Testimonies

Jo Little

This is a praise report !

I had a friend whose daughter has had brain cancer. She’s been in remission for 10 years. It recently came back. She had brain surgery and was diagnosed stage 4. I was praying for her all these months and all thru revival week - and reaching out to my campus and Middletown to pray for her. I even sent an email to the prayer team for revival . Last week my friend text me and said "please pray even harder she stopped talking and she’s not responding. They’re sending her to Boston within hours". The next day they found that she had a cyst on the other side of her frontal lobe and needed an emergency surgery.

We continued to pray and share the prayer request, two days ago I was afraid to ask her how the surgery went and if everything was OK it just sounded not so great and she sent me this picture attached and said Joanne your prayers are working she’s sitting up in bed and she’s eating and she’s taking a walk in the hallway and she’s starting to talk again . Tonight she sent me a video of her talking to me - I mean COME ON! thank you and praise you Jesus .

I’m sure she has a road of ahead of her but we are going to prayer through it and you never underestimate the power of God thank you Jesus and thank you Vox Church, and my prayer posse! 

Anonymous

I was at the diner paying my check, a woman came in to pick up an order. She only had $10 with her, the manager was kind enough to tell her she can bring the rest of the money in the next day. She was very appreciative of his kindness and left. I told him I would cover the balance of her order and paid it. Honestly being humble and not telling others when I do something for someone is how I am. God knows and that’s what matters most. I wanted to participate in the acts of kindness with Vox because I absolutely love Vox and have been so blessed since being a part of this community.

Kate

I work with a great team as a kindergarten teacher in a charter school in Rhode Island. I was inspired by Justin’s service on March 5th to show grace and compassion towards my coworkers. It has been a very demanding school year as four teachers on our team left and student behavior has gotten to an all time high. We feel unseen by administrators and need more support. I wanted to show my coworkers that they aren’t alone so I gave them gifts to show them that they are worthy of being treated and I appreciate all they do. The impact brightened their day and they felt more seen than previous days.

Stephen Mikolike

I have an incredible praise report as a result of our Revival. We often talk about ‘Long Shot’ prayers here at Vox. My ‘Long Shot’ prayer has been a 50+ year childhood friend. We experienced much in our teenage/young adult life together. Some of our life was so high risk, life threatening to say the least. I had left that life 30+ yrs ago and always desired a true ‘real’ connection again and it’s often been my prayer (Long shot). He was opposed to Christ and/or a life which God has to offer as a result of turning to him. Needless to say all that changed, he attended church the Sunday morning in which our Revival was beginning. He decided to come to Revival, it turned into 5 of 6 nights and then Baptism on Friday. He is on fire and stated our community is touching his heart in a special way, he has not felt the goosebumps like he’s been experiencing since the births of his now teenage daughters, and the debilitating racing in his brain are being calmed for the first time since he can remember as a result of attending and his presence at our church. He has agreed to attending Tuesday men’s group and needless to say he’s experiencing a new love affair with us that is only due to a grace/Holy Spirit encounter…praise God.

P.S. I am having the most incredible conversations that we’ve ever had …a friend has returned, Thank You Jesus!!

Patty

Through the week of revival nights, my heart has come back to life. Early in the week I felt like there was a release within me to start feeling again. I had a visual that there was a thin constrictive layer encompassing my heart that sloughed off, next there were a few pockets of necrotic black dead tissue that also fell off. My heart was pale and barely beating. Each night I visualized my heart as becoming more red and full and beating more strongly. On the last night my heart was pounding in my chest and I was sweating when the call to ministry was being described. When the call came to come forward, I wasn’t sure it was meant for me but my heart was confirming that it was for me! I am so honored that has called me out to full time ministry and that I was obedient and stepped out in faith.

Karen

I was supposed to go to Tuesday's revival night with my women's group. I had a bunch of excuses why I wasn't going. )I'm tired, It's cold out. It's dark. etc). As I sat eating my dinner on Thursday, God kept nudging me to go. I got to Branford and soon saw that there was no parking so I parked in Walmart's parking lot. When I got inside the building, there were no seats. I said to God, "Really? I drove here on a cold, dark, dreary night to stand on my feet after teaching all day?" As soon as I said that to Him, I saw a friend from a previous church who said she had an extra seat. Not a coincidence.
The whole evening was filled with such hope- a hope that the next generation would listen, follow, and obey God- that all of the violence, destruction, war, fear, sickness would be met with peace, revival, peace, and healing. As I was standing singing and worshipping, I opened my eyes and noticed that the prayer team was praying over everyone but me. I was standing by myself and thought "How is it possible to be in a room full of people and still feel invisible and alone?" I decided to leave. If I was going to be alone, I might as well be home under the covers where it's warm and safe. As I was walking out, Michele, a friend of my son's, stopped me and asked if I had been prayed over. When I said no she said that I couldn't leave until she prayed over me. As she prayed peace over me, I heard God telling me "I see you. I love you. You are mine." For those of you who don't know my story, I have wrestled with my worth after my divorce 8 years ago, I felt like I was unlovable, invisible, and not enough. I had known my worth in my head but my heart wasn't quite getting the message. I was overwhelmed by His love for me and those feelings/lies that I have been believing washed away in my tears as she prayed over me! Thank You, Jesus for loving me, seeing me, hearing me, and pursuing me!

Karen

I have been grappling for some time now with low grade mystery illnesses that keep dragging me down, and lately it was a headache and neck ache. so i went forward for healing on thursday night and i had 3 amazing prayer warriors pray astonishing and moving things over me, but the pain still persisted. i went away knowing that God could have healed me if it was His desire. going to bed that night i felt a glowing sensation surrounding me. and oddly since then i have felt a quality that is mostly indescribable. as best i can say, it feels like i am more the real me and things have fallen off me as if stripped away of heavy baggage. i almost don't want to say because it feels like such a personal and secret gift. but i do share this much to say thank you for the prayer warriors that persisted to pray over me seeing no visible signs of healing. you have no idea the inner mountains that have moved. perhaps the headache was the pretext that God has used to rustle me out of my chair, and step forward in faith.

Liz

I have suffered from anxiety my entire life. I wake up with anxiety in my soul and go to sleep the same way. I am on medication and see my therapist regularly to combat it. On Sunday night, the first night of revival I experienced a moment that will forever change my life. During worship I felt an overflowing of love from the Holy Spirit that quite literally took my breath away. As I was catching my breath, I felt a weight lift off of me. For the first time in my life I was able to take a deep breath and I could feel my anxiety lifting from me. After that experience, the worship team sang Great, Are you Lord. When I heard it’s your breath, in our lungs so we pour out our praise, I openly wept and thanked God for his love.

Nadia

I was bound to sin and paralysis had set into my soul. I couldn’t feel the hunger and desire of what God wanted me to feel to know the truth. It was weighing me down to the point of feeling stuck. Stuck in work, family, faith and life in general. I was heavy inside, like a weight in the pit of my stomach. I was being torn apart on the inside and the weight was pulling me down.

Tuesday evening’s revival night restored my faith, love and connection with God in a way that I have not felt since my very first encounter. I was reminded of my journey, and my early walk with Christ and what it felt like when I first encountered him 30 years ago, I was 16 years old, Catholic and heavily involved in CYM. That time in my life, that opportunity to celebrate Jesus with like minded youth transformed my life like no other forever (that’s a story for another day).

JK said that God was here that night to give sensation again to make me soft, teach me the essentials of grace as God was eager to forgive, heal, wash shame away, guilt, and release condemnation.

Wait what!? My ears perked up! You mean to tell me God wants to wash my shame away and release me from condemnation??? I mean JK did say if I trust in Gods grace he will Heal, Restore and Liberate me. Something started pulling inside of me.

I’ve felt this before when I was being torn between good and evil or good and bad…what was happening? And then a prayer was said “I pray that in your Core of your soul that you will release…release…” I heard a whisper “trust in my grace, I love you, I have never left you, I will not forsake you.”

The staff and prayer team were going on stage prophesying. I don’t remember his name but he had a Puerto Rican accent. He said “there is someone here who is struggling with their sexual orientation and it’s affecting their relationship with God, and he wants you to know that you don’t have to struggle anymore that he loves you and he forgives you.”

I knew this was for me. That weight in my stomach was heavier than ever and now it was burning like indigestion. I was trying to praise and worship but the feeling grew larger… I went to see him and said I think that message was for me. I saw Nancy near by and asked both of them to pray for me. Joe walked by and Nancy asked if he could pray over me as well. I was a hot mess, tears streaming and I could barely explain my situation.

With the two guys in front of me, I felt Nancy rest her hands behind me on my back and shoulder. Joe engaged me in prayer asking God to release me. Instructing me say “I believe” and to trust in him that he will lift it all away. While this was happening I could hear Nancy speak in tongues and feel the comfort of her hands. Joe also gently held my hands asking me to repeat after him the blessing of release, instructing me to breathe in and out until I felt that heaviness lift. As Joe was praying to help release what was in me... I felt that weight and what was burning leave from inside of me. While I still felt Nancy’s hands on me, I looked out at the corner of my eye at Nancy she wasn't even behind me anymore! Whose hands were on my back then? Those were the hands of Jesus of which he made it very apparent and easy for me to see / feel that he himself was comforting me.

This brought me back to the first revival night of the week If you love him have to forsake anything that grieves him - repentance. You have to make a willing choice to turn.

“If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and forgive their sin and heal their land” 2 Chronicles 7:14

Anonymous

On Sunday 2/26 around 4pm my best friend was at my home celebrating my husband’s birthday.
She received a hysterical dreaded call that her father, who had a horrible skiing accident was dying on the operating table in Vermont as trauma surgeons tried to save him.
Her sisters were actually with their father and were so distraught that it sounded to the rest of us over the phone that he was gone…
We cried. And hugged.
And I prayed.
She jumped into her car.
I got into my car and went to revival.
And I spent the next 4 hours with no WiFi, praying for his new life with the father for all eternity and that we would see him again.
I prayed for peace and healing for my friend, her mother, her sisters and so many who would be in unspeakable unbearable pain in the coming days, weeks, years.
At 10p I look to my phone to find that the information was incorrect.
He was alive.
Clinging to life.
His Insides crushed from blunt force trauma.
The surgeons said:
“He’s as sick as anyone can be that’s still alive, he will surely not make it”
So I asked a friend, what do I do with this??
I just prayed for 4 hours for him believing he was gone from this earth, and was now with the father.
She said-NOW YOU PRAY FOR DEVINE INTERVENTION! A MIRACLE.
So the next nights revival looked different,
I called upon God and asked my prayer warrior sisters and friends to lift up this vibrant beloved father and grandfather that he will live! And be healed.
Here we are Wednesday afternoon.
He’s alive. Fighting in the ICU in a different state from his home and family.
Intubated.
Surgery after surgery.
Infections.
Blood clotting.
And then- the numbers started to get better,
He appears to be reacting to their voices through the sedation.
My friend sent me the current report from “rounds”.
The ICU team said “Sunday night was really bad.
But then something turned…..”
I KNOW what it was and WHO it was.
The power of prayer 🙌🏼
Request for prayers for continued miraculous healing and full return,
body and mind to health and back to his family.
His name is “Dude”.

MaryEllen

Healing from divorce trauma started last year at revival. A young man prophesied or shared a vision with me last year. Several prayed over me thruout revival services last year. Through the ministry of many VOX believer servants, I'm going thru long process of trauma recovery. Last night, as I sat with God after service I was disappointed that I wasnt prayed over that night or the night before as I had been last year. I sat in quiet stillness before the Lord waiting on Him to move and talking to him observing many others in leadership doing the same. Someone who had prayed over me at Encounter tapped my shoulder and asked for an update and prayed with me again. God did something miraclous in those moments. After she prayed I was flooded with deep peace, love and joy. I had asked for giftings and I felt something was deposited in my Spirit. Im so excited for tonite

Sue

I received Christ at 3. At 6 I heard the Lord tell me He wanted me to be His missionary. I told Him no, as I was too young and didn’t want to leave my parents. At 19 I went to Explo ‘72. There, the last night, we were told to go anywhere, do anything, say anything Jesus wants us to and I said YES!! I became a leader in Campus Crusade for Christ at Mizzou then went on their staff in ‘75. We have been with Rivendell Institute at Yale for 28 years. So have been serving Him for 48 years. The messages have hit back to when I was 19 in my First Love! I shared that with the Yale students who have been coming with me. I love living in our First Love with Him! Thank you for sharing what you have, Justin. And Nancy, your notes ministered to a doctor friend who came and to the students with me. Thank you!!

Greg

On Sunday 8/9 I participated in Baptism at Vox Church Springfield. I chose to commit myself to following Jesus along with my wife and daughter. I feel compelled to share my testimony.

One year ago I was without a job. We were in the process of selling our home in fear of losing it. I was over competitive in the workplace, distancing myself from coworkers, not helping others. Overconfident on job interviews I was turned down on every opportunity. Tension grew in our family. My focus continued to be on things outside of God that temporarily made me feel good, possessions and winning golf matches. More time was spent on myself than with others in need, including my family. I stopped going to Catholic Church for not feeling I was receiving any help.

Although I was praying every day. It was on my own. Keeping everything to myself.

My wife learned of Vox Church through a friend. She took our family to Vox Springfield in the fall of 2021. The day my life and relationship with Jesus changed.

Matt Deciccio was preaching. It was profound. Everything he spoke about was happening to me. At first I was hesitant to accept the message. Then by ending worship I broke down. As a family and with friends we all prayed together with Tom Rondeau after service. I testified to my faults and situation.

2 weeks later I landed the perfect job. I was honest with owner. Told him I was unemployed. Outside my experience my history was not representative of my future.

My spiritual life began to grow. We attended service every week. I joined small groups learning about the Bible and sharing my story with others. Attended Vox Branford Christmas services and seminars focused on fatherhood. Associated with Christians who had a positive outlook on life and my situation.

I began to trust God was with me. I kept a record of verses that motivated me. "Do not fear for I am with you, do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you in my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10.

Today I feel reborn. The world is now different to me. My life and attitude has changed. My family is stronger than ever. We love each other in a new way. Praying together continuously for every situation we face. I have rekindled relationships with family, neighbors, former coworkers and friends that I distanced in past. Our tithings are more than we ever thought possible. We try at every moment to help others representing the mercy and goodness of Jesus every moment we can.

Thank you Jesus for being in my life. Thank you Vox Church. Thank you for speaking though my wife to bring me in to a new level of faith in you. Thank you for my family, friends and the church that have prayed and supported me. Jesus, continue to make me an example of your message every day.

Cooper

I've been coming to Vox for almost a year now, but have been going to church for the last 5. At that time i was young, and not really understanding what was coming out of the mouth of the pastor. I had simply been going to keep my Mom company and get me out of the house. The pandemic forced me inside for 3 months before it was deemed safe to go out and return to the world, but limited and masked. In the span of those 3 months, I grew about 6 inches, and matured a lot for how young I was. With that maturity came reality of life which slowly but surely as it was being revealed to me more and more, deteriorated at my Mental Health and in turn my Relationship with Christ. I felt as low as I ever been during those 8-10 months, I was borderline suicidal and didn't want to keep going in life. I felt defeated.

On January 26 my Mom had just come home and broke the news to me that my cousin had recently committed suicide. I was in disbelief, absolutely shocked. I remember at his funeral I hugged my mom tightly and said to her "I promise i will never let it get this bad". Those words set my life and relationship with God back on course.

A few months later we had first heard about Vox and fell in love with Justin's messages. My sister, mom, myself, and sister's boyfriend were coming every Sunday we could. Over the course of the 2 months I was out of church, I fell out of my relationship with God and was struggling after a breakup.

I had gone back to church the Monday following the revival night week and felt good coming back out. But nothing could prepare me for Monday's revival night. That night when Justin called people up to the front for prayer, I hesitated because I'm not one to go and make myself vulnerable in public, but the God was calling me up to the front so I went. During the span of the 2 hours i was there, i had never felt the Holy Spirit be as close to me as it was that night. I felt close to God for the first time in almost a year. That night I gave my life to christ, and hearing of the announcement of baptism, I signed up and got baptized on Sunday. Coming out of the water I felt like a new person. Like my sinful ways of my past died in the water, and I was raised with christ out of the water.

I want to thank everyone who works at vox and everyone who continues to make vox feel like a home for me and so many others. I pray that God continues to bless this church and all that it does.
Much love!

Kristopher

I was introduced to VOX church just over 2 years ago (end of 2019) and let me tell you it has been nothing short of life changing since day 1, let me explain. I was born and raised in a Christian home, however as I became an adult and more so when I started college I found myself one foot in and one foot out with the lord, which later turned into a relationship without God in my life for sadly 20 years. I was young and I thought I had life figured out. I was running my life by my flesh and nothing but. For two decades I filled any and all my voids in my life with drugs, sex, and alcohol. I surrounded myself with people that lived this way. I worked hard and I played harder, yet I never felt fulfilled. My life was riddled with anxiety, fear, doubt, and pain. I was the poster boy for wearing a mask and living a lie. I was putting on an act for what people wanted to see when all the while I was dying inside. I blamed all my problems on outside circumstances instead of turning to God, and looking myself in the mirror. After losing my father, losing my friends, losing my job(s) and losing most of my relationships, I went into a downward spiral. In 2018-19 my drug abuse and alcohol abuse had gotten severe. I had prayed to God for freedom, but I had also prayed that he take my life, which I thought was an easier way out.

When I found VOX I found the last 20 years (I FELT I LOST) being restored to me one by one. Like the flip of a switch! I am now 100% sober (16 months). I am physically, mentally and spiritually healthy. I was baptized at VOX, I now serve on 2 teams at VOX (Middletown), Co-lead a men’s group, play VOX softball and attend weekly. I LOVE THIS CHURCH! I prayed just to shake Justin’s hand and personally thank him, his family, and the church for saving my life. That prayer was answered at the Branford ground breaking event. The past 2 years in tandem with the revival nights have made me a new man. I would not be here without this Ministry. I FINALLY feel the true love of God, I FINALLY have peace, and I FINALLY talk with the Holy Spirit regularly. I surrender my life to CHRIST. VOX is my home!

Sincerely,
Kristopher

ann

My name is Ann Nelson. I have attended Vox for about 3 years. After hearing Lorraine’s healing testimony on Tuesday evening at the Revival Night, I was moved to share how the Lord has saved my leg from an amputation 2 times-the most recent being this January. I attribute the healing of course to the Lord but there are 3 key elements that helped move his mighty hand-the surrender of my leg to Him, my small group’s powerful faith and unceasing intercession, and my full acceptance if the outcome was an amputation. 

I have had a 30 year history with recurrent tumors behind my right knee. I have had seven surgeries and aggressive radiation therapy yet I was still plagued by reoccurrence. During one of my more extensive surgeries in 2003, I was scheduled for an amputation. The Holy Spirit was working in me during the entire 3 month hospitalization and I was at total peace surrendering my leg. I heard Him ask me to offer up my leg to Him just as Abraham had given Isaac as a sacrifice. In doing so, my leg was spared and was fully healed within 2 months. 

About 2 years ago I found a large mass behind my right knee again. I had surgery for the removal of this tumor on January 18, 2021. Following surgery I had multiple complications including wound infection, incisional opening and excruciating pain. I had no sustained wound healing during all of 2021 and was scheduled to have an amputation in January 2022 if nothing improved significantly. 

My small groups-I was in three-prayed constantly during the year yet I was despondent, discouraged and defeated. In October 2021 I sensed the Holy Spirit freeing me from my fear of an amputation and for the second time I offered my leg to the Lord. In November 2021 a member of one of my groups prayed for full healing of my leg and for the fire of the Holy Spirit to come. I instantly felt heat surging through my leg yet still believed that my destiny was to undergo an amputation. 

From November to December 2021 the healing in my wound was miraculous!! I went from having a wide open infected wound to a fully closed incision. I have pictures to show the remarkable changes. On my January 4th doctor’s appointment-during which I was to discuss my upcoming amputation-my leg was fully healed! My doctor and nurses were stunned and asked what I had done differently. I said, “Constant prayer but one of my last prayer experiences was out of this world!” I felt palpable discomfort in the room and a nurse said almost sarcastically, “Wherever you find your miracle”. I remarked, “I know exactly where to find them! In the arms of Jesus". On January 4th I was the first patient of 2022 to “graduate” from the Yale Wound Center and have required no further treatment. It is finished!!!! 

In Jesus’ mighty name,
Ann

Sarah

I just wanted to share a little bit of my testimony and how our God has been working in my life. I was born into a Christian family and have attended church at least 52 times a year for all 25 years of my life. But this week, the words, the songs, the stories, the Bible verses I have heard all my life starting coming alive in a new way. I've always considered myself a believer, but I had a moment during one of the Revival Nights where I thought, "Wait, this is all real?" The things I've always heard in church that had not been much more than just comfort or encouragement to me started coming alive. And I couldn't believe it. How can this be real? How can this actually be true? I just couldn't wrap my mind around the love of God. But my sincere prayer became for the Lord to ignite my faith and the desire of my heart became for me to know Him more and more every day.

Pastor Justin shared that it had been his prayer for the church to see God in a fresh way. Justin has never met me but his prayer was answered in my life. By the grace of God, I renewed my faith and began to seek God in a way I never had before. In all my years of Christianity, I have never been so grateful for the love and prayer that a spiritual leader has for his church. I pray and hope in the Lord to be used as a vessel in a similar way for others.

Just wanted to thank everyone for all your prayers and say I'm excited to continue to seek God with the church! This is just the beginning!

Anonymous

God has been healing my broken heart that I didn't even realize I had until Wednesday and all the oppressive thoughts from others still running around in my mind. Between the two nights I feel free of the brokenness and I'm ready for God's plan He has for me!

Darrel

I'll try to make this short and to the point. In response to the recent Revival nights at Vox, which I only planned on coming 2 nights and ended up there all week and wished I wouldn't have missed the 2 that I did, a lot has happened to me for my Good and God's Glory. I want to preface this by saying in addition to Revival nights, constant attendance and participation in my Community Group(s), and the love of family, friends and MY CHURCH, Vox Church, has brought been a blessing.

I was laid off during the pandemic which cost me my job, my friend and roommate for over 10yrs passed away from cancer, I WAS type2 Diabetic and headed down a road of drinking to help me feel better or so I thought. I sometimes would drink a 12 pack of beer or 2 on a tuough day by myself and the worry or even worse feeling was worse the next day. I was becoming a person I didn't want to be. I kept going to church, serving at Vox, going to Community Group meetings which all were so supportive to me for which I am grateful!! Since those darker times, I got a new, better, job and was just promoted in less than half the time my coworkers have been, lost 100lbs and the Doctor officially removed the label "Diabetic" from my chart, he said he couldn't believe it that diabetes is hard to reverse but I did, Glory be to God, and I've got a handle on the drinking part as well!! It's so important to stay connected here at Vox and joining a community group and being involved. These Revival Nights are just what I needed at the right moment to reflect and see what God has done for me!! Thank you Justin and Vox Church with a shout out to my pastor Jeremiah Johnson! I love you all!!

Lisa

 Hi,
I'm Joseph's wife, Lisa, and I would like to start with a wonderful praise report from the email that Justin read on Friday night, pertaining to our daughter Elizabeth (a.k.a Beth), who we haven't seen since August and the working of the Holy Spirit to reach out to her Dad during the Revival Nights.
On Saturday we had a most wonderful visit from Beth. We finally exchanged Christmas presents, had wonderful conversations, made one of her favorite dinners (pasta and sauce) and watched a movie. When she was getting ready to leave she stated she can't wait to see us next.
Now for the Brag Report, because God makes it possible for me to brag on my husband. My husband is God’s gift to me and I give God all the glory, honor and praise for finding this wonderful man who loves God. Despite Joseph's physical disability (Cerebral Palsy), God has given him abilities to surpass the disability. He is self-employed with his own business that has grown in the last few years, he keeps our finances looking good despite losing one employment, his ability to do Dad jokes, to drive, to be apart of the Vox Middletown men's group, to be a wonderful father to his daughter, and being a wonderful husband to me and being my biggest supporter while I am a warrior against Ovarian Cancer. He would be blushing over all of this, but he would be pointing it all back to God, because it's because of God he can do all of this.
I want to thank you for doing what you do for this church, it has been a blessing to us, and I pray that God continually blesses it.

Jonathan

I was healed from a wounded heart and I embraced the call of God upon my life, which I had previously run from. I had a personal revival as spiritual oppression was broken off of me. A new boldness and hunger for the Lord was ignited within my soul. The old sins of the past had no more pull on me. I know the Lord has definitely come close to me. My prophetic dreams and deliverance gifts have also been reignited and increased since the revival nights started. I was blessed with restoration and healing amongst my family and close friends as well. Thank you Jesus!

Hannah

I was in two back-to-back car accidents a couple of years ago, so when Justin told us to pray for healing, I did.  And for the first time, I could feel the difference between believing God is capable of miracles and having faith that he WILL perform miracles.  Last night, for the first time in over two years, I felt no pain.  I was able to stand up straight, move without my body holding me back.  Today, there is some pain again, a little stiffness, but it is greatly diminished, and I can't remember the last time I felt this good.  Even if the pain comes back tomorrow, or a week from now, it doesn't matter - God allowed me to see and understand true, deep faith.  And I will never, ever forget it.

Alec

Tonight during the prayer of healing I took the step of throwing my hand up and asking God to heal my back which has been all sorts of twisted and in pain for years. In my faith I feel like I had put the healing power of God in a box and failed to trust that things like this still happened in the present. Well, during the prayer I could envision my back straightening out and the build up tension falling away. I no longer feel like I’m carrying pain with me. Unfathomable things are happening every night and the church is on fire because of it.

Stephen

The fast started it all for me. By making more room for Jesus thru full fast the prompting of the holy spirit became fresh all over. I received a prompting to specifically ask an old friend in hospice to invite Jesus into his Heart. It was at 11:00 pm so I put it immediately in my calendar for the next day... I set two alerts and went right after work. The miraculous thing was upon entering I bumped into 2 sisters and told them of my prompting. They shared that he hadn't been awake so  the window was likely closed for my visit. I said can I pray for you guys? Maybe I'm here for you guys. I prayed for their heavy hearts and spoke the hope of God into them. I then go to his room he was wide awake sitting up! He had another visitor. I shared with my friend my prompting from God. He said he never gave his heart to Christ. I asked his visitor to partake in Billy's special moment which she did. She left, we worshipped to a song and I then left.

I received further confirmation of living a life from grace to grace... His sisters were touched in a profound way, they notified me and couldn't thank me enough. I said praise God not me. His visitor also contacted me and was moved by the Holy Spirit by being asked to participate in Billy's salvation moment. And lastly, my buddy's son contacted me to thank me and share heartfelt gratitude for the special moment with Dad and the Lord.

All this to say the more we make room for God the more Jesus, and the Holy Spirit can move and walk with purpose, compassion, and allow our heart to break what his heart breaks for... The fast for church and to allow self-reliance to die intentional death also prepared heart and soul for our Revival Nights as well.

Vox is Rocking to say the least...praise the King of Kings!

Lisa

I just wanted to let you know how blessed my husband and I have been going to the Revival Nights.  The music has been so awesome and the messages have been so thought-provoking, it has been some awesome discussions we have had on the way home.

I love Vox Church and it has been a blessing since we joined in 2018.  In 2019 we were showed what a blessing and what a family Vox Middletown is when I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.  I have never felt such love and care from a church, and the prayer warriors have been incredible.  I'm still fighting, no new tumors, but they did find metastasis in a lymph node recently, but I'm fighting it along with my medical team (God has blessed me with a wonderful one), all my prayer warriors, my loving husband, and an awesome God!  We will win and I plan to ring the bell in the chemo infusion suite saying I'm done with chemo and that I will be healed.   

I also feel that the last couple of nights God has been reassuring me of my walk with Him and I'm so excited for what God has for me next.  I may be fighting cancer but I'm enjoying God using me in different ways like serving on the Serve Team, being a part of the Prayer Team, to being in a couple of Community Groups, leading a Community Group (The Ladies Breakfast Club), and volunteering for VBS this year.  The one thing I feel God leading me to is Women's Ministry, which I wouldn't have ever thought of, but God has put a yearning on my heart for it.  Where it leads me not sure but I trust Him.