Deliverance Ministry - Fire and Ice Ministries River of Life Fellowship

THE DELIVERANCE MINISTRY
on her life. Of course, I had no idea how all this would pan out at
the time.
I always had a heart for Sandy and her family. I knew she had a
rough past and had not fully entered into the freedom and victory
Jesus had for her. She would come sometimes and give her testi­
mony at meetings that I preached in. Many lives were changed by
her testimony, as I am sure yours has been impacted. I want to say
that we love and support the Gideons. I would not have Sandy to­
day if it was not for them. That Bible literally saved her life.
Now let me pick up where Sandy left off. She sat in Pastor Doug
Holt’s office with tears flowing down her cheeks talking about the
destruction of her family. I had gone to eat lunch with Pastor Holt
that day and had no idea Sandy would be coming for a meeting that
afternoon. I was about to leave when I saw her coming in. I was
asked by both parties to stay. I remember sitting there fighting the
tears as I saw her crying and telling what happened. Both Pastor
Holt and I prayed for her that day. I seemed to have an attraction
and love for her that I had never felt before. However, I dismissed it
as not being God. You know how that is I am sure. On the way out,
Pastor Holt asked me if there was any attraction from me to her and
I had to admit there was some. I was surprised about my feelings,
but he said that he felt there was a mutual attraction and love be­
tween Sandy and I, and we might be able to have a powerful minis­
try together. I was even more surprised to hear that come out of his
mouth! You must remember, I did not think this whole thing was
God yet!!! I went on with my life and kept Sandy and her daughter
in prayer. I knew they were being rejected a lot at the church they
were attending, so I let them know they were welcome at the
church I was pastoring at that time any time. They began to come.
As I was praying one day in the early morning (which is my routine),
I was in mid sentence when the Lord spoke to me. He said, “Sandy
needs a godly husband. What are you going to do about it?” I didn’t
know how to respond, so I said, “Well, meet the need Lord.” I guess
some times I am a little slow. I went on to complete my sentence
and the Lord stopped me again saying, “Sandy needs a godly hus­
band. What are you going to do about it?” Well, I figured out what
the Lord was saying to me and agreed to move forward with it. I
called Pastor Holt and then my spiritual covering and asked what
they felt about the whole prospect of marrying Sandy. They felt it
was God. Understand, I always thought very highly of Sandy, but I
wanted to make sure this huge step was God before I took it. So
after having the blessing of my covering, I called Sandy and told
her how I felt, and wouldn’t you know it, the feeling was mutual like
Pastor Holt said!
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