STUDENT TESTIMONIES

After coming off quarter one, where I have learned of, and now feel grounded in my identity as a daughter of the True King, my heavenly Father, Papa!, I have now been embracing the Anointing of my Baptism... Priest, prophet, and king. In this second quarter on...

As the first quarter began I was suffering from back pain, which became worse when sitting. Driving to Brighton from Grand Rapids for class and then back home again meant approximately 7-8 hours of sitting. I would lay down in the very back seat of the car to and from...

Learning in a new way that healing is God’s work and doesn’t depend on me has given me great freedom to speak the good news in boldness and confidence. Upon returning from the Encounter Conference, my husband and I went to the hospital to pray with friends of a family...

I think I have a control issue rooted deeply, which comes with not trusting the Father and being worried about myself all the time especially in prayer ministry. Something I’ve learned is His great love for me and that he wants me to love with his heart not my own. So...

God wants to use you to heal people. All over the New Testament are stories of Jesus healing people, and the disciples healing people in His name. The idea that God wants to use me to heal people has been one of the harder things for me to understand, even though I...

I received a lot of appreciation for healing and a desire to pray over others for healing. Before the 2nd quarter, I was more content just doing prayer ministry or prayer ministry on steroids! I was so excited about hearing God that healing seemed like something I...

While I was watching a video of Fr. Mathias speaking on faith for one of the lessons, Fr. Mathias told his audience that if anyone had any of the conditions he mentioned to stand up. Well, he had mentioned scoliosis which I happened to have, so although I was alone in...

Jay and I have been praying with people at the Seelos Shrine on the third Saturday of every month. Once we learned the healing prayer steps, our prayers have changed and we see more healings. It is so beautiful to see such broken and hurting people coming in for...

All of my doubts about the meaning and theological appropriateness of healing ministry are gone! The sense of embarrassment when I do it is gone! The fear that I will not know how to interview or finish the session or what to say, is gone! I still have a sense to not...

At a healing Mass, recently, one woman came requesting prayer for a dear friend whose cancer had returned and she was leaning towards not seeking treatment because it was an aggressive form. We prayed for her. A week later, Father received an email from the woman we...

Before I even heard of Encounter Ministries, I really felt the Lord was leading me to move to Ann Arbor to move into a season of deeper formation and learning. I have been extremely active in the Charismatic Renewal on a national level for over 10 years and I am a...

This quarter gave me much more confidence to pray for others. In a healing service situation, I feel very confident. However at work or in the community, I never had the courage to step up and offer prayer. By not taking a risk, I wasn't growing in my healing...

I have prayed with people for physical healing for many years but not in the way we have been taught at Encounter. I have always believed that God still wants to heal today and prayed with faith, but never felt I "should" ask or continue to press in for more right...

I teach a confirmation class with 8th and 9th graders on Sunday nights. We’ve been talking about the Holy Spirit, and one night I decided to step out in faith and allow Holy Spirit to show the kids he is still at work in the church. I asked if any of them was in...