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Neck Pain Gone

(Testimony of healing from ministry time on October 27, 2019)

Last Sunday, at the end of service Pastor Gunter asked "Does anyone need prayer for neck , shoulder, or jaw pain?" I'm thinking, “Oh, yes! Me!!! He says, "Just head up to our prayer team and ask to receive your healing today!" That's exactly what I did. I struggle with recurring knots in my upper back. The pain alternates between my shoulder blades and neck on both sides.

That morning I definitely realized the tightness on my right side of my neck when I woke up. So when he was so specific with the need for prayer I knew this could be the time that I could be freed from this pain. Pastor Bethany led the prayer for my healing as others touched and agreed. I was claiming the victory as she prayed. She even said the area she was praying over what heating up so she was declaring my healing.

Here I am six days later with NO ISSUES! I haven't had to have my weekly massage and that in its self is such a blessing!!! Glory be to God!!! - Sha

Prayer for neck pain

Testimony from ministry time at the end of service. (Oct. 27, 2019)

I walked into service with a tightness in the right side of my neck the extended out onto my trap and down into my shoulder blade. Gunter stated that tight necks and tight jaws had been highlighted by some one on the prayer team. Well, I definitely fell into that category. I’m writing this on Tuesday morning and can say that I am no longer experiencing the tightness in my neck. What an awesome show of the Father’s goodness toward his children! - Jacob

He cares for my children

My MORE testimony: I received a text from my oldest son this morning saying that he forgot to let us know that he was on a jump at 11 a.m. I immediately felt my stomach drop as I looked at the clock to see that I only had 30 minutes to pray for his safety. As I walked over to the door to close it, I plainly heard Theresa’s voice saying exactly what she shared at the conference that God had spoken to her: "Do you honestly think that the only thing keeping your son safe is YOUR prayers?"

It was such a powerful encounter that I had to close my door anyway to regain my composure. I sat with God for a few minutes and thanked Him for growing me. It was such an awesome, and humbling, reminder that He cares for my children more than I ever could. And that while He LOVES for me to pray, it's not where His power comes from! - Kathi

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From death to life

“My growing up years I went to church and have always been religious. In December of 2018 my family moved to Savannah were we struggled to find a church until our neighbor told us about The Dwelling. My first time going to The Dwelling was after I got back from from training with the Army. The moment I walked into the doors of the movie theater it felt like family.

I was in a very dark place in my life at that time. I felt that I needed something more but didn’t know what else I needed. It was on June 11th of 2019 when my life changed forever. It was after I hung in the tree where I tried to end my life that God opened up my eyes and my heart. The reason why I’m here today because God didn’t see that my work was done. God saw that I still had a purpose here on this earth. God has done a miracle in my life and he showed me that he is the only one who knows when my time is over.

It has been a true blessing to get connected in with the men’s connect group where God has let me know that I’m not alone on this path. I have brothers in the faith that have helped me get to where I am today.

It says in Psalms‬ ‭55:22‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.” ‭‭This verse has been one of the most powerful verses in my life.

I just recently attended my very first conference, MORE19, at The Dwelling. At this conference I heard the most powerful words that I’ve ever heard and witnessed God changing lives like he’s changed my life.

After the conference was over I felt the urge that I had to go visit the tree where I tried to hang myself. The ratchet strap was still hanging there. As I approached the tree I asked God, “Now what do I do?” God spoke to me and said, “I want you to climb up there, exactly where you were standing in June 11th and just look.”

Tears started to roll down my cheeks as I stood up there and thanked god for this tree, and this experience. As I got done praying in the tree I climbed back down and got on my knees. I could feel his work being done. I felt my entire body go numb. And as I stood back up, I felt everything go. I felt my burdens release. I felt my anger disappear in the woods. I felt my troubled conscious go away. It felt as if God just removed a sack that was filled with rocks of my my shoulders.

It has been amazing to develop the kind of relationships that I have with my family at The Dwelling where God continues to do his work. I’m thankful that God has given me a second chance to be a witness of how powerful He is when you have faith in Him.” - David

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Optic Nerve Healed

“In May, I was told that the cause of my focal migraines (not the 2-3 milder seasonal migraines I get) was a misshapen optic nerve in my right eye. It was causing extreme pain. I was sent to a specialist and he said the optic nerve is like a donut and they like to see both openings about the same size and under a four. My left eye measured 3 and my right eye measured 6. Another specialist re-measured to make sure and she got 3 and 5.5. So they referred me to an optic nerve specialist. I went to church the following Sunday and several of you guys gathered around me and prayed. My husband and son have also been praying for me that I wouldn't have to take those glaucoma eyedrops for the rest of my life or have risky surgery. I went back for the follow up yesterday and she had to run the test twice because my right eye is down to a 3.5. Her words were, "I want to send you to the eye institute for two more tests because the optic nerve doesn't repair itself like that. I'm afraid I might have missed something.

And there you go!! Isn't that just like God!! And by the way, I haven't had a focal migraine since June!” - Kathi

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