STUDENT TESTIMONIES
The Touch of God
I know God is close to each of us but did not realize just how close. I felt his intimate touch and healing time and time again, even without asking for any healing, his presence was in me, stirring, creating anew his plan he has for me. I saw his magnificent work in...
Power to Transform
It is true that if you seek him, you will find him! During the 2nd quarter, I found myself wanting to go deeper. I wanted more. I wanted God's power working through me. As I encountered people daily, I sometimes found myself drawn to certain people and a desire to...
Becoming a Mature Disciple
As a student in the Encounter School of Ministry, I have seen God's hand in the healing of our culture. Our Heavenly Father is drawing us nearer through our own inner healing and restoration of our true identity as His beloved children and sharing that knowledge and...
Priceless Gift of Peace
The week before the summer intensive I was given a bad report at the dentist and was very disturbed about it. I was going to need a very costly procedure done on my gums. A classmate, Tracie Bruno prayed over me for healing and I could feel the power coming from her...
My New Found Love For Jesus and the Father
For a long time I have been seeking to find a way to get close to Jesus and the Father. I knew that they loved me, and through scripture that I was born into a new life with them. In the beginning of the quarter, intimacy with God, I was hoping that I would find or at...
Fully to Jesus
So much happened to me personally in this quarter. As I learned more about intimacy with God, the Holy Spirit continued to convict me of sin, to invite me to open myself more fully to Jesus; to be transformed in every area of my life; to learn humility with joy....
A Move of God
I love the way Chantelle and Ben are teaching the Word of God and allowing us to activate our faith. Romans 10:17, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Chantelle and Ben are continually reminding us that Jesus has commissioned us to do the...
Encounter on the Streets
I took a "step in faith" when I agreed to go to the streets of Detroit for prayer ministry. I started the day with prayer to the Holy Spirit to guide me and to give me strength and courage. I wondered who I would encounter, knowing what I do about Detroit, and if I...
More of His Power
During the second quarter, I began to go beyond my family and friends and pray with people I didn't know. It was amazing to see what God would do. It was very encouraging to see people be healed, feel loved, experience joy, and more. My faith in healing began to...
Food for the Journey
My experience from the content that was taught in quarter 5 and 6 was amazing. It came at a perfect time, when I was overwhelmed with so many distractions in my life. Each week I could count on coming in to class and spending time with the Lord, hearing his Word,...
Serving and Evangelizing on the Streets of Detroit
I and another student near a soup kitchen and to Eastern market, set up a table outside serving food. We prayed beforehand. God provided some images of the people we would meet. It was amazing! It came true. I received an image of a person with a red hat and of...
Deep and Concise Teaching
The teachers meticulously go through and teach you everything from the ground up on what our Identity and inheritance is in and through Christ. And from all the different Christian ministries and organizations that I have been apart of, Encounter Ministries School has...
Going Deeper into Selfless Love
My prayer at home is more intimate with praise and cultivating joy. Fr Thelen's class "Davidic Worship" where he had us take time to praise unabashedly with our bodies unleashed a greater joy and freedom for me personally. Class 5 homework, was to worship with music;...