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December UPDATE 2005
TESTIMONIES:
HOW THE LORD SAVED CHRISTMAS
I was driving home from the final day of the Philadelphia "Unbound Freedom Conference" and I noticed an amazing and unprecedented thing -- I could look at the Christmas lights festooning downtown Ardmore without that all too familiar weight of dread and resentment building in the pit of my stomach. The truth is, it's been years since I looked at the approaching holidays with any feeling remotely resembling joy or anticipation. Was I just a lousy Christian? Or was it the more sinister truth: my mother-in-law was coming to town. It never fails, each holiday season my mother-in-law descends on our family with her dark entourage of accusation, anger, and vitriol. And her dark entourage would then call forth a host of party-crashers into our Christmas festivities: resentment, guilt, and fear. But this year would be different. When I looked at those cheerful Christmas lights in Ardmore, I waited for the familiar sensations of nausea, dread, and anger to rise like bile in my throat. And those sensations were gone. Simply gone. I tried to prod them a little by remembering the last time my mother-in-law visited and stormed out of the house. But the memories were vague and the anger gone. Praise God, I'd been released. At the conference I had come forward for prayer (multiple times!) and had miraculously forgiven my mother-in-law. I'd decided that I wanted Jesus more than I wanted my old grudges. That day I'd renounced my old enemies: resentment, anger, worry, and dread. Our Lord, in His mercy, had replaced this garbage with something precious, understanding. Now I knew that my mother-in-law, apart from the grace of God, would never change. She will always look for rejection and lash out. My husband and I must change how we interact with her. The last two days I've had a picture of Jesus taking the place of my old protective shield (anger and resentment) and standing between my husband’s mother and me. I've been released from the weight of remembering past wrongs. In the name of Jesus and with the help of some powerful intercession, I renounced the spirits that would rob me of the joy of Christmas. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
FROM A WOMAN WHO HAS PRAYED WITH OTHERS FOR MANY YEARS:
Hello! Peace be with you! I am just writing to share my deep gratitude for the “Unbound” conference & to give glory to God for the entire wondrous work that he did in me…. I was definitely led to attend the conference, even though the logistics (with 5 children), presented a challenge. But the Lord took care of it all. …There I was soaking up all the information, being touched by each talk, and then ministered to afterwards. I received new levels of healing and freedom with each time of being ministered to…(the Lord even orchestrated the gender of the “prayees” to the people I needed to forgive & for the issues I needed healing in. Isn’t God amazing?) I experienced much deeper levels of healing and freedom than I had in years! I felt so much “lifted off” I felt like my “original” old self (that’s good). At the end of the personal ministry time when I was finished being prayed with, I saw the 3 spirits that had plagued me for 20 years leave. I remember saying, they’re gone and that is when I heard the Lord say, “ At long last, it is over”…. Praise God! Is He not a gracious, faithful and loving God! I know that I am not “finished”. That wholeness is a lifelong journey, but I know that I am much freer, more healed and more filled with joy.
Your ”blueprint” is truly a gift from the Lord. It has given me great hope for the future and restored my vision, my hope, my heart’s desire (to be in active ministry)…In addition, it has given me tremendous hope for my family life-with my children…to think that there can be a way to heal life’s hurts with my children before they reach adulthood!
THE FOLLOWING QUOTES ARE TAKEN FROM THE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE THAT WAS GIVEN OUT SATURDAY AFTERNOON OF THE NOVEMBER FAIRVIEW CONFERENCE:
“I have been set free from a long suppressed hurt. I thought I had forgiven, but I had not and now I have-thank you Lord Jesus!”
“I am free. I am His child and have a new identity! I feel free, light, healed of all the baggage. I am unstuck.”
“I am truly a child of God and I know he loves me. I have been set free from areas of deception, control, self-condemnation, fear, anger, rage and the lie that I am unloved.”
"I have never had an experience like I had this weekend. I saw Jesus, I heard Him. Praise God and Glory to Him.”
“I feel a weight lifted from my body as I forgave a person I had a lot of resentment towards.”
“Spiritual surgery has removed the junk binding me and I am free to be renewed by the Holy Spirit”
“After intercession on the first night for sleep problems related to unforgiveness, I have slept better already.”
“I have been set free from the deception that I am responsible for some else’s choices.”
“I experienced love respect and encouragement from the team. I cried my whole way through the process.”
“I had just emailed my pastor and talked to a friend about what I wanted to be free from and lo and behold during a “practice” run of renunciation I was set free from every single thing! It was like Neal read my email!!! He led me to renounce every one of my enemies! Praise the Lord!”
“I really felt it (peace and freedom) during the renouncement practice on Friday night and it continues.“
“Yes, I think I broke through a ton of areas that I’ve struggled with for years.”
“What a gift for our day! Excellent conference-it would transform our Church if we could have our own conference –ASAP”
“I did not feel any lifting or release when I was prayed for. However when I went home and started to “live” apart from the conference I felt more peace and better able and equipped to deal with my struggles which is encouraging.”
“My team persevered with me until the Holy Spirit revealed what I needed to be freed from!”
“The meditation at the end - emerging with Jesus in baptism and rising a new woman in Christ and being blessed by the Father was significant in my healing. It filled me with affirmation and love and showed me after many years of eating disorders (stuffing my feelings) how to honor Christ who lives in me!”
“The teaching is excellent and is so needed in the body of Christy. I really appreciate the humility and the gentleness of the whole ministry.”
CONTINUED FRUIT FOLLOWING THE CONFRENCE
One woman who serves as a prayer ministry director in her church had an opportunity to use the five keys within days of the conference. She was asked to take a team to the home of someone facing cancer surgery. She wrote, “We got into soaking prayer, and one thing led to another. She agreed to allow me to lead her in deliverance prayer. And I got to teach the model to her and others in our church. She had a wonderful time of deep release from childhood trauma. I was so blessed!”
NOVEMBER UPDATE 2005
TESTIMONIES
The following are two excerpts from a wonderful testimony. The first one describes a healing that went back to the time in the womb, in the second one she describes the experience of receiving the Father's blessing in a way that leaves me in awe.
1. The experience was exceedingly profound for me. I can only say that I feel like I was a witness to, and participant in, a miracle. How can one know what they felt and how they reacted to external events while in their mother's womb? It is impossible to know that, let alone communicate it 51 years later in a therapeutic way to effect change?in less than 2 hours!!! I am a Health Care Professional. It is impossible.
It leaves me silent, and in great awe? of the tangible reality of the power of God.
Nothing is impossible.
2. It was weird. It was almost like there was a part of me that was separated from my psyche, and that part came home. And I looked at this part of me for the first time in my life, and wondered who she was. There was a sense of wholeness that I did not have to fight for, reach for, search for, beg for, or work for?it was suddenly just there. Whatever it was within me that ran away, or left in fear? had returned. I cannot identify it. I just know that now I am whole.
A woman in Pennsylvania wrote:
I do see the areas he has healed, and am blown away by the freedom. My relationship with my mom is deeper and deeper and getting better every day. I'm amazed at the various levels of freedom. I guess that is what I am experiencing...it's not a quick fix...it's level after level...if that makes sense...It's also gentle and gradual, so I'm not freaked out by the freedom. How strange to think I might be freaked out by freedom, but after only knowing the bondage and chains for so long, it's like learning how to breathe all over again...let alone walk...It's hard to explain, but I am just so grateful. Thank you so much!
October Update 2005
TESTIMONIES:
Breaking the Power of Fear
It has been an exciting summer and I have been so set free from a fear I didn't even know was there. Since I had long ago forgiven the man who attempted to rape and kill me, I spent about a week trying to figure out why I was so afraid. Until I saw it: I had learned to trust fear. Fear was so much a part of me that I didn't even know it owned me. But now it is gone. I no longer fear my life and the people in it. I don't even hit the imaginary break peddle on the passenger side of the car when my husband is driving! When it does show up, and it does, I call it what it is. You see I no longer entertain it. The joy is overwhelming. I had no idea how much fear had poisoned every aspect of my life. My marriage and parenting and friendships are now a joy!
Gone: Knee pain and much more
Also I want to thank you for your ministry. I received a healing of pain In my knee. I think it was related to resentment and bitterness because of past hurts.
Freedom Conference Testimony
I think many will be able to identify with the following story of childhood rejection. There is something special about receiving a testimony five months later, knowing the person has held onto the gift.
I attended the Freedom Conference with the hope that I would be renewed. I had slowly been experiencing a feeling of losing who I am to the point of not even recognizing myself. Over the past 3-4 years I felt a gradual (and this year more increasing) sense of anxiety. I felt like a failure in all areas of my life – as wife (seeing my husband's needs and not being able to fill them), as mother (feeling overwhelmed and as needy as my children) as homemaker feeling that my chaotic house reflected the chaos I felt inside. I thought all of this was due to my inability to handle the responsibilities that come with motherhood. Only God could make up where I was failing.
The first night of the conference God revealed to me that an old wound needed to be healed. I began feeling a yearning or desire to be me again. A memory came to me of a time in 6th grade when I went to my mother and said, "I love right now; I love being a kid; I never want to get older than I am right now." I wanted to live in the freedom I had in that time of my life again.
I went home that night and memories of the rejection and humiliation I experienced in 7th and 8th grade when I switched schools came flooding back. It occurred to me for the first time that just 6 months earlier, at the end of 6th grade, I described not wanting to get older, having no idea what lay just around the corner. While praying in bed that night I remembered my mom coming to me late in HS apologizing for making me change schools. With tears in her eyes she revealed how painful it had been to watch her carefree confident daughter "shrivel up" and she wanted to help me. But neither of us knew what to do.
I gradually just locked those years away not knowing how deep the wounds were.
At the end of Neal's talk on the second night I repeated a simple prayer over and over in my head- "Lord direct me. Lord direct me…" When I stood up as the prayer teams took their places, I felt an almost tangible push on my shoulder to go over to Janet. When I shared with her all that God had been revealing to me, she asked me if I wanted to forgive Sister (my 8th grade teacher). I don't know if Janet caught my reaction but my jaw just about dropped and I thought—forgive her? That NEVER occurred to me. Then Jesus filled my heart with the desire to forgive and I felt a rush of eagerness and replied, "YES!" As Janet lead me through forgiveness and renunciation, old emotions poured through me and I felt like an old clogged sink being released.
After that prayer time I felt like my chest could hold more air! When I looked around at people I knew I felt like there had been a thin film of vaseline on my glasses that was wiped clear. I couldn't believe how much fear I had been living in until it was gone. I couldn't wait to get home. I started skipping across the parking lot to my car. During the drive home, I was praising God out loud and then would start to get the giggles. I ran to the family room where my two oldest daughters and husband were. My ear-to-ear grin and the bounce in my step seemed to shock them. For a minute they all just stared at me. Then I hopped from one to the other hugging and kissing them. It was as if Jesus opened and filled my heart and I was free to love them in a new and fuller way.
My husband commented: "Something was different in your eyes that I never saw before, like a radiant glow. You seemed so happy to see us. It totally brightened my night."
I floated on this feeling for almost a full week. It hasn't left me, but daily life has reminded me that I need to turn to Jesus constantly to maintain this awesome gift he gave me. And he has often gifted me with a fullness of heart during prayer where I feel like his arms are around me in a loving embrace—it is almost tangible.
I am in awe of God's love and so grateful and excited to feel familiar to myself again. Joy has returned and the love in my family life is awesome. My heart has been set free to love those around me more fully.
TESTIMONIES
The following are two excerpts from a wonderful testimony. The first one describes a healing that went back to the time in the womb, in the second one she describes the experience of receiving the Father's blessing in a way that leaves me in awe.
1. The experience was exceedingly profound for me. I can only say that I feel like I was a witness to, and participant in, a miracle. How can one know what they felt and how they reacted to external events while in their mother's womb? It is impossible to know that, let alone communicate it 51 years later in a therapeutic way to effect change?in less than 2 hours!!! I am a Health Care Professional. It is impossible.
It leaves me silent, and in great awe? of the tangible reality of the power of God.
Nothing is impossible.
2. It was weird. It was almost like there was a part of me that was separated from my psyche, and that part came home. And I looked at this part of me for the first time in my life, and wondered who she was. There was a sense of wholeness that I did not have to fight for, reach for, search for, beg for, or work for?it was suddenly just there. Whatever it was within me that ran away, or left in fear? had returned. I cannot identify it. I just know that now I am whole.
A woman in Pennsylvania wrote:
I do see the areas he has healed, and am blown away by the freedom. My relationship with my mom is deeper and deeper and getting better every day. I'm amazed at the various levels of freedom. I guess that is what I am experiencing...it's not a quick fix...it's level after level...if that makes sense...It's also gentle and gradual, so I'm not freaked out by the freedom. How strange to think I might be freaked out by freedom, but after only knowing the bondage and chains for so long, it's like learning how to breathe all over again...let alone walk...It's hard to explain, but I am just so grateful. Thank you so much!
October Update 2005
TESTIMONIES:
Breaking the Power of Fear
It has been an exciting summer and I have been so set free from a fear I didn't even know was there. Since I had long ago forgiven the man who attempted to rape and kill me, I spent about a week trying to figure out why I was so afraid. Until I saw it: I had learned to trust fear. Fear was so much a part of me that I didn't even know it owned me. But now it is gone. I no longer fear my life and the people in it. I don't even hit the imaginary break peddle on the passenger side of the car when my husband is driving! When it does show up, and it does, I call it what it is. You see I no longer entertain it. The joy is overwhelming. I had no idea how much fear had poisoned every aspect of my life. My marriage and parenting and friendships are now a joy!
Gone: Knee pain and much more
Also I want to thank you for your ministry. I received a healing of pain In my knee. I think it was related to resentment and bitterness because of past hurts.
Freedom Conference Testimony
I think many will be able to identify with the following story of childhood rejection. There is something special about receiving a testimony five months later, knowing the person has held onto the gift.
I attended the Freedom Conference with the hope that I would be renewed. I had slowly been experiencing a feeling of losing who I am to the point of not even recognizing myself. Over the past 3-4 years I felt a gradual (and this year more increasing) sense of anxiety. I felt like a failure in all areas of my life – as wife (seeing my husband's needs and not being able to fill them), as mother (feeling overwhelmed and as needy as my children) as homemaker feeling that my chaotic house reflected the chaos I felt inside. I thought all of this was due to my inability to handle the responsibilities that come with motherhood. Only God could make up where I was failing.
The first night of the conference God revealed to me that an old wound needed to be healed. I began feeling a yearning or desire to be me again. A memory came to me of a time in 6th grade when I went to my mother and said, "I love right now; I love being a kid; I never want to get older than I am right now." I wanted to live in the freedom I had in that time of my life again.
I went home that night and memories of the rejection and humiliation I experienced in 7th and 8th grade when I switched schools came flooding back. It occurred to me for the first time that just 6 months earlier, at the end of 6th grade, I described not wanting to get older, having no idea what lay just around the corner. While praying in bed that night I remembered my mom coming to me late in HS apologizing for making me change schools. With tears in her eyes she revealed how painful it had been to watch her carefree confident daughter "shrivel up" and she wanted to help me. But neither of us knew what to do.
I gradually just locked those years away not knowing how deep the wounds were.
At the end of Neal's talk on the second night I repeated a simple prayer over and over in my head- "Lord direct me. Lord direct me…" When I stood up as the prayer teams took their places, I felt an almost tangible push on my shoulder to go over to Janet. When I shared with her all that God had been revealing to me, she asked me if I wanted to forgive Sister (my 8th grade teacher). I don't know if Janet caught my reaction but my jaw just about dropped and I thought—forgive her? That NEVER occurred to me. Then Jesus filled my heart with the desire to forgive and I felt a rush of eagerness and replied, "YES!" As Janet lead me through forgiveness and renunciation, old emotions poured through me and I felt like an old clogged sink being released.
After that prayer time I felt like my chest could hold more air! When I looked around at people I knew I felt like there had been a thin film of vaseline on my glasses that was wiped clear. I couldn't believe how much fear I had been living in until it was gone. I couldn't wait to get home. I started skipping across the parking lot to my car. During the drive home, I was praising God out loud and then would start to get the giggles. I ran to the family room where my two oldest daughters and husband were. My ear-to-ear grin and the bounce in my step seemed to shock them. For a minute they all just stared at me. Then I hopped from one to the other hugging and kissing them. It was as if Jesus opened and filled my heart and I was free to love them in a new and fuller way.
My husband commented: "Something was different in your eyes that I never saw before, like a radiant glow. You seemed so happy to see us. It totally brightened my night."
I floated on this feeling for almost a full week. It hasn't left me, but daily life has reminded me that I need to turn to Jesus constantly to maintain this awesome gift he gave me. And he has often gifted me with a fullness of heart during prayer where I feel like his arms are around me in a loving embrace—it is almost tangible.
I am in awe of God's love and so grateful and excited to feel familiar to myself again. Joy has returned and the love in my family life is awesome. My heart has been set free to love those around me more fully.
September Update 2005
TESTIMONIES:
A woman we had met last year greeted us in Rwanda. Her family has witnessed such a radical change in her that they call her the new Tetesia and refer to the person she was before her deliverance as the old Tetesia. She had been plagued by severe headaches (and the disabilities that come with them). She has had no headaches for almost a year. As she was planning to come this year and give testimony, her headache returned. She spoke with authority to her headache (or the spirit behind it) " you are trying to rob me, get out of here". Her headaches did not come back.
Following last year's training, one sister led a group of elderly people through a workshop using the Five Keys. She said at first they did not want to share anything because of their great wounds of the genocide. But before long the tears began to flow and they began to talk. The grace of forgiveness was released in power.
One man testified that his children had been out of control, fighting with one another. His family was in chaos! After the conference he taught them to forgive and to seek the Father's Blessings. His family has been transformed. His children run to him for a blessing before they go to bed. If they are in bed they lay awake waiting to hear him turn the latch and they get out of bed and run for their blessing. He said he had no idea that he could pray for a blessing for his children. Their lives have changed dramatically; peace now reigns in their home.
One woman said that when she was 13 her parents were killed in the genocide. After that she was mistreated by a lot of people. This week she realized that she carried a lot of self-hatred and rejection. She believed she was ugly, so much so that she never would look into a mirror. She carried with her a small mirror where she could only see part of her reflection at a time. When she was ministered to she renounced self-rejection and self-hatred and the lie that she was ugly. She left feeling free. But she did not know how free she was until she walked into a room with a large mirror. Without thinking she looked at herself and exclaimed out loud "OH! I am beautiful!
TESTIMONIES:
A woman we had met last year greeted us in Rwanda. Her family has witnessed such a radical change in her that they call her the new Tetesia and refer to the person she was before her deliverance as the old Tetesia. She had been plagued by severe headaches (and the disabilities that come with them). She has had no headaches for almost a year. As she was planning to come this year and give testimony, her headache returned. She spoke with authority to her headache (or the spirit behind it) " you are trying to rob me, get out of here". Her headaches did not come back.
Following last year's training, one sister led a group of elderly people through a workshop using the Five Keys. She said at first they did not want to share anything because of their great wounds of the genocide. But before long the tears began to flow and they began to talk. The grace of forgiveness was released in power.
One man testified that his children had been out of control, fighting with one another. His family was in chaos! After the conference he taught them to forgive and to seek the Father's Blessings. His family has been transformed. His children run to him for a blessing before they go to bed. If they are in bed they lay awake waiting to hear him turn the latch and they get out of bed and run for their blessing. He said he had no idea that he could pray for a blessing for his children. Their lives have changed dramatically; peace now reigns in their home.
One woman said that when she was 13 her parents were killed in the genocide. After that she was mistreated by a lot of people. This week she realized that she carried a lot of self-hatred and rejection. She believed she was ugly, so much so that she never would look into a mirror. She carried with her a small mirror where she could only see part of her reflection at a time. When she was ministered to she renounced self-rejection and self-hatred and the lie that she was ugly. She left feeling free. But she did not know how free she was until she walked into a room with a large mirror. Without thinking she looked at herself and exclaimed out loud "OH! I am beautiful!
June Update 2005
Testimonies:
A woman in the Midwest wrote:
I hardly know where to begin, or how to thank you for listening to the Lord and writing your book, 'UNBOUND"
My husband and I have been part of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal for the past 10 years. The Lord has used us in the deliverance ministry and I am aware of the great need and have experience deliverance myself as has my husband.
I know the Lord led me to the book. I passed by a book table once seeing the little white book with the very large word UNBOUND and as I walked by I heard the Lord tell me to pick up the book. I did and what an experience I am having. I have found new freedom from area's in my life I thought I was delivered from, I have found other areas that I needed deliverance from and I am still reading!
First of all I want to say thank you. I have been recommending the book to others and I have already bought four copies for family members. I am savoring every word, reading it slowly and deliberately and praying as I read. Unbound been such a blessing that I cry every time I think about what God is doing for me through your book. I can't make it through a chapter without crying, either for a revelation from the Lord for me, or with joy for those who have been set free, or for the need of others who need to be free. God is so good and truly leads and feeds us when we have a heart for His Love, Truth and Freedom!
From a man in St Lucia wrote:
I am a 30 year old male from St. Lucia who attended the Freedom In Christ Conference. I felt SO blessed that after one of the training sessions, I spent an hour on the phone with my girlfriend going through the Unbound process and was able to help her achieve deep levels of freedom.
For her birthday, I went all out to get her a copy of the book UNBOUND. (I begged Aunties Bertie & Macrina to sell me a copy that was reserved) so she could continue this personal Freedom Journey. She has said that though she hasn't gotten to chapter two she has found herself crying quite a bit. God is touching her through this book as I'm sure it has touched thousands by now.
Testimonies:
A woman in the Midwest wrote:
I hardly know where to begin, or how to thank you for listening to the Lord and writing your book, 'UNBOUND"
My husband and I have been part of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal for the past 10 years. The Lord has used us in the deliverance ministry and I am aware of the great need and have experience deliverance myself as has my husband.
I know the Lord led me to the book. I passed by a book table once seeing the little white book with the very large word UNBOUND and as I walked by I heard the Lord tell me to pick up the book. I did and what an experience I am having. I have found new freedom from area's in my life I thought I was delivered from, I have found other areas that I needed deliverance from and I am still reading!
First of all I want to say thank you. I have been recommending the book to others and I have already bought four copies for family members. I am savoring every word, reading it slowly and deliberately and praying as I read. Unbound been such a blessing that I cry every time I think about what God is doing for me through your book. I can't make it through a chapter without crying, either for a revelation from the Lord for me, or with joy for those who have been set free, or for the need of others who need to be free. God is so good and truly leads and feeds us when we have a heart for His Love, Truth and Freedom!
From a man in St Lucia wrote:
I am a 30 year old male from St. Lucia who attended the Freedom In Christ Conference. I felt SO blessed that after one of the training sessions, I spent an hour on the phone with my girlfriend going through the Unbound process and was able to help her achieve deep levels of freedom.
For her birthday, I went all out to get her a copy of the book UNBOUND. (I begged Aunties Bertie & Macrina to sell me a copy that was reserved) so she could continue this personal Freedom Journey. She has said that though she hasn't gotten to chapter two she has found herself crying quite a bit. God is touching her through this book as I'm sure it has touched thousands by now.
TESTIMONY
When I went to the Freedom Conference it was with an expectation to receive from the teaching - the Lord has taught me in the last five years to always expect to receive from every teaching. And He had already worked a tremendous deliverance in my life starting in March of 2000 and continuing even now. As you so lovingly presented it - deliverance is a process. It's a journey - not a big bang and then it's over.
What I did not realize was the depth of freedom that was in store for me at the conference. Though I am a faithful Christian involved in several ministries and learned in the scriptures there was a coldness that gripped me. It's hard to describe and on the surface most people would not know it was there. But inside I knew that I had a heart of ice. I did not like people to be close to me - to touch me, hug me, hold my hand. I didn't let people get too close to me, including my husband. There was a part of me reserved and detached.
On Saturday morning of the conference during worship I had an incredible spiritual battle going on inside me. It was almost like I was outside looking in and my mind was split – we were singing "Yes Lord" and my mouth was saying Yes Lord, but in my mind I was hearing No which was deafening at the time. We continued to sing songs and started singing "Shout To The Lord" and all of a sudden I knew Jesus was there with me. He showed me that through the dark years of my teens He was there - through the drugs, the orgies, the abuse (physical and emotional) and many other dark times He was there. That He loved me, that He would never leave me. And it was the most incredible peace and tender love I had ever known.
Well - you would think that was enough. But as you know at the break after the first session you prayed with me. I had some horrible times as a child, teen and young adult and many to forgive. After that you led me in renouncing many things (anger, rebellion, hatred, fear to name a few) but then you had me renounce a spirit of death. And when you broke the power of the spirit in the name of Jesus Christ - well I knew the iceberg was gone!!! For the first time I felt love, compassion, joy, peace in a way I never had before. My 2 sisters were at the conference with me and after we finished I went to sit with them - I had always disliked them calling me their baby sister yet now it was the most wonderful term of endearment. My sister touched my cheek and it was a though I had never been touched before. For the rest of the day every time I thought of or heard "heart" I had this wonderful picture of a pulsing, healthy heart - vibrant, living, feeling and knew it was now mine. There is much else I could share but suffice it to say that the deliverance was in many areas and very deep. One of the other things that happened was when you prayed the blessing over me. As you know I had two abortions when in my twenties. When you prayed the Lord led you to tell me that I would see my two babies in heaven, would hold them, would not feel guilt or shame. It was and continues to be a joyous thing for me to look forward to.
Having my sisters at the conference was incredible. We were staying together one of the nights and the Lord revealed so much to us as a unit of things that happened to open the doors of bondage. All 3 of us were prayed for at different times (and once a blessing together) and each of our lives have been changed forever. There is a bond there that is deeper than I ever thought possible and such a joy to share in the love of the Lord together.
But there is more I must share - for the great work of the Lord did not stop at the conference. So many things have happened and changed that it's again hard to keep it to a short note. But I will try. My relationship with my husband has changed. He has read the Unbound book and we have prayed together. He has prayed with me, and I with him. He also has been using the principals in the book in his own personal prayer life. He has seen results in areas of bondage that have plagued him for years. He is looking forward to the Freedom conference in June as he expects to receive greatly by attending and wants to also give to others by serving as one of the leaders.
I've had the joyful opportunity to pray with others as well and see results of the Lord's healing in the their lives. In addition I am now able to speak honestly of the abortions which I never could before. And the Lord has put other women (many who I would never have thought had abortions) in my path that repented, prayed, asked forgiveness and received healing for having abortions as well. We took my mom on an extended trip with us - she and I have never had a close relationship - and though we had some struggles the first few days I was able to call my sister to pray with me. Neal - the entire trip changed and the Lord blessed our time together in a way that's hard to describe. My sister and I believe that our receiving that freedom has brought these things to pass. On the way home from that trip the Lord revealed some great truths to me about depression which I had struggled with over time but never really named it that. I was able to renounce it and to recognize the door which enabled it. I have since not had an extended episode because I now recognize what's happening and go to the Lord in prayer. And He answers.
I'm more involved in church and was asked to become a leader of our small group ministry. And in doing that I have again seen the Lord's hand in enabling me to have compassion, love, mercy for those involved. My job has been impacted by this as well. I'm a project manager and my teams are growing, learning to work together etc.. which I know is because of prayer and the blessing of the Lord.
The final thing that happened (at least for now) was this week. My manager called me to ask me to move to a different project. The project is one of the largest in our organization and is in trouble. A lot of trouble. As we discussed it I prayed and asked the Lord - if this be Your will then You will enable me to do this. And though I am humbled that my manager would think I'm capable of this I also know the Lord has been preparing me for this. Before this I would have been quite fearful, negative and lots of other reactions. But instead I have a trust of the Lord and His work in me and so have peace about it.
Well - I am sure the deliverance of the Lord will continue. How I love Jesus - the Healer, the Comforter, The Wonderful Counselor, the Prince of Peace, the Strong Tower, my Lord and Savior whose return I gladly await. And how thankful I am that He continues to use me in service to Him to help others receive freedom in their lives.
When I went to the Freedom Conference it was with an expectation to receive from the teaching - the Lord has taught me in the last five years to always expect to receive from every teaching. And He had already worked a tremendous deliverance in my life starting in March of 2000 and continuing even now. As you so lovingly presented it - deliverance is a process. It's a journey - not a big bang and then it's over.
What I did not realize was the depth of freedom that was in store for me at the conference. Though I am a faithful Christian involved in several ministries and learned in the scriptures there was a coldness that gripped me. It's hard to describe and on the surface most people would not know it was there. But inside I knew that I had a heart of ice. I did not like people to be close to me - to touch me, hug me, hold my hand. I didn't let people get too close to me, including my husband. There was a part of me reserved and detached.
On Saturday morning of the conference during worship I had an incredible spiritual battle going on inside me. It was almost like I was outside looking in and my mind was split – we were singing "Yes Lord" and my mouth was saying Yes Lord, but in my mind I was hearing No which was deafening at the time. We continued to sing songs and started singing "Shout To The Lord" and all of a sudden I knew Jesus was there with me. He showed me that through the dark years of my teens He was there - through the drugs, the orgies, the abuse (physical and emotional) and many other dark times He was there. That He loved me, that He would never leave me. And it was the most incredible peace and tender love I had ever known.
Well - you would think that was enough. But as you know at the break after the first session you prayed with me. I had some horrible times as a child, teen and young adult and many to forgive. After that you led me in renouncing many things (anger, rebellion, hatred, fear to name a few) but then you had me renounce a spirit of death. And when you broke the power of the spirit in the name of Jesus Christ - well I knew the iceberg was gone!!! For the first time I felt love, compassion, joy, peace in a way I never had before. My 2 sisters were at the conference with me and after we finished I went to sit with them - I had always disliked them calling me their baby sister yet now it was the most wonderful term of endearment. My sister touched my cheek and it was a though I had never been touched before. For the rest of the day every time I thought of or heard "heart" I had this wonderful picture of a pulsing, healthy heart - vibrant, living, feeling and knew it was now mine. There is much else I could share but suffice it to say that the deliverance was in many areas and very deep. One of the other things that happened was when you prayed the blessing over me. As you know I had two abortions when in my twenties. When you prayed the Lord led you to tell me that I would see my two babies in heaven, would hold them, would not feel guilt or shame. It was and continues to be a joyous thing for me to look forward to.
Having my sisters at the conference was incredible. We were staying together one of the nights and the Lord revealed so much to us as a unit of things that happened to open the doors of bondage. All 3 of us were prayed for at different times (and once a blessing together) and each of our lives have been changed forever. There is a bond there that is deeper than I ever thought possible and such a joy to share in the love of the Lord together.
But there is more I must share - for the great work of the Lord did not stop at the conference. So many things have happened and changed that it's again hard to keep it to a short note. But I will try. My relationship with my husband has changed. He has read the Unbound book and we have prayed together. He has prayed with me, and I with him. He also has been using the principals in the book in his own personal prayer life. He has seen results in areas of bondage that have plagued him for years. He is looking forward to the Freedom conference in June as he expects to receive greatly by attending and wants to also give to others by serving as one of the leaders.
I've had the joyful opportunity to pray with others as well and see results of the Lord's healing in the their lives. In addition I am now able to speak honestly of the abortions which I never could before. And the Lord has put other women (many who I would never have thought had abortions) in my path that repented, prayed, asked forgiveness and received healing for having abortions as well. We took my mom on an extended trip with us - she and I have never had a close relationship - and though we had some struggles the first few days I was able to call my sister to pray with me. Neal - the entire trip changed and the Lord blessed our time together in a way that's hard to describe. My sister and I believe that our receiving that freedom has brought these things to pass. On the way home from that trip the Lord revealed some great truths to me about depression which I had struggled with over time but never really named it that. I was able to renounce it and to recognize the door which enabled it. I have since not had an extended episode because I now recognize what's happening and go to the Lord in prayer. And He answers.
I'm more involved in church and was asked to become a leader of our small group ministry. And in doing that I have again seen the Lord's hand in enabling me to have compassion, love, mercy for those involved. My job has been impacted by this as well. I'm a project manager and my teams are growing, learning to work together etc.. which I know is because of prayer and the blessing of the Lord.
The final thing that happened (at least for now) was this week. My manager called me to ask me to move to a different project. The project is one of the largest in our organization and is in trouble. A lot of trouble. As we discussed it I prayed and asked the Lord - if this be Your will then You will enable me to do this. And though I am humbled that my manager would think I'm capable of this I also know the Lord has been preparing me for this. Before this I would have been quite fearful, negative and lots of other reactions. But instead I have a trust of the Lord and His work in me and so have peace about it.
Well - I am sure the deliverance of the Lord will continue. How I love Jesus - the Healer, the Comforter, The Wonderful Counselor, the Prince of Peace, the Strong Tower, my Lord and Savior whose return I gladly await. And how thankful I am that He continues to use me in service to Him to help others receive freedom in their lives.
May Update 2005
TESTIMONIES:
May God be glorified in each testimony and may it be an encouragement to all.
SET FREE IN RWANDA:
I came across this book when I complained to my friend who is a Reverend Father with the Fatima Catholic Church, Ruhengeri that two people attacked me in my dream, as result of which I had pains in my nose, head and teeth. I collected holy water from the church and he gave me holy oil for the sick as I requested. He then asked me if I would like to read a book, I replied in the affirmative. He gave me "Unbound". When I started reading this book, I discovered that the Devil could only possess what you allowed him to possess. I followed the advice from the book, alas, all the pains disappeared and I am now more equipped than ever before to help others regain their freedom from the grips of evil spirits. I also discovered that total forgiveness to our offenders is the key, acknowledging the unconditional love of our Lord Jesus Christ for us when He died for our sake so that we may have life.
UNEXPECTEDLY HEALED OF AN ULCER:
You saw my husband, and I on Thursday three weeks ago - I will never forget that day. The focus of the session was on my husband to free him of many influences which had him (and me) captive. Sadly, he has not walked in his freedom and has returned to his previous thinking and behavior.
I wanted you to know a most incredible and wonderful thing though, which our Lord did. I had reached a real low point and was a mess: I had developed a peptic ulcer, I had extremely painful spastic colon disorder and could not keep any food in my system. I was depressed and was on anti-depressants - I could go on and on. Since that Thursday, I have not had one single spastic episode, my bowels are back to normal functioning AND my last endoscope test showed that my ulcer is no longer present!!! I am so blessed and I feel so incredibly free!!
FREE OF A COMPULSIVE SIN:
Six months ago you prayed for me. I was delivered of what I believe was the root to many of my problems. I was set free from a spirit of purposelessness. That was combined with healing of my masculine identity and a fear of sexuality. Since that time I have been totally free of a compulsive sin.
"I SHARED WHAT I LEARNED WITH MY WIFE"
I went home and shared what I learned with my wife. We have prayed together as you taught us. We have experienced so much grace in the last while that I can honestly describe it as life changing. Out of my desire to share this with others, I read your book a second time and then about a month ago started to go through it again. This time I'm going very slowly and taking notes.
"GOD'S LOVE BECAME REAL TO ME"
The first and foremost is that I had not previously experienced God's love for me as deeply, profoundly, as physically as I did when I was prayed for. In looking back it appears to me that my sense of God's love before last Monday was much more intellectual, something I understood a little bit and had experienced a little bit, but it was more conceptual. The best image is, I felt enveloped, held and warmed by God's love. God's love became real to me, not something I had read about in a book, but something that I could feel, experience and know.
MARCH 2005 UPDATE
TESTIMONIES:
INSOMNIA.
One pastor told me that when I gave him my book UNBOUND, he had no desire to read anything more about a practical guide to deliverance. But because he was suffering with insomnia he started reading. The Lord used the chapter on renunciation to help him take his authority in Christ and set him free from insomnia. Now he is very enthusiastic about UNBOUND and many in his church are reading it.
JOY REVIVED
An assistant pastor told me he started reading UNBOUND on the plane. When he got to the end of a chapter where I encouraged a prayer response, he whispered his response, a bit self-consciously because he didn't know what the man next to him would think. Immediately the oppression he was under lifted and that day his joy returned to him.
KAZAKSTAN.
I received this letter from a friend after they returned from a mission trip to Kazakstan.
As you know, Dennis, the children and I spent July and August in Almaty, Kazakstan. I used your book and method in detail in counseling sessions for deliverance and inner healing. We were each teaching two classes per week in the evenings, so I had to fit in the counseling sessions before teaching or on the weekend because people were working. I loved counseling this way and could hardly wait to make more appointments. I started with two per week and went to four per week, counseling women. I only prayed for one man using your method. It was in a prayer line, praying with Dennis and the man started to manifest torment from an evil spirit so I quickly took over (filled with love) and according to your method saw no further manifestation but peace and freedom in the end.
The method was perfectly suited to my primary spiritual gifting of exhortation. The Lord filled me with love for each client which they felt, with no judgement. Several said they came expecting not to share much with me, but ended up sharing everything. The prevalence of occult practices, witchcraft and sexual abuse is astounding in the former Soviet Union. I saw freedom, joy, peace and release of ministry in those counseled; and people were empowered to use their authority in the Lord for their own deliverance and healing. I took about 2-2 _ hours with each person unless I knew the person beforehand wherein it took about 1 _ hours (Being new to this!)
I gave my copy of Unbound to my translator who worked so closely with me in the counseling sessions. I fully expect she will also use it to help others.
Thank you so much for the blessing of your book and also for the session in which you and Janet prayed for me. That session gave me first-hand knowledge of the method. I am very grateful to you and blessed that I'm able to assist others in getting free.
TESTIMONIES:
INSOMNIA.
One pastor told me that when I gave him my book UNBOUND, he had no desire to read anything more about a practical guide to deliverance. But because he was suffering with insomnia he started reading. The Lord used the chapter on renunciation to help him take his authority in Christ and set him free from insomnia. Now he is very enthusiastic about UNBOUND and many in his church are reading it.
JOY REVIVED
An assistant pastor told me he started reading UNBOUND on the plane. When he got to the end of a chapter where I encouraged a prayer response, he whispered his response, a bit self-consciously because he didn't know what the man next to him would think. Immediately the oppression he was under lifted and that day his joy returned to him.
KAZAKSTAN.
I received this letter from a friend after they returned from a mission trip to Kazakstan.
As you know, Dennis, the children and I spent July and August in Almaty, Kazakstan. I used your book and method in detail in counseling sessions for deliverance and inner healing. We were each teaching two classes per week in the evenings, so I had to fit in the counseling sessions before teaching or on the weekend because people were working. I loved counseling this way and could hardly wait to make more appointments. I started with two per week and went to four per week, counseling women. I only prayed for one man using your method. It was in a prayer line, praying with Dennis and the man started to manifest torment from an evil spirit so I quickly took over (filled with love) and according to your method saw no further manifestation but peace and freedom in the end.
The method was perfectly suited to my primary spiritual gifting of exhortation. The Lord filled me with love for each client which they felt, with no judgement. Several said they came expecting not to share much with me, but ended up sharing everything. The prevalence of occult practices, witchcraft and sexual abuse is astounding in the former Soviet Union. I saw freedom, joy, peace and release of ministry in those counseled; and people were empowered to use their authority in the Lord for their own deliverance and healing. I took about 2-2 _ hours with each person unless I knew the person beforehand wherein it took about 1 _ hours (Being new to this!)
I gave my copy of Unbound to my translator who worked so closely with me in the counseling sessions. I fully expect she will also use it to help others.
Thank you so much for the blessing of your book and also for the session in which you and Janet prayed for me. That session gave me first-hand knowledge of the method. I am very grateful to you and blessed that I'm able to assist others in getting free.
JANUARY 2005 UPDATE JANUARY
TESTIMONIES:
This Christmas I received a number of wonderful blessings, but none as great as the phone call I received from my nine year old friend (I wont use his name) who called to thank me. Now he likes his life.
He had been diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder, due to the neglect and abuse prior to his adoption. Many times he was totally out of control in rage and fear.
His mother had written for help and expressed her frustration: "There is no question; none at all, that the enemy is trying to rob children of their rightful place in coming to know Jesus. We have time after time after time spoken to professionals as well as spiritual people about our child's need for deliverance. No one would help, dismissing any spiritual problem because of the fact that a child was at the center of the difficulty. The mere mention of demonic oppression sends people flying. No one believes us."
We prayed with him three times and prayed with his parents on two other occasions. Here are some of the reports:
After one of our initial meetings:
"He is doing extremely well and told me on the way home that he felt "like God touched my heart." He must have told me at least thirty times on the way home how much he loved me! Over and over! When I told him that I knew how much he loved me and that he didn't "have to" keep saying it, he told me that he just wanted to keep telling me! That was fine with me! That night he wore an old night shirt of mine to bed because it reminded him of me!"
Months later:
Our son is growing by leaps and bounds spiritually, emotionally and now physically. He is still on medication for ADHD, but this has decreased in dosage. He had very little appetite on the medication, but now is very hungry. He is getting straight A's in 4th grade, which has boosted his self-confidence. He is no longer acting "silly" in school to have friends, but has friends because he is a great child. He has noticed, as of last night, that headaches that he used to get, especially on Friday nights and at holidays or special times for the family, no longer are present. Every year, since first grade, with every report card, we would meet with the school psychologist to talk about progress, how we could work together, especially with behavioral issues, etc. Well, report cards are coming out in 3 weeks, so I made the call to find out when we could meet or if we should meet. She told me that there was NO REASON to meet; that all she would be telling us is that HE IS DOING GREAT!!!!!!!
His wisdom in handling times of conflict is growing to a level of maturity that comes rarely in a child of this age. His sister is the same way. Last night our son led his sister and himself in prayer to repent and renounce arguing that they had done that had escalated into a yelling match. Otherwise, he said, they couldn't go on and go to soccer because they needed a fresh start.
For us, we are REJOICING in the goodness of God! We saw his pre-kindergarten teacher the other day and she told us that she has noticed that he is so happy this year.
SIX MONTHS LATER:
Oh, if only you could see his huge growth now day by day! This has been THE BEST Christmas ever----he is so thankful that he is our son and is telling us all of the time how much he loves us and how much he is enjoying being home!!!!
(Please pray for this family as they continue to recover and grow. I hope someday we will be able to share the full story and bring hope to many families who are suffering like this family was.)
A WOMAN FROM OKLAHOMA WROTE:
For months, I had been waking up every night at about the same time with terror that gripped my heart. Sometimes I would jump out of bed before I was even aware that I was awake and my husband would grab hold of me until I woke up. My heart raced uncontrollably and it took a long time for me to relax to go back to sleep. I didn't know what it was until Janet prayed with me. When I was about 17 my mother and I went to a fortuneteller just because it sounded kind of fun. My mom went first and then came and told me some of the information that was shared with her. One thing they told her was that she had a strong faith line. When it was my turn, they didn't mention anything about my faith so I asked about it at the end. The lady told me that my faith was not as strong as it had once been. I also played some games at overnight parties when I was young that I had no idea would affect me. They were "light as a feather" (lifting bodies), Ouija board, reading horoscopes, etc. I never really gave any of this a second thought until I read your book and Janet prayed with me. I had a fear of losing my faith from this fortuneteller that had a grip on me. I was also having some signs of MS and I had even imagined being bedridden and wondering how I would receive the precious Eucharist. Janet helped me rededicate my life to Christ and renounce these spirits. The gripping terror in the night immediately ceased and I have not been bothered by it at all.
TESTIMONIES:
This Christmas I received a number of wonderful blessings, but none as great as the phone call I received from my nine year old friend (I wont use his name) who called to thank me. Now he likes his life.
He had been diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder, due to the neglect and abuse prior to his adoption. Many times he was totally out of control in rage and fear.
His mother had written for help and expressed her frustration: "There is no question; none at all, that the enemy is trying to rob children of their rightful place in coming to know Jesus. We have time after time after time spoken to professionals as well as spiritual people about our child's need for deliverance. No one would help, dismissing any spiritual problem because of the fact that a child was at the center of the difficulty. The mere mention of demonic oppression sends people flying. No one believes us."
We prayed with him three times and prayed with his parents on two other occasions. Here are some of the reports:
After one of our initial meetings:
"He is doing extremely well and told me on the way home that he felt "like God touched my heart." He must have told me at least thirty times on the way home how much he loved me! Over and over! When I told him that I knew how much he loved me and that he didn't "have to" keep saying it, he told me that he just wanted to keep telling me! That was fine with me! That night he wore an old night shirt of mine to bed because it reminded him of me!"
Months later:
Our son is growing by leaps and bounds spiritually, emotionally and now physically. He is still on medication for ADHD, but this has decreased in dosage. He had very little appetite on the medication, but now is very hungry. He is getting straight A's in 4th grade, which has boosted his self-confidence. He is no longer acting "silly" in school to have friends, but has friends because he is a great child. He has noticed, as of last night, that headaches that he used to get, especially on Friday nights and at holidays or special times for the family, no longer are present. Every year, since first grade, with every report card, we would meet with the school psychologist to talk about progress, how we could work together, especially with behavioral issues, etc. Well, report cards are coming out in 3 weeks, so I made the call to find out when we could meet or if we should meet. She told me that there was NO REASON to meet; that all she would be telling us is that HE IS DOING GREAT!!!!!!!
His wisdom in handling times of conflict is growing to a level of maturity that comes rarely in a child of this age. His sister is the same way. Last night our son led his sister and himself in prayer to repent and renounce arguing that they had done that had escalated into a yelling match. Otherwise, he said, they couldn't go on and go to soccer because they needed a fresh start.
For us, we are REJOICING in the goodness of God! We saw his pre-kindergarten teacher the other day and she told us that she has noticed that he is so happy this year.
SIX MONTHS LATER:
Oh, if only you could see his huge growth now day by day! This has been THE BEST Christmas ever----he is so thankful that he is our son and is telling us all of the time how much he loves us and how much he is enjoying being home!!!!
(Please pray for this family as they continue to recover and grow. I hope someday we will be able to share the full story and bring hope to many families who are suffering like this family was.)
A WOMAN FROM OKLAHOMA WROTE:
For months, I had been waking up every night at about the same time with terror that gripped my heart. Sometimes I would jump out of bed before I was even aware that I was awake and my husband would grab hold of me until I woke up. My heart raced uncontrollably and it took a long time for me to relax to go back to sleep. I didn't know what it was until Janet prayed with me. When I was about 17 my mother and I went to a fortuneteller just because it sounded kind of fun. My mom went first and then came and told me some of the information that was shared with her. One thing they told her was that she had a strong faith line. When it was my turn, they didn't mention anything about my faith so I asked about it at the end. The lady told me that my faith was not as strong as it had once been. I also played some games at overnight parties when I was young that I had no idea would affect me. They were "light as a feather" (lifting bodies), Ouija board, reading horoscopes, etc. I never really gave any of this a second thought until I read your book and Janet prayed with me. I had a fear of losing my faith from this fortuneteller that had a grip on me. I was also having some signs of MS and I had even imagined being bedridden and wondering how I would receive the precious Eucharist. Janet helped me rededicate my life to Christ and renounce these spirits. The gripping terror in the night immediately ceased and I have not been bothered by it at all.
