My Relevant Testimony:
I received my initial vivid calling to serve the LORD our God as a servant in 1999. At that time, I had just graduated in many disciplines and was looking forward to leading a ‘Champagne Charlie lifestyle’, but with this calling comes the undertaking to lead and conduct my life within the provisions of the commandments, statutes, precepts, and the judgments of the LORD our God, and especially those described in: Matthew 22 : 37 – 40; Exodus 20: 1 – 20; and Leviticus chapters 18 & 19. “4. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5. One LORD, one faith, one baptism, 6. One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7. But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. … … 11. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12. For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: (Ephesians 4 : 4 – 7 & 11 – 12) “18. Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20. And again, The LORD knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 21. Therefore let no man glory in men”. (1 Corinthians 3 : 18 – 21a) I quickly buckled down to serious prayers and supplications to the LORD our God; prayers with the LORD’s offerings; prayers with tithes; and prayers with ‘seed’ sowing and vows. I prayed for all sorts of things, and by ‘faith’ I know that all my prayers have been answered, and that the physical manifestations will be at the times of the LORD our God’s own choosing. For those answered prayers which are not yet physically manifested, my continued prayer is for such physical manifestations to happen in my lifetime, so that I can give testimonies of them as they happen. Amongst the things that I prayed for were ‘powers in my prayers’, ‘the healing of a little girl called Rebecca’ and to be ‘personally debt-free’. “8. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 9. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 10. The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11. Thou art worthy, O LORD, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (Revelation 4 : 8 – 11) “For I am the LORD, I change not”. (Malachi 3 : 6a) “Surely the LORD God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. (Amos 3 : 7) “22. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 24. And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.” (1 John 3 : 22 – 24) I will now share with you, three honest and truthful testimonies, and hopefully you will reach the same conclusions as I have, which are that God is definitely alive, and is the God of the living, and that God does answer prayers, and that God definitely does work wonders through His servants. Blessing by Association – The Army Officer and his daughter: In the Spring of 2003, I was working for the London Borough of Hillingdon at Uxbridge in outer West London in England, as a contract Principal Accountant. On a particular cold and windy midday, I stood by the arch in front of the Town Hall generally used by motorcyclists as parking space, and this well dressed and clean shaven English gentleman was walking towards me, staggering like a drunk, cursing and spitting, and talking very loudly to himself. His whole attitude this afternoon was irreconcilable to his ostensible personality. As he walked closer to me, I noticed that he was eyeballing me, so I stood my ground like a statue whilst eyeballing him back. Then he walked past me, took about twenty paces, and then he turned round and walked back towards me. As he got closer to me, he stretched out his hand, as in requesting a handshake, and said “Sir, something inside me just told me that you are a serious ‘man of God’ and that I should tell you my problems and ask you to pray for me”. And he continued “I am an Officer in the British Army, and I fought in ‘desert storm’ (the first Iraqi war), and these politicians wouldn’t let us finish the business back then, and now they have declared another war (the second Iraqi war), and my daughter who followed me into the Army, has just been shipped out to Iraq this morning. I don’t mind going out there to fight myself, but I never wanted the military nor warfronts for my baby”. By this time he was crying uncontrollably. This is what good children can do to a hardcore military officer, or any loving father. All the while, he held on to my hand in a firm military grip and won’t let go. So I prayed for him, after which I declared “As the LORD our God liveth, He has this day blessed your daughter, and she will complete her tour of duty and come back home safely, and without any scratch or injury, and her experiences in the theatre of war will change her perceptions of life and many other things, and she and her partner will bear you your first grandson when she comes home”. I also declared that “By the ‘blessing of association’ with your daughter, all female Officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces will come back home from this war unscathed, but as this war is driven by a coalition of diverse agendas, which will result in post-war occupation, some of these ladies may be compromised during the post-war occupation, by which time your daughter will be at home nursing your first grandson. By the publication date of this book, it is now public knowledge, that no female British military personnel suffered any injuries or fatalities during the war, but some died during the post-war occupation. Blessing by Association – A ‘9 years old Girl’ called Rebecca: I had known Rebecca from birth, and she was a pretty, jolly, happy, and talkative baby. Before her second birthday she had her ‘MMR innoculations’ and reacted very violently to it. She was seriously ill for over three weeks, and when she recovered, it became clear that she had become severely autistic and had lost her ability to speak, and was now locked out in her own little world, and without any abilities to communicate. Rebecca was 9-years old when I received my calling, and I said my prayers with tithes and the LORD’s offerings, for her recovery, and marked-out the Bible verses of Mark 7 : 32 – 35 as (Rebecca’s Promise, 1999), and also preached many sermons on these verses, dedicated to her and all the other children with the same predicament who had any association with her. The LORD our God has His own ways of answering prayers and His reasons for doing it His own way. The last time I saw Becky in 2013, she had developed into a courteous, mindful, friendly, and helpful, 23-years old young lady, and can effectively communicate with British Sign Language. I thanked God for His mercies, and said further prayers for Becky, asking the LORD our God, that before it becomes necessary, that He should grant to her the wisdom and the social relationship skills, that would enable her to lead life independently like most normal ladies in her age group do. “32. And they bring unto him (Jesus), one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 33. And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; 34. And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35. And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain”. (Mark 7 : 32 – 35) My Personal ‘Debt-Free’ Miracle: At the time of my initial calling in 1999, two of my many personal problems were that I had just parted ways by mutual consent with my employers, as the new policies being implemented contradicts my strong religious principles; and at the same time I had a mountain of debts which including mortgages, ran into hundreds of thousands of pounds sterling. So I said prayers with ‘seeds’ (substantial values of tithes and LORD’s offerings), asking the LORD our God to help and bless me to be ‘debt-free’, and to ‘make ways for me where there are none’, so I can continue to make a clean and decent living. I was expecting a huge financial ‘windfall’ in 1999, which would enable me to pay-off all my debts, and still have enough to set-up my gospel ministries, but it did not happen that way. To cut a long story short, I received my first financial miracle in 1999, and it was only enough to fend-off some ‘ferocious creditors’; then I received my second financial miracle in 2002, and it was only enough to steady my financial ship; and then I received my third financial miracle in 2007, and it was only enough to pay-off all my debts excluding the mortgages; and then in 2014, I received another miracle which enabled me to extricate myself from my mortgage debts, and so, on a personal basis, I am now totally ‘debt-free’. “PRAISE THE LORD !!!” “I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name”. (Revelation 3 : 8) FINALLY, the LORD our God works His miracles in many mysterious ways, including using His Hosts and Saints, His servants, and our fellow human beings. I am now looking forward to the next sets of miracles which would enable me to re-launch my gospel ministries the way the LORD our God has put it in my heart. I am hereby appealing to anyone who can, to please support me financially by way of gifts and donations. For evangelists, other servants and co-workers in service of the LORD our God whose financial blessings have already arrived, and for my living heroes and heroines, and other ‘peace-loving’ people, and other ‘God-fearing’ people, who are wealthy, to please provide me with really substantial financial support, even if it is by way of ‘project finance’, ‘preference stock’, ‘grants’, etc. All such support on a mutually acceptable basis will be greatly appreciated, and honoured as agreed. Please contact me with your initial proposals or intentions at: jonjoe@gipsbooks.com or at: johnjo@onyea.fsnet.co.uk Two of my books have now been printed, and so from the third publication, I intend to update the section in all my books and works titled “My mini-Biography, and my Heroes and Heroines” to include a new paragraph on my 'new heroes and heroines' who have supported and enabled me to establish myself as an “International peace and gospel writer”, and as an “International management consultant”. “6. But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work”: (2 Corinthians 9 : 6 – 8)
PRAISE THE LORD OUR GOD !!!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.