e!here around 1 people "ell under the po!ero" God. Pro6a6ly the +ost surprised o" all the people there !erethe Hunters. We had never seen anythin li8e this happen in our +inistry and certainly couldn5t understand it' 6ut !e discoveredan interestin "act. GO- O4T=: -O=S $ S0P=R:$T0R$,WORC I: H=$,I:G' -=,IK=RI:G OR *,=$:SI:GWHI,= $ P=RSO: IS 0:-=R TH= POW=R.

Watch !hat happened in the li"e o" a +arried couple. Godhad put a call on the +an5s li"e a6out 21 years previously. Hehad turned his 6ac8 on God and had literally spent 21 years in

!hat he de"ined as hell 6ecause o" 8no!in He had turned Goddo!n. He si+ply as8ed L*ould God "or ive +e a"ter all thoseyears9; We 6oth ans!ered' ;?es; i++ediately. He prayed thesinner5s prayer' !as loriously saved and the po!er o" Godtouched hi+. I++ediately he "ell 6ac8!ards to the "loor. His!i"e ran up and said' ;It5s all +y "ault. I !as the one !ho 8epthi+ "ro+ ans!erin God5s call. I5+ so "ull o" hate' 6itterness

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!anted to do +ore than to "or ive her. She as8ed His"or iveness' then as8ed &esus to co+e into her li"e and "ill her!ith so +uch love that hate and resent+ent could never co+e

6ac8 into her li"e a ain. $s soon as she "inished prayin ' shetoo' "ell ;6ac8!ards to the round; and !e !ere a+a ed at!hat happened to her. The entire ti+e she !as ;under the

po!er; her eyes !ere !ide open' !ithout 6lin8in . $"ter a6outan hour and #% +inutes she ot up and i++ediately said' ;Was Iunder the po!er a lon ti+e9; So+eone told her theappro7i+ate ti+e and she said' ;I thou ht so' 6ecause God hada tre+endous a+ount o" sin to !ash out o" +y li"e.; *leansed'

puri"ied and +ade !hole' she literally sa! God !ashin all thesin out o" her li"e' chan in attitudes !hile she !as under a;spiritual anesthetic.; Hallelu


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roo" !ith hi+' so there !as no outside in"luence' and God!anted his undivided attention 6ecause He had a very special+essa e "or hi+. We6ster5s dictionary has +any di""erentde"initions o" the !ord 5trance'5 such as ;1.a hal"@consciousstate as 6et!een sleepin and !a8in . 2. $ da ed or 6e!ilderedcondition. 3. $ "it o" co+plete +ental a6sorption or deep+usin .; Peter o6viously !as not da ed or 6e!ildered' 6ut hecould have "it into the other t!o cate ories very !ell' especially;a "it o" co+plete +ental a6sorption or deep +usin .; Peter !as

oin on a trip "or the ,ord and his +ind !as co+pletelyspirituali ed' there"ore capa6le o" co+plete +ental a6sorptionand deep +usin . God had a +essa e "or Peter and Peter alone'so he could 6e called ;under the po!er; as God instructed Hi+that the &e!s and Gentiles !ere to 6e treated ali8e.

$ ain' let5s loo8 at $cts 22 1/@1 . This !as concerninPaul ;One day a"ter +y return to &erusale+' !hile I !as

prayin in the Te+ple' I 4=,, I:TO $ TR$:*= $:- S$W $

KISIO: O4 GO- S$?I:G TO M=' 5Hurry ,eave &erusale+'"or the people here !on5t 6elieve you !hen you ive the+ +y+essa e.5 ;

$ ain' God had a very i+portant +essa e to deliver. $ real!arnin to Paul' so He chose a uniBue !ay to deliver it. :oticethat !hen these t!o reat +en o" God !ent into a trance they!ere 6oth concentratin on God. Peter had one up on the roo"to 6e alone !ith God' and Paul !as in the Te+ple prayin .While in this spiritual at+osphere' they !ere open to God5s

po!er. Their spirits !ere yielded to Hi+ and they !ere open to!hatever He had "or the+.

We 6e an a search throu hout the i6le loo8in "or so+eadditional scriptural 6ac8in "or this supernatural

pheno+enon... and !e didn5t have to o "ar. y the ti+e !e otto Genesis 2 21' !e sa! the "irst e7a+ple o" so+eone !ho had


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one under the po!er o" God ;Then the ,ord God caused the+an to "all into a deep sleep' and too8 one o" his ri6s and closedup the place "ro+ !hich he had re+oved it' and +ade the ri6into a !o+an' and 6rou ht her to the +an.; God did so+e realspiritual sur ery the "irst ti+e anyone !ent under the po!er'

6ecause as a result' !o+an !as created

,oo8 at so+eone the ne7t ti+e you see the+ under the po!er They !ill o"ten loo8 as i" they are in a trance' or a deepsleep =7actly as the i6le says $n e7cerpt "ro+ a recent letterto us states' ;I "elt a sensation throu h +y entire 6ody and I

!ent 6ac8!ard to the "loor $S WH=: $ P=RSO: 4$I:TS.&ust "or an instant I !as out and then I !as a!are o" everythin

oin on around +e>ho!ever I !as still !ith &esus in spirit 6ecause I could not +ove a +uscle in +y 6ody. It !as the +ost!onder"ul "eelin o" rela7ation I have ever 8no!n and thin8ina6out it later the only !ay I could e7plain it to others !as I "eltI had e7perienced death to +y i++ediate 6ody and !as raised

ane!. I had co+pletely died to sel" and the 6ody that rose "ro+the "loor !as no lon er +ine' 6ut *hrist5s.;

,oo8 at !hat happened to Saul on the road to -a+ascusStruc8 6y the +i hty po!er o" God. $nd his !hole co+pany!ent under the po!er too ERead $cts 2( 12F Read a ain thestory o" &esus in the Garden o" Gethse+ane. E&ohn 1 1@(F$ ain' they could not stand up a ainst the a!eso+e po!er o"God

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doesn5t record !hat happened to the+' 6ut I !onder i" they !ereever the sa+e a"ter that

We are sharin !ith you so+e o" the thin s that havehappened in our services as !e have seen the po!er o" Godtouch hundreds in a sin le service. So+e people ;saved andunsaved; have apparently no physical sensation o" any 8ind' nor any special !ord "ro+ GodD others do We do not pretend to8no! or understand !hat God does at a particular ti+e. So+ehave stayed under the po!er "or hours. So+e have stayed "or


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even as he said it' a 6ri ht cloud ca+e over the+' and a voice"ro+ the cloud said' ;This is +y 6eloved son' and I a+!onder"ully pleased !ith hi+. O6ey hi+.;

Which o" us understands the +ind o" God9 We +ostcertainly do not. We do not understand !hy He chooses to +ovein our services in the particular !ay He does' 6ut !e praise HisHoly :a+e "or !hat He does. We praise Hi+ "or the !ay Hechan es lives. We praise Hi+ "or the !ay He uses this uniBue+ethod o" 6rin in ro!n +en so66in to the altar "orsalvation. When they see the a!eso+e po!er o" God' the Holy

Spirit Buic8ens hearts and ro!n +en 6rea8 do!n and cry.Hallelu


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the po!er. He said' ;:othin happened ; Then he appeared atanother +iracle service in another city. He !ondered !hy hehad not received the Holy Spirit. We said' ;?ou !ere 5slain inthe Spirit5 in Pitts6ur h.; He said' ;:ot really. I


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In +any o" our services !here !e5ve seen as +any as athousand people "all under the po!er o" God' lives have 6eendra+atically chan ed' healin s occurred 6y the scores' dopeaddicts have co+e runnin to God as8in "or deliverance'alcoholics have co+e to "eel the !ar+ presence o" God5s love'hardened sinners have 6een 6ro8en 6y the a!eso+e display o"God5s po!er and have 6een saved.

;... -on5t 6elieve +e unless I do +iracles o" God ;E&ohn 1 3/F ;The proo" is in the +iracles I do in the na+e o"+y 4ather.; E&ohn 1 2%F ;In sole+n truth I tell you' anyone

6elievin in +e shall do the sa+e +iracles I have done' andeven reater ones' 6ecause I a+ oin to 6e !ith the 4ather.;E&ohn 1# 12@13F ;...$nd the disciples !ent every!here

preachin ' and the ,ord !as !ith the+ and con"ir+ed !hatthey said 6y the +iracles that "ollo!ed their +essa es.; EMar81( 2 F

We have 6elieved these Scriptures since &esus 6eca+e realin our lives' 6ut o"ten !ondered !hy so "e! +iracles happened.We had prayed "or pro6a6ly 1 ' people and only on rareoccasions !ere people healed' +ay6e ten or t!enty' and then!e !ere honestly surprised. ut o6ediently !e 8ept on prayin .Then a +iracle happened God ot rid o" our han @upsconcernin the Holy Spirit. We received Hi+ in His "ullness'and then +iracles 6e an to happen More and +ore people

6e an to 6e healed as !e prayed "or the+.

Run !ith us' !ill you' throu h so+e o" the e7citin HolySpirit events in our lives. Watch so+e o" the !ays God is

pourin out His Spirit in these last days. Read a6out people"ro+ ?O0R deno+ination !ho have e7perienced these+iracles. Then let5s 6e a part o" this Holy Ghost Revival@let5s

not stand on the sidelines and close our eyes and say' ;It isn5thappenin ; ,et5s 6elieve that God5s po!er has never


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!ea8ened@let5s 6elieve that it5s stron er than ever 6e"ore ,et5s 6elieve that these thin s can happen to everyone =ven you


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Chapter 2Holy Ghost e!i!al Is Here

;I !ould love to see the !hole "ront o" +y church "illed!ith people 5slain 6y the po!er o" God 5 ;

This !as a state+ent "ro+ o6 ,e!is' pastor o" a Southernaptist *hurch in =l Paso' Te7as' and it !as "ro+ his heart. God

!ants to ive us the desires o" our heart' so 6e care"ul !hat you

pray See ho! God ans!ered his prayerHe had attended a Saturday ni ht +eetin o" the 4ull

Gospel usiness+en5s 4ello!ship !here !e had spo8en and+inistered. He had co+e 6ecause !e !ere scheduled to 6e inhis church Sunday throu h Tuesday ni ht. He !itnessed ade+onstration o" God5s po!er !hich he hadn5t seen 6e"ore. Hedidn5t 8no! it' 6ut neither had !e Many accepted &esus asSaviour' +any !ere healed. Many received the 6aptis+ !ith theHoly Spirit. Several received deliverance "ro+ dope' alcohol'ci arettes' lust' and !itchcra"t' 6ut so+ethin ne! !as added toour +inistry that ni ht God had anointed our hands Pro6a6lyei ht or ten people "ell under the po!er

Sunday ni ht in his church !e shared on total co++it+ent

> ivin $,, to &esus and lettin Hi+ have "reedo+ to do asHe !ished in our lives. This is one o" our "avorite tal8s' 6ecauseit e+phasi es the need "or the *hristian to stop 6ein lu8e!ar+'and to et rid o" the little han @ups that 8eep us "ro+ thea6undant li"e. Many deep co++it+ents !ere +ade.

We had co+pleted the service and !ere sittin in 6ac8 o"the pastor as he dis+issed the con re ation. Suddenly God

spo8e to 6oth o" us and !e Buic8ly said to each other' ;-id God


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We 6oth said' ;?es ;

Then at the sa+e ti+e !e 6oth said' ;What did He say toyou9;

$nd !e 6oth ans!ered' ;He said to announce a +iracleservice "or Tuesday ni ht ;

*harles said to 4rances' ;Is that !hat He said to you9;

4rances said to *harles' ;Is that !hat He said to you9;

oth o" us !ere shoc8ed 6ecause !e had never had a+iracle service in our entire +inistry' and yet here !as Godtellin us to et up and announce a +iracle service "or Tuesdayni ht. ,oo8in 6ac8 no! !e !onder ho! !e ever had the holy

6oldness to et up and announce !hat !e did. $nd !e stillthin8 it5s a +iracle that neither o" us !avered as to !hat God!anted us to say

*harles stepped up to the +icrophone and as8ed the pastori" he could +a8e an announce+ent' and this is !hat he said;God


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si+ultaneously. We5re 6oth sure that at so+e ti+e in the ne7t"e! seconds' !e +ust have !ondered i" this !as our o!n idea'

6ut so+eho! each o" us C:=W that God had spo8en. To +a8eit +ore positive' it !as con"ir+ed !ith each other.

The church had announced 4e6ruary 2%th as MIR$*,=S0:-$?. ,ittle did they Eor !eF reali e this !as to start+iracles in scores o" lives. The +iracle they thou ht they !ereannouncin !as to have % in attendance. What a surprise !asin store "or all o" the+

The pastor' his !i"e' and their nine year@old dau hter too8us to our +otel a"ter church Sunday ni ht. We had shared !iththe+ so+e o" the e7citin thin s God had 6een doin in our+inistry since &esus had 6rou ht a reat ne! di+ension in ourlives !hen He 6apti ed us !ith the Holy Spirit. We "elt aspiritual hun er in the "a+ily "or the i"t o" the Holy Spirit. Wesaid' ;Would you li8e to receive the 6aptis+ in the car or in the+otel roo+9; EWe learned "ro+ &esus that he didn5t 6eat aroundthe 6ush !hen an opportunity presented itsel". We didn5t either FThe pastor said' ;,et5s o in the +otelD it !ill 6e Buieter there.;

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ta6le in a pu6lic restaurant

:o! there !ere "our in the "a+ily !ho !ere really turnedon. The t!o irls !ere so e7cited a6out the i"t o" the HolySpirit' they !anted to share !ith their nineteen year@old 6rother'

o6' &r. They said' ; o6' !ouldn5t you li8e us to lay hands onyou "or you to receive the Holy Spirit9; His ans!er is no! astandard


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started the +ornin service. We as8ed all those present to pray'and in"or+ed the+ o" the deliverance ta8in place in the study.

$6out hal" !ay throu h the +ornin service' o6' &r.' hissister and so+e other youn people !ere called out o" theservice. We all prayed a ain' 8no!in the po!er o" the ene+yand ho! &esus and the disciples spent so +uch o" their ti+e+inisterin to people !ho had de+ons' castin the+ out. :earthe end o" the service the youn people ca+e 6ac8 into thechurch. We called to o6' &r. ;Praise the ,ord9999; He held upa ;one !ay "in er; and victoriously said' ;Praise the ,ord ; We

as8ed o6' &r. to co+e to the +icrophone and tell us !hathappened. o6' !ho had stuttered all o" his li"e said' ;M@+@+@+@+@ary


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he "inished prayin "or +e' I !as healed ; We as8ed o6 to stepto the +icrophone and read so+ethin "ro+ the i6le. He reada6out "our verses ) $:- -I-:5T ST0TT=R His "a+ilyca+e in


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can say is' 5I than8 &esus and love Hi+ +ore than I ever have 6e"ore Praise the ,ord I ive Hi+ all the lory.

Esi nedF o6 ,e!is' &r.;

When !e reread his letter' !e discovered so+e veryinterestin thin s and !e !ant to share the+ !ith you. Hisletter started o"" !ith a state+ent that could 6rea8 your heart Ei"you didn5t already 8no! the end o" the storyF. ;Have you everhad the pro6le+ o" stutterin 1/ years o" your li"e !hen you are1 years old9 It is really a "rustratin e7perience 6ecause I havee7perienced this. ut !hen so+e people E+y parents' o" all

peopleF co+e up to +e on Saturday' 4e6ruary 2#th and tell +ethat the ne7t !ee8 God !as oin to deliver +e "ro+ +ystutterin a"ter you5ve 6een stutterin this lon


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co+pleted the +ornin teachin session. Many ca+e "or!ard toas8 "or prayer "or healin ' and to receive the i"t o" the HolySpirit. One o" those receivin !as the !i"e o" the chair+an o"the 6oard o" deacons. $nd a ain people 6e an "allin under the

po!er' the "irst one in a very unusual !ay

$ very attractive !o+an a6out 3 @3% years o" a e hadco+e to 4rances and as8ed her to pray. She said' ;I5ve otcancer o" the 6one' and +y prayer roup prayed "or +e' 6ut I5dli8e "or you to pray' too ; $s 4rances started to pray' shestopped and said' ;?ou5re healed ; The !o+an said' ;$re you

as8in +e or tellin +e9; 4rances said' ;I5+ tellin you e7actly!hat God said to +e' so let5s not pray "or your healin D let5s

praise God it5s already done ; This !as hard "or the !o+an to 6elieve' 6ut she praised God !ith 4rances and later told us shethou ht' ;I5ll o et *harles to pray "or +e since she !on5t pray"or +e ; $t the end o" the +eetin she !as the "irst one to o"or!ard' 6ut she couldn5t as8 "or prayer "or the cancer. She

+erely said' ;*harles' 4rances said God told her I !as healed.Will you please pray "or +y un6elie"9; *harles si+ply prayed"or the spirit o" un6elie" to co+e out' and as he did' the !o+an!ent 6ac8!ards under the po!er. It ca+e as such a co+pleteshoc8 to *harles' he al+ost "le! over her head as she ra66ed"or hi+ !hen she "ell Soon another person !ent under the

po!er@then another' then another Many healin s too8 place

that +ornin ' and the e7cite+ent continued to +ount$t lunch' !e +et another o" the deacons o" the church' and

the "ollo!in letter descri6es !hat happened to hi+

;My han @up !ith the 6aptis+ o" the Holy Spirit !as +uchthe sa+e as others I have tal8ed !ith. I !as al!ays a"raid to say+uch in ar u+ent a ainst it "or one +ain reason' I had and still

have a Buestion a6out 6lasphe+y o" the Holy Spirit. I !as a"raidthat !hen people !ere prayin !ith +e that I !ould atte+pt to


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pray in an un8no!n ton ue and that it !ould 6e +e and o" the"lesh and not o" the ,ord. I suppose the ,ord really starteddealin !ith +e !hen +y !i"e received the 6aptis+ in 1 /2. In4e6ruary o" 1 /3' !e had *harles and 4rances Hunter at ourchurch "or a Sunday throu h Tuesday +eetin . I a reed to ta8ethe Hunters to lunch on Tuesday. My !i"e and the other uestsarrived' and I could tell 6y the loo8 on their "aces so+ethin+arvelous had happened. They could not tell +e enou h...+e+6ers slain in the Spirit' preacher5s son healed o" stutterin 'this all happenin at a +ornin service at our church. $"ter Ihad "inished lunch' 4rances loo8ed over at +e and said' 5?ouhaven5t received the 6aptis+95 $"ter I replied no' she said she!as oin to pray that I receive 6e"ore I le"t the =+pire *lu6.I+a ine that Here !e !ere at the =+pire *lu6 havin lunch'

people 6ustlin all around us' !aiters servin lunch and +i7eddrin8s. I thou ht' 5Man' this is too +uch 5 ut there !as nostoppin 4rances and *harles Hunter. 4or so+e reason EI 8no!the reason no! F They !anted +e so +uch to receive this i"to" God. $ ain I !as a"raid to spea8 out "or "ear it !ould 6e +eand not the ,ord. 4inally a"ter their prayin ' and then prayin inthe Spirit' I said' 5$ll ri ht' this is not "or +e.5 I do not dou6t the

po!er o" God' 6ut "or +e to pray in an un8no!n ton ue itcannot 6e' !ith si7 sets o" eye6alls trained on +e' and I !assincere. I said' 54rances' don5t you thin8 I can receive as I !al8out o" this clu695 I as8ed the Buestion 8no!in that she !ould

stop short o" nothin other than +e receivin . She loo8ed overat *harles and said' 5I thin8 he can>don5t you *harles95 *harlesa reed. I le"t' paid the chec8' and pic8ed up a +int on the !ayout' !hich I al!ays li8e a"ter a +eal. I un!rapped the +int onthe !ay out the door and put it in +y +outh. $ll o" a sudden Ire+e+6ered !hat I had said a6out receivin the 6aptis+ as I!as leavin the clu6. I thre! the +int do!n and it happened

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I !as saved at a e 1 !hen I accepted &esus as +y Saviour and I have never Buestioned +y salvation. &esus said it' I

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6oo8s !ritten up till that ti+e. She had shared so+e o" thehi hli hts !ith +e' 6ut I never read one 6oo8. $6out a !ee8

6e"ore they ca+e to our church !e received a copy o" theirlatest 6oo8 TH= TWO SI-=S O4 $ *OI:. 4or so+e reason Idecided to read it. I 8no! no! that it !as the ,ord directin +eto read it. It !as truly a reat 6oo8 and I could see +ysel" all the!ay throu h it. I5+ a slo! reader' 6ut it didn5t ta8e +e lon to"inish it. I started to reali e that !hat I !as tryin to stay so "ara!ay "ro+ !as !hat I really needed. More o" &esus and +ore

po!er in +y *hristian li"e. The idea o" another prayer lan ua esounded reat. My "irst one didn5t al!ays see+ too e""ective.So' I started as8in God to ive +e this other lan ua e to spea8to Hi+. My +outh !ould open' 6ut not a sound !ould co+eout. =ach ti+e I as8ed' the sa+e thin !ould happen. :othin .?ou see I !as ta8in a short cut. What I !as 6ypassin !asas8in &esus to 6apti e +e in the Holy Spirit that I +i ht have

po!er and stren th in +y *hristian li"e. That5s a pretty 6i 6ypass. The 6oo8 I had read clearly e7plained !hat I neededand God5s !ord veri"ied it' 6ut I !as tryin to do it +y !ay.

On the ni ht o" 4e6ruary 2/ !hen I arrived ho+e "ro+!or8' +y !i"e +et +e !ith a little t!in8le in her eyes and I8ne! she had so+ethin e7citin to tell +e. She had 6een to the+ornin service !ith 4rances and *harles. It had 6een a service!here God had really sho!n His po!er to those !ith "aith to

6elieve. There !ere a nu+6er o" healin s that she shared !ith+e !ith e7cite+ent. Then all o" a sudden she said' 5and Ireceived the 6aptis+ in the Holy Spirit.5 Well' that !as a6out allit too8. I 8ne! !hat I needed and !anted and !as ready "oreverythin God had "or +e. When I "ound out that the Huntershad one to church early to pray I had a tre+endous ur e to etto the church. My "a+ily didn5t 8no! e7actly !hat !ashappenin as I rushed the+ to et ready so !e could et tochurch an hour early. My "ourteen year old son ca+e runnin to


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the car as !e !ere leavin !ith his shoes and shirt in hand. $s Isaid' I !as in a hurry

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thin . We 8ne! reat thin s !ere oin to happen this ni ht.$nd Praise God' He didn5t even !ait "or the service to really

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What a !ay to start your "irst +iracle service The sin in!as super6 There !as such an anointin on the son director ashe led the con re ationD !e all "elt !e could have 6een rapturedri ht at that +o+ent Then he san the Gaither son SI:*=&=S0S P$SS=- ? The Spirit o" God really "lo!ed. He !asvividly paintin a picture o" !hat happens !hen &esus passes

6y. We !ere all anticipatin !hat !as oin to happen. In thecon re ation there !as such an air o" e7pectancy !e all C:=Wthat &esus !as oin to pass 6y and leave results that could

never 6e dou6ted.We 6e an spea8in ' and shortly a"ter !e started Eand !e

still don5t re+e+6er !hat !e !ere tal8in a6out@e7cept &esusF a+an had a ; rand +al; sei ure>a victi+ o" epilepsy. We hadspo8en "or a "e! +inutes a6out God callin us to holy livinand shared a6out the !ay the ,ord had 6een usin us in thedeliverance o" ci arettes. The epileptic ca+e up' and al+ost "ellat the altar. We called "or a +an in the con re ation !ho had

previously had e7perience !ith the spirit o" epilepsy to help us'and the +an !as +iraculously "reed He has since +oved to-enver' 6ut the pastor o" the church !rote that he had


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I s+o8ed "or nine years prior to 4e6ruary 2/' 1 /3' and 6elieve +e I !as hoo8ed in the true +eanin o" the !ord. Mydesire not to stop s+o8in coupled !ith the lies o" Satanconstantly retained +y spirit and 6ody in a prison o" con"usionand "rustration' 6oth spiritual and physical.

,u8e 1# 2 ' spea8s o" countin costs' and God !as readyto collect "ro+ +e. Sunday' 4e6ruary 2%' 1 /3' 4rances and*harles Hunter spo8e at the *hurch o" =l Paso. The last thirty+inutes o" the +essa e !as directed at +e' or I should say I "eltthe total 6urden o" the convictin !ords that proceeded "ro+

4rances Hunter5s +outh.Throu h that +essa e the Holy Spirit 6e an to; reveal to

+e part o" the cost o" 6ein a *hristian. I never heard the end o" that +essa e' 6ecause I !as out o" the church' in +y car' and

oin ho+e !hen she "inished it. I had never "elt so convicteda6out anythin 6e"ore that day' and all I could thin8 to do !asrun.

4or t!o days a"ter that I prayed that God !ould ive +ethe desire to Buit s+o8in . It too8 only t!o days to et theans!er.

I "ound +ysel" at another church in =l Paso on the evenino" 4e6ruary 2/' 1 /3. *harles and 4rances had as8ed "or those

persons !ishin to 6e prayed "or deliverance to co+e to the"ront o" the church "or prayer. I had no idea that !hat !as tota8e place in the ne7t "ive +inutes !ould revolutioni e +yentire *hristian li"e.

She laid her hand on +e' and cursed the ha6it in the na+eo" &esus' and 6e"ore the prayer !as "inished' I !as in a prone

position' havin !hat "elt li8e a stea+ 6ath in +y chest' !ar+'

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4or +e the +iracle ca+e that evenin at ho+e' !heninstead o" listenin to the devil tell +e I !anted to s+o8e' Iturned and pulled a chair out into the center o" the roo+ and setthe devil in it. I ot +y i6le Ethe S!ordF and 6e an to cut hi+into s+all 6its. I had su6+itted +ysel" to God' resisted thedevil' and he "led "ro+ +e.

I "ound out that evenin that God truly has iven unto us po!er over Satan. Instead o" 6ein controlled 6y his lies' I !asset "ree 6y God5s truth.;

Thin s 6e an +ovin "aster and "aster Several peopleca+e "or!ard "or healin and &esus +et the+ as the healer.Then 4rances "elt a tu at the he+ o" her s8irt. The little irl!ho had 6een healed o" dea"ness !as sittin on the "loor alon!ith a6out 2 other youn children. She loo8ed at the little irl!ho said' ;My "riend5s 6een healed' too ; 4rances said' ;That5snice' !hat did your little "riend have9; 4rances !as thin8inthat 8ids are "unny>i" one ets hurt' the other one hasso+ethin that hurts. So i" one ets healed' the other one has to

6e healed' too The irl said ;*ere6ral palsy ; Our 8neesal+ost 6uc8led underneath us. There !as no dou6t in our +indsthat God could heal cere6ral palsy' 6ut to do it in one o" ourservices !as 6eyond our !ildest i+a ination. 4rances cried outEsilentlyF' ;God' help thou +ine un6elie" ; Then she loo8eddo!n at the little irl and said' ;Honey' ho! do you 8no!you5re healed9; With all the "aith you could ever i+a ine in theeyes o" a little irl' she loo8ed up and said' ;&esus touched +e...I "elt hi+ ;

So+eho! !e 8ne! that God had touched her. We li"ted her up to the plat"or+ and *harles said ;Honey' i" &esus touchedyou' let5s see you !al8.; We !aited... and !aited... and !aited.

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to ta8e a step' and then co+e do!n. $nd she didn5t "all overThen *harles said' ;Honey' do you 8no! !hat the +an in the

i6le did9 He !ent !al8in and leapin and praisin God ,et5ssee you !al8 and leap and praise God ; What a +o+ent o"e7cite+ent and anticipation Would she "all do!n9 She !ent!al8in and leapin across the rostru+ The cro!d applauded&esus !ith a tre+endous ovation When the little irl ca+e

6ac8' !e 6oth laid hands on her. She "loated to the round' sa"ein the ar+s o" &esus' as she !as ;slain in the Spirit.; While thereon the rostru+ she 6e an so"tly prayin in another ton ue as&esus +et her as the 6apti er.

We heard "ro+ the pastor t!o days later. Her little "eet hadstrai htened out and she !as playin as nor+al as any otherchild in the =l Paso play round... :o!' "or one o" the +oste7citin parts o" the story' !hich !e didn5t 8no! until a"ter !ereturned ho+e.

This child had one to school on Monday and had heardso+e o" the other 8ids tal8in a6out the "act that &esus !ould 6e

passin 6y the Southern aptist *hurch on Tuesday ni ht. Theyhad 6een told to 6rin in the sic8 and the +ai+ed and the la+eand the crippled. This irl !anted to co+e 6ecause she had 6een

6orn !ith cere6ral palsy. She !ent ho+e and told her +other!hat the 8ids had said. The +other !as reluctant to let her co+e;6ecause &esus doesn5t do that 8ind o" thin any +ore.; Thelittle irl !as insistent' ho!ever' and the ne7t day tal8ed so+eo" her "riends into 6rin in her to the church. The parents !erein "or a tre+endous shoc8' ho!ever' 6ecause the little irl said';Mother' ta8e o"" +y 6races. I5+ oin to leave +y crutches atho+e' too' 6ecause I5ll never need the+ a ain.; $nd that5s ho!she ca+e to church' +inus the 6races and the crutches PraiseGod "or the "aith o" a little child

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the Spirit o" God +oved across the entire con re ation.

One o" the +ost interestin letters !e received ca+e to usvia an indirect route. This letter !as sent to the +other o" the

irl !ho !rote it' and the +other !as so e7cited she had copieso" it +ade "or distri6ution and one !as iven to us. We5reBuotin it in its entirety

;-ear 4ol8s

Sorry I haven5t !ritten lately 6ut so +any e7citin thin shave happened to us since last Sunday' 4e6. 2%' and I !anted toshare all o" the+ so I !as !aitin until they slo!ed do!n alittle. Ho!ever' this is only the 6e innin Praise the ,ord.

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reat +iracles ta8e place and they !ere ri ht

$s I said earlier' their "irst ni ht !ith us !as Sunday ni ht@the 2%th@6y Tuesday evenin their last ni ht !ith us' the church!as so pac8edD people


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6as8et6all' or any 8ind o" sport and they are 8no!n as ;"ans; o"!hatever sport it +ay 6e' 6ut let the+ 6eco+e ;real one; onreli ion or God and all o" a sudden ;They5re a 4$:atic

Well' any!ay' !e stayed and as you 8no! I have su""ered!ith +y aller y !orse this year than I have since !e +ovedhere' so I decided>5I5+ oin to 6e healed o" this once and "orall toni ht.5 So' I called rother o6 aside and I said I had 6een!aitin 6ecause I "elt the ones !ho they had 6een +inisterin to!ere in "ar reater need than I' 6ut that !hen *harles or 4ranceshad ti+e I !ould li8e the+ to pray "or +e. He i++ediately said

that +y pro6le+ EI e7plained it "ully to hi+F !as as i+portantto +e as the other people5s pro6le+s !ere to the+ and he too8+y hand and Buic8ly +ade our !ay over to *harles. I called "or -avid to co+e and stand 6y so he could see. I had :O dou6t!hatsoever that the ,ord !as oin to cure +e a"ter !hat I had

6een !itnessin all evenin ' ho!ever' I !asn5t e7pectin !hathappened When I stepped up to *harles Hunter he as8ed +e

Ea"ter I told hi+ +y pro6le+F i" I TR0,? 6elieved that &esuscould heal +e' "or you see' he and his !i"e clai+ed to heal :OO:= 6ut that &esus !as doin it throu h the+>My ans!er !aso" course ;yes; and then he 6e an to pray "or +e and as hetouched +y "orehead I "elt a sensation throu h +y entire 6odyand I !ent 6ac8!ard to the "loor as !hen a person "aints. &ust"or an instant I !as out and then I !as a!are o" everythin

oin on around +e> ho!ever I !as still !ith &esus in spirit 6ecause I could not MOK= a +uscle in +y 6ody. It !as the+ost !onder"ul "eelin o" rela7ation I have ever 8no!n andthin8in a6out it later' the only !ay I could e7plain it to others!as I "elt I had e7perienced death to +y i++ediate 6ody and!as raised ane!. I had co+pletely died to sel" and the 6ody thatrose "ro+ the "loor !as no lon er +ine 6ut *hrist5s $s I said'-avid !as standin near and !hen he sa! +e "all 6ac8!ard E6ythe !ay' there !ere so+e there to catch +e !hen I "ellF he ot


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all e7cited and cried out' 5that5s +y !i"e.5 *harles said to hi+'5Why don5t you


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I could o on and on 6ut it is so hard to !itness in a letterand 6y no! there is no tellin !hat you are thin8in ' 6ut I hopeyou !ill share this letter !ith everyone you 8no! 6ecause I!ant all o" you to have the happiness I no! have. I !ill try toe7plain +ore as I see each o" you>that is i" you don5t run a!ay!hen you see +e co+in .

The dau hter you 8ne! is dead' 6ut the ne! one is *hristlivin in +e.

Esi nedF :ancy and -avid;

The ni ht !as one e7citin +iracle a"ter another. We as8edthe pastor and his !i"e to +inister !ith us' 6ecause !e 8no!there is no po!er that !e have !hen !e lay hands on people> IT IS TH= POW=R O4 GO- They 6e an to +inister !ith us'and as they laid hands on people' they "ell under the po!er

e"ore the ni ht !as over' !e esti+ate that 6et!een /% and 1 people had "allen under the po!er o" God. More than !e hadever seen in a service o" ours More than the pastor had everseen in his li"e' and +ore than the people in the church hadseen.

;I !ould love to see the !hole "ront o" +y church "illed!ith people 5slain 6y the po!er o" God .;

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Chapter "Touched... #y The Po$er Of God

The story o" ho! o6 ,e!is reached the decision to say;?es; to the 6aptis+ !ith the Holy Spirit is an e7citin story initsel" We !ant to share !ith you ho! he told it' 6ecause hisstory could have the na+e o" +any people instead o" his' and 6ea true story. May6e it "its you' even i" you5re not a pastor

;In the sprin o" +y senior year in colle e' I 6eca+econvicted and the ,ord said' ;I !ant you to o to a school!here you can 6eco+e a "ull ti+e representative o" +e in achurch related situation.; ,ovin +usic as I did' I thou ht' ;It5s

oin to 6e a +usic director'; so I !ent to Whelan aptist*olle e in Plainvie!' Te7as' !here I ot a de ree in +usic.Re ularly' all throu h colle e' I !ould rededicate +y li"e to&esus. I !ould hit the aisle o" the church and o to the altar

6ecause I !as hun ry "or so+ethin I couldn5t "ind. I !asn5tettin all the ans!ers I needed.

Way 6ac8 there it see+s God put a hun er and thirst "orri hteousness in +y li"e' yet I didn5t 8no! ho! to et to it. Icould not discipline +ysel" enou h !hen I !as oin to colle eto ta8e the i6le and really study it li8e I needed to. I !as

ta8in Old Testa+ent. I !as ta8in :e! Testa+ent. I5d +a8e+ysel" sit do!n and try to read the assi n+entsD not 6ecause Iloved God5s Word. I !as saved' and yet I !as so cold 6ecause I!asn5t really in love !ith &esus *hrist. I ot saved and ot


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a6out "ive years. I !asn5t "indin the reality I !anted. I !asn5t"indin the


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I5+ not 6la+in all this on GodD I5+ 6la+in it on +e. It5s +y"ault that I5ve 6een e+pty all those years' 6ut so+eho! I don5t8no! ho! to overco+e it. I don5t 8no! !hat I can do a6out it Idon5t 8no! ho! to do it

It !as at this ti+e the ,ord sho!ed us 6eyond any shado!o" a dou6t that I !as to preach. I said' 5$ll ri ht' &esus' i" you!ant us to preach then you provide a place "or us. It !asn5t too+any +onths a"ter that that a church in =l Paso called us.I++ediately I said' 5,ord' I5ve really ot to o to !or8. I5ve otto prove to all o" +y "riends every!here' all +y preacher

"riends' that I can 5cut5 it in the pastorate. That I can do it. 5=very ni ht that I !asn5t in a church +eetin ' I !as out

8noc8in on doors. I !as visitin ni ht and day. I !as runnin+y le s o"" tellin people a6out +y church. I !as doin all Icould. I !ould do this and I !ould do that. =verythin in +y

po!er. I !ould say' 5,ord' !e5ve ot to have a 6i visitation pro ra+ in this church. We5ve ot to et all these people in.5 :ot 6ecause I !as so concerned a6out the souls o" the people' 6ut 6ecause I !as so concerned that I had to 6e success"ul. I had a point that I had to prove. We tried to start a visitation pro ra+that !ould really reach out. We put a 6oard up in the hall!ayand started puttin prospects on it. I 6e an to P0SH andP0SH I con"ess ri ht no! that +y attitude !as !ron ' +yspirit !as !ron . What i !as doin !as in the "lesh. I !asla6orin ' I !as studyin . I !as tryin to prepare the 6estser+ons I 8ne! ho! and possi6ly could. ecause I !as so ne!at it' so+eti+es I5d spend hours and hours on


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too8 pills a"ter I ate lunch. I5+ not 6ra in a6out it. I5+asha+ed o" it.

Then one day a6out t!o +onths a o I said' 5,ord' I5ve hadit clear up to +y nec8. I5+ sic8 and tired o" 6ein sic8 and tired.I don5t !ant any +ore o" it. I don5t 8no! !hat I can do. I don5thave a teacher5s certi"icate. I5ve never had too +uch e7periencedoin anythin e7cept church !or8' 6ut ,ord i" I have to et outand di ditches' I5+ ettin out o" the +inistry. I don5t !ant any+ore o" it. I" you !ant +e to stay in the +inistry' you5re ointo have to sho! +e. I5ve ot to 8no! ri ht no! I5+ oin to

pic8 up that i6le and open it. There5d 6etter 6e so+ethin in itthat5s oin to tell +e !hat to do. I5ve ot to have it. I can5t oon this !ay.5

I opened the i6le to the 6oo8 o" Isaiah' and the "irstthou ht I had !as' 5Oh' !hat5s in Isaiah "or +e95 I opened it to*hapter (1. :o! listen to these three verses 5The Spirit o" the,ord God is upon +eD 6ecause the ,ord hath anointed +e to

preach ood tidin s unto the +ee8D he hath sent +e to 6ind upthe 6ro8enhearted' to proclai+ li6erty to the captives' and theopenin o" the prison to the+ that are 6oundD to proclai+ theaccepta6le year o" the ,ord' and the day o" ven eance o" ourGodD to co+"ort all that +ournD to appoint unto the+ that +ournin ion' to ive unto the+ 6eauty ;"or ashes' the oil o"


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not spiritually eBuipped to really preach the ospel you5ve iven+e to preach. $nd 4ather' i" there is any +ore' I5ve ot to haveit. That is' i" there is 5 ecause you see' traditionally I had 6eentau ht that I had received all that I !as oin to ever et o" the,ordD that it !as


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I don5t thin8 it5s psycholo ical' 6ecause I cannot "ind any place in the i6le that tells +e it can 6e psycholo ical. I don5tthin8 it5s o" the devil 6ecause I don5t "ind any place in the i6le!here it says it could 6e o" the devil. I 6elieve this is o" &esus*hrist and this is the reason I 6elieve it since I received the

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and all o" a sudden &esus said' 5,i"t Me up' li"t Me up "ro+ the pulpit' tal8 a6out &esus !hen you o into a ho+e to visit' tal8a6out &esus at the 6edside in the hospital' tal8 a6out &esusevery!here you o. ?ou li"t Me up' and I5ll dra! the+ in.5 $ndthan8s 6e unto God' He5s dra!in the+ in

:ot only can I see !hat has happened in +y li"e' I haveseen this happen in the li"e o" +y !i"e' +y three children' andI5ve heard e7citin testi+onies "ro+ people !ho are +e+6ers o" +y church tellin ho! God has !or8ed in their lives.

$ +an I 8no! could ive you a testi+ony o" ho! his t!odau hters !ere on the outside even thou h they had ro!n upin a *hristian ho+e and had 6een +ade to o to church everySunday. They !ere cold and indi""erent. They didn5t !ant any

part o" the church. Their +other and daddy 6e an to pray andthey ot so concerned they said' 5,ord' please do so+ethin toour dau htersD 6rin the+ 6ac8' &esus 5 $nd all o" a suddenthese t!o dau hters ca+e ho+e one ni ht and 6e an to read the

i6le. They 6e an to o to church every Sunday. They !ent to prayer +eetin s on Monday. They !ent to church onWednesday' and all they !anted to do !as tal8 a6out &esus. The+other and daddy said' 5That5s reat' ,ord' this is !hat !e

prayed "or' 6ut !hat5s happened95 $nd then one ni ht the irlsca+e in and said' 5Mo+ and -ad' !e5ve ot so+ethin !e !antto share !ith you. We had an e7perience !ith &esus. We5vereceived the 6aptis+ !ith the Holy Spirit and it hasrevolutioni ed us.5 The -addy told +e' 5I didn5t 6elieve in thattype thin ... in "act I had tau ht a ainst it "or years and yearsand years. I prayed "or God to touch +y dau hters' and then!hen He did' ho! could I close +y +ind and say nothinspiritual happened to the+D that it couldn5t 6e o" God95 He saidhe 6e an to evaluate' he 6e an to study and he 6e an to pray'and God revealed to hi+ the reality o" the 6aptis+ !ith theHoly Spirit.


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My children !ere not !ay out in sin' and I than8 God "orthis' 6ut even thou h they loved &esus' their lives have 6eenchan ed. They love Hi+ +ore than they5ve ever loved Hi+

6e"ore. God has done thin s in their lives that He5s never done 6e"ore.

5?e shall receive po!er.5 I 6elieve I5ve "ound the po!er atlast a"ter 2 years o" de"eat in the +inistry. I5ve seen thin shappen that I5d never seen happen 6e"ore in +y +inistry and in+y li"e I 6elieve !e5re livin in the last days. We5re oin tosee thin s that !e5ve never drea+ed o" 6e"ore' thin s that !e

never thou ht !ould happen. It5s already happenin 6ecauseGod is pourin out His Spirit. I5+ lad I5+ alive today' 6ecauseI5+ ettin to 6e a part o" so+ethin that5s !onder"ul and+arvelous and I5+ not e+pty any lon er ;


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Chapter %The Po$er Goes On &nd On &nd On....

One o" the +ost e7citin parts o" our +inistry is seein itcontinue a"ter !e leave. Paul spent ti+e encoura incon re ations to receive his ;+uch loved 6rothers; so that theGood :e!s could 6e proclai+ed +ore e""iciently. He !asconstantly ad+onishin the+ to not only continue holdin "astto the ,ord' 6ut to o out and teach others. ;Oh' Ti+othy' +y

son' 6e stron !ith the stren th *hrist ives you. 4or you +ustteach others those thin s you and +any others have heard +espea8 a6out. Teach these reat truths to trust!orthy +en !ho!ill' in turn pass the+ on to others.; 2 Ti+othy 2 1@2.

The desire o" our hearts has al!ays 6een to 6reathe a realdiscipleship into the lives o" others. It5s "un to see con re ations

et all e7cited' 6ut 6e"ore !e received the 6aptis+ !ith theHoly Spirit' !e so+eti+es !ondered !hat happened a"ter !ele"t. -id they continue on' or did they drop 6ac8 intolu8e!ar+ness in


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Buantities to those !ho !ill as8. $n ;idol; is not necessary> only the +ovin o" God5s Holy Spirit.

$t a +eetin in the Seattle@Taco+a area' the !i"e o" the pastor o" the $66ott ,oop *o++unity *hapel' in $nchora e'$las8a ca+e and attended al+ost every +eetin !e had in thearea. She sa! tre+endous nu+6ers o" people accept &esus astheir Saviour' o on to accept Hi+ as the 6apti er' o on toaccept Hi+ as healer' and really et turned on to &esus. The lastni ht !e !ere in the area she and another "riend "ro+ thecon re ation !ere !ith us and God spo8e to us and said' ;,ay

hands on her and let her ta8e this 6ac8 to $las8a.; We laidhands on 6oth o" the+' they 6oth !ent under the po!er' and!hen they ca+e out !e as8ed God to anoint their hands "or ahealin +inistry in the $las8a area. *arol Ethe pastor5s !i"eF!ent ho+e' laid hands on her hus6and !ho "ell under God5s

po!er. Then they in turn laid hands on the elders and their!ives !ho all !ent under the po!er. That ni ht !hen the

evenin service !as over' all o" the elders' their !ives' and the pastor and his !i"e' +inistered to the entire con re ation and+ore than 3 people "ell !ith a special touch o" God upontheir lives The "ollo!in letter tells so+e o" their story.

;-ear 4rances and *harles

4ro+ the ti+e you laid hands on +e that 4riday evenin in

Taco+a' +y li"e' !hich had 6een 6usy and 6lessed 6e"ore'


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one other s+all co++unity a6out 12% +iles north o" hereF tospread the ood ne!s and the ,ord has con"ir+ed !hat !e said!ith +iracles@healin s' 6aptis+s in the Holy Spirit'deliverances "ro+ satanic oppression and possession' etc. $nd'

6est o" all' !e have had reports "ro+ the one 6ranch church 1+iles south o" $nchora e that the pastor and his !i"e arecontinuin the +inistry and God is pourin out the 6lessin s> this +a8es us very happy.

So+e o" the healin s !e have had in the con re ation ahernia !ent in i++ediately as the +an !as slain in the Spirit

and he has not had any trou6le !ith it sinceD this +an !as alsodelivered "ro+ s+o8in D prayed "or a !o+an !ith lu+ps on her

6reast' the lu+ps !ere co+pletely one !ithin a !ee85s period@Praise God $ ro!th disappeared "ro+ the 6ac8 o" a +an5shand Eone o" our eldersFD also one o" our elders !as healed o"arthritis' i++ediatelyD several people have had their eyes healedand have had no "urther need "or their lasses>one o" the

youn +en even had to rene! his driver5s license and no! it 6ears the re+ar8 ;no lasses needed; EState@proven testi+ony FDle s len thenedD +any have 6een delivered "ro+ s+o8in D a

6a6y5s croo8ed "eet !ere strai htened ri ht in :ita5s hands asshe prayed "or the+D +any e+otional healin s EGod is doin a"antastic thin as "ar as ta8in out scars on the inside o" people'+any ti+es situations "ro+ deep in their past' even childhood'

!hich in so+e instances' they !eren5t even a6le to ver6ali e or"ully descri6eD God is ta8in these thin s out co+pletely' and"illin the person !ith love' Glory. -ea"nesshas 6een healed Eeven +y o!n precious +other had her earshealed and can hear her !atch tic8' !hich she hasn5t 6een a6leto do "or at least % yearsF Several have had 6eauti"ul' spiritualvisions !hile slain in the Spirit>one a 6oy 1 years o" a e'!hich 6rou ht tears to the eyes o" the !hole con re ation !henhe shared it' it !as so 6eauti"ully +ovin and scriptural I


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prayed "or a 6oy # years o" a e !ith only % N hearin in 6othears>his eyes never closed 6ut he laid 6ac8 a"ter I prayed "orhi+. His daddy laid hi+ on the "loor Eeyes still !ide open and

6ri++in !ith tearsF>his ears !ere co+pletely healed and hetold his daddy 5the reason I "ell 6ac8 !as that an an el !as thereand pushed +e 6ac8 to the "loor.5 Praise God. This 6oy5s parentsare "ro+ a lar e Southern aptist *hurch here and have 6een+arvelously touched o" the ,ord' too' throu h all o" this.E-addy5s ears !ere healed' too.F

-ic8 and I and :ita and her hus6and !ill 6e +inisterin to

the pastor o" a lar e church' and his !i"e. They have hearda6out !hat is happenin out here and e7pressed to so+e o" their Spirit@"illed +e+6ers that 5they !anted it5 and a private +eetinis set "or toni ht>!e are e7cited' to say the least' andanticipatin !hat God is oin to do. This church has a6out #Spirit@"illed +e+6ers E!ho have 6een prayin li8e +ad "or their

pastorF Glory

$ll I can say is PR$IS= GO-@it is ettin 6etter and 6etter The ,ord is so "aith"ul>He has 6een ivin +e insi htinto the hearts o" the people "or !ho+ I a+ prayin and it has

6een endin up that !e +inister "or at least an hour and a hal""ollo!in every evenin service. ,=SSI:GS ,=SSI:GS

,=SSI:GS

$66ott ,oop !as terri"ic 6e"ore 6ut it is superchar ed no! >Praise God>and I 8no! it is only the 6e innin >&esus isco+in soon and He is ettin His people ready "or that reatday... it is so e7citin to 6e a s+all part o" !hat he is doin .

In the ,ove o" &esus'

Esi nedF *arol and -ic8

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!o+an !ho oes to a Wesleyan Methodist *hurch and visitsour Tuesday +ornin i6le *lass and Thursday eveninservice... She is Spirit@"illed. 4or years she has 6een terri6ly

6ound 6y s+o8in .

$6out a +onth a o she !as readin TH= TWO SI-=S O4$ *OI: and a"ter "inishin the chapter on s+o8in ' sheslu+ped 6ac8 on her couch and !as actually pinned to thecouch. She had no idea !hat !as happenin and in her heartas8ed God' ;What is this... conviction' ,ord' or !hat9; She hadno ans!er and dis+issed the e7perience.

When she heard a6out the Sunday ni ht service and heardthat :ita and I had 6een in your +eetin s the Holy Spirit spo8eto her heart and told her that the deliverance "ro+ s+o8in !asat hand and she couldn5t !ait "or our Tuesday a.+. +eetin .

She !as one o" the "irst ladies I prayed "or and !asi++ediately slain in the Spirit' and has had no desire "orci arettes since... Praise God. She said it is truly a +iracle asshe has 6een tor+ented 6y the s+o8in ha6it "or years and!anted to ive it up 6ut in her o!n stren th had no success.Praise God.

Many 6ro8en ho+e relationships have 6een +ended' 6et!een hus6and and !i"e' parents and teena ers' etc. It has 6een "antastic. $s -ic8 says' God put $da+ into a deep sleep to prepare his 6ride' and God is preparin a ride "or the ,ord&esus and so+eti+es this 5deep sleep5 e7perience is vital

I could o on and on... ; =nd o" letter.Q

,oo8in over so+e o" our recent +eetin s !e5ve !onderedi" they +i ht not have 6een li8e so+e o" the +eetin s o" the

:e! Testa+ent *hurches. They certainly don5t "ollo! a set pattern as so+e churches approve o" Eit +i ht even appear


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disorderlyF' and to so+eone !ho doesn5t understand' it +i htloo8 li8e a lot o" people are sli htly tipsy. They5re not>they5re


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discovered her hus6and had also received the 6aptis+ and hisli"e had really chan ed as a result. The sa+e thin s hadhappened to hi+.

Po!er !as there

&oy !as there

,ove !as there

$ssurance !as there

The +eetin started on 4riday ni ht' !ell attended and theresponse !as 6eauti"ul :othin unusual happened until a+eetin at the pastor5s house' a"ter the service' !here !e !ereas8ed to share the 6aptis+ !ith the Holy Spirit. We spo8e andshared the Scriptures !hich had +eant so +uch to us inchan in our +inds a6out this su6


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%. What is the +ost valid e7perience o" prayer you5ve everhad9

(. Write !hat is your understandin o" the Holy Spirit inrelation to you in 1 /3.

/. To the 6est o" your 8no!led e and understandin ' !hois the Holy Spirit9

. What is the pri+e purpose o" the Holy Spirit in yourli"e9

The ans!ers to these Buestions can tell you a tre+endousa+ount a6out a church and its people. E?ou +i ht try it in youro!n church so+e ti+e.F The 4riends E ua8ersF are a veryco++itted deno+ination' althou h rather staid. The ans!er tothe second Buestion 6rou ht tears to the eyes o" +any o" the

people as !e as8ed several o" the+ to stand and tell !hat they!anted the Holy Spirit to do in their church. Most said the sa+e

thin 5Set it on "ire.; ;Get it e7cited.; ; rin unity and love.;We especially re+e+6er one older +an standin up and sayinthe only thin he !anted the Holy Spirit to do in his church !asto 6rin love into it. He cried and so did !e. Only the HolySpirit can 6rin enuine' true' a ape love into a church ands+ooth out all the !rin8les. There !as such a enuineness andconcern on the part o" al+ost everyone there a6out the "uture o"their o!n church. They all !anted their churches to 8no! thevery "ire "ro+ heaven' and they !ere honest in their state+ents.The hun erin in their hearts "or real revival !as


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Word had otten around -es Moines and the church !as


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a6out 2 ' then % ' and as !e 6e an +inisterin to their needs'!e discovered so+ethin very unusual $l+ost everyone !e

prayed "or 4=,, 0:-=R TH= POW=R $nd +any o" those!ho "ell 6e an to spea8 in un8no!n ton ues as the Holy Spirit

ave the+ utterance. The "aith o" the con re ation i nited !henthe pastor "ell under the po!er and then +iracles 6e an tohappen.

When the pastor "inally ;so6ered; up "ro+ the po!er"ultouch o" God' !e told the con re ation !e !anted to sho!the+ that there !as no po!er in us 6ut that everythin they sa!

happenin !as the po!er o" God. We as8ed the pastor and his!i"e to lay hands on the ne7t t!o people in line. EThe pastorlater said he5d 6een !onderin ho! ;!e; did it.F The po!er

6eca+e so stron that neither he nor his !i"e laid hands onanyone 6ecause as they raised their hands' the individual they!ere prayin "or "ell under the po!er o" God They 6e an to+inister alon !ith us and had the thrill o" seein a youn +an

!ith 6ac8 pro6le+s healed as God touched his spine' and+ani"ested the healin !ith a short le ro!in out to eBual theother one.

We5ve o"ten !ondered !hat "our could do' since one could put 1' to "li ht' and t!o could put 1 ' to "li ht' and !e 6e an to "ind out. God had pro+ised !e5d see thin s !e hadnever seen 6e"ore and He held true to His !ord. The po!er and

presence o" God 6eca+e stron er and stron er and the love o"God !as so real and personal that ni ht that no one could have!al8ed a!ay untouched More and +ore people 6e an "allinunder the po!er as God really 6e an touchin lives' and


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at the na+e o" &=S0S' +any o" those standin "ell 6ac8!ards tothe "loor' and +any sittin in their seats !ere


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;The +ost 6eauti"ul thin a6out the +iracle service onSaturday ni ht E1/thF is that the po!er didn5t stop "lo!in !henthat service !as over. Oh' the days chan e and ti+e passes' 6utthe !or8 o" the Holy Spirit


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God 6e the lory

I" you !ere to as8 +e no! i" I had read any o" your 6oo8s'I could ans!er' ;?es ; I have


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I5ve 6een 6apti ed in the Holy Spirit "or nine years>andnever drea+ed' never even hoped that it could happen in alar e@scale !ay to the 4riends churches. ut' ho! "aith"ul Godis to pour out His Spirit upon $,, people

Pray "or all o" us. There is that s+all sprin8lin o" dou6ters!ho !ould li8e to ;have our hide; 6ecause o" the ne!di+ensions in our +inistry>and !e +ust ,OK= the+ !ithsuperhu+an God@love.

I laid hands on a youn hi h school irl last ni ht !ho

!anted the 6aptis+ o" the Holy Spirit' and !hat a


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release. Than8 you "or your livin de+onstration o" the po!erat !or8 in your lives.

I !as una6le to 6e present "or the closin +eetin onSaturday evenin !hen the tre+endous 6aptis+ too8 place.Ho!ever' on the "ollo!in Tuesday' in +y o""ice' ill Gri s'+y secretary' our youth director and Pastor Wol"ley prayed !ith+e "or a slayin o" the Holy Spirit. I !ill never EPraise God F 6ethe sa+e. The po!er "ell upon +e. What a


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Chapter '(esus) Turn Me On....

;&esus' turn +e on' please turn +e on !hile !e5re outhere.; That !as the si+ple prayer that To+ prayed the "irst+ornin he and his "a+ily !ere !ith us "or a real ;&esus; !ee8.In those "e! !ords' ho!ever' I heard his very heart and soul cryout "or so+ethin to ta8e hi+ out o" a de"eated *hristian li"e.He and his !i"e had accepted *hrist in &une' 6ut their !al8 !as

very erratic. Occasionally up' 6ut +ostly do!n' do!n' -OW:at the very 6otto+. $t ti+es I even !ondered i" their lives and+arria e !ere +uch 6etter than 6e"ore they accepted &esus.

I loo8ed 6ac8 and "ound a letter I had !ritten to To+ onMarch 1 ' 1 /1' the day our randson -avid =d!ard !as 6orn.My heart had re


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that you !ill !ant to raise the+ in a *hristian ho+e.

When you as8ed +e the other +ornin i" I ever !ondered!hat it !as all a6out and i" it !as all !orth !hile' let +e say I!ondered that +any ti+es until I re+e+6ered !hat &esus said'5*o+e unto +e all ye that la6our and are heavy laden' and I !ill

ive you rest.5 $nd this is true' 6ecause never have I "elt that!ay since I really ave all o" +y li"e to *hrist. $nd you +adeanother state+ent !hich has stuc8 in +y +ind !hen you said asyou loo8ed 6ac8 over your li"e so+e o" the thin s you did +a8eyou sic8.

?ou can o on' To+' the rest o" your li"e' lettin thesethin s 5+a8e you sic8'5 or you can 6elieve !hat God says !henHe says He5ll "or ive everythin you have ever done' and !ashthe slate as !hite as sno!' i" you5ll


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so +uch I5ll never 8no!.

Well' please 8no! !e5re continuin to pray "or you' Patty'the 8ids and the 6usiness. We as8 God to let you 8no! ho!+uch +ore capa6le He is than you are' and !e pray "or a*hristian ho+e "or all o" you' 6ecause I !ouldn5t !ant to raisethree children today !ithout *hrist 6ein the center o" theho+e. I


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GIKI:G. We5ve iven our entire lives to God' !e GIK= to eachother' !e GIK= to the people !e share our "aith !ith' it5s aconstant ti+e o" ivin ' and 6ecause o" this' !e are $,W$?Shappy. I" the t!o o" you !ould


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Mother and -ad;

Had !e pro+ised the+ too +uch9 Had !e pro+ised the++ore than &esus could live up to9 We 8ne! !e hadn5t. Then!hat !as !ron It da!ned on us The devil 8ne! he !aslosin a ood disciple' and he !as puttin up a tre+endous "i ht"or To+ and his !i"e. He started on the+ i++ediately Hedidn5t even !ait until they returned to Mia+i a"ter co+in toTe7as to share their testi+ony o" 6ein saved ESee TH= TWO

SI-=S O4 $ *OI:F. They too8 a ni ht "li ht "ro+ Houston andarrived in Mia+i at 11 P.M. :either o" the+ !as in the 6esthu+or' 6ecause they had run out o" Pa+pers "or the 6a6y. Theydashed o"" the airplane at :e! Orleans to et so+e. They !ereout They couldn5t "ind any' so they had a ;super so y; 6a6y!hen they arrived. Hal"!ay 6et!een the airport and ho+e' their car thre! a rod' and that !as the end o" the car. We had put a J%

6ill in their hands 6e"ore they le"t Houston and didn5t reali ethis !as all they had. They called a ca6' and it too8 all !e had

iven the+ to pay the 6ill.

The devil really !ent to !or8 on the+ They arrived ho+eto discover so+ethin had one !ron !ith the re"ri erator.=verythin in it had spoiled' includin the +il8 and all the "ood.The children had no +il8 to drin8. They +ana ed to praise the

,ord E!ea8ly I5+ sureF and then they sa! the +ail !hich hadco+e in their a6sence. There !as a letter !ith the interestinin"or+ation that their electricity and telephone !ere 6ein cuto"" i" the 6ills !ere not paid. Hallelu


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i++ediately' 6ut God !ouldn5t let us =very ti+e !e sat do!nto a delicious +eal' !e5d praise God and than8 Hi+ "orsupplyin their needs so+eho!. $nd that5s e7actly !hat He did.=ach ti+e they ot desperate' +oney turned up "ro+so+e!here to "ill their sto+achs. Occasionally !e !ould put alittle so+ethin in a letter to +a8e li"e a little easier "or the+.We tal8ed to the+ o"ten' to et the pulse o" the situation' andtried to encoura e the+ to 8eep praisin the ,ord any!ay're ardless o" !hat happened. We also told the+ to re6u8e thedevil and send hi+ "leein "ro+ their lives. ,oo8in 6ac8 no! I!onder so+eti+es ho! they 8ept han in on.

ut God !as !or8in throu hout all o" this' teachin the+to ive than8s "or $,, thin s' and teachin the+ to trust Hi+Eand not their parentsF throu h all situations. So+eti+es thelessons !e have to learn are hard

,ittle chan es !ere 6ein +ade in their lives' chan es soradual at ti+es it !as hard to see they !ere there. One o" the

"unniest incidents had to do !ith a little +oney !e stuc8 in anenvelope !ith a note' ; uy yourselves a stea8 !ith this ; Wecalled the+ the ni ht a"ter they received the +oney to see i"they had en


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i++ediately to God' and cau ht the do and the stea8. We !ereso hun ry "or so+ethin to eat I thin8 i" She a+ Ethe do F hadeaten the stea8 I !ould have cut hi+ open to et it 6ac8.;

The e7citin thin to 6oth *harles and +e !as the "act thatin the "ace o" losin a stea8 !hen they !ere so hun ry "or one'!hen To+5s carnal nature returned and a ;little; s!ear !ordca+e out' he stopped short and apolo i ed IMM=-I$T=,? toGod' 6e"ore he continued on. We !ere e7cited 6ecause !e sa!God +ovin in s+all !ays in his li"e. More i+portant' !e sa!hi+ ; !antin ; to 6e !hat God called hi+ to 6e.

&uly 1 ' 1 /2 !e tal8ed to To+ and Patty and one o" thethin s To+ said !as that he !as prayin that God !ould +a8ehi+ ;!ant; to o6ey Hi+. The reatest secret in the !hole i6leis to ;!ant; to o6ey God and To+ discovered it so soon. We

prayed that ni ht' ;God' !e as8 you to ive hi+ a dou6le portion o" 5!antin to o6ey you5.;... 6ut still there !as novictory.

In Septe+6er !e received a letter "ro+ Patty !hich said alot' even thou h it !as a short letter.

;PR$IS= TH= ,OR- Than8 you so +uch "or our 6irthday presents. We !ere do!n to a6out J1.% . $"ter !e paidthe house pay+ent and the +eat pay+ents and ave the ,ord1 N' !e still had a6out the sa+e a+ount le"t' 6ut !hat a relie"W@O@W

To+ and I are ettin alon a6out 1 ' N 6etter. I thin8 6asic insecurities +a8e us "eel re


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We5re oin out on the 6us toni ht to share. We !ent last !ee8'too. ,inda and ,arry have 6een a real 6lessin to us.

We love you and are an7ious to see you. Will you 6e herein -ece+6er9

Much love'

To+' Patty' Wayne' Ci+ and =d!ard My "a+ily is ointo start co+in to church. P.T.,.;

We !ere e7cited a6out !hat that letter said They had eventithed "ro+ their 6irthday +oney Hallelu


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prayin that !e5d 6e out o" 6ed They drove ri ht strai htthrou h "ro+ Mia+i and arrived a6out / 3 $M on -ece+6er22nd. The e7cite+ent !as conta ious. We 8ne! reat thin s!ere oin to happen' especially a"ter To+5s 6rea8"ast prayer.

We discovered the devil had heard the sa+e prayer' and sohe redou6led his "orces We all !ent to our e7citin church onSunday +ornin . Guess !hat happened To+ and Patty endedup !arrin !ith each other. We never did "ind out !hy. Pattyre"used to o to church *hrist+as =ve. Satan !as reallylau hin a6out this ti+e' I5+ sure. To+ !ent !ith us to church'

6ut he !as so torn up' I5+ sure he didn5t hear +uch o" theser+on. They as8ed "or a sho! o" hands at the end o" those !honeeded to 8no! *hrist. Then a sho! o" hands "or those !ho!anted prayer. To+ +isunderstood this and thou ht thatany6ody !ho needed prayer should raise their hand. He put hishand up Eunseen 6y either *harles or +eF. One o" the elders inour church sa! To+ raise his hand' and !hen he didn5t co+e to

the altar' he +ade his !ay do!n to hi+ a"ter the service to as8hi+ i" he could pray !ith hi+. He didn5t 8no! !ho To+ !as' 6ut To+ thou ht !e had put hi+ up to it. He said he !as reallydistur6ed over their +arria e. They had had such hi h hopesa"ter they accepted *hrist that everythin !as oin to !or8out' 6ut it didn5t see+ that either o" the+ had the po!er to 8eeptheir +arria e on an even 8eel.

:o! it !as *hrist+as =ve. We had so+eho! +ana ed toet out on Saturday to 6uy thin s "or the 8ids. The house !as

"estive loo8in !ith lots o" presents under the tree. Patty !as inthe 6edroo+ !hen !e ca+e ho+e' and !ouldn5t even co+e out.

:ot only that' she !ouldn5t spea8 to any o" us The devil canreally create +isery !hen he !ants to.

$ll o" a sudden I reali ed the devil !as tryin to !in the!hole !ee8 I +arched into the 6edroo+' prayin all the !hile


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that I !ouldn5t 6e a typical +other@in@la!. I said' ;&esus' let hersee the love o" God in and throu h +e.; I told her she couldeither ruin the entire !ee8 "or all o" us' or she could ro! upand 6e the 8ind o" a !o+an God !anted her to 6e. Praise God'His love +ust have done it' 6ecause she ot out o" 6ed andca+e in !ith the children so !e could all open presents. Theat+osphere !as still char ed !ith electricity and not theat+osphere o" love that it should have 6een' 6ut thin s !erei+provin God allo!ed this "or a 6eauti"ul reason' I5+ sure' tosho! the+ ho! one person !ho lets the devil control the+ canruin the entire household. We +ade it throu h *hrist+as =veand the 8ids had "un.

The !ee8 started o"" !ith the at+osphere 6et!een To+and Patty cleared up sli htly' and then the devil really attac8edIn a di""erent !ay this ti+e thou h. The 6a6y started runnin a"ever o" 1 #. We prayed' prayed' prayed and the +ore !e

prayed the hi her his "ever ot. They had al+ost lost hi+


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+aintain spirituality 2# hours a day !hen the devil !asattac8in "ro+ every corner9 I 6elieve the ,ord allo!ed this tohappen to teach *harles and +e that you have a "e! +ore

pro6le+s !hen you have youn children than !hen your+editation periods are alone !ithout interruption o" littlechildren and sic8ness' and hurt "in ers and le s.

We 8ept praisin the ,ord. $s !e ca+e do!n sic8' one 6yone' !e 8eep praisin the ,ord +ore and +ore. We than8edHi+ "or the "lu' "or the sore throats' "or the virus' "or the+edication !hich !ound the 6a6y upD !e than8ed Hi+ "or

everythin that !as tryin to hinder the &esus !ee8.We had accepted a church date 6et!een the holidays

"eelin it !ould 6e an e7citin service "or To+ and Patty toshare. So+eho! or other' it !as not one o" those ni hts o" reatanointin ' and it !as a 6i disappoint+ent to us. :ot only that'this !as the ni ht *harles ot seriously ill.

We 8ept praisin the ,ord We had planned a prayer+eetin at our ho+e. y this ti+e I uess !e had all re6u8edthe devil so +uch he 6e an to let o o" us sli htly Eor !as it the

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!o+en' so I si+ply !ent over to her and said' ;Patty' !ouldyou li8e "or +e to lay hands on you9; She said' ;?es ; I laidhands on her and as8ed &esus to 6apti e her !ith the HolySpirit. He +et her so 6eauti"ully it e7ploded all o" us in theroo+. So+ethin happened to Patty in that lorious +o+ent.

$s soon as !e had "inished +inisterin to the rest o" the!o+en' !e all san in the Spirit What a ti+e !e had Then !e!ent out to the livin roo+ to see ho! *harles !as doin ' and!hat To+ !as doin . To+ had really 8ept hi+sel" a!ay "ro+all this ;e+otional; stu"". $s soon as he heard that Patty had

received' ho!ever' he said' ;,et +e hear you ; E=7actly !hat*harles had said to +e.F Patty prayed in the Spirit "or hi+' andthe e""ect !as dra+atic It really turned hi+ on He as8ed herseveral ti+es 6e"ore !e all !ent to 6ed to pray a ain and he!as "ascinated. I thin8 he thou ht she !as the only person inthe !hole !orld !ho could pray in the Spirit.

Patty chan ed "ro+ that +o+ent on $ll o" a sudden' thene! and 6eauti"ul Patty 6e an to e+er e. :ot a de"eated Patty'

6ut a Patty !ho had po!er to live the *hristian li"e. $ Patty!ho couldn5t understand it' 6ut a Patty !ho no! had an e7trareserve to dra! upon.

The devil had 6e un to run so "ast 6y this ti+e that !e allrecovered. :e! ?ear5s =ve ca+e and !e !ere e7cited a6out our

Party "or the ,ord at our church.$n interestin event happened on the !ay. Our / year@old

randson had 6een so interested in the 6aptis+' he had;eavesdropped; on our conversations all !ee8 lon ' and on

:e! ?ear5s =ve in the car on the "ree!ay' oin ( +iles anhour E


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To+ a ain prayed that he !ould et turned on' 6ut he !asreluctant to as8 "or the 6aptis+. He !as a"raid that he !asn5t

ood enou h' or +ature enou h' or that he ;I had only onehand on you and the other up in the air.; ut no! there !eret!o. $nd 6oth o" the+ !ere really turned on' and "illed !ithne! po!er.

y ;coincidence; several o" +y charis+atic "riends inMia+i ;happened; to o over to To+ and Patty5s house the ne7t!ee8. $lon !ith the+ !as the "riend !ho had


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told each one o" the+ the sa+e thin > ;TOM.; They all laidhands on To+ and -aria prayed and as8ed &esus to 6apti e hi+.To+ said he had never "elt so ;clean; in his !hole li"e. He saidhe "elt he had 6een 6athed all over and he tin led "or hours. Hedidn5t spea8 in ton ues' 6ut he 8ne! that so+ethin hadhappened to hi+.

We called Sunday ni ht a"ter !e had returned "ro+ a trip.To+ 6e an tellin us !hat had happened durin the !ee8. Hesaid he !as so thrilled a6out !hat had happened to Patty they!ere oin to have a +eetin the ne7t !ee8 6ecause so+e

people !anted to receive !hatever it !as that Patty had. oth*harles and I said' ;?ou can5t e7pect to ive people so+ethinyou don5t even have yoursel"'; and !e 6e an tal8in to hi+a6out the po!er he could e7pect "ro+ the Holy Spirit. He stillheld 6ac8' "ear in his heart that he !asn5t oin to receive' andthe 8no!led e that he !ould 6e e+6arrassed i" he didn5t.*harles re+inded hi+ it !as 4rances and I at thisend' and you and Patty at that end' To+' and then you !on5t "eelsel" conscious; *harles said. We as8ed &esus to really 6apti eTo+. We encoura ed To+ to open his +outh and 6e in praisinGod 6ut not in =n lish. We 8ne! the !ords !ere there We all

prayed in the Spirit' and I could hear Patty5s voice' *harles5voice' and +ine' 6ut not a sound out o" To+. The po!er overthe telephone !ire !as un6elieva6le 4inally I said' ;To+' Ididn5t hear anythin "ro+ you' did I9; He said' ;:ope' I had +yhand over the receiver.; *harles i++ediately said' ;Were you

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;?ou5re prayin in the Spirit' son' that5s !hat you5re doin .;To+ said' ;I5ve had these "unny soundin !ords since 4ridayni ht !hen they laid hands on +eD is that !hat this is9; *harlessaid' ;That5s the Holy Spirit !ithin you !antin to pray to the4ather in heaven "or you ; That +ust have turned To+ on'

6ecause all o" a sudden li8e a +i hty' rushin river' ca+etu+6lin out o" hi+ the +ost 6eauti"ul po!er"ul lan ua e youever heard. He !as so e7cited he dro!ned out the rest o" us ashis spirit soared to the 4ather in heavenD ;4or one !ho spea8s ina ton ue spea8s not to +en 6ut to GodD "or no one understandshi+' 6ut he utters +ysteries in the Spirit.; The Holy Spirit hadco+e to reside in To+ the re6el' and to ive hi+ the POW=Rhe needed to live the *hristian li"e.

$s soon as he "inished prayin in the Spirit' *harles prayedand than8ed &esus "or 6apti in hi+ in such a 6eauti"ul and

positive !ay. The +inute *harles "inished' !e heard To+5svoice on the other end. Mo+entarily 6oth *harles and I thou ht

he !as tal8in to us. Then !e reali ed it !as his soul a aincryin out to God and the !ords I heard 6rou ht a "lood o" HolySpirit tears into +y li"e as I heard a prayer I had !aited "or solon ;4ather'; he pleaded' ;ta8e out o" +e everythin that still!ants to sin. =verythin ' everythin ' everythin 0p untilthis ti+e there had 6een no po!er to pray this !ay' 6ut no! he!as pleadin !ith God to cruci"y the ;old nature; to rid hi+ o"

the carnal desire that !as still there to sin.What a ni ht *harles and I 6oth cried and praised God

and than8ed God "or !hat He had done that very ni ht. We praised Hi+ that To+ and Patty !ere no! 6oth 6apti ed !iththe Holy Spirit' and !e re


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leave on a tour' and called to see ho! thin s !ere oin . Theyhad so+e "riends at their house !ho had co+e over to discover+ore a6out the Holy Spirit' and To+ as8ed us an interestinBuestion. He C:=W so+ethin had happened to hi+D heC:=W !hatever it !as it ou ht to 6e shared !ith everyoneD heC:=W it !as o" God' 6ut he honestly didn5t 8no! !hat he8ne!' so he said' ;,oo8' this uy5s ot everythin ' he5s ot a

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to +a8e a total co++it+ent to &esus5; My cup over"lo!ed !ith


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Chapter *Watch Out + Here

Co,e The -ittle e!ils///

,i"e has 6een one e7citin 6o+6shell a"ter another since!e received the 6aptis+ !ith the Holy Spirit. We have 6eenea er and open "or everythin God has "or us' 6ut !e hadreservations a6out the real activity o" de+ons. We had seen

people 6eco+e so preoccupied !ith 6indin Satan and castinout de+ons they had no ti+e le"t over to praise God' love Hi+'or serve Hi+. We sure didn5t !ant to "all into that trap We5veseen people et so hun up on this su6


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!ithout the 8no!led e o" !hat to do !ith a de+on' 6ecausesooner or later' i" you5re out on the 6attle"ield o" the ,ord'you5re oin to run ri ht s+ac8 into one. $nd !e uarantee youyou5ll run into the+ in such a !ay you !on5t 6e a6le to i norethe+.

We had a ood reason to shy a!ay "ro+ de+ons. ,oo8!hat happened to *harles shortly a"ter he co++itted his li"e a"e! years a o and !as earnestly see8in ho! God !anted touse hi+.

I 8ne! God had put a special call "or service on +y li"e.He had already told +e to reduce +y *.P.$. pro"essional ti+eto one hal"' 6ut I didn5t 8no! !hat He !anted +e to do.Throu h a series o

since jesus passed by - charles & frances hunter

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