testimonies

Denise had a stroke on March 1st. By Divine Providence, Pastor Rob was in the Sanctuary with her at the time and took her to the ER within 30 minutes, so she would be treated quickly. Over 200 people prayed for her, and she has been healed of the Lord! God is good!
(J.M)

"Since finding out about my brother’s death in 2022, I was consumed with depression. He had finally taken control of his life and even had his first child on the way. We all thought his drug addiction was over. Tragically, he died from an accidental fentanyl overdose on February 17th. My parents “checked out” of their roles well before we kids reached adulthood. So I took on a motherly role to my older brother, who had struggled with heroin for most of his young adulthood. I made sure he had a place to stay and pulled him out of his “lows” when he had nothing left but the clothes on his back. His death affected me so much that I was not able to work or think of him without crying. I tried to stay busy so I didn’t think about it. I closed off my heart to my kids, family, and my husband. I didn’t want to feel the pain of losing someone close to me again. Growing up, there was no mention of God in our household. I was not formally introduced to Him until the summer of 2024. It has been nearly a year since His mercy, grace, and love were revealed to me as I walked into Living Waters World Outreach Center. A sudden rush of new life poured into me as I poured my heart out in worship. I cried every time I spoke to someone new or talked about my past. Finally, I was able to feel again. My heart opened up and through prayer and feeding my tremendous appetite for the Word, I felt better. As I continued to learn about the power of Jesus Christ, I started to struggle with the confusion about my brother. Did he know the Lord? We never talked about that because it was never a part of our lives. I knew that he dabbled in spiritual quests, but I wasn’t sure about his faith in Jesus Christ. So I asked. And I asked. And I asked. I prayed and cried out to Him for a sign to combat the fear that he wasn’t with God. I asked people at the church for guidance and scripture when it came to sudden death. There was some relief, but I still felt like the burden was heavy. A couple months ago, I looked through my phone and I realized I had a link in my website bookmarks that I hadn’t watch in years, my brother’s celebration of life video on YouTube. Without thinking much of it, I scrolled away from it because I wasn’t ready to watch it again. I was having a good day and I wanted it to stay that way. My husband came home from work and asked if I would like to grab some dinner with him. Just a quick date night at Chili’s. He asked how I was feeling at the restaurant and he reminded me it had been three years since my brother passed away. Not wanting to cry, I avoided the conversation and tried to think of how I completely forgot about it. As he was praying for us before dinner, he mentioned that we knew my brother was with Him and I immediately felt a wave of frustration. I asked my husband to stop because I had been unsure of my brother being with God. We avoided the topic the entire night. As we were getting ready to leave, I heard a song over the speakers. I liked the song and it stayed in my head during the ride home and into the evening, as many “catchy” songs do. As my husband was getting the kids ready for bed, I decided it was time to watch the video I had ignored earlier that day. I had a few moments set aside to cry because I knew I was going to. The video started and the first song that came on was the song I had heard earlier in the restaurant. I was crying so hard, but it was a different type of feeling than thinking about his death before. I knew this was from God immediately. The way that He puts all the separate events in place to tell me that He is there with me. I knew He was telling me that He knew my brother and that was enough for me. I knew that if He knew my brother, everything was going to be okay. Since then, I have felt free. The burden of my brother’s death and the questioning had ended."
(J.F.)

"This is the most recent thing God has done for me, and I give Him all the glory! Since 1996 Psalm 103 has been one of my favorite scriptures to read, declare, and sing when I need God’s healing power to manifest. It’s one of the scriptures that I press into during this season of my life as Holy Spirit helps me receive the fullness of God’s healing and deliverance from chronic leukemia. In the past year Holy Spirit has even led me to command all the cells within my body to praise God’s holy name. (Psalm 103:1)
My Church family, Living Waters World Outreach Center, began the New Year of our Lord 2025 by reading the Holy Bible aloud in the sanctuary 24/7, Genesis through Revelation. Each person signs up for a specific day and time to read for 15 minutes, and no one knows what portion of scripture he/she will be reading.
Due to complications from the leukemia medication, I’d been experiencing shortness of breath. I had a medical procedure Thursday morning by God’s mighty right hand that brought the fullness of breath back into my lungs. Glory to God! So I felt well enough Thursday night to go to church and was assigned 15 minutes to read God’s Word. Unbeknownst to me, Psalm 103 was part of my reading. As I began reading verses 1-5, it was everything I could do not to stand up and sing those five verses with my hands stretched to the heavens! The joy of the Lord was upon and in every cell of my body! And I was breathing more deeply than I had in months! My soul and spirit soared because I knew God had specifically “assigned” that portion of scripture for me to read.
How intimately God knows me! God knows everything there is to know about each one of us. Isn’t that wonderful? I believe our Creator knows us so deeply because His heart’s desire is to heal us in every way we need healing,—spirit, soul, and body. And He enjoys us immensely as we experience His healing touch and enjoy Him in the process. I often times find myself smiling through my tears, even laughing with Him through tears of great joy. There’s so much of God to know and enjoy,—Father, Son Jesus, and Holy Spirit!
I knew Thursday evening as I was reading Psalm 103 that I was receiving a big dose of God’s healing power. I’m living in great expectation with child-like faith that by God’s great grace, by His unfailing love expressed through the Cross of Jesus Christ and His resurrection, and by Holy Spirit’s power, that I am healed! God’s tender mercies are new each morning, great is His faithfulness!
Psalm 103:1-5 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s."
(C.B.)

"God's done so much in my life. The biggest would have to be the healing of terminal cancer. I’ve suffered with chronic Ulcerative Colitis for over 40 years. I've had colonoscopies every year until the COVID outbreak. They postponed my colonoscopies for 3 years. When I went back and proceeded with the test, it showed irregularities. Irregularities that unmistakably pointed toward cancer. Not only cancer but terminal colon cancer. The doctor said if he could have seen me 12 or 18 months prior, he could have done something for me, but now… he sees I have 8-12 months at best. My pastor, unbeknownst to me, called me forward before the church, anointed my head with oil, and the church laid hands and prayed over me. So, Friday I had a colonoscopy, and Wednesday I met with the cancer doctor with MD Anderson. He performed a flex-sig in his office, then scheduled an adaptive active test for Tuesday that would show all the cancer I had. It came back negative, no more cancer. I’d been completely healed. MD Anderson and Borland Groover either could not explain the healing other than by God's hand."
(T.S.)