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Jackie : I began to feel that God was no longer listening.

I was brought up to believe in God, and as I grew older would often read my Bible. I read about healings and other miracles but had never seen anything like that or heard about it happening to anyone. I began to feel that God was no longer listening, and that he didn't interact with people anymore. Eventually I stopped going to church. I always felt that there must be more to life than what I had, but I didn't know what it was. In July 1994, I was invited to the Revival Fellowship where I asked, “Why had things changed since Jesus’ time?” They explained that miracles still happened and told me about receiving the Holy Spirit with the Bible evidence of speaking in tongues. I prayed to God and asked him to prove to me if this was true. After a few minutes of praying, I realised that I was speaking in a new language. I had received the Holy Spirit, just as it said in the Bible, and I knew that God was real. I was then baptised by full immersion as explained in the Bible. I am content and totally happy and would not wish to live my life any other way.

Jeanette : Knowing that I am not alone... is a wonderful blessing in my life.

I had always believed in God and believed that the Bible was true. Over a period of time, a relative told me about the things of God. I had many questions, which were answered directly from the Bible. It was after attending a dinner night at the Toowoomba Revival Fellowship and hearing how other people had come to received God's Holy Spirit that I realised what was missing in my life. That night I was encouraged to pray to receive the Holy Spirit. It was a few weeks later that, after a short time of prayer, I received the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. I went on to be baptised by full immersion. Over the past seventeen years, the Lord has healed me of migraines and hay fever. I have been through some difficult times but just knowing that I am not alone and the Lord is always there to answer my prayers, is a wonderful blessing in my life.

Rachel : I can just call on the Lord and He will be there for me.

I was very young when my parents were both baptised and received the Holy Spirit, so I always had an appreciation of what was true. When I was 9, I began seeking for the Holy Spirit, which I received with the evidence of speaking in tongues. I was then baptised by full immersion. The Lord has blessed me in numerous ways. When I was 6, I was out working with my Dad. As I was climbing out of the ute, a gust of wind slammed the door shut on my hand. Dad prayed all the way home, and by the time we arrived, I was fine. The only mark on my wrist was a little black line. Through school, I was blessed with good friends and never had a problem with peer pressure to drink, smoke or party. The Lord helped me through Uni, and afterwards God blessed me with the only job I desired. I simply prayed about it. I have had ups and downs in my life, but it is a great comfort to know that whatever happens, I can just call on the Lord and He will be there for me.

Skye : It's a great feeling to know God will love you and be there with you in anything.

I was lucky to be born in a family where my parents believed in God and lived a good life. My parents always encouraged me to pray when I was sick or had any problems, and they would pray with me too. I always knew about the Holy Spirit, and that I could receive the Spirit, but I didn't see it as a necessity in my life - my parents could always pray with me. I went to a church kids camp when I was nine and saw my friends receive the Holy Spirit. Without my parents around, I realised I need the gift for myself. So about a week after the camp, I received the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, and was baptised the following Wednesday night meeting. It was great, but I didn't really realise what I had. I knew I could speak in tongues, and pray by myself, but because the Holy Spirit had always been around me I never understood how special the gift could really be. It wasn't until I started my first full time job that I realised what the world was like. It was then I saw I was special and the gift I had and what happened when it was used regularly. I have never really needed any major physical healing, but I have been healed of severe dermatitis. The greatest thing for me is that I know God is with me in everything. Even if I have stopped putting God first in my life, the moment I call out for the Lord again, he steps back in and picks me up and has his hand in whatever situation I have. I know God loves me and forgives me, even when i find it hard to forgive myself. And it's a great feeling to know God will love you and be there with you in anything, I can just praise the Lord and be happy because I really do know that God loves and cares about me.

Alexes : When I was empty, I asked God if he was truly there.

I used to believe in God, but thought God was separate from me. Although I prayed to Him, it was "luck of the draw" if my prayers were answered. I took part in school services hoping that it would be enough. After school, I spent a year in Spain studying philosophy, where I was seriously confronted with what my purpose here on earth was. Returning home I fell into a pattern of drinking and nightclubbing. It was a lifeless existence that started a downward spiral nothing on earth could set me free from. Finally, when I was empty, I asked God that if he was truly there, to show me. Not long after this I just knew with God there would be joy, peace, happiness and life. My heart sang with this knowledge. I have no doubt that God led me to the Revival Fellowship. With baptism, I repented and then God gave me so much more! I received the Holy Spirit, together with a joy and a peace that no words could describe. The blessing he has given me is beyond compare.