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"A Better Person Since I came to God" Thank God for The True Church Of God In Christ. Being a member has been a blessing to me. I have grown naturally and spiritually. Through the teaching I have learned how to be a better husband  and a better father.  I have also learned how to be a better leader on my job. I have learned that any problem that I have can be solved with the word of God. There was a time when I thought I was able to do things on my own , but now I know that it is by the grace of God that I'm still here. I thank God for my life, health, and strength. GOD IS GOOD TO ME! Brother Vincent Washington - Augusta   "Miracles & Blessings!!" I would like to let you know just how being in the True Church has been a blessing in my life.  I was taught that when trouble come into your life, trust and believe that God will work things out for you.  You see after being married for a few years and having about four children, I had gained a lot of weight.  I developed a Pituitary Tumor that had to be removed.  After the surgery I opened my eyes, and my first thought was thank you Jesus. At that time Bishop W. F. Lucas was our Bishop and through his teaching he taught me how to pray.  That was the beginning of many blessings.    Over the years, I continued to have children.  After my third child was born, my health started failing.  I developed heart failure, high blood pressure and diabetes.  My weight was about 385 pounds.  I was admitted in the hospital every two months to get fluids removed from around my heart.  I couldn’t walk or talk without giving out of breath.  At this point I was taking about 18 pills a day.  When I had reached 394 pounds, the doctor informed me that I wasn’t going to live much longer if I didn’t do something right away.  I tried diets, but failed them all.  I began to pray and ask the Lord for help.  At this time the doctor came to me with a suggestion about the Gastro Bypass.  It scared me, but after talking it over with my family, I began to remember one of the songs that my sister and I sing, “I’m looking for a miracle”.  My mother told me that I should believe in what I’m singing and that having this operation could be my miracle, just pray and believe that I’ll be all right.  At one of the 5th Sunday Service, our Bishop, Bishop Lawson at that time, the elders, the ministers and the entire church prayed for me.  Hallelujah, Praise God, Our prayers were answered.  My life began to change.  This was another miraculous blessing that the Lord had brought me through. After this blessing, I found out that I had graves disease that required 4 operations on my eyes.  Two in each eye and I’m glad to say that the Lord blessed me again.  In December of 2002, I began having moments of black outs due to missed doses of thyroid medication for about a month and my blood pressure was high.  In January of 2003 while driving along with my children in the car and I had a blackout and hit a truck.  The Lord blessed my children and me to come out all right, but I was admitted in the hospital for about a week.  The doctors ran all kinds of test but couldn’t find anything wrong.  About two weeks after that, my oldest and youngest daughters, a little girl that my daughter was babysitting and myself were in another car wreck.  My oldest daughter was driving and made a quick wrong turn.  My youngest daughter was hurt a little, but the other little girl and myself were seriously hurt.  I don’t remember much about the accident.  But I know I had a head injury.  My lungs had collapsed and they had to put a endotracheal tube down my throat.  People said it really looked bad.  From what I was told, the doctor didn’t think I was going to make it.  But through the prayers of Elder O Jeffries, Bishop Lawson and the saints, I’m here today.  I can truly say God really answered their prayers.  I want to also say that the gospel is being preached at the True Church because the saints showed so much love towards my family and me.  I know that where there is love there is God. I also want to tell about the mothers of the True Church and how they teach the young sisters how to love their husband, and their children and how to be chaste keepers at home.  I’m here to tell you that after all that my body had gone through, the   Lord blessed me to conceived my eighth child.  The doctors told me that it was going to be rough but they would take good care of me.  Please believe me when I say it was really a rough journey.  Of course I know that God is able.  I began to rapidly gain weight.  Things got so bad that I couldn’t sleep at night.  My legs were so big that it was difficult to walk.  At that time they started giving me pain medicine for my legs and medicine to help me sleep.  Of course, they were concerned about the health of the baby but they were trying to make me as comfortable as possible.  This started during the fourth month of my pregnancy.  By the 7th month I was begging them to take the baby.  I had gained so much weight in my legs until my husband and children had to help me get dressed.  I couldn’t get into my bed alone and my husband had to turn me over at night.  A lot of times he had to help me in the bathroom.  I was so miserable.  I couldn’t stand up.  I was confined to a wheel chair.  By the beginning of my 8th month I was admitted to the hospital.  At that time I had gained approximately 99 pounds and I really needed help just to get through the day.  The doctors were concerned about me having a vaginal delivery because I had been cut so many times. They thought it would be best to give me a caesarean delivery.  On September 9, 2004 I started having labor pains but the doctors thought it was something else seriously wrong.  Within 1 hour and 40 minutes, Jarell Ja’mar Miller decided that it was time to come into the world.  It happened so fast that the doctors were amazed.  During the process, I started to push and within about 5 minutes (it seemed) Jarell was here.  I was thanking God so much because not only was it over, but my baby came into this world naturally.  I can shout and praise God to the highest because over the years, he has proven to me over and over again that if you live for him,  he will do just what he said. I’m a living witness,  and proud to be a True Church of God In Christ Member.  I thank God for his truth and all the miracles that he has performed in my life.  Sylvia Denise Miller - St. James   "Determined to Live Right" I honor the Lord who is the head of my life right now!  I have been saved for the past 25 years or so.  My family was of the Baptist faith.  My brother and I joined my father's church about the age of 13 and 12.   I joined the Army after completing high school.  Once I left home, I experienced many things the devil had to offer me.  I changed from the party life style after being prayed for and talking to by my mother in all of her letters and telephone calls to me while in Germany.  This is where the prayers for me began to take effect in my life.  I really had an out of body experience at an organizational Christmas Party I attended.  I was in the club but was watching myself get up and walk out of the club door as my old friends called out to me to come back and dance some more!  I continued to walk out the door toward the building where I lived and never looked back!  Needless to say that was my new beginnings.  I continued to stay out of those places despite being criticized, badgered, and offered alcoholic drinks.  I was told I couldn’t live a clean lifestyle in the Army!  So those situations just made me more determined to live right.  I held on until I came home to receive the Holy baptism from then, Elder Lawson. My brother and mother sent me tapes of the church services and scriptures to study. Well -  I had been praying and asking the Lord to bless me with a beautiful woman. Sister Sherrie and I was joined together a couple of years later and we have been married now by the grace of God for 24 years.  The Lord has blessed our union with two beautiful children, Rashaun and Dineke. Throughout my military career my family and I traveled to many different places and could never find the true gospel as we have in the True Church.  I give all of the praises and honor to him for being by our side and in our lives. I can't tell it all but he has blessed us time and time again. "Quit you like men be Strong"  Bro Clyde Turner -  Lucas Temple     "No Turning Back" I want to thank God for life, health, and strength to serve him. I believe that God came into this world to save man from sin and not in sin. I came to the knowledge of God around the age of 19 after living a fast-paced life and seeing death several times. Drugs and alcohol almost ruined my life. After going through drug rehabilitation several times, my life was still a mess and everything I tried failed on me. I then decided to try God. I was sincere about doing better and gaining control over my future. I learned that without God I could do nothing, but with him I could do anything that was in his will. After repenting from my sins, God blessed me with a great wife, five wonderful children, and twenty five happy years of marriage. I am really glad to have God in my life twenty eight years later. There is no turning back. I have set my eyes on eternal life. Neither this world nor the things of this world is my home. My life is with God. I will continue to obey his word and live for him until he returns for me. This is my word for anyone having problems such as I did. Let God come into your life and he will make you a changed person.   Deacon Edward J. Robinson - Lucas Temple     "Unselfish Service" First of all, I would like to thank God for my life, health and strength. I thank God for my pastor, Elder Taylor and his family. I thank God for being in True Holiness. As I read the many different testimonies that were printed on this website, I was encouraged to share a portion of my testimony. I gain strength from other’s testimonies. I thank God for my mother living a life before me. I have had many trials and temptations in my life but God made a way for me to go through them to make me a little stronger each and everyday. My gift to God is unselfish service. Whenever I see a need that I can be of assistance, I give unselfishly because I love the Lord. Sister Angelica S. Hatchett - Barnesville   Being Blessed Tremendously   I give honor to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to our past Bishops W. L . and W. F. Lucas, mentor Bishop B. J. Lawson, Sr., my wonderful wife Sis. Vevelyan Turner, and to everyone that's due honor.  I truly thank God for being saved and having his spirit on hand at all times.  The Lord has blessed me tremendously over the years.  Being obedient to God's word is truly a blessing, and I found out that it's not hard to do, if you want to.  I thank God for my five children and being able to raise them up in the True Church of God in Christ.  My wife and I often say, that if our children don't get saved, it won't be our fault.  We strive to live right and be faithful and obedient to God's word everyday.  We're so grateful for our Bishop Lawson, how God blessed him to teach us to love one another and how to raise our kids.  My wife and I have taken a lot of criticism for the way that we're raising our kids, but Bishop Lawson often told me "There's nothing going to help people, but the Gospel."  Bishop Lawson was a very wise man and I watched and studied him very closely.  Sometimes, I find myself saying or doing something exactly the way that he did it.  There's no doubt in my mind that Bishop was a man of God.  Since I've been in the ministry my wife has been behind me 100 percent.  She has told me several times that if she's in the way when I'm preaching not to curve the word for her ,because she wants to be saved.  I thank God for that and for knowing that when I preach or teach my wife is out of the way.  If people would just obey the bible every thing would fall into place. I'll always remember what Bishop Lawson told me when I started preaching. He said, " Just watch the old man."  I thank God for being "Dust and Ashes"  Min. Nathaniel Turner, Jr.  - Assistant Pastor for Augusta and Burke County     Striving to be saved from this Untoward Generation When I first came to The True Church of God in Christ I was not looking for a church because I was not a church going person. I was just following my wife to church. However, when I got there I heard a man that had a powerful voice, but I could hardly understand what he was saying. As I listened harder it seemed as if he were talking  directly to me. He was talking about the kind of ugly life I was living. Now I know that he was preaching the word of God. I had many sins in my life that I had to overcome. At the time, I did not like what Bishop Lucas was saying, but I always knew that I needed it. I would go hear him from time to time. Every time I went the words that he spoke kept hitting my heart. Finally, I got tired of taking whippings from God and I was already tired of my sad life. I wanted some joy and peace of mind. I joined the church and started praying a lot and fighting hard to save my soul. God took the taste for alcohol away from me. I figured since he could do that, he could help me with other problems and he certainly did. Now I am faithful. I don't blow my money in the streets; I know how to treat my wife; I don’t lie; I have stopped all of my bad habits. My wife and I have been together for about 29 years. We were not in the lord during all of them, but now we are and I can say that these are the best years of my life. I love God, his word, and people. I can truly say that I love myself now. I am striving to save myself from this untoward generation.   Elder Willie Mann – Assistant Pastor of Deliverance Temple     "All Good and Perfect Gifts comes from Above". I give honor to God, my pastor Bishop Lawson and those who deserve to be honored.  I thank God for the many blessings he has bestowed upon me.  I am a witness, if you obey God he will bless you with the desires of your heart. After twenty years of marriage, my desire was to go back to school and pursue a career in the Accounting Field.  I had doubts at first because I had been out of school for so long.  The scripture came to mind that reads, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."  I enrolled in the Accounting program at Augusta Technical College and gave it my all.  The Lord blessed me beyond measure. I was fortunate to graduate with a 4.0 GPA. During the fall quarter of 2005, I started my internship at Ritz Instrument Transformers in Waynesboro, GA.  I wanted to be at a company close to home and where they paid their interns.  It didn't seem possible at first, but the Lord opened a door for me.  Not only did he bless me with the internship, but also a permanent position with the company, a bonus, and an offer for a promotion.  He keeps on blessing me over and over again.  As Elder Robinson Sr. says, "Who wouldn't serve a God like that! I'm striving everyday to obey all of God's word because "all good and perfect gifts comes from above".  Sister Vevelyn Turner - Burke County   God Did it!! I am honoring the Lord today for my life. I also give honor to the memories of Bishop W. F. Lucas, who prayed for me and to my beloved pastor, Bishop B. J. Lawson, who the Lord sent to my rescue and helped restore my faith in the Lord. I always give thanks to the Lord for my parents for bringing me up in the truth. I am blessed today because of it. I do not know where I would be today, if it was not for the blessings of the Lord and the prayers of my Bishops, Elders and my parents.   My family and I celebrated a day a few months ago that many feared would be short-lived. If earlier reports were believed, the day we celebrated would probably have become a day of reflection and sadness for them. The date for this celebration was my birthday. The doctors associated with my birth delivered a sad message to my parents upon my arrival into this world. They said that I was very ill and would likely die within a few days. I was placed in a corner of the nursery to die and was not given any water or milk. Many tests and x-rays were performed that revealed severe damage to my brain. These tests confirmed that I was born with a defect called Hydrocephalus. (Water On The Brain). My parents were advised to place me in an institution because my brain was so damaged that I could not be cared for at home - I would be a vegetable unable to do anything. My parents called for the Holy man of God and the Holy saints to pray for me. The Lord Jesus Christ performed a miracle. He healed my severe brain damage, without the aid of the doctors. He (The Lord Jesus Christ) did it. I was given up to die again when I was about 7 years old. I went blind and had to feel my mother face to know that it was her. When I was 14 years old, I was stricken with a stroke. Again the man of God prayed for me and the Lord delivered me. Once I had over 2 liters of fluid in my chest. It had pushed my heart over to the right side of my chest; I was drowning in fluid. Five ribs were removed so that the doctors could work on the abrasions on my lungs. Again the Holy man (Bishop Lucas) was there to pray me through again.  I thank God for Bishop Lawson and Elder Jeffries for continuing to pray for me and for Elder Battle and the saints for encouragement. The Lord has blessed me to live 37 years longer than the doctors said I would. After eight years of hard work I will graduate with honors from a Junior College. I thank God for the True Church of God in Christ, and the great leadership that we have.  Sister Yashyca Rosena Davenport – Lucas Temple     YES LORD and AMEN!!! I must say that I am BLESSED!!! At the beginning of my journey with Tyler, before he was even born, my mother kept telling me that I had to be able to tell the Lord, "Yes Lord, and Amen." I initially knew she was right but I thought, how in the world could I say that even if it meant losing my son. So my prayer became from that point, "God, please give me the strength to accept whatever your will is for my life as well as give me the strength to overcome." Through this journey, God showed me countless things concerning His will and what it truly means to surrender completely unto Him. He has shown me that love does not always mean doing things for people you know or loving only the people that love you. Love is not always a matter of convenience. Many times, it was the people whom I least expected that came to my aid or brought meals or just came to sit just to offer their support during trying times. The waiting room reinforcements were a God send. I knew there were plenty of other things people could have done with their time and money, but they chose to share it with us, including McCaila. The care packages for her made us speechless!! It certainly made things a little easier for her. This experience has also brought Marcus and me so much closer together. He is certainly the lord of our house and I can truly say that I have a little heaven on earth. I have learned to trust him as he trusts the Lord and everything has worked out. He really is my best friend. I have also had the opportunity to reflect on life and realized first hand that it's not how long you live but what you do with the days you are given. Tyler impacted so many lives in such a short amount of time. I have been here for almost 32 years and only hope to impact people in such a positive way. Tyler was here for a purpose and I refuse to let his life or death be in vain. It is through Tyler that I have learned so much about perfect love and what it means to be at peace in the Lord. Yes, it was devastating to lose my son, but God had prepare me for his death before it happened and for that I am truly grateful. It wasn't until I completely surrendered the situation unto the Lord that I was at peace where I could finally say, 'Yes, Lord and Amen.' God showed me on countless occasions that He was in control regardless of what the doctors or anyone did or said. Everything has worked out according to his perfect will and for that I am so thankful. He has blessed me beyond measure and I am so honored to be His daughter in Christ. People have asked how it is that I am not in a mental ward or just broken down and my response it that God had mercy on me and has blessed me with a peace that surpasses all understanding. Yes, I have my crying moments, but if I had to do it all again, I would!! YES, LORD and AMEN!!! Sister Tina Hall - Lucas Temple     Still Running for my Life I count it a great blessing to be here.  Thank God for how he has blessed me and kept me. He has kept me from all hurt harm and danger, and as far as I know, free from sin.  I thank God for that.  When I started out, I didn't start to run a little while and stop.  I've been constantly running for my life.  It's not the one that comes in and run so fast, but the one that holds out until the end.  My aim is to make it to the finish line, because I want to hear the Lord say well done.  I thank God for blessing our home.  I started visiting the church shortly after Bishop started coming to Girard. After a while I united.  Since that time, the Lord has really blessed me.  You don't forget the bridge that brought you across.  I've been through some things and I've crossed some troubled waters. Look like the bridge was shaky, but it continued to stand.  I thank God.  I haven't thrown up my hands nor given up the fight.  I'm still running for my life. When I first came in, I found out this is going to be a long journey.  If you come in running too fast, after awhile, your breath is going to get short, things are going to get heavy and you're going to slow down.  After a while, you might stop.  Come in and get you a good pace and hold it. I thank God for Mother Lawson.  She has been the same since I've known her.  Friendly, quiet, and always smiling.  I want to be the same way.  My aim is to press on, keep the faith, and keep running for my life.   Deacon James Holmes - Burke County     Being Kept free from an Adulterous lifestyle Thanks be to God who always gives me victory through my Lord Jesus Christ.  I am a member of Lucas Temple True Church of God in Christ and have been serving at this church since was baptized in the spring of 1987. Having been a follower of this true gospel for almost 20 years, it would be impossible for me to share all the great things that God has done in my life since I turned to the Lord Jesus Christ. So I would like to share a portion of my testimony by declaring how God has been able to keep me as a young man free from a whoremongering and adulterous lifestyle.  When I got converted, I was married but separated from my wife. I knew that God would only accept sexual relationships within the bonds of marriage, so I ceased committing adultery and began to live a dedicated life to the lord. I assumed that if I wanted to get me another wife that I could just get a divorce and remarry. After about 3 or 4 years I began to think about getting married again. Since my wife and I had no desire to reconcile I thought I would just divorce her and marry someone within the faith. I decided to talk to my pastor Bishop W. F. Lucas about it so that he could console me and be in prayer with me. During our session he informed me that according to the scriptures (Luke 16:18, Matthew 5:31-32, Romans 7:2,3 etc.) God did not approve of a man divorcing his wife and marrying another wife while that first wife was alive. He showed me that according to the scriptures, this was a form of adultery and that no adulterer would inherit the kingdom of God. (I Corinthians 6:9) WOW! Now my eyes were opened to the truth concerning divorce and remarriage according to God’s Holy Word. As my pastor was talking to me I can remember the mixed emotions I was feeling. I was somewhat sad and disappointed yet not devastated that I couldn’t righteously get married again with my present situation. At the same time my heart was thankful and rejoicing that I knew the truth and that doing the truth would keep me free of this sin. I never wavered. I knew immediately that I was going to obey God’s will rather than my own. I thank God that he had given me a mind to serve and obey him. Since that day, I have faced many trails and temptations in this area of my life, but I can truthfully say that God has delivered me out of them all. I have never committed or desired to commit adultery since I have been saved. Thank God for his Holy Ghost power! His power enables me to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ and cast down every imagination that exalts itself against the knowledge and will of God. (II Corinthians 10:5) Sometimes friends or family members ask me,”How do you do it” “Don’t you get lonely” “Do you think you will ever marry again” or how do you stay so happy? Yes there are times when I feel a little lonesome but not for long. For I have the word of god for consolation and the joy of the lord gives me strength. I keep my eyes on the prize of God and eternal life. Also I stay busy working for the lord and faithfully attend church services. I have holy friendships with my Christian brothers and sisters. Prayer and fasting are great tools that I use to help me resist temptation and keep away depression and loneliness. Whatever the situation I can always talk to my heavenly father in prayer. Most important of all is the power I received with the gift of the Holy Ghost. When all else fails I will begin to worship and praise God until I feel his power and presence.  There is much more I could say but I just truly thank God for his amazing grace, unspeakable joy, longsuffering and a peace that surpasses understanding. It has been 19+ years that God has keep me from falling victim to lust and adultery .I thank God that he has chosen me for this example of longsuffering to bring glory to his wonderful name. I am not ashamed to tell others, especially some of the saints who have marriage circumstances similar to mine. I believe that I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. Even some of my friends who knew me before I got saved were really amazed at my transformation to a celibate lifestyle. Some of them have changed their lives and now confess that Jesus Christ is their lord and savior. All that read my testimony please feel free to share it with others. Hopefully it will encourage and inspire someone to continue trusting in the faithful word of God. May God’s peace and blessing be upon all who read this testimony is my prayer in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.  Brother Shedrick Pullin – Lucas Temple     Prayer Changes Things! First I would like to give honor to the spirit of Christ, to Bishop Lawson, Elder Jeffries and to all other men of God preaching and teaching the true divine Gospel of Christ.  I do believe that God is good all the time.  Just to tell you how the Lord has blessed me, a couple of months ago, after visiting my doctor, I was told that I needed to undergo total hip replacement in both hips.  X-rays showed that my hips were rubbing bone-to-bone, and inflammation was around the joints.  My radiologist stated that the damage was so severe that I should be in a wheelchair, not walking.  Simple task, such as walking down stairs and walking to the mailbox where quite painful for me and even more painful was long walks.  To accomplish these simple tasks I would either have to use the railings or ask for assistance.  After receiving my diagnoses, I gave Bishop Lawson a call and requested prayer.  Bishop Lawson and Elder Jeffries prayed a special prayer for me, and after their prayer my pains eased away.  My doctor postponed the surgery, because I was no longer in pain.  It has been about four months ago now and I can freely walk up and down stairs and walk to the mailbox without pain.  I feel so good at times I feel like running.  I believe that prayer changes things and it was nothing that I done so great, but it was God’s grace and mercy that kept me. Mother Mozelle Jeffries -  St. James State Mother of the True Church of God in Christ    Miracles, Healings, Blessings! The Lord has truly blessed me and worked many, many miracles in my life over the many months and years, but there is one in particular I would like to share with the saints and friends.  For approximately 6 years, I was stricken with pain in my body.  The last three years, the pain was very severe and constant.  I couldn’t eat or sleep.  I went to many doctors and specialists, and it seemed that I was in and out of the hospital every other week.  The doctors ordered so many tests but they all came back normal—they were thus unable to determine the source of my torment.  For approximately 1 year, I had high fevers, weight loss, sleepless days and nights, and so much pain! The doctors decided to do exploratory surgery.  One doctor said before the surgery, “We expect the worse, but we are hoping for the best.”  They removed my gall-bladder.  After the operation, the pain was still there.  Some of the doctors came to my bed, shook their heads and walked away from me.  I never saw them again.  I was taking approximately 21-22 pills a day to help me deal with the pain.  I was even taking morphine, the strongest narcotic around. I became depressed.  The devil came to my mind and said, “The Lord has forgotten you; He doesn’t care.  The saints have been praying for you and you haven’t gotten any relief yet.  Kill yourself by taking these sleeping pills or cut your wrists.”  Early one morning, the Lord put it in my mind to call our Bishop.  I told Bishop my pain was almost unbearable, and asked him to please pray for me immediately on the phone.  His voice was very calm and reassuring as he prayed.  A few days later, the pain became less severe.  I was able to get out of bed and go about my daily activities.  When Bishop Lawson became the pastor of Lucas Temple in Scottdale, GA, his first words to me as my pastor were, “Sister Boyd, have a little more faith.  The Lord can heal!!  Have faith in God.” Saints and Friends, I no longer take those 21 or 22 pills!  Thank you Lord Jesus!  The Lord has truly worked a miracle.  I give the Lord all the honor and the praise. The Miracle and Healing continues. . . . . . My granddaughter, Jailynn, was born October 23, 2004.  Two days after her birth, Jailynn would cry constantly.  You could tell it was a cry of pain. She actually stopped eating!  She would look at a bottle and cry.  Jailynn was admitted to the hospital and tests were done.  The doctor said that she was born with an infection that caused her to be in constant pain.  A feeding tube was inserted in Jailynn’s nose leading to her stomach.  She was also placed on medication to help the pain and stop the infection.  Jailynn was released from the hospital, but continued to run a fever for the first 4-5 months of her life.  Early one morning, Shona, Jailynn’s mother called me and said that Jailynn’s temperature was 102 degrees, which is especially dangerous for a 4 month old!  It appeared as though the medication was not working.  She was admitted to the hospital again early one Wednesday morning.  Bishop Lawson came to the hospital later that Wednesday and prayed for her.  She was discharged from the hospital two days later on Friday.  The following Tuesday, Jailynn pulled out her own feeding tube, starting eating through her mouth, and continues to beg for food this day! Jailynn is no longer taking medication for that condition.  A few days after the Man of God prayed for her, the Lord healed Jailynn. Mother Claudette Boyd - Lucas Temple Assistant State Mother of the True Church of God in Christ   A Blessing To be in True Holiness I thank the Lord for Bishop, Elder Marvin,  Minister Turner, their wives and all of our sisters, brothers, and mothers. Just everybody. I thank the Lord for what he means to me in these last and evil days.  I thank him for where he's brought me, because he's brought me from a mighty long way.  I was thinking over my life and said, "If it wasn't for the Lord, I wouldn't even be here today".  I thank him for blessing me to be in True Holiness.  I do believe that we're in the right thing.  I thank God for Bishop Lawson and the true teaching that he gives.  When you first start off, there are a lot of things you do not know and don't know how to do, but you continue to sit under the word.  You do not run out and go this place and  that place. You continue in the word of God and have a listening ear, then apply it to your life.  I have learned how to turn everything over to the Lord.  I didn't always know how to do that.  He's the only one that can work it out.  I'm striving each and every day of my life to live a holy and dedicated life to the Lord.  I want to be ready when the Lord calls my name. Remember me in your prayers,  Mother Thelma Gould - Burke County   He's My Everything! Jesus saves, keeps, and satisfies my soul! He is a healer, a savior and a friend. He is my everything. In every situation he is there. He clothes, feeds, and is the greatest provider. He has healed me in many ways. The adversary tries to attack my head, but because of my faith in God and his healing power I am still here. Pastor Adams preaches the Word of God and if you hear it and receive it then it will be beneficial to you. At one time I was sick and I visited the doctor for an assessment of my condition. He prescribed me medication in the form of tablets. As he was handing the medication to me, he told me it will ease the pain but be poisonous to the body. I listened carefully and analyzed my condition.  I knew I needed the power of God to heal me so I prayed morning, noon, and night asking God to heal my body. The pain surely eased and I thank God that now I walk, jump, skip,  and dance. God is working miracles for me because I've just celebrated my 69th birthday and I'm free from the illness and pain. Mother Derinda Hall - Deliverance Temple A Soldier in the Army of Christ First, I would like to give honor and praise to God Almighty.  It is by His grace and mercy that I am alive and well today.  Next, I would like to honor my Pastor and my husband.  These two people have really been an inspiration in my life.  At the young age of fifteen, I gave my life to God and was baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.  Now, I am thirty years old.  I am a wife and a mother.  Most of all, I am a soldier in the army of Christ.  Daily, I am learning more and more of God’s word.  I am putting off and putting on more of God.  My desire is to please God and make heaven my home.  These fifteen years have not been easy, but God has blessed me tremendously.  It is through God’s grace and mercy that I can say that I love my one husband and my children.  God has given me peace.  He has abundantly blessed me to see now that it is not “what you have”, but “who you have”—inside.  I pray that God’s will be done in every area of my life.  God has blessed me with a wonderful family.  My parents are in the church.  It is because of their light and life that I am blessed today.  I have a mind to obey God’s word and to live a life pleasing to Him.  If I could encourage one person in my testimony, I would encourage that person to seek God first.  By seeking God diligently and steadfastly, God blessed me with my heart desires.  I have been happily married for five years.  I have two adorable children.  I have peace and contentment.  God has truly been a blessing in my life. Sis. Tonya Taylor - Barnesville   A Healer and A Way Maker Giving honor to my Pastor and all those in authority.  I thank the Lord for Deacon Stafford, my husband. He is such a wonderful provider for our home.  I thank the Lord that at the age of 12 years old, I came to the Lord and at age 18 the Lord blessed me with the Holy Ghost.  I thank God for being saved and for having a mind to obey the teaching.  Thank the Lord for the strength the Lord has given me these 45 years in the truth.  Today, I can say that the Lord is a Healer.  He has healed me of cancer.  I know Him as a Way Maker.  God has really blessed us to raise 9 children in the Gospel.  He has blessed me with a humble spirit.  Daily, I want to overcome everything that is not like the Lord.  Mother Lilly M. Stafford -  Henderson Temple  Being Unspotted from the World I thank God for my husband.  I thank God for the way I treat him and the relationship that we have.  I know how to treat him regardless of what goes on or how he treats me.  I still try to treat him like I'm suppose to.  I try to be a strong woman.  People say that I'm peculiar and that's what I want to be.  When I go to work, I do my job and try to keep myself unspotted from the world.  I don't believe I can turn back on God.  If I wasn't in the church, I'll probably be on my second or third husband, but I thank God that I know the truth.  When I first came here, I didn't want to come, but something kept  me come back.  It was like I couldn't stay away from the church.  It is so much joy, love and contentment here.  If you're here and you're sad, then something is wrong with you.  You need to check yourself.  With my marriage, I've been through a lot, but through all of it, I still have joy, peace, and contentment.  I just want to continue to be true because I believe I am really living right.  Sis. Oprah Fredrick - Augusta Continuing to Eat the Word of God I thank God for being here. I’m thankful for my life, health, and strength. I don't have any doubt about this way.  I know holiness is right. I don't have a mind to stop or to tarry. I have a mind to continue on in the truth. I realize when the word of God comes, it comes for me to get my house in order.  That's what I'm striving to do, look at myself. I thank God for my husband, how the Lord has blessed and brought us together.  Truly, I thank God for the peace that we do have in our home.  I realize if it wasn't for the word of God, there wouldn't be peace in our home. I have no mind to push the word of God back, but continue eating the word of God, because truly I want to be found ready when the Lord returns. Sis. Louise Holmes- Burke County   Experiencing the Benefits of the Gospel This is an awesome way of life!  I can see the benefits of obeying the word of God that is taught here in The True Church.  When we returned to stateside from overseas, I saw a change in my kid’s behavior within weeks.  Not only my kids, but I began to see changes take place in my marriage. Well, actually the change began to take place in us that eventually affected our relationship.  I don’t care how strong you think a relationship is, the word of God can make it stronger and better if you do what it says…….and that’s the key. I’m so thankful for a gospel that has taught me so much. I realize that if I obey God’s word, he will respond to my every need. We all are experiencing the benefits of the gospel and we are aware that THIS gospel is rarely taught elsewhere. What we have at The True Church is more precious than gold and I encourage all my sisters to hang in here.  Let’s have a joyous time at the convention!!  Sis. Sherrie Turner - Lucas Temple   Walking A New Life Being born again are not just words uttered; I feel it's a great responsibility. It is living a brand new life, just like being in my mother's womb for months then appearing into the world. In the beginning it was very hard. Many babies have to learn to do something as simple as eating and breathing. But after being here for sometime and doing the same thing for a while they get use to it.  It was the same when my life begun. Considering the newborn baby, I had to learn to live a holy life. That's where Bishop Lucas came in. He taught me how to be a good person and obtain common sense. I had to repent and go down in the water to wash away my sins then take hold to a new life, by doing things that pleased the Lord. He taught me to love my neighbor as myself. That was the beginning. I didn't do right when I was baptized but I had no excuse because he taught my parents how to help me in the home; how to live in the world but not be a partaker of this world.  My parents put this in practice by living a life before me, singing spiritual songs, and doing for neighbors as they would themselves, and so much more according to God's word. I thank God for my parents not lowering the standards that Bishop Lucas preached according to the bible. Because I was use to doing it in the home, it became a part of me and I began to walk a new life.  Now it's easier for me. It doesn't bother me a whole lot what others say about me, as long as I am doing what God says, I am satisfied.  I found that doing what God says keep me out of trouble. I'm stress free. I don't worry much about my children if they choose to disobey me. I am blessed with a wonderful husband (Elder Adams) and 6 lovely children along with a son–in-law and a daughter-in-law. I've learned to save my health, money and time in a spiritual way. I thank the Lord Jesus for being born again.    Sister Jackie Adams – Deliverance Temple God is Truly Good! Praise The Lord. I honor the Spirit of the Lord and the precious memory of Bishop Lucas. I always honor my beloved pastor, Bishop B. J. Lawson. I am so thankful to the Lord Jesus Christ for letting me live to see this day. I thank the Lord for his blessings, how He blessed me to hear the Word of God and obey the Word.  He then blessed me to become a new person. I am so thankful to the Lord Jesus Christ for blessing me with His Holy Ghost to lead and guide me in all walks of life. I just can not imagine what my life would be like without the Lord Jesus Christ. It's in my mind and in my heart to obey and walk in the Word. I thank the Lord Jesus Christ for the Love that he has given to me.  I know how to love everyone that the Lord Jesus Christ has created. I thank the Lord for this perfect Love. I thank the Lord for the recent blessings and healing that I have received and for the blessings that is yet to come. I praise Him for His Goodness. I am thankful today for my husband. The Lord has blessed us to be married 52 years and we can still laugh, talk and enjoy each other. I thank the Lord for blessing us with six loving children and with grandchildren. Friends, I can truly say that God is Good; God is Good; God is truly Good! I thank God for Jesus.  Mother Davenport - Lucas Temple   A New Creature in Christ I thank God for being saved, sanctified, and being filled with the Holy Ghost.  I thank God for being in a church with a standard and for being blessed with an ordained pastor who is living and preaching the word of God.  I am a born again Christian and my aim is eternal life.  The Lord has blessed me to become a new creature in Christ.  I don't walk, talk, and live like I use to live.  The word has made a difference in my life.  Thank God for a beautiful way to live.  Holiness is a blessing in my home, on my job, and the different places I go.  Sister Nancy Hutchinson – Lucas Temple