Saturday, September 6, 2008

Since the Glory

For almost two years now we have been ministering in Jonesboro, Georgia (home of "Gone with the Wind"). The Lord has been performing miracles, healing the sick, setting people free, and getting many people born again every time we make the trip. Our team has been really committed and has born great fruit. I can't remember a single time that we made the hour long trip that we came back without a story of a healing, salvation, or deliverance. It has always been a joy and something we have looked forward to all week.

The latter part of 2007 many of the prophetic people in our church, including me, were really sensing that a shift was coming. We began to have visions and visitations of the Lord saying "I AM COMING SOON!" For some this may sound like an end of days word but we all seemed to know what it meant. That a move of God was coming and we needed to be ready. I had a dream where the Lord spoke so loudly I woke up thinking he had spoken audibly. He said "Get your stuff together. I AM COMING!" Weird signs and wonders began to happen in the sky, around houses where I was working. They all pointed to one thing, His Glory!

After so many confirmations and signs I finally asked "WHEN?" "April" was all I heard. When April came I was anxious but ready. I was not dissapointed.

A man from Iris Ministries (Rolland and Heidi Bakers ministry in Mozambique) came once more to visit our church. In English his name is interpreted Surprise. Surprise Sithole. He was speaking on April 13th and a level of hunger hit our church that I had rarely seen. When Surprise gives an alter call it is direct and to the point, "What are you waiting for?" Almost the entire curch ran to the front and I was first in line. I hit him low others hit him high. It was not your typical alter call. It resembled more of a quater-back getting tackled than a prayer line. Surprise had a fire, zeal, and joy that we all wanted desperately and we were not going to be denied. Before long there was a heaping pile of people on the floor and Surprise was at the bottom. People were pushing to touch him, children were crawling through the bodies to grab a hold of his clothes.

A few minutes later it looked as if a bomb had gone off. There were bodies everywhere. The Glory of God came in and it was almost impossible to stand. It took a long time for us to regain our composure and actually exit the building.

Since that time we have experienced a significant change. Not too long after our meetings with Surprise a few of us made a trip down to Lakeland FL. We waited in Line for hours to get in and we were not dissapointed. The Lord met our hunger in an incredible way. We were only there for two meetings but the impact of what God was doing changed something in us.


(I am very aware that some have a distaste for the Lakeland Outpouring because of the huge mistakes that Todd Bentley has made, and yes they are huge mistakes, but God has never needed a perfect vessel to move through. Todd has his faults but this was a legitimate move of God. Don't throw God out with the human he chose to use. If you want proof come see what God has been doing in Atlanta.)

Since April our outreaches in Jonesboro have significantly born more fruit. Here are just a few breif testimonies that should show you what I mean.

A lady named Tanya was diagnosed with tumors after heavy bleeding and a huge loss of weight. Tanya had recently given her life to the Lord and it had affected so much in her home. She seemed like a new person. When she began to bleed and was diagnosed with the tumors her countenance fell and she started to spiral down into a depression. We hadn't seen Tanya in a few weeks because of her work schedule and didn't know exactly what had happened. When we showed up at the door she looked like she was about to give up.
We prayed for Tanya a few times and nothing seemed to happen but one afternoon we prayed and she said "I feel hot all over!" The next day there was not one tumor in her body. The tumors dissapeared, the bleeding stopped and she went back to a healthy weight. Thank you Jesus!!!!
Many of her friends and family found out about this and more have been added to the Kingdom because of it.
Tanya is on fire for God and she is telling all she can about the goodness of God.

During one of our outreaches in Jonesboro we came across a man named James. James had recently been in the Hospital in a diabetic coma. His head had swolen up, and they honestly didn't think he was going to live. After a miraculous recovery he was released but still had severe diabetes. He told us the blood count and all the numbers but I don't remember them at this time. I am not familiar with what is high and what is low but i do rememer sharing the numbers with other diabetics at the time and their jaws dropping. Needless to say, it was bad.
We told James about the Kingdom of Heaven and we asked if we could pray for him. He showed us his insulin shots and medication and said he had to take 2 shots a day plus all the medication.
We prayed and the Glory of God came in that room. James was instanly healed and has no trace of diabetes in his system. Not only that but James went back to his church where he was attending and prayed for his pastor and he got healed, and so did his uncle. THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!

For privacy reasons I am going to leave out the individuals names that we prayed for here. But if you would liek to meet them I can introduce you to them personally.
A team consisting of me (David), Zion (my 10 year old son), and Dolly (a mother of 9 kids who is consumed with the glory of God) knocked on a door that I had knocked on numerous times. Every time they would regect prayer and push me away, but not this time. While standing in the doorway I had a word of knowledge for the boyfriend of the lady who lived in this apartment. For the first time he decided to let us in. I began to explain to him what the Lord Jesus had been doing with us lately and right in the middle of my "beautiful discourse" the Lord interupted and said "Sut up and show him."
I hushed and ask them both if I could show them and asked to pray for them. To my surprise they both said yes. When we grabbed their hand and we all asked for the Glory of God to come in the room, the boyfriend's eyes rolled back into his head and he began to shake. i had to sit him down in a chair so he wouldn't violently hit the floor. The girlfriend got weak too and we had to sit her down. At that moment the presence of God got so tangible in the room that the three of us, Zion, Dolly and myself were all laying on the floor barely able to move.
This happened for 45 minutes. For 45 minutes the boyfriend couldn't open is eyes. He sat in a frozen position slightly shaking. His girl friend kept saying "he isn't like this. that is the most stuborn man I have ever met." When he finally did come to all he could say was "what was that?" We led him to the Lord along with his girlfriend and prayed once more. It happened all over again. This time it lasted for about 20 minutes. When he came to he walked as quickly as he could to the restroom where he dissapeared for about 10 minutes. We were still in awe of God's presence and were still laying on the floor in the living room. After a few minutes the girlfriend went into the bathroom to check on her boyfriend. He was sitting on the side of the tub with his hands covering his face saying "Everything is different. Everything is different!"
Come to find out later he had been consumed with worry and fear his entire life. But now he couldn't worry if he tried. Fear had gotten him into a lot of trouble and he has a criminal record, but the Lord loves him, his girlfriend and their kids. After this we have seen and discipled the family on a regular basis and they are growing in the Lord.

We have also seen: Epilepsy healed, bad knees, bad backs, shoulders, many emotional issues, family restored and many come to the Lord. It has been amazing. These are only a few of the stories.

If you live in the Jonesboro area and would like to come help please get in touch with us. Daviddixon at zionjudah . com. This helps keep away the spam emails.