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Celebrate the many ways God is using FOC members to impact our community
and share the Good News of the Kingdom. Here are some testimonies.
“One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.”
Psalms 145:4-6
Praise report from the Treasure Hunt June 17, 2010
......I'll try to make this as brief as I can. We had down J street park, 3 kids in pink, yellow, and blue, a meaningful tattoo, 2 mom's, and prayer for needing a breakthrough/need for hope and faith. We pull up to the park and only see a dad and a girl in pink....as we walk into the park we turn around and here comes 3 kids down the street.....one wearing solid pink, one wearing solid blue, and the third wearing a yellowish/green shirt......how cool is that! The kids were with the 2 dads as one of the mothers was expecting so they were Mr. Mom's. They had tattoo's and as we were praying, Kevin spotted a tattoo of the cross on the guys ankle. When we told him about our clue of "meaningful tattoo's" the other gentlemen said he had a tattoo of his daughter's name which was very meaningful to him. One gentlemen needed a breakthrough in a bed being freed up in prison so he could finish his sentence and needed to be filled with hope/faith prior to going back......all the clues were there! Next stop was Walgreens, makeup aisle, person with bright appearance, had a heart condition, and we had a word for this person being opened up and inside was a bright pearl that God had been polishing. We did not see anyone in the makeup aisle but found a woman 3 aisles down. Told her of our clues and she gasped and said her daughter was in there with her and has a heart condition. She led us to her and sure enough....bright appearance to her face and she had just been in the makeup aisle. She had made it through some tough times with her heart condition but was in the clear now.....as she talked, God made it clear that the specific prayer request was the fear/worry she had in another attack....she began to weep. When we left she commented, "when I saw you guys I thought I had won the lottery or something, but this is even better". If that wasn't enough, our 3rd stop was Wal-Mart. We had down red shirt with black shirt, main aisle, long/straight/black hair, mickey mouse, a squiggley design like the top of an ice cream cone, and prayer request for worry. Right when we pull up we see the girl with the clues. When we get inside, we find them next to the t-shirts. As we begin to tell her what we are doing, we see the mickey mouse t-shirts directly behind her (about 2 feet away). THen we noticed the boy had a design on his t-shirt exactly like the design we had seen......getting very cool at this point! We find out that this young girl was about to fly out of town on vacation with her 2 younger sisters and she was worried about this responsibility. The boy also wanted prayer for his health. It was a breathtaking night, not only from seeing how these clues lined up and the impact it had on these treasures but also to see the power of God's timing.......you are amazing God!
Debbie Jones~January 28, 2010
In Bonfire we are participating in The One Project. We are to choose an individual who needs Jesus. Then we are to commit to praying for, being a friend to, inviting them to church, etc., basically showing them the love of Christ. Since school started this year I have had 2 students as my 'one'. I like to call them my 'one at a time'. The first is Brittini. She has been transformed from an angry, rebellious dark cloud of a kid to a spunky, cheerful girl who has found joy and freedom in Christ. She recently 'seriously' accepted Jesus and attends the daily Bible study that Caroline Dollar leads at Rsvl Middle School.
Last week Brittini attended CSU (Christian Student Union) for the first time. CSU has grown to over 80 kids who meet weekly on Wednesdays after lunch. She asked me then if she could be the presenter for this week. There were more kids than ever in attendance. Brittini admitted to me that she was very nervous. I whispered to her to pray for God to help her.
First she spoke to the group about not judging others based on clothes, style, how much money they have etc. She told them that she purposely dressed in her most 'gothic' clothes to prove her point that regardless what the outside looks like, it's the fact that one has Jesus in her heart that makes her a Christian. She told them that God is changing her life and she will speak out for Him at every opportunity. Then she sang "I Can Only Imagine" in the most creative, beautiful way I've ever heard. The crowd was spellbound. When the song came to a close the applause was explosive. She said, "Ya'll, that was God! I was too nervous to sing." She spoke a little longer in conclusion and they applauded again.
Word of that is spreading through the school like wildfire. She used to be a girl that kids were afraid of!
Thank you, Lord!
Treasure Hunt Report~January 21,2010
The Treasure team went out for the first time in 2010 and found a trasure for 2009. At K-Mart, one of our teams had stopped to visit with a woman in a red coat and black pants which was one of our clues. As they visited with her and told her about our treasure hunt, she immediately got excited, and said,"yes, I was one of the treasures you found before!" About this time the team I was in was in K-Mart as well and walked by the aisle the first team was in. As we approached the woman recognized me and asked if I remembered praying for her last year. I did remember praying and witnessing to her last year. She commented that it was feeling better and we thanked God. As we went on through the store that night, I realized that I had not given her a prophetic word that I had wrote down next to my clues. We went back to find her and when we found her she was glowing. She exclaimed that she was very glad we came back and she began to tell us how her leg was on fire and that the pain seemed to be completely leaving her. She said this was truly a miracle because when she pulled up to K-mart that night, she almost didn’t get out of her car because the pain in her leg was so intense. As she stepped out of her car, she began to pray and said “God, I need your help”. Wouldn’t you know it that 10 minutes later he sent 3 guys to pray for her. We got excited as well when she told us this and prayed again and thanked God for what was happening. I gave her the prophetic word regarding a chest of hope and blessings that the Lord was going to pour over her. So now we fastforward to last night. She shared this story with us and was still just as excited as the day it happened. She commented that the first thing she did when she got to her car that night was to call her sister to let her know that God just healed her. What a powerful testimony!
From Dianne Abington ~ Nov. 29, 2009
Last Tuesday afternnon on my way to Staples I was reminded that I did not have to wait for Thursday nights to have a treasure hunt so I asked God to show me who He wanted to touch at Staples. God gave me 6 clues that led me not only to the person but to the exact isle and health problem he was having. The man said " This is really, really cool", and he received prayer on the pencil isle at Staples. I was blown away. Yeah God!!! This encounter only took a few minutes. We really can release the power of God inside each of us to those around us as-we-go.
From Debbie Jones ~ Nov. 12, 2009
God is doing something big at school. Today I had the sweetest time with 2 girls in my counseling office, one being Caroline Dollar. Caroline has a daily Bible study with 7th grade girls in the courtyard. It has grown to around 30 kids. Today one of the girls from her group was so overwhelmed by the Holy Spirit she couldn’t pull herself together to go to class and she was escorted to my office. It felt like Youth America all over again. We prayed together then she asked if I could get Caroline to join us. The three of us had an amazing time talking about what God is doing. Anyway, one thing led to another and we decided that we will combine their group with CSU starting next week (CSU meets on Wednesdays). I've been the sponsor for the Christian Student Union since my first year at Middle School and I knew that God had plans for it this year in particular. We have around 50 in CSU weekly. I’m so excited to be in the midst of this, whatever it turns out to be. I appreciate all the prayers that are prayed for our schools.
Treasure Hunt Report ~ Nov. 6, 2009
God’s treasure was found at Taco Bell with 8 out of 10 clues being correct and for her. That’s hard to argue with. What a specific God who knows all. 2 nurses got their heels healed at the nursing station on the 3rd floor at Saint Mary’s hospital. One was prayed for and the 2nd time they received prayer all the pain left, she went in to tell the others and one more lady came out and she received total healing on the second time she was prayed for as well. You are an Amazing God, full of GOODNESS!
From Chris Abington ~ Nov. 1, 2009
We heard back last night through home group about a Treasure found about 8 or so months ago. Someone in our community group met this guy and when she told him what church she went to he said he was someone we prayed for on a Treasure hunt. We found this young man in “Wal-Mart” by the “pool section.” He didn’t seem to fit a lot of the other clues but he agreed to let us pray for him. We prayed and blessed him without a whole lot going on, or so it seemed. As we left the store we hear someone yelling for us to stop and it was him. He ran us down to ask us to pray for him again about a band that he was in. We prayed over him and began to prophecy over him that he would write songs now for God instead of the world and it was going to shift for him, we blessed and encouraged him again and we left. All this happened by the back door and as we looked up we realized another clue on the list was a specific flower which was on a picture directly above where we had just prayed! We heard back last night that he didn’t like the kind of Christian music he was accustomed to and was introduced to Kutless ( a Christian rock band). He has since began singing only Christian music and is now writing Christian songs. He had been told because of his earings and look that God couldn’t use that and he had bought into a lie. Praise God, Prophecy opens doors that may not be seen immediately but when we partner with God we release his Purposes and Plans!
Treasure Hunt Report ~ Oct. 29, 2009
The night started with us meeting to worship and be filled to overflow before we left. As we began to press in to worship an amazing Glory of the Lord showed up in the room. I’m not exaggerating when I say everyone got still and worshipped, it was an incredible experience. Angels were seen worshipping along with people on what was thought to be bleachers in the room! The Glory of the Lord filled the place, it really was incredible. We left out and Caleb Scott(13) went on his first t hunt. We found his treasure of red shirt, Dollar General, and muscle and nerve problems in legs right where God said they would be and she reported after he prayed “no Pain!” Accurate words were found for one lady’s fear of sickness in family and a team was able to minister peace to her. One team prayed for people in hospital rooms that God gave them the number to as well as 3 people in the Emergency Room! Come on Jesus!
From Teresa Anthony ~ Oct. 27, 2009
I just returned from an awesome conference in Dallas called, “Firestorm” that featured Reinhard Bonnke, Kari Jobe, Delirious, and others. What a powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit! I was reminded how God desires to pour out His Spirit on each of us in power. He is the almighty flamethrower and He will gladly set us ablaze if we will allow Him to! I had a vision of flames on our feet starting fires everywhere we take a step…and setting others ablaze as we pass by. Let’s get bold and set people free!!! Many years ago when Reinhard first began his ministry, he was believing God for $50 to pay the rent on his office. God asked him if he wanted a million dollars instead. Reinhard said, “No, Lord, I want a million souls for you.” God answered his prayer exceedingly, abundantly. Since 2000, Reinhard has seen more than 54 million people give their lives to Jesus. Now it’s our turn to start our own Firestorm! Glory to God!!!
From Carl Hudson ~ Oct. 27, 2009
Last month on a Tuesday morning during prayer, I was complaining to God about not having enough money or materials to finish our house remodel/prophets quarters. I felt we were doing as God had shown us, but after having lost my job last year things had stalled. Becky began praying for us to finish by the first of the year. People had told us there would be people coming to stay soon. As I talked to God about not having enough money, He asked me how much I needed. I figured and told Him I needed $15,458.26 He told me to write it down, so I did. On Wednesday I had the men's group pray for an unspoken request I had written down, I didn't even tell my wife. A week ago Thursday I was approached by a man who asked me how much I needed to finish my house. I told him it was alot. He said, "No you have a number. What is it?" I told him $15,000. He walked away from me then came back and told me in prayer that day he had asked God how much I needed to finish my house because he wanted to give it to me, God told him $15,000. The money's in the bank and we are working on the house. Ephesians 3:20 - more than we can imagine.
E- Team and Treasure Hunt Report ~ Oct. 22, 2009
God’s presence was extremely thick as we worshiped before we ever left the church. One team member saw the spirit of the Lord going around the room touching every person. It was awesome. Evangelism team went out with 2 people and got to see 3 people come to salvation in Jesus through the family’s 11yr old daughter interpreting! That’s pretty awesome stats for 2 people! Treasure hunt team prayed for 6 treasures around the city of Russellville . One great story was at Fred’s we were looking for a hurt arm in a cast. As we were about to leave the cashier asked ‘are you guys on a treasure hunt?’ She was a treasure in weeks previous and testified to the accuracy of the words of knowledge! As we told her what we were looking for from behind a security booth we here a voice out loud say “I wear a cast on my arm at night.” She came out of the booth and gladly received prayer. Lots of great and accurate words as God’s Kingdom were spread!
Encouragement from E-Team and Treasure Hunt Team ~ Oct. 8, 2009
Great night with E-Team sharing the gospel and leading 3 people to JESUS! Treasure hunt reports were excellent with very accurate words coming for people, encouragement given out, prayers over families, physical and spiritual needs met! God’s timing is amazing. Treasures found all over Russellville in Dairy Queen, sides of road, Cracker Barrel, JC Penny’s, catfish restraunt’s, Garden Valley apt.and many more! More people are showing up to go out on Thursday night’s at 5:15. Come and be a part, “The Harvest is Plentiful but the workers are few.”
From Carl Hudson ~ Sept. 19, 2009
I lost the clutch linkage to my tractor while brushogging last Saturday. So this saturday I got up and decided to go buy a replacement. On the way to town I was talking the Lord and complaining about how much it would cost.(150 dollars). Then I repented for not asking God what He wanted to do today. He told me I was doing the right thing, but of my errands be sure and go the the tractor store first. Yes, you got it. It wasn't about the part, but the man at the store who talked me into not buying the part. He told me about his friends who looked for treasure!! I told him about my friends who look for another kind of treasure. He told me he knew I was there for him. He shared about a child who needs deliverance. God is good, still freeing the captives. Knew then I would go home and find the 23 inch part in the 4 acre field...and did!
Treasure Hunt Report ~ Sept. 17, 2009
We all spent time in His presence before we left as the Lord gave us all a word to relax, He wanted to enjoy tonight with us and that’s what happened. Everywhere we went it seemed like as we relaxed God would go off the list and the next thing you know your praying for 4 or 5 other people not on your list as God points them out to you. This happened with everyone it seemed as we went. The Kingdom of God collided with sickness, broken families, finances, depression, nerve damage, car repair, safety, business to prosper, prodigal daughter, loss of Frelative and the love of the Father got smeared on some folks!
Treasure Hunt Report ~ Sept. 4, 2009 It was one crazy night as it seemed all seven people that went out found everyone on their “Treasure List.” Stories include having the exact name of the person in Kroger that was on the list as well as his physical problem to which the man said “where did you get this list?” He was a little freaked out that God would be that specific. God’s treasure was found in Lowe’s, NEW, Flying J, City Park , Kmart, Kroger, KFC and more. Reports include healing both physically, emotionally, spiritually deep in the soul and financially. Prophetic words came on the spot as we talked with people and one lady got healed and filled with the Holy Spirit to which she replied ‘it felt like a huge weight just slowly began to lift off my body.’ It was truly one amazing night as we saw the Kingdom of God come to Russellville. All I can say is come on and be a part, it’s ridiculously fun and easy!
Testimonies from Sunday ~ August 24, 2009
Reports from Sundays message and fire tunnel/prophetic slow roast! Reports have been given of “much peace”, “greater levels of freedom than ever experiencing before,” “exact words about what I was thinking”, “overwhelming presence of the Holy Spirit,” “Joy coming out from my belly”, and several recurring comments of “now that’s what I call church.” One lady reported that this is exactly what she had been looking for. Praise you Jesus!
From Joe Wolfe ~ August 24, 2009
I had an opportunity to pray with Rick and Teri regarding a couple of their children that they have been praying will come into a personal relationship with Jesus. We welcomed the Lord’s presence before prayer and when I finished praying with them, Teri excitedly said “did you hear that”? Rick was surprised as well, he heard it too. I asked what she was referring to and she asked if I heard her speaking in tongues. I of course had heard it as I was praying and inquired why it was such a surprise. She excitedly stated that she had never spoken in tongues before! We gave praise to God and I put my hands on her asking for God to give her more. More God, more God, we repeated that over and over. She began to laugh hysterically and Rick began to feel this same presence and began laughing. Eventually I was laughing to where I could not pray anymore and we were all drunk in the spirit. PRAISE GOD!
From Joe Wolfe ~ August 11, 2009
At church Sunday while doing altar ministry the Lord gave me a word for a young man in the congregation who was a first time guest. The message the Lord wanted him to hear is that he is more than he thinks he is. As I ministered to him the Lord spoke to me and told me to also tell him that he is a tiller of the soil and that is who he was made to be. After the service I later discovered that Jeremy received a word from the Lord for this young man immediately prior to me. He was asked to encourage him and tell him to be who God wants him to be. I also discovered that immediately after walking away, Carl was asked by the Lord to tell the young man to not doubt who God says he is. It was amazing to me to see how the Lord worked here…..encouragement by one, proclamation of who he is by another, and confirmation of the word received by a 3rd. God is good and I cannot imagine the impact it had on this young man. Can’t wait to hear his testimony!
From Teresa Anthony ~ August 11, 2009
I was in the waiting room of a doctor’s office last week when a young woman emerged from one of the back offices with one arm in a sling and holding her back as if in tremendous pain. She sat down briefly to make a phone call for someone to pick her up. The Lord quickened me to pray for her. She got up to leave and wait outside for her ride, so I followed her outside and asked if it would be ok if I prayed for her. She agreed, and I prayed for her pain to subside and for healing to flow throughout her body, as well as for her to experience the engulfing love of the Father and His awesome provision in every facet of her life. She was a little stunned but smiled gently and thanked me… I was blessed with the presence of God and the warmth of that awesome anointing. I don’t know what she felt, but I know she had to at least feel some of that love spill over onto her!
From Chris Abington ~ August 5, 2009
I needed to go get razors from Wal-Mart and so I asked the Lord if there was anything else going on while I was there. I heard "left hand around the pharmacy area." In the mean time Tara adds to my list so I’m coming from the produce and the Lord says to pray for the couple walking in front of me. I kept going and turned around and found them in the TV area. I asked them if they had children. They said one but that they would like more. She began to tell me of the fertility problems she had. Interesting coincidence, I think not. So I asked if I could pray and they were all for it. I prayed and blessed them with what God was already at work doing in them. I heard them laughing as I left and overhead them saying that was crazy. So now to the hand person. Sure enough, they were right there and so I asked if they had pain right in the spot God had highlighted to me. Sure enough she did, only in the right hand. I began to tell her how God sends us to do these things and released testimony over her. By the time I got to ask how her pain was, it was completely gone! I didn’t even pray!
August 5, 2009
Multiple accounts have been shared since Sunday morning (Aug. 2) of the overwhelming presence of God the Father in worship service. Just to mention a few: One guy reported the Holy Spirit came upon him and his legs and arms went numb and he wasn’t even able to stand. Another reported it was like a breath of fresh air. One said they never experienced the love of the Father in that kind of tangible way before. Yet another reported after prayer from the alter team that they got exactly what they needed without even knowing they needed it. Praise God that in His presence is fullness of joy!
From Chris Abington ~ July 24, 2009
Follow-up from the testimony of the guy’s arm that got healed" Come to find out in talking to the guy the next day the reason he couldn’t move his arm around was because he had surgery and they had fused the bone in his arm together with a metal plate. So basically the arm wasn’t able to make those motions because of the metal plate. So either God let metal bend or the metal is gone.
From Chris Abington while attending a conference in Redding, CA ~ July 22, 2009
Prayed for a guy today whose arm got healed from a car wreck he was in years ago. Prayed the first time and he started moving it around, prayed and spoke total healing in his arm the 2nd time and the dude starting moving it, turning it and slinging it around. All of which, by the way, he could not do before. I sent mom a text message after a word about healing for headaches was called out as a word of knowledge yesterday morning in a meeting we were in. The lady recognized they were an attack that was demonic. In the message I sent I told mom to get ready I believe she was fixing to get free. Before I sent the message the Lord asked me if I believed he could heal through a text message, to which I replied yes, and hit send. She reported before she even opened the message, the presence of God came over her and she began to weep. After she read it she felt the weight of his presence. Jesus is Amazing!
From Ron and Carol McDonough ~ July 21, 2009
On Saturday, July 11th, Carol and I were giving away some kittens. A couple came by to look at them and after they arrived she shared that she was having an "emotional day" and she might start crying while looking over the kittens, which she did. They decided on a kitten and arranged to pick it up that afternoon. After they left, the Holy Spirit gave me a word of knowledge for her, Grief. When they returned to pick up the kitten, Carol & I talked for a little bit and told them that the Lord gave me the word Grief for her. I asked if we could pray with them. They approved and we prayed that she would be allowed to grieve and a supernatural peace would come to her by the Lord. After we prayed, they shared with us that their son had abruptly abandoned his wife and child, moving to the east coast. She also shared that she was having a very hard time with the situation and the kitten was for her & the child to share. The couple are from Russellville and attend Victory Baptist Church regularly. That is the first time I have received a word of knowledge for a stranger.
From Cindy Martin ~ July 19, 2009
I felt like this word was for any and all at church today (Sunday, July 19, 2009) and I felt like I need to share it with you (Bethany) for encouragement if nothing else. The Lord was there and speaking through the words you were singing. I loved it for me and will be taking it in the lve from the Lord. "You don't need to beg, I am here and you don't need to worry about going a head of where you are now. I am there waiting for you. I have made the way...not you." Go forward. I have made the way for you."
From Dianne Abington ~ July 14, 2009
A couple of weeks ago our grandchildren from Plano came for a visit. It was Friday and Bill was scheduled to leave Rsvl. at 10:00 a.m. to meet their parents for their return trip. I was scheduled for a much needed hair cut on that same morning at 9:00am. At 8:30am I got a call from my hair stylist saying she needed to push my appointment back an hour. Needless to say, I was not thrilled about it because I had many things on my list to do that day and that would put me off "my" schedule. I had just prayed earlier that morning asking God to be in charge of my day and that I would not miss any opportunities that He had for me. (How quickly we forget). During the hour that I had planned a hair cut, my granddaughter and I sat together chatting and she began to ask some probing question about Jesus and how we know for sure if we are saved. She had the head knowledge but had never transferred that to her heart. She ended up taking my hand and saying to me with a certain amount of urgency, "I want to pray right now and ask Jesus to come into my heart". Needless to say, I was humbled and blessed to see her transformation. Thank you Lord that You are in charge of our days. Help us to recognize what seems to be an inconvenience as a possible appointment that You have put on our schedules.
From Monica Curtis ~ July 13, 2009
Our little baby girl Eden was being monitored the last couple of months of the pregnancy due to a rare complication with my liver. We were told every couple of days that when we came back in for the next test that she may not be alive. Due to the complications we took the baby 6 weeks early for her protection. In the operating room during the C-Section- we learned that a completely different complication unrelated was occurring unknown to any person. Because of the early delivery (GOD GAVE US THE DELIVERY DATE WHEN WE ASKED HIM) my life as well as Eden's was literally spared. Had Eden grown even ounces more- my uterus should have ruptured killing us both immediately. There was no way for any man to have known that was happening- it's usually known after the Mom and Baby are gone. MY TESTIMONY IS THAT HE SPEAKS TO HIS PEOPLE & IS A MIRACULOUS GOD
From Carl Hudson ~ July 12, 2009
On Friday night the 26th of June, our daughter Lauren called about 9:30 pm asking if we were going to be up for awhile and that she had something she needed prayer for. When she came she said that they had been to a friend’s restaurant and met a seventeen year boy who was demon possessed that was living with their friend. He said he didn't believe in any form of a god. We prayed and asked God to forgive his sins and set him free from this demon. We simply prayed Matthew 28 where Jesus says that He was given all authority in heaven and on earth and sent us into all the earth to preach the gospel. The next day the boy told them the demon had left him that night and he had had the first good night’s sleep since it had came. He also said that the demon came back, but couldn't go in him but was just on the outside. He also said he knew it was Christ who had delivered him and for the first time stated he believed in God. HE HAS COME TO SET THE CAPTIVES FREE.
From Chris Abington ~ July 10, 2009
I wrote down on the back of my bulletin (7/5) what I felt like God wanted me to do to apply the message last Sunday that Wayne preached. The Lord gave me a word to give to a friend that had to do with some things God put in him that the enemy was actually using against him. I could see the treasure in him in the middle of the junk he was in. We talked until about midnight last night (7/9) and as I shared with him the word the Lord gave me he began to open up. What I didn’t know, as always, was the Lord was just using that as a door. The rest came pouring in after that and God began to call out those redemptive qualities and treasure that was in him. The victory for me personally was overcoming a fear of man that was in me to talk to this guy. Jesus made himself of no reputation and I’m asking God to remove any concerns I have for my own. It felt good to see real life Jesus in this guy’s living room begin to set him free of fears, phobias, and the dark, dark, prison the devil put him in. He really came to set the captives FREE!
From Amanda Keaster ~ July 9, 2009
I have a little boy who has autism on my caseload. He is about to turn two and has never spoken an intelligible word. During a treatment session this afternoon he said, "Done, all done." He even used the sign for done. His mother was in there and we looked at each other as if 'did he really say that?' She and I both just started crying! He has really started to make a lot of progress over the past 3 weeks, Praise the Lord! He comes from a wonderful family too!!! What an awesome step for this sweet little boy!