The Christian Lifestyle Magazine, Issue 12

ATHEIST
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“LEADERSHIP IS SERVANTHOOD”
By: Charlene Ainslie
My testimony is a colorful one, to
say the least. After years of being
a party girl and an atheist, the Lord
gently led me to him in 2015, and
on 7 June I fully surrendered my
life to Jesus. People often tell me,
“Charlene, if you got saved, there
must be a God.” I went from being a
menace to becoming a minister and
an atheist to becoming an apostle
serving my King and liberating the
captives from everything I had been
chained for.
From 2015 – 2019 I immersed
myself in the Word, worship
team, and life group leader. I
studied through SATS and then
the Lord guided me to CSSM
(Cape Supernatural School of
Ministry) which is the South African
counterpart of Bethel Supernatural
School of Ministry and I completed
2 years there under the leadership
of Prophet Sally Goodwin and the
team. By the grace of God, I was
ordained in 2019 via Kingdom
Ministries International, a ministry
established by the late and
legendary Apostle Alfie Fabe, who
was known for his inspirational
preaching, visionary leadership,
and global ministry establishment.
Apostle Llewellyn Williams and
the Fabe family continue to direct
this magnificent covering that I am
currently still under.
In October 2019, the Lord gave
me my first assignment: to put
together a crusade on the football
field in my hometown of Table View.
Everything about that crusade was
God-led, and six of the 52 churches
in the community partnered with me
to change lives and get the “church”
out of the building. That day, we
witnessed many miracles and many
connections where fellowship,
revival, and networking were
essential. During this time, I also
began holding Friday night meetings
called “Upperroom Nights,” where
we began to witness an increasing
number of miracles, signs, and
wonders. People were coming from
all over Cape Town to be immersed
in the Lord’s presence and set free in
deliverance.
“Then Covid Happened,” those
famous words that we will all
remember for a long time. I went
to Hermanus for a while to regroup
and hear what the Lord was saying
during those difficult times. We
learned how to connect outside of
the church building by using online
services and getting creative with
our connection and intimacy. It
compelled people to not only praise
the Lord in the building, but also
to BE the church outside the walls,
seeking his presence in the stillness
of our own spaces. After I returned
to Cape Town from Hermanus for
a brief respite, the Lord said, “It is
time,” and I resumed hosting the
Upperroom Nights. This time, I was
primarily focused on deliverance
as my ministry, and I was really
coming up against strongholds,
powers, and principalities that had
oppressed not only individuals but
entire communities. God never fails
to deliver, and many people were
saved, healed, and delivered during
this time.
As most seasons change and
evolve, so do I, and during this time,
the Lord revealed to me that He was
calling me to move into the office
of Apostle and continue working
with leaders in the community
and surrounding cities, as well as
connecting internationally with
leaders from countries such as the
Philippines, Uganda, Pakistan, and
the United States. We continue to
host online prayer, intercession, and
deliverance meetings to encourage
these five-fold ministers to walk
worthy of their callings, serving
Christ, and releasing captives.
Marketing and design have always
been a passion and skill of mine,
allowing me to collaborate with
various ministries and leaders to
edify the body and glorify God.
Our ministry extends beyond what
we do behind the pulpit and into
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