What a wonderful manifestation of God’s love and power in our lives is illustrated in the following testimony of Jean, who we have known for a number of years:

I can’t tell you why events in my life happened as they have. However perhaps this will encourage someone in the faith.

I was born again when I was a sophomore in high school. At that time in the early 70’s, God visited my high school, incredibly transforming hundreds of students. There were weekly ‘Young Life’ meetings where 200 or more students crammed into a barn in the evening just to hear about Jesus. Since the day I met Jesus, I’ve known there is no other truth, and no other way to have sins forgiven.

In my early 20’s I enlisted in the Marines. Mostly I just wanted to get out of the small town in upstate New York. By this time I was frustrated by my inability to live the Christian life. Although I knew the truth, understood the truth, and experienced God’s grace, I failed miserably in obeying Christ.

I’m not blaming the Marines for any of my problem; however, after a couple of years of being subjected continually to profanity in the Marine Corps, I realized in my mind I was continually tormented by these evil words and thoughts.

I married a Marine in 1979, and my husband and I were stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. Later, we moved to North Carolina, and then back to California. Although I attended Church almost every Sunday, I was not able to free myself ever of the torment of the profanity continually in my mind.

A few weeks ago, January 2007, at church at the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, there was a prophecy. I remember only a few words, “I (the Lord) will free you from the bondage of your mind.” At the time, I said ‘Praise God’, however, did not really think about anything in particular.

Then, later, when I walked out of church, I realized all the tormenting thoughts and words that had been a part of my life for more than 25 years were completely gone. Weeks later, I am still amazed by God’s incredible mercy and kindness. When I wake up in the morning, I am thinking praises to the Lord, and then until I go to sleep, I am thinking what a great and awesome, kind and merciful Lord. Amazing!