Testimonies

Food Allergy Healed:

From childhood, I remember being allergic to shellfish. After experiencing a severe anaphylactic shock resulting in an emergency treatment at the hospital, I learned to just stay away from shellfish. (Anaphylactic shock causes your blood pressure to suddenly drop and your airways to narrow, possibly blocking normal beathing. This condition is dangerous. If it isn’t treated immediately, it can result in serious complications and even be fatal)
One Sunday at Northwood, my pastor asked me to help with a sermon illustration on serving. As I joined him in front of the congregation, he began to serve to me a bowl of homemade shrimp gumbo. He had no idea I was highly allergic to shellfish. He kept offering the food and expecting me To participate. My wife, with great concern slipped a note about my allergy to pastor’s wife. She was hoping someone in the congregation had an epi pen.
I had to make a decision. I chose to have faith in God as I honored my pastor. I ate several Bites of the shellfish, trusting God to keep me. To my wife’s and my surprise, I never had any reaction to the shrimp gumbo! Later, I visited my extended family and as I ordered shellfish, they tried to stop me. They remembered the trip to the hospital because of my food allergy. Then I told them how God Had healed me, completely! For years now I have been free of that food allergy. Have faith In God, He heals all our diseases!

Darryl B.

Emotional Healing:

Finding myself divorced and a single mother; I felt as though I had no control over my life. For me the title “single mom” came with a wave of negativity. Declaring this “status” made me fear. The fear of the unknown, the lack of financial resources, the emotional trauma and the judging eyes all carry great heartache. But for me, my greatest fear was the lack of acceptance. I feared that this would be the one thing that would keep me from being loved. I allowed negative thinking to take control over me. I felt as though I failed not only myself but my children. I allowed the enemy to make me believe I was on this journey alone and everything was my own fault. After a few years, of rebuking those lies, I still felt as though there was “somewhat” of a hold on me. I knew I wanted to be Completely Free from the mental Bondage I was in. On this journey, I began to seek God more intentionally and placed myself in accountability to a spiritual mother and father. I allowed God to cultivate HIS dreams for me as I matured and healed of trauma. The love of godly family helped to reveal the truth of what God desired for me. It was never modeled to me in my childhood but I can now see the truth of what God desires for family. And now I am finding a deeper understanding of what it means to have the Mind of Christ with no condemnation and walk in total freedom. God’s ever-presence is governing me and I no longer fear that my past controls me. Through deliverance I have been able to gain control of my thinking and speak a fruitful legacy over me and my children.

Jene T.